Great Tang princess

Chapter 158

Lu Sheng is also a smart person. He was originally the prince's personal eunuch and the future chief executive.

But now that the prince is dead, his future can be described as dark.

In the days to come, I am afraid there are only two ways to go.If you have some money, you will probably consider going out of the palace to buy a house and live a lonely life.

If he has no money, if he continues to stay in the palace, his status will plummet. Many people who flattered him in the past will fall into trouble one after another, and may even be bullied to death.

And now that Her Royal Highness has thrown out an olive branch, he naturally has to grab it without hesitation.

Hearing his answer, Li Yuechen nodded: "Then continue to take care of your sister-in-law for the eldest brother. I dare not say anything else, but this palace can guarantee you a place to depend on when you grow old. After a hundred years, you will have a place to die."

Lu Sheng was slightly startled. Although this was not a superficial benefit, it was undoubtedly a considerable favor.

These eunuchs, because they have no heirs, are most afraid that there will be no one to take care of them in a hundred years.

Now the princess's words mean that he will be covered in the future, someone will take care of him when he is old, and someone will bury him when he dies.

Lu Sheng hastily saluted respectfully: "My servant, thank you for your kindness!"

"Go down and rest first." Li Yuechen waved his hand, "Tomorrow, sister-in-law will be taken care of by you."

"Here!" Lu Sheng agreed, then turned and left after saluting.

After sending Lu Sheng away, Li Yuechen stood at the door for a while, then turned and went back to the mourning hall.

……

The next day, after eating something in the morning, Li Yuechen came to Yanying Hall.

Wu Zetian had already put herself into work again, and when she saw her daughter coming in, she didn't say anything, as if she was focusing all her attention on the memorial in front of her.

Shangguan Wan'er knelt and sat opposite Li Zhi, asking him to review the content to be published in the next issue of the newspaper.

The headlines on the front page are naturally the prince's business.

Li Zhi wore glasses, looked at it carefully from beginning to end, and then nodded: "That's it."

"Here!" Shangguan Wan'er agreed, and when she saw Li Yuechen coming in, she saluted and said, "Your Highness."

"Wan'er, go get busy first." Li Yuechen nodded, and sat down opposite Li Zhi.

Li Zhi took off his glasses, squeezed the bridge of his nose up and down twice: "What do you want to say, Chen'er?"

Li Yuechen nodded: "I want to take my sister-in-law to Chengxiang Palace and live with the child."

"Why?" Li Zhi was a little puzzled.

"Boyer promised elder brother to take good care of sister-in-law," Li Yuechen replied, "eldest brother and sister-in-law have no heirs. If sister-in-law is left to live alone, with no one to talk to, boy is worried that she will miss her and become sick, so I make this request."

For this request, Li Zhi didn't say much, and nodded in agreement.

Anyway, as long as there are no men in the harem, it's fine, as for the others, it's not a big deal.

After Li Yuechen left, Wu Zetian temporarily put down the brush in his hand, and smiled gratifiedly at her daughter's back.

"She won't forget Hong'er."

"Yeah, no..." Li Zhi also nodded in agreement.

……

On the first day of May, the latest edition of the newspaper went on sale. The front page reported the news that Prince Li Hong had passed away and was posthumously proclaimed emperor.

The news focused on describing the prince's benevolence, filial piety, and kindness, as well as some of his life and past.

Most of the people who watched this issue couldn't help but sigh for Datang's loss of such a prince.

At the same time, news came from the palace that Liu Rengui would return to Chang'an in three days.

It's a pity for Li Yuechen. He originally wanted to take advantage of this time to make baijiu for Master to taste, but he didn't expect this to happen.

However, I decided to go out of the city to meet him when the time came.

When Li Zhi heard that she was going out of the city to meet her, he nodded and answered, and also specially approved a large team of prison guards to accompany her.

In the evening, Pei Qingwan was brought to Chengxiang Hall by her two sisters.

"This is..." Looking at her expression, she didn't seem to be able to react yet.

Li Yuechen gently grabbed her hand: "Sister-in-law, I told Grandpa today that I am really worried about letting you live alone in the future, so I will stay here in the future, so I can have someone to talk to."

"How did this happen?" Pei Qingwan was a little surprised, "This..."

"Okay, we are also a family now, don't treat people like this." Li Yuechen smiled at her, and then asked Fulai to arrange her next to the inner hall of the two sisters.

Pei Qingwan was introverted, not the kind of person who would come out easily, and Li Yuechen was afraid that she would become sick from missing her and cause depression or something like that.

……

Three days later, Li Yuechen took a carriage and took a large army of guards out of the city ten miles to meet his master Liu Rengui.

On the not-so-wide official road, there were still some potholes. Li Yuechen sat on the frame of the carriage, observing the weeds growing tenaciously in the middle of the road with some boredom.

After waiting for a short time, almost a stick of incense, I saw the dark army from a distance.

On the opposite side, of course, the prison guard waiting here was also found. After a while, the master Liu Rengui, who was wearing a bright-colored armor, was the first to gallop forward on a horse.

The tall black horse stopped in front of him, Liu Rengui got off the horse, took off his pocket, and came in front of Li Yuechen.

Seeing the Qi decline on her body, Liu Rengui bowed and saluted: "My Highness, please express my condolences!"

On the way back, he had already learned the news of the prince's death.

Rao has already accelerated his marching speed a lot, but after all, he still couldn't see him for the last time.

"Master, hurry up and forgive me!" Liu Rengui helped him to stand up by his arm, "It's been a hard journey, let the soldiers go back to rest first..."

Liu Rengui nodded: "Well, it's over after meeting the emperor."

……

Perhaps it was because of his son's death that Li Zhi wanted to accumulate some virtue for him. During this prisoner offering ceremony, he did not order to kill people.

For Liu Rengui's achievements this time, he also praised Liu Rengui as usual, and then announced a series of reward orders, and there was no smile on his face like he used to win battles.

Liu Rengui could also understand, after all, it is normal for the crown prince to be in a bad mood after his death.

After finishing the ceremony and rewards, Li Yuechen was responsible for sending the master out of the palace.

"I originally planned to brew some good wine by myself to cleanse the master, but I didn't expect to encounter this. After a while, my apprentice brewed it and sent it to the master."

"Your Highness has such a heart, and he is already proud of his teacher. Let's wait until the prince's funeral is over for this wine." Liu Rengui replied.

Li Yuechen shook his head indifferently: "It's okay, Grandpa only ordered all the officials to mourn for 36 days, and my younger sister will do the rest."

Eldest brother has no heirs, so Li Yuechen decided to wear mourning clothes for his elder brother for a year. After all, elder brother is like a father, so it can be regarded as his memory of him.

……

During the vigil for his eldest brother, Li Yuechen hadn't exercised much, and his body felt particularly uncomfortable.

After adjusting the biological clock for a few days, I resumed my daily training.

Every morning, I didn't forget to ask Pei Qingwan to have breakfast together, and then let her take it with me in the Chengxiang Hall, so that someone could talk to me at any time, and I wouldn't let her stay in the room alone.

Gradually, Pei Qingwan's mood improved a lot, and she even offered to practice yoga with Li Yuechen and the others in the morning after the prince was buried.

Seeing her gradually becoming cheerful, Li Yuechen also heaved a sigh of relief.

In a blink of an eye, it was another court day, and Li Yuechen came to the passage as usual.

After saying hello to Shangguan Wan'er, she leaned against the wall and listened to what happened recently.

First of all, the ministers praised Liu Rengui for his complete victory, Li Zhi also issued an edict, and everyone in the court looked happy and harmonious.

When the matter was almost finished, Li Zhi suddenly said: "These days, I have a headache, and there are signs of recurrence... I was thinking, how about I advance the Zen position, be the emperor for a few years, and take care of my body. Enjoy the bliss..."

Listening to these nagging words like a family routine, the ministers in the court could not make up their minds for a while, and they all looked at each other with good relations, and silently asked His Majesty's meaning with their eyes.

Li Yuechen in the passage also looked at his father worriedly for a while.

After the death of the prince, Li Zhi fell into a coma once. Although his emotions were well controlled during this period, it seemed that he always had a headache from time to time.

It seems that this incident still hit him hard, but he was holding back and didn't fully express it.

To be honest, Li Yuechen supported his idea.

Being the emperor is too tiring, why not abdicate first and let the second brother ascend the throne, so that even if there are any mistakes, he, the experienced Supreme Emperor, can point out a thing or two.

And when you become the Supreme Emperor, you can let go of these chores and have more time to cultivate your body.

Although he seldom reads the memorials in person now, he still takes care of basically everything, and there are many things he thinks about every day.

But even if she is the most beloved daughter, she dare not say such words.

Seeing that the emperor had been muttering and no one was talking below, the court was suddenly plunged into a strange atmosphere.

In the end, Liu Jingxian and Gao Zhizhou looked at each other, walked out, saluted and asked: "Dare to ask the emperor, who is the candidate for the crown prince..."

This is also something that the courtiers are concerned about. Although normally it should be Li Xian, the second child, but the emperor does not speak, and none of them can be sure.

Li Zhi waved his hand lightly: "Prince Chu...don't be in a hurry, what I mean is that the first Zen is in the queen of heaven..."

As soon as these words came out, the officials below raised their heads in unison, and stared at Li Zhi on the dragon chair with wide eyes in disbelief.

Even Li Yuechen in the passage opened his eyes wide and looked at Li Zhi with a puzzled expression.

Strange, shouldn't she be killed all the way up?How could it be abdication?
And... Li Yuechen thought about her memory carefully. If she was right, her accession to the throne should have happened after her father died, right?

Even Shangguan Wan'er, who was only in charge of recording, temporarily stopped the brush in her hand, and turned to look at Li Yuechen with a puzzled expression.

She tilted her head, her watery eyes showed doubts, as if she was asking if it was enough to continue recording.

Li Yuechen gently waved her hand to let her continue writing. Anyway, the published content was submitted to the emperor for review, and at worst, it would be fine to delete it when the time came.

The court hall, which had been quiet for a few seconds, suddenly exploded with a "boom", and instantly became as noisy as a vegetable market.

The ministers behind all subconsciously asked the colleagues next to them if they heard it wrong.

And the prime minister at the front and the senior officials of various ministries came out to salute one after another: "Emperor, no!"

Cui Zhiwen stood at the front, and his voice almost overwhelmed everyone: "The Emperor! This matter must never happen! Minister, I implore the Emperor to think twice!!!"

When he yelled like this, the ministers who were a little chaotic behind him also quieted down, and then they saluted in unison, "I implore the emperor to think twice!!!"

Faced with such a situation, neither Li Zhi on the dragon chair nor Wu Zetian behind the bead curtain showed any special expressions.

Rather, the couple seemed to have expected it.

There is something wrong with Li Yuechen's instinctive feeling. It is impossible for the father to bring up this matter today on a whim!

Li Zhi on the dragon chair was silent for two seconds, and said slowly: "Since all the lovers object, there must be a reason?"

Hearing this sentence, the prime ministers looked at each other and felt a little embarrassed.

Standing up to speak out at such a time is a target, and will definitely be hated by the Queen of Heaven in the future!
But if it doesn't work, it's the responsibility of their group of prime ministers!If this is really done, I don't know what will happen to this Tang Dynasty in the future.

You can't rely on Yushitai for this matter. Their job is to confront the emperor, not to solve the problem.

In desperation, Hao Chujun gritted his teeth, took two steps forward, and said loudly: "To the Emperor, there is a saying in the "Book of Rites": 'The Son of Heaven manages the Way of Yang, and the Son of Heaven manages the Way of Yin, and the Son of Heaven manages the Way of Yin. It and the moon, yang and yin, each has its own master. Could it be that the emperor wants to violate the law of heaven?"

The last sentence is even a bit questioning.

But now he can't control that much anymore, no matter what kind of madness the emperor has gone on today, he must be suppressed!
Li Zhi didn't care about his tone. Yu Shitai basically used this tone when he sprayed him, and he got used to it.

He just nodded casually: "Well... do other lovers have different opinions?"

Seeing his indifferent appearance, Hao Chujun obviously didn't take his words seriously.

So I didn't care much about it anymore, and said loudly again: "Emperor Wen Wen of the former Wei Dynasty issued an order that even if there is a young master, the queen is not allowed to come to the court, so Du's disaster is the beginning of chaos. How can your majesty take the world of the great ancestor and Taizong, and the descendants who will not pass it on?" Appointed as the Empress Dowager?"

Perhaps it was because he consciously reasoned, so his tone of voice was convincing, and every word could cause a burst of echo in the hall.

Li Yuechen in the passage glanced at him through the gap in the screen, and shook his head with regret.

"Second ministers!" The ministers behind said in unison.

Li Zhi still had no expression on his face, and he could even clearly see the back molars being licked with his tongue.

Li Yiyan next to him looked around and found that no one wanted to come out.

In desperation, he had no choice but to take a step forward, stood shoulder to shoulder with Hao Chujun, bowed and saluted, and said in a serious voice: "Emperor, Chu Jun's words are loyal! You can rely on them, if Your Majesty listens to them, the common people will be very lucky! "

Li Zhi on the dragon chair remained expressionless, as if his attention was not on this side at all.

Suddenly, Li Yuechen saw Master Liu Rengui raised his head, as if he was about to speak.

However, before he could speak, Li Zhi waved his hand suddenly: "Okay, I already know what all the lovers said, so let's let this matter go... I feel a little unwell today, let's go back to court first!"

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