A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1054 The Queen’s Journey
Midnight,

Wu Huaiyu returned home, exhausted.

This lively New Year's Day is too tiring.

"I made some crescent-shaped wontons stuffed with Spanish mackerel for A Lang, and now I'm cooking them for A Lang and his wife." Asang said gently, seeing his haggard look.

Huaiyu smiled and said, "Don't tell me, I'm really hungry."

Asang went to the kitchen. The so-called crescent-shaped wontons were actually dumplings, shaped like a crescent moon and eaten all over the world. People in the Tang Dynasty ate dumplings in a bowl with soup, so they were also called Tang Zhong Lao Wan.

Fan Xuanfu, Li Qing, and Yang Muyun entered the palace today and had just returned. They also felt very tired.

All the finery can't conceal the fatigue,
When I got home, I was busy taking off makeup and changing clothes.
By the time they were done, the mackerel dumplings were ready, but they were eaten the way Asang had eaten them in Qingnipu, Liaodong. After they were cooked, they scooped them up and then dipped them in vinegar to eat.

"I'm so hungry,"

Fan Xuanfu sat down with a smile, picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Li Qing and Yang Muyun were the same. They queued up to enter the palace before dawn and stayed there all day. Although they also participated in the palace banquet and came back, they really didn't bother to eat.

"This prison pill is so fragrant," Xuan Fu praised.

"Asang made it himself, and the stuffing is Spanish mackerel," Huaiyu said.

"A-Sang is thoughtful." Xuan Fu praised.

Asang said quickly, "This mackerel is fresh. The Duke of Qi caught fresh mackerel from the fiefdom of Dengzhou and transported it to Chang'an after being frozen. It is still fresh, so the crescent-shaped wontons made are delicious."

Wu Huaiyu also took one bite and tasted delicious.

The dumplings dipped in vinegar become more and more fragrant the more you eat them, and they also whet your appetite. Asang's craftsmanship is indeed good. Not only are the dumplings beautiful in shape, but the hand-rolled skin is chewy and crispy, and the filling inside is even more tender and juicy.

"This vinegar sauce is also very good."

Even Yang Muyun praised it and said that when eating Yanyue wontons from now on, you have to scoop them up and eat them.

"Actually, Tangzhongluo Wan is also delicious and can be made into sour soup flavor." Huaiyu said.

After finishing a bowl of dumplings, Wu Huaiyu felt that he was still unsatisfied, so he asked for another bowl. Fortunately, Asang had prepared it early today and made a lot of dumplings. The children also helped together and tasted them after they were made. They all said they were delicious.

After eating the dumplings, Wu Huaiyu was satisfied. The first day of the eleventh year of Zhenguan was finally complete.

"Today we only saw one side of the Queen,"

Xuan Fu told Huai Yu a startling news. On such an important day as the first day of the lunar calendar, the ladies of the imperial court entered the palace to see the queen, but the queen only showed her face and left after less than a cup of tea.

"Today the harem has been presided over by Princess Chao."

Wu Huaiyu was a little stunned after hearing this. Princess Chao was referring to Li Shimin's sister-in-law and Yuan Ji's wife. After Xuanwu Gate, Yuan Ji's sons were killed by Li Shimin, and his wives, concubines, and daughters were brought into the palace.

Yang was favored by Li Shimin in the palace, but until now, Yang's identity has always been Yuanji's princess. Following Yuanji's titles, she went from Princess Qi, to Princess Hailing, and then to Princess Chao.

Three years ago, Princess Chao gave birth to a son, Li Ming, to Li Shimin, who was the fourteenth.

But Li Shimin still didn't give the Yang family status, and she was still an embarrassed sister-in-law.

But with such an identity, when the queen is seriously ill now, it is she who is in charge of the internal affairs of the harem, not Concubine Wei, the first of the four ladies, nor the other three concubines.

This is something special.

But Wu Huaiyu remembered that in history, after his eldest grandson died of illness, Li Shimin never made another queen. However, later Li Shimin publicly asked Wei Zheng for his opinion and wanted to make Yang, Princess Chao, queen. However, Wei Zheng advised him not to win the throne. self-inflicted.

It stands to reason that since the queen is seriously ill, the harem should be dominated by Concubine Wei, but in fact, it has always been a tradition that the management of the harem is not based on rank, but all depends on the emperor's favor and will.

Just like Li Yuan's harem, once Zhang Jieyu and Concubine Yin De were extremely favored, and later Yuwen Zhaoyi.

The meaning behind Fan Xuanfu's words also revealed an important piece of information, that is, Empress Changsun might really be in danger. Otherwise, it would be impossible for her to just show her face on such an important day. Madam is waiting for the royal family to have a tea party.

Thinking that the virtuous and virtuous Empress Changsun was about to leave, Wu Huaiyu could only sigh.

Sometimes, there are always those regrets that you want to keep but can't.

When he came to the Tang Dynasty, he used Danfang's medical skills to treat many people. Qin Qiong, Ma Zhou, and even Li Shimin, Empress Changsun, were ill. He also took action many times, but he was unable to recover.

If Empress Changsun had listened to the doctor's advice and not had any more children after giving birth to Li Zhi, perhaps her illness could have been slowly cured, not to mention the root cause, at least she would not have died so early.

But Queen Changsun gave birth to seven children, and after Li Zhi, she gave birth to three more daughters.

Even if Wu Huaiyu prescribes medicine, he can't stand up to such consumption due to his poor foundation. He can only help the queen extend her life for more than half a year. Historically, she died of illness in the tenth year of Zhenguan. Now it has been eleven years since Zhenguan, but she still can't bear it. of.

As Wu Juyu expected,
The queen was in a state of exhaustion. On the morning of the second day of the second lunar month, he was rushed to the palace by Li Shimin. The queen fell into a coma in the Li Zheng Palace.
This time, even if I try to kill myself with ginseng, it won’t work.

Wu Huaiyu pricked the acupuncture points with silver needles, which only temporarily woke up the queen and regained some consciousness.

Li Shimin looked at Huaiyu, and Wu Huaiyu could only shake his head slightly.

The emperor understood, and his eyes were full of sorrow. Then he called for the three sons and four daughters born to the queen, as well as the adopted daughter Princess Yuzhang. He also sent people to inform the uncle Chang Sun Wuji and his right servant She Gao Shilian, and let the queen's close relatives all come. Come see me for the last time.

When Wu Huaiyu saw the emperor standing in a corner, he turned his head to the side and actually cried.

Although Li Shimin snatched his sister-in-law to the palace and doted on her, even letting her give birth to a son for him, this did not hinder the relationship between the emperor and the eldest grandson Queen.

After all, the two were together for twenty-four years and gave birth to three sons and four daughters.

When they got married, Li Shimin was sixteen years old and the eldest grandson Queen was only thirteen years old.

quickly,

One after another people arrive,

Queen Changsun's spirit improved at this time, and she was helped to sit on the couch by the palace servants, and she met and explained to her relatives one by one.

The Queen looked refreshed, but it was just a reflection of herself;
time is limited. Queen Changsun also knew it very well, but she faced it all calmly with a smile on her face.

The queen and the prince chatted the most.
He deliberately called his three sons in front of him and said, "Dalang, please hold the hands of your brothers. You are the direct brothers of the same mother. You must respect each other and love each other."

Originally, your fourth brother was going to leave for Ryukyu after the New Year, but I asked your father to let your fourth brother stay in Chang'an for another three years."

Cheng Qian hated the fat and hypocritical Wei King Li Tai in his heart, but at this time, he still held the hand of Li Tai with his left hand and the hand of Jin King Li Zhi with his right hand.

The queen looked at the nineteen-year-old Cheng Qian, who had grown up.

These years of experience have made him more stable and mature, and he has grown a beard, just like his father when he was young. Looking at this tall eldest son, the queen was in a trance.

"Cheng Qian, promise mother that you will take good care of Qingque and Pheasant Nu in the future. You are the eldest brother."

Li Shimin looked at this scene and was stunned.

Wu Huaiyu didn't like watching this scene of separation and death, so he came outside the palace.

"Aye."

The eldest daughter Yingluo and the eighteenth daughter Wu Liu were also there. They came over with sad expressions on their faces.

Huaiyu picked up Wu Liu,
The little girl leaned close to her father's ear and whispered, "Is Her Royal Highness the Queen going somewhere far away?"

"Ah."

"Can you ask His Highness not to leave? A Liu likes His Highness."

The atmosphere in the Li Zheng Hall was exceptionally solemn, filled with irrepressible sadness.

After a long time,
A mournful cry came from the palace,

"The queen collapsed!"

Wu Huaiyu stared blankly at the Zhengdian Hall, where a generation of virtuous empresses were flourishing.

The emperor's imperial edict was soon spread in the palace, telling all the people in the world to mourn for the mother of the country. When the envoys heard about it, the whole world mourned with them. Everyone in the harem wears mourning in mourning for the country.

The painful bells rang, one after another.

The news of the queen's death soon spread throughout Chang'an City.

The second day of the new year,

On the festive day of the New Year, no one expected that the queen would suddenly pass away at such a young age. When the officials, soldiers and civilians in Chang'an heard the news, they couldn't even believe it.

Wu Huaiyu did not stay in the palace for too long.

There was a dedicated person in charge of the queen's funeral, and there was no chaos in the palace. He, a foreign minister, was not suitable to stay for a long time. Li Shimin asked him to take his daughters Yingluo and Liu'er home, so it was not convenient to keep them at this time.

Although the two girls were a little reluctant to leave Jinyang and Hengshan princesses and sisters, they had no choice but to follow their father home at this time.

After returning home, Fan Xuanfu, Li Qing, Yang Muyun and all the wives and concubines of the Wu family cut off a strand of hair to honor the king and make a watch.

The whole country is sad.

This first month is particularly heavy with sorrow, and there is no joy at all.

The lanterns in the first month have also been cancelled.

Li Shimin was extremely grieved, suffered from wind disease and suffered from headache. Wu Huaiyu was urgently summoned to the palace to treat the emperor.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me."

The emperor was lying on the bed, his eyes dull, "Don't I know that the queen's death was destiny and she had to cut off her love?"

"Just thinking about losing my good wife and good husband, I still can't control my sadness."

"I feel like a piece of my heart is missing."

Wu Huaiyu gave the emperor a needle and prescribed a prescription.
When the emperor felt better, he got up and personally wrote an inscription for Empress Changsun.

"It is not enough to serve the Queen in the palace and mausoleum. It is decreed that a residence should be built on the plank road outside the mausoleum, so that the maids and eunuchs of the Lizheng Palace can live in it and continue to serve the queen as they did during her lifetime. Queen Changsun.”

The emperor seemed to want to use this method to show that the queen was still alive in his heart.

Although he had a headache, Li Shimin did not rest.
The ministers discussed the posthumous title of Empress Dahang, but Li Shimin was dissatisfied with the several choices. In the end, Li Shimin believed that only a literary match could be given the posthumous title of Empress Dahang, which was the best posthumous title.

"Only one word is not enough, add another word, Guanyin, virtuous and virtuous, add another word to the posthumous title."

"Wende, this posthumous title can reflect the eldest grandson's character."

As soon as the posthumous title Wen De was given, no one objected.

Since the Han Dynasty, the posthumous title of the queen has been the same as that of the emperor at first, but later it can also be given a separate posthumous title. For example, in the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu was also called Empress Gao. The posthumous title of Queen Liu Xiuyin of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty was Guanglie. The first character is Liu Xiu’s posthumous title, and the latter character is the posthumous title of Queen Yin alone.

Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, Empress Ma, was given the posthumous title of Mingde. She had a noble moral character and restrained her relatives. She was given the posthumous title of De.

According to tradition, the queen has two posthumous titles. The first character is the same as the emperor, and the latter character is the queen's separate posthumous title. Normally, if the emperor is still alive and the queen dies first, then the queen will be given a posthumous title first, and then two posthumous titles will be added in the future.

However, Li Shimin personally chose the posthumous title of Wende, and no ministers objected.

Empress Changsun is fully worthy of these two words.

The emperor had not yet been buried, but Li Shimin could not wait to issue an order to build a high-rise tower in the palace so that he could climb up and overlook the Zhaoling Mausoleum in Liquan County where his eldest grandson was buried.

Throughout the first month,

Wu Huaiyu entered the palace almost every day. The emperor had frequent attacks of anger and fainted several times.

(End of this chapter)