Capital Datang

In the 21st year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, the former Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty passed away at the age of 81.

Empress Xiao enjoyed the prosperity of the world in the first half of her life. Although Yang Guang was a little overjoyed, and there were many concubines in the palace, he always respected and loved Empress Xiao, and the relationship between the husband and wife was very good.However, since the "rebellion" in Jiangdu, Empress Xiao has suffered a lot from being displaced, even exiled in Turks, and did not return to Chang'an until the fourth year of Zhenguan.

It's just that although Empress Xiao in Chang'an received courtesy from Li Shimin, as a former queen, her life in Chang'an was not satisfactory, and no one dared to visit her except her younger brother Xiao Yu.It wasn't until Concubine Yang and her settled their suspicions that Li Yin and Li Ke's brothers often went to her, which made Mrs. Sui's mansion a little angry.

It's just that the appearance of Yang Yan later made Empress Xiao feel very gratified, but then she experienced the pain of losing her son again, which made the elderly her heartbroken. Later, Li Yin left Empress Xiao and Cai'er in the Taiwan to relax, but even with juniors like him and Cai'er by her side, Empress Xiao still couldn't get over the grief of Yang Hao's death.Fortunately, she is a long-lived person, and Cai'er, her granddaughter, is always by her side, so this makes Empress Xiao tough until now.

Thinking about the first time he met Empress Xiao and the other party mistook him for Yang Guang, Li Yin felt like it happened yesterday.The Four Guards Ring that Empress Xiao gave her as a meeting gift that day is still on Li Yin's hand, but the ring is still there, but the person who gave it is no longer there.Capital Datang 588

"My condolences to the sixth brother, Mrs. Sui passed away at the age of eighty, which is already a rare longevity!" Outside the port of Qiaola City.Li Zhen and Li Yun brought their families to see Li Yun off, among them Li Yun was the first to speak comfortingly.

"Well. I know that you have to do things on Tianzhu's side by yourself. If you need any cooperation, you can send someone to Buddha City to find Liu Rengui." Li Yin also said, but his expression is gloomy now. , his eyes were also bloodshot, since he received the news of Empress Xiao's death yesterday, he didn't close his eyes all night.

Seeing Li Yin's haggard look, Li Zhen, Li Yun and others were a little worried, and wanted to say something else, but Li Yin waved his hand.Then he turned around and boarded the boat, and waved goodbye to everyone after he got on board.

After Li Yin's fleet left Chola City, they did not return to Ceylon Island, but directly sent someone to tell Liu Rengui to cooperate with Li Zhen and Li Yun's actions as much as possible, and then the fleet headed east all the way through After crossing the Straits of Malacca and arriving in Lion City, Li Yin immediately changed his boat to a steamboat.When they arrived in Taiwan, they stopped again, took Wen Xin and several others to the boat, and then rushed towards Yangzhou at the highest speed.

Tianzhu is too far away from Chang'an, even if Li Min rushes day and night.It will take at least two months to reach Chang'an, so the funeral of Empress Xiao naturally cannot wait for Li Yin to rush back.Coupled with Empress Xiao's special status, Cai'er is Li Zhi's concubine.So in the end Li Shimin personally ordered Li Zhi and Xiao Yu to organize the funeral of Empress Xiao.In addition, Empress Xiao was buried in Yangdi's Mausoleum in Yangzhou with the ceremony of the queen.And when Li Yin hurried back.Empress Xiao's funeral procession has almost arrived in Yangzhou.

Compared to Li Yin who didn't know beforehand, Li Ke had received the news that Empress Xiao was seriously ill a few months ago, so he rushed to Chang'an early. He also put in a lot of effort for this funeral. When I arrived in Yangzhou, it happened to be the day when Empress Xiao's body was sent to Yangzhou.

Seeing Empress Xiao's coffin, Li Min naturally burst into tears. Although Li Zhi and Xiao Yu tried to persuade them, it was useless at all. I couldn't help feeling sad again, and burst into tears on the spot.

But no matter how sad Li Yin is, the date of Empress Xiao's burial has been set, and the burial day cannot be delayed because of him. It is useless to express my guilt towards Empress Xiao.After all, in his opinion, as a grandson, when the old man passed away, he failed to stay by his side. This made Li Yin feel very guilty, and now he can only use this method to make up for it.

However, nine days after Empress Xiao was buried, Cai'er and Li Zhi found Li Yin, but when Cai'er saw Li Yin, she burst into tears, and finally stopped crying under the comfort of Li Zhi and Li Zhi. Then he said: "Cousin, when my grandmother passed away, I told you not to delay your business because of her funeral. Now that your grandmother has been buried for nine days, your filial grandmother must have felt it, so you should go back." , There are still many government affairs in Taiwan that need to be handled by you!"

"Yeah Brother Six, I was there when my grandmother was seriously ill. She must have asked to keep this news from you, because she knows that you have a lot of business in Taiwan, and you can't be distracted by her affairs. This shows that grandma cares about you, although she is gone now, but you should not delay the business because of too much pain!" Li Zhi who was beside him also persuaded.

But Li Yin shook his head after hearing this and said: "Grandmother regards me as her own grandson, but her old man can't even see me for the last time. This is my unfilial piety, so don't persuade me any more!"

Seeing Li Yin's insistence, Li Zhi wanted to say something more, but Cai'er winked at Li Zhi.This made Li Zhi understand immediately, turned around and left here, and let Cai'er persuade Li Yin alone.

Seeing Li Zhi leave, Cai'er said softly to Li Yin: "Cousin, you should know what grandma expects of you, even in her eyes, you are the continuation of grandfather's life, so she wants to see you more than anyone else. You can build a great empire comparable to Great Tang, so if you let grandma know what you are now, it will only disappoint her!"

When Cai'er finished speaking, her tone became a little harsh.But Li Yin was silent after hearing this.He naturally knew what Empress Xiao expected of him. Although the former Sui Dynasty was dead, he had half of Yang's blood in his body, and his appearance was very similar to Yang Guang, so from the beginning, Empress Xiao was very happy. Support Li Yin's outward development, and regard Li Yin's power as a continuation of the former Sui royal family. Although this kind of thinking is a bit wishful thinking, it is also a kind of comfort to an old man in his dying years.

It was Empress Xiao who had this kind of thought, that's why people concealed the news of her death.In fact, this is not the first time. When Yang Yan passed away, he also concealed the news from Li Yin, because it was the critical period when Li Yin invaded Silla, and this time Li Yin was far away in Tianzhu. The queen didn't know whether Tianzhu's affairs were important to Li Yin, but she didn't want to disrupt Li Yin's plan because of her death.

Thinking of this, Li Yin finally heaved a sigh of relief, raised his head and said to Cai'er: "Cai'er, I know what to do, and I also know what my grandmother is thinking. Today is the ninth day. After the guarding, tomorrow I will leave will get out of here."

Seeing that Li Yin was finally persuaded by herself, Cai'er finally breathed a sigh of relief.The next day Li Yin really left the cemetery of Empress Xiao and Yang Guang, and came to Yangzhou City to reunite with Concubine Yang and the others.During this time, Concubine Yang was worried about Li Yin, but being able to see her two grandsons, Li Qi and Li Mian, made her feel at ease. She took her two grandchildren with her all day long, and even the son Li Yin forgot to think about it. up.

Li Yin and Li Ke haven't seen Concubine Yang for several years, and with the addition of Chou Chou and Li Qi, the third generation, they naturally seemed more happy, and this also diluted the sadness of Empress Xiao's death a lot.It is also worth mentioning that Li Zhi and Cai'er got married last year, and now Cai'er has officially become the princess of the Tang Dynasty, and that Miss Hu Yuyi has entered the palace as Liangdi.

Although Yangzhou is good, Concubine Yang and Cai'er can't stay for long, after all, they still have to go back to Chang'an after handling Empress Xiao's funeral, but just before they left, another news came from Chang'an , Shen Guogong Gao Shilian died of illness, Li Shimin cried bitterly.Capital Datang 588

Although Li Yin didn't have a big impression of Gao Shilian, he only remembered that the other party was a very serious old man, but he knew that Gao Shilian was ranked sixth among the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, under Fang Xuanling.And in the 17th year of Zhenguan, Wei Zheng, who ranked fourth, also passed away.In addition, there are old officials like Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, and Xiao Yu, whose bodies have become more and more aging in recent years. This also shows that the officials of the Tang Dynasty who helped Li Shimin conquer the world are slowly getting old, and this is very important to the Tang Dynasty. It is undoubtedly a huge challenge for them, and at the same time, it is a huge opportunity for some young courtiers.

Concubine Yang and the others did not go to Taiwan this time, but went to Shanghai to stay for a while, and Concubine Yang specially summoned Li Chengqian, because before coming, Empress Changsun asked her to help him with a few words, but Li Chengqian met him. When she came out after passing Concubine Yang, there seemed to be signs of crying on her face.

In addition, Li Min also specially brought Wen Xin and his son Li Mian to visit Xiao Yu. After all, Wen Xin is still Xiao Yu's granddaughter in name, and Xiao Yu's health has not been very good in the past few years, and she has been favored by Empress Xiao. After the shock of death, the whole person was very thin, and he was a little out of breath when he spoke, but when he saw Li Mian, there was a gleam in his eyes.

Seeing Xiao Yu's health is so bad, Wen Xin persuaded him several times to put aside the affairs of the court, and it is best to move to Taiwan to recuperate for a while, but Xiao Yu has a stubborn temper, and he didn't care about Wen Xin at all. In the end, Li Yin and Wen Xin could only tell him to take care of his health.

The only thing that makes Wen Xin happy is that her mother has finally decided to come to Taiwan, and she is currently preparing for it, and it is estimated that she will leave next year at the latest.It's just that when Li Yin heard the news, he thought of Wen Xin's father in name, Xiao Cuo. If he remembered correctly, he seemed to have been in love with Wen Xin's mother, but the two could only be a couple in name. I don't know what he thinks about Wen Xin's mother leaving? (to be continued...)