Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 624 Farewell

At this time, in the Forbidden City, Yuexuan was full of voices. A large group of imperial physicians were divided into two groups, one group was a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, and the other group was a group of German doctors. The two groups were arguing about Maozi's condition and their faces were red. Both sides insisted on their own opinions. It is said that the medicine of tiger and wolf must be used in an emergency to bring the mother back to life. Although this is a bad strategy, but at this time, the mother is dead, so the only option is to take risks.One side said that the mother's illness is now beyond the reach of Western medicine, but Western medicine can prolong her life for a day or two with intravenous injections, which is much better than those tiger and wolf medicines in Chinese medicine.The two sides insisted on their own words, and they couldn't stop arguing. The noise became louder and louder, and it seemed that the roof of the house was about to be lifted.

Empress Jingfen, Concubine Lan, Concubine De, Concubine Zhen, Concubine De Ling, Concubine Rongling, Concubine Duan, etc., some were crying silently, some were saddened, some were gloating, all the princes and princesses were still young, I still don't know what happened, and they get together to play in twos and threes.The eldest prince Pu Yin rushed back to the palace immediately after hearing the news, pacing back and forth anxiously.The second prince Pu De looked at the back room worriedly, dazed in a daze.

Ting Yuexuan, which was originally quiet, was full of voices at this time, and it became a mess.

Suddenly, a roar came from the back room: "Stop making noise, get out!"

This was the voice of the emperor, everyone's face changed, they didn't dare to make any noise, and they all left Ting Yuexuan silently.

In the back room, Maozi was still wearing her favorite white dress, lying quietly under the curtain, his whole body became emaciated, which made people feel heartbroken at a glance.Guan Xuqing's eyes were red and bloodshot. He had been up for countless days and nights. He was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding Maozi's cold hand tightly with both hands.

Maozi has been in a coma for two days and two nights. Guan Xuqing put aside all the state affairs and has been quietly waiting by her side. This is also the longest time he has been with her since Maozi entered the palace, but this time it is When she was seriously ill, maybe this time would be a forever farewell.Guan Xuqing's eyes were fixed on Maozi's face. He had been looking forward to a miracle. As a king, he possessed the power and halo envied by countless people, but at this moment he was unable to wake up his beloved one. This kind of contradiction and pain has been repeatedly entangled in his heart for several days, making him almost collapse.

Sometimes he even really wanted to pull up the rash, and from then on, God would give him a woman without worries and diseases, but is that possible?
"Maozi, wake up, I'm waiting for you." He whispered in his heart many times, but Maozi's body was getting colder and colder, and his face was like a pool of autumn water that was slowly drying up.

Guan Xuqing has never regretted the war he launched. It was a correct decision that a Chinese monarch should make, but he deeply understands the pain of the maozi. No one with a conscience would be indifferent to the bloody massacre, let alone an imposter who was born in the royal family.

He was asking himself, why did he fall in love with a woman, and then destroyed her country with his own hands after a few years. Is this a mockery of fate, or a despicable joke from heaven?

Quiet, deadly silence in the room.

I don't know how much time has passed, Guan Xuqing's eyelids are getting heavier and heavier, and the tension, fatigue and worry of the past days turned into exhaustion, his eyes gradually blurred, and the hand holding Maozi suddenly loosened.

At this moment, he only felt that Maozi's hand seemed to move, and quickly opened his eyes, staring at Maozi's face, "Maozi"

Maozi slowly opened her eyes. After being in a coma for two days and two nights, she opened her eyes for the first time, but her eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, blurred and scattered.

"Maozi, you're awake." Guan Xuqing felt ecstasy in his heart, he hoped that Maozi would never fall back to sleep after waking up this time.

The "emperor" pretender wanted to speak, but he didn't even seem to have the strength to speak.

"Maozi, I'm here, it's just the two of us now." With a smile on his face, Guan Xuqing held Maozi's hand tightly, hoping to transfer the heat of his body to the other party.

After another half a cup of tea, Maozi's eyes suddenly brightened, and a tinge of blood gradually appeared on his face, but Guan Xuqing's heart sank slowly. He knew that this was the expression of a person before he died. However, he still held a glimmer of hope and shouted to the outside: "Emperor physician, imperial physician"

Maozi squeezed his hand, shook his head, and said, "Stop screaming, it's useless, I know I can't do it."

Guan Xuqing's heart tightened, "Whoever said it, it will be done, it will definitely be done, you will definitely be able to survive this test, I will be with you every day in the future, I"

The maozi smiled wryly: "It's useless. I have never complained. Since the day I entered the palace, I knew what kind of life I would lead, but I have never regretted it. I liked it in this life." You, we have enjoyed those happy times together, I am really satisfied. The Empress Lan once told me a Buddhist verse: A moment is an eternity. With this moment of joy, the risk of death is nothing. regret."

"No, I won't let you die, absolutely not, you have to stay with me, you have to stay with me" Guan Xuqing's voice was already hoarse.

"Your Majesty, I still have a few requests, I hope you can agree."

"Say, no matter what it is, I will definitely agree."

"After I die, I hope you can keep this room for me. The furnishings in the room will not be changed, okay?"

"Okay, I promise you."

"After the brat dies, you can burn my body with fire, put it in a porcelain jar, and sink it into the sea, okay?"

"Row."

"And my entourage, Qingfeng, is a good girl. I hope that she can serve the emperor instead of Maozi in the future. I hope you treat her like Maozi, okay?"

"Okay, I will definitely treat her kindly. Is there any more?"

Maozi shook his head slightly, "Your Majesty, still remember the book of poetry you gave me back then. Chen Feng? Can you recite for Maozi one last time, just like when Maozi first entered the palace."

"Okay." Guan Xuqing kept churning in his heart. He forced himself to calm down, and began to chant the Chen Feng softly: "The moon rises brightly, and the person is flirtatious; Bright, bright and bright; comfortable and worrying, hard work; moonrise, bright and bright; Shu Yaoyao, hard work and miserable." Then Guan Xuqing imitated his original tone and preached to Maozi : "The meaning of this poem is that the poet met a beautiful woman under the moon, and because he loved her, he secretly worried."

Before he finished speaking, Guan Xuqing saw Maozi with a smile on his face, slowly closed his eyes, then let go of his hand, and slowly slipped out of his hand, his heart sank, and he sat there blankly. There was no movement for a long time.In the end, he hugged Mao Zi's body violently, and said in a low, hoarse and trembling voice: "I love you!" Then big drops of hot tears came out of his eyes.

Hearing the emperor's cry, Jingfen, Concubine Zhen, Concubine Duan and others rushed out to Maozi's bed. They were startled when they saw the scene in front of them, and then the cries of the women became one .Maozi's follower, Qingfeng, ran to Ting Yuexuan's door and shouted in a choked voice: "Maozi's empress is dead!"

A few days later, Guan Xuqing personally held the funeral for Maozi. According to Maozi's quiet temperament, the funeral was not large in scale. All the concubines, maids, and eunuchs in the palace attended. According to Maozi's last wish , Guan Xuqing ordered her body to be cremated with fire, the ashes were placed in a porcelain jar, and Qingfeng was accepted as a concubine according to Maozi's last wish. Different from the way all emperors mourned their dead wives, Guan Xuqing personally wrote an article this time. The short but affectionate sacrificial oracle said: I would like to be transformed into a stone bridge and be exposed to 500 years of wind, 500 years of rain, and 500 years of sun. I would rather the girl walk across the stone bridge again.

After the funeral, Guan Xuqing became taciturn and unsmiling, and stayed alone in the Tingyue Pavilion all day long. In the blink of an eye for two months, the entire palace was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere.

At this time, the world situation continued to deteriorate at an unimaginable speed. For the Soviets, the most brutal defense of Leningrad began.

Leningrad is the cradle of the October Revolution, the second largest city in the Soviet Union and an important seaport, industrial center and cultural center. There are about 2 million people living in this city.Facing the frantic attack of the Japanese army, Marshal Voroshilov, commander-in-chief of the Northwest Front of the Soviet Union, issued a call to the local soldiers and civilians: "At the gate of Leningrad, use our chests to block the enemy's way forward!"

In late August 1905, Hitler mobilized 8 infantry divisions, 32 tank divisions, 4 motorized divisions and 4 cavalry brigade on the northern wing, equipped with 1 cannons, 6000 mortars and more than 4500 aircraft , launched a fierce offensive to Leningrad, threatening to occupy Leningrad on September 1000.In the Barbarossa plan, the capture of the city on the Neva River was seen as an "urgent task" to wipe Leningrad from the face of the earth, kill its inhabitants, and destroy the cradle of the proletarian revolution.

At the end of August, the German army launched another offensive along the Leningrad Highway after changing its deployment.After the Germans paid heavy losses, they captured Liuban on August 8 and Tosno on August 8. They reached the Neva River and cut off the railway link between Leningrad and the outside world. On September 25, the Soviet army retreated to a line 8 kilometers east of Kexholmviborg.

After paying a heavy price, the German army rushed through Muga Station, reached the south bank of Lake Ladoga, captured Shlisselburg, and surrounded Leningrad from land.Since then, Leningrad has been surrounded by the German army on three sides, and can only get supplies from Lake Ladoga and the air. The arduous battle of Leningrad kicked off.

(End of this chapter)