Wentang

Chapter 767 The Death of Li Daliang (2)

Li's Mansion, Duke of Wuyang County.

In the bedroom, Li Daliang was lying on the bed motionless with a face like gold paper. Two imperial doctors were treating him, and Yue Shan stood aside anxiously waiting for the result.

In the distance sat an old man of five or sixty years old, and behind the old woman stood a young woman with a haggard face.A five or six-year-old boy held her hand tightly, watching all this with a look of fear.

The old woman is Li Daliang's first wife Li Zhang, the young woman is his granddaughter-in-law, and the boy is his great-grandson.His only son is a county magistrate outside, and his grandson is not in Beijing to supervise the censor.

Apart from him, there are only these few old and weak women and children in the family, and there are only three or five servants in the house.

It doesn't look like the home of the county magistrate at all.

This is someone shouting outside the door: "The saint is coming."

Except for the two imperial doctors, everyone hurriedly stood up to greet them.

As soon as he entered the door, Li Shimin asked eagerly, "How is Li Daliang?"

Yue Shan saluted and said, "The imperial doctor is treating you."

Li Shimin nodded and said a few words to comfort Li Zhang.Mrs. Li Zhang was also very sensible to let her grandson-in-law and great-grandson leave first, and asked where to bring tea.

Li Shimin regained his composure and asked, "What's going on? Why did Li Daliang vomit blood and faint?"

Yue Shan didn't dare to hide anything, so he told everything that happened, and finally said guiltily:

"When I met Li Shangshu a few days ago, I felt that his face was not right. I didn't want to bother him with such a small matter, so I went to find those two officials from the Ministry of Industry."

"Who knows, he still found out. After knowing the whole story, he was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted. It's all my fault. If I went to him directly, maybe it wouldn't be the case."

He really regretted it, he might as well go to Li Daliang directly.If you go to him directly, he will be sulking at most, and then deal with Tong Shuru and the two of them.

But Yue Shan went there privately and was humiliated by his subordinates, so his nature changed.

You, Shangshu, call me brothers. If your subordinates violate your orders and humiliate me, then you, Shangshu, are too useless.

Li Daliang was three points angry and seven points ashamed, and it was because of the combination of anger and shame that he became like this.

It can only be said that good luck tricked people, he didn't want to cause trouble for Li Daliang, but made things worse.

Who is Li Shimin, just after hearing it once, he knew that there must be someone behind this incident, and his face was so ugly.

Naturally, he wouldn't be angry with Yue Shan, what he was angry with was the man behind the scenes.

Not only did he design to humiliate the Duke of the dynasty, but he also made his most trusted minister so angry that he wished he could tear people to pieces.

"Let the six gates arrest people, and I will find out who is behind the scenes this afternoon."

"Here." Zhao Meng took the seal and hurried out the door.

"Thank you saint for upholding justice." Li Zhang's tears finally fell after holding back for a long time.

Yue Shan didn't stop it, the matter reached this point and it was beyond his control.Besides, he also wanted to know who instigated it. He didn't believe that the two petty officials would dare to embarrass him if no one instigated it.

At this moment, two imperial doctors came over with serious faces: "I pay homage to the saint."

Li Shimin asked: "How is the condition of the county magistrate of Wuyang?"

The two imperial doctors glanced at each other with hesitation on their faces.

Everyone in the room sank in their hearts, realizing that something was wrong.

"What's the matter, tell me quickly."

The imperial doctor knew that he couldn't hide, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Li has been suffering from illness for a long time. If he is recuperated in time, there is still a glimmer of life. But he has not been treated in time, and now he is furious. The old illness has not gone away, and the new illness has returned. Forgive me, I can."

"Woooo..." Li Zhang couldn't help crying, and said: "I knew it, I knew it would happen. Woohoo, he fainted once a month ago, and the doctor said that he needs to take care of it."

"He just didn't listen, saying that the sage handed over the Ministry of Industry to him, and he couldn't live up to the emperor's grace. He also said that there was no progress in the railway business, how could he rest..."

"It's all my fault. It would be great if I was a little tougher to persuade him. Woohoo..."

Yue Shan was heartbroken upon hearing this.

Li Shimin also moved his face to the side and wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves. When he turned his head, he could find that the circles of his eyes were red:
"Da Liang is a loyal gentleman, and I know his heart for the country... But, you are confused. Why don't you understand that only by living well can you continue to be loyal to the country."

Seeing the embarrassment on the imperial doctor's face, Yue Shan hurriedly persuaded him: "Saint, please suspend your grief and listen to the imperial doctor."

The imperial doctor glanced at him gratefully, and said hastily: "Saint, although I can't cure Li Gong's illness, there is a way to wake him up for a while. I don't know..."

Li Shimin asked Li Zhang, "Madam Li, what do you think?"

"I'm a woman who doesn't understand anything, please let the sage decide." Li Zhang said weeping.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Okay, let's start."

Yue Shan's heart moved, and he said: "Wait a minute, go and call your great-grandson."

Li Shimin knew what was going on after a little thought, this might be the last time Li Daliang woke up.Before he left, no matter what, let a male in the family be in front of the bed.

Seeing his own blood, at least he has some comfort in his heart—everything about him can be passed on.

Mrs. Li Zhang quickly asked someone to call Li Qiangyou over. The child was very nervous and held on to his great-grandmother's hand.

Seeing that everything was ready, Li Shimin said to the imperial doctor, "Let's begin."

An imperial doctor took out a silver needle and pricked him a few times.

"Ahem..." Li Daliang suddenly coughed again, and blood sprayed out.The imperial doctor hurriedly cleaned him up.

When his breath calmed down, his complexion miraculously improved a lot.

But no one is happy, and everyone knows that this is a flashback.

When the imperial doctor retreated, Li Shimin stepped forward and said, "Li Qing, are you awake?"

"Saint? Why are you here?" Li Daliang struggled to get up.

Li Shimin quickly pressed him down and said, "You don't need to be polite if you are not feeling well, just lie down."

Li Daliang smiled wryly: "It seems that I really can't do it anymore, I don't even have the energy to salute you."

Li Shimin said: "Don't talk nonsense, I will wait for you to recover from illness and continue to help me manage the Ministry of Industry."

Li Daliang said: "Sage, don't lie to me, my body knows it well, this time it might really fail."

"People say that a minister should say something to the monarch before he dies, so that he can start and end well. The minister also wants to follow suit. I have a few words that I want to say to the sage. I don't know if it is possible."

Li Shimin's eyes were red again, and he said: "Say, if you want to talk, just say anything today, I won't blame you."

Li Daliang said: "I know that the sage has the intention of devouring all wastelands, and our Tang Dynasty has such strength. But we must know that it is beyond the reach of the whip, and it is difficult to govern the territory thousands of miles away."

"Fortunately, the heavens sent Xia Guogong to assist the sage, and created such a fetish as the train. The sage can fight abroad while building railways, and the two compartments work together."

"Where the railway is built, that is the real land of my Tang Dynasty... This is the long-term way, and we should not rush for success."

Li Shimin waited for a while and saw that there was no sign of him continuing to speak, so he knew that he had finished speaking, and said: "Li Qing is really a good word, I know it, and I will not let you down."

Li Daliang smiled gratifiedly, and said: "The minister is looking forward to the day when the sage will rule the world under the nine springs."

Li Shimin said: "You will definitely see that day."

At this time Yue Shan came over and said, "Sage, let Li Gong and his family say a few words."

Li Shimin hurriedly said: "Look, I forgot, Li Qing, you...you can talk to Madam."

Li Zhang hurriedly dragged his great-grandson Li Qiangyou to sit on the bed.

It seemed that Li Shimin couldn't bear to watch this farewell scene, so he turned his head and walked out, and Yue Shan quickly followed.

"I lost my temper." Li Shimin said.

"A sage treats his ministers kindly, which is our blessing as a minister." Yue Shan said in admiration.

Li Shimin said in a bleak tone: "Hey, there is an old minister who wants to leave me. Du Keming, Wang Shujie, Wen Dalin, Qin Shubao, Wei Xuancheng...their departure also made me realize that I am also old."

Thinking that it was only a few years before Li Shimin's death in the original history, Yue Shan's heart was also very heavy, but he still comforted him: "The sage is in his prime, don't say such depressing words."

Li Shimin smiled, and suddenly said seriously: "You always tell me how many years I have left to live."

Yue Shan was startled, but he was no longer the boy he was back then, with a calm expression on his face, he said: "I remember once saying that the Lord of Destiny has a protective body, which cannot be checked, and a saint really shouldn't ask this question. "

Li Shimin just stared into his eyes, then nodded slowly after a while and said, "Ants can steal their lives, let alone human beings."

Only then did Yue Shan feel relieved, and sighed, "It's human nature, I'm also afraid of death."

Li Shimin didn't speak, he raised his head and looked at the sky, wondering what he was thinking.Yue Shan smiled wryly in his heart, this is the sequelae of pretending to be a magic stick, it seems that he will never get rid of it completely in this life.

"I want to call Chengqian back to Beijing." Li Shimin said abruptly.

"Ah? This... Why did the saint suddenly have such an idea?" Yue Shan was caught off guard by his sudden question, and couldn't figure out what he meant for a while.

"After all, he is the crown prince, how can he be away for a long time. And he is my heir, I have many ideas and long-term plans to communicate with him, so that many plans will not be abolished because of others." Li Shimin said.

Li Shimin kept his back to him, Yue Shan couldn't see his expression, but thinking about it, he felt that his words made sense.

For example, strategies such as reducing the privileges of the powerful, the integration of officials and gentry, and other global strategy plans, etc., have to be completed through generations.

Li Chengqian should indeed go back to Beijing to receive instruction in this regard. Thinking of this, he said: "The sage is far-sighted, and I admire him."

However, what he didn't see was that after he finished speaking, the expression on Li Shimin's face froze instantly, and his hands in his sleeves were tightly clenched together.

At this moment, there was a loud cry of grief in the house.

After Yue Shan talked, he knew that Li Daliang was gone.

Li Shimin turned around and said indifferently: "Go, see him for the last time."

Yue Shan felt that his expression seemed a little weird, but he thought it was because Li Daliang was sad because of his death, so he didn't think much about it.

After seeing Li Daliang's body, Li Shimin comforted Li Zhangshi a few words, and then left.

Yue Shan also came out after him. Thinking of the records about Li Daliang's funeral in the history books, he couldn't help but said: "Saint, Li Gong's funeral... I'm afraid the court will pay for it."

Li Shimin paused and asked, "Why?"

Yue Shan pointed to the surroundings and asked: "Look at the situation in Li's residence, I'm afraid their family can't even afford a piece of jade. If this is the case, Mr. Li will certainly be praised by the world, but it may damage your reputation."

Li Shimin looked around and found that he was really shabby, and said: "You still observed carefully, I was sorry for him too much. I couldn't let him enjoy wealth when I was alive, so I can't let him go away in such a poor way."

"I'll leave it to you to take care of Duke Li's funeral. If you need anything at that time, you can go directly to the household department... ask the queen to get it from the inner treasury."

"Here." Yue Shan commanded.

Then Li Shimin strode away.

Yue Shan went out and asked Xu Shanying to pass the news to his family. He will not go back in the past few days, so he told the family not to worry.

This is the second time he presides over a funeral, but what is different from the last time is that Tian Xuechen's family is huge and he is just a name, and other things are free for others to do.

There are not many people in Li Daliang's family who let you in. Both his son and grandson are officials outside, and there are only old, young, women and children left in the family, and he has to deal with everything.

First of all, there were not enough servants at home, so Yue Shan had to call some servants from his own home to help.

Later, he sent people to notify his descendants to return to Beijing, send funerals, notify relatives and friends, buy coffins, etc., and he was very busy.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the queen to send a large sum of money and various funeral supplies, which solved a lot of troubles for him.

In the afternoon, news came from the palace calling him into the palace.

He immediately guessed what was going on, and quickly changed into court clothes and rushed to Zichen Hall, only to find that all nine ministers were there.

Li Shimin first asked him about his funeral, and he made a report one by one.Then began to discuss about the issue of rewards, there are two main points, posthumous titles and posthumous titles.

The former is not controversial, posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous title, Qinzhou governor, posthumous title dispute is relatively big, there are three main, Jian, Yi, Su, are all beautiful posthumous posthumous titles but in different order.

Although the three are connected, they have very different meanings.

Some people think Su should be used, while others should use Yi. Only Yue Shan insists on using Jane.

The two sides could not settle down, and the final decision went back to Li Shimin's hands. This was originally the emperor's meaning and the most important thing.

I don't know what Li Shimin was thinking, but he chose Yue Shan's suggestion and positioned Jane.

He didn't know what other people thought, Yue Shan felt much better in his heart.It is one level higher than the original history, which is one of the few things he can do for Li Daliang.

When drawing up the imperial decree, another article was added, and Zhaoling was buried with him.

No one finds it strange that burial is the emperor's personal business, as long as it is not too much, even if he gets a horse to be buried with him, it doesn't matter.

What's more, as Li Daliang, he is enough to be buried in the emperor's mausoleum.

After finishing these matters, Zhao Meng walked in and said, "Sage, Lian Qixian, commander of the six gates, is asking to see you."

(End of this chapter)