Chapter 577 576 Returning the favor of childbirth

After Li Shimin fell ill, the palace didn't think much about it at first. After all, although wind-cold was considered serious in ancient times, it was actually very common. They just arranged for the imperial doctor to diagnose and administer medicine.

But three or two days later, Li Shimin's condition suddenly worsened, and his breathing became heavy.

Many imperial doctors were unable to do anything, and even the famous doctors in Chang'an City were invited into the palace overnight. After struggling all night, there was still no solution. Empress Changsun resisted all opinions and recruited eunuchs to invite Shi Zhongkui into the palace.

When he arrived at the palace, Shi Zhongkui could tell at a glance that Li Shimin was really about to expire.

In front of many ministers and members of the royal family, Shi Zhongkui sighed.

But this sigh is actually just for show.

Now that the journey to the west is about to begin, he certainly doesn't want to be tied to the Tang Dynasty because of Changle.

It is better to take the opportunity to end the entanglement, at least not to let the Tang Dynasty continue to pester Chang Le in the future.

Otherwise, at the end of the dynasty, when the world was in chaos, the more Changle struggled to keep the Tang Dynasty, the more she would be entangled in cause and effect, and even affect her cultivation and character.

But it would be easy just to keep Li Tang's bloodline.

Moreover, three generations of farmers did not take the imperial examinations. When entering the official career, all ambitions will be wasted. It is even difficult to want to be a noble family.

Pretending to be deep in thought, he hesitated for a while and then said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Since I am married to the royal family, I should strive for ten or twenty years of life for your Majesty, so as to extend your majesty's blessing of having a long and happy life."

After saying that, he looked at the Empress Changsun who had lived for three more years, "When the Empress was seriously ill, Changle came to ask for medicine. I thought that because Changle had been close to my wife for many years and was well-behaved and sensible, I temporarily softened my heart and offered my life to the Empress.

, I have already violated the rules of heaven once.

The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother were grateful for Pindao's many years of fighting in the three realms and conquering demons, so she gave Pindao a lighter sentence and did not punish Pindao.

If it was done knowingly this time,,,,.”

Shi Zhongkui didn't finish speaking, but those present understood what he meant.

The price must be high.

Of course, some people believe it, while others don't, and some people really wish Li Shimin would die early.

But this person is definitely not as good as Li Tai. He also has several immature young princes and many concubines who have no heirs or whose heirs are not qualified to compete for the throne.

As for the ministers, in the early days of Li Shimin's reign, he was considered a truly wise emperor, but few of them were willing to change to a new emperor.

Moreover, among the ministers who could stand in the palace, they were all important ministers and confidants who had followed Li Shimin on his expeditions and experienced the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

Even the eldest grandson Wuji, who was the uncle of the prince, had no intention of helping his nephew Li Chengqian ascend the throne.

On the one hand, he may have a true relationship with Li Shimin, and on the other hand, there are many ministers who can suppress Changsun Wuji at this time.

Even Empress Changsun was silently suppressing Changsun Wuji, a relative, let alone other courtiers.

As soon as Empress Changsun and Li Shimin heard that Shi Zhongkui called himself a "poor Taoist", they knew that this guy did not want to associate with the royal family in a secular capacity.

There was an obvious intention to keep a distance.

He secretly thought that this god was really heartless, but if Shi Zhongkui hadn't lied and had saved Queen Changsun once three years ago, he couldn't say he was really heartless.

Moreover, Empress Changsun saw that Shi Zhongkui seemed to really care about Changle, no matter how many years he lived.

"Boqian, not only for the sake of the common people in the world, but also for the sake of Changle and your future children, please think of a way.

And if I can help you avoid punishment, the entire Li family and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are willing to give you their full help."

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Yuchi Jingde, Xiao Yu, Cheng Yaojin, Tang Jian, Li Ji and others naturally did not dare to show any signs of neglect and repeatedly supported Queen Changsun.

Of course, the prince and several princes did not dare to fall behind. When the truth was told, Li Tai even shouted with a loud salute, "True Lord, the little king is willing to sacrifice his life to repay his father, and I ask the True Lord to help me."

The prince's expression changed drastically. Li Shimin, who was lying on the bed, was moved to comfort him. Many ministers and concubines also had different expressions.

Some people think Li Tai is sincere, while more people think this guy is just putting on a show.

Shi Zhongkui had said before that he had already saved Empress Changsun once. If this was true, then once he took action, he would definitely be able to save the emperor.

After this, the emperor would definitely be really thinking about whether to inspect Li Tai.

Shi Zhongkui probably knew that Li Zhi would be the last to succeed, so the more he looked at Li Tai, the more pitiful he felt for him.

No matter how hard he struggled and calculated, everything was in vain in the end. He sighed and said, "If everyone is willing to give up their longevity to help their loved ones live longer, the world will be in chaos."

When everyone heard this, they thought about it and realized that it was absolutely correct.

Li Tai's expression changed slightly, while the prince was secretly overjoyed and breathed a sigh of relief.

Shi Zhongkui was almost done with his acting. He looked at Tang Huang who had a disappointed expression on his face and said, "I am a poor Taoist who has compiled a letter. Please give it to your majesty and take it to Mingsi and hand it over to Cui Yu, the judge of Fengdu. Please ask him to help your majesty live longer." Ten years.

But after this, Your Majesty needs to remember that Pindao and Changle repaid Li Tang's kindness."

Emperor Tang's heart tightened, and then he thought that he was about to die. He could live ten or twenty years just because he gave birth to a good daughter. Where could he find such a good thing?

As for repaying the kindness of giving birth and raising children, just repay it. As long as you are alive, you will have the opportunity to continue to show kindness to Changle in the future.

Shi Zhongkui asked, "Zhenjun, who is this Cui Yu?"

Shi Zhongkui smiled slightly, "Cui Yu was a minister of the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He first received the order of Zizhou and was later promoted to Minister of Rites.

Five hundred years ago, I was a poor Taoist who knew each other very well. At that time, because a general from heaven who was demoted to earth did evil in the lower world, I gave him eighty sticks in the underworld.

Because he was worried about implicating the ten gods of Yama, he asked himself to be reincarnated into the human world and experience the pain of reincarnation.

Eight years ago, when he was about to reach the end of his life and return to the underworld with full merit and virtue, and when he became a judge again, he wrote to Pindao and invited my family to come to Chang'an to get together.

Judge Fengdu, who has now returned to the underworld and is in charge of the book of life and death, got together with Judge Cui a few days ago when Pindao took him on a tour of the underworld of Changle.

When your majesty goes to the underworld, you can give him the letter. He will definitely let your majesty return to the sun because he is a poor man."

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was overjoyed and ordered the prince to grind it. The King of Wei spread out the white paper, took the letter written by Shi Zhongkui himself, put it into his sleeve, and then he closed his eyes and died.

For a moment, everyone in the hall was shocked.

Then someone didn't know who cried, and suddenly there was a burst of crying.

It took a while before anyone noticed that Shi Zhongkui had disappeared.

It was not until the guards spread the news that Shi Zhongkui had gone to Xuanqing Temple and ordered people to open an altar to sit in meditation that the queens and everyone felt relieved.

But the emperor was not breathing. Even if he knew that things were going to turn around, he still had to make preparations for his funeral.

In the three palaces and six courtyards, the queen, concubines, ministers, princes, and two groups of civil and military officials all mourned and expressed their condolences. Fortunately, it took time to mourn, and the body of the Tang Emperor was soon placed in the White Tiger Palace.

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian and others discussed with the queen and decided to let Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji and other trusted generals wear helmets and armor and hold weapons to guard the coffin. superior.

Even if the prince, King Wei and others wanted to pay their respects, they could not get within three meters of the coffin.
Chapter completed!