Zhang Zong asked Li Hong about his next plan, which was actually reminding him that in this situation, he should also make the worst plan, especially to prevent anyone from secretly making trouble at this time.

Li Hong certainly understood what Zhang Zong meant, but after thinking for a long time, he shook his head and said, "Even so, we won't be too much, so as not to be caught in the future, so let's wait and see if it changes for the time being!"

As soon as Li Hong said that, Zhang Zong immediately understood that although Li Zhi was seriously ill now, he was still alive. If Li Hong was now in a hurry to prepare for the throne, if Li Zhi woke up again in the future, Wu Meiniang would definitely say bad things about Li Hong in front of Li Zhi, and he would not be able to explain it clearly at that time.

Thinking of the above, Zhang Zong did not insist anymore, but just reminded Li Hong to pay attention to his health. After all, Li Zhi had already fallen. If he fell again, the Tang Dynasty would be in chaos. Wu Meiniang would definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble.

Li Hong also knew the importance of his body. It is no exaggeration to say that he is now in the world's safety, so he nodded solemnly that he would pay more attention to his body and would never have any accidents at this time.

In the next few days, Zhang Zong and others were also guarding Ziwei Palace. During this period, Li Zhi had been awake several times and summoned Wu Meiniang, Taiping, Li Xian and others. Even Liu Rengui, Li Jingxuan and others were summoned and handled some things personally.

As Li Zhi sobered, the whole court seemed to stabilize quickly, but only a few people including Li Hong and Zhang Zong knew that Li Zhi's physical condition was getting worse and worse, and the imperial doctor had no choice. Even Ming Chongyan, who had magical medical skills, showed a solemn expression after diagnosing and treating Li Zhi, and then prescribed some drugs to temporarily stabilize the condition.

Faced with this situation, Li Hong had to prepare for succession, and the guards in the palace were further strengthened. This was not only to prevent outsiders, but also to prevent people in the palace. As for everyone to beware of who to guard against.

However, Wu Meiniang was very honest during this period. Apart from being by Li Zhi, she did not do much. In fact, she couldn't be honest, because Li Hong had installed people inside and outside, leaving no opportunity for her to take advantage of. It can even be said that Wu Meiniang was actually under house arrest by him. Although she could walk freely in the palace, it was difficult to get in touch with people from the outside world.

In fact, the ministers in the court were not stupid. Although Li Zhi's soberness and calming people's hearts before, as time went by, coupled with Li Hong's series of actions, many people noticed the situation in the palace. These people were old foxes in the officialdom and immediately expressed their loyalty to Li Hong. As the saying goes, the emperor and the ministers are now a good time for them to express their loyalty to the new king.

Under this situation, Wu Meiniang's influence on the court was also compressed to the extreme. It can even be said that it was the first time since Wu Meiniang participated in politics that it had completely lost its influence on the court. Many ministers who were originally swaying began to turn to Li Hong's side, and even some ministers who were originally involved with Wu Meiniang also began to cut off their connection with Wu Meiniang.

It is not surprising that this situation occurs. After all, everyone knows that although Li Hong and Wu Meiniang are mother and son, their relationship is extremely bad. After Li Hong ascended the throne, although he will not treat Wu Meiniang openly, he will put her in house arrest and will never have any influence on the court in the future. In this case, wise people must make plans for themselves in the future.

However, what no one expected was that although Li Zhi's condition was serious, even the imperial physician and Ming Chongyan had no choice, Li Zhi had to stand on the hospital bed for several months. During this period, he was unconscious and woke up less. Sometimes even when he woke up, he almost didn't recognize anyone, and even Wu Meiniang and Li Hong did not recognize him.

However, as the weather gets colder day by day, Li Zhi's health is getting worse and worse. Sometimes, he even falls into his coma for several days, and his diet can only make people liquid food, and then pour it into his stomach bit by bit. In this case, Li Zhi has become thinner and finally by the end of the year, Li Zhi finally couldn't hold on.

That morning, Li Zhi suddenly woke up, and this time he woke up, he actually recognized the person, which surprised everyone. They rushed to the palace immediately, but soon the imperial doctor told everyone very heavily that Li Zhi's deadline might be coming, and this time he woke up was just a reflection of the resurrection before his death.

Hearing the imperial doctor's words, Taiping was the first to cry, and then there was a lot of crying in the hall, but in the end, Li Hong came forward to preside over the overall situation, comforted everyone, and then went to see Li Zhi first.

This time, Li Zhi was particularly good when he woke up. After meeting Li Hong, he summoned others one by one. After knowing his physical condition, he calmly made arrangements for some things and also issued a will on the spot, requiring that after his death, Li Hong immediately succeeded to the throne in front of his coffin. As for the imperial tomb, everything was simple, and all military and national affairs were left to Li Hong to deal with.

Seeing that Li Zhi had even explained his funeral, everyone started crying again, but Li Zhi seemed very free and easy. He chatted with Wu Meiniang for a while in the end, and no one knew what they said. After Wu Meiniang came out, Li Zhi fell into a coma again. This time he never woke up again, and finally stopped breathing in the early morning of the next day.

Although everyone was mentally prepared for this matter when Li Zhi died, when the day really came, it still caused a great shock and the government and the country were also wailing.

However, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and Li Zhi issued a will before his death, requiring Li Hong to ascend the throne immediately. Therefore, after putting Li Zhi's body in the coffin, Li Hong immediately ascended the throne in front of the coffin. Later, Li Hong also summoned the ministers to discuss Li Zhi's future generations. After the ministers discussed, they decided to give Li Zhi a posthumous title of Emperor Emperor and the temple name Gaozong.

The Emperor was originally Li Zhi's previous claim. Although he was a bit arrogant with Tianqi, since it was Li Zhi's previous choice, Li Hong did not object. After the posthumous title and temple name were decided, the next step was to build the imperial tomb.
Chapter completed!