Chapter 61 Aftermath
While drinking with Yuchi Baolin and others during the day, they also asked about Yuchi Gong's physical condition.
I heard that I only had some breathing problems occasionally and my old injuries did not occur for a long time, so Su Dawei was quite happy.
After all, according to history, Yuchi Gong died last year.
It seems that it is right to introduce professionals like Li Chunfeng to guide Yuchi Gong to use medicine for alchemy.
Everything was great, but something happened at this moment.
In the evening, Yuchi Gong was breathless for a while.
The people from the Yuchi family were anxiously looking for Yuchi Baolin to go back.
As a result, after returning, Yuchi Gong was fine again.
And he is quite in good spirits.
He pulled several sons to drink a meal and the conversation became aroused. Yuchi Gong also mentioned the old story of the battle with Taizong.
As he was drinking, he stood up while he was excited and picked up the horse spear that had been with him for decades and wanted to practice.
At that time, Yuchi Baolin wanted to advise the old man not to do anything randomly, but was scolded back.
It was late autumn, and the old man took off his shirt and danced his spear back and forth with bare arms to explain his method of seizing the spear.
Finally, before practicing the spear, Yuchi Gong suddenly fell down.
Then he never woke up again.
Su Dawei estimated that it was probably a sudden cerebral hemorrhage, or cardiovascular...
In any case, people have left and died naturally, without any particular pain, this is the only place worthy of comfort.
According to history, Yuchi Gong died of an old injury attack and was quite painful before his death.
Perhaps, for a generation of powerful generals, falling down during the process of performing spears is his final destination.
The funeral was handled by a special person, and Li Zhi personally ordered a mourning. He did not attend the court for three days, and officials above the fifth rank in the capital went to pay their respects to the fullest mourning.
Since Yuchi Gong retreated bravely, he has not participated in the affairs of the court for more than ten years. For the emperor, he is a very reassuring existence.
Everyone who deserves it will be given to ensure that this hero of Lingyan Pavilion will be in the foreground.
As a relative of the Yuchi family, Su Dawei also accompanied Yuchi Baolin to put on plain clothes, handled the funeral, and received the visiting officials.
Yuchi Baolin stood in the mourning hall, looking at the people coming and going with a gray expression, motionless, like a clay puppet.
When Aye was alive, he was silent most of the time except after drinking.
Their sons were all very awe-inspiring.
Usually, I rarely take the initiative to talk to Yuchi Gong. If I make mistakes occasionally, I will be punished.
I was beaten a lot when I was a child.
But until now, until the people are gone.
My heart suddenly became empty.
It was not until this time that Yuchi Baolin realized what his father meant to him.
In my heart, it was originally a mountain.
Now, the mountain has collapsed.
No one can rely on me anymore.
Tears fell from Yuchi Baolin's eyes.
He knelt in front of the spirit and sobbed silently.
"Bolin, Paulin, and there are also guests who are paying homage, don't be too sad."
Su Dawei advised him, but his eyes were also slightly red.
The person is gone, but the scene of dating with him is extremely clear in my mind.
I still remember that before going to the Western Turks, Yuchi Gong took the initiative to find him and persuaded him to go to the army to experience it. He would help arrange it with his connections.
He also mentioned the relationship between his deceased wife and the Su family and recognized Su Dawei as a relative.
In fact, he could have done nothing but thought he had no idea.
That was the craziest time for Changsun Wuji. If you don’t pay attention, you will get angry.
But Yuchi Gong did this anyway.
It was like protecting Su Dawei with his own hands and making a giant tree for him to shelter from the wind and rain.
But now, the giant tree has fallen.
Su Dawei remembered the voice and appearance of Yuchi Gong in the past, and his throat tightened.
Step on.
A pair of boots appeared in front of him.
A man walked up to the spirit tremblingly.
Su Dawei looked up and was surprised to find that Cheng Zhijie was coming.
I haven't seen him in recent years, and I didn't expect him to be so old.
The former chief marching commander of the Congshan Road and the chief marching commander of the Tang army in the Western Turks, such a vigorous Tang general, now his temples are white, as if stained with frost and snow.
My waist was also hunched.
My eyes were much more turbid, and only occasionally could I see a trace of the past.
Su Dawei pulled Yuchi Baolin and saluted Cheng Zhijie with several other relatives of the Yuchi family: "Duke Lu."
Cheng Zhijie pulled one hand out of Cheng Chusi's hand.
He was supported by Cheng Chusi.
He waved his hand to Su Dawei first, then straightened his clothes, raised his spirits, and bowed to Yuchi Gong's tablet.
"Old guy, I'm here to see you... Although you didn't like each other during your lifetime, we fought side by side for a lifetime. Who would have thought that now the yin and yang are separated forever?
Over the years, many old guys have left...
Now, looking at the left and right, it seems that I am the only one left. I feel so lonely.
Maybe, it won’t take long to go down and accompany you. Then we can meet again.”
"Aye!"
Cheng Chusi hurriedly pulled Cheng Zhijie.
A trace of sadness rose on Cheng Zhijie's face, he shook his head, nodded to Yuchi Baolin, and then retreated.
Next person came up was Xu Jingzong, the Secretary of the Central Committee.
He first saluted Yuchi Baolin and other family members, and then whispered: "I will send Duke E to you for a journey. Your Majesty will posthumously recognize Duke E as the Minister of Situ and the governor of Bingzhou, posthumously named "Zhongwu", and grant the secret weapon of the East Garden to bury Taizong Zhaoling."
Yuchi Baolin bowed slightly to Xu Jingzong with an expressionless face.
"By the way, Your Majesty will issue an edict soon, and you will inherit it."
Yuchi Baolin was the legitimate son of Yuchi Gong, who inherited the title of Duke of E, which was the meaning of the title.
After saying this, Xu Jingzong faced the spiritual throne, bowed three times, and said, "The dragon leaped on the Shang and Zhou dynasties, Yin Wangying Yingqiu. The wind was about to go away, and the scales were soaring. Yu Huangzuo, Feng Zhen Huichang..."
The second child in the family behind Yuchi Baolin was dizzy and whispered: "What is he chanting? It's so difficult to talk..."
"Don't talk nonsense."
Su Dawei turned around and glared at him, saying for Yuchi Baolin: "The Zhongshu Ling recited the sacrificial texts, just listen to it, don't talk nonsense."
Yuchi Baoqi shrank his neck and did not dare to speak anymore.
The third son Yuchi Baohuan, who was kneeling beside him, looked at him, then looked at Su Dawei, and lowered his head.
The relationship between Su Dawei and the Yuchi family was recognized by the old man during his lifetime.
What he said, brothers have to listen to.
Finally, Xu Jingzong read until the end of "Seeing the Historical Strategy and Revolving the Huiyin".
When he stepped down, after a moment, the guests in the hall suddenly made a commotion.
Even the discussion turned into a buzzing sound.
Su Dawei felt strange in his heart. The guests who came to pay tribute to the court were all prominent people. Why did he lose his composure? Could it be that Li Zhi came?
Turning his head and looking towards the entrance of the mourning hall.
Soon, an old man in his sixties with a chin and bearded, walked in with his guards.
This old man has a very extraordinary demeanor.
While looking around, there was a sense of majesty, as if he had the power of life and death in his hands, and his aura was very strong.
During the walk, every step seemed to have been measured, not a point or a point.
The next step just fell on the footprint of the previous step.
What Su Dawei noticed the most was his eyes, which looked like the legendary Guan Erye, and the squinting eyes of the phoenix.
It looks like a big shot.
I just don't know if this person is...
Behind Su Dawei, Yuchi Baoqi yelled in a low voice: "Yes... it's the British Duke, the British Duke is here!"
This sound made Su Dawei stunned for a moment.
Even Yuchi Baolin, who lowered her head and cried silently, couldn't help but wipe away her tears and looked up to salute the British minister.
"Have you met the British Duke."
The visitor, Duke of England, Li Ji.
The worship activities in the mourning hall continued, but Su Dawei was called by Li Ji and asked the Yuchi family to provide a separate quiet room, saying that he wanted to talk to him.
The alchemy room was where Yuchi Gong refines elixirs and medicines before. There was a copper furnace for alchemy in the middle of the room.
There are various Taoist books, as well as elixir bottles and encapsulated medicinal materials on the wooden shelves between the walls on both sides.
There is nothing else other than that.
Su Dawei looked at the old man standing in front of him with his hands on his back, and still felt like he was in a dream.
This Tang army is now well-deserved by the No. 1 man, I'm afraid that Su Dingfang will be behind him.
It is said that when Li Zhi wanted to "destroy the king and establish Wu", it was the time when Changsun Wuji and his team fought back the most. Changsun Wuji firmly held on the queen and refused to depose him, and Li Zhi had almost no choice.
At the critical moment, Li Zhi remembered Li Ji and went to ask for help in person.
As a result, Li Ji only said one sentence: This is Your Majesty’s family matter, why bother asking outsiders?
It was this sentence that gave Li Zhi great courage to forcibly abolish Queen Wang and make Wu Meiniang the new queen.
"Duke of England, I don't know what..."
"I've heard of you."
"Um?"
"Before Jingde was alive, I mentioned you to me. It was about the fifth year of Yonghui. Jingde said that he had a good junior who wanted me to take care of you."
"Duke E..." Su Dawei only felt his throat tight, as if he was blocked by something.
From the mouth of the number one leader of the Tang Dynasty, I heard about what happened before Yuchi Gong when he died, and I asked for this favor for myself.
At that time, he was disgusted by Changsun Wuji. If Li Ji had come forward, Changsun Wuji would definitely not dare to act rashly.
However, Yuchi Gong never mentioned this in front of Su Dawei during his lifetime.
He hasn't told anyone.
Not once.
"The second time I heard someone mention you was after Su Dingfang came back from the Western Turks. He said you were a good seedling, but I still didn't see you."
Li Ji gently caressed his long beard: "Until today, when I saw you, I suddenly remembered the past and sighed for a moment."
Su Dawei looked at him and couldn't say a word.
The thought in my heart is: Why does it feel a little weird?
Yuchi Gong mentioned me in front of you, he is dead now.
Su Dingfang also mentioned me in front of you, he...
Pooh!
You can't be like this.
"Do you know why I talk to you alone today?" Li Ji gently stroked his long beard and squinted his eyes at Su Dawei.
"I don't know."
Li Ji was stunned at first, and then laughed.
"Yes, at least you are telling the truth. You are not eager to show off in front of me like everyone else."
Li Ji continued: "That time, I didn't want to make enemies with Changsun Wuji for a younger generation I didn't know. As for Dingfang, I wanted to see you more. Generally, young people will be unable to stand their tempers and return to victory, and it is inevitable that they will be ostentatious, but now it seems...
You are very calm, a little beyond my expectations.
When I was young, I didn’t have the calmness of you.
I still remember that I followed Zhai Rang as a teenager. When I won a battle, I felt very awesome."
Su Dawei looked at him and didn't know what to say for a moment.
I feel like you are very awesome.
In the middle, I said I didn’t want to make enemies with Changsun and wanted to see my personality. Although I was a little more scheming, I was also considered a character.
Why did you become a chatterer afterwards?
Li Ji was so smart. He glanced at Su Dawei's confused expression, stroked his beard and laughed twice: "I can't change my personality anymore. I don't recognize you. No matter how you beg me, it's useless. Once I recognize you, I will think you are my own person and can say anything."
Chapter completed!