"Hahahahaha..." Li Zhi suddenly laughed.
"Okay, that's good, Di Renjie takes the order!"
Di Renjie took a step forward, bowed and saluted.
Li Zhi looked down at him and said in a loud voice: "Di Renjie, it is a great merit for you to propose this matter, so I will give you two hundred pieces of silk!"
Di Renjie shook his head: "Master, I don't accept it!"
Li Zhi was startled: "Why?"
Di Renjie said calmly: "I accept the emperor's order, and everything I do is within my scope. This is receiving salary without merit and cannot be accepted!"
Li Zhi walked down slowly.
"Di Renjie, I think all my dear friends can see and hear what you have done over the years, and now you are treating me with sincerity."
"Is this a futile achievement in establishing a healthy atmosphere for our Tang Dynasty? This is a great achievement!"
Di Renjie knew that he could not escape, so he said: "Since Your Majesty is like this, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your grace."
Li Zhi patted Di Renjie on the shoulder and whispered: "You are very good, I admire you very much!"
After saying that, Li Zhi laughed and returned to the dragon throne.
Before he could say anything more, a servant suddenly knelt down outside the hall.
"Two Saints! I have something to report!"
Li Zhi raised his eyes and saw that this servant was the one who took care of Yang's daily life. Why did he look so panicked?
"explain!"
"Mrs. Rong Guo lost her appetite after the cold night. Just now...just now...we are mourning the Second Saints' Day!"
Snap!
Wu Meiniang shook her hand and broke the wine glass on the table.
how could be? She even took a look in person a few days ago and found that she was obviously in good health.
At this time, the entire banquet was quiet. No one dared to smile anymore. No matter whether the slave was in compliance with the rules or not, they all knelt on the ground and asked for mercy.
Wu Meiniang suddenly felt empty in her heart.
Sometimes she felt that her mother would cause trouble for her, but when she heard of her passing, a tear slipped down her cheek silently.
There was no howling, no shouting, Wu Meiniang was like a still portrait, sitting there.
Only tears were like pearls, pattering down her chin and falling to the ground.
....
Several days passed.
Zhou Zhongxiao Gong, the wife of the warrior Xun, Yang Zhen, the wife of Rongguo, died of illness in Wannian Palace.
The Yang family went through the Sui and Tang dynasties, Sui Wen, Sui Yang, Gaozu, Taizong, Li Zhi, and five dynasties, and finally enjoyed a first-class imperial title, with infinite wealth and glory.
This life can be regarded as a wonderful life, and I have no regrets.
Wu Meiniang also had a clear conscience, and Wu Meiniang tried her best to satisfy Yang's various suggestions.
If there was any complaint against Yang before, there is nothing now.
Only then did she recall that everything her mother did, although she was greedy, was to consolidate the Yang family and consolidate her position.
Even when she was in the most difficult situation, Yang walked out of the temple to seek help for her, go out and make connections.
Even though her mother had been a bit biased in recent years and had done many things that did not go with her wishes, and even did some unspeakable things, she, Wu Meiniang, still chose to be tolerant.
Since Yang's death, Wu Meiniang had not had food or water for two days in a row. In order to comfort her, Li Zhi was very generous.
First, he ordered Yang to be posthumously given the title of Madam of the State of Lu, and was also given the posthumous title of Zhonglie.
As for the burial, everything is kept simple, based on what Yang once said.
After her death, she did not want to be buried with the warrior Xun, and wanted to return to the Yang family's hometown.
Many ministers expressed their understanding of this. After all, the matter between the Wu family and the Yang family could not be covered by paper. She, the Yang family, was worried that after being buried with the warrior Yun, she would be cast aside by people with the surname Wu!
All the funeral matters were left to Wu Meiniang. As the duke's successor, Wu Minzhi wore mourning clothes to attend the funeral.
While Wu Meiniang was still here observing her filial piety, Gao Lishi suddenly ran over with an eager look on his face and sweating profusely.
"Your Majesty... Hurry! Your Majesty's wind disease has relapsed. When he went to court, he suddenly fainted in the Tai Chi Hall!"
"What!?" Upon hearing this, Wu Meiniang immediately put away her sad face and hurried back to Chang'an.
But she didn't notice that when she was far away, Wu Minzhi stared at her figure with a cold look on his face.
....
Inside Tai Chi Palace.
Li Zhiping was lying on the bed.
Liu Shenwei used acupuncture with one hand and grinded unknown herbs with the other.
Nearby, Li Hong, Li Xian, Li Xian, Li Dan, and even the five-year-old Princess Taiping were all concerned at the bedside.
At this moment, the door suddenly opened.
Li Zhi, who heard the noise, slowly opened his eyes and looked at the person.
After seeing Wu Meiniang return, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief and pointed to a large pile of memorials on the table.
Wu Meiniang stepped forward, picked it up and looked at it.
It talks about things such as the lack of rain in summer and the difficulty in harvesting food this year.
Wu Meiniang was slightly startled when she saw this. A few years ago, Li Yifu proposed to expand the granary storage, so these things should not be a big problem.
But looking back, she understood.
Thousands of corrupt officials were purged from the DPRK...
There were countless state and county officials in the entire Tang Dynasty, big and small.
But it didn't take long for thousands of people to be discovered. It's no wonder that Li Zhi became excited and fell ill.
Over the years, disasters seemed to have targeted the Tang Dynasty. Li Zhi's illness could not be eradicated. Important ministers died one after another, and the prince fell ill.
Let alone Li Zhi, if these things were shown to a normal person, they would probably lie down in anger.
Wu Meiniang sighed, but stepped forward and asked with concern: "How do you feel?"
Li Zhi shook his head: "I can't die, but I'm afraid I won't be able to handle the government affairs..."
Speaking of this, Li Zhi murmured: "Now that there are many Tubos in the world, there are countless Tubos for every Tubo. The court cannot be without someone in charge. What should I do..."
What to do?
Hearing this, Wu Meiniang couldn't help but be startled. Is there any need to ask?
Wu Meiniang knew what Li Zhi was thinking, but she was not the stupid young girl she used to be.
When Li Zhi saw that Wu Meiniang was silent, he raised his head and looked at her, his eyes full of sincerity.
Wu Meiniang felt his gaze and couldn't help but think of the first scene, when he was staring at her with such longing.
Wu Meiniang opened her mouth, but just when she was about to say something, she was held back.
He was the one who fell ill in her arms in the first place and was almost crippled after that. She couldn't make any more mistakes. Even if she went to court, it had to be justified and she couldn't speak first by herself!
The two of them looked at each other affectionately, but they didn't know that underneath their gazes, there was a battle of emotions and a game of power.
Liu Shenwei stood there with a blank expression, holding the silver needle in his hand like a wooden man, motionless, very embarrassed.
He couldn't help but think to himself, just say what you want to say quickly, don't just stare at it! He still needs acupuncture!
"Cough! Cough cough cough cough!!"
At this moment, Li Hong on the side took the lead and couldn't help coughing.
Liu Shenwei instantly inserted the silver needle into Li Zhi's acupuncture point, and then said: "His Royal Highness, please go with me. Your Majesty is fine. You need to rest."
Li Hong shook his head at Liu Shenwei: "No need, I want to watch my father fall asleep and leave soon, uh, cough, cough! cough, cough, cough!"
Li Zhi glanced at Li Hong, his heart trembled for a while, and then he stopped insisting and pleaded quietly:
"Mei Niang, Hong'er and I rely on you!"
