"My lord, you should feel lucky that you are a nobleman of Tianhuang and have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, so you can finally save your life."
"There is also you, the crown prince, you should be lucky too."
"Your mother was over forty and just died. She had enjoyed so many years of prosperity and wealth. Even if I repeatedly asked the doctor to extend the onset of the poison, she only suffered for a few hours before she died. It’s just torture.”
She lowered her eyes and recalled the past with a look of compassion: "And my aunt struggled in pain all night, and finally gave birth to her only flesh and blood. That was a little brother. His mother was poisoned in the womb, and his whole body turned purple. After only crying a few times, she lost her breath. My aunt first suffered the pain of losing her son, and then she died of the poison. How can the torture your mother endured before her death be offset by the chance!"
Prince Wei and his son did not say anything.
Yu Yingying didn't mind when she saw this: "My sworn brother previously advised me not to come face to face with the prince, but I think it's better to come and see him and talk things through clearly."
"I ask myself, I have no shame in admiring you, so why should I be weak and dodge, weakening my voice and power in vain, making the world laugh at Yu's cowardice?"
Her words were powerful and her eyes were firm: "The Yu family only has one daughter left today, but she may not be unable to stand upright and support the lintel!"
…
In the end, the King of Wei still forced himself to come forward and summoned a group of civilian and military generals under his command. When Li Shimin led his army into Qingzhou, he also asked the chief historian to support him and meet with him. However, not long after the meeting ended, the news was hurriedly passed on. The doctor went over.
The confidant who got a glimpse of the inside story quietly replied to the lord: "I'm afraid King Wei's life span will not be long."
Li Shimin was slightly surprised: "Are you really scared to death?"
"Half and half," said a confidant: "Half was frightened by Miss Yu, and half was because he was depressed and could not accept the failure of his great cause."
King Wei has been defeated, and the defeat of the capital is imminent. And the end of these two parties, doesn't it also mean the end of the dynasty founded by their ancestors?
The King of Wei was originally a young man of literature and art. It would be strange if he had no feelings in his heart after half of his ancestors' inheritance was ruined in one day!
Li Shimin didn't care much about the life or death of King Wei - anyway, Li Tianrong was still there and Qingzhou had surrendered to him. Even if King Wei died at this time, it would not harm him.
As for accompanying the capital...
It's almost ready.
…
Ever since the news came that the king of Wei had dedicated his city to Dezhou, for several days, the emperor felt that the sky above his head was cloudy. He wished he could stab the villain of the king of Wei three times a day, and then find someone else to do the same to him. He is good!
You are also a descendant of the Li family, and you are also the current prince and uncle of the emperor. How can you take the lead in surrendering to the rebels? !
What made him even more irritated was that at this juncture, the Supreme Emperor no longer wanted to fight for power with him. He let go of everything that needed to be done and stopped interfering in government affairs on the pretext of recovering from illness. It was as if he was looking after his old age!
Damn it, what have you been doing? !
The more the Emperor behaved like this, the more the Emperor refused to let him take it out easily. He went there three times a day to say hello. For important matters in the court, he would inevitably ask the Emperor in person what he meant.
On this day, the emperor went to greet the Supreme Emperor as usual in the afternoon. Before he entered the door, he heard a burst of cheerful chatter and laughter coming from the courtyard.
The emperor's brows moved slightly, and the attendant whispered: "It's the Ninth Princess and Mrs. Zheng Guo who are here."
The emperor's face was clear.
This Mrs. Zheng Guo is none other than Wu Cuicui, the former wife of Li Qiao.
On that day, as a hero of Taizu, the Wu family was the first to defect to the King of Wei, which really caught the Tian family father and son off guard. They originally thought that Wu Cuicui would either follow Li Qiao to defect to Dezhou, or follow her brother to join the King of Wei, but instead Unexpectedly, she didn't go anywhere, but returned to live in the capital city.
After hearing the news, the Supreme Emperor sent someone to take her into the palace, and asked her with a sullen expression why she had not followed her brother to join the King of Wei.
Wu Cuicui first angrily criticized the emperor for his disorderly government, and then said that her parents were both dead and their bones were buried here. Her brother went east to preserve the blood of the Wu family, but she stayed here alone because she wanted to Be filial to your parents and take care of their tombs.
The Supreme Emperor was moved after hearing this. After all, she could not be blamed for Wu Erlang's defection to the King of Wei.
After that, Wu Cuicui, who had been in a daze for twenty years, did something shocking.
Although Li Qiao broke off the relationship with her as husband and wife, he left to her all the goods he had previously obtained from the Wu family and even the gifts from the Tian family. Wu Cuicui's own dowry and Mrs. Wu's private house were also an astronomical figure.
That day, there was a sudden disaster in the capital, and countless people were affected by the disaster. The entire city was burned to the ground. Wu Cuicui converted all the belongings into money, leaving only food and clothing, and the rest was used for reconstruction. Accompany you all.
That's half of the Wu family's wealth, which has been a family of ministers for generations!
I'm afraid even the emperor may not be so generous!
Wu Cuicui gained a great reputation because of this. Even though the emperor disliked her, he had no choice but to give her the title of Lady of the State for the sake of all things.
The left and right are just a false name, the emperor thought so.
The girl of the Wu family does seem to have made some progress, but it's a pity that no matter how much progress she makes, it's just like that. To this day, she still thinks that the Supreme Emperor is her foster father who loves her wholeheartedly!
The emperor was heartbroken, but turned around and left without entering.
In the courtyard, Wu Cuicui was rolling up her sleeves and making tea for the Supreme Emperor herself. From grinding to grinding to boiling water for brewing, she refused to leave it to others.
The Supreme Emperor was half leaning on the seat, with a smile on his face and a kind expression like an ordinary old man: "How many times have I told you, just let the servants do these things, why bother!"
Wu Cuicui used a fan to fan the wind, her eyes fixed on the spring water in the kettle as it rolled. Somehow in her mind, she suddenly recalled the person who had always been in tit-for-tat with her in the past. The cousin who is in Prince Wei's Mansion is here.
It was truly a bad fate. The cousin was not only her first husband's sweetheart, but also later became her second husband's sworn sister by accident.
Later, it was this cousin who asked people to give her the things she asked for.
"A little is enough."
The messenger conveyed her cousin's words to her, and Wu Cuicui could almost guess her cousin's expression when she said these words.
The gemstones are bright and bright, yet have sharp edges and corners, full of murderous intent.
The spring water in the pot rolled up for the third time, and the rising heat made her narrow her eyes slightly, but she said with a smile: "No, this is your daughter's filial piety, how can you let others do it for you?"
The Ninth Princess was at the side, with a bit of jealousy in her tone, and said angrily: "Father, Cuicui went to the master to learn it. My daughter also wanted her to take care of it before, but she refused. That's just... Only when I am filial to your elders can I be willing to put in this effort!"
The Supreme Emperor was amused and laughed loudly: "Doesn't this mean that you will catch up today? Just wait, you will always get something to your advantage!"
Jiu Gong's eyelashes slightly drooped, smiling and saying nothing.
Chapter 145
The Supreme Emperor is really old now.
The reason why I showed my loneliness in the past was because I was forced to flee west and had to hand over my power to others - even if it was only done on the surface, it was enough to make this man who has been self-reliant for decades deeply painful. .
The shrinking and sadness at that time were staged, but the shrinking and sadness now are all real.
He knew very well that the current dynasty was in a state of decay, and he knew even more clearly that the death knell of the dynasty founded by his ancestors through all obstacles had also sounded.
Li Changsheng was the gravedigger of this dynasty, and his previous actions when he was in power had not given a strong dose of medicine to this dying dynasty, further hastening the end?
Now, he is really starting to enjoy the time of having fun with his grandson.
As for power... hasn't the emperor always tried every means to take it away?
Just give it all to him!
And he, the old emperor, just listens to popular Jiangnan music every day, asks his daughter to accompany him for a walk, or like today, with the young children. Have tea.
Although I know that the outside world is still in turmoil, being here at this moment, smelling the distant fragrance of tea coming from not far away, really feels like having a half-day of leisure!
It's probably because of seeing it through, or maybe the tea that Wu Cuicui specially bought from the far west has magical effects. Recently, I drink it every two days, and not only do I feel more energetic during the day than before. , you can also sleep peacefully at night.
Of course, the Supreme Emperor was not completely unprepared. He also sent the imperial doctor to investigate, but in the end he could not find anything fishy. When he saw Wu Cuicui again, he drank tea together, and his face was normal, so his suspicions were dispelled.
What kind of things can this silly kid do?
He secretly laughed at himself for making such a fuss and worrying about nothing.
The wind blew all night last night, and Wu Cuicui was making tea not far away. His Majesty listened to her coughing several times, and couldn't help but express some concern.
Wu Cuicui frowned and her voice was slightly hoarse: "Maybe you really caught the cold. Let's go back and have a look. If it's really not good, just go to a village outside the city and stay for a few days. After you recover, we can see again. you."
The emperor could not help but give her many rare things and medicinal materials.
After an interval of two days, when Wu Cuicui entered the palace, the Supreme Emperor saw no one. He asked someone to go out of the palace to ask, only to find out that Wu Cuicui fell ill two days ago, but left the Supreme Emperor's habit. The tea leaves and brewing recipes were brought into the palace, saying that they would not miss the Emperor's elegance.
The Supreme Emperor burst into laughter: "This silly girl is just recuperating from her illness, but she still misses me!"
Privately, he still asked the imperial doctor to come and see if there was anything wrong with the tea leaves and prescriptions.
After the two imperial doctors saw it, they both said that it was no different from before.
The Emperor's suspicion was gone, so he ordered his attendants to make tea and drink it according to the recipe sent by Wu Cuicui. At first, he didn't feel anything. He was even in high spirits and planned to go to the back garden to appreciate the plum blossoms. He never thought of walking a few dozen steps. Then, it suddenly broke out.
Before the attendants could react, they saw the Emperor stumble suddenly at his feet and roll down the steps.
Everyone was startled, came to their senses, and rushed down in a swarm. They saw that the Emperor's face was as pale as paper, and his forehead was sweating. They thought he was old and his bones were brittle. He fell from a high place and broke his leg.
A bunch of voices ordered people to get the recliner, and when they were trying to help people up, they heard the Supreme Emperor let out a scream that was extremely sad. He ignored the hands that stretched out to help him, and his whole body felt like a string was interrupted. His back was like a wild dog, twitching and rolling on the ground without any appearance.
The attendants were stunned. For a moment, they didn't know what to do. After a while, someone said: "What are you doing? Why don't you go and call the doctor!"
The Supreme Emperor was lying on the ground paved with bluestone tiles in a state of embarrassment. He had just fallen down from a high step, and his cheek was scratched, revealing the bright red flesh inside, but he couldn't feel it anymore.
Because compared with the pain coming from the belly, the little pain on the face is really too slight!
pain!
it hurts! ! !
It felt like a poisonous centipede had burrowed into his stomach and intestines. It was moving rapidly. Its dozens of creepy feet were crawling wantonly in the internal organs, and the poisonous juice was continuously flowing from its intestines. It surged out of his limbs, corroding his internal organs crazily.
It was as if there was a red-hot hook, and the red-hot tip hooked his lungs. While the internal organs were burned black and eroded, the person holding the hook exerted a little more force, The intention is to hook all his internal organs out of his throat...
The imperial doctor had just checked to see if there was anything wrong with the tea leaves not long ago. He was summoned back again. He was a little surprised. Before he could get closer, he heard a wail that made the eardrums sore and was filled with pain. Zhong——If it’s not the Supreme Emperor, who could it be?
When they got closer to take a look, the two imperial doctors looked at each other and were frightened: "Well, at least we have to help the Supreme Emperor up before we can diagnose his pulse..."
But to be honest, looking at the current state of the Supreme Emperor, it’s probably just like that after diagnosing the pulse...
Several of the attendants had the courage to help him, but the Emperor struggled too hard and could not restrain him as they wished. Moreover, the Emperor had a noble status and was not a criminal, so how could they force him?
A group of people watched him rolling and screaming on the ground, with sad faces. Others went to invite the emperor to come and take charge of the overall situation.
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The poison that the Supreme Emperor was enjoying at this time had just killed Princess Chang of Wei. It was a new type of poison concocted with the purpose of causing the person who took the medicine to suffer maximum torture.
The Emperor rushed over after hearing the news and saw the Supreme Emperor lying on the ground twitching, his hair falling down, his face twisted, bleeding from his seven orifices, almost out of shape, and even his regular clothes were stained with blood.
At first he thought it was stained by the blood flowing from his mouth and nose, but when he looked carefully, he saw that the nails on the Emperor's ten fingers were broken and dripping with blood, and the tender flesh at the bottom of the nail bed was bloody and exposed to the air...
The emperor's heart was chilled after seeing this, and when he heard the inarticulate moans of the Supreme Emperor, he felt even more horrified. He asked sharply: "What's going on? Where is the imperial doctor?!"
The two imperial doctors were sweating profusely and said: "Your Majesty, the Emperor is in such a state, probably because he was poisoned..."
