Chapter 167 Luoyang Memory 1

Li Shimin did not fully follow the wishes of Empress Changsun to handle the funeral. He ordered the construction of Zhaoling. Because Jiuqi Mountain was the mausoleum, more than 100 people were chiseling stones. After dozens of days, Zhaoling was very majestic. It took five months from the death of Empress Changsun's illness to the completion of Zhaoling, and buried the remains of Empress Changsun in October of the year. Zhaoling. After the Spring Festival, in February of Zhenguan, Li Shimin issued an edict to build the Zhaoling Palace, a Zhaoling Palace called Yuan Palace, to be buried with the Empress Changsun. At the same time, he also ordered to build a layer view in the palace so that he could look up at the Zhaoling at any time.

Due to the death of Empress Changsun, Li Shimin only went back and forth between the two halls and the Shenlong Hall for a long time, and the harem was also silent due to the death of Empress Changsun, and automatically banned the gathering of joy. The most noisy person also calmed down, especially picking qian, which could not withstand the wind and waves for several months. Although Li Shimin occasionally summoned her several times, he only sat for a while and invited her out of the Dragon Hall. Instead, when I went to the Dragon Hall several times, Li Shimin allowed me to enter the hall. Sometimes I accompanied him to watch the memorials and sometimes played chess with him, but I was absent-minded. On this day, in the Liangyi Hall, he suddenly said that he would take me to the level view of Zhengxiu. I knew that he wanted to see the Zhao Mausoleum of Empress Changsun. At this time, Wei asked for a meeting outside the palace. Li Shimin did not cancel the idea of looking at the floor and invited Wei Zheng to go upstairs together.

I climbed up the high place along the straight steps. The wind in the corridor was very cold and fierce. I closed the fox leather windbreaker on my shoulders and looked at the towering mountain in the distance, which was Zhaoling. Wei Zheng also saw the mountain mausoleum. He stood behind Li Shimin with a solemn face. Li Shimin asked him with a sigh, "Have you seen Zhaoling?"

Wei Zheng shook his head: "I can't see it."

Li Shimin pointed to his hand and said, "There it is."

Wei Zheng took a step forward, looked in the direction pointed by Li Shimin, and replied, "I thought Your Majesty would have asked me to see the Xianling Mausoleum. If I had seen Zhaoling, I would have seen it."

Xianling is Li Yuan's mausoleum. As soon as Wei Zheng said this, Li Shimin was stunned. After a while, he turned around silently and slowly walked downstairs. His lonely and desolate back disappeared in the fading wind.

The moral standard of the dynasty is filial piety first. As for husband and wife, it is a very cold requirement that "the husband does not sacrifice his wife", and even the memorial service is not allowed. Publicly thinking about his wife and having a wife will be ridiculed and despised. As an emperor, Li Shimin naturally knows this rule, but he does not shy away from watching Zhaoling. If he doesn't miss him too much and feel sorry for himself, how can he know how to commit it? And Wei Zheng's sarcastic advice today undoubtedly stung him fiercely. A man and an emperor can't even miss his dead wife. How cruel it is!

I looked at the direction of his disappearance and didn't recover for a long time. Wei Zheng stepped in front of me, sighed gently, bent down and said, "Empress Changsun has gone, and I am sad, but I and the emperor can't be disappointed. I also asked the Empress to encourage the emperor in her spare time to cheer him up.

I smiled quietly and nodded: "It's natural. Wei Dazhi believes that the emperor will understand.

Wei Zheng nod his head and paused on me with a faint insistence: "In addition, I have something to warn you about. What the emperor holds is the rise and fall of the world, and I don't want to see the emperor lose his political heart because of emotional difficulties. It's not only the deceased Empress Changsun, but also the people in the harem.

With a slight meditation, I smiled and said, "Lord Wei means, I understand."

He sank his face and saluted gracefully: "I hope the Empress really understands. I'm leaving!"

He bowed back a few steps and then left. I looked back at the majestic Zhaoling and recalled what Wei Zheng said just now.

When I came to the Liangyi Hall again, Li Shimin had ordered to demolish the view of Zhaoling Mausoleum, and then returned to the Dragon Hall. Wei Zheng's words secretly reminded Li Shimin that he did not build a high-rise building to look at the Mausoleum. He ignored filial piety and was unreasonable. As an emperor, he had to order him to give up his thoughts. I think he must be extremely sad at this moment. When I came to the Dragon Hall, he buried his head in a soft chair. I sat next to him, held his arm, and saw that his cheeks were wet.

I had a colic in my heart and reached out to gently hold him in my arms.

"She's gone. I don't think it's good enough for her!" He is in pain.

I hugged him tightly and my voice trembled a little: "The emperor is sincere to the queen, and the queen is also kind to the emperor. I think the queen doesn't want to see the emperor like this.

There was no one in the hall, only a single candlelight flashed. He leaned in my arms, his shoulders trembled deeper and deeper, and the sadness that suppressed his early throat finally broke out. This is the first time I have seen him cry so painfully. His helplessness as a child is heartbreaking. I lowered my head and put my face on his hair, sad and weep.

I don't know how long it took, my arm was faintly sore, and the person in my arms had calmed down and was still held tightly next to me. I sighed gently. He raised his head and his eyes turned slightly. He didn't say anything, but looked at me without blinking. I calmed down a little and forced myself to smile and whisper, "If Xiran is gone one day, will you cry for me like today?" He hesitated for a long time and finally didn't answer. I lowered my eyes and blamed myself with a wry smile: "At this time, I shouldn't ask. Sadness comes from the heart. Asking is coercion, and it is an illusion.

He stared deeply at me, and his eyes flowed with sadness. His voice sounded a little stuffy: "I never thought you would leave me first, and I don't want to see you leave me."

I exhaled, looked directly into his eyes, and whispered, "Look at me clearly. It's me in front of you, not...not..."

He moved his arm and held me in his arms. I breathed secretly, softened my body, and followed his movements into his chest. He hugged me, his breath changed from silence to softness, and then said gently, "I've been in such a bad mood these months that I want to go out for a walk. Shall we go to Luoyang? This is what I promised you a long time ago.

I was a little surprised, but my heart was slowly warmed by his words. I smiled with tears and nodded.

Soon, Li Shimin set a date to leave the palace, and then tried his best to sort out the accumulated memorials and state affairs in the next few days, and was busy all day and night. Sometimes he couldn't help sleeping. On a cold winter night, he sat in a chair and slept. I told Duke Zhou to persuade him to go back to bed, but every time he woke him up, he continued to sort out state affairs. I can't help but blame myself for his hard work. If he hadn't been to Luoyang, he wouldn't have handled the current state affairs carefully day and night.

On this trip, Li Shimin plans to only take me and Xue Wanjun. As a result, the harem was disturbed, but no one dared to make any comments. The day before the trip, the imperial concubines came to say goodbye to me and gave me a lot of gifts. I know that these people are flattering, and they are actually looking for opportunities to go straight up.

Early the next morning, Li Shimin and I sat in the prepared carriage. Xue Wanjun led the way forward, and the simple team slowly drove in the palace. Mo was about to arrive at the gate of the palace. The carriage suddenly stopped, and the eunuch outside the car said, "Your Majesty, Lord Wei stood in front of the palace with some other adults." As soon as Li Shimin heard this, he lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage. I was also shocked and followed him out. I saw a few ministers in court clothes standing in front of the high palace gate, and a man stood in front of them. The man was slightly angry and stared at me, but it fell on Li Shimin again. He strode and took the ministers to make a big salute.

The person who came was Wei Zheng.

When Li Shimin saw this situation, how could he not know what they wanted to do? He glanced at the loyal people below and asked loudly, "I accept private visits and observe the people's feelings. What's Wei Changshi's opinion?"

Wei Zheng raised his head, and his sharp eyes fell on me and Li Shimin. He said, "The emperor's private visit and understand the people's feelings is to love the world. But the emperor only brought one General Xue with him, and I was worried. Whether the emperor understands the people's feelings or returns to the old place, I will not interfere, but the emperor should not be hindered by trivial matters, but he should put the overall situation first!"

Li Shimin frowned. Although he was unhappy, he still said, "I have approved all the memorials and told all the arrangements. As soon as there is an urgent report, General Qin will send it to me quickly. I haven't been out of the palace for a long time. I don't know that the people are rich and poor. Only when I am close to the people can I be a good politician and govern the world in peace. Wei Changshi, are you right?

"The emperor is reasonable, but..." Wei Zheng wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the sudden laughter. Changsun Wuji came from the square, with big sleeves facing the wind, with a smile on his face, but his eyes were deep and solemn. He stood in front of Wei Zheng and several ministers and said to Wei Zheng, "Wei Changshi, when the emperor set the day to leave the palace, he began to deal with all the affairs in the court. Now the emperor wants to visit the people, which is also a state matter. Wei Changshi should not speculate randomly. About taking only General Xue... Oh, sending more people will only attract attention. If you attract bad people, it is not evil. Therefore, I have ordered a guard to follow secretly to protect the emperor and the German concubine. Is Wei Changshi still worried about anything?

Wei Zheng's face suddenly appeared, and Changsun Wuji had no choice but to answer him in a word. If he was unhappy and unconvinced, he had to be respectful: "Well, it's very good! Then I will wait for the emperor to return to the palace!"

He turned his body sideways, and the minister behind him also gave way. Li Shimin smiled and nodded to Changsun Wuji and took me back to the carriage. The eunuch in front of the carriage shouted, and the wheels slowly rolled up again. The curtain of the window shook with the wind, jumping with anticipation and excitement. When the carriage drove out of the palace gate, the light in the carriage immediately lit up. I lifted the window, and there was a yellow grass outside, which responded to the pale blue sky in the distance. What an unstoppable vast world!

I took a deep breath. The breath outside the palace really flew a lot, with blue sky and white clouds, and the sun was very warm. Although the cold wind penetrated through the window, it was with the fragrance of soil, and the whole heart became clear. The distant wind bell came from the clouds, and my thoughts drifted away with the wind, echoing the warm scenery.

I sat quietly in the carriage with him, with the windows open on both sides, and we looked at each side. The flowing air raised my hair, and I vaguely felt that someone touched my clothes. I turned around, and Li Shimin was gently holding my hair behind me. I smiled gently and leaned against his broad shoulders.