Chapter 937: It turns out! Only then will we know!
When Li Hong heard this, he put on his robe and bowed his hands to leave, but he was very confused by Qin Wenyuan's words.
A few days later, Qin Wenyuan sent a secret letter to report to Li Zhi. This secret letter was not to report the prince's condition, but to talk about his recent experiences in practice and his preparations for a period of retreat for enlightenment. This was a plan for the Tang Dynasty. Qin Wenyuan wanted to make this happen.
He went into seclusion for a long time and kept it secret, so that the courtiers thought that he was still assisting the prince in supervising the country.
The purpose of Qin Wenyuan's report was simply not to let the younger generation and the princes and ministers with evil intentions know that he was ready to move after seclusion, and he did not want Li Zhi to ask for anything more about the prince's condition.
Li Zhi learned that Qin Wenyuan meant for the safety of the empire and heard that Prince Li Hong's condition had improved. He relaxed and naturally would not hinder Qin Wenyuan's practice. However, he told Qin Xiaole to strengthen the training of the army and strengthen the military training of Luoyang City.
You should be aware of the situation.
Qin Xiaole received the emperor's order to assign veteran general Liao Huan to take charge of guarding Luoyang City, and asked Liu Lang, Shan Sijing and others to step up the training of sergeants. There was a bad omen in this boy's consciousness, and he always felt that the empire would be in trouble.
Great things happen.
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In April of the second year of the Shangyuan era of the Tang Dynasty (675), Prince Li Hong was ordered to go from Chang'an to the Luoyang Palace. At that time, Princess Taiping was pregnant in ten months and was about to give birth.
Li Hong arrived in Luoyang and stayed in the "Qiyun Palace" of Hebi Palace in the imperial city.
At midnight on this day, the sleeping earth, except for the gentle breeze blowing, except for the "cracking" sound of sparks burning from the candles burning in the Qiyun Hall of the "Hebi Palace", under the dark night sky, the Nuoda Palace,
There was silence everywhere.
At this time, the Qin Mansion was in a tense and busy atmosphere. As the sky darkened, Princess Taiping began to have labor pains in her stomach. The nuns who delivered the baby and the maids who served her were all busy preparing to welcome the new life.
Princess Changle, who had come to Luoyang City half a year ago after hearing that her daughter-in-law was pregnant, was sitting in the middle hall of the Qin Mansion, watching her son walking back and forth in the hall with an uneasy expression, and frowned and said.
"You are almost your father, why are you still so restless? Can't you just sit down and wait in peace?"
Wang Feng'er, who was accompanying Princess Xiangcheng, heard this and very obediently pulled Qin Xiaole to sit down and said with a smile.
"With my mother here, my husband does not need to be too anxious. Sister Ping'er will definitely give birth to a baby smoothly. Sit down and spend time with your mother. Think about what to name the baby."
Princess Xiangcheng heard Wang Feng'er's words and said with a smile.
"The naming is a matter for the child's grandfather. As a mother, I can only choose a baby name for my child!"
Just when everyone in the Qin Mansion was happy and nervous, Li Hong's life had come to an end.
In Qiyun Palace, Li Hong's sleeping face had a smile. In his sleep, he felt peaceful and comfortable that he had never felt before. It was as if he saw a fairy in palace clothes floating towards him on the clouds, and the fairy
Not far behind him, the golden gate of heaven slowly opened, and a strange fragrance filled his nostrils...
Suddenly, several spring thunders exploded in the sky, and dazzling arcs tore through the dark sky. The candles burning in the palace were all extinguished amidst the thunder. The eunuchs and maids on duty in the palace were frightened and looked for flint stones to light the lamps.
Lighting lamps, calling people, slight, chaotic human voices, and footsteps, the maid serving the prince in the palace quickly went to the bed to check if Li Hong had been awakened. However, she found that the prince was sleeping differently from the past.
Exploring it with his hands, he realized that the surprise was not trivial, so he shouted loudly.
"The Imperial Physician—the Imperial Physician—come—"
The imperial doctor who often stayed with Li Hong heard the frightened screams of a palace maid in the bedroom of the side hall. Knowing that something serious was going on, he crawled into the prince's palace. After taking a pulse, although he was so scared that he was sweating, he did not forget it.
Please quickly report to the Emperor that Prince Li Hong passed away safely.
Just when the spring thunder exploded and Li Hong passed away, the cry of a baby broke through the night sky in Xu's mansion, and then the cheering sound of the midwife came from the room.
"Give birth—gave birth—a fat boy—"
Outside the delivery room, Princess Xiangcheng, Qin Xiaole, and Wang Feng'er heard this and quickly entered the room.
Princess Xiangcheng took over her grandson from the midwife, with a rare expression on her face, as if she had received the most precious treasure in the world. Wang Feng'er wanted to take it over and hug her, but she couldn't open her mouth.
Qin Xiaole went to the bed and held Princess Taiping's hand to greet her. Seeing that there seemed to be tears in the corners of Princess Taiping's eyes, he thought the princess was in pain, but unexpectedly heard the princess say in a weak voice.
"Husband, just now I seemed to see the prince's brother coming to say goodbye to me——"
Princess Taiping fell into a coma before she finished speaking.
Qin Xiaole panicked and shouted for someone to come and check, which made Princess Changle and Wang Feng'er nervous again. A midwife who knew medical science checked and took Princess Taiping's pulse and reported.
"Eldest Princess, please don't worry. The little princess is suffering from postpartum collapse. Her health is not serious and she will recover after resting."
Qin Xiaole, Princess Xiangcheng, and Wang Feng'er were relieved after hearing this, and ordered the maids, nuns, and other good people in the room to serve the princess and the newly born young master.
After everything was arranged, Qin Xiaole had time to recall the princess's words before she passed out. Feeling heavy in his heart, he relayed the princess's original words to his mother and Feng'er.
Hearing this, Princess Xiangcheng looked in the direction of the palace and murmured.
"The wind will blow up again in Luoyang, I'm afraid there will be no peace!"
The day in April was suddenly warm but then cold. When the white mist in the early morning was still slowly moving with the wind among the mountains and forests, like a girl holding a gauze dancing in the sky, the funeral bells in the Luoyang Palace were already ringing.
The heavy sound makes people feel very depressed.
The white mist floating in the forest seemed to be dyed by the heavy bells. When it floated into the clouds, it turned into a drizzle, creating a melancholy color in the world.
At dawn, Qin Xiaole was ordered to lead the Jinwu Guards to guard the palace. The emperor gave him the privilege of beheading first and reporting later if anything critical was discovered.
This boy led thousands of troops to the palace towers and put a guard on the only way to enter the palace. The ministers who entered the palace one after another felt the solemn atmosphere today. They were all cautious, not like they usually did when going to court, casually interacting with their colleagues in the palace.
Walking, noisy while chatting about unimportant things.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Prince Li Hong died suddenly. Li Zhi could not withstand such a heavy blow, and his body fell into a state of collapse and dizziness. A group of imperial doctors attended to the emperor's condition in the palace. Although Wu Zetian
She was sad, but she didn't dare to show a weak expression. There were many major things that she needed to make up her mind to deal with at this time.
After many ministers entered the palace one after another, Wu Zetian announced the news of the sudden death of the prince in Qiyun Palace, and sent an order to Taichang Temple and Zongzheng Temple to handle the prince's funeral. All officials acted in accordance with the imperial etiquette during the funeral.
After receiving the order, all the ministers retreated sadly, not daring to speculate privately on the cause of the prince's death, for fear that a slight careless word might lead to death.
Qin Wenyuan was in seclusion in Chang'an City. He suddenly felt a sudden impulse. He pinched his fingers and knew that Li Hong had passed away. He couldn't help but murmured.
"After death and rebirth, follow nature, all things are born from the Tao, and return to the Tao, Wuliang Taiyi Tianzun; this son seems to have something to do with my Xu family -"
After speaking, Qin Wenyuan actually smiled and turned his head towards Luoyang, as if bidding farewell to an old friend. Immediately, his body turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared into the quiet room. At the same time, Princess Caixia, Miss Murphy, Princess Minmin and others
The lady heard her husband's messages throughout the house.
"I'm going to Luoyang and I'll be back soon. Don't make any noise about it!"
Upon hearing this, all the ladies looked into space and nodded without saying a word. However, they knew that Qin Wenyuan's whereabouts played a decisive role in the stability of Chang'an City.
In the Qin Mansion in Luoyang, Qin Wenyuan's sudden appearance made his wife, Princess Xiangcheng, very puzzled and asked softly.
"The prince died suddenly. My husband was not in charge in Chang'an, so how did he end up in Luoyang?"
Qin Wenyuan heard his wife's words and said with a smile.
"It's okay in Chang'an City. Madam, please stop leaking the news about your husband's coming here and bring your grandson here to see you."
Princess Xiangcheng felt relieved after hearing this, and brought her grandson to her daughter-in-law Princess Taiping's room. Qin Wenyuan took it and said to his wife Chang Le.
"You go and guard outside the room. Don't allow anyone to come in and disturb me. I'll be grooming my grandson's tendons."
After his wife left the room, Qin Wenyuan was about to cast a spell, but unexpectedly he heard the laughter of "haha" in his ears, but he heard Grandma Yunxia say through the voice.
"Your Highness is here, but he is here for this baby. How could he not know that he will grow old?"
It turned out that when Qin Wenyuan entered the mansion, he had already alarmed Aunt Yunxia who was meditating in the courtyard of the mansion.
Grandma Yunxia felt that this person was someone with strong martial arts skills, but she didn't know where he came from, so she quietly came out of the courtyard. She saw a ghostly figure entering Princess Xiangcheng's room. She followed the figure and hid her body on the beam, listening to the ups and downs of her movements.
It turned out that Prince Qin, who was far away in Chang'an City, came here. He thought that the origin of Qin Xiaole's son was almost the same as the death of Prince Li Hong, so he asked this question.
When Qin Wenyuan heard this, he raised his head and looked at the beams of the room, and also said through a voice transmission.
"This junior is here because of my grandson's business, but he doesn't want to reveal his whereabouts. He doesn't dare to go and see the senior. I hope you can forgive me!"
Grandma Yunxia replied.
"It doesn't matter; you can do it with peace of mind, I will protect the Dharma with you. However, due to such mysterious reasons, the prince cannot forcefully change the destiny of good and evil destined by the three life stones, let alone reveal the rights and wrongs of this child's current life, previous life, and great past life.
Regardless of your merits and demerits, you should use this child to practice good deeds and accumulate virtues, obtain blessings, and make the way of heaven be righteous. If you do good deeds in this life, the way will follow naturally!"
When Qin Wenyuan heard this, he said with a solemn expression.
"The juniors will obey the instructions of the seniors and follow the will of God!"
After finishing speaking, Qin Wenyuan sat cross-legged and made a seal with his hands to hang the baby in the air. He muttered words and prayed to the Taoist ancestors in the immortal world. However, he could see the milky white air wrapping the baby coming in and out of the baby's body until there was a faint golden glow.
Color appears.
After the golden light appeared, Qin Wenyuan raised his right index finger and middle finger together, pointed directly at the baby and shouted.
"The gods of the four directions will send down their magical powers quickly to follow me to protect the way and lead the spirit of illusion back to its place. I follow Taoist Hongjun's orders to be as urgent as the law!"
After the shouting, the shadow of Prince Li Hong appeared in the golden glow, and he paid homage to Qin Wenyuan from a distance. Immediately, it was like a ray of colorful rays of light shining through the window and disappearing into the void, and the room was filled with a strange fragrance.
At this time, the baby hanging in the air was laughing non-stop, looking at Qin Wenyuan with a pair of bright little eyes.
Qin Wenyuan performed a ritual to send away Li Hong's soul, and then used his hands to shoot out a few wisps of soft Taoist Qi, so that the muscles and joints of the little guy's body were now nourished by the Taoist "three pure" Qi, and at the same time, the remaining residue in his soul was wiped away.
The memory of Li Hong.
This matter is simple to say, but it has consumed Xu Tian's more than ten years of skills. After completing the work, he took his grandson into his arms and said softly.
"You brat, you are so blessed, you are truly loved by heaven and earth!"
Aunt Yunxia, who was protecting Qin Wenyuan on the beam, also said at this time.
"It's over here. What are your plans, Your Majesty? This boy is extremely talented. If he is a little older, he should complete the foundation building as soon as possible and practice my Taoist innate magic skills as soon as possible. This boy's achievements will be limitless!"
Qin Wenyuan heard this and said respectfully.
"Junior will return to Chang'an after resting for a while. Xu Mansion and this boy hope that senior will take more care of him. I would like to thank you, junior!"
Qin Wenyuan and Grandma Yunxia both used the secret method of sound transmission to converse, so that Princess Xiangcheng outside was not aware of it at all.
Seeing her husband coming out with his smiling grandson in his arms, Princess Xiangcheng greeted her and said:
"My husband has finished his work now. While you are here, give your grandson a name!"
Looking at the still grinning baby in Princess Xiangcheng's arms, Qin Wenyuan pondered and said immediately.
"The children and grandchildren of the Qin family are all named after Dezhi. Since this son is so happy, let's call him Dezhi!"
Qin Xiaole's son was named "Xu Dezhi" from then on.
That night, Qin Wenyuan said goodbye to his wife, Princess Xiangcheng, and returned to Chang'an.
Qin Wenyuan came and left in a hurry, and few people knew about it, not even Qin Xiaole and his wife, Wang Feng'er and other relatives.
A few days later, when the prince Li Hong was buried, the emperor Li Zhi's spirit seemed to have improved. He decreed that the prince "loved his relatives with kindness and wisdom, and would never forget the emperor until his death." He posthumously named Li Hong "filial piety to the emperor" and was buried in Luoyang City with the ceremonial etiquette of an emperor.
The "Tang Gongling Mausoleum" outside.
After the prince was buried, the imperial court issued an imperial edict to order all officials to observe mourning for thirty days. Emperor Li Zhi once again wrote the "Book of Rui De" to commemorate the prince, and ordered craftsmen to engrave a tablet in classical Chinese and erect it next to Li Hong's mausoleum.
After the mourning period expired, because the empire could not live without a heir for a day, many ministers came forward to ask the emperor to establish a heir apparent as early as possible.
When Li Zhi heard the report, he was disheartened and sent a decree to promote his second son with Wu Zetian, King Yong Li Xian, to the title of crown prince, so that Li Xian no longer had to compete with others for the crown prince and successfully obtained the title of crown prince.
After the prince's death, Li Zhi felt mentally and physically exhausted, and the wind-dizziness symptoms that had already improved to some extent recurred again, and became more and more serious.
At the court meeting that day, Li Zhi spoke to all the ministers in the palace.
"I feel that my energy is low at the moment, and I would like to ask the queen to act as regent for me. Do you have any objections to this?"
When the ministers in the palace heard what the emperor said, most of them were silent. They thought that now that the two saints are coming to the court, on the surface, the imperial power is still in the hands of the Li family, but the Queen's opinions influence many of the affairs. In this way, the emperor retreats behind the scenes.
, allowing the queen to represent the emperor alone at court, is this still considered Li Tang’s empire?
Prime Minister Hao Chujun came out to advise.
"Gaozu, I'm afraid there is something wrong with Taizong's world. The emperor does not pass it on to his descendants but entrusts it to the queen!"
After Li Zhi heard this, he hesitated and did not dare to continue the issue, so as not to arouse more courtiers, who were dissatisfied with Wu Zetian's wealthy family and nobles in the court, so he sent a decree to temporarily shelve the issue.
News that many ministers opposed the queen's regency reached the harem. After hearing this, Wu Zetian gritted her teeth in anger and gave orders to the female officials around her.
"Publish the decree of this palace and summon Xu Jingzong and Yang Jixing to discuss matters in Ziwei Palace."