Chapter 648: There is only one death at the end of the road
Gao Lan stood up and walked towards the house.
The ministers looked confused, especially Wei Huzi, the direct descendant promoted by Gao Lan himself, as if he were mourning his heir.
"Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty cannot live without you, please take back your order."
All the ministers gathered around and said in a confused voice, begging Gao Lan to take back his life.
King Gaochang of Wei looked ugly and begged Gao Lan to take back his life. He felt unhappy. If he didn't ask, it seemed that he was too eager to become the emperor.
These bunch of bastard ministers will wait until I take over to see how I can deal with you.
Gao Lan stopped everyone, his voice full of exhaustion:
"Gao Chang comes in, the rest of the people should disperse and go back to prepare."
Saying this, Gao Lan had already entered the house.
The ministers and generals looked at me, then at you, and finally their eyes fell on the eunuch.
The eunuch coughed and said in a hoarse voice:
"My lords, please listen to me. Your Majesty has already made a decree. I guess it is the Holy Heart's decision and will not change it. Everyone, please go back and prepare. I will trouble you all about the new emperor's accession to the throne."
With that said, the eunuch bowed his hands to Gaochang and saluted:
"Your Majesty, your Majesty invites you."
Gao Chang tidied up his appearance and strode towards the house.
The eunuch is still used to doing things. See what he said. He has done this and he feels much more comfortable. When he ascends the throne, although he can no longer use him, there is still no problem in rewarding him with a small official to enjoy his old age.
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Gao Chang entered the room in high spirits and saw Gao Lan standing in the middle hall with his hands behind his hands. He was so impressed by Gao Lan's momentum that Gao Chang suddenly became shorter.
"I have met your Majesty. Your Majesty summoned me, but what are your orders?"
Gao Lan didn't look back, he just looked at the scroll hanging in the middle hall with an admiring tone.
"Do you know this song? The song beyond the Great Wall written by Su Lu is majestic and has a far-reaching artistic conception. I like it very much."
"When he wrote this poem, Su Lu was already a prince of the Han Dynasty and a general who commanded thousands of troops. I am very curious whether he wrote this poem in Shangshan at that time, or when he was guarding the northern border of the Han Dynasty.
, written when the foreigners were wiped out.”
Gao Chang was not good at poetry, and he suddenly became a little annoyed. If he had known that poetry was so important, he should have studied it hard.
Gao Lan didn't want to hear Gao Chang's answer and continued to talk to himself:
"I know that you are talented, well versed in military art, and quite capable as a general."
"But you have to know that fighting is not about reading and writing. It will result in death and humiliation. Our Tang country is not the opponent of the Han Dynasty, nor the opponent of the quick people."
"If you want to survive, you have to compromise, pretend to be a grandson, or even call yourself the emperor."
Gao Lan said, suddenly turned around and looked at Gao Chang, his voice cold:
"Can you do it?"
Gao Chang was a little confused for a moment, with a look of astonishment on his face. Is this what an emperor should do, pretending to be a grandson, and trying to make ends meet?
In the early years, I had to endure hardships just for the sake of the throne. Now that I have become the emperor, I still have to endure hardships and compromises. That would make me a shitty emperor.
Gao Lan looked at Gao Chang's expression and felt a little disappointed in his heart. Gao Chang was not the best candidate, but among the royal family, those who had the hope of continuing the Tang Dynasty, that is, Gao Chang had the greatest hope.
Is my choice the right one?
After the initial shock, Gao Chang's mind became more alive.
Gao Lan was left alone on his deathbed. He wanted to pass the throne to him, but he was unwilling to do so, so he wanted to see if he could meet his request. This time he had to compromise.
"I understand that I must bear the humiliation, bear the burden, endure humiliation, and protect the country of Tang Dynasty."
Gao Chang swore to heaven and spoke sincerely.
Gao Lan looked at Gao Chang's appearance and couldn't help but relax in his heart. This was the child he was most optimistic about. If he couldn't do it, the Tang Dynasty would really fall.
"Be kind to my veterans."
Gao Lan turned around and walked to the central hall. He took off the poem "Beyond the Wall" written by Su Lu himself, rolled it up and put it on the desk.
"After I die, these poems will be buried with me. I missed the Tang Dynasty, so let me and these poems disappear into ashes."
Gao Chang looked at Gao Lan who had already sat down in shock. His intuition was that something was wrong. The next moment, he saw blood flowing from the corner of Gao Lan's mouth.
"Come here, call the imperial doctor."
Gao Chang jumped up, hugged Gao Lan, and almost shouted towards the door.
Until now, Gao Chang was finally convinced that Gao Lan was really going to pass the throne to him.
The chief eunuch was the first to rush into the room. He pushed Gao Chang away without hesitation, supported Gao Lan, put his palm on the back of Gao Lan's heart, and passed away his inner breath.
Gao Lan stopped the eunuch and said in a hoarse voice:
"No need to waste your efforts. My heart and lungs have been shattered. I will definitely not survive."
"Daban, you have served me since you were twelve years old. In this life, I am most sorry for you, Daban. However, I have no choice in this life. I will reward you in the next life."
After Gao Lan finished talking about the eunuch, he looked at the ministers who were kneeling on the ground.
"Gaochang, these are ministers who have experienced life and death, and General Wei is a fierce general who is brave enough to defeat the three armies. You must make good use of them and listen to their opinions on everything."
"Okay, I don't need to make any big arrangements after my death. Just follow my requirements."
Gao Lan's voice became weaker and weaker. When the imperial doctor stepped into the main hall, Gao Lan tilted his head and became completely silent.
Gao Chang's face turned red, he stood up suddenly, walked to the imperial doctor in two steps, and clapped his hands out.
"puff"
The doctor's chest with gray hair and beard immediately dented, and he flew backwards, hitting the little eunuch who came in after him. The three of them flew out together, spurting out blood from their mouths, and it seemed that they would not survive.
"Trash, your majesty has already passed away, and you are just here. What's the use of you?"
As he said this, Gao Chang flew with his fists and kicks, and the three imperial doctors who followed him were all beaten to death by his punches and kicks.
The great eunuch glanced at the imperial doctor lying on the ground, and felt a chill in his heart. He understood something. He looked at the dead emperor in his arms, and sighed in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, not only did you fail to be an emperor, but it was also wrong to pass the throne on your deathbed."
When the ministers around him heard this, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the eunuch again.
Wei Huhu reminded the eunuch in a hoarse voice:
"Father, you are confused. Your Majesty is leaving."
Gao Chang's voice sounded coldly from behind:
"Why, why do you think your majesty is dissatisfied with your majesty's choice of me?"
The chief eunuch glanced at Gao Chang and said coldly:
"Protruding eyes and concave cheeks show the sign of being mean and ungrateful. Your Majesty thinks you are extremely intelligent, but in fact you are insidious, vicious and ruthless. Sooner or later, the Tang Dynasty will be destroyed in your hands."
"you……"
Gao Chang pointed angrily at the eunuch, and the anger in his heart almost blinded his reason. Just now, he had thought of letting him live out his life, but now it seems that he can be used as a chicken to scare the monkeys.
"Click"
There was a sound of bones being cracked, and the arm of the eunuch holding Gao Lan slipped from his head. Dark red blood flowed out from under the black gauze hat, instantly soaking the eunuch's wrinkled face.
The eunuch looked at Gao Lan in his arms and said intermittently:
"Your Majesty, this old slave is here. I will continue to serve you on the road to Huangquan."