"Mom!!" Hu'er sat paralyzed on the ground, beating his chest. Just when he was happiest, he suddenly suffered such a heavy blow. Originally, his mother was still healthy and strong.
Within a few months, she quickly became ill, worsened, and left this world so quickly. My mother had always been so healthy. Even Liu Xi couldn't keep up with her when she walked.
She usually takes care of Liu Xi who is sick due to overwork, but she did not expect that within a moment, Hu'er would no longer be able to see her mother's smile. After Hu'er learned the news about his mother, he immediately
, his mountain collapsed, and he fell weakly to the ground, crying loudly. Huangmen also cried bitterly, and did not dare to come to comfort the prince. While he was crying, another person rushed in.
The person who came was none other than Qu Ji. Qu Ji rushed into the hall in a daze. He looked at his brother who was sitting on the ground and crying bitterly. His eyes were dull. He was studying at the Imperial Academy and was hurriedly brought over by Huangmen.
Along the way, everyone in Huangmen was crying bitterly. Under Quji's questioning, these people just told the prince that the queen had left. After learning the news, Quji seemed to have been struck by thunder, his eyes were dull, his steps were staggering, and he was struggling.
Entered the hall.
Qi Yue hurriedly sent someone to help the prince up and walked into the harem in a daze.
His mother was lying quietly on the bed, her brows furrowed, and there seemed to be a trace of pain that could not be wiped away. Beside the bed, he saw his father, who sat helplessly in front of his mother.
My father did not cry. He sat dejectedly by the bed and stared blankly at the queen's body. The light in his eyes had dissipated.
"Mom...Mom..." Qu Ji murmured and came to the queen's face tremblingly. Tears immediately soaked his face. He hugged his mother who could no longer move and cried bitterly.
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The death of the queen brought a different kind of sadness to the entire palace. The queen was a very kind person. Although her personality was a little irritable, she never made it difficult for any servants. She would do many things herself, even Liu Xi and the two
She washed the prince's clothes herself. Qi Yue persuaded him several times and also informed the emperor. She always said that she was very happy to do something for what she loved.
She is like a loving mother, not only to the prince, but also to Liu Xi's younger siblings, she treats them like her own sons. She will help Liu Xi with as many things as possible. She is very afraid that Liu Xi will collapse from exhaustion. Maybe that's why
Years of busyness, coupled with the unrestrained youthfulness, made her spend her old age so quickly and painfully.
And her departure caused all her close relatives to fall into endless pain. Hu'er cried for a long time, and no one could persuade him. Qi Yue came forward, leaned into his ear, and said seriously:
"Your Highness, the country has asked me to tell you, don't be sad anymore, go and comfort the Crown Princess quickly, don't let anything happen to her again, and say that in the future, there is no need for Your Highness to come and take care of it..."
"No...I want to stay with my mother!"
"Oh, Your Highness, this is the order of the country. The Crown Princess already knows these things and is crying in the East Palace. She is pregnant..." Qi Yue said a few more words, and Hu'er wiped it.
With tears in his eyes, he stood up while gritting his teeth. The grief in his heart still could not be erased, but he had to get up. With red eyes, he went to the East Palace.
Wang Yuanji was crying in the palace, and most of the palace ladies were doing the same. When they saw the prince walking in, these palace ladies did not salute. They had also been favored by the queen, and now they were also feeling sad from the bottom of their hearts. Hu'er hurriedly walked to Wang Yuanji's side,
Seeing Hu'er walking in, Wang Yuanji immediately threw herself into his arms and burst into tears.
"Don't be sad...my mother...she...she..."
"She went to see me...Now, maybe she has told me the good news that you are pregnant..." Hu'er realized for the first time that it was so difficult to speak.
His heart has long been broken, but now he still has to pretend to be calm and comfort his wife, just because, as the man of the family, he has the responsibility to comfort his family and protect his wife.
Seeing Wang Yuanji lying in his arms, Hu'er slowly raised his head, tears streaking his face again. He finally had some understanding, understood the so-called pain he had to bear, and how heavy he was.
The news of the Queen's death spread quickly. The entire Luo County was filled with cries, and many ministers were also doing the same. The Queen was a mother to the world, and her death was like losing a mother to the people of the world. When the news gradually spread,
After going to various places, the whole world fell into crying. The queen was finally buried. She was buried in the imperial mausoleum built for Liu Xi. This was against etiquette and law, but no one dared to persuade her.
Since the death of the Queen, the ministers have not seen the Emperor for a long time. Not only the ministers, but also Hu'er and Quji have rarely seen their father. Every day, he stays in the East Palace and does not talk to him.
When he met anyone, he locked himself in the East Palace. Pang Tong would deal with the memorials in the Houde Hall every day, but some memorials could not be handled by him alone.
It's not a problem that things are always piling up. He went to see Qi Yue and even the prince many times, but he couldn't see the emperor at all. In the end, the emperor still handed down an oral edict, and those who couldn't solve the memorials were sent by the three orders together.
Zhuge Liang and Liu Yi also came to the Hall of Houde. When Liu Yi came to the palace, he was very sad. The queen was very good to him. He came to Luoyang when he was young, away from his parents. From then on, the queen became like a mother.
Take care of him.
Therefore, the death of the queen also made him particularly sad. However, Liu Yi could not be sad easily. As he grew older, his condition gradually emerged. He would occasionally faint, have unbearable headaches, and could not bear stimulation. For
For such a fat man, it is very difficult to stand up once he faints and collapses.
After hearing the news of the Queen's death, he fell down once and lost consciousness in his right hand and leg. He had no feeling at all. This made him very frightened. Fortunately, he lay down for a while and finally recovered.
Some of them did not recover very well, and the imperial doctor had no clue about his symptoms. Under such circumstances, he still insisted on coming to Houde Hall.
"This is General Zhang's memorial. He hopes to form a Kushan army... What do you think? Should you agree or not?" Pang Tong asked. Liu Yi shook his head and said, "The Kushan people are not trustworthy.
There is no need to spend money to organize a Kushan military brigade, I don’t support it.”
"It is feasible to use Kushan people to garrison the Kushan people. They are different from us, and I support them." Zhuge Liang said calmly.
"I also support it, okay, two to one, then I agree." Pang Tong said and quickly wrote a reply.
Faced with these difficult-to-handle problems, this is how the three of them discussed. After another busy day, the three of them just walked out of Houde Hall. Looking at the vacant seats beside them, Pang Tong sighed helplessly, and from his
Since I took the position of Shizhongling, I have never seen the place empty. No matter what, the emperor would sit there and accompany these officials to deal with the memorials.
It seems that the death of the queen was indeed a huge blow to the emperor, but they were unable to do anything about it. Pang Tong whispered: "Kong Ming, it is not a problem if this continues. Many things still need to be decided by the emperor.
Otherwise, you go find the Emperor, maybe His Majesty will meet you, after all, you are the one he trusts the most..."
Pang Tong was talking, but he found that Zhuge Liang was looking straight into the distance, not listening to his words at all. Pang Tong was a little angry, but he still followed Zhuge Liang's gaze and looked over.
From a distance, an old man came slowly.
The old man was leaning on a cane, with gray hair and a stooped figure. He walked toward them with difficulty. Pang Tong looked at the old man carefully for a long time. Only when the old man raised his head did Pang Tong see his face clearly. This was...
..Emperor?
In just over a month, the emperor seemed to have aged twenty years!
The emperor was thin, with sunken cheeks and a messy beard. He was bent over and leaning on a cane. There was sadness in his eyes. The three people immediately saluted. Pang Tong was dumbfounded. Zhuge Liang felt severe pain in his heart. Liu Yi
But he burst into tears. When Liu Xi walked slowly in front of them, Liu Yi couldn't help shouting: "Brother?! Are you okay? Brother!"
Liu Xi looked at the uncomfortable Liu Yi and managed to squeeze out a smile, "I'm fine... I heard that you were sick a few days ago. How are you? Are you feeling better?" His voice was hoarse, completely different from usual.
Different, Liu Yi wiped his tears and nodded, "I'm much better now, brother, don't worry." Liu Yi then looked at the other two people and said, "I've really troubled you all these days.
..”
"Don't dare!"
"Let's go...go in and talk..." Liu Xi said, taking the three of them back to Houde Hall again. With the support of Huangmen, Liu Xi sat down and then looked at the case.
Those memorials one after another, "Well... so many things happened? Whose memorials are these?"
"Your Majesty, these are military memorials. I am not allowed to read them alone, so the three of us reviewed them together." Pang Tong said seriously. Liu Xi nodded, picked up the memorials, and started reading.
Looking at the memorial, Liu Xi asked some more about the recent events. Pang Tongyi answered immediately, and the emperor stayed in the Houde Hall for more than an hour, and finally understood everything about these days.
"Okay, Shi Yuan, you did a good job... very good... you lived up to my high expectations for you!" Liu Xi was very satisfied with Pang Tong. These days, despite his absence, he finally showed his best performance.
With Pang Tong's ability, it is not an easy matter to deal with the memorials of the Han Dynasty alone. With the gradual expansion of the territory of the Han Dynasty and the implementation of various policies, there are really more and more memorials!
In these memorials, there are also impeachment criticisms against Pang Tong, Zhong Changtong and others, but Pang Tong was able to deal with them fairly, and even sent his own impeachment memorial to the criminal government, asking Man Chong to investigate strictly. This is not an ordinary person.
Of course, it can be seen that Pang Tong has absolute confidence in these impeachments. He acts worthy of himself and is not afraid of scrutiny.
"I was feeling unwell a few days ago. From today on, I will no longer be absent..."
"Your Majesty, it's okay. We handle these things in the same way. Why don't you rest for a while or go to the countryside to take a look..." Only Zhuge Liang could say such a treasonous thing.
, the rest of the people were afraid that the emperor would be jealous of their greed for power, so they did not dare to speak like this. Only Zhuge Liang was fearless and said seriously with a frown.
"No need... no need..." Liu Xi said, shaking his head.