Chapter 901 Pingyang dies!
In this world where imperial power is supreme, transforming family into country is the ultimate goal of all families.
Because in this world, there is only one family that can possess all the glory and live gloriously for dozens or even hundreds of years.
That's the royal family.
Not to mention the emperor sitting in the imperial palace, just taking the princes of a place as an example, a powerful family needs dozens or even hundreds of years of accumulation to become the most powerful family in the world. And a prince only needs to be born into the royal family to surpass this family in power and wealth.
Moreover, such a family with a long history of nobility must be vigilant at all times and must not directly anger the emperor, otherwise the family will be destroyed in a matter of moments.
In today's world, this family is the Li family.
Among the Li family, there are several people with different statuses, one of whom is Princess Pingyang.
Theoretically speaking, Fang Xuanling, the prime minister most trusted by Li Shimin, was promoted by Princess Pingyang and sent to the Prince of Qin's Palace.
When the Tang Dynasty was founded and its capital was located in Guanzhong, Princess Pingyang was one of the people who made the greatest contributions.
During the Wude period, Princess Pingyang served as prime minister for several years and later guarded Jinyang. During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, she played a very important role, and joined forces with Luo Xuanye to control the inner court.
She is a role model that many women in the world today yearn for and admire.
During the Zhenguan period, Princess Pingyang gradually left the center of the court and only held the official position of Censor-in-Chief. This was related to her job of supporting her husband and raising children, but the most important thing was that she was in poor health.
Perhaps only Ji Zhao knew that Li Xiuning had lived many years longer than in history, which could be said to be a blessing from heaven.
But life and death are in the hands of God, and human power can only delay it. Li Xiuning was seriously ill, and his expression became more and more depressed. Looking at Li Xiuning who was becoming more and more haggard, Luo Xuanye felt heartbroken. He could only seek help from Luo Su and Luo Xuanjing, the two medical masters in the Luo family.
Looking at Luo Xuanye who was prostrating himself in front of him and crying, Luo Su bent down and touched his head, with endless pity in his eyes, and said softly: "Aye, do you remember you once told me that you were worried that Li Shimin would not live long?
Why are you doing the same thing yourself now?"
Luo Xuanye became even more sad after hearing this. Luo Su sighed and said, "A Jing said that we can only recuperate, right? Let's go and take a look at your house."
Only a few people like Luo Xuanye could pull Luo Xuanjing, who was compiling the national history, out of Hongwenguan. But after reading it, Luo Xuanjing said, "With his energy at this point, it is not something that can be cured by medicine."
Luo Xuanye knew how skilled his sister was in medicine. Since she made such a judgment, the patient was basically hopeless, but Luo Xuanye still entered Lingtian Pavilion.
Walking into Princess Pingyang's mansion, I saw a slightly plain and simple bed and a slightly bitter smell of medicine filling the gauze curtains. Although it was daytime, there were still flickering candlelight, and the flames were reflected on the carved beams.
Luo Su saw the haggard Li Xiuning. She looked pale and there was a porcelain bowl next to her with dark medicinal soup in it. The smell of medicine came from there.
More than 20 years have passed since the two first met. The little girl who was not yet of marriageable age back then has now reached marriageable age, even her daughter.
"Ancestor."
Li Xiuning saw Luo Su walk in while she was half asleep. In fact, she didn't really see what Luo Su looked like, but she saw the light breaking into her world, so she knew it was Luo Su.
Luo Xuanye walked quickly to the bedside, reached out and held Li Xiuning's cold hand, and said in a warm voice: "Madam, it's the old ancestor who is here."
Li Xiuning opened her eyes completely. She was very weak. Princess Pingyang, who was able to fight in the battlefield, was now as weak as a willow in the wind. She whispered, "It is Xiuning's fault for disturbing our ancestors' meditation."
Luo Su sat one meter away from the sickbed, carefully looking at Li Xiuning's eyebrows, and then said to Luo Xuanye: "Xuanye, go to the door, I have something to say."
Luo Xuanye stood up and walked to the door after hearing this. Li Xiuning looked disappointed and asked, "Grandfather, am I unable to hold on any longer?"
Luo Su shook his head and nodded again, "I don't know, it looks like you still have some life left, but it's messy, so do whatever you need to do quickly."
Li Xiuning's eyes dimmed for a moment, then she became excited again. After all, she was a heroic daughter who had walked down from the battlefield. "Weiwei's marriage is difficult to arrange, and Junzhuo is still too young. I hope to see Juncheng's marriage with my own eyes."
Poor parents in the world.
Luo Su sighed and said, "You are sick, so it's a good opportunity for Jun Cheng and Chang Le to get married to bring you good luck. Even though it's useless, it's still a blessing."
It is a good thing to pray for the elders through marriage.
"Did the old ancestor send my husband away because she was worried that he would hear that I was going to die?
He actually had a premonition.
I am very worried about him. He looks cold, but his heart is like a fire, hotter than anyone else. "
Luo Su turned his head and glanced at Luo Xuanye. "He always says that those who are deeply in love will not live long, but he doesn't know that he is the one who is most in love. So you have to persevere. Willpower is the most capable thing in the world to create miracles."
Li Xiuning closed her eyes slightly. Luo Su originally wanted to ask Li Xiuning some questions, but now it seems unnecessary. He waved to Luo Xuanye to come back, and then left Princess Pingyang's Mansion.
"What can be cured is called disease, what cannot be cured is called fate. When fate is reached, what room is there for struggle?"
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Li Xiuning's last wish before her death was to see Luo Juncheng and Princess Changle get married.
Li Shimin and Empress Changsun issued an edict with tears in their eyes, allowing Luo Juncheng to marry Princess Changle. Li Shimin and Empress Changsun prepared a huge dowry for Princess Changle, which was several times more than what Li Shimin gave his sister when she got married.
As one of Li Shimin's most favored daughters, and marrying Luo Xuanye's son, which was also his sister's last wish, Li Shimin's only wish was to hold the wedding in a grand manner.
If it were any other day, Wei Zheng and the others would have definitely stopped them, but facing Li Xiuning's situation, they thought about it and decided to just let it go and pretend they didn't see it.
…
The autumn rain is dancing, and wisps of it are interweaving in the air. The willow leaves have all fallen, leaving only the branches hanging low. The drizzle gently taps on the bluestone slabs, like the strings of a guitar plucking a lonely melody.
Raindrops fell quietly on the stone road, leaving ripples. Li Xiuning snuggled in Luo Xuanye's arms, listening to the sound of autumn raindrops outside the window, and said softly, "Husband, I feel a little cold and a little hot."
Luo Xuanye's hand trembled as he held Li Xiuning, and then he forced himself to control it. His hands never trembled on the battlefield, but now he only felt fear, "Madam, Cheng'er and Changle are getting married soon, didn't you always want Changle to serve you tea?
From now on, you can ask Changle to serve you tea every day."
Li Xiuning smiled softly when she heard this and said, "Changle is not a maid in the mansion. It's nothing for her to serve me tea every day. If I can see Cheng'er get married, I will die without regrets."
Luo Xuanye patted Li Xiuning gently and said softly, "It's almost done. Your Majesty and I are doing this as quickly as possible."
After a long time, Luo Xuanye's patting became lighter and lighter, and tears fell on Li Xiuning's face. The suppressed sobs suddenly became amplified and full of pain.
Luo Junwei and Luo Juncheng, who had been guarding outside, heard their father crying, and hurriedly pushed the door open. Then they saw their mother lying quietly in their father's arms, asleep.
They realized instantly that their mother had passed away.
After all, I didn’t get to see Luo Juncheng’s wedding!
They could only kneel on the ground and cry, venting their sadness.
When the obituary of Li Xiuning reached the palace, Li Shimin could not believe it and even asked, "Is it my sister? Not another Pingyang?"
Where in the world could there be another Pingyang?
He could only accept the reality. The pen in his hand fell to the ground in an instant, and the ink smudged the words on the paper. But he no longer cared about it and only burst into tears.
"Send the Prince of Zhou, Princess Anle, and the Crown Prince of Zhou to the palace."
…
Luo Xuanye walked in the princess's mansion. He had lived here for many years, starting from his wedding.
Luo Junwei, Luo Juncheng, and Luo Junzhuo were all born here.
There doesn't seem to be much change here. The walls of the mansion are a little old, and some of the bricks and stones are slightly damaged. The bluestone in front of the door and in the courtyard bears traces of time.
Normally, it seemed quite charming, but today, Luo Xuanye felt a chill that went straight into his heart. A cool breeze blew past, and he couldn't help but wrap his clothes tighter.
But how can clothes keep out the loneliness and coldness that arises from the heart?
The fallen leaves in the mansion were flying in the autumn wind, and the withered yellow leaves fell to the ground at will.
The maids who usually bustled about were nowhere to be seen, and there was even a layer of dust and pebbles on it, which were blown in from the backyard.
Luo Xuanye looked at the withered leaves, and felt a sense of loneliness filling his nose and reaching his heart.
Luo Juncheng followed behind his father with a worried look on his face.
The death of his mother made Luo Juncheng very sad, but this sadness was different from Luo Xuanye's.
As children, we know from the day we become sensible that our parents will die. We prepare ourselves mentally for this for more than ten years, or even decades. When that day finally comes, although we feel sad, we are able to accept it.
As for husband and wife, they support each other and hope to walk together to the end. It is difficult for them to accept such a sudden death.
Luo Xuanye has been like this ever since Li Xiuning was restrained.
The scene evokes emotions, but if the scene is sad, how can the emotion that arises be happy?
Luo Xuanye recalled every place in the mansion where he had spent time with Li Xiuning, muttering to himself, "I have to leave eventually, I have to leave eventually."
Everyone will die, including himself. The fifty years of life are like a dream and an illusion, just like the broken leaves on the ground. What is the essential difference between people and broken leaves?
It’s just that one has a longer lifespan, while the other can only shine for a short period of time and will eventually be annihilated.
People always have some insights about life and death after experiencing some things, and Luo Xuanye is in such a state now.
So Luo Jun Chengcai was very worried.
But he understood his father very well. If Changle had an accident, Luo Juncheng didn't know what state he would be in.
The housekeeper hurried in from outside and whispered something in Luo Juncheng's ear. Luo Juncheng's expression froze, and then he whispered to Luo Xuanye: "Father, His Majesty summoned us."
Although Luo Xuanye was lost in thought and immersed in memories, he was not deaf to the outside world. He did not hide his vicissitudes of life and turned to face Luo Juncheng and said, "Let's go to the palace to see His Majesty."
Luo Xuanye, Luo Juncheng and Luo Junwei entered the palace together and went straight into the inner hall. After seeing Li Shimin, they found that Li Shimin's hair was a little messy. The eyes of the two grown men were red.
The two men held hands as soon as they met, and Li Shimin burst into tears again, "Qingyang, I want to comfort you, but I can hardly control myself."
I want to comfort you, but I can't help myself.
Sincerely and down-to-earth, Luo Xuanye kept saying: "Your Majesty, I understand, I understand."
Luo Juncheng and Luo Junwei knelt on the ground. Li Shimin walked over and pulled them up, one in each hand, "Come on, uncle will take you to the Taiji Hall."
After arriving at the Taiji Hall, Luo Xuanye discovered that the prime ministers and many important officials had also arrived.
Everyone sat upright with solemn expressions on their faces. When they saw Luo Xuanye walk in, Fang Xuanling and Yuchi Gong immediately came up and said, "God is jealous of the princess's heroic figure. Please accept my condolences, Prince."
"Thank you very much."
Luo Xuanye's voice was a little hoarse. Li Shimin walked out with the two children and sat on the throne. Without any nonsense, he said directly: "My sister passed away, and the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty passed away.
My sister is not only the head of the royal family, but also an important official of the court. I would like to posthumously confer the titles of Grand Tutor, Governor of Yongzhou, and Princess Pingyang of Tiansheng Zhenguo on my sister.
As for the posthumous title, do you have any suggestions?"
Hearing about the series of posthumous titles given by Li Shimin, the title of Mu of Yongzhou was relatively conventional, while the rest were rather outrageous. However, the Li family had a strong artistic cell and liked to come up with these special titles.
The ministers had no objection.
As for the posthumous title, this cannot be messed up. It has to be submitted to King Su. However, with Li Xiuning's achievements, as long as he is not given "Jing Tian Wei Di Yue Wen", there will be generally no problem with the others.
Especially those posthumous titles praising moral character and appearance can be given to Li Xiuning.
Luo Xuanye suddenly said, "Use 'zhao', the 'zhao' of King Zhao of Zhou."
Summon.
This was caused by the taboo of the word "Zhao". Previously, the word "Zhao" was interpreted as "Cheng" according to the posthumous name law, and later it was changed back to "Zhao".
After Li Shimin muttered a few words, he finally smiled and said, "The word 'Zhao' is good, so let's use it."
"Your Majesty is wise and unsurpassed!"
Pingyang summons the princess!
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Princess Pingyang Zhao's real name was Xiuning. She was the legitimate daughter of Emperor Gaozu. Her mother was Empress Taimu, the elder sister of Emperor Taizong and the wife of Prince Zhou. When she was young, she was smart and cunning, and she was quite talkative. Emperor Gaozu often laughed and said, "What a pity you are a girl. If you were a boy, the family business would be given to you."
The princess replied, "Women are not necessarily inferior to men. Let's give it a try." Emperor Gaozu was surprised. When she grew up, she indeed had heroic appearance and outstanding achievements, and was highly respected by the court and the people.
During the Zhenguan period, she became seriously ill and died in Chang'an. The emperor was very sad and stopped attending court for five days. She was bestowed with the title of Taifu. When Prince Zhou died, the princess was moved to Zhaoling Mausoleum for burial.
Princess Pingyang Zhao was calm and prudent, and acted after careful consideration. She was decisive when faced with a problem, and was proficient in both civil and military affairs. She was a role model for women, and she pioneered the participation of women in politics, and set a precedent for future generations. ——"Book of Tang: Biographies of Princesses"
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