Chapter 1012 Send You a Ride
Twelve years later, Lianyi met General Meng again. He was really old, with gray hair, but because of years of martial arts training, his body was still straight, his eyes were bright, and his voice was loud.
"This old minister greets Her Majesty the Queen!"
"Father, please stand up. You don't have to do this to your daughter."
Lianyi walked forward and helped General Meng up personally, saying with a smile.
“Rituals cannot be abolished.”
Although General Meng stood up, he was very polite.
"Did father bring my brothers with him this time?"
"I only brought Guangshen with me, and Guangdong is still in the border town."
"My father won the battle this time, and the emperor is very pleased. However, I am worried about your health. I have already told the emperor that you are ready to retire and leave the fighting to the young people!"
"Your Majesty is right. This old minister also has the same idea."
General Meng looked at the bright and beautiful woman in front of him, the mother of the country, and felt deeply moved. He could also understand the resentment of his own wife, but he knew very well that his daughter could not do that.
"Father, you have been exhausted from the journey. Go back and rest first. When His Majesty has rewarded the heroes this time, you and I will be together again."
"good!"
General Meng was taken to the yard which had been cleaned up long ago, and Meng Guangshen was waiting for his father.
"Father, is everything okay with my little sister?"
Meng Guangshen asked.
"Everything is fine. You look better than when you were at home. This imperial city is really good for you."
"That's natural. The Imperial City has a good climate and there is no shortage of precious medicinal herbs. My little sister's body is well, so her complexion will naturally improve as well."
Meng Guangshen said with a smile.
"Tomorrow we have to go to the palace to receive our reward and express our gratitude, so go to bed early!"
"Yes, father!"
On the second day, all the officials gathered together and the emperor was in a very good mood. He asked Quanfu to read out the imperial edict and rewarded a number of meritorious officials. Everyone was happy this time because not only the generals of the Meng family army were rewarded, but also the generals of other families, so it was not a monopoly of one family.
After everyone received their rewards, Meng An stood up and submitted a letter of retirement. This move surprised the court officials, but only the emperor understood that this was the Meng family showing weakness to him, and he felt better.
"General Meng, this great victory was entirely due to your good command. The Qianglang tribe surrendered. You are old and still strong, how can you retire?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust in me. However, my old illness has relapsed due to this war. My body aches unbearably. I can no longer refuse to admit my old age."
General Meng said helplessly.
"I don't allow this matter. We will discuss it later."
The emperor waved his hand and let the matter go.
Although the emperor did not give a clear answer, all the wise men in the court knew that General Meng's retirement letter would definitely be approved, and the emperor had to try to keep him even if it was just for show. Otherwise, he had just won a victory for you by defending the border, and now you are destroying his bridge. This is not the behavior of a wise monarch in any way.
Lianyi naturally received the news first and just nodded slightly. Now that the Meng family had dispelled the emperor's concerns, it would be easier for her to take action.
Sure enough, two days after the celebratory palace banquet, the emperor finally "reluctantly" approved General Meng's request, and conferred the title of Marquis of Yongding on General Meng. He also granted him a mansion with five entrances, and allowed General Meng to bring all his family members from the border to the imperial city to live out his remaining years in peace.
Lian Yi just sneered after hearing this. The emperor was detaining the families of the border generals in the imperial city in disguise, so that the senior generals guarding the border would not dare to do anything against the emperor's orders easily. After all, the whole family was in the hands of the emperor.
Lianyi greeted the emperor with a smile and thanked him for his grace, saying that her family was very grateful for his support and that they had already sent someone to the border to deliver a letter, stating that the family members left there would come to the imperial city to settle down as soon as possible.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for allowing me to see my family more often. I haven't even met my nephews and nieces yet!"
Lianyi couldn't hide the smile on her face and diligently served soup to the emperor.
The emperor was also very satisfied with Lian Yi's attitude. He took back the military power and weakened the power of the Meng family. Lian Yi had to thank him. Now he could finally rest easy.
"You are my queen, you have given birth to my children and taken care of my harem, and you have been separated from your family for years. How can I bear this? Besides, General Meng's health is indeed not as good as before. You must take good care of yourself. Tomorrow you will call the imperial physician to check the general's pulse."
The emperor immediately presented a sweet date.
"I thank the emperor."
Lianyi agreed with a smile and personally handed the bowl of soup to the emperor.
Mrs. Meng at the border received the news from her husband and a look of joy finally appeared on her face. She immediately summoned the housekeeper and started packing. She wanted to take her grandchildren to the imperial city immediately.
But this time, when Mrs. Meng was halfway there, she received news that the emperor was ill.
At this time, the court officials in the imperial city were also a little worried. Although the emperor looked unhappy, he was still able to attend court, and the situation was not the worst.
Only Quanfu knew that after the court session, the emperor would be carried to the imperial study, and the empress would help read his memorials. However, he had to help conceal it because he knew very well that if the emperor died, the only person he could turn to was the empress, and only the eldest prince could inherit the orthodox throne.
The new director of the Imperial Medical Bureau was Doctor Quan. He took the emperor's pulse every day and used all his skills, but the emperor's health was still slowly deteriorating and could not be reversed.
Lian Yi listened to the diagnosis of the whole hospital, sighed and said:
"All the officials in the court should do their best and leave the rest to fate. The emperor's illness has not happened in the past one or two days. It must be due to excessive worrying about government affairs.
In fact, you should know that even without me telling you, the emperor had health problems when he lost his fertility, but he didn’t take it seriously at the time.”
"It is because I am not good at learning."
The whole court could only apologize, saying that the Queen had already spoken, what else could he say?
When the emperor could not even attend the morning court, all the court officials knew that the emperor's time was up.
Lian Yi had no intention of hiding it from the court officials. The next day, she brought the emperor's drafted imperial edict on the succession of the throne and the eldest prince, met with the court officials, read out the edict, and allowed officials above the third rank to visit the palace.
The emperor was in a daze and coma for two days. When he woke up again, he learned that he would not live for many days. He instantly wilted. Looking at the queen with red and swollen eyes and three children with sad faces, he could only do his best to select the regent, hoping to smoothly pass the throne to his eldest son.
Lianyi stayed beside the emperor all night, expressing her sorrow as best she could:
"Your Majesty, how could you abandon me and my three children? Without your protection, do you know how difficult the children's future will be? I am afraid! I am afraid that I can't protect the children! I just want to go with Your Majesty!"
Ripple said with tears in her eyes.
"Don't cry. If you follow me, who will protect the children? You have to protect the children and the country of this Great Saint Dynasty for me."
"His Majesty."
Lianyi nodded with tears in her eyes, and finally burst into tears after watching the other person take his last breath.
In the 345th year of the Great Sheng Dynasty, the sixth emperor, Emperor Qingxiang, passed away.
See you tomorrow, my dears~~
(End of this chapter)
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