Chapter 251 Gao Shilian Dies

The next day.

After Li Er finished the morning court, he went to Gao Shilian's house in person. Li Er received the news that Gao Shilian's condition worsened and knew that Gao Shilian might not survive this year.

Li Er hurried to Gao's house to say goodbye to Gao Shilian. Li Er said goodbye to Gao Shilian with tears in his eyes.

No one except the two of them knew what Li Er and Gao Shilian said.

When Li Er came out of Gao Shilian's house, his eyes were red from crying. Finally, with the help of Wang Yuan, he sat on the dragon sedan and returned to the palace.

"Everyone! News from Gao's house! Duke Shen has passed away!" The next morning, Li Er finished washing and dressing, and was about to go to the morning court when Wang Yuan came in to report.

"You, you, what did you say?" Li Er couldn't believe it, how could such a person just die!

"Duke Shen died!" Wang Yuan said.

Li Er suddenly felt dizzy, Wang Yuan hurried forward to support him and said: "Everyone, please take care of your health!"

"No court today!" Li Er said: "I will go to Gao's house to mourn and cry in person!"

Wang Yuan hurriedly sent someone to inform the ministers that the emperor would not attend court today, and would go to the minister's house to mourn.

"What did you say?" Fang Xuanling asked.

"Duke Shen died! His Majesty said that the morning court today is cancelled, and His Majesty will go to Gao's house to mourn!" said the eunuch who came to deliver the message.

Fang Xuanling flicked his sleeves and hurriedly ran out of the hall. He stopped Li Er. Since ancient times, he has never heard of an emperor going to mourn for a minister as a filial son.

"What is Fang Xuanling doing in such a hurry?" a minister asked in confusion.

"Didn't you hear? Didn't the eunuch who just delivered the message say that His Majesty wants to go to mourn for Gao Shilian?" said another minister.

"How can this be possible!" the minister just said in surprise.

Changsun Wuji and others looked at each other and felt that it was inappropriate for the emperor to mourn for his subjects. Even the crown prince didn't have to go to mourn in person, let alone the emperor.

Fortunately, Fang Xuanling was there to stop Li Er, so he was more or less relieved! Everyone dispersed.

Fang Xuanling stopped Li Er's carriage on the way!

"What's going on?" Li Er was very dissatisfied. Someone actually dared to stop his carriage without knowing the consequences. He was in a hurry to mourn for Gao Shilian.

"Your Majesty! It's the Minister of the Left Fang Xuanling who is blocking the way!" said Li

Anyan, the general of the Left Garrison. "Fang Xuanling? Call him over here. I want to ask him what he means by this?" Li Er said angrily.

"Yes!" Li Anyan rode up to Fang Xuanling and said, "Minister of the Left, His Majesty has summoned you to answer." Li Anyan finished

speaking and turned back to Li Er. Fang Xuanling followed Li Anyan and came to the front of the dragon chariot to salute and said, "Your Majesty, I, Fang Xuanling , pay my respects to you!"

"Fang Xuanling, why don't you stay in the Ministry of the Secretariat and come here to block my way? What do you want to do?" Li Er glared at Fang Xuanling and said.

"I heard that Your Majesty is going to Gao's mansion to mourn for Gao Shilian. Is this true?" Fang Xuanling asked.

"That's right! I left the palace to mourn Gao Shilian." Li Er said bluntly.

Fang Xuanling wanted to tell Li Er that he was not Gao Shilian's filial son or grandson, so it was not his turn to mourn. Fang Xuanling knew in his heart that he could not say that.

"Your Majesty has just recovered from his illness and it is not suitable for you to go to the funeral. Gao's family has just passed away, and I am worried that it will affect your Majesty

's health. What's more, your Majesty should not be too sad or happy just after recovering! I advise your Majesty not to go to Gao's family." Fang Xuanling knelt on the ground. "Mr. Gao and I are not only a monarch and a minister, but also old friends and relatives. How can I not go to mourn after hearing the bad news about him? You don't need to say more!" Li Er said.

"If your majesty insists on going, then you have to step over my body." Fang Xuanling said.

"What are you still standing there for! Hurry up and drag him away from me!" Li Er roared.

The guards immediately stepped forward and dragged Fang Xuanling aside. No matter how Fang Xuanling struggled, it was useless.

Li Er led the people around him out of the palace from Xing'an Gate and went straight to Gao Shilian's mansion.

After Fang Xuanling failed to persuade Li Er, Li Chengqian asked someone to notify Changsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji, who was mourning in front of Gao Shilian's mourning hall, was stunned when he heard that Fang Xuanling did not stop Li Er.

Changsun Wuji could not care about so much. He apologized to the Gao family and immediately left the Gao Mansion to stop Li Er from coming to the Gao Mansion to mourn.

After all, it was really outrageous for an emperor to cry for his subjects!

"What's the matter?" Li Er roared. He was very dissatisfied to be stopped again. He wanted to see who was so bold as to stop him.

"Your Majesty! It's Minister Changsun Wuji!" Li Anyan said.

"Let him come over!" Li Er said.

Li Anyan took the order and stepped forward, asking Changsun Wuji to come and see him!

"Your Majesty, your servant Changsun Wuji pays homage to you!" Changsun Wuji saluted.

"Fuji, are you here to take me to Gao Mansion?" Li Er asked.

"No, I am here to stop your Majesty and persuade you to return to the palace." Changsun Wuji said.

"Fuji, do you think you can stop me?" Li Er asked.

"I have no choice but to die!" Changsun Wuji stopped Li Er's horse and said, "Your Majesty just used the elixir. According to the elixir recipe, Your Majesty cannot go to mourn, otherwise misfortune will befall you." "

How can I not respect myself for the sake of the ancestral temple, the country, and the people of the world? Moreover, my uncle's last words were that he did not want me to be forced to take the throne with my head in the north and my quilt in the barbaric." Changsun Wuji cried. "

I have made up my mind and there is no need to say more! Fu Ji, you should leave quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being rude." Li Er pointed at Changsun Wuji and said,

"Please go back to the palace! If Your Majesty insists on doing so! Please step over my body." After Changsun Wuji finished speaking, he lay down in the middle, crying and insisting on dissuading him.

Li Er naturally couldn't step over Changsun Wuji. After all, Changsun Wuji was the person he trusted the most and the person who was most loyal to him.

"Pull Changsun Wuji away from me!" Li Er ordered.

The guards immediately stepped forward and tried to pull Changsun Wuji off the ground.

"Let's see who dares! If anyone dares to touch me, I will kill myself right here!" Changsun Wuji drew out the guard's saber, put it on his neck and yelled.

"Wait!" Li Er hurriedly stopped the guards and said to Changsun Wuji, "Fuji, why are you doing this?"

"Your Majesty, please return to the palace!" Changsun Wuji said with a knife on his neck, indifferent, as if he would bleed to death on the spot if Li Er did not return to the palace.

"Alas! Return to the palace!" Li Er was afraid that Changsun Wuji would really commit suicide, so he had to return to the palace.

He had already lost Gao Shilian, and he could not force Changsun Wuji to death. If so, Li Er would be very sad.

After Li Er returned to the East Garden, he looked to the south and cried bitterly, tears pouring down like rain.

On the day of the funeral, when the coffin passed the cross bridge, Li Er climbed up to the northwest building of the old city of Chang'an, looked at the coffin from afar and cried bitterly.