Time flies, and Li Zongye ushered in the last day of his life in the blink of an eye. It was autumn, and the sky was covered with dark clouds. A tributary river leading to Lingxi Town was flooded, and even the Xibing Pool in the backyard of the Chu family was tumbling. The flowers were withered and the leaves were withered and yellow. Everything indicated that Li Zongye's life had come to an end.
On this day, Li Zongye was not as lively as he was in the previous nine days. The medicinal power of the Jiuzhuan Huihun Pill had been exerted to the extreme, and it was no longer enough to support his broken body with weakened heart. Countless scenes appeared, Li Zongye, who was as angry as a gossip, opened his mouth and hummed, as if he had something to say, Xiao Hong, who was sitting by the bed, had two lines of tears on his face, and leaned into Li Zongye's ear, wanting to hear something from him What.
"Don't cry, Hong'er, it doesn't look good when you cry." Li Zongye raised his arms and wiped away Xiao Hong's tears. Xiao Hong hurriedly wiped her face, and after wiping away the tears, she endured the sadness in her heart and forced a smile up.
"That's right, Hong'er, you look the best when you smile." Li Zongye closed his eyes contentedly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Bah, old ghost, you're still poor at this time, heh." Xiao Hong laughed sobbingly, from the moment Li Zongye reached out to wipe her tears, she laughed the whole time until Li Zongye died.
Many people came to the Chu family, but they didn't come, and they were all driven away by Li Zongye. When he was about to leave, he wanted to be quiet, and only stayed with his wife Hong'er and son Li Tang to enjoy the last time. .
In the last few days, Li Zongye pulled Li Tang to talk a lot. Ever since Zhao Xiaowu met Pei Yuanying on the day when Zhao Xiaowu got married, Li Zongye always felt that there was something on his mind. He told Li Tang what to do in the future, what to do when he was an official, what to do when he was good, and what to do when he was down. Li Tang listened patiently from the sidelines. It's time for Tang to brag about himself. If he still wants to hear it in the future, he will have no chance.
Li Zongye, who met Zhang Xuan at the age of 20, became famous at the age of 21 in the debate at Jixia Academy, and became an official in the court in the same year. Li Zongye, who was in charge of the etiquette of the ancestral temple, ascended the throne at the age of 26, and Li Zongye, who arranged various etiquette matters for him, was promoted to be a member of the fifth-rank official department, Wailang, and at the age of 28, due to his outstanding achievements, he was promoted to be a doctor of the fifth-rank official department. At the age of 31, the six ministries in the imperial court colluded to deprive the emperor of his power. Li Zongye, who saw the crime of deceiving the emperor by these ministers but could do nothing, was able to meet the emperor by bribing the personal eunuchs, trying to help the emperor get out of the current predicament. With one leap, he became the Minister of the Ministry of Officials of the third rank, and thus began a legendary life.
At the age of thirty-three, the prairie people invaded wantonly, and Li Zongye was in danger. He temporarily took over the position of governor and rushed to the Northwest battlefield. The war lasted for more than half a year. Among them, Li Zongye only defeated him in three months. After chasing for five hundred miles, he became the first civil servant to be appointed as a wolf. After returning to the imperial court, the former Minister of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials were dismissed. Li Zongye chased after him and won the post of Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He became the youngest Ge Lao, thirty-eight years old, the first emperor passed away, Emperor Qianyou ascended the throne, Li Zongye was arranged to be the minister of Gu Ming, established the embroidered clothes censor, and served as the first commander. Rong Guogong, when he was forty years old, he had a son, and Li Tang was born. When he was forty-four years old, the two rivers were flooded, and he personally took care of it. Although Zhang Xuan stopped the flood with a sword, the credit is on Li Zongye's head. superior.
At forty-five years old, Li Zongye's scenery in the imperial court was the same for a while. Emperor Qianyou was only a child of fifteen or sixteen when he came to the throne, and now he is only in his early twenties. Under the instruction of the little emperor, the impeachment papers of Li Zongye were piled up overnight, and many of them were secret papers from the embroidered censor. Even the little emperor was fed up with Li Zongye's various controls on himself , Li Zongye was not even conducted a detailed investigation when he was arrested, and he was directly thrown into the prison of Dali Temple.
After all, Li Zongye has made great achievements through hard work, and even the people of Liangjiang petitioned for it. Emperor Qianyou softened his mind and changed his family to exile.
The process was so fast that even Li Zongye, an old official in the officialdom, was inexplicably imprisoned before he could react. However, after Li Zongye heard that his ending was exile, he not only did not complain, but stood in front of the gate of the capital. Laughing loudly, the people in the capital felt that Li Zongye was a good official for the country and the people, and shed tears for him. It can be imagined that Li Zongye was in a complicated mood at that time. He was still standing at the forefront of Qian'an Palace yesterday, and this The honor of not going to the court and not declaring a decree has become a prisoner in shackles today.Han Changshou led Han Sheng'er to see him off. Li Tang, who was only five years old, was tossing in the prison with his face covered in dust. Han Sheng'er took out a handkerchief to wipe the dirt off his face, but Li Zongye didn't say anything to Han Changshou. His eyes were blank, and he seemed to be calmly watching what happened in front of him. He understood, but he couldn't say it.
Fifteen years have passed now, and Li Tang is already twenty years old. The most glorious time for Li Zongye was when he led thousands of troops and horses to defend against bandits in Lingxi Town. Twenty years have passed since that incident Five years, this is the beginning of him breaking the shackles of the six departments, and also the beginning of his entry into the cabinet. As an official, nothing can be more outstanding than an extreme minister. I believe that after Li Zongye was exiled to Lingxi Town, countless sleepless In the night, I also thought about my heroic appearance at that time, and the civil servants set an example.
The autumn wind blows, carrying a strong killing spirit, and takes away countless lives in the world. Li Zongye's old life breath gradually dissipates with this autumn wind. Li Zongye slightly opens his eyes, and the last stubbornness in his body supports him as he looks at the pair. Mother and son, his heart is complicated. They have suffered too much suffering that ordinary people shouldn't have with him, and have seen too many beautiful scenery that people in the world have never seen. Now that he is dying, he has no power to give them anything. up.
"Tang'er, I'm thirsty." Li Zongye called softly, as if he was at home before, asking Li Tang to pour a glass of water for himself, Li Tang hurriedly fetched the water and went to feed it, there was still enough to feed it, Along the corner of Li Zongye's mouth, it flowed into his neck.
"Tang'er, I didn't expect the end to come. I still can't stop worrying about you as a father, but there is nothing I can do for my father."
"Father, take a break, you are too tired."
"No, I want to say, if I close my eyes, I may not be able to get up. Tanger, the Pei family boy said that he will let you out of Lingxi Town. Whether it is true or not, you You must pester him for a while, as long as he can find a way to get you out of town legally, I don't need to say what to do next."
"My child, remember your father's teachings, father, let's rest for a while."
Li Zongye ignored Li Tang's reply, turned his head to look at Xiao Hong and said, "Hong'er, I am sorry for you in this life. In the next life, you will be your husband and I will be your wife and concubine. Let's continue the good talk."
Xiao Hong burst out laughing, and laughed and cursed: "Old ghost, I still have thoughts of disturbing you. If there is a next life, I will never be with you again. I won't enjoy any blessings in my life, and I will only suffer along with it."
"Haha, Hong'er, you said you don't want to do it, but you probably agreed in your heart. You, with a knife mouth and a bean curd heart, don't blame your husband for not being upright. If I don't meet you again in this life, maybe I will be like this. , but God has eyes, let me meet you again, then don't blame me for being unreasonable, you Xiao Hong, follow me in this life, Li Zongye suffers, and in the next life, no matter poverty or suffering, I will follow you, never leave, until death. .¡±
Xiao Hong's heart was warmed by Li Zongye's words, and she wanted to point her index finger between Li Zongye's eyebrows as before, but before she did, Li Zongye suddenly sat up from the bed, so frightened that Xiao Hong withdrew her hands quickly, and hurried forward to check whether Li Zongye was right. What's wrong.
Li Zongye not only sat up, but also got out of bed. He hurriedly ran to the courtyard and shouted, "Hong'er, look quickly, the peach blossoms are blooming. Doesn't it look like when you met me in Jixia Academy? Come and take a look at the one I gave you!"
Li Tang's mother and son ran out quickly, and looked in the direction of Li Zongye's finger. The autumn wind rolled up the fallen leaves, and there was nothing there. Xiao Hong followed up and said, "Li Lang, I saw that the trees are full of peach blossoms. There are red ones and white ones, and they bloom so vigorously!"
"Hong'er, I'll pick another branch for you and pin it on your head, so you can show off to those girls again, just wait." Li Zongye chased after the strong wind, raised his hand to grab a fallen leaf, stretched out his hand Pinning it on Xiao Hong's head, Li Zongye embraced Xiao Hong in his arms, and Xiao Hong also hugged Li Zongye's waist.
"Now you can't run away. With this peach blossom here, you will always be mine, haha." Li Zongye's laughter stopped abruptly, which made Li Tang feel strange, and hurried to check Li Zongye's breath, but Li Zongye had already After dying, the old man stood stiffly, no matter how gently pulled by Li Tang.
"Mother?" Li Tang asked Xiao Hong tentatively. Xiao Hong, who was held in Li Zongye's arms, closed her eyes and enjoyed the embrace she hadn't had in many years. Two lines of tears flowed down her mottled wrinkles.
"I know, your father loves me, I know, he won't be able to hold me in the future, let me feel this embrace again."
The heavy rain fell all over the sky in an instant, and the low-flying swallows slammed into the ground in front of Li Zongye. There was an explosion outside Lingxi Town, and the father and son of the Chu family immediately appeared at the door and stood still. On top of the two of them, he was soaked wet.
At this moment, the Shanding River was flooded. Hundreds of Taoists from Changsheng Mountain were working together to stop the flood of the Shanding River. The clear and shallow pools in the lake are faintly glowing red.On the top of the two of them, he himself was drenched.
At this moment, the Shanding River was flooded. Hundreds of Taoists from Changsheng Mountain were working together to prevent the flood of the Shanding River. The clear and shallow pools are faintly glowing red.