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Volume 1: Tongguan Blood Chapter 101: The Death of Li Longji

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    (Thanks to book friend zhaoliuhe for your monthly vote!) ¡ª¡ª After Li Longji was seriously ill and unable to handle the affairs of the court, he appointed Li Bin to supervise state affairs.  Because of the delicate situation, Li Bin, who was once again entrusted with supervising national affairs, did not dare to be a hands-off shopkeeper like last time. He did not make his own decisions on everything, but let the prime ministers of the political hall come to a conclusion before echoing his own opinions.  This time he was very proactive. As long as he handled all court affairs, he would first give an idea, and then ask the opinions of the prime ministers in the political hall, or bring it to the court for discussion.  Everyone saw Li Bin's changes, many people were shocked, and even some ministers looked at him with admiration.  Li Bin has been the crown prince for many years. Because of his status as prince, he naturally has a certain influence in the court. Because Emperor Li Longji is seriously ill and is likely to die, some ministers naturally regard Li Bin as the future emperor.  treat.  In the age of monarchs, this was a natural phenomenon.  No matter who becomes the emperor, no matter how mediocre his talent is and makes the ministers look down on him, most of the ministers still regard him as the emperor and are extremely respectful and dare not displease the emperor.  These people could not be called the emperor's cronies, and their relationship might even be distant, but the influence of the idea of ??supremacy of imperial power made them still willing to let the emperor take over.  Li Bin, who can take over the throne soon depending on the situation, is more respected by ministers than before. Especially in the past few days, Li Bin has been diligent in political affairs, and many ministers have changed their attitude towards him.  Li Bin also behaved extremely filially. After handling political affairs every day, he would go to Li Longji's side to accompany and serve him, and he would do everything himself such as scrubbing Li Longji's body.  These things spread outside and were praised by many ministers.  Faced with Li Bin¡¯s actions, Li Lin didn¡¯t have many ways to deal with it.  After all, he is just a prince and is not qualified to handle court affairs on behalf of the emperor. He cannot easily enter the palace to meet with him without the emperor's summons.  For a while.  The level of fighting between the two brothers became very obvious.  But Li Longji didn¡¯t really like Li Bin accompanying and serving him.  During his serious illness, Yang Yuhuan served him most of the time. The princes, including Li Bin, did not summon him very often, including Li Bin, who was the prince.  However, as the prince, Li Bin had enough reasons to visit Li Longji in the palace and stay with him for a long time.  The specific condition of Li Longji is not known to most people, and some people went to the palace to visit Li Longji.  There are only a few high-ranking ministers.  These ministers include Guo Ziyi, Wei Jiansu, Fang Guan, Yan Zhenqing, Gao Shi, Yang Xi, Li Mi, etc.  Seeing Li Longji's appearance, the ministers felt heavy. They knew that Li Longji's time was running out.  No one can predict what will happen to the world after Li Longji's death.  Because of the fight between Li Bin and Li Lin, the ministers were more worried about Li Longji's death.  A huge fight broke out between the DPRK and the Central Government.  Fortunately, after the weather got completely warmer, Li Longji's health improved a little, and his complexion improved a little, which made the ministers feel relieved a little.  But Yang Xi, who was fully aware of Li Longji's physical condition, knew that the already old emperor would definitely not be able to survive the coming midsummer.  Li Longji, who had recovered a little, thought about the crown prince again, but he seemed to have lost any passion.  I don't want to bother with anything anymore.  One day, Li Longji summoned Li Lin temporarily. After a confidential talk with Li Lin, Li Lin left with a face full of frustration.  "Brother Dafu, Your Majesty should give up the idea of ??changing the crown prince!" When he received the report from the palace informant, Yang Xizheng was secretly discussing something with Gao Shi. After hearing the secret report, he immediately told Gao Shi.  "I believe that the prince can successfully ascend the throne in a few days!" During this period, Yang Xi had told Gao Shi about his relationship with Li Bin and Li Bin's promise to him.  Gao Shi was already mentally prepared and had roughly guessed something, so he didn't feel too surprised after hearing what Yang Xi said.  It's just that he didn't know what Yang Xi was going to do next, so he could only ask vaguely: "Ziliang, after the prince ascends the throne, how will we arrange it?" "I will tell you in detail in a few days!"  Yang Xi did not tell Gao Shi his decision immediately, but said vaguely: "The next few months, or one or two years. It will be very critical for us! Brother Dafu, you have won my trust, and you also  Very talented, I believe you will definitely be in the political hall in the future. I hope you will always work hard and don't let me down!" "Please rest assured Ziliang, I will not let you down!" Gao Shi immediately expressed his position.  .  But he also knew that the days of being so casual and informal with Yang Xi were numbered.  If Yang Xi really takes over the power of the Tang Dynasty from Li Bin as he plans to do, then he and Yang Xi will have a relationship between minister and king, and they will no longer be able to talk or get along so casually.  But Gao Shi also knows that he and Yang Xi are now a grasshopper on the same rope, and he can only follow YangXi must go on, otherwise no matter what he does, the end will not be good.  He also believed in Yang Xi's ability, and the future power of the Tang Dynasty would definitely belong to Yang Xi.  Yang Xi also told Yan Zhenqing about this matter, and Yan Zhenqing was frightened after saying this.  This old scholar never imagined that Yang Xi's life experience would be like this, and that he would have such an unbelievable secret discussion with Li Bin.  He didn't express his support on the spot and would definitely support Yang Xi. This kind of thing was already a bit beyond his psychological ability. He needed time to think about it carefully.  Yang Xi had already roughly figured out Yan Zhenqing's temperament and didn't pay much attention to it. He thought that Yan Zhenqing would achieve his goal if he didn't oppose him at the critical moment.  "If a strong-minded person like Yan Zhenqing does not object to what he does, it means that he acquiesces and supports his actions, and that is enough.  Yang Xi pays attention to the changes in Li Longji's condition at any time and is secretly making his own arrangements.  In addition to continuing to find ways to install their own people in the Forbidden Army, they will transfer some people who are obviously loyal to Li Lin or Li Bin.  As Minister of the Armed Forces, he also ordered all units of the special operations team to assemble in Chang'an and be on standby.  But this is all done in secret.  ???????????Summer is coming soon.  The midsummer of Tianbao's 20th year was extremely hot and rainless, making people feel very uncomfortable.  Li Longji¡¯s condition worsened again due to the extremely hot weather.  On the early morning of the fifth day of the sixth lunar month, Yang Xi went to the Yamen of the Ministry of Military Affairs to attend to matters. After finishing his duties, he planned to go to Xingqing Palace with Guo Ziyi to visit Li Longji.  But just when he arrived at the military office, a eunuch hurried over and asked him to go to Xingqing Palace immediately.  Yang Xi was shocked and immediately understood what was going on. He followed the eunuch without stopping.  When he hurriedly entered the Datong Hall with the visitors, he felt that the atmosphere was abnormal.  The people in the palace were busy coming and going with nervous expressions.  Several imperial doctors were treating Li Longji, but no sound was made.  Yang Yuhuan sat next to Li Longji's hospital bed with tears on her face, holding Li Longji's hand tightly, and kept wiping the foreign objects on his face and mouth.  Judging from Li Longji's appearance, he was already as angry as a thread.  Last night, Yang Xi received a secret report from an informant in the palace, saying that Li Longji was in good condition.  He couldn't understand how Li Longji became like this after one night.  Soon Guo Ziyi, Wei Jiansu, Fang Guan, Yan Zhenqing, Li Mi, Gao Shi, Li Guangbi, Xianbu Shangshu Li Lin, Zhongshu Shilang Zhang Hao and many other high-ranking officials were summoned to the palace.  In addition to these high-ranking officials, Prince Li Bin, Yong Wang Li Lin and other sons of Li Longji were summoned to Xingqing Palace.  In the afternoon, more officials were called in, and the Xingqing Palace was filled with people.  However, only a few of these ministers were qualified to enter the Datong Hall where Li Longji lay, and those with insufficient official rank could only stand outside.  Many people had to endure the harsh rays of the sun. After a long time, some people couldn't stand it anymore and were sunk to the ground.  However, those who were knocked out by the sun were eventually carried to the shade by the palace guards for a while, and still stood outside the palace after they woke up.  Today is destined to be a very special day, in the afternoon.  The sky was covered with clouds, and a heavy thunderstorm fell from the sky in an instant.  The heavy rain brought coolness to the entire world, but it also caused hardships to the ministers standing in the open air.  Many people who did not have the opportunity to take shelter from the rain in the court or corridor became drowned. After being exposed to the sun and being drenched by the heavy rain, it was really painful.  But they could only stand and endure hunger.  It soon fell into the night, and the palace was silent. Hundreds of officials stood without making any sound.  No one dared to whisper to each other.  The lights in Datong Hall were brightly lit, and many people stood quietly beside Li Longji's bed.  Gao Lishi, who was pardoned, stood beside Li Longji with tears in his eyes, ready for orders at any time.  Several years of exile have changed Gao Lishi's appearance a lot. He is very haggard and looks much older than his actual age.  He did not expect that he would be pardoned and returned to Beijing, and would only stay with Li Longji for less than a month.  That's what happened.  He is fully aware that it won¡¯t be too long before Li Longji¡¯s death, either today or tomorrow.  Lao Mu's emperor won't last long.  He really wanted to cry loudly to show his grief, but he didn't dare to cry in this situation.  But to his delight, Li Longji finally woke up in the morning after being in a coma for two full days.  The first thing Li Longji ordered after he woke up was to summon Guo Ziyi, Wei Jiansu, Yang Xi and Prince Li Bin to the palace to give important instructions.  And while waiting, he said something to Yang Yuhuan, who had been by his side.  toNo one knows what he said, not even Gao Lishi. When the two talked in private, he also avoided it.  But soon, Li Longji fell into a coma again.  But after the third watch, Li Longji opened his eyes again and seemed to be very conscious. He asked Fang Guan, Yang Xi, Zhang Hao and Li Mi to come to him.  The four people immediately stepped forward and knelt beside Li Longji.  Other ministers also knelt down facing Li Longji's bed.  Li Longji said in a calm voice to the ministers kneeling beside him: His deadline is approaching and he is going to meet the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty. The throne will be given to the prince Li Bin. He then ordered Fang Guan and Yang  Xi, Zhang Hao, and Li Mi served as assistants to the government, helping the crown prince Li Bin to handle government affairs.  He also has other arrangements for the appointment of other ministers.  After saying these words, Li Longji took out the edict he had drafted a few days ago from the side of the couch with trembling hands, handed it to Fang Guan, who was kneeling closest to him, closed his eyes, and passed away suddenly
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