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Text Chapter 588 The Death of Queen Xiao

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    In the 21st year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty, the former Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty passed away at the age of eighty-one.

    Queen Xiao enjoyed all the prosperity in the world in the first half of her life. Although Yang Guang was a little overjoyed and had many concubines in the palace, he always respected and loved Queen Xiao, and the relationship between the couple was very good.  However, since the Jiangdu Rebellion, Empress Xiao has suffered a lot from being displaced, and even went into exile in the Turks. She did not return to Chang'an again until the fourth year of Zhenguan.

    It¡¯s just that although Empress Xiao was treated politely by Li Shimin in Chang¡¯an, as a former empress, her life in Chang¡¯an was not satisfactory. No one except her younger brother Xiao Yu dared to visit her.  It was not until later that Concubine Yang settled their differences with her, and brothers Li Min and Li Ke often went to her place, which made Madam Sui's house a little angry.

    However, the appearance of Yang Xian later made Empress Xiao feel very happy, but she also experienced the pain of losing her son again, which made the old woman devastated. Later, Li Min left Empress Xiao and Cai'er behind.  Taiwan to relax, but even with juniors like him and Cai'er accompanying her, Queen Xiao still couldn't get over the grief of Yang Jian's death.  Fortunately, she is a long-lived person, and she has Cai'er, her biological granddaughter, by her side, so Empress Xiao has been able to endure until now.

    Thinking of the first time he met Empress Xiao and the other party mistook him for Yang Guang, Li Min felt as if it happened yesterday.  The Siwei Ring that Empress Xiao gave to her as a meeting gift that day is still on Li Min's hand, but the ring is still the same, but the person who gave it is no longer there.

    "My condolences, Sixth Brother, Mrs. Sui passed away at the age of eighty. It was a rare longevity!" Outside the port of Chola City.  Li Zhen and Li Yun brought their families to see Li Min off, and Li Yun was the first to speak comfortingly.

    "Yes. I know that things in Tianzhu have to be done by yourselves. If you need any cooperation, send someone to Fucheng to find Liu Rengui." Li Min also said, but now his expression was gloomy, and his eyes were filled with tears.  It was also full of bloodshot eyes. He hadn't closed his eyes all night since he received the news of Queen Xiao's death yesterday.

    Seeing Li Min looking so haggard, Li Zhen, Li Yun and others were a little worried. They wanted to say something else, but Li Min waved his hand.  Then he turned around and got on the boat. After he got on the boat, he waved goodbye to everyone.

    After Li Min's fleet left Chola City, they did not return to Ceylon Island. Instead, they directly sent someone to tell Liu Rengui to cooperate with Li Zhen and Li Yun's actions as much as possible. Then the fleet headed eastward, crossing  After crossing the Strait of Malacca and arriving at the Lion City, Li Min immediately changed his boat to a steamer.  When they arrived in Taiwan, they stopped again, picked up Wen Xin and several others on the boat, and then rushed towards Yangzhou as fast as possible.

    Tianzhu is too far away from Chang'an, even if Li Min rushes day and night.  It would take at least more than two months to reach Chang'an, so the funeral of Empress Xiao naturally could not wait for Li Min to rush back.  In addition to Queen Xiao's special status, Cai'er is also the crown prince of Li Zhi.  So in the end, Li Shimin personally issued an order, ordering Li Zhi and Xiao Yu to prepare for Queen Xiao's funeral.  And with the courtesy of a queen, Queen Xiao was buried in Yangdi's Mausoleum in Yangzhou.  And when Li Min rushed back.  Empress Xiao's funeral procession has almost arrived in Yangzhou.

    Compared with Li Min who had no prior knowledge, Li Ke had received the news that Empress Xiao was seriously ill a few months ago, so he rushed to Chang'an early. He also put a lot of effort into the funeral. When Li Min  When we arrived in Yangzhou, it happened to be the day when Queen Xiao's body was delivered to Yangzhou.

    Seeing Queen Xiao's coffin, Li Min naturally burst into tears. Although Li Zhi and Xiao Yu tried to persuade her, it was of no use. Concubine Yang, Princess Nanyang, Cai'er and others also saw Li Min's grief.  I couldn't help but feel sad again, and started crying on the spot.

    However, no matter how grieved Li Min was, the day of Queen Xiao's burial had already been decided, and the burial day could not be delayed because of him. Therefore, after the burial, Li Min had to wear heavy mourning to guard the mausoleum for Queen Xiao, in order to  There is no point in trying to persuade her to express her guilt towards Empress Xiao.  After all, in his opinion, as a grandson, he failed to be by his side when the old man passed away. This made Li Min blame himself very much, and now he could only use this method to make up for it.

    However, nine days after Queen Xiao was buried, Cai'er and Li Zhi found Li Min. However, when Cai'er saw Li Min, she burst into tears. In the end, she stopped crying with the comfort of Li Zhi and Li Min. Then Cai'er stopped crying.  Then he said: "Cousin, when my grandmother passed away, I told you not to delay the official business because of her funeral. Now that my grandmother has been buried for nine days, your filial grandmother must have felt it, so you should go back.  , there are still many government affairs in Taiwan that need you to handle!"

    "Yes, Sixth Brother, I was also present when my grandmother was seriously ill. She must have asked that the news be hidden from you, because she knew that you had many affairs in Taiwan, and she could not distract you anymore because of her affairs.  ?This shows that grandma cares for you. Although she is gone now, you should not delay your business because of the pain!  "Li Zhi next to him also spoke to persuade.

    However, after hearing this, Li Min shook his head and said: "My grandmother regards me as her grandson, but she couldn't even see me for the last time. This is unfilial on my part, so you should stop trying to persuade me!"

    Seeing Li Min's persistence, Li Zhi originally wanted to say something else, but Cai'er winked at Li Zhi.  This made Li Zhi understand immediately, turned around and left here, leaving Cai'er to persuade Li Min alone.

    Seeing Li Zhi leave, Cai'er said softly to Li Min: "Cousin, you should know your grandmother's expectations for you. Even in her eyes, you are the continuation of her grandfather's life, so she wants to see you more than anyone else.  You can build an empire comparable to that of the Tang Dynasty, so if you let my grandmother know what you are like now, she will only be disappointed!"

    At the end of Cai'er's words, her tone became a little harsh.  Li Min remained silent after hearing this.  He naturally knew what Empress Xiao expected of him. Although the former Sui Dynasty died, he was half of the Yang family. In addition, his appearance was very similar to Yang Guang, so from the beginning, Empress Xiao was very  They support Li Min's outward development and regard Li Min's power as the continuation of the former Sui royal family. Although this idea is somewhat wishful thinking, it is not a comfort to an old man who is in his dying years.

    It was precisely because Empress Xiao had this idea that people concealed the news of her death.  In fact, this is not the first time. When Yang Jian died, he also concealed the news from Li Min, because it was the critical period when Li Min invaded Silla, and this time Li Min was far away in Tianzhu. Although Xiao  The queen didn't know whether Tianzhu's affairs were important to Li Min, but she didn't want to disrupt Li Min's plans because of her death.

    Thinking of this, Li Min finally took a breath, raised his head and said to Cai'er: "Cai'er, I know what to do, and I also know what grandma is thinking. Today is the ninth day. After watching, I will do it tomorrow.  Will get out of here.¡±

    Seeing that Li Min was finally talked through by him, Cai'er finally breathed a sigh of relief.  The next day, Li Min left the cemetery of Queen Xiao and Yang Guang and came to Yangzhou City to reunite with Concubine Yang and the others.  Although Concubine Yang was worried about Li Min during this period, being able to see her two grandchildren, Li Qi and Li Mian, also made her feel happy. She spent the whole day with her two grandchildren, and even forgot to think about her son Li Min.  .

    Li Min and Li Ke had not seen Concubine Yang for several years. In addition, there were third generations like Chou Chou and Li Qi, so they naturally seemed to be more happy, which also diluted the sadness of Empress Xiao's death a lot.  It is also worth mentioning that Li Zhi and Cai'er got married last year. Now Cai'er has officially become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, and Miss Hu Yuyi has entered the palace as Liang Di.

    Although Yangzhou was nice, Concubine Yang and Cai'er couldn't stay for long. After all, they still had to return to Chang'an after handling Queen Xiao's funeral. But before they left, another news suddenly came from Chang'an.  , Shen Guogong Gao Shilian died of illness, and Li Shimin cried bitterly.

    Although Li Min didn't have much impression of Gao Shilian and only remembered that he was a very serious old man, he did know that Gao Shilian ranked sixth among the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, below Fang Xuanling.  And in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, Wei Zheng, who ranked fourth, also passed away.  In addition, there are veteran ministers like Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, and Xiao Yu, whose bodies have become increasingly aging in recent years. This also shows that the ministers of the Tang Dynasty who helped Li Shimin conquer the world are gradually getting older, and this pair of Tang Dynasty ministers has become increasingly old.  It is undoubtedly a huge challenge for us, and at the same time, it is also a huge opportunity for some young ministers.

    This time Concubine Yang and the others did not go to Taiwan again, but went to Shanghai to stay for a while. Concubine Yang also specially summoned Li Chengqian because before coming, Empress Changsun asked her to help bring a few words to him, but Li Chengqian was there to meet him.  When he came out after passing Concubine Yang, there seemed to be traces of crying on his face.

    In addition, Li Min also specially brought Wen Xin and his son Li Mian to visit Xiao Yu. After all, Wen Xin is still Xiao Yu's granddaughter in name, and Xiao Yu's health has not been very good in recent years, and she has been affected by Empress Xiao.  The shock of his death made him very thin, and he was panting a little when he spoke. Only when he saw Li Mian did his eyes regain their luster.

    Seeing that Xiao Yu was in such poor health, Wen Xin persuaded him several times to put down his affairs at court and move to Taiwan to recuperate for a while. However, Xiao Yu was a stubborn person and did not care about Wen Xin's words at all, so  In the end, Li Min and Wen Xin could only tell him to take care of himself.

    The only thing that makes Wen Xin happy is that her mother has finally decided to come to Taiwan. She is now making preparations and is expected to leave next year at the latest.  But when Li Min heard the news, he thought of Wen Xin's nominal father Xiao Cuo. If he remembered correctly, he seemed to have been bitterly in love with Wen Xin's mother, butWe can only be husband and wife in name only. I wonder what he would think about Wen Xin's mother leaving?  (To be continued)
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