Just as Qin Feng and Qi Xi were arguing, two soldiers of the Imperial Guards came over with a body covered with white cloth, "General, after being identified by the prisoners, this is Yelu Chengde, the King of Huntu of the Northern Barbarians."

"Um?"

The three words "Huntu" King made Qi Xi and Qin Feng, who had just met tit, couldn't help but focus their eyes on the corpse in front of him. Qin Feng bent down and pulled apart the white cloth. He saw the death of King Huntu lying under the white cloth.

It was miserable, with a brain everywhere, and people were scared when they saw it.

"Remember the credit to the Beidi Army and send someone to send the body back. We will not bury the barbarians in our Dafeng land." Qin Feng covered the body with a disgust and said, "

Qi Xi frowned slightly, turned around and was about to leave.

"General Qi, it's getting late, so why not enter the pass and have a drink?" Qin Feng looked at Qi Xi with a smile.

Qi Xi snorted coldly, inserted the ancient sword in his hand into the sheath, and said without looking back, "No need, the credit has been snatched, so I won't snatch the wine and meat."

After saying that, he led the soldiers of the Beidi Army to Shanhaiguan. When Zhang Xingshan rushed over, Qi Xi had already walked away. Zhang Xingshan was a little annoyed that he should have come out a while ago.

Qi Xi turned around and said to the deputy general, "Tell Your Majesty that the plight of Pinglao Pass has been resolved, and Qi Xi will no longer threaten us."

"yes."

...

In early summer, the northern part of the Pass is still a bit dry and cold, unlike the Central Plains and Jiangnan that have entered the rainy season.

Gao Zhen has not eaten for three days. He lay on the bed with his lips and his face was pale, but he was so anxious that Han Zhongxuan. Since he came to Dingzhou, Dian Mei has asked to see Gao Zhen almost every day. Han Zhongxuan knew that Dian Mei would never know.

Gao Zhen was already terminally ill. If King Jingbei learned about it, he would definitely raise an army and cause chaos. This is not something Han Zhongxuan was willing to see.

However, he has not received Dian Mei for so long. As the dog-headed military advisor of the King of Jingbei, Dian Mei probably speculated something, but he did not dare to speculate on himself without real evidence.

In Gao Zhen's bedroom, a little eunuch walked over with his head down. The little eunuch's eyes were gloomy. He saw that he was not an ordinary person. "Mr. Han, General Qin's letter."

Han Zhongxuan took the letter and waved his hand to give up the eunuch. After reading the letter, he was so excited that he burst into tears. He couldn't wait to run to Gao Zhen's bed, kneeled down, and burst into tears, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

, good news, General Qin Feng defeated King Huntu of Beiman, and King Huntu died in the chaos. General Qin led a large army to annihilate 100,000 enemies, chased the enemy for fifty miles, and decided to fight one battle."

Gao Zhen's chest suddenly fluctuated twice when he heard this news. He opened his eyes very tiredly, looked up at the roof above his head, then turned around and looked at Han Zhongxuan, tears rolled down the corners of his eyes, and said with all his strength, "

Help me up.”

Han Zhongxuan sat on the bed with Gao Zhen, who was already thin and skinny. Seeing the emperor who was still majestic before becoming what he is now, Han Zhongxuan felt a little distressed.

Gao Zhen sat beside the bed, shaking, and he was struggling with difficulty, trying to make himself look more energetic.

The emperor who had been sitting firmly on the dragon throne for 26 years had become old from a handsome young man. Han Zhongxuan picked up the fur robe on the bed and put it on Gao Zhen, and he knelt carefully aside.

Gao Zhen covered his mouth but still couldn't stop coughing. Seeing this, Han Zhongxuan hurriedly got up and gently tapped his back. The old emperor who had been determined to achieve the unification of the Great Feng Dynasty since childhood was obviously much more comfortable, and looked at the half-piece of the candle in front of him with a peaceful expression.

.

Through the starlight, he seemed to have seen his brilliant life. From the age of 27 to the present, the twenty-six has passed, and he has been an emperor for half his life. Although he did not have the contribution of Emperor Gaozu, Taizong to establish a country, nor did Renzong,

Xuanzong set his country to strengthen his strength, but he was also a great emperor. As for how he evaluated himself in later generations, it would be left to future generations.

"Eunuch Han, how many years have you been with me?" Gao Zhen asked suddenly.

Han Zhongxuan said softly, "It's been forty-seven years, and I followed when His Majesty was not the prince. At that time, the old slave was just a small eunuch in the Internal Affairs Office, and no one could respect it.

Several princes thought that Lao Nu was short and ugly. When choosing an eunuch, he didn't choose Lao Nu. You chose Lao Nu and gave Lao Nu secrets to martial arts. At that time, Lao Nu made up his mind to do this life.

No matter what, I will follow His Majesty Ding. Even if His Majesty wants his old slave's life, I will never say a word."

Gao Zhen withdrew his hand, clenched his fists and supported himself on his knees, and his smile was open-minded. To be honest, he rarely saw Gao Zhen smile so brightly, "Eunuch Han, forty-seven years, I'm about to come to an end, this is coming."

The most worrying thing is Qin Wanzhong and Gongsun Kang. The prince is kind-hearted and will inevitably be constrained by the Qin family in the future. Before the prince's team rises, the prince still needs you to take care of him."

"Your Majesty, I will never refuse..." Han Zhongxuan knelt down and kowtowed, and shouted even more.

Gao Zhen didn't have the strength to help Han Zhongxuan, and then said, "Gongsun Kang is scheming and conspiring. I have told the prince not to let the second son return to Suzhou, so as not to take the opportunity to take advantage of the situation. The prince intends to win over the Ning family for his own use. In this regard, you

You should focus more on it. Once you find that the Ning family has a disobedient intention, you should get rid of it as soon as possible."

"I remember your Majesty's will." Han Zhongxuan burst into tears and couldn't raise his head for a long time.

Gao Zhen smiled calmly, looked at the pull in front of him, and said slowly, "Now the affairs of the Northern Barbarians are over. Do you still remember the things I said in my letter to you? It's time to put them on the agenda."

Han Zhongxuan nodded, wiped his tears and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will order someone to do it now, and it will be done soon."

Gao Zhen continued to cough a few times and said calmly, "The good and bad ministers of civil and military in the court are mixed. In order to weigh the relatives and control the government, I arranged many mediocre and incompetent people in the court who were in power. In the future, the prince ascended the throne, and these people will surely

It will also become a considerable resistance;

But I am not worried about these people, because among the new generation of young scholars, I have seen many promising students, Ning family Ning Feng. Although I don’t like the Ning family, I have to admit that Ning Feng is

One of the rare great talents is now young Lin in the mountains, and the mountains are high to cover their talents. If they are in a high position in the future, their achievements will never be inferior to Cui Yi and Guan Zhongxian.

There is also the young man named Yu Gongming, who is also a genius, a real unforgettable jade in the mountains, and it is hard to hide its luster anywhere. If he assists the prince in the future, he will definitely be a famous minister of the generation.

There are also Wei Zhengchun, Hu Tongxun and others who are all capable of taking great responsibilities. As for military generals, Qin Feng is good at scheming. If the prince cannot suppress it, something will happen. Please remind him more about it and not let him go.

He has been by his side for a long time, and he is afraid of changes. I like Gongsun Changfeng very much. If it weren't for his surname, I would really want him to come back from Xiaonan Pass, which would be a pity."

After Gao Zhen finished speaking, his eyes suddenly became bright, and then his pale face began to turn red, "I know that the prince has always had opinions about me, and ask myself, I'm sorry for many people in my life, but I'm worthy of Da Fengtian

The four words "Zi" are, no matter whether you want it or not, you cannot give up the word "Zheng". When you return to Yindu, tell the prince that I have done all the bad things for him, and the rest depends on his own."

"Your Majesty, stop talking..." Han Zhongxuan burst into tears. He knew that the emperor he had been with most of his life was terminally ill and had not had much time left.

Gao Zhen suddenly stood up, as if he had a premonition, and continued, "After I leave, the prince will ask you."

"His Majesty……"

Gao Zhen's vision began to blur, staring at the candle in front of him, and everything around him became darker and darker. Even Han Zhongxuan's voice became smaller and smaller. Only the last bit of light was left in his sight of the burning candle in front of him.

When the old man raised his hand tremblingly to grab the last bit of light, the only remaining light suddenly disappeared.

"I can't see..."

His face, covered with vicissitudes, seemed a little regretful and unwilling to accept the passing of life, but it was more of a helplessness about the passing of life.

The old man, who was nearly fifty-three, slowly lowered his arm and lowered his head dullly. In front of him, the candle was extinguished because it burned out.

Han Zhongxuan covered his mouth and collapsed on the ground, trying his best to prevent himself from crying, but the old man in front of him still couldn't last until the end.

On June 23, the fifth year of Yongping, Dafeng, Emperor Taijia Gao Zhen died of illness in Cangtong City, Dingzhou at the age of 53, with the posthumous title of Muzong.

...

At the same time, Zhongzhou Yindu and Yutianjian.

In the corner of the Dafeng Palace, there is a 30-meter-high stone platform. There are imperial guards around the stone platform. The three big characters of the Imperial Heaven Supervisor are engraved in the center. On weekdays, no one is allowed to approach except the emperor, even the prince cannot do it.

.

On the platform is a huge pavilion that is 50 meters high. It is decorated in a simple and elegant manner, and is still grand and grand. There are three floors outside the pavilion, but it is hollow inside. The pavilion has no roof, and a huge bronze dragon statue stands in the middle.

As long as the sun rises, it can shine on the dragon no matter when it is, the dragon is holding a rotating armillary sphere in its mouth.

The armillary celestial sphere is made of four inner circles and four outer circles of iron, engraved with the heavenly stems and earthly branches, twenty-eight constellations, the names of the twelve heavenly zodiacs, the four circles point in eight directions, the four outer circles rotate clockwise, and the four inner circles

The circle rotates counterclockwise, forming this armillary sphere that has been around for a thousand years. In the middle of the armillary sphere, there is a golden night pearl that is not dark all year round.

If this bronze dragon represents the fortune of the royal family, the night pearl in the dragon's mouth is the breath of the emperor.

"Dingdang." With a crisp sound, an old man holding Buddha dust in his hand, with a childish face and long beard, walked quickly to the place where the crisp sound was heard, and looked closely. There were piles of debris on the ground. He looked up and saw a huge number of debris on his head.

The night pearl in the armillary sphere in the dragon's mouth has disappeared.

The old Taoist priest looked frightened and grabbed the debris on the ground tremblingly, then knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty is dead."

"Crash."
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