Only the emperor and Pei Ju knew what was discussed that day. After Pei Ju left the palace, he sent a memorial asking for the remains, but the emperor refused.
Later, Pei Ju begged for the bones again, but the emperor still refused.
The third time, Pei Ju begged for the bones, and the emperor agreed.
Then it was gone.
Yes, Pei Ju was not given any honors.
This news made many people extremely concerned. If it were another prime minister begging for bones, the emperor would more or less express his gratitude and add an honorary title, such as Situ, but Pei Ju didn't get anything this time.
People who are interested are speculating whether Pei Ju offended the emperor, but there is no explanation from the person involved, and no one knows the specific situation.
Li Zhiyun received the "confession gift" from Pei Ju. Although he did not directly promise anything to Pei Ju, he did not disclose Pei's crime. For Pei Ju, it was basically a thing of the past.
The gifts given by Pei Ju were almost the same as those of the Zheng family, including money, grain, and fields.
These are what Li Zhiyun needs now. Similarly, he also needs to control the Pei family to balance the situation in the government.
After Pei Ju left the Political Affairs Hall, Guan Long's thoughts were moved again, especially Du Gucheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs, who wanted to enter the Political Affairs Hall.
This time, Li Zhiyun chose to ignore it.
Soon after, the transfer order was issued. Wen Yanbo, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, had made great contributions to disaster relief and was promoted to the rank of Shizhong. The ambassador of Henan Province, Dai Wei, was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Cen Wenwen, the governor of Luozhou, moved to be the governor of Weizhou.
Pei Shiqing, the governor of Jiangzhou, was promoted to the governor of Luozhou.
Zheng Shanguo, deputy envoy to appease Henan Province, was appointed governor of Bizhou.
At the end of the first year of Zhenguan, disasters all over the world finally stopped for a while, and disaster relief in various states was gradually completed. The Luozhou plague, with the attention and support of many parties, finally survived. Just in case, Luozhou was still closed. After the plague completely disappeared,
will be open.
Manna Hall.
Queen Yang walked in and saw the emperor curled up on the couch, sleeping peacefully with his back facing out. As she walked in, she saw memorials scattered on the couch.
The hall is very warm and filled with sandalwood fragrance.
"Your Majesty, the Queen is here." Gao Liangzhong called softly from the side.
Li Zhiyun snorted and said inarticulately, "Pass."
Gao Liangzhong nodded to Queen Yang, and then left with the servants.
Queen Yang walked over, sat beside the couch, and asked softly: "If Your Majesty is tired, why don't you go back to the harem to rest?"
Li Zhiyun snorted and went back to sleep. The clan was very dissatisfied with Li Shuliang's handling, which made Li Zhiyun very angry. After summoning Li Shuliang, Li Xiaogong and others, he forced the clan to accept the court's arrangement.
That's why he took some tired rest.
Seeing this, Empress Yang didn't care. She stretched out her hand to pack up the memorials and put them on the eucalyptus table. Then she returned to the couch and sat down, quietly accompanying the emperor.
After a while, Li Zhiyun woke up and saw the queen, simply lying on the couch with her head in her hands, her eyes half closed.
"Why are you here?"
"Your Majesty often stays overnight in the Manlu Palace recently. I am worried about this, so I came here to have a look."
"There's nothing wrong, I'm just a little tired." Li Zhiyun yawned and said with sleepy eyes: "How come I, the emperor, am so tired from work? When the late emperor was here, I never saw the late emperor like me."
Relieving disasters, controlling plagues, and dealing with internal traitors made Li Zhiyun exhausted physically and mentally. When I dreamed last night, the Tang Dynasty in the dream had not yet solved the Turks. Instead, Jie Li took advantage of the frequent natural disasters within the Tang Dynasty and entered the Guanzhong. He was shocked.
He was covered in cold sweat.
Empress Yang comforted her and said: "Your Majesty cares about the people, isn't that the case?"
Li Zhiyun blinked and suddenly said with emotion: "It's better than before. There weren't so many things to do. I would go out with you for a walk after eating, or take the children to study and practice martial arts. It's not like now, where we rarely see the children."
"
"Your Majesty is too tired, please rest." Empress Yang stretched out her hand to massage his temples.
Li Zhiyun enjoyed the queen's service and said: "In the first year of Zhenguan, it really gave me a headache. There were endless natural and man-made disasters. After conquering the Turks, the treasury was not rich. Now, it is completely clean.
I still don’t know what the situation will be like next year, alas.”
How could he not know what the situation would be like next year? It would still be endless natural disasters.
Empress Yang comforted her softly: "Your Majesty is the lord of all peoples and controls the life and death of all things. You need to cheer up soon."
"Yes, you are right."
Smelling the fragrance of the Empress, Li Zhiyun was so excited that he was overwhelmed with joy.
Two hours later, the emperor and the empress went to Changle Hall to have a meal.
After the meal, Li Zhiyun and his children chatted around the fire. Although the children were young, they were more childish and funny, which made Li Zhiyun feel much relieved.
Seeing the smile on her husband's face, Empress Yang felt relieved. Although she didn't care about the affairs of the foreign dynasty, she knew more or less. Coupled with the epidemic, she saw her husband's hard work during this period.
"Yeah, tell me a story." The little girl held Li Zhiyun's hand with a sincere look on her face.
"Okay, let's tell a story." Li Zhiyun smiled and touched his daughter's little head and told a story.
He has always doted on his daughter and always responded to her requests.
For Baoniang, the emperor's father was loose in control, while the queen was strict in control. The queen had always been very strict with her.
Therefore, Bao Niang is not lawless.
The family tells stories and enjoys family happiness.
The Pei Mansion was in a state of misery.
Pei Ju is about to reach the end of his life. At this moment, Pei Ju is neither afraid nor panicked. His only regret is that he did a stupid thing before he died.
Therefore, he told Pei Xuanji: "When you are an official, you must remember the four words of diligence. If you are not a talented person, you can only follow the golden mean. Remember, if you are not completely sure of doing things, don't do it.
Do it, let alone gamble."
"I remember." Pei Xuanji's eyes were full of tears.
Pei Ju sighed quietly: "I have also come to the end. In this life, I have experienced several dynasties, the world has been disturbed, and I have seen them all. I have seen success and failure, heroes and villains, and I have traveled north, south, east and west...
..."
Recalling the eventful years of the past, Pei Ju felt that his life was very exciting and rich.
Finally, he said to Pei Xuanji: "Your Majesty, I have confessed my guilt. When you become an official in the future, you must be a good official. You must trust what I tell you. If you are not sure in the end, then don't do it.
.
Mr. Pei, as long as he can survive the Zhenguan Dynasty, he will still be the same Mr. Pei. There is really no need to risk everything against the Sixth Prince."
"yes."
"In addition, after my death, the position of head of the family will be handed over to Pei Shiqing."
"yes."
"Also, if the tribesmen blame me for taking away the land, you can plead guilty to them on my behalf."
"yes."
"..."
I don't know how long he talked. He was tired and tired. He was drifting in and out of sleep, and he didn't know whether he was awake or not.
Until there was a sound, Pei Ju's spirit gathered slightly.
"Pei Gong? Pei Gong?"
"Is it...Your Majesty?" Pei Ju opened his eyes with difficulty, and sure enough he saw the emperor appearing.
"Your Majesty, sir, is this a dream?"
"No, it's not a dream, I came to see you." Li Zhiyun said.
A smile appeared on Pei Ju's old and defeated face, and he immediately said guiltily: "I have betrayed your majesty's trust, and I regret it. Now, this is God's punishment for me. Your majesty must not worry about my affairs."
"I know." Li Zhiyun sighed.
In the face of life and death, right and wrong don't seem so important at this moment.
After all, Pei Ju was an important minister and was helpful to his ascension to the throne. When Li Zhiyun heard that he was critically ill, he rushed from the palace to see him for the last time.
At this moment, Li Zhiyun temporarily put aside his opinion of Pei Ju.