At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Xun Yu smiled and bowed.

"Zifeng, I also look forward to that day coming sooner."

Zang Hong patted Guo Peng on the shoulder, his eyes full of smiles.

After speaking, the two took a step back together, and their figures gradually became a little confused.

"Is this going away? Don't you want to talk to me more?"

Guo Peng suddenly felt a little reluctant to let them go, and stepped forward to grab their hands, but found that he couldn't hold their hands no matter what.

Zang Hong laughed.

"In the next life, Zifeng, if there is a chance in the next life, let's meet again. I hope we will have no more disputes by then, and this world will really shine as you hoped."

Xun Yu said goodbye again.

"Ming Gong, if there is a chance in the next life, Yu would like to sit down with Ming Gong and discuss the Tao again, and sleep on the feet, and discuss the peaceful and prosperous world together."

After speaking, the two slowly retreated facing Guo Peng. Between their steps, their figures slowly turned into stars and disappeared between heaven and earth, and they did not know where they were going.

"Ziyuan! Wenruo!"

Guo Peng stepped forward quickly and reached out to grab something, but he couldn't grab anything.

A gust of wind blew, and in addition to the three monuments on the top of the mountain, only Guo Peng was left.

Guo Peng's heart skipped a beat, and then he looked around in a daze, seeing nothing.

Everything just now seems like a dream.

When I woke up, there was nothing left.

But it seems to be real.

People are gone, but their words are still in his ears, entered into his heart, and firmly remembered by him.

Fang Cai, old buddies, old rivals, and Zang Hong and Xun Yu, are they really coming back to find me?

Guo Peng thought hard for a long time and could not come up with an answer.

But his heart was clear, and there was no doubt at all.

As if this was not something worth discussing.

Taking a deep breath of the air at the top of the mountain, Guo Peng slowly walked to the entrance of the mountain pass, supporting his weak and aging body, and looked at the incoming servants.

"Let's go, it's time to go, it's time."

The servants looked at each other in dismay, not knowing what the Emperor Taishang meant by "the time has come".

The soldiers of the Imperial Army relayed Guo Peng down to Shouyang Mountain as usual, and protected him all the way back to the Luoyang Palace.

It was as if nothing had happened, and everything was calm again.

Guo Peng is still the same as before, without any changes, he lives in peace, staying by Cao Lan and other family members, eating, drinking, and having fun.

Guo Jin was still so busy, Guo Chengzhi was still so busy, and he hadn't seen them come to Taishan Temple once for a long time.

On the other hand, when the great-grandson Xiaohu came a few days ago, Guo Peng also happily entertained his grandson, and by the way helped Chengzhi's child to teach Xiaohu's homework.

Xiaohu is still young, but his homework is already very heavy. At home, Zhuge's discipline is very strict with him, which makes Xiaohu feel a lot of pressure, so he especially wants to come to Guo Peng, because his grandfather will not treat him so harshly.

So every time Xiaohu came to Taishan Temple, he would complain to Guo Peng about his mother.

Same this time.

In the afternoon of the third day of May in the 20th year of Xingyuan, the weather was a little bit hot, but it was not stuffy. Occasionally there was a breeze, but it felt quite cool.

Xiaohu found another opportunity to sneak to Taishan Temple to find Guo Peng to complain about his mother.

Guo Peng was very happy.

"Hahaha, your mother is also for your own good, and let you study hard so that you can inherit the throne in the future."

Little Tiger was very unhappy.

"I don't want to inherit the throne, I just want to play with my father... I want to sleep here tonight, father."

"Could it be because your mother is going to spot-check your astronomy homework tonight, and you haven't memorized it well, so you thought about hiding with your father-in-law?"

Guo Peng, who was leaning on the reclining chair, smiled and winked at Xiaohu.

"No, Xiaohu is because he really likes to sleep with his great-father and great-mother."

Xiaohu has two dimples on his face, and his smile is sweet, especially like his mother.

"Really?"

"real!"

Xiaohu's face was sincere, and his big eyes flickered.

"Well... Well then, Zeng father will believe you once."

"Father Zeng is the best!"

Xiaohu climbed onto the reclining chair and hugged Guo Peng, looking like he had succeeded in his trick.

"Ouch, alright, come down, come down."

Guo Peng couldn't stand Xiaohu's intimacy, so he quickly let Xiaohu down and told Xiaohu to play by himself.

Xiaohu laughed and ran around in the back garden, full of energy.

He can be relatively normal and grow up in a peaceful environment.

so good.

Guo Peng smiled and looked at Xiaohu's agile figure, and when he looked at it, he felt a little sleepy, and his upper and lower eyelids began to fight.

If you are tired, take a nap.

So Guo Peng adjusted his posture, relaxed his body, and fell asleep on the reclining chair.

Xiaohu played for a while and saw Guo Peng leaning on the reclining chair with his eyes closed and motionless, knowing that Guo Peng was asleep.

He walked forward quietly, took off his coat and put it on Guo Peng's body, and left the back garden on tiptoe, and told the servants in the garden not to make any noise or disturb Guo Peng's sleep.

Xiaohu returned to the palace by himself and saw Cao Lan, his great-grandmother, who was doing needlework.

"Xiaohu is back? Where's your great-father?"

"Zengfa is taking a nap in the garden. Xiaohu doesn't want to disturb Zengfa's nap."

Xiaohu ran to Cao Lan's side and rubbed against Cao Lan intimately.

"Ha ha ha, you child."

Cao Lan reached out and tapped the pretty dimples on Xiaohu's face, and then asked the maid beside him to take Xiaohu to eat some delicious snacks in the small cafeteria.

Time passed little by little, and Xiaohu had finished his snacks and went to the study to do his homework, but Guo Peng had not come back.

Cao Lan put down the needlework in her hand and felt that she should take a look, so she went to the back garden with a few maids and servants.

The two servants were guarding the door of the back garden. Cao Lan went straight in and saw Guo Peng sleeping on a reclining chair next to the flower bed next to the pavilion, still covered in Xiaohu's coat.

"When are you still asleep? Peng Lang, it's time to get up."

Cao Lan walked over and shouted a few times. Seeing that Guo Peng didn't respond, she smiled and scratched Guo Peng's face again.

In the past, she always called Guo Peng, who was getting sleepy day by day, like this.

Guo Peng was ticklish and could not stand scratching.

But this time, she scratched Guo Peng for a long time without waking up.

Cao Lan felt that something was wrong, and then looked at Guo Peng's face carefully, her pupils shrank suddenly, her heart thumped, and she put out a trembling finger on Guo Peng's nose.

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On the third day of May in the 20th year of Xingyuan, the Supreme Emperor Guo Peng died in the Taishan Temple in Luoyang at the age of 70.

When he died, there was no disease or disaster, as if he really just fell asleep and never woke up again.

Therefore, no one could save him.

By the time the doctors from the Great Medical Center and the Tai Hospital stumbled to the Taishan Hall, it was too late.

Guo Jin suddenly heard about this, and his heart trembled. He was scrambling to write with a shake of his hand. The brush fell on the playbook, and the full ink from the end of the pen smashed onto the paper. The thick black color quickly spread and stained. Most of the playbook.

Guo Chengzhi was on business in a farm outside Luoyang, investigating the promotion of agricultural tools, when he suddenly received a Kuaima newspaper about Guo Peng's death. city.

The news of the collective dispatch of the Great Medical Center and the Tai Hospital shook the entire Luoyang court, and the officials felt panic and uneasy, not knowing what happened.

A large number of rumors spread everywhere, causing panic among people. Soon, even the people began to spread all kinds of rumors.

The panic continued until the morning of the fourth day of May.

At four quarters of the hour, the nine big bells used to tell the time in Luoyang City rang in unison.

The heralds scattered out in white clothes and announced to the whole Luoyang City.

The Supreme Emperor Guo Peng passed away.

The emperor Guo Jin was in tears, unable to control his grief, and unable to eat food.

After a little reconciliation, Guo Jin decided to announce the matter to the world, and then led the ministers to discuss the temple name and posthumous name behind the Emperor Taishang.

All the ministers headed by the old minister Guo Jia thought that the Taishanghuang started in the army, swept away the heroes, pacified the world, established the state of Wei, and created a prosperous age. Since ancient times, no one has surpassed his right.

Therefore, when Taizu was the temple name, the posthumous title was Gao, and he was Emperor Taizu Gao.

The emperor Guo Jin thought it was okay, so he took this as the result and announced it to the world. The emperor Guo Peng was the emperor of Wei Taizu, and the coffin was finalized.

Then, Guo Jin announced that the whole country had entered a period of national mourning, and at the same time announced the personal edict of the Emperor Taishang.

The Emperor Taishang explained his funeral in his edict.

National mourning can be held, but it should not be too long, so as not to disturb the normal life and production of the people. In the palace and the people, it should be seven days.

During the national mourning, except for not being allowed to drink and have fun, all other business affairs in production and life can be held normally.

After his death, there is no mourning hall, local vassals and generals do not need to go to the court to go to the funeral, only after the family mourns, the coffin will set off immediately, and go north to the Langju Xushan Emperor Mausoleum, Yongzhen North Xinjiang.

Under the Shouyang Mountain, there is a tomb of clothes and crowns. If future generations want to worship, they do not need to go to Langjuxu Mountain, but only need to worship in the tombs of clothes and crowns.

Emperors and crown princes need to keep in mind the last words of diligence and love for the people, and self-examination for life.

Finally, three months of agricultural tax will be deducted for farmers across the country, as the last gift from the Emperor Taishang to bid farewell to the world.

After the announcement of the Emperor Taishang's will, people did not feel sad at first, but felt at a loss.

They were dazed, as if something that they thought would last forever had suddenly disappeared.

After the coffin of the Emperor Taishang left the palace, circled around Luoyang City, and finally went north to the Langju Xushan Emperor Mausoleum under the escort of the army, people suddenly realized that the Emperor Taishang was really gone.

The Supreme Emperor who has been abdicated for 20 years but has been influencing them in other ways has really passed away.

The Shu Road was built by the Emperor Taishang, the Grand Canal was built by the Emperor Taishang, and the Taixue Prefecture School, County Xue County School was also built by the Emperor Taishang.

They can read because the Emperor Taishang has been promoting literacy campaigns for decades.

They were able to change their fate by studying and becoming officials because the Emperor Taishang established the imperial examination system.

They can basically maintain their food and clothing because the Emperor Taishang gave them a peaceful life, smashed the landlords who had sucked blood twice on their heads, and gave them constant tax reductions and exemptions.

They can survive the cold winter because the Emperor Taishang gave them cheap coal, so that they could have fuel to build a fire to keep warm, instead of having to go out all the time to collect wood...

There are many, many, many things that the Emperor Taishang has done for them. If you count them down, it seems that you can't count them all.

Most of them don't know what the Emperor Taishang looks like.

The bust on the coin is said to be the Emperor Taishang, but he has never really seen the appearance of the Emperor Taishang.

The Supreme Emperor has always had only a vague shadow in their hearts, and they vaguely knew that it was the Supreme Emperor.

It seems that it is not necessarily true to say sadness.

But people vaguely feel empty in their hearts, and always feel that the Supreme Emperor should continue to live, and shouldn't go so early, even if he is 70 years old.

However, there are more and more old people in the countryside who can live to 70 years old. I have heard of people in their 80s and 90s. Why can't the Supreme Emperor not live to that time?

This question exists in the minds of most people and will never be answered.

Of course, there are some extremes.

For example, in the countryside, when some elderly people heard the news, they suddenly fell to their knees and wept so hard.