Lang Yi

The prince was in such an accident. Before the truth was revealed, a thick mist of doubt shrouded everyone's mind, and it also shrouded Qingdu, and even the entire sky of Daying.

When dawn breaks, the people of Qingdu who get up early can faintly hear the rumbling sound, like thunder in the clouds and horseshoes hitting the ground, and the wind blows past many pavilions and wide sky streets, and seems to be going straight to the palace.

It wasn't until the gilded hibiscus carved on the ten-ren high gate of the Qingdu Imperial City that the group breathed a sigh of relief.This road was turbulent, and all the guards left with the determination to die to protect Tian Zong. Fortunately, there was no danger along the way; now the only remaining heir of the Daying Dynasty was finally brought back to Qingdu safely and smoothly, everyone My heart is full of gratitude to the gods for blessings.

Tian Zong hurriedly turned his head and glanced at Ning Xinghe, ignoring the rules, hastily stepped up his whip, and ran all the way along the empty sky street where twenty horses could walk side by side, and rushed into the majestic and towering gate of the outer palace.Looking ahead, the eunuchs stood with their hands down by the gates of the inner palace. They had already opened the gates and waited for him for the first time. Tian Zong didn't dismount from his horse, but just galloped past; .

He ran into the palace, didn't have time to catch his breath, jumped off the horse in a hurry, and hurried into the prince's bedroom with the eunuch who was waiting at the door earlier.

Turning around the inner hall, a strong smell of soup and medicine rushes into the nostrils, and when you look up, you can see the delicate curtains are lifted heavily by the golden hooks on both sides, and the long curtains with hibiscus patterns hang down quietly.Tianci was lying on the wide couch, his eyes seemed to be half open, his brows were frowning, and he was breathing shallowly.

Tian Zong remembered the morning when he set off for the South Market, the sun was shining brightly, and the sky was clear and blue.Tianci sent him outside the gate of Qingdu City, looked at him in silver armor and got on his horse, and said with a smile: "Tianzong, I have to dig up more gold when I go to Nanxu this time. Golden Saddle."

He saluted again immediately, and replied with a confident smile: "It's decided! Brother, if you want to give me the whole set, you have to add a golden bridle!"

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But now, the once hearty smiling face was as pale as paper, and every breath was throbbing.Tian Zong's nose was sore that he was about to cry, so he stood behind the curtain for a moment, swallowing his tears, then walked over and half knelt by the side of the couch, calling softly: "Brother, I'm back."

Tianci's eyelids moved, and after a long while, he struggled to open them, but his eyes were dimmed, and he was angry like a silk: "It's Tianzong." Gathering up some more strength, he sighed dejectedly: "Brother, I'm sorry; From now on, Da Ying will depend on you."

Tian Zong suppressed tears and said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry, we are all descendants of gods and have the blessings of our ancestors. Brother will surely recover. You still owe me a pair of golden saddles!"

Tianci smiled wryly: "Ancestor...my injury may be because the ancestor has abandoned my unworthy descendant."

Tian Zong tried his best to comfort him: "How could it be! Elder brother is our angry prince, the best son of our father, queen mother, and Tian Zong's best elder brother. We have the blood of the gods, so this injury is not a problem. It will be fine soon!" As she spoke, she subconsciously wanted to hold Tianci's hand, and wanted to gently lift up a corner of the brocade quilt.

The imperial doctor who was guarding at the side hastily stepped forward to stop him: "Wait a minute, the king, the wound on your highness' body must not catch the wind."

Tianci smiled wryly: "My injury, you'd better not see it." Tian Zong hurriedly withdrew his hand, only then did he see the scar on Tianci's neck, faintly protruding from under the brocade quilt, but he didn't know where the wound was covered under the quilt. How serious.

Tianci raised his eyes, signaled others to back down, and sighed: "You and my brother, I haven't talked to each other for a long time. I remember that when you were young, you loved to pester me the most, chatting endlessly, and arguing to study and listen to lectures with me, but I Did not agree."

Tian Zong recalled that at that time, he always looked up to Tianci, who was a few years older, and always followed him like a little tail. If there was any good thing, he wanted to present it in front of him first, and he wanted to listen to the Grand Master Lecture homework, but the father finally refused to agree, and I cried for a long time.

When he grew up, Tianzong realized that according to the rules of Daying, Tianci, the eldest son, was born as the prince of Daying, and had to receive the special education that Daying had always given to the prince; Studying the homework of cultivating the crown prince together is ignorant and self-willed in a small way, but it can be regarded as an unruly arrogance in a big way.Fortunately, Tianci didn't take it to heart, and still took him to play and frolick in his free time.

Tian Zong felt sour in his heart, forced a smile and said, "How can brother still remember the trivial things that happened so long ago? Besides, it was because I was young and didn't know the rules, so I insisted on making things difficult for brother."

Tianci sighed: "At that time, you were only a little higher than the table legs, what did you know? If I had expressed my magnanimity, my father would have allowed you to go to school with me. Now I am leaving, and this burden will have to be taken care of." It fell on your shoulders, but you were unprepared. Hey, if I knew this, I shouldn't have turned you away in the first place."

Although the royal family of Daying has always had a relatively small population, the descendants of the Ji family are all strong and intelligent, free from disease and disaster throughout their lives. Therefore, the rule of setting up the first son and the first son was established. The princes have their own division of labor to avoid internal friction and competition.But now, who would have expected that Prince Tianci would suddenly be injured and his life was in danger when he was in his prime?

Seeing that his lips were chapped, Tian Zong hurriedly said: "Brother, don't talk too much, you'd better rest first, let's continue talking tomorrow."

Tianci shook his head slightly on the pillow: "I have already said what I should say to my father, mother and princess, and I only hold on to this breath, waiting for you to come back and explain to you, you just listen to me."

"As an elder brother... I am ashamed of you. You don't know it yet, but I was also responsible for you when you were in danger in the west a few years ago." Tianci took a breath and smiled wryly: "Everyone knows that you were young and frivolous at that time. According to experience, going to the western region rashly will inevitably be dangerous, so my father asked me to warn you and protect you; I should have sent a dark guard to follow and protect you, or ordered the officials of the western region to restrain you, but I didn't do that. Because seeing that you wanted to make meritorious deeds and show off so much, although I refused to admit it, I actually felt jealous of you in my heart at that time: I didn't want you to show off your prestige in the western region, I just wanted you to die empty-handed. Back. Later, when I heard that you really disappeared in distress, I regretted that I should not have been so harsh on you. Fortunately, you escaped death, but you finally came back safely. Otherwise, Da Ying would not even have a prince, and I would be a sinner of Da Ying ..."

Tian Zong was slightly surprised, but quickly relieved: "I was frivolous and self-willed at that time, so I don't blame brother; and our descendants of the Ji family have always been able to turn danger into good fortune, brother also knew that I would not really have anything to do so I was injured at that time, chased by bandits everywhere, and I was cold and hungry, but I survived it, and I am doing well now; although my brother is facing setbacks now, he is better than me at that time, and he will survive the same In the past, we must all be able to live well. By the way, I saw a lot of new and interesting things in the southern border, and I will tell you one by one when my brother recovers."

That's the case, but Tian Zong couldn't help but think, if there was no Xinghe's life-like protection by his side, would he really be able to save himself from danger?

Tianci smiled weakly: "I know you have always been pure and selfless, so I tell you these things, just to let you understand that even I, my brother who watched you grow up, also has secret plots. Ignore you for the sake of power, let alone others; after you take over the big position, you must not blindly be soft and kind. The rest can be learned slowly. To be a good monarch of thousands of miles, the first thing is to It starts with a hard heart—you remember?"

Tian Zong's heart was twisted like a knife, and tears were about to come out of his eyes: "Brother, don't say these ominous words, you will be fine! Brother will try his best to help you in the future, and listen to you in everything!"

Tianci looked at him and smiled: "Tianzong, guard Daying for me."

Yesterday, after Tianci finished speaking, he was finally exhausted and fell into a deep sleep.Even though Tian Zong was led by the inner eunuch, he didn't go out of the palace, but rested in the side hall after sloppy washing.After running long distances, I almost never sleep. I was so tired that I fell asleep when I fell down, and I had no dreams all night.

In the morning, before the light was seen, the inner eunuch hurriedly shook him awake: "His Royal Highness Lin Wang, get up quickly, His Royal Highness is not well!"

Tian Zong hurriedly put on his outer robe and strode towards the Prince's sleeping hall, but before he entered the inner hall, he heard a woman crying bitterly: "Your Highness——"

The hall was full of palace people kneeling down.Tian Zong stopped in his tracks, was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously turned his head to look outside.

Outside the door, the sky over the imperial palace was covered with heavy clouds, dark and unclear, as if snow was about to fall; the new wind sneaked into the skirt of the clothes, like icy water, and the cold spread over the whole body.

Tianci passed away, and was given the posthumous title Duanrui.The whole country mourns, thousands of miles away.Old age and bereavement, the empress can't afford to be sick, and the emperor is sluggish.Tian Zong had no choice but to bite the bullet and go into battle. With the help of a few senior ministers, he took care of every detail of the prince's funeral.

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Amidst the flying snow, the huge funeral procession could not be seen at a glance.Clan relatives, officials, guards, internal eunuchs, everyone's face is as decayed as dead wood under snow.

For the first time since the founding of the country, a member of the royal family died in the prime of his youth.The heavy cloud of falling snowflakes seemed to be an inextricable curtain, covering the way ahead of Da Ying, making everyone shiver in fear, but they all kept silent.

Zhaoming Mountain stretches for more than [-] miles from east to west, surrounded by several gentle hills, like guards bowing their eyebrows on the ground, guarding the main peak.The Imperial Mausoleum of Daying was built based on the ups and downs of this mountain, which is full of mystery and majesty.

After the suspension period expires, Tianci will be buried in the imperial mausoleum of Daying to rest in peace.

The concubine was pregnant with Liujia, and seeing Tianci's sudden death, her fetus had already moved, so she could only rest in the palace and be watched by the imperial doctor day and night; the queen was still weeping day and night, lingering on the sick bed; People shouldn't send black-haired people away, and ordered Tianzong to escort the prince's coffin to the imperial mausoleum for burial.