A tragic bell rang in Luoyang City.

The bell of death rings forever.

In Luoyang Palace, Li Shimin held Empress Changsun's hand and refused to let go, and was heartbroken.

A couple who have been with more than 20 years has come to an end.

Four-year-old Li Zhi, two-year-old Princess Jinyang, and two-year-old Princess Xincheng, who is less than one year old, stand in front of the queen's bed.

The queen had a smile on her face, but she had left forever.

Chengqian knelt in front of the queen's bed, bursting into tears.

He and Li Chao and Changsun Wuji came from Hanjing thousands of miles away, traveling day and night. As soon as he arrived in Luoyang, the queen passed away when he met for the last time.

"Your Majesty, please feel sorry for me!" Li Chao comforted.

Li Shimin just held the queen's hand and seemed to have never heard of Li Chao's words.

Chengqian grabbed Li Chao's hand and said, "Teacher, save the queen of mother, save the queen of mother."

"Your Highness, the Queen has left, I will mourn you by the way."

"No!"

Emperors also have sorrow and sadness.

Li Chao was also very upset when he looked at Li Shimin, Chengqian, Li Zhi, and the others around the Queen. Empress Changsun was a woman he admired very much. She was not only a virtuous queen who was in the world, but also a virtuous wife and mother. But now, the virtuous queen died in her thirties.

If there is a special medicine, Li Chao will definitely help the queen.

Unfortunately, the queen's illness came quickly and was even more cured. Even Sun Simiao was still unable to recover.

Li Chao patted Chengqian on the shoulder, "The deceased is gone, let the queen rest in good morning. Let the palace people handle the funeral for the queen. If your highness is depressed, you can come to talk to me."

"The deceased is gone!" Cheng Qian muttered these four words, extremely bitter.

Changsun Wuji also persuaded the emperor with a deep heart.

The bells are still ringing one after another.

Changsun Wuji held Princess Xincheng, Li Chao held Princess Jinyang, Chengqian held Princess Jin, and Li Shimin moved his steps in a daze.

The palace servants have already started to handle the funeral for the queen, and Li Shimin turned around every three steps.

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Hanjing.

The queen's coffin has been transported back and she will be buried in the Royal Mountain Mausoleum near Hanjing.

The winter of the twelve years of Zhenguan was a bleak winter.

The Battle of Liao was just over, and Goguryeo was destroyed in one fell swoop. Linyi was also destroyed at the beginning of the year. In addition, the Battle of Tuyuhun ended at the end of the year, the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty was a great achievement in the twelve years.

But at this moment, the queen died.

Li Shimin grew older suddenly.

During the Queen's funeral, he ignored the government affairs.

"His Majesty."

In the palace, a group of prime ministers entered the palace to face the saints.

Li Shimin had his hair loose, his beard was not trimmed, and his dragon robe was also open.

"My dear friends, sit down." Li Shimin's voice was a little hoarse.

Twenty-seven prime ministers, including Grand Tutor Li Chao and Crown Prince Li Chengqian.

Since the emperor returned to the capital, he has ignored government affairs, and he has not even seen the prime minister, and even the crown prince cannot see the emperor's people. Today, the emperor summoned all the prime ministers of the empire to gather together.

"I want to abdicate!"

Li Shimin said four words word by word, but shocked everyone.

abdicate?

The emperor is only thirty-six!

"King Zhao, Prime Minister of Fang, I am now drafting an edict. I will abdicate the throne on the same day, and the crown prince will succeed me. I will be the Supreme Emperor in the future."

The ministers looked at each other.

Take the initiative to abdicate as the Supreme Emperor?

This made people think of Northern Zhou. Emperor Xuan of Northern Zhou was the fourth emperor of Northern Zhou. After only one year of ascending the throne, he took the initiative to abdicate to his eldest son Yuwen Yan, proclaiming himself Emperor Tianyuan and becoming the Supreme Emperor. At this time, the Supreme Emperor was only twenty years old, and the new emperor was only six years old.

Emperor Xuan passed the throne to the six-year-old prince. He indulged in alcohol and sex all day long, but died after one year of becoming the emperor. The seven-year-old Emperor Zhou Jing only became the emperor for eight years and eventually abdicated to Yang Jian.

Of course, this dynasty also has a Supreme Emperor.

But Li Yuan was forced to pass the throne to Li Shimin after Xuanwu Gate. After being the emperor for several years, he still initiated the restoration and died tragically.

Now, the Tang Dynasty is at its peak, and the emperor has great martial arts. At this time, he is about to abdicate because of the death of the queen?

"Your Majesty, no!"

During this period when the emperor did not take matters, Fang Xuanling was basically the director in the court. Now that the emperor was about to abdicate, Fang Xuanling was the first to stand up to oppose it.

Changsun Wuji, Ma Zhou and others also advised each other.

The Tang Dynasty, which was in its prime and the emperor with great martial arts, would he abdicate when his national strength was booming?

At the age of thirty-six, many princes have not yet become emperors.

Li Shimin seized the throne through the palace transformation, but he only became an emperor for twelve years. In these twelve years, the Tang Dynasty wiped out the Turks, Linyi, Tuyuhun, and the Tang Dynasty's annual fiscal revenue reached more than 80 million yuan.

The Tang Dynasty had 800,000 soldiers and horses.

The Tang Dynasty was unparalleled.

Li Shimin, who had only been emperor for twelve years, had reached the level of achievements of Qin Emperor and Han Wu, and brought the Tang Dynasty to a new level.

The prosperous era of Zhenguan has arrived.

At this age of the emperor, he could still hold the throne for another twenty or thirty years.

Thirty years, what will the Tang Dynasty look like in thirty years?

It must be a great prosperous era.

But the emperor actually wants to abdicate!

No, no prime minister agrees.

Li Chao was also surprised.

"Your Majesty, I know that Your Majesty and the Empress have a deep affection, but the deceased has passed away. Your Majesty, you still have the Tang Dynasty, and the people of thousands of miles of land and billions of nations. The world needs Your Majesty." Li Chao persuaded.

Li Shimin just said, "The crown prince is eighteen this year and is also a father. The crown prince has been studying government affairs for twelve years and has also supervised the country several times, and has performed very well. I am very relieved to hand over the Tang Dynasty to the crown prince. And the crown prince has you, and I believe you will assist the crown prince."

"If Your Majesty needs time adjustment, I will give Your Majesty time, but please do not just put up the picks. During this period, the prince can temporarily supervise the country until His Majesty is recuperating and take matters back to the court." Li Chao said.

Fang Xuanling and others also supported Li Chao's proposal.

When the emperor is tired, he can rest. The prince temporarily reigns the country, but abdicates, which is absolutely absolutely necessary. If the emperor abdicates, the whole world will be shaken.

The prince is still in charge of the country, everyone can still accept it.

"What is the difference between the prince's reign and my abdication?" Li Shimin shook his head, his eyes flushed.

"Your Majesty, how long has it been since you had a good sleep?" Li Chao asked.

Li Shimin sighed, "How can I sleep? As long as I get free, my mind will be filled with Guanyin maids."

"Your Majesty, why not let the imperial doctor prescribe medicine for your Majesty to calm the mind. Your Majesty will put everything down and have a good sleep?"

Li Chao stepped out of the palace and took a deep breath at the deep winter sun.

Under the persuasion of the prime ministers, the emperor finally agreed to be the crown prince to supervise the country, and no longer immediately abdicate.

When the prime ministers left the palace, they sighed.

No one expected that the death of the queen would have a great blow to the emperor, which made the emperor so depressed that he could not be in charge of the ministers, and even wanted to abdicate so seriously.

"Thanks to Wen Yuan's advice today, otherwise things would be in trouble." Fang Xuanling stood on the steps and said to Li Chao.

"I hope your Majesty can cheer up in a few days."

"Why did Wen Yuan refuse His Majesty's appointment?" Fang Xuanling asked.

In the hall, Li Shimin wanted Li Chao to be the prime minister.

But Li Chao refused.

The emperor has returned to the capital. Although the prince continues to come to the country, the left-behind court in Hanjing has officially completed its mission. Therefore, the titles of left-behind court in Hanjing and the auxiliary minister have become a thing of the past.

Li Chao refused to be a minister and became an idle person who only had the title of Grand Tutor again.

"At this time, you need Wen Yuan." Fang Xuanling said with some concern. "Your Highness the Crown Prince trusts you the most, and Your Majesty also trusts you."

"I have been in the capital for seven years. I really want to go out and take a look, go back to my hometown in Bashang, Chang'an, and check out my fiefdoms. In a few years, my children will also go to the fiefdoms and become a feudal."
To be continued...