I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 11 Qin Qiong entrusts Li Shimin

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Hearing Li Shimin's call, Qin Qiong, whose eyes were originally closed, slowly opened his heavy eyes. His cloudy eyes saw Li Shimin, struggling to get up.

"Uncle Bao, don't move!"

"Lie well and don't get tired."

Li Shimin stood in front of the bed, holding Qin Qiong's hand tightly, with no concealment of worry on his face.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I have finally waited for you."

"Seeing Your Majesty, I will die with no regrets."

Qin Qiong reluctantly opened her eyes and looked at Li Shimin with a dull gaze.

"Uncle Bao, you should rest in peace and recuperate. I have brought you the best doctor in the palace."

"He will definitely be able to heal you. Remember we said back then that we would conquer the country and live and die together. Don't you remember?"

"Uncle Bao, you can't leave!"

Li Shimin couldn't help but burst into tears when he talked about the depth of love.

Li Shimin was decisive on the battlefield and won thousands of miles, but he was also an emperor who paid great attention to emotions. In his eyes, the two most emotional military generals were Yuchi Jingde and Qin Qiong.

There was a time when Li Shimin was always awakened by nightmares while sleeping. Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde took the initiative to stand in front of Li Shimin's bedroom and guard him.

This good story was later spread to the people.

From then on, the two were worshiped as door gods by later generations.

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven. I... I am just a commoner. How can I... live and die with Your Majesty?"

"It is a gift from God that I can see His Majesty one last time before leaving."

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, the greatest luck in my life is to meet Your Majesty. What an honor it is for me to follow Your Majesty and conquer the Tang Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, I have no regrets that I have left. The only thing I am worried about is my children. I hope Your Majesty... For the sake of my loyalty to follow Your Majesty, I would like to trouble Your Majesty to take care of me..."

Qin Qiong struggled to get up and kowtow to Li Shimin, but Li Shimin stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Uncle Bao, don't worry!"

"I will take care of your child as if it were my own."

"You just need to rest in peace and recuperate, don't think about these things."

Li Shimin comforted him with tears in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Tang Dynasty is about to embark on the Northern Expedition. I only regret that I am so disabled that I cannot go into battle to kill the enemy and relieve Your Majesty's worries..."

"Your Majesty, we really miss the days when we fought together in Shanxi."

Speaking of this, Qin Qiong raised his head with difficulty and glanced at Qin Waner, who was kneeling beside the bed, crying like a tearful person.

"Wan'er... Wan'er!"

Qin Qiong stretched out her hand with difficulty and stroked Qin Wan'er's hair, her eyes turning red.

"Dad...my daughter is here!"

Qin Wan'er raised her head, tears rolling down like pearls, and held Qin Qiong's rough hands tightly with both hands.

"Wan'er... Dad has loved you the most since childhood. Although you are young, you are... very sensible!"

"You have been missing for more than a year, and your father...I am so anxious!"

"Dad, I heard what your brother said about what happened to you in Jinyang Mansion, and it hurt your child. From now on... do what you like, live a good life, and don't worry about what others say."

"Whatever you do... dad will support your decision!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Qin Qiong finished speaking weakly and couldn't help coughing.

Hear this.

Brothers Qin Jiansheng and Qin Haisheng couldn't help but change their expressions.

They did not expect that their father would say such words in front of the emperor and everyone in the family before he died, which made them very embarrassed.

After coughing, an imperial doctor was about to come to visit.

But Qin Qiong waved his hand to stop him. He looked at his children for the last time, and then said to Li Shimin:

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please!"

After saying that, he leaned back, his eyes gradually blurred, then slowly closed them, and slowly stopped breathing...

"father…"

Earth-shattering cries came from the bedroom.

"Uncle Bao, you just left like that, why didn't you wait for me!"

Li Shimin stood in front of Qin Qiong's body, his voice choked with grief.

After a long time, he suppressed his grief and announced: "Preach my will!"

"He was awarded the title of Qin Shubao, General Longxiang, and a temple to the heroes was set up, and he was buried with him in the Zhaoling Mausoleum."

"Qin Shubao's eldest son, Qin Jiansheng, inherits the title of Duke of Protector!"

Having said this, he glanced at Changsun Wuji, who came with him, and ordered:

"Changsun Wuji!"

"Chen is here!"

Changsun Wuji quickly bowed to receive the order.

"Your ceremonial department must handle the funeral of Lord Protector according to the highest standards, and you must handle it yourself!"

"I'm tired, so I'll go back first."

Li Shimin looked sad and walked out feebly...

Back to the palace.

Li Shimin did not return to the Tang Palace, but came to the harem, a secluded courtyard.

Push open the courtyard door.

There was no one in the yard, but the yard was clean.

These are what he ordered the eunuchs and maids to do.

After so many years, no concubine has lived in this courtyard, but he requested that it be cleaned every day.

Whenever he feels down, he comes and sits for a while.

Pushing open the master bedroom door, Li Shimin walked in slowly.

This is a bedroom that is no different from other concubines' rooms.

There was an embroidery bed, a dressing table, some tables, chairs and stools, but an ordinary coarse cloth women's dress was placed on the bedside.

This ordinary women's clothing looked out of place in the palace compound.

But it can be seen that Li Shimin cherishes it exceptionally.

Every time I asked the palace maid to clean, I repeatedly asked not to touch this dress.

at this time.

Li Shimin walked to the bed with a lonely look, sat down, and picked up the ordinary women's underwear.

My thoughts go back to sixteen years ago...

That year, he commanded the army to pursue Liu Wuzhou to Jinyang.

In order to capture Liu Wuzhou, Li Shimin led 500 light cavalry and pursued him all night long.

Unexpectedly, he fell into Liu Wuzhou's ambush and was seriously injured and his life was in danger. It was Qin Qiong who killed the pursuing generals and rescued him with all his life.

After running for a day and night in the mountains, they finally got rid of their pursuers. The two of them collapsed to the ground.
  At this time, they met a young village girl who gave them food, bandaged Li Shimin's wounds, and took him home to settle down.

So Li Shimin stayed at his village aunt's house to recuperate from his injuries.

They lived here for several months. Li Shimin got along with this village girl day and night, and gradually developed feelings for her.

He also learned that the village girl's name was Cuiping.

Under Cuiping's careful care, Li Shimin's injury gradually improved.

On the night Li Shimin left, the two finally broke through the window paper and lingered all night.

In the end, Li Shimin left Cuiping a piece of his personal jade pendant.

Cuiping also gave her personal clothes to Li Shimin...

After that, Li Shimin fought in the north and south until he helped his father Li Yuan conquer the Tang Dynasty.

Later, he competed with Prince Li Jiancheng for the throne. Finally, after experiencing the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin ascended the throne of the Tang Dynasty emperor.

However, the village girl Cuiping from Jinyang Prefecture in Shanxi Province has always lived in his heart.

Since he ascended the throne, he has sent people to Jinyang Mansion to search many times, but he has never found Cuiping's whereabouts.

In order to commemorate Cuiping, Li Shimin set up a separate courtyard in his harem as a concubine.

Place the personal clothes Cuiping left for him here.

Whenever he feels depressed, he can't help but come to this courtyard to sit for a while.

Qin Qiong's death today reminded Li Shimin of the days when they fought in Shanxi.

It also reminded him of the village girl Cuiping.

"Cuiping, where are you?!"

(End of this chapter)