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Since Li Shimin moved to Cuiwei Palace for the summer, the prince began to deal with the affairs of the court and China in Jinyemen.

It can be said that the current crown prince Li Zhi has begun to exercise the power of the emperor, but if Li Shimin has any orders, he will still follow the orders.

After this period of experience, Li Zhi has long been accustomed to the convenience of power, but he is suddenly much more tired than before, when he was the prince before, although there are many things, but he can still do it, but since the beginning of the prison, the entire Tang Dynasty seems to have endless things.

He was very tired, and for the first time he understood how his father had lived all these years.

As an emperor, as long as he wants to be a good emperor, he will definitely be more tired than many people, and while enjoying the convenience brought by power, he also has to put in more effort than others.

Li Zhi is not afraid of being tired, he is still young, just in his early twenties, he seems to have ruthless and endless energy, but although he is not afraid of being tired, he always feels empty in his heart, maybe after becoming a prisoner, there is no one who can speak his heart.

In the dead of night, Li Zhi suddenly thought of Wu Meiniang.

She's so beautiful, and she understands herself, she understands her intentions, and she understands her pain.

But where is she now?

Li Zhi sighed at the midsummer night, and then went back to continue to deal with things, there are too many things in Datang, and he is afraid that he will not have time to rest in the future.

Love makes people crazy, even if they know that it is not suitable for love.

In the eyes of many people, love is supreme and can be right with heaven and earth.

Throughout the ages, there have been many such loves, such as Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, such as Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang, such as Yang Guifei and Tang Minghuang later.

The right and wrong of love is difficult to define.

The night was deep, but Li Shimin, who was in Cuiwei Palace, was tossing and turning, unable to sleep at night.

Cuiwei Palace is a palace in the Tang Dynasty, a summer resort at night, here, Li Shimin did not feel hot, but his body was getting worse and worse, his energy was getting worse and worse, and even his sleep was much lighter.

He couldn't sleep in bed, he liked to think crankily, and soon, he thought of Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang, for his son, he still knew more or less, although Li Zhi was benevolent and filial, but he was too benevolent, and the merciful one was too cowardly, an emperor should not have such a character, he should be more decisive in killing.

And cowardly people are indecisive in everything, and they are easy to be emotional, such as his affair with Wu Meiniang this time, if he insists on keeping Wu Meiniang after he ascends the throne, he is afraid that no one will be able to stop him.

Now Wu Meiniang doesn't know what to do, he is afraid that Wu Meiniang will suddenly appear after his death.

After thinking about it, Li Shimin decided to use the last resort to prevent Wu Meiniang from becoming Li Zhi's woman, although this last move was a bit cruel, but now he can only do this.

In mid-May, Li Shimin ordered some ministers of the court and officials of the Zongren Mansion to be announced to Cuiwei Palace.

After these people came to Cuiwei Palace, Li Shimin called them to his bedside.

Standing at the front was the eldest grandson Wuji, who saluted Li Shimin and asked, "Holy Lord, why are you waiting for us to come?" ”

Li Shimin glanced at everyone and said, "I want to make an edict." ”

Hearing that Li Shimin was going to make an edict, everyone's hearts suddenly tightened, and then they pricked up their ears to listen, Li Shimin was already a little difficult to speak, and his tone was very slow: My edict is very simple, that is, after I die, all the concubines and talented people who have not left the prince or princess will be martyred.

Li Shimin only said this, but after he said this, the eldest grandson Wuji and the other ministers all sank, and then knelt down for Li Shimin: "Holy Lord, this matter must not be." ”

Since the establishment of the Chinese Dynasty, there have been examples of martyrs when monarchs have died, so that even if the monarch goes to another world, he can enjoy the service of everyone.

This custom was very popular before the Qin Dynasty, and it is even recorded in the Book of Rites that Chen Ziche died in Wei, and his wife and his family doctor plotted to be martyred.

It's just that after the Qin Dynasty, some people felt that human martyrdom was too inhumane, so it was proposed to abolish it, after the Qin and Han dynasties, although there were also monarchs who were buried when they died, but the scale was generally not very large, but even so, if the emperor was buried with a living person, it would leave a more or less infamy in history.

Although the Tang Dynasty has not been open for a long time, there has never been a situation where a living person is used for burial, Li Shimin I is famous, but at this time he proposed to use a living person for burial, which is the eldest grandson Wuji and others do not understand, and do not agree.

"Saint, since the Qin and Han dynasties, human martyrdom has been gradually abolished, and the use of human martyrdom is to be infamy, and the saint must think twice."

"Yes, Holy Lord, although those women in the harem did not give birth to children for you, they are also human beings, and if you imprison them or drive them into the temple to be nuns, why should you be martyred?"

Everyone does not agree to the funeral, which damages the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty is a country with a high level of education, how can it go back and do the thing of burial with living people?

Everyone objected, Li Shimin lay on the bed, his eyes and eyebrows were slightly painful, and then he said very resolutely: "I have made up my mind, it is useless to persuade anyone, as long as they are concubines or talents, as long as they fail to leave heirs, no matter what the situation is afterward, they must be martyred." ”

For the sake of Datang, even if he endures this infamy, Li Shimin must let Wu Meiniang die.

This is Li Shimin's last chance, as long as the edict is established, even if he dies in the future, Wu Meiniang comes out, with this edict, then Wu Meiniang is afraid that it will be difficult to escape the doom.

He didn't believe that anyone dared to disobey his edict, Li Zhi didn't dare, and the ministers in the court didn't dare to do it.

Li Shi's will has been decided, even if he is terminally ill, even if he has difficulty even sitting up, he is still the son of heaven of the Tang Dynasty, and his words still have an effect that is difficult to match.

The eldest grandson Wuji frowned slightly, at this time, he really didn't want to see Li Shimin destroy the good reputation he had accumulated so hard, a monarch who used a living person to accompany him for burial was no different from killing people at will, how could such a person be called a Ming Jun?

And if Li Shimin is not Mingjun, what are these so-called auxiliary ministers?

The eldest grandson Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others still wanted to persuade again, but at this time, Li Shimin suddenly let the others leave, leaving only the two of them, the two of them were very strange, and after the others left, they immediately knelt down and said: "Shengshang, this matter is related to your reputation, please think twice, I am waiting for this for the sake of your reputation." ”

Li Shimin looked at these two old ministers, how could he not know what they meant, using a living person to accompany the burial, his reputation would be damaged, but for the sake of the future of the Tang Dynasty, he had to do this.

Moreover, he was confident that he would be able to get the eldest grandson Wuji and them to agree to his request.