Li Zhi's condition further deteriorates, and anyone can see that it will not be cured. However, the deterioration of the disease is a gradual process, especially chronic diseases. A disease that has been prolonged for too long is unlikely to change suddenly and lose its life immediately! The same is true for Li Zhi. In his long drowsiness, his body gradually deteriorates, and he loses a little bit of life that he should have had. This process is very worrying.

This process is too long in the eyes of some people, but it is too short in the eyes of most people. Even Wu Zetian hopes that Li Zhi will die after a while. She also begs Chen Yi from time to time to try her best to continue Li Zhi's life, as long as he still has energy.

Although Chen Yi agreed on his mouth, the process of reducing the medicine has not changed. After half of the process of gradually reducing the medicine, everything is irreversible. Even if the dosage is restored, it is impossible for Li Zhi's life to last for a long time.

Li Zhi's condition worsened. Those who knew the situation knew that the emperor's illness was no longer curable, but the news was strictly blocked. Except for the few people with a particularly high status in the court, the others did not know what the emperor's condition was. Of course, these people who knew the situation did not dare to talk casually, but whoever was planning and preparing for what happened after the emperor's death.

During this period, Wu Zetian stayed in the Golden Palace every day, and Li Zhi and Wu Zetian's two sons, Li Xian and Li Dan, were also often with him. Because he had to take charge of the affairs of the state, Li Xian might not have time to come during the day. Most of the days they stayed in the East Palace and could only come to accompany him at night. Li Dan was "idle" and stayed with Li Zhi all day long.

The accompanying work is quite tiring. Even people like Wu Zetian who are very motivated are very tired. Don’t spoil the spoiled Li Xian and Li Dan. Both of them are so tired. Li Xian is suffering. Not only do he have to deal with court affairs, endure the rolling eyes of Helan Minzhi and others, and be with Li Zhi. He also has to be asked by Wei from time to time. How could he satisfy Wei? He always takes it in a hurry and leaves regrets. However, Wei has no complaints during this period. He is also very considerate to Li Xian and serves very well.

As Li Zhi's condition became worse and worse, Li Xian and Li Dan were almost so tired that they fell ill. They were really tired.

However, something good happened unexpectedly. When Li Zhi was dying, the Crown Princess Wei unexpectedly discovered that she was pregnant, which made Wu Zetian and Li Xian overjoyed.

After four years of marriage, Wei Shi's belly finally reacted, how can it not make people happy? Li Xian seemed to have become a different person, and the feeling of fatigue was gone. Even though he had to deal with more things than before, he took turns to wait with Li Zhi at night, and he resisted them all. Fortunately, Wu Zetian also understood and asked Li Xian to go back to accompany Wei Shi from time to time to comfort and reward. He also sent someone to take care of Wei Shi's pregnancy life.

Li Xian was taken care of by Wu Zetian and could occasionally go back to the East Palace where he lived at night to accompany Wei. In this way, Li Dan had more time to accompany Li Zhi. In order to avoid being guilty of being unfilial, Li Dan, who felt very tired, still served Li Zhi with soup and medicine all day long without complaints. Wu Zetian saw it in his heart, and her mother's love made her feel pity. She often advised Li Dan to go back and have a good rest, but Li Dan insisted on not accepting it, and said that he, the son, was already unfilial. His father had been sick on the couch for many years, and he should have served medicine at the front of the couch, but he had never had a chance. How could his father be seriously ill? How dare he be lazy? Although Wu Zetian felt some of the blame for her in Li Dan's words, he pityed his filial piety and righteousness, and had a further understanding of the son's personality.

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Li Zhi passed the midsummer season. When the weather was about to cool down, he finally exhausted the last bit of energy left in his body. Judging from the physical condition of all aspects, his death was only in the past few days. When he expected that Li Zhi would die, Wu Zetian announced Li Zhi's condition at the court meeting and asked all the ministers above the seventh rank in Beijing to wait outside the Golden Palace.

Since last night, Li Zhi's condition has deteriorated rapidly, vomiting and bleeding, completely incontinent, and his heartbeat and breathing have been suspended. However, under the treatment of Chen Yi and several imperial physicians, he recovered. But everyone knows that all the medicines can only be saved for a while, and Li Zhi cannot be saved for a long time. Chen Yi and the imperial physicians also told Wu Zetian the truth. They can do their best and there is no good medicine to rescue. It is only a matter of time before Li Zhi's death and may happen at any time.

Wu Zetian was angry at Chen Yi, who did not treat him, but vented all his anger on the imperial physicians. Several imperial physicians had been pulled out to be blamed in public, but this did not change the reality at all. Although the imperial physicians prescribed prescriptions, Li Zhi could no longer take any medicine.

In fact, Li Zhi's health is getting worse and worse after the poisoning without drugs. According to Chen Yi's diagnosis, Li Zhi not only suffers from a variety of cardiovascular diseases, liver and kidney functions, but may even be treated with special drug treatment after drug poisoning, which allowed Li Zhi's "life" to last for several years. Now Li Zhi has cirrhosis, and the vomiting of blood should be a symptom after the rupture of the portal vein of the liver.

Because the situation was urgent, no one knew when the emperor would die and what would happen after his death. All the imperial guards in the palace were on the highest alert state. The left and right Yulin troops were patrolling day and night. Chen Yi had secretly instructed Li Duozuo and his subordinates to not be slackened at all and strictly prevent any abnormal situations in the palace. The same order was also passed to the left and right Jinwu Guards guarding the South Yai, the left and right guards of the Eastern Palace. The left and right guards of the crown princes of the Eastern Palace were also on the highest alert state. However, although the palace was busy and was very cautious, there was no movement outside the palace. The people who did not know the situation were still living as usual.

There were many people gathered in the Golden Palace, all the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall and some elderly royal princes were summoned to the Golden Palace by Wu Zetian. Several imperial physicians in the hall were busy diagnosing Li Zhi. Many palace ladders were busy carrying things and busying themselves. Except for Wu Zetian, who was sitting next to Li Zhi's bed, calling out a few times from time to time, no one dared to make a sound.

The sky was getting darker. Wu Zetian, Li Xian, Li Dan and all the waiting ministers did not eat. They were all waiting outside the hall, waiting for Li Zhi's funeral. Wu Zetian sat next to Li Zhi's couch, holding Li Zhi's thin hand, and muttering something in a sad face.

Crown Prince Li Xian, Prime Minister Li Dan, as well as the at a loss of Princess Taiping and Li Sujie and other children who were not born to Wu Zetian were surrounded by Li Zhi. Pei Xingjian, Liu Rengui, Xue Yuanchao, Chen Yi, Helan Minzhi and other prime ministers from the Political Affairs Hall were arranged a little further away from the left and right sides of the sickbed. They stood quietly, waiting for the arrival of the last moment.

After vomiting some blood in the evening, Li Zhi fell asleep deeply. Everyone was worried that the emperor would fall asleep and no longer wake up. However, when midnight was approaching, Li Zhi woke up magically and even opened his eyes rarely. He could still turn his head slightly and look at the people around him. Everyone knew that this was just the emperor's rebirth, not the situation had improved!

Amid everyone's attention and surprise, Li Zhi actually showed a faint smile on his face. His mouth slowly opened and closed, as if he was talking. "Your Majesty, what do you want to tell me? Please say that if you have any requests, I will do it without hesitation, even if I lose my life!" Wu Zetian, who was full of tears, held Li Zhi's hand. He was very light and gentle. After saying these words firmly, he attached himself and put his ears to Li Zhi's mouth, wanting to hear what he said.

At this time, Li Xian, Li Dan and Princess Taiping, as well as all the ministers waiting in the hall, and the ministers waiting outside the hall knelt on the ground, but no one dared to make a sound. Even the closed sound of Li Zhi's mouth and the vague lip and tongue movements could be heard by many people in the hall. But they couldn't hear what Li Zhi meant. Wu Zetian, who kept tears falling down, also stood up from the couch, knelt in front of Li Zhi, and begged in a low voice: "Your Majesty, remember your instructions, you will be fine if you rest assured and calm!"

At this time, Li Zhi shook his head magically. Tears rolled out in his eyes, and his eyes were also moved away from Wu Zetian and fell on Li Xian. He smiled miserably and stopped moving!

Wu Zetian knelt on the ground, touched the ground with her head, and said with sobs: "Your Majesty, please don't worry. I will definitely live up to your expectations. I will strictly teach the prince, let him assist him in the throne, and encourage him to be a good emperor to continue the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty! If the prince cannot decide, I will respect the entrusted ones by Your Majesty and deal with it on his behalf! Your Majesty..." With Wu Zetian's long cry, the expression in Li Zhi's eyes instantly stopped, and then slowly closed, and his hand that had been raised slightly softened.

The two imperial physicians who were waiting on the side immediately stepped forward to investigate Li Zhi's breath, shook their heads in front of each other, and faced Wu Zetian, Li Xian, Li Dan and the ministers who were kneeling on the ground, announcing the death of the emperor.

There was a burst of crying in the palace. Li Xian, the three legitimate children of Princess Li Dan and Li Sujie, and others all touched the ground with their heads and cried loudly. Wu Zetian was crying in a human form, and relied on the support of several palace maids such as Wu Tuaner, otherwise they would have all collapsed on the ground.

Other ministers also wiped their tears or cried. After hearing the news that the eunuch announced the death of the emperor, all the officials kneeling outside the hall also cried in unison. The palace servants waiting in the palace pulled the white curtains up at a very fast speed, and the mourning hall was arranged very well. Countless palace servants walked out from both sides and wore mourning for the people kneeling in the hall. The officials outside the hall also wore mourning with the help of the palace servants, because they had long expected that the emperor would die in these heavens. Li Zhi's funeral was quietly preparing a month ago. He announced that Li Zhi was in a funeral to the Queen of Heaven. There was no panic in the palace, and the palace servants who were preparing for the funeral were also busy in an orderly manner.

The gates of the Golden Palace were also opened, and all the officials waiting outside the hall were arranged in according to their ranks and kneeled in front of Li Zhi's spirit.

The miserable sound of bells and drums came from afar. The bells and drum towers of the Daming Palace and Taiji Palace also rang the death bells at the same time, announcing the death of the emperor inside and outside the palace. Then the bells and drums in the city were ringing! The palace people in each palace pulled curtains and curtains in each hall at extreme speed. These white curtains that mean despair would not be removed until after Li Zhi's mourning period.

After the emperor died of illness, the spirit was buried for seven days. All of this was caused by the legacy of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin before his death: "After the death of Emperor Taizong, he was buried in seven days. Prince Qiu ascended the throne in front of the coffin. According to the old system of Zhou and Han, military and national affairs should not be stopped. Ordinary idle affairs should be held, and he will be appointed as the minister!" Li Zhi of that year ascended the throne in front of Li Shimin's spirit and became the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty. After Li Zhi died, he still did this. All the ministers knelt before Li Zhiling, and would immediately announce the emperor's order and order the crown prince to ascend the throne.

However, before Li Shimin passed away, he was still awake. A will was issued and announced that he would be sent to the Crown Prince Li Zhi, and ordered Changsun Ji, Zhu Suiliang and other ministers to assist him. However, Li Zhi had not woken up for a long time and had no chance to write a will. The mourning ministers were all noticing how Wu Zetian would announce the ascension of the crown prince.

With the expectations of the ministers, Wu Zetian, who was crying on the ground, stood up with the help of several maids such as Wu Tuaner and stood up in front of the ministers.

"My dear friends, the emperor has passed away. I am very sad and wish I could not leave with Your Majesty. However, I dare not bear any entrustedness to the matter that Your Majesty gave me before his death! Your Majesty has been in trouble for a long time and has made a will. I just hurriedly ordered me to write a few words before my death, and asked me to draft the throne on behalf of Your Majesty. People come and hold the pen!" With an order, Wu Zetian held back her tears and restored the queen's majesty, which was completely different from the way she was so mourning. All the ministers stopped crying, and even Li Xian and Li Xian brothers held back their tears, raised their heads a little, and waited for Wu Zetian's announcement.

"... The crown prince showed up and held his sad shoes, and was very careful in his favor. He had long embraced the emperor's style. All the kings and ministers and ministers were all done... The crown prince could ascend the throne in front of the Shu, and his family was based on the Han system, and his daily affairs were changed. The garden and tomb system were all frugal!" Wu Zetian dictated the throne edict issued by the emperor on behalf of the emperor, and several palace servants quickly recorded it.

The emperor's edict was written by Zhang Jixun. Although it was dictated by Wu Zetian, she dared not say anything. She was sent to the crown prince and ascended the throne before the emperor's spirit. This was a system set by Li Shimin. The ministers were not surprised by Wu Zetian's next few sentences. "Whoever has any military and national affairs is not determined, the queen of heaven will also be promoted..." After Wu Zetian said these two sentences, she did not wait for the ministers to raise any questions, and she called a majestic order: "This advice was repeatedly reminded by Your Majesty before his death. Your Majesty was afraid that the crown prince would handle things frequently, and that even the military and national affairs could not be decided, which delayed the military and political affairs!"

"The kings have a total of 100 households, the princess has a total of 50 households, internal and external civil and military officials, each with a total of 1 rank and above, and a total of 1 rank and below the third rank. Since Yonghui, those who have entered the army for fifty years will be released, and those who are fifty years old will be exempted from class and will be amnesty for the world..."

After Wu Zetian announced the edict to pass on the throne, he retreated aside.
Chapter completed!