Empress Dowager Zhang relied entirely on pills to survive.

Kaicheng Emperor Liu Heng personally attended to the illness, but he could only watch the Queen Mother lose weight day by day.

He was filled with grief but could not express it. He tried his best to make Empress Dowager Zhang happy every day.

He said to Ye Ci: "I am an unfilial son. I have not been with my mother all these years. Now it is too late for me to regret it."

"Your Majesty, don't blame yourself. You have done a good job. No emperor can do better than you."

"No, I haven't done enough. Queen, is Taoist Priest Qingyunzi really gone?"

As soon as he mentioned Taoist Master Qingyunzi, Ye Ci's tears flowed down his face.

"Queen, don't cry, I just mentioned it casually."

"Master has left, and I'm afraid he will never come back in this life. Before he left, he refused to come to see me or say goodbye to me in person. He only left a letter. If I had known this, I would have stayed at Yunxia Temple

Watch, watch him come back. I want to catch him, and he must be taken with him wherever he goes."

"If you follow Taoist Priest Qingyunzi, what do you want me to do? You can't be so cruel!"

Ye Ci was in a depressed mood.

Sometimes I really want to run away and follow Master's footsteps to the far north and the fairy mountains overseas.

It doesn't matter whether she is an immortal or not. The key is that with the master by her side, she can be a carefree child and return to the most romantic and free time.

She knew that she had such unrealistic thoughts just because she missed her life at that time.

In the final analysis, it was because Master never came to visit her or say goodbye to her before he left.

She is angry!

She is sad!

She now has a family and children, so of course she cannot just leave.

She held Kaicheng Emperor Liu Heng's hand and said, "Your Majesty, ask Jinwu Guards to urge Duke Nan Guo to return to Beijing as soon as possible. I'm worried..."

"The queen is right. Someone should be sent to urge him. If Duke Nan Guo cannot arrive in the capital in time, the queen mother will be very disappointed."

Empress Dowager Zhang and Zhang Peishen, the brother and sister, have an extraordinary relationship. When the late emperor was here, the brother and sister supported each other and they were able to get to where they are today.

If this relationship is not explained in the end, everyone will have a regret in their heart.

Duke Zhang Peishen of the Southern Kingdom hurriedly hurriedly, and finally rushed back to the capital in the middle of winter. He had no time to repair, so he went directly to the palace to meet the Queen Mother Zhang.

When the brother and sister met, they both burst into tears.

Empress Dowager Zhang seemed to be having a flashback, and with the help of the palace attendants, she sat up from the bed.

"Big brother is back." There were still tears on her face, but she showed the most genuine and satisfied smile.

Zhang Peishen hurriedly sat down by the bed, "I came late and kept the Queen Mother waiting for a long time."

"I didn't wait long. I know you will come back. It's like this every time. When I'm in need, you will always show up in time to take care of my worries. This is the last time I'll let you run around and work hard...

"

"Empress!"

Zhang Peishen burst into tears.

The brother and sister are both old, and their faces are covered with weather, the traces of time.

Queen Mother Zhang thought about it, and comforted her: "Why are you crying? How old are you? Your grandson is about to get married."

"We are already married. My grandson-in-law is pregnant. I will have a great-great-grandson next year."

"Congratulations, brother."

"Congratulations!"

"Have you met His Majesty? How is my child? Is he very capable?"

Zhang Peishen nodded solemnly, "Your Majesty is a wise and wise king. Many states in the northwest have been experiencing drought for ten years, but there has been no large-scale mob rebellion or rebellion. This is a miracle. This has never happened under the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in the past dynasties.

Pass.

Your Majesty has set an excellent example for future emperors. In the future, even if a cowardly king sits on the dragon throne and encounters similar situations, he will have experience to draw from. Your Majesty is wise! The people are full of praise for your Majesty."

Queen Mother Zhang laughed, looking very proud and proud, "He is my son. When the drought in the northwest was not relieved for two or three years, I was worried about civil unrest breaking out and consuming national power. I didn't expect him.

A series of methods managed to control the situation. It doesn't matter whether he is a sage or not, what matters is that the Liu family is stable. He is very capable, I have nothing to worry about, I am happy. But you, Nanzhao..."

"Your Majesty, don't worry about me. The Nanzhao of today is no longer the Nanzhao of the past. Although it cannot keep up with the prosperity of Jiangnan, it is not far behind. I have been operating in Nanzhao for more than ten years. The population of Nanzhao has increased more than ten times, and the cultivated land has increased.

It has increased a hundred times. Now Nanzhao is called Little Jiangnan, and it will get better and better."

Speaking of Nanzhao, Nanguo Gong was also full of pride.

Your Majesty handed over Nanzhao to him and handed it over to the Zhang family. The Zhang family lived up to your Majesty's trust. They practiced education and culture, and Han and Yi people lived together. Many Yi people were assimilated. They spoke Chinese, knew Chinese characters, celebrated Han festivals, and wore Han clothes. They have become like the Han people.

There is no difference.

In another ten to twenty years, the entire Nanzhao will definitely become part of the Han people. There will never be any native riots again.

There is no violence, no war, it is all through profit transfer, allowing those barbarians to take the initiative to come down the mountain and live a new life.

Life in the mountains is miserable. As long as the Yi people have been down the mountain and experienced the good life down there, no one wants to go back to the mountain again.

Groups of Yi people came down from the mountains, integrated into the cities and villages, and lived and assimilated with the Han people.

The development of Nanzhao cannot be separated from the Zhang family and Nanguo Gong.

Listening to Zhang Peishen's description of the scenery of Nanzhao, Queen Mother Zhang's heart seemed to fly to Nanzhao.

"Brother, what you said is really good. I regret that I didn't have the opportunity to go to Nanzhao to take a look."

"There will be a chance. Your Majesty, please cheer up. I heard that Baiyun Temple is refining elixirs day and night, and there will definitely be no problem with your illness."

Empress Dowager Zhang shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Don't comfort me anymore. I know that my physical condition is not going to get better. If it weren't for the elixir to keep me calm, I wouldn't be able to wait for you to come back. However, before I die, I can

It’s my wish to meet you once.”

"Your Majesty, don't think so. There will definitely be a way."

"Stop talking nonsense. Birth, old age, sickness and death are the ways of heaven. How can we rely on human power to reverse them? The Lord of Hell asked me to die at the third watch, so how can I stay until the fifth watch?"

"Life-preserving pill! The Queen has a life-preserving pill in her hand."

Empress Dowager Zhang laughed and said, "The life-preserving pills have been used up a long time ago, and the late emperor was gone. In the world, only Qingyunzi can refine the life-preserving pills. Unfortunately, Qingyunzi has gone overseas, and I am afraid he will never come back in this life."

.I only wish I had never met Qingyunzi."

Zhang Peishen was very surprised, "Didn't Qingyunzi come to see the Queen?"

Queen Mother Zhang shook her head, "People who practice Taoism don't care about the secular world. The queen is now a key figure in the secular world, so Qingyunzi will naturally not come to meet her. For this reason, the queen cried several times."

What can you do!

Zhang Peishen sighed.

Qingyunzi doesn't show up, and the dragon sees its head but not its tail. What can I do?
Chapter completed!