There is a black lotus in the deep palace

Chapter 374 The Price of Everything
The so-called gains and losses, 20 years of hard work in exchange for the prosperity of the Great Xia Dynasty, in exchange for ample food and clothing for all the people, in exchange for the safety and stability of the frontiers of the Great Xia Dynasty, in exchange for a strong national strength and a reputation that people dare not underestimate. status.

And the price of all this was that Xia Houjue was hollowed out.

The ministers can rest when they are sick, and the royal family can give up when they are sick and tired, but Xia Houjue is different. He cannot rest, not even for an hour, not even for a moment.

As soon as he rests, those important memorials will be delayed, those officials who are waiting for the memorial will have nothing to do, and the people at the bottom will starve or suffer from cold for one more day. Some people can obviously live, but just for one day, It separates life and death.

Sometimes Tang Wanning would persuade him to rest. She always said: Even if you can't be as carefree as the sixth brother, you must know how to take care of yourself. The children are still young, so you must pay attention to your body.

Xia Houjue was miserable, but he had no choice but to agree, but in the blink of an eye, when something happened to him, he still rushed forward without hesitation.

In the 20th year of Qinghe, Wanwan finally knew that she was seriously ill. His body seemed to be unable to hold on, and she really couldn't hide it anymore.

She cried and asked him: "How long has it been? What's wrong? Why did it happen?" She cried and asked herself, crying to ask the imperial doctor, crying so sad, helpless and collapsed, his heart ached.

In fact, he didn't want to, but he didn't have much time.

He was doomed not to get any happiness in his life, even if God sent him Wanwan, he still didn't have the qualifications to talk about love, to love his sons and daughters.

As the descendants of the imperial family, as the monarch of the Great Xia Dynasty, the world is uncertain, so how can there be love between children and daughters.

Wanwan, I will fail you in my whole life, but I can't ignore the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. People like me probably don't deserve any love, even if God sent you here, I still don't deserve it.

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The canal hasn't been repaired yet, if he goes there early, the crown prince's accession to the throne might become troublesome, what if he can't handle it?
That mountain always has landslides in summer, and the people in the surrounding tens of miles have to move out, otherwise there will be a huge sum of money for disaster relief in the future.

The evaluation system for the promotion of officials in the DPRK is not clear enough, and there will still be people who take advantage of loopholes. He must improve it to ensure that all officials in the DPRK are carefully selected, can share the worries of the people, and do things in a down-to-earth manner.

The fortifications in the northwest are not alert enough. If foreigners come to Fan, they may not be able to subdue them immediately. Even if the soldiers are strong and strong enough, if they can be prevented, it is better to simply not spend a single soldier.

All in all, he still has too much to do.

Sometimes when he looks at the back of Xiahou Shanchuan reading and riding a horse and archery, he can't help feeling envious, afraid, and mixed.

It would have been great if you had worked hard, father, even if you hadn't worked hard, if you had worked hard, the Great Xia Dynasty would not have ended up like this, and you didn't have to work so hard.

He was too scared, he was too afraid that his son would live like him, so, it was only one life, and for the sake of all the people, it was worth it.

It's just that I'm sorry for the woman who was always by my side, Tang Wanning.

……

After 20 years in Qinghe, just after the new year, his condition suddenly worsened, and he fell down like a mountain.

It was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. The body that he had supported the ninja for so many years still didn't belong to him after all. Yes, he fell ill.

On the sickbed, Tang Wanning scolded him as an asshole with tears streaming down her face, scolded him why he didn't rest earlier, why didn't he take medicine earlier and see the imperial doctor.

She cried and said, "The child is still young, what would all this be like without you?"

Xia Houjue actually wanted to tell her: "Wanwan, don't be afraid, I have arranged everything. Often you only need to follow the steps to ascend the throne. All the process and system planning, everything in the mountains, south and sea, I have arranged everything properly. It won't go wrong."

He wanted to tell her, but he was so tired that he couldn't even make a sound. In the end, he could only watch her, crying like a tearful man.

……

I thought that I would die like this, and let him down so thoroughly, but I didn't think that God would always pity me.

He heard a prescription by chance, saying that taking it can restore him to his youthful state, his illness will be cured for a while, his face will be flushed again, and his eyes will shine brightly again. Everything can be restored to exactly the same as before the illness.

It's just that taking this kind of medicine is like drinking poison to quench thirst. Thirst can be relieved temporarily, but it's like taking poison, and there is no room for turning around.

When the one-year period passes, his body will completely collapse, and then he will die like a mountain, without even a chance to save him.

Xia Houjue chose this medicine almost without thinking.

A man should die vigorously, and lying on the bed suffering from illness is really not what he wants, not to mention, he still has Wan Wan.

For Wan Wan, after all, he never stopped to spend his life with her properly.

With such a prescription, he can run and move, and he must be able to spend more time with her. Even a year is good, it's better than nothing.

……

In this way, the two began the last journey that is worthwhile and most worthwhile.

They went to the northwest, went beyond the Great Wall, and went to the easternmost part of the Great Xia Dynasty. Both of them went to all the places they had never been to before.

If it wasn't for their age, other people would definitely think of them as young couples who depend on each other.

When he was about to arrive in the south of the Yangtze River, Xia Houjue's body finally couldn't hold it anymore. He began to cough up blood, he began to sleep in a daze all day long, and he became unconscious.

They haven't had time to live in the hut they built in the mountains, their wish to travel thousands of rivers and mountains together hasn't come true yet, the two of them haven't even been able to accompany each other well, and haven't lived a peaceful and stable life yet.

Before everything had time, Xia Houjue left.

He left so suddenly, so caught off guard, Tang Wanning was not even ready, she hadn't even started to think about it.

Therefore, for several days after Xia Houjue died of illness, she was in a state of confusion.

There are still two bowls of cooking, and two pairs of chopsticks. When eating, I always feel that there is another person sitting opposite, and they even discuss the unfinished topics of the previous few days.

After going on like this for half a month, Tang Wanning finally woke up.

She looked at the clothes that Xia Houjue had passed on, the used bowls and chopsticks, the half-read books, and the shoes and boots that would not be washed in the future, and she completely collapsed. .

Wish to be a winged bird in the sky, and even a branch in the ground.

Wanwan, I am waiting for you in the sky.

(End of Xia Houjue's episode)
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