My wife is number one in the world

Chapter 2031 State Funeral

Xiao Dezi's sharp words awakened all the civil and military officials in the palace who were thinking deeply.

Looking at Li Ye who came out from the back of the palace under the service of Xiao Dezi, all the officials stood up and saluted with their wats.

"Your Majesty, I will see you, my emperor, long live, long live."

"My dear friends, you are free to sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

With a lingering look of anxiety on Li Ye's more handsome and martial face, he glanced around at the civil and military men under the dragon platform, and sat gently on the dragon chair.

"Dear dear ones, folk rumors, rumors, even though I live in the palace, I have heard of it.

It is rumored that I sent people to Yu Fengyundu to attack and kill my uncle's carriage frame in the palace, and I also know it well.

I don't know what you love, what do you think of these rumors? "

The Baiguan who had just knelt down was startled, and looked at Li Ye who was sitting on the dragon chair calmly examining himself and the others in surprise, and was in a daze for a while.

They thought that they would start discussing this matter after their colleagues came forward, but they didn't expect His Majesty to go straight to the point when he came up, and pointed out the matter by himself.

All the officials subconsciously looked at each other, and the set of arguments prepared before going to court immediately chose to rot in their stomachs, thinking about how to answer Li Ye's inquiry.

What do we think?

How should I say this?

To say that you believe it is to tear your face off with His Majesty.

I don't believe it, but I and others have seen the documents sent to the six ministries by more than 30 state capitals north of the capital.

In the document, there are not only detailed details of what happened that night at Fengyundu, but also the conclusions drawn by the officials who were close to Fengyundu who dispatched government servants, soldiers and horses rushed to Fengyundu to investigate the scene, and the coffin of the king who stood side by side went north under the guard of his own soldiers. fact.

To say that you don't believe it is not only against your conscience, but also has no way to convince the public.

It's nothing to be ignorant of conscience. Who hasn't done something ignorant of conscience in life, even more so for the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty in order to increase officials and ranks.

The key is how to convince the public.

Now the rumors are getting louder and louder, and everyone in the 27 prefectures of northern Xinjiang is well-known, and the more than ten prefectures south of Fengyundu plus the capital are all talking about it, and they are still radiating towards the south of the capital with an unstoppable momentum.

Can't hide it at all.

Now it is not a question of belief or not, but how to deal with the situation that will happen after the people learn of these rumors.

Maybe it won't cause a big problem like a civil uprising, but the court's prestige in the hearts of the people will be enough.
Baiguan felt bitter, and really didn't know how to answer Li Ye's question.

With bitterness and complexity in his heart, Li Ye looked down at the officials all over the court who were in a daze but no one answered.

"Men and lords, weren't you quite able to speak before? Everyone has the eloquence of Su Qin and Zhang Yi, why are they all silent now?"

"The minister waits to be convicted!"

Li Ye frowned tightly as he watched the officials' perfunctory attitude.

"The day before yesterday was supposed to be my wedding day with Miss Zhaoxue, but it was delayed because of the assassination of my uncle.

My uncle was ordered by his mother to go back to Beijing to take care of the grand event of my empress. If I really want to attack him, there will be countless opportunities along the way. Why wait until I am about to leave Fengyundu in northern Xinjiang before making the raid?
The most important thing is why did I get rid of my uncle?
I wanted great power, my uncle handed it over without hesitation, I wanted a military talisman, my uncle handed over the tiger talisman without saying a word.

Since I came to the throne, my uncle has never disobeyed my words and deeds.

The military power is already in the hands of Zhongwu Wang Yunyang Lao Aiqing, why should I worry about it?

How about attacking and killing my uncle?
That's all I can say.

As for how to deal with the folk rumors, the ministers will discuss and deal with it on their own.

Ministry of Rites!Clan mansion! "

"Chen is here!"

"The aunt of the decree stands side by side with the concubine Qi Yun of the Liu family and Li Yan of the Liu family. After the uncle's funeral, the imperial court brought the uncle's coffin back to the capital and buried him in Ruizong's mausoleum.

All the officials mourn, all the people see off, the bell tolls nine times, and the world is gone!

A state funeral is held in accordance with the same regulations as the emperor's grand burial, to show the grace of the emperor. "

Qin Ziying, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, nodded silently: "The old minister obeys the order!"

Li Chengbai, the magistrate of the clan's mansion, hesitated, looked at Li Ye hesitantly, wanted to say something but dared not say anything.

"Grandfather, if you have something to say, you may as well speak it out, I forgive you for your innocence."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, to report back to Your Majesty, it is already a great honor to be buried in Ruizong's mausoleum with the specifications of the feudal king's burial.

Holding a state funeral with the same specifications as the emperor is really against the rules of etiquette!

If His Majesty sets a precedent, future generations and grandchildren will follow suit, I am afraid that etiquette will collapse! "

"So far, future generations must not follow suit!"

"This old minister obeys the order."

"My dear friends, rumors only stop at the wise, and I don't want to say anything more. I'll leave it to you to deal with the rumors among the people. Go back to court."

Baiguan looked at the untouched memorial in his hand with complicated eyes, looked at Li Ye's figure walking towards the back hall, and sighed helplessly.

"I will send you off to Your Majesty, long live long live!"

After Li Ye disappeared from Qinzheng Hall, all the officials had complicated expressions and gathered together in small groups.

"Wei Xiang, Your Majesty has pushed the matter to us, what should we do?"

"Tong Xiang, this is obviously avoiding talking about it, and leaving the problem to us to solve, but the news of the death of the side-by-side king spreads more and more among the people, and it is impossible to control it. If you don't give Wanmin an explanation, I'm afraid it will be unreasonable. It's a good deal."

"Master Xia, what do you mean by old?"

"Marquis Rongwei, what should we do? It doesn't matter whether the imperial court did it now, what matters is how to suppress the impact of this incident.

The prince's influence in the army is too great. If there is no reasonable explanation, the army returns from the Northern Expedition, and the old man is worried that it will cause a mutiny.

Why don't you write a letter to Mr. Yun immediately and ask him for an idea? "

Song Yu, Minister of Military Affairs, Du Chenghao, Minister of Officials, Jiang Yuanming, Minister of Household Affairs, Qin Ziying, Minister of Rites, Ye Kaiming, Minister of Criminal Justice, Minister of Honglu Temple, and Minister of Dali Temple gathered together, glanced at the discussions in the hall, and looked at each other He glanced at it, sighed and walked towards the outside of the Hall of Qinzheng.

"Du Shangshu, what about Song Shangshu? Judging by His Majesty's behavior, this matter should not have been done by His Majesty. What His Majesty said is correct. With the attitude of the side-by-side kings being responsive to His Majesty, His Majesty has no reason to attack and kill the Prince.

Since the prince returned to Beijing a few months ago and handed over the power of the auxiliary government, the imperial court and the Northern Xinjiang palace have been working together to support the army's Northern Expedition, and there is no conflict at all.

His Majesty sent people to attack and kill the King of Side-by-Shoulders for no reason, which is somewhat impossible no matter how you look at it! "

"Oh, Qin Shangshu, it doesn't matter what His Majesty did, the key is that all the spearheads have been pointed at His Majesty and the court.

Even if the Turks and the Kingdom of Jin acted secretly, trying to drive a wedge between the imperial court and the Northern Xinjiang royal palace, our dynasty fell into civil strife, and the Northern Expeditionary Army had to return to the court to suppress the internal troubles.

What about the evidence?What about the evidence?Is there any evidence to prove that this matter has nothing to do with His Majesty and the court? "

Du Chenghao, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, nodded in agreement: "Shangshu Qin, Shangshu Ye is right, now, in addition to evidence, it may not be easy to appease the people with the prestige of the imperial court.

The spearhead of Fengyundu's attack and killing was all directed at the court.

The King of Side-Shoulders has passed away, without him to come forward to clarify, I'm afraid it would be useless to say anything.

The prestige of the imperial court will be greatly impacted. "

Lao Jiang, Shangshu of Hubu, frowned and shook his head.

"I'm afraid it's more than that. The rest of the prefectures are fine, but if one of the 27 prefectures in northern Xinjiang is not handled well, there will be chaos!
In particular, I don't know if Liu Zhi'an and Liu Yuanwai of the Jiangnan Liu family also know the news.

If he had a grudge against the court for a while because of the pain of losing his son.As a result, [-] prefectures on both sides of the Jianghuai River and dozens of prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River are blocked for business travel.

With full support for the Northern Expeditionary Army, the treasury simply had no spare capacity to deal with such emergencies.

If there is a civil uprising, at that time, not only the 27 prefectures in northern Xinjiang, but also the whole world will be in chaos! "

After Lao Jiang finished speaking, he subconsciously looked at Song Yu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Liu Zhian's sworn brother.

Du Chenghao and the others also understood what Lao Jiang meant, and looked at Song Yu.

On the side of the king's father Liu Zhi'an, only Song Yu came forward to mediate among the civil and military courts.

Now it is not important whether the imperial court kept the incident of Fengyun Ferry attack behind the scenes.

The urgent matter now is how to control the impact of this matter to prevent civil strife.

Otherwise, the Northern Expedition may be in vain again.

(End of this chapter)