Han Shizu

Chapter 176
The Longevity Hall is already filled with plain tents of spirit banners, and the spirit seat of Zigong is set in the hall.Liu Zhiyuan's body was picked up, bathed in fragrant soup and changed into clothes, and after embalming measures were taken, it was directly encoffined.At the beginning of the Republic of China, the ritual system was incomplete, and Liu Zhiyuan had an edict before his death to manage the funeral.But even if there is an edict, the emperor's funeral is not really easy to deal with.

There were no secrets or funerals, and there was no doubt about the succession of the throne. Liu Chengyou had supervised the country with the crown prince for so long, and the overall situation in the court was fairly stable.

However, the news of the emperor's death spread out of the palace at an extremely fast speed and spread throughout the city.Regarding this, the officials in Beijing, no matter what, shed a few tears and howled a few times for the neighbors to hear, and put away all the festive utensils at home, and at the same time ordered people to prepare to mourn.

In contrast, the reactions of ordinary people in Tokyo were much colder. Although Liu Zhiyuan was the founder of the country, he was not a wise emperor known for his "kindness and love for the people".Furthermore, the death of the emperor and succession to the throne is a matter for the court civil and military to worry about.

Ordinary people, except for some idle people who eat melons, how many people would care about the life and death of the emperor?Of course, it is impossible to be completely indifferent. Since the three generations, the succession of the new master has always been a time of frequent turmoil, and there has never been a smooth transition.

Although today's life is difficult, this winter is finally stable. Seeing that spring is coming, the emperor is gone.They don't care who becomes the emperor, but after changing the emperor, how their livelihood will be affected, they can't help but worry about it.

Inside the Long Live Hall, it was very cold and there was a white mist growing. There were many ice cubes beside the coffin, which was a necessary means of embalming.There were many white candles around, and Liu Chengyou, dressed in filial piety, knelt in front of Zigong and had been guarding the whole night.The body is already extremely tired, but the spirit is very excited, and it can't be relieved at all.It's not that he is very happy, but he feels stressed, nervous, and even hesitant. He doesn't even know what he is hesitating about.

"Erlang, go and have a rest." A slightly sad voice rang softly in Liu Chengyou's ear.

Liu Chengyou shook his head: "It's okay."

The attitude that should be there is still to be done, and it must be done adequately.Of course, Liu Zhiyuan had nothing to say to Liu Chengyou. Although Liu Chengyou was cold-tempered, he was not heartless, but willing.

Mrs. Li squatted in front of Liu Chengyou, touched his tired face with her hand, and still said gently: "In the daytime, there are still important things for you to worry about. Mother knows you are respectful and filial, but at this time, the most important thing to your father The filial piety is to succeed to the throne smoothly, take over the state affairs, appease people's hearts, and stabilize the country!"

Mrs. Li is really a strong and wise woman who knows the general situation and her duty.

Under Li's persuasion, Liu Chengyou finally got up and moved around.After leaving the hall, a gust of cool wind hit, and he rubbed his face vigorously to relieve his fatigue a little.Holding on to the stone railing, looking at the dense palace in the hazy morning, immersed in a sad atmosphere.

"Your Majesty." Li Chongju came to Liu Chengyou's side with a knife in his hand, and changed his address.

"Gu hasn't ascended the throne yet, so it's inappropriate to call him that!" Liu Chengyou said.

Li Chongju immediately changed back to his address: "Your Highness."

"How's the situation?" Liu Chengyou asked.

Only then did Li Chongju answer: "Tokyo has been under martial law throughout the city, and all gates are closed. The inspectors of the Song Dynasty are in charge of the inspection department, and all the inspectors and servants of the Kaifeng government are also dispatched to ensure that there will be no chaos."

At this most critical juncture, it is impossible for Liu Chengyou to just stay in front of the coffin. In troubled times, it is impossible to wait passively in order to avoid criticism from others. Instead, he must act actively and act decisively to completely control the situation.

After Liu Zhiyuan's death, Liu Chengyou issued several orders, the whole city and the whole army were under martial law.Li Jian, the guardian of Xuanwu Gate, was the envoy of the palace gate, Xiang Xun, the commander of the imperial army, was the envoy of the imperial city, his cousin was the envoy of the palace, and his uncle Li Hongjian led the crane army to patrol the imperial city.The gates of the palace are tightly closed, allowing entry and no exit. Ministers like Yang Bin and other "tuogu" are confined in the palace to prevent all unstable factors.

"How is the situation of the forbidden army?" Liu Chengyou asked.Other actions are necessary, but the forbidden army is the most important thing. With more than [-] troops stabilized, the situation will be settled.

"The military envoys have been ordered to return to the camp and restrain the soldiers. Shi Dushuai, Liu Dushuai and Guo Shumi have been patrolling the armies and camps to comfort people's hearts!" Li Chongju reported, adding: "Shi Dushuai, Not out of sight, the Xiaodi and Wujie armies, Uncle Guo (Li Hongxin) and Commander Sun will calm down!"

"Well," Liu Chengyou responded, although his brows were not loosened, but his expression seemed to be more and more calm: "Where are the ministers?"

"At the waiting courtyard, Prime Minister Yang Shu didn't make any changes."

"I'm afraid there are some complaints!" Liu Chengyou said lightly.Taking a deep breath, Liu Chengyou said in a low voice: "After this period of time, the overall situation will be settled!"

Looking to the east, there is a subtle light flashing in the sky, and dawn is approaching.Go to the east veranda of the Long Live Hall, seize the last time and take a nap.

"Liu Shuai, why have you followed me all this time?" Shi Hongzhao was impatient in the Guangrui Army's garrison, and finally broke out, and turned to Liu Dao with a cold face.

As the first and second in command of the bodyguard department, the two were ordered to appease the morale of the army, but since they left the palace, Liu Xin hung by Shi Hongzhao's side like a follower, inseparable, unable to get rid of him.

Hearing this, Liu Xin reached into the white scarf stretched over his head, scratched it, and replied casually: "It's nothing, I just want to follow you."

This attitude immediately annoyed Shi Hongzhao, and asked, "Are you trying to spy on me?"

"So what?" Liu Xin yawned, and glanced at Shi Hongzhao impatiently: "As for why, don't you know why?"

Liu Xin had always been arrogant and domineering, it seemed that after Liu Zhiyuan's death, the reins on his body had been loosened, and he became even more unscrupulous, daring to say anything outright.In terms of city government, it is probably not as good as Shi Hongzhao.

Sure enough, as soon as these words fell, Shi Hongzhao's face turned dark, and he stared at Liu Xin coldly: "What do you mean by that?"

Seeing his reaction, Liu Xin was not interested in talking about it, and said directly: "Anyway, I'm following you today!"

He clenched his fist subconsciously and made a few crackling sounds.Now Liu Xin became more enthusiastic: "Why, Shi Dushuai wants to compete with me?"

Taking a deep breath, Shi Hongzhao shook his head and walked in a different direction.

"where to?"

"Ben Shuai is going to the toilet, do you want to follow?"

"Go with me! I don't think your shit smells bad"

Liu Xin might not be able to do other things, but this act of playing a rogue was very handy, and he insisted on pestering Shi Hongzhao until dawn when news came from the palace.

In the waiting courtyard, more than a hundred court officials and ministers came into the palace. When there are too many people, there will always be fragmentary voices, complaining because of the restricted freedom.Yang Bin sat on one side with a gloomy and numb expression, as if he still hadn't reacted to the shock of Liu Zhiyuan's death.

The people of Li had arrived, and the senior generals of the Forbidden Army entered the palace one after another after appeasing the soldiers.After checking the time, Yang Bin got up and said to Wen Wu present: "Everyone, go to the Long Live Hall!"

Everyone's spirits are lifted, and the meat show is coming.

In the Long Live Hall, hundreds of officials gathered together, the mournful atmosphere was solemn and solemn, and Liu Chengyou knelt at the front with his head buried.Behind him, there was still the unavoidable sound of weeping.

Liu Chengyou's image at this time was very poor, with a haggard face, a tired expression, and even some disheveled clothes.However, at this time, the more embarrassing the better, it's too tidy. For performances, you need to pay attention to details.

After making all the ministers "sad" for a while, Mrs. Li got up, walked slowly in front of Yang Bin, took out a yellow leather volume from her sleeve, and stared at him: "Yang Qing, you will read the legacy!"

Yang Bin's face trembled, and he glanced at Liu Chengyou, only to see that he was as steady as Mount Tai, and he did not squint.Eyelids twitched a few times quickly, Yang Bin took a deep breath, and took the will with both hands: "Yes!"

Immediately got up, stood under the side of Zi Palace, Yang Bin held up the imperial edict, and said loudly: "Emperor Daxing's legacy is here, all ministers listen to the announcement!"

Everyone's eyes were attracted, except Liu Chengyou, who was still immersed in endless grief.

"Emperor Crown Prince Chengyou, talented, talented, virtuous and wise, he is popular, and the artifact belongs to him. He can succeed the emperor before the coffin, obey the sun and the moon, and keep the rule!"

Almost word by word, Yang Bin finished reading the relics, then put them together, and bowed directly to Liu Chengyou: "Minister, see Your Majesty!"

No matter how complicated his mind was, Yang Bin had no choice but to bow his knees to Liu Chengyou in this scene.

"See Your Majesty!" Immediately afterwards, a group of civil and military personnel bowed around Liu Chengyou.

Although the voices of paying homage to the new emperor were not neat and loud enough, from this moment on, the emperor of the Han Dynasty——Liu Chengyou, officially went online.

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