Han Shizu

Chapter 565

The Linqing palace is plain inside and outside, with white flags fluttering in the autumn wind, all the lanterns and candles are changed to white, and all the gorgeous things are put away. The desolate autumn wind is like that, which makes people feel sad.

The mourning hall has already been set up. On the mourning seat, wine, fruit offerings and incense burners are placed in a ceremonial manner. The smoke and fragrance make people cry.Gao Xingzhou's body was placed in the outer coffin after the Great Conquest, except for brocade clothes and pearls and jade, according to Gao Xingzhou's will, he put all his armor, sword, sword and carved bow in it, Almost filled the gaps in the coffin.

The Lingpai is erected high, and the rules and writing are all in accordance with the rules of the county king. Liu Chengyou personally drafted the posthumous title for Gao Xingzhou, which is called Wu Mu.Then Prime Minister Feng Dao wrote an epitaph for Gao Xingzhou.

Gao Huaide was the only son of Gao Xingzhou, so he was naturally the chief mourner. Since his son was too young to take matters seriously, he chose a nephew in Beijing from Gao's close relatives to take care of the funeral.

In the midst of mourning and joy, disheveled hair, sackcloth and filial piety, with a mournful face, thanked the guests who came to express their condolences.Before Gao Xingzhou was alive, he had a high status and a high reputation. Therefore, in Beijing, civil and military officials with some qualifications all came here in plain clothes to express their condolences.

Later, Liu Chengyou went out of the palace to visit the mansion in person, accompanied by the noble concubine Gao, and the third prince Liu Xi.In front of the mourning hall, I saw a crowd of civil and military officials. Needless to say, the civil servants, but those military generals basically came here spontaneously.Although the Gao family is not as prosperous as the Fu family, its influence in the army can be seen.

Of course, Liu Chengyou also believed that among these civil and military people, more people valued Gao Xingzhou's identity and the favor he had for the Gao family as the great emperor.

Entering the hall to salute, Liu Chengyou maintained a solemn expression, sighed in dismay, and comforted Gao Huaide: "The dead are gone, and we hope to mourn!"

Concubine Gao was not in a good mood these past two days. Gao Xingzhou left so suddenly that people couldn't react at all. Concubine Gao also felt guilty for not being able to see her father for the last time. After all, it is not thousands of miles away.

At this time, he finally drove out of the palace, feeling the atmosphere around him, he felt sad from it, and wept, soaking the silk handkerchief, and couldn't stop.Seeing his mother crying, the little prince Liu Xi who was sitting on the side also followed, tears came as soon as he said it, and wept loudly.Concubine Gao was in a bad mood, Liu Chengyou sighed, stepped forward to help her up, and comforted her softly.

"The lady is pregnant, please take care of yourself, don't hurt your body, I will take care of my father's affairs for my brother!" Gao Huaide couldn't help but explain.

After another burst of crying, Concubine Gao followed the emperor back to the palace with the support of her.When the emperor was there, the crowd was solemn. After the emperor left, the sad atmosphere became more intense, but the civil and military people present subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

On the imperial chariot, Concubine Gao and Liu Chengyou are leaning against each other, her plump and graceful body is close to each other. Although she is pretty and filial, it is rare to see Gao's appearance that I feel pity for, but at this moment, Liu Chengyou is also sympathetic. Not even a dirty mind.

Seeing that his eyes were red, he looked up at Liu Chengyou and said, "Officials, I want to leave the palace and go back to the mansion to guard the spirit of my late father!"

Liu Chengyou frowned and said: "Hiding and using can be used to deal with funeral affairs. You are inconvenient, so you may feel emotional. You should rest in the palace. On the day of burial, you will go out of the palace and see your wife for the last time!"

However, Concubine Gao Gui, who has always been obedient and obedient to Liu Chengyou's words, looked at him stubbornly this time: "Please help the officials!"

"Forget it, you have such filial piety, how can I forcefully steal your love, go back to the palace and clean up, I agree!" Liu Chengyou sighed.

"Thank you, the official family!" Gao Guifei couldn't hold back her tears again.

Back in the palace, sitting on the imperial case, contemplating for a long time, summoned Li Fang, stared at him, and asked: "Those generals who violated the regulations and went to Beijing to express their condolences, have you ever remembered them clearly?"

"I listened to His Majesty's wishes and recorded it. There are 13 people in total. They are all the generals of the Kinki Imperial Army and the Town Army. Others may have asked for leave or are taking a rest, so they are not recorded! Please read it, Your Majesty!" Facing the emperor Li Fang was a little cautious. The thin paper he presented was as light as a duckweed, but he looked like he was holding a boulder, and his hands were shaking slightly.

After receiving it, Liu Chengyou browsed through it. There were no high-ranking generals. They were all middle-level officers. Gao Xingzhou's old department said with a little emotion, "These people are all loyal and righteous people. They are of great use to the court. Ming Yuan, Don't you think so?"

When asked, Li Fang still responded cautiously: "Your Majesty is right!"

Of course, Li Fang's expression showed clearly that "Your Majesty said yes", but it was difficult to say it clearly.Seeing his cautious look, Liu Chengyou waved his hand: "Go and see, what's new in the memorial!"

"Yes!" Li Fang heaved a sigh of relief, and turned around, deeply moved.

The emperor's honor and favor to the Gao family is profound, hardly comparable to that of the empress and concubine Hui. However, although he was only allowed to record the names of some middle and lower-level officers, Li Fang felt that a saint was unpredictable and walked on thin ice. .

Liu Chengyou went through the list again, gently picked it up, took out the key, and locked it in one of his "secret files" that he had accumulated for many years.

For these officers, Liu Chengyou has no intention of severely punishing them. After all, his generation is also out of morality. In addition, Gao Xingzhou has only died for two days, so it is inconvenient for him to take action against his old troops. .

However, after all, it is a violation of the rules, there is no major punishment, but the minor commandment is indispensable, there must be a warning, and there are also officials of the same generation who are not strict with their subordinates. On Liu Chengyou's side, they are all recorded in the file.
"Your Majesty, Feng Hui, the defense envoy of Jinzhou, died of illness. His subordinates and officials recommended his son, Feng Jiye, to stay behind. Please submit to the imperial court for seal!" Li Fang sent a message to Liu Chengyou.

Feng Hui, the defense envoy of Jinzhou, is also a veteran in the battlefield.Since the fourth year of Tianfu in the later Jin Dynasty (939), in ten years, he went out of Lingwu twice to stay in Liangzhou and Hexi.

However, in the fourth year of Qianyou, Liu Chengyou ordered Zheng Guogong Shi Hongzhao to go to the border as Shuofang Jiedushi, and Feng Hui was naturally transferred away.This gentleman is quite knowledgeable, and he listened honestly. It is said that he is nearly [-] years old, his health is weak, and he is unable to fight against the imperial court even if he wants to.

Jinzhou is located in the southwest of the Han Dynasty, and it is also a narrow place. It is bordered by the Qinling Mountains in the north, Bashan Mountain in the south, and the Han River runs through it.The original defense envoy Kang Yanhuan, like Zhang Jianxiong, the governor of Puzhou who was killed by Guo Rong last year, also took advantage of the end of the Jin Dynasty to surrender on his own.

After Zhang Jianxiong's death, Liu Chengyou thought of him and simply transferred Feng Hui to Jinzhou.Kang Yanhuan vainly tried to disobey orders, but was beheaded by Feng Huixiao and sent to Tokyo.What made Liu Chengyou dissatisfied was that when Kang Yanhuan took office in Jinzhou, none of the wealth he had amassed was sent to Kaifeng. It is said that it was divided up by Feng Hui's sons.

Now, Feng Hui is dead, but his son wants to be the successor, and he dares to make big claims and blatantly ask for the seal.

"Heh!" Liu Chengyou threw the memorial on the case, raised his head and asked, "What day is today?"

"Your Majesty, the tenth day of the seventh month in the fifth year of Qianyou!" Li Fang replied.

Liu Chengyou's tone was full of sarcasm: "I thought that time went back more than ten years, and Fangzhen was still divided, and the father died and the son succeeded? Who is this Feng Jiye, who dares to ask the court for an official like this?"

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Li Fang hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, Feng Jiye is the youngest son. Another Jinzhou judge secretly reported to the court that Feng Jiye killed Feng Hui's elder brother while he was seriously ill in order to fight for family property. Please play it in the imperial court, but also under the coercion of Feng Jiye!"

"Good job! This is the first time I have encountered such a situation in these years of being in power!" Liu Chengyou smiled angrily, and told Li Fang: "Let the prime ministers discuss and discuss how to deal with it! Although Jinzhou is narrow, it is still The land of the Great Han cannot tolerate this kind of rampant murder of brothers!"

"Yes!"

For Liu Chengyou, the matter of Jinzhou was nothing more than a trivial matter. He could handle so many feudal towns with ease. A little Feng Jiye, who went against the grain, could not make any waves.However, the situation in Jinzhou seems a bit special in the context of the Great Han Dynasty's reform of power collection and internal affairs rectification.

Weiji, the noble concubine Gao, went out of the palace and returned to the mansion to guard the old man's spirit.Liu Chengyou immediately issued an order to order Qin Tianjian to measure Fengshui for Gao Xing, select the burial place, and determine the burial date. He also asked the Ministry of Industry to design the tomb and allocate money and food to build it.

Liu Chengyou wanted to succeed Gao Huaide as the king of Linqing, but Gao Huaide refused.Liu Chengyou insisted on rewarding him as the father of the country, but Gao Huaide said that he had already been sheltered by his father, and he dared not ask for more.

Liu Chengyou appreciated Gao Huaide's heroism very much, but he still wanted to bestow Gao Xingzhou's legacy on him, and elevate Gao Huaide's title from County Marquis to Duke of Linqing County.
The dialogue between Liu Chengyou and Gao Huaide is of course an act.For those who advocate "hereditary no replacement", cool down. In these years, Liu Chengyou has been controlling the reward of titles. The past has been flooded.

But the heroes who founded the country need Liu Chengyou to act cautiously.

Later, Liu Chengyou issued another edict, and when Gao Xingzhou was buried, all those above the fifth rank of Beijing Chinese and martial arts should go.

(End of this chapter)