The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 676 The Empress Enthroned
Later Zhang Jue and Qin Xiang rushed to the palace, they were overjoyed.

Not to mention anything else, just because Zhang Ru is the first to conceive a child, they can rest assured that Zhang Ru will never be left out in the palace in the future.

Zhang Ru is their life, isn't that the only thing they worry about?

Concubine Yang Shu transferred ten ingenious maidservants from her bedroom in one go to take care of Zhang Ru here.There is a great intention to treat Zhang Ru as a national treasure.

Zhao Dongting didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but there was nothing he could do.I can't refute Concubine Yang Shu's intention.

Then, he couldn't continue to sleep with Zhang Ru that night.

Concubine Yang Shu stared and ordered to die, saying that Zhao Dongting was not allowed to share the bed with Zhang Ru until Concubine Jing gave birth to the prince.

Now Zhao Dongting is in charge of military affairs and political affairs.But in this family matter, she, the empress dowager, has the final say.

However, Zhao Dongting is also so happy, so he can spend time with Yinger, who is sad in his heart.

That night, Zhao Dongting and Ying Er hardly stopped in the bedroom.

In the previous dynasties, there were still eunuchs shouting "The emperor pays attention to the dragon's body" outside the door.But with Zhao Dongting's character, there is no such rule now.

I don't know when the moving voice in the room will be considered to stop.

Ying'er's pretty face was flushed, and she was lying in Zhao Dongting's arms dripping with sweat.

Zhao Dongting smiled with satisfaction, and even narrowed his eyes slightly in comfort.

After a while, Ying'er suddenly said: "Your Majesty, is there some hidden disease in my body?"

Zhao Dongting opened his eyes and said, "No, don't think too much. Didn't Doctor An and the others have already checked you and said that there is nothing abnormal about your body?"

Ying'er bit her lip and said, "Then why are you a concubine..."

Zhao Dongting opened his mouth, but didn't know how to answer.

It really doesn't make sense.

The number of times he and Yinger had sex far exceeded Zhang Ru's. It stands to reason that Yinger is not pregnant by now.

It has been almost three years since Yinger was made a concubine, right?

Both are silent.

After a while, something suddenly sounded in Zhao Dongting, and he said narrowly, "Ying'er, do you think this environment is too depressing?"

Yinger was puzzled, she blinked and looked at Zhao Dongting.

Zhao Dongting whispered next to her ear: "Going back to Hengshan to pray for blessings, I have pampered Concubine Jing outside the palace, should we also go outside to try?"

Ying'er's pretty face was flushed like a cloud, but she was excited, "Where does the emperor want to go?"

This look of refusal and welcome almost made Zhao Dongting impulsive again.

He laughed and said: "When I have time, I will take you out of the palace in micro-clothes. Let's spend the night outside the palace."

Ying'er nodded slightly, but she didn't have the guts to respond, so she could only acquiesce.

The first day of the new year.

This is truly New Years Eve.

The fireworks and firecrackers that resounded in Changsha city last night still left many traces in the city.

The celebration is strong.

On the streets, it can be seen that there are rich people giving alms, and groups of young children go door to door begging for candy.

Some old people feel that it has not been such a lively year for many years.

In the past, many people didn't have any land at home, and they couldn't even eat, but how could they care about celebrating the New Year?

To be able to see such a great Song before he died, even if he died of old age in two years, it was worth it.

But in Xixia Zhongxing Mansion, it is even more lively than Changsha City.

It's just that there is a very strange atmosphere in this bustle.

The whole city is covered with white paper, which is completely integrated in the white snow.

The first emperor was buried and the empress ascended the throne.

The Empress ordered that no lanterns and festoons be displayed in the city, and white lanterns must be hung in mourning for the late emperor.

So, just after the New Year's Eve, every household hurriedly took down everything from the red lanterns and replaced them with plain paper or white lanterns.

At dawn, the funeral procession slowly left the palace.

Li Wangyuan's tomb and urn were placed in the coffin, and Li Xiushu was beside him, wearing white.

Then came Zhongsun Qifu, Tuobaxiong, Wudeng and others.

All the civil and military officials of Xixia in the Zhongxing Mansion were present.

Behind them were countless eunuchs and maids of honor, and finally, there were thousands of elite guards in white, which was absolutely mighty.

After leaving Zhongxing Mansion, the funeral procession moved forward amidst the snow everywhere.

Snowflakes fell from the sky again.

This made the atmosphere suddenly much heavier.

On the day of enthronement, Li Xiushu did not wear red and hang colors, and hung white all over the city. This can be regarded as an unprecedented precedent for Li Xiushu.

But this also made her ascension to the throne full of sorrow.This is similar to breaking the boat, and it is also a kind of strength.

The empress came to the throne when Xixia was in peril.

She upholds the last wish of the late emperor.

This move will undoubtedly touch the hearts of many Xixia people.

But Tuoba Xiong, He Liandong and others were not too surprised by this.Along with the funeral procession, everyone's faces were dull.

They are no longer surprised that the Empress has such an ability to create momentum.

Compared with the iron-fisted policy used in the palace a few days ago to force these heroes and traitors to stay in the Zhongxing Mansion, what is this means?
After the funeral procession, there were chaotic footprints on the snow-capped ground, stretching far away.

In the back, countless people follow the footsteps behind tens of meters, sending off to the late emperor.

Although they may not all be voluntary, and some people may be instigating behind their backs, they did it like this.

Li Xiushu's posthumous title for Li Wangyuan was "Cheng". If there were no common people to attend the funeral, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the emperor?
The word Cheng can be said to be the master of Jimei posthumous posthumous title.

To secure the people and establish the government is to achieve success; to overcome punishment and the people is to achieve success; to subdue the prime minister is to achieve success; to overcome justice is to achieve success; to hold the surplus and keep full is to achieve success; to achieve the beauty of things is to achieve success; to understand and strengthen the establishment is to achieve success; The success of classics and virtues; the success of the people and the blessings of the gods; the success of Dao and sage wisdom; the success of vigilance at night; the success of going straight to the rituals; It is said to be completed; Virtue is seen in practice and it is said to be completed; Jiu Dao has been transformed into Long to be completed; Internal virtue is pure and prepared to be completed; Kun Ning's transformation is called to be completed.

Collecting all the emperor's posthumous titles, how many words can be compared with "cheng"?
Although it is true that Li Wangyuan is the emperor of Xixia Restoration, the ability to use the word "Cheng" is obviously done deliberately by Li Xiushu.He intends to raise the status of his dead brother.

In the end, Li Wangyuan hid in the Xixia Emperor's Mausoleum.

The funeral procession was able to return to the palace less than an hour before noon.

The empress does not go to the Temple of Heaven to offer sacrifices to the heavens, nor does she go to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors.He directly led all the ministers in white to the main hall, and held the enthronement ceremony just like this.

Standing alone in front of the main hall, she knelt in front of all the officials, her lips parted lightly, "I am not ordered by the heavens, nor blessed by my ancestors when I ascended the grand ceremony. When the emperor died, I was enthroned, and I was ordered by the country and the country. People. After I ascended the throne, I will be a blessing to the common people, defend the frontiers and defend the land, and protect our Xixia for generations. Here, I personally bestow the Kanglong mace on Grand Tutor Zhongsun. With this mace, the people can be punished, and the king can be whipped!"

All civil and military officials outside the hall raised their heads in surprise, and looked at Li Xiushu with extreme astonishment.

No one thought that with her extremely strong temperament, she would imitate Tang Chao and make such a thing as the Kanglong mace.

At this moment, even Tuoba Xiong and the others, who were dissatisfied with Li Xiushu, felt their hearts throbbing.

Probably, the Empress is really not just trying to fight for the throne for the sake of power.She really wants to create a foundation for Xixia that lasts forever, right?

Zhongsun Qifu was trembling all over, crying, "Old minister Zhongsun Qifu, take the mace!"

Li Xiushu's favor and trust in him were already beyond measure.

At this moment, this old minister probably has the intention of dying for Li Xiushu.Even if this old life is given up for the empress, there will never be a single complaint.

The empress walked down the dragon wall step by step, and she knelt down on the ground, holding a mace in both hands, and handed it to Zhongsun Qifu.

With trembling hands, Zhongsun Qifu took the Kanglong mace and put his head completely on the ground.

All the veterans shouted in unison, "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

This shouting like a tide made the snowflakes falling in the sky look extremely chaotic.

The empress got up and looked into the distance.

At a glance, it seems to see through the vast snow-covered mountains and rivers.

She walked back to the dragon wall, in front of the main hall, raised her hands empty, and all the officials shouted again: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

The old emperor of Xixia passed away, and the matter of the first emperor's ascension to the throne was thus settled.Because of Li Xiushu's methods, there were no disturbances in the country.

Thinking about it, this is enough to make countless self-proclaimed good men ashamed.

If it were someone else, no one would have the confidence to settle the situation in Xixia just like this.

The first year of Xixia blooming.

Song Jingyan nine years.

Empress Xixia came to the throne on the day the former emperor was buried.

On this day, the snow in Zhongxing Mansion did not stop.

(End of this chapter)