Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 630 Helping the Spirit Return to Chang'an

A few days later, Yangzhou City.

Li Daoyan, the eldest son of Li Shentong, knelt outside the door in heavy filial piety. There was no mourning hall here, which was Li Shentong's last order.

When Liu Mu arrived, several young people dressed in filial piety jumped up.

"Kneel down!" Li Daoyan shouted, and several young people were still standing.But Li Xiaocha, the second son of Li Shentong who was kneeling behind Li Daoyan, got up and kicked everyone, kicking those young people to the ground.

When Liu Mu came to the door, a young man came to Liu Mu and handed a letter with both hands.

"My lord's dictation."

After Liu Mu took it, there were some last words of Li Shentong written on it, and one person was specially recommended, that is, Jiang Ke, the young man who handed the letter to Liu Mu at this time, who was the most outstanding of Li Shentong's advisers.

A descendant of Jiang Wei, the former Shu Han.

Liu Mu put the letter in his arms and came to Li Daoyan's side: "Brother Wang, follow me."

Li Daoyan followed Liumu into the house without saying a word. There was ice made of saltpetre in the house to lower the temperature and keep Li Shentong's body in place.After Liu Mu knelt down to salute, he said to Li Daoyan: "Uncle Huang has a top-secret official document, which is related to the rise and fall of my Tang Dynasty in the next ten years. Brother Wang has worked hard before this official document is delivered to the Chang'an sage."

Li Daoyan never expected that there would be such a reason.

In this way, the reason why my father asked to be unclean, not to change clothes, and not to be put in the coffin is also clear. When this official document is not guaranteed to be safe, no one is allowed to touch it.

Changsun Wuji came a step late, and when he came, he was followed by a hundred elite guards.

This was given to him by Li Shimin when he left Chang'an. A total of 200 people were transferred from the imperial army of the Tang Dynasty.

Only 30 of these people went to Wa Island with Changsun Wuji, and there was no arrangement for the rest of them to stay here. At this time, Changsun Wuji transferred 100 people.

Changsun Wuji, like Liu Mu, paid heavy respects to Li Shentong's corpse.

"Uncle Guo, the king of Jiaodong will guarantee the safety of that official document, and the king of Jiaodong is also a hero in all battles."

As soon as Liu Mu said this, a sense of responsibility arose in Li Daoyan's heart. There was no need to promise, but anyone who wanted to get this official document had to step over his corpse first.

Changsun Wuji expressed his conviction in his heart.

It was definitely not luck that Liu Mu was able to take the top position. Apart from being a strategic genius, he was stronger than himself in heart.Liu Mu's words made Li Daoyan grateful from the bottom of his heart, and at the same time made Li Daoyan proud.

Conception didn't watch Li Daoyan cut Li Shentong's clothes to find the official document, but went outside.

There is nothing to distrust.

Li Daoyan belongs to the imperial family, he is very reliable in himself, and in addition to Li Shentong's death, he will definitely protect this official document, and when he arrives in Chang'an, this is also a bargaining chip for Li Shentong to pursue the title.

It was only after Liu Mu came outside that he saw Dugu Lanruo.

Orphan Lan Ruo is pregnant, so she can't enter the mourning hall, but she has prepared filial piety clothes. Li Shentong is Dugu Lan Ruo's uncle from the clan's genealogy, and this filial piety must be worn.

With the help of the two maids, Liu Mu changed into a mourning dress.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Shentong was put into a very ordinary coffin, and the torn clothes on his body had not been changed.

Liu Mu and Changsun Wuji took part in supporting the spirit, and then directly boarded the coffin and headed to Chang'an that day.

Li Daoyan only explained the reason to Li Xiaocha, he didn't speak to the rest of the people, and he didn't want to explain.Only he and Li Xiaocha were born to the main wife, and the rest are concubine sons, no need to explain.

These people who cry for the spirit map may not be true filial piety, which is also what Li Daoyan dislikes.

Whoever dares to make trouble again, he let Li Xiaocha beat him severely.

In fact, Li Daoyan is very grateful to Liu Mu. Just because he let himself protect this official document, after entering Chang'an, the imperial court will definitely give him an overflow, and then give him a good posthumous title.

Half a month later, Chang'an City.

Before Li Shimin got the khan golden knife presented by the barbarian, he saw Fang Xuanling entering the palace in plain clothes.

"This..." Li Shimin didn't understand why Fang Xuanling suddenly put on plain clothes.

"Saint, urgent report from Tongguan, there is an official ship on the canal with Bailing on its way to Chang'an, with the flags of Consort Liu, Uncle Changsun, Li Daoyan, King of Jiaodong, and Li Xiaocha, King of Gaomi. The fleet passed Tongguan Without stopping, I traveled day and night to Chang'an."

After Fang Xuanling reported, he thought for a while and said, "Maybe, King Zhun'an."

Li Shimin stood there for a long time without recovering.

Fang Xuanling reminded again: "Sage, it is estimated that tomorrow, the fleet will definitely stop at Weishui South for a short time, and then send people to report, but they can't figure out why they are in such a hurry to return to Chang'an. If they follow the rules, they should stop at Tongguan Come down, wait for Chang'an to send people over, and then enter Chang'an according to the etiquette."

Just as he was talking, another person rushed in with documents.

"Saint, hurry up to six hundred miles from Huazhou."

Fang Xuanling went over to take it, opened it and looked at it, and said to Li Shimin: "The sage, it is King Zhun'an. The ship has a confidential document related to the fate of the Tang Dynasty, so the ship does not stop. It is expected to arrive in Chang'an tomorrow afternoon, please make a decision. .”

Li Shimin only thought for a moment: "You go and tell Zong Zhengqing to welcome you, and I will tell the Supreme Emperor."

"Saint, Zong Zhengqing is the younger brother of King Zhun'an. King Zheng passed away early, and Li Shenfu lived with his elder brother Li Shentong when he was young. I am worried that Zong Zhengqing will not be able to bear this sad news."

"Then... tell Li Daozong to meet you." Li Shimin changed his order.

The next day, on the pier.

Just as Fang Xuanling predicted, Li Shenfu cried and fainted several times. Although his Li Shentong was a brother, he was raised by his elder brother, and his affection was deeper than ordinary brothers.

Even Li Yuan cried so much that he almost lost his breath.

Prince-level funerals are not ordinary. This requires a very complicated process, and a date must be selected.

Li Shimin issued a decree, giving Chang'an Su three days, banning music for three days, burying him in the mausoleum, and granting him the title of Sima...

Three days later, in the former Prince's Mansion, now Liu Mu's chief ship envoy.Intermediate Court.

The front yard of the General Shipping Department is the office, which in fact only occupies one-fifth of the entire Prince's Mansion. The main places here are the secret warehouse, account book warehouse, confidential database, and general accounting room.

The original Prince Chaotang, that's where the staff of the General Shipping Department work.

At present, there are more and more people in the general shipping department, and dozens of people are required to continuously copy, organize, and file every day just to sort out the materials.

The middle courtyard is a small garden and the Jiade Hall of the Prince's Mansion.It is now changed to the reception area of ​​Liumu, named Wentian Pavilion.The backyard occupies more than half of the area and is Liumu's home in Chang'an.

This time, Baoqin was the only one who came back with Liumu.

The people in Wentian Pavilion who are qualified to sit here can basically be said to be Datang's decision-maker group and several parties involved.

(End of this chapter)