Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 293 Official Funeral
In the early morning of the next day, Li Chengqian changed into the emperor's mianfu under the service of the court lady, wearing the twelve-pronged emperor's crown on his head.

At this time, the imperial palace was completely untouched, and it was made by the eunuchs and maids in the palace who rushed to work overnight.

In the early morning, the sky was hazy, but at this time a heavy bell rang, and everyone in Chang'an City woke up from their sleep.

Listening to the number of times the bell rang, they knew that it was the death knell from the palace, which meant that the emperor had died and the court had begun to mourn.

Wearing filial piety clothes and filial piety belts, the messengers galloped out of the peaceful city of Chang'an on fast horses, and went to various places for mourning.

In ancient times, there was no such convenient communication as later generations. A phone call can notify relatives far away to come to the funeral.

The fastest communication communication in ancient times can only be transmitted through post stations, which is the fastest communication method in this era.

That's why it took so long for the emperor to stop after his death. The main reason is to wait for the distant vassal king to come back to worship the late emperor. After all, the journey back and forth takes time.

The fastest means of transportation in this era is naturally the horse, which is not as fast and convenient as the airplanes and high-speed rails of later generations.

The civil and military officials had already changed into plain clothes, and stood in the Tai Chi Hall according to their ranks. They knew in their hearts that today is the day when the new king will enthroned according to the edict.

Li Chengqian came slowly from outside the hall, and under the gaze of civil and military officials, he walked slowly to the throne, Li Chengqian turned to look at Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang.

Chu Suiliang immediately went out to announce the fact of Li Er's death to the officials, and all the civil and military officials in the palace burst into tears and were heartbroken.

Li Chengqian quietly looked at the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty, and thought in his heart: How many of the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty are sincerely crying, and how many of them are lying.

When everyone was about to cry, Changsun Wuji stood up and said, "Don't be sad, everyone, the country cannot live without a king for a day! The late emperor passed away, and the edict ordered the crown prince to be the emperor. Now, please order Chu Suiliang to read the edict of the late emperor. "

Chu Suiliang wiped away his tears, and said to the civil and military court of the Manchu Dynasty: "The crown prince inherits Qian, his land is only the eldest son, and he lives in the two Ming Dynasties. "

First, I read a long passage, and now I start to read the main topic, "...the Crown Prince inherits Qian and Xiaozhen, and he will be able to inherit the great order. After I ascend the throne, he will be the emperor."

"The imperial edict is on the right, and the talisman is executed...On May 23, the 29rd year of Zhenguan."

It took about half an hour to read Li Er's will. In addition to the real content of the will, there are also the signatures and dates of officials from various departments.

"Hundreds of officials pay homage to the new emperor." Changsun Wuji took the lead with Li Chengqian to perform the ceremony of the emperor and his ministers: "I pay homage to Your Majesty! Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"

"Your Majesty, I will pay my respects to you! Long live my emperor!" All civil and military officials immediately kowtowed to the new king.

Only then did Li Chengqian sit on the throne and accept the worship of all officials.

"All loves are free from courtesy!" Li Chengqian raised his hand and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Civil and military officials stood up.

The edict of the first emperor was read out, and the new monarch accepted the worship of all officials, but the status of the new monarch was established first. If the new monarch wanted to truly become the ruler of the empire, he still needed to hold a grand enthronement ceremony.

At that time, the new king will take over the eight seals, appeal to the emperor, and offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple, and announce the succession of the new king to the people of the world, so that the new king will be a real emperor worthy of the name.

The current Li Chengqian only has the name of the emperor, but not the reality of the emperor.

According to the funeral system, the period of filial piety is three years, but as the new king, it is obviously impossible to leave aside the military and state affairs and keep filial piety for his father for three years.

So there was a compromise. The new emperor could take off the filial piety as long as he wore it for more than 20 days, and the other funeral etiquette remained unchanged.

In addition to these, the new monarch will also ascend the throne as soon as possible with the support of the officials.

Li Chengqian's enthronement ceremony will be held on the first day of next month, that is, two days later, he will hold a grand enthronement ceremony in this Tai Chi Hall, becoming the real new emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

As proof of his name, the new king and all the officials moved to Liangyi Hall to mourn the late emperor.

Seeing the huge coffin parked in the Liangyi Hall, all the officials burst into tears, and Li Chengqian even cried loudly.

While crying, Li Chengqian was thinking about how he should exercise the emperor's rights after the enthronement ceremony was completed.

First of all, it is natural to wantonly reward the former officials of the Eastern Palace, such as Di Renjie, Xue Rengui, Xu Jingzong, Qiu Shenji and others.

After all, they have followed him for many years, so they can be regarded as conscientious and dedicated, and they are also loyal to Li Chengqian.

There is no reason why they should not be rewarded. It would be chilling if even loyal courtiers like them were not rewarded.

After that, who would dare to work conscientiously for you, the emperor.

What's more, these old ministers are Li Chengqian's team, which is the foundation for him to truly control the court and directly grasp the power in the future.

Li Chengqian's crown prince for more than [-] years was not in vain. Now he can be said to be deeply rooted and full-fledged.

Naturally, the old officials arranged by the first emperor could not move casually, but he could appoint and remove the generals of the sixteen guards.

At the same time, he can also arrange his confidantes to important yamen such as the three provinces and six ministries. He cannot become the top leader of the three provinces and six ministries, and there is no problem with the second and third leaders.

At this point, Li Chengqian's advantages as a prince for more than 20 years have been revealed. Although he can't fully control the government immediately after succeeding to the throne, he can control most of the power.

This is not comparable to Tang Gaozong in the history books.

After all, Tang Gaozong had only been a prince for a few years, and it was too late to build his own team. His foundation was really shallow and his wings were not yet full.

How can such a new monarch fight against the old officials in the court? This also makes the old officials in the court more and more presumptuous.

As a result, a battle for power began between the monarch and his ministers. If the new monarch is more skilled, he will naturally be able to take back his rights and execute the powerful ministers.

If the strength of the new monarch is weak, the power ministers may turn around and turn to the guest, and the new monarch will be reduced to a puppet or a puppet. Even if the new monarch does not cooperate obediently, the power ministers will depose the new monarch.

In addition, support an obedient new monarch, and when the time is right, let the new monarch give the throne to the powerful ministers, and the powerful ministers will suddenly become the new emperor of the empire.

Li Chengqian was thinking in his heart, which time should be the most suitable position for Di Renjie and the others.

An eunuch hurriedly came to him, and Li Chengqian was very puzzled, what else could be more important than the funeral for the late emperor.

"Your Majesty! Hundreds of people from the four barbarians entered the court and came to pay tribute. When they heard that the late emperor had passed away, they were all very sad. They cut their hair, cut their faces with knives, cut their ears, etc., bleeding all over the ground." The eunuch reported to Li Chengqian .

(End of this chapter)