Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4120
In front of the battle between the two armies, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Yu Chigong knew that as long as he said that he would not enter the palace, his reputation would be ruined in an instant, and he would become an unfaithful and unjust traitor who tried to plot rebellion. If he succeeds, he will be engraved in history by the historian, and his reputation will last forever...

Thinking of this, there is no way to retreat, even if it is a dragon pool and a tiger den in the palace, I have to go through it, and my heart suddenly feels relieved.

He is not an ungrateful, disloyal, unkind person. Although he was a general, he has followed His Majesty Li Er for so many years to make contributions, conceive his wife and son, and achieve a lifetime of achievements. His Majesty Li Er treats him with the utmost respect.Now that His Majesty Li Er passed away, isn't there no feeling of sadness in his heart?
Even though he was dissatisfied with His Majesty Li Er's treatment of eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui, and was even demoted from Beijing...

But no matter what, it is reasonable to enter the palace to cry for the spirit, and to escort the coffin for the last time before His Majesty's coffin.

In the past, in order to cooperate with King Jin, he naturally felt conflicted about entering the palace at this moment, fearing that once he entered the palace, swordsmen and axes would rush out from both sides and chop him into a piece of meat. ...

Yu Chigong turned his head and said to the lieutenant beside him: "Pass down the order, the army will retreat ten miles and set up camp on the spot. According to the military order of my commander, no one is allowed to move without authorization, and those who disobey the order will be executed!"

"promise!"

His deputy, Youhouwei General Su Jianai is his wife's family member, from Xianbei. Hearing this, he hurriedly took orders: "The last general obeys!"

Then command the army to retreat slowly.

Only now did Yu Chigong get on his horse, and surrounded by his own soldiers, he and Niu Jinda drove into Chunming Gate and rushed to Taiji Palace.

Outside the city, Su Jia called his confidant soldiers on the way back: "Go and inform Duke Ying immediately, saying that the commander-in-chief has been forced into the palace, please Duke Ying decide."

"Here."

The soldiers rode into the stormy sky.

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Coming out of Wude Hall, going straight south from Wude Gate and passing through a bamboo forest garden is Zhaode Hall, where the yamen for organizing national funerals is temporarily set up, and further south is Hongwen Hall and Hanlin Academy, separated by a wall from the East Palace.

When Yu Chigong entered the palace and arrived here, he saw countless civil servants, internal guards, and guards coming in and out, busy. Not far away, there was melodious and sad drum music from the direction of Wude Hall. pray.After entering Zhaode Hall, he was invited into a side hall on one side, and saw Li Xiaogong, Li Ji, Fang Jun, Xiao Yu and others all present, discussing various procedures of the national funeral.

Li Ji got up and asked Yu Chigong to take his seat, and said in a deep voice: "Jing De is the heart of His Majesty's humerus, and has always been close to His Majesty, so Prince Jun ordered Jing De to enter the palace to see His Majesty on his last journey."

Yu Chigong looked around, blinked, and asked, "Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince... but General Sixteen Guards, am I the only one who has this special experience?"

It stands to reason that as a general in charge of the army, he should sit in the army at this critical moment to maintain the stability of the situation. Even if he is blinded by crying because he is grateful for His Majesty's kindness, he will not be treated as a crying spirit in the palace. After all, state affairs are more important than private affairs, and everything should be done State affairs are the most important.

But since entering the palace, none of the other sixteen guards generals have been seen, except himself being called into the palace, which is obviously being targeted...

Li Ji's face was indifferent, and he avoided talking about it: "There is no need to worry about Jingde, let's go to Wude Hall, military affairs, don't worry about it."

"Here."

Yu Chigong was unavoidably anxious, but he couldn't ask any more questions. After saluting, he turned and went out, and was led by a servant to the Wude Hall behind.

Very dissatisfied in my heart.

Although his status in the army is not as good as Li Ji, but he wants to be with Cheng Yaojin and Fang Jun, and he is superior to Zhang Shigui, Li Daliang and others. In this way, the military is responsible for stabilizing the situation when His Majesty is on the march. Li Ji and Fang Jun are present, and Cheng Yaojin leads the army to defend the center of Chang'an Township. In any case, he, Yu Chigong, should have a place.

This means that the status of the new emperor after ascending the throne, who can ignore it?
Worried about being excluded from the center now, and even called into the palace by the Prince Junling, depriving the military power in a disguised form...

Yu Chigong's heart was heavy. It seemed that King Jin had completely lost in the fight for the heir. After all, compared to the righteous prince, he really lacked a position without a will, and it was too difficult to seize it against him.

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When Yu Chigong left, Xiao Yu was a little dissatisfied: "The generals of the sixteen guards are in charge of the important task of guarding the Guanzhong. Your Majesty is in great trouble and the world is in turmoil. It is these people who are supposed to stabilize the situation and guard one side. How can they be easily called into the palace to participate in the battle?" National funeral?"

Li Ji came back and took his seat with a serious face, but he didn't answer.

Fang Jun on one side said: "The relationship between Duke E and His Majesty is different. The Prince Zhai has a kind heart, so he asked Duke E to attend the national funeral to see off His Majesty. This should be a good story. Duke Song doesn't need to worry too much."

Xiao Yu sneered: "Even so, why only Duke E entered the palace, but none of the other sixteen generals disappeared?"

This is clearly aimed at suppressing the King Jin family.

Fang Junqi said: "Mr. Song, are you confused? Just now you said that the sixteen guards were responsible for guarding the Guanzhong. If they were all summoned to the palace, who would lead the sixteen guards? Wouldn't it be chaos in Guanzhong? Come on, although the generals of the sixteen guards are all loyal ministers of His Majesty, they must not be compared with the Duke of E."

In terms of achievements, among the ministers of Zhenguan, there are many who surpass Duke E, but when it comes to the number of battles with His Majesty Li Er and the deep relationship with each other, there are few people who can compare with Captain Chi Gong.

Xiao Yu sneered and shook his head, not refuting.

The crown prince is the crown prince, and even if His Majesty is the only successor after his majesty, no matter how powerful King Jin is or how he won His Majesty's heart at the beginning, he will temporarily stay behind.Li Xiaogong and Li Ji were not inclined to immediately support the crown prince to ascend the throne, but they firmly supported the prince to preside over the funeral.

Of course, Xiao Yu can also understand this, after all, the crown prince is not only the crown prince, but also the eldest son...

However, since the throne has not yet belonged, King Jin still has a chance. It is useless to argue with Fang Jun at this time.

The palace is not monolithic, it is like a dilapidated ship with leaks everywhere, and there is a lot of room for manipulation.

It is not yet known who will win the deer...

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According to regulations, after the death of the emperor, he needs to rest in the Liangyi Hall, but now that the Liangyi Hall is dilapidated and has not been repaired, all the furnishings in the Wude Hall can only be emptied, and the mourning is held here.

The process of the emperor's funeral is extremely cumbersome, in order to show the dignity of the supreme being in the world.

As the eldest son of the direct line, Li Chengqian presided over the national funeral in name, and could hardly leave the body of Emperor Daxing for half a step.At the time of the first stage of the funeral "recalling the soul", five important court officials, Li Ji, Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen, Liu Ji, and Fang Jun, held the crown and shouted the name of His Majesty Li Er three times. It was dropped from a high place, and the filial son Li Chengqian knelt down to catch it and covered it with the body of His Majesty Li Er.

After "Calling the Soul", His Majesty Li Er's body was placed on the large imperial bed, and the mouth was supported by its spoon-shaped horns, and Yuhan was put into the mouth.

Afterwards, boil hot rice soup, use it to bathe the emperor, change the shroud, and cover the face with a square scarf.

Today's funeral process came to an end. The officials of the Ministry of Rituals and Zongzheng Temple retired after being busy. The emperor's sons knelt in front of the coffin to "watch the night", and the servants in the palace were in charge of hygiene and chores.

Li Chengqian was originally not in good physical condition, and now he was exhausted after tossing and tossing for a long time. At this moment, he was kneeling on the side of the coffin, looking at a tall and thick golden nanmu erected on the west side of the hall, rubbing his sore, red and swollen eyes , The sadness in my heart is unspeakable.

This tall golden nanmu is called "hanging weight" at the moment, and it is the medium for the emperor to return to the soul after the summoning...

Behind him, Li Zhi said in a low voice: "Brother Prince, you should take care of your health. This is only the first day, and the next six days will become more and more tedious and tiring. If you can't support yourself and fall ill, you will let the emperor take care of you." Extremely disappointed, it made people in the world deeply feel that "you are not entrusted with human beings", and they may not necessarily recognize you, the crown prince, as the successor to the throne."

The dutiful sons kneel in front of the coffin to guard the coffin, not simply in order of seniority, but first descendant and then concubine, first elder and then younger, so the three eldest sons are in the front, and there is Li Tai between Li Chengqian and Li Zhi, which is more and more serious. This made Li Zhi unhappy, and he had no scruples in speaking.

Tomorrow there will be a "small funeral", the prince, princess, concubine, palace officials, and clan children will all be there to cry.The day after tomorrow will be a "big burial". The emperor's relatives, civil and military officials will all be present to prepare the "six jades" such as jade bi, jade cong, jade gui, jade hu, jade zhang, and jade huang, and put the emperor's body into the coffin. Official crying spirit.

According to the etiquette system, at the time of the "big funeral", the emperor's body is put into the coffin, and the new emperor officially ascends the throne, and the sacrificial rites are recited in public...

"The emperor will be buried on the seventh day, and will be buried in the seventh month." If he couldn't last even seven days and fell ill due to fatigue, what qualifications would he have to be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty?
Let Xiancai be right as soon as possible...

And these words are not just ridiculing Li Chengqian's poor health, Li Tai is fat and weak, with a round chest and abdomen, and he is not a lean and vigorous physique...

Li Chengqian held back the sadness in his heart, did not turn his head back, and said calmly: "As the eldest son, he not only has to guard the spirit of the father, but also inherits the heavy burden left by the father. Although my brother is in poor health, he also has perseverance No matter how hard or difficult it is, we must persevere, so as to comfort the spirit of our father in heaven."

I am the head of the direct line, and I shall be the heir in line. Do you want to surpass me and take the throne?
Wait till I die!
Li Zhi was dissatisfied and was about to speak when Li Tai in front of him turned his head, glared at him and scolded, "This is the father's soul, and you have disturbed the father's soul with such ramblings, did you ever feel a little reverence? Could it be possible?" Do you want your father and emperor to be disturbed by the fight between his heirs? Shut up!"

The voice of his words was not low, behind him, led by King Qi Li You, King Shu, King Jiang and other concubines stretched their necks curiously to look at them. The drama of brothers fighting against each other is always attractive...

Li Zhi shut up decisively.

However, his heart has not calmed down. The order and position of kneeling before the spirit means that it is as difficult as reaching the sky for him to surpass the two elder brothers in front of him...but it is not completely impossible.

Tomorrow, just wait until tomorrow night, everything will be revealed.

(End of this chapter)