The Long Live Hall is full of spiritual flags and plain tents, and the Zi Palace spiritual tablet is located in the hall. Liu Zhiyuan's body was cleaned up, bathed in fragrant soup and changed clothes. After taking antiseptic measures, he was directly buried. In the early days of the country, the etiquette system was incomplete, and Liu Zhiyuan issued an edict before his death. He ordered everything to be simple, do not waste money, and do not disturb the common people. However, even if there is an edict, the emperor's funeral is not really easy to handle.
There were no secrets or funerals, there was no doubt about the succession to the throne, Liu Chengyou had been supervising the country as the prince for so long, and the overall situation in the court was relatively stable.
However, the news of the emperor's death still spread out of the palace at an extremely fast speed and spread throughout the city. In response to this, the officials in Beijing, no matter what, squeezed out a few tears and howled a few times for the neighbors to hear. They also put away all the festive utensils at home and ordered people to prepare mourning tributes.
In comparison, the reaction of ordinary people in Tokyo was much colder. Although Liu Zhiyuan was the founder of the country, he was not a wise king known for his "kindness and love for the people." It is really difficult for people to feel any pity for him. Furthermore, when the emperor dies, the succession to the throne is a matter for the civil and military officials to worry about.
Ordinary people, except for some idle melon-eaters, how many people would care about the life and death of the emperor? Of course, it is impossible to be completely indifferent. Since the third generation, when the new master takes the throne, there has always been turmoil, and there has never been a smooth transition.
Although the days are hard now, we have finally stabilized this winter. Seeing the beginning of spring, the emperor is gone. They don't care who becomes the emperor, but they can't help but worry about how their livelihood will be affected after the emperor is changed.
It was very cold inside the Long Live Hall, with white mist growing there. There were many ice cubes next to the coffin, which was a necessary means of antisepsis. There were many white candles around. Liu Chengyou, dressed in mourning clothes, knelt in front of Zi Palace and had been keeping watch all night. The body is extremely tired, but the spirit is very excited and cannot relax at all. It wasn't that he was very happy, but he felt stressed, nervous, and even hesitant. He didn't even know what he was hesitating about.
"Erlang, go and have a rest." A slightly sad voice sounded softly in Liu Chengyou's ears.
Liu Chengyou shook his head: "It doesn't matter."
We still need to have the proper posture, and we need to do it adequately. Of course, Liu Zhiyuan had nothing to say to Liu Chengyou. Although Liu Chengyou had a cold temper, he was not heartless, but rather willing.
Mrs. Li knelt down in front of Liu Chengyou, reached out and touched his tired face, and still said gently: "During the day, there are still important things for you to take care of. Mother knows that you are respectful and filial, but at this time, the most important thing for your father is The filial piety is to smoothly succeed to the throne, take over the affairs of the country, appease people's hearts, and stabilize the country!"
Mrs. Li is really a strong and wise woman, who understands the general situation and knows her duty.
Under Li's persuasion, Liu Chengyou finally got up and moved around. When I left the palace, a gust of cool breeze hit me. I rubbed my face vigorously to relieve my fatigue a little. Holding on to the stone railing, looking at the gloomy palace under the hazy morning light, I was immersed in a sad atmosphere.
"Your Majesty." Li Chongju came to Liu Chengyou's side with the knife in hand and had already changed his title.
"I haven't ascended the throne yet, so it's inappropriate to call him that!" Liu Chengyou said.
Li Chongju immediately changed his title: "Your Highness."
"How is the situation?" Liu Chengyou asked.
Only then did Li Chongju answer: "The whole city of Tokyo has been put under martial law, and all the gates are closed. The Song Inspection Envoy is in charge of the Inspection Department, and all the Kaifeng Prefecture's inspectors and officials are dispatched to ensure that no disturbance occurs."
At this most critical moment, Liu Chengyou couldn't really just stay in front of the coffin. In a troubled world, it was impossible to wait passively in order to avoid people's criticism. Instead, he had to act proactively and act decisively to completely control the situation.
After Liu Zhiyuan passed away, Liu Chengyou issued several orders to impose martial law throughout the city and the entire army. Li Jian, the guardian of Xuanwu Gate, was appointed as the palace envoy, Xiang Xun, the commander of the Imperial Army, was appointed as the imperial city envoy, his cousin was appointed as the palace garden envoy, and his uncle Li Hongjian led the Control Crane Army to patrol the imperial city. The palace doors were tightly closed, and no one was allowed in or out. Like Yang Bin and other "entrusted" ministers, they were all trapped in the palace to eliminate all unstable factors.
"How is the situation with the Imperial Army?" Liu Chengyou asked. All other actions are necessary, but the Forbidden Army is the most important. With more than 100,000 troops stabilized, the situation will be settled.
"The military envoys have been ordered to return to the camp and restrain the soldiers. Shi Dushuai, Liu Dushuai and Privy Council Guo have been patrolling the armies and camps non-stop to comfort people's hearts!" Li Chongju reported, and added: "Shi Dushuai, Before they are out of sight, the two armies of Xiaodi and Wujie, including Uncle Guo and Commander Sun, are calm!"
"Well..." Liu Chengyou responded. Although his brows were not loosened, his expression looked calmer: "Where are the ministers?"
"Over at the Tailu Courtyard, there is no movement from Prime Minister Yang."
"I'm afraid there are some complaints!" Liu Chengyou said lightly. Taking a deep breath, Liu Chengyou said in a low voice: "After this period of time, the overall situation will be settled!"
Looking to the east, there is a subtle light flashing in the sky, and dawn is approaching. Go to the east verandah of Long Live Hall and seize the last moment to take a nap.
"Liu Shuai, why have you been following me?" In the Guangrui Army station, Shi Hongzhao was impatient and finally broke out, facing Liu Xin with a cold face.
As the first and second leaders of the Guards Department, the two men were ordered to appease the morale of the army. However, since they left the palace, Liu Xin hung around Shi Hongzhao like a follower, inseparable and unable to shake him off.
Hearing this, Liu Xin put his fingers into the white scarf stretched over his head, scratched it, and replied casually: "It's nothing, I just want to follow you."
This attitude immediately angered Shi Hongzhao, who asked, "Are you trying to spy on me?"
"So what?" Liu Xin yawned and glanced at Shi Hongzhao impatiently: "As for why, don't you know it yourself?"
Liu Xin has always been arrogant and domineering. It seemed as if the reins on Liu Zhiyuan's body were loosened after Liu Zhiyuan's death. He became even more unscrupulous and dared to say anything directly. In terms of city government, he is probably not as good as Shi Hongzhao.
Sure enough, as soon as he said this, Shi Hongzhao's face turned dark and he stared at Liu Xin coldly: "What do you mean by this?"
Seeing his reaction, Liu Xin was not interested in nagging him and said directly: "Anyway, I am determined to follow you today!"
Subconsciously, he clenched his fists and made a few crackling sounds. Now Liu Xin became more excited: "Why, Shi Dushuai wants to compete with me?"
Taking a deep breath, Shi Hongzhao shook his head and walked in another direction.
"where to?"
"I'm going to the toilet, do you want to follow me?"
"Let's go together! I don't think your shit smells..."
Liu Xin might not be good at other things, but he was very good at playing rogue, and he pestered Shi Hongzhao until dawn, when news came from the palace.
In the courtyard, more than a hundred court officials and ministers came into the palace. When there were more people, there were always some voices complaining because their freedom was restricted. Yang Bin was sitting on the side with a gloomy look and a numb expression, as if he still hadn't reacted to the shock of Liu Zhiyuan's death.
The people of Limin have arrived, and the senior generals of the Forbidden Army, after appeasing the soldiers, also entered the palace one after another. After checking the time, Yang Bin stood up and said to the civil and military personnel present: "Everyone, go to the Long Live Hall!"
Everyone is in high spirits, and the meat show is about to begin.
In the Long Live Hall, hundreds of officials gathered together. The sad atmosphere was solemn and solemn. Liu Chengyou knelt at the front with his head buried. Behind him, there was still the sound of crying.
Liu Chengyou's image at this time was very poor, his face was haggard, his expression was tired, and his clothes were even a little disheveled. However, at this time, the more embarrassing the better, it is too neat. When performing, you must pay attention to details.
After letting the ministers "sorrow" for a while, Li stood up, walked slowly to Yang Bin, took out a yellow paper scroll from his sleeve, and stared at him: "Yang Qing, you will read the legacy!"
Yang Xing's face trembled, and he glanced at Liu Chengyou, only to see that he was as steady as a mountain and his eyes were not squinting. His eyelids twitched a few times quickly, Yang Bin took a deep breath, took the imperial edict with both hands: "Yes!"
Immediately he stood up and stood at the side of Zi Palace. Yang Bin held the edict high and said loudly: "The legacy of Emperor Daxing is here. All ministers will listen to the announcement!"
The eyes of everyone present were attracted, except Liu Chengyou, who was still immersed in endless sorrow.
"The Crown Prince Chengyou is gifted with extraordinary talents, and is wise and wise. He is highly respected by people, and the artifact belongs to him. He can succeed to the throne of the emperor in front of the coffin, serve the sun and the moon, and remain the same!"
Almost word for word, Yang Bin read out the legacy, then folded it up and bowed directly to Liu Chengyou: "My lord, see you, Your Majesty!"
No matter how complicated his thoughts were, in this situation, Yang Bin had to bend his knee to Liu Chengyou.
"See your majesty!" Immediately afterwards, a group of civil and military officials surrounded Liu Chengyou and prostrated themselves.
Although the voices paying homage to the new emperor were not neat enough or loud enough, from this moment on, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Chengyou, officially came online.
