During the time when Li Hao returned to Sudu, Anguo finally received the news of Shen Tuhui's death from Andu.
Li Xun immediately felt that the major trouble in his heart was eliminated. To a certain extent, he believed that internal troubles were higher than external troubles.
However, Queen Shen Tuhui did nothing wrong and was quite prestigious in the hearts of the courtiers and the people.
Therefore, he still had to pretend to be a loving couple to cover up his meanness and unkindness.
So in front of the ministers, he took the urgent funeral report from Andu and couldn't help but burst into tears, almost to the point of weeping.
Upon seeing this, the courtiers naturally quickly advised Li Xuan to take care of himself and put state affairs first.
Among them, the second prince Li Zhenye was the most attentive. He walked up to Li Xun and said, "Father, my mother has passed away. You must take care of yourself."
At this point, his voice was choked up and tears couldn't stop flowing down.
Speaking of which, he slandered his mother under Li Xun's suggestion.
But he really never thought about letting his mother die. Now that he heard the bad news, he was also very sad.
In addition, with the death of Shen Tuhui, his label of legitimate son was inevitably affected.
You must know that the position of prince that Li Xuan promised him is still just an empty promise.
Now he can only try his best to express himself, hoping that Li Xuan can fulfill his promise afterwards.
After hearing Li Zhenye's words, Li Xuan still didn't raise his head.
Compared with the two of them, Cui Laoguo's performance was more emotional, leaning on the ground and crying bitterly.
After all, his father-daughter love for his daughter is more genuine than Li Xun's husband-wife love.
It's a pity that the relationship between father and daughter ultimately failed in the face of the prosperity of the family and the future of the son.
This performance lasted for more than half an hour, and finally ended when Li Xuan almost fainted from tears and was helped back to the tent by Li Zhenye and the chamberlain.
The emperor's near coma was naturally a big deal, so Li Zhenye hurriedly called for the imperial doctor.
The court officials were also worried, so they stayed outside the tent until the imperial doctor confirmed: "Your Majesty is not seriously ill. He was just overly sad for the first time when he heard the bad news. As long as he has a good rest, he will be fine in two days."
Hearing this, the courtiers finally felt relieved, and at the same time, some officials who didn't know Li Xun had an image of him as someone who valued love and justice.
Now that it was confirmed that Li Xun was fine, the courtiers dispersed. Even Li Zhenye, who wanted to serve in front of them, was arranged to leave by Li Xun.
When there was no one in the tent, there was no trace of sadness on Li Xun's face. His image changed so quickly that he was worthy of being a politician.
After he stood up, he said to the empty space: "Come out, I have something to ask."
Immediately, a person walked out from behind the curtain of the big tent. It was Wu Xu, the commander of Zhu Yiwei.
"In the document sent by the boss, it was mentioned that when the Yaoyue Tower caught fire and collapsed, there were several explosions like thunder and fire bombs, but the noise was much louder than the thunder and fire bombs.
Do you think this thing sounds a bit like the weapon Su Guo used when he attacked the camp? "
It turns out that in addition to a letter announcing the funeral, there was also a letter detailing the situation at the time.
On top of that, Li Shouji added a lot of good and bad things to it in order to clean himself as much as possible.
The explosions that Li Hao deliberately added were filled in truthfully.
However, Li Xun didn't want to cause trouble, so he cut off the letter and did not display it.
Wu Xu heard the sound and replied: "It does sound somewhat similar. Your Majesty suspects that someone from the Su Kingdom murdered your empress?"
Li Xuan did think so, but he was not sure: "I have this suspicion, but why did the Su Kingdom do this? They have already won this battle and built a city outside Ziyang Pass. It is obvious that they have no momentum to make progress. .
Murdering the queen at this time will not be beneficial to the country of Su, so I want you to appoint someone who saw the thing in the camp that day to go back and check it out.
Check to see if it is true. Remember to keep confidentiality strictly and respond to the news directly.
Report it to me and don’t let outsiders know. "
After Wu Xu obeyed the order, seeing that Li Xun had nothing to add, he left the tent to make arrangements.
And this scene was also seen by Li Zhenye, who was waiting outside and wanted to show his courtesy again.
At that moment, he felt that something was wrong, because when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that he had never seen Wu Xu just now, so when did he enter inside.
Why did his father leave him alone? What were they discussing.
Since Zhu Yiwei's image in Anguo has always been bad, it is inevitable that Li Zhenye will have some suspicions.
So he chose to leave here and went to Cui Guogong, intending to tell him the matter and ask his grandfather's opinion.
Cui Guogong is already old. He was already very tired on the battlefield. Now that he has just recovered, he is really unable to bear the pain of losing his daughter.
Therefore, after returning to his tent, he immediately fell out of bed, startling the soldiers around him, and hurriedly asked the imperial doctor to come over.
When Li Zhenye arrived, he happened to see the imperial doctor coming out, and he quickly asked with concern: "What's the matter? Is there something wrong with Duke Cui?"
Seeing that it was Li Zhenye who was asking the question, the imperial doctor quickly replied: "Cui Guogong is in a similar situation to His Majesty. In addition, Cui Guogong is old, so it is more serious. However, as long as he rests and cultivates, he can recover."
After hearing this, Li Zhenye felt relieved and immediately asked the imperial doctor to take good care of him.
After all, Sha Dongfang is his best support now, and Cui Guogong cannot fall at this critical moment.
Then he entered the tent and sat down in front of Cui Guogong's window. He held his hand and said with concern: "Grandpa, you must take care of yourself. After the death of my mother, I don't have many relatives left."
I still have some old ginseng and precious medicine in my house. I will send someone to the capital to get them later. "
Cui Guogong was very pleased after hearing this and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, my old bones can still hold on for a while."
After that, Li Zhenye accompanied Cui Guogong to have a deep chat about family ties, and sent everyone in the tent away with excuses before getting straight to the point: "By the way, I just saw my father summon Wu Xu alone. You said that at this time, my father Why are you meeting him? Could it be related to the death of the queen mother?"
At this time, Li Zhenye was somewhat suspicious of Li Shouji, wondering if he had killed his mother. He also had doubts about Li Xun.
He had thought before that Li Xuan didn't like Shen Tu Hui, but when it came to things like husband and wife killing each other, he still pushed the limits a little bit.
Cui Guogong also realized this after hearing this, and directly reminded him: "Thunder, rain, and dew are all your kindness, and your Majesty will make your own decisions."
Although Li Zhenye was not a human being, he was not a fool either. He naturally understood the hidden meaning of these words, and for a moment he just felt that this world was really funny.
Cui Guogong didn't want Li Zhenye to get into trouble, so he forced himself to sit up.
"Your Highness, don't think too much. The most important thing now is to fight for the position of crown prince. Do you know that Duke Chu has returned."
As soon as he heard about the title of prince, Li Zhenye was suddenly brought back to reality. This reality's temperament was indeed inherited from Li Xun.
"I know this. It is still said that the Duke of Chu was captured by the State of Su, and he had to use 1,500 horses to get a chance to escape.
For this reason, my father didn't seem to be very happy, and he never met Duke Chu. "
Cui Guogong nodded and continued: "Among the three major divisions of Anguo, the eldest prince has married Wang Guogong, which is equivalent to being recognized by the central part of Sha.
Now that Sha Xixi has not expressed his position, His Highness might as well find an opportunity to help Duke Chu. If he can get Sha Xixi's help, then the hope of winning the crown prince's position will be greater.
In addition, I would like to advise Your Majesty that your Majesty has no intention of establishing a crown prince at present. His Majesty must not take the initiative to propose it, otherwise His Majesty will be taboo. "
Li Zhenye thought for a moment and finally agreed with Cui Guogong's idea.
From here, Li Zhenye got what he wanted and said goodbye and left: "Thank you very much for your teaching, grandpa. Then I won't disturb grandpa's rest."
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Having an idea, Li Zhenye planned to implement it, but he was really not very clever.
If you say you want to show kindness, just do it directly. After all, we are all people of status, and debts owed by people will always be repaid.
But Li Zhenye was different. He had to go to Chu Yuan first and put all his intentions on his face. This look made Chu Yuan speechless for a while.
In particular, Li Zhenye came here openly and honestly, as if he was afraid of not being seen by others.
You must know that serving the public good and winning over one's own forces are two completely different states in Li Xun's eyes.
Although Li Xun didn't believe Li Zhenye at first, it was so blatant that it still made people angry.
Fortunately, Chuyuan went to Li Shun in time to express his neutral attitude. For this reason, Chuyuan paid a little more price to Li Shun and finally let Li Shun let go of the matter.
But in the end, Li Xuan still told Chu Yuan to remember to be a loyal minister.
After that, Li Xun pretended to be recuperating in Wudeyuan for two days, and then hurriedly led people back to Andu to personally attend to the queen's funeral.
In stark contrast to the sadness on Andu's side, Sudu was already celebrating.
Just after the five-day ceremony, Li Hao's wedding ceremony was officially announced.
As the general who led the army to defeat Anguo this time, Li Hao finally established his own prestige in the capital.
The people's love and respect for Li Hao naturally led to their expectations for this wedding.
However, the etiquette for the prince's marriage was cumbersome, even though Li Hao had already taken the name of Nacai Wen before when he went on an expedition.
However, because the return date has not yet been determined, the follow-up steps include accepting the levy, issuing envoys, registering to the family, making a house, offering rituals, attending the concubine's family, welcoming in person, meeting in the temple, joining the wedding ceremony, court meeting, giving gifts, and the king and the concubine meeting in the East Palace. , return to the door and a series of processes have been suspended.
There was another major defeat in the middle, and although defeat turned into victory, things did not proceed in time.
These processes will continue until Li Hao comes back, so it will still take a few months, which is convenient for the Qintian Supervisor and the Ministry of Rites to determine the date.
During this period of time, it was naturally difficult for Li Hao and Zhang Han, as the wedding parties, to meet each other.
But Li Hao still asked Chen Xi to help deliver the letter, and selected some fine jade pendants from the spoils and gave them to him.
It's not only a little fun, but also a way to thank Zhang Han for the amulet he gave me earlier.
In addition, in addition to cooperating with the Ministry of Rites, who is busy with the wedding, Li Hao has now begun to take on some military affairs with Cui Ming's tacit approval.
After all, in Cui Ming's view, since Li Hao has abilities in this area, he can still focus on cultivating them.
Of course, taking it seriously, there are still restrictions on what should be done. For example, Li Hao only has the power to inspect and supervise, and cannot interfere in specific appointments, dismissals, and deployments.
The emperor and the prince were both father and son, as well as monarch and minister. Li Hao was very clear about this.
But even so, Li Hao is quite satisfied, because as long as there is a breakthrough, it is Li Hao's own business to use it. He guarantees that under reasonable conditions, he can use every inch of land to do tricks.
The two countries in Ansu were busy with their own affairs, and the smoke that had been filling the air temporarily stopped.
As for Chu State, after learning about An Jun's defeat, he originally wanted to take advantage, but in the end he was beaten back by An Jun.
It is a pity that Wu State was at the time when the old and new monarchs were changing positions at this time. They wanted to stabilize the court, so they had no energy to mobilize troops against An Guo.
Otherwise, if Wu State can take action at this time, considering its national strength, I am afraid it can really take advantage.
However, this created an impression of Anjun's incompetence in the mind of Emperor Wu Yang Xingyuan, which actually aroused his desire to covet Anguo.
Time flies, and months pass by. Li Hao's wedding is approaching, and Sudu is full of joy.
Li Hao's recruitment, announcement and canonization ceremony were issued by Cui Ming personally to show the importance he attached to the marriage of the crown prince and the appointment of the crown prince.
Yan Xu, the Minister of Personnel, is the chief envoy, and Wan An, the scholar of Huagaidian, the Minister of Rites, is the deputy envoy.
Etiquette is like etiquette.
When an emperor rules the world, he must attach great importance to marriage based on the country, so that heirs will last for eternity! The relationship between Shi and Hua Yuan was to choose Shude to match Yuan Liang. Si Gao Hongxiu and Yong Zongshe, the rituals are still there, and they are the same in the past and present.
The Crown Prince, Cui Hao, is gifted, well-educated and virtuous. He is already old and should be in harmony with the family.
You, Mrs. Zhang, are the daughter of Zhang Tan, the imperial censor. She has a long-lasting beauty in her boudoir. She obeys the advice of her mother-in-law and will be the perfect match in time for her return to heaven!
I am specially awarded a golden title and you are made the Crown Princess. You only obey honor and kindness, abide by the virtues of women, be filial and sincere, serve in deeds, be diligent and frugal to uphold yourself, lead others with the spirit of warning when the cock crows, and be benevolent and benevolent. Qingyan's family has lived for hundreds of millions of years, and he has been allowed to have internal help. You are so respectful!
After the edict was issued, it was the ceremony of offering sacrifices. Li Hao's ceremony was quite grand. The ceremony was held in Fengtian Hall. Both Cui Ming and Li Hao wore formal court clothes. All civil and military officials attended. Cui Ming admonished and taught Li Hao. Respect the Holy Mandate.
Zhang Han's funeral ceremony was held in the family ancestral hall. The participants were her father and mother, as well as some relatives and friends.
The parents gave speeches of admonishment and instruction respectively, and Zhang Han saluted the elders again.
The specific ceremony is different from that of Li Hao. Li Hao was only admonished by Cui Ming. After all, the prince is also a king.
After the wedding ceremony, Li Hao went to the concubine's house to welcome her with a grand support. This time it went smoothly because no one stopped Li Hao.
After receiving the person to the East Palace, and then completing the ceremony of union, the busy day comes to an end, and the two parties officially become husband and wife.
After this day's process, even if Li Hao possesses peerless martial arts, he is still exhausted.
This was also the first time that Li Hao had personally experienced the cumbersome royal etiquette. Before that, he had been a prince in the world of Lotus Tower.
But the Jianghu spirit there is stronger, so etiquette is not so particular.
