The wheel of time keeps moving forward and never stops for anyone's prayers.
Xiao Wei also wanted time to stop forever before Xiao Yi ascended the throne. At that time, he had a father and a mother. He was the prince of the palace and lived a happy life. He thought that this kind of happiness could last forever. Until Xiao Yi ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, everything came to an abrupt end.
Therefore, Xiao Wei rejected the throne in his heart, and even hated it. At the same time, he did not think he was suitable for that position. Just as Xiao Yi said of him, he was not ruthless enough.
But the ministers in the DPRK didn't think so.
After Xiao Wei escaped from the palace, he was escorted to Shen Xi's place, but because Shen Xi disapproved of his desire to seek revenge on Xiao Yi, he ran out after a disagreement.
Later, Xiao Wei lived in various places and grew up in the market. Therefore, he has a deep understanding of the sentiments of the people at the bottom, has extraordinary insights into government decrees related to people's livelihood, and is more willing to implement them. Compared with Xiao Yi, Xiao Wei is less murderous, more generous, and easier to get along with. The courtiers like him more.
The person who is most afraid of Xiao Wei giving up his job now is not Xiao Yi, but the cabinet and other important ministers. As a result, everyone agreed that it didn't matter whether Xiao Wei recognized Xiao Yi as his father or not, but he must recognize him as the prince.
The prince's grand master, the crown prince's guardian, the crown prince's tutor and the cabinet and other people surrounded Xiao Weixiao every day with great righteousness and stared at him closely, fearing that he would run away again one day.
"How about getting married to His Highness the Crown Prince?" Du You, the Minister of Etiquette and the Crown Prince's Tutor, suggested.
Before Xiao Wei returned to Kyoto, all he thought about was how to avenge his mother, and all he did was to punish the nine clans for their rebellion. Naturally, he did not dare to talk about marriage with anyone, so he remained single until now.
As soon as this suggestion came out, everyone nodded and felt that it was reasonable. The so-called "getting married and establishing a career" means that with a "family", maybe Xiao Wei will settle down and "establish a career".
When Xiao Yi saw a large number of pictures of noble ladies on the desk, he remembered that his son was already twenty-five and did not have a family yet.
Xiao Yi sneered lightly, threw the album to Jiang Ning, and said, "Let Concubine Xian take a look at it, and just pick one."
So the matter of selecting the crown princess was in full swing. Li Shuyi took the album to Zhengqian Palace. Xiao Wei flipped through it casually, then put it aside and said nonchalantly: "I don't understand this kind of thing. I just want to pick one."
Li Shuyi has one head and two heads. These father and son have exactly the same temperament!
Li Shuyi is the only elder of Xiao Wei in the palace. Xiao Wei was brought up by her and Shen Zhuo together, and Xiao Wei has always respected her.
Regarding marriage, Xiao Wei only made one request, that is, he would only marry one woman. It is true that Shen Zhuo's tragic death and Xiao Yi's murder of his wife and son made him greatly reject the practice of having multiple concubines in the harem.
Therefore, it became the first condition for the Crown Princess to be in good health and be able to give birth. In the end, it was Li Shuyi and the cabinet, together with the Taiyuan Hospital, who finalized the candidate for the crown princess, Lu Yuhan, the legitimate daughter of Lu Biqing, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
The entire wedding, from the proposal to the finalization, from the preparation to the ceremony, Xiao Yi and Xiao Wei, the father and son, completely became hands-off shopkeepers. They only had to wear the clothes prepared by the etiquette department and follow the steps listed by the etiquette department, one by one. Just do it.
On the day of Xiao Wei's wedding, Xiao Yi granted pardon to the whole country and took a three-day holiday to celebrate.
When Xiao Wei, dressed in a gorgeous dress, holding the crown prince who was also dressed in gorgeous clothes, walked towards the sound of ritual music, Xiao Yi, who was sitting in a high position, suddenly fell into a trance.
Xiao Wei's young and familiar face made Xiao Yi seem to see himself in the past. Looking at the red dress with phoenix crown and haori behind Xiao Wei, he suddenly felt anxious in his heart. He turned his head sideways and stared at the exquisite jade plaque placed on another high seat beside him. This was Shen Zhuo's birthday card when she was one year old. It was something close to her body. She didn't like to take it off even when going to bed, but it was a big pain in the ass for Xiao Yi. Xiao Yi's eyes couldn't help but darken.
The jade tablet is the only relic left by Shen Zhuo. Before worshiping Gaotang, Xiao Wei took out the jade tablet and placed it in Gaotang.
Xiao Yi raised his hand to take the jade token and held it in his palm. The warm touch, like a stream of clear water, flowed through Xiao Yi's long-dried heart, relieving his inexplicable anxiety.
Xiao Yi slowly caressed the jade plaque, feeling a sharp pain like needle pricks in his heart. He hadn't seen Jiaojiao for so long that he almost forgot what she looked like.
Xiao Yi was stunned, and suddenly felt a dazzling gaze sweeping over him. He calmed down and saw Xiao Wei standing in the hall, staring angrily at his hand. Xiao Yi twitched the corners of his mouth, smiled coldly, and then put the jade token into his arms in front of Xiao Wei.
Xiao Wei's eyes changed. The official from the Ministry of Etiquette who was standing at the front to preside over the wedding saw that something was wrong and hurriedly sang the promise loudly: "Bow down to heaven and earth~~~~"
Xiao Wei looked at the hundreds of officials in the hall and the woman with a phoenix crown and robe next to him, and finally gritted his teeth, suppressed his anger, and walked through the ceremony step by step according to the rules.
After Xiao Wei's wedding, Xiao Yi ordered the prince to supervise the country and left all the government affairs to Xiao Wei. He himself led a group of officials from the Ministry of Industry to hold meetings in Prince Duan's Mansion every day to plan the construction of his mausoleum.
Xiao Yi's mausoleum was not included in the imperial mausoleum. He decided to place it at Prince Duan's Mansion. He asked the Ministry of Industry to make a one-to-one replica underground according to the regulations of Prince Duan's Mansion. He said that after his death, he would sleep in Wutong Palace.
This cultivation lasts for six years.
In the year when the mausoleum was completed, Xiao Yi chose an auspicious day and issued an imperial edict to the world, establishing Xiao Wei as the new king and enthroning him. Then he asked Jiang Ning to find the old blue shirt he had worn when he was eighteen years old and put it back on.
"You made me lose my mother at the age of seven, and you want me to lose my father at the age of thirty-one?" Xiao Wei stopped Xiao Yi with red eyes.
"Since ancient times, no one has ever died, so why should we be afraid of death?" Xiao Yi said calmly.
He patted his son on the shoulder and warned: "You can protect this world for me and continue the prosperous world for another thirty years."
After Xiao Yi finished speaking, he turned to look at the courtiers who were kneeling on the ground, smiled and said: "I and your ministers have been kings and ministers for decades. We say goodbye today and we will never see each other again. Please take care of yourself."
After saying that, Xiao Yi put his hands behind his back and Shi Shiran walked towards the underground palace. There was a loud "rumbling" sound and the door closed.
All civil and military officials knelt down outside the underground palace and cried loudly.
In the twenty-eighth year of Yuanjing, the emperor passed away, named Emperor Shengwu, at the age of fifty-eight.
(End of Volume 1)
