Seeing that Hongnong-gun had returned to peace, the matter was proceeding in an orderly manner, and the time for the saint to be sober became less and less. Even when he woke up, he often shouted the names of King Liang, King Qi and Prince Huaixian, as well as the name of Queen Mu. Only very often, he could recognize that the person who served him the decoction was his eldest son Qin Ke, and whenever this happened, he would say guilt over and over again, and he didn't know whether it was for the eldest son or the second son who was long gone.

He has been tough all his life, and he has to swallow blood even if he knocks out his teeth, even if his heart hurts badly, he will not show any weakness. With the passage of time and the increase in age, even if there is a trace of fatigue, Qin Ke has never seen it. Now that he saw his father old with his own eyes, Qin Kebei, who finally understood why the sage explained the aftermath in advance, came from it, and no matter who the sage shouted, he responded to "I am" over and over again, but he was powerless to recover the hand that was once warm and powerful, but now it was full of wrinkles, and no matter how tightly he clutched, he couldn't make this hand recover a little bit of temperature.

Qin Ke howled and cried, Kuang Min staggered a few steps, it was easy to stabilize, and he hurriedly ordered someone to announce the imperial doctor.

The imperial physicians hurried over, and when they saw this situation, they cried out in their hearts, but they could not flinch, and after pretending to diagnose for a while, they sadly announced that the emperor had died.

When Qin Ke heard this, he was even more sad, fortunately, Shen Man and Qin Wan came quickly, while comforting Qin Ke, while passing on the order, the harem is needless to say, the important ministers must also be notified, and the guards cannot be left behind. The more times like this, the more necessary it is for the guards to maintain order so as not to cause any trouble.

The dull and slow bell rang throughout Chang'an, the city gate was completely blocked, the people were still a little dazed, and the homes of dignitaries and dignitaries were already busy, rushing to make plain clothes overnight.

At the end of this late autumn, Qin Heng, a saint who had ruled the world for thirty-three years, died at the age of seventy-four.

On this night, Kuang Min, the inner supervisor, committed suicide by swallowing gold and martyred the saint.

Qin Ke was very moved, and praised Kuang Min's behavior, and almost wanted to make Kuang Min a marquis. If it weren't for Qin Wan's private dissuasion, saying that it was not appropriate to praise excessively, otherwise some villains would take advantage of the loophole and order others to martyrdom in order to seek glory. If the latter really died in vain because of this, he would definitely be resentful, which would be detrimental to the fortunes of the country, so he stopped Qin Ke's thoughts.

Although Kuang Min is outstanding in all aspects of Wen Taowu and his loyalty is no worse than anyone else, just because he is an internal servant, he will not get any due treatment, otherwise it will not sound good. It's cruel, but there's no way, the world is so unfair.

What the courtiers thought in their hearts, Qin Wan didn't care, she didn't have the slightest objection to Qin Ke's practice of asking everyone in the world to wear linen and filial piety for the saint for a month. Even if it's just for show, if the saint is gone, the whole world will have to make a sad appearance for me and pay tribute to the saint's spirit in heaven. As for complaining in private, if you complain secretly, then I don't care, if you say it on some occasions, then I'm sorry.

Qin Ke was very sad, and Qin Wan was also extremely sad about the death of the saint, which was mixed with a lot of panic and anxiety - without the guidance of the saint, the great empire was on her shoulders, where should she go? Besides, it is precisely because of the iron-fisted suppression of the saint and the guarantee of prestige that she interfered in the government and politics without encountering too much resistance. Now that the saint has passed away, how can she stick to her heart and work more for the welfare of the people, instead of worrying about maintaining her position and deviating from the original path?

The filial piety of the father and daughter to the saint is not only reflected in the funeral ceremony, but also in the excellence of the saint's temple number and nickname.

Members of the royal family are generally enshrined in the temple and enjoy royal incense. After the death of the emperor, although there is a family temple to worship, but the royal family has been passed down from generation to generation, if each emperor builds a family temple, the sacrifice will be a lot of trouble. Therefore, many emperors' family temples will be destroyed after a few generations and incorporated into the Taimiao, which is called "Ao". Only kings who have made great contributions to the country and are worthy of eternal sacrifice by their descendants will be caught up with the temple number and sacrificed to future generations for eternity.

Thesis, during the reign of the sage, the imperial examination was carried out, and the meritocracy was promoted. The families of the previous dynasty have been put into service, the families of this dynasty, the children of the nobles have to be reused, and the children of the poor family also have many high-ranking people, sweeping away the situation of the previous dynasty "there is no cold man in the upper grade, and there is no wealthy family in the lower grade", providing a way out for the Shu people. There are many talents in the court, not to mention that all of them have the qualifications of Zaifu, but they perform their duties, and there are many talented and virtuous people, and there are dozens of them who can enter the list of famous ministers alone.

On martial arts, the sage led a large army to pacify Jiangnan and dominate the world, but it was only twenty. When he was in power, there was a disaster of softness outside, and a rebellion of the abolished prince inside. In addition to these two disasters that almost overwhelmed the country, there was also the Jiangnan Rebellion, as well as the rebellion of the rest of the kings, all of which were quelled by the saints one by one. Not only that, during his reign, he flattened Guhun, set Baekje, and Jiaozhi, opened up the territory and expanded the territory, and his merits were immortal.

Such feats, all over the kings of the past dynasties, it is difficult to find a few comparable to it, so it is natural to set the temple number and sacrifice forever.

Speaking from the heart, the courtiers still have a very accurate grasp of Qin Ke's thoughts, and the sage's fairness in handling things is also very grateful. Therefore, the plans drawn up by Zongzheng Temple and the Ministry of Rites are better than the other, and the first place is "Sejong", which means "the sect of the unobstructed", that is, the ancestors who do not need to be incorporated into the temple.

This evaluation is not high, to put it mildly, the current Wenchen, because there is no threat to his life, he has a backbone, and his waist is straight. Being able to give the saint this temple number shows how well the saint has done, but Qin Ke has an opinion.

Qin Ke is not only a filial son, but also a literati, he likes to chew words without saying anything, and he also attaches great importance to "etiquette". As soon as he saw "Sejong" on the head, his face immediately turned unpleasant, and he shook the fold and said angrily: "What do they mean by this? Sejong? Isn't he ridiculing the first emperor? ”

"Sejong" No. 1 not only has the meaning of "the unobscure sect", but also means "lineage transfer". In short, this is where the unification begins. To put it simply, this dragon chair should not have been sat on by you, and if you think about it deeply, it is to use some means that should not be used to win the throne. For example, Han Shizong, the world is often more familiar with his nickname, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Jing originally appointed his eldest son Liu Rong as the crown prince, but as a result, Liu Rong was deposed and Liu Che became the crown prince. The agreement between Princess Guantao and Mrs. Wang has undoubtedly been criticized for thousands of years.

It stands to reason that there is no doubt that the saint is right. The abolished prince went against the grain and handed over the country to him, and there would be no Daxia today. But in any case, the second son is not the eldest son after all, the sage is confident, and the thorn in his heart will be smoothed out after a while, but Qin Ke takes it very seriously. Therefore, as soon as he fell, Zhang Hua immediately made a look and ordered someone to call Qin Wan to put out the fire.

Zhang Hua is the young eunuch of the Inner Servant Province, and his status is only below Kuang Min, and Qin Wan returned to Beijing for the first time, and they were led by Zhang Hua. Under Shen Man's intentional management and Zhang Hua's deliberate closeness, the cooperation between the two sides is not bad. Of course, Kuang Min retired, and Zhang Hua replaced Kuang Min as an internal supervisor.

People who have been in the palace for a long time, don't say anything else, who can speak, who is a paper tiger, you can figure it out with a few glances. Zhang Hua has long understood that Qin Ke is not useless when he speaks, but it cannot be regarded as a golden rule, and it is common for the order to change every day. However, Shen Man and Qin Wan have one sentence is one sentence, and they are not adulterated at all.

Qin Wan is also polite to Zhang Hua, is she mutually beneficial, even if she is not afraid of the other party, she does not want to offend the people around her father. Zhang Hua's favor, she accepted it, and hurried over, Qin Ke didn't expect Qin Wan to come so coincidentally, the first sentence was: "Bao'er, come and see, these ministers are too disagreeable, and they actually want Shizong to be the temple number of the first emperor!" ”

Knowing that his father was angry, Qin Wan said with a straight face: "That's it, how can Shizong do it?" The martial arts of the first emperor have been counted throughout the ages, and they should be the ancestors! ”

Qin Ke was originally so angry, but when he heard his daughter say this, half of his anger disappeared, and when Qin Wan really forgot these etiquette things, he hurriedly said: "Bao'er, have you returned all the things you learned?" Aya taught you when you were a child, the temple number can't be messed around, except for the founding emperor, or the father and ancestor of the founding emperor, the rest, who can be called 'ancestor'? "Lao Tzu is Taizong, and his son is Shizu, there is no reason for this, right?

"Although the first emperor was not the founding emperor, he was a figure who connected the past and the next!" Qin Wan Zhenzhen said, "It is the first emperor to unify the country, and it is still the first emperor to toss Rouran half to death, what was the world like forty years ago, you know better than me, why can't you use the ancestor?" Could it be that the merits of the first emperor are not as good as Guangwu? Besides, if you want to pursue the first emperor as Renzong, the courtiers will definitely not agree. Filial piety...... I'm afraid it won't work out, although Zhongzong and Gaozong are good, but they can't be as good as Shizong! ”

Qin Ke was entangled for a moment, and felt that Qin Wan was right.

For the sake of Empress Mu, the first emperor once disobeyed Taizong; He also executed and exiled his own son. The two temple numbers of Renzong and Xiaozong are basically not to think about it. As for Zhongzong, there are not many generations of Great Xia, how can he be the king of Zhongxing? Gaozong and Yingzong are worse, do you calculate it, or is it better for Sejong?

No, it's not Sejong, it's Sejo!

The eldest filial son Qin Ke was persuaded by his daughter, thought for a moment, and asked, "What about the nickname?" Emperor Shizuwu? "When I think of the saint, the first thing that comes to mind is his exploits in pacifying Jiangnan.

"It's still Emperor Wen!" Qin Wan has already made a good draft, "Wenzhi martial arts, Wenzhi is in front, the first emperor has completely set the imperial examination system, he has reigned for more than 30 years, more than 1,000 people have opened the department, and there are more than ten officials to six books. Besides, Taizong is Emperor Wu, and Han Shizong is also Emperor Wu, so let's chase the first emperor as Emperor Wu, which is not beautiful. ”

Qin Wan's words won Qin Ke's heart, so he couldn't help nodding: "It's better to be thoughtful, so be it!" "I was going to take the Zhu pen to ruling, but I found that because of the death of the saint, I temporarily changed the blue pen. After thinking about it, he still didn't approve it, but took the next notebook, and when he opened it, his face was blue again: "These villains!" It's too much of a deception! ”