There was a cry in the palace, Han Yun stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, now is not the time to cry, the Tang Dynasty cannot be without a king for a day, we should support the crown prince to ascend the throne, and then do things for the Son of Heaven, at that time, everyone will mourn deeply." ”

Li Mian also said: "Han Xiangguo is right, I suggest that the political affairs hall immediately discuss the specific plan." ”

Not long after, Chang Gon, Han Rong, Yan Zhenqing, Duan Xiushi and Li Mian gathered in a room to discuss the future, Han Rong said in a deep voice: "It is best to have the holy decree of the Son of Heaven, I think this will should be there, but I don't know where it is?" ”

Chang Gon also said: "Not only must there be a holy decree to pass on the throne, but also a jade seal and a military talisman, and then do you want to wait until dawn to support the Son of Heaven to ascend the throne?" ”

Yan Zhenqing said in a loud voice: "Everyone, please listen to me. ”

The four of them looked at Yan Zhenqing together, and Yan Zhenqing said: "Whether it is the jade seal, the holy decree of the throne, or the decree of the queen mother, these are all used in the uncertain situation of the throne, and now that the Tang Dynasty has a prince, and the Son of Heaven dies, he can ascend the throne in the name of righteousness, we should now discuss how the prince ascends the throne, not who should be allowed to ascend the throne." ”

Everyone nodded, but Yan Zhenqing saw it thoroughly, Li Mian said: "You can't wait until dawn, you must immediately summon hundreds of officials to enter the palace, gather in Hanyuan Palace, first support the crown prince to ascend the throne, and then hold the enthronement ceremony when the conditions are ripe." ”

At this time, someone outside the door reported: "Privy envoy Dong Xiu wants to see all the prime ministers!" ”

After Yu Chaoen, Li Fuguo and others were killed, Li Yu promoted his inner servants Liu Zhongyi and Dong Xiu to serve as the chief of the inner department and the privy envoy, although Li Yu learned the lesson of Yu Chaoen and did not let these two people take charge of the military power, but these two people still gradually mastered the power, especially the privy envoy is equivalent to the emperor's secretary, and many of the edicts of the Son of Heaven are conveyed by the privy envoy Dong Xiu.

Everyone hurriedly invited Dong Xiu in, Dong Xiu's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and he came in and said, "Our family is here to invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince into the palace to discuss the future." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and Chang Gon hurriedly said: "The prince is not with us, we thought he was in the dormitory." ”

Dong Xiu was stunned for a long time and said: "Not long after the death of the Son of Heaven, he left in a hurry, and our family thought that he was with all of you. ”

Han Yun shook his head, "We are discussing the matter of the crown prince's accession to the throne, if he is with us, we will definitely ask him to discuss with us, and he really did not come out." ”

"This is strange, where has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gone?"

Dong Xiu arched his hand and said, "Then I'll look elsewhere." ”

He hurried away with two eunuchs, Chang Gon frowned, "What's going on, how could the prince suddenly leave at a critical moment?" ”

Yan Zhenqing groaned and said, "I think the prince should be protected." ”

At this time, a guard said: "Han Xiangguo, someone is looking for it urgently!" ”

Han Yun hurriedly walked out, and walked in with a relaxed face after a while, "There is news from His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Everyone was in high spirits and hurriedly asked, "Where is Your Highness?" ”

"Just now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent someone to tell me that he has been escorted to the military camp in the West Inner Garden by the warriors of the Hidden Sword Tower, and he is currently safe and sound, and he hopes that we will make a decision before dawn, and once we are ready, he can enter the palace at any time."

Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had actually been protected by Guo Ziyi, and with the army to protect him, he would be safe and sound.

A trace of jealousy flashed in Chang Gon's eyes, and at the critical moment, the prince informed Han Rong, not himself, indicating that Han Rong's status in the prince's heart was higher than his own.

Han Yun clapped his hands and said: "Don't delay the time, immediately notify the hundred officials to enter the palace, we are ready here, and we can notify His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to enter the palace." ”

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At the time of the fifth watch, the civil and military officials who got the news rushed to the Daming Palace, hundreds of lanterns were lit in the Hanyuan Palace, and the hall was illuminated as daylight, and five or six hundred ministers had gathered in the hall, they were talking about it, the Son of Heaven died, and the new emperor ascended the throne, it was not an easy thing for everyone, everyone's hearts were full of anxiety and uneasiness, there were feudal towns inside, and there were alien tigers outside, where would the Tang Empire go?

At this time, there was a rapid sound of running outside, and I saw a team of guards rushing into the hall, and the first guard shouted loudly: "The prince is about to arrive!" ”

Hundreds of officials lined up, the hall soon became silent, in the hall outside the Danfengmen Square appeared a large group of soldiers, they three steps and a post, five steps and a sentry, wearing armor, holding a long weapon, looking murderous.

At this time, a group of armored soldiers walked into Danfengmen Square, and among the countless armored soldiers was the prince Li Shi on horseback, followed by a hundred henchmen and guards.

Three thousand soldiers with armor escorted the prince Li Shi into the Daming Palace, the army lined up on the Danfengmen Square, and Li Shi was surrounded by thirty guards into the Hanyuan Palace, and hundreds of ministers knelt down to welcome the arrival of the new emperor.

Li Shi wore a crown of cupola, wearing an ochre gold dragon robe, a belt decorated with thirteen rings and a thallium tail, and wearing six-fold boots, he stepped on the Dan Majesty, sat on the throne of his father, and the ministers shouted long live, at this moment Li Shi suddenly had a kind of imperial heart that was high up and looked down on all beings, and felt the majesty of the Ninety-Five Supreme, and he finally became the new king of the Tang Empire.

At this moment, he is ambitious, and he wants to reproduce the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty in his own hands.

.........

The Son of Heaven died, the new emperor ascended the throne, issued a decree to respect Emperor Ruiwen Xiaowu, gave the temple name Daizong, the whole country mourned, Chang'an boycotted the city for ten days, the court stopped for ten days, and banned entertainment for a month, and the entire Chang'an was immersed in the grief of the death of the Son of Heaven.

Emperor Daizong reigned for 16 years, completely quelled the Anshi Rebellion, restored the Tang Dynasty, killed the traitorous eunuchs Li Fuguo and Yu Chaoen, eradicated the traitorous Yuan Zai, reused Han Rong, Liu Yan, Yan Zhenqing and other famous ministers, reformed the salt administration, strengthened the Cao Yun, and recuperated, so that the Tang economy was quickly restored and won the love of all the people.

However, at the same time, Li Yu compromised too much with the remnants of the Anshi Rebellion, which led to the division of the warlords, and the rapid emergence of large and small feudal towns in the Central Plains of Hebei and other places, so that the Tang Dynasty actually formed two regimes, the central court and the local warlords, which Li Yu did not expect, leaving a huge political burden for his successors.

.........

Guo Song was in Luoyang to get the news that the Son of Heaven died and the new emperor ascended the throne, this news shocked him very much, you must know that Li Yu in history should have died in the fourteenth year of the Great Calendar, which was half a year ahead of schedule.

Guo Song and Xue Tao arrived in Luoyang by horse-drawn carriage three days ago, they changed boats in Yangzhou and went north, and then changed to horse-drawn carriages northbound at the Huai River, and they set off from Chengdu and walked for a month before finally arriving in Luoyang.

At present, they live in Xue Tao's maternal grandfather's house, Xue Tao's maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother are still alive, they love this granddaughter very much, and they must keep him for a few more days.

Xue Tao's parents had already arrived in Chang'an, and Xue Xun was promoted by the crown prince Li Shi to the doctor of Zhengwupin Zhongsan because of his contribution to pacifying Yang Zilin's rebellion, serving as the secretary of the provincial junior eunuch and supervising the scriptures and books.

Guo Song returned to the Han Mansion with a heavy heart, the Han Mansion is actually a small house covering an area of only three acres, and there is a very small academy next to it, called the Han Academy, with thirty or forty students, Xue Tao's maternal grandfather is called Han Chonggong, is a famous Confucian in Luoyang, Xue Xun is his protégé, and Han Chonggong even married his daughter to him.

Han Chonggong has a friend Pei Mian, who later served as Xiangguo, he admires Xue Xun's talent very much, and it is because of Pei Mian's recommendation that Xue Xun can become an official, and in more than ten years, he has been promoted from an eight-rank petty official to a five-grade senior official step by step.

Guo Song just walked into the mansion, just met Han Chonggong, Guo Song hurriedly saluted, Han Chonggong also praised Guo Song's character, young men and women walked together for a month, he was always able to observe the etiquette and not overstep, it is indeed commendable.

Seeing Guo Song's solemn expression, Han Chonggong asked, "Guo Gongzi, is something wrong?" ”

Guo Song said gloomily: "I just got a news in the teahouse that the Son of Heaven has died." ”

"Ahh Is this news serious? ”

Guo Song nodded, "I heard in Chengdu that the Son of Heaven was seriously ill, I think it should be true." ”

Han Chonggong sighed, "Ming Jun is gone, and the misfortune of the Tang Dynasty is also!" ”

He asked Guo Song again: "Do you want to rush back to Chang'an?" ”

"Perhaps!"

Han Chonggong saw that there was sadness in Guo Song's eyes, so he comforted him and said: "The death of the first emperor and the accession of the new monarch to the throne are both sad and joyful. ”

"Thank you seniors for your enlightenment!"

Guo Song walked to the guest room with a salute, he was in a heavy mood, although he relied on his own ability to get to where he is today, but Li Yu did have the grace of knowing him, Li Yu's death made him feel an indescribable sadness in his heart.

Guo Song sat in the room for a while, only to see Xue Tao hurrying over with the little maid Aqiu, "Guo Lang, I heard from my grandfather, you want to rush back to Chang'an?" ”

Guo Song nodded, "The Son of Heaven has died and the new emperor has ascended the throne, I should indeed rush back." ”

Xue Tao pondered for a moment and said, "I'll go back with you!" ”

"Your grandfather wants you to stay two more days......"

Xue Tao said with a smile: "If you stay for two more days, you still have to go back, two days earlier and two days later make no difference, besides, if I go back alone, you don't feel at ease, right?" ”

Guo Song smiled reluctantly, "You're right, I'm really not at ease!" ”

Xue Tao smiled, "That's fine, let's pack our things and set off early tomorrow morning!" ”