There is a reason why the bad news of the Daxing Emperor Long Yubintian has not arrived, because the etiquette of issuing the edict is very cumbersome.

When the official who issued the edict arrived in Miyun, he did not enter the city, but first sent people into the city to let everyone hurry up and prepare.

Han Xiufeng, Enjun, Wu Tingdong, Wang Hedong, Miyunzhi County and other civil and military officials hurriedly took off their crowns, changed into plain clothes, and went to the suburbs to kneel in line to greet them, welcome the officials who issued the edict into the city, and then kneel down to listen to the edict when they returned to the government office. Then the edict was offered to the main hall, and in the next three days, the civil and military officials came to the government office twice a day in the morning and evening to pay tribute.

The funeral of Emperor Daxing is a national mourning, and the soldiers and civilians in the city, men go to crown tassels, women go to jewelry, and they wear plain clothes for 27 days, and they are not allowed to sacrifice, and they are not allowed to marry within 100 days. All the temples in the city struck the bell 30,000 times. Han Xiufeng and other officials above the fourth grade had to use blue seals for all official documents and correspondence within 27 days.

Emperor Daxing Long controlled Bintian, Ren Yu'er was as uncomfortable as Han Xiufeng, and he also changed into plain clothes, and was in the house to read the edict of Emperor Daxing that Lian Er had just copied from someone.

"Emperor Xuanzong became Emperor Xuanzong's benevolence and kindness. At the beginning of the reign, he admired the holy oracle and respected the ancestors. Diligent government and love the people, selfless, and Baotai is profit-oriented. Because of the order of foreign and foreign ministers, recommend talents, and open up the way of speech, so that ministers of all sizes can express their views, in order to learn from all sides, and hide their feelings......"

"Miss, the imperial examination is the emperor's father?"

"The imperial examination mentioned in the edict is Daoguang Ye, the emperor of the first emperor."

"The little prince is the emperor?"

"We call the little prince in private, in fact, we should call it the eldest son of the emperor, but you are right, the little prince is the new emperor."

Lian'er thought about it and asked, "Then was this edict written by the first emperor or the new emperor?" ”

Ren Yu'er sighed lightly: "It is based on the tone of the first emperor, and I heard the auspiciousness of the messenger that the first emperor was already thin when he died. ”

"First Emperor Long Yu Bintian, do you want the fourth master to go to condole?"

"What kind of condolences, it should be called knocking on Zigong, have you heard of Zigong, Zigong is the coffin of Emperor Daxing. I heard that it is to be made of catalpa wood or nanmu, according to the system to be lacquered forty-nine times, the lama should be around the word 'Xifan', the outside is decorated with gold, the inside is lined with five layers of gold five-color dharani satin, eight layers of various colors of woven gold dragon color satin eight layers, a total of thirteen layers to be lined! ”

"How much money does it cost?" Lian'er muttered.

Ren Yu'er said thoughtfully: "It's not a matter of how much money is spent, but what you want from the palace, Prince Zheng, Prince Yi and Lord Sushun Where will they find materials for Emperor Daxing to make the Zigong Palace." ”

"It's true, don't say there are no materials in the palace, I'm afraid I can't even find the craftsman."

……

Just when they were thinking about how the princes and ministers on the other side of the palace would handle the funeral of Emperor Daxing, Han Xiufeng, who was waiting in the Miyun County Ya to lead the civil and military officials to mourn and salute in the evening, received an edict from the new emperor.

This edict was sent by the military aircraft department, and no special person came to announce it.

Han Xiufeng and the others knelt down to greet Sheng'an, opened the edict and read: "Lord, in the thirtieth year of Daoguang, the emperor's ancestor Xuanzong became the emperor's major event, and the imperial examination had followed the 25th year of Jiaqing's rule, and stopped the provincial generals from coming to Beijing to knock on the Zi Palace. Today, the emperor is examined and the emperor is promoted in the villa, and he returns to Beijing with Zigong Palace. Except for Rehe, the capital is in Rehe, and the governor of Zhili has ordered to come to Rehe to knock on the Zi Palace, and the rest of the major officials of Zhili do not have to come.

The ministers of the various provinces, the provincial generals, the governors and deputy governors of the towns and cities, and the Shengjing Shilang, Fengtianfu Yin, the generals and ministers of the Northwest Road, and the Xuezheng Weaving Customs, etc., do not need to be invited to come and be absent from their duties. The ministers of the Ministers, the Governors of the Towns, etc., were deeply gracious to the Emperor, but they should do their duty with all their hearts, with a view to not failing in their appointments, and not in the ceremonies, and make this encyclical known! ”

"The ministers (slaves) obey the order, long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

"Everyone, please." Han Xiufeng offered the edict to the incense case, and turned around and said: "Brother Yanfu, Xincheng, we have to be busy next, the edict is clear, the emperor will soon return to Beijing with Zigong, and the road back to Beijing is the most difficult part of our journey, not only to quickly gather the people to repair the road, but also to quickly repair and clean the palace in order to take over." ”

"I also have to greet the master of the platform who escorted him to Rehe to knock on the Zigong Palace." Wu Tingdong groaned.

"yes, that's why I'm busy."

"Then the lower official will prepare first."

"Everything has Brother Lao Yanfu."

"What are you talking about, my lord, this is Ting Dong's business."

Wang Qianli knew that Wu Tingdong would not be able to keep busy even if he had three heads and six arms, so he hurriedly bowed down and said, "My lord, the next official will accompany Lord Wu to make preparations." ”

"Let's get busy, Xincheng and I have to hurry up to the camps to have a look, and we also have to prepare for the worship of Emperor Daxing's Zigong Palace and escort."

……

The new emperor issued an edict, and everyone got busy.

Han Xiufeng and Enjun inspected the three battalions stationed inside and outside Miyun County, and when they returned to the mansion where they stayed, it was already dark, Ren Yu'er helped fetch water to wash his face and hands, and said in a low voice: "Fourth brother, in the evening, Master Wang sent someone to send someone to send a few news that I heard at the post station in the afternoon. ”

"What's the news?" Han Xiufeng asked subconsciously.

"The emperor ordered Prince Rui Renshou, Prince Yu Yidao, Prince Gong Yi? , Wang Yixun of Alcohol County, Zhou Zupei, Zhou Zupei, co-organizer of the University Scholar Household Department Shangshu Sushun, Ministry of Officials Shangshu Quanqing, Military Department Shangshu Chen Fuen, Ministry of Engineering Shangshu Miansen, Right Attendant Lang Duhan, Gongli funeral. Fate Prince Yu Yidao, Prince Gong Yi? , Zhou Zupei, a university scholar, and Quanqing, a scholar of the Ministry of Officials, are still working in Beijing. ”

"Only summon Acting Governor Wen Yu to Rehe to knock on Zi Palace?"

"So I think it's a little strange about this, it's not the emperor's intention, but the meaning of Lord Sushun."

Han Xiufeng also felt that Su Shun and the others were not doing this very well, and thought that the princes and ministers who stayed in the capital would definitely have ideas, so after washing their faces and drying their hands, they sat down at the dinner table, picked up the dishes and chopsticks and asked, "What else?" ”

"The emperor sent an edict to the cabinet, saying that the queen mother should be honored as the queen mother, and the mother should also be honored as the queen mother.

"As a rule, it should be like this, but in this way, there will be two queen mothers, the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother."

"The queen mother and the concubine are already good friends." Ren Yu'er paused, and then changed her words: "What I want to say is that when Emperor Daxing was dying, although he ordered Prince Zheng, Prince Yi and Lord Sushun to assist them wholeheartedly and praise the government affairs, he would also hand over the two seals of 'Imperial Reward' and 'Tongdaotang' to the Queen and Concubine Yi for safekeeping on behalf of the little prince, that is to say, Lord Sushun, they can only draft the decree, with or without seals, whether the proposed edict can be issued or not, it is up to the queen and the concubine to have the final say." ”

Han Xiufeng was taken aback: "There is such a thing?" ”

"This news was heard by Master Wang's family stationed at the post station." Ren Yu'er sat down and said.

Thinking that Emperor Daxing was always hesitant to do things during his lifetime, and then thinking of the arrangements made when Emperor Daxing was dying, Han Xiufeng realized that this news should not be false, and couldn't help but sigh: "The first emperor has always been wary of Prince Gong, for fear that Prince Gong will take power, and even ordered Prince Gong not to enter the city and not to see foreigners in the month of Layue last year. But if you really don't enter the city and don't see foreigners, how can you handle this situation? In the end, I finally met, and even set up a prime minister's yamen. ”

"Fourth brother, are you saying that the first emperor did not let Prince Gong, Lord Guiliang and Lord Wen praise the government affairs, and did his best to assist the little prince, just because he was worried that Prince Gong would ...... Will take power? ”

"Gui Liang can't be ranked, if it weren't for the fact that the foreigners were powerful, they really attacked the capital, and even burned down the Old Summer Palace, Gui Liang's fate would not necessarily be better than Qingxian and his Amma. As for Bochuan, the first emperor must have taken precautions. Not only did he get closer and closer to Prince Gong, but he had also wept bitterly before to prevent the first emperor from visiting Mulan. ”

Han Xiufeng thought for a while, and then said: "The reason why the first emperor ordered Su Shun and them to be auxiliary ministers, and handed over the two seals to the queen mother and the noble concubine for safekeeping, I guess the same is because I am worried that Su Shun will take power, after all, as long as it is a human being, it will be selfish. However, although this arrangement can avoid the dictatorship of one person, it is very troublesome to forget that there are many people in power. ”

"Fourth brother, are you worried about ......"

"What do I have to worry about," Han Xiufeng sandwiched a chopstick dish and said lightly: "The ancients were once a son of heaven and a courtier, and when the first emperor was there, my official fortune was prosperous, and now the first emperor is driving Bintian, and I am about to reach the end of this official." ”

"With Lord Sushun here, who dares to embarrass you?"

"At this time and that time, although he is now an auxiliary minister, his words are not as good as before, otherwise he would not have prevented Prince Gong and other princes and ministers who stayed in the capital from going to Zi Palace."

"Even if Lord Su Shun can't help, isn't there still Lord Wen?"

"Yu'er, I know I'm worried that I will lose my office, but have you ever thought about it, if this official continues, will I help Su Shun deal with Bo Chuan, or let me help Bo Chuan deal with Su Shun?"

Thinking of Han Xiufeng's character, Ren Yu'er said with a little regret: "That's right, you have friendships with both sides, and it's the hardest thing to do between them." ”

"I thought about it last night, and when I will worship the first emperor's Zigong to the capital, I will go back to my hometown to serve my mother."

"What about me, what should I do?" Ren Yu'er couldn't help but ask.

Han Xiufeng was most afraid of this, and he didn't even dare to face her expectant gaze, and was silent for a while before he whispered: "Yu'er, brother knows your thoughts, and brother knows your goodness, but you are not a woman from an ordinary family, and brother can't be sorry for your sister-in-law, so we are destined after all." ”

For the first time in so many years, he showed his heart.

Although the final result is still fateful, Ren Yu'er is still sweet in her heart, biting her lip, and said with tears in her eyes: "Fourth brother, if I can meet you in this life and be your confidant, Yu'er will be satisfied, how can I think about it anymore." ”

"Yu'er, brother is sorry for you."

"No, you're not sorry for me, it's me who caused you trouble and embarrassed you."

"Here we go again, and I won't let people eat."

"Okay, you eat first!"

Ren Yu'er hurriedly took out a handkerchief and was about to wipe her tears, when there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves outside, and then she heard Xiao Shandong say at the door: "Fourth master, fourth master!" ”

Seeing Ren Yu'er's pretty face flushed, Han Xiufeng realized that it was inappropriate to let Xiao Shandong come in, put down his chopsticks and turned around and said, "Here, what's the matter, hurry up." ”

"Fourth master, Master Wang sent someone to report that Lord Cao Yuying and Master Cao are here."

"It's not a decree, let him enter the city quickly."

"Lord Cao is a 'little military plane', who dares not to let him enter the city! Master Wang received the news and hurriedly went to the city gate to greet him, but when he rushed to the city gate, Xu Jiu and they said that Lord Cao had already left, passing through the city, let alone resting, and he didn't even drink saliva. Xu Jiu originally planned to send a few brothers to give him a ride, but he also politely refused. ”

"Gone?" Han Xiufeng asked subconsciously.

"Gone." Xiao Shandong stood guard outside the door and said to himself: "There should be urgent official business, otherwise I wouldn't have rushed overnight." ”

"Let's go, otherwise we have to prepare a meal for him, and we have to send him a Cheng Yi."

"That's what Master Wang said."

"Okay, you've been running for a day, so let's go back to your room and rest early."

Ren Yu'er, who had just been sent away from Xiaoshandong, had waited for so many years and finally waited for a sentence of "fate is inseparable", and was secretly happy about this "fate and inseparability", also didn't have the heart to think about why Master Cao passed by Miyun at night, sat opposite Han Xiufeng again, dragged his chin and stared at Han Xiufeng's face that he never got tired of, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, I have also thought about it, if you resign, I will go back to Sichuan with you." ”

Han Xiufeng knew that she would not talk about marriage again, and didn't want her to be lonely all the time, so she agreed: "Okay, when you get to Ba County, my brother will help you build a academy and hire you, a talented woman who has studied both Chinese and Western, as the dean!" ”

"Really?"

"This can still be fake."

"You're not afraid of being criticized?"

"Your brother and I don't even do official work, are you afraid of gossip?" Han Xiufeng smiled and continued: "What's more, this time is not as good as in the past, even the imperial court has set up the Prime Minister's Yamen, and the Prime Minister's Yamen is still preparing to set up the Tongwen Museum. It is said that Chonghou had just become the Minister of International Trade of the Three Mouths, and he planned to buy machines and make guns from foreigners, so it can be said that there must be nothing wrong with doing foreign affairs. If anyone dares to gossip, then ask him if he can invite a gentleman who has learned both Chinese and Western. ”