Chapter 12: National Funeral
The prince died, the whole world mourned, weeping for three thousand miles, and the white brocade covered ten thousand pavilions. The strings and drums, the aftermath is around the beam, the sad music soars to the sky, three hundred people stroke the qin and sing sadly, the sound shakes the palace wall, and the sound curbs the clouds. The emperor was sad and sick, he couldn't get up, the dragon was sick, the phoenix was standing, and the curtain was hanging to control the court.
The death of the crown prince, the earthquake of the river, the state of Bing strengthened the border defense, blocked the capital Wucheng, and made every effort to search and investigate the real culprit of the assassination of the prince.
For a year of national mourning, it is forbidden to set up large banquets, prohibit singing and dancing, and prohibit marriage from being red.
"The emperor has been in a coma for ten days, this situation is really not good, Elder Mute of the Doctor's Hospital, in your opinion, can the king's illness improve?"
Emperor Xiluan sat behind the dragon chair, and through the golden curtain, she could be seen wearing a red phoenix robe, wearing a golden phoenix three-color gemstone crown, and her lips were painted with red rouge.
Elder Mute hunched his back and replied, "Back to the emperor's mother, the old minister and the doctors of the doctor's hospital jointly diagnosed and treated, and used a variety of methods, but it still didn't work. The emperor's current situation is critical, and the old minister has given the emperor the Yuan Yishou Longevity Pill, with the best ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum and other great tonic medicines hanging, if the king is still not awake today, it is the gods are also difficult to treat. ”
Empress Xiluan said elegantly: "Elder Silence, you have been in charge of the medical hospital for more than 20 years, and now you are seventy years old and have nearly 50 years of medical experience. ”
Elder Mute pleaded guilty and said, "The old minister is guilty, and he hasn't healed the king yet." The old minister will not fail in his mission and do his best to save the king. ”
Emperor Xiluan said: "You are old, you have been working hard to save the treatment recently, this palace will give you the privilege of not going to the court, you just have to do your best to take care of the king." ”
Elder Mute saluted and said, "Thank you to the emperor and queen, the old minister has the order." ”
"The Book of Rites, can you prepare the longevity?" The emperor asked the Ministry of Rites again.
The Ministry of Rites replied: "Back to the emperor's mother, the emperor is seriously ill, and the Ministry of Rites has prepared longevity materials according to the rules, and the right should be Chongxi." ”
The emperor looked relieved and said: "Yes, you have done a good job in this matter, prepare the longevity materials, that is, Chongxi, I hope that God will have eyes and let the emperor not die." ”
The emperor asked the general of the military department again: "General of the military department, you are here to play the progress of the affairs of stabilizing the country for the ministers." ”
"Back to the emperor!" As soon as the general of the sword and gun spoke, Gu Xu, who was standing beside him, trembled in fright, this strong voice can scare the enemy to death, and there is no need to dance the knife and make the gun at all.
Why did Gu Xu appear in the early dynasty as a businessman? He was the one who paid the most taxes, and the emperor gave him a petty official and a position in the household department.
The sword and gun general said: "The Tata tribe in the Western Regions has repeatedly provoked, and the horse is provocative at the border, and the minister has transferred 100,000 soldiers and horses to guard the Western Regions, if the emperor dies, the Tata tribe is very likely to start a war, so the minister has to defend himself, cut first and then play, privately call the tiger charm to mobilize the army, and hope that the emperor and the emperor will atone for their sins." ”
The emperor and queen trust the sword and gun generals very much, although this person is not for his own use, but he is loyal to the country, such a major matter, it is still reassuring to hand over such a loyal minister. The emperor said: "Yes, the general of the sword and gun, as the general of the Zhenguo, is decisive and resolute, you are the old man of the battlefield, the palace believes in you, and the ministers must also believe in you, and the safety of the country will be handed over to the general." If there is any need to move troops later, there is no need to start playing, the tiger talisman is the right of your general, you can use it with confidence. ”
The sword and gun general saluted and said, "Emperor Xie's mother." ”