A group of relatives and noble ministers, King Zhuang took the lead, King Gong followed, from the Yuehua Gate fish out of the Qianqing Palace, along the west of a long street north, left into the Xianhe right gate, then out of the Chunyou Gate, and then into the Jiazhi Gate, and finally arrived at the Taiji Palace-Changchun Palace gate.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but before many people enter the gate, they smell a strange smell, like medicinal incense, and like Fanxiang, I can't tell what it smells like.

This is not an illusion, the current Taiji Palace, in addition to the indispensable "medicinal incense", can almost be described as "fireworks": incense has been lit in many places, there are Sanskrit incense to pray to God and worship Buddha, and there is also sandalwood for removing odors - the smell comes from the festering of the little emperor's body, and without a few incense, the smell is simply impossible to smell.

In addition, all kinds of incense, more or less also have the effect of insect repellent, sterilization, disinfection, now the day is hot, in order to prevent "foreign poison invasion", a few more incense, it is also practical.

The relatives and dignitaries entered the Taiji Hall, and in the courtyard, they were divided into five rows and knelt down one by one.

The first two rows are the relatives and the royal front, and the first row is the close relatives of the "Yi" generation and the distant relatives of the same generation, including Guan Zhuofan; The second row is the close relatives of the "carrying" generation and the distant relatives of the same generation.

Of course, the former ministers are all nobles.

The third row had the smallest number of people, and there were four ministers of military aircraft other than Guan Zhuofan.

The fourth and fifth rows are the ministers of the Interior and the masters of the Hongdedian, and the Hanlin of the upper study and the south study, and there are many people, so they don't have to be carefully sorted, they kneel casually, "in no particular order".

Foreign ministers enter the inner court, only to the Qianqing Palace, Yangxin Palace, very few have the opportunity to enter the east and west six palaces, this place, the vast majority of people are the first time to enter, want to come. There will be no second chance to come in this life, and many people have the heart to look around, but when is this? What is this place? I had to endure my curiosity, follow the rules, and bow my head.

There was a strange "mixed" aroma on the tip of the nose, and a few faint crows were heard in the ears "quacking" on the high wall. Many people have a sense of unreality, and they all have such feelings: "What time is it? ”

Not long after kneeling, but after half an hour, Wang Shouzheng staggered out and shouted with a cry: "Yaguan, Yaguan has ...... Can't pry it open! ”

There was a commotion in the crowd, Guan Zhuofan raised his head and said loudly: "Please Prince Gong, King Alcohol County, King Zhong County, and King Fu County, the four relatives, enter the palace to say hello!" ”

Gong, Alcohol, Zhong, and Fu are the four uncles of the little emperor. This arrangement is similar to the day of "Knocking", but on the day of "Knocking", because King Fu is not yet an adult and has not been called into the palace, today is different.

Originally, the people who were kneeling in the courtyard of the Taiji Hall today. Everyone is qualified to "greet the temple in the temple" -- everyone knows that "greeting the court" is just a head. So far, where is the "peace" to ask? "Greeting people in the palace" is actually to determine the life and death of the little emperor, and there is the meaning of "seeing the last side" in it - isn't it just to "inherit the last life" of the emperor today?

Although the number of people is large, even if it ignores the etiquette. As soon as you rush in, you don't have to worry about disturbing the little emperor's rest on the day of "knocking" - if you can really "disturb" it, then God will open your eyes and the Buddha will open your grace!

However, Guan Zhuofan didn't want everyone to see the little emperor's "royal appearance" at the moment. He didn't want to see it himself, so as soon as possible, he repeated the old trick - it would be better to take the four kings of Gong, Alcohol, Zhong, and Fu as our representatives.

In his voice, there is an undoubted majesty, King Gong is not time to think about it, King Alcohol has long been eager to try, the two brothers almost at the same time said "yes", stood up, climbed the stairs, and followed Wang Shouzheng into the palace, King Zhong and King Fu, naturally hurried to follow.

Less than half a cup of tea, suddenly, in the Tai Chi Hall, there was a sharp howl, and then it was as if it had been hit by something hard, and suddenly it stopped, and everyone's hearts trembled violently - however, they couldn't hear whose voice it was.

After a while, the four kings of Gong, Alcohol, Zhong, and Fu walked out of the hall, all with miserable expressions, and the youngest King Fu was trembling slightly.

King Gong's face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty...... The dragon is a guest! ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a loud cry from the bottom of the stairs.

The emperor died, called "the collapse of the heavens and the earth", as a courtier, should be regarded as "such as a mourning examination", pay attention to the "wailing and wailing" - the so-called "dispelling", "heart for refuting, jumping for the divine", that is to say, beating the chest, how high the voice is, how high the voice, do not care about their own ambition and temperament, graceful and tranquil image, and do not have to worry about violating the ritual system, because you can be energetic and crying with joy, which is the "ritual" at this moment!

Even if you roll on the ground, you can still drop - in short, how earth-shattering, how shocking how to come, this is how to show your "loyalty"!

This is hard for Guan Zhuofan, no matter how good his acting skills are, at this moment, he can't squeeze out a single tear.

Originally, in the feudal era, under the influence of the long-term "monarch as a minister", the courtiers' feelings for the emperor can almost be regarded as innate, and at this moment, it is not too difficult to shed a few tears. The problem is, first, Guan Zhuofan is not a person who grew up in the feudal era, and second, the initiator of the current "collapse of the sky" is Guan Zhuofan himself, and when the murderer finally succeeds, it is indeed not easy to ask him to "cry" at the body of the victim.

Crocodile tears, hehe, it's not that there is one, and it comes when it is said.

Fortunately, Guan Zhuofan is not the only one who has similar troubles.

Crying and crying, crying to the point of a handful of tears and snot, acting skills are important, but they also need a little emotional foundation, most of them kneeling in the courtyard, they really don't have any feelings for the little emperor.

The little emperor did not have a pro-government, and did not have direct contact with most of the pro-noble ministers, and the "grace" received by the pro-noble ministers did not come from the little emperor, and the heart of gratitude to the monarch was easy to arouse. Besides, the little emperor's comments, the court and the opposition, really can't be considered good, and the pro-noble ministers really can't follow the path of the "Holy Son of Heaven" to imagine the tragic situation of "the sky falling apart", and then stimulate their tear ducts.

This situation is very different from when Wenzong died.

Although Su Shun hates ghosts, but everyone has such a view, Wenzong's nature is generous, and his majesty is gracious, and the "harsh government" at that time was instigated by Su Shun's blindness, and it is not much to blame Wenzong himself, therefore, grateful to Wenzong's "Jun Grace", there are still many people, when Wenzong is a guest, inside and outside the Rehe Palace, there is a wail, and many people's tears can be said to be sincere.

In the courtyard of the Taiji Hall at this moment, although there is a lot of mourning, if someone listens and looks carefully, they will find that many people are actually howling - including our Prince Xuan.

Everyone is crying absent-mindedly, and there is a very important reason - when Wenzong died, the storage position was already determined, and now, the "Emperor Daxing" is gone, and where is the "Emperor Hei", but I don't know yet! Once the "big event" comes out, it is not a "big event", the real "big event" is the "emperor who is the heir"!

Since ancient times, "the merit of supporting the establishment" is the first great achievement of a minister, which is greater than opening up the territory and protecting the territory and the people, and it is the only way to maintain wealth and nobility for a long time; But at the same time, if you make a wrong bet, it is also the worst, worse than any defeated army and land, corruption and bribery, so you can't make a wrong step!

Since the "Emperor Daxing" is gone, his mind must be on the "Emperor of the Legislative Heir".

Therefore, it is not surprising that we are not able to concentrate and "howl".

There is another thing that also makes everyone uneasy: "Emperor Daxing" has gone, but the biological mother, the Queen Mother, still doesn't know, this kind of situation, don't say that this dynasty has never happened, and I haven't heard of it in the twenty-four histories, right?

Moreover, this biological mother also has the responsibility of listening to the government, and holds the supreme power of the Qing Empire.

Many people have a faint feeling in their hearts that something is going to happen to them—and if nothing happens, if something happens, it's a big thing!

Also, there is no clear statement about what the "evil" dragon controlled the guests because of the "evil poison" of Emperor Daxing.

In case, as rumored, has something to do with the "above", then it is-

Just think about it, and you have to shiver!

Each has his own thoughts, while howling, while turning his thoughts, so that people can look and listen, that kind of "loyalty to sex", there is always something unpleasant.

The cry of the Taiji Hall was equivalent to mourning, and soon, the cries of each palace and hall were also heard one after another.

The popularity of the little emperor, the inner court is not as good as the outer court, the little eunuchs, there are a lot of people who have suffered from him, and the palace maids would rather respect the ghosts and gods and stay away, the little emperor collapsed, and the eunuchs and palace maids were secretly "disrespectful" and quietly prayed that "God opens his eyes".

Therefore, although it is impossible for a person to be a person who is young or old, he cannot help but howl two voices, but he is sparse and weak, compared to the "earth-shattering" of Wen Zongbintian, so that the birds of the Rehe Palace fly together, hovering and wailing in mid-air, for a long time, it is completely incomparable.

At the same time as crying, I also began to handle the "national funeral", although the action is big, there is no need to prepare in advance, this is all a fixed routine: take off the red tassel on the big hat, remove the palace lamp, table and chair case, put on a plain white shawl, and finally people, all change into plain clothes, and the entire Forbidden City will soon be submerged in a white vastness.

As soon as I got busy, I couldn't care about crying.

The one who really mourns and cries so much that he can't help himself, and even has the risk of "being damaged too much", is a huge Forbidden City, and there is only one queen mother.

*(To be continued.) )