Chapter 174: The Great Funeral
When Jian Shuo left the Queen Mother's bedroom, he saw Xiao Huangmen coming in a hurry. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"What's so alarming?" Jian Shuo asked.
"Great, my lord, the emperor has died!" Little Yellow Gate cried.
"Huh? The emperor died? Fast! Go and report to the Queen Mother! Jian Shuo was shocked and ran quickly to the Ling Emperor's bedroom.
The ten permanent attendants were already waiting in the Ling Emperor's dormitory, all wrapped in white head ropes, and the spirit flags were raised in the palace, and there was a cry.
Jian Shuo looked at Zhang Rang, and Zhang Rang nodded slightly, indicating that he had done the relevant work. Jian Shuo pretended to cry and knelt down in front of the Spirit Emperor's couch.
The eunuchs in the palace announced the news of Emperor Ling's death, and the sound of "the emperor has died" echoed in the palace.
Although Emperor Ling had not done anything serious, he still had a certain prestige, and the civil and military officials knelt outside the hall from inside the hall, all whimpering in a low voice.
Weiwei Temple is the institution controlled by He Jin, the guards guarding the palace gate have already told He Jin the news of the death of Emperor Ling, He Jin immediately ordered Cao Cao to lead the army to guard the West Garden, closely monitor Feng Fangbu, this is the new army in the support of Jian Shuo's team, Yuan Shao, who rushed back from Hongnong, led the troops into Luoyang City to control the situation, He Jin ordered Weiwei Temple to send people to guard the main roads in the palace, and monitor the behavior of Jian Shuo and the ten permanent servants.
Emperor Ling's bedroom was arranged into a mourning hall, and Situ Mansion had already sent someone to handle the funeral affairs.
Liu Bian and Liu Xie also came to kowtow in front of Emperor Ling's body, and Empress Dowager Dong also came to Emperor Ling's bedroom surrounded by maids.
The pain of losing a child made the Empress Dowager Dong faint many times with crying, and the imperial doctors were in a hurry, and hurriedly rescued, and after waking up, the Empress Dowager Dong hugged Liu Xie and cried non-stop.
Empress Dowager Dong was afraid that He Jin's people would hurt Liu Xie, so she did it deliberately, Emperor Ling was mourned, and He Jin did not dare to risk the world's disapproval and hurt Empress Dowager Dong.
Jian Shuo saw the actions of the Empress Dowager Dong, his heart was settled, and he glanced at Zhang Rang, Zhang Rang understood, and whispered a few words to the eunuch beside him, and then the eunuch quietly withdrew.
Doctor Guanglu is responsible for presiding over the funeral ceremony of Emperor Ling according to the etiquette system, while Taiwei Mansion is responsible for paying tribute to Emperor Ling's name, and Situ is responsible for the burial and repair of the mausoleum, and the palace is busy.
The general He Jin entered the palace in the early morning of the second day after the death of Emperor Ling. When entering the palace, the crying shook the sky, but there was not a single tear, under the escort of the soldiers and guards, came to the mourning hall, Liu Bian was guarding the spirit of the Spirit Emperor, and when he saw He Jin coming in, he hurriedly visited.
He Jin hurriedly knelt on the ground, not daring to accept the salute, and howled at the body of the Spirit Emperor, but when he turned to look, he didn't see Liu Xie, and immediately had an idea.
Filial piety is the most important thing in ancient times, after the death of the emperor, the prince should keep the spirit, according to historical records, there are many princes in ancient times who are not eating or drinking, day and night vigil, in order to express filial piety. This time, only Liu Wei guarded the spirit, Liu Xie did not come here, He Jin wanted to make a fuss about filial piety.
In fact, Liu Xie was originally guarding the spirit, but he was young and couldn't stand the cold, so the Empress Dowager Dong took Liu Xie back to the palace, and the etiquette was not inappropriate.
He Jin sent someone to look for Liu Xie, and was told that it was in the dormitory of the Empress Dowager Dong, so He Jin went to see Liu Xie as his uncle, but saw that Jian Shuo was also present, glared at him, and then visited Liu Xie.
Although Liu Xie was nine years old, he was very smart, and he knew that He Jin was not good, so he sobbed and saw He Jin, crying with tears and snot, which was moving.
"The emperor died, the prince should be guarding the spirit, and the prince is only crying here, doesn't it make the people of the world cold?"
"Uncle Guo is a lesson. The imperial grandmother was too sad, and I felt sad, so I sent the imperial grandmother back to the palace, and was about to go back to guard the spirit of my father. As soon as Liu Xie's words came out, Empress Dowager Dong secretly praised.
"Xie'er, the imperial grandmother is fine, Jian Shuo, you can accompany Xie'er to the wake of the spirit."
"The old slave obeys! Prince Xie, please get up - "Jian Shuo knew that Empress Dowager Dong wanted him to protect Liu Xie.
After Liu Xie entered the mourning hall, he knelt in front of the coffin of the Spirit Emperor and cried in a low voice.
He Jin said: "Distinguish the prince, you are the eldest son of the emperor, you must take care of your younger brother, don't be too sad and damage your body." ”
Jian Shuo's face was not very good-looking, He Jin's intention was obvious, he wanted to kill He Jin, but he was not fully prepared yet, and he did not dare to act rashly.
He Jin walked away surrounded by the guards, and Jian Shuo's resentful eyes stared at He Jin's back, already thinking about how to get rid of He Jin.
Three days later, it was the day of Emperor Ling's funeral, Jian Shuo and Zhang Rang conspired to get rid of He Jin, so they summoned He into the palace to discuss matters on the grounds of agreeing on Emperor Ling's name.
"General, this must be a conspiracy of Jian Shuo, and you can't go." Chen Lin, the chief bookkeeper, persuaded.
"Now the inside and outside of the palace are under the control of the Weiwei Temple, and they don't dare to make a mistake, and I have guards to protect me, so you don't have to worry."
"General, you must not enter the palace at this time! Jian Shuo supports Liu Xie, and the general is already an enemy, and he summons the general into the palace, which is absolutely no good! Shangshu Lu Zhi said.
"The emperor is in mourning, the general is an important minister of the country, and it is not appropriate not to go." Servant Shi Zheng Taidao.
"So what?"
"The general can be called sick, and Jian Shuo has nothing to say." Yuan Shaodao, a lieutenant of the Chinese military academy.
Yuan Shao led the army to take control of the capital, and was in He Jinfu at this time.
"Exactly! The emperor died, the general was overly sad, fainted in the palace many times, and could not participate in the emperor's nickname. Chen Lin said.
"Well, what the master said is very right, the emperor is very kind to me, of course I am overly sad." He Jin also felt that this was Jian Shuo's conspiracy, and after being dissuaded by everyone, he didn't dare to hold it up, so he lay on the couch and called it sick.
Jian Shuo, who gave back the news, although Jian Shuo was annoyed, He Jin's reason was very sufficient, and he really couldn't find a reason to refute it, so he had to give up.
At the funeral of Emperor Ling, He Jin really did not attend, and Liu Wei and Liu Xie were both at the scene, ostensibly under the control of Jian Shuo and other eunuchs, and Jian Shuo was relieved.
The ten permanent servants said bad things about He Jin among the civil and military officials, saying that He Jin was disrespectful not to participate in the funeral of Emperor Ling, and the officials who were originally wavering also accused He Jin. Who knew that when the funeral of Emperor Ling was about to end, He Jin was carried to the scene, and the ministers saw He Jin looking half-dead, and believed He Jin's statement that he was overly sad.
Liu Yu, the new lieutenant, specially rushed back from Youzhou to read out the memorial text, praising the "brilliant" life of Emperor Ling, and finally said: "Emperor Zhen Xian is the Emperor of Xiaoling of the Han Dynasty." Then it was announced that he would be buried on an auspicious day.
After the funeral, Jian Shuo waited for Feng Fang to wave his army into the city, but there was no news, and the city was full of Yuan Shao's subordinates, which could also be said to be He Jin's team.
Jian Shuo glanced at Zhang Rang, Zhang Rang shook his head, knowing that it was impossible for Feng Fang to enter the city, Jian Shuo's eyes were dark, and he almost fell, just with those henchmen in the palace, he was not He Jin's opponent at all.
The Ten Standing Servants and Jian Shuo secretly exchanged eyes, and could only temporarily stop their hands, waiting for the opportunity to get rid of He Jin, and then try to set up a new monarch when the time came. (To be continued.) )