Outside the Soul Palace, a grand ceremony is being held, almost all the famous Taoist priests near Chang'an have been invited, but there is no half monk, after all, the Tang Dynasty established Taoism as the state religion, although the power of Buddhism in the people is even stronger than Taoism, but Taoism has an advantage among the aristocracy, especially with the support of the royal family, so it is now developing very fast. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Xiu in the mourning hall knelt in front of the mourning hall with Princess Pingyang, silently watching the ministers who came to mourn walk into the back of the mourning hall one by one, looking at Li Yuan's remains, and some distant imperial relatives also came from other places, and rushed into the mourning hall one by one and cried bitterly, but how much of this crying is true and how false, I'm afraid only they know.

The coffin was just Li Yuan's stand-in, so Li Xiu couldn't cry anyway, he could only barely make a sad appearance, but it was too boring to kneel here, and finally he simply silently observed these people who came to mourn today, and guessed the thoughts in their hearts from the expressions and even cries of these people, which is an excellent way, it can be said that from their performance, you can see the various states of life, which is definitely eye-opening.

However, Li Xiu soon discovered a very interesting phenomenon, that is, among the royal families who came to mourn today, there were Li Yuan's nieces and sons-in-law, as well as daughters and granddaughters, but only Li Yuan's sons were missing.

If it is an ordinary family, these sons who do not appear can definitely be called a great rebellion, but it is a common thing for the royal family, and Li Yuan's sons cannot be blamed, in fact, they want to come, but without Li Shimin's holy decree, they are strictly forbidden to leave their fiefdoms, especially in this special period now, it is even more impossible for them to return to Chang'an, and now it is estimated that they are honestly staying in their fiefdoms.

Compared with Li Shimin's brothers, Li Shimin's son does not have too many scruples, such as Li Ke in Yangzhou, it is estimated that he is now on the way back, speaking of which, although their princes do not have as much power as the princes of the Han Dynasty, but the princes of the Tang Dynasty also have thousands of guards in their hands, and it is not impossible to support the army and make chaos, so when the emperor dies, all the princes who are a threat to the throne have to stay outside honestly, only when the new emperor ascends the throne and the political situation stabilizes, They can return to Chang'an to worship.

Of course, Li Shimin's identity is special, his throne has long been stable, and it stands to reason that his brother is no longer a threat to his throne, but Li Shimin still ordered them to stay in the fiefdom, which is mainly to set a rule for future generations, after all, he is not in the right position, and he does not want his sons to follow their own old path, so from the time of Li Yuan's death, he began to set rules for future generations of descendants, so as not to cause chaos when the throne is inherited in the future.

It can be said that Li Shimin thought about it very long-term, but unfortunately he probably never dreamed that the rules he set now are useless, because he himself has set a bad example for his children and grandchildren, which has also led to the fact that the inheritance of the throne of the Tang Dynasty has always been synonymous with blood, and many people have died because of it every time. Fortunately, now there is Li Xiu's intervention, Li Chengqian, Li Tai and others are his students, and he is now trying to influence the character of these princes, hoping that they will not follow Li Shimin's old path.

With more and more people coming to mourn, the whole temple is also crying, especially after several princesses from other places also rushed back, they hugged Princess Pingyang and others and cried together, Li Xiu was busy greeting these brothers-in-law who were also concubines, and Li Jin was talking to his cousins and cousins, although this kind of occasion is not a place for them to play now, but the child is a child after all, and he can't feel the grief of the death of his relatives, and from time to time let out a few discordant laughter.

Pei Lian, as the person in charge of the funeral, was also busy at this time, Li Xiu wanted to ask him about Li Yuan's whereabouts, and after the fire in Da'an Palace, how is the investigation now? But he never had a chance, after all, he had been staying in the Soul Stopping Hall during this time, and there was no communication with the outside world.

However, Li Xiu soon saw an acquaintance from the crowd, and immediately found an opportunity to come to the other party's side, and then pulled him to the side and said, "Uncle Ma, you are here, it just so happens that I still have something to ask you!" ”

It was Ma Ye who was pulled over by Li Xiu, and when he saw Li Xiu, he also said with a rare smile: "I was also about to ask you, the princess is pregnant now, you must not let her be tired, I want to hold more little grandson in the future!" ”

"Don't worry, Xiuning was really sad at first, but now it's much better!" Li Xiu immediately spoke, and then saw him look around, and then said in a low voice, "Uncle Ma, how is the investigation of the fire in Da'an Palace a few days ago, is it a natural disaster or a man-made disaster?" ”

Hearing Li Xiu inquire about the fire in Da'an Palace, Ma Ye did not show an expression of surprise, in fact, this matter caused a lot of shock in the government and the opposition, and now there are people on the streets of Chang'an who are discussing this matter, and Li Xiu is Li Yuan's son-in-law, so it is normal to care about this matter.

"Your Majesty asked us to assist Dali Temple in the investigation, but now we only know that the fire burned from a palace in the northwest corner of Da'an Palace, and it happened to be a northwest wind that day, as a result, the fire spread quickly, half of the entire Da'an Palace fell into the sea of fire, and later after the fire was extinguished, Da'an Palace was also burned down, unless it is to rebuild the entire Da'an Palace, otherwise don't want to live in the future." Ma Ye replied immediately.

"It burned so badly!" When Li Xiu heard that half of the entire Da'an Palace had been burned, he couldn't help but show a shocked expression at the moment.

"Yes, Da'an Palace is ruined, and we suspect that it is likely to be a man-made disaster, but the other party is very clean, leaving no clues, it is too difficult to investigate!" Ma Ye frowned at this time and said, they had some suspicions before, but after the investigation, they were all ruled out, so now the entire investigation has fallen into a dead end.

Hearing this, Li Xiu couldn't help but feel relieved, I'm afraid that Ma Ye and they didn't include Pei Lin as the object of suspicion from the beginning, after all, no matter what way you look at it, Pei Lin has no reason to do it.

However, at this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the door of the Stopping Spirit Palace, and the crowd also dodged to both sides, and then a young man dressed in linen and filial piety rushed into the main hall, crying and shouting: "Father, the son is not filial, and he has not been able to see the last face of his father!" ”