The emperor is dead!

Although there were preparations for a long time, but after the Daxing Emperor Long controlled Bintian, there was still a rush inside and outside the palace, and everyone inside and outside the palace needed to change into plain clothes and cry outside the palace.

The decoration of the entire imperial city was changed to plain white, and the body of Emperor Daxing was put into the Zi Palace, and the spirit was stopped in the Fengxian Palace.

After a busy time, it was already night, but it was not over yet, according to the system, Zhu Changluo, as the crown prince, should lead the princes to cry for seven days.

Of course, it is not really to cry in front of the spirit for seven days, in fact, as the crown prince, what Zhu Changluo has to do is only to stay in front of the spirit all day on the day of the emperor's death.

For the remaining seven days, the princes kept filial piety in front of the spirit, and Zhu Changluo only needed to keep the spirit for half a day every day.

After all, from the moment the emperor died, although he had not yet ascended the throne, he was already the ruler of the country, and the emperor had just died, and there were countless things waiting for him to deal with.

He stayed up all night before the spirit, and the next morning, according to the system, was the day when the edict was read.

Zhu Changluo changed into court clothes again and came to Chengtianmen.

Outside the Chengtian Gate, a cadre of civil and military ministers in the court had already arrived.

In addition to the original court clothes of various colors, they were all dressed in plain white slashing clothes, and their faces were heavy, just like the gloomy sky.

Zhu Changluo was silent, and walked in front of the courtiers, a cadre of cabinet ministers had already stood solemnly, and the leader was the first assistant Wang Xijue, seeing Zhu Changluo coming, he bowed slightly, and even took a jade shaft holy decree from the official of Shang Baosi beside him, and held it high

Crown.

"Emperor Daxing's edict, the ministers kneel to welcome!"

Mourning, the ministers bowed around, and Zhu Changluo also bowed down.

"The edict said, I have been in the sea for 30 years, and I have enjoyed the country for a long time, so what is the regret of my husband......"

Wang Xijue's face was sad and he read aloud.

This edict is not the edict of Emperor Daxing yesterday, but the official edict to be issued to the world.

The so-called official edict refers to the edict drawn up by the cabinet and reviewed by the six departments to be sent to various places, in addition to the most important to determine the next emperor's candidate, it will also count the merits and demerits of the emperor's life, including the arrangement of some posthumous affairs, etc.

The whole edict is very long, the main content is actually for the death of Emperor Daxing, some regulations on the mourning of the ministers and the people, the rules and regulations are very cumbersome, Rao is Wang Xijue's eloquence, and he also read it for nearly half an hour.

“…… The crown prince is smart, benevolent and filial, Rui De is long-awaited, and he should be the heir to the throne of the emperor, and the edict will be announced to the world. ”

"Erchen respectfully obeys!"

Zhu Changluo raised his hands high, took the edict from Wang Xijue's hand, got up and walked in front of the ministers, while Wang Xijue took two steps back, returned to the courtiers, and bowed down.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the so-called country can not be without a king for a day, Emperor Daxing ordered His Royal Highness to be the emperor, and the ministers were ordered by Emperor Daxing, and I respectfully invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to enter the Qianqing Palace and temporarily regent the government!"

"Yuanfu's words are wrong, his father and emperor have just died, this palace is a minister and a son, and he should be filial piety in front of the spirit, how can he trespass!"

Zhu Changluo's face was slightly gloomy, and he spoke.

Wang Xijue stepped back and said nothing, and the second assistant Zhenji stepped forward and said.

"Your Royal Highness is benevolent and filial, this is a fortunate thing for the country, but the first emperor has died, and someone needs to be in charge of state affairs.

Zhu Changluo's attitude was slightly relaxed, but he still waved his hand.

"The will of the ministers, the palace should be considerate, as the second prince, the palace should be the temporary regent of the court, in order to ensure the peace of the court, comfort the emperor in the spirit of the sky, and then enter the main Qianqing Palace, not the courtiers, no need to mention it!"

This time, it was Xu Wenbi, the Duke of Dingguo, who was dressed in plain white, took two steps forward, and said.

"Your Royal Highness Mingjian, the so-called name is not right, His Royal Highness is the regent of the government, is the power of the emperor on behalf of the emperor, my edict is all from the Qianqing Palace, dare to love His Royal Highness for the court situation, the chief regent, into the Qianqing Palace!"

Immediately afterwards, under the leadership of the old Shoufu, the ministers knelt down and said in unison.

"The ministers implore His Highness to enter the Qianqing Palace for the sake of the society!"

"You ......"

Zhu Changluo looked helpless, sighed, and said after a while.

"In this case, the palace has no choice but to follow the wishes of the ministers and temporarily enter the Qianqing Palace!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

The ministers bowed again and said in unison.

And Zhu Changluo turned around, surrounded by a group of palace maids and eunuchs, and returned to the Qianqing Palace.

"Your Highness is back, Yang Rong, quickly order the imperial kitchen to heat up all this food!"

In the Qianqing Palace, the crown princess Guo was already waiting, and when she saw Zhu Changluo coming back, she hurriedly ordered.

According to the rules in the palace, women cry in the house, and they don't have to go to the spirit in person, so it was not until now that Guo Shi saw Zhu Changluo for the first time, seeing that his eyes were red and swollen, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed, and hurriedly got up to welcome him in.

In fact, last night, Zhu Changluo had already sent someone to take all the people from the East Palace to the Qianqing Palace.

Of course, because the queen of the middle palace still lives in the Kunning Palace, he and the Guo family both live in this Qianqing Palace, and the others are temporarily looking for a palace to settle in.

As for the scene outside the Chengtian Gate, it was not Zhu Changluo's coy posture, but a part of the ceremony.

After the death of the emperor yesterday, a group of bigwigs in the court were not idle, the so-called country can not be without a monarch for a day, not just verbally, according to the system, the day after the emperor's death, when the edict was read in front of the ministers, the prince was welcomed into the palace to govern, which was regarded as determining the status of the prince in charge of the state in front of the ministers.

As for the official enthronement ceremony, it will be a few more days.

And when the prince enters the palace, he naturally has his own rituals, and in general, it is to imitate the three resignations and three concessions of the Duke of Zhou!

The important ministers in the court came forward to respectfully invite the prince to enter the palace, and the prince must resign, so repeatedly before he can enter the palace to govern, which is to show that the ministers recognize the status of the prince.

It is the most important step after the reading of the edict, which may seem a bit pretentious to outsiders, but the significance of its representation cannot be ignored.

Sitting on the soft couch on the side of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Changluo looked at the familiar furnishings, and sighed inexplicably.

From now on, he will be the master of this palace, and he will be the master of this stormy country, and when he truly becomes the supreme existence of this empire, he has a somewhat dreamlike unreality.

"Your Royal Highness, the concubine ordered the kitchen to make some porridge and side dishes, my father is newly mourned, Your Highness doesn't have to be too sad, let's eat something first!"

Guo's soft voice sounded in his ears, and he immediately pulled Zhu Changluo back to reality.

A gentle smile appeared on his face, Zhu Changluo looked at Guo Shi, bowed his head slightly, and the heavy uneasiness in his heart gradually became calm with the woman's gentle tone.

But it wasn't until he really got into this position that Zhu Changluo didn't know that this position was not easy, for example, now, he had just eaten two mouthfuls of porridge, and Liang Yong walked into the hall and said.

"Your Royal Highness, Wang Xijue, a scholar of the Middle Pole Palace, Zhen Zhenji, a scholar of the Jianji Temple, and Feng Qi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, ask to see you!"