Chapter 1346: Funeral
"You've figured it out, isn't this going to be easy?" After Li Xiu heard that Li Chengqian was going to discuss with Li Zhi, he couldn't help but show a solemn expression and said, he didn't expect Li Chengqian to have such thoughts a few years after he went to Quzhou.
"I thought about it, I lost my identity as a prince a few years ago, and then like an ordinary person, I dragged my family to Quzhou, compared to Chang'an, the living conditions there are extremely backward, and even high-yield crops such as potatoes and corn have not been promoted there, and it is there that I found that I can do so many things for the benefit of the country and the people as an ordinary person, so now I want to use my own methods to do something for Datang!" Li Chengqian said in a light tone at this time, but his expression was extremely firm when he spoke.
Seeing the firm expression on Li Chengqian's face, Li Xiu also nodded with satisfaction, but then he said with some worry: "But although your idea is good, I am not sure whether Your Majesty will agree, after all, this matter is deeply involved, and everything depends on Your Majesty's mind." ”
"Yes, I'm also worried about whether Your Majesty will agree to this matter, but when Your Majesty had a private conversation with me a few days ago, he said that he wanted to crown me as the Duke of the Kingdom, but I couldn't bear it, I guess after the funeral, he will definitely talk to me about it, and then I will talk to him about this matter in detail." Li Chengqian spoke again at this time.
"It's okay, I can't come forward to help you in this matter, but with my understanding of Your Majesty, whether he will promise that you should be in the number of five or five, then it depends on whether you can move him?" Li Xiu spoke again at this time.
"Although the ninth brother is much younger than me, he has a big pattern in his chest, and I also believe that I can impress him!" Li Chengqian said firmly again, seeing that he was so confident, Li Xiu didn't say anything more, but asked him about his situation in Quzhou again.
Li Chengqian not only did a lot of practical things in Quzhou, but also changed a lot himself, for example, after he arrived in Quzhou, he actually gave birth to many children, after all, as a former prince, the number of wives and concubines is not a few, and even if he is demoted to a concubine, clothing, food, housing and transportation are also very superior, as a result, he has more than a dozen children in just a few years, and according to this momentum, it is estimated that he will soon surpass his father Li Shimin.
However, Li Chengqian gave birth to so many children not because he was greedy for the joy of bed, but he found that Quzhou was sparsely populated, and the key reason why the imperial court's rule over there was relatively weak was that the number was too small, so the local area also vigorously encouraged women to give birth, but because of the limitations of life, the poor could not afford to raise children, although the rich could afford to raise them, but because of backward medical care, women had to take great risks when giving birth. And some basic hygiene concepts have been disseminated, which has greatly increased the survival rate of babies in Quzhou.
Li Chengqian also did a lot of similar things, such as promoting the waterwheel invented by Li Xiu, facilitating local irrigation, etc., these things made Quzhou really get a lot of benefits, and also attracted many surrounding displaced people to settle down, and for a time Quzhou, which was originally barren, became a rich land.
Although Li Xiu had heard some of the things Li Chengqian had done in Quzhou before, after all, it was not as good as listening to him in detail, and the more he heard about it, the more relieved he was that now Li Chengqian had indeed matured and lived his own life.
The next day, that is, the day of Li Shimin's coffin was officially buried, and it was also the day of the funeral, the whole Chang'an City was in plain light on this day, when the chariot carrying Li Shimin's coffin went out of the imperial city and entered the Vermilion Bird Street, the people of the entire Chang'an City almost rushed here to see off Li Shimin, every step of the carriage, there will be countless people kneeling down and shouting "My Emperor", and hundreds of people wept for it.
Li Shimin helped his father Li Yuan to lay down the whole world, and then threw all his energy into governing the world, although he was criticized for not being right, but he was still one of the greatest emperors in history, and it was under his leadership that the Tang Dynasty went to a peak of prosperity, and among the emperors after him, no one could reach his height.
Ten miles long Suzaku Street, the funeral procession walked for half a day, because there were too many people who came to see off Li Shimin, and Li Zhi couldn't bear to let the soldiers drive away, so the speed of the procession was very slow, and even when they went out of the city gate, they also gathered a large number of people to see Li Shimin off, and when they saw the coffin out of the city, these people also knelt down, and the cry resounded through the world.
For ordinary people, they don't care about which emperor is sitting on the dragon chair in the court, but care about their own food, clothing, housing and transportation, and Li Shimin is the great emperor who brought them from the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty to the prosperous era of Zhenguan, under the governance of Li Shimin, they not only lived a rich life, but also destroyed strong enemies, so that the Tang people were courteous wherever they went, but now that the great emperor has died, this makes him sad and worried about the future life.
"The people of the world are grateful for Your Majesty's kindness, and they will live up to Your Majesty's efforts for more than 30 years!" The eldest grandson Wuji looked at the people kneeling down in front of him, and sighed with tears in his eyes.
"Let's go, it's been delayed in the city for so long, we can't delay it any longer!" Li Xiu first nodded approvingly, and then sighed and ordered, if the emperor can do this part, Li Shimin can also be called unprecedented, and there is no one to come.
With Li Xiu's instructions, the funeral procession passed through the people who saw them off, and then rushed to Zhaoling, although Zhaoling was not far away, but the funeral procession was too large, and the speed was not fast, so it was definitely not possible to arrive today, Li Xiu had already set up a resting camp on the road, which could allow the team to rest for one night, so they had to rush there before dark.
However, even if they left Chang'an City, there were still many people on the road to see Li Shimin off, such as farmers working in the fields, merchants leading caravans, craftsmen building roads and bridges, etc., when these people encountered the funeral procession, they also stopped their movements and took the initiative to kneel on the side of the road to send Li Shimin on the last journey.
When it was dark, the funeral procession finally came to the camp where they rested in the middle, rested for a night and continued to rush to Zhaoling, and in the early morning of the next day, when the sky was not yet bright, the team set off again, and in the afternoon, they finally arrived at Zhaoling, but because the coffin could only be buried in the morning, the coffin needed to be parked in Zhaoling for one night, and it would not be buried until the next day.