Chapter 809: Finally Closing the Coffin
Seeing that the fake Li Yuan's body was not found abnormal by Li Shimin and others, Li Xiu was also relieved, but he didn't expect that at this moment, Li Yuanchang, who was with him to admire Li Yuan's remains, said that Li Yuan's appearance had changed a lot, which made his heart can't help but lift again. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"King Han has not returned to Chang'an for several years, and he may not be very clear about his father's situation, his father has suffered from illness and illness over the years, and he has become more and more haggard year by year, so your fifth sister has cried many times behind her back, saying that she failed to take care of her father!" At this moment, I saw a middle-aged man following Li Yuanchang explaining.
"I see, it's all the sons and daughters who are not filial, and they can't serve in front of their father's bed, and the sons are ashamed!" Li Yuanchang couldn't help but wipe his tears again when he heard the other party's explanation, and he seemed to be really guilty.
Seeing that Li Yuanchang was no longer entangled in Li Yuan's appearance changes, Li Xiu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time gratefully looked at the middle-aged man who inadvertently helped him solve a difficulty, this middle-aged man he knew, the other party's name was Yang Shidao, and it was Princess Changguang's concubine, speaking of which, Princess Changguang was also a hard-working person, she was originally married to a famous beautiful man Zhao Cijing, but unfortunately Zhao Cijing died in battle, so Li Yuan made the decision and married her to the Yang Shidao in front of him.
Yang Shidao is also from a famous family, his father is the former Sui Dynasty King Yang Xiong, himself is also very talented, when the town guarded the border pass, many times repelled the Turkic attacks, Li Shimin also trusts him very much, now holds the position of the Ministry of Langzhong, Feng Ande County Gong, among the many horses, the reputation is second only to Li Xiu, and Princess Changguang and Princess Pingyang are friendly, so the two families also have contacts from time to time, Li Xiu and Yang Shidao are also quite friendly, although Yang Shidao helped him unintentionally, but Li Xiu still wrote down this kindness.
According to folklore, the soul of the deceased will come back on the first seven days, and all the relatives of the deceased cannot stay in the mourning hall, but must go back to sleep, and the soul of the deceased must not be allowed to see any relatives, otherwise the soul of the deceased may be unwilling to leave, thus becoming a lonely ghost.
Although Li Yuan was the emperor, the funeral also abided by folk customs, and soon Pei Lin drove everyone back to the room to rest, and the entire Soul Stopping Hall was empty, and there were only guards outside the hall.
Seeing this situation, Li Xiu suddenly felt that compared to a few days ago, today was a good day to steal the day, but it was a pity that that kind of fake death medicine had drawbacks, and Li Yuan couldn't last seven days, otherwise Pei Lin would not have taken the risk of burning down Da'an Palace.
There was nothing to say all night, and when the sun had not risen the next day, Pei Lian, who had already prepared, and several important imperial relatives came to the Stopping Spirit Palace, and after checking that Li Yuan's body was unharmed, he immediately asked people to nail the coffin to death, which was also the last step in the collection: Cover the coffin, the so-called coffin closure conclusion is from here, when the lid of the coffin is sealed, it also symbolizes that this person's life has come to an end.
Li Xiu, as Li Yuan's son-in-law, was also called to watch the coffin together, and when he saw the wedge made of wood being driven in, his heart was finally completely relaxed, as long as Li Yuan who escaped was not discovered, then this secret would be completely sealed in the coffin in front of him, and maybe even when the future generations archaeology, they would take the bones inside as Li Yuan's.
After the first seven days, the next wakes became very boring, and a grand ritual would be held every seven days for sacrifices, and the people who kept the spirits did not have to stay in the temple every day, they only needed to arrange the order of the wakes and take turns to keep the spirits, Li Xiu also persuaded Princess Pingyang to think about the child in her belly, so the family also returned home to rest, but every seven days, she would come to the vigil, and Li Xiu accompanied her every time.
However, in addition to the guard, Li Xiu also has a very important thing to do, that is, the construction of the imperial mausoleum, Li Yuan died a little suddenly, the imperial mausoleum has not been built yet, but Li Shimin has mobilized a group of forbidden troops to go to the imperial mausoleum, which also makes the progress of the imperial mausoleum speed up again, according to Li Xiu's estimate, after a hundred days, the imperial mausoleum should be able to be built, of course, he also needs to go to the imperial mausoleum from time to time to inspect and supervise, so as to avoid any accidents.
Early this morning, it was the day when Li Xiu inspected the imperial tomb, so he asked people to prepare horses, and then took Li Jin to the imperial tomb in Sanyuan County, Li Jin was not willing to go, but Princess Pingyang said that he would go to the imperial tomb on his behalf, which made Li Xiu have no way to refuse, so he could only bring the reluctant Li Jin with him.
The father and son ran all the way with a team of guards, and when it was almost noon, they came to the imperial mausoleum in Sanyuan County, only to see that the walls around the imperial mausoleum had been built, saying that it was a wall, but in fact, they were built according to the specifications of the palace wall, and there were tall towers at the four corners of the imperial mausoleum, which looked like a small city.
At that moment, Li Xiu called them to open the gate of the cemetery, and then dismounted and walked on foot, as soon as they entered the cemetery, they immediately saw a majestic palace group, which was the above-ground building of the imperial mausoleum, used to hold sacrifices and other activities, and the coffin of Queen Dou was also parked in one of the temporary temples.
"Jin'er, it's rare to come here, let's go and put incense on your grandmother!" Li Xiu saw the Soul Hall not far away, and immediately said to Li Jin that after Queen Dou's coffin was transported, although there were special people to take care of it, but during this time, because of Li Yuan's funeral, most people's attention was attracted to the past, and Queen Dou was naturally a little cold, so every time Li Xiu came to the imperial mausoleum, Princess Pingyang told him not to forget to incense Queen Dou.
"Hmm!" Although Li Jin was young and reluctant to come here, he also knew the severity, so he immediately agreed to come to the palace of the imperial tomb with Li Xiu.
"Huh?" However, when Li Xiu's father and son first came to the palace gate, they found that there were a group of guards guarding outside the hall, which made him stunned for a moment, and then he felt that these guards were very familiar, and they seemed to be the guards next to Li Chengqian.
"See the colt, the prince is inside, I didn't expect you to happen to come!" When the guards led by him saw Li Xiu, they also hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, Li Chengqian often went to Li Xiu to study, so these guards naturally not only knew Li Xiu, but also knew him very well.
"My cousin is here, too, that's great!" When Li Jin heard that Li Chengqian was also here, his eyes lit up at the moment, and he hurriedly rushed to the hall.
Li Xiu also smiled helplessly when he saw this, and then also stepped into the hall, but as soon as he entered the hall, he suddenly paused, and his brows wrinkled suddenly, because in addition to Li Chengqian and Li Jin who had just entered the hall, there was also a person who made him a little unexpected.