Chapter 211: Funeral and Enthronement
The news of the killing of the young emperor Liu Ban and the princess of Wannian Liu Mu quickly spread, and the entire Luoyang City did tremble again. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 However, unlike the death of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty, the death of the young emperor Liu Bian did not bring much turmoil, and everyone was looking forward to the next Liu Xie, the king of Chen Liu, to ascend the throne.
Of course, Yuan Kui and Yuan Feng hoped that Liu Xie would ascend the throne one day earlier, because in the funeral of the young emperor Liu Bian and the princess Liu Mu of Wannian, their old Yuan family contributed the most.
Then, the news that Empress Dowager He married Liu Xu, the princess of Yangzhai, to Cao Ju, and then restored Cao Ju as the guard of the Beigong Order, also quickly spread throughout Luoyang City.
Most people are envious of Cao Ju, if a princess dies first, he can marry another princess, this glory is simply what all men want. Of course, there are also those who are jealous of Cao Ju, and deliberately spread that Cao Ju is wife is life, and it was even spread to the palace under the impetus of the Yuan family, in the ears of Empress Dowager He and Princess Liu Xuan of Yangzhai.
In this regard, Cao Ju was disdainful, knowing that it was the Yuan family who was funny behind him, so he didn't explain it at all, let them pass it on casually, anyway, as long as he relied on him, the Empress Dowager He would definitely not order the divorce, as for what Liu Xuan would think, Cao Ju couldn't care so much, after all, between him and Liu Xu, it wouldn't last long at all.
Liu Mu died, and after Liu Jian was given to marry Cao Ju, the owner of Changning Palace was replaced by Liu Xu, but Liu Jian did not leave, and he is still here to accompany her.
When they first received the news, Liu Jian and Liu Xuan were stunned, especially Liu Xuan, as if in a dream, how could the Queen Mother suddenly make such a ridiculous decree.
Speaking from the heart, after all the way from Luoyang to Qiaocheng, Liu Xuan already knows a lot about Cao Ju, but because of Cao Ju's marriage to Liu Mu, Liu Jian and Liu Xuan both treat him as a junior, but they don't want to make such a ridiculous thing today.
Liu Yu's first reaction was that she was about to go to Changle Palace to see the Empress Dowager He, and she did go, but there was no result, and the Empress Dowager He only said one word to her: "The horse is the dragon in the world, you are a widow, and the mourning family is definitely for your good." ”
The next words, Liu Xuan can no longer speak, it is true, Cao Ju is indeed the dragon among people, although she is a princess, but she is not a princess of the dynasty, her status is naturally much worse, and she is allowed to marry Cao Ju, which cannot be regarded as a marriage.
After leaving Changle Palace, the more Liu Xuan thought about it, the more she felt that this was a good thing, she was already difficult to marry, and it was indeed a blessing to be able to marry Cao Ju this time.
Twenty-six years old, is definitely old in this era, and she is a widow and a princess who is not powerful, those princes and ministers will not let their sons marry such a princess, and Liu Jian and Liu Xuan don't want to marry casually, so they have been so consumed.
The funerals of the young emperor Liu Bian and the princess Liu Mu of Wannian began very quickly, and the entire Luoyang City was immersed in a huge grief. In less than a year, two emperors have died, which is the first time in the 400-year history of the Han Dynasty, and many people have seen the decline of the Han Dynasty.
All the officials of the court and the central government with more than 2,000 stone attended the funerals of Liu Ban and Liu Mu, and only Yuan Shao did not attend because the arrow wound had not healed.
This day, that is, the third day when the news of Liu Bian and Liu Mu were killed, was an auspicious day for the zodiac, but Tiangong was not beautiful, and it rained heavily before dawn, and it was out of control.
The date was chosen, and the Empress Dowager He also issued a decree to inform the whole city, it must not be canceled, after all, this is the emperor's funeral, which is different from ordinary people.
Hard-headed, everyone was dressed in robes and started the funeral of the young emperor Liu Ban and the princess Liu Mu of Wannian.
Soon, a strange thing happened, when Liu Bian's coffin was carried to the door of the tomb of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty, that section of the landslide suddenly became extremely difficult, and the coffin transporter and coffin all slipped down the slope.
Because the young emperor Liu Bian had just ascended the throne, his tomb had just been selected and had not yet started, so out of love for Liu Bian, Empress Dowager He specially issued an order to let Liu Bian and Liu Hong be buried together.
I don't know what's going on, after the coffin slid down, no one was smashed, but all the coffin nails came out, and Liu Yan's body fell out of it.
Liu Bian's head was gone, so Empress Dowager He asked the goldsmith to engrave a gold head, which hit Liu Bian's corpse, and this time fell out of the coffin, and the corpse naturally separated again.
Empress Dowager He was furious when she heard the news, and immediately ordered someone to step forward, quickly put Liu Yan's body into it, and sent it to the tomb of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty again.
It was sent six times in a row, and the last time Liu Yan's coffin was sent into the tomb of Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and at this time, the heavy rain was about to stop, and although the uphill was muddy, at least it was much better than just now.
Then, Liu Mu's coffin was also sent to the tomb of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty, which was also specially approved by the Empress Dowager He, firstly because Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty did love Liu Mu during his lifetime, and secondly, because of Cao Ju.
Next, it was time for the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, and everyone immediately took off their mourning clothes and put on court clothes again, and they were all bright red court clothes.
This is the last thing Empress Dowager He wants to see, and she can't stop it, so she can only accept Liu Xie as the new emperor very indifferently, thinking in her heart that before Liu Xie becomes the first to govern, the Yuan family and the Yang family must be brought down, and all the important ministers in the court will be replaced by her own lineage, and Liu Xie's rights will be completely hollowed out, at least in her lifetime, so that Liu Xie will not be able to take revenge.
The enthronement ceremony was very smooth, at this time the heavy rain had completely stopped, although the sky had not yet cleared, but at least it was much better than when the heavy rain just now.
However, just as the enthronement ceremony was about to be completed, Liu Xie, who was wearing the sun and moon on his shoulders, a wide-sleeved red shirt decorated with sea, mountains and black patterns, and twelve crowns on his head, was about to walk to the emperor's throne, when an elongated "report ......" suddenly came from outside
Unless it is a hundred thousand urgent military information, otherwise, no one dares to disturb the ceremony of the new emperor's enthronement at this time, and the audience was immediately stunned.
Cao Ju knew in his heart that it must be Dong Zhuo's army that had arrived, and the soldiers defending the city thought that it was a foreign enemy who was about to invade, so he immediately came over to report the military situation.
Cao Ju only guessed half of it correctly, it was indeed Dong Zhuoti's army coming, and the soldiers and horses had already arrived at the west gate of Luoyang City, but Cao Ju did not guess the other half.
A sergeant rushed to the door of the court, knelt on one knee, and shouted loudly: "Report, the army of Dong Zhuoti, the assassin of Yongzhou, has come to the west gate, saying that it is to escort the emperor and Her Royal Highness Princess Wannian back to the palace." (To be continued.) )