The night before the funeral of Emperor Daxing, the king of Chu finally appeared in the mourning hall, stood in front of the emperor's tablet for a long time, hung his hands, with a wooden face, he stood there, the crying in the mourning hall was much lower, for a long time, he took the incense handed by the little eunuch, bowed three times seriously, inserted the incense, and then walked out without looking back.

The prince was talking to Zhuge Qianyu about things at the time, and when he heard the news, he snorted and laughed, "This third child is still too soft-hearted, he did this to make his heart feel better, but in the eyes of others, it is just a cat crying mouse fake compassion, after all, it was he who broke through the city gate, forced Mo Ronghan to death, and then gave him a beautiful funeral, and it was a joke for outsiders to look at." It's a pity that he refuses to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, Murong Han's little cubs are a scourge when they grow up, he is not very good at talking now, and he is sad about the princess's affairs, I don't interfere too much, and let him, when the wind and waves are calm, it should be cleaned up, and then slowly clean up. ”

Zhuge Qianyu nodded, "Kindness and soft-heartedness can't do great things, this is the difference between the King of Chu and His Royal Highness, keeping those little princes, of course, is to raise tigers for trouble, and it is better to get rid of them as soon as possible." ”

"Sir, don't worry, in this matter, Gu already has a plan, and he will not let those little cubs live until this time next year."

"Can Your Highness tell the King of Chu about the day of the enthronement ceremony?"

"Yes, he readily agreed." The crown prince said, "I think he also knows that it is inappropriate for the country to be without a king for a day, and he wants Gu to ascend the throne as soon as possible." ”

"Your Highness has frequently summoned ministers these days, do you have anyone to rely on?"

"The old ministers before Lone were all cleaned out by Murong Han, and those in the court were not important ministers, at the beginning of the founding of the country, it was not possible to rely on them, Lone thought of a person, Xiu Min, what does Mr. think?"

Zhuge Qianyu asked, "How could His Highness think of him?" ”

"Xiu Mingui is a scholar of the former dynasty, and Bai Ruyu fought against each other, evenly matched, that day he made people open the palace door, and the Chu army was able to successfully enter the forbidden palace, he is a meritorious minister, this is one, second, his eldest daughter married the king of Chu as the side princess, now the princess is gone, there is only one side princess in the Chu palace, he is the father-in-law of the king of Chu, there is this relationship, he should stand on the lonely side."

Zhuge Qianyu stroked his beard and muttered for a while, "I heard that Xiu Min's family still has a concubine to be married, why don't His Royal Highness marry him and let Xiu Min become the national abbot, so that the relationship will be more reliable." Marriage is the bond that strengthens the relationship between the monarch and the courtiers, and it has been like this since ancient times, with the support of the courtiers, His Royal Highness can sit safely. ”

The prince was stunned for a moment, "What does Mr. mean is to let Xiu Min's daughter be the queen?" ”

"Unless His Highness has a better candidate in mind."

The prince thought for a while, "Once a gentleman and a courtier, Lone originally wanted to reactivate the Huangfu family, but after the Huangfu Qingmen was beheaded, the side branch was not outstanding, in just a few years, there are countless disciples under Xiu Min, at present, there is indeed no one more suitable than Xiu Min, it is him." Besides, in this way, Lone and the King of Chu have also become brothers-in-law, brothers and brothers-in-law, there is no stronger relationship than us, tomorrow the emperor will be funeral, and Lone will call Xiu Min into the palace to have a good chat. ”

Zhuge Qianyu said, "What His Highness said is extremely true, the day after tomorrow will be the enthronement ceremony of His Highness, and these things must be implemented in advance." In addition, the heart of defense is indispensable, on the day of the enthronement, whether it is a secret guard or a personal guard, His Royal Highness has to arrange a few more around him, just in case. ”

The prince promised in his mouth, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart, with the king of Chu here, who would dare to make trouble at the enthronement ceremony?

Early the next morning, the emperor's coffin was sent out from the Donghua Gate, walking in the front were sixty-four flag-leading people, the white flags fluttered in the wind, like the heavy snow, behind was the emperor's guard of honor, there were as many as 1,000 people, holding all kinds of weapons, flags and all kinds of paper or silk to make the "burning live" in their hands, a piece of black and blue, very spectacular.

The funeral is so beautiful that the people in the palace can't see it, but when they go outside, it can be reflected. The people, who had not left their homes for several days, stood quietly at the door of their homes, tiptoeing at the mighty procession towards the outskirts of the city, but they didn't dare to talk about it, but they just made eye contact.

Xiu Min is also a nostalgic person, although he did not dare to send the funeral openly, he also stood at the door of his house like the people, and watched the emperor's coffin go away with a solemn expression, after all, the emperor and he had knowledge and kindness, otherwise, he was still repairing books in the Wenhua Palace.

As a result, the funeral procession had not yet left Lin'an City, but he was invited into the palace by the prince's people. Since the city was broken, he was sick at home, and he had never seen the king of Chu or the prince, but he heard that the prince had recruited many courtiers in private, and he didn't expect this honor to fall on his head, after all, he was also a celebrity in front of the emperor, and this time he went, whether it was a blessing or a curse, he had no bottom in his heart, and he was very worried.

He hadn't seen the prince for many years, but when he met, he still had the impression that the prince was so gentle and noble at any time.

According to the rules, the emperor's marriage should be decided by the queen mother, but there is no queen mother in the palace, so the prince made his own decision, in his opinion, this is fresh enough.

He was a little apprehensive in his heart, and knelt down to thank him, "The old minister is not talented, he is loved by His Royal Highness, and his daughters who are indeed waiting in the boudoir under his knees, one is seventeen, the other is fifteen, but the two of them are average and quite stupid, I am afraid they are not worthy of His Highness......"

The prince was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Xiu Min to refuse, and couldn't help but sink his face, "Tomorrow Lone will ascend the throne will be the emperor, marry your daughter to be the queen, you don't want to do such a good thing, Lone wants to ask, the daughter of the bachelor doesn't even marry the emperor, does she have to marry the immortals?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare," Xiu Min hurriedly kowtowed: "The minister is terrified, the minister is afraid that the little girl will not be able to sit in the middle palace, so that the people of the world will see the jokes......"

"Who dares to look at Gu's jokes," the prince frowned, "Isn't the university scholar unwilling to be close to Gu?" Tomorrow Lone ascends the throne, many things and the scholar, if the scholar becomes the ruler of the country, the identity is more honorable, since then your family is the first family in the world, why not? ”

Xiu Min was helpless, so he had to say: "As long as His Highness doesn't dislike it, the minister is naturally willing." ”

The crown prince received a positive answer, satisfied, and personally pulled Xiu Min up, "It's so good, in the future, you will have to rely on Master Xiu." ”

Xiu Min was sincerely afraid: "The minister will do his best for His Highness, and his liver and brain will be smeared!" ”

"Good!" The prince laughed and made another promise before letting him go.

Xiu Min went out of the East Palace and went around the vestibule before going to the harem, the prince is not a reliable person, he has to ask the King of Chu for an idea.

When he arrived at the Zhanghe Palace, he went directly from the sandwich road to the matching hall, Ning Jiu stood at the door, saw him, didn't speak, made a gesture to invite in, he was in a hurry, and entered the house with his robe.

The King of Chu was writing, and when he saw him rushing in, he raised his eyelids, "Why are you here, something?" ”

Xiu Min didn't dare to make a mistake in front of him, so he saluted in a proper manner, and said, "The prince just called Xia Guan to go, saying that he wanted Xia Guan to be the ruler of the country." ”

The king of Chu sighed, "This is a good thing, this king congratulates Master Xiu." ”

"Lord Wang, the officials are all worried to death, and the prince still has the heart to joke."

The king of Chu asked, "You agreed?" ”

Xiu Min cried with a sad face, "The prince forced the lower officials, and the lower officials couldn't help but agree." ”

"Okay, okay, what's there to worry about."

Xiu Min was a little confused about what he meant: "What does the prince mean, is it to let the lower officials agree?" ”

"Well, tomorrow he ascends the throne, don't let him be unhappy."

Xiu Min opened his mouth, seemed to understand a little, and arched his hand, "In this way, the lower official will not scratch the prince and retire." ”