The news of Taishi Feng Xi's death came suddenly, and Yuan Hong and everyone in the hall couldn't come back to their senses for a while.

After a few flicks of his fingers, Yuan Hongfang settled down and asked Sanbao: "Can the person who sent the message have Daoming Taishi for the reason for his death?" ”

When Sanbao heard the emperor's inquiry, Fang dared to raise his head and replied: "The person who came to report only said that he had received the news of Feng Situ, and the Taishi died of a cold illness, so he quickly came to report to His Majesty." ”

Seeing that Yuan Hong locked his eyebrows and didn't say a word, Rencheng Wang Yuancheng said: "Your Majesty just said that the Taishi only occasionally feels cold, and there is no shortage of famous doctors in Pingcheng, how can this be?" ”

Xianyang Wang Yuanxi said: "Can you report to the Empress of Jiaokun Palace?" ”

Sanbao said: "The slave got the news and rushed to His Majesty, but without His Majesty's will, the slave did not dare to inform the queen of the Jiaokun Palace." ”

Yuan Hong let out a long sigh and said, "Taishi is the first maternal brother of the emperor's grandmother, and he has assisted me since I ascended the throne. How could I have expected that the banquet of Layue's relatives and the farewell of the Taishi would become an eternal secret. ”

Taifu Muliang and Feng Xi were originally sons and daughters, and the two of them had been in the same dynasty for many years, and they were already in tears when they heard this bad news. Kneeling on the ground, Mu Liang said: "Your Majesty, please ask Your Majesty for permission, and Xu Chen will go to Pingcheng to mourn for the Taishi." ”

Yuan Cheng comforted: "Taifu don't be too sad, the Taishi has already passed away, and Taifu should mourn and change." ”

Mu Liang wiped his face with his sleeve and said sadly: "Before leaving, the Taishi also said to his ministers that because of his advanced age, this time he returned to Pingcheng to worship the first empress dowager and ancestor Xu is the last opportunity in this life. ”

Yuan Hong was punished by the Empress Dowager for sleeping while guarding the soul of the first emperor when he was young, and it was Feng Xi who ordered his eldest son Feng Dan to be punished as a companion to read on his behalf, so that Yuan Hong was spared the pain of flesh and skin. And back then, the former Empress Dowager saw that Yuan Hong was getting more and more clever as he grew up, and she was afraid that it would be difficult to control it in the future, so she had the heart to depose Yuan Hong. If it weren't for Feng Xi and Li Chong and other confidants of the Empress Dowager to persuade them, how could Yuan Hong have the majesty of the world today.

Although Feng Xi has not made great achievements over the years, he can be regarded as a loyal king. Yuan Hong once promised Feng Xi that "he will not worship in the court, and he will not be a minister in the book", but Feng Xi is deeply self-aware and has never crossed the line by half a point. The Feng family was extremely favored because of the Empress Dowager, and Feng Xi did not act recklessly because of his relatives.

Yuan Hong is a person who values love and righteousness, thinking of this, he said: "Taishi is the son-in-law of Emperor Jingmu, the brother of the emperor's grandmother, the uncle of the first emperor, and the uncle of the country. ”

After a pause, Yuan Hong continued: "The funeral ceremony of the Taishi is based on the princely rites, posthumously presenting fake Huang Yue, Shizhong, Da Sima, Taiwei, the military of the ten states, the history of Jizhou Thorn, preparing Jiuxi, the name Wu, the Ministry of Rites to prepare a eulogy, and I personally wrote an epitaph for the Taishi. ”

Yuan Cheng arched his hand and said: "The Taishi knows that His Majesty treats him so kindly, so he should smile at Jiuquan." ”

Mu Liang said: "Your Majesty, in the autumn of the old year, the eldest princess of Boling, the wife of the Taishi, died in Luoyang, and the Taishi buried the eldest princess in Luoyang in order to stabilize His Majesty's Han Revolution. ”

Yuan Hong locked his eyebrows again when he heard this, and after a while, Yuan Hongfang spoke: "Husband and wife are of the same heart, life should be the same pillow, and death should be the same acupoint." Now the Taishi family has moved to Luoyang, for the sake of the future sacrifice of the descendants of their clan, to spread my will, and after the funeral, the Taishi coffin will be welcomed back to Luoyang for another funeral. ”

Yuan Xi said: "Your Majesty's intention is very good, but who will welcome the coffin of the Taishi and who will preside over the funeral, I hope Your Majesty will decide." ”

Yuan Hong knew that Yuan Cheng was familiar with the courtier's temperament, and when Yuan Xi finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Yuan Cheng and asked, "Uncle Huang thinks who can take on this position?" ”

Yuan Cheng heard the emperor's inquiry, thought for a while, and lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the prince of Chengcheng is good at personnel, and he was favored by the first queen mother back then, and he has a lot of dealings with the princess on weekdays. ”

After speaking, Yuan Cheng raised his head, and then said: "Your Majesty has used the prince's ceremony to treat the funeral of the prince, and the person who welcomes the coffin must be a member of the royal family, and the minister does not dare to speak falsely." ”

Yuan Hong bowed his head slightly, and said, "Uncle Huang's recommendation of Wang Yu is very agreeable... As for the man who welcomed the coffin..."

Yuan Hong wanted to speak and stopped, but turned his head to look at the crown prince Yuan Sui, and after a few snaps of his fingers, Yuan Hong continued: "Zi Sui has been taught by the Taishi for many years, and has been raised under the knees of the imperial grandmother since he was a child, so he went to Pingcheng to welcome the Taishi's coffin back to Luoyang. ”

Mu Liang was flattered when he heard this, got up and knelt on the ground, and said, "The Imperial Master of the Ministers has thanked His Majesty Longen!" ”

In the Jiaokun Palace, the queen Feng was sobbing and surging.

The nurse Xiao had tears in her eyes, and Qi Qi said: "Queen, people can't be resurrected after death, the Taishi has gone to immortals, and the queen is mourning and changing, so take care of the phoenix body." ”

Feng burst into tears: "My mother has passed away less than half a year, her bones are not cold, and my father is now gone, so how can I not be heartbroken..."

Xiao Shi wiped away his tears for Feng's family, and comforted: "The Taishi and the eldest princess have a deep love, and now that they are both immortals, they can be husband and wife again in the next life." ”

Feng Shi cried: "Before my father left, he also said to me, and when the Qingming is clear, I will ask Your Majesty to let me go to the spring sacrifice for my mother... But now..."

Blowing Surabaya, Feng then sobbed: "I thought that His Majesty and I had a love affair when I was young, until the first Empress Dowager knew that it was just wishful thinking on my part... I understand that I have been able to live in peace all these years but because of the shadow of my family, now that my parents are dead, and I have no children under my knees, what should I do in the future..."

Xiao Shi sighed in his heart and said with relief: "Queen, you are the wife of Your Majesty, and you have never lost any morality, so why worry about sleeping?" Moreover, His Majesty attaches great importance to affection and righteousness, and just looking at the funeral of the Taishi today, you can know that Your Majesty still cares about the old feelings. ”

Feng was raised by Xiao Shi since he was a child, and he was very close to him, and at this time he was extremely sad, and between Xiao Shi's words, Feng Shi had trembled and fell into his arms.

Right Zhaoyi Li took a sip of tea, and said to Huan Dan with a spring breeze on his face: "Feng Xi's world, the one in Jiaokun Hall is missing a backer, which is really a great joy." ”

Huan Dan lit Herui incense for the Li family, and catered to him: "Now that the Duke of Longxi has been named the general of the auxiliary country by His Majesty, and you Zhaoyi are taking care of the affairs of the harem. ”

Li put the cup in his hand on top of several cases, and said coldly: "The third brother in the Jiaokun Palace is still there, his eldest brother Feng Dan is a young servant of His Majesty's study, His Majesty's affection is extraordinary, the second brother Feng Xiu married the daughter of the Taifu, and was also worshiped by His Majesty to the general of Zhenbei, and the third brother Feng Yu led the Huangmen squire, and he was also a close servant of His Majesty. And now that Jiaokun Hall and Yonghe Hall seem to have an alliance, Your Majesty treats the woman who is going to be Jiao again, if these two really join forces, wouldn't it be a big deal for me? ”

Getting up and leaving the table, Li Shi continued: "If I want to ascend to the throne, I must make Jiaokun Hall and Yonghe Hall lose their harmony, and then make them lose their brother's support before they can succeed." ”

Huan Danhu said suspiciously: "How can the queen and Zuo Zhaoyi have Feng Xiaoniang to pull the strings?" Right Zhaoyi, since you said that the three brothers of the queen are all close to Your Majesty, how can you easily get rid of them? ”

Li snorted coldly and said, "Didn't you forget that the woman who gave birth to Princess Wenhui yesterday?" ”

Seeing that Huan Dan was still at a loss, Li Shi said impatiently: "That's it, you just need to send a message to Princess Pengcheng as I instructed..."