Chapter 397: Funeral
Late at night, deep palace, brightly lit.
The courtiers who came to mourn had already left, and only the auxiliary ministers Sun Changyu and Han Yan, who had been appointed by Emperor Yuan Jia before his death, and several important ministers were guarding the palace.
Because of side affairs, Zhenguo Gong immediately rode his horse back to Liaodong after Xiao Wangzhi successfully ascended the throne - for Da Zhou, who is calm on the surface but actually has a turbulent undercurrent, he really can't withstand the sneak attack and retaliation after Dehuan comes back to his senses.
Xingqing Palace is a plain coffin, and the catalpa coffin in the middle shows the identity of the person in the coffin, solemn and solemn.
Kangping Emperor Liu Shao (Xiao Wangzhi), kneeling in front of the brazier with a blank expression, mechanically lit the fire paper, looked at the majestic and dull catalpa coffin, listened to Sun Changyu and Han Yan and others discuss the government in a low voice, and suddenly felt that all this was so strange, he looked at everything around him quietly like an outsider.
Thinking about everything, but thinking about nothing.
The premature intelligence and childhood encounters and the responsibilities on his shoulders made him understand the meaning of the separation of yin and yang at the age of seven.
He didn't have much admiration for Emperor Yuanjia between father and son, but he had an instinctive desire for "father". Until this moment, his heart was still heavy, as if he was sad, and it seemed that there was nothing.
"Holy, Holy......"
Han Yan's soft call, like a traction song, gradually awakened Emperor Kang Ping, who had drifted his mind to the clouds.
When the young Emperor Kang Ping heard this, he looked over, his expression was dumbfounded, his lips moved, and he subconsciously wanted to shout "Daddy".
However, before the words could be spoken, the tip of his tongue twirled first.
"Uncle......" The confusion on Emperor Kangping's face had not yet dissipated, but he had already subconsciously sat up straight and recovered the demeanor of an emperor who ruled the world.
Han Yan looked at Emperor Kangping like this, and was relieved and distressed - he was glad that their efforts in the past few days had not been in vain, and he was distressed that he was a little child, but he had to take on the responsibility that did not match his age.
"The saint, the name of the Emperor Daxing, the ministers and others have proposed a few, and I also ask the saint to decide." Because of the pity in his heart, Han Yan's voice unconsciously softened a lot.
"Oh." Emperor Kang Ping gradually came back to his senses, got up and followed Han Yan to the bookcase.
Sun Changyu bowed down and presented the straw paper in his hand, and said respectfully: "I respectfully ask Your Majesty to judge the Holy Judge." ”
Emperor Kang Ping nodded, and replied pretending to be old-fashioned: "Aiqing has worked hard. ”
In this life, Emperor Yuan Jia, in addition to pampering Zhao Guifei and letting her persecute the heirs of the concubine, there was no other fault.
No merit.
Emperor Kang Ping had already received Han Yan's guidance, and after carefully comparing a few nicknames, he slowly spoke: "My father has been diligent in political affairs all his life and has acted gently, so let's have the word 'Ping'." What do you think? ”
"Holy Heaven!" Sun Changyu and others all agreed with Emperor Kangping's choice and bowed down to praise.
Emperor Kang Ping nodded, his face could not hide his sorrow: "I am sad to lose my loving father, and my heart is sad; He was young and didn't think about many things, so he asked Zhu Qing to offer advice and work together to deal with the loss of his father......"
"The ministers will be loyal and wise, and do their best!" Sun Changyu led the ministers to the end and expressed his loyalty.
In the Xingqing Palace, the monarchs and ministers mourned and arranged funerals; In Ci'an Palace, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager are planning for the future.
The queen mother's face was sad for a while, angry for a while, indifferent for a while, and she didn't know how to comfort her when she saw the palace maid who was waiting close to her move her lips several times, so she had to stand silently with her eyebrows down, and didn't dare to speak easily, lest she accidentally say the wrong thing, which was against her mood at the time, and she was angry and punished.
The Empress Dowager was calm, and she lowered her eyes and turned the Buddha beads in her hand, so that people couldn't see her emotions.
The Queen Mother couldn't hold her breath in the end, and cautiously and eagerly opened her mouth to break the silence in the palace: "Queen Mother, right now the coffin of the Emperor Taishang is parked in Xingqing Palace, I heard that Zhao Zhen'er's slut is still in the Hehuan Palace, it is better to take advantage of the current ......."
Before he finished speaking, he was frightened by the fierce look that burst out of the Empress Dowager's suddenly open eyes.
"Look at your little bit of interest!" The Empress Dowager glanced at the Empress Dowager with disdain and said, "The Empress Dowager has gone now, and the one in the Hehuan Hall is not in our bag?" When to kill and how to kill, it's all up to us, so why rush?
"The most important thing at the moment is how to hold the front and back harem tightly in our hands.
"Otherwise, once you are controlled by others, everything is utopian!"
Since the queen mother entered the palace, she has been whispering, respecting the queen mother's backer, currying favor with Yuan Jiadi, a husband who didn't take her in his eyes at all, and afraid of Zhao Guifei's "sister......
She thought that all this was because Emperor Yuan Jia was disgusted with her, so others despised her. Now that Emperor Yuanjia has died, she has become the queen mother, and she is finally able to straighten her waist, and she is ashamed before the snow, but who knows that she is still crushed to death by the queen mother.
After reprimanding, the empress dowager was still the same as before, she didn't care about her face at all, and scolded her casually in front of the palace maids.
The Queen Mother lowered her head and bit her lower lip, took a deep breath, and then barely suppressed the anger and dissatisfaction in her heart, put on a smiling face again, and whispered flattery: "Mother reprimanded well, it was the concubine who was inconsiderate and impatient." ”
The Queen Mother didn't know how dissatisfied with the Queen Mother was herself, but she didn't care.
In this deep palace, everything has to be based on strength. If you don't have the strength, you have to be obediently taught and obedient.
"Is Little Plum back?" The Empress Dowager glanced at the Empress Dowager and asked.
Father-in-law Li served in front of her when he was a child, although he was already an old man in his forties, but the Empress Dowager and used to call him "Little Lizi".
The Queen Mother glanced out and replied, "Not yet." Come to think of it, Gonggong Li should have been stumped by the things in Xingqing Palace. ”
As the most powerful and trusted assistant by the Empress Dowager's side, Gonggong Li has a lot of status in the palace, and even the Empress Dowager rarely calls him by name.
Counting it up, only Zhao Guifei dared to scold him for "Li Dog".
"Then be patient." For the sake of the Queen Mother, who has always been quite obedient, the Queen Mother explained more, "The most important thing at the moment is Xingqing Palace." ”
The Queen Mother is not stupid, she just hates Zhao Zhen'er too much, she has become a demon, and she no longer thinks about getting rid of her to take revenge all the time, so she will always be anxious and lose her sense of proportion.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to live a peaceful life until now without being favored and becoming Zhao Guifei's target.
"Yes, the concubine understands, thank you for mentioning it." ://./12_12079/