"Father!" The second emperor, Li Ningwen, cried.

A bed of dragon quilts, in the Zi Palace, benzoin incense is inserted in front of the coffin, and the green smoke as thin as a gossamer goes straight up to the height of the hall, representing that Taizu has died.

The civil and military officials have all changed into filial piety clothes, and the thirty-four-year-old crown prince Li Xuancheng also knelt under him, listening to his father's cry, and saw his old dragon clock, gray hair, and didn't know what it was like in his heart.

Originally, the emperor's death was to ask the crown prince to ascend the throne in front of the coffin, but now that Taizu has already abdicated, this ceremony is no longer needed.

The emperor cried and mourned, and suddenly, all the princes and grandsons, together with the princess and the horse, and the hundred officials above the fourth rank, all cried in unison to show that the spirit was sent to peace.

"Holy Lord, please take care of the dragon body!"

Seeing that Li Ningwen was too sad, Prime Minister Zhang Zhuo had to kneel forward and speak.

At this time, the Empress Dowager had already gone, but the Empress Dowager was there, so she made a decree and asked the emperor to preserve her body, and she was too sad, so Li Ningwen went in to rest and lay on the couch.

He was fifty-seven years old, and he was naturally old at this time, and he felt even weaker at this time.

At that moment, he said: "Summoning the prime minister and the crown prince in." ”

Zhang Zhuo and the crown prince both entered for a moment, and both of them bowed.

"No need to be polite. Get up! Li Ningwen said tiredly.

For six years. The Emperor basically does not have a word. No batch discount. But his immense prestige and power are there. No one in the whole country dared to move. Now the emperor is gone. He felt empty. Reluctantly asked, "Taizu died." According to the etiquette system. And how? ”

"Holy. Taizu died. It is a great misfortune for the country. Holy sorrow is the heart of the Son of Man. But the Holy One is the Lord of a nation. I hope that the saint will be good and cherish himself. Condolences change. Prime Minister Zhang Zhuo saluted first and said: "As for the mourning system. The mourning of the Son of Heaven is different from ordinary people. Take the number of thirty-nine. That's twenty-seven months. But a kingdom cannot be left without a king for a day. And twenty-seven months? Since the day of the generation

Li Ningwen thought for a moment. Said slowly: "Gu Li is like this. How dare I violate the etiquette system of the past dynasties? That's what you say. I promised. ”

"Holy Wisdom!"

Haven't waited for the two of them to thank you. Then I heard the emperor say, "I am seven out of fifty." Feeling tired. Taizu died. It made me feel even more exhausted. I intend to let the crown prince take charge of the country. How is it? ”

As soon as these words came out, the prince was immediately overjoyed, but he couldn't bear to show his joy. Kowtowed and said: "No, my father is in the spring and autumn period, although I am worried about the death of Taizu, I am tired for a while, and I can recover after a little time of cultivation. ”

The Emperor shook his hand. stopped, and said: "People are precious again, don't shirk the prince anymore!" ”

Prime Minister Zhang Zhuo saw that the emperor was indeed exhausted, so he said: "The prince refuses, the father has something, and the son follows it, since the saint has an order, the prince should share the worries for the saint!" ”

In this way, the prince knelt down and thanked: "The minister receives the order!" The emperor saw that he had suffered. showed a hint of a smile, and said to the prime minister: "I have five sons, at this time, I should follow the ancestral system of Taizu, pass on my will, and crown the king of Lanling as the king of Lanling County, hereditary will not be replaced, and I will go out of Beijing within ten days after worshipping Taizu!" ”

Taizu set the ancestral system, and among the emperor's sons in each generation, one of them inherited the throne as the crown prince. One person is the king, and the hereditary is not replaced. The other kings were all paid by the clansmen. Hereditary reduction, only business is allowed.

King Lanling is the second son, and he is also the prince who poses the greatest threat to the crown prince, and at this time, the emperor ordered to go out of Beijing to become a vassal, which is obviously to completely show the world who the heir is!

"The saint is wise, and the minister is ordained!" Prime Minister Zhang Zhuo bowed.

Although the crown prince is nominally the prince of the country, the monarchy is sacred and imperial, and the prince and his Donggong office are not statutory organs in the administrative system, and there is no way for the prince to participate in the normal operation system of the imperial court.

Therefore, although the crown prince is noble, under normal circumstances, there is no foundation to speak of, and he cannot interfere in the development of the government.

However, the addition of the word "supervising the country" to the crown prince is completely different, indicating that the prince can officially participate in the core of the imperial court and has considerable power.

Zhang Zhuo has been the prime minister for fifteen years, and he knows that the prince has always been in charge of the country, and its meaning is to make it clear that the prince of the country and the rest of the princes will form a relationship between the monarch and the minister, and other princes will never be allowed to interfere in politics, which is equivalent to directly allowing the prince to cultivate his own power.

"Also, the fourth son is the king of Pavilion County, and the fifth son is the king of Yunhe County, what do you think?" The Emperor asked again.

Four sons and five sons, one eleven years old and one only seven years old, should not be crowned king, because the king also needs to wait until he is fifteen years old, but at this time, the two have no opinion at all, and the prince immediately said: "The father is wise, and the son agrees." ”

Seeing this, Li Ningwen waved his hand and said, "Then you can immediately draft the decree and issue it to the world!" ”

"(Son) Obey the Order!"

These five holy decrees in total soon passed through the cabinet and were issued all over the world.

Of course, the king of Lanling refused to be a vassal at this time, and once he left Beijing, it would be difficult to come back, but under the pressure of the holy decree and the cabinet and the prince, as soon as the time came, he had to leave Beijing.

The other two princes, although they were young, also had to move out of the palace and settle down in Kyoto's Baizi Qiansun Fang.

The so-called Hundred Sons and Thousand Grandchildren Fang, is the three squares specially set aside from the imperial capital, specially placed the princes and grandchildren, each mansion has specifications, but in fact it is not its own, once it is reduced to hereditary, it will be moved to other specifications of the mansion.

Therefore, the prince participated in the purchase and sale of the farmhouse, and did business, and obtained money, so he bought the farmhouse elsewhere, which is his own farmhouse without going through the Zongren Mansion.

After this pattern adjustment, the prince's position has become more and more unshakable.

Following the old practice, the Son of Heaven lived in mourning by days and months, and at the end of the twenty-seventh day, although the emperor was nominally removed from the council, the emperor was weak, but he was the crown prince in charge of the country, and began to actually deal with state affairs.

This is related to Taizu's early abdication and the transmission of Li Ningwen, which means that on the last journey, he will help him to determine the authority and foundation of the new monarch or prince.

On this day, after the deliberations in the palace were completed, the prince returned to the East Palace.

Prince travel, there are 258 people for the specification. Knights, crossbows, Tsing Yi, halberds, sword guards, shield guards, all of them are equipped, it can be said that they have formed a strict protective circle, even if they are masters. It's definitely not pleasing either.

Back in the palace, get off the horse and get off the car, you will see the water-colored corridor surrounded by the secluded garden, the imperial capital is the ancient capital of dozens of generations, and there are many hundred-year-old trees in the imperial palace, and the vast bamboo corridor.

The crown princess came out to greet her, and the prince smiled: "Excuse me!" ”

In the past fifteen years of the crown prince's career, he has been restrained to indifferent, thin and handsome. It also reveals a bit of heroic hair, and it is very good-looking.

It is only occasionally in the eyes that the ground can be perceived the majesty of life and death.

Then. It was already cold in early winter, and when I entered the inner hall, I felt the heat coming out, and I undressed immediately.

On the small stove, the small pot of purple mud steam out the taste of milk, which is handed down from the time of Taizu, and the milk and tea are mixed, which is milk tea. The most is the benefit of the cold winter.

Tea is cool, not suitable in winter, it is mixed.

The prince's place, of course, is of extraordinary quality, clumsy agarwood, he was also cold, took a sip of milk tea, only to see the princess with a heavy look, he couldn't help laughing: "What's wrong." What is so moving? ”

I have to say that since Taizu, three generations of fathers and sons have been regarded as people who respect their wives quite a lot, and so far nothing has happened in the aftermath, and what has become a rule and habit over time, and this matter is no exception.

Now that the crown prince is in charge of the country, the power is gradually starting to take hold, and the emperor's attitude is already obvious. The crown prince's position is naturally unshakable. So in his mind, there was nothing to be moved about.

"Your Highness. Zongrenfu just reported urgently, in triplicate, two copies to the Queen Mother and the Empress, and one to me. The crown princess poured him milk tea again and said.

"Zongren Mansion? Which lady or concubine went to you? The prince didn't think about it for a while, but just said.

Zongren's Mansion governs the royal family and nobles, but generally men's affairs are reported to the emperor directly, and women's affairs are reported to the queen to know.

"It's the Lord of Yunmeng."

"Ahh This sound hit the ears, and the cup in the prince's hand couldn't help but fall to the ground, and the milk tea fell to the ground.

Hearing the voice, the maid outside shouted: "Your Highness, Niangniang!" ”

"Come on in, clean up this place." The prince was stunned for a moment before speaking.

"Yes!" When the maid outside came in, she heard the sound of Si Suosuo, and quickly entered and exited, and in a short time she was cleaned up, and then hurriedly withdrew.

The prince poured himself a cup, his face sank into the mist of milk tea, he couldn't see his expression, he just asked in a low voice: "She hasn't been very good all along, why did she go all of a sudden, when did this happen?" ”

"This afternoon, at the beginning of Youchu, it's okay, and all of a sudden I went." The crown princess whispered, secretly looking at his expression with her eyes, and said, "It is said that the imperial village has been rectified and handed over, so I went calmly." ”

The lord of Yunmeng is in charge of the Huangzhuang, and the wealth is pouring all over the world, and it has already been handed over at this time.

This Yunmeng County Lord is still the fief of the Empress Dowager of Taizu Land, and in the next thirty years, there will be no promotion.

Entering and leaving the palace was forbidden, once taboo, Taizu just ignored it, in the future, has been looking good, until now, a forty-eight-year-old woman, but as beautiful as twenty years old, beautiful and incomprehensible, directly regarded as a demon by the world.

At this time, the prince saw her girl-like face in front of him, but he couldn't help but feel sad, and incomparable sadness appeared in his heart.

In front of the crown princess, the long-term cultivation made the prince silent, took a sip of tea, took a list, opened it at the beginning, and saw a large number of industries, but at this time there was no excitement, he just said astringently: "Ah, she is chasing grandpa Taizu, this matter has to be reported to the father, the county lord has merit to the royal family, how can he chase a princess." ”

As he spoke, he got up: "Now it's time to leave the palace forbidden, there are still some, I will personally report to my father to know." ”

The crown princess answered, arranged several guards, looked at this man, and left a little staggering!

On October 21 of that year, Taizu collapsed, and on the 23rd, the prince was in charge of the country.

On November 16, the lord of Yunmeng went and was posthumously named Princess Yunmeng.

In March of the following year, the second emperor who had been on the throne for seven years died, and it was Emperor Taizong who ascended the throne on the same day, and on the same day, the crown prince ascended the throne as the emperor, opening the prelude to the third generation of emperors.

History is rolling in and out, and in the blink of an eye, no one is the same.