Early the next morning, all the streets of the entire Dragon City were occupied by the guards of Qianniu, the nine city gates were tightly closed, the city walls were full of crossbowmen, and even the bed crossbows, catapults, wells, Semen knife carts and other large siege and defense equipment were also taken out of the arsenal and used, and the entire Dragon City was heavily guarded like an iron bucket.

In the main hall of Longcheng, the woman's cry sounded together, and almost all the harem concubines and beauties gathered in front of the dormitory, and the noisy scene made people feel quite bored.

"That's enough, shut up for me!" Meng Jing, the concubine who had already cried and fainted several times last night, was calm at the moment, and she turned around and said sharply. Now that the queen has been beaten into the cold palace, all the concubines respect her, and the women were suddenly so frightened that they didn't dare to speak, and some people didn't have time to stop crying, so they had to cover their mouths desperately and hold their faces red.

"I want to cry back to my palace and cry, and then dare to disturb the emperor's quiet funeral!" Meng Jing's voice was cold, like an ice knife and an arrow, no one in the hall dared to make a little more sound, Meng Jing tilted her head, and two lines of hot tears slipped from her eyes uncontrollably.

The funeral ceremony of the death of the emperor of the Liang Dynasty is very grand, mainly including the small funeral, the big funeral, the suspension of the soul, the removal of the tomb, the funeral, the burial of the six processes, before all the processes are over, the new emperor can not ascend the throne.

Among them, the small funeral is held on the day of the emperor's death, and the emperor is dressed and hated, and at the same time, the prince and grandson must wear filial piety, and cut off a lock of hair to express mourning, the female dependents must take off all the ornaments, and the officials accompanying the side should take off the official hat.

The funeral was held the day after the funeral, and after the emperor was carried into the Azusa Palace (coffin) on the day of the funeral, all the princes, ministers, civil and military officials in Kyoto came to pay respects to the emperor's remains.

For the people of Longcheng, this was originally another ordinary day for more than half a year, as early as a few months ago, it was rumored that Emperor Jinglong's health was deteriorating, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was about to succeed to the throne. Emperor Jinglong reigned for twenty-seven years, and the first few years of his succession were also regarded as hard work, the quality of life of the people of the Liang Dynasty has been greatly improved, and the national strength has also been greatly improved, but in the late period of Emperor Jinglong's reign, the corrupt party disputes among officials intensified, and there were several years of famine in some provinces.

"Bell!" The bell tower of the palace was the first to ring heavily, and then several Taoist temples in the Dragon City also rang in unison. The roaring bells echoed over Dragon City for a long time, one by one with a shocking power.

The people of Longcheng heard the bell ringing from the palace and stopped what they were doing, some people stood still, some people lost their minds and cried, and some people were dazed and helpless, they more or less heard the rumors in the palace, and they all clearly knew that this bell may represent the meaning of the funeral of the lord of a country, and the spiritual pillar of a country has collapsed.

The bell overshadowed one after another, getting louder and louder, and when it struck the ninth time, everyone confirmed their inner guess in their hearts, and only when the emperor died, the bell would be struck nine times.

All the princes and ministers in Kyoto, civil and military officials, dressed neatly, began to set off for the Imperial Palace, and there were many carriages of different colors on the avenue outside the palace.

At the same time, the south gate of Longcheng was unusually opened, according to the law of the Great Liang, after the death of the emperor, the capital must be closed for martial law for three months. Bands of black-clad and black-armored knights poured in from the open gates, and they soon occupied all the main passages of the city walls, and even the bed crossbow trebuchets on the walls of the city turned around.

An ordinary carriage slowly drove in along the city gate hole unhurriedly, and the waste prince Yu Hong sat on the carriage neatly dressed, and his eyes frequently swept to another man with a lupine scarf beside him, who turned out to be the nominal lord of Xuanyi - Fang Yu.

Seemingly sensing Yu Hong's nervousness, Fang Yu smiled confidently and patted Yu Hong's palm gently: "Your Majesty don't be nervous, there are three thousand beggar troops with Changge sitting behind the city gate, and not a single fly in the entire Dragon City will want to fly out." ”

Yu Hong nodded again and again, his eyes were full of approval: "Lord Shenjun, I have a deep understanding of General Hao's strength, and he has swept away more than 30 cities along the way in a row for several months, and he is actually the number one fierce general in the world." It's just that in addition to the two guards of Qianniu and Longguang in this dragon city, there is also a self-only religion. ”

Speaking of this, Yu Hong's tone was full of worry: "The Weiwu Sect is known as three thousand grandmasters, and there are tens of thousands of disciples, and they are the biggest variable in this battle. ”

Fang Yu shook the feather fan in his hand slightly, and the old god closed his eyes: "What about the three thousand grandmasters? The twenty-eight gods under my command have all arrived in Dragon City, and I just want to meet the great grandmaster Chaoyang Zhenren for a while, to see if this big man known as the Liang Dynasty Dinghai Divine Needle is in vain." ”

In the main hall of the Longcheng Palace, all the civil and military officials knelt down together, and the governor of the Inner Palace, Lu Gonggong, took out the holy decree from the brocade box on the side and handed it to Xu Fangke, the head of the Privy Council, the head of the civil officials: "Lord Xu, it is up to you to read the book of succession." ”

Xu Fangke and Lu Wei glanced at each other, took a few steps forward, knelt under the throne and raised their hands to receive the holy decree, he looked around at the princes and grandchildren, the concubines and concubines cleared their throats and read aloud: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: I have been on the throne for more than 27 years, thanks to heaven and earth, the silent blessing of the sect, not due to Liangde." The day of the end of the day is approaching, and it is rumored to be located in the crown prince's jue. The prince is benevolent and filial, with the emperor Chaoyang Zhenren, Long Guangwei commander Gan Ziyu, uncle Ouyang Yifang, Longcheng Mansion Yin Huangzhen, and the head of the Privy Council Xu Fangke as the ministers of Gu Ming, keeping in mind that the benefits of the four seas are for profit, and the heart of the day is the heart, the body of the ministers, the children and the people, protect the state in danger, cause the rule in the chaos, work diligently all night, sleep is not negotiable, leniency and severity, mutual use of economic power, in order to plan for the country's long-term plan. To protect the country and defend the country, I have more than I wish. Chin!"

After Xu Fangke finished reading, all the civil and military officials knelt down and bowed, and sure enough, as everyone guessed, Emperor Jinglong finally chose the crown prince Yu Jue as his heir, and among the many princes, only Yu Jue could take on this great responsibility.

Unlike the crown prince Yu Jue's eyes full of joy that could not be concealed, there was one person present who was sitting on pins and needles, and he felt as if the civil and military officials around him were pointing at him, and he was the Wuhou Hong Chengqi, the head of the military attachés.

Hong Chengqi also entered the palace with the five ministers who were divided into the edict when Emperor Jinglong was dying, and he himself thought that the position of the important minister who assisted the new emperor to ascend the throne must have his own place, but he did not expect that Emperor Jinglong's edict would eliminate himself.

This is no longer a shameless problem for Hong Chengqi, he must think carefully, is it the emperor's intention or someone tampered with the edict, or is his plan discovered?

He raised his head, and his gaze met with the soon-to-be-succeeded crown prince Yu Jue, who showed him a cold smile full of disdain.