Weiyang Palace is still solemn, Chang'an City is still lively and prosperous, Liu Qi's mental state is not as good as day by day, the death of Zhidu made him slump, and the pain in his chest will be unbearable from time to time, he saw the reality of the Liu family in power, and thus felt that there are still many things to do, will the sky still give him a chance, even Liu Qi's own heart is full of confusion. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

When Liu Qi was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard the person outside the hall shouting: "Report to Your Majesty, there is urgent information at the border gate." ”

Liu Qi was suddenly shocked and said, "Hurry up." ”

A messenger ran in panting and said: "Report to Your Majesty, the news came from 800 miles away that Yanmen County was attacked by the Huns again, and the border people were killed and injured countless times, and all their property was robbed. ”

"Ahh......h ”

"No. The confessor stood up, turned and gave the order.

Liu Qi frowned, clutched his chest and didn't stand up for a long time, and the confessor on the side saw that Liu Qi's face was wrong, and immediately approached and asked, "Your Majesty, is there any discomfort there?"

"You may feel a chill from time to time, just take a break. ”

"Then please go to the backrooms and rest. ”

As he spoke, the confessor helped Liu Qi into the back room.

Early the next morning, the morning time has arrived, but I didn't see Liu Qi coming, the minister of civil and military affairs in the Xuan room was a little restless, and now the prime minister has been replaced by Wei Juan, everyone stared at Wei Juan with anxious eyes, Wei Juan also felt bad, so he went to the greenhouse hall where Liu Qi rested to check the situation, before arriving at the palace gate, he had already seen the witch doctors shuttling back and forth like a marquee, Wei Juan hurriedly ran into the back room of the hall, and saw Liu Qi lying on the bed, his face was pale, panting rapidly, surrounded by the prince Liu Che, Wei Juan knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Chen Weiwan doesn't know that the dragon body is not safe, please forgive me. ”

Liu Qi opened his eyes slightly and glanced at Wei Wan and said: "Prime Minister, I'm afraid it's time for the early dynasty, please tell the ministers that I occasionally feel cold today and can't carry out the early dynasty, you can make up your mind about small things, and report to me about big things." ”

"No, Your Majesty take care of the dragon's body and recover soon. ”

"Go, go, deal with the affairs of the early dynasty. Liu Qi glanced at Wei Juan and said.

"The minister retired. Wei Wan withdrew from the greenhouse hall.

Liu Qi glanced at Liu Che again and asked, "How old is the prince this year?"

Liu Che replied, "Your Majesty, the child is twenty-eight years old. ”

"Hehe, it's almost, I'm already an adult, and I'll prepare a crown ceremony for you in three days. Speaking of this, Liu Qi's chapped lips showed a hint of a smile.

At this time, the messenger at the door shouted: "The Queen Mother has arrived." ”

Liu Che hurriedly walked to the door of the hall and knelt down and bowed: "Prince Liu Che greets the Queen Mother." ”

I saw that the Empress Dowager Dou walked in quickly with the support of the confessor, and when she heard Liu Che's voice, she asked, "Prince, how is your father's illness, why is he suddenly so sick?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, my father may just feel a cold and is currently on bed rest. Liu Che replied.

"Oh, let the old woman touch it, what the hell is going on. Empress Dowager Dou walked to Liu Qi's bed under the guidance of the confessor.

At this time, Liu Qi opened his eyes, struggled to sit up, and finally leaned on the pillow with the help of the confessor, and said in a weak and hoarse voice: "Mother, my illness is fine, and my mother is frightened." ”

Empress Dowager Dou grabbed Liu Qi's wrist and said in a complaining tone: "Your Majesty is really too inattentive to the dragon body, and I feel very serious when I hear the voice, have you let the witch doctor see it, and prescribe a few pairs of medicines to eat?"

"I've seen it, I'm taking the medicine, and I believe it will get better in a few days. ”

"That's good, that's good, Your Majesty don't just be busy with state affairs, you have to care about your body from time to time. ”

At this time, Liu Qi changed the topic and said: "My mother came just in time, and I have something to discuss with my mother." ”

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"The prince is now twenty-eight years old, and he has reached adulthood, and I am going to make a crown ceremony for the prince in three days, what does my mother think?"

Empress Dowager Dou was startled at first, and then said with a smile: "Oh, good thing, good thing, the prince has grown up, and my Han has a successor, so I will immediately send Feng Chang to prepare." ”

"Okay, okay. ”

Empress Dowager Dou then said to the confessor beside her: "Quickly bring some tonic for strengthening the body and stew it for Your Majesty, and then ask the wizard to do some magic to drive away the miasma in this hall." ”

"No. ”

Liu Qi said gratefully: "Let my mother bother." ”

"Your Majesty, the big man can live without my old woman, but he can't do without His Majesty, you must take care of your body and don't think too much. ”

"Thank you, Mother. ”

"Well, take good care of yourself, and the old woman will go back. ”

"Mother walks slowly. ”

Empress Dowager Dou, with the support of the confessor, slowly left the greenhouse hall.

Liu Qi then said to Liu Che: "Che'er, you can go down too, I will rest for a while." ”

"No. ”

Liu Qi lay down again, fell asleep in a daze, and the scenes of the past came to mind, from the daily government to the war scenes in the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, he suddenly saw the dead Concubine Li and Liu Rong viciously rushing towards him, and then his heart suddenly woke up, the sky outside was already bright, he sat up with all his strength, turned his head and saw a person lying on the side of the bed, and then saw clearly that it was Wei Qihou Dou Ying, at this time Dou Ying was also awakened by Liu Qi's sound of getting up, raised his head and immediately knelt down and bowed:" Dou Ying asked His Majesty for peace. ”

Liu Qi replied softly: "Wei Qihou is exempt, when did you come over, and how long have you been here?" ”

"Avoidance, in the middle of the night, I heard the news that His Majesty was slightly ill, and when I rushed over, I saw that His Majesty had rested, so I didn't bother, so I waited here. ”

"Wei Qihou has worked hard. Liu Qi also suddenly thought of this, after he lived long, whether Liu Che could succeed to the throne smoothly, the key depends on his mother, Empress Dowager Dou, and he must make his mother happy in order to smoothly carry out the change of throne, how to make his mother happy, he suddenly had an idea, so he whispered, "Wei Qihou, I have an edict to send to you, come, listen to my will." ”

The confessor immediately replied, "No." ”

"The edict of Dou Ying, the Marquis of Wei, was given, and the content was 'If there is an inconvenience, it will be cheap'. This means that if something unfavorable to you happens, you can adapt to the situation and report your opinion to the emperor, who can exonerate him.

When Dou Ying heard this, he was very excited, this was an edict to avoid death, and he immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Minister Dou Ying Xie Your Majesty Longen, thinking that the minister's merits are still shallow, I am afraid that he is not suitable for this honor." ”

Liu Qi said weakly: "Wei Qihou has worked hard for the prosperity of Sheji, and he deserves this reward, please don't shirk." ”

"No, thank you, Your Majesty. ”

Liu Qi changed the topic and continued: "Three days later, I am going to hold a crown ceremony for the crown prince, and Wei Qihou, as his own family, must attend on time and be a witness. ”

"The minister heard the news, but Your Majesty's body is ......," Dou Ying wondered.

Liu Qi cracked his chapped lips and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I can still insist, this is a big matter for the prince, and it must be done well." ”

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty must take care of the dragon's body. ”

As the sky gradually brightened, the messenger walked in to report: "Report to Your Majesty, the three princes and nine secretaries are waiting outside the palace, saying that they want to come in to visit Your Majesty's condition." ”

Dou Ying frowned and said, "Oh, Your Majesty, can you see them in this body?"

Liu Qi coughed a few times in a row, and said weakly: "It's more troublesome if you don't see it, let's let them in, so as not to cause unnecessary chaos in the court." ”

"No. ”

After a while, the civil and military officials walked into the main hall in turn, bowed and asked for peace, Liu Qi beckoned everyone to sit down, and said softly: "I have been in a bad position recently, and the affairs of the court will depend on your concerted efforts to deal with it, so as to calm the people of the world." ”

"No, listen to Your Majesty. ”

This visit lasted for half an hour, Liu Qi felt a pain in his chest, so he continued to rest in bed, and Dou Ying and the others left with interest.

In Chang'an in winter, snowflakes fell inadvertently, covering the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, and the entire pass became a white expanse, giving people a white sense of slaughter, Liu Che sat on his knees in the prince's palace, standing next to Zhang Jiayang, Wei Juan was sitting opposite and said: "Prince, do you know what the crown ceremony for His Royal Highness will be held three days later portends?"

"Teacher, the crowner, the coming-of-age ceremony, it may be that the father thinks that the prince has matured. ”

The prince was only half right. Wei Juan observed Liu Che's eyes, and then said, "The ancients were twenty years old, but this year, the prince is twenty-eight years old, why, hasn't the prince considered it?"

Liu Che asked confusedly, "Please make it clear to the teacher." ”

"Prince, you must be mentally prepared, the future of Sheji depends on the prince, the emperor must be worried about his condition, if he misses a little, His Royal Highness has not been confirmed to be an adult, and he cannot officially take over the throne, which will pose a great threat to the safety of the Han Dynasty." ”

"Teacher, is my father's illness very serious?"

"It's better to be careful, the old minister just reminded the prince to put the community first, not to indulge in the relationship between father and son, and the friendship between children, hoping that the prince can understand. ”

"The teachers teach, and the students take it to heart. ”

"In addition, the crown ceremony after three days is very important to the crown prince, and he must personally be responsible for arranging the guards to prevent people with ulterior motives from coming to make trouble. ”

"Oh......" Liu Che thought for a moment and turned his head to look at Zhang Jiayang and said, "This matter is still in charge of Zhang Duwei, with him, I believe that safety can still be guaranteed." ”

Zhang Jiayang agreed: "No, please rest assured that the prince will send more people to be responsible for the prince's safety." ”

Wei Juan smiled slightly: "There shouldn't be any accidents now." ”

Three days later, the snowflakes for several days ended, the east miraculously revealed the red sun, the earth was white, on the altar of the ancestral temple in front of the Weiyang Palace, Fengchang had already prepared all the utensils for the crown ceremony, Liu Che had already waited under the altar, and at the same time stood full of Liu clan relatives and the humerus ministers in the court, everyone looked at the way to the greenhouse hall here, without much effort, Liu Qi lay on his side and sat on the sedan chair and walked over, everyone knelt down and shouted: "Welcome to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

Liu Qi struggled on the sedan chair for a long time and didn't sit up, and the confessor who followed next to him hurriedly stretched out his hand to help Liu Qi up. ”

Hula everyone stood up, and the confessor ran to Feng Chang and said softly: "The emperor is in a noble condition, the preliminary ceremony of the crown ceremony is exempted, and the three crowns are directly carried out, and the emperor will return to the palace to rest immediately after the operation." ”

"No. ”

Feng Chang immediately brought the three sets of crown dresses to the stage, coughed lightly and said: "To change customs, omit the previous ceremony, directly crown the prince, and ask the emperor to come to the stage to crown the third prince." ”

Several people carried the sedan chair up and up, and then got off the sedan chair, the confessor supported Liu Qi to stand in the center of the stage, Liu Che put on a crown dress and walked in front of Liu Qi, and gave a deep salute, Liu Qi grinned softly and said: "The prince is an adult, once he is crowned, everything will go smoothly and be safe." As he spoke, he added a crown of color to Liu Che's freshly combed bun, and everyone in the audience shouted: "Good." ”

Immediately after Liu Qi changed his crown dress and carried out the second crown, Liu Qi still said: "The second crown, the family and the beauty have a long history." ”

"Good. ”

changed the dress again and carried out the three crowns, Liu Qi used all his strength and said: "Three crowns, the society will be forever long." ”

"Good. When everyone raised their heads to look at Liu Qi's lips after shouting, they found a trace of blood oozing out of Liu Qi's mouth, and the confessor hurriedly wiped the blood with a handkerchief and shouted loudly: "The emperor is not in good health, go back to the palace to recuperate, and the next ceremony will be presided over by Feng Chang." ”

After saying that, he picked up Liu Qi and got on the sedan chair, hurriedly returned to Weiyang Palace, and entered a coma, Liu Qi's body has reached the time when the oil is exhausted, and the world affairs inside and outside the Han Dynasty have exhausted Liu Qi's life, after a night of struggle and pain, he closed his eyes full of confusion, and a low bell rang in the Weiyang Palace, and the news of Liu Qi's death quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Chang'an, and slowly dispersed to the whole country.

When Empress Dowager Dou heard the bell, she sat in the Longevity Hall in surprise, and muttered, "He still went, still went." "There were cloudy tears in his eyes.

At this time, Wei Juan led the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to ask for a meeting outside the palace, and the Empress Dowager Dou said, "Invite them in." ”

When Wei Wan and the others entered the door, they lay on the ground and cried: "The Queen Mother, the emperor has died." ”

"It turns out that this is true. Empress Dowager Dou paused for a moment and then said, "Don't be too sad, you still need your help in the major affairs of the court." ”

Wei Juan and the others immediately stopped crying and said: "The Queen Mother, dealing with the emperor's future affairs is something that needs to be done immediately, but the country cannot be without a king for a day, and it is also a top priority to let the crown prince ascend the throne and succeed to the throne as soon as possible." ”

"What Aiqing said is reasonable, what do the other ministers have in mind?"

Several civil and military ministers behind Wei Juan said in unison: "Listen to the orders of the Queen Mother." ”

"Okay, then Prime Minister Wei Juan will set up a social affairs handling team, first organize the crown prince to ascend the throne, and then be responsible for the emperor's state funeral. ”

"No. ”

After a month of preparation, the new emperor was ready to ascend the throne, in the first month of the year of Gengzi, he chose a good day and an auspicious day, Liu Che put on a newly customized dragon robe, wore a crown, and ascended the emperor's throne surrounded by all the ministers, and since then the Han has opened a new page.