XII. Minister of Destiny (2)

The waning moon is still there, all the palaces, where people live, are lit with lamps and candles, and the smoke wave to the Shuang Hall and the adjacent Jingcheng Hall are even brighter. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info The crying of the princes and ministers has stopped, and the eight ministers of Gu Ming especially need to mourn to do great things, so they found an empty house behind the Yanbo Zhishuang Palace, which is temporarily used as a center, especially the place where the ministers of Gu Ming give orders.

The secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the chief eunuchs of the Jingshi Room and various important places, including Xiao Anzi, almost all arrived, quietly waiting under the corridor, or inquiring about news, and looked from afar, only to see Su Shun alone there giving orders.

The first messenger sent Jing Shou, "Six foreheads!" Su Shun said, "Please escort the crown prince, no, no, now the emperor!" Hu followed the holy drive and went to see the imperial concubine and others. The moment of the ascension of the emperor to heaven, the concubines, the funeral etiquette, and so on, are decided, and then the performance is performed. ”

Jing Shou, whose eyes were swollen from crying, nodded, stood up without saying a word, and went to do his own errands.

"What about the chief eunuch of the worship room?"

Su Shun asked, and immediately someone handed him a pager: "Su Zhongtang passed Chen Shengwen!" ”

"Chen Shengwen is here!" He agreed loudly, lifted the curtain and entered the house, first asked for a peace, lowered his hands and stood solemnly, looking at Su Shun.

"Horses upload tassels everywhere!"

Whenever there is a national funeral, the first thing is to take off the red tassel draped on the big hat, Chen Shengwen replied: "Back to Su Zhongtang, it has been transmitted." ”

"Good!" Su Shun then said, "From today on, the crown prince will be called the emperor, and the queen will be called the queen mother. ”

explained to Chen Shengwen, and then sent the secretary of the Internal Affairs Office to prepare for the preliminary funeral, and the "contingency" measures in the palace came to an end. What is being discussed here is not a private matter of the court, but a matter of national priority to be proclaimed to the "subjects of the world."

The first thing that comes up is the time and ceremony of the "emperor's" accession to the throne.

At that time, Jae-won was the first to speak: "As the saying goes, 'A country cannot be without a king for a day', what should I do now? We've got to get an idea! "The stakes are so high that I don't want to make rash proposals for a while. Su Shun was impatient, pointed at Mu Yin and said, "Come next to each other, you can say it first!" ”

Mu Yin cleared his throat and slowly stated his opinion: "Since ancient times, the crown prince has been the first to ascend the throne. However, this dynasty has its own system, and it is best for us to follow the rules, so as not to let people gossip. ”

"If you want to say that it is an example, you have to follow the example of Kangxi." Duanhua wiped a finger of snuff, snorted his nose and shook his head: "It's been so long, why don't you go to find the precedent of the year for a while?" ”

"I remember," Kuang Yuan said: "Emperor Shizuzhang Bintian, Emperor Shengzuren was the eighth year of practice, at that time, it was the first to be served, and then the edict was issued, and then the next day, he was enthroned in the Taihe Palace, and the edict was issued to change the yuan. ”

"Not bad!" Zaiyuan nodded and said, "The emperors of the dynasties are all in the Taihe Palace. ”

"Not bad! I don't think it makes sense! Su Shun shouted. Although Zaiyuan attacked Prince Yi and was the oldest, he was Su Shun's nephew in terms of seniority, so he refuted his words very politely: "According to what you say, if you don't return to Beijing for a day, the country can't have an emperor for a day?" ”

"Don't be angry," Zaiyuan's cultivation is very good, "It's been discussed, you ask Jiyuan again, maybe he has a good idea." ”

Du Han had already studied this important matter, and said unhurriedly: "The words of the princes are good, 'the country cannot be without a king for a day', and the crown prince should 'ascend the throne in front of the coffin', but he also has to follow the family law of this dynasty, perform a ceremony in the Taihe Palace, and issue an edict to change the yuan." ”

These words are exhaustive, no one can be offended, but they are empty, and they also seem to be a little contradictory, Duanhua, who is dark in his stomach, heard it, and quickly asked: "Jiyuan, what do you say?" He also said 'ascended the throne in front of the coffin', and said 'the grand ceremony in the Taihe Palace', is it that he reigned twice? ”

"Back to the words of the prince," Du Han replied: "The crown prince took over the throne before the coffin, and the Taihe Palace Ceremony was the great ceremony, which is two different things!" ”

"Ahh Duanhua was quite appreciative: "It makes sense! ”

This time Du Han talked more and more eloquently: "Said to do it according to the routine, there is an example, forty-one years ago, also in July, July 25, Emperor Renzongrui died here, the princes and ministers obeyed Zhu's edict, asked Emperor Xuanzongcheng to take the throne, the same day to return to Beijing with Zigong, August 27 in the Taihe Hall to ascend the great ceremony. Now you can also do the same, first ask the young master to take the throne, and once the name is correct, the rest will be calm! ”

This method is completely in line with Su Shun's intentions, the young lord is not on the throne, Gu Ming's minister can not use the "edict" to order the whole country, and if he wants to return to Beijing to ascend the throne, then there is no monarch in the country these days, and besides, Su Shun is also afraid of returning to Beijing, and the queen's interference, Gu Ming's authority is weakened, it is not good, and some things still have to form examples as soon as possible. So after listening to Du Han's words, he immediately said loudly: "Excellent! That's it. Jiyuan," he asked, "Then when is the most appropriate time for the young lord to ascend the throne?" (To be continued.) )

PS: Gagen is coming. Hee-hee.