Liu He ascended the high platform and came to the Danqi in front of the front hall of Weiyang Palace.

Whether it was a subordinate official of Changyi or a young mansion of Lecheng, they all followed him in an orderly manner.

On the high platform, it was really cold.

Before I knew it, it was drizzling again.

The guards who were on duty outside the hall and under the porch were not aware of it at all, and everyone was as solemn as a sculpture.

Through the rain curtain, Liu He could already see the scene in the front hall a few feet away.

Although I can't see clearly, I can see the figures in the hall.

And the most conspicuous thing is the red Zigong in front of the main hall.

Liu He knew that Liu Fuling, the son of the Great Hang, was sleeping inside and rotting little by little.

So far away, Liu He's nose seemed to smell a vague smell of death.

Liu He looked up at the huge palace complex, maybe the smell of death was not emitted by the Son of Heaven, but by this palace.

In terms of identity, Liu Fuling is his predecessor; From the perspective of blood, Liu Fuling is his uncle; From a patriarchal point of view, Liu Fuling is about to become his father.

Liu Fuling is only two or three years older than himself, and he is about to become his father.

It's a tricky thing.

And in the front hall, there should be the Empress Shangguan who is actually three or four years younger than herself.

And she will soon become her own mother.

Le Cheng has already told himself about Cai Yi's proposal to change the year.

Liu He couldn't help but feel more bad for this imperial doctor.

Even if you change the age of Empress Shangguan, you have to change your own age.

A man is crowned at twenty, and a man is crowned as a husband.

After the crown, it means that you can be pro-government.

And now that the age has been inexplicably changed to a few years younger, I'm afraid I will have to wait a lot of time.

Whether this is Cai Yi's own idea, or Huo Guang's instructions behind his back.

It had an impact on Liu Hedu.

If nothing else, this seventy-eighty-year-old Cai Yi can no longer stay in the court.

Le Cheng saw that Liu He was in a daze, for fear that he would make some rude request, so he hurriedly took two steps forward and whispered behind him: "Your Highness, it's raining heavily, let's enter the hall." ”

"Hmm." Liu He only answered one word, and walked straight forward.

……

The distance of more than ten zhang is fleeting.

Liu He came under the gate of the front hall.

In an instant, Liu He saw clearly the hundred officials and ministers kneeling on both sides of the Zi Palace.

It is obviously inaccurate to say that it is a hundred officials and ministers, and there are not many officials who are qualified to participate in the ceremony of the crown prince's canonization.

There are no more than fifty people in the hall.

So the whole nave still seemed empty.

In addition to the huge Zi Palace that suddenly broke into his eyes, Liu He saw Empress Shangguan sitting in front of the Zi Palace at a glance.

Compared with the majestic, heavy, mysterious, and death-exuding Azusa Palace behind her, she looked thin and weak, and under the background of mourning clothes, the whole person looked even more pale and weak.

At first glance, it's no different from an ordinary girl.

She sat there, looking ahead, her dull gaze seemed to penetrate Liu He.

I don't know if she is looking at the rain outside the temple again, or looking at the dead souls of the deceased.

The arrival of King Changyi only made her eyes move slightly.

Liu He couldn't help but sigh lightly, and had more respect and sympathy for Empress Shangguan.

However, Liu He's attention did not stay on Empress Shangguan for long.

After all, the other party is the same as himself, and now he is a puppet.

His attention was attracted by the calm man standing on the left side of the Azusa Palace, the first of the hundred officials.

Presumably, this is Huo Guang.

For some reason, Liu He's feet were a little weak.

……

Huo Guang naturally saw the heir he chose, and he walked over steadily.

bowed down in front of Liu He.

"Your Majesty Huo Guang asked His Royal Highness King Changyi."

"The subordinate asks His Royal Highness the King of Changyi!" Under Huo Guang's leadership, Baiguan stood up, turned around, and bowed to Liu He.

"The general is flat, and the ministers are flat."

"No!"

Everyone stood up, and Huo Guang stepped aside.

Liu He calmed down, walked to the front of the Zi Palace, knelt down, and solemnly paid homage to the coffin of the Son of Heaven.

This time, Liu He didn't cry, after all, he had cried enough times.

After standing up, Liu He turned to the Empress Dowager Shangguan again.

"The nephew and nephew He asked Her Majesty the Queen." As he spoke, Liu He knelt in front of Empress Shangguan.

He lowered his head and waited for Empress Shangguan's response.

But after a long time, Empress Shangguan never spoke,

Liu He couldn't help but be a little anxious, could it be that this queen has also become a separate party?

"The king of Changyi greets the queen."

Huo Guang's voice came first, and he could hear that he didn't say this to Liu He, but to Empress Shangguan.

After another moment, Liu He heard an extremely weak voice coming from the front.

"Flat."

Liu He breathed a sigh of relief and slowly stood up.

These two words represent Shangguan's recognition of Liu He, even if this recognition is not from his original intention.

Then everything fell into place.

Taichang read out the edict drawn up by the Three Princes and Nine Secretaries in the name of the Son of Heaven.

"The king of Changyi, He is loyal and filial, virtuous in the world, it is appropriate to enter the temple of the heir and inherit the unification...... Wang He of Lichang-eup is the crown prince. ”

The surface work has been done all the way, Liu He has no need to pretend to resign, he knelt down in the direction of Taichang, and said in a somewhat trembling voice: "The king of Chenchangyi He De is thin, but the Son of Heaven has an edict, and the temple is a major event, so I dare not accept it." ”

Liu He took the edict, and then Taichang handed him the crown prince's seal.

After standing up, Liu He once again saluted to the Zigong and Empress Shangguan of the Great Son of Heaven.

Subsequently, Huo Guang took hundreds of officials to salute Liu He.

At this point, Liu He is no longer the king of Changyi, but the prince of the Han Empire.

Liu He'an took the edict safely, not only he breathed a sigh of relief, but Huo Guang also breathed a sigh of relief.

From the time Liu He walked into the main hall, Huo Guang's eyes never left Liu He.

At least at this moment, Huo Guang was satisfied with this heir of the Great Han selected by himself.

Before the meeting, Huo Guang was worried about Liu He's crazy hidden disease, but at this moment, it seems that it is not a hidden disease, but the absurdity of a young man.

It's not that it's easy to deal with illness, but it can be taught slowly.

He is sure in his heart that he can assist the new monarch who is about to ascend the throne just like he assisted the Son of Heaven.

……

With the prince, the entire Han has the backbone.

In the following ten days, under the auspices of Crown Prince Liu He, the funeral of the Son of Heaven was pushed down one link after another.

Red tape, but still be courteous.

There will be stumbles in the middle, and there will inevitably be some omissions, and there will be no major things after all.

On the tenth day of June in the fourth year of Yuanfeng, a huge funeral procession sent the Zigong of the Son of Heaven into his mausoleum, nicknamed Xiaozhao.

From the moment the tomb door was closed, Liu Fuling became history and walked into infinite darkness.

A man dies three times in his life, and the same goes for the emperor.

The first time is at the end of your life, the second time is when all the people you know die, and the third time is when all the people who know you die.

From this point of view, Liu Fuling is still alive.

It's just that his relationship with the Han Empire will get weaker and weaker.

Liu Fuling went, and Liu He came.