After the wedding, Liangzhou gradually returned to its former peace. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the people rested and recuperated.

Xue Leihan and relatives of the Zhou family left one after another after staying for a while.

Just when Chenyue was getting familiar with various military affairs in Liangzhou step by step, a piece of news came out from the capital, and the world was shocked.

In the autumn of the sixth year of Wude, Zhou Zhu, the emperor of Zhou Dynasty, died.

It turned out that six years after he entered Wude, Zhou Zhu's health deteriorated, and the Taiyuan Hospital was helpless, and Zhou Zhu finally died. Zhou Zhu died suddenly of illness just over six years after he took the throne, which was really an untimely death.

Chenyue looked at the obituary sent by the court, looked into the distance, and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Brother Xue, it's unfortunate that your words were right."

Shengtian City, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

A cry of mountain shouts rang out in the main hall. The country cannot live without a king for a day. The new emperor Zhou Chengxuan, who was only ten years old, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. The young child looked at the dense crowd of kneeling ministers below. He was still confused about becoming an emperor.

He was confused and his eyes were blank.

After a hundred bows, Yu Wen Hongru stood at the forefront of the courtiers, wearing white mourning, standing at the side of the hall, and said loudly: "Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites, have all the arrangements for the burial of the late emperor been made?"

At this time, Yuwen Hongru, as an important minister of the four dynasties and the prince and Taifu, was ordered to assist the country.

Cai Xuewen, the Minister of Rites, took a step forward, bowed and replied: "According to the ancestral system, the late emperor's coffin will be buried in the imperial mausoleum in one month. The Ministry of Rites has drawn up specific regulations and various matters are being stepped up. Please rest assured, Your Majesty. In addition,

, all the foreign vassal kings have been recalled to attend the funeral ceremony of the late emperor, and are on their way back to Beijing."

Yu Wen Hongru nodded slightly: "This is the foundation of the country. I hope that the officials of the Ministry of Rites will do their best and there must be no mistakes."

After saying this, Yuwen Hongru turned to look at the new emperor on the throne. Zhou Chengxuan nodded unnaturally. He didn't know any of His Highness's civil and military officials at all. Only Yuwen Hongru, as the Crown Prince and Tutor, often taught him his lessons.

, the person he was most familiar with, now that he has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, all matters will naturally be decided by Yuwen Hongru, and the Yuwen family will become more powerful for a while.

Yuwen Mansion

Yuwen Chenghua stood in his father's study, looked at Yuwen Hongru who was playing with the tea set, hesitated for a moment and said: "The five vassal princes outside are all on their way to Beijing, including King Fu, who has also set off from Fuzhou."

"King Fu." Yu Wen Hongru muttered the name: "He hasn't been to the capital for more than twenty years. He didn't even come when the late emperor ascended the throne. Now that the late emperor passed away, the old guy came instead. It's interesting.

"

King Fu Zhou Tongfu was the imperial uncle of the late Emperor Zhou Zhu. Zhou Zhu’s father’s temple name was Renzong. This King Fu was Renzong’s brother. In terms of seniority, this King Fu was already the grandfather of today’s emperor.

"Father, the old man failed in his fight for the throne with the late emperor Renzong and was kicked out of the process. He has always been worried about this matter. My Yuwen family tried hard to protect Renzong's accession to the throne, but Prince Fu regarded us as a thorn in his flesh. I'm worried about this.

When the second vassal king goes to Beijing, something may happen." Yuwen Chenghua said with a worried look on his face.

Although Yuwen Chenghua was still young in the original battle for the throne, he still had fresh memories of the earthquake in the capital that year. As the second prince, Zhou Renzong unexpectedly defeated the prince Zhou Tongfu and ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Since then, Zhou Tongfu

I only visited Fuzhou when I went out, and never set foot in the imperial capital again.

Yu Wen Hongru said calmly: "Half of your body has been buried in the loess, how can there be any waves?"

Seeing the calm expression on his father's face, Yu Wen Chenghua said anxiously: "In recent years, King Fu has been visiting the border areas to guard against South Vietnam, and he has been in charge of the military and political affairs of Fuzhou and Luzhou. Our court has not exercised much jurisdiction over these two places.

Almost all of the local officials are close associates of King Fu, and we can’t control them at all. If this goes on for a long time, there may be problems!”

After hearing this, Yu Wen Hongru became serious: "Has it reached this point? Emperor Renzong was too kind back then and couldn't bear to do anything to this brother. Now it seems that he shouldn't be let go to Fuzhou. I have been patronizing him all these years.

I was fighting for military power with the Qi Party. I didn't expect this old guy to do so many tricks behind the scenes. This was my mistake." Yu Wen Hongru stood up and paced back and forth in the room.

After a long time, he said: "Send more spies to sneak into Fuzhou and Luzhou to closely monitor every move of Prince Fu's palace. The military and political chiefs of the two states will also monitor him. After Prince Fu arrives in Beijing, you should also pay more attention to see who he goes around with."

Seeing his father take it seriously, Yuwen Chenghua breathed a sigh of relief.

Within a month, the capital became lively, and several vassal kings came to the imperial capital respectively. King Fu Zhou Tongfu; King Zhou Jiaqing of Wu, the second brother of the late emperor Zhou Zhu, went to Wuzhou; King Hui Zhou Jiaxiang, the third brother of the late emperor Zhou Zhu, came to Wuzhou.

He was granted the title of Huizhou; King Ning Zhou Ding was a hereditary vassal king, his father was the younger brother of the late emperor Renzong, and he was the same generation as Zhou Zhu, so he was granted the title of Ningzhou; King Zhou Jian of Yue, a hereditary vassal king, was a side branch, and he was the same generation as Zhou Tongfu, so he was granted the title of Fan Yue.

Prefecture. (Let me mention here that this Yuezhou is not the Yuezhou where Yuelu Academy is located. This is not a typo.)

On the first morning after the funeral ceremony, according to etiquette, the five feudal princes formally visited the new emperor and reported the government affairs of their respective fiefdoms.

In the morning court, in front of the former class train of civil and military ministers, there were five more figures wearing large yellow dragon robes. Two of the figures appeared to be old, and the other three were upright and in their prime, with heroic appearance.

According to the Zhou Dynasty system, the emperor's dragon robe was embroidered with nine dragons, symbolizing his status as the Nine-Fifth Supreme Being. The dragon robes of other vassal princes with the same surname could only be embroidered with one dragon to show their royal dignity.

I saw that one of them was an old man with gray hair, but his words and actions showed no sign of senility. Instead, he was energetic and dignified. However, the old man's left leg seemed to be a little lame. This man was Zhou Tongfu, the King of Fortune.

The old man said loudly: "Your Majesty, South Vietnam has been making moves in recent years and has repeatedly harassed our borders. Our military expenditures in Fuzhou and Luzhou are tight. We hope that the imperial court will allocate military resources as soon as possible to prepare for any eventuality!"

Yu Wen Hongru frowned when he heard this, and glanced at Prince Fu's limping left leg without any trace. The young emperor did not answer when he saw the Taifu, and his childish voice rang out in the hall: "Prince Fu has worked hard, this matter is dismissed."

Afterwards, we can discuss with the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War, and the shortage of materials can be allocated as much as possible. This matter has troubled the old lady."

The eyes of the young Zhou Chengxuan were a little erratic. He didn't know the old events of that year, but he felt that there was an aura about his grandfather, King Fu, that made him panic, and he couldn't feel the warmth of his family.

The two ministers of the Ministry of Hubu and the Ministry of War bowed their heads in agreement. Yuwen Hongru kept his body straight and said slightly hoarsely: "Prince Fu has worked hard to guard the border for the country and has made great achievements. However, if you ask for something, the court will do its best to satisfy it."
Chapter completed!