They didn't know much about Zhao Zexun, but to be granted the throne and a fiefdom, Liang Huanqing thought that he must not be a mere mortal.

When Zhao Zexun entered Beijing more than ten years ago, Liang Fengmian was still guarding the frontier. Therefore, Liang Huanqing had never met Zhao Zexun, let alone knew what kind of temper he had.

But Zhao Zexun, like Liang Fengmian, once led troops to garrison at the key point in the middle of Shu. There were many southern barbarians there, and it was the most dangerous and important port of entry. Zhao Zexun guarded it for decades. Later, after the late emperor thought of his hard work, he sent Shu

The central fiefdom granted him this honor, which was the first time in the Celestial Dynasty. Even Liang Fengmian, who was brave and good at fighting, was only recalled to the capital to be given a house and a title in his prime.

From this point of view, when Zhao Zexun was younger, he was more respected than Liang Fengmian.

After Liang Huanqing returned to the palace, he asked Chu Qi to find Zhao Zexun's information and read it from beginning to end, which made him more sure of his thoughts.

Today's events were so troublesome that Qi Jingyang would not give up revenge so easily. Of course, Liang Huanqing also thought that if he could strike first, he would do so.

But there are really too many factors involving Liang Huanqing now. The higher a person is in a high position, the more things he has to consider.

As soon as the enthronement ceremony is over, Liang Huanqing will become the empress of the Celestial Dynasty. This is unquestionable. In other words, the life and death of the Celestial Dynasty is closely related to her. She has to consider these things. If she makes one wrong step, she will be doomed.

Instead of letting Qi Jingyang jump over the wall to get revenge on Liang Huanqing with Zhao Zexun, Liang Huanqing wanted to use his righteousness and loyalty to appease and win over Zhao Zexun.

Although Zhao Peiyu's death was closely related to Liang Huanqing, Liang Huanqing believed that as long as Zhao Zexun knew the truth, he would not have any other ideas.

But the truth of the matter must be told by the right person at the right time. If Qi Jingyang is allowed to speak first, it may turn right and wrong, and then there will be another enemy. Liang Huanqing is already at his wits end.

, no matter how difficult it is to deal with Zhao Zexun.

What's more, the country is now in turmoil, with internal and external troubles. Although it won the battle at the beginning of the year, the epidemic broke out, coupled with the poor harvest. On the surface, it still seems that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, but it is already surrounded by external defeats. This is reflected by the officials of the imperial court in Beijing.

No one knows, no one knows.

The internal problems of the Celestial Empire have to be dealt with slowly by themselves, but Liang Huanqing has a way to avoid the invasion of other countries. This is tantamount to letting Liang Fengmian and Zhao Zexun cooperate. In this case, just by shocking foreign enemies can also help the Celestial Empire.

Avoid unnecessary wars.

Liang Ji sent troops to Sichuan to invite Zhao Zexun. The emperor's funeral would definitely be late, but when the new emperor ascended the throne, it was understandable to invite Zhao Zexun. After all, he could be regarded as the old prince of the Celestial Dynasty.

Qi Bingyu's funeral was held quickly the next day. However, due to the outbreak of the plague in Beijing, Liang Huanqing specifically ordered that no people were allowed to watch. Officials wore sackcloth and mourning.

, but no one dared to make any noise.

Qi Jingyang, Qi Jingqin, Qi Wangshu and Liang Huanqing held the coffin in their hands and followed the coffin to the imperial mausoleum with sad faces.

The coffin bearers were already waiting at the Gate of Supreme Harmony. They had carried the coffin several times in front of the Gate of Supreme Harmony earlier. Even if there was a bowl of water on the coffin, it might not be spilled until they reached the imperial mausoleum.

The emperor's funeral is called an "evil ceremony" and is as important as his coronation, wedding, and birthday.

It was jointly handled by the Ministry of Rites, Luan Yiwei and the Department of Internal Affairs, which cost countless money.

The emperor must choose the location of his mausoleum before his death. The tombs of emperors and concubines of all dynasties were chosen in Dongling and Xiling.

They built their own "underground palace" when they were in power, and the cemetery was constructed for 35 years.

When he left the palace on this trip, he was followed by countless palace people, who wanted to escort the emperor's body to Dongling.

As for the golden nanmu from Yunnan that Zi Palace needs to use, the freight cost will be hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. After the coffin is made, it needs to be painted with forty-nine layers of paint.

After the emperor died, he had to choose an auspicious time to be buried. This was the most important time for Concubine Mei and Liang Huanqing. Shen Tuchen was not present, and the head of the Taiyuan Hospital and the old man were responsible for the burial. Fortunately, nothing suspicious was found.

place.

Xia Rongxin and Liang Huanqing looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

After the burial, rituals and condolence activities must be held continuously. There is also a pole performance at Deshengmen. According to the scale and requirements of a formal funeral, the pole bearer first carries a piece of Dulong wood that is the same weight as the coffin, about 10,000 kilograms.

Put a bowl of water and practice until the water no longer spills when walking. During the performance, work must be stepped up to repair the royal road to the mausoleum.

On the day of the death, seventy-two people were first used to carry the coffin out of the Gate of Supreme Harmony, with the direct prince supporting the coffin. However, since Qi Bingyu did not have many heirs, Qi Wangshu and Liang Huanqing also followed.

At this time, the royal family and officials came out in full force. According to the Celestial Code, at the front were sixty-two flag-bearers, holding high the flags and umbrellas of the people; followed by the emperor's guard of honor, which numbered one thousand six hundred and twenty-eight people.

, they held various weapons, flags and various "shaohuo" made of paper or silk, which was very majestic and majestic.

The coffin bearers were dressed in mourning robes. There were 128 people in each shift, and they took turns carrying the coffin in three shifts.

Behind the coffin are the fully armed royal soldiers, followed by the civil and military officials, relatives of the emperor and the clan, with cars and sedans in a continuous stream.

In the funeral procession, there were also a large number of monks, Taoist priests, nuns, Taoist nuns and lamas. They were dressed in robes, held lawful weapons, and kept playing music and chanting sutras.

The entire funeral procession is more than ten miles long, and hundreds of miles along the way from Beijing to the imperial mausoleum. A reed hall is built at the end of the distance for the mourning procession and the funeral procession to rest. This kind of reed hall also has jade steps and gold tiles, and is decorated with red and green tiles.

, very gorgeous.

Even the monarch who is more than ten thousand people can only turn into nothingness after being buried in the grave. After Liang Huanqing looked at the coffin entering the mausoleum, tears flowed out for some reason. She had never seen such a scene, but she thought of herself from it.

mother——

When they were at the frontier fortress, Yang Suying died in just a thin coffin. After moving around a few places, they couldn't even remember where Yang Suying was buried.

When I arrived in Beijing, I had no choice but to set up a tomb in the General's Mansion to worship during the Qingming Festival every year...

"Kneel down -" After the coffin was delivered to the imperial mausoleum, the eunuchs and maids standing next to the imperial mausoleum waved their flags in their hands, yellow paper was flying, and He Sheng shouted with a sad and desolate voice.

Everyone accompanying him knelt down. If he had looked at it at that time, Dongling would have been completely white.

"Your Majesty—" Even after a few days, Xia Rongxin still found it difficult to accept this fact. After seeing Qi Bingyu's imperial mausoleum sealed, she couldn't help but cry.

Qi Wangshu and Liang Huanqing knelt beside Concubine Mei, and they all came forward to comfort her. The concubine behind them also cried endlessly.

Liang Huanqing looked at Qi Jingyang and Qi Jingqin, who were kneeling side by side in front of them and weeping. No matter how many barriers there had been between them, they were still handling the funeral of the late emperor like brothers.

Qi Jingyang and Qi Jingqin never had any trouble during the few days they were mortued at the shrine. Liang Huanqing and Qi Jingyang didn't say anything about what happened in front of Taihe Gate, so they just pretended it had never happened.

The common people were somewhat surprised by the death of the emperor, but many people had already thought of it. Since they had not been to the morning court for several days in a row, even if there was no news from the palace, many people had no family at home due to the plague.

The person who caused the incident had already thought about the possibility of a change of dynasty.

The common people4 lamented that this year has not been peaceful. Ever since the war began, the peace and prosperity of the country and the people have been empty talk. They have never had peace and security, and have been sinking in the frustrations of the years.

The emperor's death had nothing to do with them, but it had a huge relationship. At least the people in the capital city were very sensitive to all this. They lived at the foot of the imperial city, sharing weal and woe with the royal family, and their destiny was closely related to it.

Liang Huanqing looked at the slowly closing imperial mausoleum and listened to the cries in his ears. He suddenly felt a little pressure in his heart. The year of Bingyu had finally come to an end. The next dynasty would depend on their generation.

But what should they do with such a mess?

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After returning from the imperial mausoleum, no one spoke. They just came back the same way they came back. Along the way, everyone only had black and white on their bodies. They all lowered their heads and remained silent, feeling very heavy.

Qi Jingqin is now the crown prince, and he will be the prince in a few days. The Ministry of Rites, Luan Yiwei, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are now busy with the emperor's funeral, and they have to start the new emperor's enthronement ceremony.

After Qi Jingqin returned to the palace, he officially entered the Qinzheng Hall. He sat in the empty hall, feeling uncomfortable all over. He was still wearing the prince's court robe. He had not officially ascended the throne, so he could not wear the dragon robe. On the table in front of him

Those memorials were still on display, but now there was another gold seal in front of me.

Qi Jingqin looked up and down with the gold seal and kept playing with it.

Among the people serving in the Qinzheng Palace, there are still He Sheng and He Yu. He Sheng is not willing to retire in the palace, but he is also unwilling to leave the palace. He wants to stay in the palace until the day when the oil is exhausted, but

The most important thing is He Yu, he will be the one accompanying Qi Jingqin from now on.

Qi Jingqin was not raised as a prince since he was a child, so he did not have a caring eunuch like Kong Yan next to Qi Jingyang. Chuo Qi heard that he was also the son of a general, but something happened later, so Chu Qi went to the Wu Si to serve as the son of various princes.

As a sparring partner, the first sparring partner was the prince Qi Jingqin. From now on, he will be by his side.

Qi Jingqin is now sitting in this position, and it would be nice to have He Yu beside him. He thinks that after he ascends the throne, he will give Chu Qi an official position and make him a dignified general.

Qi Jingqin looked at the golden seal in his hand, feeling that all the power in the world was in his hands.

All the people in the Qinzheng Hall were dismissed by him, leaving him alone to sit in the Qinzheng Hall and feel the boundless power and endless loneliness...

"His Royal Highness." He Yu appeared at the door at some unknown time, holding a stack of books and was about to come in. However, he vaguely saw Qi Jingqin through the curtain, who was lost in thought, so he didn't know whether to go in and disturb him.

"Can the slave come in?"

After Qi Jingqin heard the sound, he put down the golden seal, then pinched his eyebrows to refresh himself and said, "Come in."

After hearing this, He Yu nodded and came in with the stack of books: "His Royal Highness, this is the list of amnesty for the enthronement ceremony. Please take a look."

Historically, when the emperor ascended the throne, the emperor often pardoned prisoners in the name of showing kindness.

When the emperor ascends the throne, establishes a new queen, or encounters a major natural disaster, he often issues a pardon.

Generally, when a new emperor ascends the throne or there is a major celebration in the palace, a group of criminals are usually pardoned. This behavior is called a general amnesty. "Historical Records: The Benji of Xiaowu" records: "To give a general amnesty to the world, a divine king is installed in the longevity palace. The most noble divine king is Taiyi.

His assistant is called the Great Ban, and all subordinates who command orders follow him."

Amnesty is a type of pardon, a system that provides pardon to all criminals within a certain range.

The amnesty is very effective. It not only exempts the execution of the penalty, but also eliminates the crime. The criminal liability of the person who has passed the amnesty is completely eliminated. Those who have not yet been prosecuted will no longer be prosecuted; those who have been prosecuted will be withdrawn; those who have suffered the crime will be dismissed.

If a punishment is declared, the declaration shall be invalid.

The extended meaning of "Amnesty under Heaven" is to let things go by the past, to no longer pursue past problems, to give new opportunities to start over, and to give countless desperate people a chance to survive again.

The benevolence of the Amnesty World can produce a strong and shocking effect. It can make desperate people generate hope and survive in hope. The only spiritual motivation in life is hope, thus respecting the superiors even more. This is also the purpose of the royal family to win over and appease the people.

One of the means.

This year, the new emperor ascended the throne, and there was another major disaster. It was supposed to be a general amnesty and the Tianlao Prison was emptied. This was also a way to reduce the court's expenses, but due to some things, it was delayed.

The enthronement ceremony will be held after all, and we should take advantage of this time to offer amnesty to the whole world.

Qi Jingqin took the book and looked through it. These lists were provided by the Ministry of Punishment and were originally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Punishment. However, as a person in power, Qi Jingqin needed to check everything.

Qi Jingqin looked at them roughly. He didn't know who the names on these lists were, so he could only glance at them.

Just when he was about to let go and let the Ministry of Punishment take full charge, he suddenly saw a familiar name...

"Lu Huiling? Is she in there too?" Qi Jingqin was a little surprised to see this name. Among a bunch of unfamiliar names, he was still a little surprised to see a familiar name.

He Yu glanced at it, then lowered his head and cupped his hands and said: "Returning to His Majesty the Crown Prince, at that time you went to the frontier fortress with the general. During the expedition ceremony, Lu Huiling danced on the drum stage and was taken by the late emperor to do it.

The female official somehow became the empress of the Ming Dynasty. Later, during the New Year's Eve feast, she plotted to murder the empress of the crown prince, and then..."

"Okay, I know all this, but how come she is still alive?" Qi Jingqin knew after being broadcast like this.

I was not in Beijing at that time, but I had heard that the Lu family had been destroyed. Why was there only one Lu Huiling left?

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not know that Lu Huiling had dressed up a little and she looked very much like Empress Mingxian. The late Emperor missed his old relationship... so... he sent her to Ning Guta.

He has always been living like crazy." He Yu said.
Chapter completed!