Chapter 843: Excuse me, what should I do if I really call the soul back at the funeral?
When Li Shimin first heard that he was asked to help Li Yuan become a god, he refused!
Because he felt that he finally got the opportunity to be the Emperor of Taiping. If Li Yuan became a god, what would happen if he came to compete with him for the position? To say the least, even if the other party did not compete for the position,
Does he, the Emperor of Peace, need another immortal emperor on his head?
"Actually, I know what you mean, Your Highness, King Qin..."
Seeing that King Qin Li Shimin was hesitant, Kong Qing was already keenly aware of the other party's thoughts. He lowered his voice and continued.
"After all, Your Highness has just taken over the power, so naturally he doesn't want to impose any more restrictions, but if Pindao wants to do this, he is just helping His Highness deal with some future troubles..."
"oh……"
After hearing Kong Qing's words, Li Shimin suddenly became a little confused.
"Then Qingwei, tell me, what kind of trouble will Gu have?"
"Improper position!"
Although Kong Qing spoke in a low voice, it fell directly into Li Shimin's heart.
"Although Your Highness, King of Qin, said that the assassination of His Majesty Li Yuan by King Yuanji of Qi may have something to do with the former Crown Prince Jiancheng, this is just speculation. Your Highness has no real evidence in your hands. It is inevitable that some people with ulterior motives will cause trouble!
"
"But isn't Saburo still in our hands?"
Li Shimin frowned slightly and lowered his voice.
"Sanlang Gu knows very well that as long as Gu can save his life and preserve his wealth, he will recruit whatever he is asked to do..."
"This is useless!"
Kong Qing waved his hand gently and said in a low voice.
"As the saying goes, what can you ask for under three trees? Even if the King of Qi confesses that he was ordered by the prince, some people will say that you, Your Highness, were beaten into submission. What's more, they may even say that Pindao and the King of Qin colluded to commit the assassination.
His Majesty Li Yuan, and then framed it to King Qi and the Crown Prince..."
"snort!"
Li Shimin snorted coldly.
"I want to see which guy who is not afraid of death dares to say that..."
"Then Prince Qin, I'm afraid you will be disappointed..."
Kong Qing smiled and gave an example casually.
"The old and young of the former Sui Dynasty, his subordinates built by the escaped prince, and even His Majesty Li Yuan's current high-ranking confidants may not say this in the future."
"..."
Li Shimin was silent for a moment, and his originally cheerful face suddenly cast a dark cloud.
"So we can only pull Aye up from the underworld?"
"Your Highness, you don't have to do this!"
Kong Qing spread his hands and said frankly.
"But in that case, you will have to face all kinds of rumors spreading about your patricide, and your explanation will be seen as guilty by the rest of the people. If you suppress them, then you will jump over the wall... In short, you are a patricide."
You have to wear this hat first."
"call……"
Li Shimin closed his eyes and took a long breath.
"Then Qingwei, what do you think Gu should do?"
“It’s easy!”
Kong Qing shook the whisk in his hand and said with a smile.
"His Majesty Li Yuan was killed by an assassin. He will definitely not be able to become a god physically. But if you want to use divine power to condense a body, you will need a lot of incense and willpower. It is definitely not something that can be solved in a day and a half... Your Highness
Do you understand now?"
"Gu seems to understand a little bit!"
Li Shimin blinked, with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Qingwei, you are right, then let's do what you want!"
…
Funerals were a very important event in ancient times!
For example, in the "Book of Rites", there are detailed records of where people should sit during funerals, what clothes to wear, how to cry, etc. It is very complicated and very solemn.
This is still the case for ordinary people, but the funeral after the death of the emperor is even more different...
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the first step after the death of the emperor was called "the first and last step", which was to place the emperor's body on the bed and place it in the main room, that is, the Taiji Hall, for the officials to look at and cry.
"Woooooooo..."
After Li Shimin defeated Li Jiancheng and returned, the funeral of the assassinated Majesty Li Yuan finally got on track. His bloody body that was slashed by the mountain-breaking sword was also scrubbed. At this time, he was lying peacefully in Tai Chi with his eyes closed.
In the palace, it seemed as if he was sleeping.
Under His Majesty Dan, the people headed by Pei Ji and Li Shimin were neatly prostrating themselves on the ground, crying loudly.
Because the ceremony for His Majesty Li Yuan was a major event for the state, Li Shimin did not ask Chen Shuda, the current Minister of Rites, to preside over it. Instead, he invited an old minister from three dynasties who had been recuperating at home because of old age and frailty. Li Gang, the former Minister of Rites, presided over the ceremony for His Majesty Li Yuan.
's ceremony.
"Kneeling is over, all officials are rising!"
The white-haired Li Gang stood on Danbi's side, standing tremblingly, his face full of solemnity.
"Come back! Please ask your attendant Chen Shuda to come out!"
"promise!"
Chen Shuda agreed, and then walked out of his position with a respectful look on his face, and walked towards the bed above Danbi, where His Majesty Li Yuan's bed was. When he was about to reach his position, he
He also solemnly received a set of His Majesty Li Yuan's crown from the side of the chamberlain, which was the emperor's dress that His Majesty Li Yuan would only wear on the most solemn occasions.
After receiving Gun Mian, Chen Shuda held it respectfully with both hands, walked to the bed where His Majesty Li Yuan's body was, and opened his mouth to shout with a solemn expression.
"His Majesty the Emperor of Daxing, Li Aoyuan, has returned in spirit!"
That’s right!
This so-called restoration ceremony actually means that after the emperor's death, important ministers such as the prime minister hold the gongmian to summon the emperor's soul.
After Chen Shuda shouted the name of His Majesty Li Yuan three times in succession, he raised his hand and threw the Gun Mian on His Majesty Li Yuan's bed. Immediately afterwards, a chamberlain came forward to pick up the Gun Mian and spread it neatly.
Put it on His Majesty Li Yuan.
After seeing Chen Shuda finish summoning the spirit, Li Gang continued to shout tremblingly.
"Reply! Ask the minister's servant to shoot Xiao Yu out!"
"promise!"
After hearing what Li Gang said, Xiao Yu also walked out of his team respectfully...
To repeat this ritual of summoning the emperor's soul, five important ministers needed to summon the soul in turn. After Xiao Yu finished, it was Prime Minister Yang Gongren's turn, and after Yang Gongren finished, it was Sikong Pei Ji's turn.
"Woooooooo..."
Pei Ji held Gun Mian in his hands and looked at the remains of his good friend of many years. He was suddenly filled with sadness and burst into tears. He was so choked up that he couldn't even speak clearly.
"Emperor Daxing... Wuwuwu... His Majesty... Li... Wuwuwu... Taoyuan... Hun... Wuwuwu is back!"
After finally waiting for Pei Ji's three soul summonings to be completed, Li Gang called out the fifth and most important candidate for soul summoning.
"Reply! Please come out, His Highness the King of Qin!"
"promise!"
After hearing Li Gang's words, Li Shimin clasped his fists in a respectful salute like the others, then walked out of the team, took the gun mian from the eunuch's hand, and walked towards the body of His Majesty Li Yuan with a serious face.
"Aye, the soul is back!"
As Li Shimin's first summons came out, a cold wind blew directly in from outside the gate of Tai Chi Hall, chilling the bodies of the civil and military ministers present.
"Aye, the soul is back!"
With Li Shimin's second summons, almost all the lights in the Tai Chi Hall popped up and burst into flames. The civil and military ministers present faintly heard footsteps walking out of the gate of Tai Chi Hall.
Come in.
Feeling this horrifying scene, some of the timid ministers began to tremble a little!
"Aye, the soul is back!"
Following Li Shimin's third call to the soul, a strong wind suddenly blew up, blowing the ministers at the end of the Tai Chi Hall until they could not open their eyes.
A minute later, when the cold wind dissipated and the ministers opened their eyes again, they suddenly discovered a transparent His Majesty Li Yuan with a bit of golden light in his body, standing next to his corpse with a complicated expression, looking down.
Holding onto your dead self.
"..."
Although this ceremony was said to be for the purpose of summoning the soul, the civil and military ministers present were still completely shocked when they saw His Majesty Li Yuan's soul being summoned back.
'It turns out that soul summoning can really bring back the soul. The ancients are so honest that I can't deceive them...they are just ghosts!'
'Who has ever heard of a soul being summoned at a funeral?'
Seeing the transparent Majesty Li Yuan strolling back and forth next to his body, all the ministers present fell into a state of confusion. Even Li Gang, who presided over the ceremony, was a little at a loss.
'Excuse me, if the soul-calling ceremony at the funeral really brought back the soul, what about the next ceremony?'
While the other ministers were still at a loss, Li Shimin was the first to rush forward, knelt down in front of the transparent Li Yuan with a bang, and tears fell from his eyes.
"Aye! Are you really back?"
"Nonsense! If it weren't for me, who else could it be..."
The transparent Li Yuan turned his head, glared at Li Shimin angrily, and then turned his gaze to the ministers present who were stunned by his appearance.
"Why are you still standing there? It's time to bury the coffin. Where's the Jiaoshao... hurry up and get the Jiaoshao and open my mouth... and there's rice soup. Have you cooked the rice soup? Hurry up and bathe and change me.
, are you just going to let me lie here like this?"
After hearing Li Yuan's words, all the ministers present had extremely weird expressions on their faces. They wanted to laugh but dare not laugh, and wanted to cry but couldn't. Li Gang, who presided over the ceremony, hurriedly beat him with his hands.
He beat his chest and shouted calmly.
"Respect the Heavenly Patriarch, bury, wedge teeth!"
After hearing his words, several chamberlains hurried forward and pried open His Majesty Li Yuan's mouth with something smooth as a dagger, ground from bone, and then held it against it, preparing to remove the jade beads that would be buried with him in the future.
stuff like that.
"Aye!"
Li Shimin looked at Li Yuan with tears in his eyes.
"My child, I have something else I want to tell you..."
"Not in a hurry!"
Li Yuan answered casually while watching the servants using bone daggers to pry his mouth open.
"We will talk about it in detail later after the settings are set up again. Now hurry up and do things, don't let me miss the opportunity... Idiot! Don't pry so hard, what if you scratch my mouth!"
"..."
Li Shimin blinked and remained speechless.
After this step was completed, Li Gang had adjusted his mentality again, and then shouted.
"Bath and get dressed, attack!"
Following the words, several chamberlains with their heads lowered brought up a bucket of rice soup that had just been boiled, placed it next to His Majesty Li Yuan's body, and then stepped forward to undress and scrub His Majesty Li Yuan.
"etc!"
The transparent Majesty Li Yuan pointed angrily at the servants.
"Who allowed you guys with rough hands and feet to mess with my clothes? Erlang, go to the inner garden and call Zhang Jieyu and Concubine Yin De for me, and ask them to bathe and change my clothes!"