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Volume 1 Tongguan Blood Chapter 102 Everything is surprising

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¡ª¡ª    After seeing Li Longji close his eyes and his head hanging weakly to one side, the two imperial doctors waiting aside quickly stepped forward to investigate.  After checking Li Longji's breath and pulse again, he announced the emperor's death to the ministers kneeling in the hall.  There was a sudden burst of crying in the palace, and Yang Yuhuan, who was kneeling in front of Li Longji's bed, looked like he was crying.  The same was true for Prince Li Bin, who was holding Li Longji's hand tightly, almost touching his head to the ground.  Li Lin, who was kneeling some distance behind Li Bin, and other Li Longji's sons were also in the same situation, especially Li Lin, who cried as sadly as he wanted.  Some things were about to happen, but at the critical moment, his father had no energy to deal with things, so he was told not to cause trouble. The bright future was shattered in an instant. How could he not be heartbroken?  The people crying in the hall had different moods, but now they expressed a common meaning, that is, they were all sad about the death of Li Longji.  When it was announced that Li Longji had passed away, the entire palace immediately entered a state of mourning.  Because they had long given up hope for Li Longji's condition, they had already been preparing for Li Longji's funeral.  After it was announced that Li Longji had passed away, the waiting palace officials quickly hung up the prepared white curtains. The palace officials who had been waiting outside Datong Hall to deal with the emperor's aftermath also quickly arranged the mourning hall and arranged the funeral hall.  Wear mourning for those in the palace.  No one dares to be careless in the emperor's funeral, and no one dares to make even a slight mistake in any detail.  At the same time as the arrangements were being made, the door of Datong Hall was opened, and all the officials waiting waiting outside the hall were let in, and they all knelt down in front of Li Longji's couch.  The bell tower and drum tower in the palace rang the mournful death knell, and then the bells and drums in the entire Chang'an city also rang in mourning.  The palace people in Taiji Palace and Daming Palace also hung up white curtains very quickly, and there was white solemnity everywhere in the three palaces.  These white decorations indicating the emperor's death will not be removed until the end of Li Longji's mourning period. During the mourning period, not only entertainment and meat are prohibited in the palace.  Even the people of Chang'an are like this. The business of those brothels and restaurants is destined to be slow.  After Li Longji died of illness, he had to remain in mourning for seven days. Before entering the coffin, he had to undergo plastic surgery and change into carefully prepared mourning clothes. Only after the emperor's death rites had been performed, the coffin could be moved and buried.  All this is due to the instructions given by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin before his death: "After the death of the emperor, the funeral will be held seven days later. The crown prince will be the emperor immediately in front of the coffin, according to the old system of Zhou and Han Dynasty. Military and state affairs cannot be suspended, and ordinary idle affairs should be carried out.  Let the emperor have his own affairs" The funeral ceremony after the death of the emperor is simplified, and future emperors are required to be mourned. The new emperor's accession to the throne will be in front of the deceased emperor's soul. At that time, Li Zhi ascended the throne in front of Li Shimin's soul, and it was read by Changsun Wuji.  The posthumous edict announced the crown prince's accession to the throne and arranged military and state affairs.  "It's just because of Wu Zetian's interference in politics.  When Li Zhi died in Luoyang, he did not fully comply with this point, let alone Li Dan's accession to the throne! And Li Longji obtained the throne after his father Li Dan abdicated, and all the rituals were different from what Li Shimin had instructed.  But before his death, Li Longji requested that the ceremony strictly abide by Li Shimin's rules.  After his death, the emperor's death was announced at the end of the ceremony where all the ministers kowtowed.  Before his death, Li Longji made several decisions that were completely unexpected, which was to grant Guo Ziyi the post of minister.  Except for political affairs.  Yi Fang Guan took over his post as left prime minister and ranked first and assistant in the political affairs hall.  Although this decision surprised Guo Ziyi, Yang Xi and others, it also shocked other ministers.  But they soon understood why the emperor did this.  Then Guo Ziyi was not completely trusted by Li Longji. Before his death, Li Longji "ended" Guo Ziyi's political future.  Guo Ziyi had already expected that Li Longji would slowly neglect her, and that she would be further neglected after the new emperor came to the throne. However, he did not expect that the emperor would come here before his death and remove him from his position as left prime minister, and he would not be able to participate in political affairs.  He was only given a false title of Secretary.  This move was a bit cruel, and Guo Ziyi had no time to respond. Yang Xi, who originally expected to join forces with Guo Ziyi to deal with Li Bin after Li Longji's death, did not expect it.  It seems that Li Longji was not too old to be fatuous. He was still very sober before his death and thought of clearing some obstacles for his son.  However, Yang Xi himself was selected as one of the four ministers to assist the new emperor, which is still satisfactory.  In front of Li Longji's coffin, Fang Guan, who was vaguely the head of the hundred officials, read Li Longji's edict to the prince Li Bin and other ministers who were kneeling in front of the emperor's soul.  The meaning of the edict is to order the prince to ascend the throne in front of his soul, and to keep his funeral simple and so on.  Of course, the adjustments of the officials were also stated in it. These new changes were not disclosed at all before Li Longji passed away. Only Gao Lishi, who wrote the book, knew about it.  With Fang Guan as the left prime minister, Li Mi as the right prime minister, Yang Xi as the military minister and the minister of political affairs, Zhang Hao as the minister of Zhongshu and the minister of Mingzhangshi, Yan Zhenqing as the minister of culture, and Li Lin as the minister of constitution.  And he made peace with Zhongshu's family.  Gao Shi was the Minister of Industry, Li Xian was the Minister of Rites, and Li Guangbi was the Minister of Rites.Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.  There were also very big changes in officials at other levels, which surprised the ministers who were kneeling on the ground.  It seems that Li Longji put a lot of thought into his son's accession to the throne, and idled a group of ministers who were originally quite high status, such as Guo Ziyi who was awarded Sikong, Wei Jiansu who was awarded Situ, and Yang Xi's  Several brothers are waiting.  Ministers such as Zhang Hao, Li Lin, and Li Xian who were not highly valued at first were suddenly promoted. These ministers were relatively close to Li Bin and could be said to be Li Bin's powerful supporters.  After hearing the matters announced in the edict, Yang Xi became more and more frightened. Although Li Longji showed a tragic look before his death, his mind was still clear, and he used his limited energy to make many arrangements for Li Bin.  Fortunately, Li Longji only changed Guo Ziyi's position, and other people close to him were not greatly affected. Wei Jiansu and his three brothers were put into idle positions, which had almost nothing to do with him.  But Yang Xi also knows that things will change a lot in the future, and it will not be easy for him to achieve his wish.  Although he was selected as one of the four Gu ministers due to various connections, Fang Guan and Zhang Hao were not easy people to get along with. These people would definitely serve Li Bin loyally according to Li Longji's orders.  As for how to do it in the future, we need to take some time to think about it and make plans with Guo Ziyi, Gao Shi and others.  Anyway, no one dared to act rashly during Li Longji's funeral.  If anyone dares to do anything, he will be despised by everyone in the world. No one dares to do anything inappropriate these days, not even Li Bin.  After Fang Guan announced Li Longji's last edict, Prince Li Bin, who was kneeling in front of Li Longji's coffin, ascended the throne as Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in front of all the ministers and performed the coronation ceremony. He respectfully invited Fang Guan, Yang Xi, and Zhang Hao to  The four prime ministers Li Mi and Li Mi served as assistant ministers to assist in handling court affairs and granted amnesty to the world! After Li Longji died, Li Bin, who ascended the throne as the emperor, also had to observe filial piety for the emperor. However, the emperor's filial piety was different from that of ordinary people.  It takes three years, just three months.  After all, the emperor is the one in charge of major political affairs. If he ignores major military and political affairs for three years, the world will be in chaos.  Although the emperor could handle court affairs during the period of keeping filial piety, just like Li Zhi did back then, Li Bin still insisted on keeping watch for Li Longji in order to show his filial piety. During this period, major court affairs were left to Fang Guan and Yang Xi who were ordered to assist.  Four prime ministers, Zhang Hao and Li Mi, were in charge.  The main responsibility of the four people during the mourning period is to take care of court affairs for the emperor, but when encountering unresolved matters, they must ask the emperor to make the decision.  ¡ª¡ª Li Longji's funeral was held grandly.  In order to show his filial piety, Li Bin ignored Li Longji's death and kept the funeral simple. Instead, he issued an order that Li Longji's funeral must be held very grandly and without any sloppiness.  Although Li Bin's order was opposed by some ministers, more people supported it. In the end, Li Bin's wish was fulfilled, and the funeral was held with great grandeur.  Today's Tang Dynasty's treasury is strong. Although it has experienced Anlu Mountain's rebellion and several battles, the Tang treasury is no worse than it was during the Kaiyuan period. The court is not worried about money issues, and the funeral is not grand at all.  Nothing.  After announcing the death of the emperor to the world, the entire city of Chang'an was immersed in solemnity, and any joyful things stopped. The palace looked all white, not only the curtains covering the vermilion were white, but also everything  The officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army also wore white silk headscarves.  The same is true for the people. Looking at it, the whole of Chang'an is of the same similar color, even covering up the greenery in midsummer, and the sound of mourning can be heard inside and outside the imperial city.  The whole world mourned the death of Li Longji.  The death of the emperor was the greatest tragedy of the Tang Empire. Not only the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty had to mourn, but also the leaders and kings who had submitted to the Tang Dynasty came to mourn.  The emperor's funeral has been announced to the world, and these leaders and kings in remote areas have also received the news. After receiving the news, they all rushed to Chang'an.  Of course, it would be a month or two before these people arrived in Chang'an, and by then they could only go to the ancestral temple where the deceased mourned to express their condolences.  Now those who perform funeral ceremonies on their behalf are the envoys stationed in Chang'an City. These people serve as representatives to observe mourning for Li Longji.  Most people are busy with the emperor's funeral, even Li Bin, who has newly ascended the throne as emperor, but there are still many ministers who are busy with state affairs while fulfilling their filial piety.  In a huge empire, a lot of things happen every day, and many things will never stop because of the death of the emperor. Without anyone to deal with court affairs, the world will be in chaos.  The four ministers who were busy with state affairs were Fang Guan, Yang Xi, Zhang Hao and Li Mi.  Although Li Bin succeeded to the throne as emperor, he stayed in front of Li Longji's soul all day long. All court affairs were handled by Fang Guan, Yang Xi, Zhang Hao, and Li Mi, and the memorials were also reviewed by them! "Ziliang,  You have to wait and see what happens, strive for the opportunity to use yourself to help deal with court affairs, and then make some arrangements!" said Li Long.??Guo Ziyi, who was finally dismissed from the government, was angry, and he also gave this order when discussing the situation with Yang Xi privately.  "Father-in-law, my son-in-law will see how the new emperor will act after the emperor's funeral is over, and then make a decision on how to act!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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