There is a reason why the bad news of Daxing Emperor Long Yu Bintian has not arrived for a long time, because the etiquette of issuing imperial edicts is very complicated.

When the officials who issued the edict arrived in Miyun, they did not enter the city. Instead, they sent people into the city first to let everyone prepare quickly.

Han Xiufeng, Enjun, Wu Tingdong, Wang Hedong and Miyun County Magistrate and other civil and military officials quickly took off their crowns and tassels, put on plain clothes, went to the outskirts to line up and kneel to welcome the officials who issued the edict into the city, and then knelt down to listen to the edict when they returned to the government office.

.Then the edict was presented in the main hall. For the next three days, civil and military officials came to the government office twice a day in the morning and evening to mourn and salute.

The funeral of Emperor Daxing was a national mourning. The soldiers and civilians in the city were required to remove their crowns and tassels and their jewelry for women, and wear plain clothes for twenty-seven days. No sacrifices were allowed, and no marriage was allowed for one hundred days.

All temples in the city will ring bells 30,000 times. Han Xiufeng and other officials of fourth rank and above must use blue seals for memorials and official correspondence within twenty-seven days.

Daxing Emperor Long Yu Bintian, Ren Yu'er felt as uncomfortable as Han Xiufeng, so she also changed into plain clothes and read to Lian Er in the inner chamber the Daxing Emperor's edict that had just been copied by someone else.

"I have accepted Emperor Xuanzong as the emperor to cultivate kindness and be diligent in entrusting him. At the beginning of his reign, I followed the holy edict earnestly to respect Heaven and the Patriarch. I work diligently and love the people, serve the three selfless principles, and keep peace and prosperity as my foundation. Due to the fate of foreign ministers,

Recommend talented people, and open up channels of communication, so that ministers and ministers can express their opinions, in order to learn from others and not hide their feelings..."

"Miss, Huang Kao is the emperor's father?"

"The imperial examination mentioned in the imperial edict is Master Daoguang, the late emperor's imperial concubine."

"The little prince has become the emperor?"

"We call him the little prince privately, but he should actually be called the eldest son. But you are right, the little prince is the new emperor."

Lian'er thought about it and asked: "Then was this edict written by the previous emperor or the new emperor?"

Ren Yu'er sighed softly: "It was based on the tone of the late emperor. I heard the auspicious words from the messenger that the late emperor was already too thin when he was dying. How could he have the energy to write the edict personally?"

"The late Emperor Long Yu Bintian, Fourth Master, do you want to go to express your condolences?"

"Condolences should be called visiting the Zi Palace. Have you heard of the Zi Palace? The Zi Palace is the coffin of the Daxing Emperor. I heard it was made of catalpa or nanmu and was painted forty-nine times according to the order. The lama wanted

Place the words '西佛' around it, decorate it with gold on the outside, and line it with five layers of gold and five-color dharani satin, and eight layers of gold and dragon satin of various colors, for a total of thirteen layers!"

"How much money does it cost?" Lian'er murmured.

Ren Yuer said thoughtfully: "This is not a matter of how much money is spent, but it doesn't matter what the palace wants. Where can Prince Zheng, Prince Yi and Lord Sushun go to find materials for a while?"

Emperor Daxing rushed to conquer Zi Palace."

"It's true, let alone the lack of materials at the palace, I'm afraid even the craftsmen can't be found."

…

While they were wondering in the inner chamber how the princes and ministers at the palace would organize the funeral of Emperor Daxing, Han Xiufeng, who was waiting at the Miyun County Yamen to lead the civil and military officials in a mourning ceremony in the evening, received an edict from the new emperor.

This edict was sent by the Military Aircraft Department, and there was no one dedicated to publicize it.

Han Xiufeng and others knelt down to respectfully greet the Holy One. He opened the edict and read: "In the 30th year of Daoguang's reign, Emperor Xuanzong became the emperor. Emperor Kao Zeng followed the rule established in the 25th year of Jiaqing and stopped the generals and governors of the provinces from advising and suppressing the vassal state.

Zeng and Yanguan Weaving and others came to Beijing to pay homage to Zi Palace. Today, Emperor Kao Daxing was promoted to the villa and paid tribute to Zi Palace when he returned to Beijing. Except for Rehe, all the capitals were originally located in Rehe, and the governor of Zhili had ordered to come to Rehe.

He knocked outside Zi Palace, and other officials from Zhili did not need to come.

There is no need to invite the ministers in charge of the army of all the provinces, the generals, governors, and deputy governors of the provinces, the town guards, the ministers of Shengjing, the Yin of Fengtian, the generals and ministers of the two northwest routes, and the officials of the academic, political, and weaving customs.

Responsibilities. All ministers, generals, governors, governors, townsmen, etc. who have been deeply favored by the emperor must perform their duties wholeheartedly in order to live up to their appointments and not be phony in etiquette. Please inform me of this circular!"

"I (slave) obey the order, long live the emperor!"

"Everyone, please get up." Han Xiufeng placed the imperial edict on the incense table and turned around and said, "Brother Yanfu, Xincheng, we have a lot of work to do next. The edict clearly states that the emperor will soon pay homage to Zi Palace.

Returning to Beijing, our section of the road back to Beijing is the most difficult. Not only do we need to quickly gather the people to repair the road, we also need to quickly repair and clean the palace to facilitate the pick-up."

"We must also respectfully welcome the master who escorted him to visit the Zi Palace in Rehe." Wu Tingdong said thoughtfully.

"Yeah, so I'm quite busy."

"Then let me make preparations first."

"Brother Yanfu is responsible for everything."

"What are you talking about, sir? This is a matter within Tingdong's position."

Wang Qianli knew that Wu Tingdong would be too busy even if he had only three heads and six arms, so he quickly bowed and said: "Sir, I will accompany Mr. Wu to make preparations."

"Go and get busy. Xincheng and I have to quickly go to each camp to have a look, and we also have to make preparations to honor Emperor Daxing's palace and escort."

…

The new emperor issued an edict, and everyone got busy.

Han Xiufeng and Enjun finished inspecting the three battalions stationed inside and outside Miyun County. When they returned to the house where they stayed, it was already dark. Ren Yuer helped fetch water for him to wash his face and hands, and whispered: "Fourth brother,

In the evening, Mr. Wang sent someone to deliver the news he had learned at the inn several afternoons."

"What news?" Han Xiufeng asked subconsciously.

"The Emperor ordered Prince Rui Renshou, Prince Yu Yidao, Prince Gong Yi?, Prince Chun Yixuan, great scholar Zhou Zupei, co-organized great scholar Sushun of the Ministry of Hubu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel Quanqing, Shangshu of the Ministry of War Chen Fu'en, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry Miansen,

Du Han, the right servant, is here to attend to the funeral ceremony. Prince Yi Dao of Yu is ordered to attend, Prince Gong is Yi?, great scholar Zhou Zupei, and Minister of Civil Affairs Quan Qing are still in charge of matters in the capital."

"Only the Acting Governor of Zhili, Wen Yu, is called to visit the Zi Palace in Rehe?"

"So I think this matter is a bit strange. Most likely it is not the emperor's intention, but the intention of Lord Sushun and others."

Han Xiufeng also felt that Sushun and others were not doing this in a grand manner. He thought that the princes and ministers who stayed in the capital would have some ideas. After washing his face and drying his hands, he sat down at the dinner table, picked up the bowls and chopsticks and asked, "What else is there?"

"The emperor has decreed to the cabinet that the queen should be revered as the empress dowager, and the holy mother should also be revered as the empress dowager. All necessary ceremonies should be performed, and the ministers should be able to observe the cases with due diligence."

"This is how it should be as a rule. It's just that from now on there will be two queen mothers, the Mother Queen Mother and the Holy Mother Queen Mother."

"The Empress and the Imperial Concubine are already on good terms." Ren Yu'er paused, then changed the subject: "What I want to say is that even though Emperor Daxing ordered Prince Zheng, Prince Yi and Lord Sushun to serve him wholeheartedly when he was dying,

, praised the government affairs, but also handed over the two seals of 'Yu Shang' and 'Tongdaotang' to the Queen and Concubine Yi for safekeeping on behalf of the young prince. In other words, Master Sushun and the others can only draft the edict, and do not need to use the seal.

Whether the edict can be promulgated or not depends on the Queen and the Imperial Concubine."

Han Xiufeng was shocked: "Is this happening?"

"This news was found out by Mr. Wang's family members stationed at the inn." Ren Yu'er sat down and said.

Thinking that Emperor Daxing was always hesitant to do things during his lifetime, and then thinking about the arrangements made by Emperor Daxing when he was dying, Han Xiufeng realized that the news was not false, and couldn't help but sigh: "The late emperor was always wary of Prince Gong, for fear that

Prince Gong took power, and even in the twelfth lunar month of last year, he repeatedly ordered Prince Gong not to enter the city or see foreigners. But if he really didn't enter the city and didn't see foreigners, how would the government deal with it? In the end, he did, and even

A Prime Minister's Office was established."

"Fourth brother, are you saying that the late emperor did not allow Prince Gong, Lord Guiliang and Lord Wen to assist in government affairs and assist the young prince with all their heart, because he was worried that Prince Gong would... seize power?"

"Guiliang is not ranked. If the foreigners hadn't been so powerful that they really invaded the capital and even burned down the Old Summer Palace, Guiliang's fate might not have been better than that of Qingxian and his Ama. As for Bochuan, the late emperor must have

He was on guard against him. Not only was he getting closer to Prince Gong, but he had even cried bitterly before and tried to stop the late emperor from visiting Mulan."

Han Xiufeng thought for a moment and then continued: "The reason why the late emperor ordered Sushun and the others to serve as auxiliary ministers and gave the two seals to the empress and the concubine for safekeeping is that I guess he was worried that Sushun would seize power. After all,

As long as you are human, you will have selfish motives. But although this arrangement can prevent one person from monopolizing power, it forgets that it will be very troublesome if there are too many people in power."

"Fourth brother, are you worried..."

"I have nothing to worry about," Han Xiufeng picked up a chopstick and said lightly: "The ancients said that once the emperor is the emperor, there are always ministers. When the late emperor was there, my official career was prosperous. Now that the late emperor is in charge of Bintian, my official career is also fast.

It’s the end.”

"With Master Sushun here, who dares to embarrass you?"

"At this moment, although he is now an auxiliary minister, his words are no longer as easy to use as before, as the late Emperor Bintian did. Otherwise, Prince Gong and other princes and ministers who stayed in the capital would not be allowed to visit Zi Palace.

"

"Even if Lord Sushun can't help, isn't there still Lord Wen?"

"Yu'er, I know I'm worried about losing my job, but have you ever thought about it, if I continue to serve as an official, will I be asked to help Sushun deal with Bochuan, or will I be asked to help Bochuan deal with Sushun?"

Thinking of Han Xiufeng's character, Ren Yu'er said with a bit of regret, "It's true that you have friendships with both parties, so it's the hardest thing to be caught between them."

"I made a plan last night. When the late Emperor's Zi Palace is brought to the capital, I will write a memorial to ask him to return home to support his old mother."

"What about me, what should I do?" Ren Yuer couldn't help but ask.

This was what Han Xiufeng feared the most. He didn't even dare to face her expectant gaze. He was silent for a long time before whispering: "Yu'er, I know your thoughts and your kindness, but you

She is not a girl from an ordinary family, and I cannot be sorry to your sister-in-law, so after all, we are destined to be together."

This was the first time in so many years that he showed his true feelings.

Although the final result was still fate, Ren Yuer still felt sweet in her heart. She bit her lips and said with tears: "Fourth brother, I can meet you in this life and be your confidante.

Yu'er is now satisfied, how can she have any more unreasonable thoughts?"

"Yu'er, I'm sorry for you."

"No, you are not sorry for me. It was me who caused you trouble and made you embarrassed."

"Here he comes again, and he won't let anyone eat."

"Okay, you eat first!"

Ren Yuer quickly took out her handkerchief and was about to wipe her tears when there was a rapid sound of horse hooves outside, and then she heard little Shandong saying at the door: "Fourth Master, Fourth Master!"

Seeing Ren Yuer's pretty face flushed, Han Xiufeng realized that it was not appropriate to let Xiao Shandong in. He put down his chopsticks and turned around and said, "Here you are, what's the matter? Tell me quickly."

"Fourth Master, Mr. Wang sent someone to report that Master Cao Yuying is here."
To be continued...