The third day of the death of the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, the day of the funeral.

When the emperor dies, he will first perform the ceremony of "repair" and "fun", and then a small burial, a large burial, and then a large burial is a "fun".

The so-called "commersion" is actually the final end of the burial ceremony, which is to formally put the body of Emperor Li Yuan into the coffin (coffin).

The coffin of Shanghuang was placed west of the Wu Temple, with eight cooked baskets of millet, grisly and various colors of wax fish, and bacon around the coffin. Then, embroidery plasters were laid at the innermost part of the coffin, and three tents were set up above the embroidery plasters, and cypress wood was built to form the shape of a palace. Finally, white mud was used to draw on the four walls, and various colors of pearls and jade were put into place, and the coffin of the Emperor was laid out properly.

After the coffin was laid, the Taichang flag was set up, and the coffin was engraved.

After Li Yuan's death, all officials discussed and initially decided the posthumous title of "Emperor Taiwu", and the regular script master Yu Shinan personally wrote it and wrote the six words "Emperor Taiwu's coffin" on a red cloth that was two or nine feet long.

After the funeral, Li Yuan was in the coffin, and everyone gathered in Da'an Palace with orders to bow and mourn.

The Emperor's funeral was a ritual and a major event. At the time of Si, near noon, the inside and outside of the Wu Hall of Da'an Palace were filled with people. The Tang Dynasty royal family, the officials of various departments in the capital, and the governors who came to Beijing were all ordered by the local government, and the governors who came to Beijing were all among them, and no one left.

There were hundreds of people coming to the funeral day. As the main hall of Da'an Palace, the Jiwu Palace was spacious, but it could not stay there. In addition to the princes of the royal family, there were three provinces, six ministries, nine temples, and several officials of the third rank or above, the rest gathered outside the hall.

Today is the third day of Li Yuan's funeral. According to the funeral ceremony, the people who are guarding the funeral are not allowed to enter their stomachs except for drinking clean water every day. The people who guard the funeral, including Li Shimin, have been hungry for several days. They are very innocent and have a strong stomach, and they are dishy and have a bad spirit. Especially Li Tai and Li Chengqian, they have a very good intention to fall down with a slight push. They have suffered enough these days.

The most energetic among the few people is Li Ke. When Li Ke was guarding the funeral, he held the osmanthus candy that Wu Meiniang gave him. He would secretly eat a piece every day when he was hungry. Although there was still a shortage, it was far better than nothing. At least Li Ke's physical strength was still up to him.

Li Ke's condition is better than others, so it is natural that others will not be surprised when they see it. It is because Li Ke was a young man and his body was naturally stronger after several years of hard work. In addition, Li Ke was young, so it was worth it to be able to withstand it.

Li Ke has always been a brave man among all officials. Everyone was not surprised to see that although Li Ke's face was pale, they were still in spirit. But when they saw the cloak on Li Ke's body, they were extremely surprised.

The ferret cloak is extremely rare. There are not many pieces in the entire Tang Dynasty. However, Li Ke is a prince after all, so it is no surprise that this ferret cloak is worn as Li Ke. But it is strange that the cloak on Li Ke is different from those on Li Chengqian and Li Tai. Instead, it is exactly the same as those on Li Shimin. It is obviously a royal object given to Li Ke by Li Shimin.

Li Ke is the prince and is favored by Li Shimin. It is reasonable that Li Shimin gave Li Ke clothes to Li Ke, but the two ferret cloaks on Li Ke and Li Shimin were tributes presented by the Western Regions Stone Kingdom to Tang Emperor Li Shimin last year. Only two cloaks were tributed. Li Shimin did not even give them to Prince Li Chengqian, but he gave them to Li Ke. What does this mean?

There was no one else in the palace that night, and most people in the court did not know about the incident that night. All they could see was the scene in front of them, which surprised them enough.

Everyone in the world knows that Li Ke, King of Chu, was favored by the emperor, which is unusual, but no one knows that Li Shimin's favor for Li Ke has reached this point.

Everyone looked at the scene in front of them and recalled the rumors that the prince had lost his morality in recent years, and that the reputation of the prince was getting worse, and even the rumors of the deposed crown prince were hidden in the market. In addition, Li Ke broke the rules of the legitimate and illegitimate illegitimate and entered the Martial Palace to guard the funeral for the Supreme Emperor, others had more speculations and thoughts. Today's scene seems to prove the rumors in the market.

Could it be that the throne of the Eastern Palace of the Tang Dynasty is really going to be moved?

When Li Yuan died, Li Ke became the biggest winner at a funeral. Not only did he defeat the ranks of legitimate and illegitimate illegitimate gangs in front of all the people of the world, but his prestige in the court inadvertently increased a lot.

"The emperor's brother is good. After today, I'm afraid that the prestige of the three emperors inside and outside the court will be higher." After the funeral, Li Ke was leaning on the corridor at the foot of the hall to rest, and a sound suddenly came from his ears.

Li Ke heard the voice behind him and looked back. It was Li Tai, the King of Wei. Li Tai was the only one behind Li Ke. Naturally, the words just now came from him.

Li Ke turned around, looked at Li Tai, and asked in a pretentious manner: "What does Qingque mean?"

Li Tai stared at Li Ke with his eyes and asked, "There is no one else here, and what you and I want is the same. Why should the emperor pretend to be with me? Don't you feel tired?"

Li Ke and Li Tai competed for the position of crown prince, and they had long been an unknown tacit understanding between each other. Li Ke naturally knew what Li Tai was saying.

Li Ke said: "I'm not pretending to Qingque, but Qingque's words suddenly made me catch my brother off guard."

Li Tai said: "The emperor's mansion is far above me. Is there anything else in this world that can catch the emperor's brother off guard?"

Li Ke said: "That's natural. Qingque suddenly spoke like this with his brother today, which made him caught him off guard."

Li Tai smiled and said, "The emperor's hostility towards me is too heavy. In fact, you and I should be the closest ones."

Li Tai was close, but Li Ke didn't dare to continue. Li Ke said: "Qingque has made many troubles on Hui brother in the past. Qingque is in front of him, how dare you be careless."

Li Tai explained: "That was the past, and now I have figured it out. You and I like the chair in the East Palace, but now that chair is still the prince's. What are you fighting here? Why don't you and I join forces to pull the prince down? Then we will look at our own abilities and see who can sit up to the East Palace. How about it?"

Today, Li Tai took the initiative to approach Li Ke and wanted to join forces with Li Ke to deal with Li Chengqian. This was really a bit sudden, but Li Ke only thought about it for a moment and then understood it.

Now that the difference between legitimate and illegitimate has begun, Li Ke is in a strong position, Li Tai naturally sees it. If Li Tai allows Li Ke to continue like this, in a few years, his status as a legitimate son may not be able to steadily suppress Li Ke. Li Tai naturally hopes that Li Chengqian will retire from the position of crown prince as soon as possible so that he will not lose all his advantages and be too passive.

Li Ke guessed what Li Tai meant, so he said, "Those who know me are Qingque. It is indeed inappropriate for the elder brother to take charge of the position of the prince. However, I am currently in Bingzhou and cannot match Chang'an. After my grandfather's grandfather's grand ceremony, I should return to the north. I am incapable of helping the facts in the capital."

Li Ke's answer was also expected by Li Tai. Li Tai said: "Brother is so shirkable, I'm afraid he doesn't want to make a profit."

Li Ke shook his head and said, "Qingque should know that Xue Yantuo has not yet been destroyed. I will stay in Hedong for at least three years and two years, and I will not be able to return to the capital easily. If you can pull the prince down and enter the Eastern Palace within two or three years, it will be your ability. As for the others, you don't have to discuss with me. My brother's mouth is still strict."

Li Tai is actually more anxious than Li Ke now.

In terms of merit and reputation, Li Ke is above Li Tai, and in terms of favor, Li Ke is comparable to Li Tai. Although Li Tai has many followers in the court and has many people who are in love with him, most of them are people who are tempted by the enemy and are difficult to use. Compared with Li Ke, Li Tai's only advantage is his identity as a legitimate son.

The crown prince's establishment is first legitimate and then older. If one day the separation between legitimate and illegitimate is no longer a problem for Li Ke, and Li Ke is older than Li Tai, so Li Tai Ke will become more passive in the dispute over the throne, but this day seems not that far away.

The funeral of the emperor, the law of legitimate illegitimate illegitimate has been broken. If Li Ke wins the Northern Expedition in the future and returns to Beijing with the merit of destroying the country, the dispute over the primary and secondary changes in the offense and defense will be difficult for Li Tai.

Although Li Ke said that although he had the intention of provoking Li Tai and Li Chengqian, what Li Ke said was the truth. Li Tai seemed to have no choice but to do so. He could only take Li Chengqian down as the crown prince before Li Ke's victory in the Northern Expedition, and his chance of entering the Eastern Palace was the greatest.
Chapter completed!