Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 895
The Queen Mother passed away.

Liu Chang finally found an opponent he could not defeat.

years.

During these days, Liu Chang tried his best to fight against the years, but no matter how much power and strength he had, he couldn't withstand the attacks of the years, he couldn't bear the setting sun that was about to fall, he couldn't press Living in the bright moon that is about to rise, without sleep for several days, even Empress Lu is unwilling to see him so stubbornly resisting again.

The whole palace was full of crying.

At this time, Liu Chang stopped crying instead, and he became silent and dull, as if he had lost his response to the entire outside world.

Sitting in front of the queen mother, Liu Chang's eyes were full of bewilderment.

It was as if his backbone had been taken away, his whole body lost his balance, and the ground was no longer so firm, as if his feet were on the ground, and he dared not stand up. Endless fears struck him one after another, and his whole body was stiff. In the world, the meaning itself becomes very small.

The queen mother is already very old, and everyone has already been mentally prepared, but when this strong woman really closed her eyes, everyone still couldn't accept it.

Everyone gathered in the hall of longevity.

Liu An was still crying. He was brought up by Queen Lu since he was a child. At this moment, he just wanted to slap himself a few times.

Why didn't I come to accompany my aunt these days.

Why are you always so busy with those things that you can't have a proper meal with her.

Seeing the son who was almost collapsed, Cao Shu took his hand and comforted him constantly. With tears in her eyes, Cao Shu kept comforting her son in pain, let him lean on her body, and kept stroking him head.

Liu Chang just glanced at them and didn't dare to look any further.

He just looked blankly at his sleeping mother.

From now on, no one will love herself as much as she does.

Fan Qing and Yong'e were sitting on the other side of the queen mother, Fan Qing seemed to have a lot to say to the queen mother, she was crying while talking.

Lu Lu stood helplessly in the distance, the queen mother passed away, and it wasn't just Liu Chang who lost the backbone, the whole Lu family was like this. No one came to protect this huge family anymore.

Suddenly someone grabbed Liu Chang's hand.

Liu Chang turned his head, and Liu Heng sat beside him.

Liu Heng opened his mouth, wanting to comfort him, but with the wisdom of the fourth brother, he didn't know what else to say at this moment. It seemed that nothing he could say would be enough to alleviate the pain of this brother by a ten-thousandth.

"I'm still here and we're all here."

Liu Heng just said this sentence.

Liu Chang didn't respond to this, and his whole body was a little dull.

Liu Zhang stood in the distance, looking at Liu Chang worriedly.

The court officials probably also received the news, and the ministers began to gather outside Changle Palace.

Seeing more and more people coming, Liu Heng stood up and walked outside on his own initiative. Under the current situation, it was too cruel for him to let Liu Changlai take care of the funeral affairs. Brother, you should take the initiative to do these things.

Liu Heng walked out of the Longevity Hall, met with the officials outside, and then formally informed the news of the Queen Mother's death.

The officials' eyes were extremely complicated.

They looked at each other a few times, then knelt and sat outside the longevity hall, and bowed towards the main hall in front of them.

Wang Tianqi also came. He looked at Liu Heng in disbelief, trembling for a long time, and let out a long sigh. The sigh was very heavy, and with the sigh, two lines of tears fell down.

Luan Bu and Zhang Buyi looked very solemn.

Luan Bu asked, "Are you going to take care of the Empress Dowager's funeral?"

Zhang Buyi interrupted him, "Where is Your Majesty? How is he doing now?"

Zhang Buyi's eyes were full of worry. Obviously, he knew what a huge blow this would be to the emperor. Looking at the two people in front of him, Liu Heng answered Zhang Buyi's question first, "Your Majesty .Oh, it hurts."

"So, let's take care of these things, and don't let His Majesty participate."

Zhang Buyi wiped away his tears, "Go and handle it, I'm going to accompany His Majesty."

Soon, the news that Liu Heng personally announced spread in Chang'an. More and more people knew the news. Governments all over the country began to prepare mourning clothes. Ministers began to think about what etiquette should be adopted. Everyone is busy.

Liu Chang was still sitting in his seat, and Zhang Buyi sat beside him devoutly, constantly speaking to comfort him.

Liu Chang didn't say anything, his hands and feet were cold.

Soon, a person leaning on crutches walked into the hall tremblingly with the support of two people.

The person who came was gray-haired, stooped, and had cloudy eyes. He was Zhang Cang, Marquis of Beiping.

Zhang Cang, who was more than 100 years old, appeared here, and everyone hurriedly got up to pay respects.

Zhang Cang looked at the queen mother lying on the bed, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.

"The queen mother is gone too. All gone."

The feeling in Zhang Cang's heart was indescribable, he looked at Liu Chang at the side again, and tremblingly walked in front of him.

"Long."

Zhang Cang spoke, and Liu Chang raised his head, finally reacting.

Zhang Cang slowly sat beside him, whether it was walking or sitting down, all of this was not easy for him, his thin hands were placed on Liu Chang's shoulders, "My child, don't be sad for you Grandmother is still looking at you right now. She doesn't want to see you so sad. Although your grandma didn't say it clearly, I think she must miss your father very much, miss her father, ah Mother, brother, friend... I know this very well, because I am the same."

"Every morning when I wake up, I'm sad because I'm not dead yet."

"At our age, death is no longer scary. I miss my parents, my teachers, and my senior brothers. I really want to meet them again, listen to the teacher's teachings, and share with them. Some of my senior brothers will show off. Compare with the senior senior brother who will assist the stronger empire, and debate with the second senior brother, he is a stutterer."

Zhang Cang said seriously: "Here, she only has you as her relative, but in that world, she has many, many relatives, and many, many people she wants to see."

"Thinking about it, Emperor Gao is having a hard time now, he can no longer eat, drink and have fun."

Liu Chang's lips trembled.

"There is also Emperor Xiaoren. These people are under the supervision of others."

Zhang Cang continued, "Don't be so sad, they will all watch you silently, and will help and protect you."

Zhang Cang just talked for a while, he was tired out of breath, and suddenly coughed again.

Liu Chang stretched out his hand and patted Zhang Cang's back lightly.

Zhang Cang said seriously: "I'm in the mansion, and I have nothing to do. When you're done, remember to come and see me more. In fact, I'm pretty tough, but I can't go too far."

Zhang Cang's child supported him and left here again.

As soon as Zhang Cang left, a person hurried into the hall, and everyone stood up again to salute.

The person who came was the Taiwei, the Taiwei came in a hurry, he didn't even have time to change his clothes, the crown was a little crooked, he was stunned when he saw the sleeping Empress Lu.

His eyes became extremely complicated.

Empress Lu is one of the few people who can suppress Han Xin. Now that Empress Lu is gone, he should have felt relaxed, but he didn't. He just felt extremely heavy and looked motionless. The Queen Mother, he didn't even know what to say, he solemnly bowed deeply in the direction of Queen Lu.

He admires this man a lot.

Even if this person once wanted to kill him.

He looked worriedly at Liu Chang at the side, hesitated for a moment, and sat beside Liu Chang, hesitating to speak several times.

Unlike Zhang Cang, Han Xin never knew how to comfort him.

Looking at the sad Liu Chang, Han Xin asked cautiously, "Have you ever eaten?"

Liu Chang didn't answer.

"Why don't you eat something first. I heard that you haven't eaten for several days. You have been crying these days, saying that you are very worried about you."

"Aren't you hungry? Shall I take you out for a walk?"

Han Xin tentatively asked a few words, and seeing that Liu Chang didn't respond, he helped him straighten the crown on his head.

"Master, I'm fine."

Liu Chang finally spoke, his voice hoarse.

Han Xin breathed a sigh of relief, he had never comforted anyone in his life, and he didn't know what to do, but he still tried very hard, and he said seriously: "Actually, I envy you, you don't know , I am the same as you. My father passed away when I was very young, and it was my mother who raised me up."

"I'm just like you. I'm naughty and ignorant. I always make my mother angry. Every time my mother gets angry, she will cry and hit me. I cry, and she also cries."

"They all said I was useless and that she should remarry, but she always said that my son would be famous all over the world."

"But you know? She didn't see that day. When she passed away, I didn't even have the money to bury her. I swore at that time that one day, I would let the world know me and build the largest building for my mother. The mausoleum, let her be proud of me. But you are different, your mother sees all your achievements, she is always proud of you, she has no regrets. At your age, you can still be loved by your mother How happy it is to reprimand and beat people."

Han Xin has never said these things, this is the first time he confides.

Liu Chang looked at him and was silent for a long time, before he asked again: "Master. My mother. She said she never did, do you know what she said?"

Han Xin froze for a moment, frowned, pondered for a moment, then raised his head and looked into the distance. Soon, Han Xin got up and left.

Soon, Han Xin pulled a person back to Liu Chang's side.

This is an old servant named Zhang Qing, who served the Emperor Gao, the Empress Dowager, and Liu Chang later. Because of Lu Lu, he continued to manage the Changle Palace.

At this moment, the old servant also had tears in his eyes, very sad.

Han Xin pointed at him and said, "I don't know, but he definitely does."

Liu Chang looked at him again, his voice still hoarse, and he asked the same question.

When Zhang Qing heard this, he burst into tears again.

Han Xin was taken aback, and cursed: "Why are you crying? The emperor asked you something! Say it quickly!!"

Zhang Qing wiped away tears, and then explained: "Your Majesty, I do know. When Emperor Gao was seriously ill, I was responsible for taking care of him. Before he died, Emperor Gao asked the Queen Mother if he regretted marrying him. The Empress Dowager didn't answer at that time, but the Empress Dowager's last words now are an answer to Emperor Gao."

Han Xin was dumbfounded.

Liu Chang understood. He wiped away his tears and muttered to himself: "It seems that Grandmother really misses him very much."

Zhang Qing immediately said: "Your Majesty, please order that the Empress Dowager and Emperor Gao be buried together."

Liu Chang said nothing.

The death of the Empress Dowager is like a thunderbolt to the whole world.

Martial law has already begun in Chang'an, all places have changed into mourning clothes, all entertainment venues are closed, and so is Taixue.

The princes and kings from all over the country, as well as the ministers of the country and the county guards, all returned to Chang'an.

Empress Lu was the first empress of the Han Dynasty, and also the first empress dowager. Originally, Confucianism specified the funeral specifications for the empress dowager, but the empress dowager is so special. In a sense, she is no different from the emperor. After the death of Emperor Gao, for a long time, she was actually the one who governed this huge empire. To put it bluntly, her death had a greater impact than the death of Emperor Xiaoren. Moreover, the attitude of the emperor must also be considered.

For the sake of safety and to express respect for the queen mother, the temple decided to use the standard of the emperor's death to organize the funeral of the queen mother.

Liu Heng began to arrange the rest of the funeral affairs.

The funeral will continue, but people cannot continue to lie here.

When the Empress Dowager's body came out of the palace, people along the road came to bid farewell, and soldiers surrounded both sides of the road. Everyone knew that if anything happened at this moment, it must be the emperor's crazy killing. People dare to take it lightly.

Liu Chang walked in the front in person, just as Empress Lu said at the beginning, he personally carried the coffin for his mother.

When Empress Lu was still alive, she often said to Liu Chang that she hoped that he could carry herself out and bury herself in person.

Liu An was also in the team, and there were several other clans, including Lu Lu, Liu Heng, Jia Yi, Liu Zhang and others. Everyone lowered their heads, but Liu Chang raised his head high and looked straight ahead. , What is still in the mouth.

"Mom. I'll take you to see Father."

"But don't forget me."

"If my father makes you angry, you can entrust me with a dream"

A group of people crossed the street, because the road was very far away and needed to be replaced. Liu An and others resisted for a long time, but they were exhausted after all. In order to avoid throwing the queen mother down, they had to change people, but Liu Chang did not go down. No need, it was a long way for him to take his mother to his father's side, but Liu Chang walked very steadily, without even shaking.

After sending grandma to Changling, the officials had already prepared the entrance.

An official in charge of this matter stepped forward, but was pushed away by Liu Chang. Liu Chang personally put Aunt in the house, and everyone waited outside.

Liu Chang looked around, it was very dark here, only some light could be seen from the entrance.

Liu Chang went out, but he couldn't move away.

He looked at his mother silently, and tears fell again.

I don't know how long I stayed there. Liu Chang walked out of here, picked up the bricks and stones himself, and began to fill the entrance. The entrance was to be sealed. Liu Chang's speed became faster and faster, and the entrance became smaller and smaller. , the inner room was already very dark, Liu Chang couldn't see the situation inside through the gap, tears kept falling, Liu Chang painfully filled the last gap.

Liu Chang did not come to attend the funeral again.

The ministers wept and bowed to the queen mother's spiritual tablet.

And all of this has nothing to do with Liu Chang.

He just sat quietly in Houde Hall without speaking, Cao Shu and others couldn't persuade him, and in the end they could only let Liu Ye come forward.

When Liu Jie was sitting beside him crying bitterly, Liu Chang finally put his arms around his daughter and comforted her softly.

"Father, you have lost too much weight these days. Can you eat something? If you don't eat, I don't want to eat either. Please, can you eat something?"

With red eyes, Liu Jing kept begging.

Liu Chang nodded, "Eat, I will."

In front of Liu Chang are all Liu Chang's favorite food in the past, but now it tastes like chewing wax, and he can't taste much. Under the gaze of his daughter, Liu Chang eats it again, gobbling it voraciously.

After a while, he ate up all the food in front of him.

Liu Chang subconsciously picked up his sleeve and was about to wipe his mouth when he suddenly froze.

He froze for a moment, and slowly lowered his sleeves.

Can't do it anymore.

He just looked at his sleeves, two lines of tears fell down.

Every place also knew about this situation one after another. Newspapers from all over the place kept reporting the news, mourning for the Empress Dowager. In those days, she did a lot of things that contributed to the country and benefited the common people. The common people were not like those scholar-bureaucrats, they didn't know whether the emperor acted arbitrarily or a virtuous corporal, but they knew whether the emperor treated her well or not, and whether it was worth being punished by her. embraced by.

The whole big man is seeing off the queen mother.

People come and go in the palace.

But no one came to Houde Hall, and they couldn't get in at all.

Until this day, with Lu Lu's support, Lu Mi walked into Houde Hall, and when Liu Chang saw her, just because of her appearance, he burst into tears again.

Ever since the Queen Mother passed away, the emperor seemed to have become more sentimental. Even the slightest things would make him cry. Sometimes, he would go to the Longevity Hall of Changle Palace and look at the empty hall. He subconsciously yelled "Aunt" a few times, but when he couldn't wait for an answer, he cried.

Sitting beside Liu Chang, Lv Mi wiped the tears on his face distressedly.

"Ah Chang, don't cry anymore. Eldest sister is gone. From now on, if you need anything, just come to me. I'm just like her."

After a few days like this, Liu Chang seemed to cheer up. He first went to visit his eldest sister. Since the death of his mother, Liu Le was lying on the sickbed. Seeing Liu Chang, she cried very sadly. The chief comforted her and ordered the imperial physician to treat her well.

Those imperial physicians were not punished because of the Queen Mother.

The princes and kings from all over the country, the ministers of the country and the county guards, etc., all began to rush towards Chang'an at this moment.

(End of this chapter)