Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

There is endless warmth under the sun, everything grows, and the vegetation is gradually luxuriant. It is the time of the year when the aura gathers the most, and this is the day when it really enters summer.

The emperor's health was getting worse and worse, and he was no longer able to govern. In order to prevent the power from falling apart, the emperor asked Bi Xin to discuss state affairs with the ministers, and began to train Bi Xin to take over the government.And the matter of referring to marriage has really been put on hold.

Before noon, he discussed state affairs with the ministers in the former court, but because he was new to government affairs, he could not make decisions in everything.The ministers are all old foxes who have been immersed in the officialdom for many years. On the surface, they are all respectful, but in fact they don't pay attention to each other at all. Those big things are decided by themselves. listen to him.

He only hated his lack of power, and it was difficult to walk in the previous court. After the ministers politely refuted his opinions several times, he superficially obeyed the ministers' words, but underneath he was thinking of ways to study, and had a lot of contacts with the important ministers to ask for advice.

The minister was very happy to see that Bi Xin treated them respectfully and politely, and obeyed them in everything, and his relationship with Bi Xin became increasingly close.He was busy with the affairs of the previous court, and often couldn't do what he wanted. Sometimes he couldn't read well in the afternoon, and even went to Liufu less and less often, and he lost weight.

Bi Xin reluctantly got up and washed up, and was about to go to the front court to meet the minister.But Li He stopped Bi Xin and said, "Today is the master's servant, so there is no need to go to court."

Bi Xin frowned and said: "Father told me to pay attention to the affairs of the previous dynasty and saved me from being ill. What's the matter now?"

Li He replied: "The emperor specially ordered last night to ask the master to attend to the sick in the morning."

He thought that his father probably wanted to know how he was doing in the previous dynasty, so he said, "Go to Zichen Palace."

He went all the way into the bedroom. The queen and several concubines were waiting on the dragon bed. They were busy with each other. Those who couldn't hold on quietly wiped their tears with silk. The servants were also sad, with their heads down. It was dead, no one spoke, only the Dragon Sword hanging above the bed was dazzling.

Seeing Bi Xin coming, the queen let go of her red eyes, sent everyone out, pulled Bi Xin and said softly: "Your father wants to have a good talk with you."

Bi Xin hurriedly asked the queen about the emperor's condition. The queen rolled her eyes at the emperor lying on the bed, crying with a wailing sound, and whispered: "The House of Internal Affairs is ready." The rules in the palace, if the emperor is about to die, he will Instructing the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare for the funeral is also a joy.

Bi Xin trembled in his heart, he was extremely unwilling to believe that his father, who was fighting swords with him a few months ago, had reached this point, his lips trembled a little, and he swallowed a few times before saying: "How could this happen? "

Concerned that the emperor was still there, the empress held back her tears and said: "The emperor has always been in poor health, and it was even worse last night. The imperial doctors said that it will only be in these few days."

He only felt a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and tears flowed down the corners of his eyes. The queen quickly wiped his tears with a towel and said: "Don't let your father see it, it will hurt your heart."

At this time, I heard the emperor lying on the bed and saying in a hoarse voice: "Is it Xiner?" The queen pushed him to let him go, and she bowed and said goodbye.

He knelt down in front of the emperor with a "plop", and with tears in his eyes, enduring his grief, he said loudly: "If you are not filial, you cannot serve your father at the emperor's knees."

The emperor waved his hand with a difficult smile and said, "I see that you have lost a lot of weight. You must be very hardworking." As he said this, he wanted to get up, and he knelt down to walk to the bedside to help him. The soft pillow let him lean against it.

The emperor's pale face turned ruddy, and he smiled and said, "I think you must have had a hard time in the previous court and suffered a lot of grievances."

Bi Xin shook his head and said, "It's my son who is incompetent."

The emperor patted Bi Xin's head, looked at him with loving eyes and said: "When I first became a regent, everything went wrong, but I survived, do you know what I rely on?"

Bi Xin looked at the emperor with puzzled eyes and said, "I don't know."

The emperor pointed to his heart and said: "Because I have a wish. I hope that my people can live and work in peace and contentment. I hope that my country can prosper. I hope that I can build a peaceful and prosperous world. It is because I have hope and confidence that I can go all the way. Coming through the storm."

His eyes were red, and he nodded to be taught.The emperor seemed to be radiant with glory, and he couldn't finish talking. His eyes were firm and his eyes sparkled and he said: "You are not only going to grow into a man on this road, but a king, a God who can control the world. The previous dynasty The struggle is fierce and cruel, and the price of each game is countless fresh lives. I tell you that killing people is never the best way. But as long as it is beneficial to the people and the country, all sacrifices are worth it. I have taught you , in the rule, you are the supreme emperor. What you have to do is to balance the forces, grasp the overall situation, and stay calm no matter what happens. The emperor's mind is the only way to help you survive in this cold imperial city. Born in the royal family, This is your honor and your mission." After saying so much, the emperor held his mouth with clenched fists and coughed continuously.

Bi Xin followed the emperor's back, and quickly brought water to feed him.The emperor took the water, sprayed a mouthful of blood into it, knocked over the tea bowl with a "bang", and his breath became disordered.Bi Xin hurriedly supported the emperor to lie down, and ran in a few servants to check the situation, but the emperor waved them all out.

The emperor gasped for breath, tightly grasped Bi Xin's hand and said: "I'm about to die, the burden of this country is about to be handed over to you, you..." He couldn't breathe well after speaking.

Bi Xin knelt in front of the bed, wiped away tears with his sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Father, the emperor will live forever, how can you say such a thing? My son, don't listen!" At this time, it is fully exposed.

The emperor swallowed, and said slowly: "From now on, you can't show your weakness in front of outsiders. No matter how difficult it is, you have to grit your teeth and hold on. Only in this way can you protect yourself and the people you care about." Without the protection of his father's wings, he will have to face everything by himself.The emperor was already extremely tired, so he closed his eyes and slept lightly.He resigned and left.

In the evening when he arrived, the emperor's condition deteriorated sharply, and he hastily summoned important ministers from the previous court to explain his funeral.Passing through the various palaces, the sound of crying and mourning can be heard endlessly.

With Bi Xin as the leader, a large group of people fell to their knees outside the Zichen Palace, and the empress ordered no crying outside, so everyone held their voices and wept unceasingly.

Liu Fu knelt behind him, his eyes were so red and swollen from crying, he leaned over, covered his face with his sleeves, he didn't dare to make a sound, his throat made a vague "woo woo", feeling even more desolate.

He was the only one among the crowd who knelt straight without shedding a single tear. He suppressed his grief and bit his tongue with his teeth to clear his mind. He still remembered his father's entrustment that he would become a real king.Emotions will only make him vulnerable, and composure can make him strong.

The summer evening wind can't blow the chill, but the cold bluestone floor tiles make the chill rush up the knees.Occasionally, there were piercing chirps of birds returning to their nests in the air, and the last ray of sunlight in the sky, with the pride of the sun, disappeared into the vast night.

It didn't take long before the ministers' cries finally came from the sleeping hall, and the door was pushed open with a bang, and Kun Qun almost fell out of the hall door, shouting in an extremely mournful voice: "The emperor is dead!" With a crying voice, he shouted: "Alas!" Everyone wailed loudly, and the cry resounded through the sky.

The slaves outside had followed the rules long ago, running all over the palace and shouting: "The emperor is dead! The emperor is dead!" In the blink of an eye, the palace lantern at the entrance of the Zichen Palace was replaced with a white one, shining a gloomy white light all over the place.He couldn't bear it anymore, and wept with everyone.The ministers inside also came out slowly, and everyone gradually stopped crying.

Liu Fu had already felt that the sky was dim and the earth was dim, and his eyes were hazy, he could only hear Minister Gu Ming standing in front of the hall reading out the will, Bi Xin stepped forward steadily, knelt down to listen to the announcement, and succeeded to the throne before the spirit.Liu Fu followed the crowd and turned their heads to bow to the new emperor, only to hear the sound of mourning turn into congratulations.He and Bixin are only separated by the steps in front of the palace, but they are already different from each other.

In the Kingdom of Daluo, Emperor Luo Wei died of illness in Zichen Hall at the age of 41 in the second quarter of Renyin Day in the first month of the Jiawu Year.

The next day, the capital was covered with white everywhere, men, women and children, old and young, all dressed in linen and filial piety, white and plain clothes.The imperial edict of death was passed on to all counties and counties. From the time of receiving the order, officials and common people all wore mourning for three months, and no marriage, singing and dancing were allowed for three years of national mourning.

The relatives of the emperor in Beijing, civil and military officials all went to the Qianqing Palace to pay their respects, and there were mournful and wailing sounds inside and outside the imperial city, which shocked the outskirts of the city into mourning.Sitting in front of the bronze mirror, the noble concubine was dressed in mourning and looked at her face, which was still charming, but her beautiful face and blue hair were already in the body of a survivor.

"Is everything ready?"

The palace man on the side replied: "It's all done, the Taoist priests went out of the palace overnight without leaving any flaws."

The imperial concubine gave a soft "hmm", held the hand of the palace man, got up and went to Qianqing palace.

Qianqing Palace shouted: "Gift from the imperial concubine."

I saw a beautiful woman holding the palace man's hand, and she was sprained after walking a few steps, her face was covered with tears, and she almost collapsed.

The queen wiped her tears and said with red eyes: "Sister, you are so weak, you should come back sooner."

The noble concubine couldn't make a sound, she bowed to the queen with tears and said: "The emperor's kindness to the concubine is as great as a mountain, so what if the concubine gives up this body?" As she said, she almost fell in front of the emperor's spiritual throne, and wailed loudly: " The concubine came late and failed to serve His Majesty, this is the pain of the concubine's life." He kowtowed and wept bitterly.

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies led the imperial concubine to salute one by one according to the rules, and met the new emperor again.The imperial concubine insisted not to go, and the queen agreed to her to stay.

The palace people on the side were about to help the noble concubine to stand aside, but the noble concubine knelt in front of the spirit and said: "The late emperor left a will for the Ai family, and ordered the Ai family to read it before the spirit."

Everyone was shocked when they heard it. At this time, the imperial concubine was standing next to the eunuch holding the imperial decree in her hand, and everyone knelt down to listen to the decree.

The eunuch read aloud: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's edict said: The successor Zheng's family will show Shude, be diligent and respectful, and I am the most favored. Recalling the good things in the past, and doing good things for the virtuous concubine, I will give you the same bed and burial. That's it, Chinzai."

Everyone heard it like five thunders exploded, and no one woke up.

The meaning of the imperial decree is: the emperor dotes on the empress, and thinks that she was the best when she was a virtuous concubine, so he let the empress be buried on the spot as a virtuous concubine.

The queen was not flustered, she just raised her eyes to look at the noble concubine, who knelt silently, her gaze firm and stern under her pale makeup.The minister of the Queen's mother's family couldn't kneel anymore, stood up and bowed in front of him, saying: "My minister thinks this is strange, why did the late emperor give the secret decree of the queen's burial to the concubine for safekeeping? Someone must have faked the holy will, I hope your majesty will see clearly !"

The noble concubine was not in a hurry, and said in a cold voice: "It is reasonable for you gentlemen to have doubts, as long as you let the eunuch in charge of the late emperor check it out." Then she said to him: "I don't know what the emperor thinks."

Bi Xin frowned slightly. He had never heard a single word from his father about this matter, but he was not sure whether the edict was true or not, so he looked at the queen.The queen was calm and relaxed, just knelt there without saying a word.He waved his hand and beckoned Kunqin to test the imperial decree.The corner of the imperial concubine's mouth not only showed a slight smile, but her eyes also pierced towards the queen like a sharp sword.

After reading it, Kun Qun knelt down in front of him and said, "My servant has checked carefully, and this edict is a forgery." The imperial concubine was shocked, pointing at Kun Qun and shouting: "You are talking nonsense!" Kun Qun said without panic, "" In the "Changes of the Ancestor", the ancestor smashed a corner of the imperial jade seal with a sword because of anger, and later generations repaired it with red gold by skilled craftsmen. It was indeed seamless at that time, but it has been handed down for many years. The jade seal is precious and not easy to use, so it has not been repaired. Every time this jade seal is imprinted, there will be a faint trace of fine marks at the corners, which cannot be seen unless you look carefully. However, there is no trace of the imperial seal. It can be seen that it is forged. If the emperor does not believe it, he can take out the jade seal for comparison."

The imperial concubine shivered into a ball earlier, her eyes were bloodshot, she glared at Kun Qun who was kneeling on the ground and was prepared, as if she understood something.She pointed at the queen and said sharply: "You bitch, what a powerful method, Aijia... Aijia will fight with you." As she spoke, she stood up and went straight to the queen, and the slaves beside her had already caught her , crushed her to death.

The imperial concubine knelt on the ground and struggled, her hair bun was scattered on her face, she was very ferocious, and she kept cursing endlessly.The queen got up, looked at her with mocking eyes, gently helped the hairpin, with a sneer on the corner of her mouth.

Bi Xin was naturally angry that someone disturbed the mourning hall and passed on a false inheritance edict, but he didn't reprimand him on the surface, he just waved his hands coldly and asked people to drag her down.

The imperial concubine shouted wildly: "You poisonous woman! After killing you, you will seize the throne! The heavens will also destroy you!" The queen's complexion suddenly changed, she only held on to Bai Zhe tightly, and did not reply.Hearing this, Bi Xin was also extremely horrified, but he suppressed his anger and didn't show it on his face.

The imperial concubine was dragged down, and her voice gradually became inaudible.The queen said: "How should the emperor deal with it?" Bi Xin glanced at the people kneeling on the ground, and everyone bowed their heads and dared not speak.

Bi Xin said coldly: "The noble concubine of the first emperor was seriously ill. I have spared her from presenting the gift, so you have never seen her. The affairs of the harem are still decided by the queen mother." Everyone bowed their heads and promised.The queen also nodded in understanding.

The queen returned to her own palace, her feet were weak and she almost fell in front of the door, and the palace people carried her back to the bedroom.The queen was sitting on the chair, with her hands on her chest, gasping for breath, her eyes were dazed, and she murmured: "It was just a little bit, it was too dangerous just now!"

It turns out that the noble concubine has been plotting against the queen for a long time, forged the edict, and colluded with Kun Xun to take advantage of the gift in the palace to invite the queen to enter the urn.The empress has a solid foundation in the palace for many years, but the imperial concubine acted meticulously until the emperor died last night, the empress did not catch her foot, but it was too late, the empress could only survive by wooing Kun Qun, but the empress tried her best He didn't say where he was standing.

In the incident just now, the queen appeared calm and composed, but she was actually risking her life.If Kun Qun hadn't temporarily changed sides, even if the queen had all eyes and hands, the new emperor would have to grant her death according to the will.In the end, Kun Qun still chose the empress to rely on. There is no concubine who has raised the new emperor in the palace, and no matter who stays, it is only superficial honor.After all, there is a world of difference between the queen mother and the concubine, and everyone wants to leave a good way for themselves.