Chapter 1270

It was slightly bright.

A team of Qianniu Guards arrived outside Qin Lang's garden.

They came to escort Qin Lang to attend the court meeting. Yesterday, Bai Ma was announced as Prime Minister, Qin Lang is now Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Tongpingzhang Zhengshi, Grand Tutor, Zhennan Metropolitan Governor, Chancellor Zhongshuling, Zhizhongshu The two provincial affairs under the door, and stay behind in Longquan Palace.

As the prime minister of the new team of prime ministers in the Zhengshitang, Qin Lang certainly couldn't be so relaxed and leisurely.

Putting on a purple robe and jade belt, and wearing a goldfish bag with a goldfish amulet on his nine-ringed jade belt, Qin Lang went out to work.

There was a lot of battle at the door.

Not only eighteen Qianniu bodyguards came to serve as personal bodyguards, but also thirty-six Habayashiro bodyguards, and one hundred and twenty Jinwu guards came to clear the way.

"Is there no need for that?"

The name of the sixth-rank Qianniu Beishen was Li Yuanfang, and he explained respectfully, "It is the will of the sage to strengthen the security of the line from now on. All the prime ministers are equipped with guards in this way. Please don't worry about it."

Special period, special control.

Qin Lang immediately understood what this meant, and guessed that Li Shimin might really be dying, because he was preparing for the handover.

Under the escort of more than a hundred elite imperial guards, Qin Lang was also invited to go to Miyagi in a carriage.

And there are actually three of the same carriage, running back and forth, with almost the same appearance. Qin Lang found in the carriage that the carriage compartments were all specially made, with iron plates inside, and when necessary, the carriage was just like a Like an iron coffin, you don't even have to be afraid of the eight-ox crossbow.

This security level already has the flavor of the highest level, so that Qin Lang even wondered if Chengqian went to see Li Shimin yesterday and did something stupid, which caused Li Shimin to lock up Chengqian, and he will change his reserve today.

The emperor's Longquan Palace is actually not far from Qin Lang's villa area. Longquan Palace is not particularly large among the palaces. It is far inferior to Jiucheng Palace and Cuiwei Palace.

Longquan Palace not only has a palace wall, but also has a yamen under the door of Zhongshu Liang introspection in the palace, and the political affairs hall is also set up in Zhongshu Introspection.

When entering Miyagi, after many tests, Qin Lang couldn't enter directly with his face.

When he entered the hall of Zhengshitang in Neishengli of Zhongshu, he found that all the prime ministers had arrived, and only Li Ji had now led the troops into Liaodong.

Apart from him, there are eight new prime ministers in total.

Qin Lang was the last to come.

Changsun Wuji stood up first to greet him, and the other prime ministers also stood up to greet him.

"Sanlang has finally returned to the court, and he has been hiding in the south for several years!"

Qin Lang looked at Changsun Wuji, who obviously had some serious dark circles under his eyes, and then saw the good look in his eyes, and immediately felt relieved. It seemed that nothing happened to Cheng Qian yesterday.

Cui Dunli didn't put on airs as an uncle when facing Qin Lang. Although he was promoted to Zuo Pushe, he was very polite to Qin Lang, and Xu Jingzong, the secretary of Zhongshu, was even more enthusiastic.

"Old Xu, we are going to work with Yamen again."

Xu Jingzong held Qin Lang's hand, "Duke Wei returned to the court, and he knew the affairs of Zhongshu's disciples. From now on, we will have the backbone."

Zhang Xingcheng, Du Zhenglun, Gao Jifu, Yu Zhining, the four former officials of the Eastern Palace, are now prime ministers. They worked together in the Eastern Palace more than 20 years ago, so they are all old acquaintances.

While chattering, Li Baiyao, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, came.

But he personally came to pass the decree, saying that the saint's condition suddenly worsened and he vomited and was very critical. Now that the prince is serving the saint, the saint has just woken up.

Everyone hurried to face the saint.

The Zhongshu Neixing Zhengshi Hall is very close to the emperor's bedroom. After all, this is the palace, and it is only two doors away.

Entering the palace, he found that the emperor's face was pale and white.

Seeing his brother-in-law like this, Changsun Wuji couldn't help crying.

The emperor beckoned him over, stretched out his hand to caress his cheek, "Weeping so much!"

"I suddenly remembered how high-spirited I was when I first met the sage in Chang'an, when I was only a teenager. It's still like yesterday..."

"Hahaha, yes, when I first met you, there was a fight, Hou Junji rode on your head and beat you, Xu Luoren pulled your leg..."

As he spoke, the emperor continued to cough.

The prince helped to stroke his back.

After a while, the emperor stopped crying, but the handkerchief was covered with bright red blood.

Several ministers looked at the blood and wept.

Li Shimin smiled, "I'm leaving."

After panting for a while, he called Qin Lang over again, holding Changsun Wuji in one hand and Qin Lang in the other, "I'm still in good spirits today, so I'll be in front of everyone and entrust all future affairs to you."

Say something, cough a few times.

On and off.

"The prince is benevolent, righteous, filial, courageous and decisive. You all know that the prince has achieved a lot in supervising the country with your assistance these years. I am more at ease in handing over the world to Cheng Qian. I hope you will help and teach me well!"

Then the emperor asked Chengqian to kneel in front of him.

"Chengqian, Wuji is your biological uncle, Huailiang is your teacher, and also your uncle. Wuji assisted me in conquering the country and winning the world with the honor of making decisions. Since Zhenguan, he has been in charge of the court and has worked hard. And Huailiang also contributed to the pacification of the chaos in the Nine Years of Wude. The Zhenguan New Deal came more from Qin Lang's proposals, and more often it was collected from outsiders. on."

"With the two of them here, you don't have to worry about Datang Jiangshan."

Then he said to Qin Lang and Changsun Wuji, "You two are my confidantes, and you are also great meritorious servicemen of the Tang Dynasty. Wuji is also getting old, you have to take good care of him, especially don't let the villain get into the slander."

"Wuji, your temper is sometimes domineering. After I die, I hope you can control your temper."

After another cough.

Li Shimin called Li Baiyao and asked him to draft the will himself.

With Qin Lang, Changsun Wuji, and Li Ji as Gu Ming's auxiliary ministers, they assisted the crown prince to inherit the throne and govern the country.

After the edict was completed, Li Shimin personally read it, signed it with a red pen, and printed it.

Except for Li Ji, the nine prime ministers were all required by the emperor to sign and use seals on the will. This is an abnormal practice.

"Okay, the will has been established, I can rest assured."

After finishing speaking, the emperor was so coughed that he couldn't speak, so he could only signal everyone to quit with his hand.

Qin Lang and others retreated outside the hall, but they also knew that the emperor would probably be there in these two days, so he directly worked in a side room outside the hall, not daring to leave.

Chengqian and Li Baiyao, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, guarded the palace, and several old imperial physicians guarded the emperor.

In the afternoon, the emperor regained some energy.

However, the imperial physicians told the prime ministers that the emperor had come back to life.

The prime ministers entered the hall to visit the emperor.

Li Shimin also knew that he was going to die, but he was very calm. He had tried his best to prolong his life over the years, but now that it finally came to an end, he was free and easy.

"From now on, the soldiers and horses in the imperial camp will be handed over to Qin Lang. After my death, the funeral will not be held in secret. Qin Lang and Wuji will lead Yulin and Feiqi to protect the prince and return to Luoyang first. Xu Jingzong and Chu Suiliang Escort my coffin, and follow."

"Military and national affairs cannot be stopped. Funerals will be held in Qianyang Hall, civil and military officials will read the will, and the crown prince will ascend the throne. Twenty-seven days later, the enthronement ceremony will be held. Next year, the Yuan Dynasty will be rebuilt and the new one will be established!"

The emperor explained it very carefully.

Because the emperor was on a tour of the east at this time, although he had been the reserve for many years, he still had to be very careful at this important moment of the transfer of imperial power, be careful and be careful.

in order to avoid any turmoil.

For this reason, Li Shimin personally confessed that after his death, the funeral will not be held in secret. Qin Lang, the assistant minister, and the guards in Longquan Palace will lead the imperial army to escort Chengqian and return to Luoyang immediately, while Xu Jingzong, Chu Suiliang and others secretly escorted the emperor's coffin. Return to Luoyang.

After arriving in Luoyang, the prince immediately ascended the throne in Qianyang Hall, the main hall of the palace, in front of civil and military officials, and before the spirit.

This is to avoid accidents due to the vacancy of the throne.

If the ancestors came to the throne before the spirit, then Chengqian would be the new emperor, and the names of the monarch and ministers would be determined first, so that all civil and military officials would worship the new emperor and welcome the new emperor before the spirit.

Then the official funeral will be held, but Chengqian only needs to keep the funeral for 27 days, and replace the month with the day.

During these twenty-seven days, the imperial court must make every effort to prepare for the enthronement ceremony. Once the mourning period is over, the ceremony will be held immediately without delay.

After the enthronement before the spirit and the enthronement ceremony, after these two procedures, Chengqian can be regarded as the real emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

On the first day of the first month of next year, when the yuan is changed and a new year is promulgated, it will be considered as the official start of the new dynasty.

Back then when Li Shimin was at Chengqian's age, he relied on military actions to launch the Xuanwu Gate Palace Mutiny and won the highest power in the Tang Dynasty. He was very sensitive about these, and at this time, he was very serious about Chengqian and his actions. Qin Lang and the others.

Although it is unlikely that anyone would dare to mess around, it has to be guarded against.

After the emperor finished speaking, his eyes gradually became lax, and he even looked at the entrance of the hall and called out the name of Guanyin's maidservant.

After shouting several times, the emperor suddenly regained some energy, and confessed, "The kings are the governors and assassins, and they will attend the funeral."

"But Li Tai is forbidden to return to Beijing."

"King Wu and King Jin, after the enthronement ceremony, allow them to return to Beijing..."

Before the words were finished, the emperor suddenly lost his voice.

"His Majesty!"

Changsun Wuji burst into tears.

The prince also hugged Qin Lang and wept bitterly.

Looking at the thin emperor, Qin Lang felt very complicated in his heart, but he still wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said to the prince, "The sage handed over the ancestral temple to His Highness, how can His Highness follow the example of ordinary people and only know how to cry?"

Changsun Wuji also put away his tears at this moment, and nodded to Qin Lang.

"The sage had already made arrangements before Bintian, and now he is following the will. Wei Gong immediately sent people to summon the generals of the imperial army to listen to the will and escort the prince back to Luoyang as soon as possible."

"Mr. Xu and Mr. Chu, hurry up and ask the servants of the palace to sort out the remains of the saint and prepare to go on the road."

Longquan Palace on Mount Tai is thousands of miles away from Luoyang, the eastern capital. No one expected that the emperor would pass away suddenly on this trip. Now that he has to rush back to Luoyang, the time is tight and there is no time to delay.