Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 832 The Emperor's Will

   Li Xin took a shower and changed his clothes before meeting Xie Dai in the living room of the Marquis of Jing'an.

   I have to say that the Xie family is still very winking. Knowing that Li Xin doesn't like Xie Jing, he actually sent this side child here.

   After seeing Li Xin, Xie Dai who was sitting and drinking tea immediately stood up and gave Li Xin a deep bow.

   "Master Hou."

  Li Xin's face was calm, and he said, "Since Young Master Xie is here, let me wake me up, so I don't have to wait so long."

   "Knowing that Lord Hou is tired, I don't dare to disturb Lord Hou."

  Xie Dai lowered his head and said, "Master Hou...is he going to the palace at this time?"

   Li Xin said solemnly, "I have been sleeping since I came back last night. How is the situation in the palace at this time?"

   "Zuo Pushe, waiting for Zaifu, has read the edict in front of His Majesty... Ling, and it has been decided that the prince will be the emperor in Weiyang Palace three days later."

   This is the rule of the Great Jin Dynasty. Even when the Imchen Palace changed, the Emperor Taikang stayed in front of the spirit for three days before he became the emperor.

   Now that the crown prince is on the throne, it is natural to go through this process. At this time, the prince who is about to be fourteen years old is crying in front of the emperor's spirit in Weiyang Palace.

  Li Xin heard the words and said slowly: "Since this is the case, the dust has settled, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will wait for the enthronement, and Xie Gongzi is so eager to find me, why did you come?"

  On weekdays, when Li Xin talks to others, as long as he is not particularly annoying, he usually has a smile on his face, but at this time when the emperor passed away, he is not in a good mood, and it is not suitable for laughing at this time, so he is so serious.

  Xie Dai bowed again.

   "His Majesty's last edict mentioned the Marquis. Last night, people in the palace searched everywhere for the Marquis but couldn't find them. This morning, I learned that Marquis had returned to the palace.

   Lord Jingan frowned slightly.

   "If the edict mentions me, it should be the palace servants who came to call me."

  Xie Dai said with a wry smile: "Master Hou, the palace is in chaos at this time..."

  Li Xin nodded slightly.

   "Okay, I'll go to the palace now."

   He was also going to enter the palace.

Logically speaking, given his status, he should not have returned to the palace last night, but should have stayed in the palace all night like those Saisukes, and not been out of the palace for a few days, but he was in a bad mood last night. I was a little exhausted and didn't want to act in the palace, so I went home to rest in the middle of the night.

   Now Xie family wants to invite him into the palace, he has no reason not to go.

   At this time, he had changed his clothes, and after getting on his own carriage, he entered Yonganmen with Xie Dai.

In one night, the palace compound was completely white, with white flags hanging everywhere. Along the way, you could see some palace servants in white. After approaching Weiyang Palace, you could also see some eunuchs and palace maids, crying on the ground. .

   Arriving at the gate of the palace, Li Xin raised his head and glanced at this familiar Weiyang Palace, which could no longer be familiar.

   At this time, it was a critical time for the smooth transfer of imperial power. The decision-making and core layers of the entire Jin Dynasty were all in this Weiyang Palace.

   As soon as he walked to the top of the steps, a **** who served in the inner guard trotted all the way, and respectfully handed a white linen to Li Xin's hand.

   Li Xin looked calm and put on this filial piety.

  According to the etiquette of this era, the Son of Heaven is the "Junfu", and when the Son of Heaven dies, it means that everyone has "died his father", and they must wear sacks and filial piety to the Son of Heaven.

   After putting on the filial piety, Li Xin walked into the Weiyang Palace.

But Xie Dai didn't go in and waited at the gate of Weiyang Palace. Those who are still in Weiyang Palace are probably the most senior officials of the court at the level of Liubu Shilang, even if not the decision-making level of Shangshutai Zaifu The core layer of the Great Jin Dynasty Hall.

   Li Xin can walk in with peace of mind, but Xie Dai can't, no matter what his surname is, he is not qualified to enter Weiyang Palace at this time.

After entering the Weiyang Palace, Li Xin went directly to the emperor's bedroom. At this time, in the main hall of the bedroom, the emperor's coffin had been placed. The thirteen or fourteen-year-old Crown Prince knelt in front of the emperor's spirit, throwing a few pieces of paper money into the brazier from time to time. Guaranteed to keep the incense burning.

   On the other side, the ministers of the Ministry of Rites and the servants of the Shangshutai gathered together to discuss the posthumous name of the Emperor Taikang, the temple name, and the follow-up etiquette.

   Near the coffin of the emperor, there were three or four little princes kneeling on both sides, sobbing and crying.

   After Li Xin entered the dormitory, he glanced at the emperor's coffin, sighed slightly, stepped up, knelt down in front of the emperor's spirit, and kowtowed three times.

   His Royal Highness the Prince wiped his tears and kowtowed in return.

After    Li Xin saluted, he got up and patted the prince's still somewhat immature shoulder, and then walked towards the positions of the ministers at the Shangshutai.

   Today, the emperor's funeral is actually handled by these people, and many things have to be communicated with them.

  The Zuo Pushe of the Taikang Dynasty is no longer the former Haoran Gong Zhangqu, but Shen Kuan, who was directly brought into the Shangshutai by the emperor from the position of the servant of the Ministry of Rites, that is, the current Prime Minister of the Shangshutai.

This person, Shen Kuan, was selected as a jinshi at the age of 30, and successfully entered the Ministry of Rites from the Censor Terrace at the age of 40. In the 18th year of Taichengde, he was appointed as the servant of the Ministry of Rites at the age of 45, becoming one of the youngest servants in the court. .

   Of course, Li Xin, who had meritorious service from the Dragon a year later and was named the Minister of the Ministry of War, could not be counted in it.

Such young servants have great prospects. After the emperor Taikang ascended the throne, Shen Kuan also fell to the new emperor for the first time and became the henchman of the emperor Taikang. After that, he made a steady progress and succeeded at the age of fifty. Entering the Shangshutai to worship the chancellor, at the age of fifty-two, he served as Zuo Pushe, and he has been in this position for three years now.

   Li Xin, who is also a "confidant of the emperor", did not have much contact with this Shen Pushe. After all, he is a military general, and it is not easy to have too much contact with civil officials. At best, he has only met a few times before.

  Li Xin walked up to this Shen Pushe and bowed his hands slightly: "Shen Xiang, I heard that Li was mentioned in His Majesty's last edict."

   Shen Kuan was discussing matters with other prime ministers. Hearing this, he turned his head to look at Li Xin, and hurriedly clasped his fists and salutes Li Xin: "Master Li has finally arrived. Last night, the old lady sent someone to look for Master Li for a long time."

  There is a reason why he is so polite to Li Xin.

Shang Shuling, the nominally highest official of the Shangshu Province, has been left in vain because of his excessive power. Therefore, the left and right servants of the Shangshu Province are the left and right ministers. In terms of power, they are the most prosperous in the country, and their grades are from the second rank. This level has already reached the top among the civil servants.

   The remaining 1st rank and 2nd rank, similar to Taifu, are honorary titles after retirement.

  Theoretically speaking, the left side is the right side, even if it is a very noble minister.

   But Li Xin was an exception, he was basically the only "serving" first-rank official in the court.

   He has a vacant position of "Prince Taibao" from the first rank, and after this vacant position, when the prince takes the throne, the word "Prince" will be removed, and he will become a Taibao of the first grade.

   Therefore, Li Xin had to surpass these Taisukes in terms of rank. According to the rules, these five Taisukes would all call themselves "Xiaguan" in front of him.

   After finishing speaking, Shen Kuan with fluttering long beard took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Li Xin.

   "Your Majesty's will, after I read it last night, it has been sealed up, but I have kept a backup copy of the will, written in this document, Mr. Li, please read it."

  Li Xin nodded slightly and reached out to take the document.

   "There is labor and Shen Xiang."

   (end of this chapter)