Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 835 The Emperor

After    came out of Kunde Palace, it was already afternoon and evening, Li Xin hesitated for a while, but returned to Weiyang Palace.

   At this juncture, it is more suitable for him to be in the palace. If he stays out of the way, he may be passive in everything in the future, and he still has very important things to do.

When    walked to the Weiyang Palace, the sky was completely dark, and the several Saisukes were still inseparable.

   Li Xin stepped in front of the prince, knelt on the futon opposite the prince, and said softly, "Your Highness has been kneeling here for a day and a night?"

  According to the rules of the Great Jin Dynasty, when the emperor collapsed and died, as a prince, he had to stand in front of the spirit for three days, that is to say, the prince had to kneel here for three days, and then he became the emperor in front of the emperor's spirit.

Although Emperor Taikang was a bit mean at times, he still treated his son very well. Therefore, when the emperor died, the prince was also very sad. At this time, both his eyes were swollen. Hearing that, he looked up at Li Xin and lowered his head. : "Teacher, this is what a disciple should do."

   Li Xin reached out and patted his shoulder.

   "It's your time to kneel here, but you can't kneel here for three days? You have to go have a meal."

   After saying that, Li Xin looked at Xiao Zheng who was waiting nearby and asked, "Eunuch Xiao, do you have any meals ready?"

"some."

  Xiao Zheng immediately lowered his head: "In the side hall, rice porridge, broth, etc. have been prepared to warm up the body."

   Li Xin turned his head and glanced at the emperor's spiritual position, and then said solemnly: "Then I will take the prince down to eat something, and come back, shouldn't I violate the rules?"

In fact, no one can really do this rule of kneeling for three days. After the change of Renchen Palace ten years ago, the emperor Taikang at that time also had to kneel for three days according to the rules, but he only kneeled in front of people, as long as there were no foreign ministers in the palace. , he will find a place to rest.

   It was His Royal Highness that was so sincere, he knelt abruptly for a day and a night.

  Xiao Zheng, as the **** of the inner court, naturally knew this, and he said quickly: "Master Hui, it is in line with the rules."

  Li Xin nodded, stood up from the futon, then walked to the prince and stretched out his hand.

   His Royal Highness looked hesitant.

   He looked left and right, and then saw the Empress not far away, looking at him nervously.

  His Royal Highness gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand to hold Li Xin's outstretched hand, and reluctantly stood up.

   The Empress, who had been watching the situation on the Prince’s side, let out a long sigh of relief.

The prince had been kneeling for so long, and his legs were already numb. As soon as he stood up, he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Li Xin's arms were very strong, so he directly lifted him up, and then supported the prince. Your Highness, walk towards the side hall.

  Therefore, the prince Taibao of the current dynasty, the general of the right battalion of the forbidden army, and the minister of war, Li Changan, supported His Royal Highness in such a grand manner, passed the important officials of the court in the palace of the emperor in Weiyang Palace, and slowly walked towards the side hall.

   At this time, His Royal Highness, because of his thin body and kneeling for a long time, his face was a little pale and he looked very weak.

   Li Xin, who was wearing a first-class court uniform, although he was wearing white linen, had fluttering sleeves and a jade crown on his head.

   This scene was seen by the civil and military officials.

   As a result, some of the secret thoughts of many people were shattered.

Originally, because the prince's mother came from a small family, although he is the eldest son, there is still a lot of room for manipulation. Jun, but the Marquis of Jing'an is now clearly on the side of the crown prince, so there is no suspense in this round of imperial power.

   After all, everyone in the upper echelons of the capital knew that behind Jingan Hou Li Xin, there was not only the Jingan Hou residence, but also the Ye family.

  Some people who have climbed to the top of the power, such as the ministers of the Shangshutai, even know the things in the southwest, and they are inseparable from this Lord Jingan.

Such a big man in the court, or a big man in the court holding half of the Gyeonggi Imperial Army openly stood in line, standing on the platform for His Royal Highness, plus His Royal Highness is the eldest son of the Emperor of Daxing, and there is a widow, the crown prince is already on the throne. Things are on the cards.

   Unless someone dares to jump out and face Li Xin and the Ye family, challenge the Emperor Daxing's will.

   Originally, it was still a question to wait and see whether the weak and weak prince could successfully sit on the throne, but now Li Xin only gently stretched out his hand, and this position was considered to be firmly seated.

   As for what he will do in the future, it is not something that can be known now.

  Li Xin supported His Royal Highness the Prince and walked out of the Emperor's bedroom all the way. Under the leadership of Xiao Zheng, he walked to the warm pavilion of Weiyang Palace, where the palace staff had already prepared a table of food, waiting for the two of them.

After walking out of Weiyang Palace, His Royal Highness's legs were already healed. He was also hungry. After entering the warm pavilion, he first sat down at the low table, picked up a bowl of rice porridge, and ate two mouthfuls with his head down. Then the more I eat, the more I feel that the rice porridge has a little salty taste.

   When he raised his head and looked at Li Xin who was sitting across from him, tears were already streaming down his face.

   "Teacher, about the royal father... do you know?"

  In the past few years, Emperor Taikang has been keeping his health well hidden. Not only foreign ministers like Li Xin don't know about it, but even relatives like the Queen Mother have been kept secret by him.

  Li Xin slowly shook his head: "I don't know either."

  His Royal Highness Prince was full of tears.

   "I went to see the emperor last month, and he was still fine..."

  Li Xin's face was calm.

   "It's just that His Majesty wants you to see him well."

   A month ago, Emperor Taikang's condition had reached a very serious level, and it was impossible for the prince to see a "good" emperor at that time.

  The prince wiped his tears with his filial attire, looked up at Li Xin, and his voice was a little frightened.

   "Teacher, what should I do next..."

   "I don't know anything yet, I can't be an emperor..."

   Li Xin gave the prince a deep look.

   "No one is born to be an emperor, His Highness should learn slowly."

   He said with a blank face: "Your Majesty, when he ascended the throne at the age of twenty-three, he would not be an emperor, so he would spend four or five hours a day at the desk of ministers and be students for Zhang Xiang and the others."

   "As time goes by, it will come naturally."

   His Royal Highness put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand, and said a little timidly: "The teacher, what should I do now?"

   "After eating, change into thicker clothes and go to the Weiyang Palace to continue kneeling."

   Li Xin also finished his bowl of rice porridge. He put the rice porridge on the low table and looked at the young man in front of him.

   "Kneeling for two more days, His Highness will officially ascend the throne and become the emperor of Dajin."

  The Crown Prince looked terrified.

   "Then... after I become the emperor?"

   "Of course I waited."

The Marquis of Jing'an didn't eat much for a day, and asked the palace servants to give him a bowl of porridge, and said slowly: "His Royal Highness is now thirteen, and in a few days after the New Year, he will be fourteen years old, wait two years to ten years. At the age of six, you can become pro-government."

   "In the past two years, His Royal Highness can learn how to be an emperor at the Shangshu Desk. Anyway, the things he does are basically the same."

   There are two assistant ministers in Shangshutai, who will act on behalf of the king for a period of time in the future, so what they do is theoretically what the emperor should do.

   Having said this, Li Xin laughed at himself.

"Of course, Your Highness can also choose to be a foolish monarch, lock himself up in the Weiyang Palace, build a big project, be a good actress, favor a traitor, be a crony, do whatever you like, anyway, when you become the emperor, no one can restrain you. you."

  The Marquis of Jing An got up and patted His Royal Highness on the shoulder.

   "I have to say, Your Highness is lucky."

   "Three successive generations of emperors in the Great Jin Dynasty can be regarded as Ming Jun, and they have left a very solid family background for His Royal Highness."

   "Even if Your Highness becomes a foolish monarch in the future, he will never be defeated in thirty or forty years."

   (end of this chapter)