Chapter 84: The Death of the Concubine (2

The evil things came together. On the morning of the 29th day of the 12th lunar month, there was an official from the Ministry of Rites outside the garden, bringing bad news. Grand Secretary Du Shoutian died in his mansion on the 28th day of the 12th lunar month of the third year of Xianfeng.

Such news made Sai Shanga a little panicked. The emperor and Du Shutian's junior brother had a deep affection, but they left at this time. If the emperor was told truthfully, the emperor suffered repeated blows, and he was really afraid that he would not be able to support him. If the postmates were to be apprehended, first of all, there was no such reason. Secondly, I am afraid that the emperor who had just broken free from the blow of the old concubine's death would have another sadness - rather than that, it would be better to have it together, so that it would be better to do it again in the future.

The Military Affairs Office discussed with Prince Gong for a while and decided to report to the court. Several people entered the warm pavilion. The emperor sat in front of the old concubine's bed with a look of expression, looking at the old concubine with a slightly ups and downs on her chest with a little dull look, and didn't know what she was thinking.

Saishana knelt down in front of the emperor, "Emperor,"

"I'm fine, I just want to stay with the old man for a while, you..." The emperor withdrew his gaze and turned around the faces of several people: "Is there anything wrong with you?"

"Yes, the slave has a big deal to report to the emperor."

"Tell me."

Sai Shanga was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth in secret, and said with a very fast speed: "Reply to the emperor's words, I received the list of funerals sent by the capital, and Du Shoutian and Du died."

The emperor blinked as if he didn't understand, "What did you say?"

Sai Shanga didn't dare to look up and lay on the ground and said again, "Reply to the emperor, Du Shoutian and Du died."

The emperor's face turned pale, and his throat whined, and his body sitting there shook a lot: "Is this true?"

This is not to be asked. How could anyone in the world report such news? The emperor was just struggling to believe it, "Is there a...against theft?"

"yes."

“Show it.”

Liu Fu turned around, took the relic from Sai Shanga's hand and handed it to the emperor. The latter snatched it, but it was not Du Shoutian's handwriting. I think he could no longer draft the relic. This time he really believed the relic. The relic fell to the ground. The tears that had already faded were flowing again.

Sai Shanga shouted, "Emperor" walked a few steps closer, and did not care about the defense of the monarch and his ministers. He divided it into left and right with Liufu. He rubbed his back with his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you must take care of the dragon body."

"I'm fine," the emperor sighed, "I feel so tired." As he said that, his body leaned back and he fell asleep like this.

Jia Zhen and Yi exclaimed in unison, "The emperor fainted, pass it to the imperial physician, hurry up and pass it to the imperial physician."

When the emperor opened his eyes again, the sky outside was already dark, and someone immediately spoke beside him, "Master Xue, you are awake?"

Xue Fuchen lowered his head and entered the room, knelt down and touched his head: "Your Majesty is here."

"I know my body myself, it's nothing." The emperor shook his head on the pillow: "Liufu, help me sit up."

"Zhe." Liu Fu helped him sit up and put it on his back. Only then did he see that several people from the Military Affairs Office were kneeling on the ground. When he heard his voice, Sai Shanga looked up and said, "Your Majesty Wan'an, you scared the slave to death."

“When is it now?”

"Yes, when you say it to the emperor, it is now the Shenshi on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month of the third year of Xianfeng."

"Did I faint?"

"Yes. Lord Xue asked the emperor for his pulse and said that the emperor was worried and anxious. He also served in front of the empress dowager and had not closed his eyes for two consecutive days. He was unconscious and had used decoctions. It was okay."

The emperor also felt bitter in his mouth, "Get a glass of water. I rinse my mouth."

Liufu took clean water and served him to rinse his mouth. He spit it in the golden spittoon on the side. Then he asked, "How is the old concubine's body?"

"oh……"

"Tell me, I'm no longer in the way."

"Yes. Empress Dowager Kang Ci has ascended to heaven at the second hour of the day."

The emperor sighed: "A person cannot be resurrected when he dies. The Empress Dowager abandons the world and takes care of his affairs after his death. This is my last chance to fulfill his filial piety for her. Jia Zhen, make preparations after he goes down."

"It is. I'm the minister who received the order."

"Where is Du Shoutian's funeral? Have you discussed it?" Seeing everyone shook their heads together, the emperor said, "It's here, you discuss it, and let's settle this matter today. Also, is Lao Wu coming?"

The fifth brother is the prince Yi, the emperor and the Military Affairs Office discuss matters. Others cannot come forward without being summoned. Yi bent over and came inside from the outer room, kneeling down and saluting: "I bow to the emperor."

"Lao Wu, please send someone back to Beijing quickly and transport the Empress Dowager's coffin from the Imperial Wood Factory to Rehe. After burying, transport it back to Beijing. In the Zhengda Guangming Hall of the Old Summer Palace, you will order the subjects of the world to gather and mourn. In addition, Jia Zhen, after going down, I will draft an order, and I will escort the Empress Dowager's coffin back to Beijing to mourn."

"Emperor, I think it's cold now and the emperor's dragon body is still weak. Why not transport the Empress Dowager's coffin back to the capital first. When the weather gets warmer, the emperor will return to the palace?"

"No," the emperor sat cross-legged, covered his legs with a brocade quilt, shook his head and said, "I want to escort the Empress Dowager's coffin to return to Beijing together and show her filial piety."

Jia Zhen knew that he could not persuade him, so he touched Yi secretly. The latter took a few steps in knowingly and replied: "Emperor, I think that my mother, who has known for many years, is pure filial piety, and the mother and son are in harmony, and I feel in my heart at all times. This time, my mother and mother abandoned the emperor and left, and I would definitely not want to see the emperor suffer the pain of traveling thousands of miles in the snow for her. Why would you take the emperor to welcome the Empress Dowager's coffin back to Beijing? When the flowers bloom in the spring of the next year, and the Emperor returns to the palace, then cry in front of the Empress Dowager's spirit?"

The emperor pondered for a moment, and Sai Shanga interrupted at the right time, "Emperor, Prince Gong has made the right to do so, please ask the emperor to submit what he wants."

"Yes, the emperor, I also think that Prince Gong's report is a child's heart. Please ask the emperor to submit his requests until the beginning of the year, and then go to the Empress Dowager's spirit to mourn me after returning to the capital?"

The emperor finally sighed, "It is hard for Lao Liu to have such filial piety. Well, just as you invited. You will welcome the Empress Dowager's coffin to return to the capital. I will return to the palace after the New Year."

"yes."

Seeing the emperor talking to several people with a strong spirit, Sai Shanga didn't dare to be stunned for too long and said, "Your Majesty, please rest." He led everyone to kneel out.

After talking for a while, the emperor became tired again. He lay down with his clothes and opened his eyes suddenly: "Liu Fu?"

"Slave is here, what are the instructions for Master Long live?"

"You go and tell Sai Shanga and the others, and let them discuss Du Shoutian's affairs today, and I will ask you later."

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Therefore, the few people from the Military Affairs Office were busy. First of all, the matter of Empress Dowager Kang Ci's spiritual driving. Since he had already been named the Empress Dowager, naturally, from the regulations of the tombs to the roads returning to Beijing along the way, they were different from the rituals of the concubines. There are all examples to be examined, and it doesn't take much time. There is only one main thing: before the coffin of the Beijing Huangmu Factory arrived in the Rehe burial, how should the Empress Dowager's body be placed?

It is the late winter now, and there will be no danger of body damage for the time being, but it cannot be stagnated for too long. It is best to have a cold and uninhabited place, which is the best way to stop the spirit.

After a long discussion, everyone finally decided to vacate Danbo Jingcheng Palace and temporarily let the Empress Dowager's coffin be here. When the coffin arrived, they immediately moved their spirits and asked the emperor to perform the spirit-enlightening ceremony. The emperor led all the civil and military officials who were there to bow and kneel down to the road.

After the discussion was completed, Sai Shanga ordered people to invite Yi in. After seeing each other, he told him the results of the discussion and finally asked: "Prince, do you think, is it feasible?"

He was sad about his mother's affairs for a while. After only two days, Yi obviously had bags of eyes, and was still energetic. He sat up and listened to Sai Shang's words. He stood up and bowed: "Thank you for dealing with me. The Empress Dowager's affairs are in the court. The court has rules. How can those who are ministers say something random?"

"That's not what I said," Jia Zhen immediately interjected: "Sixth Master, there are no ones here. The emperor and the prince are even more brothers of blood. If the errands are not done well and the people in the world will make it laugh, it would be fine for us. If the emperor is hurting his pure filial piety, we will be very guilty. I would like to ask the prince to speak freely and we will discuss it together."

Yi smiled bitterly, "No, Lord Jia misunderstood me." He said, "I really feel that what the adults said and what they discussed were perfect strategies, and there was no point in being able to hinder."

"Since this is the case, then let's settle it like this. Wait for a while and submit it in, and wait for the emperor's edict to be approved and then implement it accordingly."

After this matter is confirmed, the next thing to talk about is Du Shoutian's Huidian, and the first person in Huidian is naturally given a posthumous title. Sai Shanga took out his snuff bottle, scooped a little with a silver spoon, sucked it into the nose tube with force, and turned his head to look at Jia Zhen, "Wen Tang, come on. I'll listen."

Jia Zhen didn't refuse, "The first one is the word 'wen', needless to say; the second one is the word Zhong, Xiang, Gong, Duan. However," he turned his eyes around and said slowly: "Du Zhinong was a master of educating and assisting the emperor, and he was also an imperial teacher. Should he follow Zhu Shijun's previous example?"

Zhu Shijun refers to the teacher when Emperor Jiaqing was the prince. His real name was Zhu. Shijun was his name. His ancestors were from Xiaoshan, Zhejiang. He moved to Beijing from his father. His hometown was Daxing. In the 13th year of Qianlong, Zhu passed the Jinshi when he was 18 years old. Later, he became a foreign official for fifteen years. He summoned him to the fifteenth prince Yan, who was 16 years old at the time, and his relationship was very deep.

Five years later, Zhu once again released his career as a student in Fujian. Before leaving, he gave Yan a five-pronged adage to "fostering the heart, respecting the body, diligent in one's career, and indifference to himself," and Yan followed it without any contradiction. In the 60th year of Qianlong's reign, he retired to Ningshou Palace and became the Supreme Emperor.

?Yan, with these five admonitions, finally survived four years of crisis. When Qianlong passed away, he immediately dealt with the powerful ministers and became the legitimate Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

Later, when Zhu died of illness, the emperor gave the title of "Wenzheng". After Zhu, there was an unwritten rule that anyone who had a special reputation with the emperor could request the title of "Wenzheng".

However, this cannot be decided by everyone. The word "典" must be based on special orders and cannot be planned by the ministers. However, if the general direction is determined, the next thing will be easier to handle.

Others such as posthumous gifts to the Grand Tutor, gifting mercy according to the rules of the Grand Master, rewarding 3,000 taels of silver to mourning. Giving a sacrifice to an altar, and asking for an order to send the imperial guards to pay homage. In addition, entering the capital Zhaozhong Temple and the Xianliang Temple, establishing special temples in their hometown provinces, establishing biography in their lives, and publishing biography in their history museums, as well as all disciplinary actions during their lifetime, complete restoration, etc., are all graces that are necessary as usual. As for the descendants of grace, it is still the second step.

Speaking of this, it was already dark and everyone was discussing. Neitinsula came to report: "The Emperor called out."

Everyone bowed to Yi and went to Yangxin Palace to see the emperor and reported the Empress Dowager's coffin. The emperor did not say much, but just nodded and ordered: "I will hand it over to the cabinet immediately after going down, and I will make a statement."

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Next, he talked about Du Shoutian's compassion for the rituals. Sai Shanga said: "Du Shoutian is successful in planning the country and is not as good as his own selfishness. He should be posthumously named Zhong; he should be posthumously named Xiang with the merits of the country; he should be posthumously named Xiang with the righteous academic and pure character; but I think that these three words are not enough to fulfill Du's life. Whether to ask the emperor for kindness is particularly extraordinary, I dare not ask for a rash request."

In fact, this is to ask for a special posthumous title of "Wenzheng", but the wording must be used in this way. The emperor understood what he meant and asked, "Did you say that you should posthumous title of "Wenzheng"?"

"The Emperor's Holy Spirit."

The emperor raised his face, looked at the caisson in the dome, and said slowly: "Du Shoutian is my enlightenment master. I am different from him. Just as Sai Shanga said just now, Du Shoutian was educated by me, and his achievements were worthy of the country, and he deserved the word "righteous"." He lowered his head and looked at the few people who were kneeling: "Let him give him a "Wenzheng."

"Yes," Saishana said again, "How to add to Du's descendants, and wait until they have investigated and submitted their orders."

"Okay" the emperor thought about it and asked again: "Master Du didn't know what wish was not fulfilled during his lifetime? Let's ask, if the court can do it for him, let's do it for him."

"The emperor is so sympathetic to the old minister, and Du must be grateful to God for his kindness."

The emperor asked as if he suddenly remembered something, "When did Cao Zhenyong die?"

"Returning to the Emperor, Cao Zhenyong died in the 15th year of Daoguang."

"What after death?"

"Cao Zhenyong was named Wen Zheng and was enshrined in the Xianliang Temple. His second son Enqi was promoted to the fourth rank of minister."

"He is not worthy." The emperor snorted coldly: "Cao Zhenyong's subordinates always acted as a capable person, and he used mediocre qualifications to occupy a high position, and used to exclude and suppress capable people as the foundation for his own self-esteem. He deceived the emperor for more than ten years, but in the end he was given the posthumous title of Wen Zheng?"

"... Military Affairs Office, go down to draw an order and submit it to the cabinet for a famous national instrument. It should not be given lightly. Cao Zhenyong secretly took over the throne and deceived the imperial examination. There are still some people who did not reach the heavenly hearing. When the Emperor Zhongshi, he was unable to be familiar with the sufferings of the people, so he was relieved of Wen Zheng's posthumous title and changed to... Wen Mu removed his lord in the virtuous temple of the gods." He seemed a little dissatisfied, but could not think of anything, "What else do you have?"

"The emperor thought carefully and distinguished loyalty and treacherous, and we were impressed by him."

The emperor waved his hand: "That's it, you can kneel down and rest."

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