Originally, the only people qualified to ring the twenty-seven bells were the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the Empress.

There is no queen mother in the imperial city now, and the queen's body has always been healthy. The old emperor has been down for three days.

For whom the bell tolls, there is no need to think too much.

"It is indeed twenty-seven. This is a national mourning." Hai Chaoyun said with certainty.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep," Sheng Changbai said unhappily.

The position of censor is actually quite hard because you have to attend most court meetings and you have to get up early often.

Since Sheng Changbai took office, due to the old emperor's poor health, he had not held frequent court meetings, and Sheng Changbai did not have much dissatisfaction.

But this time was different. Three days ago, Sheng Changbai got up early and went to attend the dynasty where the old emperor consecrated Zhao Zongquan.

Now I have to get up early again and go to the imperial city for funerals, which is a bit frequent.

The key point is that if the old emperor is really dead, he often gets up early to attend court meetings. This is a start.

Zhao Zongquan was only in his thirties, and at such a young age, it was impossible for him to frequently cancel court meetings like the old emperor.

"I will wait for you to get up, and then go to the kitchen to arrange more food. You and your father will eat more today. It will not be easy for you to enter the palace today."

After Hai Chaoyun got up, he went to the kitchen to arrange meals.

After Sheng Changbai got up, he first arranged for someone to go to Wei Ruixuan to inform Sheng Hong, fearing that Sheng Hong might not hear the death knell.

The father and son had a hearty breakfast together before heading to the imperial city together.

It is definitely a physical job to mourn for the old emperor and for the new emperor to succeed.

Since the emperor is dead, he cannot eat meat or drink alcohol. It is indeed not very good if he does not eat more breakfast.

So Sheng Changbai didn't stop him today, and Hai Chaoyun went to arrange breakfast in person.

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After entering the imperial city, the first thing to do was to hold a court meeting.

Without the emperor, the court meeting would be presided over by the prime minister on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Han Daxiangong read out the emperor's last edict. The old emperor's last edict was quite long, but it didn't actually say much.

The first thing the old emperor did was to review his life and count in detail his great achievements during his reign.

Although the old emperor had been in power for more than 40 years, he ascended the throne in his early teens and was kept in the shadow of the Queen Mother for more than ten years.

In the following years, because of the death of his son, he had no intention of governing the country.

The time we have really worked hard to govern the country well has only been more than 20 years. These years are considered good.

On the whole, the old emperor was a qualified emperor, but the old emperor's comments about himself were all praiseworthy words.

The second thing was to choose the successor. He praised Zhao Zongquan's character, learned a lot, and announced Zhao Zongquan's succession.

Then he entrusted Zhao Zongquan to take good care of his wife and concubines, that is, to treat his queen and concubines well.

The third thing is to instruct the successor to reward the troops after he takes office.

The fourth thing is about mourning and mausoleum system. The mourning system is based on the sun and the moon, and the mausoleum system is frugal.

That is to say, he was told that one day of mourning should last for a month, and that the construction of the mausoleum should not cost too much.

The imperial mausoleums of the Great Zhou Dynasty were all built after death, and the emperor would be buried in them within a few months. Relatively speaking, they did not waste much time on people and money.

The fifth thing, which is the last thing, is to instruct the civil and military ministers to assist the heirs so that the country and the country can be stabilized.

After that, we will go to Qishu Palace to mourn the old emperor, and cry for a while first.

Then he returned to the Zichen Hall, paid homage to the new king, and congratulated the new king Zhao Zongquan on his accession to the throne.

Then Zhao Zongquan became the supreme leader. Zhao Zongquan first conferred the titles of Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager on his cheap lady.

As for Zhao Zongquan's own daughter-in-law and son, he would have to wait until the old emperor's filial piety period before canonizing his wife and children.

Then the new emperor appointed five Shanling envoys, and the leader Shanling envoy became the prime minister of the dynasty.

Then arrange for all the important ministers of the court to handle various matters for the old emperor, such as surveying the mausoleum, writing the name of the mausoleum, mourning memorial, posthumous memorial and discussing the posthumous title.

After arranging these, the individual can go back to his yamen and busy with the various arrangements.

This was just a day's matter. The emperor would be suspended for several months. During this period, various etiquette and the coronation ceremony of the new emperor needed to be handled by the Etiquette Department. Sheng Changbai became busy again.

On the day when the old emperor died, the new emperor's succession to the throne and the subsequent enthronement ceremony were two different things.

Succession before the death means reading out the late emperor's edict first, confirming the legal status of some new emperors, and temporarily allowing the new emperor to exercise the supreme power of the country.

Only after the enthronement ceremony, worshiping heaven and earth, offering sacrifices to ancestors, and informing all peoples.

After all procedures have been completed, the identity of the new emperor is completely reasonable and legal.

The Ministry of Rites was originally a quiet department, but it had never been idle since Sheng Changbai began to supervise it.

In the following time, Sheng Changbai was busy with the funeral of the old emperor and the enthronement ceremony of Zhao Zongquan.

"Bai'er, during this time, things have been going on in the court. It's really hard on you." Seeing Sheng Changbai's fatigue, Sheng Hong said with rare concern.

"There is no other way. The court is currently under tight manpower and there is not enough manpower, so we can only work harder."

Because King Yan killed a group of courtiers due to his military remonstrance, Zhao Zongquan came to power and was implicated by King Yan, who also implicated a group of courtiers.
Chapter completed!