Chapter 1,665: Going to the Tang Mansion for a Funeral
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After returning home, Fang Jun took a bath and changed clothes, had dinner, and sat in the pavilion in the garden to enjoy the cool air. He waved a folding fan in his hand like a dandy, and used the fan to lift Gao Yang's sharp chin, making Gao Yang look shy and unwilling.
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If you are in high spirits, wash up early, go to bed, and perform courteous rituals.
Then a servant came quickly to report that the Tang family had come to report the funeral... Gao Yang immediately shed tears, holding Lang Jun's hand in panic, and said in a trembling voice: "Why did you suddenly disappear? Sister Yuzhang, although she
I have always been in poor health, but I have never heard of any incurable disease. This is too sudden.
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Princess Yuzhang's biological mother was a concubine with a low status. She died shortly after giving birth to Yuzhang. Queen Wende adopted Yuzhang as an adopted daughter and raised her as her own. Emperor Taizong also treated her with great care.
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Gao Yang's life experience is similar to that of Yu Zhang. When the sisters were in the palace, they hugged each other to warm and comfort each other. They had a good relationship. However, Yu Zhang's personality was more introverted and cold. After getting married, he did not have much contact with other sisters.
At this moment, he suddenly heard that Princess Yuzhang had passed away, which made Gao Yang difficult to accept for a while... Fang Jun held Gao Yang in his arms and comforted him: "Life and death have destiny, wealth is in heaven, the king of hell will let people die at the third watch, who can keep people alive?"
Fifth update? In life, vegetation and autumn all have a cycle of prosperity and death. No human effort can reverse it.
, there is no need to be so sad. Just pack up, go and mourn, and send His Royal Highness Yuzhang on his last journey."
The couple put on plain clothes, Fang Jun rode a horse, Gao Yang rode a car, and left Chongrenfang surrounded by a group of soldiers.
When we arrived at the Duke of Ju's Mansion, there were already crowds of cars and horses on the streets in front of the door, and there were a lot of people coming and going to express their condolences. A bunch of paper money was hung on one side of the door. White flags were fluttering throughout the mansion, and everyone was in plain clothes.
Welcoming guests at the door, when Fang Jun and his wife arrived, they quickly stepped forward and bowed to salute. Princess Gao Yang entered through the side door and was greeted by the female family members of the mansion before heading to the mourning hall. Fang Jun patted Tang Jiahui on the shoulder and sighed.
: "What's going on? This happened suddenly without any news in advance?" He didn't receive the news in advance, and it must be the same in the palace, but Princess Yuzhang is a golden branch and jade leaf, and the blood of the emperor must be clear even if she dies.
In vain, being so caught off guard and without any warning will inevitably lead to criticism.
If you can't give a suitable reason for your illness, I'm afraid you won't be kind. Tang Jiahui said with a bitter face: "His Royal Highness Shen Mo Youchu only said that he felt heartache, depression, difficulty breathing, lack of energy, and weakness all over.
The diagnosis and treatment said it was blood stasis in the heart and blood. Before the injections were administered or the medicine was prescribed, His Highness was already dead.
...It only took a cup of tea to start and end the disease, who could have expected that the symptoms would be so serious?"
I have heard and seen a lot, so I naturally know that it is hard to explain how much trouble this will cause when a princess dies suddenly.
It is mostly coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, etc. Even in the era of advanced medicine in later generations, it is an incurable disease if it cannot be treated in time, let alone now? If you have this disease, you can only lament your bad fate, and there is no other way.
Fang Jun was about to enter the house to express his condolences when he heard a commotion behind him. He turned around and saw groups of cavalry rushing towards him, followed by carriages and horses, flags fluttering, but it turned out that the emperor's guard of honor had arrived.
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Relatives and friends in the streets in front of the mansion hurriedly moved aside to let the emperor's carriage reach the door. When Li Chengqian and the empress got off the car one after another, everyone hurriedly bowed to greet him.
Li Chengqian's face was condensed, and he exuded the aura of keeping strangers away. Fortunately, he did not attack in public. When he saw Tang Jiahui, he also saw Fang Jun beside him, and nodded slightly: "Er Lang has just arrived too?"
Fang Jun hurriedly said: "Yes."
Then Li Chengqian ignored Tang Jiahui and said to Fang Jun: "Let's go in together."
He raised his feet and entered the main entrance with the queen surrounded by palace people. Fang Jun grabbed the trembling Tang Jiahui and followed him into the main entrance.
When everyone in the mansion learned that the emperor and the empress were coming, they quickly held their breath and stepped aside. The Duke of Ju, Tang Jian, dressed in plain clothes, personally led the emperor and empress to the mourning hall to offer incense. Li Chengqian respectfully offered a stick of incense and looked at the curtains where the incense was swirling and fluttering slightly.
, his eyes were red, he did not go back to see Princess Yuzhang for the last time, but said to Tang Yizhi who was kneeling in the mourning hall: "Kneel here.
Here, I have something to say to Duke Ju."
Following Tang Jian to the side room, Shi Renbiao, Dou Huaizhe, Lonely Mou, Chai Lingwu, Du He, Fang Jun and other consorts followed suit.
The queen and the princesses who arrived first went to cry behind the curtain... When they arrived in the wing, Li Chengqian took a seat and took a sip of tea, then angrily threw the tea cup to the ground, glared at Tang Jian, gritted his teeth and shouted angrily: "Back then, Emperor Taizong read
You have made a great contribution by marrying your beloved sister Yuzhang into your family. Now
But he died violently and for no apparent reason. I am heartbroken! You'd better give me an explanation, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind!"
Everyone in the mourning hall outside and in the courtyard were silent and did not dare to make a sound. Generally speaking, when a woman dies violently, her natal family will ask for a reason. This is human nature, but Princess Yuzhang's natal family is the royal family, and now the emperor personally
came to raise troops to investigate, the matter was too serious. Once the Tang family resolved
If the explanation is unclear, or there may be another reason for Princess Yuzhang's death, the entire Tang family may suffer.
Tang Jian knelt down on the ground. As soon as he knelt down, his sons also knelt down. Tang Jian bowed his head to the ground, burst into tears, and choked up: "Your Majesty's anger, I feel the same. Your Highness has married since then.
My family is filial to my parents-in-law, has loving brothers, and is harmonious with my sisters-in-law. I have never used my noble body to be domineering. I have a skillful temperament, dignified and intelligent. It is the honor of the Tang family to be able to treat the princess. His highness died of illness now, all because of the lack of care of the Tang family.
As a result, I feel heartbroken and regretful. Your majesty is deeply saddened by the love between brother and sister. You can cure my family's sins, no matter how bad they are.
Everyone in the Tang family will accept the punishment without any resentment."
Li Chengqian glared at Tang Jian, but he couldn't help it. If Tang Jian had just shied away and made excuses, he could have taken advantage of the situation and severely punished him. But now that Tang Jian was kneeling on the ground with tears streaming down his face, he was bent on pleading guilty. As an emperor, it was hard for him to pursue the case with all his strength.
Otherwise, it will give people the impression of being mean and unkind.
Loss of dignity.
But he came with a fierce momentum. If he let it go so gently, wouldn't he be ridiculed by others?
Fang Jun whispered from the side: "Your Majesty is accompanied by an imperial doctor, who can diagnose the cause of His Royal Highness Yuzhang's death, and it will not be too late to make further calculations."
Li Chengqian turned to Wang De and told Wang De: "Hurry and verify the cause of death." He came with the imperial doctor to save his last chance, but when he arrived at the Tang family and found that the mourning hall had been set up, he knew that his last hope was gone, and he was furious.
He lost his temper and became a little reckless, and his anger made the situation a little embarrassing.
Embarrassing, fortunately Fang Jun's suggestion eased the atmosphere and gave him a step up.
"Here."
Wang De quickly went out to make arrangements.
Li Chengqian then said to Tang Jian who was kneeling on the ground: "Please get up first, Lord Ju. Don't blame me for you. It's really because I feel so sad that I'm a little rude."
Tang Jian did not dare to stand up: "I am ashamed of my trust and love for the late emperor. I am ashamed for no reason. How can I dare to complain to Your Majesty?"
Li Chengqian pointed at Du He and Dugu Mou: "Help the Duke of Ju up. If you have anything to say, wait until the imperial doctor reports back." Du He and Dugu Mou hurried forward to help Tang Jian up, but the other children of the Tang family still knelt down.
There, everyone looked panic-stricken and worried in their hearts. Princess Yuzhang died violently, and the whole family had not yet recovered from the panic.
, who knows whether the imperial doctor will discover something remarkable? If so, today will be the end of the Tang family...
Everyone in the wing had different thoughts, and no one spoke. After a long while, Wang De left and came back, came to Li Chengqian's side and whispered: "The imperial doctor has examined it, and His Royal Highness Yuzhang died of heart-blood stasis."
, the disease is so severe that the heart artery is blocked and the blood flow is cut off, and there are no other symptoms.
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The Tang family all lowered their heads, but all breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Chengqian said to Tang Jian: "I wrongly blamed Duke Ju."
Tang Jian stood up again and prostrated himself, crying and saying: "Your Majesty is not wrong. The failure to make His Royal Highness Yuzhang healthy and live a long life is the fault of the veteran and his family. No matter how much your majesty punishes the veteran and his family, they are willing to accept it."
The cry of a child came again from outside, and the heartbreaking shouts of "Mother" were heard. It turned out to be the two children of Princess Yuzhang and Tang Yishi. Li Chengqian rubbed his face, sighed, and said with tears:
"If everyone is gone, what punishment is there? I hope the Tang family can treat the princess's two children well, and don't despise and abuse them because their mother has lost their mother and they have no one to look after them. Their mother
My dear brother is dead, but my uncle is not dead yet!"
The Tang family all kowtowed and trembled with fear.
Li Chengqian then stood up: "I still have state affairs that need to be dealt with urgently. Zongzheng Temple and the officials of the Ministry of Rites should be responsible for the funeral. They must handle things carefully in accordance with the regulations. No simplification or slacking off!"
"Here!"
The official standing outside the door quickly agreed.
When Li Chengqian waited for the car to leave surrounded by his servants, the Tang family put their hearts in their stomachs...
The lights of the Duke of Ju's palace were bright, the disappeared cries resounded again, and the white flags fluttering in the night wind were full of sadness.
The honorable nobles who came to express their condolences were placed in the east and west wing rooms and across the courtyard, while the consorts returned to their original wing rooms.
It was already close to midnight, and the Tang family prepared vegetarian dishes for everyone to have a midnight snack. After all, staying up late is the most stressful thing. Dugu Mou glanced at Chai Lingwu, who was far away from Fang Jun, and walked over to Fang Jun to eat together with a plate in his hand, whispering
Asked: "Does the 'committee' have any charter in the near future? You might as well reveal it, otherwise I will be very upset.
It's so itchy."
Although the rest of the people were eating separately, they all pricked up their ears. The biggest issue in the government at the moment is the so-called military reform. Every regular meeting of the "committee" established in the Ministry of War affects almost everyone's hearts, but due to the confidentiality level
It’s too high and most people don’t know how to discuss it.
What, what has been decided, so I am more and more concerned about it. After all, many people here have military positions, and the reform of the military system is closely related to their personal interests.
Fang Jun chewed a mouthful of food, swallowed it, took a sip of tea, and said curiously: "No matter how much reform is done, it can't change your prince-in-law's fault. Even if the position is transferred, there must be proper arrangements. What do you have to worry about?" Dugu Mou
He almost choked on a mouthful of food, stretched his neck to swallow it, and said with wide eyes: "You really met me? Tell me quickly, do you want to remove me from my position or transfer me somewhere else?"