On the fifth day of July in the twenty-fifth year of Tai'an, the Qian'an Palace was very busy.
Here is the emperor's mourning hall. After more than a month of mourning, the coffin and coffin will be removed today. After all, the new emperor still has to handle government affairs in Qian'an Palace.
Although the coffin needs to be moved, it does not mean that Emperor Daxing will be buried.
According to the rules, the coffin must continue to be parked in Changle Palace, north of the imperial palace.
In the past, the period from death to burial of an emperor ranged from three to five months to one or two years.
However, Zhao Yongcheng's situation is quite special. Due to the zombie outbreak, the renovation of his mausoleum slowed down and even stopped for a time, and it has not been completed until now.
A conservative estimate is that it will take at least a year before the old emperor is buried in the imperial mausoleum.
In Qian'an Palace, the emperor's coffin has been carried out and is being carried to Changle Palace outside the palace. People attending the wake followed the coffin-moving team.
These people guarded Qian'an Palace for more than a month. During this period, they ate, drank, and had sex while being attacked. It was almost like being in prison.
But after today, they will be liberated.
The team slowly left north. The new emperor Zhao Weilong was also in the team, his expression was gloomy and ugly.
Outsiders would only think that he was mourning the death of the late emperor, but this was not the case.
Only after actually sitting on the throne, Zhao Weilong deeply realized the difficulty of being a king. The throne was really like a crater.
Conflicts that had been squeezed out in the past began to erupt one after another when he took over.
Various forces have appeared one after another. There is me among you, and you among me. They are in tandem with each other and compete with each other. Until now, he has not straightened out the relationship.
This cannot be said to be incompetent. Things in the imperial court are complicated and complicated, and it is not possible for him to sort them out within a month after taking the throne.
In fact, there has been no big trouble since the death of the old emperor, which shows that Zhao Weilong has dealt with it well enough.
Of course, as the newly succeeded emperor, Zhao Weilong is by no means satisfied with not causing trouble, at least now he wants to do something.
Cleaning out the monsters, rectifying the government, and suppressing the powerful are the three major tasks he set for himself.
Each of these three items is related to the life and death of the dynasty.
But these three items are so involved that they are not so easy to implement.
For a month, the six cabinet ministries had a lot of arguments over his change of reign name, and finally the reign name of "Jingping" was decided.
To bring peace to the troubled times is the good hope of everyone in the imperial court.
The emperor is in front, and the old emperor's concubines are behind.
The coffins of the old emperor have been moved out of the palace, which means that the days for them to stay in the palace have also begun to count down.
Generally speaking, concubines with status would be granted the title of dowager and then move into a separate palace to make room for the new emperor's concubines.
The so-called residences in other palaces are actually several palaces near the imperial city. The conditions are much worse than those in the imperial palace, and they can only live barely.
So at this moment, this group of people was crying the most, and they were more sad for themselves.
Among the concubines, only Concubine Duan and the Queen were relatively calm.
One has arranged an escape route in advance, and the other is about to be honored as the Empress Dowager. They both have better places to go.
Of course, although they seemed calm, they each had some difficulties.
For example, Empress Li was worried that the emperor would not respect her as the empress dowager. After all, Zhao Weilong's biological mother died in mysterious circumstances, and she contributed to it.
Although Concubine Duan was provided with an escape route, she was worried that the queen would interfere with it and make her uneasy.
"Perhaps I should strike first to avoid being passive!" Concubine Duan thought to herself.
So she thought about how she should apply eye drops to Mrs. Li.
The coffin-moving team slowly and leisurely moved out of the palace and arrived at Changle Palace in the north.
Apart from serving as a memorial to the emperor, Changle Palace has basically no other function, so it is empty most of the time.
After paying homage to the emperor, everyone had to keep vigil until sunset before the real liberation came.
During this break, Zhao Weilong had to deal with government affairs. The cabinet wanted him to relax, but he did not dare to relax at all.
While Zhao Weilong was reading the memorial, Concubine Duan walked into the side hall.
Seeing the arrival of Concubine Duan, Zhao Weilong put down the memorial in his hand and said calmly: "The empress is here!"
Concubine Duan made a lot of efforts for Zhao Weilong to be able to take the position, so Zhao Weilong still respects her.
"Your Majesty, there is something in this palace that I have been worrying about for a long time. I am not happy about it!"
When Concubine Duan said these words solemnly, Zhao Weilong knew that the matter was not simple.
"Mother, please tell me!"
Concubine Duan said calmly: "When Zhou Xuan's servant was killed in an explosion, didn't the emperor have any doubts?"
Good guy, this sentence is like poking a hornet's nest, Zhao Weilong's eyes were filled with cold light.
Zhou Xuanshi was Zhao Weilong's biological mother. She died when he was three years old, and the cause of death was unknown.
"What secrets does the empress know?" Zhao Weilong's tone became increasingly cold.
Without the support of his mother, he lived a very difficult life in the East Palace, which also made him accumulate countless hatreds.
Concubine Duan did not answer the question directly, but spoke in a calm tone: "Half a year before your mother's death, Crown Princess Zhang died of dystocia, leaving the Crown Princess's position vacant..."
"At that time, the only concubines in the East Palace who had children were Zhou Xuanshi and Li Xuanshi!"
"But the final result is that Zhou Xuan died and Li Xuan failed to become the crown princess!"
The direction of Concubine Duan's words is obvious. It was Li Xuanshi who killed Zhao Weilong's mother, and behind Li Xuanshi was the Queen Li.
In fact, it's not that Zhao Weilong hasn't thought about these inside stories, it's just that he can't investigate them. If he wants to be an emperor, he has to endure the humiliation and bear the burden.
But now, these things have been exposed by Concubine Duan. Even if he doesn't take revenge on Li and others, he can at least alienate their relationship.
After trying to calm down, Zhao Weilong said in a deep voice: "These are old things. What was the truth back then, I can't find out!"
Concubine Duan nodded and sighed: "I am only here to serve Zhou Xuan. Today you have become the emperor. She should treat the world like the empress dowager and her revered mother!"
After saying this, Concubine Duan saluted Zhao Weilong, turned around and exited the side hall.
After Concubine Duan left, Zhao Weilong's hands had been clenched into fists.
At this moment, anger and hatred were intertwined in his heart, and at the next moment he threw the memorial off the table.
Several eunuchs serving in the palace were eager to find a place to get in. Today they heard words they shouldn't have heard.
When the side hall was completely silent, Concubine Duan returned to the mourning hall of Changle Palace. Her position was not far from the queen.
When Concubine Duan knelt on the futon, she heard the Queen say in a low voice: "Concubine Duan, in a few days, you will go to the nunnery, but you are still so restless?"
Concubine Duan had no expression on her face and said in a cold voice: "You call me Concubine Duan now? Is it possible that you want me to respect your empress as the Empress Dowager?"
For more than a month, the two of them had been bickering frequently, so it was no surprise to anyone sitting close to them.
Although Empress Li was unhappy about being teased by Concubine Duan, she did not get angry on the spot.
After all, this is the mourning hall of the old emperor. If she, a Duan concubine, makes a quarrel, it would be a very serious disrespect.
"Don't worry about me, you should think more about yourself!" Ms. Li sneered.
She will have plenty of time later and can slowly play Concubine Duan to death.