After a long time, the child stopped crying. After a while, Zhang Zhongjing stopped what he was doing.
Turning to look at Liu Cong and others, his expression was a little heavy, "Your Majesty, the little prince... is gone!"
"Ye'er! My child!"
At the entrance of the palace, Ping'er woke up and screamed, running towards the child regardless of her bare feet.
"thump!"
Ping'er knelt beside the cradle, her bare feet were covered with small wounds punctured by stones, and streams of horrific blood flowed out.
Even so, she didn't care, took out the child in the cradle, and burst into tears, "My baby... ah... ugh..."
Liu Cong looked at Sun Shangxiang with red eyes and said, "You should help your mother first and then go back and rest."
Sun Shangxiang nodded towards him, twitched her lips, and finally said nothing. Empress Dowager Cai's eyes were red, and her tears couldn't stop falling. She cried and let Sun Shangxiang and Cai Jia help her away.m
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"Everyone, please step back."
After everyone left, only Liu Cong and Ping'er, who was holding the child and crying, were left in the yard.
Liu Cong stepped forward and knelt beside Ping'er. Liu Cong touched Xiao Liuye's face. The warmth was still there, but those little eyes would never open again.
"Ping'er,..."
The comforting words came to Liu Cong's lips, but nothing could be said.
"Your Majesty! It was me...it was me who killed our child, it was me who killed Ye'er...wuwu..."
Ping'er raised her head and glanced at Liu Cong, then plunged into Liu Cong's arms and continued to cry in pain.
Liu Cong held the baby in one hand and held Ping'er in the other. His tears also flowed on her back, "It's not your fault, it's Gu's fault, it's Gu's fault..."
Overnight, the entire palace was dressed in plain white, and almost all the people in Xiangyang spontaneously hung up white flags.
The family that was originally scheduled to get married today also stopped the wedding. All the festive activities were closed today. On the front page of the newspaper, the story of King Chu's tragic loss of his beloved son made the front page headline.
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"The king has arrived!"
"I pay my respects to the King and ask His Majesty to express my condolences!"
At the court meeting on this day, all civil and military officials wore white scarves, and Liu Cong's arm was wrapped in a black cloth.
Sitting on the throne, his eyes were still clearly red, "Get up."
He also looked weak when he spoke.
Shangshu ordered Jiang Wan to come out and say, "Your Majesty, why don't you call off the court today?"
The Han Dynasty held a court meeting for five days, but it was not a rule. As long as the king was not too tired, he could hold court meetings every day.
In costume dramas, the palace eunuchs would shout, "If something happens, we will leave the court if there is nothing to do." If nothing happens, the court meeting will really be over for the day.
Court meetings were not held every day, and largely depended on the diligence of the emperor. For example, Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty held court meetings almost every day to discuss national affairs, while Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty had not held a court meeting for almost 30 years.
The court meetings in the Han Dynasty were divided into the Great Dynasty, the Inner Dynasty and the Chang Dynasty. After Liu Cong became the King of Chu, he set the date of the court meeting to be once every three days for the Chang Dynasty and once every ten days for the Great Dynasty.
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As for the internal dynasty, Liu Cong called all the chief officials of the six ministries to the study room, and all the political orders that really determined the development direction of Chu State were discussed in the study room.
Liu Cong closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then opened his eyes again. The sadness in his eyes had gone away a little, "No need, let's continue as usual."
The high official Wang bowed and took a step forward, waved the whisk in his hand and said, "If you have a foundation, start playing, but if you don't have a foundation, withdraw from the court!"
After shouting, he carefully took a step back and stood respectfully not far from Liu Cong.
Yi Ji, the Minister of Rites, was the first to come out and said, "I would like to inform your Majesty that the Ministry of Rites has written a memorial ceremony for the little prince. Please tell me where to bury the little prince."
Before he finished speaking, "In the past, most of the heirs of the princes who died young were buried next to the princes' tombs. I dare to ask the king to order the construction of the tomb! At least, the tomb where the little prince is located must be built first."
Mausoleums were built by emperors and princes as soon as they ascended the throne. For example, the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang was not completed until the second year after his death.
After Liu Cong became king, all civil and military officials petitioned him to build a mausoleum. Liu Cong refused the proposal on the grounds that he was still young and the world had not yet been unified.
Later, the ministers proposed to build the mausoleum several times, but Liu Cong directly refused, saying that he would be buried in the Martyrs Cemetery after his death. Due to Liu Cong's prestige, despite repeated objections by the ministers, it was of no avail.
Liu Cong smiled bitterly, and then he realized that being buried in the Martyrs Cemetery after his death was just his wishful thinking. When he was in his position, he could no longer make the final decision on what happened after his death.
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In this era, he has made many changes, but there are also many things that cannot be changed. Just like the matter of life and death, no amount of grief can bring back his son.
"No!"
Contrary to everyone's expectations, Liu Cong was still not sure.
Yiji immediately asked, "Your Majesty! If we don't build a mausoleum, where will the little prince be buried?"
Liu Congqiang cheered up and said, "Gu has the ambition to conquer Yunei and dominate the world. Gu's country is not only in Xiangyang, Jingchu and Jiangdong. Gu's mausoleum will definitely be built in Chang'an or Luoyang!"
"Your Majesty, Chang'an and Luoyang are now out of reach. Furthermore, Xiangyang is the largest city in the world. Even if Your Majesty can rule the world and make Xiangyang the capital, why not?"
The words of Yi Ji are the aspirations of most people. Chang'an? Luoyang?
That was still Cao Cao's territory. Although Liu Cong had won many battles against Cao Cao, Cao Cao dominated the entire north and was powerful after all. He could reach Chang'an and Luoyang. How long would it take?
To put it bluntly, most people don’t think Liu Cong can do anything greater. In their view, the current situation in the world has been decided. In other words, in their hearts, the current situation in Chu State is the most appropriate.
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Liu Cong did not answer Yi Ji's question, "Ye'er, let's be buried next to my father's mausoleum."
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"Ma Su."
"I'm here."
"There are still eight days until Ye'er is buried. The Ministry of Works will build a cemetery for burial within eight days."
"I obey!"
It took eight days to build a cemetery for a young prince who died in infancy. For today's Chu State, this is not a problem at all.
Liu Cong then said to Ma Su, "For this reason, Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty once built a platform to commemorate the late prince, and he wanted to imitate it."
"Ma Di, please build another palace within the palace, call it Si Wong. Promote Ping'er to the title of Concubine Hui and take charge of Si Wong."
"I obey."
After arranging this matter, Liu Cong had no intention of saying anything else. He looked around at the crowd and asked, "Is there anything else?"
The minister ordered Jiang Wan to speak, "Your Majesty, Lu Xun's fleet has returned from its voyage. It was reported that it arrived in Yuzhang yesterday and should be able to return to Xiangyang in ten days."
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"In addition, Zhou Buyi has returned to Jiangling with the princes and envoys from the Nanzhong tribe and Tangming Kingdom. He should be able to reach Xiangyang within three to five days."
"Please tell me how to handle this matter."
Liu Cong was a little moved when he heard that Lu Xun had returned safely, but when he heard the word "prince", Liu Cong thought of Liu Ye again.
"It's up to you to take care of these things. I want to rest and retire from the court."
"Retreat!"
"Congratulations to your Majesty!"
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