Li Shimin nodded in tears and agreed. Li Yuan smiled contentedly. Looking at the sun to the west, he seemed to see that he was about to sunset the mountains. However, he hadn't spoken yet. He forced Li Kuan to take a step forward and whispered weakly: "Grandfather is leaving, Kuan'er, you have to remember that the road in the future can only be left on your own. No matter where you are or what your identity is, you must remember that you are my grandson of Li Yuan, and you must not Brotherhood."
"Grandfather Emperor!"
Li Kuan nodded hard and agreed, tears suddenly flowed from his eyes. He hurriedly helped the fallen grandfather. Li Yuan was already exhausted and fell backwards suddenly. Li Kuan quickly dragged his eyes and hands, and Li Yuan’s kind face was smiling. , Li Kuan in his sight gradually disappeared. He wanted to raise his hand to stroke Li Kuan's head and had no strength until Li Kuan disappeared from his eyes, and Li Yuan had to close his eyes forever.
"The Supreme Emperor is dead!"
The prince slammed his knees into a five-body throwing ceremony, announcing the news of Li Yuan’s death in a sad voice. The two of Zhao Gonggong and Qian Gonggong also bowed the same way, tears fell from their eyes. Li Yuan is their master, moreover. Like a friend, I mourned.
"Father!"
Li Kuan burst into tears, and tears couldn't stop flowing down. At this moment, he was not the king of a country who was aloft, pointing the country, but an ordinary son of man, kneeling on the ground for a long time, heart-piercing. The crying vented the pain in my heart.
Li Kuan was crying bitterly. Facing his grandfather Li Yuan’s death in his arms, there was a blank in his mind as if the lights had gone out, and only a piece of darkness that could not see his fingers enveloped him, Li Yuan’s. Li Kuan, who was prepared to death, still couldn't bear such news.
After half an hour, Li Shimin finally came back, his eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, healed the grief in his heart, and the most important thing at the moment was to let his father Li Yuan go down the mountain steadily. Therefore, Li Shimin ordered the guards to chop some tree trunks and make a simple wooden frame, and ordered people to pick up some soft things and wrap them in clothes to cushion Li Yuan's body.
"Don't come here!" Li Kuan was so distraught that someone moved his grandfather's body, and he roared furiously: "Get all out of me!"
Li Shimin straightened his face immediately and said coldly: "Don't be presumptuous!"
"presumptuous?"
Li Kuan sneered again and again. Li Yuan’s death hurt him tremendously. In his opinion, his only relative was a widow. Even if Li Shimin was his biological father and the king of a country, he still didn’t care about it. Here, he never thought of recognizing Li Shimin as his father. In his eyes, only grandfather Li Yuan is the closest relative, and no one else is.
Seeing that Li Kuan was so presumptuous, Li Shimin dared to confront him head-on, despite his being the emperor, and defied his orders. His anger was about to break out. The prince stood up first, walked in front of Li Kuan, and pacified:" King Chu, the Supreme Emperor has already left. If the Supreme Emperor is there, his elderly would not want to see you like this!"
The princes knew Li Kuan’s feelings for Li Yuan, and the only way to calm him down was to mention Li Yuan. Sure enough, Li Kuan glanced at his grandfather, and after a moment of silence, he continued, “Don’t move, grandfather has me back down the mountain. !"
Everyone was shocked. What Li Kuan did was not in line with the etiquette system. Prince Wang was also taken aback. Qian Wu didn’t care about this. Instead, he appreciated Li Kuan’s courage. Prince Zhao also felt wrong, but now Li Kuan’s mind was already on his mind. Judging, he had to give the envoy the eyes of the prince to convince Li Shimin.
The prince understood, before he could speak, Li Shimin nodded and agreed: "I agree!"
Li Kuan ignored Li Shimin's words, carefully carried Li Yuan on his back, and walked down the mountain step by step. Li Shimin looked at the stubborn Li Kuan, and he felt a little stunned. From Li Kuan's body, he seemed to see himself back then, because the young and energetic Li Shimin did the same thing when his mother died of illness.
Li Shimin was in a daze but saw that Li Kuan hadn't waited for him to follow, and walked on his own feet. This caused Li Shimin to have another headache. He couldn't care too much at the moment, so he hurried to follow. Li Kuan walked in front with Li Yuan on his back, and the others followed close behind. Even the son of Li Shimin had to stand behind.
Li Kuan carried Li Yuan, who was not heavy on his back, down the mountain quickly. After arriving at the bottom of the mountain, the entire body of guards had already stood on both sides, and the court ladies of the Da'an Palace also knelt to welcome them. At this time, Li Kuan was no longer going to Da'an Palace. The death of the Supreme Emperor was a national funeral. Li Yuan's body had to be placed in the Taiji Hall.
The road from Da'an Palace to Taiji Palace is the road outside the imperial city. If Li Kuan continues to carry Yu Li on his back, and even Li Yuan's face will be seen, this is a big taboo. Therefore, Li Kuan did not continue to insist, and instead took the dragon blade back to Tai Chi Palace.
The news of the death of the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan quickly spread throughout the capital, and all the officials of the capital and large and small knelt in front of the palace gate to greet him. Since the Tang Dynasty mourning clothes were divided into "five clothes", the officials had no blood relationship. They only needed to wear the "plain clothes", which means that the left arm was exposed and the forehead was tied with white linen; such as Li Shimin, the eldest grandson and the queen concubine, regardless of Is it Li Yuan’s concubine or Li Shimin’s concubine, etc., both wear the thickest raw linen and made of cloth, so it weighs the heaviest, and the exposed side cannot be repaired. As for Li Chengqian and Li Kuan The grandchildren will wear'Qi decline'.
Li Yuan’s body was placed and parked in the Tai Chi Hall. Li Shimin recalled his children, brothers, cousins, and even the brothers and sisters of his father Li Yuan’s generation in advance to attend the funeral. Li Shimin used the ritual system as a national funeral. Li An buried the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan.
As too many people need to be recalled to the capital and the arrival time is inconsistent, Li Shimin, as the king of a country, is still busy with government affairs. The Supreme Emperor Li Yuan is still in the mourning period. After this period, he has to perform a full seven to forty-nine days of rituals, burning paper every seven days, and then the real condolences.
The death of the Supreme Emperor was a national funeral, and the whole nation mourned. All countries surrendered to the Tang Dynasty sent envoys to attend the funeral. After condolences, Li Yuan's body can be buried, and then the direct descendants will participate in the funeral ceremony, and other collateral blood relatives and ministers will come to observe the ceremony in mourning clothes, all on their knees to show their condolences and respect.
Next is the funeral, and the funeral ceremonies run through the entire funeral process, and the funeral ceremonies are the most massive. Even the people have to stand on both sides of the road to send off each other, and the funeral is presided over by Li Shimin himself. As the king of a country, you only need to observe filial piety for three days, not three consecutive days, but three days in the entire funeral system, which can be consecutive or not, and the total is three days.
The funeral ceremony was presided over by Li Shimin himself, and the memorial texts written by Li Shimin were personally read. When everything was finished, it was the burial. Li Shimin personally walked in the forefront and led the funeral procession to Xianling Mausoleum. On the seventh day of October of the same year, Li Yuan was officially buried. The entire process from May 6th of the ninth year of Zhenguan to the burial took five months to complete. (End of this chapter)