The night of December 23, the 16th year of Zhenguan.


    Bang bang.


    The death knell in the Imperial City struck six times in a row.


    The dull bell echoed the imperial city and shook Chang''an.


    Throughout the palace, maids, eunuchs, courtiers and princes all knelt on the ground and burst into tears.


    When empress Chang sun was alive, she was good at advising, protecting courtiers and treating harem leniently. The world appreciated her.


    Now, after a generation of immortal empress funeral days, the people of Chang''an city are very sad and kneel down to worship in the direction of the Lizheng hall.


    Hearing the long funeral bell ringing in his ears, Tang Hao was stunned in situ.


    I didn''t expect such changes to happen in a month.


    I never expected that empress Chang sun would leave in such a hurry.


    It was as if the empress changsun stood at the window and kindly supported her assassination of Lu Anzan, as if it had happened yesterday.


    Tang Hao knelt on the ground with tears in his eyes.


    For a long time, I sighed deeply in my heart.


    The wheel of history rolls forward.


    Even if the miracle doctor is alive, he just depends on the medicine stone to survive.


    Even if you are a high emperor and general, you can''t escape the hand of fate.


    In this world, who can escape from birth, old age and death.


    On the day of the Queen''s funeral, the Imperial City in the whole night lost its voice in the howling cold wind.


    After the death of a virtuous empress, the world is plain.


    During the national funeral, the court stopped for 30 days.


    As a marquis, Tang Hao naturally wants to go into the palace to keep the spirit for the empress changsun.


    The prince and princess, your courtiers and wives have to enter the palace to keep the spirit for the eldest grandson queen for 30 days.


    Of course, not every minister can. Wake, also need to be qualified.


    The royal family, needless to say, all the Royal relatives and relatives went to the palace to watch the spirit.


    Moreover, Duke, marquis, viscount, count, Baron and the life women of all families.


    And civil and military officials without titles, up to the fifth grade, are listed.


    The king of Tang appointed Du Ruhui and Li Jing as mourning ministers. The 24 departments of the sixth Bureau of the palace were responsible for all matters related to the mourning.


    During the wake.


    Princes and dignitaries, as well as the wives of various families, have different positions according to their closeness, remoteness, rank and grade.


    Only princes, princesses, marquis and above, as well as those who are ranked in the third grade, are qualified to kneel down and watch the spirit in the hall.


    As for the others, they had to kneel outside the temple and kneel down to keep the spirit.


    The north wind is sharp, the temperature drops sharply, and a thin layer of ice has formed on the calm water surface.


    The whole palace is covered with red and yellow festive colors and white silk.


    The main color of white and black adds a bit of sadness to the coldness of the whole.


    As a marquis and a temporary champion general, Tang Hao''s wake position was arranged in the legislative hall, close to the door.


    It''s cold, the sky will be cloudy, and some snow seeds will fall sporadically.


    These 30 days are a great test for many people.


    Many people have prepared thick clothes in advance, buttocks and knees, as well as thick knee pads and leather cushions.


    It''s OK for some ministers who are strong and strong, but for those old ministers who are weak and cold, this kneeling means that one foot has stepped into the gate of hell.


    Outside the jade paved hall, on the steps, the open space was full of old ministers in plain clothes.


    In the legislative palace.


    White silk around the beam and plain cloth around the column.


    Strips of white cloth hung quietly in mid air.


    The whole hall was white.


    The candlestick in the display area of Zi palace in the hall is wound in a circle, and the white candle is burning quietly.


    The princes and princesses, dressed in Onyx, knelt quietly, red eyes and sobbed.


    Tang Hao looked up slightly and saw the thin figure in the crowd.


    Not seen for months, the original petite figure looks weak and haggard, and the trembling shoulders seem to be falling at any time.


    Tang Hao sighed in his heart.


    Princess Changle''s disease of qi depression has not been cured for half a year, and now it happens again.


    I''m afraid that the weak princess will become ill again in this month''s wake.


    Thinking of this, Tang Hao turned his head slightly and looked outside the hall.


    In the dark crowd, Li Wanqing knelt there quietly. The cold wind brushed the green silk between her forehead and swept the exquisite jade face wantonly. The tip of her petite nose was a little red.


    Seeing this, Tang Hao looked back and felt a pain in his heart.


    In ancient times, medical skills were not developed. As a woman, her physique was weak. This cold wind would not kill her or make her seriously ill.


    When Li Wanqing returned from the war, she recovered from her injury. However, if she stayed in the cold for a long time, she was afraid that she would fall ill.


    I think I have never returned to Li''s house since I moved out of the Viscount''s house.


    Thinking of this, Tang Hao felt a little more guilty.


    At this time, a slender voice came from his ear to wake Tang Hao up.


    "Lord Dingbei, your majesty wants you to go to the side hall."


    Tang Hao raised his head slightly, and what came into sight was Rong Gonggong, who was wearing a plain coat.


    I don''t know when this father-in-law Rong has arrived.


    At this moment, the king of Tang summoned himself?


    What are you asking?


    Although I was very confused, I didn''t dare to hesitate.


    He stood up with numb legs and followed father-in-law Rong out of the Lizheng hall.