Chapter 4732 The Tang Mansion goes to the funeral
After returning home, Fang Jun took a shower and changed clothes, had dinner, and sat in the pavilion in the garden to enjoy the cool air. He shook a folding fan like a dandy, and used the fan to lift Gao Yang's sharp chin, making Gao Yang look shy and reluctant. , the husband and wife were in great spirits, so they washed up and went to bed early, performing courteous rituals.
Then a servant came quickly to inform the Tang family that they had come to report the funeral...
Gao Yang's tears immediately flowed down. He held Lang Jun's hand and said in a trembling voice: "Why did he suddenly disappear? Although Sister Yuzhang has always been in poor health, she has never heard of any incurable disease. This is too much. Suddenly.”
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 was also very fond of her. favorite.
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, and they had a good relationship. However, Yu Zhang's personality was more introverted and cold, and he did not have much contact with the sisters after getting married.
At this moment, Gao Yang suddenly heard that Princess Yuzhang had passed away, which made it difficult for Gao Yang to accept...
Fang Jun held Gao Yang in his arms and comforted him: "Life and death are determined by destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven. The King of Hell makes people die at the third watch, who can save people until the fifth watch? In life, there is a cycle of prosperity and death. , it can't be reversed by manpower, so there is no need to be so sad, 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 hung on one side of the door, and the whole mansion was already swaying with white flags and everything was plain.
Tang Jiahui stood in front of the door wearing filial piety and mourning. When he saw Fang Jun and his wife arriving, he quickly stepped forward and bowed to salute. Princess Gaoyang 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 had not received the news in advance, and the palace must have been the same, but Princess Yuzhang was of golden branches and jade leaves, with the blood of the emperor. Even if she died, she had to know it clearly and clearly. She was caught off guard and without any warning, and it was inevitable that she would be criticized. If she could not give out the information, A suitable reason, I'm afraid it's not good.
Tang Jiahui had a bitter look on his face: "His Royal Highness Shen Mo Youchu only said that he had heartache, stuffy heart, difficulty breathing, lack of strength, and general weakness. The doctor in the mansion diagnosed and treated it as blood stasis in the heart and blood. Before he could use the needle or prescribe medicine, His Highness had already It doesn’t work... It only takes a cup of tea. Who could have expected that the disease would be so serious?”
Xungui has heard and seen a lot, so he naturally knows that it is hard to explain how much trouble this will cause when a princess dies suddenly.
Most of them are coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, etc. Even in the era of advanced medicine in later generations, if they cannot be treated in time, they will be incurable diseases, let alone now? If you suffer from 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 approaching at full speed. Behind them were carriages and horses and flags fluttering. It turned out that the emperor's guard of honor had arrived. .
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 "Do not let strangers enter". 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 pulled the trembling Tang Jiahui by the hand and followed him into the main entrance.
When everyone in the mansion learned that the emperor and 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 slightly fluttering curtains with incense. His eyes were red. He did not go back to see Princess Yuzhang for the last time. Instead, he said to Tang Yoshi who was kneeling in the mourning hall: "You Kneel here, I have something to say to the Duke of 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 he arrived at the wing, Li Chengqian sat down and took a sip of tea, then angrily threw the teacup to the ground, glared at Tang Jian, gritted his teeth and shouted angrily: "Back then, Emperor Taizong thought of your merits and married his beloved sister Yuzhang into your family, but now he doesn't know why. I'm heartbroken that Bai died suddenly! You'd better give me an explanation, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind!"
Everyone in the mourning hall and courtyard outside was silent and did not dare to make any sound.
Generally speaking, when a woman dies violently, her natal family will ask for a reason. This is human nature. However, Princess Yuzhang's natal family is the royal family. Now that the emperor has personally come to investigate, the matter will be too serious. Once the Tang family cannot explain it, , or there is another reason for Princess Yuzhang's death, maybe the entire Tang family will suffer.
Tang Jian knelt down on the ground. As soon as he knelt down, his sons followed him and knelt down.
Tang Jian paused for the first time, burst into tears, and choked up: "Your Majesty's anger, I feel the same. Since you married into my family, Your Highness has been filial to his parents-in-law, loving to his brothers, and harmonious with his sisters-in-law. He has never used his noble body to be domineering and has a skillful temperament." , dignified, bright and wise, the princess is the first in the Tang family. The honor of our family. The reason why His Highness died of illness was due to the poor care of the Tang family. This old minister is heartbroken and deeply regrets it. Your Majesty has a deep and heartbroken brother-in-law relationship. No matter what punishment is imposed on our family, everyone in the Tang family will be punished. Accept it without complaint.”
Li Chengqian glared at Tang Jian, but he couldn't help it.
If Tang Jian had just shied away from sophistry, he could have taken advantage of the situation and severely punished him. But now that Tang Jian was kneeling on the ground crying and confessing his guilt, as an emperor, it was not easy for him to pursue the case vigorously, otherwise he would give people the impression of being mean and unkind, which would be harmful to others. majesty.
But he came with a fierce momentum. If he let it go so gently, wouldn't it 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 make further calculations before it is too late."
Li Chengqian turned to Wang De and told Wang De: "Hurry and verify the cause of death."
He came with the imperial doctor as a last resort, but when he arrived at the Tang family and found that the mourning hall had been set up, he knew that the last hope was gone. He lost his temper in anger and became a little reckless. His anger made the situation a little embarrassing. Fortunately, Fang Jun's suggestion calmed down 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 out of character."
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 dare I complain to Your Majesty?"
Li Chengqian pointed at Du He and Dugu Mou: "I will help the Duke of Ju to get up. If you have anything to say, wait until the imperial doctor reports back."
Du He and Dugu Mou hurriedly stepped forward to help Tang Jian up, but the other Tang family children were still kneeling there, all with panic-stricken faces and worried hearts. Princess Yuzhang died violently, and the whole family had not yet recovered from the panic. Come here, who knows if the doctor will discover something remarkable? If so, the Tang family will be doomed today...
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 checked that His Highness Yuzhang died of heart and blood stasis. The disease came so violently that the heart artery was blocked and the blood flow was cut off. There are no other symptoms.”
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 and prostrated again, crying: "Your Majesty is not wrong. The failure to keep 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 young child came again from outside, and the heartbreaking cry of "Mother" was heard. It turned out to be the two children of Princess Yuzhang and Tang Yoshi.
Li Chengqian rubbed his face, sighed, and said with tears: "Everyone is gone, so what punishment is there? I only hope that the Tang family can treat the princess's two children well, and don't treat them with contempt and abuse because they have lost their mother and have no one to look after them. Their mother 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. Officials from Zongzheng Temple and the Ministry of Rites will 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, and the missing cries resounded again. The white flags fluttering in the night wind were full of sadness.
The 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 as a late-night snack. After all, staying up late is the most stressful thing.
Dugu Mou glanced at Chai Lingwu, who was far away from Fang Jun. He carried a plate and came to eat with Fang Jun. He asked in a low voice: "Does the 'committee' have any charter in the near future? You might as well reveal it, otherwise I will feel like a cat." Itchy.”
Although the others were eating separately, they all pricked up their ears.
The biggest issue in the DPRK 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. However, due to the high level of confidentiality, most people do not know what was discussed. 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 has 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?"