Li Xin walked up to the prince, knelt on the futon opposite the prince, and said softly, "Your Highness has been kneeling here for a day and a night, right?"

According to the rules of the Great Jin Dynasty, when the emperor died, the prince had to stay in front of the spirit for three days, that is to say, the prince had to kneel here for three days, and then he would be the emperor in front of the emperor.

Although Emperor Taikang was sometimes a little mean, he still treated his son very well, so the emperor died, and the prince was also very sad. At this time, his eyes were swollen. Hearing this, he looked up at Li Xin, bowed his head and said : "Teacher, this is what a disciple should do."

Li Xin reached out and patted his shoulder.

"You should kneel here, but you can't kneel here for three days? You have to have a meal."

As he spoke, Li Xin looked at Xiao Zheng who was waiting nearby, and asked, "Eunuch Xiao, have you prepared any meals?"

"some."

Xiao Zheng bowed his head immediately: "In the side hall, rice porridge, broth, etc. have been prepared to warm up the body."

Li Xin turned his head and glanced at the emperor's spiritual seat, and then said in a deep voice, "Then I took the crown prince down to have something to eat, and then come back, should I not violate the rules?"

In fact, no one can really do this rule of kneeling for three days. After the change of Renchen Palace ten years ago, the then Emperor Taikang also had to kneel for three days according to the rules, but he was only kneeling in front of people, as long as there were no foreign ministers in the palace. , he will find a place to rest.

Only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so sincere, kneeling abruptly for a day and a night.

As the eunuch of the inner court, Xiao Zheng naturally knew this, he quickly said, "Go back to Lord Marquis, it's in accordance with the rules."

Li Xin nodded, stood up from the futon, walked up to the prince, and stretched out his hand.

His Royal Highness looked hesitant.

He looked left and right, and then saw the empress not far away, looking at him nervously.

His Highness the Crown Prince gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand to hold Li Xin's extended hand, and barely stood up.

The empress, who had been watching the prince's situation, let out a long sigh of relief.

The prince knelt for so long, his legs were already numb. As soon as he stood up, he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Li Xin's arm was very strong, so he directly helped him up, and then supported the prince Your Highness, walk towards the side hall.

So, the current Crown Prince Taibao, the General of the Right Battalion of the Forbidden Army, and Li Chang'an, Minister of the Ministry of War, supported His Highness the Crown Prince in such a grand manner, passed the important court officials in the Emperor's bedroom in Weiyang Palace, and walked slowly towards the side hall.

At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, because of his thin body and having been kneeling for a long time, his face was a little pale, and he looked very weak.

As for Li Xin, who was dressed in first-grade court clothes, although he was wearing white linen clothes, he had fluttering sleeves and a jade crown on his head.

This scene was watched by civil and military officials.

As a result, many people's secret thoughts were shattered.

Originally, because the prince's mother came from a small family, although he is the eldest son, there is still a lot of room for maneuvering. For example, the prince suddenly died of illness one or two years after he ascended the throne, or the prince's virtue is not enough. Jun, but the Lord Jing'an is now clearly on the side of the prince, so this round of imperial power will be handed over, in fact, there will be no suspense.

After all, everyone in the upper echelons of the capital knew that behind Li Xin, the Marquis of Jing'an, there was not only the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion, but also the Ye family.

Some people who have climbed to the top of power, such as the ministers of Shangshutai, even know what happened in the southwest, and they are inseparable from this Lord Jing'an.

Such a court lord, who holds half of the Imperial Guards in Gyeonggi, openly stood in line to stand for His Royal Highness, and in addition, His Royal Highness is the eldest son of the Daxing Emperor, and there is a will, so the crown prince is already It's a done deal.

Unless someone dares to jump out and face Li Xin, and the Ye family, to challenge the emperor's will.

Originally, it was still a matter of waiting and seeing whether the weak and powerful prince could secure the throne smoothly, but now Li Xin only stretched out his hand lightly, and the position could be regarded as secure.

As for what he will do in the future, it is not something that can be known now.

Li Xin supported His Highness the Crown Prince, and walked out of the Emperor's bedroom. Under the leadership of Xiao Zheng, he walked to the Warm Pavilion of Weiyang Palace, where there were already palace people preparing a table to eat, waiting for the two of them.

His Royal Highness's legs were healed after he walked out of Weiyang Palace. He was also hungry. After entering the Nuan Pavilion, he first sat down at the low table, picked up a bowl of rice porridge, and ate two mouthfuls with his head down. Then the more I ate it, the more I felt that the rice porridge had a little saltiness.

When he raised his head and looked at Li Xin who was sitting opposite him, tears were streaming down his face.

"Teacher, about the father...you know about it, don't you?"

Emperor Taikang had kept his health condition well during the past few years, not only foreign ministers like Li Xin didn't know about it, but even relatives like the queen mother and prince were kept in the dark by him.

Li Xin shook his head slowly: "I don't know either."

His Highness the Crown Prince's face was full of tears.

"I went to see my father last month, he is still fine..."

Li Xin looked calm.

"That's just His Majesty wants you to see him well."

A month ago, Emperor Taikang's illness had reached a very serious level, and it was impossible for the prince to see the "good" emperor at that time.

The crown prince wiped his tears with his filial piety, looked up at Li Xin, his voice was a little panicked.

"Teacher, what should I do next..."

"I don't know anything yet, I don't know how to be an emperor..."

Li Xin took a deep look at the prince.

"No one is born to be an emperor, Your Highness has to learn slowly."

He said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, when he ascended the throne at the age of 23, he didn't know how to be emperor, so he stayed in Shangshutai for four or five hours a day, serving as students for Prime Minister Zhang and the others."

"After a long time, it will come naturally."

His Royal Highness put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand, and said with a little shyness: "Then teacher, what should I do now?"

"After dinner, change into thicker clothes and go to Weiyang Palace to continue kneeling."

Li Xin also finished a bowl of rice porridge. He put the rice porridge on the low table and looked at the young man in front of him.

"Kneel for another two days, and His Highness will officially ascend the throne and become the emperor of Dajin."

His Royal Highness looked terrified.

"Then... what happens after I become the emperor?"

"Of course I waited."

Lord Jing'an didn't eat much for a day, so he asked the palace servants to serve a bowl of porridge, and said slowly: "Your Highness is now thirteen, in a few days after the new year, he will be 14 years old, wait two years until he is 16 years old." When the time comes, you can take charge of the government."

"In the past two years, His Highness can learn how to be an emperor in Shangshutai. Anyway, the things you do are basically the same."

Shangshutai has two assistant ministers who will act as king's affairs for a period of time in the future, so what they do is theoretically what the emperor should do.

Speaking of this, Li Xin laughed at himself.

"Of course, His Highness can also choose to be a foolish emperor, lock himself in Weiyang Palace, and do whatever he likes. Anyway, you are the emperor, and no one can restrain you."

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