Chapter 291 Return to Beijing

After Changsun Wuji comforted Li Zhi, he said to Li Chengqian: "Prince! Now that His Majesty has passed away, I beg you to handle all matters to keep the court stable."

"Uncle is right, but I am very sad now. How can I be in the mood to handle the affairs of the court?" Li Chengqian cried.

He wanted to see what Changsun Wuji and others would do after he said that. This was related to how to treat them in the future.

Cry, your father just died, it is a great time to take over, and there are many military and national affairs waiting for you to make decisions, what are you talking like a woman.

Changsun Wuji wanted to say that, but with his status and position, he couldn't say it so directly, so he could only say this.

"Your Majesty has passed away, and I am heartbroken, but the country cannot be without a leader for a day. The late emperor handed over the ancestral temples and the country to you. How can you just cry like ordinary people?"

"Your Majesty should focus on state affairs now. The late emperor can rest in peace in the nine springs. Please cheer up and inherit the throne."

"Yes! Your Majesty! Now that the late emperor has passed away, the court and the country will be shaken, and the whole country will mourn together. Some people with unpredictable intentions will take the opportunity to cause chaos. Your Majesty should ascend the throne and stabilize the domestic situation at this time." Chu Suiliang also advised.

"You two are right. For the sake of the Tang Dynasty, I will not let my father down. What should we do now?" Li Chengqian asked.

He had no experience in ascending the throne. Among these people, only Changsun Wuji had personally witnessed the emperor's ascension to the throne. He was familiar with the etiquette and other aspects, so it was right to ask him.

"Now, just in case, before Your Highness returns to Chang'an, the death of the emperor must not be leaked. We will keep it a secret." "After

Your Highness returns to Chang'an, we will announce the death of the emperor to the world in Taiji Hall, announce the emperor's will, and Your Highness will be the emperor." Changsun Wuji said.

He did this because he was worried that someone would have ulterior motives and would be unfavorable to Li Chengqian, and the situation would be out of control. Only by returning to Chang'an could he better control the situation and not worry about any chaos.

"Okay! Listen to your uncle in everything, and immediately block all the news here." Li Chengqian said, and immediately summoned Li Anyan.

"Your Highness!" Li Anyan bowed.

"You now know that His Majesty has passed away, but before I return to Chang'an to take the throne, no news here can be leaked. Do you know what to do?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I know what to do. I guarantee that no news will be leaked. Not even a mosquito can get out of here." Li Anyan said.

"I'll leave this matter to you!" Li Chengqian said.

"I'll take my leave!" Li Anyan bowed and left.

Soon, Cuiwei Palace began to enter a full-scale martial law. People who didn't know the situation were discussing what had happened to warrant a full-scale martial law.

"So what should we do now? Should I return to Chang'an immediately?" Li Chengqian asked.

"That's right! Your Highness should leave for Chang'an immediately, the sooner the better. The late emperor's carriage will follow your Highness back to Chang'an."

"Before the late emperor's carriage returns to Chang'an, I will not let anyone know that the late emperor died." Changsun Wuji said.

Right now, Li Chengqian's safe return to Chang'an is the most important thing, and everything else is not so important.

Li Chengqian didn't say any more nonsense, and took his people away directly. In order not to attract other people's attention, Li Chengqian left Cuiwei Palace as usual.

In order to prevent people with ulterior motives from discovering clues, Li Chengqian's carriage did not move in a hurry, and the flying cavalry, elite infantry, and old generals also followed closely back to Chang'an.

Inside Cuiwei Palace, Changsun Wuji and others were putting on shrouds for Li Er's body, putting on makeup, and then carrying the dragon chariot back to Chang'an.

"Has your highness left Cuiwei Palace?" Changsun Wuji asked a eunuch. After Li Chengqian left, he was in charge of everything here.

"Reply to the Minister, your highness just got on the carriage, and the flying cavalry, elite infantry, and some generals escorted your highness out of Cuiwei Palace." The eunuch said.

Changsun Wuji waved his hand to let the eunuch withdraw. He urged others to deal with Li Er's body quickly and catch up with Li Chengqian's carriage.

The emperor's carriage cannot be with the prince! The carriage is too far away.

"Situ, Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu are still being held in their residence. What should we do now?"

"How should we deal with these two people?" Chu Suiliang asked.

"Is there any evidence to prove that these two people intended a coup this time?" Changsun Wuji asked.

"No, they did not show up from beginning to end. The ones who attacked Li Anyan this time were other Wei generals, and they did not seem to have anything to do with them." Chu Suiliang said.

If there were any, these two restless masters would have been killed long ago, and they would not have been kept until now. He would not have to ask Changsun Wuji what to do now.

"The late emperor just passed away, and it is not easy to cause trouble. Take them back to Chang'an together, and the new emperor will decide when the time comes." Changsun Wuji said.

Fang Yiai was the son-in-law of the previous emperor, and the second son of his late old colleague Fang Xuanling. If Fang Yiai was killed in such an unclear way, it would be unfair to Fang Xuanling.

As for Chai Lingwu, he had a special status, so he couldn't deal with him in an unclear way. Chai Lingwu was the son of the late Princess Pingyang Zhao, and the nephew and son-in-law of the previous emperor.

After thinking it over again and again, no matter what the considerations were, Zhangsun Wuji planned to take Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu with him first and return to Chang'an together.

Even if Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu were to be killed, they should be executed by the new emperor, killing them as a warning to others and using their heads to establish the authority of the new emperor.

"Understood!" Chu Suiliang said.

After Li Er's body was packed up, it was carried on the dragon chariot. Changsun Wuji and others then escorted the dragon chariot and chased the prince's carriage back to Chang'an.

Two days later, Li Chengqian returned to Chang'an, and not long after, Changsun Wuji and others also returned to Chang'an.

After returning to Chang'an, Li Er's body was immediately processed again, and then put into the coffin, put into the coffin, and transported to the Taiji Hall for parking.

The Taiji Hall was quickly decorated as a mourning hall.

"Your Highness! Now send someone to summon the left son Yu Zhining, the junior secretary Zhang Xingcheng, the inspector of the Ministry of Justice, the right son, and the concurrently the minister of the Ministry of Personnel Gao Jifu, to the palace." Looking at the Taiji Hall that was decorated as a mourning hall, Changsun Wuji said to Li Chengqian.

Before Li Er passed away, he made some arrangements for Yu Zhining, Zhang Xingcheng, and Gao Jifu to enter the palace to help Li Chengqian deal with some things.

"Yes!" Li Chengqian said to Wang Quan beside him, "Send someone to invite Yu Zhining, Zhang Xingcheng, and Gao Jifu to the palace quickly."

"Yes! I'll do it right away!" Wang Quan bowed and withdrew, then sent three eunuchs to invite the three court ministers to the palace.