The death of Empress Changsun was also a huge impact on the Tang Dynasty. First of all, Li Shimin fell ill and all government affairs were handled by Fang Xuanling and others. In addition, the Minister Sun Wuji and Li Xiu were also entangled in the funeral, which greatly affected the affairs they were usually responsible for, such as the bank where Li Xiu was responsible for.

Speaking of which, although the Tang Dynasty has not been threatened by any external threats in the past two years, and even has fewer internal disasters, Li Yuan and Empress Changsun passed away one after another, which has also caused a huge blow to the royal family, especially the arrangement of funerals and the construction of hills, which also require huge manpower, material resources and financial resources.

However, Empress Changsun is worthy of being a virtuous queen. On the night she passed away, she once told Li Shimin not to have a grand funeral after her death. Li Shimin agreed to this. However, no matter how simple the burial is, it needs to be the queen's specifications. Moreover, because Empress Changsun died too suddenly, she had not even chosen the site of the tomb. This matter was not determined by Li Xiu and Changsun Wuji, and it must be recognized by Li Shimin.

Feng Shui theory of the Wei and Jin Dynasties was already very popular during the Tang Dynasty. For example, Li Chunfeng was a famous Feng Shui sorcerer. Of course, he was also an amazing mathematician and astronomer. The location of the tomb of Empress Changsun naturally also required the exploration of Feng Shui sorcerers.

Although Li Shimin was sick, he still struggled to issue an order to ask Li Chunfeng and others to choose a location near Chang'an. As soon as the imperial edict was issued, Li Chunfeng took the map near Chang'an for a visit, and then pointed out that he had already chosen the address because he had traveled around Chang'an for a long time in recent years, and the mountains, rivers and terrain were all in his heart. He knew better than anyone else where was suitable for building an imperial tomb.

Originally, according to Li Shimin's intention, the tomb should be like the Changling Mausoleum of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, where soil was piled up on the plains to form mountains, and the tomb was also built into a capital city, symbolizing the majesty of the emperor. In fact, the tomb that buried Li Yuan was also built in the form of a tomb of the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

However, imperial tombs like the Han Dynasty that piled up soil into mountains cost a huge amount of money. The civil servants alone had to recruit tens of thousands of people, and it was not possible to be built in a short time. Empress Changsun's body could not be buried. In addition, she hoped to be buried in a small way during her lifetime. If it were to build an imperial tomb with piled up soil into mountains, it would definitely go against her last wish.

In this case, Yu Shinan wrote a letter to Li Shimin that although emperors of the Han Dynasty built huge imperial tombs, they were still stolen in the end. Even the emperor's corpses were thrown into the wilderness. Therefore, the imperial tombs should not only focus on luxury, but should focus on safety. Therefore, he suggested that the mountains be made by the mountains like "Emperor Yao", so that the project volume would be much smaller, and the mountains and rocks were much stronger than soil, which could prevent tomb robbers from infiltration.

Li Xiu, Changsun Wuji and others also agreed with Yu Shinan's suggestions. After careful consideration, Li Shimin finally adopted Yu Shinan's suggestions. Then among the several locations provided by Li Chunfeng, he finally chose Jiuji Mountain, not far from Chang'an City. This mountain is very strange and suddenly rises up on the Guanzhong Plain. There are nine ridges evenly distributed on the mountain, which look like nine living dragons. Because Guanzhong calls the low ridges "现", they are called Jiuji Mountain.

After the address of the imperial tomb was selected, it started to be built immediately. The mountain cut off the tomb, which was the most labor-consuming process of excavation and closure. Now it only needs to dig the underground palace on the mountain, but digging on the mountain also requires professional knowledge. Otherwise, halfway through the mountain collapses, it will make a huge joke.

It is precisely because of the above reasons that Li Shimin handed over the construction of the imperial tomb to the Ministry of Works, and Li Xiu was relieved that he and Changsun Wuji would not have to worry about the construction of the imperial tomb, but just need to prepare for the funeral.

However, compared to the funeral, Li Xiu was most concerned about Li Chengqian. Because of the conflict with Li Tai, the two brothers were punished by Li Shimin to kneel in front of Empress Changsun, and were not allowed to eat for three days and three nights. Among them, Li Tai was nothing. He was fat, so he had been hungry for three days to lose weight.

However, Li Chengqian had not eaten for several days because of the death of Empress Changsun, and even fainted. Although he had recovered some food, his body was still very weak. As a result, he was punished to kneel down and could not eat. This made Li Xiu very worried. He once asked Li Shimin to relax the punishment for Li Chengqian the next day, but Li Shimin's anger had not yet subsided and he did not agree, which made Li Xiu very helpless.

Li Chengqian was also very strong. He didn't eat for three days and didn't scream bitterly. Li Xiu even asked Li Zhi to bring him something to eat, but he refused to eat, so he insisted so stubbornly. In the end, the person kneeled there and was a little shaky, but he finally persisted. Li Xiu had invited the imperial doctor long ago, mainly because he was worried about Li Chengqian's health problems.

After the diagnosis of the imperial doctor, although Li Chengqian was weak, he was not seriously injured. After all, he was a teenager and was also the period when his body was most resilient, so he could recover soon after eating a few meals.

When Li Xiu learned that Li Chengqian was fine, he was relieved. As time went by, Li Shimin's condition gradually improved. Changsun Wuji also adjusted and began to preside over the funeral. This made Li Xiu feel that the burden on his shoulders was much easier. Finally, he had time to go home to rest, and he could also deal with the financial management and supervision matters. After all, the establishment of a bank in Yangzhou has been put on the agenda. Xu Jingzong ran to Yangzhou without stopping after finishing the matter in Taiyuan, so Li Xiu also needed to deal with the matter in Chang'an.

It is worth mentioning that banks in Taiyuan have been established, forming a triangle radiating to the north with banks in Chang'an and Luoyang. Although this banking network is still very simple, in time, a banking network covering the whole country will eventually be formed.

That afternoon, Li Xiu returned home after handling the official business at hand. As soon as he arrived at the inner house, he saw two little guys of similar size fighting. Princess Pingyang was watching from the side, with a warm smile on her lips. She had always wanted a daughter, but unfortunately she had two sons in a row. Now that she had a new boy, she finally fulfilled her wish. Moreover, Li Luo also had a sister as a playmate, and the two little guys were very lively every day.

That night, Li Xiu slept until midnight, but unexpectedly he was suddenly woken up by his servants, saying that the palace sent someone to come, which made Li Xiu a little strange. He put on his clothes and came to the front hall, but he saw a palace guard coming forward and saluting, "Report to the prince consort, the seal and book market has caught fire. Your Majesty asks you to enter the palace quickly!"
Chapter completed!