Chapter 557: National Funeral

cpa300_4(); Wang Ziming has been waiting for nearly half a year to wait for the result, the place he is going to is not only close to home, but also where the reeds of Erya's house are located] This result is not only the eldest grandfather and second cousin They are excited, even Erya is happy.

In the early winter, Xiaohu, who followed the Emperor Taishang, finally returned home with his entourage. Not long after they arrived home, the ocean-going fleet followed.

They finally brought back a tractor-like fuel vehicle, which was a diesel-fueled machine. The current diesel fuel is also brought back from the ocean, and Erya knows that where oil is abundant, the Wang family has no ability to exploit it. Therefore, if you use diesel, you have to bring it back from outside. This kind of car that can move without being pulled by a cow has caused a sensation in Hepu Town and the surrounding area, and for more than a year, there are people from afar who have come to run over, just to see the car they can run, and this strange situation has continued until the death of the Emperor Taishang.

It is not uncommon for the Emperor Taishang to live to die in his seventies, and there are a few in his seventies in history, and there are even those in his eighties. But the body of the Emperor Taishang was originally in power because of excessive worry, and the condition was not good, according to the Tai Doctor to comfort the new emperor, after the Emperor abdicated, he lived for more than ten years. It's entirely because you don't have to worry about it anymore, and you often travel to the mountains and rivers, and you feel comfortable, so that some diseases disappear naturally.

The new emperor was comforted by the imperial physician, and this grief was slightly relieved. It's just that Xiaohu, who got the news of the death of the Emperor Taishang, was so sad that he almost fainted. Of course, Erya is also sad, after all, she has met several times, and she has always been very friendly to her family, it is impossible not to be sad, but she has not reached the level of Xiaohu. Even when grandpa died, he had never seen Xiaohu hurt so much, and it was not okay for Er Ya to see that Xiaohu was always so uneating or drinking, so he should find something real for him to do.

"Little Tiger! You can't be so sad anymore, we have to pack up and go to the capital to set up a funeral shed for the emperor. How do you do things like this? We're going to go over and find the Ministry of Rites. Let's see where we should set up a mourning hall, whether we should invite a mourning band to come with us, and prepare something to set up a mourning hall when we get there. There's so much to do here, so get me up quickly. ”

They also wanted to enter the capital to set up a mourning hall for the Emperor Taishang, so they immediately got up and put on the coarse cloth and plain clothes made by Erya and Ding's sister-in-law for two days and one night.

As soon as they arrived in the capital. Wen Yue took his parents to the location of the mourning hall specially designated for their family, and this position could not be changed casually. The marquis is divided into ranks, from the first to the third, and the position of the mourning hall is also from the front to the back. And then there are some clans with low titles, all the way to no titles. The same is true for officials who set up mourning halls. From the first rank to the third rank, in the opposite position of the marquis, in turn, to the back. Behind are the three grades and below, all the way to the ordinary civilians who have no official position and voluntarily set up a mourning hall for the emperor.

The emperor's suspension is different from ordinary people, who fix those days, and when the time comes, they will go out of the funeral. However, the day of the emperor's funeral and funeral was determined by the calculation of the Qin Tianjian, so the time of the emperor's funeral was different. I don't know how Qin Tianjian calculated it here, the Emperor Taishang's suspension time was as long as forty-nine days. So many people in the winter have to stay in the cold air outside, keeping vigil for so many days. After all, many elderly people could not withstand the cold and fell ill, but fortunately, those who were guarding the spirit outside did not require anyone to be in the spirit shed. Some old people couldn't bear it and went back home to recuperate, until the day they were sent to the imperial mausoleum.

Xiaohu has calmed down a lot since he was keeping a guard in the spirit shed set up at home. It's normal to eat and drink, but it's all vegetarian, don't eat meat and don't drink alcohol. The vigil was about to come to the day of the funeral, and Xiaohu didn't expect to see a few old people on the other side of the four cottages.

He ran over tightly: "Uncle Tian! Why did you and these uncles come here? ”

Uncle Tian wiped his tears and replied: "We couldn't have imagined that the emperor who went to our house to see our emperor left so quickly last year!" A few of us thought about coming over to see off the Emperor, and we finally caught up with the time. ”

In Xiaohu's opinion, they are a little arrogant, this capital is not familiar with the place, so they dare to run over so recklessly. And all of them are already old, what if there is a mistake in the middle of the road and calls the young man who sent them here? But. They were here to see off the emperor, and he couldn't say anything inappropriate, so he kindly led them to settle down in the big courtyard of his house in the capital.

"Uncle! A few of you live here, and every morning I will arrange for someone to come and pick you up and take you to the mourning hall to keep a vigil. There are still four days to send off the emperor. ”

"Thank you, eldest nephew! We've got you in trouble! ”

Xiaohu felt uncomfortable, and only reluctantly pulled his face: "Uncle, don't be polite, there will be people here to serve you, if you need anything or don't understand, ask them, and mention to them what you want to eat." I'm going back here! ”

"Big nephew! You're back busy! ”

It was the day to send the body of the Emperor Taishang into the imperial mausoleum. The whole capital was mourning, and the cry shook the sky. From the first time the mourning music was played, the sound never stopped. The team following the filial son and grandson of the Emperor Taishang, like a greedy snake, walked a section, the length of the team increased, and it increased again and again, and the send-off team converged into a long dragon that could not see the head and tail. There are grandsons holding grandpa, granddaughters holding grandma, sons holding fathers, daughters-in-law holding mothers-in-law, and mothers holding children, all of whom silently follow with tears in their eyes.

The person carrying the coffin in front has already entered the imperial tomb, but there are many people in the spirit shed in the back, but because there are too many people to see them off, they have no way to join the team, so they can only continue to wait in the spirit shed.

The people walking behind can not see the situation in front of them, only the filial sons and grandsons in front can see the way to pay tribute to the emperor's funeral shed, one after another, until the imperial mausoleum. After leaving the imperial city, all the ordinary people spontaneously set up a mourning hall, and they were willing to guard the soul of the emperor, and there were many of them, judging from the couplets on the spiritual shed, they were all people from afar. Although these filial sons and grandsons of the emperor are curious, they dare not turn their heads and look at them casually.

The new emperor only cared about bowing his head and supporting the coffin along the way, and did not look up at the situation on both sides, until the coffin of the emperor was sent into the imperial tomb, and when he came out, he saw that the spiritual sheds that were still guarding on both sides and had not been demolished had been lined up to the edge of the forbidden area of the imperial tomb. He said to the prince who followed him with great emotion: "I have never heard of an emperor who can be seen off by so many people like your imperial grandfather, and your imperial grandfather can be regarded as the rarest honor of an emperor." ”

The crown prince asked his father in confusion: "The honor that my father said is that there are so many people who come to send the emperor's grandfather?" ”

"Yes! The true honor of a superior person is the love of the people from the heart, not the coercion of authority. As you can see, none of these hangings are from around the Imperial City. ”

"Father! You kept your head down and didn't see it before, but in fact, all the way was connected to the spiritual shed for the emperor's grandfather. They probably came late and had no place to come here. ”

The emperor did not answer the prince's words, and although he could not see the situation on both sides of the road with his head down, he could hear the mourning and cries coming from both sides. Most of the cries were real grief, and of course there were some howls that didn't sound right, but it was also difficult to discern.

On their way back to the palace, they found that the send-off people who knelt on both sides to let them pass had reached the guard area where the guards stood in front of the palace gate. If it weren't for the fact that he wasn't in that mood, the emperor really wanted to count how many people there were.

When everyone else was withdrawing from the funeral shed, Erya and Xiaohu began to take it down with others. The next day, Xiaohu went to the compound and tried to persuade a few old people to rest here before leaving.

"Uncle Tian! It's too late for you to go back for the New Year, so let's go back after the New Year here! There's no one else here, and you don't have to feel constrained. ”

"Then disturb the eldest nephew! When we discussed coming, we didn't plan to go back for the New Year. At that time, I planned that if the accommodation in the capital was very expensive, we would walk slowly on the road. The inn on the road is very cheap, a few of our old farts only need 500 wen a night, and there is hot water to soak the feet, which is very affordable. ”

Xiaohu nodded and explained: "Most of the inns on that road are run by the government, and they mainly receive officials, court messengers, and military intelligence reports. Ordinary people are only being contained because they are empty and empty, not for profit. Therefore, the accommodation fee is much cheaper than that of the merchants. ”

Several old people nodded suddenly in understanding, and when Uncle Tian wanted to say something, he heard that the emperor was going to summon these old men from the four cottages to enter the palace.

"I don't know how the emperor knew that you were coming, but you don't have to be afraid. The emperor summoned you, probably because he knew that you were some people that the emperor was worried about, so he also wanted to care about you. It's just that the emperor didn't summon me, so I can't accompany you into the palace. The emperor, like the emperor, is also very open-minded and open-minded, you just have to go with confidence. Xiaohu looked at a few shivering old men, although he wanted to accompany them in, but the emperor did not name him and said that he wanted him to go over, so he couldn't follow him on his own.

Hearing that the new emperor was as open-minded as the emperor, several old people felt better, and followed the eunuchs who came to deliver the decree into the palace with trepidation.

The emperor summoned them and there was nothing to do, it was true, because they were some people who were remembered by the emperor, and another reason was that they learned the news of the death of the emperor, and came to the capital from such a difficult mountain, and the emperor was also a little moved in his heart. For two reasons, after the emperor heard about them, he decided to meet them.

The emperor simply asked them about their current living conditions, what they need help with at the moment, and how long it will take them to get here. Although the emperor didn't understand the words of the old man's answers, because they said very few words, he could get a little meaning right. The emperor had a few words with them, then rewarded them with some gold and silver, and then asked them to send them back to the courtyard of Xiaohu's family. (To be continued.) )

PS: I'm sorry! Tomorrow is the end of the day! Sorry everyone!