Chapter Ninety-Five: The Faithful Marquis
Guo Yue hurriedly asked, "What did my uncle see?" β
Xu Song said: "This arrow seems ordinary, but it has a great origin. β
Guo Jia also asked: "How do you say it?" β
Xu Song looked at the arrow and said, "This arrow is extremely light, ordinary people only think that he is an ordinary bamboo arrow, but according to the distance you said, ordinary bamboo arrows do not have such a long range at all!" β
"Then this is ......," Guo Jia asked.
Xu Song pulled out the sword on his side and gently scraped the arrow with the tip of the sword, only to see that slowly, a thin layer of powder fell from the arrow body. Guo Jia gently twisted a little with his fingertips, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed, frowning.
Xu Song asked her, "Do you know what this is?" β
Guo Jia thought for a while and said, "It's like a carpenter's lacquer." β
Xu Song nodded approvingly: "Not bad." The arrow was originally made of a rare material, which was light and tough, and had a long range, piercing the lungs of people at a distance of 200 paces, leaving people hopeless for survival. I've only seen a handful of them. β
Guo Jia understood: "So, my uncle said that this person covered the body of the arrow with lacquer, is he afraid that people will recognize him?" β
Xu Song nodded with a stern expression: "This kind of material is not easy to obtain, but I am afraid that it was a long time ago, and this person began to prepare." The sinister intentions of his people are really rare!"
Guo Yue clenched his hands into fists and shouted excitedly: "But, who has such a great hatred with his father, he has to take his life!" β
Guo Sheng's voice trembled and asked, "Is it a second ......?"
Guo Jia immediately scolded her: "There is no evidence, Sheng'er and shut up!" Guo Sheng obeyed and shut up.
Guo Jia said to Xu Song again: "Uncle, our three sisters and brothers have no one to rely on now, and I hope that my uncle will work hard to seek justice for my father!" β
Xu Song sighed: "What kind of friendship I have with your father, even if you don't say it, I will do it." β
Several people kept vigil for Guo Wangzhi in the house, and talked with candles until dawn.
Guo Sheng glanced out the window and said, "The rain has stopped." β
Guo Jia glanced at the sky with the white belly of the fish. Exclaimed: "Yes! It's time for our dad to hit the road......"
The hour has come.
Several people from the Guo Mansion were all present. The patriarch Guo Minzhi presided over the overall situation, and the rest of the brothers were already crying, Guo Jingzhi and Guo Xinzhi were the most sad, and Guo Xinzhi cried so much that he couldn't extricate himself. There is no majesty at all.
Guo Wangzhi's coffin has been prepared, and after the relatives met for the last time, the coffin was completely closed and nailed.
Guo Minzhi selected eight sturdy young men to carry the funeral, Xu Song rolled up his sleeves and insisted on carrying the coffin for Guo Wangzhi in person. Guo Minzhi couldn't insist, so he had to let him go.
When he was ready to do enough, the Taoist priest shouted to the sky: "Get on the roadβ"
Guo Yue walked in the front, holding a sail in his hand, and followed the mage slowly forward. Guo Jia and the two sisters followed silently, Guo Sheng had already shed many tears, the tired Guo Jia supported her, and the two walked forward hand in hand, followed by Guo Wangzhi's nieces and nephews.
Guo Jingzhi and other brothers accompanied each other on both sides of the coffin, symbolizing accompanying Guo Wangzhi on his last journey.
Although Guo Wangzhi lost power. However, with such a huge family and a patriarch Guo Minzhi who protects him, it can be regarded as a grand funeral.
The funeral procession numbered in the hundreds, and walking through the streets naturally aroused the discussion of the people in the city.
Everywhere the procession went, the street vendors, or the diners in the shops, the shopkeepers of the cloth villages, and even the cooks with vegetables in their hands, all flocked to the door to watch the excitement.
After all, Guo Wangzhi had an excellent reputation during his lifetime. During his tenure, he built water conservancy projects or provided disaster relief to the people, which can be regarded as doing a lot of things that are beneficial to the people's livelihood.
Everywhere I went, there was a solemn crowd.
As the procession slowly marched past the shop of Guofu. Several Zhuangzi shopkeepers knelt down with Xiao Er, and waited until the team disappeared before they stood up and continued to work.
The team walked slowly, going around the city three times before finally leaving the city.
The emperor stood on top of the palace wall, silently listening to the sound of mourning outside.
"Where?" He asked Gonggong Li beside him.
Gonggong Li replied: "Return to Your Majesty." It's time to go out of the gates. β
"Are there many funeral processions?"
"Your Majesty, in addition to the family servants of the Guo Mansion, there are about two hundred people accompanying you."
The Emperor was slightly moved.
He sighed and turned away, letting the wind dry the wetness from the corners of his eyes.
Eventually, he stood on top of the tower, looked at the sky in the distance, and said nothing.
As soon as they passed under the tower, the procession was stopped.
Guo Jia looked up and saw a young man in a green shirt standing in front of him, this person had his hands behind his back, his eyes were deep, but he had a dignity that could not be approached.
The funeral procession stopped, knelt on the ground and shouted, "I've seen His Royal Highness King Liang!" β
King Liang Weilan raised his hand, and the accompanying servant held a rolled-up gold soft silk with both hands, King Liang took it, slowly unfolded it, and said aloud to everyone: "Everyone in Guo Mansion listens to the order!" β
As soon as these words came out, even Guo Jia couldn't help but be shocked!
Not to mention the rest of the people, the shock is indescribable!
What's wrong......
Wasn't Guo Wangzhi deposed? Could a deposed prime minister still be loved by the emperor?
King Liang took in the different expressions on everyone's faces, but continued to read quietly: "Fengtian carrier, Emperor Zhao said-I, shocked to hear the bad news of Aiqing, grateful for Guo Aiqing's virtue in the world, I often think about it." When he was alive, he followed the emperor's order, and his virtue was commendable, although there were small mistakes, but the flaws were not hidden. Guo Aiqing is specially posthumously named as a loyal marquis, admire this! β
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
The people below suppressed the excitement in their hearts, and this shout was almost like a tsunami, and even the people who accompanied them around were both surprised and happy. However, the happiest ones, in addition to the three sisters and brothers of the Guo family, are naturally the patriarchs Guo Minzhi and Guo Xinzhi.
King Liang looked at Guo Yue with a smile and said, "Take the order!" β
Guo Yue bowed respectfully again and shouted loudly: "Grass people Guo Yue, take the order!" β
King Liang saw that he was polite and polite, although he was also happy in his heart, but he knew how to restrain himself very much, and couldn't help but take a look at him.
"On the roadβ"
The Taoist priest shouted again, and the send-off team slowly moved forward again.
King Liang stepped aside and quietly watched the processionβand the small figure in the procession.
Listening to Wu Wei, she blamed herself for being stopped by herself, delaying the hour and going home late, and almost made her sister and brother turn against her. Come to think of it, she will be angry with herself, right?
King Liang quietly watched her back, and secretly swore in his heart:
I'll catch the murderer, and I won't make you resent me! (To be continued.) )
PS: It's a little late, let's go to bed early after reading this chapter! Good night~