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Chapter 25: The Mausoleum

Hearing the news of Yan Ran Mountain's victory, those old ministers no longer dared to say a little bit, and the Dou family's position in the imperial court was undoubtedly stable. Empress Dowager Dou was very satisfied, and she was not as attentive as she was before. In addition, Dou Jing recently got her a new favorite, and she had no time to manage the affairs of the court, and she didn't even go to the court several times, so Liu Zhao had to handle the government affairs by himself.

Liu Zhao ate a few bites of food, he was in a good mood recently, and he was also very attentive when he studied with Huan Yu, and when Huan Yu saw him like this, he granted him leave and asked him to visit the attendants and palace maids who were demoted to guard the tomb.

With Huan Yu's leave, Cai Lun didn't want to say anything, so he sent eighty guards to follow, and notified the guards to protect him secretly, so he felt a little relieved.

Liu Zhao was wearing soft armor made of silver-white talisman gold wire, and he was not in a hurry, and rode slowly on a horse. Recently, the Empress Dowager Dou has treated herself politely, and every time she asks for peace, she is always kind and pleasant, which reminds Liu Zhao of when she was a child, when the queen mother took care of herself, and she often felt warm in her heart. He began to contact the government again, and the last few effective measures made Yuan An praise him, and he was relieved to die.

Yuan An's youngest son Yuan Xian and Ren Kui's son Ren Tun followed him, they were a few years older than Liu Zhao, the two of them were the age of being naughty and mischievous, although Yuan An and Ren Kui were well taught at home, but when they left Yan's father's side, they would inevitably be unrestrained and unrestrained. However, this is also in line with Liu Zhao's appetite, and when the three of them left the palace, they were like wild horses, and they had long lost their appearance as monarchs and ministers.

Zhou Rong led eighty guards to follow not far away, he was originally the captain of Yuan Anfu, with excellent martial arts and loyalty. Yuan An dedicated him to the young emperor, and he was single-minded, only protecting the emperor, and no one was in his eyes.

Yuan Xian casually broke a dry wicker from the tree on the side of the road, and went to beat the horse's mane in a boring way, Ren Tun smiled and said, "Fifth brother, what are you angry with the horse." ”

Yuan Xian ranked fifth, Yuan An had a son in his old age, and he loved him very much, but the constraints were also extremely strict, and he would never relax a little.

He has been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, so Huan Yu asked him to come to the palace with Ren Tun to read together.

Liu Zhao got the company of these two people, and felt that he had the energy to study, and the three of them were inseparable, mixing together every day, but they were also happy.

Yuan Xiang said: "Your Majesty, let's walk slowly like this, when will we arrive, or the three of us will fight hard to see whose horse runs fast?" ”

Ren Tun was not afraid of big things, clapped his hands and praised loudly: "This method is good, the three of us will run to the intersection in front, the first one wins, and when Teacher Huan Yu punishes us for copying books, let him copy alone." ”

Liu Zhao was so excited when he heard this, he forgot his identity, and shouted loudly: "Haha, my horse is a BMW in the Western Regions, you are doomed." "Let's pat the horse and gallop forward.

Ren Tun shouted: "I'm coming!" "Shoot the horse too.

Yuan Xian was originally the one who came up with the idea, but now he was the last to set off, not only in a hurry, "Wait for me, you are so unrighteous." ”

The three horses rushed out one after another and went away, but Zhou Rong behind him was taken aback, and hurriedly beckoned the guards to follow, and suddenly the horses galloped wildly, rolling up the smoke and dust in the sky.

This post road is flanked by a bamboo forest, and in late autumn, the forest is quiet, and the yellow bamboo leaves are layered on top of each other, and the forest path is thickly paved. The warm sunlight on the other side of the bamboo forest attracts everyone and follows it all the way forward. The bamboo leaves of the horses flutter in the air in beautiful patterns. Attracted by Liu Zhao, he grabbed the horse and said to Yuan Xian and Ren Tun who came from behind: "Look, what a bamboo forest." ”

Ren Tun also grabbed the horse and immediately turned around on the ground. Liu Zhao smiled: "Haha, you see, there is a circle on the ground, like a person posing out!" Yuan Xian arrived at this time, but he messed up the circle.

Ren Tun pulled the reins of his horse and said, "It's rare to draw such a circle for my paintings!" ”

Liu Zhao shouted: "Yes, yes, let him pay, it's better to roll on the ground and see if you can get out of such a circle." ”

Yuan Xian smiled and said, "Did the emperor let his ministers climb on the ground?" That's not a mud monkey anymore! ”

As he was talking, Zhou Rong arrived with all the guards. Everyone was sweating profusely, but when they saw the three of them giggling, as if nothing had happened, they couldn't help but be angry, and they didn't care about it, and shouted at Yuan Xian and Ren Tun, "The two sons, they don't know the severity, if the emperor has any mistakes, can you afford it?" ”

Zhou Rong is famous for his big temper, Yuan Xian was afraid of him when he was a child, and he knew that he was indeed a little reckless, so he had to keep quiet, lowered his head, and looked at Liu Zhao with his eyes, hoping that the emperor would help him relieve the siege.

Ren Tun saw the opportunity quickly, and hurriedly said: "Guard Zhou learned the right lesson, we were reckless." The emperor begs forgiveness for the rudeness of the courtiers. ”

Liu Zhao also has a headache for this Zhou Rong, he is loyal, but he is too upright, and his temper is big, although he is the emperor, but he will say that he is wrong, and he will never tolerate mercy, and often make himself lose face. Cai Lun appreciated this very much, and often said that this was a loyal and righteous person, and he should not be slowed down.

He had no choice but to make a round: "Guard Zhou, the two of them are just racing horses with me, but they haven't done anything out of the ordinary, besides, this idea is mine, and it's not their fault that they listen to my will." ”

Zhou Rong snorted coldly, and said to Liu Zhao in a rough voice: "Your Majesty, you are the king of a country, and you must pay attention to proportions in doing things, don't just joke and make the courtiers worry!" ”

"Yes, yes, I am too reckless, I promise that there will be no next time, this time Zhou guards can rest assured!" Liu Zhao secretly shook his head in his heart, and he couldn't think about this Zhou Rong.

"That's good!" Zhou Rong opened his mouth wide, laughed dryly, and then retreated to follow behind with the guards.

Liu Zhao glanced at Yuan Xian and Ren Tun, and the three of them urged the horse forward.

During the Western Han Dynasty, the dormitory was generally built in the cemetery, and the temple was built outside the cemetery, and the large-scale sacrificial ceremonies were mostly carried out in the temple. The Eastern Han Dynasty moved this ritual to the cemetery. During the Ming Emperor's reign, the ceremonies of the Emperor and the sacrifice held in August were moved to the cemetery together with the annual New Year's Day Minister's Gathering and Hundred Officials. In this way, the status of Jongmyo began to decline. In order to meet the needs of holding sacrifices in the cemetery, the cemetery building builds a sacrificial hall in front of the mausoleum, and also hangs a big bell in the building next to the mausoleum, so that the bell can be rung during the sacrifice.

The buildings around the cemetery do not build walls, and instead use "walking horses". Pairs of stone carvings are also placed on both sides of the Shinto road leading to the tomb, showing the supreme authority of the emperor. Emperor Zhang's mausoleum is on the mountain in the northwest of Luoyang, near the mountains and rivers, and it is solemn. The gate is majestic, the momentum is magnificent, the Shinto road is broad, it goes straight to the front of the mausoleum, the stone carvings on both sides stand in a forest, and the stele is uneven.

Liu Zhao got off the horse in front of the mausoleum, the pine and cypress up and down the mausoleum are shaded, there is a dome tablet in front of the mausoleum, the stele body is engraved with the tomb of Emperor Xiaozhang of Suzong of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Someone had already informed the mausoleum officer, and Lu Fan, the minister in charge, was already waiting in front of the monument, and when he saw Liu Zhao, he knelt down and kowtowed: "Lu Fan, the minister in charge of the mausoleum, kneels to welcome Your Majesty, long live long live long live." ”

Liu Zhao said: "Lord Lu, get up, the palace people from my past have all come here, I don't know where to arrange, I want to see them." ”

Lu Fan said: "Your Majesty, the ministers have arranged for them to wait in the main hall on the west side of the ancestral hall. ”

"Okay, you lead the way!" Liu Zhao commanded.

Lu Fan made a gesture and walked towards the mausoleum. Emperor Zhang advocated simple burial, so he imitated the style of Guangwu and planted a strange ancient cypress, called "blood cypress". This kind of cypress is firm and soft, the section color is beautiful, the fragrance is rich, the wood color is golden, and the cypress body is apricot yellow.

Lu Fan introduced as he walked, "Your Majesty, you see that these cypress trees were planted when the first emperor was buried, and now they are also growing lushly. In April, when the sky is clear, the wind is clear, and the morning light appears, there will be purple gas, like light smoke, floating like floating clouds, moving from west to east. At that time, the whole cemetery was shrouded in misty clouds. At this time, a cloud of gas will gush out from the leaves between the branches of the cypress tree, and it will roll up and down from side to side. At that time, the red wall of cypress, the night grass and flowers, looming, like a fairyland, beautiful! ”

Liu Zhao watched around while listening to his introduction, and when he saw him speaking casually and speaking beautifully, he was not only very surprised, but asked, "Lord Lu, you are so literate, how did you come here to be a mausoleum guard?" ”

Lu Fan smiled, "Your Majesty, the minister is good at poetry, so he can just talk a few nonsense." However, the ministers came here, but because of the kindness of the first emperor, they voluntarily came here to protect the first emperor. Sometimes the minister has nothing to do, he will go to the door of the dormitory, talk to the first emperor, and pray that the first emperor will be happy and worry-free! ”

Liu Zhao sighed, "It's a pity, I think you are also a talented person!" ”

As he spoke, he had passed through Shinto and entered the cemetery. The cypress trees are in a variety of forms, and there is a strange fragrance in the cemetery, not only praised, "If this is the case, this blood cypress is really a strange species, if I repair the mausoleum, I will also plant this kind of cypress tree, and then I can smell this rich fragrance every day, isn't it a beautiful thing?" He didn't think about how he would smell the fragrance when he died!

Lu Fan said: "Your Majesty, you try to clap your hands!" ”

Liu Zhaoqi said: "What will happen if you clap your hands?" ”

Lu Fan smiled mysteriously, "What's the matter!" ”

Yuan Xian, who was next to Liu Zhao, couldn't help it, and clapped his hands first, but heard the "chirping" birdsong among the cypress trees, which was amazing.

Liu Zhao was very interesting, and he also clapped his hands to test it, and sure enough, there was the sound of birdsong, and he was very interested for a while.

The ancestral hall is very large, by the main hall, 28 houses are composed of the hall, according to the mountain and the situation, the height is staggered, it is extremely magnificent. Emperor Zhang's festival is one layer worse than that of Emperor Guangwu, although it is a simple burial, his bearing is also extraordinary.

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