Chapter 194: Mountain Envoy
"Chief, please take a step to speak." Li Sanjian seems to have heard that Liang Shicheng is the son of Su Shi and is Su Shi's private son... So Li Sanjian suddenly remembered something, dragged Liang Shicheng aside and said.
The two of them shrank aside and talked as if no one was around, and they seemed to be very affectionate, which made the people in Cai's house very confused.
When did Li Sanjian become so familiar with Liang Shicheng, a new celebrity in the palace? It's like wearing a pair of pants...
"Pavilion Chief Liang" Li Sanjian saw that there was no one around, and said to Liang Shicheng in a low voice: "There are two things that will bother the Pavilion Chief." ”
Li Sanjian's sudden remarks made Liang Shicheng a little puzzled, one thing is not enough, or two?
However, the Great Song Dynasty had something to ask for himself, which still made Liang Shicheng a little proud, plus Li Sanjian was the minister of the new emperor Zhao Xu's hidden palace, and won the favor of the eunuchs regardless of his background in the palace examination, so Liang Shicheng said to Li Sanjian with a smile: "The champion has something to say, and our family has nothing to do." ”
"Thank you" Li Sanjian bowed his hand to express his gratitude and said: "One of them is the matter of Mr. Dongpo, the teacher's situation, you also know, far from Lingnan, so far unable to return to the north, the old man is old, how can he live in such bad conditions?" When the first emperor was there, there was no hope for the teacher to return to the north, but now that the saint is new to the world, the pavilion chief has the opportunity to say a few more good words in front of the saint, so that the mentor and his old man can leave Lingnan. ”
Li Sanjian said that, and made a deep gesture to Liang Shicheng.
Li Sanjian is currently humble and humble at present, and there are very few opportunities to see Zhao Ji, where is like Liang Shicheng, wandering around in front of Zhao Ji all day long, and at the same time, Liang Shicheng is Su Shi's illegitimate son, whether it is true or not, it is expected that Liang Shicheng will not refuse himself.
Sure enough, Liang Shicheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and he was happy that Li Sanjian was a loving and righteous person.
Su Shi expelled Li Sanjian from the door, and Liang Shicheng also knew about it, but Li Sanjian not only complained, but also asked himself to speak for Su Shi, which made Liang Shicheng moved.
"Where does the champion say, Mr. Dongpo is the adult of our family, the champion's business is our family's business, our family and the champion are a family, you can rest assured." Liang Shicheng smiled.
"The second is" Li Sanjian nodded, and said with some embarrassment: "Her Royal Highness Princess Xu Guo is kind to the subordinates, at this time the concubine mother and daughter have some difficulties, I hope that the pavilion chief will take care of one or two more in the palace, this reluctant request, please forgive the cabinet chief... ”
Li Sanjian couldn't persuade the Empress Dowager Xiang and Zhao Ji, and he didn't dare to intervene in this matter, so he could only ask Liang Shicheng, if he agreed, then at least the princess and daughter would not be subjected to too much trouble in the palace to relieve their worries and guilt.
Li Sanjian can only do so much for the princess at present.
Li Sanjian originally thought that Liang Shicheng would shirk this matter in every possible way, or politely refuse, which is also human nature, but he didn't expect that after Liang Shicheng heard it, he laughed and said: "Okay, this matter is also on our family." ”
Liang Shicheng said, and reached out to pinch Li Sanjian's arm, pinching Li Sanjian to the point that he had goosebumps all over his body...
It was the princess who asked Liang Shicheng to fish Li Sanjian out of the inspection department, and at this time Li Sanjian entrusted him to take care of the princess, Liang Shicheng was not surprised at all.
There must be a personal relationship between the two, Liang Shicheng said secretly in his heart.
Therefore, Li Sanjian saw Liang Shicheng's smile and was a little obscene...
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The early tombs of the Central Plains had neither enclosures and mounds, nor trees or markers.
Since about the Zhou Dynasty, earthen grave heads began to appear on tombs, and until the Warring States Period, mound-style tombs were generally popular.
Since then, the rank of the tomb owner has been distinguished by the size of the tomb.
Jun is the lord of a country, and his tomb must be the largest, and its tall shape is like a mountain mausoleum, so after the middle of the Warring States period, the tomb of the county king was called "mausoleum".
Song is no exception.
The layout of the Song Emperor's Mausoleum imitates the Tang Dynasty and the scale is inferior, and the sealing soil is the mausoleum, and the joint burial of the emperor and queen is similar to the Han system.
In the 140th year of the founding of the Song Dynasty, its imperial tomb was located in Gong County, Henan Province.
Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, built a new mausoleum in Gongxian County in the third year of Qiande and was relocated, which was the beginning of the construction of the Song Emperor's mausoleum.
The Song Emperor's Mausoleum is located in the south of Gongxian County, the southeast of Luohe River, north of Songshan Mountain, called "Six Emperors and Seven Tombs", respectively, Xuanzu Anling, Taizu Yongchang Mausoleum, Taizong Yongxi Mausoleum, Zhenzong Yongding Mausoleum, Yingzong Yonghou Mausoleum, Shenzong Yongyu Mausoleum.
Emperor Zhao Xu of the Song Dynasty died of illness, the temple name is "Zhezong", and his coffin will also be buried here, even the name of the mausoleum has been taken, and the name is called "Yongtai Mausoleum".
But where the mausoleum must pay attention to feng shui, the Song mausoleum group is the same, the site selection is extremely exquisite, there are green mountains behind, there are two mountains on the left and right, it is called the left green dragon, the right white tiger, there is a clear hall in the middle, there is a river ditch in front, the water flow is tortuous, the front of the mausoleum is wide and can accommodate ten thousand horses, can cause the descendants to travel thousands of miles, Fu Lu extends, it is an excellent place for feng shui.
Green mountains and green water, feng shui is excellent, but there is also a problem, that is, the mountain road is difficult, especially in the rainy season in spring and summer, even more so, once it rains, then the mountain road will be muddy, the road will be extremely difficult, empty-handed walking is so, transporting the coffin is even more difficult. Love Literature Network
At this time, there was a team transporting coffins at the foot of Songshan Mountain, under various banners, and there was a huge black coffin in the middle.
This is the funeral procession of Zhezong's coffin, slowly walking on the muddy mountain road that has just rained.
"Pass the order to go down, go up the mountain overnight, and be sure to send the coffin of the first emperor to Gong County before dawn." Song Prime Minister Zhang Dun, who was riding on a horse, looked worriedly at Songshan in the dark night and said.
At this time, Zhang Dian had been decreed by Zhao Ji as the Duke of Shen Guo, worshiping the mountain mausoleum, responsible for transporting the coffin of the first emperor Zhao Xu to the imperial tomb for burial, and then Zhao Ji would go to the imperial tomb to worship.
Of course, Zhang Dan, who had lived in the temple for a long time, understood what was going on, so he insisted on not accepting it, and asked to go to his post on the table, but the three times he was rejected by Zhao Ji, saying that Zhang Xuan was the minister of the Zhuguo who was relied on by the first emperor Zhao Xu, and Zhao Xu died at this time, so you asked Zhang Xuan to transport the coffin to the imperial tomb, but you actually refused? How can you be worthy of the first emperor Zhao Xu? His heart can be punished!
At this time, Zhang Dan's request to leave his post was indeed a little late.
Therefore, Zhang Dian had to be nearly 60 years old to be responsible for transporting Zhao Xu's coffin to the imperial mausoleum for burial.
At this time, the sky is not beautiful, a heavy rain makes the mountain road extremely muddy and difficult to walk, but before it has been resting for half a day, the sky is cloudy again, and it is about to rain.
"Zhang Xianggong." Seeing that the sky had begun to rain, one of Zhang's subordinates put an oil umbrella on Zhang's head, and said worriedly: "The weather is so bad, the little ones are too hard, why don't you rest at the bottom of the mountain for one night, and cross this mountain tomorrow?" ”
"No!" After pushing away the subordinate officials, Zhang Dian said: "Pass the order, be sure to send it to Gong County before dawn, and the offender will be beheaded immediately!" ”
The transportation of the emperor's coffin depends on the date, and it is also a crime to miss the time, and several heavy rains have been delayed for many days, so Zhang Dian disregarded his old age and the exhaustion of his subordinates, and threw down a strict order that it must be delivered on time.
Under Zhang Dan's strict order, the forbidden army, miscellaneous servants, palace attendants and others who transported the emperor's coffin had no choice but to brave the heavier and heavier rain, shouting loudly, and pushing Zhao Xu's coffin to climb up the mountain.
Many people were so tired that they couldn't stand upright, and they really wanted to fall to the ground and sleep until dawn, but the strict order drove them to hold torches and push coffins desperately, but the resentment in their hearts was getting heavier and heavier.
"Straight lady thief, I don't care about the lives of people." Yang Jian, the palace attendant, glared at Zhang Dian in the distance viciously and said.
Yang Jian is Liang Shicheng's confidant and is responsible for transporting the coffin of the first emperor Zhao Xu in the palace.
"What Lieutenant Yang said is that he was riding on a horse, but the little ones were almost exhausted."
"Hmph, I'm tired, who will transport the coffin?"
"No, no, I can't walk anymore."
"I won't leave if I kill me."
Under Yang Jian's provocation, the palace attendants were angry, and many forbidden army soldiers were also provoked by Yang Jian, and some even picked up their sons and killed them.
"What do you do? Hurry up. Yang Jian was secretly happy in his heart, but he pretended to be angry, and scolded the people who were sitting on the ground and refused to leave: "Get up quickly and continue to walk, don't delay the hour, if you delay the hour, you will be killed." ”
"Lieutenant Yang, the little ones really can't walk."
"Get up quickly, and when you get to the mountains, I have my own way to let you rest." Yang Jian said when he heard this.
Everyone had no choice but to push the coffin desperately and walk towards the mountain.
Yang Jian then glanced at the four subordinates, and the subordinates understood, approached the coffin, touched the rope that bound the coffin, and pushed the coffin forward.
The crowd held torches, shouted loudly, pushed the coffin and climbed up the mountain, and the huge coffin was gradually transported up the mountain.
At this time, the rain is getting heavier and heavier, the heavy rain is almost pouring down, the soybean-sized raindrops hit the ground, the coffin, making a thunderclap sound, and the water on the ground is getting deeper and deeper, this is nothing, at this time the mountain torrent suddenly erupted, mixed with trees, mud and sand, etc., rushing down, making a terrifying rumbling sound.
Zhang Dian jumped off the horse, held a torch, and personally directed everyone to avoid the flash flood and stagnant water, and carried the coffin to continue walking.
The funeral procession wandered forward, and soon came to a mountain stream, the mountain stream is not deep, and it can be easily crossed on weekdays, but today it is a flash flood, and the water in the mountain stream is two feet deep, and there are stones, sediment, and trees in the middle, people can wade through the water, but the huge coffin cannot wade through the water anyway.
Under Zhang's constant urging, everyone had no choice but to build a wooden bridge, lay wooden planks, and drag Zhao Xu's coffin across the river with ropes.
After the wooden bridge was built, everyone shouted the trumpet, dragged the huge coffin up the wooden bridge, and slowly moved towards the opposite bank.
At this time, the white-haired Zhang Dian had been drenched in the rain, but he still held the torch and watched all this anxiously, and when the coffin was almost on the other side of the river, Zhang Dian couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Zhang Dian didn't think about it at this time, he just hoped that Zhao Xu's coffin could be safely sent to the imperial mausoleum, and it would be sent to the imperial mausoleum safe and sound, so that he might be able to resign from all official positions and retire.