There are many questions, and there is unwillingness.

Liu Bei whispered to Shi Lian and asked him to arrange manpower to monitor the situation inside and outside the orchid restaurant. Look for clues related to the Ahn siblings.

Liu Bei stayed in the mourning hall, paying careful attention to the people who came to mourn until the funeral.

The vigil lasted three days and three nights.

The An brothers and sisters do not have many relatives and friends in Dahan. Most of the people who kept vigils for him were wine shops, regular customers, and monks who came from the White Horse Temple.

Liu Bei is the highest-ranking Han clan member among all of them.

In addition to the weeping orchids, there was also the deep chanting sound of the monks, and the mourning hall was silent. Liu Bei, accompanied by Jia Xu, sat in the corner. Quietly look at the guests who come into the hall from time to time to mourn.

Jia Xu's ancestral home is Guzang, Liangzhou. It is a land of all sorts. The customs of the Sabbaths are also very clear.

Whispered to Liu Bei from time to time.

According to him, "dogs and deer" is a unique ritual in Zoroastrian funeral rites.

At noon, Sister Wan'er brought food to Liu Bei.

For the furnishings in the spirit body, Sister Wan'er seems to have a natural aversion. In other words, Sister Wan'er's appearance and hair color are similar to those of the resting people. All kinds of discomfort, I don't know if it's related to the origin.

Seeing that she couldn't bear it, Liu Bei persuaded her to return. He also said that dinner could be brought by other sisters.

Sister Wan'er will go by herself.

The effect of waxing the body is obviously to embalm. Fortunately, the weather was cold at this time, and although it did not snow, there were no flies and insects. The mortuary will not decompose for three days. Liu Bei is in the center, and Jia Xu and Shi Jian are on the side. The three of them relayed, searching for possible clues among the sparse and scattered guests who came and went to visit the mourning hall.

At dusk, Sister Bi'er rushed to deliver food. Sister Bi'er's hometown, Guishuang, is a multi-faith country. Sister Bi'er, who grew up in Middle-earth since she was a child, naturally doesn't believe in these. For some reason, Liu Bei didn't want her to stay longer. When he had finished eating, he urged her to leave.

Nothing was said all night.

Except for changing clothes, Liu Bei has been guarding the mourning hall. There are no anomalies.

The second day was the same.

Sitting for long periods of time is very exhausting. It was really difficult to persevere, so Liu Bei went out of the mourning hall and walked around the courtyard.

And so it went on for three days and nights. Unfortunately, I couldn't wait for the clue of the third ivory bone plate.

In the drowsiness, the ears suddenly sounded from far and near, and there were bursts of calls.

"Prince? Prince? Prince? ”

After hearing it clearly, Liu Bei slowly opened his eyes.

Unexpectedly, a long white face suddenly came into view. Liu Bei was stunned and sleepy.

Just as he was about to make a move, his long face slowly retreated. Then he covered his face with his sleeve and coughed several times. When I removed the sleeves, I saw that the corners of the mouth painted bright red had been wiped out by the long sleeves. It's like a vampire that hasn't been wiped clean after eating.

"Old slave Cao Jie, I have seen the prince." After speaking, he fell to the ground and bowed. The person who came turned out to be Cao Jie, the eunuch who was also the chief eunuch of Da Changqiu and the order of Shangshu!

"Boss, please get up." Liu Bei hurriedly left the table to help.

Cao Jie's thin body was wrapped in a black gauze official uniform. Light as nothing. It seems that except for the big internal official clothes on his body, there is no weight inside.

Seeing that the prince was deeply sleepy, the old slave couldn't bear to disturb it. But today, it is the day of the tomb. His Majesty and all the officials were here. I am afraid that I will lose a big one because of a small one, so I will call each other. It's good that the prince doesn't blame the old slave. Cao Jie said breathlessly.

"The Gift of Shangling", take the story of Shangling in the Western Han Dynasty. It is a combination of the Yuan ceremony, the drinking ceremony, and some of the temple rituals. It is the only one in the mausoleum sacrifice that must be attended by the Son of Heaven in person, and the largest ceremonial event. Emperor Ming initiated the tomb ceremony, derived from the 'upper mound' customs. The Kamitsuka ceremony, which had been popular for a long time among the powerful clans, was expanded and moved to the emperor's cemetery to be held as a gathering of ministers, local officials, and clan relatives. It was also used by the emperor as an important means of rewarding meritorious heroes. Such as giving meritorious heroes "returning home to the mound" or "passing the house to the mound" and so on.

Only then did Liu Bei remember the sacrifice: "There is a reminder from Boss Lao." Prepare for danger and forget about big things. ”

When he raised his eyes, he saw that the funeral procession had entered the mourning hall, so he asked, "I wonder if the boss can recognize the An brothers and sisters?" ”

"How can the former prince of the rest country, the princess, the old slave not know." Cao Jie coughed several times in a row, and his breath became weaker and weaker: "Thinking about the years of the first emperor, the prince went to Middle Earth, and the first emperor talked with him all night and regarded him as a confidant. Now the first emperor, Prince An, and the princess have all gone west. Old slaves, old slaves don't have much time. The past is like yesterday. can come to see off the deceased for the last time, and it can be regarded as loyal to the first emperor. ”

Seeing that An's body was reasonably carried into an iron coffin, Liu Bei nodded lightly: "Wait a minute, old man." Can Ben Hou be allowed to give him his last ride? ”

"Princes have a beginning and an end, and love and righteousness are unparalleled. How dare the old slave stop it? And accompany the prince on a trip. "When you are dying, the more kind you are.

"Thank you." Liu Bei made a move.

"Don't dare." Cao Jie sideways to dodge.

Half an hour before the burial, the coffin made of pure iron will be carried into the mourning hall. When the bearer enters, he places the coffin next to the dead body and recites the Gasa verse. It is also encouraging the relatives and friends of the deceased to endure the pain and mourn. After reciting the scriptures, they carried the body into the coffin. A pair of priests face the iron coffin and continue to chant the Gasa. After the recitation of "Gasa", the usual dog look is performed again, and the relatives and friends of the deceased are allowed to pay their respects one last time, and then the coffin can be covered and the funeral can be carried out.

After the iron coffin was carried out of the mourning hall, it was handed over to another group of coffin bearers to be sent to the cemetery. Once the body is removed, the hall is disinfected with cow urine and rinsed with water several times. The funeral procession followed the coffin at a distance of at least thirty paces. The mourners are all dressed in white mourning robes, two people in a row, led by priests, and walk silently to the "resting tower".

The "Tower of Rest" is also known as the "Tower of Silence". The structure is "the top floor is concave, surrounded by steps, and the center is a well; The top of the tower is divided into three layers to house the corpses (the outer layer is for male corpses, the middle layer is for female corpses, and the inner layer is for child corpses). And "some of the men who specialize in this matter move the corpses on them, and they are all naked, and the flesh is pecked by the falcons, and the bones are thrown into the wells."

In other words, the corpse will be placed atop the towering "Tower of Silence", and the flesh of the deceased will be eaten by the eagle. Then throw the bones into the well inside the tower and weather. It is said that there is also a mysterious potion that will disappear when poured into a well. Liu Bei secretly guessed that the corpse dissolving water was the strong acid used by the Taiping Dao people to dissolve the rats when he was young.

If there is no condition to build a resting tower. You can put the corpse in the wilderness and sleep with blankets and pillows. Let the deceased be clothed in the light of heaven and look at the sun. Then let the eagles gnaw at it. Therefore, the body of the Zoroastrian should not face north.

The Avestos also stipulates that a corpse cannot be carried alone. Zoroastrians mourn and take even numbers as auspicious. Wake the spirit, send the funeral, chant the scriptures, etc., the number of people is an even number, and there must be no single.

Take the even number, which means sympathy and mutual assistance. If there be two dead, the priest shall have two pairs, and the dogs shall be four, and the bearers of the body shall be four.

Is there a resting tower in Luoyang?

No.

The body will be sent to Luoshui for burial with the crown prince.