Outside Shuntianfu, Tianshou Mountain, Changling.

Today is the day to send the first emperor to the Changling Mausoleum, and the long funeral procession has no end in sight.

"Burn the letters."

Wang Xiao looked at the swarthy entrance of the mausoleum in front of him and sighed softly.

Yu Qian next to him saluted slowly: "It was burned on the way back." ”

"If you have anything to say, just say it, it's not your character."

Every time he saw Yu Qian, Wang Xiao always had a thought in his heart, wanting to ask him where Lao Guo was.

Yu Qian lifted his official robe, and knelt down to Wang Xiao with a solemn expression and bowed.

"Weichen Yu Qian, please abolish the funeral affairs of His Royal Highness Taisun!"

Funeral, a word that makes people's scalps tingle.

When the powerful die, they will take the living into the ground together. It's chilling to think about.

The funeral system began with the Xia Shang and lasted for thousands of years, and there were martyrdoms in almost all dynasties.

In the long years, only the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties that were not ruled by foreign races did not occur.

And the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Southern and Northern Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties have all happened.

The martyrdom system of the Ming Dynasty originated with Zhu Yuanzhang.

After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Zhu Yunwen sent all the concubines in the harem who had not given birth to them to the mausoleum for burial in accordance with the ancient system and the edict, and the number was as high as 46 people.

And now that Zhu Di is dead, there are also dozens of concubines in his harem who will be buried with him. There were also some eunuchs and palace maids who were selected, in order to let them go down and continue to serve Zhu Di.

In Wang Xiao's view, this is a cruel and inhumane crime. But in the eyes of people in this world, this is an ancient system. It is a system handed down from our ancestors.

Wang Xiao, who was riding on horseback, looked at the crying funeral procession not far away, and was silent.

Those who were determined to be buried were in the funeral procession, and they were to be hanged in a room not far away, and then put in coffins and sent to the tomb.

Their crying and wailing were by no means grieving Zhu Di's death, but desperate to the extreme.

Wang Xiao recalls the 'History of the Ming Dynasty. The postscript of Yingzong's record.

Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen's reuse of eunuch Wang Zhen led to the fiasco of Tumu Fort, and a group of loyal and famous generals such as Fan Zhong died in Tumu Fort.

As an emperor, being captured by the Warats is a great shame.

After coming back, he killed the famous minister Yu Qian and snatched the throne from his younger brother through the change of seizing the door.

In his life, he can be described as a typical representative of a bad emperor.

But because Zhu Qizhen ordered the abolition of the funeral system in his later years, the conclusion in the history books that he covered the coffin was "If the palace concubine is martyred, the matter of Shengde can be punished by future generations." ”

Because of the merit of abolishing the funeral system, all the previous sins can be written off, and the name of the temple is Yingzong.

Outstanding English; Morality should be said to be English; De Hua Mao said Ying; Knowing the general is English.

One thing lit up a lifetime.

Wang Xiao also wanted to abolish the funeral system, but he couldn't put it up himself. After all, his current identity is only a grandson, and he is not qualified to do this.

Only the emperor can do this.

Wang Xiao was surrounded by important ministers of the court and generals in the army. Even the crown prince Zhu Gaochi was waiting in the carriage not far away.

Yu Qian knelt down and saluted, and his voice was still so loud. Everyone around you can't pay attention to it.

"I can't do anything about this. You'd better go and ask the prince. ”

Wang Xiao shook his head slowly, indicating that he could not do anything about it.

Yu Qian suddenly straightened his waist and glared at Wang Xiao, "The prince can't do it, and the prince can't do it either!" He hasn't ascended the throne yet! ”

Different from the hasty ascension to the throne in the original book, after learning that the king and emperor of Han had died one after another, and all the power in the army fell into the hands of Wang Xiao, the princelings quietly waited for the army to escort Zhu Di's coffin back to Shuntianfu.

The first emperor ascended the throne before he was buried, which must be inconsistent.

So even if everyone knows that Zhu Gaochi is the next emperor, his real identity at this time is still the crown prince.

I have to say that Yu Qian's courage is really big enough. Dare to say such things in front of the prince, and if you change your temper, you can send him to Changling for burial on the spot.

"Wechen has already begged the prince before, but the prince doesn't agree!"

No wonder Yu Qian expressed his dissatisfaction with Zhu Gaochi, it turned out that he couldn't ask for it after begging.

"If the prince doesn't agree, it's useless for you to look for me."

Wang Xiao slowly hooked Yu Qian to speak along the topic.

"The prince can't do it, the grandson can!"

Yu Qian said without scruples, in the eyes of others, it was definitely to provoke the relationship between father and son: "The first emperor has died, and the new emperor has not yet ascended the throne." The first emperor had an edict and ordered his grandson to supervise the country. In other words, during the period before the new emperor ascended the throne, all the big and small things in the world were decided by the grandson! Martyrdom or not, the grandson can be decided! ”

Everyone around was in an uproar, no one expected that Yu Qian would be crazy, he dared to say such things.

Let's not talk about whether this kind of rhetoric is right or wrong in terms of theory, just say that once Wang Xiao really uses this right, how will the new emperor treat him after he ascends the throne?

Fathers and sons, what can they be in front of the throne.

"Yu Qian!"

Zhu Gaochi, who had been sitting in the carriage and listening, couldn't sit still, and got out of the carriage with the help of the chamberlain and walked over.

"Are you crazy? What nonsense here! ”

Yu Qian didn't look back, just looked at Wang Xiao like this, "Ask Taisun to forgive innocent people!" ”

The ministers of civil and military affairs seemed to see Yu Qian's head separated from his body. This man is crazy and dares to say anything, and he dares to say that the martyrs are innocent people!

Wang Xiao dismounted and saluted Zhu Gaochi.

"Dare to ask His Royal Highness the Prince, can the funeral be canceled?"

Zhu Gaochi saw that Wang Xiao had this meaning, and persuaded with a bitter face, "These are all rules set by the ancestors, how can they be easily changed." If you really want to change it, then you can do whatever you want when I die. ”

It stands to reason that the topic has reached this point, hello, hello, everyone, and it can be over. Although those palace concubines are pitiful, who can really care about their fate.

But here there is a man who does not play according to common sense.

Although Yu Qian in the history books is bold, he is not as arrogant as he is now.

The reason why this is so is because he sees that Wang Xiao is a billet of a Ming monarch, and he himself is not opposed to abolishing the funeral system, and is even inclined to agree with him.

If you don't agree, you can end the topic directly by saying that the matter is not discussed again at the beginning.

Seeing that the prince was about to calm things down with a few words, Yu Qian, who was hot-blooded, couldn't stand it anymore, and quickly got up and threw himself to Fan Zhong, who was watching the excitement on the side.

'Choking~', Fan Zhong's saber was pulled out by Yu Qian.

At this moment, Fan Zhong had the heart to die with Yu Qian.

Originally, he was just eating melons and watching the excitement, and the funeral had little to do with them. No matter how Wang Xiao chooses, he will show his support.

But he didn't expect that Yu Qian, a goddamn bastard, would pounce on him and snatch his saber without warning.

The saber was snatched away in front of so many civil and military ministers, and Fan Zhong, who was a military general, felt that the hot skin on his face had fallen off.

Yu Qian held a sharp blade in front of the prince and grandson, and it was immediately fried.

The generals in the four circles reacted and drew their swords one after another to block in front of Wang Xiao and Zhu Gaochi, while the ministers were shouting as hard as they could.

The Wenchen at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty were still good, compared to the big turbans that were ready to kneel before the enemy came at the end of the Ming Dynasty, at least they were not frightened and fled.

The sergeants in charge of the guard rushed towards this side, and the funeral procession also stopped.

There was chaos outside the entire Changling Tomb. Crying and scolding were incessant.

Almost all of the generals were in front of Wang Xiao, and only a few people were guarding Zhu Gaochi, and they were all generals who were preparing for the Japanese army.

The ministers who saw this scene couldn't help frowning.

Since the death of the great Confucian, who can govern the army on the horse and govern the people when he gets off the horse, and who is proficient in the six arts of the gentleman. The turbans who could only read began to preach the antagonism between civil and military. tried his best to belittle the generals, and didn't care at all about shooting and ranking at the front of the book.

Wang Xiao was so supported by the military, and he saw that he was another Emperor Wen who was very happy. The civil officials, who finally survived from Zhu Di's time, gradually gave birth to different ideas.

Yu Qian held the knife in his hand, raised it and put it on his neck, and roared at Wang Xiao.

"We're a !! of death"

Everyone knew that Yu Qian was Wang Xiao's confidant, and everyone's eyes fell on Wang Xiao.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Xiao looked at Fan Zhong, who was eager to tear Yu Qian apart, "Go and bring those martyred palace concubines over." ”

Everyone was surprised and didn't understand what Wang Xiao meant.

After a short time, many palace people and concubines who were about to be buried were brought over and knelt on the ground.

Zhu Di's concubines are big and small, and the old ones have shown their hair, and their eyes are dull as if they have seen through everything in the world.

And the young, like the infant Ning Chang sent by North Korea, is basically still a child, crying with red and swollen eyes and hoarse voice, and she can't sit steadily on her knees.

Wang Xiao's gaze swept over Concubine An and Concubine Pu when he lost his mind slightly, these two Korean beauties are beautiful even if the pear blossoms are raining at this moment.

"I'm asking you something."

Wang Xiao's tone was low, and the speed of his speech was slow, "Think with your heart, and then answer with your own heart." Remember, you must never go against your heart. ”

After a pause, Wang Xiao finally asked.

"Are you willing to be martyred for Emperor Daxing?"

At this moment, the world seemed to be quiet.

All kinds of complex emotions were constantly swirling and changing on everyone's faces, and those palace concubines who were full of death before seemed to suddenly come to life, and their faces were full of longing for life.

But they didn't understand why Wang Xiao asked this, was he tempting?

If the response is not good, you may be severely punished.

For a moment, everyone was stunned, and no one answered.

Yu Qian was anxious to jump to his feet, but when he was about to shout, Fan Zhong seized the opportunity to snatch the saber and subdue him to the ground.

In the oppressive atmosphere, a crisp and choked voice sounded.

"I don't want to die."