As a mortal, whether it is a hero praised by the world, or a traitorous male referred to by Wanfu. Everyone's final destination is the same, and that is burial.

Ten days after leaving his subjects, King Chulie of Zhao finally settled in the ground and was buried in the royal tomb at the northern foot of the Jiuxing Mountain. All merit and glory shall be dust.

On the day of the burial, hundreds of thousands of people saw each other off. The mountains and rivers whimper, and the earth is sad. All the people of Zhao Kingdom silently officially enshrined the tablet of this king in their respective homes. Within 8,000 miles of territory, the sound of crying can be heard everywhere.

In such a way, even the envoys of the princes and those who came from all over the world when they heard the news were shaken in their hearts, and then sighed.

King Zhao had already left a testament before his death, and the future should be simple and not extravagant. His grave was built on a mountain, and the only thing that was buried with him was a pair of armor and a sword, and that's it. In the era when luxury was the fashion of the vassal states of the world, this was undoubtedly the most humble funeral. It was from this time that the Zhao State gradually implemented the custom of opening up thick and raising thin burials. Many years later, when a great Eastern empire became accustomed to such behavior, some historical chroniclers traced back to the source and unanimously concluded that the origin of all this came from the ancient Zhao King Chulie.

The dead are gone, and the living sigh! Whether it is respect or hostility, slander or glory, those who leave are no longer heard. He gave the burden on his shoulders to the younger ones, and could go to rest for a long time. The rest has nothing to do with him.

Since the first king's major affairs have been cooked, after temporarily removing the sadness in his heart, the next more important thing is naturally the new king's ascension to the throne to appease the people.

Today, no one thinks that Prince Chu Jiangmian is not qualified to inherit. Except for those who secretly harbored hatred, all the people of Zhao Kingdom secretly rejoiced in their hearts. The first king had far-reaching wisdom and extraordinary insight, it turned out that he had already seen the essence of His Royal Highness the prince clearly, and it was really a blessing for everyone to establish such a monarch for the Zhao State!

The great victory achieved by the Zhao State under the leadership of His Royal Highness the Prince has already been spread all over the world in a very short period of time, and everyone knows it. The east connects the Qi country and benefits together. Destroy the Han ship in the south and deter the river. The west broke through Qin and Wei, and the military power was shaken. And just yesterday, when the first king was buried, the emergency military situation from the front line of Zhao Yan's Shangcheng happened to come. Yan attacked Zhao's 60,000 army, the whole army was annihilated, the general Xiang Yan and the prince Qian were killed, and the heads of the two unlucky people were now hung on the head of Longcheng City. And in addition, what is even more shocking is that the Zhao army took advantage of the victory to pursue, and actually seized nearly 100 miles of land in Yan State in one go, and even Yanling Pass, an important city in Yan State, was also occupied.

After hearing the news at that time, not only the ministers of the royal court who came to the funeral were in tears of excitement, but the people of Zhao State pestle the ground, and even the envoys of some princes were shocked and surprised. It turns out that Zhao Guo's strength has reached such a strong point, it seems that he wants to be an enemy of him again in the future, but he has to think about it carefully.

Under such circumstances, Chu Jiangmian's ascension to the throne is already expected. Originally, according to the results of the joint deliberation of the royal court's ministers, a ceremony was held immediately after the burial of the former king to assist him in officially ascending the throne. Now everything has been arranged. Some envoys sent by the vassal states that were friendly with Zhao were also waiting to participate in this throne ceremony. Moreover, the special envoys sent by Zhou Tianzi have also arrived in Dragon City. The edict of the Son of Heaven has clearly recognized Chu Jiangmian's qualifications to inherit the throne. Although it is said that the Great Zhou Dynasty existed in name only, and the princes of the world almost ruled separately, this edict of Zhou Tianzi was just a formality, and the actual significance was not great. But after all, in terms of righteousness, it is already justified.

With such a favorable time and place, it is a good time to ascend to the throne. However, Chu Jiangmian rejected their joint proposal. And the reason he gave was very simple, he wanted to keep filial piety for the first king for 100 days. During this period, he would leave Jinxiang Palace and live in front of the mausoleum of the first king of Jiuxing Mountain, clothed in vegetarian clothes, and lived in filial piety.

Although in the hearts of all the ministers, he was extremely unwilling to do so. But no one will openly say no. Filial piety in the world is the foundation of a person's self-cultivation in the world, and even ordinary people cannot be disobeyed casually. What's more, the king who is about to rule the entire Zhao Kingdom? Although in exceptional cases, discretion can be exercised. But since this is His Royal Highness's own opinion, no one else can say anything more.

For this matter, Minister Fei Yi and Shangda Doctor Zizhong and others once entered Jinxiang Palace and asked to see the queen, wanting to ask her to persuade Chu Jiangmian to change his mind. After all, this matter is not trivial, for the rapid stability of the Zhao State, they all very much hope that the queen can play a role.

However, after listening to their intentions, Queen Jiang Xin clearly rejected them. It is said that the queen, who had ceased to be seen in public after the first king's departure, sent everyone away with only one word.

"Everything he does has its own considerations, and you will all understand later."

Although most people still had doubts, the matter was settled. However, after repeated deliberations among the important ministers of the royal court, the final result was that Chu Jiangmian could not hold any ceremony for the first time, but he must accept the title of King Zhao in order to calm people's hearts. Then he can continue to go to the Nine Elements Mountain to stay filial piety, so that the two will not be delayed, which can be regarded as a compromise solution.

And this time, Chu Jiangmian accepted their request. In fact, in the face of the great victory of personally leading the cavalry against the enemy and winning three battles, his prestige in the army was already incomparable. Whether he accepts this title or not, he is the actual king. In this case, there is no need to pretend to be reserved and come to these vains.

It was the middle of the month, and when another night came, the moon was shining brightly and sprinkled all over the land. In the Jinxiang Palace, a few guards sorted out everything that their young king had brought with him. After tomorrow, they will follow Chu Jiangmian to leave here and go to the tomb of the first king of Jiuxing Mountain to keep filial piety for 100 days.

"Actually, you don't have to. Sometimes it's not always a wise choice to take everything on your shoulders. ”

The palace is majestic and the courtyard is leafy. On the rockery in a corner, Ji Zi, who kept the wine pot in his hand, glanced at Chu Jiangmian, who was sitting quietly not far away and thinking about things. I don't know why, but now he likes to talk to him more and more in a critical tone.

Chu Jiangmian scratched his head with his hand and stopped meditating for a while. He didn't actually think about anything important just now, under the moonlight, what lingered in his heart was just some small fragments that happened here in the past.

The palace in front of him is where he lives. It seems that the architecture here is a little newer than the rest of Jinxiang Palace, and it is also the most luxuriously decorated place in the palace in comparison.

The palace is relatively new because it was rebuilt two years ago. And the reason why it was rebuilt was because it was burned down at this time two years ago. As for the reason for the burning, it was his own masterpiece.

"Old Ji, you know what? When the palace caught fire two years ago, I didn't think it was a big deal at first. It's just burning down a palace, and it's nothing compared to the kind of stuff I managed to make up in it at the time! ”

Chu Jiangmian did not directly respond to Ji Zi's question. There was a faint sadness in his eyes, as if he was telling an irrelevant matter. Although the person who raised the flask at Mingyue knew that he must have a deep meaning when he said this, he couldn't help but mumble a few words before another sip of strong wine entered his throat.

"You've done so many ridiculous things in the past few years, and the people in this palace can't count them. Even those palace maids who guard the palace always secretly say behind their backs that you may have been possessed by some evil demon...... Do something weird and who's going to know what you thought at the time! ”

Chu Jiangmian shook his head helplessly. He did a lot of things that no one else could explain. Perhaps only in the days to come, all the beneficiaries will truly understand what kind of shocking and extraordinary things he has done in the past that are absurd in the eyes of others!

"Yes! In the past, I was still too willful to do things. That time, because of my mistake, the palace was burned down. When I was carried out by my personal guards and jumped over the high wall. I was still so immersed in the great joy of my success that I didn't realize what kind of horror the light of the fire would cause to others...... Then, I was over there, and I saw the queen mother running from behind in a panic. ”

Chu Jiangmian pointed to the high wall dozens of zhang away. He still remembers the scene when he stood there and saw the whole palace on fire. Ji Zi continued to drink and listen to him. He somewhat understood why the young man in front of him insisted on his own insistence.

"In my impression, the queen mother has always been a dignified and noble image, and I have never seen her flustered when anything big happens. However, that time was different. She was such a weak person, she ran to the gate of the temple that was already surrounded by fire, and without even hesitating, she rushed in to save her son...... No matter how much the maids cried and stopped her, they couldn't stop her. At the time, I didn't understand how she could be so brave, but then I did. ”

"Uh, did you understand after you were whipped hard by Chu Lie?"

Ji Zi tilted his head and asked deliberately. And what he got in exchange was Chu Jiangmian's big white eyes.

"So, when I understood a truth, I decided that from now on, I will no longer let the home I live in and all the people in it suffer a little more damage!"

"Understood...... There you go! I'm here, don't worry. ”