Zhao Yu took the imperial boat to the wharf, surrounded by the ministers to the palace to rest, and he felt a lot, before he personally led the army to raid, the cemetery at that time was already deserted, the palace was even more lost repair, the eaves collapsed, he could only live in the dormitory of Gaozong's mausoleum. Today, however, everything has been renovated and restored to its former glory.

The continuous hard work, coupled with something in his heart, made Zhao Yu feel tired, but he still summoned the officials of Taichang Temple who arrived in advance to inquire about the preparations for the mausoleum. Three days ago, Taichang Temple has sent the incense, blessings, animals, hanging and other things used in the mausoleum to Shaoxing, and enshrined in the mausoleum district office. The day before yesterday, incense, blessings, animals, hangings and other sacrificial objects were sent to each mausoleum, and the sacrifices that should be made by the kitchen servants of each mausoleum were stored in the sacred treasury.

Yesterday, the offerings of the tombs were already arranged according to the system. There are two types of memorial cases. The main case is the case of the emperor's sacrifice, and each person who is buried in the cemetery will have a case. The furnishings of the offerings on each case have a fixed pattern:

On the emperor's main case, there are three jue, one tea, two soups, two rice, four vegetables, one roasted meat, one roasted liver, one meat bone, one oil cake, one jiao'er, one chestnut, one jujube, one round eye, one lixiao, one walnut, two steamed buns, one mutton, two tied meat, one juice pot, and one wine jug; In addition to the sacrificial offerings displayed on the queen's case, except for the teapot without a wine jug, the rest is the same as the emperor's case. In addition, before the emperor and queen were in the case, there was also a total of one ox, one sheep, one pump, and then the emperor and queen were placed in front of each section of the first system of hanging, and one incense and two candles were set before the hanging. Don't bury other concubines, but only send officials to the grave to sacrifice and get drunk.

Because it is the emperor's personal worship, in addition to the main sacrifice, the incense and candle offerings have increased and become more abundant. Among them: incense, prepare the big mountain to drop incense eight catties and eight burns, fast incense eight catties and eight burns, small mountain incense two catties and two sticks, fast incense two catties and two burns; Candles, in addition to the main sacrifice, prepare 16 candles for 8 or 2 candles, 34 candles for 4 2 candles, 50 candles for 1 or 2 candles, 8 candles for 8 candles on the hill, 10 candles for 4 candles, 20 candles for 2 candles, and 40 candles for one or two candles.

Hanging, in addition to the main sacrifice, prepare the mountain to hang 16 sections, the god of silk eight sections, the silk 10 sections, the hill to hang the first four sections, the god of worship hanging two sections, the silk four sections; Cattle, in addition to the main sacrifice, prepare three large mountain cattle, five pigs, five northern sheep, six rabbits, two small mountain cattle, five pigs, two northern sheep, one deer, two rabbits; Fruit, in addition to the sacrifice, is the sacrifice to prepare eight altars of coarse fruit, four altars of fine fruit, from the sacrifice to prepare two altars of coarse fruit, three altars of fine fruit; In addition to the main festival, eight bottles and six bottles of wine are prepared.

Later, Zhao Yu asked that the ceremony of sacrificing the tomb would begin tomorrow, and the rituals used were all the same as the previous drill, and there was no change. Then he gave him a few words of encouragement, and then ordered him to retire first. Thinking that it was just past the time and it was too early for the big sacrifice, but he was not sleepy, so he asked the envoy Luo Mo to come to see him, and then sent Chen Dun to prepare the horse.

"Your Majesty, where is this going?" When Luo Mo arrived, he saw that the little emperor was already waiting at the door, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"Envoy Luo, the mausoleum area has changed dramatically now, I want to know where the guards who died in the mausoleum are buried? Please advise me. Zhao Yu ordered the guards to take a horse and say to him.

"This is where the duty lies, and I am willing to serve Your Majesty!" Luo Mo listened and hurriedly saluted.

"Excuse me, let's go!" Zhao Yufei got on the horse and raised his hand to excuse him.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Luo Mo got on the horse at this time, but he didn't dare to walk with the little emperor, but fell behind half a horse. Chen Dun accompanied him with a team of guards.

"At that time, after the war, there were many corpses on both sides, but due to the urgency of the war, the army was hurriedly evacuated, and I have always thought about it!" Zhao Hao twisted his face and asked.

"Your Majesty is benevolent. After His Majesty's army withdrew that day, he used his belongings to buy coffins and burial items, and called on nearby villagers to collect the remains. Luo Mo said, "Among them, a total of more than 800 corpses of the imperial guards were collected, and after being re-decorated, they were buried at the southern foot of the White Tiger Mountains according to His Majesty's instructions, and a monument was erected in front of the tomb to record their names." ”

"Well, well done!" Zhao Yu nodded.

"How dare you praise Your Majesty for your humble achievements." Luo Mo said on the horse, "As for the corpses of the Tartars amounting to more than 20,000 bodies, it can be said that the corpses are all over the field, and it took more than ten days for the humble officials to clean up with the nearby villagers, and the corpses were buried outside the valley, and ten mounds were collected for the Beijing view, and the battle experience recorded by the Ma Governor of Shaoxing Mansion was engraved on the tablet to remember His Majesty's astonishing achievements!" ”

"The victory in this battle was the bloody battle of the soldiers of the Protectors, and it was their sacrifice that laid the foundation for the recovery of Jiangnan." Zhao Yu waved his hand and said, saying that he did not dare to take credit.

Under the guidance of Luo Miao, Zhao Yu gradually walked into the battlefield, and at this time the fortress they were guarding has been demolished, restored to its original state, after more than a year, this blood-soaked land has been regrown with wild grass, if it is not for the insiders, there has been a big war where the two sides mobilized nearly 100,000 people, and this battle is enough to go down in history, it changed the situation of Song Meng, it can also be said to have changed the pattern of this world.

Zhao Yu rode up a high slope of Wulian Mountain, it was here that he commanded the battle, the scene of the fierce battle between the soldiers on both sides is still in front of him, the sound of guns and cannons and the neighing of soldiers and the neighing of war horses still linger in his ears for a long time. At that time, I crossed the sea with the determination to become a benevolent person if I didn't succeed, and my future was uncertain, and I never imagined what the situation was today.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty......" Just as Zhao Hao sighed with emotion, there were anxious calls behind him.

"Lu Xiang, Wen Xiang, in such a hurry, is there something important?" Zhao Yu returned to the horse to see that it was Lu Xiufu and Wen Tianxiang who rode up and chased after him, and before the two of them could breathe, he frowned and asked.

"Your Majesty, you have been working hard for days, you have to take care of the dragon's body!" Lu Xiufu was stunned by the question, and immediately tried his best to stabilize his rapid breathing and salute.

"Is that all? I'm not that delicate! His answer made Zhao Hao a little confused, and looked at the two of them in confusion.

"Your Majesty is in the year of erection, and if you are a minister, you will be in chaos!" Wen Tianxiang said with a smile as he raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat on his forehead.

"The two Zaisuke came here in a hurry, is there something else?" Wen Tianxiang's words were not salty or light, which made Zhao Yu listen to why he didn't believe it, and he tapped the saddle with his horsewhip and asked.

"Your Majesty, don't be careful, just now the minister and the left minister went to the palace to ask for peace, and told the mausoleum, only to know that Your Majesty has left the palace, and there is nothing else." Wen Tianxiang bowed his hand on the horse.

"Your Majesty, what Wen Xiang said is true, the ministers were worried about His Majesty's dragon body, so they came over." Lu Xiufu saw that the little emperor looked at him again, and quickly replied.

"Then thank you two, I'm just a little bored, so I came out to breathe!" Zhao Hao smiled and made a look of power to believe in you. But in his heart, he knew that these two were actually worried that they would sneak away before the ceremony, so they hurriedly chased after them, or they wouldn't have run out of breath.

"Your Majesty, although it is early spring now, it is not as cold as Qiongzhou, the weather is still a little cold, don't be contaminated with the wind chill!" Lu Xiufu is an honest man, and he has already seen what the little emperor thinks, so he can only tell the lie to the end.

"Lu Xiang, last year, the demon monk Yang Lian Zhenjia destroyed the mausoleum of my ancestors, you and I led the people out of Qiongzhou to protect the mausoleum, Wen Xiang and others also left Qiongzhou to rush to Fujian and Jiangxi to urge the rebels to launch a counteroffensive to echo with me, how did you feel at that time?" Zhao Yu asked, pointing to the huge cemetery.

"At that time, His Majesty led the army and the minister to divide the troops at the mouth of the Qiantang River, and the minister was extremely worried at that time, and this battle was the first landing in Jiangnan after ten years of the dynasty. And His Majesty went to the dangerous place in person, and that day he thought that the Great Song Dynasty could have no ministers, but he could not do without His Majesty. If Your Majesty is in trouble, the minister will snatch Your Majesty out even if he dies! Lu Xiufu replied.

"I am not as worried as Lu Xiang, the minister thought that although this counterattack was a risky attack, but His Majesty was not a reckless person, he must have thought it through, so he was still very confident in victory, but he did not expect that His Majesty could defeat Meng Yuan's army in a row, quickly occupy Jiangdong, and capture Lin'an!" Wen Tianxiang stroked his beard and said with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty was able to recover Jiangnan in one battle, not only beyond the expectations of the ministers, but also unexpectedly. And this is all thanks to His Majesty's strategizing, so that today's work can be achieved! Lu Xiufu said.

"I have been in Taoguang in Qiongzhou for ten years, training elite soldiers, and rectifying the rule of officials, just waiting for the opportunity to recapture Jiangnan. Therefore, it seems that the attack of thousands of miles is dangerous, but I am confident, because the line is united, and the army has the will to fight. But after returning to Jiangnan, I felt very confused, and the future was difficult to discern! Zhao Yu sighed and said.

"Your Majesty's pro-government is imminent, it is the time to make contributions, how can you think like this?" Lu Xiufu and Wen Tianxiang glanced at each other, and they both saw each other's intentions, and he bowed his hand.

"At that time, in the name of protecting the tomb, I did the best in Qiongzhou to counterattack Jiangnan, which can be called a backwater battle, and if I can't succeed, I will lose all my family. But I am not afraid, because there are still loyal ministers and good generals in the court, and as long as you are here, you will not worry about making a comeback. But after recovering Jiangnan today, I have 500,000 troops, 10,000 miles of land, 10 million people, and 10 million taxes, which is 100 times or 1,000 times better than in Qiongzhou. But I didn't have the confidence of that day, and I was always anxious in my heart, and I couldn't sleep and eat! Zhao Yu said with a frown.

"Today's revisit to the old place suddenly has a feeling, that day I led the army to fight bloodily, countless soldiers spilled blood on the battlefield, these hot-blooded men all hold the will to expel the Tartars, and restore my rivers and mountains regardless of life and death. Now that I think about it, I have harmed them, if it is a corner of Qiongzhou, how can they let them lose their lives in vain, they regret not being at the beginning when they see the court so determined! ”

"Your Majesty must not think of this!" Wen Tianxiang hurriedly saluted after hearing this, "Although there are some twists and turns in the imperial court now, the heart of loyalty to Your Majesty has never changed, and the ambition of recovering the Central Plains and the west of the horse herding has not changed. Your Majesty is the Lord of all peoples, if you have this thought, how will your ministers deal with themselves? ”

"Your Majesty, what Wen Xiang said is right." Lu Xiufu said on the side, "Your Majesty has been in power since childhood, and at that time, Qiongzhou was in danger several times, life and death existed on the front line, but with tens of thousands of remnants of the army, he was able to defeat a strong enemy repeatedly, and the danger was much more serious than what he was in front of. How can Your Majesty be timid and stagnant at the slightest setback! That's really sorry for these soldiers who are loyal to the country. ”

"I also understand what the two of you said. But I am very puzzled, now the court is getting better and better, whether it is military strength or financial endowment, but the people's hearts have also changed, no one mentions recovering the Central Plains, and has no intention of the government, but uses their minds on fighting for power and profit, power and balance, thinking about it really makes me helpless, and I am cold. Zhao Hao said with a wry smile.

"Your Majesty, all the ministers have no way to govern, please punish them!" Lu Xiufu said with shame on his face after hearing this.

"At present, the court is chaotic, the ministers do not want to forge ahead, attack each other, and repeatedly violate the ban, so that Your Majesty is framed by villains, and even as for the dangerous place, it is all the incompetence of the ministers and the trust of Your Majesty." Wen Tianxiang's face flushed and he also saluted.

The little emperor's words made the two of them a little unbearable, the two of them, as the left and right ministers, shouldered the heavy responsibility of auxiliary government, and should share worries for the monarch. But since his 'cultivation', things have continued. Even if officials do not investigate their faults in private, they will inevitably be blamed for lax restraint and ineffective supervision, even if they do not investigate their mistakes in private.

"At present, the great enemy faces each other across the river, and every day he wants to wave his army south and recapture the south of the Yangtze River. And what are we doing? I really think that with the Yangtze River as a trench, I can sit back and relax, and I can sing every day. Or do you place the peace of Jiangnan on the unreliable peace negotiation? I agreed to the peace negotiation at the beginning, which was nothing more than to gain a respite for the purpose of rectifying internal affairs, but what about the real gold, you think that Boyan left Yangzhou and returned to Beijing to really discuss the terms of the peace negotiation, and to strike with us! Zhao Hao seemed to be even more angry when he heard this, and asked again and again.

"Your Majesty, does that Boyan have other intentions when he returns to Beijing?" Lu Xiufu was taken aback and asked cautiously. In the past, the Ministry of Rites announced that Boyan had agreed to take the Yangtze River as the boundary, and the two countries would live in peace, and open up a field along the Yangtze River to communicate with each other, and that they could sign an agreement as long as they got the imperial permission of the Great Khan, but listening to the little emperor's meaning was not the case at all.

After Zhenjin returned to Dadu, he secretly ordered Goryeo to contribute 2,000 warships, and at the same time signed a conscription from Shandong, Hebei and Goryeo to recruit those who were good at water to fill the army, and bought 50,000 war horses in the north. When Boyan returned to Beijing, he negotiated military affairs with Zhenjin, received warships, and trained sailors. Zhao Yu said again, "Meng Yuan took advantage of the opportunity of the peace negotiation, Zhenjin has integrated all forces, grasped the authority, and is ready for war." And what about us? If the internal affairs are not repaired, they are still in the same mess, but they want to engage in these ceremonies to waste the country and whitewash the peace, I am afraid that this time I will also be the last time to tell the tomb. ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers failed to understand the holy will, so that they made a big mistake, and please punish Your Majesty!" Lu Xiufu and Wen Tianxiang said in unison. The little emperor's words still set off waves in the hearts of the two, during this time everyone was carried away by the victory, thinking that the hard-hit Meng Yuan would not be able to attack the south for at least a few years, and was busy with those trivial things, who knew that Zhenjin had used this short opportunity to complete the war preparations, which made them embarrassed......