"The deacons do their own thing!" At the moment, Zhao Yu was outside the left gate of the main hall of the upper palace of Yongshao Mausoleum under the guidance of Neizan, and with the singing and cheering of the ceremony, the ceremony of sacrificing (suing) the mausoleum began.

"Your Majesty, all the officials are in place!" The inner zan officer stepped forward and said.

"Incense!" Zhao Yu came to the incense case, took a stick of incense handed by Nezan, and after kneeling, Neizan inserted the incense into the incense burner, and so on three times before it was completed.

"Kneel!" After the emperor was reinstated, the ceremonial officer shouted loudly. When his voice fell, Zhao Yu and the hundred officials all knelt on the ground.

"Bye!"

"Second worship!"

"Three bows!"

"Bye-bye!"

"Whoa!" Zhao Yu and the hundreds of officials accompanying the priests followed the singing and cheering of the ceremonial officials, and successively bowed, prostrate, excited, and flattened, and it was only after four consecutive bows that they were finished.

"Lay the hanging!" Neizanguan led Zhao Yu to the front of the imperial case, took the wine lord and the hanging tent and presented it to the case, and then bowed four times again. Because his father's main palace lady was escorted to Dadu by Meng Yuan, even though there were countless concubines during his lifetime, he could only keep the empty room alone at the moment, and he didn't even have a companion, and he didn't have to worship again.

"The first gift!" With the singing and cheering of the ceremonial officer, Zhao Yu personally completed the first offering, and then stepped aside under the guidance of Neizan.

"Reading wishes!" The celebrant sang again.

"On the twentieth day of the eighth year of Wei Xiangxing, Emperor Zhao Yu of filial piety would like to announce to Emperor Wujingxiao of Duan Wenming, looking up to the ancestors of the lotus heaven, inheriting the holy base, at the end of the year, I would like to bow down to the tomb with animals, and use the sincerity of the sense of pursuit. Fu Wei Shengci bows down, and Zhaojian still enjoys. "With the chant of the reading official, the ceremony sings the sub-dedication, the final offering, this time Zhao Yu does not have to do it himself, and he has his own deacon to dedicate it.

"The sacrifice is over! Read the blessing officer, praise the blessing, enter the hanging and hanging, and each is in a position. With the singing and harmony of the ceremonial officer, Zhao Yu withdrew from the palace, and the hundred officials waited for the tomb to be blessed, and the deacon withdrew the animal and set up wine and fruit to follow. Read the blessing of the official, enter the silk official to hang, go out from the door of the hall, and burn the throne. At this point, the ritual was completed again.

Later, Zhao Yu was divided into Yongsi Mausoleum, Yongchong Mausoleum, Yongfu Mausoleum and Yongmu Mausoleum to pay tribute to the emperors. At dawn, the memorial service was over, and Zhao Yu preached the blessing and the knighthood. The official of the ceremony sang and drank "Bestow", the second "send God", and the second "Wangjiao" was completed. Accompanied by his ministers, he returned to the palace, changed his clothes, took a rest, and at the same time packed his bags and prepared to return to Beijing.

But when the ministers finished cleaning up, the little emperor was gone. The generals hurriedly searched around, and after questioning the soldiers on guard, they learned that the little emperor, Chen Dun and a team of guards carried a few food boxes to the east. Although Lu Xiufu didn't know what His Majesty wanted, yesterday's words made him not only feel guilty, but he couldn't help but worry that the little emperor would abandon his marriage and run away, or do something unexpected, so that it would be difficult to deal with the aftermath.

On the other hand, there is chaos in the court, but the Queen Mother is powerless to do this, even if he is the prime minister, it is difficult to suppress it. What worries him even more is the troops stationed everywhere, they are all His Majesty's henchmen, and when they learn that the little emperor is 'missing', they will inevitably lead the army into Beijing, which is difficult for anyone to control. At present, only by letting the little emperor take charge as soon as possible can he clean up the mess and resist the war that Meng Yuan may initiate.

Lu Xiufu sent people to search around the palace, but no trace of the little emperor was found, and this mausoleum area is vast, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, if you have the intention to hide, it will be difficult to find it. So he urgently ordered the soldiers accompanying him to guard the intersection, and immediately reported when he found His Majesty's traces, and at the same time ordered people to prepare to return to Beijing, and set off as soon as His Majesty returned.

"Lu Xiang, don't be in a hurry, Your Majesty has his own way of acting and will never go far." Wen Tianxiang saw that Lu Xiufu was restless, waved his hand to let the idlers and others withdraw, and said with a smile.

"Wen Xiang, having said that, but Your Majesty is young after all, and his temperament is perverse, he is very dissatisfied with the big wedding, if he runs away to avoid marriage, how will we clean up this mess." After Lu Xiufu sat down, he was still anxious.

"Lu Xiang has not yet understood this matter. For the big wedding, I don't think His Majesty is so resistant, but he is dissatisfied with the participation of the courtiers. Wen Tianxiang smiled.

"The heavenly family has no selfish affairs, and after His Majesty's election, he should be assisted by all the ministers, and I am also out of public intentions, and I have no selfish feelings in it. And the daughter of the Wu family is also the best among the beautiful women, and she has the approval of the Queen Mother! Lu Xiufu listened half to defend himself, half puzzled, "In addition, the Wu family has always been loyal to the Great Song Dynasty, and there are many virtuous ministers, and they will also contribute to the stability of Jiangnan for His Majesty, and the daughter of the Wu family is talented, virtuous and virtuous, and she is a good match!" ”

"Does Prime Minister Lu still regard His Majesty as a child?" Wen Tianxiang sighed lightly and said, "Back then, the Xing Dynasty was held hostage by Chen Yizhong, and he still had 200,000 soldiers, but why didn't he dare to set foot in Qiongzhou half a step, you must know that His Majesty had less than 30,000 soldiers back then. ”

"At this time, I still know a little, because of the righteous and brave incident in Quanzhou, Your Majesty and Chen Yizhong had a bad relationship, and almost put Your Majesty to death. He was worried that he would be retaliated against by His Majesty on the island, but in my opinion, he was worried that Qiongzhou was short of materials and could not afford to support the dynasty, so he refused to go to the island because the little emperor had the intention of rebelling and usurping the throne. Lu Xiufu replied.

"Lu Xiang still hasn't seen it through Chen Yizhong, maybe His Majesty really dared to get rid of it when he went to the island, at least it would force him to give up his authority." Wen Tianxiang said.

"Oh, Wen Xiang thinks that His Majesty will have the ability to control the Xing Dynasty at that time?" Lu Xiufu was a little unconvinced.

"When Your Majesty succeeded to the throne, the strength of the Shuai Mansion did not increase much, but Lu Xiang, as the prime minister of the dynasty, asked His Majesty to supervise the country?" Wen Tianxiang asked with a smile.

"At that time, I was also helpless...... Lu Xiufu hesitated and said, after all, those things were not very comfortable to say.

"Lu Xiang, when the dynasty moved to Qiongzhou, the finances dried up, and Qiongzhou was a barbaric place in the eyes of the world, and it couldn't support more than 200,000 people. Moreover, at that time, Zhang Shushuai succeeded Chen Yizhong and was in charge of the government alone, but Lu Xiang was powerless to fight back, so he could only rely on His Majesty to suppress him in order to gain a foothold in the court and solve financial problems. And we all know where the salt in Qiongzhou was sold, but no one was impeached, because everyone in the DPRK and the Central Committee knew that if His Majesty was forced to cede power, it would be a problem for everyone to even eat, let alone counterattack Jiangnan. Wen Tianxiang lifted the lid without mince words.

"Yes, on the way to Qiong, I had a discussion with His Majesty, so what does this have to do with the wedding?" Although Wen Tianxiang said it roughly, Lu Xiufu also knew that what he said was not far from ten, but it was not a happy thing to be exposed, so he frowned.

"Hehe, Lu Xiang doesn't have to be annoyed, I think there will not be a few people who secretly communicated with His Majesty back then, otherwise how could Zhang Shushuai be respectful to His Majesty, obey his words, and give up all his military power!" Wen Tianxiang waved his hand and smiled.

"Well, Wen Xiang's words are reasonable!" Lu Xiufu nodded and said, "In this way, it seems that Your Majesty has long been well versed in the way of checks and balances. ”

"Of course, it is not surprising that Your Majesty is intelligent, and there are three strict teachers who teach him, and he knows some of the ways of the Holy King, but it is not admirable that he can use it so skillfully." Wen Tianxiang said.

"Yes, it is no accident that Your Majesty can quickly control the government and military power, and the entry of the dynasty into Qiong is equivalent to usurping the power of the Marshal's Mansion, but it can not only subdue the ministers in the court, but also appease the ministers of the hidden palace, and also make the two sides check and balance each other, and the ingenuity of its means is very inadequate." Lu Xiufu nodded yes.

"And the reason why Your Majesty is annoyed by the courtiers interfering in the big wedding is about to come out!" Wen Tianxiang said, "It is precisely because of our participation in the draft that it disrupted His Majesty's plan and caused an imbalance in the power of all parties in the court, which in turn led to many unprovoked fights. ”

"Sizzle...... There seems to be some truth. Lu Xiufu took a cool breath and said, "The concubines selected by the Queen Mother this time are all from the Jiangnan official family, which makes both His Majesty's old ministers and the ministers of the dynasty think that His Majesty wants to abandon them and appoint Jiangnan scholars instead." ”

"Not only that, the show girls selected this time, and those who have passed the second selection, are all recommended and guaranteed by courtiers, but the daughters of Li Sanniang, who has a marriage contract with His Majesty, and Chen Renweng, a powerful minister of the Shuai Mansion, are excluded, what will Your Majesty think? But the plotter and accomplice of the recent invasion of His Majesty are the new old officials of the Xing Dynasty and the Jiangnan scholars, what will Your Majesty think? ”

"Your Majesty will definitely think that we are trying to weaken the power of the ministers of the Qiandi by recruiting Jiangnan scholars into the court, and the previous incident confirmed Your Majesty's speculation, so Your Majesty believes that this wedding is a conspiracy against you, so you will be very resistant!" Lu Xiufu figured it out now and said in surprise.

"Well, it's much more serious. Now the two governors of Chaozhong Ying and Liu are over seventy years old, and Xu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Shangshu and Zhang Shushuai of the Ministry of Officials have all reached the age of Zhishi. These people are all ruling in the court, and they also get along very well with His Majesty, and they are attached to each other, and if something happens at this time, His Majesty will also suspect that it is to delay the time of his pro-government, so as to take advantage of the last opportunity for the Queen Mother to take power, install cronies, and take advantage of the situation to set them up, and divide them equally. Wen Tianxiang said.

"Therefore, Minister Wen thinks that even if His Majesty wants to 'stop' us from usurping the power of the DPRK, he will not choose to run away from marriage, but swallows this cup of bitter wine and chooses to govern himself as soon as possible to prevent our conspiracy from succeeding." Lu Xiufu said with some frustration.

"Aside from this reason, I really can't think of why Your Majesty would succumb to our interference in the harem." Wen Tianxiang sighed.

"In this way, Your Majesty has lost trust in us, and I don't know what will happen to us after the pro-government!" Lu Xiufu said anxiously.

"I think Your Majesty doesn't want to believe that you and I have betrayed, so I still tried it a few times, but it's only because we didn't seize the opportunity, which made Your Majesty more suspicious." Wen Tianxiang said, "First of all, Your Majesty eliminated Cheng Su from the selection of concubines in the name of arrogance, and let Chen Shu and Li Sanniang be promoted. This can also be seen as His Majesty's attempt to ease the relationship between the two parties, and to give comfort to the former ministers of the Shuaifu, but we raised objections; In addition, His Majesty personally worshiped four pardons, and the pardons were all for the criminal officials and criminals before entering Jiangnan, and we still submitted amnesty for the old officials in Jiangnan except for treason. In this way, it is equivalent to standing on the opposite side of His Majesty! ”

"It is true to say that I and Your Majesty occasionally disagree on political opinions, but if it is said that I oppose Your Majesty's pro-government, it is really unjust to want to be a powerful minister. Therefore, he lost His Majesty's trust and was expelled from the court, and he still felt wronged and unwilling! Lu Xiufu really felt like crying without tears at the moment, how could he be involved in the government for no reason, and was put into another book by His Majesty, he was a little angry.

"It's not just Lu Xiang, I will definitely disappoint Your Majesty this time." Wen Tianxiang's face was also gloomy, but he turned to say, "But I think Your Majesty still left us a chance, just to see if we can understand it." ”

"Please speak!" Lu Xiufu saw that there seemed to be a turnaround, and hurriedly said.

"What happened to meet His Majesty this morning, can Lu Xiang still remember?" Wen Tianxiang asked.

"Well, we are worried that Your Majesty will deliberately avoid it, so as to delay the wedding, so we went to look for it." Lu Xiufu nodded.

"This is also God's mercy on the two of us, so that we have won a turning point by unintentionally inserting willows." Wen Tianxiang smiled bitterly and said, "We went to look for it, although we had the intention to cover it up, but Your Majesty should have guessed our intentions, but he didn't say it, but reprimanded it." It makes His Majesty think that we have to prevent him from taking the government, and his reprimand also shows that he is still taking luck with us, and it is precisely in the hope that we will understand the suffering of the Sacred Heart. ”

"Alas, how did things come to this!" Lu Xiufu sighed. He thought that he was loyal to the monarch and the country, and he was busy with state affairs every day, but only because of a temporary move, the monarch and the ministers were out of harmony, which aroused the suspicion of the saints. But at that time, it was also for His Majesty's consideration, and there was not the slightest selfishness in it. If you can explain it clearly to Your Majesty, or discuss it in advance, instead of thinking that the Queen Mother is ruling and ignoring her holy will, how can it arouse Your Majesty's suspicions?

"Left and right, Your Majesty has found it!" At this moment, a relative came in and said.

"Oh, where is Your Majesty?" Lu Xiufu asked anxiously.

"Prime Minister Zuo, Your Majesty's soldiers who died in the Battle of the Five Tiger Mountains to commemorate and protect the tomb are protected by many troops at the moment, and there is no danger!" Personally said.

"Wen Xiang, do you want to go?" Lu Xiufu waved his hand to let his relatives retreat, and turned to ask.

"Now that you know Your Majesty's whereabouts, don't go, so as not to disturb Your Majesty!" Wen Tianxiang thought for a moment.

"Wen Xiang, why is this, isn't it ...... at this moment" Lu Xiufu said a little puzzled, isn't this an opportunity to show his attitude? But he didn't go!

"Don't be in a hurry, we sent the army to look for it, in fact, we have once again demonstrated our attitude. And Your Majesty also knows our intentions, but Your Majesty's personal sacrifice to the soldiers and generals is not in accordance with the etiquette law, is it to persuade or not to persuade you? Persuasion will inevitably anger His Majesty, and failure to persuade will be the responsibility of losing his subordinates, so it is better not to go, so as not to increase the trouble. Wen Tianxiang explained.

"Wen Xiang is right, although what Your Majesty has done violates the etiquette law, it is reasonable, if we have to interfere in everything, it will make Your Majesty unhappy, and it is better to know less about the royal affairs in the future." Lu Xiufu smiled knowingly......