Chapter 36 The prince supports the coffin
The third son of the Wang family stepped forward to greet the car, and Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said, "Take us to see Mr. Wang for the last time." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”
Zhao Zhen didn't use the title of Lonely, but directly used me, which was to express to everyone that he came this time as a student of Wang Dan, not the prince.
Wang Yong led the way in front, and soon came to the main hall, facing the huge coffin, Zhao Zhen and Cai Boyu knelt down as students, and Wang Yong accompanied him to kowtow and return the salute.
When facing Wang Dan's old wife, Zhao Zhen comforted: "Old lady, take care, Mr. Wang has already arranged for the Wang family before leaving, I don't know what he will say in the end?" ”
The old lady touched her tears and said, "The old man has something to say to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince alone, this is the last lesson of the deceased husband." ”
Everyone retreated suspiciously, leaving only Zhao Zhen and Mrs. Wang in the mourning hall.
"The deceased husband only said one sentence at the end: If the prince comes in person, he will tell him that the law of the ancestors can be changed or unchanging!"
"The law of the ancestors can be changed or not?" Zhao Zhen muttered Wang Dan's last words suspiciously.
Does he know what I'm going to do in the future? Changing the law to strengthen the country has been discussed by the four of them a long time ago!
But what does it mean to be mutable and immutable?
Puzzled, Zhao Zhen looked at the old lady and said, "That's all?" ”
"That's it!"
Until he left the mourning hall, Zhao Heng kept repeating this sentence, and the little fat man said indifferently on the side: "This is not simple, Wang Xianggong means that if you feel that you should change the law, you will change, and if you can't change the law, you will not change!" ”
Zhao Zhen suddenly turned his head and said, "It's that simple? Can't! ”
"You just like to think about simple things too complicated, think about it, when an old man is dying, he must use the most direct and brief words to convey it, isn't he afraid that you will understand it wrong?"
That's right, that's it! Zhao Zhen looked at Cai Boyu in surprise and said, "I really underestimate you, you are called wise and foolish!" ”
"That's it! Don't look at who I am?! ”
The conversation between the two aroused Lu Zongdao's dissatisfaction, and he took out two white cloths and tied them around the waists of the two and said, "How can you joke at this time? ”
may have been beaten out of the psychological shadow, and the little fat man immediately put away his smugness, looking at his nose and nose like an old monk.
Today at dusk, Wang Dan will be sent back to his hometown for burial, Zhao Zhen insisted on personally supporting the coffin, and the ministers fiercely opposed, but he still insisted: "Lonely should also personally support the coffin, Lone is a student of the Taishi, and the disciple should support the coffin for the teacher, and the prince has worked hard for the Great Song Dynasty all his life, and it is understandable to support the coffin as the prince!" ”
Eight people supported the coffin, and only the crown prince was the youngest, so everyone else tried their best to relieve his pressure.
When I got out of the gate, I saw that the people of the other mansions were standing at the door and saluting, even the old lady of the Yang Mansion was squatting on crutches to salute, and Wang Dan's behavior was worthy of a salute from everyone.
When passing by Liu's mansion, Liu Congde stared at Zhao Zhen with wide eyes, wasn't the young man holding the coffin in front of him the one who teased him at the gate of Daxiangguo Temple? He is indeed the crown prince!
Thinking of this, he knelt down as soon as his legs were weak, and the middle-aged man on the side looked curiously at the prince who was holding the coffin, he had heard that his son was out in trouble and broke into the prince's head, but what the prince did was just to tease him, and he did not complain.
This kind of calm response and graceful performance made Liu Mei feel that adults are not as good as him, and it is better to meet him when he sees it today, and it seems that he is indeed a generation of Mingjun style from his performance.
Under the propaganda of the little fat man, everyone knew that the prince was overly sad and did not eat, drink or sleep for three days, and sighed at the prince's benevolence, this kind of spirit of respecting teachers and respecting the Tao has rarely been seen in ancient times!
The funeral procession moved slowly, in fact, Wang Dan could not be buried in Kaifeng Mansion, but had to return to his ancestral hometown of Shen County, the Daimyo's Mansion, and there was a carriage to pick him up when he left the city gate, and eight people could help the coffin and send it to the car.
When there were people watching along the way, the coffin procession of seven adults and a child was surprising, and the people who were talking about it only learned that the young man was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince under the revelation of the insider.
is even more reminded by the good deeds to know what Wang Dan has done in his life, the emotions of the ancients are simple, and in their opinion, such a good husband should be given away when he dies.
The small vendors on the roadside, the vendors with flat poles, and the literati in the restaurants...... The crowd on the long royal road grew, so much so that it became crowded when you reached the Nanxun Gate.
A large number of officials have long gathered outside the city, most of them are colleagues and fellow villagers, they are waiting here, collectively sending Wang Dan on the last journey, Wang Dan has nothing to say, the real gentleman's style.
He is very elegant, and in the face of Kou Zhun who exposed his shortcomings several times, he can recommend him impartially, and even praise him. Therefore, there were very few political enemies in the DPRK and China, and even people who disagreed with him came to see him off.
It is also a blessing in life that a supreme minister can do this level.
When the ministers saw that the prince personally supported his coffin, there was not much criticism, it was already a fait accompli, and it was boring to say that they were looking for themselves, although they couldn't speak, they all looked at Zhao Zhen with appreciative eyes.
"The prince has the style of the ancients, respects the teacher and respects the way, and is benevolent and generous, which is the blessing of my Great Song Dynasty."
Li Di's words attracted everyone's echo, only Wang Qinruo and Ding Wei were silent, Ding Wei was really admired, and Wang Qinruo disagreed.
The carriage moved slowly under the light of the setting sun, and everyone followed the carriage to see them off, and after the carriage dragged a long shadow and gradually moved away, Zhao Zhen finally couldn't control his feelings and cried, slapping the ground: "Woohoo lament! My teacher sleeps forever, everything is endless, and the survivors are injured in vain! ”
The pent-up emotions in the past few days have finally been vented, to be honest, Zhao Zhen and Wang Dan have not been together for a long time, but they have deep feelings, Wang Dan treats him like his own nephew, kind and kind like the grandfather next door, speaking humorously but without lack of wisdom in life.
Teaching Zhao Zhen was almost a wholehearted teaching, teaching Zhao Zhen his many years of political wisdom and mediation methods, and even thinking about himself before he died, and told Zhao Zhenming about his family's arrangements, just for fear that it would be too difficult for himself.
The death of such an old man is not a big blow to Zhao Zhen!
Peng Qi and Cai Boyu stepped forward to help the prince on the ground, they didn't know how to comfort him, Cai Boyu, who was a sworn friend, knew Zhao Zhen too well, and now he could only vent his emotions by letting him cry.
The minister who saw off him was silent with ruddy eyes, and he saw the respect and evaluation of Wang Dan from the prince, and even Ding Wei felt that his nose was sour, and an inexplicable feeling flowed in his heart.
In the end, Zhao Zhen was still helped into the carriage, Li Di and Lu Zongdao and others stepped forward to comfort them, although they were sad but very relieved, the prince's behavior said everything.
What they didn't expect was that the first thing Zhao Zhen said when he stopped crying was: "Peng Qi doesn't go back to the East Palace, Lone wants to visit his father, and his father is probably more sad than Lone now." ”
It can be seen from Chen Lin's performance today that the cheap dad may have also suffered a big blow.
At this time, I need to comfort my son more, Wang Dan and Zhao Heng's relationship is also a teacher and friend, he used to personally serve Wang Dan and medicine, I'm afraid it's not easy now.
At this time, even the ministers around him began to admire Zhao Zhenlai, an eight-year-old child, who was able to think so thoughtfully, put away the pain in his heart to comfort others, what kind of conduct and benevolence does this need!
In fact, Zhao Zhen wanted to perform at the beginning, but in the end, the feelings in his heart flowed uncontrollably.