"Zimo is a fairy soaring, and Kawahara is lonely.

Linghui Four Kingdoms Protection, Honor Hall Hundred Gods Dynasty.

The Xuangong is closed today, and the ancient cypress is firm. ”

The Qinglong Hall of the State of Qi, the envoys of the Three Kingdoms and the internal and external officials of the State of Qi crowded this majestic hall.

A large cypress coffin was placed directly south of the Qinglong Palace, and more than 500 strong men stood around the coffin, waiting for the order to lift the coffin.

"Young Master, the funeral has been completed, can I be buried?"

On the Green Dragon Palace, an old man with silver hair saluted the two people in front of him and said.

The middle-aged man known as the young master glanced at Ji Shaobao beside him and nodded solemnly.

"This elegy was inscribed by Lord Xiao himself?"

Xiao Qian heard the young master's question but didn't raise his head, just said "yes" softly and fell silent again.

What happened in the Qi Palace three days ago has already dealt a great blow to this old man, if it weren't for today's burial and he had to come out to preside, I'm afraid he would still be lying on the couch in the mansion and couldn't get up.

Looking at Xiao Qian's appearance as if he had suddenly aged for dozens of years, Ji Shaobao coughed lightly and said slowly to the people beside him with a caring look:

"Young Master, Lord Xiao has been working hard for a long time today, and now that everything has been completed, I don't think he should go to Qushan to preside over the funeral ceremony again."

The middle-aged man known as the young master nodded when he heard this, and said to Xiao Gan: "Lord Xiao, you don't have to go to Qushan, stay and rest, I think this Qi country will need you to preside over the overall situation in the future, take care of your health." ”

Xiao Gan, supported by the servants beside him, bent down slightly and gave another salute, and after looking around the Blue Dragon Hall with a dull gaze, he lowered his head and said to the young master:

"The angel came from afar, and the old man was originally due to the friendship of the landlord, but my Qi country suddenly changed, and the old man had a bad disease, and I asked the angel to forgive me if I didn't get it.

In the future, the state of Qi will have its own monarch to preside, Xiao Qian is old, and he just wants to return to the fiefdom and never ask about the world again. ”

After saying that, the old Xiao Qian slowly left in the surprised eyes of the young master and the young guard.

The young master Ji Jun came to Tokyo yesterday, and he hurried with the edict of the Son of Heaven agreeing to enshrine the Duke of Qi as the Duke of Huai, and finally arrived on schedule the day before the burial of the Duke of Qi, but it also made him tired from the journey.

When he first entered the city of Tokyo, he was suddenly intercepted by the young guard Ji Ce along the road, and told Ji Jun about the changes that happened in the Qi Palace, although no one knew what happened in the Qi Palace, but the eldest son of Qi was imprisoned in the prison, and the whole family was copied is known to everyone.

Ji Jun was shocked when he heard the news, and hurriedly planned to leave the Qi Kingdom immediately after completing the state funeral of the Qi Palace tomorrow, so as not to cause disaster to the fish.

Therefore, Ji Ce had the move to persuade Xiao Qian not to go to Qushan today. Because if Xiao Qian, who looks like he is dying, has three long and two short on the funeral road, the two of them are afraid that a big disaster is really coming.

When Xiao Qian slowly left, everyone in the Green Dragon Hall suddenly heard the sound of drums resounding through the sky.

It seems that the auspicious time has come, and the Duke of Qi is about to embark on the road to the burial.

In the sound of drums, the carriages of the angel young master and the young guard walked at the forefront of the funeral procession, and behind them were the coffins of Qi Gong tied with four scarves.

The ribbon was made of a lot of white silk, quite firm, more than 500 burly men held the silk silk in their hands and dragged it hard, straightened the silk and put all the strength of the coffin on their shoulders.

After the coffin, the clansmen of the Qi State followed him. Among them, Xiao Ziyan held a funeral stick and held the coffin, crying while walking.

And Xiao Wang and Xiao Kun walked silently with their heads bowed on both sides of the coffin.

The ministers of Qi and the envoys of the foreign countries followed after the coffin, and they had to accompany the Duke of Qi on his last journey.

10,000 forbidden troops waved their flags, and they lined up in a neat queue, opening the way for the funeral procession, and also bringing weight to the death of Duke Qi.

When thousands of Qinglong flags were held high by 10,000 soldiers across Suzaku Street, through Chongyao Gate, and walking on the official road in the suburbs, the people along the way stood silently on both sides of the road, watching the departed prince show his last might.

I don't know if it was because of the desolation of the atmosphere or other reasons, except for the soldiers, everyone else in the funeral procession bowed their heads and walked silently without saying a word.

In the past few days, the city of Tokyo seems to have become a volcano that will erupt at any time, and everyone in the city is worried and terrified as if they are on the edge of an abyss.

Whether it is the ministers of Qi or the envoys of the world, everyone is trying to find out the movements of all parties, because it is related to their own lives.

The Qin army outside the city suddenly retreated ten miles the day before yesterday, which made the Qi people breathe a sigh of relief, and it seemed that the Qin people wanted to leave.

But yesterday, when 100,000 Chu troops appeared in the south of Tokyo under the Vermilion Bird battle flag, the people of Qi fell into a new panic.

People with a keen sense of smell analyzed the fact that the Changgongzi's Mansion was copied from the Qin people and the Chu people, and came to the conclusion that Gongziyan was going to become the new Duke of Qi.

It's just that the only variable is the 90,000 Qi army that came to Tokyo with the eldest son in the west of the city.

In fact, for those people, whether Xiao Zishuo or Xiao Ziyan becomes the monarch, it will not affect their status quo of desperate survival.

But if the battle between the sons turns into a big war, a national war, then both the nobles and the common people will be involved in this catastrophe.

Innocent people were praying, praying that the Qin and Chu troops outside the city would leave, and that the new monarch would be able to ascend the throne smoothly, and no one cared about who the person who ascended the throne was.

But for the envoys of the clan and the countries, it is the opposite, although the current situation has become clear, Xiao Ziyan has not yet ascended the throne after all, and the 90,000 Qi troops outside the city are still there, so the people who support Xiao Ziyan do not dare to be too careless.

And those who support and sympathize with Xiao Zishuo are also hopeful, and they expect a miracle to happen.

In the past few days, the people who interceded for the eldest son had broken through the door of Sanqing's mansion, and they asked to know why Xiao Zishuo was imprisoned in the prison, and the people who wanted the eldest son to die also walked into Sanqing's mansion in an endless stream, although they didn't know what Xiao Zishuo had committed, but as long as Xiao Zishuo did not die, the 90,000 army outside the city would be a hidden danger to the survival of the Qi country.

Xiao Qian had already fallen ill in the mansion, and it was natural for Xiao Wang and Xiao Kun to deal with these affairs.

Although the two knew what Xiao Zishuo had committed, in order to save Qi Guo from being ridiculed by the world, they didn't dare to tell others about Xiao Zishuo's crimes, so they had to prevaricate on the grounds that the secret matter they had committed had not yet been concluded.

Secretly, Sanqing actually had a plan, and after Duke Huai was buried, it was announced that Xiao Ziyan would inherit the throne of Qi State.

And Xiao Zishuo convicted him of being rude during the vigil, and when Xiao Ziyan succeeded to the throne, he took his title and demoted him to a concubine.

Of course, this is Xiao Qian's insistence, in fact, in Mrs. Mi's mansion that night, he could see on the spot that this was Mrs. Mi's bureau, and Xiao Zishuo was framed.

Therefore, even though Xiao Wang spared no effort to oppose and insisted on putting Xiao Zishuo to death, Xiao Qian always insisted on protecting Xiao Zishuo.

In the end, Xiao Wang could only be obedient, because after Xiao Ziyan became the monarch, it was not a matter of his words whether to kill Xiao Zishuo, who had become a concubine.

It was about thirty miles from Tokyo to Qushan, where the Duke of Qi was buried, and it took everyone to walk for four hours, and although the road was smooth and unobstructed, it was still too tiring for these pampered nobles on weekdays.

Less than ten miles out of the city, and less than two hours after walking, some clan members and the elderly and infirm were already unable to walk, so they all got into the carriages prepared in advance and followed at the end of the procession.

And the other young men, even if they were tired, could only grit their teeth and persevere.

Just when some people were unable to walk and walked out of the queue to wait for the carriage, Xiao Wang, who followed behind the coffin, took advantage of this confusion and hurriedly took a few steps forward to Xiao Ziyan's side.

"I just got the letter, there is no movement of the Qi army outside the city, and the forbidden army in the city has not found any trace of any suspicious people, it seems that Lian Min may have been moved by us."

"Fourth uncle, don't be careless, Ziyan thinks that they want to act, but this is the best time, what did Qi Lingyin say?"

"Ling Yin has already replied, the Chu army has completely surrounded the Qi army outside the city last night, once Lian Min has any abnormal moves, the Chu army will definitely be able to intercept them outside the city of Tokyo."

After Xiao Wang finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Ziyan with some pride, and Xiao Ziyan also pondered for a moment, thinking that this arrangement was very appropriate, so he nodded.

"Fourth uncle, send someone to the Lian Min military camp again, if he is willing to agree to come to surrender, I will make him the county guard of Hedong, like such a person at both ends of the snake and mouse, I am afraid that he will not easily vote for me if he does not give some sweetness.

If he still hesitates, then when today's matter is over, we will go to him again to settle accounts. ”

Xiao Wang listened, looked at Xiao Ziyan, who showed ruthlessness in his eyes, nodded and slowly took a few steps back, he squinted at Xiao Kun on the other side of the coffin, and saw that he didn't care about his actions, so he waved his hand and beckoned a person behind him.

And Xiao Ziyan, who was re-up, re-energized, and the cry from the funeral procession became louder and louder.

The funeral procession was set off from the Qinglong Hall at this time, and it was almost past mid-hour at this time, and the morning dew gradually began to wet everyone's pants and boots, and the early sun was lazy and slowly hung up halfway up the mountain.

In two hours there is Qushan, but the funeral procession is far from the spirit of the original departure, not to mention that most of the people in the Qin delegation have been dejected from the beginning and are ready to return to the Qin State as soon as today, even the high-spirited Chu people in the past two days are all bowed and drooping, without a trace of spirit.

"Mr. Gu, why don't you take a carriage and walk, the bigger people on the right have already gone up, you are not better than us in the ranks, it will be inappropriate if you are tired."

The person who spoke was Fang Hengxin, who was dressed in military uniform, and he looked at Gu Daoyuan, who was sweating profusely, with some concern at this time, and persuaded while walking.

"Forget it, look at the scenery on the outskirts of Qi country, people often say that there is a sunset on Qushan Mountain among the eight views in the world, it seems that this sunset is not visible, and the sunrise can still be seen."

Gu Daoyuan said to Fang Hengxin breathlessly.

But in Fang Hengxin's opinion, where is Gu Daoyuan looking at the scenery, he has always frowned for the past two days, and he is depressed all day long.

Fang Hengxin naturally understood Gu Daoyuan's thoughts, thinking that he had nothing to gain from entering Qi this time, he couldn't help but feel depressed, so he sighed and stopped talking.