The new emperor has been in full swing to operate, and finally stabilized the overall situation, and the next most important thing is to bury the first emperor, which is a very complicated matter. Not to mention how many rules of etiquette there are for the emperor's burial, the 300-mile road from Kaifeng to the Gongyi Emperor's Mausoleum alone is a big problem.

It is said that when Emperor Taizu returned to his burial, he walked this section of the road for seven months, of course, it may be because the imperial tomb has not yet been built, and he deliberately walked slowly. But even if you go quickly, you have to go back and forth for a month.

Then, security has become the biggest challenge facing Ling Kun. Zhao Mingyue told him: "This is a very critical moment, the first emperor has died, the new emperor has just succeeded to the throne, the situation is still unstable, if the emperor is assassinated again at this time, the entire court will fall into chaos, and those rebels will take advantage of the situation, so this trip, your pressure is the greatest." ”

"It's not so weak, there are forbidden armies under martial law along the way, and the emperor has gathered the highest internal guards in the whole Song Dynasty, which is the highest standard of protection, even if the thief has the heart, he is afraid that he can't do anything." Ling Kun said.

Zhao Mingyue glanced at him and said: "The moment when the first emperors of all dynasties were buried was the most memorable moment for the thieves, but the imperial tombs of other dynasties were relatively close to the capital, but the tombs of the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty were far away in Gongyi, and they were three hundred miles along the way, and it was a good opportunity for them to make a move anytime and anywhere, so it was not easy to guard against." ”

Ling Kun felt the seriousness of the matter and couldn't help frowning. Xiao Ran said on the side: "Ling Kun, don't be afraid, I will protect you." ”

"You protect me? Can you protect me? Ling Kun smiled.

"Of course, there are Baishan brothers behind me, and I will call them if there is danger."

Zhao Mingyue knocked her and said, "You know Ling Kun, he doesn't need protection, now it's the emperor." ”

"Your Majesty, then I don't care." Xiao Ran was excited, lying on the table and squinting at Ling Kun, his frowning appearance seemed to be even more charming.

"Then I'd better leave in advance, take a closer look at Kaifeng to Gongyi along the way, and arrange more manpower in places with complicated road conditions."

"That's the only way to go, it's better to be careful."

Ling Kun nodded, hurriedly went to the front of the palace to mobilize people, and went to the direction of Gongyi in person.

When the news of Zhao Guangyi's death just reached the Liao Kingdom, the Liao royal court exploded.

In the big tent in Beijing, the ministers of civil and military affairs sat on the ground, discussing a lot, and their expressions were very excited. There were two people sitting in a luxurious carriage in front of him, one was naturally the Empress Dowager Xiao who could make the world tremble by stomping her feet, and the other was her lover Han Derang. And the emperor of the Liao State instead mixed with the ministers and sat on the ground at will.

The god of war of the Liao State, the first general, Yelu Xiuge, sat on the ground and hugged his fists and said: "Queen Mother, the Song Dynasty has been pressing us step by step over the years, just because Zhao Guangyi is strong and brave and can fight well." But despite this, he didn't take advantage of us at all, and now that he is dead, the new emperor is young and weak, why should the Song Dynasty still compete with us? It's the perfect time to head south. ”

Xiao Yanyan nodded and said: "Yes, Zhao Guangyi has been strong all his life, and for many years we have been forced to breathe, but fortunately, God has eyes, and he can save the day every time." However, going south to the Central Plains is a big deal, don't be hasty, you all talk about it, to fight or not to fight? ”

The Khitans were belligerent, and they didn't say much, just one word: "Fight, fight, fight." ”

Xiao Yanyan looked at Han Derang beside her and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Han Derang smiled and said: "At present, it is indeed a good opportunity that is not encountered in a century, Zhao Guangyi is dead, the new emperor is a young man who doesn't understand anything, the Song Dynasty is already chaotic enough, of course, this is not the key, the key is that the Song Dynasty has no generals available, the older generation of famous generals are dead, the old ones are old, only one Li Jilong has been stripped of military power." It is said that the current commander of the front division of the palace is a young man who came up by sycophancy, just twenty years old, so it is a child's play to govern the country and lead the army, isn't it a godsend? ”

Xiao Yanyan nodded, a blush of excitement appeared on her face: "It's indeed a good time, Brother Yelu Xiu, you are responsible for mobilizing soldiers, horses, food and grass, and when you are ready, you will wave your army south." ”

"Yes, Queen Mother." Jereux agreed, a bloodthirsty smile on his face, he was born for the battlefield, and a day without war is never lifeless.

"Oh, yes." Xiao Yanyan remembered one more thing and ordered: "Xiao Ran, that crazy girl is still in the Song Dynasty, if there is a fight, I am afraid that the Song Dynasty will make a fuss about her." Immediately send someone to tell the Bai brothers to bring the princess back? ”

"Then why won't the prince come back?" The ministers of the DPRK and China all know Xiao Ran and know her temper.

"This time you can't let her go, and you have to tie it back." At the critical moment, Xiao Yanyan perfectly showed her domineering and decisiveness.

Ling Kun rode a fast horse back and forth between Kaifeng and Gongyi, and every step had to be studied and demonstrated, carefully calculated, and finally scattered all the 300,000 troops in his hands along the way, so that he could return to the capital with peace of mind.

This seems to be the most serious thing he has done in his two lives, and he has come to the conclusion that it is not easy to do something serious.

Everything was ready, and the coffin of the former emperor set off in a series of complicated procedures, and the new emperor personally helped the spirit out of the capital. In addition to the ministers of civil and military affairs, there were more than 10,000 people escorting the hearse, including honor guards, soul guards, servants, monks, and eunuchs.

The team marched forward mightily, and Zhao Heng and the princes and princesses helped the spirit out of the city gate and stepped into the carriage. Ling Kun, dressed in silver-white heavy armor, rode on a white horse and followed closely behind Zhao Heng's car. He is the chief commander of the Soul Guardian Army, responsible for the safety of more than 10,000 people on this trip.

At this moment, Zhao Guangyi, who had been strong all his life, was lying quietly in the coffin, no longer having a hideous face, and no longer having the power to decide life and death.

In his life, he was fierce and cruel, ruthless and unjust, killing his brother, forcing his brother and nephew to death, and even his son was suspicious.

When Zhao Heng was first established as the crown prince, he went to the street to accept the worship of all the people, and some people cheered: "He is really a young man." When these words reached Zhao Guangyi's ears, he actually said: "All the people are paid to the prince, where do you want to put me?" Since then, although Zhao Heng is the crown prince, he has never been able to enter the center of power, which is why he will not let Zhao Heng be by his side until he dies.

In his life, he was ambitious, iron-blooded and alone, in order to complete the unification of imperial power, he drove two personal expeditions, although he fell short, but he also forced the Liao State and Western Xia to be in danger and unable to parry.

So, did he ever love?

It's really hard to say, who else will people who don't even love their parents, wives and children love? He only has imperial power in his eyes, only himself.

But as a person, how can he not love it, because he hasn't met someone who can move his hard-hearted heart, right?

There is still a long way to go from the Gongyi Emperor's Mausoleum, so let's first tell a story more than 20 years ago.