Qi Ning and Tian Xuerong had a night of spring breeze, and it was inevitable that they would have nostalgia, but they wanted to spend the whole day with Tian Xuerong in the post house.

It's just that he also understands in his heart that the big thing is important at the moment, and this child can only go back and enjoy it, and Tian Xuerong is also an empathetic woman, since he knows that Qi Ning is going to attend the funeral of Tantai Zhilin today, he naturally will not pester Qi Ning to stay.

The biggest difference between a woman and a girl is that she knows when to let go, although she was tossed by Qi Ning and was weak, she still dragged her soft body to serve Qi Ning and dressed neatly, Qi Ning asked people to bring breakfast, and after breakfast, she had to hug Tian Xuerong lightly, and the beautiful woman who was teasing was breathless, and then went out.

Although the funeral of Shantai Zhilin is not ready to be fanfare this time, and even many officials from all over the East China Sea have not been notified, but Qi Ning and his party came from the capital, so naturally they could not turn a blind eye, and all the officials were ready early in the morning, and they were all waiting in the main courtyard.

After Qi Ning came over, he arranged for five guards to stay at the post house, and the others were all ready to go to the sailor camp.

Last night, the bodies of the couple had been transported to the camp, and the sea burial was naturally to be held at sea, although Qi Ning did not know the specific ceremony of the sea burial, but the place where the ceremony was held was naturally on the East China Sea.

Everyone did not delay, out of the post house, straight to the east, after leaving the city, quickly whipped, more than half an hour has arrived at the sailor camp, looking from afar, the sailor camp has not changed much, and there is not much difference from the past, Qi Ning knew that the death of the water division did not spread, and the sailor camp also tried to keep a low profile, after all, as long as the camp hung a plain white, everyone knew that something happened to the sailor.

When Jinyi arrived, naturally someone had already entered the camp to report, and soon saw a group of civil officials and military generals coming over.

Shen Liangqiu walked in the front, Xin Ci followed on the side, Chen Ting, the assassin of the East China Sea, was also by Shen Liangqiu's side, followed by many generals of the East China Sea Division and the East China Sea officials under Chen Ting, adding up to twenty or thirty people.

Everyone's expressions were very solemn and solemn, Qi Ning stepped forward, everyone had already bowed their hands to Qi Ning, Qi Ning also applied for solemnity, and asked, "General Shen, everything is ready?" ”

Shen Liangqiu said: "Back to the Hou Ye, the coffins of the Metropolitan Governor and his wife have been sent to the blessing boat, and by noon, they can go to sea to see off the Metropolitan Governor." He looked up at the sun in the sky and said, "In an hour or so, we will be ready to set out." ”

"The Metropolitan Governor Hero I, who has made countless contributions to the country, is this funeral a little simpler?" Qi Ning said in a low voice.

Shen Liangqiu said solemnly: "The humble general originally wanted the gentry of the East China Sea to also come to attend the funeral of the Metropolitan Governor, after all, the gentry of the East China Sea represent the people of the East China Sea, and the Metropolitan Governor has worked hard in the East China Sea for many years to protect the peace here. It's just that after discussing with General Xin, everything is still about stability, so no one was called. ”

Xin Ci arched his hand beside him and said: "Master Hou, if the Metropolitan Governor is knowledgeable, he must not want to make a big move. The old marquis said that everything is based on stability, and when everything returns to normal on this side of the East China Sea, the court will inevitably pursue the gift. ”

"Since the two of you have discussed it, then naturally everything will come according to the two of you." Qi Ning said: "Yes, General Shen, although I have heard of this sea burial, I have never seen it, can you tell me how to proceed?" ”

"Master Hou, if ordinary people are buried at sea, they will tie a bamboo raft, place the body on top of the bamboo raft, and then enter the sea, and then light a fire to burn it." Shen Liangqiu said: "However, the sea burial of the Metropolitan Governor naturally cannot be the same as that of ordinary people. We have prepared a fortune boat on our side, and the bodies of the Metropolitan Governor and his wife are placed on the fortune boat, and if they are sent out for thirty nautical miles, the fortune ship can be burned, so that the body of the Metropolitan Governor can be completely integrated with the sea. ”

"I see." Qi Ning said: "How many ships are ready to send over?" ”

"Two warships." Shen Liangqiu said: "Everything has been arranged. He raised his hand and said: "Master Hou, please enter the account and drink a cup of tea first, there is still an hour to board the ship." ”

Qi Ning nodded, and at that moment, everyone surrounded Qi Ning to the big tent of the navy, and after sitting down, someone brought tea up.

Qi Ning was present, everyone present naturally didn't dare to say much, Qi Ning glanced at everyone present, only to see Chen Ting thoughtful, and Xin Ci was sitting upright, although he was not young, but his body was straight, his eyes were not squinting, and he couldn't see what he was thinking from the expression on his face.

After all, today is the funeral of Tantai Zhilin, naturally we can't talk and laugh, Qi Ning doesn't speak, and everyone present doesn't speak, and the atmosphere is quite depressing for a while.

Everyone sat like this for a long time, and Shen Liangqiu finally came in from outside the tent and arched his hand: "Master Hou, noon is approaching, everything is ready, please Lord Hou and all the adults to board the ship and go to sea to see off the Metropolitan Governor." ”

Qi Ning got up at this time, everyone also got up, out of the big tent, walked to the seaside, only to see a boat decorated with flowers parked on the beach, this boat is not big, but the decoration is extremely gorgeous, there is a flag fluttering on the mast, embroidered with a golden knife, it is the symbol of the Golden Knife Lantai family, the boatmen on the boat are all wearing white belts around their waists, Qi Ning knows that this is the lucky boat that parks the coffin of the Xiangtai Zhilin couple.

On the left and right sides of the ship, there is a large warship, on both sides of the ship, standing elite sailors, holding spears, one hand pressing the hilt of the saber at the waist, with a solemn expression.

Shen Liangqiu invited everyone to board the first war ship on the left, and when they got on the boat, someone on the side issued a white belt, and everyone took the belt and tied it around their waists to show their respect for the Tai Zhuolin.

The large battalion of the East China Sea Division had obviously been arranged in advance, and the officers and men of the battalions did not rush to the coast to see them off, and they looked no different from peacetime.

After everyone boarded the ship, only a short moment later, the horn sounded, and another warship had already moved first, followed by the Fu ship, and the warship where Qi Ning was located followed behind.

Two warships guarded the Fu ship in front and behind, slowly heading towards the deep sea.

Qi Ning and the others were standing at the bow of the ship, the warship was much larger than the Fu Boat, at this time, the Fu Boat was condescending, and when they saw two coffins parked in the center of the Fu Boat, everyone was silent.

Qi Ning glanced at Xin Ci, and threw Xin Ci at him, the two looked at each other, but they both nodded slightly, and did not speak.

"The Metropolitan Governor traveled far today, and when he left, the old marquis didn't even take a look, hey.....!" A light sigh suddenly came from the side, and Qi Ning turned his head to look over, but it was Chen Ting, the assassin of the East China Sea.

"The Metropolitan Governor has passed away, and the old marquis is sad in his heart, if he sees the Metropolitan Governor now, he will ......!" Qi Ning also sighed lightly: "It's better not to see it if it only adds pain." ”

Chen Ting was stunned, but immediately arched his hand and said: "What Master Hou said is extremely true. ”

In fact, Chen Ting's words were also in the minds of the other officials present.

The pain of losing a child is naturally piercing, the golden knife has always placed the future of the Tantai family on the body of the Tantai Zhilin, and has great hopes for him, and now the white-haired people send the black-haired people, and the old marquis has not even been able to see the last side of the Tantai Zhilin, which is naturally embarrassing.

Today is calm, and the sun shines on the sea, sparkling.

Among the officials who came out to send the funeral to the funeral of Lantai Zhilin, many of them had never been to the sea, especially the officials of the Criminal Department who followed Qi Ning from the capital, and there were already a few of them who showed discomfort on their faces because of the turbulence of the sea boat, Wei Yujiang was strong, but he did not react much.

Thirty nautical miles was not too far, and it was a smooth ride with the wind, and after the first ship stopped, the two ships behind also stopped.

Shen Liangqiu had already walked over quickly at this time, and said to Qi Ning: "Master Hou, this is the chosen place for sea burial, and the sea burial ceremony is carried out here!" ”

Qi Ning nodded and sighed: "General Shen, just now Chen Tingshi said a word, he said that the old marquis didn't even see the last of the Grand Governor, it's a pity, I thought about it, and this is indeed the truth." After a pause, he said: "When the Metropolitan Governor was buried, I didn't see the appearance of the Metropolitan Governor.....!" He raised his hand to Xin Ci and said: "General Xin came from the capital, and he has never seen the remains of the governor, today he is buried at sea, General Xin is here to replace the old marquis, I mean, when the general is leaving, can you let General Xin take a look instead of the old marquis?" ”

Shen Liangqiu was stunned and looked at Xin Ci, but Xin Ci bowed his head slightly and said: "Although the general has been buried, it is disrespectful to open the coffin to pay tribute to the remains of the Metropolitan Governor, but what the Hou Ye said is not unreasonable. If I go back to Beijing, the old marquis asks if I will see the last time I see the Metropolitan Governor, but how do I answer? He sighed and said, "Liangqiu, you work hard, I want to board the lucky ship and take one last look at the governor." ”

Shen Liangqiu immediately said: "General Xin, Lord Hou, the sea burial ceremony of the Grand Governor was carefully prepared, and he had also seen the time in advance, if the coffin was opened at this time, it would definitely delay the time, and the humble general was only worried about bad luck." After a pause, he said: "And after the burial, it is really against the customs and etiquette to open the coffin, if it is spread, it will certainly make people criticize us for being disrespectful to the Metropolitan Governor, but I am afraid that General Xin's reputation will also be damaged." ”

"Don't worry about my reputation." Xin Ci said: "I'm just a slave of the Golden Dao Tai family, as long as I can explain to the old marquis, my reputation is not worth a penny." ”

Donghai Assassin Shi Chen Ting and other officials suddenly looked at each other, thinking that the body would be buried, if the coffin was opened again, it would be very unlucky, Qi Ning was young, and it could be said that he did not understand the customs when he made such a request, but Xin Ci was a well-informed veteran, how could he agree to Qi Ning's proposal? Even after ordinary people are buried, they will never open the coffin again, let alone the coffin of the dignified governor of the East China Sea?

Qi Ning's request was very abrupt, and Xin Ci agreed very unexpectedly, everyone present was a little stunned, after all, they were all mixed in the officialdom, and their minds were racing, and they faintly felt that things didn't seem to be very simple.