Even if a person is great, after death, he is just a handful of loess. It's like this majestic mausoleum of the King of Zhongshan, like a royal city, but it is just a dead man's residence, thousands of years later, is it not buried in the dust?

Zhao Yong stood in front of the mausoleum built by King Zhongshan for his lifetime, and for some reason, he suddenly had these feelings.

The layout of the mausoleum of Zhongshan Wangcuo is very grand, divided into the middle palace wall and the inner palace wall, the inner palace wall is a "convex" shaped earthen platform, there are five enjoyment halls on the platform, the largest of them is the "Wang Hall" in the middle, the two sides are the same large "back hall", and then the two sides are the "lady hall" of one hundred and fifty feet square. At the back of the inner palace wall, four doors are opened to lead to "Zhaozong Palace", "Zhengkui Palace", "Zhidan Palace" and "General Palace". In addition to the royal hall, the other halls have not been used, because Zhongshan Wang Cuo has just died, Zhao has already attacked Zhongshan, Zhongshan people have not had time to bury the king, they have to start to deal with the war, so the need to accompany the funeral of a ritual utensils, items, and burial personnel, have not yet been carried out.

Sima Xi accompanied Zhao Yong, followed by Le Yi, Pang Cong and Wei Yi, who held the bronze plate of the mausoleum that had been dedicated to the Zhongshan Wangcuo, and pointed out to Zhao Yong one by one to see the functions of each Ming Hall.

The day after Lingshou was breached, Sima Xi, like other Zhongshan ministers, was confined to his own home and did not see Zhao Yong for several days. Actually, this is understandable. The capture of Lingshou does not mean that all the land of Zhongshan has become the land of Zhao, Gucheng, Zhongren, Xiyang, and the newly occupied land of Yan are still resisting, and Zhao still needs to go to capture it. These things have to be decided by Zhao Yong.

Secondly, the population, grain and prisoners of Lingshou are also in the inspection of Zhao State, and they must be registered one by one and sent troops to garrison them to prevent the granary from being burned. There are also many things to arrange, such as the pacification of the people of Lingshou, the repair of the city after the war, and the disposal of corpses. So Sima Xi was not worried that Zhao Yong had forgotten himself.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he got up today, he received an order that King Zhao wanted to see him, so he packed up and went to meet him. Sima Xi had made a lot of preparations, including Zhao Yong's sarcasm, etc., but he didn't expect that Zhao Yong's first request when he saw him was to come to see the tomb of King Zhongshan.

"In other words, all the funeral utensils have been prepared, but because of the delay of the war, they have not been buried?" Zhao Yong said to Sima Xi, who led the way.

"Yes." He replied respectfully, "All the utensils are ready, and you can be buried in them as long as the concubine and the female give the order, and the burial began at that time." ”

"Hmm." Zhao Yong looked at Wang Cuo's enjoyment hall and didn't know what he was thinking. Sima Xi lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, still thinking in his mind, Zhao Yong's thoughtful face, isn't he preparing to bury Zhongshan Wangcuo like this? Or will they be exposed to the wilderness and let them be eaten by wild wolves?

"Choose an auspicious day, place the burial utensils in it, and then close it and bury it." After a long time, Zhao Yong said.

"Does the king mean that all the burial items should be buried?"

"Nature is everything, as long as it is prepared before, it must be buried. In accordance with the etiquette of the royal family, the descendants of the Zhongshan royal family are selected. When the time came, the widow came to worship in person. Zhao Yong is sure.

"No." Sima Xi trembled and responded.

"Also." Zhao Yong said again, "Choose a best place around here for the mausoleum of concubines and females, and the specifications are also in accordance with the courtesy of the princes, but there will be a little less on this funeral utensils." ”

Sima Xi was shocked again when he heard this arrangement. However, he has long developed the habit of not being surprised by changes in the past few years, and in the eyes of outsiders, he is well-behaved and has no expression.

"The king is doing this to recover the hearts of the people in Zhongshan?" Wei Yu put his hands behind his back and said with a smile.

"The widow didn't think about it so much. I just think that no matter what, the Zhongshan royal family can rise again after the decline, and this tenacity is enough to be called a hero. Now that the war has ceased, the grievances between the two countries can also be put to water, so why bother to embarrass the dead again? ”

Everyone nodded, indeed, no matter what, since the Zhongshan royal family has withered, and then go to embarrass the dead, it will end up infamy, and the gains outweigh the losses, so it is better to clean up the hearts of Zhongshan people.

"By the way, there's also that Wuqiu duck." Zhao Yong remembered this tragic Zhongshan general, and hurriedly said, "His people are brave and loyal to the three armies, and they are loyal, so they should also choose a good place and bury them." When the time comes, the widows will also come to worship in person. ”

"No."

"His wife and daughter heirs are no longer reduced to slaves, but move to Handan and distribute food." As soon as Zhao Yong finished speaking, he heard Wei Yu over there say, "King, this move is not appropriate. ”

"Why?"

"The winner is the king, and the loser is the truth. If the defeated can still have such a good thing, I am afraid that wherever Zhao Guobing Feng goes in the future, he will be a person who resists stubbornly. I'm afraid it's not good for me. ”

"Hmm." Zhao Yong thought for a while, "Then don't be reduced to a slave anymore and let it fend for itself." ”

Sima Xi looked at Zhao Yong, and finally couldn't help but say, "The king, the wife and heir of Wuqiu Lu, have already hanged themselves when the city was broken. ”

When Zhao Yong heard this, the tiger's body was shocked, and he shook his head and said, "It's a pity." "Perhaps, this is the glory that belongs to Wuqiu, his loyalty to Zhongshan is far beyond the imagination of others, even if his wife and daughter heirs, he is not willing to live.

"Let's go." Zhao Yong said that he didn't want to stay here anymore, lest someone talk about him behind his back and show off his might in front of a dead man.

"Xiangbang is an old minister of Zhongshan, and he has made many achievements in my Zhao country's attack on Zhongshan, and the widow really doesn't know how to reward Xiangbang."

Walking on the way back to Wangcheng, Zhao Yong did not ride a horse, but walked with everyone. To be honest, this is very dangerous, after all, Lingshou has just been pacified, and no one can say whether anyone ran out to assassinate Zhao Yong.

"This is the order of heaven to make the king happen, how dare a minister who has just died in the country?"

"What if you have to give it to a widow?" Zhao Yong looked at him with some amusement.

"Your Majesty, you can only receive it." Sima Xi bowed deeply to Zhao Yong.

Zhao Yong looked at him, suddenly laughed, and then walked away, Le Yi and Wei Yi also looked at each other and smiled, only Pang Cong was a little inexplicable, I don't know what kind of medicine Zhao Yong sells in this gourd.

Sima Xi returned home, locked himself in the study, and instructed his subordinates not to disturb him if he had nothing to do. The subordinates looked inexplicable, didn't they hear that the old man was deeply happy with King Zhao? Why did you come back with a depressed face?

Sima Xi sat quietly behind a few cases, and what was swirling in his mind was today's meeting. He originally thought that Zhao Yong was going to destroy the tomb of King Zhongshan, and also hinted that King Zhongshan's extravagance and disrespect for King Zhao hoped that Zhao Yong could destroy the tomb of King Zhongshan. But Zhao Yong was fine, and still ordered everything to go as usual and bury the father and son of the King of Zhongshan. This made Sima Xi feel that his previous behavior might have left a bad impression on Zhao Yong. Today's events, apparently, are aimed at the affairs of the queen of Zhongshan, but in fact, they are also examining how to use the affairs of the minister of Zhongshan. Zhao Yong's last sentence, and that meaningful smile, just let Sima Xi dig a hole for himself: Since you have already said that any reward is disrespectful, even if the widow lets Sima Xi die, you should have no complaints.

Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat on his back, and it seemed that he had lost his soul.

At this moment, the people in the study were beaten, and he was shocked at first, thinking that the order to kill himself came down so quickly? I listened carefully, but I heard outside, and my servant whispered: "Master, there are old friends meeting outside the door, and I hope the master can give me a meeting." ”

"Old friends? Who? Sima Xi asked excitedly, thinking, could it be that Sima Qian came to deliver King Zhao's order? Let him come, and there will be salvation.

"It's... He is the Queen's servant. The servant hesitated for a long time before slowly replying. In fact, this person has been wandering around outside the mansion for a long time, because of the soldiers of Zhao State, he didn't dare to come in, but fortunately, he met him, and the two had met many times, so he dressed up and said that he was a servant in the mansion, so he mixed in.

When Sima Xi heard that it was not Sima Qian, his heart fell into the ice cellar again, and he didn't even have a good temper, and scolded: "Let him go, there is no time to see her." ”

The servants outside the door shook their heads helplessly a few times, ready to go to their lives. As soon as he took two steps, he saw the door open behind him, and Sima Xi stood there, and said calmly, "Let him come in." ”

"Huh?" The servant was a little surprised, wondering why Sima Xi had given two inconsistent orders, and when he went to inquire again, the person had already entered the study. The servant thought for a moment, forget it, it is better to carry out the second order, so he staggered and went to restore his life.

On the second day, Zhao Yong was discussing with Le Yi and others how to deal with the affairs of Zhongshan's courtiers, only to hear a report from outside the door, saying that Sima Xi wanted to see him.

"This Sima Xi, didn't he know what the widow was going to do with him, so he came to thank him early?"

Zhao Yong's words seemed to be a joke, but they had ulterior motives in other people's ears, and they hurriedly said that they had not leaked a word. Only then did Zhao Yong realize how inappropriate this joke was, and he didn't explain it, so Sima Xi went to the main hall.

"Sima Xi, the guilty minister, meet the king."

"I don't know what happened when Xiangbang came to see him today?" Zhao Yonghao asked for a long time.

"The king ordered yesterday that the utensils for the burial of the king of Zhongshan should be sealed and buried, and the criminals should be handled one by one, but there are some things that the king still needs to ask the king to show whether they should be sealed together."

"There is no need to say much about this matter, as long as the burial utensils that were set before are sealed together, there is no need to ask for instructions."

"This is natural." Sima Xi responded, "It's just that there are still three utensils, and it is difficult for the guilty to decide whether to accompany the funeral, so they can only ask the king to show it." ”

When Zhao Yong heard this, he laughed, "The widow has always known that this Zhongshan country is very rich, and even in this palace, it is inlaid with gold and silver, carved with pearls and jade, and it is extremely gorgeous. As a result, Xiangbang told the widow that there were still three treasures, which the widow had never seen. Zhao Yong said, "Okay, it's better to ask Xiangbang to tell me which three treasures they are, and the widow will help you decide." Everyone is also curious, they don't know what treasures there are in this Zhongshan country, which is worth Sima Xi to run in person.

"This..."He glanced up at Zhao Yong, "It's not that the criminal minister is teasing the king, but these three treasures must be watched by the king himself, and they are really not suitable to move." ”

"Oh? There was such a thing. Zhao Yong's curiosity was aroused, "Since this is the case, the widow will go and take a look." So saying, he went with the people.

"King, these three treasures can only be appreciated by the king alone." The corners of Sima Xi's mouth raised into a smile.

(End of chapter)