Su Ren didn't want to be suspected, so he made it very finely, and on the second day after the state banquet, he took out all the remaining daylilies and made an authentic cold daylily dish for the three kings and the three princes and nine kings of the imperial court to taste. Su Ren ate the most, and also said a lot, expressing his incomprehension about the illness of the acting king. However, there were still some rumors that got into Su Ren's ears.

Liu Gao looked bitter and stood in front of Su Ren: "Brother Ren, do you want to dispose of those guys who chew their tongues?" ”

Su Ren smiled and shook his head: "No, if we deal with it, we will confirm this matter, the rumors in Chang'an City have almost doubted everyone in the court, if there is no me, don't you think it's strange?" ”

"That won't allow those guys to slander you!"

"That's just as well! If anyone hears someone speak ill of me, beat that guy up, but don't beat him to death. ”

"Don't die?"

"Don't kill them, let them continue to talk, no matter who it is, I will bear it for him after the beating."

The king of the Dai Dynasty tossed in the post house for five days, and finally one morning his eyes were stared at and never closed again, and the attendants who came with the king wailed and wept, and everyone took out the white silk that had been prepared for a long time, and hung it on their bodies or tied them to their weapons. In just one hour, the inn became white. The acting king is the emperor's royal brother and a courtier, and out of courtesy, Liu Che personally went to mourn.

The Chinese military officials of the imperial court, from the ministers to the juniors, all came to worship. But none of these people cried, and a few guys actually laughed at the door of the post house, and were ruthlessly cleaned up by the angry acting prince. The lawsuit reached the emperor, and he was beaten by the emperor again, and then it quieted down a little. The mourning hall in the post house also became solemn.

The acting king died, and the saddest person was Liu Ming, the king of Jichuan. Although the two are not a mother, they are a father, and they both belong to the line of King Liang. The family and children of the acting king are all in Daijun, and Chang'an City is not his home, so Liu Ming volunteered to wear linen and filial piety to replace the king in the funeral. It must be the princes and kings, and the coffin will be transported back to Daijun for burial, and the mourning hall will be set up in Chang'an, just for the convenience of condolences.

Su Ren came neither early nor late, neither before the powerful nor behind the small officials. Stay among the officials who belong to his rank, and follow the large army to mourn.

In the mourning hall, Liu Ming, the king of Jichuan, knelt alone, and behind him was the coffin of the acting king except for some paper horses. Because Liu Deng died suddenly, the coffin was also newly built, and the burrs on it were still clearly visible. There are a few tributes under the spirit card, which are not only few but also exquisite, and you can know at a glance that they were bought temporarily. The ceremonial officer is too often sent, with a big beard, and he will cough for a while if he shouts a few times. The voice is not loud either, and it is lifeless.

Following the crowd to salute and worship, Su Ren solemnly kowtowed three times to the spiritual seat of the acting king Liu Deng, slightly relieved of the guilt after the killing. got up and came to Liu Ming: "King Jichuan take care of yourself, it's still a long time, don't be tired." ”

Liu Ming nodded. Su Ren handed the food box he brought with him to Liu Ming: "This is a few small dishes that I made with my own hands yesterday, there are no ones on the market, and the food brought today is counted as a sacrifice, I hope the king likes it." With tears in his eyes, Liu Ming took the food box in Su Ren's hand and handed it to the servant behind him: "Su Yilang is polite, I thank Su Yilang for my brother, and this kindness will be reciprocated." ”

Su Ren shook his head: "I don't know when the relatives of the acting king will come, and when the acting king leaves, the subordinates will definitely come to see him off." ”

This scene was seen by many people. Some sneered, others envied. Recently, they have heard a lot of rumors and rumors in Chang'an City, and Su Ren's words in the rumors naturally did not pull down. Because of these rumors, the people of the Su family fought a few fights with the rumor-mongers in public, which made many people feel that there must be a reason for this. And today's Su Ren's performance made these people think about it.

There are those who read jokes, and there are those who envy. They are all the same petty officials, and when they see such high-ranking princes and kings on weekdays, they can only bow down from afar, but Su Ren can talk to those people, what a glory is this? The envy and jealousy of Su Ren are likely to turn into hatred, and when the time comes, he will take revenge.

As soon as I came out of the post house, I saw the Empress Dowager's car driving from far and near. Everyone hurriedly knelt down to greet each other. Acting King Liu Deng, like Emperor Liu Che, was the grandson of the Empress Dowager Dou. The white-haired person sends the black-haired person, such a great compassion, this old lady doesn't know how many times she has met. Emperor Liu Qi, King Liu Wu of Liang, and Prince Li Liu Rong, plus the current acting king Liu Deng, how strong the old lady's psychology is to hold on.

Dou Shi lost weight, although he did not reach the state of skin and bones, the two hollow eyes were sunken deeper. The Queen Mother Wang and the Queen Chen Ajiao supported each other, and the old lady was trembling all over. She was one of the few people who knew the inside story, and as soon as she felt the atmosphere of the mourning hall, Dou almost couldn't stand still.

Gongsun Ao squeezed through the crowd and came to Su Ren's side, stretched out his hand and stabbed Su Ren, gave Su Ren a look, and the two dodged out of the crowd and entered the alley next to them. There were no guards with them, and there were no people to accompany them. Neither of them spoke, and walked side by side towards the depths of the alley.

The roads in Chang'an City extend in all directions, and after turning a few streets, Gongsun Ao took the lead into a wine shop. There was not a single guest in the room, and the shopkeeper and bartender did not know where they had gone. followed Gongsun Ao through the lobby and into the backyard, and then Gongsun Ao turned around and glanced at Su Ren.

"Your Majesty has issued an order to let the king of Jichuan send the coffin of the acting king back to Daijun, and let me accompany the guards, it seems that this trip to the south will not be possible."

Su Ren nodded: "It's okay, you go and see the terrain first, I'm afraid that Daidi will not be crowned king again this time, and when you get to the place, you must quickly control the army and step up training." ”

"Hmm!" Gongsun Ao nodded heavily.

In a small room in the backyard, there was a table with food and drink, and there was still no one in sight. Gongsun Ao picked up the wine jug, poured a glass of wine for Su Renxian, and poured it for himself: "I know what Your Majesty means, but I don't understand if Your Majesty really wants the acting king to return to the fiefdom?" ”

"What do you mean?"

"From Chang'an to Daidi, more than 2,000 miles, the solar terms have changed, counting the days, I am afraid that it will be difficult to preserve the body of the acting king along the way."

"And what do you want to do?"

Gongsun Ao shook his head: "It's because I don't know what to do that I asked you, you are the smartest and the most able to understand what Your Majesty means, if Your Majesty's original intention is not to let the king return to the land, no one can guarantee that there will be no problems for such a long journey." ”

Looking at Gongsun Ao, this guy is a participant in the plan and knows the whole inside story. From that day on, Gongsun Ao changed and became calm.

Su Ren picked up the wine glass and drank it dry in one gulp: "Don't guess Your Majesty's thoughts, what Your Majesty says we should do is what Your Majesty asks you to escort the coffin of the acting king back to the place, and you will deliver it safely, and there will naturally be Your Majesty's will at that time." ”

Gongsun Ao glanced up at Su Ren, also drank the wine in his glass, and nodded: "I understand, drink!" ”

According to the law of etiquette, the death of princes and kings requires a halt of 7749 days. But this is Chang'an, and the emperor is there, Liu Deng's coffin only stayed for seven days, and then set off to Daidi. The people in charge of escorting the coffin were Liu Ming, the king of Jichuan, and Gongsun Ao, the doctor of Taizhong. There were quite a few escorts, but not many people to see them off. Only those who have to come will come, such as Liu Deng's aunt, Guantao Princess Liu Xuan; For example, the people of several princes who are good with Liu Deng.

Su Ren appeared in the team, and Liu Yan glared at him fiercely. Su Ren pretended not to see it, and followed behind everyone with his head down. Daijun is in the north of Dahan, out of the collapsed Hengmen, and the ships by the Wei River are ready. Pass through Weishui out of Guguan, enter the Yellow River, go ashore from Baima, change the route to the north, and walk more than 1,000 miles to reach Daidi.

The gate is still in its original dilapidated state, in stark contrast to the carriage and horse pulling the coffin. The pennant covering the sky has been replaced with a white flag, and Gongsun Ao led people to walk in the front. The king's guards guarded the coffin.

The northwest wind blew down from the upper reaches of the Wei River, and Su Ren shrunk his neck. Liu Ming arched his hand to Su Ren: "Thank you Su Yilang for your hospitality, since I ate daylily at the state banquet last time, I have never forgotten it, I don't know if Su Yilang still has it, I don't know when I will be able to come back this time, if there is any, I hope Su Yilang can send some." ”

Su Ren shook his head: "It's not a secret, this thing was originally wild, and there weren't many of them, and it was gone." ”

"Oh ......! I see. ”

Liu Ming glanced at Su Ren meaningfully, didn't say anything more, and turned around to say goodbye to others. The wind blew the sails, and the warship, specially transferred from the navy, pulled up the anchor and slowly left the shore. The sound of wailing suddenly rose and floated on the surface of the water, indescribably desolate.

Three days after Liu Deng's coffin left, Emperor Liu Che ordered Chang'an to be renovated, and he personally supervised the work, bypassing the craftsman as a supervisor and letting Sima Xiangru be an assistant. Along with the will, there was also a private notice of the emperor to collect donations from the people of the whole country. And personally wrote a letter to the princes and kings, lowered his stature and asked for money, and learned from Su Ren, preparing to set up a monument of merit after the renovation of Chang'an, to thank all those who donated money, and even those unimportant city gates and markets can give up the right to name them.

As soon as the notice came out, the world was boiling. The first to donate money was Liu Fa, the king of Changsha, followed by Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan, who also helped, and even Liu Ming, the king of Jichuan who was halfway through, sent people to donate. The clever people immediately tasted something from the middle, and taught them one by one, even if they sold their property.

Liu Che looked at the volumes of donated cantatas, and was very happy in his heart, and said to Sima Xiangru: "Transcribe those who didn't donate money clearly, and I want to ask them one by one." ”

"No!" Sima Xiangru hurriedly agreed.

"Those princes and kings in the Kanto region can't be less, who hasn't donated money, tell me that they are all full of brains, but I don't have anything here, how can this work?"

Sima Xiangru glanced at the emperor and hurriedly lowered his head and busied.