Wang Qi's hopes were dashed.

From the evening of June 14, there was a continuous light rain, and on the afternoon of June 16, the rain stopped, and the sky began to clear.

On June 17, because they wanted to travel with the prince, everyone in the Le Qun Yuan was instructed to get up early in the morning.

Just after the early arrival, the sky was still full of stars, and everyone had already used the morning food, changed into the deep clothes with a lead white background made in the palace, and gathered in front of the palace with everyone.

In the open space in front of the palace, the lights were bright.

The sound of bangs was heard in the distance, and it was only one o'clock in the morning.

More and more people gathered in front of the open space in front of the palace, but they were still not a little messy.

At the beginning of the fifth watch (three o'clock in the morning), the sky was still dark, the palace honor guard was assembled, King Xing and the prince waited for the chariot, and the team set off.

The companions were led by the subordinate officers of the Honor Guard Division, and together with the prince guard, they rode horses and followed the chariot of the prince.

The last time he went out of the city, the prince did not put on a full set of honor guards, which was regarded as a "light car and simple obedience".

This time it was King Liang's birth sacrifice, King Xing was ordered to officiate, and the father and son were naturally a full set of ceremonial guards.

According to the Ming etiquette system, the prince and the prince have the same honor guards, with more than 600 people in a full set of honor guards, and nearly 1,300 people in two sets of honor guards. In addition to the guard of honor, there are also accompanying guards, the prince accompanied by eight hundred guards, and the prince accompanied six hundred guards, which is another 1,400 people.

The rest of the royal officials, guards, companions, chamberlains, etc., and there are hundreds of dozens of people.

The team out of the city was nearly 3,000 people. There is no one on either side of the road to bow down, because your government has been cleaning the streets since last night.

Because it is dark at least, even if there are guards holding torches on both sides of the honor guard, all that everyone can see is the front and back, left and right, and they don't feel anything.

When the procession marched for more than half an hour, dawn broke in the east, and the sky was getting whiter, looking at the honor guard in front of them, which was difficult to see, and all the companions widened their eyes.

Dao idiot looked at the scene in front of him, remembering the "Qing Emperor Sacrifice Land" he saw at the Temple Fair in the Temple of Ditan in his previous life, as well as the "Yuanchun Provincial Family" in the Grand View Garden.

He still thought that there was nothing to do on the road, maybe King Xing would think of Wang Qi, the appointed son-in-law, and summon one or two. After seeing this big ceremonial guard, the distance between the prince's elephant chariot and the prince's elephant chariot was separated by several miles. Because the prince treats people gently, he treats him as an ordinary parent, which is too underestimating him.

Wang Qi swallowed a mouthful of spit and whispered to the idiot: "Erlang, I have nothing disrespectful to His Highness, right?" ”

Dao idiot smiled: "Seventh brother is afraid? ”

Wang Qi shrunk his neck and said, "It is said that it is the style of the heavenly family, but now it is a real insight." ”

After being shocked by the grandeur of the prince's guard of honor, the Taoist idiot also discovered a problem, the speed of the team was too slow, and the companions were not only unable to run on horses, but also had to hold the reins to make the mount slow down.

After an hour, they had only walked a quarter of the way, half the speed when they went to the tomb of King Liang in May.

If you go at this pace, it would be good to reach the tomb of King Liang before noon......

As the sun rises in the east, the sky gets hotter and hotter, and the air is covered with mist, and the sky and the earth become a big steamer.

By the time the team reached the halfway point, the companions had been fished out of the water, and their faces were tanned.

The sun overhead is getting stronger and stronger, and under the exposure, it is difficult for all the companions who have horses to travel, not to mention those honor guards who hold flags and fans.

At the beginning of the afternoon, when he finally arrived outside the tomb of King Liang, the prince's honor guard here had already fallen more than a dozen people due to heat stroke.

Because the tomb is sacrificed at this time of year, the Honor and Guard Department is obviously also prepared to deal with the heat stroke of the secretary, and brings a lot of ready-made mung bean licorice soup. If it falls, it is lifted to the side and poured two bowls first, which is simple and crude, but very effective.

In the reading of the companions, Chen Chizhong and Dao Idiot are nothing, Wang Qi is fat, Lu Bing is the youngest, and the two seem to be in the worst situation.

If it weren't for being supported, the two would have almost collapsed on the ground after dismounting. Seeing that the hands and feet of these two people were weak, their heads were covered with cold sweat, and their eyes were straight, it was obviously a symptom of heat stroke.

Everyone hurriedly helped the two to a cool place, and called someone to go to the guard to get the heat-relieving soup.

Shizi got the news, and after getting out of the car, he paced over, looked at the appearance of the two, and was quite worried: "It's like a heat stroke, just rest here, and you don't have to go to watch the ceremony with the lonely anymore." Then he ordered someone to summon the accompanying doctor to examine the two.

When the doctor saw it, the two were indeed suffering from heat stroke.

Shizi felt a little guilty in his heart, after all, Lu Bing was still young, and Wang Qi was also pampered by rich and noble families, and riding a horse under the scorching sun for a few hours was enough to suffer.

He thought about it, and then instructed the others: "Wang Qi and Lu Bing, who you left to take care of, will come over next time to watch the ceremony." ”

Everyone was overjoyed and responded in unison.

Because the sacrifice was to be held before noon, and the time was pressing, the prince turned around and went to the king's tomb.

Lu Wenzhao no longer muttered anything "Sven" or "Sven", sat on the ground, picked up a water bag, and drank violently.

Liu Congyun also took a few steps back, leaned against a big tree, and closed his eyes.

Chen Chizhong glanced at the Daoist who was fine, and said with some surprise: "Erlang's body is strong? ”

Dao Idiot smiled bitterly: "It's just reluctantly, if I go back and expose myself to the sun for another four hours, I'm afraid I'll be wasted." ”

Wang Qi originally "hummed", listened to the words of the two, and said in a lamented voice: "I can't get sunburned, I feel like my body is on fire, I have a headache and nausea." ”

Lu Bing's face was pale, his forehead was sweaty, he looked in the direction of the king's tomb, and said worriedly: "Your Highness is wearing a crown dress, and Your Highness said that the clothes are heavy and stuffy. ”

The Taoist idiot threw a wet wipe, squatted down and put it on Lu Bing's head, and said, "You take care of yourself first, how many people are following Your Highness, where is your turn to worry." Your Highness just came here, and you can see that Your Highness is fine. If there's anything wrong with that, it's just worrying about you. ”

Lu Bing exhaled comfortably, and said stiffly: "The second brother began to learn to speak as adults, as if I was an ignorant child. ”

After resting for a while, he heard the sound of ritual music coming from the king's tomb, and the great sacrifice began.

The companions read that you look at me, and I look at you, it's a little boring. They followed him, but they were abandoned outside the king's tomb, not only did they feel that they had no face, but they also lost the face of the prince.

I don't know if those subordinate officials of the palace will think that a few of them are waste snacks.

The Taoist idiot looked around, a little surprised. He thought he would see Wang Qinghong, after all, Wang Qinghong was stationed near the Xindi nearby. Taking advantage of the opportunity for the prince to go out of the city to worship, it is common to come back and forth on errands.

But now Wang Qinghong has not seen him.

However, there were a few other officials dressed in official clothes, waiting outside the king's tomb, talking to several subordinate officials of the palace.

Half an hour later, after the sound of ritual music, the prince and the prince withdrew from the tomb of King Liang.

The team of 3,000 horses, unlike the 400 people of the last month, did not go to Xiaozhuang to rest, but rested on the spot and returned an hour later.

The prince was accompanied by the prince, and those officials who were outside the palace, under the guidance of the prince's subordinate officials, stepped forward in turn, and they really returned to the embankment fortifications.

I didn't see Wang Qinghong, and King Xing was also more surprised, so he opened his mouth to inquire, only to know that Wang Qinghong was drenched in the rain when he was patrolling the embankment a few days ago, and he was sick for the past two days, so he didn't come over.

King Xing couldn't help but praise a few words, and also encouraged several other officials.

Before it was two o'clock in the afternoon, the honor guard army set out on the return journey.

Wang Qi and Lu Bing were called into the carriage by the prince. The other four were also instructed that they no longer had to follow in front of the frame of the Shizi, and could follow behind the guard of honor.

There is no need to worry about manners here, but it is much more comfortable.

Although the idiot said that he couldn't stand it for a few more hours on the return trip, the situation was actually fine. However, Lu Wenzhao and Liu Congyun are both weaker.

The Taoist idiot begged Lu Dian and let the two of them get into the carriage of the Honor Guard.

Dao idiot and Chen Chizhong both went to their hats, braided a canopy to shade the sun, put wet towels around their necks, rolled up their sleeves, and went to a lot of summer heat.

The afternoon sun is stronger than the morning.

The entire guard of honor lost their spirit under the sun.

Lu Wenzhao sat in the car, with a shade on his head, adding energy, pointing to the two on horseback and smiling: "I have become an old farmer." ”

The flush on Liu Congyun's face faded, and he regained his calm and elegance, looking at Chen Chizhong and Dao Idiot who were still full of energy on horseback, his eyes were full of brilliance.

The Taoist idiot felt that the clothes on his body were dry and wet, wet and dry, and the honor guard of the palace also rested again and again.

Finally until sunset, the march of the procession sped up.

Forty-five miles of road, it took three and a half hours to go, and four hours to return, and it was already the end of the second watch when it was the palace.

The prince took Lu Bing back, and the companions read back to Lequntang.

Back at Lequntang, after everyone poured a stomach of tea, they didn't even have the strength to change their clothes, so they went to Dongyuan, and jumped off the bathhouse with their clothes "plopping" and "plopping".

Sitting in the water, everyone is more comfortable.

Wang Qi gasped and said, "King Yejing's life sacrifice is in May, and his death sacrifice is in November; King Liangzhuang's birth sacrifice in June, and the death sacrifice in the first month, the prince needs to go to the main sacrifice in person, which is really not easy. ”

Everyone thought of the speed of today's full set of honor guards for the prince and the prince, and they all felt a headache.

The life and death sacrifices of the two deceased vassal kings are fixed, and the current main sacrifice is the prince, and it is not easy for the prince; In the future, the son of the world will inherit the throne, and the one who will sacrifice the main sacrifice will be the son, and the one who will not be easy will be the son. Whether they are studying with them or becoming subordinate officials in the future, they must also follow.

Lu Wenzhao couldn't help but scream.

Wang Qi is a passable character, although he mentioned this matter, but he is the least worried.

He moved his arms and legs in the water, exhaled two breaths of comfort, and said, "I thought I wouldn't be able to get through it, but I finally survived...... I'm going to soak for an hour......"

He was not the only one who felt comfortable, and for a while, everyone was too lazy to speak, so they soaked in the water.

The sound of bangs was heard in the distance, and it was already three watches (eleven o'clock in the evening).

The night breeze was gusting, and there was finally a hint of coolness in the air.

The heat on the idiot's body subsided, his eyelids became heavier and heavier, and there were already bursts of snoring in his ears.

Wang Qi fell asleep in the pool.

As soon as the idiot wanted to wake him up, he heard the sound of "Dangdang" in the distance, and he couldn't help but change color......

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