It's getting late.

Ling Changzhi was on duty tonight, and he had been guarding outside the mourning hall and had never left half a step.

He's waiting, waiting for someone.

waited until the crowd dispersed, and only Gonggong Fei was left in the mourning hall.

He walked into the mourning hall.

The candles flickered and the smoke was ethereal.

An evening breeze blew, blowing the white curtain and swaying with the figures.

Coupled with the gloomy mourning hall, it really gives people goosebumps.

It's scary!

Ling Changzhi felt selfless in his heart, so he was not afraid.

Even if Emperor Xiao Chengwen's ghost wants to find someone to settle accounts, he can't find his head.

Otherwise, he would not have been given the title of Taibao.

Step by step, he slowly came to Grandpa Fei's side.

"After kneeling for a day, isn't Grandpa Fei tired? Where have all the people who have served, and when they are on errands, they have not seen anyone, which is ridiculous. It's better for the official to call someone to replace Father-in-law Fei. ”

Father-in-law Fei didn't raise his head, and concentrated on burning yellow paper in front of the mourning hall.

"Lord Ling doesn't have to be pretended. You've waited so long, and all you've been waiting for is in the dead of night. For the convenience of Lord Ling, everyone else was sent to the side hall to rest by our family. If you have anything to say, Lord Ling will take this opportunity to say it together. In the future, there may not be such a good time. ”

Ling Changzhi raised his eyebrows slightly, "In this way, this official is a villain in vain." The official doesn't ask you why or how the Empress Dowager Tao passed away. I just want to remind you that Your Majesty's posthumous name is all on you. ”

Grandpa Fei paused his hand, and then showed a mocking look on his face, "Lord Ling is really a villain in vain. Don't worry, when Your Majesty's funeral is over, our family will disappear. At that time, Lord Ling wanted to see our family, but he didn't have a chance. ”

"Really?"

Ling Changzhi was skeptical.

"Lord Ling doubts our family's character, or is he doubting our family's intentions?"

Ling Changzhi said solemnly: "Mole ants are still stealing life, let alone people. Father-in-law Fei used to be an errand boy beside His Majesty, and he could be called under one person, above tens of thousands of people, and enjoyed power and wealth. The official asked himself, if he couldn't give up everything decisively, the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha would accompany him for the rest of his life.

Therefore, Gonggong Fei doesn't mind that the official is suspicious of you. Everything this official has done today is for the sake of His Majesty's former and later reputations.

At present, the criticism and doubts about the death of Empress Dowager Tao have been suppressed. There is no guarantee that no one will overturn the case and reopen the matter in the future.

At that time, you will be the key to the whole thing, and Your Majesty's name before and after will all be placed on you alone. Do you think it's appropriate? Do you want Your Majesty to bear the reputation of a rebel? ”

"Lord Ling speak carefully! Speaking of which, you just want our family to die, and it's best to die cleanly in front of you tonight. ”

"Grandpa Fei is really understanding! This official is also helpless, everything he does is for His Majesty. Fei Gonggong can understand! ”

Grandpa Fei turned his head and looked at him.

Under the candle flame, half of the cheeks are clear, and half of the cheeks are hidden in the darkness, as if they are people and ghosts.

Is he a human or a ghost?

Ling Changzhi's heart skipped a beat.

Fortunately, he has been on the battlefield for a long time and is not afraid of ghosts and gods.

"Our family said that when we finish Your Majesty's errand, we will disappear. It's only been half a month, can't Lord Ling wait? ”

"Of course I can wait. I'm afraid someone can't wait. ”

Grandpa Fei smiled, "It's useless to say anything." In any case, our family must watch the little prince ascend the throne with our own eyes and watch the funeral of His Majesty be completed with our own eyes. If anyone dares to block our family's last wish, our family can only kill God when they meet God, and kill Buddha when they meet Buddha. ”

"You ......"

Ling Changzhi raised his eyebrows and smiled, "It is worthy of being the number one henchman by His Majesty's side, this courage is difficult for ordinary people to achieve." Since you have a plan in your heart, this official will not be a wicked person. Hold on, and I hope your decision will not tarnish Your Majesty's reputation. ”

"If our family exists, it will threaten Your Majesty's reputation, don't worry about Lord Ling, our family will personally end everything. No one can extract half a word of truth from our mouths. ”

"I hope so! Father-in-law Fei takes care of his health, and the official is on duty tonight, on call. ”

"Lord Ling, is this leaving? Don't burn paper for Your Majesty? ”

Grandpa Fei looked at him with a dissatisfied gaze.

Ling Changzhi raised his eyebrows, decisively knelt down on the futon, bowed, and burned paper.

Grandpa Fei looked at the brazier, regardless of the heat, and said softly: "Your Majesty's most trusted courtier is none other than you, Lord Ling." I hope you will live up to Your Majesty's expectations and don't let His Majesty's trust become a joke. ”

Ling Changzhi focused on burning paper, and his mind flipped.

He asked: "These words, did the Empress Dowager Yan ask you to instruct the official, or did you mean it yourself?" ”

Father-in-law Fei said very clearly: "It is the meaning of our family, and it is also the meaning of the Queen Mother." The prince is young and needs to be supported and loyal. I don't know if Lord Ling wants to be a loyal minister who will leave a name in history, or if he wants to be a rebellious minister and thief who will cause chaos in the dynasty? ”

The corners of Ling Changzhi's mouth turned up, and his face was sarcastic, "How are the loyal ministers?" And what about thieves? Liu Zhang was recognized as a loyal minister of the Great Wei Dynasty, but as a result, everyone from the Son of Heaven to the small people in the countryside was slapped in the face.

Yan Shouzhan was recognized as a thief by the imperial court and did not respect the orders of the imperial court. As a result, he has always been the one who stationed at the border pass to resist the invasion of foreign races in the south. Dare to ask Grandpa Fei, what is the so-called loyal minister and thief in people's mouth? ”

Gonggong Fei was embarrassed, and he said sharply: "Loyalty is loyalty, and there is no room for the slightest flaw, let alone quibbles." ”

Ling Changzhi sneered, "Ridiculous! True loyalty is to bear the infamy for the sake of the country, just to protect the people of the country.

Loyal ministers, there must be flaws, there will be criticism. Delusional loyal ministers always be innocent people, everything is in order, that is not a loyal minister, that is stupid! And it's stupid.

Father-in-law Fei, your time is over, and it is not your turn to worry about the future. If I were you, I would simply cut everything off neatly, and dust to dust to dust.

You want to look at the thousands of miles for Your Majesty, that's delusional. As long as you live, the truth may be exposed, and Your Majesty's reputation will be in danger of being criticized.

As a faithful servant, you should make a choice, and you should make a decisive choice. In short, you should do it yourself, don't mislead others and yourself. ”

As soon as the words fell, he got up decisively and left with his sleeves brushed up.

Grandpa Fei struggled inwardly, he resisted everything Ling Changzhi said.

However, the other party's words were like a spell, lingering in his mind.

Was he wrong?

Is it really wrong to live for half a month longer, or go to the imperial temple to keep a vigil?

Shouldn't he be stealing his life?

Should he be decisive and put an end to everything?

No!

He must protect His Majesty's last journey.

No one can shake his determination.

……

On the ninth day of the first month, the new emperor ascended the throne!

Xiao Yan, the eldest prince, officially ascended the throne and became the emperor, and the year name was Zhengguang, and the next year will be the first year of Zhengguang.

The first will of the new emperor is to respect Yan Yunqi as the queen mother, and to be the regent of the new emperor for the empress dowager Duanmin.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites, after discussing day and night, finally drew up the name of Xiao Chengwen, and set the temple name Chengzong.

From then on, Xiao Chengwen was the first emperor and Emperor Chengzong Tianhe of the Southern Wei Dynasty.

Respect the first emperor Chengzong Tianhe emperor's edict, the funeral is simple, and because of the scorching summer, the soul is suspended for 21 days, and the funeral is dedicated to the imperial temple.

Emperor Chengzong Tianhe once left a will, the emperor of the Southern Wei Dynasty, and the imperial tomb will always be in Gyeonggi.

It also means that the emperor of the Southern Wei Dynasty has not been unified with the north and south for a day, and he is not allowed to be buried or built an imperial tomb for a day.

Many courtiers opposed this will.

"Emperor Dezong Taining passed away for several years, and now the coffin still stays in the imperial temple and is not allowed to be buried. Now, the same is true of Emperor Chengzong Tianhe, who is not allowed to be buried.

Could it be that if there is no Northern Expedition for 50 years, the emperor can't be buried for 50 years? If you don't go on a northern expedition for a hundred years, you won't be buried for a hundred years? It's ridiculous!

Since the imperial court crossed to the south and the Son of Heaven went south, it is the same reason that he should also find a treasure of feng shui in the mountains outside Jianzhou City, survey the location of the imperial tomb, and let the two emperors enter the earth for peace.

Colleagues, don't forget that the Empress Dowager Tao is not allowed to be buried, and the royal family naturally cannot be buried. It's ridiculous. If it goes on like this, how big an imperial temple can accommodate so many coffins? In the long run, the court became a joke. ”

"Makes sense! The emperor can't be buried in the ground, and the royal family dare to bury it without permission. It has been passed down from generation to generation, and people have passed away every year, and it is indeed inappropriate to determine the cemetery of the emperor. Of course, this is not to say that you will not go to the Northern Expedition. It's just that the Northern Expedition is not trivial, and I don't know when the time will be ripe. ”

"This matter has to be decided by the three auxiliary ministers and the Queen Mother. I'm waiting here to make noise, and I can't get a result. ”

"Reasonable, reasonable!"

So......

After the new emperor ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager Yan took the little emperor to officially appear in front of the civil and military officials for the first time, and the first thing to discuss was not the emperor's education, not how much the funeral cost, not the Northern Liang War, but the Dinghuang Mausoleum Cemetery.

The courtiers were aggressive, pressing step by step, laying out facts and reasoning.

Starting from the history of 2,000 years, talking about the past and the present is to demonstrate the rationality and urgency of the emperor's mausoleum.

In order to achieve the goal, he did not hesitate to persecute in the name of righteousness.

“…… If the Father shall not be buried, how can the Son sleep in peace? ”

“…… The southward movement of the Son of Heaven means that the ancestral sacrifices should also go south, and the ancestral temples and imperial tombs should also be built together. If you don't build the imperial mausoleum, the Son of Heaven can't go north, doesn't it mean that the ancestors can't get the sacrifice of future generations? This is a great unfilial piety! ”

A big unfilial hat fell down, the little emperor's face turned pale, and he subconsciously hid beside the Empress Dowager Yan, not daring to make eye contact with the courtiers.

Empress Dowager Yan said while protecting the little emperor: "Everyone, Aiqing, what you say is reasonable. However, how could the last wish of the first emperor not be obeyed? The death of the first emperor has only been a month, and you Aiqing are going to be impatient to overturn the decision of the first emperor? You are too anxious and too aggressive! ”

"The Queen Mother Mingjian, sacrificing ancestors is fundamental. Without roots, the Son of Heaven is duckweed in the water. ”

"Presumptuous! The Xiao royal family, the genealogy is clear and clear, how can there be no roots? Moreover, the sacrifice is made every year, and it never falls. ”

"Dare to ask the Queen Mother, where is the sacrifice every year? Can there be a temple, can there be a tombstone, can there be a mausoleum? ”