Chapter 60—The Burial Ceremony I

The dynasty is picturesque, and the thoughts are flowing clouds.

The Liuyun Palace, which symbolizes the supreme imperial power of the Qi State, is also named after the Liuyun Palace, the imperial city that is easy to seal the country. Although the name is the same, it means different meanings. Zeng Shiyun: The flowing clouds of the seal lie in going to the heavens and the nine heavens, and the flowing clouds of Qi lie in the wind and moon in the world. In the light of the word, the meaning of the feudal country is to unify the mainland, and the state of Qi is benevolent and loving the people.

Xuancheng of Qi State, on the Liuyun Palace, the imperial city at the highest point of the whole city, Xuan Lejun, the emperor of Qi who has not been in court for a long time, came to the court today for the first time, and he originally wanted to explain a few officials before leaving Qi to go to the country. But what he didn't expect was that he had just gone to the palace today, but he happened to hear the news of Xia Yu's death. Such a sudden event made Xuan Lejun have to temporarily give up the plan to go deep into the feudal country. Instead, he ordered his guards to bring Duke Xia Yu's body to the palace, so that he could arrange a beautiful funeral for him.

After the order went down, the civil and military officials on both sides of the dragon chair began to report on the twists and turns of the past few days. Among them, the information sent back by several generals guarding the border made Xuan Lejun very interested. The frontier reported that the leader of the Sealing War Society could see through the news of the death of Duke Xia Yu of Qi State, so he led his shadow assassins back to Zhongcheng. originally wanted to seize power by force, but he started a big melee with the army of Guangwujun, the king of the feudal state, and the capital of the feudal state was in chaos. The Feng Zhanhui did not ask for help from the Qi State, and the forces under Guangwujun had already sent messengers to the Qi State early.

"I don't know, what do you think of this news?" Xuan Lejun thought about it, and he had already come up with a countermeasure in his heart, and this kind of chaos would be very easy for him to sneak into the country. However, Xuan Lejun still wanted to ask the civil and military officials what they thought about this matter.

Doctor Sun He first stood up and said, "Your Majesty thinks that the current internal chaos in the feudal country is a good thing for us. The strength of the feudal country itself is not weak, but the last time our Yue rebelled, they did not use troops to invade. This also shows that the forces of the Feng Zhan Society and Guangwu Jun are already on the same footing. Why don't we take this opportunity to help each other and strive for the greatest benefits" Sun He's words only ended here, and did not speak again. However, many civil and military officials who were around Sun He already understood what Sun He meant.

Sun He's words were exactly what Xuan Lejun was talking about, and he wanted to use this way to fight for the greatest interests through the contradiction between the Feng Zhan Hui and the Feng Guo Jun Guangwu Jun. Xuan Lejun still has a special wish in his own heart. He wants to take advantage of such a contradiction, and there will be no problem for him to go deep into the country to find his beloved wife.

However, Xuan Lejun also understood that if he said this to the civil and military officials in front of him, he would still suffer from the opposition of these officials after all. Xuan Lejun is not in a hurry, he still has to find an opportunity to let himself go deep into the country.

"What Dr. Shang said is exactly what I think. I don't know which Aiqing can replace me and negotiate with Guang Wujun's envoy?" Although Xuan Lejun's words were not explained, the civil and military officials standing below had already understood what Xuan Lejun said.

Doctor Sun He stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to help Your Majesty share your worries and will definitely help Your Majesty to fight for the greatest interests."

Xuan Lejun nodded deeply, he also saw the trace of deep worry in Sun He's eyes, Xuan Lejun smiled indifferently at Sun He, everything was silent. Maybe many officials don't understand why Xuan Lejun has such a smile, only Sun He understands that Xuan Lejun wants to let himself pass this opportunity and let him get a chance to enter the feudal country safely. Sun He took a deep breath and said goodbye to Xuan Lejun and left, preparing to go to the post house to visit the envoy of Guangwu Jun.

Sun He said goodbye and left, exiting the Liuyun Palace. On the Nine Dragons steps of the Shang Dynasty, he happened to meet Prime Minister Li Dan, who came back with Xia Yu's body to restore his life. Sun He also saw a faint tear stain on Li Dan's face. The two sturdy family members who followed Li Dan walked up the Nine Dragon Steps with a stretcher attached to Bai Dan. Obviously, what is covered under this white sheet is the body of Xia Yu, the first prince of Qi who has passed away.

Sun He and Li Dan met each other, neither of them spoke, and both of them silently understood what the other party wanted to do. The two men are also political rivals and friends. Everything seems to be understood without words.

Li Dan took the two family members behind him, continued to carry the stretcher, and began to slowly walk into the Liuyun Palace. Li Dan took the lead in kneeling, took a deep breath, and shouted in a long voice: "Old minister Li Dan see Your Majesty"

Xuan Lejun was waiting for Li Dan, and when he saw Li Dan's figure appearing on the Liuyun Palace, he also said in a long voice: "Aiqing is flat, come in"

Li Dan replied, "Your Majesty Xie", stood up, beckoned, and motioned for the two family members behind him to carry Xia Yu's body. The three of them slowly walked into the Liuyun Palace.

Along the way, the expressions of the civil and military officials standing on both sides were a little different, and there was no one in the court of Qi who had not heard of the name of Xia Yu, the first prince of Qi State. Li Dan's keen eyes swept to the few officials around him, and found that their expressions were very different. Some are sad, some are happy, some are worried

Li Dan took his two family members and knelt down under Xuan Lejun's dragon chair together. Xuan Lejun stood up, his eyes slightly closed. looked at the stretcher behind Li Dan and the two family members. Slowly, a cloudy teardrop appeared on Xuan Lejun's face.

"Xia Yu" Xuan Lejun waved his hand slowly, turned to the official who recorded the annals of history around him and said: "The king of the country is the king of my great Qi, the Optimus Pillar of the Great Qi, passed on my will, posthumously crowned Xia Yu as a divine envoy, and the Marquis of Changxin was buried in the Hua Dynasty with the rites of the prince, leaning on the side of the emperor's mausoleum, Xia Yu's family members were all placed to ensure their well-being in their lives."

The Flower Dynasty is a cemetery of princes and ministers located in the middle of the vast grassland outside Xuancheng. In the center of this cemetery is the royal tomb of the Qi Kingdom. Being buried here is also the greatest honor for the princes and ministers of the Qi Kingdom.

Li Dan stood up and shouted respectfully: "On behalf of Xia Yu's family, thank Your Majesty for your grace" Li Dan knelt down respectfully and thanked God from the bottom of his heart. Let their emperor Xuan Lejun return to the court and start managing the government, such a appearance of Xuan Lejun really made Li Dan feel extremely happy.

Xuan Lejun stepped down from the dragon chair, helped Li Dan in front of him, and said to him with a smile: "The prime minister has worked hard to bury Duke Xia Yu, and I really have no one to rest assured except you."

Li Dan was suddenly shocked, and then said solemnly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty's old minister will do a good job."

"Well, let's go," Xuan Lejun nodded.

Looking at Li Dan's departing back, a complicated smile appeared on Xuan Lejun's face. The relationship between him and Xia Yu is really a little delicate. Nominally, Xia Yu is the ruler of the country, and he is also the lord of the greatest meritorious service for the Qi State. However, Xuan Lejun learned that the reason for Yun Guifei's departure back then was largely because of Xia Yu. As a result, the relationship between Xuan Lejun and Xia Yu has always been very delicate

Outside Xuancheng City, the grass reflected in the endless brilliant red sun, with the slightly cold breeze of winter sweeping everyone's face. The suburbs of Xuancheng City, which were originally empty, were very lively. The last time Feng Yuchong, Gao Hanyue, Luo Yinying and Sun Hao came to the outside of the two grasslands, there was a slightly barren but very stable land. There are countless heroic spirits of the Qi Kingdom buried here, although these heroic spirits are buried here, but their souls have been guarding the entire Qi Kingdom outside the national capital.

In this "Flower Dynasty", an area of newly excavated small graves, there are nearly 30 men dressed as family members toiling here. This cemetery of the Hua Dynasty is only three miles away from the mausoleums of the previous emperor Xuanyejun and the empress of the Qi Kingdom. Here, the one who is about to be buried is the greatest prince in the history of Qi State, a legendary general who has experienced dozens of battles in his life and has never been defeated, Xia Yu.

Li Dan was ordered by Xuan Lejun to properly place Xia Yu's burial ceremony. Li Dan brought more than 30 of his own family members, plus more than a dozen family members in Duke Xia Yu's mansion who were willing to come to help. Let's come to the Flower Dynasty to bury Xia Yu.

Li Dan also specially invited a well-known soothsayer to see off his old friend. Although he himself did not want to believe in such divination. However, Xia Yu has already left, and Li Dan also hopes that he can obtain the legendary immortality.

In the crowd, two teenagers and girls who were slightly shorter than everyone else looked a little abrupt. Feng Yuchong and Gao Hanyue didn't want to go back to the academy just like that. They had to see their grandfather buried before they would go back.