【Chapter 25: Zhaorong's Burial and Huiwen】(2)
The tomb of Shangguan Wan'er is located about sixty miles northwest of Chang'an City, and it is not close to several imperial tombs built by Li Tang in the past hundred years. It sits alone, like a dead tree unique to the vast desert, standing in the heat and cold, and the wind.
This place is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the feng shui is really good, and it is worthy of being carefully selected by Princess Taiping - in terms of the identity of the above official Wan'er, this is already the best place that Princess Taiping can find, and if there is a better one, it will be left to the future emperor's mausoleum.
The funeral procession traveled all the way, and after arriving, seeing that there was still an hour before the auspicious time of the burial, Li Longji first obtained the consent of Princess Taiping before ordering everyone to rest and eat.
Along the way, Li Longji walked in the forefront, chatting happily with the courtiers and generals who led the team—dealing well with middle and lower-level officials, which was still a skill he had cultivated when he was in Luzhou.
Xiao Jiangyuan was also riding a horse, not far behind Li Longji, and when he saw his own Ah Lang so easily, his eyes couldn't help but be a little obsessed. She had to admit that she really liked his deep and smiling appearance. In fact, the Great Sage Queen of the year often looked like this, perhaps because men and women were different, these two people had the same look, but the feeling she felt was completely different.
She didn't understand it before, but after experiencing these things recently, she finally understood that just as men and women are inferior, reverence and love are two completely different things.
Her standard smile has a softer arc, adding a bit of fresh vitality, Li Longji smiled and glanced sideways, and the corners of his lips were hooked.
An hour passed quickly. The funeral rites of the second rank of the inner wife, since the Ministry of Rites adheres to the charter, there are almost no places where the prince and the princess of Zhenguo need to participate in person, in fact, the funeral road, the two of them can not come at all, if this is the case, the officials of the Ministry of Rites will relax a little.
They couldn't see that the prince was starting to compete with the princess of Zhenguo, but what did this matter to them?
This is good, the two gods are not talking, but also want to participate everywhere, the etiquette that could have been simplified or even omitted at all, actually did it from the beginning to the end, these two are in high positions, naturally leisurely, but they are tired.
Finally, the red tape was over, and all the burial goods had to be moved into the burial chamber, and then the sand and mud bricks were sealed, and the funeral ceremony was completed. The handling process was very smooth, so it was very fast. There was silence all around, and the sound of the soldiers carrying the soldiers shredding was obvious and harsh.
At this time, Princess Taiping was too lazy to maintain the smile on her face. She looked fixedly at the burial goods that would have been available in a tomb, so shabby and filled into Wan'er's tomb, and her heart was twisted, but she couldn't say anything. She could only secretly swear that in the coming day, even if she disturbed Wan'er's peace, she would fill this tomb again. And these rags, she will smash them with her own hands, and then throw them into the mansion of the five kings that will be ruined!
Cui Xiang kept squinting at Xiao Jiangyuan, his face was a little gloomy - the matter of the funeral goods must have been instructed by the prince, she was a celebrity around the prince, it was impossible not to know, and she would definitely be able to stop it a little, at least she could look good when she was buried, but she obviously didn't.
Xiao Jiangyuan knew that Cui Yu was looking at him, but he didn't intend to pay attention to him. In her eyes, Cui Xiang is already an outcast-like person, who can't become a big climate and can't make any big things. She watched Shangguan Wan'er's tomb fill up little by little, and she felt a sense of relief in her heart.
It turns out that she cares so much about her death......
After the funeral goods had been moved, the officials of the Ministry of Rites first glanced at Princess Taiping, and saw that she looked unwilling to speak, so he bowed his hand to Li Longji without a trace: "His Royal Highness the Prince, you can enter the ground." ”
Li Longji glanced at Xiao Jiangyuan, took a deep breath, turned his eyes to look at Princess Taiping's face, and said solemnly: "Wait." ”
Princess Taiping only felt that something was wrong, and met Li Longji's gaze, her eyebrows frowned slightly, but she forced a smile and said, "What does San Lang mean by this?" ”
"There is something that must be done before it can be grounded." Li Longji said.
Princess Taiping's eyes narrowed slightly: "Which one?" ”
Li Longji turned to face Shangguan Wan'er's tomb and said loudly, "Someone is coming." ”
Ge Fushun and Chen Xuanli immediately surrounded the tomb with their respective men and horses - thinking that after driving Princess Taiping to Puzhou, Li Dan would combine the left and right Wanqi and the left and right Yulin armies into the four armies of the North Gate, and let Ge Fushun and Chen Xuanli and others lead them.
Now that he learned that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Duke of Zhenguo were accompanying him to the funeral, he immediately decided to personally lead the army to escort him, which gave Li Longji a lot of convenience.
Princess Taiping's heart was in her heart - Ge Fushun and Chen Xuanli are both Li Sanlang's people, if Li Sanlang doesn't do anything, he will also be sent to this tomb......
She didn't think that Li Dan would choose to abolish the crown prince for her sake, but it was easier to confuse the truth and reverse black and white.
After Li Longji finished speaking, he stopped, and kept waiting for his aunt's reaction, but he couldn't wait left and right, only to see his aunt standing stiffly, not saying anything. He was a little confused, so he listened to what Xiao Jiangyuan said in his ear, and then he understood. If you kill your aunt here, it's not impossible......
But he didn't dare to gamble easily, his Aya's mind was definitely the most gambling thing in the world.
So from the beginning, he never had the idea of killing Princess Taiping. He gave an order, but it was prepared for the living Princess Taiping: "Smash." ”
Before Princess Taiping could react, she saw that Ge Fushun, Chen Xuanli and others had already led the army to narrow the encirclement, and entered the tomb in turn, the long knife flew like lightning, and the sound of breaking was endless, and most of the burial goods were destroyed in a short time.
"Stop!" Princess Taiping immediately rushed forward and was furious, but Ge Fushun and the others didn't listen at all, and their movements still didn't stop. She couldn't bear it anymore, and turned her head to glare at Li Longji angrily, "What are you doing?!" ”
"Although Shangguan Zhaorong was posthumously sealed, it was only due to the benevolence of the saint, which could not change the fact that she was a sinner. Even if she enjoys the tomb specifications of the second grade, she will have to be different from the heroes and wives of the other second grades, so as to show the justice of my Tang Dynasty and not make the heroes chill. Li Longji first said very seriously, and then after a pause, he regained his smile, and his tone was a little more relaxed, "It is precisely because of this that the funeral goods look shabby, in order to be less distressed when they are smashed, after all, the treasury has to pay for it, San Lang is the country's capital, and now the country has just recuperated, so it is good to save some money for the country." ”
"You ......"
"Aunt rest assured, this matter has already been told to Aya long before leaving, when San Lang said goodbye to Aye, and Aya agrees very much, otherwise San Lang would not dare to be so presumptuous in front of his aunt."
By this time, the sound of shattering had stopped, and it was too late. Princess Taiping no longer paid attention to Li Longji, and only slowly walked to the door of the tomb. She glanced at them silently, and remembered them all.
"It's good now, let's go to the ground." Li Longji ordered.
The officials did not hesitate any longer, and went directly to Princess Taiping to ask her to leave. After another half an hour, the earth in the tomb was filled, and all that remained was to lay all the masonry on it, and then plant the saplings in the predetermined directions, and thus it was over. If he doesn't go back to Chang'an, he is afraid that he will have to stay here tonight, so he walked up to Princess Taiping and said, "Auntie, please." ”
Princess Taiping smiled softly, raised her eyes and stared into Li Longji's eyes: "The prince pleases first." ”
Li Longji didn't have any excuses this time: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." With that, he walked in front of Princess Taiping and walked to his mount.
Li Longji was followed by Xiao Jiangyuan, Princess Taiping could easily let Li Longji go, but she didn't plan to let Xiao Jiangyuan go like this. She stared at Xiao Jiangyuan's indifferent face, gritted her teeth and asked in a low voice, "You don't feel anything at all?" ”
Li Longji obviously heard it, and his footsteps suddenly stopped.
When he just said "smash", he couldn't help but glance at Xiao Jiangyuan, but found that her eyes only widened slightly, and she returned to normal in an instant.
Xiao Jiangyuan first bowed to Princess Taiping before smiling and saying, "The slave maid is a little surprised, because His Royal Highness has never told the slave maid about this matter. ”
Princess Taiping sneered, "Why did he tell you? Why does he have to tell you before he can do it? Who you think you are, at best, is just a dog that can bark under his hands, and he doesn't need to pay attention to your thoughts and feelings, just do what is good for him. ”
"But......" Xiao Jiangyuan sighed, "The slave maid thinks that His Highness has done a very good job this time, so that Huiwen Zhaorong under Jiuquan will not be able to bear such a heavy blessing, so that his soul will be restless, and he can also protect the law of the Tang Dynasty." The saint and the saint, so that he can achieve both, is the most meritorious way to do it—doesn't the princess think so? ”
"Good...... Good...... What a loyal dog! Princess Taiping laughed angrily, "I'll see how long you can get!" ”
Xiao Jiangyuan's smile did not change, he only raised his eyes slightly, and there was a flash of essence in his eyes, revealing a bit of fierceness that he did not have on weekdays: "I hope the princess will think twice before acting." ”
There is tension here, but in the eyes of others, it seems that Princess Taiping has also begun to win over Xiao Changzhi beside the prince, and all the officials can't help but sigh secretly at the same time, the prince is the capital of the country after all, and no matter how powerful the princess of Zhenguo is, she is only a princess, after all, it is different.
Oh my God, when will it become the end?
Although he heard Xiao Jiangyuan say that, Li Longji did not relax in the slightest, and his gaze at Xiao Jiangyuan was still deep, with a hint of exploration and a little shame and unease. He wanted to get to Xiao Jiangyuan's side, but he was riding horses all the way, and there was a difference between respect and inferiority, so he had no chance at all. finally returned to the East Palace, he wanted to retreat from everyone and say a few words to Xiao Jiangyuan, but he was surrounded by his wives and concubines.
Wang Jun smiled and was blessed: "Congratulations to San Lang, Yang Liangyuan is happy." ”
The swan song of the Tang Dynasty