Chapter 38: Funeral
Located in the central hinterland of the Asian camp, the climate of the imperial capital is the most pleasant. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoThe soft wind, the white clouds, and even the sun hanging in the sky, the light emitted by it was so peaceful, and everything seemed so peaceful.
It's just that at this moment, no matter how warm and pleasant the sun is, it is difficult to dispel the clouds that are dense in the imperial capital. Because the entire imperial capital has fallen into endless mourning and desolation.
As a heroic figure who has been trying his best to shape in the next era, the existence of the marshal has always been the strongest backing in people's hearts. And the emergence of the fourth marshal today has brought the marshal hero system of the camp to the peak. There has been no breakthrough for three thousand years, and everyone knows what the appearance of the fourth marshal means. However, before the fourth marshal could actually assume the post of marshal, the infinite illusions that existed in people's hearts had quietly collapsed. Overnight, half of the four pillars of the camp were broken, and the pillars supporting the Imperial Capital Mansion suddenly collapsed in two, and no matter who it was, it was uncontrollable to feel uneasy and hopeless.
From the moment the first rays of sunlight appeared in the morning, some people knew the news, and some even witnessed the bodies of the two marshals. Yes, Zuo Congrong and the others did not deliberately hide anything, from the moment they entered the city gate, they held the bodies of Zuo Congwen and others step by step, slowly walked forward, and walked slowly along the most prosperous Suzaku Street in the imperial capital, which also leads directly to the imperial palace. Zuo Congrong's thoughts are very simple, whether it is the two marshals or Suoxia, they all gave their lives for the life and death of mankind, so when they return to their hometowns, at least let them be decent and retain the last glory.
Emperor Du, the length of Suzaku Street is also 20 kilometers, the three of them entered the city in the early morning, and now it is more than three o'clock, and the three of them have traveled more than half of the distance. In these three times, they still don't know what happened specifically, but from more and more onlookers, they can still guess a clue.
The people who came to watch were generally divided into two kinds, one was to know the news of the death of the two marshals and came to mourn the death of the marshal, and the other was to know the death of the marshal and came to confirm their identities. But no matter what, in the end, they still care about the life and death of the marshal and hope to do their part for the marshal.
Zuo Congrong was expressionless and walked step by step. In the past ten days, his emotions have recovered as before, the impact of his eldest brother's death has subsided, and now all he thinks about in his heart is how to find out the murderer hiding in the camp.
In fact, Zuo Congwen did not explain the last words at the beginning, and he can now deduce the conclusion that there is an inner ghost. But Zuo Congwen's last words gave him another message. Zuo Congwen obviously didn't know that there were internal ghosts in advance, and in a short period of time, from fighting to running through the meridians, Zuo Congwen obviously didn't have much time to think about the problem of internal ghosts. Since he was able to come to that conclusion, he must have intuitively accepted this information. That is, among the three of them, there must be anyone who has seen or felt the existence of this inner ghost.
Since Zuo Congwen didn't know who the inner ghost was, then it was clear that Zuo Congwen was not a person who had seen the inner ghost, Soxian was born in Cloud City since she was a child, and she didn't know much about the affairs of the imperial capital, so probably it wouldn't be her, and the only one left was Jon. As for Jon, maybe the target range is too large, after all, Jon has lived for hundreds of years and knows a lot of colleagues, but since he can participate in intercepting them, it is clear that the strength of this person's ability is at least the level of a strong person.
"Elder Zuo!"
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"Elder Zuo, please stay. β
"Huh?"
"We are ordered to greet the two marshals again, and ask Elder Zuo to bury the marshal. The chief guard explained respectfully.
At this time, Zuo Congrong noticed that they had unconsciously walked through most of the Vermilion Bird Street. At this point, there is already a palace guard of honor to greet you.
The two marshals died in a foreign land, and now that they have returned, they naturally have to put on a sufficient standard of etiquette. Ten miles away, the guard of honor was already set up to welcome the two marshals and the Holy Sacrament.
"Where will you send it after it is handed over to you?"
"Holy Sages' Temple, may I ask what else Elder Zuo commands?"
"It's nothing, I'm going to take Marshal Zuo Congwen's body away in a few days, and now I know the specific location, and it's more convenient when the time comes." Okay, there's nothing to do with you, let's go. β
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"Sister Fei Ya, what are your plans?" Zuo Congrong asked, following behind the honor guard.
"Tomorrow I will arrange an airship to send my sister back to Cloud City. Here's the thing...... , you should pay more attention. β
"We will. The things that the eldest brother confessed before he died, there is also Sister Lao Feiya. β
"Hmm. What are you two going to do next?"
"What else can I plan, when this side is over, we will also go to Cloud City, meet with you, and see where the two of them should be buried at that time. As for the rest, wait until the eldest brother's funeral is settled. β
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The two marshals had an accident at the same time, and they also died in human infighting, such a major event, and the entire camp has never seen such a shocking thing in three thousand years. On the third day after the state funeral of the two marshals, the imperial capital Xun convened a parliament and began to discuss the affairs of all parties.
"Chen Shuai, this is your military's business, what should you do. The emperor first turned his gaze to Chen Zhe.
"There is revenge, there is revenge. Since someone has attacked the military, it is natural to fight back. β
"Chen Shuai, since the other party has the strength to intercept and kill the two marshals, it is clear that the opponent's combat power is also not to be reckoned with, and it is better to be cautious with Chen Shuai alone. As soon as he heard Chen Zhe being so tough, the right minister immediately persuaded him.
"Then the right phase means, the marshal of our military died in such an unknown way?
"Chen Shuai is not in a hurry, the meaning of the right minister is just to let us think about it in the long run, Qiao Shuai had an accident this time, isn't it also because of greed for merit and recklessness that he made a big mistake. β
"You fart. If it weren't for you people who don't know the suffering of the world, the military would have already sent troops to level the ghost town, why did you get to such a point? Not only did he not miss Marshal Jon, but he even insulted him, where could Chen Zhe endure it, and immediately scolded him.
"Okay, okay, I didn't convene your council to let you come here to quarrel, and Chen Shuai also dissipated his anger. Zuo Congrong, you are also a member of this trip to the ghost town, you, what do you think. After the emperor stopped the two at the right time, he threw the conversation to Zuo Congrong.
"I can't talk about ideas, the parliament naturally has the ideas of the parliament, and I don't dare to say more. But there is one thing, before his death, the eldest brother instructed me to bury him and his fiancΓ©e Sosia together after his death, and asked the emperor to decree that I should take the body of the eldest brother out of the Pantheon. β
"Well, I'll do it for you when the council is over. Do you have any other ideas?" As if looking forward to Zuo Congrong's decision, Zuo Congrong had obviously pushed back once, but the emperor still asked without giving up.
"Nope. β
"Then, what do you think of Chen Shuai's proposal just now?"
"I agree with what the right minister is, and it should be considered in the long run. β
"Why?" the emperor asked with some surprise, a frown.
Obviously, the emperor didn't expect Zuo Congrong to give such an answer. In his opinion, Zuo Congrong is young and vigorous, and his actions are all based on enthusiasm, so he should be more energetic. What's more, Zuo Congwen and Jon have just been killed, and it shouldn't be possible for Zuo Congrong to calm down and agree with the right minister.
"Because ......"
"Because there are moles in the camp. Zuo Congrong almost blurted out this sentence. But as soon as the words came to his mouth, Zuo Congrong immediately woke up, and now there was a mixture of fish and dragons in the council field, and the people who leaked their whereabouts before were very likely to exist here, and going out rashly would only make the inner ghosts vigilant, but it was not conducive to catching the inner ghosts.
"Because of what?" Seeing Zuo Congrong's spitting, Chen Zhe couldn't help but ask.
"Because the military is now lacking in combat strength and the opponent is strong, when the three of us gods went, in the end, I was the only one who escaped by luck. Therefore...... "I really can't go out, Zuo Congrong can only give a very irresponsible answer against his will."
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After these words, Bai Ye and Chen Zhe's eyes instantly became sharp, although they didn't say anything, but the gaze staring at him made him feel extremely pierced and ashamed.
"Good, good, good! Lack of combat power, indeed insufficient combat power, and that is exactly the purpose of my parliamentary convening. Now that the military marshal has lost two people, the military's combat strength has suffered a serious setback, and even the people in the imperial capital in recent days are also in panic, worried that the imperial capital will suddenly collapse one day. Under such a premise, should we take some measures to remedy the current situation?"
"It's coming......" Zuo Congrong's heart moved, and said secretly.
Two days ago, Bai Ye had talked to him and conveyed the emperor's meaning to him.
The lack of military commanders and the instability of the people's hearts are all major events that may affect the fundamental situation of the camp, if not properly handled, the turmoil in Mo Ghost City is an internal problem in the imperial capital, and it is enough to make the camp chaotic. However, under such a prerequisite, there is exactly a plan that can solve all the contradictions -- to make Zuo Congrong the marshal.
Zuo Congrong is a man of God, although he is not an orthodox military person, and he has not practiced "Xianchen Song", but if he has Li Yangfan as an example, it probably won't be a problem. And Zuo Congrong is Zuo Congwen's younger brother, and he has to go over in righteousness, and his brother inherits his brother's business and goes out, and it's even a beautiful conversation.
"The loss of two marshals by the military does sound like a big deal, but how can the current world be compared with the ancient times, now the Imperial Capital Magic Regiment still has two permanent residences, Flange and White Night, there are two more gods than in ancient times, even if two people are lost now, what big problems can occur. β