No. 142 "God Save the Dynasty"
Guyu, the sixth of the 24 solar terms, is the last solar term of spring, taken from the meaning of "rain gives birth to a hundred grains".
The funeral of the Holy Emperor was held on the day of Gu Yu.
The required rituals have been carried out, and now the coffin is simply buried in the imperial tomb.
But according to the rules, before the burial, the concubines and princes, including civil and military officials, need to cry in front of the spirit for a period of time to express their reluctance to His Majesty, during which there will be important ministers in the court to recite the emperor's exploits during his lifetime. It is said that some loyal concubines and ministers will even cry and faint in front of the coffin, and only they know whether it is true or not.
Fortunately, the dynasty did not have the bad habit of burying the living, otherwise when these "loyal ministers and martyrs" were stuffed into the imperial tomb, Bao Buqi would cry more sincerely.
After the ceremony, a cadre of people and so on towards the eastern suburbs of the imperial mausoleum, this day happened to be a light rain, the road is inevitably a little slippery, everyone walks cautiously, some of them are delicate and frail masters, but also need the support of the next people.
Of course, there are exceptions.
People who are really sad, where can they care about the slippery roads in the rain, they don't even go to the umbrella one by one, and just walk in the rain.
Wang Quanquan was at the front of the line, his hair had already been wet by the rain, several times Xiao Chunzi wanted to come forward to open an umbrella for him, waved back to him, and he was accompanied by the second prince Wang Zhide and the third princess Wang Bingyao, and two others were not present.
One of them is the current Holy King.
It is said that as the eldest son, it is unreasonable not to attend his father's funeral, but in fact, the court and the central government have no complaints about this.
The reason for this is that this emperor is too hard.
Before the queen mother hanged herself in the palace, Wang Zhixian, as her own son, was already very sad, and she fell seriously ill because of this. As a result, less than a month later, before the illness recovered, the news of his father's death came again.
He was already weak, but now he lost his parents all of a sudden, and he couldn't afford to be sick at all.
Others may not know the inside story, but Wang Bingyao, who has always been like a brother and sister to Wang Zhixian, knows that his time is running out.
The imperial doctor once told her that if His Majesty can get through this pass, he must not work hard anymore, if he insists on going his own way, I am afraid it will be less than a year.
Wang Bingyao, who learned the news, could only cry secretly, she knew best what her brother's temperament was. He seems to be modest on the outside, but he is actually very stubborn on the inside, and now that his father is dead, he will not waste a point.
"The king dies in the community", this is what his father taught him, and it is also his code of conduct.
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The other person who did not show up was the Fifth Prince, Wang Zhiru, who was stationed in the west all the year round and was the main force to resist the Western Red Army.
As soon as the news of the death of Emperor Sheng'en came out of the palace, the spies of the four major foreign races spread it to the outside of the pass, except for Beitu, who had just suffered a defeat in the dynasty not long ago, the other three clans, even including Nanqiang, who was subdued by the dynasty, were all ready to move.
Among them, Xichi, who was rejected by Wang Zhiru, was the most active, and there have been frequent news of troop transfers recently.
Xichi is in a relatively awkward position among the four ethnic groups, in terms of military strength, it is not comparable to the Northern Turkistan, in terms of combat power, it is not as good as the natural anti-bone Nanqiang, and in terms of economy, it is not comparable to Donghan, which has always been famous for trade.
But it is such a small country that no one can compare, but it is the existence that causes the dynasty the most headache.
Therefore, in the face of Xichi's frequent movements, as the commander of the three armies, Wang Zhiru did not dare to slack off, he could only pray that Xichi would be stable for a few days for a while, and he would go back to put incense on his father's emperor, and at the same time meet the imperial brother who had the best relationship with him.
Although he has not returned to Beijing for a long time, he can always hear a lot of rumors about him.
……
The rain gradually increased, but the dark clouds in the sky gradually decreased.
The road to the mountain had become muddy, and several of the old ministers of the court had broken their legs and feet, and even fell several times, but they were stunned and did not say a word, but they continued to move forward after getting up with the help of their subordinates.
Wang Quanquan looked at it casually, and his age was comparable to that of Liu Ge.
Most of these old ministers have served for more than 20 years, and it can be said that they have accompanied Emperor Sheng'en all the way, among which there are even many relics of the previous dynasty, and now they are also white-haired people sending black-haired people, and they all show sadness, especially Liu Ge is the deepest.
Wang Quanquan sighed secretly, the departure of Emperor Sheng'en was not only the loss of a disciple for Liu Gelao, but also the loss of a Ming monarch.
Now his respect for Liu Ge Lao has inevitably deepened a little.
Finally, after a three-hour trek, the team finally arrived at the imperial tomb in the eastern suburbs, and at this time, according to Qintian's monitoring, there was less than half an hour left in the auspicious time, so everyone was able to rest for a while.
Wang Quanquan came to Yang Guifei's side, Yang Guifei at this time had already seen sweat on her forehead, and she was in the deep palace all day long, and this trip was particularly difficult for her.
"Mother, let's drink saliva first."
Wang Quanquan handed over a water bladder, Yang Guifei's eyes were red, and after squeezing out a smile at her son, she took the water bladder and drank it in small sips.
Looking around, except for the generals and guards, it was rare to see a few people standing, and a few of them surprised Wang Quanquan, including Wang Zhide, who was already a prince, and Liu Ge Lao, who was still able to walk like a fly.
Needless to say, Liu Ge Lao's demons were not to mention, Wang Quanquan even suspected that he was also a cultivator, after all, Liu Luming, who accompanied his father, was tired at this time.
On the contrary, it was Wang Zhide who impressed him a little, and the other party was still standing straight at this time, without a little tiredness.
Wang Quanquan stepped forward, stood side by side with Wang Quande, and said without words:
"Brother Huang is in good health."
"You're not the same."
This should be the first conversation between the two since the royal authority peeked at the second prince back then.
"Brother Huang often exercises?"
After all, everyone is brothers, and the royal authority doesn't want to be too stiff.
It's just that the other party's face is still cold for thousands of years, and he said bluntly: "No." ”
“……”
The king's power is completely gone, and he is not a high-ranking monk, so he really can't say that the iron tree is blooming.
Wang Bingyao, who was squatting on the side, looked at the two of them with curiosity on her face, but her eyes still stayed on Wang Quanquan for the most part.
"The auspicious time has come!"
The officials of the Qin Heavenly Prison shouted loudly, breaking the silence, and everyone at the scene got up one after another, respectfully waiting for this moment.
Next, they didn't need to enter the Imperial Tomb, they just needed to stand outside the Imperial Tomb, and as the coffin was carried in, sobs were heard from the scene.
The door was sealed, the soil was covered, and when everything was completed, the weather began to clear.
Under the sunlight, the whole hillside suddenly warmed up, standing on the hillside and looking into the distance, the plain in the distance is verdant, it is the wheat that has been watered by the rain.
"God bless the dynasty."
I don't know who said this sentence in the crowd, the speaker had no intention, but it remained in everyone's hearts.
The most powerful people of the dynasty gathered on the hillside, looking at the green farmland in the distance and the people who were already working in it.
This scenery is both poetic and picturesque.
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