Chapter 83: Farewell
After the seven-day vigil, Wang Ai's body was about to be buried, and in front of the general's mansion, a funeral procession of more than 30 people slowly advanced towards the ancestral tomb of the Wang family.
Zhao Mo held the spiritual seat in his hand, followed by Wang Zhao and Wang Ling, and the three of them walked side by side at the front of the team.
On the carriage behind him, Wang Ai's coffin was pulled.
Zhang Leshan followed the carriage, throwing paper money all the way, tears pouring out from his only remaining eye.
As the procession reached the corner, the funeral procession stopped.
Wang Ling looked up, and the streets were crowded with people who had come to see him off, and those who had believed rumors and cursed Wang Ai were among them.
These days, a group of people who appeared out of nowhere made public what happened that morning, and expressed Wang Ai's unknown sufferings.
When it was learned that the general had died for their sake, the rumors that had existed were no longer important.
It's just a pity that they understood it too late.
Some veterans who had fought with Wang Ai and retreated, as well as the common people who had received Wang Ai's favor, followed the team unhurriedly.
They also had to see off Wang Ai.
The flow of people gathered more and more, and the people who accompanied them cried and wailed along the way, and the scene was very spectacular.
Upstairs in Yaoyu, a middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian stood by the window, with a fan stuck in the back of his head, and made a big salute to the funeral procession below.
Chi Buyan looked at the flow of people who were gradually moving away, and said leisurely: "Those who are for the country and the people should be sent off by all the people, Brother Wang, go all the way!" ”
I don't know how long it took to walk, and the mighty team finally came to the ancestral tomb of the Wang family.
The ancestral cemetery of the royal family is located between the green hills outside the city of Kyoto, facing Kyoto from afar.
Emperor Wei Gao of Yuanxing and hundreds of civil and military officials were waiting here early.
Since ascending the throne, Wei Gao has been busy with government affairs every day, and has canceled all the activities that can be canceled as much as possible.
It not only saves the treasury expenses, but also frees up time to review the memorabilia sent from all over the country.
In addition to the annual spring festival, he has never appeared in public, in terms of diligence alone, among the previous emperors, he is definitely ranked in the top three, and in terms of martial arts, he deserves to be ranked first.
is definitely a good emperor of civil and martial arts.
The people who followed couldn't help but be a little frightened when they saw this scene, and the first to see it was the first to shout: "It's Your Majesty!" ”
After hearing the shouts of His Majesty, the people looked around, and more and more people craned their necks to see the emperor's true face, and then they were surprised one by one.
"The four princes are here, and Princess Liuzhao is also here."
"There are so many princes and ministers, they are all here to give the general a funeral?"
Although he should be called King Gu An now, the people are still used to calling Wang Ai a general.
"Nonsense, of course I'm here for the general's funeral, otherwise what else can I do? Anyway, what does Princess Liuzhao look like! Is it good-looking? The one in front of the station helped me take a look! ”
One person sneered: "What does it have to do with you, can you still be a colt?" ”
In the royal queue, a light gauze warm sedan chair was settled, and the white light gauze curtain was slightly swayed by the wind, and a graceful shadow was faintly visible, but the appearance was not clear.
Wang Ling also saw the warm sedan chair, but he only glanced at it lightly and withdrew his gaze.
"I said a few of you, see if you can distinguish the occasion, the general's body is still in front!"
"......", these open-mouthed people were reminded like this, and found that the people next to them were looking at them fiercely.
Instantly realized that he was speechless, and hurriedly said a few words of apology to the people beside him, and bowed to Wang Ai's hearse.
A little girl sat on her father's shoulder, looked at these people with big eyes sparkling, leaned down and asked, "Dad, which is Princess Liuzhao?" ”
"Uh......", with the experience of those people, he looked around in a panic, fortunately, no one had any concerns with a female doll.
Only then did he explain in a low voice: "There is only one princess in our Jingguo, so it is easy to recognize, have you seen the sedan chair covered with white veil?" Sitting there is Princess Liuzhao. ”
In fact, Princess Liuzhao's warm sedan chair was originally red yarn, and for an occasion like today, it was specially changed to white yarn.
The little girl followed the direction pointed by her father, and really saw a sedan chair covered with white veil, and she only felt that the sedan chair looked so beautiful, and she couldn't help but envy it.
She leaned down again, this time with a larger amplitude than the one just now, and a fleshy little face hung upside down in front of her father: "Daddy, is Princess Liuzhao also here to see off the general?" ”
The man was first startled by the little girl's actions, and hurriedly held her steady with his hand, and then said with a calm face: "Yes, she is also here to see off the general." ”
After listening to her father's words, the little girl was happy for some reason, her two hands gestured in mid-air, and she smiled happily: "Then this general must be a good person!" ”
From the beginning of the conversation between the father and daughter, the people walking beside them were attracted by the conversation between the father and daughter.
When she heard the little girl say, 'The general is a good man', the old woman walking next to the man, with a kind smile, couldn't help but ask the little girl: "Girl, why do you say that?" ”
The little girl smiled innocently and replied, "Because the uncles and aunts have come to see off the general, and Princess Liuzhao has also come, I think he must be a good person, and everyone will come to see him off!" ”
The little girl's father then said, "Yes, the girl is right, he is a good man." For some reason, as he spoke, his eyes became moist.
When the distance between the two groups of people became closer and closer, the people were surprised to find that not only the royal family and civil and military officials saw them off, but even the number and specifications of the funeral objects were second only to the standard when the emperor was buried.
"This kind of battle can almost be regarded as a state funeral..."
"Huh? What do you see is that? ”
Someone stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance, and the people around him were attracted to him and looked in the direction of the person's finger.
I saw a hillside not far from them, black and pressing, at first I couldn't see what it was, and when they took a closer look, they saw that it seemed to be people, many people...
"There are so many people, these people look like an army," said one of them, stretching out his hand to look at him.
"It's the army, that's right, wearing our Jingguo military uniform, this is almost... There must be 3,000 of them, right? "Those who have good eyes can recognize the clothes of those people at a glance
Although the armor was removed, the uniform issued by the army was still easy to recognize.
Few of these people in Kyoto have seen an army of 3,000 people, and at most they have seen a city defense battalion of 100 people patrolling the streets.
An army of 3,000 people, with a stern appearance and a solemn expression, stood in the mountains.
Four figures stood on the top of the mountain, they were the four most powerful generals under Wang Ai, and they were the "four divine blades" that made the enemy smell and change.
These four people stand prominently on the top of the mountain, from left to right, namely: General Anton Bai Zhenxin, General Anxi Lei Lichuan, General Annan Zhu Tianrong and Anbei General Liu Xiaochen.
"Why do I look a little scared..."Some people who had received money before to spread rumors and slander Wang Ai in the market, many of them were mixed in the crowd at this time, and when they saw these 3,000 soldiers, they all shrank into the crowd with a weak heart.
These soldiers were the first to follow Wang Ai to fight on the battlefield, each of them had experienced a hundred battles, and they had just come down from the battlefield not long ago.
Standing there now, even if he doesn't mention a sword or a sword, the killing aura on his body is enough to make these impure people frightened.
The reason why I stood so far was because I was worried that the murderous spirit would not disappear, and I was afraid that I would rush to the taboo.
But for the funeral of the great general, they had to be present to see them off.