Emperor Xingyuan decided to personally go outside the city to greet him, and this plan naturally attracted a lot of opposition.

Facing several ministers who dissuaded him, Emperor Xingyuan's face was cold: "I took the queen home, where is it not in accordance with the rules?" ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu said boldly: "The queen is the mother of a country, and the harem is exemplary. The Xin family has been away from the palace for more than ten years, deviant and unheard of, how can he be worthy of His Majesty going out of the city to welcome him? ”

"I think I can afford it."

"The ministers know that Your Majesty is a person of great affection, but if Your Majesty goes out of the city to greet him, it doesn't hurt to make the people feel that the rules are broken, and it is not conducive to the stability of the society." The Ministry of Rites is still bitter.

Emperor Xingyuan flicked his sleeves and sneered: "Some emperors, wine ponds and meat forests, indulge in pleasures, and it will take decades to toss the country down." If I go out of the city to welcome my deceased wife, it is not conducive to the stability of the society? ”

The emperor's cold gaze slowly swept over the opposing ministers, and the bulging green tendons on his forehead showed his restrained anger: "I come from a humble background, and I know what the people care about. The people are not so idle, it is you who are idle, and you have the time to dictate to my family affairs, so it is better to put your mind on disaster relief and enriching the treasury! ”

There was no mercy in these words, and the head of the Ministry of Rites was red-faced, and he was very embarrassed.

Emperor Xingyuan looked around at the Ministry of Rites with an expressionless face, looking like he wanted to find a pillar to hit, and his heart hurriedly collided, and he had long wanted to change the temperament of the Ministry of Rites.

Xu was aware of the emperor's vicious thoughts, and the Ministry of Rites was silent and silent.

He is not the only one who opposes it, why should he offend the emperor and seek death and life, and it is not good to be a noble and decent Ministry of Etiquette?

Seeing that the Ministry of Rites had stopped, Emperor Xingyuan asked the others, "Does anyone else have any opinions on my family affairs?" ”

The ministers lowered their heads and said in unison: "The ministers don't dare, Your Majesty is Shengming." ”

Emperor Xingyuan wants to go out of the city, and the officials have to follow. Deng Gelao, who was walking in the team, frowned tightly and spoke to Zhang Shoufu in a low voice.

"I can't persuade the emperor to go out of the city to welcome Queen Xin's coffin today, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to prevent Queen Xin from being buried in the imperial tomb another day."

If there was no Xin Mu, Empress Xin would be buried in the imperial tomb as the queen, and it would not matter to them at all.

Queen Xin won the hearts of the people again back then, there was no power of her mother's family, no heirs to continue, what does it matter where a pair of dry bones are buried.

But it's different with Xin Mu. Once Empress Xin retains her name as empress, Xin Mu may become the prince of the Emperor, or even the monarch of Great Xia.

What an heir who has been nurtured by Empress Xin's thoughts means to them is self-evident.

Zhang Shoufu glanced ahead, his eyes were deep: "The emperor insisted on going out of the city to greet him, not only because of Empress Xin's ......"

I am afraid that it was Xin Mu who did so many big things on his southward trip this time, gained so many people's hearts, and let the emperor see the ability of this son, so that he was determined to keep the name of Empress Xin's queen.

It can only be said that this son is really angry.

Zhang Shoufu sighed deeply.

Emperor Xingyuan went out of the city for ten miles and saw the team coming slowly.

The procession moved slowly, and it was huge.

As an emperor who has been on the battlefield countless times, Emperor Xingyuan felt that something was wrong at a glance.

The number of people is not right, there are too many.

With a slight doubt, Emperor Xingyuan hurried over.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty has personally come to pick up the hundreds of officials."

After listening to the report, King Xiu immediately went to see Xin Yu.

Of course, he wouldn't be sentimental, thinking that his father was here to pick him up.

Xin Yu rode on his horse and looked at the group that was coming this way.

That person came to greet his mother's coffin in person?

She looked back at the coffin pulled by the carriage in the procession.

"Xin waits for the edict, let's go over quickly." Xiuwang reminded gently.

Xin Yu nodded slightly.

A few people in the team, led by King Xiu, quickly whipped up, turned over and dismounted when they got closer, and knelt on the ground to say goodbye.

Emperor Xingyuan got out of the car, took a step forward, and his voice trembled a little: "Hurry up." ”

His gaze fell firmly on Xin Yu's face, and he did not hide his excitement.

The young man who had been concerned for many days stood in front of him, and although he was tired from hurrying, his spirit was much better than he thought.

"It's finally back." In front of the hundred officials and nobles, Emperor Xingyuan didn't say much, and nodded to Xin Yu.

"Your Majesty is worried." Xin Yu bowed his head slightly, making people unable to see the emotion.

"On this trip to the south, you saved the people, exterminated the bandits, and lived up to your mother's teachings."

did not live up to my expectations - Emperor Xingyuan said silently in his heart.

Even if he didn't say the latter words, for the civil and military officials, the emperor's attitude was very obvious.

The emperor really values Xin Mu, but he ...... to King Xiu

Many people quietly looked at King Xiu, but they saw that King Xiu's face was calm, and even the corners of his lips were smiling.

King Xiu didn't care at all?

"Wechen just does it from his heart." The young man standing opposite the hundred officials said without being surprised.

"What a good one to do with his heart!" Emperor Xingyuan stretched out his hand to Xin Yu, "Come, accompany me to pick up your mother." ”

Xin Yu bowed his head and arched his hand: "Yes." ”

Emperor Xingyuan's outstretched hand hung in the air and took it back.

The people who saw this scene were still not clever enough, and the emperor asked him to support him, but he didn't catch such a big glory.

King Xiu saw it in his eyes, and his eyelashes moved.

The procession escorting Empress Xin's coffin was already approaching, and Emperor Xingyuan simply walked and greeted him.

The guards who walked in front saw the Son of Heaven coming, and knelt down on both sides, and the people behind knelt together, revealing the coffin on the carriage in front.

Emperor Xingyuan walked over step by step, tears welling up in his eyes.

He held the dark and cold coffin, and his voice was choked: "Xinxin, let's go home." ”

His voice was soft, but it was carried to Xin Yu's ears by the wind.

Xin Yu pursed her lips tightly, bowed her head and knelt in front of Queen Xin's coffin, and a tear fell and smashed on the cold and hard road.

The cry came: "Sister-in-law-"

The eldest princess of Zhaoyang held the wheel with one hand and stroked the black coffin with the other, and tears fell in her eyes.

Kong Rui helped his mother and cast worried eyes at the young man who was kneeling on the ground and weeping silently.

In this situation, all the officials and nobles, whether they were willing or unwilling, knelt down silently.

After Zhang Shoufu knelt down, he heard Deng Ge's unwilling sigh.

The Son of Heaven greeted in person, and the eldest princess cried in the coffin, who could not kneel in this situation. But this kneeling is not a tacit acquiescence to Queen Xin's status.

I don't know how long it took, the eldest princess of Zhaoyang poured out her grief in her heart, and said to Kong Rui: "Go and help your cousin get up, don't catch a cold on the ground." ”

Kong Rui walked over and leaned over to help Xin Yu: "Cousin Xin, get up." ”

Xin Yu stood up silently and gently broke away from Kong Rui's hand: "Thank you, cousin." ”

The team began to return to the city, and the original long line became longer.

A military general who came to greet him whispered to the people around him: "Do you feel that the number of people is wrong?" ”

"Not really, but that's not something we worry about."

More than 200 mountain bandits walked at the end of the line, and when they entered the quaint and majestic city gate, Xiao Bayi grabbed the arm of the six masters.

"What's wrong?" The six-master, who was already nervous, was startled.

"Legs, weak legs. I didn't expect us to come in like this. ”