The Inhumans carried ten coffins and struggled through the rugged mountain road. Ten of the fifty people who were brought out had already died, and four returned to Daliang. The remaining thirty-six people, led by a public attendant, temporarily took on the role of coachman. Although they are all swordsmen or pedestrians who are both civil and military, at this time, their hearts have turned into ashes, and they only use simple and heavy physical work to reduce the melancholy and loss in their hearts. I thought that following the prince as the hostage beam was the way to get ahead, but unexpectedly, the will of heaven was unpredictable, and the prince died suddenly in such a way, and as guards, they all had the crime of poor guarding! Back in Xianyang, they will all be held accountable, and it is very likely that they will be questioned for capital crimes, or even exterminated. Their only hope was that they would have some titles that they could use to offset their punishment, and that they would be satisfied if they could save their families' lives. - If you flee, your whole family will definitely suffer.

From Chenggao to Xianyang, it was supposed to pass through Luoyang. However, this convoy carried coffins, and it was inconvenient to enter such a prosperous world, so they chose to bypass the city and pick up secluded roads along the way. When resting, I usually find a small town to live in, and sometimes I even squeeze under the eaves of other people's houses, catch some rainwater, and eat some fried corn. This is not only the case with those retinues who are both civil and military, but also Gongzi Yiren, the five doctors, the clansmen, judges, and retainers...... It's all the same, it seems that everyone's mood is not very good, and they deliberately suffer some hardships to offset the pain in their hearts.

Sleeping in the open all the way, and after ten days, I finally entered Hangu Pass. Guan Wei had already received the order, the prince's entourage was immediately taken into custody, the coffin was taken care of by the Hangu Pass garrison, and Yiren and his party also stayed at Hangu Pass for the time being, waiting for orders for further action. The judge and the five doctors transcribed a copy of the results of their investigation and sent it to Xianyang in an urgent mail.

Ten days later, the pedestrians and the five doctors who sent the envoy to Liang returned with the entourage who stayed in Liang Xiyi. All the attendants, along with the three women and their servants, were also imprisoned and awaited their release.

In Xianyang City, uneasiness fills everyone's hearts...... In the last dynasty, it was no longer presided over by the "four nobles", but by An Guojun and Zhang Lu, which made the officials who were familiar with the style of the marquis, Huayang and others very uncomfortable. What's more, this guest secretary who was appointed to preside over the military looks so old and in such poor health, as if a gust of wind will blow him apart, can he go to the front line to command the war? Look at the marquis, a man in his seventies, his figure is still so tough, standing on the car like an upright spear, pointing straight to the sky! Keqing looks old and doesn't say anything, his temper is still big, and he will be dismissed and replaced if he disagrees, and in the past two months, nearly half of the officials who can enter the hall are newly promoted.

Just when the officials were panicking and everyone was in danger, the news of the prince's drowning came again. The king of Qin went down to the ministers to agree on a plan of treatment. An Guojun and Zhang Lu took the lead, and the lieutenants, Wei Wei, Lang Zhong, Taifu, Tingwei, Dianke, Fengchang, Zongzheng, Shaofu, and Neishi were collectively in place, and the whole country revolved around coping with the death of the crown prince.

In the event of an emergency, the entire Qin State immediately began to operate efficiently. Each department has proposed a response to its area of responsibility and appointed corresponding officials; After being reviewed by An Guojun and Zhang Lu, it was summarized and reported to King Qin for approval. As for the candidates who went to Chenggao to welcome the prince's coffin, the king of Qin specially instructed that An Guojun should select them from among the adult sons. Everyone guessed that An Guojun should send his eldest son or sister-in-law as an envoy, but unexpectedly, An Guojun sent the youngest concubine among the adult sons! Some people privately think that this is disrespectful to the prince. However, since neither King Qin nor Zong Zheng raised different opinions, the opinions of these people were not publicly expressed.

Sending an envoy to greet the prince's coffin is only a small part of the whole process, which already includes a series of complex and contradictory tasks such as stabilizing the mood of the followers, maintaining internal stability, investigating and holding accountable, and coordinating internal and external relations. Throughout the country, interior, diplomatic, governmental, military, engineering, commercial, vigilance...... A series of departments must take action to form a complete system and operate in a coordinated manner. An Guojun and Zhang Lu, two people who seem to be sick and crooked, have burst out with strong organizational and coordination skills: An Guojun sits in the center, Zhang Lu handles it specifically, and many difficult things can be solved smoothly after the coordination of the two, and King Qin only needs to write the word "can". In the course of the incident, all the ministers also saw Zhang Lu's excellent command and coordination ability and affinity, and he was like two people who wanted to be removed from his post at every turn!

The news of the arrival of the prince's coffin in Hangu reached Xianyang, and at the same time, the Tingwei Mansion and the Guowei Mansion were engaged in the investigation of the prince's entourage. Ting Wei and Guo Wei reviewed the case documents separately and came to Zhang Lu and An Guojun to report. Both of them first stated that the prince's entourage "respectfully mourned", "answered all the questions one by one", "the love is endless", "everything said the same", "and what he said is the same", "and what he said and things are the same", "and all are exhausted", and then according to the report, they recounted the situation at that time: "The water has no omen, the vortex rises, the first boat enters first, the second boat follows, and the three boats want to leave but cannot be obtained, and they are also trapped." In an instant, the three boats were overturned and the level was the same. "At that time, the guards all took small boats, and entered the front and rear of the big boat, and the incident was not as good as ever, and the level was the same, and the boat was broken. When it was young, there were people and victims who came out intermittently. He was picked up by boat, and returned to the shore, but there was no one alive. "I have to count the corpses in one day, and the young master and Wei have all the jokes, but they don't see the prince." He returned to the boat to Chenggao, asked for help from Yu Shou, and got his help, and the next day he got the body of the prince at the bottom of the river, and the body of others. The remaining two are still unavailable. "It is to enshrine ten coffins, and wait for the crime to become a god."

Speaking of the culpability of everyone, the national lieutenant theory is based on the law of "losing the main general, and all the servants are beheaded", and advocates sentencing the entourage to beheading. Tingwei believed that this matter should not be based on the battle formation, but should be punished by theft.

An Guojun was a little angry and said: "If you lose the prince, you are a national thief!" How can the Lord be a thief and a thief! May we discuss it again! “

Tingwei said: "The ministers will follow the laws of Qin and discuss their crimes." Qin Lu did not lose the crime of the prince and the national thief. May the prince observe it! “

Zhang Lu hurriedly took it over and said, "Wei Qing and others should be reconciled with the law." You can go down to the courtiers to discuss it, and please ask the king to get his wishes! “

All three said yes.

The next day, the state lieutenant and the court lieutenant were sent to the courtiers for discussion, and some people immediately suggested that the guilt was too light, especially the court lieutenant discussed that it was a theft, and it was not possible to use people as things. Some people have proposed that the loss of the prince should be regarded as a conspiracy; Tingwei said: "He lost the prince, and if he had an accident, he could not plot against him." “

Another person said: "The national lieutenant has lost the main general, and he is close to it, but it is still not possible." If you lose the owner, you will go north, and you will be close! ”

Tingwei still retorted: "The prince's envoy is Yu Yi, not a battle formation; The death of the prince is also, and the mission is not disgraced, and he is still in Qin! ”

Everyone debated repeatedly, but they couldn't get the gist of it, and Ting Wei refuted them one by one. King Qin was a little tired when he heard this, so he asked Zhang Ludao, "What does Zhang Qing think?" ”

Zhang Lu groaned: "The minister was thoughtful, but he didn't understand it, so he didn't dare to speak." ”

King Qin said: "Qing Dan said, the quality is clever. ”

Zhang Lu said: "What the ministers think, the death of the prince, and the fault of the ministers?" Or Wei Zhi's excess? If it weren't for Wei and the prince to threaten him, Yu Qin Suoyi, the prince would still be in Liang. If it weren't for Wei Jian's waterway, the car would have gone to Luoyang, and Mengjin would have crossed the river, and he would have reached the east of the river. How can the ministers be wronged? He followed the guards in the boat, and the ink was all over the river, and the bones of the two sons have not survived so far. The rest of the sons go to the trouble together, what can they do? The water pawn came out of the huge whirlpool, and there was an accident, which was beyond the power of manpower, and it was not appropriate for the ministers to be responsible! It should be blamed on Wei Ye. ”

Zhang Lu's words seemed to remind the ministers of the Qin court: Although there are some strong words, it is better to find a reason to ask for benefits from the Wei State than to punish your own people! Although some people find it difficult to get angry without severely punishing those followers, it is still interesting to use this as an excuse to blackmail Wei Guo. There was a moment of silence in the courtroom.

King Qin looked at An Guojun. An Guojun saluted respectfully: "The minister thinks that Zhang Qing's words are quite desirable, and the public can discuss it in detail to get his way!" ”

King Qin said: "I ordered the two of you and the various divisions to report carefully!" ”

After this major matter was discussed, a few small matters were dealt with, and An Guojun announced the dissolution of the dynasty.

A few days later, the decree reached Hangu, and none of the prince's entourage knew about Wei's treacherous schemes, resulting in the death of the prince's treacherous schemes. The young master is dead, and the five doctors and below will be punished with 30 lashes and fined for one year. There was jubilation in Hangu Pass!

With high-standard etiquette, the prince set up a mourning hall in the Xianyang Palace, and the subjects of the Qin State worshiped one by one, and those under the age of 60 were mourned for half a year.

The envoys who reported the mourning to the princes returned one after another, only Qi, Chu, Wei, Lu and other countries said that they would send ministers to pay tribute, and Sanjin and Yan only expressed their condolences and did not explicitly send people over, as if they were watching something. The ministers sent by the princes presented sacrifices, and the King of Qin received them one by one, and the Queen Mother and the "Four Guis" also occasionally came forward to receive them, and the hosts were Zhang Lu and An Guojun. An Guojun coughed and wheezing, mainly waiting in the mourning hall; Zhang Lu hunched over and spread outside.

It seems that under the influence of An Guojun and Zhang Lu, the Queen Mother, who has always been healthy, also became ill and had bursts of phlegm. The idle "four nobles" quieted down, and quickly showed their old appearance.

Wu Anjun, who was appointed as the county guard, returned to Xianyang to offer sacrifices to the crown prince, and the king of Qin specially summoned him and talked secretly all night.

After half a year of preparation, in September, the cemetery in Zhiyang was completed. The prince stopped in Xianyang Palace for half a year, and the princes who should come to worship also sent people, and if they don't come, they won't come again. The subjects of Xianyang were all dressed in black Qin clothes and covered with white linen, and they lined up in the city of Xianyang, on both sides of the avenue. After a summer of parking, the coffin could not stop the decay, and although countless ice was released, a stench escaped from time to time.

Zong Zheng led the representatives of the Qin clan to sacrifice, Zhang Lu led the ministers to sacrifice, and the princes and envoys who came to attend the funeral offered sacrifices one by one. The King of Qin, the Empress Dowager and the Four Nobles all sent representatives to observe the ceremony. At the sound of Fengchang's orders, eight young people from the clan lifted the coffin and moved to the hearse outside the mourning hall. An Guojun gestured with a mourning staff, and with the support of the princes, followed behind the coffin, and the one who played the spirit flag in front of him was a different person.