A grand funeral was held.

This is a funeral about Zhao Xuanqi.

This is a funeral that Emperor Qianli promised to Zhao Xuanqi.

The legendary state funeral is nothing more than that, even if it is the death of an emperor, it does not have such a grand appearance.

Whether it is someone who hates Zhao Xuanqi, or someone who fears and loves Zhao Xuanqi, they all choose to see Zhao Xuanqi off silently today.

Anyway, twenty or thirty years ago, the scene of the country's broken mountains and rivers is vivid, the year is a great drought, cannibalism, and still not far away, after all, it is Zhao Xuanqi who saved the building in the general, saved countless Li people in dire straits, and also finished repairing the broken mountains and rivers, so that the country is so stable now, and the situation of the unification of the north and the south is obtained.

The hatred of the old bureaucrats for Zhao Xuanqi, and the hatred of the old forces of the imperial court for Zhao Xuanqi's backstabbing, this is the replacement of the old and new forces, this is the alternation of the high-level, and after all, it has not affected the people at the bottom.

They only care about whether they can eat enough, and they can understand the difference between the hard days of the past and the stable and healthy days now, whether it is hybrid rice or calming the war.

The name of the Great General of Thor, the name of the God of Harvest, and the name of the saint are spread all over the world.

The people at the bottom almost worship Zhao Xuanqi like faith, no matter what Zhao Xuanqi does, they only have trust and support.

This time, Zhao Xuanqi was dismissed on the charge of corruption and bribery, and was dismissed by colluding with important officials of the court to form a party and private affairs, and hundreds of people were unfair, but thought that Emperor Qianli was not long-sighted, cursed the emperor, and thought that the emperor secretly killed the Taishi, and there were many accusations for this.

Taishi has such merits, he suffered when he was young, he was displaced for the country, he fought in the north and south, what happened to love a little money when he was old?

If there is no Taishi, the country is absolutely gone, I am afraid that it will fall into hundreds of years of turmoil, the people are not living, mourning is everywhere, he has done so much for the people of the world, so that hundreds of people are fed, love a little money, what's wrong?

As long as it can, I am afraid that there are countless people who are willing to take the initiative to send money to Zhao Xuanqi.

The funeral took place as scheduled.

This grand funeral was held all over the country.

In this huge ceremony, Zhao Xuanqi had already left the bustling Luoyang City, and the carriage he rode in headed towards his hometown, towards Ziyun County, and towards Shixi County.

He is like an indifferent passerby, an emotionless supporting character, leaving the center of this vortex, abandoning everything, and returning to his heart like an arrow.

In the carriage, Zhao Xuanqi opened the curtain, and he could look at the magnificent mountains and rivers outside the window, and he could also see countless people praying for themselves and people grieving for themselves.

Paper money and paper money are everywhere in almost everywhere, and countless people spill paper money on the road, or burn money on the roadside to see off the Taishi.

It was as if there was a rain of paper money all over the world, all over the mountains, all avenues, and the ground were sprinkled with paper money.

This rain of money composed of banknotes is the people's romance for Zhao Xuanqi.

Looking at all this, Zhao Xuanqi thought about it in his heart.

He had many thoughts in his mind.

Includes a summary of the incident.

This time, the reason why he did it so ruthlessly and sacrificed himself was actually a last resort.

In fact, when you go to a high position, many things are forced to do so.

If Emperor Qinglong does not die, then everything is easy to say, all the important ministers of the court and the civil and military officials can be suppressed by Emperor Qinglong, and those heroes and generals are willing to obey Emperor Qinglong's arrangement.

Zhao Xuanqi is gone, and if Emperor Qinglong is here, he can rule the mountains and rivers very well and serve the public.

But he died.

These talents prepared for Emperor Qinglong have become the old ministers of the imperial court, they are high and powerful, they have a large number of generals, they have become the representatives of the forces and interests of the old era, the country is unified, and the interests have been redistributed by these old forces.

When the new emperor ascends the throne, they are the obstacles.

The new emperor was unable to suppress these old courtiers.

These former ministers and civil officials are all veterans of the two dynasties or even the three dynasties, and the military generals are elite generals with great military achievements.

He couldn't have suppressed it.

If Emperor Qianli wants to ascend to the throne and form a new fresh force, he must let the old power group step down, and he must break out conflicts with this old power group.

When Zhu Yuanzhang's son Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that his grandson was young and could not control the important ministers, old ministers and elite generals, so Zhu Yuanzhang's approach was to kill.

Zhu Yuanzhang killed all the ministers of civil and military affairs who could kill them, and all the people who might affect Sun Tzu's ascendancy, killing blood, killing earth-shattering, up and down, killing everyone who should be killed, and killing those who shouldn't be killed.

This is the most iron-clad means.

If you look further in history, there is a more gentle means, that is, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's cup of wine released the military power, and all the military power of the guys who fought the world was removed, and those guys who fought the country lived a stable life of rich people.

However, Zhao Xuanqi can't release the military power with a glass of wine, because the loyal protagonist of the story, Emperor Qianli, is not Zhao Kuangyin, who can fight well, and the protagonist of the story is a little emperor Qianli Emperor who is just 20 years old, he has no connections and no resources, and wants to gain benefits from the old forces.

So

Now in this situation of the Wei State, it can only kill.

Zhao Xuanqi is the center of the old forces, what can he do?

There are only three options he can do.

The first choice is to wait quietly for death, turn a blind eye, don't care about anything, just die plainly, no longer work for the country, die in one night, and die at night with great fame.

Died smoothly and didn't do anything else.

After his death, he was flooded and died peacefully.

The second is to allow contradictions to erupt, and conflicts will eventually erupt between the old forces and the new ones.

With the ability of the little emperor, he couldn't beat the group of arrogant generals who ended the unification war, and the old power group got rid of the new group of the Qianli Emperor.

In the end, Zhao Xuanqi, the core figure of the old power group, was pushed to power, even if Zhao Xuanqi was unwilling to be the emperor, those subordinates had to help him add to the yellow robe, and finally start a new dynasty.

But Zhao Xuanqi has been loyal and righteous for most of his life, and he is a model for the people of the world.

There was no way he could choose this path.

The third option is the one he is making now.

A stroke of stud.

Zhao Xuanqi himself is the head of the old power group, and now the important ministers of the court are basically his team, all of them are the team he prepared for Emperor Qinglong, and they are all some veteran members with deep qualifications, and they are all partners and brothers who fight the world with Zhao Xuanqi.

He directly revolutionized himself, defeated the old force group headed by himself, and carried out the revolution from above.

When he was about to die, take these old brothers and old men away, liquidate them all, bear the infamy, take this old force group away, and obtain their countless properties by the way, make a newbie gift package, and give them all to Emperor Qianli.

Doing this, for the old brothers and fellows, may be ruthless and unjust, sacrificing a small number of them and sacrificing them, civil and military ministers.

But for Emperor Qianli, for the country and for the people, it can make the country stable and prevent the uncertainty and turmoil that may occur after Zhao Xuanqi's death.

In this way, the right can be best transitioned, and the gift package can allow Emperor Qianli to work hard to make some achievements, so that Emperor Qianli can show his skills in the next things and push the country to a higher peak.

The stronger the country is in the hands of Emperor Qianli, the more Zhao Xuanqi's contribution and rewards will be.

Sacrificing a small number of people and stabilizing the majority of people, Zhao Xuanqi found that this choice was infused into his life.

Is Zhao Xuanqi afraid?

He was naturally afraid.

He basically gambles on it.

If Emperor Qianli didn't do it for him, Zhao Xuanqi would have done these two things in his later years, such as forming a party and taking bribes, then his operation would have reduced his reward for returning to the main world by at least half.

But if Emperor Qianli replaced Zhao Xuanqi Plain Zhaoxue, the benefits were high to the sky, and Zhao Xuanqi did these things to pacify the courtiers after death, but to pacify the country after death, and to achieve the stability of all the people in later generations with his own stigma, for the welfare of future generations for a hundred years, and for the prosperity of future generations for a hundred years, the reward can definitely be doubled, multiplied several times!

It's just a gamble.

As for the merits and demerits, leave it all to posterity.

In addition to these three options, Zhao Xuanqi, as the person at the center of the storm, has almost no other way to go.

Whether it is to wait for death in peace, or to change the dynasty, he can't look down on these two paths.

The first path is actually the smoothest, and there will be no accidents.

The second path is a dead end, and it is impossible to take this path.

The third road is too risky, a bit of a sense of wealth and danger, and it is easy to overturn.

But Zhao Xuanqi chose to be a brain stud, and finally embarked on the third road, one road to the dark.

Why take such a risk?

can only say that he has entered the game as a body, and how can he be rational when he is in the game?

Coming to this world for more than 60 years, in it, he has a strong feeling for this world, this country, these people, for which he has fought all his life, for his life, and has a strong feeling.

A hypocrite, who abandons the people for the sake of profit, is on the outside.

A true gentleman, for the sake of the people, abandons his interests and enters the game with his body.

Zhao Xuanqi had always felt that he was a hypocrite before, and the reason why he came to this world to change so much was just to earn benefits and earn rewards for returning to the main world, and he had no feelings for the so-called people and the country.

And now, this time he is taking the initiative to take risks for the people, taking the initiative to fight for the people and the country, and may even take advantage of his own interests, is he not a true gentleman?

He still feels that he is not a true gentleman, maybe he is a self-righteous fool?

The grand national grief is still going on.

The attention of the world is met, and countless people mourn in silence.

On such a grand day, the protagonist of the story has quietly left and successfully returned to his hometown.

Outside the county seat of Shixi, Zhao Xuanqi said goodbye to the Jinyi guards who were loyal to him at the end, watched them return to Luoyang City to restore their lives, and then rode a little donkey alone and slowly entered the area of Shixi County.

After all, he returned to his hometown.

At the age of 63, he rode a little donkey and returned to the area where he was born.

"Go home, go home, let me spend the rest of my life in Zhaojia Village..."

Merely.

Zhao Xuanqi soon discovered a very embarrassing thing, that is, he was lost, he was lost in the Shixi City area, and he couldn't find his way to Zhaojia Village!

When he was young, he left this county, left the homeland where he was born and raised, and ran around for the world, and now that he is old and has stepped out of this territory again, he has long been unfamiliar with this familiar homeland, and he has forgotten the road to his hometown.

Obviously this is my hometown, but I forgot the way back.

In the streets and alleys, under the banyan tree under the plane tree, several children are playing, they are about eight or nine years old, running around with bare buttocks, a peaceful scene.

Zhao Xuanqi touched his beard, pulled the stubborn donkey under his rope, and slowly came to the side of a few children.

After thinking about it, he took out a few white sugars from his arms, called out to a few children, and distributed the candy to these children.

The children cheered, their eyes were dark and bright, and they all saluted Zhao Xuanqi happily: "Thank you, uncle!" ”

Their words have a strong local accent, which is the accent of Stony Creek County.

Zhao Xuanqi pulled the donkey, laughed, and asked for directions in an accent from Shixi County: "I want to know where Zhaojia Village is, it is the Zhaojia Village that has been the champion!" ”

A group of children looked at each other, and finally introduced an older child, this child with two pigtails, raised his head and asked innocently: "My husband is a foreigner, where are you from?" ”

Zhao Xuanqi opened his mouth and asked, "I also have an accent from Shixi County, how do you think I'm a foreigner?" How do I know I'm coming back from somewhere else? ”

The pigtailed child replied: "The people in the neighborhood don't necessarily have a face like you, and they don't necessarily have such a generous husband who sends candy, at first glance, he is from other places, and your accent may have been learned from others." ”

Then he pointed to a direction: "You can enter the county seat by following this location, and then go out from the north of the city, all the way to the north, and you can reach Zhaojia Village!" ”

Zhao Xuanqi looked at the direction pointed by the young man in a daze, came back to his senses and thanked: "Housheng, thank you very much." ”

said thank you in his mouth, but there was a look of loss on his face, and he had a different taste in his heart.

The boy thought of himself as a foreigner.

But it's true that he hasn't come back for so long, and who can know him in these ten miles and eight towns?

Strangers are not strangers to them!

Zhao Xuanqi rode a little donkey and slowly walked in the direction pointed by the child, but suddenly remembered a poem he had read in his mind.

When I felt deeply, I couldn't help but sing slowly:

"When I was young, I left home and went back, and my hometown voice has not changed, and my sideburns have declined."

"When children don't know each other, they smile and ask where they come from."

"Hahaha, where did the guest come from!"

Zhao Xuanqi's back gradually faded away, leaving only the sound of the poems he was singing in the distance.

The group of children listened, but muttered, "What a strange stranger, he can also read poetry, alas, it looks so strange." ”

At the age of sixty-three, Zhao Xuanqi, who was in a foreign country, followed the direction of the child's guidance with an old body, and finally returned to his hometown as a foreigner.

(End of chapter)