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Han Tongwen received a letter from Li An and asked him to go to mourn for Du Yuan instead of Li An. The pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info Academy is still far away from Qingya Academy, and Li Anshi Zhongyuan's body is not convenient for long-distance travel, so he can only be done by Han Tongwen. Early in the morning, Han Tongwen changed out of his usual cyan robe, the Han nation is a state of etiquette, and the solemn ceremony of condolences is very etiquette, and he can only wear plain clothes, black or dark blue clothes, and there can be no decoration on his body.

The corpse and coffin are taboo to be parked in broad daylight, for fear of the so-called "sun crystal moon flower", and even more afraid of offending the gods of the heavens. Therefore, as long as a simple memorial ceremony is held, it is necessary to build a funeral tent. In front of the spirit was a table with white garments hung with offerings, incense burners, wax tables, and lanterns. Legend has it that the soul of the deceased is in this lantern, and before the burial is collected, this lantern must be guarded day and night, and it cannot be extinguished. The Du family now only has Du He and the old servant Du Cheng, and the two take turns to guard the lamp.

As the emperor's teacher, Du Yuan has to sit in a high-ranking position, but he doesn't have many friends, except for a few friends such as Jin Taiyan, and he doesn't interact with courtiers, so the emperor also trusts Du Yuan very much.

After Du Yuan's death, the emperor handed it over to the prince to manage, and the waiter of the Ministry of Rites personally became the great guest. When Han Tongwen came to Du Mansion, there were not many people who came to mourn. There was a funeral drum hanging at the gate, and Han Tongwen stood at the door of Dufu and struck the funeral drum twice. Not long after the drum fell, the old servant Du Cheng came to the door in plain clothes.

"Han Tong Wendai teacher Li An came to mourn"

Du Cheng knelt on the ground and respectfully received the condolence gift from Han Tongwen's hand, a plain brocade quilt, and the handwritten letters of several gentlemen of Qingya Academy were pasted on it

"Qingya Academy Li An to Du Brother Wenzheng"

"Qingya Academy Liu Keding, Dong Bohua, Shi Zhongyuan to Brother Du Wenzheng"

Introduced into the mourning hall by Dazhibin, Du He's face was very poor, obviously not relieving himself from the grief of Du Yuan's death, and the crown prince Li Hong stood in front of Du Yuanling.

"Han Tong Wen Dynasty Qingya Academy Wenzong Li An, Wu Qinghe, Dong Bohua, Shi Zhongyuan Liu Keding came to mourn Mr. Wenzong Du Wenzheng Du!"

"Shangxiang!" shouted Dazhibin

Han Tongwen lit three incense sticks, knelt in front of Du Yuanling, and knocked three times! Han Tongwen came in place of Li An, Li An's age is two years older than Du Yuan, but the first death is the greatest, except for the elders do not need to kneel and worship, peers still need to kneel and worship. After the incense was served, he took the wine from the small officials of the First Rite Department.

"Dian Chee"

Han Tongwen respectfully entered a glass of wine, and then offered food, soup, silk, two and three offerings, three knocks, and abdicated after the ceremony, and Han Tongwen was led out of the mourning hall.

In the resting place on the side of the mourning hall, Shangguan Yi, dressed in black, sat in black clothes, because he came to mourn in place of Li An today, and he also needed to wait for the end before leaving. Shangguan Yi pointed to the seat next to him and asked Han Tongwen to sit over.

"I've met Lord Shangguan" before, Han Tongwen had a relationship with Shangguan Yi when he was arraigned on behalf of the Red Silk Envoy.

"I'm here to mourn Mr. Du today, I don't have so much courtesy, sit down" Shangguan Yi is also very easy-going

"I heard that you and Yi Yao are classmates in Qingya Academy? I often hear her talk about you in my ear, young talent."

"Lord Shangguan, you have won the award, Miss An is sincere, straightforward, and Tongwen is also very admired" Han Tongwen can't forget the girl who danced Hu Xuan on the desk of the school.

"I don't know how old Tongwen is this year, you must have a lot of admirers for both civil and military affairs, do you have a sweetheart?" Shangguan Yi asked with a smile

Lord Shangguan laughed, "Han Tongwen really didn't expect the first prime minister of the Tang Dynasty to ask such a thing."

"My niece Yi Yao is seventeen years old, and when I mention you several times, my expression always flickers, I think I have a secret affection for you, and I am a good match for you, I don't know what you think of Tongwen" Shangguan Yi said with a smile

"Tongwen's parents died when he was young, he was born poor, how dare he climb high, and I already have a sweetheart"

Shangguan Yi smiled, he also thought that Han Tongwen said that he had a sweetheart was a pretext, and he An Yiyao was very confident, young and beautiful, open and enthusiastic, plus the Shangguan family was also a wealthy dignitary, and it was the target of the young people in Chang'an City who were crazy about chasing, but Shangguan Yi's requirements were very strict.

"What do you think Yi Yao looks like?"

Han Tongwen thought about "Tianzi National Color"

Shangguan Yi smiled, "Then what do you think of Yi Yao's character?"

"Straightforward and kind, anyone wants to approach"

"Tongwen, not to mention that Yi Yao's age is a master of six arts, and her talent is enough to be worthy of you. To tell you the truth, Yi Yao is the daughter of my own sister, and my sister was also famous in Chang'an back then, but she fell in love with someone who shouldn't have fallen in love, and he ruined my sister..."Shangguan Yi is still angry when he talks about it now" Abandon their respective positions, not to mention, if he treats my sister well, it will be fine, but after he gave birth to Yi Yao's mother, he gave birth to Yi Yao, and he began to abandon it, and Yi Yao's mother died when Yi Yao was a child. My sister only has such a daughter, I don't care about my family background, I just want to find her someone she really likes."

Han Tongwen didn't know that the cheerful An Yiyao had such a thing, her surname An must have been because of her father's surname.

"Lord Shangguan, I said before that I had a sweetheart, not a pretext"

"Oh, I don't know which girl it is."

"Shizuka, it is said to be the pearl of the Eguo Gong"

"Supposedly?" Shangguan Yi said with a smile

"I don't care about Shizuka's family background, and I don't care, I like Shizuka has nothing to do with the Duke of Eguo or anything" Han Tongwen confessed very frankly.

"Tongwen is also here," the two were chatting when someone came from behind them.

Shangguan Yi and Han Tongwen got up

"It turned out to be Brother Zilong" The person who came was Pei Yan.

"Tongwen has seen Master Pei"

After Pei Yan and Shangguan Yi greeted each other, they sat between the two

"You're here to mourn Master Li and them."

"Mr. Li, they are too old to come for a long time, so they can only be done by students."

After Pei Yan came, Shangguan Yi never mentioned An Yiyao and Han Tongwen again. There are not many people who come to worship Du Yuan, because it is an obituary written by the prince, and only the real dignitaries are qualified to come. There are more and more people in Du Mansion, Han Tongwen is also his own person, Pei Yan whispered to him the origin of the visitor, it is very rare to see such a gathering of wealthy nobles in Chang'an.

"That's Ying Guogong Wu Yuanqing and his younger brother, Wu Yuanshuang, both of whom are now the half-brothers of the Empress Wu"

"Chi Lin, the Duke of Hubei"

"Which one is Qin Huaidao, the protector of the country?"

Because of Shizuka and Qin Lijian, Han Tongwen also deliberately glanced at Yu Chilin and Qin Huaidao. Yu Chilin's face was like black charcoal, his expression was stiff and unsmiling, his back was straight and standing like a pine, and his movements were crisp and neat. And Qin Huaidao is white and beardless, very handsome, and the relationship with Yu Chilin seems to be good, and the two sit at the same table.

"The two families of the Duke of Hubei and the Duke of Huguo are friends in the world, and the relationship is very close, which can be regarded as a glory and a loss" The nobles of Chang'an are not the same, some of them are the ministers who followed the Taizu Gaozong to fight the country, the Chi family of the Duke of Hubei, the Qin family of the Duke of Huguo, the Duke of Yingguo, and the maiden family of the Empress Wu, but there are also more influential century-old wealthy nobles, Guanlong nobles, and the royal Li family is the largest Guanlong noble, Pei and Shangguan are one of them. The traditional aristocracy of Guanlong and the newly feudal aristocracy of the founding of the country constituted the aristocratic class of the Tang Dynasty.

Soon after they sat down, they were notified that the emperor was coming, and the three of them hurriedly got up and followed Zhibin to the mourning hall.

The emperor was dressed in dark blue clothes, his head was simply tied, his mental state looked very poor, and he was supported by Shou Yan, looking at the hundred officials who wanted to luggage and waved his hand

"Today, I am also here to mourn Master Du, so I don't need to be polite"

Naturally, there is no need to kneel for two memorials and three offerings, even so, there are many overceremonies, the prince is filial piety on behalf of his son, and many people see it. But as the biggest troll in Datang, Jin Taiyan didn't speak, and he dared to talk more. As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty for more than 20 years, he has never had any stain in his life, and he was valued by the emperors of Taizong and Gaozong, and he was the teacher of the prince Li Hong, which can be regarded as a great achievement, just like the sacrificial text written by Jin Taiyan himself

"With a three-inch tongue as the emperor's teacher, sealing 10,000 households, ranking as a marquis, this cloth is extremely good, and there are great achievements to raise a lifetime of ambition"

Gaozong was a little cowardly by nature, and when he saw Du Yuan's corpse, he couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart

"Du He, I just want to ask, do you know the real murderer?"

"Your Majesty, I'm just a woman's family, where do I know what the real murderer is, but before the lord died, he told all the children to leave Chang'an, and the name of the lord was still murdered, how dare I let my child and grandson enter Chang'an, and even they don't know the news of the lord's death now" Du He cried "Please also ask Your Majesty to seek justice for my lord"

Li Zhi sighed and helped Du He's family, "I promise in front of the Manchu Dynasty that I will find out the truth, and the nine clans will avenge Du Shi with a thousand knives."

After the funeral, the emperor who remembered his teacher's kindness actually proposed to guard the lantern for Du Yuan, and Jin Taiyan came out with a black face.

"Your Majesty may not"

"Master Du is my husband, since ancient times, there have been masters and apprentices father and son who say, why can't I"

"The prince's filial piety has exceeded the ancestral system, but thinking of Mr. Du's great achievements and the country, and the friendship between teachers and students, although the ancestral system is not allowed, but the favor can be understood. Mr. Du and His Majesty have been in love for decades, but if His Majesty is guarding the lamp for him, wouldn't he put Mr. Du in the same position as Gaozu Taizong? Presumably, if Mr. Du was alive, he would also refuse, "No matter how the emperor glared, Jin Taiyan did not let go."

"Your Majesty, what the Imperial Doctor said is right, there are few emperors in ancient times who value love and righteousness like Your Majesty, but it is indeed unreasonable for you to keep the lantern for Mr. Du, and your health is unwell, it is better to let the prince do it for you!" Empress Wu's words were very clever, which comforted Li Zhi and snuggled about the emperor's face, and found a way back for the emperor.

"Father, the son is willing to work for Mr. Du to keep the lamp!" (To be continued.) )