Be a master through ancient times

"kneel!"

"bye!"

"rise!"

Officials from the Ministry of Rites came to preside over Concubine Zhang's funeral outside the Xiuchun Palace. As his voice rose and fell, people moved in unison.Because of the injustice of her death, the Zhang family is very powerful, so the specifications of this funeral are held according to the imperial concubine.

In addition to the princes and princesses in the palace, the female relatives of officials of the third rank and above also entered the palace to cry for the funeral the day before the burial.Others will also enter the palace to offer incense and worship after waiting.

The funeral ceremony was very complicated, not to mention children like Yu Qiu and the others, even adults were dazed.

Yu Ji also came today, he was dressed exactly like Yu Zhi, he was covered in sackcloth and filial piety, in the eyes of outsiders, it seemed that the dead one was his own mother.As the concubine of the middle palace, he doesn't need to wear sackcloth and filial piety when his concubine mother dies.For example, Yu Qiu, who has been named the prince, only tied hemp rope around his body.This point can not help but add some talk for everyone after dinner.Whether or not the queen has changed sons has always been the focus of their attention.

After the court, Yu Ji was no longer imprisoned in Dali Temple, but confined in the palace. Apart from restricting freedom and not being allowed to go in and out at will, all other treatment remained the same.

When Mr. Zhang returned home from the court, he sent someone to investigate the matter.Although he didn't find out the truth, he became more and more shaken. When he thought of Yu Ji, he felt very complicated, so he didn't protest against the crown prince secretly treating the suspect favorably.Today, when he saw Yu Ji and Yu Zhi's outfits, he felt indescribable.

Two people, who is his real nephew?He and Yu Zhi have always had a good relationship, but now every time he thinks of what Yu Ji said that day, it feels like a stick in his throat, and when he sees Yu Zhi, he doesn't know what to say.

The tedious ceremony finally came to an end at half past noon, and Concubine Zhang's coffin was also carried from the Xiuchun Palace to the Fengxian Hall where the funeral was held, and it was planned to send her to the Ming Siling Mausoleum for burial in the morning.

The others had been crying all morning and had gone to rest now.Only Yu Zhi and Yu Ji were still kneeling before the coffin.Yu Zhi's eyes were red from crying, and when he looked at Concubine Zhang's coffin, the pained expression on his face moved people.Yu Ji cried too, but not so much.If he wasn't sad, he wasn't.But if he was sad, he wasn't.

In his eyes, although Concubine Zhang Gui was his own mother, the two of them clearly looked at each other and hated each other before, how could they suddenly develop strong feelings for each other?But no matter what, she was also his own mother.She gave birth to him desperately, and when she left, he would give her a ride no matter what.

The queen saw the two kneeling in front of Concubine Zhang's coffin in mourning, and an unknown fire burst from her heart.Why does this bitch make them kneel?All the misfortunes started from her. Without her, everything would be different, and she wouldn't have to fall into such an embarrassing situation.

Seeing the dodging expressions of those officials and family members when she saw her, the queen knew that they must be talking about her from the sidelines.Although she has never heard it with her own ears, she has collected many folk rumors. These people respect her on the surface, but in fact they don't know how to abuse her behind the scenes.

The empress, who had been beautiful for most of her life, couldn't bear it anymore, and went back to the palace to recuperate under the pretense of being too sad.

"Have those people been arranged?" the queen asked.

Xuemei nodded and said: "Don't worry, ma'am, they are all in several villages near Ming Siling. Tomorrow morning, they will pretend to be ordinary people and wait for an opportunity to enter it nearby. They will act immediately after the order is given." .”

"You have done a good job. After the matter is completed, I will definitely reward you a lot!" The queen promised generously.

Xuemei lowered her head and said humbly: "It's a blessing for a servant to be able to do things for the empress, how dare I ask for any reward."

The queen was more satisfied when she heard it, and praised her a few more words.Xuemei still had the look of not daring to act, and her measured look became more and more lovable.

The affairs outside the palace are settled, but the affairs inside the palace are a bit tricky.It is impossible for the Yulin army to follow her command to surround Qianyuan Palace, and Zhang Fuhai also has some people under his command.If Ming Siling was captured without a fight, but the palace did not catch him, some people might break into the palace in the name of King Qin to rescue the Holy Majesty.

How to get them in?The queen pondered for a while, then suddenly remembered Chu Ci's idea.She sneered, since they did this in the first place, then he would treat him in the same way as he did.

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Because of the imminent funeral, there were many people coming in and out of the palace.Not long after, a long queue lined up outside the palace gate, all of which were carriages full of female relatives outside the palace, waiting to pass the inspection and rush to Fengxian Hall to worship.

The Imperial Forest Army guarding the two palace gates were sweating from work. They inspected one by one, and found that the female relatives in the last few carriages looked a little strange.Although they also dress up like other ladies and ladies, it just makes people feel uncomfortable.

"Why are you so strong?" A guard muttered in a low voice, solving everyone's doubts.

Yes, ordinary ladies are all well-proportioned, even if there are plump ones, they won't look like these people.

"Which family are you from?"

A woman sitting near the door replied: "We are from the uncle's residence."

There are several brothers of the empress and empress today, so there are also several uncles of the country. I don't know how many uncles' families these people belong to.The person wanted to ask again, but was suddenly bumped by the elbow of the person next to him, and whispered in his ear: "The above explained that there are many things today, and there is no need to check so carefully. There are still many people behind, let them go quickly." pass."

"But--"

"You can go!" Before he could express his doubts, the guard beside him waved his hand and let him go.

"What if something goes wrong!" He pulled the guard aside.

"The orders from the superiors are taken care of by the superiors. What does it matter if we just follow the orders?" After finishing speaking, the guard went on to check the carriage coming from behind.

He sighed, went to check, and quickly put the matter behind him.

A busy day passed by in a hurry, and they didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the key was released at the palace gate and the shift changer came over.There are too many people coming in and out today, thanks to the superiors saying that they don't need to be too detailed, otherwise it will really kill me.

The guards returned home happily, but no one noticed that there were far more carriages entering the palace than leaving the palace.

The next day, before dawn, the palace was already brightly lit.Monks and Taoists who practice rituals sit in the Fengxian Hall, and the sound of chanting scriptures and knocking on wooden fish can be heard from time to time.

All the princes and princesses in the palace knelt inside and cried loudly. The young ones were afraid that they would not be able to cry, so the adults smeared ginger juice on their cuffs, and when they got a little, they burst into tears.

Finally, it was dawn, and the people from the Ministry of Rites came to preside over it again.After a lengthy ceremony, people only remember the words kneeling and worshiping.

It was the end of the hour, and Qin Tianjian calculated that it was time for the funeral.As soon as the dirge was played, everyone's crying became louder.

According to the regulations, when the imperial concubine passed away, the inner and outer coffins were made of catalpa wood, decorated with 35 layers of lacquer, and there were as many as 96 people who carried the coffin.Such a group of people entered the Fengxian Hall, and after the officials of the Ministry of Rites gave a "spiritual awakening", they lifted up the coffin.

Yu Zhi wept bitterly and rushed forward, pawing on the coffin, not letting them leave.The palace man pulled him away several times before pulling him away.Yu Ji stood aside blankly, watching them carry the coffin and walk out.

Once the coffin is lifted, it cannot fall to the ground. People followed behind and filed out from the Donghua Gate. The court officials waited outside, knelt to meet them, entered the team, and walked all the way to the direction of Ming Siling.

On the long street outside the palace gate, many guards were blocked, and the common people were only allowed to watch from the sidelines and could not cross the line.If someone interfered with the funeral process and caused the coffin to fall to the ground, what awaited him would be punishment ranging from beheading to the public, to ransacking his family and exterminating his family.

The long line entered the royal mausoleum smoothly. After entering the gate, there were no ordinary people inside, only some servants in charge of cleaning knelt inside to welcome them.

In the Ming Siling Mausoleum, all the concubines of the Great Wei were buried.Concubine Zhang's mausoleum is next to Tianhe's mother.She died before Emperor Tianhe succeeded to the throne. Although Emperor Tianhe had posthumously crowned her Empress Dowager, her coffin had not been moved out of Ming Siling.

Concubine Zhang Guifei is not yet forty this year, and her mausoleum was not started until after her death.The ground is hard in winter and it is difficult to dig. The Ministry of Internal Affairs recruited many workers to repair it according to the regulations two days before the burial.

Seeing that Concubine Zhang's coffin was about to be sent into the mausoleum, there was a sudden exclamation from the crowd, and a large group of people came from nowhere.They were all fierce and fierce, armed with big knives, surrounded by the court officials and their families who would be buried in the future.

The people who carried the coffin also panicked. As soon as they lost their strength, the coffin that was about to be sent to the mausoleum fell heavily. This is a bad omen!

"If you are sensible, don't move. Whoever dares to move, hehe, be careful that your head falls!"

A person came out from behind, his voice was proud and arrogant, and his aloof appearance made people feel disgusted.

"Ji Ping?" Even in the panic, people still recognized this person at a glance, "What do you mean, do you want to rebel?!"

"Hahaha, how can this be called rebellion? This old man clearly wants to do justice for the heavens and arrest all of you rebellious officials and thieves." Ji Ping was full of spirits, looking at the ministers who used to have eyes above the top, he felt depressed in his chest All dissipated.