Prayer flags are held high and sackcloth is paraded through the streets.
The mournful music played and the cries were heard
Li Xuan held the reins in her hand, and three tall horses pulled Princess Yin's coffin. There were six grooms on each side, and they moved forward slowly.
In front, more than 20 Jinwu guards covered in sackcloth slowly led the way.
There was not a single pedestrian on the street in front.
Wannian County has cleared three streets in advance. If people are in a hurry, they can take detours. If they are not in a hurry, they can just wait for a quarter of an hour.
But no one is allowed to appear in front of the funeral procession at this time, otherwise, they will be killed immediately.
After the coffin, the head of Guide County, Liu Yingdao, Yu Shanxun, Princess Honghua, Murong Nuohebo and Murong Zhong, all dressed in white, followed.
Every time they walked, they would kneel down and worship the gods of heaven and earth.
…
Li Xuan was walking in the middle of the long street, but his eyes swept across a black spot in the sky above his head. Everything on both sides of the street, along the street, and behind the street wall were all under Li Xuan's gaze.
Ming Chongyan escorted Li Dan back.
If Li Xuan were the King of East China Sea, he would definitely use Li Dan to attract Li Xuan's attention.
What's more, the King of East China Sea was right next to Li Xuan just now.
Wu Chengsi was not stupid. He had noticed something was wrong just now. He quickly took King Luo Bin, Yang Jiong and Song Zhiwen back together.
Didn't dare to stay a moment longer.
The dove hawk high in the sky clearly saw this scene. It was precisely because of this that Li Xuan did not dare to take any risks.
If something happens to Wu Chengsi, then something will happen. That would be the best, but nothing can go wrong with Li Dan.
After gathering his thoughts, the dove hawk's eyes quickly fell on the southeast watchtower high in the sky.
Zhao Gong stood on the watchtower, his hand on the long knife, looking in all directions with cold eyes.
The entire twelve cities in the southeast are all under his watch, and there are countless secret guards hidden in this world.
After Ming Chongyan left, the command of these secret guards fell into the hands of Zhao Gong, which Ming Chongyan deliberately explained.
Although Zhao Gong usually doesn't take care of things, it's just because he is deliberately avoiding suspicion, not because of his poor ability.
You know, when Zhao Gong was young, he also served as a county captain.
Later, after joining the Secret Guard, his methods became even more astonishing. The group of people under Li Xuan were trained by Zhao Gong secretly.
In front of him, in addition to the secret guards, Li Xuan's group of people were also watching in secret.
Their purpose was not to capture Donghai King, but to prevent Donghai King from having any chance to do anything during the entire funeral.
In this overall situation, they won.
At this moment, a homing pigeon flew in from a distance.
Zhao Gong's eyes lit up and he immediately raised his hand. In a blink of an eye, the carrier pigeon had landed on his arm.
Soon, a paper roll was taken out by Zhao Gong.
…
The south side of Tongji Square is close to the city wall. In several small courtyards under the south side wall, hundreds of men in black are lurking silently.
The people in the front row hold the hook rope tightly in their hands. As long as they throw the hook rope up and hang it on the wall, they can immediately grab the rope and climb up the wall, and then directly climb over to face the people outside. Start a charge.
These people are all rare masters. Many of them came from the battlefields of the Western Regions. They have fierce looks and sharp swords.
Faintly, bursts of mourning and music could be heard.
The leader of the man in black's breathing suddenly became solemn, and his body leaned forward slightly, as if he was listening attentively to all the sounds outside.
Standing next to the leader of the men in black was a burly man with an indifferent expression and an ordinary face, but someone had a long scar on his face.
There was a strange look in the eyes of the strong man, and he looked at the people around him, but he felt strange inexplicably.
The sound of sorrow and joy gradually approached. The leader of the man in black's eyes lit up. He turned around and nodded slightly to the people behind him. In an instant, everyone had already grasped the weapons in their hands.
At this moment, suddenly, there was a rustling sound behind everyone, and everyone turned around subconsciously.
At some point, hundreds of men in black holding crossbows were standing on the wall of the small courtyard.
Although these people were also dressed in black, none of them had their faces covered.
However, the looks of these people are extremely ordinary, and they are the kind that will disappear completely immediately when they are among the crowd.
The expression of the scar-faced man next to the leader in black could not help but change for a moment. At this moment, no one gave an order. The man in black on the wall of the courtyard had already pulled the trigger of the crossbow in his hand, with an indifferent expression.
"Whoosh whoosh..." Hundreds of crossbow arrows were all shot into the courtyard in an instant, like a rain of locusts.
The sharp long arrow tore apart the body of a man in black in an instant.
More than a dozen crossbow arrows fell on his body at the same time, turning it into a sieve in the blink of an eye, and blood flowed down instantly.
A group of people at the back of the courtyard were shot dead by a hail of arrows in a very short period of time, and their blood flowed all over the floor.
The look of fear on the faces of other people in the courtyard had just risen, and the next moment, a new round of crossbow arrows had fallen again.
After five consecutive rounds of crossbow arrows, very few people in the entire courtyard could survive, and the smell of blood filled the small courtyard.
At this moment, there was a "bang" and the courtyard door was pushed down. The next moment, the Jinwu guards holding long spears, swords, shields and long bows had already entered.
Behind them, there was a group of Qianniu Guards holding Qianniu Swords, watching eagerly.
A moment later, all the men in black in the courtyard were completely killed.
Including the leader of the men in black and the scar-faced cronies around him.
It was at this time that the funeral procession outside the courtyard wall had just passed by. The sound of mourning and joy became louder at this moment. Although it was a bit weird, the sound of fighting in the courtyard was also completely covered up.
…
Li Xuan lowered her head slightly, holding the horse rope of the hearse in her hand and moving forward slowly.
The funeral procession has now arrived outside Qixia Gate in the southeast. After leaving Qixia Gate, they will go all the way west, and then send the body of Princess Yin to Gaoyangyuan.
Li Xuan couldn't help but turn around, and an entry suddenly appeared high in the sky.
[Li Miao, the Taoist Master of Wusheng Dao, the personal guard of the King of East China Sea, the son of Li Xiaochang, the former King of Yi'an County, half a step into the Yangshen realm]
Possessed by the Yang God, Li Miao became more and more skilled in his methods.
At this moment, high in the sky, Li Miao's Yangshen seemed to notice Li Xuan's gaze and turned his head in surprise, but at this time, Li Xuan had already entered Qixia Gate.
After a slight hesitation, Li Miao was already speeding away towards the west of Chang'an City.
After leaving Chuping Gate in the west of the city, Li Miao quickly flew to the hills northwest of Chang'an City.
Finally, it completely disappeared under the hills.
High in the sky, a dove hawk glanced at it and quickly turned away.
Han Chang'an City, it turns out that your base is here. Now, no one can escape.
Everyone knows that there is a ghost market in Chang'an.
But few people know that there are actually two ghost markets in Chang'an.
Xiaogui City is inside Chang'an City, while Big Ghost City is outside Chang'an City, in a corner of Chang'an City underground in the old Han Dynasty.
To the north of Dagui City is the Wei River, and seventy miles south along the Wei River is Wugong County.
King Luo Bin had to pass through Dagui City every time he returned to Chang'an. Every time he went to Wugong County from Chang'an, he also passed through Dagui City.
Sometimes, if he returns to the city too late and leaves the city too early, he may stay in Dagui City.
…
Gaoyangyuan, the southwest suburb of Chang'an City, has a high and spacious terrain, with the Qinling Mountains in the south and Chang'an in the north.
Not everyone is qualified to be buried with Xianling and Zhaoling, so most of the princes and nobles of Chang'an City choose Gaoyangyuan as the place to die.
Li Xuan pulled the carriage forward slowly, and on the hills on the south side, a magnificent tomb rose from the ground.
Li Xuan glanced at it and then looked away. It was naturally not the tomb of Prince Yin Li Jiancheng.
No matter how generous Emperor Taizong was, he already cared about his brotherhood by burying Li Jiancheng in Gaoyangyuan, so how could he build such a luxurious tomb for him.
In the final analysis, Li Jiancheng is still a sinner.
Although I don’t know where this sin begins.
The tomb just now was the tomb prepared for himself by Li Boyi, the Prince of Longxi County and Minister of Rites. Although he was still in good health, who knew he would die one day.
It is not only the emperor who has the right to prepare a mausoleum for himself in advance, but ordinary people can do it as well, let alone high-ranking officials.
After walking a few hundred steps, a forest of skinny branches stood in front of a low tomb, scattered in all directions. It was obvious that no one came to worship.
This is the cemetery of Prince Yin Li Jiancheng. This place is so sensitive that even Liu Yingdao, the consort of the lord of Guide County and the lord of Wenxi County, who has been in Chang'an all year round, rarely comes here.
Li Xuan slowly pulled the horse, then turned to face Lord Guide County, Liu Yingdao, Yu Shanxun, Princess Honghua and others and bowed slightly.
The Lord of Guide County bowed slightly to Li Xuan, forcing a polite smile on his face: "I'm sorry for the trouble, Mr. Twenty-Seven."
"Sister Wang, don't be polite. This is Li Xuan's responsibility." Li Xuan bowed in return.
Originally, a member of the Zheng family should be the man pulling the cart in front, but the strange thing is that today, Li Xuan and others have already sent Concubine Zheng's coffin to the cemetery, but the Zheng family is still the same person. None of them showed up, which was too much.
At this time, the eldest princess of Huainan and Pei Guangxiao, the minister of Zongzheng Temple, caught up from behind.
After looking around carefully, the eldest princess of Huainan sighed and nodded towards Pei Guangxiao.
Pei Guangxiao immediately called to Liang Wujian, the young minister of the Taifu, and led his people forward.
Everyone first burned incense and worshiped in front of the tomb, and then the craftsmen specially transferred from the Qianling Mausoleum of Taifu Temple began to dig the tomb.
The emperor has a decree, and the husband and wife share the same acupoint.
The tomb of Prince Yin Li Jiancheng was dug up little by little. On one side were the lord of Guide County, the lord of Wenxi County and his consort Liu Yingdao, the lord of Leling County and his consort Yu Shanxun, the princess of Honghua and her consort Murong Nuohebo, and his son Murong Zhong. , all knelt down and cried.
Naturally, Li Xuan had to kneel down. No matter what, Li Jiancheng was his eldest uncle.
Even after death, he still held the title of prince and was buried as a prince. The name Prince Yin was given by Emperor Taizong.
The specific details of those events back then are unknown to future generations, but after all, Emperor Taizong did not want things to get too ugly between the father and son of the clan.
pity……
High in the sky, Dove Hawk looked at everything with cold eyes. On the official road farther away, the left guard, Qianniu guard, and several teams of cavalry were patrolling back and forth, not allowing any outsiders to approach.
In front of the mausoleum, Li Xuan lowered his eyes and knelt on the ground, but his spiritual sense had long been locked on everyone approaching the mausoleum.
Anyone who tried to make any move would be killed instantly.
Finally, the tomb of Prince Yin Li Jiancheng was dug up, and under the command of Taifu Shaoqing Liang Wujian, the coffin of Princess Yin Zheng was slowly brought under the mausoleum.
The craftsmen began to re-cover the loess.
Li Xuan stood up and walked to the newly erected tombstone of Princess Yin Zheng.
He read softly: "Therefore, the Crown Princess Zheng is hidden, the husband Gui palace has silver, Meng Hou lives in the esteemed place of guarding the utensils, the Jia palace has a fine drapery, the Yuan concubine participates in the wedding ceremony... Zhenfang is opened in the east, and Duiye is in the west. My dear man Standing still, Shuyuan comes to the ceremony. Colorful flowers bloom on the Pearl River, and colorful flowers bloom on the branches. Rongqing class exam, Xu Li Qin Yi..."
Low sobs kept ringing in Li Xuan's body until the loess was completely covered.
The funeral is over.
(End of chapter)
