Time passed day by day, and it was February 18th in a blink of an eye.
This day was the time for Zheng Xuan's funeral and burial. Many Confucian scholars who had expressed condolences before knew the situation, so they came to Zheng's house early in the morning to see Zheng Xuan off for the last time.
Because too many people came, the Zheng family's house was overcrowded and even more crowded.
When the time came, as the funeral began, Zheng Xuan's coffin was carried out under the attention of many people. Prince Lu Yu, wearing plain clothes with a tired and sad expression on his face, personally supported the spirit and sent Zheng Xuan on his last journey.
This scene fell into the eyes of countless people.
The prince personally guarded Zheng Xuan's soul, that's all. Now he even personally supported the soul, which showed the prince's gratitude to Zheng Xuan, so there were countless people talking about it. Amid everyone's discussion, Zheng Xuan was finally buried.
After Zheng Xuan was buried, Lu Yu and Zheng Xiaotong thanked the guests together. Zheng Xiaotong wanted to keep filial piety for Zheng Xuan, while Lu Yu returned to the palace.
Lu Yu's mood was a little low. After seeing Lu Xuan, he saluted and said, "My son, I have met my father."
Lu Xuan noticed Lu Yu's dejected expression and deep exhaustion, and also knew Zheng Xuan's position in Lu Yu's heart. Zheng Xuan has been teaching Lu Yu and accompanying Lu Yu since he was a child. This is irreplaceable.
To a certain extent, Zheng Xuan is not only a teacher, but also a master, like a teacher or a father.
Lu Xuan said in a deep voice: "Yu'er, Mr. Zheng has been buried and laid to rest. The dead are gone, but the living will continue to live. As the prince, you shoulder the heavy responsibility of the court and the well-being of the people. It is even more indispensable. Slouch.”
"You can grieve, but you cannot be controlled by grief. You must turn grief into strength."
"In this way, you will not live up to Duke Zheng's teachings. If you are in a low mood all day long, I am afraid that if you know it, Duke Zheng will be disappointed. Because Duke Zheng's philosophy has always been to teach you to take the world as your own responsibility and benefit countless people."
Lu Xuan said: "It's time to cheer up. We can't let Mr. Zheng down."
Lu Yu felt his body tremble.
Being with Zheng Xiaotong these past few days has affected his mood, so he is in a very low mood.
Now, he was awakened by Lu Xuan.
Lu Yu came back to his senses and said solemnly: "I understand what my father said. I will go all out to live up to my father's high expectations."
Lu Xuan nodded and said: "You have to remember that you are at the helm of the country at any time, and you cannot relax or slack off. Because you sit in this position, you must give up some personal emotions. The emperor is destined to be lonely, so He is the one who lives alone."
Lu Yu said: "My son, please remember this."
Lu Xuan continued: "This time when I return to the court, you will continue to supervise the country and nothing will change. The rest of my time will mainly be with your imperial grandfather. I will not interfere with or take care of other government affairs. Just do whatever you want."
"Here!"
Lu Yu answered again.
Lu Xuan waved his hand, and Lu Yu stood up and left.
Lu Xuan comforted Lu Yu, then got up and went to Lu Kang's courtyard in the harem. After Lu Xuan saw Lu Kang, Lu Kang was in good spirits today. But Lu Xuan noticed that Lu Kang's body was trembling slightly when he spoke.
His whole body was breathing rapidly.
According to the doctor's diagnosis, Lu Kang doesn't have much time left. After all, he is getting old.
Lu Xuan accompanied Lu Kang for a walk in the harem, basking in the early spring sun. When night fell, Lu Xuan sent Lu Kang back to the harem and then returned to the palace where he lived.
There was a sound of footsteps, and Xu Chu entered and reported: "Your Majesty, the Queen and others are back and have landed at the ferry."
Lu Xuan was happy in his heart.
Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao waited for their daughter to come back, and many children in Tianzhu also came back.
Lu Kang will be even happier when everyone comes back.
Lu Xuan ordered Xu Chu to keep an eye on Da Qiao and his party, and when everyone returned, Lu Xuan went to greet them personally. After things were arranged, Xu Chu woke Lu Xuan up around midnight and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen and others have entered the city and will soon return to the palace."
Lu Xuan was still awake, but he still put on his clothes and came to the entrance of the imperial city to wait in person.
Not long after, carriages arrived one after another.
All the carriages stopped outside the imperial city. Because the palace was not allowed to drive carriages, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao and others got off the carriages. When everyone got off the carriage, they saw Lu Xuan waiting.
Da Qiao led everyone forward and saluted: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
Everyone saluted in unison.
Including Victoria also came to see everything about Ming Dynasty. Victoria looked at the majestic and huge city of Nanjing and saw the prosperous Ming Dynasty along the way, and was shocked in her heart.
The development of the Ming Dynasty far exceeded that of Rome.
The war between the Ming Dynasty and Rome may not be conducive to Rome in the future, because after Victoria's comparison, she found that the Ming Dynasty had advantages in all aspects such as population and materials.
Lu Xuan smiled and waved his hands, leading everyone into the palace.
Everyone goes to their respective palaces.
Lu Xuan took Da Qiao back to the palace. The couple met. Da Qiao first asked about Lu Kang's physical condition. Da Qiao was relieved when he learned that although Lu Kang was in poor health, he could still eat and sleep. There was no impact for the time being. .
Anyway, I got back in time.
If she missed it, it would be her fault.
The couple talked, but gradually got closer to each other, and a natural closeness occurred. After the intimacy, Da Qiao asked Lu Yu many things. Da Qiao was even more happy when he learned that Lu Yu had done a good job in supervising the crown prince.
The couple chatted until very late before going to bed.
There was nothing to say all night. Early the next morning, Lu Xuan took Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao and other girls to meet Lu Kang.
Lu Kang was happy to have a family full of children and grandchildren.
In the early years, he was very worried because of the small number of people in the Lu family. Now that the family is prosperous and has many heirs, Lu Kang no longer has any regrets in his heart.
Lu Kang looked at the grandchildren who were saluting one by one, and they all nodded with joy.
After a while, the children and grandchildren dispersed.
Lu Kang was a little tired. After all, his health was deteriorating and his energy was low. Talking to his children and grandchildren one by one was really draining his energy. After Da Qiao and others left, only Lu Kang and Lu Xuan were left in the harem.
Lu Kang looked at Lu Xuan and suddenly said: "Emperor, I want to go to Shu County and take a look."
Lu Xuandao: "Father, we have traveled a long distance..."
Lu Kang reached out to interrupt Lu Xuan's words, his eyes were tired and depressed, and he said slowly: "I have been away from Shu County for many years, and there are many places I want to see."
"Okay, just follow Father."
Lu Xuan nodded, and immediately called Xu Chu to tell him to prepare for going to Shu County.
After everything was arranged, people like Xiao Qiao and Diao Chan stayed in Nanjing. Only Da Qiao, together with Lu Xuan, took Lu Kang to leave Nanjing in a carriage. They first went north to the ferry to take a boat, and then all the way west along the Yangtze River to Shu County.
