The night breeze blew slowly, Li Qing drank and talked to himself alone, the moonlight shone down, and the three of them faced each other...
The sky turned blue, the stars disappeared, only some sparse remaining stars twinkled, and the hazy mist wetted his sleeves. Li Qing's face turned frosty, and he stood up slowly, "I'm leaving, I'm fine."
There was still some leftover wine, so Li Qing gave it to Hanhan.
Zhu Gaoxu did not have a tombstone, and he was not an emperor. He illegally lived in the imperial mausoleum, so naturally no one worshiped him.
However, I think he won't be too embarrassed underground. He has an elder brother who loves him, a father who likes him from the bottom of his heart, and a mother who is sharp-tongued and cruel.
In the underground world where there are no disputes over imperial power, father, son and brothers will be in harmony...
Well, it's all good... Li Qing smiled, and the frost on his face melted...
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The second day.
Xianling, Jingling, Shouling.
Zhu Jianshen went all out and sacrificed to three tombs in one day, but the suffering caused six ministers and nine ministers to suffer, and even Wang Hua could not stand up straight.
Accompanying ancestor worship is not a pleasant thing. The reason why officials enjoy it is because ancestor worship has strong political significance.
Just think about it, what could be more affirmative than the emperor taking himself with him when worshiping his ancestors?
Don't use the Supreme Emperor as an emperor.
What's more, Emperor Chenghua's methods are not foolproof. In addition, the current emperor is extremely benevolent and filial, so they naturally rushed to come.
However, this process is really painful.
evening,
When they came out of Shouling, many old people could no longer walk. What's more, they were almost on the verge of fainting and almost lost their lives.
Zhu Jianshen was also very tired. After acupuncture, decoction, and the blessing of zhenqi, he finally managed to survive.
The palace and sleeping quarters.
Zhu Jianshen asked the accompanying eunuch to convey the order: tomorrow morning, he would start arranging the ceremonial guard, and at the end of the day, he would embark on the return journey, and officials would not need to perform any more worship services.
The last imperial mausoleum is left. Logically speaking, it should start well and end well. However, our orthodox emperor, no matter whether he is a virtuous minister, a good minister, or a treacherous minister, has no good impressions of him.
Good guys and bad guys are all offended, but Zhu Qizhen has two brushes.
Of course, lack of physical strength is also the main reason. Since the Supreme Emperor has given them steps, they will not make themselves miserable.
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Early in the morning.
Li Qing was woken up before dawn.
I wanted to get angry, but when I saw Zhu Wanqing's eyes were red and it was obvious that she hadn't slept all night, her anger turned into helplessness.
"When I came back from your elder brother's place last night, I thought you were asleep, so I didn't help you..." Li Qing put on his boots and didn't even wash up. "Okay, I'll put your regrets behind you today. Let's go."
"Yes." Zhu Wanqing nodded, feeling sad and expecting...
Yuling.
Zhu Jianshen gently raised the arm held by the eunuch and said calmly: "You guys wait here, Divine Doctor Li. I'm feeling a little unwell. Take your assistant and go in with me."
"Yes, the daughter of the people obeys the order." Zhu Wanqing nodded excitedly.
Li Qing rolled his eyes at her: "Look at your excitement, it's a good thing those people didn't follow you, otherwise, they might think of something."
Glancing at the few eunuchs who followed, they were just worried, fearing that the Emperor would make a mistake, and were not concerned about Zhu Wanqing's abnormality.
"I obey the order." The accompanying eunuchs stopped in obedience to the order. They were eunuchs and could not follow. They could only pray that the ancestor worship would go smoothly and nothing would happen to the Supreme Emperor...
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Enjoy the palace,
Zhu Wanqing looked at the coffin on the altar, her eyes filled with mist, and tears fell like rain in an instant.
Zhu Jianshen patted her on the shoulder and said, "Send some incense."
"Well..." Zhu Wanqing wiped away her tears, stepped forward to offer incense to her parents, and then knelt down, "Dad, mother, my daughter is unfilial..."
"Bang bang bang..."
After three bows and nine kowtows, Zhu Wanqing burst into tears, crying heartbreakingly.
When her mother left, she was not able to serve at the bedside. When her father left, she was not qualified to watch and cry at the funeral. Now...
It makes up for it...
Zhu Wanqing has the reality of being a princess, but does not have the name of a princess. However, she, a princess who is not a princess, is much luckier than the other Ming princesses.
How happy you are when you have it, how sad you are when you lose it.
She has had a golden spoon in her mouth since she was a child. Her father loves her and her mother loves her. They are a happy family of three. Even the prince or even the prince may not be able to compare with her.
Just like Zhu Jianshen.
They were also offering sacrifices to their parents, but their performances were very different. Zhu Jianshen was far less sad than Zhu Wanqing.
Li Qing was not very sad, but he had mixed feelings. He once had high hopes for Zhu Qizhen. For a long time, the two of them cooperated very well. They abolished the recommendation, abolished the civil service and replaced it with eunuchs, and overthrew Yang Shiqi... …
Everything seemed to be developing in a good direction, but in the end, Zhu Qizhen went on a personal expedition and lost the advantages he had worked so hard to build.
Although he, Yu Qian, Zhang Fu, Shi Heng, Shi Biao and others tried their best to save it, the impact was reduced to a minimum. Daming's loss was not too great, and the Tatars did not gain anything, but the impact was inevitable. The development of Ming Dynasty.
Fortunately, he has a stable younger brother and a promising son.
Otherwise, Ming Dynasty would not be what it is today.
Thinking about it now, Li Qing still couldn't help but feel scared, and naturally he didn't like him anymore.
As the brother and sister paid their respects, he felt bored on the sidelines and simply walked out to enjoy the scenery of the imperial mausoleum...
At the beginning of Chen time.
Zhu Jianshen walked out of the Xiang Palace and shouted to Li Qing, who was wandering around in boredom, "Sir, come here quickly, Wanqing passed away from crying."
"...Here we come." Li Qing turned back helplessly.
After channeling his true energy and pinching people again, Zhu Wanqing finally woke up.
"Uncle Li..."
"Okay, it's been so long, it's time to let go." Li Qing helped her up, "This is their resting place, don't disturb their purity, bow and cry, go back."
Zhu Jianshen also followed suit, "Sir, what I'm saying is that when my father, the emperor, and my mother see you like this, I'm afraid they will be worried about you."
Zhu Wanqing raised her red and swollen eyes, stared at the spiritual position again, and said reluctantly: "Dad, mother, my daughter is very good, don't worry about her..."
The regret was made up for, and Zhu Wanqing, who cried a lot, felt much better. The sadness that had been buried in her heart for many years suddenly poured out. Her whole body was very relaxed, and she no longer felt the tension she had felt a few days ago.
…
The honor guard team had been prepared for a long time. With Zhu Jianshen's return, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It was over.
However, the next moment, their expressions changed again.
I just heard Zhu Jianshen say, "Go to Wanniang's grave."
The Liubu Jiuqing felt unhappy, not because of fatigue. Wan Niang's tomb was also within the scope of the imperial mausoleum, so there was no need to take more detours. However, Wan Zhen'er was only a concubine after all, even if she was the first recognized imperial concubine. There's no need for ministers like them to go out of their way to offer sacrifices, right?
They don't like Wan Zhen'er very much, largely because of her age.
She was seventeen years older than the emperor and the same age as the emperor's biological mother. In the eyes of these civil servants who were well-read in poetry and literature, this was an unethical relationship.
They subjectively believed that it was Wan Zhen'er who seduced Emperor Chenghua.
In fact, they felt that Wan Zhen'er was causing trouble even with Emperor Cheng Hua's various operations.
"Your Majesty, this is unreasonable."
Some ministers objected, "If Wanniang's tomb is worshiped separately, wouldn't it be raised to the level of the tombs of our ancestors?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is against etiquette."
Zhu Jianshen chuckled, "Who said you should go to worship? I just stopped by to have a look. If you feel tired, you can go back directly."
Hearing this, all the big guys looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say...
At the foot of Mount Su, there is Wanniang's grave.
Zhu Jianshen brought no ministers, no slaves, not even a girl, only Li Qing.
The scale of Wanniang's tomb is huge, far exceeding the standards for the burial of concubines in the harem. Logically speaking, she is not qualified to be buried in the imperial mausoleum if she is not a queen. She should be buried in Jinshan in the western suburbs, where the concubines of the harem are buried.
However, who is favored?
Zhu Jianshen refused to get even the rain and dew, so he only took a ladle to drink, and made an exception to bury Wan Zhen'er here.
Enjoy the palace.
Zhu Jianshen talked about love with Wan Zhen'er.
Li Qing listened.
He had no feelings for Wan Zhen'er, but he didn't hate her either. She didn't interfere in politics, and she didn't poison the emperor's heirs. She was just a little favored and pampered, but these were only Zhu Jianshen's private matters and would not be brought to the forefront.
To be honest, he felt a little sorry for Wan Zhen'er. If it hadn't been for him, Wan Zhen'er wouldn't have suffered for a few more years.
Besides, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as long as Zhu Jianshen likes it, others have no right to judge on emotional matters.
"Zhen'er, it won't be long before we can meet." Zhu Jianshen chuckled. "Li Qing has agreed. Then we will dig a tunnel and we can meet at any time..."
A quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour, an hour...
Li Qing, who could be regarded as a light bulb for the moment, was very bored, but he did not rush him and was extremely patient.
After this time, Zhu Jianshen will never have a chance to come out again, so let him be wild for once.
In the afternoon, the end of Shen Shi.
Only then did a group of people really embark on their return journey...
The honor guard counted the time and returned when the palace door opened the next morning, and entered the palace directly.
The old guys didn't have time to catch their breath before they started working again.
Li Qing took Zhu Wanqing back to the small courtyard.
"Have a good sleep."
"Yes." Zhu Wanqing's face was full of tiredness, her nervous heart relaxed, and she was even more eager to take a good nap. She went directly to the side room without even washing up.
Li Qing was also a little tired and felt tired. He walked to the lounge chair under the tree and lay down, swaying and falling slowly to sleep.
At some point, he felt someone approaching. Li Qing faintly opened his eyes, only to see Wang Hua about to leave.
"When did Mr. Wang come?"
"I just came in," Wang Hua held his hands apologetically, "I saw the door was open, so I came in. It was Wang who took the liberty."
"Where?" Li Qing sat up, invited him to sit down at the stone table, and said with a smile, "I just fell asleep when I got back and didn't boil any tea."
"It's okay, it's Wang who took the liberty." Wang Hua waved his hands repeatedly, and then said hesitantly, "Wang has a question he would like to ask sir, please tell me the truth."
Li Qing vaguely understood what he wanted to say and said, "Is it about Prince Xiaoyun's accompanying reading?"
"That's right," Wang Hua said thoughtfully, "Sir, I would like to ask Quanzi to be the prince's companion, but you mentioned it?"
