The time finally came for Chen Kan’s coffin to be released for funeral.
On this day, Jinghaihou Mansion, which had been silent for several months, suddenly became noisy.
Officials who had been favored by Chen Kan spontaneously chose to see Chen Kan off for the last time.
Princess Chang Ning, who had already burst into tears, stopped the ceremonial team carrying the coffin, unwilling to let Chen Kan's coffin step out of the Hou Mansion.
Zheng's hair turned whiter. She stepped forward to hold Zhu Yuelan and comforted her: "My child, people cannot be resurrected after death, so it is better to let Yuansheng bury himself in the earth."
The person who came to preside over Chen Kan's burial today was Fang Xiaoru, who asked Zhu Di for leave.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Fang Xiaoru's state is close to the edge of collapse. His old eyes no longer show the wisdom of the past, but only a deep sadness.
It suddenly dawned on all the officials that this heavenly official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was now just an old man who had lost his beloved disciple, hunched over and thin.
"Your Highness, Yuan Sheng is lucky to be able to marry you in this life. It's a pity that his life is short. If in the future..."
Fang Xiaoru said, her eyes filled with tears.
The officials heard the implication of Fang Xiaoru's words and looked at Chang Ning with eyes full of regret.
When the two got married, everyone in the capital didn't praise them as a perfect match. Who would have thought that just one year after they got married, they would already be in such a situation.
Seeing this, the Taishi sent by Qin Tianjian had no choice but to approach Fang Xiaoru and whisper: "Master Fang, if we don't hold the funeral, the time will be delayed."
Fang Xiaoru raised her sleeves to wipe away her tears. She looked at Chang Ning who was dying in front of the coffin and sighed: "Your Highness, let the ceremony team leave the house. If it's any later, it will be too late."
Now the only person in the Hou Mansion who can control the situation is Fang Xiaoru. As the saying goes, once a teacher is always a father, Fang Xiaoru can be considered half of the master of the Hou Mansion.
When Chang Ning heard this, her hand on the coffin loosened, and Mrs. Zheng took the opportunity to pull her aside. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law wept secretly.
Seeing this, the eunuch eunuch Qintian didn't waste any more time. He took a compass in his hand, stepped in front of the coffin, and then shouted: "The time has come, lift up the coffin!"
After the sound was finished, Chang Ning's hoarse crying could be heard in the Hou Mansion.
With a little force from the warriors carrying the coffin, the thousand-jin coffin was firmly lifted away from the two square tables supporting the coffin.
Taishi took an earthen basin from a servant and threw it hard in front of the mourning hall door.
"Pa~"
A crisp cracking sound was heard, and Taishi shouted: "Funeral."
Heavy mournful music played, and the coffin went straight out of the gate of the Hou Mansion, followed the Wuyi Lane and left the capital towards the destination that had been built long ago.
The sound of gongs and drums along the way, combined with the musicians sent by the Jiaofangsi, played heart-breaking sad music, attracting countless people to stop and watch.
The funeral of an imperial marquis was naturally grand. Even the royal family sent the third son of the emperor to attend the funeral. The royal family paid the utmost tribute to the young marquis who died young.
Many people also spontaneously followed the funeral procession and silently sent the marquis on his final journey.
The funeral procession stretched for a long three miles, and was much larger than the one on Chen Kan's wedding day.
White soul-calling flags opened the way, and paper money flew in the sky, adding a bit of sadness to the funeral procession.
at this time--
Chen Kan squatted at the door of the residence, listening with interest to the Jin Yiwei sent by Zhu Di to report to him the progress of his funeral.
When he heard Chang Ning blocking his coffin from being allowed to go to the funeral, he couldn't help but feel a throbbing pain in his heart.
Especially after hearing that Chang Ning actually performed the extreme sadness after the death of her husband, my heart became even more panicked.
"Don't worry, Chang Ning. After today, we can have a peaceful life in a few days."
Suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Chen Kan asked: "How is the arrangement of the water and land ceremony?"
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, this time the governor will personally lead the team and make sure not even a fly can escape."
Chen Kan's mouth twitched.
Li Jinglong leads the team, how can you reassure me?
However, thinking about Li Jinglong's ability to manage an army of 500,000 people in an orderly manner back then, he was considered to have outstanding abilities, although he was still beaten to the point of running away by Zhu Di in the end.
But after these days of contact, Chen Kan decided to believe him.
I just hope that Li Jinglong who comes online this time is the son of a famous general who can command the army like an arm, and not that idiot.
After praying in his heart, he waved his hand and sent the Jinyi captain away.
Then think about it in your heart.
After pondering for a while, he turned around and the three patron women were like Chen Kan's tail, following him closely.
A bold idea suddenly emerged in my mind.
When he thought about it, he had to take action, so Chen Kan made a decisive decision. He wanted to see his funeral with his own eyes.
Of course, he had absolutely no intention of showing off in front of everyone at the last moment.
...
The capital was only twenty miles away from the location of Chen Kan's mausoleum. Even though he rested several times on the way, Chen Kan's coffin was finally about to reach its destination at noon.
Daoyan was the first to see the funeral procession.
On the altar that the Ministry of Works spent three months building, Daoyan sat cross-legged at the highest point, with a solemn appearance without any trace of the demon monk.
Now he is just a great monk with profound Buddhist teachings, not Zhu Di's first adviser.
As the saying goes, standing high and seeing far, Dao Yan, who is at the top of the altar, now deeply understands the true meaning of this sentence.
The other monks under the altar, although their sight was blocked by the dense crowd, still heard the sorrow and music coming not far away.
The main reason is that the sound of the suona is too harsh.
"Amitabha."
Daoyan Baoxiang solemnly announced the Buddha's name, and the great monks present fell silent instantly.
Finally, the funeral procession appeared in front of the monks.
"Amitabha!"
A group of monks turned to the east and chanted the Buddha's name in unison, the sound shaking the sky.
Today's Water and Land Dharma Assembly, in addition to chanting sutras and praying for Chen Kan, also needs to recite sutras and pray for the soldiers who died fighting for the Ming Dynasty over the years.
Therefore, the first thing that appeared on the altar was not Chen Kan's coffin, but a tablet inscribing the immortality of the souls of the heroes of the Ming Dynasty.
The tablets were naturally made by Chen Kan. In line with the principle of no waste, Chen Kan decided to let this water and land ceremony complete the tasks they should complete.
After all, it is not easy for Daoyan to gather more than 20,000 monks.
As the ranking was enshrined on the altar, Chen Kan's coffin gradually approached the altar.
The great monks on the east side consciously made way for both sides. After Chen Kan's coffin entered the center of the altar, it was instantly surrounded by a group of great monks.
The common people who followed the funeral procession to the funeral were stopped outside the altar by the soldiers guarding order at the scene.
Although the people were dissatisfied, they still couldn't help but curse and retreat when faced with the spears in the hands of the superior officers.
The Water and Land Dharma Assembly is a grand gathering of Buddhism, which usually lasts for about three days. The arrival of Chen Kan’s coffin means that the Water and Land Dharma Assembly has officially begun.
Daoyan stood at the highest point of the altar, surrounded by four profound Buddhist priests, including Yuantong, the old abbot of Jiming Temple.
Surrounding the five people were more than 20,000 great monks who were proficient in Buddhism.
Further outside, there were 3,000 soldiers who maintained the order of the entire Dharma Assembly. There were at least 50,000 to 60,000 onlookers blocked by the soldiers outside the Dharma platform.
Looking around the entire environment under the altar, Daoyan seemed to have seen the scene of the entire Water and Land Dharma Association flowing into rivers of blood. He couldn't help but clasped his hands together and muttered in a low voice: "Sin, sin."
Chen Kan was also among the people watching, but even the people closest to him might not be able to recognize him now if they were standing in front of him.
The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division is a gathering place for talents under Chen Kan, so it is naturally easy to find someone who is proficient in disguise.
The man with sinister eyebrows and rat eyes standing next to Chen Kan is the famous Thousand-faced Thief Black Rat in the world.
He is proficient in the art of disguise. According to him, he can even peel off a complete human skin and then use the human skin to transform himself into another person.
And under his manipulation, Chen Kan changed from a handsome young man from a wealthy family to a vicious man with a sinister face.
At the same time, he can easily identify what a person does from his subtle facial expressions and movements.
The purpose of Chen Kan taking him into the crowd was to see how many assassins and killers there were among the people watching.
Suddenly, the sound of neat chanting came from the distance, which meant that the Water and Land Dharma Ceremony had officially begun.
The majestic Sanskrit sound sounded, and the noisy crowd gradually became quiet.
Only Chen Kan led the black rat through the crowd, constantly distinguishing who were assassins and who were ordinary people.
The cold wind became more and more unbridled, making many people's faces turn red and their noses runny.
The air in the south is always damp in winter, which makes people very uncomfortable.
After sweating profusely in the crowd, Chen Kan and Hei Shu finally got a relatively accurate result.
After squeezing out of the crowd, the black rat sucked the snot flowing out into his nasal cavity with a hiss, making Chen Kan look disgusted.
But Black Rat seemed unaware and leaned next to Chen Kan to report in a low voice: "Sir, at least one-third of the people have bad intentions."
Chen Kan pushed his leaning head away, and then nodded: "Very good, one-third of the people, who should be the mainstays of the White Lotus Sect and Jingnan Orphans, will report to His Majesty and proceed according to the original plan. .”
After obtaining the exact data, Chen Kan returned to his residence.
Today is the first day, and most of the onlookers are ordinary people.
But with the current weather, by tomorrow at most, ordinary people will not be able to bear the cold and gradually dissipate, and those who are left behind will be those who have evil intentions towards Zhu Di.
As for the assassins who disguised themselves as monks and sneaked into the altar, according to the news from Daoyan, there were only about a quarter.
This was also expected by Chen Kan. After all, the monk had to chant sutras on the altar for three days. During these three days, he could not drink or eat.
If a person does not eat or drink water for three days, he will basically have no fighting ability.
There were five to six thousand people on the stage, and more than ten thousand people below the stage.
They sent nearly 20,000 people at once, just to assassinate one Zhu Di. It has to be said that the White Lotus Sect and Jingnan's orphans were really generous.
Coupled with the arrangements made by Zhu Di, the total number of people on both sides was close to more than 60,000, and it was almost a small national war.
No wonder the imperial court was so afraid of the White Lotus Sect and Jingnan's orphans.
After finding out the opponent's personnel arrangement, Chen Kan couldn't help but feel proud.
Even if the White Lotus Sect and Jingnan's orphans cannot be uprooted this time, at least they can be severely injured.
Moreover, in order to ensure nothing goes wrong, they must send out key members instead of fringe believers.
More than 20,000 key members of the army were wiped out. Even if the White Lotus family has a great cause, it will not be possible to recover for ten or eight years.
The water and land ceremony on the altar is still going on in an orderly manner, and the loud chanting can be clearly heard even by Chen Kan in a residential house.
After reviewing all the procedures of the fake death plan again and confirming that everything was under control, Chen Kan returned to the room and silently waited for news about Zhu Di.
The four rounds of the killer near the throne have been determined, and it is not worth Chen Kan's need to waste too many brain cells.
The only thing that worries Chen Kan is whether Jin Yiwei can target the big fish who control these White Lotus cultists and Jingnan's orphans.
For this game, he has been silent here for more than three months, just hoping not to let those big fish escape.
The next day, as Chen Kan expected, the number of people watching the Water and Land Dharma Assembly was reduced by one-third visible to the naked eye. Most of the people who had followed here from the capital had returned to the capital yesterday evening. Most of the people who were still here today were are residents nearby.
However, due to the cold weather, nearby people are also evacuating in an orderly manner.
Seeing the visible decrease in the number of people around him, Chen Kan was not in a hurry.
Zhu Di's information hasn't arrived yet, so it's not the time to be anxious.
So, Chen Kan disguised himself again and took the black rat into the crowd of onlookers.
"Sir, didn't we already figure out their staffing yesterday? Why do we still come today?"
Faced with Black Rat's question, Chen Kan did not answer.
Should I tell him that I was too bored in the room and came out to have fun?
Although Hei Shu was confused, after being trained by the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, he was now definitely at the imperial court. Seeing that Chen Kan didn't answer, he didn't ask further questions.
Chen Kan, on the other hand, had already started wandering among the crowd.
In fact, the reason why Chen Kan came out today was to see if he could see anyone he knew among the crowd.
He was still worried about letting the Buddhist disciple go in Yunnan, especially since Ah Jin was implicated by him and tortured by the Buddhist disciple for so long.
Chen Kan has wanted to crush the Buddha to ashes for a long time.
As for his own death, with the hatred he and that person had for him, there was no reason not to confirm the truth or falsehood.
This time, Chen Kan vowed that he would not let them escape again.
After wandering around for a long time, Chen Kan didn't see the person he wanted to see among the crowd. He didn't know whether it was because he didn't come or because there were too many people.
Black Rat, who was tense throughout the whole process, saw Chen Kan's uninterested expression, and finally found an opportunity to comfort him: "Sir, we have been out for a long time, why don't we go back first?"
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