Han Shizu

Chapter 1447 Chai Rong is dead
"What's the matter? His face is so solemn!" Looking up and seeing Li Fang's serious expression, Emperor Liu couldn't help asking.

Li Fang's tone was indescribably low, and he cupped his hands and said in a deep voice, "Return to Your Majesty, there is a funeral report from the British government. Half an hour ago, the British government died of illness in the residence."

"What?" Hearing this, Emperor Liu asked subconsciously, and then he realized that his hand flipping through the memorial visibly froze, and his voice became as deep as Li Fang's: "How could it be so sudden!"

Li Fang sighed heavily, and said, "Young Master Ying has a malignant sore on his back, and the disease is difficult to recover from. Today, the sore broke out and he passed away! The British Government is already mourning, report the news of mourning!"

The news of Chai Rong's death stirred up waves in Emperor Liu's heart. After a brief silence, he regained his composure and sighed sadly: "I have lost a good minister, and the great man has lost a pillar!"

Perhaps Emperor Liu's reaction was too calm, and he didn't appear to be so sad, but Li Fang still consoled him in a respectful tone: "The deceased is dead, and please mourn your Majesty!"

Emperor Liu waved his hand and said, "Everyone has such a day. After so many years, I'm used to it. It's just that old people wither and pass away one after another, it's always sad!"

"Your Majesty, please let me know how the court should mourn the death of Duke Ying!" Li Fang asked for instructions.

Emperor Liu breathed a sigh of relief, and instructed with some disinterestedness: "Draft an imperial edict, posthumously confer the title of King Chai Rong Heyang, increase the rank of Grand Master, and all officials in Beijing, above the seventh rank, all go to express condolences! [-] guan will be allocated from internal funds. , The Ministry of Rites sent someone to take care of the funeral, Chai Rong, the national hero, the deceased is dead, so we should do our best to mourn!
Mingyuan, you are good at writing, so you can write a Shinto inscription yourself, and let the world know Yinggong's literary and military strategy, loyalty and diligence! "

"Obey!" Li Fang immediately complied, bowing to himself, already thinking of words.

Emperor Liu thought for a while, and then said: "Also, tell me to go down, I will come to the door to express my condolences in person, and send an old friend off!"

"Yes!"

Li Fang stepped back, Emperor Liu stayed quietly for a while, and finally heaved a heavy sigh. From his slightly sentimental face, it can be seen that Chai Rong's death had touched him to some extent.

Among the ministers of the dragon, there are also those who are close to each other. Those old ministers who followed him from Jinyang at the earliest have a special status in Emperor Liu's heart.

Among the veterans in Jinyang, the old ones, the dead ones, the retired ones, and the ones who are still shining in the court, only Yang Ye and Han Tong are left, and Xiang Xun has also begun to retreat behind the scenes.Zhang Yanwei died a miserable death, Murong Yanzhao died of illness, and now it is Chai Rong's turn.

And as the core backbone of that group of people, seeing the branches and leaves withering day by day, why didn't Emperor Liu feel a little bit sad.The past few years were fine, but as he grew older, he couldn't help but feel sad. Emperor Liu recently lamented that the old man was not just hypocritical, but also had some deep feelings.

As for Chai Rong, in the past few years, even though he has been plagued by illness, he has lived through it peacefully, enjoying a peaceful old age.During this year, Emperor Liu met Chai Rong only twice, one time when he visited Chai Rong after returning the capital from the Northern Expedition, and one time when his second daughter Liu Jian married Chai Zongxun.

It has been a long time since we had no contact, and upon hearing the bad news, Emperor Liu felt all sorts of emotions in his heart.

The north wind whizzed past and swept across the city, adding a bit of depression and chill to the winter in Luoyang.Inside the British government office, it has become a white world, with white banners everywhere, and people inside and outside are immersed in a sad atmosphere.

The death of British Gong Chai Rong is definitely a big event in Xijing, causing a sensation in the government and the public.In fact, even without Emperor Liu's extremely mournful edict, there would never be fewer people who came to offer their condolences.

In the current Han Dynasty, Chai Rong is shrouded in too much light. From the old minister of the dragon, the meritorious general, the Duke of the Han Dynasty, and the 24 ministers of Qianyou, he has a prominent position and a grand reputation. Among the foreign ministers, there are few people who can compare with Chai Rong. more revered.

In the past, Weigong Murong Yanzhao and Yinggong Chai Rong were the banners of the Han army, and later they were called "Chai Zhao" together with Zhao Kuangyin.No matter who it is suitable for, it has a name, and this is still a false name, which actually represents the power and status of the emperor.

Nowadays, heroes are withered and loyal souls are far away. Under the inspiration, there is an endless stream of people who visit the palace. Princes, relatives, nobles, officials, soldiers and bureaucrats, no matter what kind of psychology and purpose the visitors have, they all come with a sentimental and solemn expression. face, to offer condolences.

From the gate of the mansion to the mourning hall, the not-so-long passage is full of big men and high-ranking people. Although there are many people, they are in order. Everyone shows respect for the dead and dare not offend the solemn and solemn scene. .

Even those high-ranking and majestic core figures put away their arrogance, put on a modest posture, and solemnly left after expressing their condolences.And those who are good at socializing don't dare to talk too much and show their presence too much.

Some generals even kowtowed heavily in front of the mourning hall with tears in their eyes. They didn't care if their foreheads were broken, and they didn't make any other noises. They just used their ways to express their respect and mourning for Chai Rong.These people are all from Chai Rong's old department, and they have been favored and promoted by him. They usually don't seem obvious. When the benefactor died, the depth of this friendship was revealed.

From noon to night, there were thousands of people of all kinds coming and going to the British government. Perhaps Chai Rong himself could not have imagined that after his death, there would be such a big battle and cause such a commotion.

From another point of view, Chai Rong, a hero, lived his life with honor and died with his name, and it is not in vain to have a life in this world.

In the mourning hall, smoke curled up, white silk fluttered, and sobs sounded from time to time, and the sad atmosphere was almost solidified.Emperor Liu and Concubine Guo Ning came together, which inevitably disturbed the atmosphere in the room.

Emperor Liu was in a black robe, and Concubine Guo Ning was in plain skirts. Both of them wore a piece of white silk around their waists to stop those officials who were going to pay respects to show that the dead are the greatest.

Chai Rong's elder sons all worked in various places in Dahan, and even after receiving the news of the funeral, they were still on their way back to Beijing.Therefore, it was Chai Zongxun and Liu Jian and his wife who presided over the funeral in the mansion and greeted them.

Looking at the young couple who had been newly married for only two months, Emperor Liu sighed and said, "Grand Ying is my loyal minister and close friend. When he leaves, I will come to see him off. My condolences!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chai Zongxun bowed to the end with red eyes.

Spreading his hands, Yan Tuo immediately took the three sticks of incense, presented them respectfully, and together with Concubine Guo Ning, bowed to Chai Rong's spiritual seat.It has to be said that when Emperor Liu worshiped the Buddha in Shaolin Temple, he was careless and even full of contempt.

Standing in the hall, watching Chai Rong's spiritual seat quietly, Emperor Liu's eyes rarely showed true emotion, but it was fleeting, and he turned around and left without saying much, leaving room for others to offer incense and condolence .

(End of this chapter)