Martial Arts of Longevity: Starting from the prison guards

Chapter 107 Goodbye at the funeral

"what sound?"

Pei Tianbei, who was in a daze just now, heard a roar of a tiger, and suddenly lifted the quilt and sat up
Turning his face to look at Lu Ning, his dark eyes couldn't help but froze.

Unbelievable face.

"Brother Lu, are you practicing?"

Lu Ning's quilt swelled up, and there was a phantom of a fierce giant tiger flickering.

It lasted for about three breaths before disappearing.

"Ahem...you discovered all of this!"

"...!!"

Pei Tianbei was stunned. There was such a big commotion, let alone me, the princess and sister were woken up by fright, right?
really.

After a while, someone knocked on the palace door: "What are you arguing about here? Do you want His Highness to rest?"

Pei Tianbei and Lu Ning looked at each other, and hurriedly said, "Sister Baiwei, we're going to sleep."

Seeing no movement outside the door, Bai Wei left.

Lu Ning said slightly relieved, and did not upgrade "Vajra Tiger Demon Fist".

Scan the catalog carefully.

Kung Fu: Vajra Tiger Magic Fist (Stove Fire, 0/160 million)
The remaining experience is 380 million.

Lu Ning intends to keep it and use it for promotion later.

Raise the cultivation base to the early stage of the third rank.

If the catalog is regenerated, all the skills and physique can be upgraded to perfection.

The wind and snow stopped in a blink of an eye.

It lasted until the first day of the winter month.

During this period, Kou Shize did not attack Lu Ning's family again.

Lu Ning did not try to assassinate Kou Shize again.

But Kou Shize and Yongshan Wang did not see each other, and their secret emotions escalated.

Today is sunny.

The three quarters of the hour is the time for the funeral of Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty.

Early in the morning, Qin Zhong, who hadn't recovered yet, put on onyx and came to the palace early.

Pei Tong, Secretary of the Ministry of War, Gu Fengtang of Sizheng, Zhang Juming, Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, Shi Rui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials... and so on. All civil and military officials arrived, as well as some princes of the current dynasty, all came to see Emperor Wu of Ming Dynasty at the funeral.

The imperial mausoleum is on Dazhou Mountain, to the west of the imperial palace.

When the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasties passed away, they all built imperial mausoleums in the Great Zhou Mountain.

Lu Ning wanted to protect the eldest princess, so he naturally went with him to the imperial mausoleum of Dazhou Mountain.

Looking around, the imperial tombs are built on the whole mountain, and the construction is extremely magnificent.

Soon the burial ceremony began.

There are mourning texts from the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Buddhist scriptures, etc., and then condolences and entry to the imperial mausoleum.

Finally, the white jade stone gate sealed the entrance of the imperial mausoleum.

After everything was done, the civil and military officials comforted the eldest princess, concubine Qi, concubine Shu and others, and slowly returned to the palace.

The east gate of the palace.

On the Baiyushi Square, Qin Zhong took the faces of King Beimang, King Yongshan, King Anshan and all the civil and military officials.

He said to the eldest princess who was sitting in the carriage: "Your Highness, the country cannot be without a master for a day. Please also issue an order for the Ministry of Rites to quickly set auspicious dates, draft documents, and prepare for various sacrifices to the heavens."

Seeing that Qin Zhong was more impatient than anyone else, many people certainly knew what was on his mind.

That's what Qin Zhong did when Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty came to the throne.

Now old-fashioned, familiar with the road.

Especially King Yongshan, gnashing his teeth in hatred, really wanted to slap Qin Zhong to death.

The eldest princess glanced slightly at King Yongshan and King Anshan with her phoenix eyes, and said expressionlessly, "What do you mean?"

Si Zheng, Gu Fengtang, Pei Tong, Zhang Juming, Shi Rui and others must hope that the eldest princess will ascend the throne as empress soon, so as to stabilize the situation.

"Seniors and others!" Everyone said with a salute.

Standing behind the eldest princess, Lu Ning's eyes flickered slightly. This Qin Zhong is really amazing, his loyalty is always shown on his face, and he is impeccable.

It's no wonder that Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty failed to kill Qin Zhong. Faced with such a person, if there is no reason to kill Qin Zhong, you would be ashamed to kill him.

The eldest princess glanced at Qin Zhong, then across the crowd, and finally her eyes fell on Li Hongmao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites: "Then thank Li Shangshu."

"Your Majesty, it is the old minister's duty to take care of himself." Li Hongmao quickly lowered his head.

The eldest princess's phoenix eyes flickered slightly: "Master Shi, I will thank you for raising and lowering rewards and punishments."

Shi Rui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, also hurriedly saluted, and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will leave everything to the old minister."

The eldest princess didn't speak any more, she turned around and got into the carriage, which slowly drove towards the palace.

"Congratulations, Your Highness."

Qin Zhong bowed and saluted.

Everyone followed suit.

King Yongshan snorted coldly: "Mr. Qin Ge is really loyal!"

These words are naturally ironic.

Qin Zhong said with a smile on his face: "Thank you, King Yongshan, for your compliment. Ever since I became an official, I have been loyal to Da Zhou and His Majesty. His loyalty has never changed, as evidenced by the sun and the moon."

Hearing this, even Zhang Juming, the unsmiling Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, almost laughed out loud.

Indeed 'loyal', but the sun and the moon quite hate you.

"Humph!"

King Yongshan snorted coldly, turned around and strode away with Zhou Xiao and others.

Qin Zhong didn't care either, since he chose to support the eldest princess, he would have to tear himself apart with King Yongshan sooner or later.

There is no way, even if he remains determined and fully supports King Yongshan.

In the end, it didn't end well either.

Then why not take advantage of the trend to support the eldest princess!

Even if the ending is not good, maybe you can get away with it.

After all, human hearts are made of flesh and blood.

Especially some kind-hearted people value the heart of gratitude very much.

The Eldest Princess is not yet nineteen years old, she has far less experience than King Yongshan, and it is impossible for her to be as ruthless as King Yongshan.

He fully supported the eldest princess. Even if the eldest princess wanted to kill him, she would at least consider Qin Zhong's loyalty.

Qin Zhong is very experienced in grasping the human heart and human nature.

Finally, King Anshan gave Qin Zhong a cold look, turned around and took Zhou Yi and others away.

Kou Shize also stared at Qin Zhong.

I don't know what I'm thinking.

……

Yongle Palace.

Concubine Qi, Concubine Shu and others all came to congratulate the eldest princess.

The future empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they are both women, so they are naturally envious.

But dare not show it on the face.

The eldest princess looked at the haggard concubines and said: "The emperor is not here, but the palace is still there. In the harem, you can live as you like. Food and clothing, monthly routines, etc. are all as usual."

"Of course, if you want to leave the palace, you can also tell me, and I will agree."

Hearing this, except for Concubine Qi and Concubine Shu, the remaining eight concubines did not make a sound.

"It doesn't matter, it's not for you to make a choice now, you can tell me when you think about it." The eldest princess glanced at everyone.

The concubines nodded slightly.

The Eldest Princess ignored them, looked at Concubine Qi and said, "Young Concubine, according to the previous decision, after I take the throne, I will have someone escort you back to Qiushan to rest until the prince or princess is born. Someone will go to Akiyama to pick you up and return to the palace."

Concubine Qi nodded: "Thank you, Your Highness."

The eldest princess looked at Concubine Shu who was with Princess Yongxi beside her: "Concubine Shu took Yongxi to live in Ci'an Palace. It used to be the residence of Grandma Huang. It has been empty for many years. Let someone clean it."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Concubine Shu was not favored in the palace, seeing that the Eldest Princess attached so much importance, her face was filled with excitement, and she quickly stood up to thank her.

At the same time, Princess Yongxi was asked to salute the eldest princess.

"Thank you Queen!"

Princess Yongxi is only nine years old, her voice is immature.

"Yongxi, come to my sister!" The eldest princess smiled and waved to the little princess Yongxi.

Concubine Shu hurriedly pushed her daughter over.

All the concubines on the side were envious, but it was a pity that they did not live up to their expectations and did not give birth to a prince or princess.

Lu Ning saw it and nodded secretly.

The eldest princess really needs a group now, even if Concubine Shu is not favored in the palace, there must be people in the court, and there may be support from big families outside the court.

Although the power of a big family is limited, the power of the butterfly effect is very ferocious.

A big family has changed and agrees with the empress to rule the world, then there will be a second big family, and a third big family...

The common people under the control of the big clan will also agree with the Empress.

Until the world returns to its heart.

So sometimes, a well-intentioned decision or action will bring unexpected results.

When it was time for dinner, the eldest princess did not invite everyone to have a reunion dinner.

Because Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty had just been buried.

After a while, everyone will feel better.

After everyone left, Lu Ning tested the eldest princess and found that she knew the importance of the big family in her heart, so she treated Concubine Shu better.

Seeing this, Lu Ning didn't say much.

at dinner.

The eldest princess drank some rice wine, her cheeks were slightly red, she looked at Lu Ning and said, "You two have done a great job in protecting the palace this time, what reward do you want?"

Lu Ning groaned, but Pei Tianbei wiped the lard from his mouth and said bluntly, "Sister Princess, I want to command the three armies."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

The eldest princess shook her head speechlessly and said, "Be good as your captain of Zhenma Division."

"That's fine, I want to protect the princess every day." Pei Tianbei said again.

The eldest princess smiled and looked at Lu Ning.

Lu Ning pondered and said: "Your Highness, I only want my family to be safe."

The eldest princess frowned slightly, and said: "This palace promises you, is there anything else?"

The corner of Lu Ning's mouth slightly raised: "And my marriage."

The eldest princess: "...we'll talk about this later."

Lu Ning said: "Then I'm fine."

The eldest princess was speechless at the performance of the two, she shook her head and said nothing.

The next day.

King Bei Mang brought Xue Jingnian to Yongle Palace in person to bid farewell.

"Your Highness, the [-] iron pagodas are still erected outside the city. I have to go back to Beimang first, lest the northern barbarians take advantage of the situation and make trouble. As for the day when Your Highness enthrones, I will come early."

After King Bei Mang sat down, he said to the eldest princess.

Xue Jingnian stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, I am leaving Jingzhou too, and I am here to bid farewell to you."

The eldest princess nodded: "Are you planning to go back to Beimang?"

Xue Jingnian shook his head and said with a smile, "No, the world is so big, I only read it from "Shan Hai Ji". After leaving Beijing, I want to travel around and gain more experience."

The eldest princess smiled and said: "This is a good idea, and I have always had this idea, but unfortunately, it is difficult to realize it in this life."

Next.

King Bei Mang and Xue Jingnian sat in Yongle Palace for about a pot of tea time.

Before leaving, Xue Jingnian came to Lu Ning's side and said, "Lieutenant Lu, goodbye to you and me!"

Lu Ning raised his eyebrows and said, "It's best not to see you."

Xue Jingnian laughed and said, "The one who knows me is Captain Lu!"

Lu Ning stared at the backs of the two leaving.

Since then, the imperial court has no restraint on Beimang. Maybe the king of Beimang can still be loyal to Da Zhou during his reign, but Xue Jingnian or after Xue Jingnian don't know.

Of course, Lu Ning thought a little too much and went too far.

The fifth day of the winter month.

King Yongshan and King Anshan seem to have made a deal, and at the same time they plan to set off to return to the fiefdom.

Yongshan Shizi and Anshan Shizi still stayed in Jingzhou.

The eldest princess did not agree, but kept two emperor uncles to attend her enthronement ceremony.

The two kings of Yongshan each promised that they would come lightly during the enthronement ceremony.

Seeing this, the eldest princess was right.

If the two of them really don't leave, she still doesn't feel at ease.

This time King Yongshan left, Qin Zhong didn't even come out.

In Xianlefang.

When Zhou Xiao met Qin Cheng, he snorted coldly and shook his sleeves and left, not even willing to say a polite word.

The son of Anshan, Zhou Yi, honestly returned to the Confucius Institute to continue his studies.

Kou Shize finally freed himself, and participated in the investigation of his son's murder every day.

As for the person who killed him, he was someone close to King Yongshan, so he could only look for opportunities to strike.

Mrs. Kou has always wanted to avenge the Liang family and her son. In addition, she was frightened too much last time, and she was in a trance and suspicious.

For this reason, Kou Shize hated Lu Ning's family to the core, but recently Jingzhou City was extremely tightly guarded, and the number of patrols by the Zhenmagic Division doubled at night.

All of this is because the eldest princess wants to ascend the throne as emperor.

Li Hongmao, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, set three auspicious days for the zodiac, the ninth day of the winter month, the nineteenth day of the winter month, and the ninth day of the twelfth month.

At present, the ninth day of the winter month is too tense, and the eldest princess doesn't think about it.

Therefore, the date of enthronement is between the nineteenth day of the winter month and the ninth day of the twelfth month.

Within a month, big things can be settled.

At that time, Jingzhou will restore the previous order.

Maybe there is a chance to attack the Lu family.

……

Yongle Palace.

The eldest princess likes to ask Lu Ning about everything big and small.

"Chang'an, what date do you think this palace will choose to ascend the throne?" The eldest princess raised her lips slightly.

"Of course, the sooner the better." Lu Ning responded.

After the enthronement ceremony was held, the eldest princess was no longer a princess, but the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Lord of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

When everyone saw her, they no longer shouted 'His Royal Highness', but 'Empress' or 'Your Majesty'.

This is a change of identity. Shouting like this will make people extremely respectful and fearful.

Pei Tianbei said from the side: "Brother Lu is right, I... my subordinates also think that the sooner the better."

"Dongyue nineteenth?" The eldest princess looked at Lu Ning.

"Alright." Lu Ning nodded.

In fact, he had to choose, the ninth day of the winter month was the best, but he was really nervous.

On the nineteenth day of the winter month, we still have to wait half a month.

But also fast.

The eldest princess immediately asked the guards to go to the Ministry of Rites to inform Li Hongmao.

Li Hongmao got the exact date and began to make great efforts to organize it. Qin Zhong gave his full support no matter whether it was using money or employing people.

Officials at all levels in the DPRK and China are also very cooperative.

This day, evening.

Lu Ning took leave and went home.

Now outside the Yongle Palace, the commander of the bodyguards, Fang Xuewu, and the commander of the forbidden army, Su Liuqi, lead a team to personally guard it.

As for the two, it's fine.

Zhenmasi has found out that on the night Emperor Ming Wu died, the two of them were blocked by the people of Yongshan King and Anshan King, so they could not personally escort the eldest princess.

But let Luo Gengyu and others go downstairs to the Tianxing Building to escort the eldest princess.

In the end, there were 370 nine imperial guards and bodyguards who died in battle, and all of them had been buried with honor.

Therefore, even if Lu Ning leaves for one night, the eldest princess will not be too surprised.

back home.

Lu Ning didn't see his eldest brother, but his younger sister was helping his sister-in-law cook at home.

"Second brother, you still know how to go home!" Lu Qing rolled his eyes when he saw Lu Ning.

Lu Ning grinned and said curiously:

"Brother didn't come back, why are you at home? The Confucius Institute gave you ten days off?"

(End of this chapter)