People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 670

The prayer flags are held high, and sackcloth walks the street.

Sorrows are played, crying

Li Xuan held the reins in his hand, and three tall horses pulled the coffin of the Crown Princess Yin, with six guards on each side, slowly moving forward.

In front, more than 20 Jinwu guards covered in sackcloth slowly lead the way.

There were no pedestrians on the street ahead.

Wannian County has already cleared the streets three times in advance. If the people are in a hurry, they can take a detour. If they are not in a hurry, they can wait a quarter of an hour.

But no one is allowed to appear before the funeral procession at this time, otherwise, they will be killed immediately.

Behind the coffin, the Lord of Guide County, Liu Yingdao, Yu Shanxun, Princess Honghua, Murong Nuohebo and Murong Zhong followed, all dressed in white.

Every time they walk a certain distance, they will kneel down and worship the gods of heaven and earth.

……

Li Xuan was walking in the middle of the long street, but his gaze swept across a black spot in the sky above his head. Everything on both sides of the street, on the side of the street, and behind the courtyard wall on the street was under Li Xuan's gaze.

Ming Chongyan escorted Li Dan back.

If Li Xuan is the king of the East China Sea, he will definitely use Li Dan to attract Li Xuan's attention.

What's more, the King of the East China Sea was by Li Xuan's side just now.

Wu Chengsi was not stupid, he had sensed that something was wrong just now, he quickly pulled King Luo Bin, Yang Jiong and Song Zhiwen back together.

Didn't dare to wait a moment longer.

The pigeon eagle in the sky clearly saw this scene, and it was precisely because of this that Li Xuan did not dare to take any risks.

If Wu Chengsi had an accident, let it happen, that would be the best, but Li Dan, nothing can happen.

Reining in his thoughts, the eyes of the dove eagle in the sky quickly fell to the southeast watchtower.

Zhao Gong stood on the watchtower, with his hand on the long knife, and looked coldly in all directions.

The entire twelve cities in the southeast are all under his watchful eyes, and it has long been unknown how many secret guards have been hidden in this world.

After Ming Chongyan left, the command of these secret guards fell into the hands of Zhao Gong, which Ming Chongyan deliberately confessed.

Although Zhao Gong doesn't usually take care of things, it's just because he is deliberately avoiding suspicion, not because of his poor ability.

You know, when Zhao Gong was young, he also served as a county captain.

Later, after joining the secret guards, the methods became even more astonishing. The group of people under Li Xuan was trained by Zhao Gong secretly.

In front of him, apart from the secret guards, the group of people under Li Xuan were also watching secretly.

Their purpose is not to capture the East China Sea King, but to prevent the East China Sea King from having any chance to tamper with during the entire funeral.

In this overall situation, they won.

At this moment, a homing pigeon flew over from a distance.

Zhao Gong's eyes lit up, and he immediately raised his hand, and the carrier pigeon had landed on his arm in a blink of an eye.

Soon, a scroll was taken out by Zhao Gong.

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The south side of Tongji Square is close to the city wall, and in several small courtyards under the wall on the south side, hundreds of men in black are silently lurking.

The people in the front row hold the hook rope tightly in their hands. As long as they throw the hook rope up and hang it on the wall, they can immediately grab the rope and climb up the wall, and then turn over directly. Expand the charge.

These people are rare masters, many of them came down from the battlefields of the Western Regions, with fierce faces and sharp swords.

Vaguely, bursts of mourning could be heard.

The leader of the man in black suddenly breathed solemnly, leaning forward slightly, as if he was listening attentively to all the sounds outside.

Standing beside the leader of the man in black was a burly man with an indifferent face and an ordinary face, but a long scar was drawn on his face.

There was a strange look in the strong man's eyes, and he looked at the people around him, but he felt a sense of strangeness inexplicably.

The sound of mourning and joy was gradually approaching, the eyes of the leader of the man in black lit up, he turned around and nodded slightly towards the crowd behind him, and in an instant, everyone had tightly grasped the weapons in their hands.

At this moment, suddenly, there was a rustling sound behind everyone, and everyone turned their heads subconsciously.

At some point, hundreds of men in black holding crossbows had already stood on the wall of the small courtyard.

Although these people were also dressed in black, none of them was masked.

However, the looks of these people are extremely ordinary, and they are all the kind that can disappear completely immediately when placed in the crowd.

The expression of the scar-faced man next to the leader in black couldn't help but change for a moment. At this moment, no one gave an order, and the man in black on the courtyard wall had already pulled the trigger of the crossbow in his hand, his expression indifferent.

"Swish, swish..." Hundreds of crossbow arrows shot into the courtyard in an instant, like a rain of locusts.

The sharp long arrows tore apart the bodies of the men in black in an instant.

More than a dozen crossbow arrows fell on the body at the same time, and it became a sieve in a blink of an eye, and blood flowed down instantly.

A group of people in the back of the courtyard were directly shot dead by the arrow rain in a very short period of time, bleeding all over the ground

The expressions of fear on the faces of other people in the courtyard had just risen, and the next moment, a new round of crossbow arrows had fallen again.

After five consecutive rounds of crossbow arrows, very few people survived in the entire courtyard, and the smell of blood permeated the small courtyard.

At this moment, with a "bang", the gate of the courtyard was directly pushed down, and the next moment, the Jinwu Guards armed with long spears, sword shields and long bows had already entered.

Behind them, there is a group of Qianniu guards with Qianniu knives watching.

After a while, all the men in black in the courtyard were completely killed.

Including the leader of the man in black, and the scar-faced cronies beside him.

It was at this time that the funeral procession outside the courtyard had just passed by, and the sound of mourning and joy became very loud at this moment. Although it was a bit weird, the sound of fighting in the courtyard was completely covered up.

……

Li Xuan lowered her head slightly, holding the horse rope of the hearse as she slowly moved forward.

The funeral procession has come to the southeast Qixia Gate at this moment, and after leaving the Qixia Gate, they will travel all the way west, and then send the body of Princess Yin to Gaoyangyuan.

Li Xuan couldn't help turning her head back, and above the sky, an entry suddenly appeared.

[Li Miao, Master of the Inanimate Way, personal guard of the King of the East China Sea, son of Li Xiaochang, the former king of Yi'an County, half-step Yang God Realm]

Possessed by the Yang God, Li Miao's methods became more and more proficient.

At this moment, high above the sky, Li Miao's Yang God seemed to notice Li Xuan's gaze, and turned his head in surprise, but at this time, Li Xuan had already entered the Qixia Gate.

After a little hesitation, the next moment, Li Miao was already heading towards the west of Chang'an City.

After leaving the Chuping Gate in the west of the city, Li Miao quickly flew to the hills in the northwest of Chang'an City.

Finally, it completely disappeared under the hills.

High above the sky, a pigeon hawk glanced at it, then quickly turned and left.

Han Chang'an City, it turns out that your lair is here, now, no one can escape.

Everyone knows that there is a ghost market in Chang'an.

But few people know that there are actually two ghost markets in Chang'an.

The Little Ghost City is inside Chang'an City, while the Big Ghost City is outside Chang'an City, the old Han Chang'an City, a corner of the underground Chang'an City.

To the north of Dagui City is the Weihe River, and seventy miles down the Weihe River is Wugong County.

Every time King Luo Bin returned to Chang'an, he had to pass through Dagui City, and every time he went to Wugong County from Chang'an, he also passed through Dagui City.

Sometimes, when he returned to the city late and left the city early, he might stay in Dagui City.

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Gaoyangyuan, the southwestern suburb of Chang'an City, has a high and spacious terrain, with the Qinling Mountains in the south and Chang'an in the north.

Not everyone is qualified to be buried with Xianling and Zhaoling, so the princes and relatives of Chang'an City often choose Gaoyangyuan as the place of death.

Li Xuan led the carriage forward slowly, and on the hill to the south, a majestic tomb rose from the ground.

Li Xuan took a glance and then withdrew his gaze. Naturally, it was not the tomb of Prince Yin Li Jiancheng.

No matter how magnanimous Emperor Taizong was, burying Li Jiancheng in Gaoyangyuan was already quite concerned about his brotherhood, so how could he build such a luxurious tomb for him.

After all, Li Jiancheng is still a sinner.

Although this crime does not know where to start.

The tomb just now was prepared by Li Boyi, the king of Longxi County and Minister of Rites, for himself. Although he is still in good health, who knows when he will be gone.

Preparing a mausoleum for yourself in advance does not qualify the emperor to have the right, ordinary people can too, let alone dignitaries.

Walking hundreds of steps forward, there are many thin branches standing in front of a low tomb, scattered around, and it is obvious that no one has come to pay homage.

This is the cemetery of Prince Yin Li Jiancheng. This place is too sensitive. Even Liu Yingdao, the son-in-law of Guide County Lord and Wenxi County Lord, such people who have been in Chang'an all the year round, rarely come here.

Li Xuan slowly pulled back the horse, then turned around to face Lord Guide, Liu Yingdao, Yu Shanxun, Princess Honghua and others bowed slightly.

Guide County Lord bowed slightly to Li Xuan, forced a polite smile on his face: "Trouble 27 Lang."

"Sister Wang, don't be polite, this is Li Xuan's responsibility." Li Xuan bowed back.

Originally, the man who pulled the cart in front should be a member of the Zheng family, but the strange thing is that today, Li Xuan and the others have already sent Concubine Zheng's coffin to the cemetery, but the Zheng family is still the same None of them appeared, it was too much.

At this time, Princess Huainan and Pei Guangxiao, Minister of Zongzheng Temple, rushed up from behind.

After carefully looking around, Princess Huainan sighed and nodded towards Pei Guangxiao.

Pei Guangxiao immediately greeted Liang Wujian, the young minister of the Taifu, and led his people forward.

Everyone first burned incense in front of the mausoleum, and then the craftsmen transferred from Qianling by Taifu Temple began to excavate the tomb.

The emperor has a decree that husband and wife share the same acupuncture point.

The tomb of Prince Yin Li Jiancheng was dug up bit by bit. On one side were the head of Guide County, Liu Yingdao, the head of Wenxi County, Yu Shanxun, the head of Leling County, and Murong Nuohebo, the princess of Honghua, and his son Murong Zhong. , All knelt down and wept.

Naturally, Li Xuan had to kneel down, no matter what, Li Jiancheng was his uncle.

Even after death, he still holds the title of prince, and the funeral is buried according to the specifications of the prince. The name of the prince is bestowed by Emperor Taizong.

Later generations have no way of knowing the specific details of those events back then, but after all, Emperor Taizong did not want the relationship between the clan father and son to be too ugly.

pity……

High above the sky, Dove Eagle watched everything with cold eyes. On the official road farther away, several teams of cavalry, including the left guard and Qianniu guard, were patrolling back and forth, and no outsiders were allowed to approach.

Before the mausoleum, Li Xuan lowered his eyes and knelt on the ground, but his spiritual sense had already locked onto everyone who was close to the mausoleum.

Anyone who tried to make a change, he would kill him instantly.

Finally, the tomb of the Yin Crown Prince Li Jiancheng was dug up, and under the command of Liang Wujian, the Shaoqing of the Taifu, the coffin of the Yin Crown Princess Zheng was slowly sent to the mausoleum.

Craftsmen began to cover loess again.

Li Xuan stood up and walked to the tombstone of Concubine Zheng who had just been erected.

Read softly: "Gu Yin's concubine Zheng's family, her husband's Gui Palace Yinyu, Menghou's honor of guarding the vessel; Jiaguan Qiongyu, Yuan's concubine participated in the ceremony of the master... Zhenfang was opened in the east, and Duiye fell in the west. Good man Husband and wife, Shuyuan came to Yi. Caihan Zhupu, Seoqiongzhi. Blending love class test, Xu Li Qin Yi..."

The deep sobs sounded non-stop in Li Xuan until the loess was completely covered.

Funeral, over.

(End of this chapter)