Too much fruit

Chapter 895 You guys are causing me so much trouble

This run lasted from day to night, and ended only when the sun rose the next day.

Although the emperor's funeral date was decided unexpectedly, the necessary procedures were still necessary. At most, they could be handled with special arrangements and simplified. Jiang Li and his two disciples could not miss the funeral because of these unexplainable reasons. That would be too unruly.

Although in essence, Jiang Li's participation in the funeral of the late emperor could itself become the material of a hellish joke.

But even so, Tianxuan and Gongsun Qingyue still gained a lot from this discussion.

During the process, they were sometimes dazed and their eyes were dazed; sometimes they sang loudly, the sound could linger in the air for three days; sometimes they sang softly, the sound was like resentment, longing, crying and complaining, the lingering sound was endless...
Jiang Li's strength improved so fast that it was terrifying. Now his realm was completely above Tianxuan. Although Gongsun Qingyue had obtained the Sun Dharma Image, it was still difficult for him to conquer him.

Half a day and one night is actually enough.

In the following days, Jiang Li and the other two went to participate in the funeral. The entire capital, and even the entire world, was in mourning, which also conveyed Jiang Li's intentions.

After the corresponding rituals were completed, the emperor's body would be buried in the imperial mausoleum. Although the late emperor had no body, this did not affect the funeral.

The process is naturally different from that of ordinary funerals. For example, the emperor's coffin is not called a coffin, but a "zigong"; and the vehicle that carries the zigong also has a special name, called "longxie", and there are dragon patterns painted on the shaft.

The huge funeral procession came out from the imperial city, its length reaching up to thirty miles, all the way out of the north gate of the divine capital to the imperial mausoleum.

The journey from the imperial city to the Divine Capital alone is nearly three hundred miles. Fortunately, the people who are attending the funeral are all well-trained and are not afraid of such a hassle.

Jiang Lixing was in front of the dragon carriage, along with the royal family members, followed by the elders of the Jiang clan and some important members. Beside him were Ze Tianxuan, Gongsun Qingyue, Yu Shi Yuanjun, and the eldest princess.

The mourning clothes had been worn in previous funerals. Now the four of them were all wearing plain white clothes, which were simple and elegant. Their clothes and temperament were quite unified, but they also had a unique charm.

This added some color to the monotonous journey.

The funeral procession finally arrived at Tianshou Mountain, 150 miles north of the Divine Capital, which is also the location of the imperial tombs of the twelve emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty over the past 800 years.

After Taizu, an imperial tomb was added to Tianshou Mountain every sixty years, and now is the time when the thirteenth tomb is welcoming its owner.

Because the journey was too long, even though everyone had cultivated, it was already dusk on the second day when they arrived at Tianshou Mountain. However, all this was within expectations, and the auspicious day for burial was not actually today, so there was no need to be too anxious.

The dragon carriage carrying the coffin stopped at the Reed Palace, which had been built long ago, and Jiang Li and other members of the royal family entered the nearby palace.

Tomorrow, the late emperor's coffin will be carried into the underground palace and placed on the coffin bed. Then the Dragon-Severing Stone will be placed under the ground, and the funeral will be over.

But before that, there is an inevitable worship ceremony.

When the late emperor's coffin is buried tomorrow, the next emperor will express condolences and offer toasts in front of the coffin, and then the royal family and officials will join in the worship.

The problem is that the next emperor has not yet been decided.

Although the momentum had been built up long before and all preparations had been made, some of the waves of persuasion had not been directly triggered.

After all, Jiang Sikong has the formal right of succession, but he is not the kind of traitor who seeks to usurp the throne, so there is no need for him to do anything radical.

But now, it's time to decide who will take over the throne. Jiang Li had just entered the palace when he heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside. When he walked out of the palace, he saw all the officials gathered in front of the palace, standing in line as if they were attending court.

Zhu Huian was the first to salute Jiang Li and said loudly: "Sikong, the country cannot be without a master for a day. Now that the late emperor has passed away and the princes are useless, Zhu Huian dares to respectfully invite Sikong to be the chief priest for the late emperor and let the Great Zhou welcome a new master. I implore Sikong to take responsibility for the mountains and rivers of the nine provinces."

"I beg you to shoulder the responsibility of the nine provinces and thousands of miles of mountains and rivers."

All the officials followed Zhu Huian in bowing and expressed their willingness to invite Jiang Sikong to be the new master.

"No!" Jiang Li flatly refused, saying, "The princes are useless, and I and the other lords will assist them. How can I be the one to rule the country?"

"Ji and Jiang share the world. This is the rule of our ancestors. What's wrong with that?" Zhu Huian said loudly.

"The Ji family has been the ruler of our country for 800 years, and this cannot be changed without permission." Jiang Li refused again.

"Sikong, this is wrong."

Next to the officials, the head of the imperial clan, Ji Changfeng, came with a group of clan members. He stood up straight and said in a clear voice, "The Great Zhou is now in turmoil. If the prince is incompetent, it will be a great problem. The throne of the emperor should be occupied by a virtuous person. Only the prime minister can turn the tide and save the country from collapse. How can we not take up the responsibility because of this bad habit? Ji Changfeng, on behalf of the clan members, asks the prime minister to take up the responsibility of the nine provinces and thousands of miles of mountains and rivers."

"This..." Jiang Sikong seemed to be persuaded, but still refused for the third time, "It concerns the emperor, it cannot be decided by a single word, and even if I am not the emperor, I should do my best to protect the Great Zhou."

"This is not a decision made by a single word. It is the consensus of all the nobles and the royal family."

The princess came out of the palace behind her, approached Jiang Li, bowed and said, "The safety of the country depends on you, Sikong. I hope you will not refuse."

Jiang Li had already declined three times, and all the officials and clan members pushed him to be the leader, which made him more hesitant, as if he was still weighing the options.

At this moment, Yang Yan, who was behind Zhu Huian, presented a robe with both hands. Zhu Huian took the robe, walked up to him quickly, and said, "Prince, please forgive me."

He shook his robe, and the twelve-chapter pattern appeared.

The Three Dukes and the princes all wore a robe with nine chapters. The head of the Jiang family was an exception. Among the nine chapters, he was allowed to have patterns of the sun, moon and stars, representing his status as someone who shared the world with the Ji family.

The complete twelve chapters are about the emperor’s clothes.

"I am willing to die in protest and ask the Minister of Works to succeed me. If the Minister of Works thinks I am guilty, please strike me to death."

As he spoke, Zhu Huian put the twelve-chapter robe on Jiang Li.

Jiang Li showed anger on his face, as if he wanted to punish Zhu Huian, but he couldn't bear to let Zhu Huian die.

He couldn't help but show anger on his face, but he couldn't hide his helplessness and sorrow. Finally, he closed his eyes, as if he couldn't bear it, but also didn't want to vent his anger. He only said in a deep voice: "You...you are..."

"You have caused me so much trouble!"

"You guys are causing me so much trouble!"

(End of this chapter)