high official

Chapter 1109
Nothing happened overnight.In the early morning of the next day, the crown prince performed another coffin ceremony in front of the coffin of the emperor Daxing. After repeating yesterday's set of formalities, the procession went on the road again.

At noon that day, the team finally arrived at Longevity Mountain. This mountain range is indeed a first-class geomantic treasure, surrounded by mountains on the east, north, and west sides, and open to the south.At the end of the yard, there is a pair of hill gates, the left side is called Longshan, and the right side is called Hushan.

The two mountains of Dragon and Tiger face each other far away, and at the midpoint stands a magnificent Dahongmen, which is the main entrance of the imperial mausoleum.When the team arrived in front of Dahongmen, everyone got off their sedan chairs and horses, and entered on foot, even Zhu Gaochi was no exception.

Generals guarding the mausoleum and officials standing in front of the mausoleum were waiting for the arrival of the emperor and his party in front of the Dahongmen.The civil and military officials led the emperor, the prince, and a group of ministers into the mausoleum area through the Dahongmen, and walked up the long bluestone steps to the Thanksgiving Hall, which was the place where the emperor came to worship the mausoleum.

Zhu Gaochi and his sons will bathe and change clothes in the Thanksgiving Hall, wash away the dust along the way, put on clean sacrificial clothes, and then send Emperor Daxing to Changling for the last journey.

The Zi Palace of Emperor Daxing entered the Changling Mausoleum first through the bluestone steps, and was temporarily placed in front of the Shinto, waiting for the arrival of the emperor and his party.

An hour later, when the auspicious time was approaching, the officials of Honglu Temple asked the emperor to move to the Changling Mausoleum. Surrounded by Zhu Zhanji and others, Zhu Gaochi entered the gate of Changling Mausoleum with a solemn expression, kowtowed in the Yanen Hall, Burn the incense, and then come to Shinto.

At this time, the mausoleum door of the underground palace has been opened, hundreds of monks are chanting Buddhist scriptures, and the fireworks of joss sticks have dyed the sky gray and white.

Zhu Gaochi knelt in front of the Zi Palace, offered incense to Emperor Daxing for the last time, and poured wine to make a libation. The officials of the Ministry of Rituals sang: "The auspicious time has come! Send Emperor Daxing to the Palace of the Underworld!"

This sound was like a starting gun, which immediately caused the emperor to burst into tears, and the prince and ministers also burst into tears.

Amidst the heaven-shattering cries, 120 eight Jinyiwei stepped forward, their shoulders brushing against each bar, the leading Jinyiwei let out a low cry, and everyone tried hard together, trying to lift Emperor Daxing's Zigong!These more than 100 Jinyiwei have practiced this kind of action countless times. They carried the coffin of Emperor Daxing from the capital to Changling step by step.Ordinarily, there should not be any accidents.

However, an accident happened—the 120 eight hand-picked Jin Yiwei, all of whom were extremely powerful, exerted all their strength, and the coffin remained motionless!

"Hey..." Jin Yiwei's complexions were blood red, and the veins all over their bodies were bulging. They used all their strength to feed, but the coffin remained motionless as if it had taken root!

The monarchs and ministers who were mourning there also found something abnormal, and their crying gradually became uneven.The ministers peeked at this weird scene, and couldn't help whispering:
"What's going on? The coffin can't be lifted?"

"Scary! How could a strange thing that only happens to rural folks happen to Emperor Daxing?"

"Are so many monks and Taoists just decorations?"

"It is said that the deceased had too much resentment, and the coffin sank in black air. Could it be that Emperor Daxing has some knots in his heart?"

Hearing the ministers whispering to each other, Zhang Yu and the others couldn't help smiling smugly, but under Zhang Fu's stern gaze, they quickly lowered their heads obediently, so as not to be seen by others.

The hearts of the several academicians sank to the bottom. Looking at the livid face of the emperor, they cried out in pain. It was useless to pray to all the gods and Buddhas in the sky. At the last moment, trouble still happened!
And it's a big problem!

Before he had time to think about it, Yang Rong commanded the helpless Jin Yiwei commander in a deep voice: "What are you doing in a daze, quickly send more people!"

"Oh, yes!" The commander woke up like a dream, and quickly sent another 100 people to help carry the coffin.

One hundred Jin Yiwei joined in, and more than 200 people crowded around the huge coffin, packed tightly, where is there any royal dignity to speak of?

But at this time, I just want to lift the coffin, so what's the matter with respect?

Everyone was breathless, their eyes widened, and they stared closely at the Jin Yiwei who were desperately carrying the coffin.

However, that Zi Gong just didn't move at all...

"Give me strength!" The Jinyiwei commander was about to go crazy, he didn't care what the occasion was, and hissed and roared: "If you can't lift it up again, you will all die!"

"Ah! Ah! Ah!" More than 200 guards in Jinyi let out howls like beasts, exhausted all their strength, and tried their best to lift up!
'Snapped!Snapped!Snapped! 'The cowhide ropes on the big bar finally couldn't bear it and broke one after another!

"Ouch!" The guards in brocade clothes were caught off guard, and they all fell to the ground like heavenly maidens scattered flowers, many of them were bloodied.

And the huge nanmu coffin was still firmly nailed to the ground, without moving even the slightest...

The atmosphere in the square was extremely stagnant. Everyone stared straight at this strange scene, with their mouths wide open, full of fear.

Even Zhu Gaochi gasped uncontrollably, wondering if it was true that Emperor Daxing had appeared?
"Emperor Daxing has manifested himself!" At this time, whoever took the lead yelled loudly, and the nobles shouted together: "Emperor Daxing has manifested himself!"

"The first emperor..." The shouting was quickly covered by heart-piercing cries, and he cried out loudly: "The disloyalty and filial piety of the ministers will make you hate Jiuquan, and you will die with regret!"

"The first emperor, you deserve to die!" Some gray-haired old men beat their chests and feet, put their heads on the ground, and blamed themselves in grief and indignation: "As soon as you die, you forget your kindness and only know how to protect yourself. It's really too damned !"

"The first emperor, I will apologize with death!" some elderly nobles cried and rushed towards Zhu Di's coffin, intending to crash and die in front of Emperor Daxing's Zi Palace.

Fortunately, Zigong was surrounded by brocade guards, so they quickly stopped these old guys, so that they didn't repeat Xue Lu's mistakes.

At this time, the Changling was extremely chaotic, with cries and scolding, where could there be a trace of the royal funeral?

"Everyone be quiet!" At this moment, Jian Yi felt that he should stand up and maintain order: "Crying and making noise, what's the proper way?"

"That's right!" Yang Shiqi immediately followed suit, and said loudly, "There must be something wrong with this matter, everyone, please be safe and wait until I find out the truth!"

"Yang Shiqi! How dare you shout!" Zhu Yong and others didn't like his tricks, stood up immediately, and shouted sharply: "It's because of you treacherous ministers who slandered and kidnapped the emperor, and perverted it, that angered Emperor Daxing! "

"That's right, the world will be peaceful if you kill all of you slanderous officials!" Wang Tong and the others immediately agreed, and rushed towards Yang Shiqi and the others as if they were going to eat people.

"Jin Yiwei, hurry up and escort!" Yang Shiqi hurriedly yelled when he saw this.

Jin Yiwei hurriedly stood between the two sides, thus preventing Yang Shiqi and others from being eaten alive by the angry Xungui.However, if everything is kept secret, the Grand Scholars will still inevitably suffer some punches and kicks.

"Presumptuous!" Zhu Gaochi finally couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and roared: "Are you going to rebel?!"

The emperor's anger was still somewhat intimidating, and the nobles' arrogance was immediately suffocated, and the court became much quieter.

Yang Shiqi and the others had just let go of their hanging hearts, when they heard an angry cry: "Your Majesty, you still don't understand that we are loyal. Yang Shiqi and the others are like Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and Fang Xiaoru to Yu Jian. Emperor Wen, who is full of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, is actually a great villain who has harmed the country and the people and ruined the country!"

The voice came from the British official Zhang Fu.

Immediately, the arrogance of the nobles rose again, and they all shouted loudly: "Wake up, Your Majesty, do you really want to make Emperor Daxing die with regret?!"

Zhu Gaochi's eyes were blazing with anger, he stared at Zhang Fu, who came out of the crowd, and said through gritted teeth: "With your British wisdom, can't you see that my Ming Dynasty has reached the end of life and death? Save the country from falling, and save the people from falling!"

"Back to the emperor, I really can't see it!" Zhang Fu looked at Zhu Gaochi without flinching and said, "In the eyes of the ministers, the first emperor is an emperor through the ages who surpassed the past and present with his literary and martial arts!" He cupped his hands, and said in a loud voice: "The first emperor raised troops to calm Nan, ended Jianwen's chaotic government, and brought Ming Dynasty back to unity! He also conquered Mongolia several times, recovered Annan, and set up the Nuer Gandu Division in the northeast, Hamiwei in the northwest, and the Southwest. Daguci, Dimasa, Diwuci and other Xuanwei Divisions, and the establishment of Guizhou Chengxuan Political Envoys Division, made our Ming Dynasty strong and consolidated, far better than Taizu's time!"

"The first emperor also sent Zheng He to the Western Ocean many times, attracting all nations to the court! He also ordered people to compile the "Yongle Dadian", creating an unprecedented pinnacle of civil governance! The first emperor also dredged the Grand Canal, moved the capital to Beijing, and guarded the country with the emperor! Peace for all generations The emperors of all dynasties can't match it! If this is not called the prosperous age of Yongle, I really don't know how dare to call it a prosperous age since the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors?!"

Zhang Fu counted Zhu Di's great achievements, heard the blood of the nobles, and missed the beautiful Yongle period, and hated Zhu Gaochi and his bachelors even more to the bone!

"Your Majesty, what is the intention of those slanderous ministers around you who ignore the achievements of the former emperor and slander the prosperous age as the end of the world?" Zhang Fu's eyes were red, and he questioned the emperor with great grief and indignation: "I can only think of one possibility—— They are the remnants of Jianwen lurking in the imperial court, and their purpose is to avenge Jianwen and overthrow the foundation created by the late emperor!"

"That's so good!" All the nobles applauded without a voice: "They are the remnants of Jianwen, we want to clear the king's side!"

"Yes! Lord Qing's side! Lord Qing's side!"

"Nonsense!" Yang Shiqi and others were startled and angry, and retorted vigorously: "We have nothing to do with Emperor Jianwen!"

"The Emperor Daxing's body is not yet cold, why are you in such a hurry to vindicate the Jianwen thief?!" Zhang Fu asked calmly.

One sentence stifled Yang Shiqi and others. They couldn't say that it was the emperor's own idea to rehabilitate Jianwen's old officials...

"That's my opinion, it has nothing to do with the great scholars." Zhu Gaochi said frankly.

(End of this chapter)