(I'm very sorry, I will never be more theft-proof unless necessary. Funerals are really difficult to write!)
At the main hall, it took fifty strong men to lift him, and it took nearly twenty minutes to lift Emperor Zi Gong outside the main hall.
At this moment, a large number of honor guards were lined up outside Changle Gate.
At the front of the team were sixty-four flag-bearers holding high the Wanmin Umbrella.
Behind them was what was supposed to be the emperor's honor guard, with more than 1,600 members, all of whom were manned by Yong troops.
After another twenty minutes, the emperor's Zi Palace was carried out of Changle Gate, and then the coffin bearers changed their shifts.
The outside is more spacious and can accommodate more people carrying the coffin, so the number of people increased to 128. This is also the emperor's regulation.
On both sides of Zi Palace, there are more than 300 monks and Taoist priests who are constantly reciting salvation scriptures.
When Zi Gong walked up the royal road, a wind band followed behind him. There were more than 600 people in the three groups before and after.
And further back is the real funeral procession.
The person walking in the front was Zhao Yanxun, and behind him were more than a hundred vassal kings. This was the first time this happened since the founding of the Jin Dynasty.
Behind these vassal kings are a group of high-ranking officials of the imperial court. The middle and low-level officials will have to go back to the Yamen for a while.
As for the concubines and concubines, after everyone leaves, they will go to the main hall and continue to pay their respects. They will not leave until Emperor Tai'an is buried.
This matter would take almost three days, which meant that they would have to wait in Changle Palace for three days.
Half an hour later, the Changle Gate was closed from the outside, and apart from the serving eunuchs and maids, there were only a large number of concubines and concubines left inside.
Among these people, Concubine Duan's status was the most respected, so she knelt at the front and center position.
Kneeling behind her on the right is Xue Baojun, followed by Lin Jingyu, Huang Rongrong, and finally the other concubines.
As for the large number of feudal princes and wives, they all knelt outside the main hall.
Different from the noise just now, this place has become completely quiet, and it can even be said that it is a bit scary.
Time passed slowly, and it seemed boring and boring here, but I still had to kneel and wait.
Of course, ordinary people need to strictly abide by etiquette, but Concubine Duan can go to the side hall to rest.
Zhang Fengxiu followed him to the side hall on the pretext of serving Concubine Duan, and saw a cold light flashing in Xue Baoyun's eyes.
In front of so many people, Zhang Fengxiu rushed to serve Concubine Duan, which proved that she was not a good daughter-in-law.
It can be said that Zhang Fengxiu's impetuous methods offended all three of them, Xue Linhuang.
Entering the side hall, Zhang Fengxiu beat Concubine Duan's legs while telling her about being bullied.
"Are you distracted during mourning?" Concubine Duan asked in a cold tone.
Originally, Zhang Fengxiu was complaining, but she didn't know that Concubine Duan would react like this.
Knowing that things were messed up, Zhang Fengxiu hurriedly came to kneel down in front of Concubine Duan, kowtowed in great panic and said: "I am guilty!"
In front of Concubine Duan, she didn't dare to be a little bit mean.
Zhang Fengxiu wanted to cause trouble during the funeral ceremony, which really made Concubine Duan very angry.
Emotionally, Concubine Duan didn't want anything to go wrong with her late husband's funeral, but intellectually, it was equally stupid for Zhang Fengxiu to do so.
Once something goes wrong, there is no question whether Huang Rongrong will be punished, but Zhang Fengxiu will definitely not end well.
After these days of getting along, Concubine Duan has gained a new understanding of her son. Even when she does things, she has to worry about Zhao Yanxun's attitude.
Thinking that Zhang Fengxiu was as stupid as a servant, Concubine Duan not only asked Concubine Duan to examine whether she still needed to cultivate this girl.
And it was in this silence that Zhang Fengxiu feared the most, knowing that her fate was uncertain.
"Get out!"
Concubine Duan uttered these three words, which hit Zhang Fengxiu so hard that she lost her mind.
Concubine Duan's words were her intention. Seeing that Zhang Fengxiu didn't respond, a palace maid immediately stepped forward and took her out.
Seeing Zhang Fengxiu being sent away and looking distraught, all the concubines in the palace could not help but whisper.
"quiet!"
Xue Baoyun turned around and looked behind, and everyone was immediately silent.
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Two days later, Emperor Tai'an's Zi Palace finally arrived at the mausoleum after a long journey.
The imperial mausoleum occupies a vast area, but the construction has not been completed.
Fortunately, the main temple and Shinto have been repaired, barely allowing the funeral ceremony to be held.
A ceremony was being held in the main hall. Only Zhao Yanxun and his close family members were still inside, while other vassal kings and ministers were kneeling outside.
Although kneeling is tiring, for those outside, it is nothing more than rest.
"It is said that Yong's army is invincible. I have seen it these two days, and it is indeed well-deserved!"
"Who says it's not the case? Zhao Yongshen wants to imitate others, but he really doesn't know what the heavens and the earth are!"
This is what the feudal princes are talking about in low voices. As long as they don't make a big noise, the ceremonial officers will not come to trouble them.
"Prince Ning and his family were already alienated from us. Emperor Taizong was kind enough to keep them here, but he didn't expect these people to be so restless!"
Except for a few granted by Taizu, all the vassal kings of the Jin Dynasty were descendants of Zhao Hongzhang, so they naturally disliked the lineage of Prince Ning.
In the eyes of these people, as long as King Qin's vassal status remains intact, there will be no chance for Zhao Yongshen to spy on the throne.
"Now that the world has been decided and the emperor's throne is vacant...will you come forward to persuade me to join?"
"Uncle Yu Wang needs to remind you, I handed over the coupons when I set off from the feudal territory, and handed over two more after arriving in Beijing!"
"I have one more dish than you, and I just sent the fourth one yesterday!"
Hearing this, the old King Yu looked bitter. These younger generations need him to remind them, after all, he only got one trick.
"After the late emperor is buried, the position of emperor... will surely be determined!"
"I hope so!"
If we settle this earlier, they can return to their fiefdom earlier and continue to live a good life behind closed doors.
Everyone chatted in low voices, and soon half an hour passed, and the ceremony in the hall ended.
Next, it was the time for Emperor Tai'an to be buried in Zi Palace.
In the main hall, Emperor Tai'an's Zi Palace, which had been placed overnight, was lifted up again by strong men, and was slowly carried out of the main hall to the underground palace.
Zhao Yanxun and others stayed in the main hall, and what they had to do next was to wait.
Everyone in the palace looked sad. They had maintained this expression for three days, but everyone's mood was different.
Looking at Zhao Yanxun kneeling in front, the brothers behind him felt envious and jealous, but they had to keep asking Zhao Yanxun to sit on the dragon chair.
At the other end, Zi Gong was carried close to the underground palace. Following the slope that had been repaired in advance, the warriors carried Zi Gong down to the underground palace. After the installation was completed, they exited one after another.
The next step is for the eunuchs to organize the burial items and make sure they are arranged neatly.
After the inspection was completed, the eunuchs also exited one after another, and the next thing to do was to seal the underground palace.
Of course, this closure is only temporary.
Just because there was an empty coffin placed next to Emperor Tai'an's coffin, which Concubine Duan had left for herself in advance.
In other words, among Emperor Tai'an's many concubines, Concubine Duan was only allowed to be buried with the emperor, even though she was not an officially designated queen.
This was very unsystematic, but everyone in the court was silent about it.
The funeral ceremony that lasted for three days finally came to a successful conclusion for people like Zhao Yanxun.
After the burial is completed, everyone has to return.
The total number of senior clan officials, funeral ceremonial guards, and escorting soldiers and horses exceeded 10,000 people.
In the carriage, Zhao Yanxun took off his hat, his expression no longer sad.
"The old era has come to an end!" Zhao Yanxun said calmly.
This sentence also means that a new era is coming.
