Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Second Good Words Before Leaving
~《》~ Chapter 152: Good words received before departure
There are regulations for the prince's cemetery.
Dao Chi has been here several times with the prince in the past two years. He didn't think it was anything before, but now it seems that the place is too small.
This ceremony was more lively than the funeral of King Xing.
Not to mention the full set of rituals and music, the number of people accompanying the sacrifice is also the largest.
Five thousand guards and soldiers from the capital came, four thousand, five thousand Huguang Dusi soldiers who arrived yesterday, three thousand, plus the crown prince's guard of honor and the palace guards, the imperial envoys from the capital, and three thousand from Wuchang Prefecture.
There are nearly 10,000 officials and civil and military officials from Anlu who came to accompany the sacrifice.
If you look around, you will see a huge crowd of people as far as the eye can see.
Dao Chi was wearing dark clothes and stood behind the palace officials with Liu Congyun, Chen Chizhong and others. From today on, he was the servant of the Crown Prince and was supposed to accompany the Crown Prince. However, because there were many rules in the grand ceremony, the positions of everyone accompanying the sacrifice were fixed.
Yes, he is not an official and has no rank, so he has no choice but to hang out among the royal officials.
Rather than saying a prayer, it should actually be said to be a farewell. Because the royal palace and the imperial envoy from the capital have already made arrangements, and the crown prince will leave for the north tomorrow.
In addition to the 3,000 troops from the palace, there were also 5,000 troops from the capital and 5,000 troops from Huguang Dusi who were ordered to escort the prince northward, totaling 13,000 troops.
In addition to these escorts, there are several generals who have been ordered to lead troops and horses to greet him on the way from Anlu to the capital. As the prince goes north, these generals will also join the people and horses behind him to send him off northward.
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Not to mention that the hinterland of the Central Plains is currently peaceful and peaceful, even if a feudal king is not open-minded and wants to fight with his guards, it will be in vain.
In front of the tombstone of King Xing, the first floor is the crown prince.
Behind the crown prince is the imperial envoy from the capital, behind the imperial envoy is the chief of the Third Division of Huguang, and after the chief of the third division is Anlu Wenwu, and the palace officials are at the end. Dao Chi and Liu Congwen are standing at the back of the official formation of the palace,
There are more than ten feet away from the prince.
Therefore, regarding the prince's worship in front of King Xing's tomb, Daoist idiots only asked about the sound of rituals and music, but did not see him.
He only heard bursts of ritual music, and then he followed the people who fell in front of him and knelt down to worship. After a while, he stood up. The ceremony officer in front of him said something, and everyone knelt down again.
The group of people set off from the palace at Maomaochu (five o'clock in the morning) and arrived at the tomb of King Xing at Chenzheng (eight o'clock in the morning).
As a result, the prince spent nearly three hours in front of the tomb, paying homage and saying goodbye.
It was only April, but at noon, the heat was starting to set in. Everyone was wearing formal clothes because of the worship service, and the result was tragic.
Even people like Dao Chi and Chen Chizhong, who were strong-bodied, moved a little stiffly and sluggishly, not to mention literati like Liu Congyun, who were sweating profusely and looked pale, but they were all erect.
This is true even for young people, not to mention the elderly. Several big guys from the capital fell down.
The accompanying imperial physician had seen it and found that he was just suffering from heatstroke, so there was no major problem. However, there was an interruption, and the prince no longer wanted to continue mourning, so he finally sent a message to return to the city...
Dao Chi was ordered to accompany the Crown Prince from tomorrow. After returning to the city, he did not go home, but went directly to the palace. Tomorrow morning, the journey from the palace was early, and going back to sleep would have troubled the old lady, so he decided to return to the palace. This is
What he said on the surface was actually Lu Song’s secret knowledge, which made the Taoist idiot start to be cautious in his words and deeds.
After all, he and Lu Bing would be serving as attendants to the crown prince from tomorrow, so it would be better to stay at the palace to avoid arousing suspicion.
Dao Chi originally planned to take Jingzhe to Xing Baihu's place and Hutou's place to spend the night, but Lu Bing forced him to come to the Lu family.
Both Fan and Lu Song are not here. Fan has been entrusted by the princess to go north with the prince to take care of his daily life; Lu Song has the responsibility of guarding him. Since he has to travel tomorrow morning, the couple has gone to work separately.
In the small courtyard of the Lu family, Lu Wei held a wooden knife in his hand and danced wildly with "hey hey haha". When he saw the two coming, Lu Wei immediately threw the wooden knife away, rushed over and raised his neck and said: "Brother Wang!
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Seeing his eyes shining brightly, Dao Chi couldn't help but smile and wiped it on his waist, but found nothing. It turned out that Lu Wei was also a candy lover, and Dao Chi often had candies in his purse because of his tiger head.
Snacks, but because he was wearing dark clothes today, in order to show his dignity, he had a jade pendant hanging from his waist and did not bring a purse.
Lu Wei looked along Dao Chi's arm and naturally found that he didn't have a purse around his waist. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He looked at Dao Chi with accusing eyes: "Brother Wang, did you give all your delicious food to Dingshan?"
elder brother?"
Dao Chi touched the top of his head and said: "Although your brother Dingshan loves to eat sweets, he dare not eat them when his teeth are replaced. Otherwise, the teeth will be broken and the teeth will be black, which is scary."
After hearing this, Lu Wei hurriedly covered his mouth. It wasn't that his teeth were broken, but because of tooth replacement, one of his front teeth fell out and looked dark.
Lu Bing frowned and said, "How fat are you now, and you still need to eat sweets?"
The three Lu brothers and sisters, Lu Can and Lu Bing, both look like the Fan family and have a redder complexion. However, Lu Bing is different from his brothers and sisters. He is fair and tender and very cute. And because of his fondness for sweets, the little guy looks like he is blowing up a balloon.
Yes, round.
Lu Wei made a face at his brother and said, "Brother, you're verbose again." After that, he went over to fetch reinforcements.
The Lu family and his wife were gone, and apart from the two brothers, only Lu Can was left.
Lu Can had already been in the house and heard the noise outside. She also heard clearly what Dao Chi said to Lu Wei, and she was very fond of Dao Chi.
In the past two years, Taoist idiots have been staying here all the time, so Lu Can didn't hesitate and came out of the house to offer tea to the guests.
But after all, she was a eldest girl who was about to have hair extensions. After preparing tea and food for the Taoist idiot, Lu Can returned to his room.
Lu Wei couldn't stay in the house any longer, so he took two snacks and went out to play.
The Taoist idiot said: "Erlang still doesn't know about uncle, aunt is leaving tomorrow?"
I don’t know if it’s because Lu Wei is the youngest, but he is extremely attached to Fan and wishes he could follow her around like candy. However, he is the youngest son, and no one among his siblings cares about him.
Lu Bing smiled bitterly and said: "Who dares to tell this grinder, what if he starts to make a fuss? We can only wait until we leave and ask my sister to tell him. This boy has a very good eye. Even if my mother is not here, he will cry.
It’s not good, but it’s honest.”
When the Taoist idiot heard this, he couldn't help but smile.
Mrs. Fan didn't come back until dinner time. Her eyes were swollen like peaches.
When Lu Bing saw this, he was startled and said hurriedly: "Mother, what's going on?"
Lu Can heard the commotion and went to the upper room. Seeing Mrs. Fan's behavior, he hurriedly threw a towel to cover her eyes.
Mrs. Fan looked at the pair of children with joy, and then said to Dao Chi embarrassedly: "I just saw His Highness saying goodbye to the princess. Not only were the mother and son sad, but we who were watching were also sad. Unknowingly, there were more tears. Cheng
It looks like this.”
Dao Chi saw the sadness in her eyebrows and said, "Auntie, don't worry about Your Highness. The Princess is His Highness's biological mother. After Your Highness succeeds to the throne, he will take the Princess to the capital."
Hearing this, Mrs. Fan hesitated a little and said, "Although His Highness is filial and will remember to pick up the princess, will those people in the capital obey His Highness?"
Don't blame her for being hesitant, I'm afraid even the princess doesn't feel confident right now.
Even if the crown prince succeeds to the throne, he will no longer be the younger brother of the feudal prince. The princess will still be the feudal princess, and most of the time she will have other descendants of the royal family to inherit the royal family's legacy.
Although the princess and the prince are biological mother and son, in terms of names and etiquette, perhaps following this separation, they become two families.
Now that the harem has the double masters of the Queen Mother and the Empress, it is not easy for the Princess to enter the capital as the mother of the Emperor.
The Taoist Chi knew that the "Great Etiquette" dispute broke out just after Xiao Jiajing ascended the throne, and the Queen Mother was determined. Therefore, he said firmly: "Those people who want to stop them must also see what His Highness wants. If Your Highness ascends the throne,
Your Majesty is the lord of the world, who can stop His Highness? Your Highness is extremely filial to family members, so of course he will take the Princess to his side and support her."
Hearing Dao Chi's resolute words, Mrs. Fan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. Otherwise, His Highness would be uncomfortable if we were separated from each other, and we would also feel sad..."
When Lu Song came back, it was already the second watch.
He had told Dao Chi and Lu Bing several times before, but before leaving, he had to give another warning: "Your Highness is a nostalgic person. You two need to treat His Highness with respect, but there is no need to change too much for the time being. Your Highness is willing
The two of you are kept by my side, not only for the safety of the guards, but also because I am afraid of being lonely on the road and have two more people to talk to as companions. If you worship His Highness to the sky all at once, you will not be able to get close to each other, and it will go against His Highness's original intention.
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Having said this, he paused again and said: "But we must also pay attention to propriety. Your Highness may seem to be gentle to others, but in fact he has a temperament that values respect and inferiority. If you forget about respect and inferiority because you are close to His Highness, you will cause trouble.
His Highness is not happy. Even if it doesn't happen right away, His Highness will feel unhappy afterwards. You two are both good and sensible children. Just warn yourselves that even if His Highness gets closer to you, don't cross the line between respect and inferiority. Choose from the prince.
From the time you enter the palace to study, you are the 'courtiers' and His Highness is the 'lord'. The friendship between classmates should be considered between you as fellow students, not between the monarch and his ministers."
Lu Bing frowned when he heard this, and said with a sad face, "Dad, my son is confused. Is this a close relationship or not?"
Dao Chi was standing by, but he knew that Lu Song's words were not so much admonitions to the two of them, but rather reminders to him. Before, Lu Song would occasionally mention something similar, but he would not say it so directly.
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I have said so much now, but I am afraid that Taoist idiots will waste this good opportunity to spend time with the prince because of their improper attitude. These people from the government school, because they have been with the prince in """, it seems that the future will be bright. But there is one prerequisite,
That is, you cannot be rejected by the prince.
How can a companion who is rejected by the prince have any future?
As for Lu Bing, the prince has watched him grow up, and he has the affection of a brother. Even if there are occasional omissions, the prince will not blame him. In the eyes of the prince, the Lu family is his own family. Even if Lu Bing has something inappropriate, he is
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