Since ancient times, there has been a saying of "three gods and four ghosts". At ten minutes at midnight, there are four sounds of cloud boards. How can we not be frightened? In the palace, only the prince's family is qualified to knock on cloud boards to announce the funeral.
Others were shocked and confused, but Dao Chi realized that it was probably the prince's fault. He was surprised that King Xing seemed to be in good health, and he didn't look like he was going to die without saying anything, but the prince did lose his health before he reached adulthood.
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The weather today is so weird that even the half-grown teenagers like them can't stand it. The officiating priest, King Xing, is wearing a crown... Could it be heat stroke?
But it has only been an hour since the king arrived at the palace. Isn't it too fast?
Everyone came out of the pool. Wang Qi rubbed his eyes and said in a daze: "Is it dawn yet?"
There were cries in the distance, and Dao Chi pulled Wang Qi and said to everyone: "Go back home to study first."
Everyone felt frightened and hurried back to Lequn Courtyard under the moonlight.
Huang Jin and Gao Kang, who were on duty, had already gone to bed, and the servants had been sent back to settle down before. The Lequn courtyard was quiet.
Wang Qi was also fully awake at this moment. After listening to the Taoist idiot talking about how the cloud board of the palace was knocked four times, she felt her hands and feet were cold and choked up: "Erlang, is this your aunt?"
Before the Taoist idiot opened his mouth, Liu Congyun said: "It's not Mrs. Wang...she's crying was too loud..."
Not only were the cries getting louder and louder from the ** direction, but there was also faint movement in front of the palace. If it were the wife of the palace, there would not be such a big noise.
Dao Chi glanced at everyone. Everyone was wet from taking a bath just now, and said: "Let's clean up first. News will come."
Everyone was still sleepy and at a loss. When they heard the Taoist idiot's words, they went back to their rooms without mentioning the food.
When everyone was tidying up, some officials from the palace came over with lanterns and cried to convey the news that the prince had passed away. Lord Yuan ordered that everyone in the palace gather outside Qingyun's gate to mourn.
Although there had been speculations before, when I heard the news, I still felt a little surprised. The wheel of history began to turn?
Even though he knew that Prince Xing was not destined to live a long life, he never expected that the great changes in the palace would come so suddenly.
Huang Jin and Gao Kang came out with their clothes on. When they heard the news, they almost collapsed to the ground.
Everyone knows that half of the sky in the palace has collapsed.
The crying in the distance became louder and louder, and Huang Jin and Gao Kang couldn't help crying.
The companions have been studying in the palace for a year. Even if they are not as sad as the people in the palace, they still feel uncomfortable in their hearts. It is clear that they are fine in the morning, so why is the prince dead?
After thinking about it, everyone went back to their rooms and changed into plain clothes. Along with Huang Jin and Gao Kang, they headed to Qingyun Gate.
Qingyun Gate is the gate to the inner courtyard of the palace. It is located on the central axis of the palace, behind Qiyun Hall and in front of Qingyun Palace. Qingyun Palace is the main sleeping place of the palace and the residence of the prince.
Before he got close, bursts of crying could be heard in his ears, and a crowd of people knelt down in front of Qingyun's door.
The companions read without any duties, and did not come forward. They just followed the others and found an open space to kneel down.
Qingyun's gatekeeper divided the palace into two parts. Inside the gate were the prince's family members, internal officials, and maidservants; outside the gate were subordinate officials, stewards, and male servants.
When the news was received, more and more people rushed over, and there were cries inside and outside the door.
Although it was not a formal mourning ceremony, and there were no etiquette officials watching over it, as far as the Taoist idiots were concerned, most of the people mourned sincerely.
King Xing's reputation for benevolence did not come in vain. Everyone in the royal family was deeply grateful for his kindness.
After kneeling for more than two hours, when the sky was getting brighter, several servants in white uniforms came out of Qingyunmen, holding temporarily sewn mourning clothes in their hands, and distributed them to everyone.
Everyone picked it up and put it on, and their eyes were filled with white.
Even if my voice responded again, I could not cry for two hours, and the crying gradually stopped.
Dao Chi looked at the people next to him. Chen Chizhong had a sullen face, Liu Congyun frowned, Lu Wenzhao was shaking, Wang Qi...Wang Qi's eyes were red and swollen...
Because the prince has a vassal state, he is the master of a country.
The great funeral of the king is not only a matter for the people in the palace. Slaughter is prohibited within the domain for three days, and music, weddings, and weddings are prohibited until the funeral is over. All civil and military officials in the country will be in mourning for three days, and they will be gone in tears for five days; all soldiers and civilians in the city will remain in uniform for five days.
, civil and military yamen must set up altars.
By daybreak, after the initial panic at the palace, various funeral arrangements had been prepared in an orderly manner.
Although the companions are young and have no serious errands, under the arrangement of the Chief of Staff, they finally have an official position in the team of crying souls, and no longer have to mix with the servants and other servants.
The position of everyone is at the end of the official rank of the palace, before the unranked and unranked subordinates. This is not an arbitrary arrangement, because among the subordinate officials of the palace, there is a position of "companion reader", starting from the ninth rank. Although this companion is not the other.
However, as the prince passed away and the prince became the master of the palace, the status of the companion readers was no longer what it used to be.
Civil and military officials outside the mansion got the news and came over one after another. More and more people gathered outside Qingyun's gate.
Fortunately, after the civil and military officials came, they would be guided by the officials when to kneel and when to cry, and Taoist idiots would also benefit from it, so there was no need to keep kneeling all the time.
Dao Chi and others got up very early yesterday morning and stayed up all night, and their faces turned blue. When the scorching sun rose in the sky, even Dao Chi and Chen Chizhong, who had the strongest physical strength, were a little unsteady on their feet, not to mention the other three.
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There was really nothing they could do, so everyone had to take advantage of convenient circumstances to take turns to rest for a while before they could feel better.
In a blink of an eye, at noon time, the chief executive sang again and everyone burst into tears.
Amidst the crying, there was the sound of rapid footsteps. Dao Chi looked back and saw Lu Dian walking quickly.
Lu Dian passed through the crowd and entered Qingyun Gate directly.
Everyone in the palace knew that apart from the internal servants, the only people who were eligible to enter Qingyunmen directly were Yuan Zonggao, the chief official, and Lu Dian, Yiwei Zheng. The two of them were regarded as confidants by the prince.
Although the local civil and military officials knew something about the affairs of the palace, they were still surprised to see Lu Dian entering the inner palace without warning.
In Qingyun Palace, in addition to the royal family members and the Jiang family, there were also chief officials Yuan Zonggao, Fan and Lu Bing's mother and son.
The civil and military officials in Anlu City are of limited rank and are not qualified to come in to worship.
Seeing Lu Dian coming in with an anxious expression, Yuan Zonggao felt a little depressed and whispered: "But what's going on outside?"
As the prince's confidant during his lifetime, Lu Dian did not stay at the funeral, but led others to guard in the front yard, fearing that someone would take advantage of the prince's death to cause trouble.
Lu Dian took out a silk scroll from the front of his hand, his arms trembled slightly, and said in a low voice: "Master Yuan, Prince Ning has rebelled, and he just sent someone to send the payment documents. He needs to report to the princess and His Highness!"
When Yuan Zonggao heard this, the color drained from his face and his body staggered. It was only Lu Dian who stepped forward to hold him up that prevented Yuan Zonggao from falling.
The two highest-ranking civil and military officials in the palace both saw fear in each other's eyes.
First, the vassal state was hit by a flood that had never happened in a century, then the prince passed away, and now there is a rebellion by King Ning. It is true that misfortunes never come singly. Although Ning Fan and Xing Fan are not bordering each other, if King Ning's rebel army goes north, Anlu will be in danger.
Neither of them dared to hide such a big event. However, the princess fainted due to the sudden death of the prince. It was also Madam Wang who took care of the funeral arrangements in the palace.
Now, I can only report this matter to the prince.
The prince is only thirteen years old.
Both of them felt extremely heavy in their hearts.
When the prince was invited to the quiet room and saw the document, he sneered: "The most ridiculous thing in the world is that the son of a singer and a cheap concubine got a glimpse of the throne. Instead of being grateful, he wanted to plot the world. How ridiculous! What if?
If he doesn't come, I'll pay him back. If he dares to go north, he may be young, but he still has the heart to serve the country and protect the people..."
Outside Qingyun Gate, the Taoist idiot didn't know that he was thinking that another major event had happened. King Ning had officially raised the flag of rebellion on June 14th, and the news of King Ning's rebellion had also spread to Anlu from thousands of miles away today.
In addition to receiving the documents from the palace, Wang Qinghong, who had rushed back from the river valley and plains, also smelled this thunderbolt when he returned to the palace to change clothes.
Although he returned to his hometown from Nanchang Mansion, he still left a few people there to keep an eye on him, so he quickly got the news of Prince Ning's rebellion.
In the past few years, Prince Ning's Mansion bribed the courtiers and internal officials and restored the palace guards. In addition, there were also local bandits who were in cahoots with each other, so they raised the flag of rebellion and the momentum was quite serious.
Because his eldest son became a disciple of Yushi Li, Wang Qinghong was already worried and hoped that the court would use thunderous means to suppress Prince Ning's palace as soon as possible to avoid civil strife. However, through his connections, he sent several people to expose the situation.
All the rumors about Prince Ning's misdeeds were ignored, and Prince Ning's palace became more and more powerful.
This time, he was dragging his body back to the city for a funeral, but when he heard the fatal news, he was hit hard.
Not long after he came to the palace for the funeral, he finally couldn't hold on any longer, his eyes went dark, and he passed out...