My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 207 Worshiping to Xiaoling Mausoleum
On the tenth day of the fifth lunar month, Emperor Taizu's memorial day.

Before dawn, Zhu Zhanhe rushed to the imperial city to join the crowd.

I saw Zhu Di wearing a crown uniform, sitting on the chariot, Zhu Gaochi, Zhou Wang, and Shu Wang each took a chariot and accompanied them, and Zhu Zhanhe rode on the horse and followed the chariot. defensive.

When the time came, the team also set off slowly, leaving the imperial city from Donghua Gate, heading straight for Xiaoling.

Xiaoling Mausoleum was originally built for the burial of Empress Ma, whose posthumous title was "Empress Xiaoci", hence the name of Xiaoling Mausoleum.

Moreover, Xiaoling Mausoleum is almost next to the imperial city. It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang experienced the pain of losing his wife and couldn't bear to bury his wife far away, so he chose Zhongshan as the cemetery so that he could often go to pay homage to his deceased wife.

Zhu Zhanhe was on a horse, patrolling around in the team, and happened to see Zhu Yuexiu who was also riding a horse, following the king of Shu's chariot.

So Zhu Zhanhe rode forward, but at this moment he found that Zhu Yuexiu's face was pale, and there seemed to be something wrong with his expression.

"What's the matter with you, king, are you feeling unwell?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked with concern.

"No...it's nothing, I just broke my stomach after eating yesterday, it's okay!"

Zhu Yuexiu forced a smile and replied, her voice was also very weak.

"Why don't you get into the carriage and have a rest!"

Zhu Zhanhe suggested, judging by Zhu Yuexiu's face, it really doesn't look like he's fine.

"Today is the day to worship Taizu. I don't want my father to worry about me, but don't worry, I can still hold on."

Zhu Yuexiu waved her hand and said again.

Seeing Zhu Yuexiu's insistence, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't say anything more, so he could only tell him to pay attention to his health, and then went back to his own affairs.

It was already very hot in Jinling City in May, and Zhu Zhanhe and the others were all dressed in heavy crown clothes, and they were going on the road under the sun. sweat.

Zhu Zhanhe was fine, someone brought up ice water, even drinking it and pouring it down made him feel a bit cooler.

But Zhu Yuexiu was weak, and he had eaten too much, so he didn't dare to drink cold water, so he was sweating all the way, and his face became paler and paler, Zhu Zhanhe was really worried that he would fall down.

Fortunately, after entering the Zhongshan area, there are many vegetation in the mountain area and the altitude is relatively high, which makes the surrounding cool down.

Soon they came to Xiamafang, which was also the entrance of Xiaoling Mausoleum. On the stone square, there were six big characters written in regular script, "Officials of various departments dismounted".

Zhu Zhanhe and other officials also dismounted one after another, but when Zhu Yuexiu got off the horse, his body swayed and he almost fell, but fortunately he was supported by the servants around him.

At this time, Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, Zhou Wang, and Shu Wang also got out of the car. Although the Dismounting Square only required officials to dismount, as descendants, in order to show their respect for Zhu Yuanzhang, they also entered Xiaoling Mausoleum on foot from here.

Jin Yiwei had already entered Xiaoling, and there were Jinyiwei patrolling on both sides of the passage, and there were five thousand imperial mausoleum guards stationed outside Xiaoling, ensuring the absolute safety of Xiaoling.

After Zhu Di got out of the car, he straightened his clothes. The king of Zhou was on the left, and the king of Shu was on the right. Although Zhu Gaochi was the crown prince, he was a junior, so he could only follow behind. Behind Zhu Yuexiu, there are all civil and military officials after that.

Zhu Di led his brothers, children and grandchildren, as well as civil and military officials, into the Xiaoling Mausoleum on foot, passing through the Dajinmen, stele pavilions, Shinto and other buildings all the way.

Zhu Zhanhe once visited Xiaoling Mausoleum in later generations, but at that time, Xiaoling Mausoleum was destroyed by several wars, and it was far less grand and complete than what we see now, especially the tall stone beasts and stone statues on both sides of the Shinto , each piece is extremely exquisite.

After crossing the Yuhe Bridge, you will enter the main entrance of Xiaoling Mausoleum, which is the Civil and Military Square Gate.

Along the way, Zhu Di and the ministers of civil and military affairs were also very tired. After all, the scale of Xiaoling Mausoleum is too large, and the weather is hot. Even in the mountains, walking is sweating.

But here at the Wenwu Fangmen, it is necessary to prepare for the sacrifice.

Among them, there is a building on both sides of the main entrance, and the west is the main slaughterhouse, called the Sacrifice Pavilion, where all the animals needed for sacrifices must be slaughtered.

The building to the east of the main entrance is called the Fufu Hall, where Zhu Di and the others had to bathe and change clothes, and change into sacrificial clothes before entering the Xiaoling Mausoleum.

Zhu Zhanhe saw that Zhu Yuexuan was shaking when he walked, so he personally helped him into the clothing hall, and found an empty room to send him in. There were hot water towels in it for scrubbing.

After arranging for Zhu Yuexiu, Zhu Zhanhe also went into the next room, scrubbed and changed into sacrificial clothes.

After Zhu Zhanhe had changed his clothes, he came to rest in the main hall. There was an ice basin in the hall, which was very cool, and there were even seasonal fruits for people to replenish their energy.

Zhu Zhanhe came out first, and after waiting for a while, other civil and military officials began to come out, and finally Zhu Di and others also changed their clothes and came to the hall.

However, Zhu Zhanhe found that Zhu Yuexiu in the room had not moved, which made him a little worried, so he walked to the door of Zhu Yuexiu's changing clothes, knocked on the door and asked, "Your Majesty?"

There was no movement inside, which made Zhu Zhanhe very worried, so he opened the door, only to see Zhu Yuexiu lying on the ground at a glance.

This startled Zhu Zhanhe, he hurried forward and helped Zhu Yuexiu up.

Only then did Zhu Yuexiu finally wake up. When he saw Zhu Zhanhe who was supporting him, he also asked in surprise, "Why are you here, sir? What's wrong with me?"

"You fainted just now. It may be because you are weak and have been in the sun for so long, so you have heat stroke."

Zhu Zhanhe touched Zhu Yuexiu's forehead while talking, but strangely, the other's forehead didn't seem to be very hot.

"No, I have to change my clothes quickly, and I can't keep His Majesty and Father waiting for too long!"

At this moment, Zhu Yuexiu was struggling to stand up, but because of her weak hands and feet, she failed several times.

"Your Majesty, you are unwell, so don't force it. I'll help you report to Grandpa Huang and the King of Shu. You can stay here and rest!"

Zhu Zhanhe hurriedly pressed Zhu Yuexiu and said.

"But……"

Zhu Yuexiu wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Zhu Zhanhe again: "It will take a long time to wait for the sacrifice. With your current situation, you will definitely not be able to hold on. If you faint during the sacrifice, you will definitely die." It will make Grandpa Huang even more unhappy, so it's better to rest here."

Hearing what Zhu Zhanhe said, Zhu Yuexiu had no choice but to nod and said, "Okay, then I will trouble you, Your Majesty!"

"We're friends, why are you being polite to me?"

Zhu Zhanhe laughed, and then turned and left the room after speaking.

But after walking out of the room, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly stopped, turned his head suspiciously, glanced at the room behind him and said to himself: "Is it just a coincidence that you are sick at this time?"

(End of this chapter)