Song Yi

Chapter 400
Wang Runxue said with a slight smile: "Actually, General Tianzong is smart, so he didn't need my concubine to talk too much, but my father ordered me to do it."

Du Wenhao hurriedly said: "Young lady, you are serious. You are a family of officials and officials, and you are well-informed. In the future, we will be a family again. If you don't remind me, you can't just watch me make mistakes, right?"

"The general made fun of me. The concubine told me what she knew for the general's consideration." After finishing speaking, Wang Runxue lightly opened her lips, and explained all the rules of the emperor's funeral and burial. After talking for about half an hour, He just finished talking about the rules, and Du Wenhao was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that there were so many rules, and a considerable part of them was related to his own vigilance.If you don't know these rules, if you don't complete the security task well, and even bump into the coffin, it's really not inappropriate, and you may even be convicted for disrespect.

Du Wenhao hurriedly bowed to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Miss Wang, for letting me know. I'm sure I'll start setting up warnings tomorrow."

Wang Runxue glanced at him, and said softly: "Are the general and the concubine still so polite?"

When Du Wenhao heard this, his heart fluttered, he moved his buttocks and sat over, wrapped his arms around her slender waist, and patted her face as tender as a peeled egg.

Wang Runxue's cheeks were like fresh litchi, she lowered her head, and Du Wenhao was fascinated by her shy look. This is because the carriage had already left the imperial city, and the little maid at the outer gate had put down the curtain of the carriage again. Now, hug her and put her down on the soft cushion, move her hands up and down, relive the mandarin dream, Wang Runxue is obedient, let Du Wenhao enjoy the scenery of Wushan to the fullest.

But after all, it was on the street, so Du Wenhao didn't dare to go too far, just taste it.

When the love was so intense, I heard the little maid outside say: "Miss, the general's mansion is here!"

Du Wenhao hurriedly supported Wang Runxue, each adjusted their clothes, and then Du Wenhao picked up the curtain and got out of the car.

After watching the carriage go away, Du Wenhao hummed a ditty and entered the courtyard, and returned to the small courtyard. The guard Xu Huaqiang and the others separated.

The close maid, Yingzi, followed Du Wenhao, and said in a strange manner: "Young master, when will the second lady come over?"

When Pang Yuqin asked her to be a matchmaker, everyone in the family already knew about it. Du Wenhao said casually, "Come on, what do you think of this second lady?"

"I heard that she is the most beautiful woman in the capital, and she comes from a scholarly family, a family of high-ranking officials and dignitaries. She must be well-educated, dignified and virtuous. The young master has her eyes on her, and she can't be wrong."

Du Wenhao pinched her face affectionately: "Xiao Nizi is really sweet, yes, although marrying your second wife is a bit of a coincidence, but it is not wrong, and it can help you a lot for the young master."

"That's good, I hope you don't marry me and come back as a vase."

"How could it be? By the way, what do Fei'er and the others think?"

"Then what's your opinion? You are the head of the family, and you are a mighty general. If you marry one after another, they won't dare to say it even if they feel uncomfortable."

Du Wenhao stopped, turned around and looked at Yingzi: "Look at what you said? What do you mean marrying home one by one? Yuqin is the original partner, so I have nothing to say? Lian'er is a marriage gift, what can I do? Fei'er is The first girl who treats me so well and follows me wholeheartedly. If I don’t marry her, I’m sorry for the conscience of heaven and earth. Not to mention Sister Qingdai, she took me in and took care of me so heartily. I married this girl One wife and three concubines, how can we marry each of them at home?"

Yingzi smiled lightly: "With the addition of Miss Wang, there will be two wives and three concubines!"

"Then what's the matter? It's two short of the standard of three wives and four concubines."

"The young master is still young, and the days to come are still long. There are many women who are as beautiful as Miss Wang, who care about you and take care of you. Marry at home? Besides, isn’t there still Ke Yao waiting for you?”

Yingzi glanced at him mischievously, jumped up the steps, and raised the curtain.Pang Yuqin came out from the back room and looked at Du Wenhao with a half-smile.

Du Wenhao coughed lightly, and said falteringly: "Well..., well, our house has too few maids and servants, so we should buy some more for tomorrow, or Du Yingzi, who is inside and outside the house, is busy all by himself. I really feel sorry for her."

Pang Yuqin nodded and said, "Well, okay, I'll go look for them in the next few days."

Du Wenhao said: "The coffins of the empress dowager and the emperor will be taken out of the palace for burial in three days. I will be busy these days, and I have to set up guards. You need to worry about family affairs."

Pang Yuqin nodded and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Xiang, there is nothing serious at home. There are Buzhao and Miaoshou in the store, and a few new doctors have been hired, so they are completely busy."

"Well, Fayin will fast for three days, don't forget to remind everyone. Also, you and Qingdai have an imperial order to help the Empress Dowager on the day of Fayin."

"Okay, I will remember."

The two talked for a while, and then they washed up and went to sleep.

Lying on the bed, Du Wenhao was restless in his head, always thinking about what Yingzi said just now, yes, I am only in my twenties, and there are already so many women, and I will grow up in this life, I really want to meet a good and suitable one It's really not a problem to just marry and go home.There must be a principle and a standard, otherwise, a lot of women may not be very happy at home.

The next day, Du Wenhao came to the Dianqian Division at dawn.

Three days later, Fayin's funeral was going to be buried, and Du Wenhao had only two days to deploy the security. He had to arrange all the security work before Fayin's funeral.Tokyo is hundreds of miles away from Gongxian County, Henan Province, where the imperial mausoleum is located. It takes three days to deploy all the security guards along the way, and the work task is very tight.So there must be no delay.

Du Wenhao called all the senior generals above Yuhou of the three Yamen capitals to the Dianqian Division for a meeting, announced the decision of the Empress Dowager, and arranged for the deployment of security tasks from the topographic maps along the Yongyu Tomb on the capital road and near the Yongyu Tomb. , and according to Wang Runxue's guidance, formulated corresponding preventive measures.

After studying how to arrange security and how to dispatch and deploy troops, Du Wenhao led the Imperial Forest Army to personally deploy security inspections along the way and check the disposal of various taboos.

On the same day, he led the Imperial Forest Army to the location of the Imperial Mausoleum in Gongxian County, which was the most important place for safety and security, and was busy until late at night.

After only sleeping for two hours, he got up and hurried back before dawn, checking the security deployment along the way, and returned to the capital in the evening.

As soon as he got back to the gate of the palace, his convoy was stopped. Xu Huaqiang, the captain of the guard, reported that Wei Zhan's mother and wife were kneeling in the street, kowtowing and begging the general for help.

Du Wenhao frowned, thinking that he was checking, the two women were too anxious, and ordered them to be brought here.

Sure enough, it was Wei Zhan's old mother and wife who came. The two wives fell to their knees, howling and crying, kowtowed like garlic, begging Du Wenhao for help.

Du Wenhao said: "I'm investigating this case now, you go back and wait patiently!"

"I can't wait! General!" Wei Zhan's mother was almost limp on the ground, "They will behead my son tomorrow..."

Du Wenhao was taken aback: "What did you say? Who said it?"

Wei Zhan's wife howled and said, "At noon today, two servants from the yamen came and said that at noon the next day, let us go to the execution ground outside the Meridian Gate to collect the corpse..., woo woo woo woo"

Du Wenhao asked who gave the order, but the second woman naturally didn't know, but kept crying and begging Du Wenhao for help.

Du Wenhao said: "I don't know about this matter yet, okay, I'll go to the palace and ask right away. You go back first, and I will try my best to deal with this matter."

Thanks to the second lady, Du Wenhao hurriedly entered the palace with the guards. As the commander of the three Yamen capitals, he was also responsible for the security of the entire imperial city, so he could enter and leave the imperial city freely. .

Du Wenhao found the empress dowager and told about it.Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager was not surprised at all, and said slowly: "This matter was suggested by the princes and ministers, and the Ai family also agreed."

Du Wenhao was so astonished that he almost didn't need to use his brain to figure out what was going on, and asked anxiously, "Is it Prime Minister Cai's idea?"

The empress dowager was a little surprised: "Well, it's not just him. Many princes and ministers have reconsidered."

Du Wenhao was in a hurry: "Queen Mother, this official is investigating this case. Wei Zhan cannot be executed before the matter is clarified. Otherwise, once it is determined that the wrong case was committed in the future, it will be impossible to make up for it."

"Perhaps there is something hidden in it, but no matter what, it is an indisputable fact that Wei Zhan neglected his duties and failed to save the emperor that day. Just for this point, it is not wrong to behead him and pay homage to the emperor!"

Du Wenhao was stunned for a moment: "Is he killed to pay homage to the emperor?"

"Well, this is what the priest said through divination. He said that the emperor died unjustly, and there was no peace. Should he sacrifice with the blood of his enemies? Use his corpse to bury him."

Du Wenhao was furious. However, although the Song Dynasty was much more advanced and civilized than the Xia, Shang, Zhou and Spring and Autumn and Warring States slave eras, it was still very ignorant and backward. It was at this time that the cruel and inhuman punishment of Ling Chi became an official method of punishment. It is stipulated by law.Although Du Wenhao was angry, he didn't dare to make random judgments on the system of sacrificial burial, and hurriedly said, "If Wei Zhan is dead, I'm afraid it won't be easy to investigate this case."

The Empress Dowager said: "It's okay, you can continue to investigate this case, it's best if you can find out, if you can't find out, just do your best." After a pause, she said slowly in a sad tone: "If Wei Zhan is found out in the future For those who have been wronged, it is enough for Aijia to give his family a lot of compensation. Just let him be wronged to accompany the Holy Majesty."

Du Wenhao understood that the empress dowager's intention was obvious, that is, to make Wei Zhan a sacrificial sacrifice, even if he made a mistake, he would kill him.Then again, the king ordered the minister to die, and the minister had to die. There have been too many such things in history.

The Empress Dowager said indifferently: "There is one more thing, you may not know, the Ai family has already decreed to let the emperor's favorite talents and beauties to do their own thing, including Chen Meiren who went home after going crazy, and Yu Ge'er. "

Du Wenhao was stunned for a moment, he didn't understand what self-sufficiency meant, he looked at the empress dowager, but there was a bad feeling spontaneously.

The empress dowager seemed to see that he didn't understand, she smiled bitterly, and said: "This is what the empress dowager meant. The empress dowager told Aijia before she was alive that the emperor especially liked Chen Meiren, and Yu Ge'er. At that time, let them follow to serve the emperor...!"

Du Wenhao finally understood, and was stunned, he stammered: "The empress dowager wants to let Chen Meiren and Yu Ge'er be buried?"

The Empress Dowager nodded slowly: "This is what the Empress Dowager meant. The Ai family has already sent someone to bring Chen Meiren back to the palace, and she must take care of herself before midnight tonight. Little Jiaozi is in charge of this matter."

Eunuch Jiao on the side bowed and said, "Our family has already made arrangements, Madam, don't worry."

Although after the Han Dynasty, sacrificial burial as a system has been abolished, the burials carried out openly and secretly in various dynasties still appeared from time to time, and the same was true in the Song Dynasty. Regarding this, "Song History" also has relatively obscure records. For example, Song Gaozong was very fond of talented people during his lifetime. Li Shi, Wang Shi and several other stunning beauties, the queen was very upset about this. After Song Gaozong died, Song Xiaozong, who was very filial, let Li, Wang and others be buried for Song Gaozong.

Du Wenhao never imagined that he would travel over and witness the burial of a living person!He didn't know what to say, if Wei Zhan was buried, after all, he had dereliction of duty first, if he could still understand, not only could he not understand that the emperor's concubine was buried, but he was out of anger.The hand holding the chair was trembling.

The empress dowager seemed to have seen Du Wenhao's thoughts, sighed lightly, and waved her hand.Eunuch Jiao, who was waiting on the sidelines, understood and led all the maids and eunuchs in the palace to retreat, closing the door behind them.

The empress dowager said in a low voice: "Wen Hao, come here!"

Du Wenhao paused for a moment, then slowly got up, walked over with a livid face, slowly walked to the empress dowager's spacious soft couch, sat down beside her, but was more than a foot away.

"Why, are you unhappy?" the Empress Dowager asked.

"Wei Chen dare not!"

The empress dowager glanced at him in surprise, moved her body, sat down beside Du Wenhao, stretched out her hand to hold his hand, looked at him sideways, and said softly: "Wei Zhan and Chen Meiren were buried, you are not happy ,Yeah?"

Du Wenhao really wanted to squeeze out a smile, but he couldn't do it at all, and what he squeezed out was a wry smile: "How can I, I will naturally obey your decision unconditionally. You are the king, and I am the minister."

The empress dowager said quietly: "I also know that it is not good to do so, but the princes and ministers all say so, saying that the priest's hexagrams will never be wrong, and you must obey the destiny, and I can't help it."

"If you have to be buried, why can't you use death row prisoners?"

The Empress Dowager smiled: "Look at what you said, the burial is to accompany the emperor, and get a death row prisoner to accompany the emperor, thank you for thinking of it!"

"Then why use Wei Zhan? What if he's gone? To see a doctor for the emperor? Tao Tao, there is something wrong with the emperor's death! If Wei Zhan is killed, the case will be difficult to investigate again once he dies!"

"I said, I really want to wrong him, and then I will give him compensation to Zhaoxue. Besides, no matter what the reason is for his dereliction of duty, he will not tolerate it, and he will have to pay the price!"

"What about Yu Ge'er and Chen Meiren? What crimes do they have?"

"Of course Meiren Chen is guilty. She caused trouble in the harem, so she deserves to die! It's just that the Empress Dowager was kind enough to spare her for a while. She deserved to die a long time ago. It's her honor to let her be buried now! Besides, the emperor likes her so much , isn't that good?"

"What about Yu Ge'er? She hasn't made any mistakes!"

The empress dowager's expression was gloomy, her words were crying, and she said in a low voice: "I also know, but the emperor likes Yu Ge'er very much, Yu Ge'er is also very obedient, and is very good at pleasing the emperor. I often dream these days, dreaming about the emperor Said that he was very depressed in the underworld, and I would cry when I woke up, and it would be good to let Yu Ge'er accompany the emperor, so that he would not be alone in the underworld..."

(End of this chapter)