How did you, a prisoner on death row, become an important weapon of the country? Yecheng Gao Weiming

This day.

The Ming Tombs are about to welcome the penultimate emperor, Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao.

When the funeral procession passed through the stone archway, Dahongmen, passed through the stele tower, and walked on the Shinto, it was about to arrive at its final destination, Deling.

Deling is located on the easternmost side of the entire Ming Tombs, not far from the Changling Tomb of Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty.

But even so, the nearly three-hour hiking trip left all the civil and military officials looking crooked and intoxicated.

Even the man who carried Zhu Youxiao's coffin had changed six times, which shows the hardship of the funeral.

But seeing that they finally arrived at Shinto, everyone looked happy.

Because not far further, through the Dragon and Phoenix Gate and across the Seven-hole Bridge, you will find Deling.

Among the crowd, there was an old eunuch, wearing sackcloth and mourning, panting constantly, as if he could no longer walk.

The civil and military officials saw it from a distance and secretly thought that the old dog could really stand up.

That eunuch is 9,000-year-old Wei Zhongxian, who is fifty-nine years old this year.

"Father, let the child carry you on his back."

Commander Tian Ergen and Qian Shi Xu Xianchun came over, looking worried.

It's still August and it's extremely hot.

The two of them were really afraid that Wei Zhongxian would die of exhaustion in the imperial mausoleum and be directly buried with Emperor Daxing.

"Stop making any noise! ​​Go away!"

Wei Zhongxian waved his hand and shook his head.

He declined the iced mung bean soup and sweat towels sent by his adopted sons.

Just walking in the queue covered in sweat and pale.

Although tired, even though he was dizzy from the heat, his steps were still firm.

Looking at the stone statues on both sides and Zhu Youxiao's coffin in the center of the Shinto, Wei Zhongxian was filled with emotion and tears filled his eyes.

It’s here, it’s finally here!

His Majesty!

The old slave has tricked you all his life, and finally accompanied you through the last part of the journey.

After walking for three consecutive hours, the guilt in the old eunuch's heart seemed to have finally weakened a bit.

"Mr. Factory Master..."

Just when Wei Zhongxian was feeling emotional, someone else came over.

"Didn't our family say..."

Wei Zhongxian thought it was his godsons who came to show their courtesy, so he turned around and scolded him angrily.

But then he was stunned.

But he turned out to be a very familiar person.

The other person is about sixty years old, with white hair and an old look, but his eyes are very bright.

He was wearing mourning clothes, but there was no official lining underneath. Wei Zhongxian was stunned and did not remember who the other party was.

"You are……"

"Mr. Factory Master! You are really a noble man who forgets things. Xu Guangqi, a common man, in the first year of the Apocalypse, you even mentioned some villains..."

"Xu Guangqi?"

Wei Zhongxian's eyes lit up, he didn't expect it to be this person.

Right, right!

I heard that this guy seemed to have gone to Huangling Town to help my brother Li Xin after he was dismissed from office by me.

Not only him, but also Sun Yuanhua, Liu Jizu and others are all the backbone of Huangling Town.

Wei Zhongxian, as the admiral of Dongchang, has naturally seen the briefings on these matters.

He looked behind Xu Guangqi again, and sure enough there were several people standing there, presumably his brother's men.

"Xu Zixian? What do you want from our family?"

Wei Zhongxian asked coldly, but he was thinking about Shen Lian and Wei Ting.

Now three hours have passed, and he has not received any news from the capital, and he can't help but become more and more anxious.

Has your master Feng Lixin been found?

Xu Guangqi handed over his hand again and talked about this matter.

"Mr. Factory Master, my husband has not returned yet. He was originally scheduled to lead the funeral procession and contact the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette. Unfortunately..."

"The common people have no choice but to take the initiative to come and ask the factory master if there is anything else he can do."

Wei Zhongxian sighed in his heart.

Sure enough, no one in Huangling Town knew Li Xin's whereabouts.

"Xu Zixian, why don't you go to the Minister of Rites and ask what our family is doing!"

Wei Zhongxian replied coldly and took another step forward.

Xu Guangqi had no choice but to smile and follow Wei Zhongxian in a low voice.

"Someone has already asked, sir! It's just... I just want to ask you, sir, if there is any news about my husband. Why has he not come back since he went to Kyoto?"

Wei Zhongxian thought about it.

The romantic partner came to me to inquire about Li Xin's whereabouts.

Seeing no one around, he also saw Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua and others looking at him with concern.

The corners of Wei Zhongxian's mouth twitched and he said in a low voice: "Shen Lian came to our house last night, and our family also sent people to search all night long..."

boom!

Xu Guangqi and others' heads exploded.

She never expected that Shen Lian would go to the capital to find Wei Zhongxian, and even search for Li Xin with the Dongchang Jinyiwei.

What does this mean?

This shows that Li Xin is definitely not in the hands of Wei Zhongxian, and it is more and more likely that he will be controlled by the new emperor Zhu Youjian.

The two looked at each other and seemed to exchange a lot of things.

Xu Guangqi had no choice but to suppress his disappointment and said softly: "In this case, the common people do not dare to disturb the factory master, so they will retreat first."

After saying that, he bowed and left.

"and many more!"

Unexpectedly, Wei Zhongxian called Xu Guangqi to stop, with an inexplicable meaning on his face.

"Xu Zixian, since you are concerned about the whereabouts of your master, why don't you ask His Majesty where the Taibao Feng has gone?"

Ok?

Xu Guangqi was suddenly startled, his heart beating wildly.

Take the initiative to ask Zhu Youjian?

Isn’t this special girl looking for death?

Before he could react, Wei Zhongxian had already quickened his pace and said softly.

"Let's go, come with our family! Our family will ask, and you will listen on the side..."

After saying that, Wei Zhongxian was already running towards Zhu Youjian who was at the front of the team.

Xu Guangqi went crazy when he saw this, and he was completely unsure of the old eunuch's character.

"Teacher..."

Sun Yuanhua and Liu Jizu also looked on stupidly, not knowing what to do.

Xu Guangqi could only whisper to the two of them: "You go and prepare first, I will go over and find out what's going on."

"No matter what, the plan remains unchanged."

"it is good……"

The two of them could only leave the team quietly and rush to Deling to prepare.

Xu Guangqi gritted his teeth and moved to chase Wei Zhongxian.

At this moment, Zhu Youxiao's coffin was walking in the center of the Shinto.

As the saying goes, the king is on the left, the ministers are on the right, and ghosts and gods step in the center.

As the new emperor, Zhu Youjian was following the coffin on the left side. There was no one else in front of him or behind him.

After Wei Zhongxian kept passing through the funeral procession, he and Xu Guangqi finally caught up with the emperor.

When the eunuch guards not far away saw this, they didn't dare to step forward to stop him.

"His Majesty……"

Wei Zhongxian bowed his head, half-positioned with Zhu Youjian, and asked softly.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Youjian had already noticed the person coming behind him, so he turned his head and tilted his head.

"Wei Zhongxian?"

"The minister is here..."

Wei Zhongxian felt his heart skip a beat when he heard the other party's cold voice.

Why do I feel so inexplicably...

Something's not quite right.

Because it was only at this moment that Wei Zhongxian discovered it.

Everyone was sweating profusely and exhausted, but Zhu Youjian was safe and even calm.

The other party lowered his hands, as if strolling in a garden, and wandered like this for a full three hours.

There was no sadness on his face.

What I know is that the emperor brother died and the Daxing Emperor was buried.

Those who didn't know better thought that the emperor wanted to hunt in the barren mountains and wander into the countryside.

Wei Zhongxian suppressed his confusion, glanced at Xu Guangqi next to him, and was about to ask about Feng Lixin's whereabouts.

Unexpectedly, I haven't been able to speak yet...