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

Zhu Youjian had already asked first.

"Wei Zhongxian, I... I see the stone statues on both sides of the road are quite interesting."

"Can you explain to me what these stone statues are for?"

Ok?

Wei Zhongxian was immediately confused.

Follow Zhu Youjian's gaze and look aside.

The stone statue is alive.

Little emperor, what do you think it is for?

The honor guard of the imperial mausoleum is the seat of eternal etiquette.

This is the same thing that the honor guards standing on both sides do when you hold a grand ceremony, which is to set off the royal majesty.

However, the dead naturally cannot use the living people to stand for many years, so they replaced them with stone statues.

Zhu Youjian's question made Wei Zhongxian unable to talk to him for a while.

"Huh? Don't you understand either? Wei Zhongxian?"

Zhu Youjian didn't even call the factory minister, but called him by his first name, obviously not happy.

Wei Zhongxian frowned, secretly cursing you for taking the wrong medicine today, why did you ask such a stupid question.

Don’t you know the common sense that even children know?

But Wei Zhongxian's knowledge was limited, so he opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.

It's like seeing a beautiful woman. People who have read books will say that this woman is beautiful and fragrant, like fishes and geese. She is so beautiful that she is like the Luo Shen in the world.

And those who have never read the book will only say...

This girl is so pretty, so she must be very hot.

Wei Zhongxian happens to be the type of person who has never read a book.

He had no choice but to turn his head and look at Xu Guangqi, asking him to explain what the fuck he called a stone statue student.

Xu Guangqi was fully expecting Zhu Youjian to find out Li Xin's whereabouts, but he never expected that such a thing would happen.

He sighed in his heart, walked a few steps quickly, and whispered behind Zhu Youjian.

"His Majesty……"

"The so-called stone statue student, also known as Weng Zhong, is the epitome of the imperial power and ritual guard."

"We have stone statues in the Ming Dynasty Imperial Tomb. There are 24 stone beasts and 12 stone figures."

"The stone beasts are respectively four: lion, haechi, camel, elephant, unicorn, and horse. They represent respectively..."

"The lion suppresses demons and ward off evil spirits. Anyone who offends our Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away he is."

"The Haechi can distinguish between loyal and traitorous people, bring trouble to those in government, eliminate traitors and kill evildoers."

"Camels, those who forge ahead and expand their territory, are powerful in all directions."

"The giant elephant is as solid as a rock. He who protects his home and country is blessed with peace and good fortune."

"Qilin, the auspicious appearance of the world, the leader of the four spirits, the king of benevolence and righteousness."

"Fierce horses will conquer the north and south, and the one who succeeds with his horse will rule the country."

"Further forward, there are four generals holding melons and armors, four civil servants with imperial crowns, and four honorable ministers with imperial crowns, a total of twelve people. They respectively represent the civil servants who are not greedy for money, the military officers who are not afraid of death, and the noble officials who serve the emperor... …”

Xu Guangqi's eloquent talks fully demonstrated the knowledge of a great Confucian generation.

This made Wei Zhongxian on the side shake his head and sigh.

Take a look!

This is called professionalism.

Did not expect ah did not expect.

Even though you, Xu Guangqi, believe in Western sects, you study firearms and astronomical algorithms all day long.

When it comes to the birth of stone statues, they are very clear-cut.

Even Zhu Youjian looked a little happy.

"I see...it's quite interesting. Your name is..."

Xu Guangqi hurriedly lowered his head: "Xu Guangqi, a common man, was originally the right minister of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor's degree student. He resigned due to illness and is now doing chores in Tianshou Mountain..."

"Xu Guangqi?"

Zhu Youjian's eyes lit up, "I have heard of you."

"Xu Guangqi, it's a bit unworthy of you to be the Minister of Rites, why don't you become the Minister of Rites?"

When these words were spoken, Wei Zhongxian and Xu Guangqi were shocked at the same time.

The so-called emperor's words are followed by the law.

What do you, Zhu Youjian, mean when you say this now?

Is it necessary to make Xu Guangqi the Minister of Rites?

Xu Guangqi was even more frightened, thinking to himself: Could it be that the emperor has seen my thoughts and spoken out to win over me?

He quickly raised his hand again and said, "Your Majesty, ordinary people have little talent and little knowledge, and they are not worthy of such an important task."

Zhu Youjian didn't care, smiled lightly, said nothing, and continued walking forward.

Because at this moment, we have passed the stone statues, passed through the Dragon and Phoenix Gate, stepped into the Seven-hole Bridge, and are about to arrive at Deling.

Wei Zhongxian followed for a while and couldn't help but feel doubtful. He gritted his teeth and finally asked the question that mattered most to him.

"His Majesty……"

"Today's state funeral ceremony, why is there no... no gift from Guanshan Taibao?"

When asked this question, Xu Guangqi became concerned.

He couldn't help but sigh that being nine thousand years old was so bold.

Since he couldn't find Li Xin's whereabouts, he simply asked directly.

What if the little emperor tells you that it is in my hands?

"Feng Lixin?"

Zhu Youjian was stunned for a moment and continued to walk forward.

"Wei Zhongxian, are you very concerned about his whereabouts?"

Wei Zhongxian lowered his head: "I don't dare! I just asked casually..."

"He, hehe..."

"You will know in a moment."

After saying this, Zhu Youjian continued to walk forward without explaining.

Wei Zhongxian and Xu Guangqi's heads were about to explode.

Will you know soon?

What exactly does this mean?

Could it be that Li Xin was in the funeral procession?

The two of them were startled at the same time and couldn't help but turn around to check.

But how could the funeral procession of more than 3,000 people be seen clearly?

Just when Wei Zhongxian wanted to ask a few more questions...

Zhu Youjian has stopped.

Everyone stopped at the same time.

Because Deling has arrived!

Officials from the Ministry of Rites knelt at the door to welcome the new emperor as he entered and to bury the old emperor!

Wei Zhongxian and Xu Guangqi had no choice but to suppress their confusion.

Especially Xu Guangqi, who saw that something was about to happen.

A heart that had been silent for decades started beating wildly again.

……

at the same time.

Near Huangling Town, south of Longshan and Hushan.

Outside the archway.

As the funeral procession all entered the Big Red Gate.

Chen Bin, the deputy mayor of Huangling Town, also led nearly a thousand people from the town, including security personnel, firefighters, and the Blue Sky Rescue Team, to rush here.

According to the plan, once the funeral begins, the place will be completely sealed off and no one will be allowed to enter or leave.

Seeing that it was noon, Chen Bin and a group of brothers who had been bandits looked nervous.

"Big brother! You and I, hundreds of brothers, really want to...really want to rebel?"

The person who asked the question was called Han Yong. He was also a bandit, but because of his good brain and ability to write and do math, he was recruited by Huangling Town and served as a clerical accountant.

With this uprising imminent, it is inevitable to feel a little anxious.

When he asked, many brothers who had been bandits came over.

"Nonsense, listen to big brother, when did something go wrong! Han Yong, are you afraid, hahaha..."

A bearded man holding two mountain axes laughed loudly.

His name is Qin Kui. He was a butcher who killed pigs and sold meat. He also became a bandit because he couldn't survive. He has a generous and loyal character.

"Who...who is scared? Damn it! I, Han Yongshuo, am so old that I still don't know how to write the word "fearful"!"

Han Yong defended himself with a pale face.

"That's because your mother can't read!"

When I say this...

It made everyone laugh even more.

If Han Yong doesn't know how to read, no one else can.

I say this just to ease everyone's tension.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little off, Chen Bin couldn't help coughing and asking everyone to quiet down.

Then he said with a serious expression.

"Okay! Brothers!"

"People like you and I should have died a few years ago. No matter whether it is Huangling Town or being granted the title of Taibao, you can raise me and wait for a few years, right now!"

"Although we, the sixteen thieves of Tianshou Mountain, have committed crimes, we have long since changed our ways and returned to the right path. We are willing to do our best to serve as Taibao!"

"Now that trouble is imminent, what should we fear?"

After saying this sentence, solemn expressions appeared on everyone's faces, and they couldn't help but think of the scene five years ago.

They are all bandits who rob homes and homes. They hang out in Tianshou Mountain all year round and make a living by robbing passing merchants and the people who guard the imperial tomb.

It's a pity that he met Feng Lixin and the tomb guarding army led by him.

The stronghold with thousands of people was defeated at the first touch, without any resistance.

He thought he would definitely die, but who would have thought that his husband would recruit them all and make his eldest brother Chen Bin the deputy mayor to manage the entire Huangling Town.

Now that five years have passed, Yunni's life is the same as before.

Not only did they marry wives, many of them also had children.

Watching the children learning to talk every day, the wives go shopping together.

Only then will everyone understand that those who lived before...

Not like a human being.

Now this is called life, this is called life!

And if someone wants to take away all this, who will agree?

The panic in everyone's hearts was swept away, and their eyes became firm.

Chen Bin saw it and nodded with satisfaction. He wanted to speak but his expression was startled.

He had excellent hearing and had been a bandit, so he couldn't hear the faint sound of horse hooves in the distance.

Horseshoe?

Why are there so many horses running so fast?

Chen Bin immediately swallowed everything he wanted to say and quickly fell to the ground.

When everyone behind him saw this, they all lay down and listened.

After a moment, Gudu stood up with a look of shock on his face.

Judging from their experience, it is no more than ten miles away.

At this moment, there are at least tens of thousands of cavalry, galloping towards them!