Ruthless debt

Inside and outside the palace with green tiles and vermilion eaves, there are white flags everywhere...

The late emperor's body has been moved to the main hall and placed in the catalpa coffin. Not only the prince Che, but also the entire palace is seeing the late emperor's remains for the first time.

On the first day of funeral, the new ruler Qian Che, the second prince Qian Qian, all the concubines and seventeen princesses were dressed in plain clothes, and the women below the queen in the palace had to cut off a strand of hair and remove all headgear to mourn the ancestors. Emperor.On the second day of the funeral, civil and military officials, royal family members all had to enter the palace to pay their respects. They all wore plain clothes outside the court clothes, and everyone looked like relatives.

Qian Che had knelt in front of the catalpa coffin all night without shedding a single tear or eating a single grain of rice. The empress and concubine Xian persuaded him several times to rest for a while, but he remained silent like a puppet. .Later, Qi Ming came to ask for an order on how to punish the traitors, and only then did he say a few words.

Qian Che said: "The most serious crimes will never be tolerated, but don't overcorrect, after all, all government offices need to operate. Now that the funeral of the late emperor is not over, all things still need to be handled by your loved ones. I don't agree with this matter." As soon as you ask, Ai Qing will do as she sees."

Qi Ming said: "Your Majesty is leading the order, but the case of Dr. Zuo has been found out, I don't know Your Majesty..."

"Release all the people in the Zuo Mansion. As for those who falsely accused and framed... Qianyu is now in prison, and will only be dealt with after the funeral of the late emperor. Now that the case is understood, Ai Qing does not need to blame herself. As for As for Zuo Qing's funeral, I will discuss it with Zuo Qi after a while, so Ai Qing doesn't need to intervene any more."

Qi Ming kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty is gracious, I should keep it in my heart."

On the third day of the late emperor's funeral, Qian Che went out of the palace with Yang Huan and a dozen imperial guards at night, and went straight to the Zuo Mansion.

In front of the gate of the Zuofu Gate, there are white flags and white flags. Accompanied by the sound of wooden fish chanting scriptures, there are wailing inside and outside the courtyard.Going straight into the inner courtyard, there are three coffins placed in the hall, and dozens of Zuofu female relatives in plain clothes are kneeling around the coffins.Among the dozens of people, there is only one man, and he is kneeling in the center of the hall at this moment, the fire in the basin is burning, green smoke is lingering around, a gust of wind lifts the corners of his clothes, but his thin back is still straight... .

Yang Huan and others waited outside the hall, while Qian Che walked in softly, and all the female relatives stopped crying when they saw the person coming.

At first, he only thought he looked familiar, but he was stunned for a moment before he recognized this person, he was about to kowtow to salute, but saw him kneeling beside Zuo Qi, and then he knelt down three times to salute.

Zuo Qi turned his head to look, he was very familiar with this person, he seemed to be getting thinner after not seeing him for a few days.He has already heard about the affairs in the palace, and now he is the ruler of the dynasty. In the past dynasties, has he ever seen a monarch kneel down to his ministers? Feeling flustered, he wanted to reach out to help him, only to see Qian Che shaking his hand. She shook her head: "I just left the palace today to see my uncle, and I went back in a while. If you have anything to do during the funeral, just come to the palace to find me. No one dares to stop you. There is another matter..." He Paused: "Don't be too hard on yourself."

After speaking, he got up and wanted to leave.

Zuo Qi stretched out his right hand to stop him, touched the corner of his clothes with his fingertips, and swallowed back what he wanted to say.

"The same goes for you..."

Then someone entered the hall to announce the decree, and only listened to the man read: "By heaven, the emperor said, the deceased senior doctor Zuo Jiyun, with great virtue and great character, has a strong character, and has the honor of serving as a prime minister. He is really a virtuous minister." , specially posthumously made him Duke Protector, and bestowed on him the East Garden Secret Artifact, to be buried with the late emperor in honor, hereby.”