Two days later, Emperor Wen was buried in a state funeral.
Because Emperor Wen's will required a simple funeral, the coffin did not need to be carried all the way to the imperial mausoleum. It only needed to be carried onto a hearse, which was then pulled to the mausoleum by 32 horses. After arriving at the mausoleum, the coffin was carried off the hearse and placed into the mausoleum.
The six princes, the Second Prince, Yun Ting, the Fifth Prince, Yun Zheng, the Eighth Prince, and the Eleventh Prince, carried the coffin together.
128 officials in the court carried the coffin of Emperor Wen.
Among them were old ministers such as Qin Liugan, Tang Shu, Xiao Wanchou, and Tuohuan.
At Mu Shun's repeated request, Yun Zheng made an exception and allowed Mu Shun to carry the coffin for Emperor Wen.
"Arise!"
Following a loud shout from the Minister of Rites Xie Lang, everyone lifted up Emperor Wen's coffin and slowly walked out of the mourning hall amidst wailing.
Yun Zheng and six others supported the coffin and walked slowly.
Behind them were Yun Cang, Chen Luoyan, and Emperor Wen's concubines.
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...
After that, there were princesses, princes-in-law, and the concubines and children of each prince.
Further back are the officials in the court.
Everyone wore mourning clothes and followed the coffin silently.
An hour later, Emperor Wen's coffin was moved to the hearse and slowly drove out of the imperial city.
The spirit flags were dancing and paper money was floating in the wind.
On both sides of the street, people were kneeling to see Emperor Wen off.
"Farewell, His Majesty!"
"Have a pleasant journey, Your Majesty!"
“Your Majesty…”
The people cried bitterly, and the sound echoed in the streets.
After the hearse passed, the people on both sides of the street walked silently to the end of the procession.
Soon, a young general from the Imperial Guards came to Yun Zheng, who was carrying the coffin, and reported in a low voice: "Your Highness, a large number of people followed the team and wanted to escort His Majesty to the Imperial Mausoleum..."
Yun Zheng ordered: "Since the people are willing to see them off, don't stop them as long as it doesn't cause chaos!"
"yes!"
The young general took the order and left quickly.
As the team continued to move forward, it continued to grow.
From the initial several thousand people to tens of thousands, and then to more and more.
The farewell procession stretched for dozens of miles, and the road was covered with paper money.
The entire imperial city was filled with crying.
The imperial mausoleum is nearly eighty miles away from the imperial city.
Although this was considered relatively close, it still took them three full days to deliver Emperor Wen's coffin to the imperial mausoleum.
After going through a series of complicated procedures, Emperor Wen's coffin was sent to the imperial mausoleum at an auspicious time.
The jade throne that Yun Zheng had moved back from the Qiuchi Palace in the past was also sent to the imperial tomb as a burial object.
After leaving the underground palace, Qin Liu, who had not yet recovered from his grief, pulled Yun Zheng aside.
"Your Highness, please allow me to guard the mausoleum of the emperor."
Qin Liu dared to speak, his red and swollen eyes unconsciously glanced at Emperor Wen's mausoleum.
Many people in the court might be pretending to be sad, but Qin Liugan was truly sad.
To others, the person in the mausoleum is the emperor.
But to him, the man in the mausoleum was his elder brother and his childhood friend.
He had risked life and death several times to protect Emperor Wen, and after Emperor Wen ascended the throne, he continued to protect him for decades.
Emperor Wen gave him the greatest trust and tolerance.
Now, Emperor Wen is gone.
He no longer had anyone to play rogue with, and he no longer had any old brothers.
"Duke Rong, aren't you making things difficult for me?"
Yun Zheng looked embarrassed, "How can a duke be asked to guard the tomb?"
He knew that Qin Liugan really wanted to guard the tomb for Emperor Wen.
But the problem is, there is no precedent!
It is totally unacceptable to let the Duke guard the tomb of Emperor Wen!
Qin Liugan stiffened his neck and said, "Then Your Highness should hand over my position as Duke to Qihu and dismiss me from all my official positions."
“…”
When Yun Zheng heard this, his face suddenly turned black.
Qin Liugan's title of Duke is different from that of others.
His title of Duke is hereditary.
There is nothing wrong with giving his position as Duke to Qin Qihu.
But to dismiss him from all his official positions is just bullshit.
People who don’t know this might think that as soon as my father passed away, I started to settle accounts with the old ministers left behind by him!
"Let's not talk about this for now."
Yun Zheng didn't want to talk to Qin Liu about these things now. "My father has passed away, and there are still many things to do in the court. Let's talk about it later!"
"I know that you and my father are not brothers by blood, but you are better than brothers. I understand your feelings, but please accept my condolences!"
"My father is gone, but Dagan is still here, and the court is still here!"
"There are still many affairs in the court, and we need you old ministers to support us!"
"I believe that if we work together to create an unprecedented prosperity, it will be the best way to pay tribute to our father..."
Yun Zheng patiently persuaded Qin Liugan.
The person is gone, and after they have mourned, there are still many things to do.
Emperor Wen certainly did some things that he did not do well in his life, including the humiliation of the defeat in Shuobei and the turmoil in the court caused by the dispute over the crown prince.
But Emperor Wen was undoubtedly a wise ruler.
During the reign of Emperor Wen, natural disasters were never ignored. Wherever there was a disaster, the court would provide relief to the victims as much as possible. The people in any place had never been in turmoil because of a natural disaster.
Before his death, Emperor Wen was thinking about the people. He was afraid that his funeral would affect people's livelihood, so he requested that all funeral ceremonies be kept simple.
The mourning period lasted for seven days, which is considered the shortest national mourning in history.
Emperor Wen wanted to create a great and prosperous era, but unfortunately, his life was limited and he was unable to see a true great and prosperous era.
And they want to inherit Emperor Wen's will and create a truly prosperous era.
When that day really comes, it will comfort Emperor Wen's spirit in heaven.
Listening to Yun Zheng's persuasion, Qin Liugan lowered his head silently.
After a long time, Qin Liugan nodded slightly.
Seeing that Qin Liugan had given up the idea, Yun Zheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Afterwards, everyone waited in silence.
After choosing an auspicious time to seal the mausoleum, Yun Zheng and his son Yun Cang led everyone to worship Emperor Wen.
"Bring the wine!"
Along with Yun Zheng's loud shout, jars of wine were brought up.
Yun Zheng picked up the wine bowl, scooped a bowl of wine from the wine jar, held it up with both hands, and shouted:
"This is a mixture of Yingzhou's fine wine and my Dagan's fine wine!"
"Yingzhou's wine should be blended with Dagan's wine!"
"Yingzhou must also be integrated into my great cause!"
"Please drink this wine with me, your Majesty!"
Yun Zheng poured most of the bowl of wine in front of Emperor Wen's tomb, and then raised his head and drank the rest of the wine.
He was unable to drink with Emperor Wen when he was alive, and this was the only way he could make up for the regret between them as father and son.
"Please drink with me, your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, please drink with us!"
Everyone raised their wine bowls and invited each other loudly.
Then, like Yun Zheng, they poured most of the bowl of wine in front of Emperor Wen's tomb and drank the rest of the wine.
The wine was spilled on the ground, and the land was immediately filled with the aroma of wine.
Vaguely, Yun Zheng seemed to see Emperor Wen pick up the wine bowl, disregarding the dignity of an emperor, drinking heartily and laughing loudly...
On July 18, the 29th year of Zhihe, Emperor Wen of Dagan, Yunqi, passed away.
Regent Wang Yunzheng followed Emperor Wen's will and kept the funeral simple. After three days of rest, Emperor Wen was buried in Zhaoling Mausoleum.
Posthumous title: The Emperor of Valor, Wisdom, Literature, Divine Virtue, Sacred Merit and Great Achievement.
Temple name: Sejong.
The Crown Prince Yun Cang ascended the throne and changed the era name to Longsheng, and honored him with the title Emperor Xing.
Respect Yun Zheng as the Supreme Emperor, and Shen Luoyan as the Empress Dowager...
(Yes, this posthumous title is written specifically for those who think that posthumous titles are only for Emperor Wen, Emperor Wu, Emperor Jing, etc. Of course, those who can read this are definitely not such people. Please cut this to those who have their eyes in their crotches at the beginning of this book.)
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