When Chu Fan opened his eyes the next morning, Eunuch Li handed him a memorial.
You should know that after the establishment of the Royal Government Affairs Office, all memorials were handled by the Royal Government Affairs Office. The memorials that could be submitted to Chu Fan were either matters that the Royal Government Affairs Office could not handle, or memorials submitted by the Royal Government Affairs Office.
Chu Fan opened the memorial and found it was indeed submitted by the Royal Government Affairs Office. It mentioned that the princes had completed Chu Fan's orders and were waiting for further instructions.
This memorial from the Royal Government Affairs Office detailed everything they had done yesterday, and Chu Fan felt extremely relieved.
The staff of the Royal Government Affairs Office completed the construction work in the Martyrs' Cemetery with astonishing efficiency in just one night.
Not only did they quickly erect twenty-one new tombs in the cemetery, but they also built a magnificent hero memorial tower.
When Chu Fan saw the contents of the memorial, he was filled with admiration for these princes and their teams. Their efficiency was indeed good, but it would be even better if they could be as efficient in their rebellion.
Being the emperor is incredibly difficult. A few days ago, I was assassinated and nearly killed after only leaving the palace. When will I finally complete the system quest: There's a rebellion in Wei?
And the system only said: "As long as someone rebels against the host, they can take away all the women you married in this world and all the wealth in the inner treasury." (Chapter 1)
However, the system lacks a clear standard for how to complete the mission. Does it mean that someone starts an uprising or that the rebels reach the palace and kill the emperor?
Chu Fan was extremely depressed. However, now was not the time to be depressed. As long as he was on the throne, he was responsible for the people of Wei.
After Chu Fan put on his clothes, he gave clear instructions to Eunuch Li beside him: "Little Li, go inform the court officials and royal relatives in Kaifeng City. Tell them to gather at the Martyrs' Cemetery this afternoon. We will hold the first state funeral ceremony. I will personally attend and preside over the burial ceremony for the first batch of twenty-one heroes."
After receiving Chu Fan's order, Eunuch Li hurried away and quickly arranged for the eunuchs to inform the court ministers and royal relatives. He understood the importance of this mission and did not dare to neglect it in the slightest.
Eunuch Li also needed to carefully arrange the safety of His Majesty for his trip this afternoon. He had to ensure His Majesty's safety was completely guaranteed during the state funeral, without any mishaps. After all, His Majesty had been assassinated before leaving the palace. This solemn and important state funeral required no negligence.
After Eunuch Li left, Chu Fan began to think carefully about how the burial ceremony should proceed in the afternoon. He realized that he seemed to be unclear about the specific procedures of these ceremonies.
As Chu Fan pondered this, a royal institution emerged in his mind. Within the imperial family, there existed an institution specifically responsible for feudal superstitions: the Imperial Observatory. The staff of the Imperial Observatory were well versed in various rituals and procedures, so Chu Fan decided to send a palace maid to invite the head of the Imperial Observatory to discuss matters.
When the staff of the Imperial Observatory learned of Chu Fan's summons, they initially assumed His Majesty wanted them to perform divination or observe celestial phenomena to predict good or bad luck. However, they never imagined that Chu Fan had summoned them to assist with the burial of a few ordinary people. This felt like a profound undermining of their status and importance, and the Imperial Observatory's prestige and mystique seemed to be challenged.
Even though they were tactfully expressing their unwillingness to participate in such an ordinary burial ceremony, a group of palace maids suddenly rushed in, drew their swords and put them on their necks.
This scene suddenly awakened the staff of the Imperial Observatory. They realized that the Wei royal family and court were completely different from those of other countries, with their power structure and style of operation being full of unique characteristics. Under the threat of Jian Feng, they had no choice but to give up resistance and ultimately follow the palace maids to Chu Fan's palace.
After Chu Fan explained the entire process in detail to the officials of the Imperial Observatory, the officials of the Imperial Observatory all expressed that they would fully cooperate with Chu Fan's work.
After all, the four maids were still in Chu Fan's palace. Although they appeared delicate and weak before His Majesty, they were in fact masters possessing the strength of third-grade warriors. The strength of these maids should not be underestimated; no one dared to provoke them lightly.
In the afternoon, Chu Fan, wearing the dragon robe symbolizing imperial power, solemnly arrived at the Martyrs' Cemetery.
The ministers of the imperial court and the royal family had already gathered in the mausoleum, quietly awaiting Chu Fan's arrival. Each of them had a solemn expression on their face, expressing their highest respect for these martyrs who had sacrificed their lives for their country.
When the residents of Kaifeng City and its three surrounding citadels learned that His Majesty the Emperor had decided to bury the remains of twenty-one civilians in the Martyrs' Cemetery, they were actually full of doubts deep in their hearts.
After all, even if this is just a martyrs' cemetery and not a royal cemetery, it is right next to the royal cemetery. How could the royal family be willing to let these ordinary people rest in the same land as the royal family after their death?
However, when Chu Fan arrived at the scene, followed by the city guards carrying twenty-one coffins, the people were all shocked. They witnessed this scene with their own eyes, and their hearts were filled with indescribable complex emotions.
At the same time, the families of the twenty-one bodies followed closely behind the city guards. Their emotions were even more complicated, with both grief over the loss of their loved ones and pride in their loved ones receiving such treatment.
In fact, in these twenty coffins, only the old clothes worn by these heroes during their lifetime can be put as a memorial to them. Those twenty heroes who went to Shu State bravely stayed behind to protect the 20,000 people of Wei State and the family of the King of Shu, and eventually their bodies were not found.
Of course, in Goudan's coffin, there were only some old clothes he had worn during his lifetime. These clothes witnessed his past life and were full of traces of time and memories.
This burial was more than just a simple ceremony; it was Goudan's final farewell to his past. As the coffin was lowered into the earth, traces of Goudan's past life were buried beneath the ground.
Goudan will no longer appear as himself, but as a new person—Yuhuatian. When he reappears, he will continue to move forward in this world with a brand new look and attitude. The name Yuhuatian will carry Goudan's body and memories, beginning his new journey and allowing him to leave new footprints in the world.
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