The old emperor finally left the palace and came to Yao Mansion accompanied by all the princes in the capital to meet his only friend.
When Yao Xian passed away, all the princes came, not to mention the officials, and Prince Wenxuan and his wife also came to pay their respects in person. The Yao family was not surprised that Emperor Tianwu would come, after all, the old emperor had a special relationship with Yao Xian. But the Yao family was also worried about this, fearing that Emperor Tianwu would be too sad because of Yao Xian's death, and that it would hurt the emperor's body, which was no joke.
But what can he do despite being worried? With such a big incident, who can stop Emperor Tianwu? The old emperor and Zhang Yuan had fallen out, saying that if he was not allowed to leave the palace, he would send Zhang Yuan to the Criminal Slave Division, and pointed at Xuan Tianfeng's nose and asked him if he had any favors, and asked him if he knew who Yao Xian was.
Xuan Tianfeng certainly knew who Yao Xian was, and he rushed to the Yao residence as soon as he heard the news. Xuan Tianming and Feng Yuheng were not there, and he wanted to fulfill his filial duty on behalf of the two, so the regent prince personally wore mourning for Yao Xian and stayed in front of the coffin for a night. Therefore, he could not refute the words of Emperor Tianwu, so he had to accompany him again.
The emperor and the prince arrived, the people knelt down to avoid them, and all the Yao family members rushed out to greet them. Emperor Tianwu didn't even look at them, and stumbled towards Yao Xian's mourning hall. But when he arrived in front of the mourning hall, facing the coffin, he didn't dare to move forward, and just stood there blankly, staring.
All the princes stood together in the courtyard. Zhang Yuan was the closest. He whispered to Emperor Tianwu, "Your Majesty, go in and take a look! Didn't you say you wanted to burn some incense for Master Yao?"
"What kind of incense are you burning? For whom?" The old emperor suddenly changed his mind, "Xiao Yuanzi, what are you talking about? Old Yao is fine, why are you burning incense for him?" After saying that, he looked at Yao Jingjun again, "You are the eldest son of the Yao family, right? What are you still standing there for? Call your father out! I'm here to have a drink with him. I held a palace banquet on New Year's Day, but he refused to go. He was so disrespectful to me. Today I have to get this face back. It won't be over until Old Yao is drunk. Hurry up, go call someone."
These words stunned everyone present, but at the same time they were also filled with sadness. Everyone knew that the old emperor had a good relationship with Yao Xian, and they had imagined all kinds of reactions from Emperor Tianwu in the face of Yao Xian's death. Even after Emperor Tianwu decided to leave the palace, Zhang Yuan quietly notified the imperial physicians to follow him, and now they were standing outside Yao's mansion, ready to rush in to save people if something happened inside.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Tianwu's reaction was so special. He was not sad, nor did he make a fuss, nor was he heartbroken. He just refused to acknowledge Yao Xian's death and fantasized that Yao Xian was still alive. Just like usual, as soon as he arrived, he would shout and ask Yao Xian to drink with him.
Xuan Tianfeng said: "When grief reaches its extreme, one will completely ignore the thing that caused the pain. Father has his own choice. He chose to let Divine Doctor Yao live in his spiritual world. So for him, Divine Doctor Yao is always alive." He said to Yao Jingjun: "Bring a pot of wine! If Father wants to drink, let him drink it once."
When Yao Jingjun saw Xuan Tianfeng speak, he hurried to get some wine. When he came back, he saw the old emperor had walked into the mourning hall, moved a chair and sat in front of the coffin, talking loudly to the coffin. Emperor Tianwu said, "Old Yao! Why are you so stubborn? Didn't I say last time that you can't drink as much as I do? Didn't I say that you are old and your temper is not as good as before? Why do you hold a grudge? I came to my house in person, but you actually avoided me. Look at your temper, and you still blame me for saying that? Old Yao! Don't be upset. We are both so old. How many more years can we drink? Come out and accompany me quickly. It's not easy for me to leave the palace. Xiao Yuanzi keeps watching me and won't let me leave the palace every day. Those bad boys are also troublesome. They are so stubborn and none of them listen to me. I can only get out today by fighting wits and courage with them! If you miss this opportunity, I don't know when I will come to your house next time."
As he spoke, he reached out and patted the coffin in front of him, making a banging sound. "Old Yao! You still have the door closed. The door is quite thick. I pushed it for a long time but it didn't open. I tell you, it's just because I'm old. If it was back then, it would be useless for you to close the door. I could kick it open with just one foot. Come on, come out quickly and stop making trouble! Old Yao! Old Yao!"
Emperor Tianwu finally had a relatively intense reaction. He stood up, approached the coffin, and lifted the coffin up with bangs. Each bang became heavier and louder than the last. He kept shouting Yao Xian's name, and the noise became louder and louder.
Finally, my hands became numb from clapping and my voice became hoarse from shouting, but the coffin was still the coffin, not moving at all.
Emperor Tianwu stopped, looked at his red hands, then looked at the people standing beside him, and asked them, "Why are you just standing there watching? Why don't you help me? Why are you just watching me suffer alone?"
Zhang Yuan wiped away his tears. The young eunuch had shallow eyes and could not bear to see this scene, let alone Emperor Tianwu suffering. He stepped forward and said loudly, "Master Yao has passed away. He can no longer come out to drink with Your Majesty. Stop clapping and shouting. Let's light some incense and go back to the palace! Your Majesty, I am scared. Please stop doing this."
"Nonsense!" Emperor Tianwu was furious. "Xiao Yuanzi, have I spoiled you too much these years? It's ok for you to bully me, but how can you curse old Yao? He and I have a good relationship, but I don't treat you badly just because I have a good relationship with him! Do you really need to do that? Take back your words quickly and help me call Yao Xian out. As long as you can call him out, I will reward you handsomely when you go back. Didn't you fall in love with the jadeite Pixiu in Zhaohe Hall? Take it away when you go back, and I will reward you."
"What do I need that broken thing for?" Zhang Yuan was also anxious. He didn't care that there were many outsiders around. He started to get along with the old emperor in private again. He shouted at Emperor Tianwu: "People are dead. Look at the white banners in this mansion and the people who come to pay their respects! Don't lie to yourself. Accept the reality, okay? Otherwise, take a look inside the coffin. Lord Yao is lying there! Why don't you take a look? Look! You will know once you see it!"
Emperor Tianwu didn't dare to look, he just listened to Zhang Yuan's words, but he never dared to look into the open coffin. In the end, he was forced to do nothing, but he still said stubbornly: "That means he fell asleep, who doesn't sleep!"
No one could persuade Emperor Tianwu. The Sixth Prince Xuan Tianfeng took the wine brought by Yao Jingjun and personally handed it to Emperor Tianwu, saying softly, "Didn't Father come here to drink with Lord Yao? Now that the wine is here, don't worry about whether Lord Yao comes out or not. You two can drink it one inside the door and the other outside. Who doesn't have a temper? If Lord Yao is angry, you can coax him. If it doesn't work this time, try again next time. You have coaxed Concubine Yunmu for so many years, do you still need to coax Doctor Yao?"
Emperor Tianwu was stunned for a moment, looking at Xuan Tianfeng, and after a long while he managed to say, "What you said seems to make sense. My Feng'er is really knowledgeable, and his words are always pleasing to the ears. But if I can't coax him this time, can you still let me leave the palace next time?"
"Yes." Xuan Tianfeng nodded and assured him: "As long as you want to leave the palace, just tell me, I will accompany you, okay?"
Emperor Tianwu nodded, "Okay." Then he took the wine pot from Xuan Tianfeng's hand and poured a mouthful of wine into his mouth. "Old Yao!" After taking a mouthful, he said to the coffin, "I'll drink first, you can drink inside too! I know you're also greedy for wine. Usually when you drink, Ah Heng stops you and never lets you drink too much. Today she's not here, let's drink more. Come on, let's drink!" He raised the wine pot, hit the coffin, and started drinking again.
This drinking lasted from noon to evening. Zhang Yuan sat on the steps outside, wiping away tears. The old emperor was getting older and more confused. He used to lie to himself that the emperors would live for ten thousand years. Even if they couldn't really live for ten thousand years, they could at least live for a hundred years. Emperor Tianwu still had a long life!
But now that Yao Xian was dead, he suddenly felt very scared, and suddenly realized that many things really couldn't be too beautiful. Long life is a beautiful wish, and so is longevity? The old emperor had fought in the battlefield when he was young, and had many illnesses on his body. Later, he was in power for decades, and he was busy with all kinds of affairs and spent a lot of effort. Can you really expect such a person to live a hundred years?
When the young eunuch thought of this, he couldn't stop crying. He was thinking, if the old emperor passed away one day, what would he do? When he was young and didn't know much, he was sent to the palace to be castrated by his family, and then he entered the palace to be a eunuch. In the first few years, he followed the old eunuch as an apprentice, and the crime was not in vain. People who were stabbed always felt uncomfortable below, especially in the first few years after the castration, and often woke up in pain at night. At that time, no one cared about them, and the survival rate of young eunuchs was not high. Many people couldn't stand the torture and no one gave them good medicine, so they died one after another.
He was lucky enough to survive, and he was also lucky enough to have a senior eunuch who was close to Emperor Tianwu as his master. Later, his master went to the Prince's Palace and wanted to take him with him, but Emperor Tianwu said that he was very smart and it would be good to keep him to entertain him, so he stayed in the palace. From then on, he followed Emperor Tianwu around every day, like a follower, and he could be seen wherever he went.
He was only five years old at that time. Over ten years had passed since he was five years old, and he had never thought that one day there would be no Emperor Tianwu in this world. But now, the reality was in front of him. He knew that one day the old emperor would pass away before him, and then he would be like a leaf falling from a tree, with no one to rely on.
Zhang Yuan looked back and saw that the old emperor was still drinking over there, talking to Yao Xian while drinking, one sentence after another, making everyone's nose sore. The Sixth Prince was accompanying him, saying a few words from time to time, which calmed the old emperor's mood. But at this moment, a sudden shout came from outside the mansion door, startling everyone, and the person outside the door shouted "Empress Yun is here!"
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