Han Shizu

Chapter 1717 Guo Wei finally left
The iron cavalry cleared the way, accompanied by guards of honor. With only three days left before the 21st year of Kaibao, Emperor Liu left the palace again. Luanjia drove slowly and stopped in front of Xing Guogong's mansion.

The guard of honor is still so dignified and solemn, but in this midwinter season, there is a bit more solemnity and depression visible to the naked eye.It wasn't until Luanjia stopped and Yantuo reminded him from outside that Emperor Liu came to his senses. With the support of Concubine Guo Ning, the two got out of the car together.

It is really cold this year, it is bitterly cold, the Yellow River is frozen for thousands of miles, and can be used by cars and horses. The Huaihe River and the Yangtze River in the south are also covered in large areas of ice. Even in Guangdong and Guangxi, there have been heavy snowfalls for many days. Obviously, the climate is happening. Some bad changes.

As soon as the ride was underway, the cold wind hit his face. Even though Emperor Liu was armed from head to toe, his body that was not resistant to cold still shivered violently.According to his past habits, this season is to stay in the palace, to stay in the palace room that is as warm as spring, and he will not move easily until the spring is warm and the flowers bloom.

But this time he couldn't do it, he had a reason to come out, the Duke of Xing, Guo Wei, passed away, and died without any illness, at the age of eighty, which is considered a very long life.For these years, Guo Wei has been staying in the capital, enjoying his old age peacefully, and would be called into the palace by Emperor Liu to have banquets and chat from time to time, and now he is considered to have a good death.

At least compared to the loss of Guo Wei's wife in the official history, and his middle-aged death, in the era of Emperor Liu, perhaps he could not reach that unattainable height and taste the taste of the throne, but it cannot be said that Guo Wei's fortune was not good. Furthermore, even if it is official history, his Guo family is not the final winner.

He was honored during his lifetime and still honored after his death. Emperor Liu gave him enough honor to pay his condolences. It was only the first step. Wang Yucheng was writing the Shinto inscription, and the posthumous edict to King Guo Wei Xing had already been drawn up. , Its final conclusion, the evaluation is also quite high.

Under the gloomy winter sky and the cold wind blowing, Emperor Liu looked up at the gold-plated plaque of "Emperor Jian Xing Guogong's Mansion", the plain silk hanging, and the white flags erected were a bit dazzling.

There are many past events in his mind, with infinite emotion on his face, he whispered to Concubine Guo Ning with red eyes beside him: "Let's go, enter the mansion!"

Following Emperor Liu came several other princes, Liu Yang followed closely, and the twelfth son Yue Gong Liu Han was specially called to the side, after all, he was Guo Wei's grandson.

Liu Han is almost 24 years old now, and he got married early. He married Wang Quanbin's granddaughter. Among the princes, Liu Han's background is not low, and his mother's family is not small, but his sense of existence is not strong. However, the rules of conduct Be well-behaved and never make any troubles.Like the elder brothers, Liu Han was conferred a title and opened the mansion very early on. After three years of training in the Imperial Army, he is now arranged by Emperor Liu to work in the Shaofu.

When crossing the gate of the mansion, Emperor Liu took a plain belt and tied it around his waist with his own hands. He walked silently all the way to the mourning hall.At this time, the palace was already full of people and busy. Inside and outside the mourning hall were nobles and bureaucrats who came to express their condolences. The mourning and joy were desolate, and the singing of monks and Taoists continued.

At this time, it was Guo Wei's second son, Guo Xin, who was in charge of the mansion. Seeing Emperor Liu, Concubine Ning, and the Crown Prince coming hand in hand, he couldn't care less about being sad, and hurriedly led others to welcome him.

Guo Wei has three sons in total, the eldest son, Guo Tong, is the most successful official. Of course, because of the Yulin Rebellion, he was deprived of the post of chief minister, and he is still on his way back to Beijing.Guo Yizheng is young and seems to be the most qualified one. He is working hard in Anxi with Wei Wang Liu Min.

The second child, Guo Xin, is ordinary. Of course, he is not a low-level official. He was involved in politics in Gyeonggi Province at the time and was also a high-ranking official.However, although Guo Xin was ordinary, when Guo Wei passed away, he was no longer ordinary. Many people looked at him with special meaning.

Compared with his two brothers, Guo Xin seems to have already occupied a natural advantage.The difference between the three sons of the Guo family is not obvious, because their mothers have successively become Guo Wei's regular wives.

Under normal circumstances, Guo Tong is the best candidate to inherit the title, the first mover advantage is too strong, but there is no way, a Yulin rebellion, all the advantages will be wiped out, it is not easy to get rid of the crime, let alone the Duke of Xing Inheriting such a major event.

Of course, all of this depends on Emperor Liu's attitude, but almost no one thinks that Guo Tong, who was affected by the Yulin rebellion, still has a good impression on Emperor Liu.

Under everyone's admiring and awe-inspiring gazes, Emperor Liu stood upright in the mourning hall, his powerful aura made the scene extremely quiet, except for mourning and chanting, he dared not make any noise.

Emperor Liu looked at Guo Wei's spirit tablet quietly, his thoughts were wandering, his eyes were blurred and even cloudy, and he muttered silently, as if he was communicating with Guo Wei who had probably arrived at Naihe Bridge.

After a long time, Emperor Liu took the three sticks of incense, bowed solemnly with the respect of an emperor, and asked Yan Tuo to insert the incense burner.After the ceremony, looking around, Emperor Liu also noticed that his arrival made the atmosphere inside and outside the mourning hall become oppressive and weird, and the sad atmosphere seemed to be diluted a lot. He sighed in his heart and wanted to leave.

"Sorrow!" Emperor Liu didn't say much to Guo Xin, but the short words, coupled with the action of patting his shoulder, made Guo Xin tearful.

"Liu Han!" Before leaving, Emperor Liu called again.

"The minister is here!" Liu Han had already changed into a filial attire.

Emperor Liu seemed very satisfied with this, and said as gently as possible: "You stay in the mansion and guard the spirit for Duke Xing!"

"Yes!" Liu Han naturally couldn't object.

Concubine Guo Ning was in deep grief, she didn't want to go back to the palace, she wanted to stay in the mansion to see her late father off for the last time, Emperor Liu didn't force her, she agreed, said to take care of her body, and went back to the palace.

Although Emperor Liu's stay was short, the impact was not small. Over the years, so many meritorious veterans and ministers of the Zhu Kingdom died, but it was so mournful that it was very rare for Emperor Liu to pay homage to the palace in person.

Even if people like Wei Renpu left, they just expressed some condolences, and at most let the crown prince or select a prince to express their condolences, that's all.

It can be seen that Guo Wei's status in Emperor Liu's mind is obviously different. There may be a relationship between Weng and his son-in-law, but there are definitely other factors.Of course, it would be a joke to say how deep the friendship between Emperor Liu and Guo Wei is. With Emperor Liu's current disposition, everything has special meaning.

And this act of condolences in person, from the interpretation of outsiders, means that he still values ​​the Guo family. Although Guo Wei died, he is still the top dignitary of the big man, and among the nobles, there are also high and low. Obviously the most respected group.

Guo Wei's death is still a major event for the imperial court, even though all the inside and outside have been used to the withering of old nobles these years, even though Guo Wei's own influence on the imperial court has long been weakened to the extreme.

However, when people are alive, they don't pay much attention, and they were even forgotten for a time. Once they pass away, they will attract the attention of the world.Some veterans and dignitaries came to pay homage one after another, for the influence of Guo Wei's status, and also for basic human relations.

The Zhao Kuangyin brothers were naturally also on the list, following the crowd, and when they left, the two brothers were walking on the streets in winter.Zhao Kuangyin is also in his [-]s, and has aged very quickly in the past few years. Due to years of alcoholism, his body is also getting weaker and weaker. Therefore, at this time, Zhao Kuangyin's face also has a little sickness.

"Mr. Xing is gone too," Zhao Kuangyin said with emotion, showing a sad face.

The Zhao family and the Guo family also had a relationship. In the early years, Zhao Hongyin was under Guo Wei's command for a period of time. Of course, after Emperor Liu succeeded to the throne, he repeatedly carried out military reforms, cutting the military's affiliation to pieces.

Until the rise of Zhao Kuangyin, the rise of the Zhao family's status, until it became a powerful family comparable to the Guo family, the relationship back then gradually weakened.What's more, with the current momentum of the two families, it is not a big problem to say that the Zhao family has surpassed the Guo family. From the perspective of actual influence, it is true.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyin's emotion was a bit hurtful: "I don't know what will happen after I die!"

There will be such a day, and everyone hopes that the affairs behind him can be as decent as this. Zhao Kuangyin retired bravely in his prime, suffered years of aggrieved, suppressed for many years, and it is inevitable that he will fall in love with the situation.

Hearing what he said, Zhao Kuangyi immediately persuaded him: "Second brother is in good health, why did you make such a secret?"

Zhao Kuangyin smiled: "Is there anyone who is immortal? My ambition is gone, my aspirations are gone. Now, I am getting old, and I can only remember these things about my life and death!"

Zhao Kuangyi was silent for a while, and he didn't know how to persuade him for a while. Although Zhao Kuangyi was busy with business affairs these years, the communication between the two brothers has never been interrupted. He can also feel the change of Zhao Kuangyin's mentality.

Today's Zhao Kuangyin is indeed late, no matter how fierce the tiger is, he has been trapped in the tiger's nest for more than ten years, and it is difficult to show his minions, so he will inevitably fall into slack.Of course, as far as Zhao Kuangyi is concerned, of course he hopes that Zhao Kuangyin can live a long life and live a few more years. Even if he puts aside the relationship between family members and only from the analysis of interests, it can be concluded that the longer Zhao Kuangyin lives, the better it will be for him.People are alive and dead, and their influence is incomparable, especially in politics.

Zhao Kuangyin is not Song Taizu but Rong Guogong, Zhao Kuangyi is not Jin Wang but a great Han minister, there is no conflict of power and interests between the two brothers, and this relationship can naturally be maintained for a long time.

(End of this chapter)