I tried my best to help Zulong, and finally got my wife

A servant ran all the way and fell panting in front of the gate of Yingzheng Palace.

Just as Ying Zheng was about to step out of the gate, his steps froze, his heart skipped a beat, and he asked coldly, "What's wrong with the Queen Mother?"

"The queen mother... has passed away!"

The little servant was so frightened that his whole body trembled, for fear that the king would kill him with a sword in his anger.

Ying Zheng seemed to be caught in his heart. Although he knew that the Queen Mother Huayang might not be around for a long time, he didn't expect that she would leave so soon.

Ying Zheng quickly ran towards Huayang Palace, and when he entered Huayang Palace, there was a lot of crying, and Ying Zheng's tears came down immediately. He had just had a grandmother who was kind to him, and God took him away.

How unfair God was to him!

"Your Majesty is here..."

"Slaves, pay homage to the King."

All the maids and servants fell to the ground and stopped crying. Mi Hua cried and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has passed away."

When Ying Zheng came to the bed, the Empress Dowager Huayang lay peacefully on the bed with her eyes closed and a smile still on her face.

"Grandma, why don't you wait for your grandson to see you again?"

"No one has loved my grandson in my life, but you have loved my grandson the most. If you leave, my grandson will have no relatives..."

……

"Grandmother, go all the way... Go down and tell the kings that your grandson will rule the world and fulfill the last wishes of the kings."

"Grandmother didn't see her grandson rule the world. On the day when her grandson rules the world, she will come to worship you in person, and show you and the previous kings, Great Qin Weiye."

Ying Zheng sat in front of the Empress Dowager Huayang's bed and muttered for a long time before slowly getting up.

"Convene the ministers to discuss matters in the court."

The pre-Qin inherited the funeral etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty, especially at the end of the Warring States period, they paid great attention to funeral etiquette, and it was very cumbersome, with the etiquette of "death is like life".

Therefore, after Qin Shihuang unified the world, he built an underground palace for himself. Even if he died, he had to move into the underground palace according to the appearance of his life, and built the Qinhuang Terracotta Army.

The news of the death of the Empress Dowager Huayang spread to the homes of all the ministers, and everyone was shocked that the Empress Dowager Huayang passed away at this time.

This is not a good thing for Daqin.

Chapter 120 The Empress Dowager Huayang passed away ([-])

The Empress Dowager Huayang passed away. According to the character of the king, there must be a national funeral. During the national funeral, the imperial court will be suspended for three days.

During this period, the five eastern countries, especially the Zhao country, are not ready to move?

But all the ministers rushed to Zhangtai Palace as soon as possible, because the death of the queen mother was a big event, all the ministers and the king had to listen to the last words and teachings of the queen mother, and then they had to arrange all funeral arrangements.

When the two brothers Xiong Qi and Xiong Dian heard the news of the death of the Empress Dowager Huayang, they immediately fell to the ground and cried loudly.

The Empress Dowager Huayang is their relative. Without the care of the Empress Dowager Huayang, their official careers would not have been so smooth, and the Chu faction would not have been so powerful in Qin.

Now that the Empress Dowager Huayang is gone, the Chu faction will probably be wiped out.

With the support of their relatives, the two ran all the way to Huayang Palace, and saw the Huayang Queen Mother lying peacefully on the bed.

The two cried even louder, this time from the bottom of their hearts.

Afterwards, the two came to Zhangtai Palace to participate in the Great Court Meeting. The ministers had already arrived, and everyone was very sad.

Ying Zheng slowly entered the hall and went straight to the throne.

"The minister waits to pay homage to the king, and the king mourns!"

Ying Zheng took a deep breath and bowed in salute.

Zhao Gao took out the written edict of the Empress Dowager and began to read it out.

The content is very simple, from the fact that it was not easy for the former kings to expand the territory, to placing expectations on Yingzheng, so that Yingzheng will continue to work hard to manage the Qin State well, and not be extravagant and lustful.

The entrustment to the ministers is that the ministers should wholeheartedly assist Yingzheng, help Yingzheng manage the country and the country, and ask the ministers to maintain a pure heart, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and jointly manage the Great Qin Dynasty well.

Of course, it is impossible for the Empress Dowager Huayang to write this posthumously, it is just a part of the funeral etiquette, and it was written by Zhao Gao.

Afterwards, Zhao Gao picked up another copy of the life history of the Empress Dowager Huayang, and began to read it to the ministers, hoping that the ministers and Ying Zheng would remember the achievements of the Empress Dowager Huayang.

After these things were done, Ying Zheng began to arrange the things that needed to be done now.

"Bong Chang Li Si, I have to ask Ai Qing for the empress dowager's funeral."

"Sir, obey!"

"During the national mourning period, the widow will be absent from court for three days, and the big and small affairs will be handled by Prime Minister Wang Wan and Guowei Yao Jia."

"Prime Minister Xiong Qi, accompany the widow to observe the funeral."

"I will obey your orders."

After retiring from the court, Li Si immediately arranged manpower and started the funeral process.

Everyone in the entire palace wears mourning clothes, as do all the officials. As for the people of Xianyang, the Empress Dowager Huayang has a last word that only small things need to be done and no extravagance is allowed. Therefore, the people only need to mourn and don't need to wear mourning clothes.

The officials followed Ying Zheng to Huayang Palace, mourned and cried, and entered the hall to worship.

Because the Empress Dowager Huayang was at the end of her life, Li Si arranged manpower according to the funeral etiquette. After cleaning the room, she moved the body of the Empress Dowager Huayang under the north window of the main bedroom, with her head facing south.

Then there is the summoning of souls.

The relatives or servants of the deceased need to call the soul, that is, take the relics of the deceased, climb up the beam from the southeast of the eaves, stand in the center of the beam, face north, and start calling the title of the deceased, asking for his soul to return .

The caller must have a loud voice, shout three times, and then throw the relic off the beam, and another relative below will catch it, put it in a box, take it back to the house, and cover it on the body of the deceased.

This is evocation, which is the living person wishing the dead to come back to life.

The Empress Dowager Huayang is from the state of Chu, Xiong Qi and Xiong Dian are the closest people to the Empress Dowager Huayang, and Ying Zheng is also the closest person, but Ying Zheng is the king of Qin, so he can't do these things. Qi and Xiong Dian will do it.

Although Xiong Dian is young, but his body is very fat, such things as climbing the eaves can only be done by Prime Minister Xiong Qilai.

But Xiong Qi is also old, and if he wants to climb up the eaves, it is a matter of narrow escape, if he falls, he must fall to his death.

But there is no way, who made him the closest person to the Empress Dowager Huayang?

Li Si ordered his servant to bring a ladder, put it on the southeast beam, and said, "Prime Minister, please!"

Xiong Qi glanced at Li Si, this fellow was probably trying to embarrass him, this kind of funeral ceremony was not popular in Daqin, but it was popular in Chu State.

But the Empress Dowager Huayang is from the state of Chu, so there is nothing wrong with Li Si doing this.

Xiong Qi rolled up his sleeves and began to climb slowly. When he reached a certain height, he felt that he was no longer able to do it, and his legs trembled a little.

"Prime Minister, be careful, don't fall." Li Si shouted from below.

"Brother, be careful!" Xiong Dian was holding a big box, standing below it, also with a worried expression on his face, for fear that if his brother fell down, it would be troublesome if he fell to his death.

boom!

Being disturbed by the two people below, Xiong Qi slipped and almost fell down, but luckily he held onto the handrail tightly with both hands.

"I... don't I want the old man's life?"

Xiong Qi's heart felt cold, he mustered up his courage, climbed again, and finally climbed up to the beam.

Li Si asked the queen mother to send up the clothes worn by the queen mother, but Xiong Qi was lying on the beam, but he did not dare to stand up.

Li Sidao: "Prime Minister, hurry up, this matter cannot be delayed."

Xiong Qi gritted his teeth, stood up slowly, burst into tears, Auntie, do you want to take me with you when you leave?

Finally, Xiong Qi stood up, grabbed the clothes on the pole, and started to shout: "Auntie, come back!"

"Auntie, come back!"

"Auntie, come back!"

Originally it was intended to be called Empress Dowager Huayang, but Xiong Qi is a junior, so how can he be called elder, he can only be called aunt.

After yelling three times, Xiong Qi quickly threw down his aunt's clothes, and Xiong Dian below, carrying the box, threw the clothes into the box.

Li Si hurriedly ordered Xiong Dian to take back the house and cover it on the Empress Dowager Huayang.

But it was easy for Xiong Qi to get in the house, but difficult to get out of the house.

It was okay when I came up, but now I can't go back.

Xiong Qi lay down on the beam of the house, and greeted Li Si's eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart.

Li Si did it on purpose, the shitty Li Si...

Seeing that Xiong Qi couldn't come down, Li Si had to ask some strong servants to lift Xiong Qi from the beam, tie him with a rope, and let him down.

"Auntie, my nephew has a hard life, and I lost you a long time ago..."

Xiong Qi lay on the ground, crying loudly.

Simultaneously.

Yingzheng's decree was also sent to Beibei County, ordering all the family members with the surname Ying who went to the grassland to return to attend the funeral!

And Guo Wei Yao Jia also sent Zhang He an urgent job of [-] miles to deal with the northern affairs immediately and inform Xianyang of the major changes that happened.

Chapter 121

The next day.

The funeral of Empress Dowager Huayang went on as usual, and Xianyang Palace was still immersed in grief.

Brothers Ying Zheng and Prime Minister Xiong Qi guarded the coffin.

All kinds of officials and nobles who came and went came to worship...

……

In Handan, the capital of Zhao State, a galloping horse came, was received by a special person, and then went directly to Longtai Palace.

"What? You said the Empress Dowager Huayang passed away?"

The black-clothed guard who set off from Xianyang overnight and ran all night knelt beside Zhao Wangqian: "Yes, my lord, the news is absolutely true. We have arranged someone at Prime Minister Xiong Qi's mansion, and that person is Xiong Qi's coachman." , personally sent Xiong Qi to Xianyang Palace, and the palace was full of crying..."

"Afterwards, I inquired in other places, and the ministers of the court and the central government went to Xianyang Palace to pay homage..."

"Later, the procurement personnel in the palace came out to purchase, and I waited until then to report the news."

Upon hearing the news, Zhao Wangqian slapped his thigh and laughed loudly: "Good death, good death!"

"The Empress Dowager Huayang is dead, and Yingzheng is about to leave the court for three days, and within seven days, he has to stay by the side of the deceased. The generals and officials everywhere must go back to attend the funeral... The widow's opportunity has come!"

"Come on, let the Taifu come to see the widow."

Guo Kai was entertaining the people sent by Yao Jia at the mansion, and the two chatted happily.

"Mr. Wang, how is Yao Shangqing recently?"

"Hahaha, Guo Xiang, Lord Yao has been promoted to the rank of a national captain, and he is in charge of the national military. It is no exaggeration for one person to be under one man and over ten thousand people." Wang Nan is one of Yao Jia's followers, and was sent out by Yao Jia this time. Execute the "stealing son plan".

Guo Kai was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Yao Jia to be promoted so quickly, and it took only a long time, and he changed suddenly, ranking third.

However, he was still standing still. King Zhao said that he would reward him when he came back, but after he came back, there was no movement. He reminded him several times, and King Zhao seemed to have completely forgotten about it.

I don't have credit, but I have worked hard. For you, King Zhao, he was almost stabbed to death by that old fellow Wei Zhi.

"Brother Wang, then congratulations to your Lord Yao, after you go back, I will send you congratulations for Kai."

"Guo Xiang is polite, this time my lord asked me to bring you this..."

Wang Nan took out the bamboo slips, which were filled with densely packed things, and put them on the table in front of Guo Kai.

Guo Kai glanced at Wang Nan, then slowly opened it, his eyes widened immediately: "Twenty pairs of uncut jade, gold and gold... ten mink furs, two thousand grassland cattle and sheep, five hundred pieces of silk cloth..."

Guo Kai was dumbfounded and didn't speak for a long time.

"Guo Xiang, this is all for you, but my adults said that this is only half..."

Guo Kai put away the bamboo slips and took a deep breath: "What does Guowei need to do?"

Wang Nan smiled: "Actually, this matter is beneficial to Zhao Wang, but it has almost no benefit to Qin Guo."

"It's just that the Great Qin Dynasty Hall has been a bit chaotic recently. The King of Qin was bewitched by the thief Zhang He, and he chose to do this. There is no way..."

"What's the matter?"

Wang Nan whispered: "Send Zhao Jia to Jiuyuan County and stay with Li Mu."