In October, Dingyou, the funeral team set out from the palace and slowly left the capital for several miles. The way was full of solemn atmosphere. Many people in the capital also walked out of their homes to watch the funeral team. However, for them, Empress Dowager Liu E was just an out of reach, so they were more out of curiosity.

Li Zhang accompanied Zhao Zhen and walked in front of the coffin, followed by a group of filial sons and grandsons of the Zhao royal family. Behind the coffin, there were women led by Empress Dowager Li and Concubine Yang. Empress Zhang should have come, but because of her pregnancy, she was left in the palace to rest. As for Empress Dowager Li, she asked herself to come to see Liu E off for the last journey.

There were imperial guards leading the way in front and behind the team, and there were bands accompanying them. In addition, the coffin was walking very slowly, and there were also some funeral ceremony for each walk, which also made the entire team stop and stop, and finally walked out of the city gate at noon.

Because the imperial tomb is hundreds of miles away from the capital, it is natural that the women such as Empress Dowager Li and others cannot walk over so far. So a carriage was prepared outside the city gate, and Zhao Zhen's jade carriage was already ready, while Li Zhang rode his horse and followed the carriage, and then the group left the capital and rushed to the imperial tomb.

However, what no one expected was that the weather was pretty good this morning, at least the sun was bright and there was no wind. Not only was it not cold when the funeral was in the city, but it was sweating all over. However, just after leaving the city, the wind suddenly blew, and layers of dark clouds suddenly appeared in the sky, making the sky dark suddenly, and the bitter north wind blew on people, making it even more cold.

Li Zhang, who was riding on the horse, wrapped his fur tightly, but he still felt his hands and feet numb. At this time, he regretted it. He had known that he would have listened to Qingmao when he went out today and put on the big cotton jacket that was stuffed with cotton inside. It would definitely be very warm.

"Cousin, why don't you get on the car? It's too cold to ride on the horse!" At this moment, Zhao Zhen, who was in the jade car, opened the window and invited Li Zhang, saying that there was a stove and a quilt on his car, and the body of the car was also closed, so it was naturally very warm.

"Forget it, there are officials from the Ministry of Rites everywhere. If they see me getting into your car, they may have to scold me for not being polite!" Although Li Zhang was moved when he heard Zhao Zhen's words, he finally shook his head, because not everyone can get on the emperor's car. It's okay for him to take the same car with Zhao Zhen in private, but on such a big occasion today, he would rather be frozen than be scolded in the future.

Seeing that Li Zhang was unwilling, Zhao Zhen did not force it, but then he handed Li Zhang the fur prepared by Empress Zhang for him. Now Li Zhang did not refuse anymore and took it and put it on his body. Now he finally felt a few traces of heat.

However, in the afternoon, the wind became stronger and stronger, and the dark clouds in the sky became thicker and thicker. Li Zhang felt very cold in two layers of fur. As for the other officials, entourages, soldiers, etc., they were all frozen very much. In addition, they didn't have time to eat at noon, so Li Zhang felt cold and hungry. In the end, Zhao Zhen distributed the snacks in the car to him, which relieved the hunger in his stomach.

At dusk, a heavy snow finally came to an end. At this time, it was still a long way from the reservation resting place. However, most people were exhausted and had no choice but to take a short rest before continuing to rush. When they arrived at the camp where the resting was, everyone was exhausted. Even Li Zhang was frozen and his legs were unconscious. After dismounting, he could only help him walk for a few times before he could recover his feet.

The camp had already prepared a hot meal. At this time, both the princes and nobles and the prime ministers and generals did not care about etiquette and picked up the bowl and started eating. Li Zhang also drank two large bowls of porridge in a row, and then he felt a heat on his body.

That night, the funeral team spent the night in the camp, and the heavy snow fell all night. When Li Zhang and his team came out of the tent the next morning, they found that there was already half a person-high snow pile outside. If they wanted to drive, they had to clear the road.

Faced with this situation, I had to accept my fate. With the order, all the civil servants from several nearby counties were recruited to clean up the road. This was the slack season, so it did not affect the farming season. With the arrival of these civil servants, the road ahead was quickly cleared out, so the funeral team immediately rushed to the road. The civil servants cleaned out the section in front, and the team walked forward.

However, even so, the funeral team was still walking very slowly. According to the original plan, we could reach the imperial tomb before dusk today, but at dusk, the team only reached the gate of Li Zhang's manor, which was ten miles away from the imperial tomb. However, according to the plan of the Ministry of Rites, tomorrow is the day of burial. It can be said that the time has been settled long ago, so we had to rush to the road overnight. When we finally arrived at the imperial tomb, the second update was already half past.

At this time, Li Zhang was exhausted. The sudden heavy snowfall disrupted the entire plan. He had participated in the formulation of the entire funeral, so there were many things to change. For this reason, he ran around and felt that he was about to part with the whole day. So after returning to the residence arranged by the imperial tomb, he fell to bed without even eating.

When Li Zhang woke up the next day, he found that it was sunny outside. The dark clouds of the previous two days suddenly dissipated. The sun shone under the thick snow, shining with silver light. The entire imperial tomb was dyed white by heavy snow, and it looked a little more quiet and gorgeous than usual.

However, when the funeral team woke up, the tranquility and glory in the imperial tomb were quickly broken. The band began to play music, and Zhao Heng's tomb in the imperial tomb was also opened. This was done in advance when designing the imperial tomb, so that Liu E and Zhao Heng would be buried together in the future. This was also the common wish of Zhao Heng and Liu E before their death.

Li Zhang accompanied Zhao Zhen throughout the whole process. When they were buried, they watched Liu E's coffin be carried into the tomb little by little. After so long, Li Zhang's grief had almost disappeared. However, now when he saw this scene, he was sad again. With Liu E's burial, it also marked the complete end of her legendary life.
Chapter completed!