The tomb was finally chosen at the entrance of the southern and western slopes of Longya Mountain. Since it is close to the heights, looking at the bright blue Yuanjiang River, one can also see Longya City hidden deep in the heart of the mountain.
Han Qian thought that his father's wishes would not allow him to sacrifice people and money for the funeral. On the day of the burial, it was just like a dozen soldiers carrying the coffin along the trails to climb the mountain and place it in the tomb. Tian Cheng, Yang Qin and the others were not even allowed to do so.
The pallbearers went to the cemetery for burial.
Han Qian wanted to stay on the mountain to guard the tomb in mourning, so he built several thatched bamboo shacks next to the cemetery and lived in the mountain. Zhao Wuji and Kong Xirong took turns leading their elite troops to guard the left and right, in case the night party would be detrimental to Han Qian.
February 10th was the sixth day after he returned to Xuzhou with Han Qian. It was expected that Han Qian had just arrived in Yueyang after returning to Xuzhou. Qingyang also decided to follow Jiang Huo to Linjiang County first and board the ship at Yuanjiang Bay.
Embark on the journey to Yueyang to meet the King of Tan Yang Yuanpu.
Compared with more than half a year ago when Han Qian was ordered to go to the Kingdom of Shu to welcome his bride, Linjiang County is now much more prosperous. The originally built city was only six to seven hundred steps square and has been filled. At this time, a new large-scale city is being built outside the city.
The streets, houses, workshops, and channels along the river are paved with the residue left over from the burning of coal and stone. After compaction, they will not be muddy even on rainy days.
After the river embankment is built, the terrain of Linjiang County will be wider than that of Qianyang City, and the land that can be used for farming and building workshops will be nearly twice as much as that in the periphery of Qianyang City.
After the war to abolish the vassal state, the focus of development and construction in Xuzhou fell on Linjiang County, located at the mouth of the Yuanjiang River.
In addition to Linjiang County, along the Wuliu River and Shahe River to the foot of Longya Mountain, new villages will be built without digging, and new ditches will be dug to transform more land into productive irrigated land.
More and more merchant ships traveling between the middle and lower reaches of the Yuanjiang River are docking at the wharf at Shahekou, where a large amount of supplies are collected and distributed every day.
Qingyang stood at the bow of the ship. It was hard to imagine that the land behind him was a deserted beach two or three years ago, with only three to four hundred households living scattered in simple and dilapidated villages.
Qingyang raised her head and looked at the distant mountains. The mountains were covered with thin clouds and looked green. Before she left, she finally went to the mourning hall to pay homage to Han Daoxun, but Han Qian stayed in front of the coffin and did not even return the salute. She could not figure out this thief.
Did he really want to live in mourning in Xuzhou for three years, or was he just pretending to force her to give in?
However, no matter what, she couldn't stay in Xuzhou for a long time. She still had to go to Yueyang as soon as possible with Jiang Huo. Only after arriving in Yueyang, and then sending someone to see her father in Shu, could she know that his father wanted her to "elope to Chu".
The final attitude towards the matter.
At this time, both Liang and Chu were in great turmoil. Would my father have thought that this would be a rare opportunity for expansion?
At this moment, Qingyang was standing on the bow of the boat. He really wanted to run up the mountain, grab Han Qian, the thief, by the collar, and ask him what he was thinking.
Jiang Huo also sighed inwardly and signaled the boatman to raise the sail.
At this time, a awning boat came from the downstream direction, and an old man and a young man were looking at the situation on the riverside on the bow.
The black-topped boat has a long and narrow hull, a square head and a flat bottom, and the words "Wukou Village" are written in big lacquer. It is the most common boat on the tributaries of the Yuanjiang River. However, the old man standing on the bow is wearing a gray cloth robe and has a bright head.
, he looked like he was seventy or eighty years old, standing on the bow of the boat leaning on a quinoa staff, with an old and haggard face and a weathered look. He must have traveled a long way to Wukou Village to hire a boat.
The young one is a young girl, sitting on the bow of the boat, wearing a light cyan skirt, quite simple, but her face is beautiful and radiant.
Qingyang prides himself on his extraordinary appearance. When the two ships missed him, he was slightly startled when he saw this young woman. Even though he boasted that his appearance was better, he secretly felt that this woman was also rare and stunning in the world, which revealed an indescribable secret.
Calm temperament.
Looking at the three muscular servants sitting at the stern of the boat, their eyes were fixed on the movement on the left and right, and they had sharp swords hanging from their waists. They must be the family soldiers of the old man and the female-aged woman.
Qingyang secretly wondered, what kind of person appears in Xuzhou?
Jiang Huo was startled when he saw these two people. He bowed his head to the old man and asked, "Dare I ask if my father-in-law is the king's prime minister?"
"I, Wang Jixiong, have been living idle in the mountains and rivers for many years. I wonder who this gentleman is, and he actually recognizes Wang Jixiong?" the old man returned the courtesy.
"Jiang Huo is a junior official in Prince Tan's Mansion. He used to serve in the inner government bureau and met Wang Xiang from a distance. I didn't expect that Wang Xiang came to Xuzhou and didn't dare to recognize him." Jiang Huo said. He didn't dare to confirm who he was.
Wang Jixiong, at this time, Wang Jixiong is really old and very weak. Compared with a few years ago, he can really be said to be on the verge of decay.
The young woman stood beside the old man and bowed her head, but she also curiously looked at the pretty girl next to Jiang Huo, the governor of Jinyun Tower, and thought to herself, could she be Princess Qingyang, who is said to be the most beautiful in Sichuan?
Jiang Huo asked again hesitantly and said, "Did the Prime Minister come to see Han Qian?"
"Has Han Qian returned to Xuzhou?" Wang Jixiong expected that Han Qian would find a way to leave Shu, but he was quite surprised to see that Han Qian was in Xuzhou at this time. He turned to Princess Qingyang and saluted,
"Who should be Princess Qingyang? Wang Jixiong is so polite here."
Qingyang still didn't know the full story of the great changes in Jinling, but her old father Wang Jixiong, who had a distant relationship with Wang Wenqian, appeared in Xuzhou at this time, which also made her very confused. She thought that this old guy didn't even know that Han Qian had returned to Xuzhou. He
Did you come to Xuzhou to pay homage to Han Daoxun? Looking at the young woman next to Wang Jixiong, when she heard the news that Han Qian had returned to Xuzhou, her beautiful eyes shone brightly, but then quickly dimmed, locked in sadness, but not
Know her relationship with the thief Han Qian.
Qingyang felt confused, but he bowed to Wang Jixiong and saluted: "Qingyang has met the Prime Minister."
"The princess traveled through mountains and rivers all the way to Chu. Didn't she suffer a lot on the way?" Wang Jixiong asked.
Although Qingyang knew that compared with being kidnapped to Dachu, her voluntary elopement to Dachu would be most beneficial to her future situation in Prince Tan's Mansion and Dachu, but she could not get rid of the bad breath in her heart.
However, when Wang Jixiong asked this question, Qingyang could only bite his back molars and smile happily: "Fortunately, Mr. Han has supported me all the way, so it's not hard work."
Seeing the disbelief on the face of the young woman next to Wang Jixiong, Qingyang wanted to scratch the woman's face twice, and thought to himself: Could it be that I have to cry and beg to return to Shu to make you happy?
Wang Jixiong didn't care whether Princess Qingyang's words were true or not, so he explained the reason why he came to Xuzhou in front of Jiang Huo:
"Daoxun devoted himself to serving the country and the people, but he was brutally tortured, and his good reputation was ruined by false edicts. I am an old man in the mountains and there is nothing else to do. I can only travel across mountains and rivers to pay my respects."
Jiang Huo knew that Wang Jixiong had been living in seclusion in the countryside of Runzhou since he became an official. He thought that in the current war and chaos, he came from Runzhou. It can be said that he had to go through mountains and rivers and endured all the hard work. No wonder he was so haggard and old.
He glanced at Princess Qingyang hesitantly, thinking that Wang Jixiong personally came to Xuzhou to pay his respects, which might change Han Qian's attitude.
In addition, Prince Tan's Palace and Prince Xin's Palace are temporarily joining forces, but after the capture of Jinling, the throne is still unresolved. Wang Wenqian is the first adviser to King Xin. King Xin led his troops to capture Guangling City, and Wang Wenqian crossed the river and went north to serve as the governor of Yangzhou.
Although Wang Jixiong had a bad relationship with his son, Jiang Huo had to be on guard against Wang Jixiong having other purposes after meeting Han Qian.
Jiang Huo glanced at Princess Qingyang hesitantly.
Although Qingyang didn't know the full story of the dramatic changes in Jinling, she knew the relationship between Wang Jixiong, Wang Wenqian and King Xin. She was thinking that Han Qian insisted on staying in Xuzhou to observe mourning and observe filial piety. Apart from being pretentious, he was just waiting for a price.
thought?
"The Prime Minister has come to pay his respects to Mr. Han. It is inevitable that he will invite the Prime Minister to Yueyang as a guest. Mr. Jiang, maybe we can stay for another two days and then set off with the Prime Minister?" Princess Qingyang looked at Jiang Huo and asked.
"Jiang Huo, listen to the princess's instructions." Jiang Huo said as he got off the donkey along the slope. He immediately ordered the boatman to turn the sail, follow Wang Jixiong's boat and return to the river port to land.
Although Han Daoxun's cemetery is located between Longya City and Linjiang County, there is no mountain climbing road from Shahe, so they have to change carriages and get to Longya City first.
No matter how high Wang Jixiong's reputation is, it is a fact known to everyone in Longya City that the disaster in Jinling was caused by Wang Wenqian.
Wang Jixiong was old and weak and brought his granddaughter Wang Jun to the door. The people in Longya City were inconvenient to turn them away and their attitude was very cold. They just arranged for their master, servant and others to stay temporarily in another courtyard, and sent someone up the mountain to notify Han Qian.
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Qingyang was very confused and took Jiang Huo aside to ask for details.
"When Shen He, the young eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, went to Tanzhou to announce the decree last August, he had already died of a severe poison."
In the past two days, Jiang Huo could tell that Princess Qingyang definitely wanted to stay with Chu. Then it was only a matter of time before she and His Highness got married, and there was no need to hide some things from her. Speaking of the details before and after the dramatic changes in Jinling,
"At that time, Mr. Han and His Highness judged that the palace was under the control of Anning Palace. They did not want to alert others, so they concealed the matter. Mr. Han did not know the details at the time..."
"Han Daoxun didn't know about this at the time?" Qingyang asked doubtfully.
"Mr. Han really doesn't know about it. Mr. Han and His Highness also deliberately concealed it from Mr. Han. They are afraid that Mr. Han is too concerned about the safety of the country and may not take into account the interests of Tanzhou," Jiang Huo said.
After being transferred to Jinling as Jingzhao Yin, Wang Wenqian secretly instigated people to block the street and complain to Mr. Han, exposing the matter. Mr. Han went to the palace to report the news, without intending to alert the snake, and dramatic changes occurred in Jinling. Afterwards, Wang Wenqian rushed to Qiuhu Mountain and saw the Queen Mother.
The imperial concubine and the Marquis of Xinchang issued a proclamation and provoked the master of Anning Palace. Finally, Mr. Han was brutally tortured. Therefore, the death of Mr. Han was more or less related to Wang Wenqian. No wonder Wang Xiang came to meet him.
Not welcome."
"Han Daoxun is so stupid. After he found out what happened, why didn't he take the long term and rush into the palace in such a hurry to arouse the enemy?" Qingyang didn't hold back when judging Han Daoxun. He subconsciously felt that Han Daoxun ignored Feng Liao and Zhao Wuji's obstruction, which was a bit stupid.
But seeing the embarrassment on Jiang Huo's face, he changed his mind and asked, "Did Han Daoxun have already guessed that Wang Wenqian was behind it, and also expected that Wang Wenqian would definitely lift the lid, so he had no choice but to fight to the death?"
"Mr. Han has been tortured and died, but no one knows what he was thinking at the time. Maybe it was not necessarily determined that it was Wang Wenqian at that time, but the incident of blocking the street happened, and the dramatic changes in Jinling are irreversible. This is why Mr. Han and
What His Highness expected was that Mr. Han chose not to stay out of the matter after all." Jiang Huo sighed softly.
"That's really interesting!" Qingyang couldn't help but laugh.
Although Wang Wenqian went to Qiuhu Mountain to persuade the concubine and Xinchang Hou Li Pu to issue a remonstrance, and by doing so, they had already decided to abandon Han Daoxun, but everyone was their own master, and Han Qian could resent the concubine and Xinchang Hou Li Pu for treating her.
His father was cold and ruthless, but Wang Wenqian was not able to offend Wang Wenqian's quick wit.
However, when Wang Wenqian instigated others to block Han Daoxun's street, he was really plotting a certain death situation against Han Daoxun, and he had already expected that Han Daoxun would inevitably fall into the trap for the sake of the country and the people's livelihood.
It’s impossible that Han Qian can’t figure out the strangeness here. Then tomorrow Wang Jixiong and his granddaughter, Wang Wenqian’s Queen Jun, will go up the mountain to pay homage to Han Daoxun. It will be fun to meet Han Qian...