The man who fought for Wu Yangchao through life and death and guarded the border for twenty-seven years is dead.
On the day when his coffin was laid out for burial, all the officials in Wuyang City came together, and the people who came to see him off spontaneously lined up from Shen'an Street to the west entrance of Wuyang City.
Holy Emperor Ji Qi personally came to the scene to burn incense and worship. The so-called national mourning was nothing more than this.
After all the formalities were over, the ministers were all thirsty for mourning, whether they were sincere or pretense. But the team never set off.
Ji Qi, who was sitting on the golden chariot, frowned and was already a little impatient. The old eunuch named Lin Bai beside him had been with Ji Qi for some years. He could see the dissatisfaction of the Holy Emperor at a glance and hurriedly sent someone to take care of that person.
Guy got it back.
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When Li Danqing was found, he was drunk in Miss Yuyan's room in Baihua Building. The people from the Mirror Department carried him to Ji Qi. Li Mulin's only son smelled of alcohol.
Sitting on the golden chariot, Ji Qi lowered his head and glanced at the drunken and hazy Li Danqing. Such a look made the officials around him stay silent.
"Do you know what day it is today?" Ji Qi asked in a low voice.
Li Danqing raised his head and looked at Ji Qi in confusion. He didn't seem to recognize him, with a silly smile on his face, and murmured: "Today? The thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. Miss Yuyan from Baihualou asked me to listen to him tonight.
The days of music.”
Ji Qi stretched out one hand and pressed it on the dragon's handrail of the golden chariot. His eyes were narrowed and the slits were narrow.
The old eunuch walked up to him at the right time, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the time has come. It's better to invite General Li's coffin for the funeral first."
Ji Qi shook his hand vigorously, and all the officials around him lowered their heads and remained silent for a while.
The old eunuch also lowered his head, but stared at His Majesty the Emperor's powerful arms from the corner of his eyes. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. It was not until the hand suddenly let go that he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Funeral." Two cold words came out of Jiqi's mouth. The old eunuch quickly got up and held his throat and loudly conveyed Jiqi's order: "Funeral."
The team that had been waiting for a long time finally departed from Li's Mansion, mournful music sounded, and the coffin made of black wood was carried out from the door of the mansion. The prince personally stepped forward to carry the coffin. Such an honor has never been seen in ancient times. Everyone looked compassionate, as early as in the mansion
The people waiting outside the door burst into tears when they saw the coffin.
Snow-white paper money was thrown all the way, covering the streets of Wuyang City. The whole city was covered with silk and there were constant cries. Only the only eldest son of the Li family was still lying on the ground in a daze, his eyes empty as he watched gradually.
The coffin was walking farther and farther away, still humming the vague and melancholy sound: "Yan Cheng flew away in pairs, I am looking for my husband..."
"The red candle burns the feeling of spring, and the skirt is half-undressed."
"Suddenly there was a night wind, and I didn't see my husband returning."
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Li Mulin's funeral came to an end, but the story of the prince's deeds had already spread in Wuyang City. However, Li Danqing, who was involved, had no consciousness of becoming a laughing stock.
When he woke up from a hangover, it was already evening. Li Danqing sat up from the bed in a daze. He looked around and saw that he was lying in the wing of his house. He was inexplicably long.
He breathed a sigh of relief. "Someone is coming!" "Someone is coming!"
Then he shouted loudly toward the door, stood up at the same time, and put on the clothes that were still stained by alcohol in a haphazard way. He opened the door, and there was a middle-aged man outside the door with his head lowered and respectful.
Stand there.
This man's name is Zhou Qiushen, and he is the housekeeper of Li's Mansion. He has worked in Li's Mansion for more than 20 years, and has won the trust of Li Mulin. Logically speaking, such a person has no merit but hard work, but Li Danqing faced
His attitude was still bad: "What are you doing standing around? Go to the warehouse and get some money. Today I made an appointment with Miss Yuyan to listen to music."
Zhou Qiushen's lowered body trembled obviously when he heard this: "Master, we have no money in the warehouse."
"No money!?" When Li Danqing heard this, his eyes suddenly widened, and he cursed at the top of his voice: "My father died in the war, and the court paid him a pension, but where is the money?"
Zhou Qiushen lowered his head a little deeper after hearing these words. He clenched his trouser legs tightly with his fists hidden under his sleeves, and responded in a muffled voice: "Young Master today... I have offended His Majesty today. His Majesty asked the court to suspend
Distributing pensions...I am afraid that the whole family in our house now only has less than ten taels of silver left..."
"Ten taels?" When Li Danqing heard this, his eyes lit up, he stretched out his hand and said, "Give it to me."
"Master!" Seeing that he was still thinking about the ten taels of silver, Zhou Qiushen suddenly felt sad and knelt down in front of Li Danqing with a plop: "General Li is dead! There is no one to protect Wuyang Dynasty anymore.
I’m looking at the young master! Young master, please wake up and don’t indulge in those smokey willow lands anymore. How can you let the general’s spirit rest in peace in heaven like this!?”
Zhou Qiushen's words were sincere and came from the bottom of his heart, but it was a pity that Li Danqing couldn't listen to them. He was stunned like a demon, and kicked the old housekeeper who was over fifty years old, cursing in his mouth.
: "Master, what am I going to do? It's not your turn to teach me a lesson! Give me the money! Then get out!"
Zhou Qiushen originally wanted to say a few words of persuasion, but before he could say anything, Li Danqing kicked him again. Zhou Qiushen, who was in pain, did not dare to say any more, and took the last ten taels of silver from the house from his arms.
He threw it on the ground and then left Li Mansion as if running away.
Li Danqing picked up the silver from the ground, without even looking at the old housekeeper, and walked towards the door of the house with a smile.
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"Hey, isn't this Prince Li? Where are you going to be cool?" As soon as he reached the door of his house, two men in black armor stopped Li Danqing.
The 600,000 White Wolf Army under Li Mulin was the support of the Wuyang Dynasty in conquering the world. There was a saying in the whole Wuyang City that the prince of Wuyang Dynasty could be offended, but Li Mulin's son could not be offended.
Li Danqing, who was used to being domineering and domineering, could not stand being instigated by others. He immediately opened his eyes angrily and shouted: "Who are you? You dare to block my way!"
In normal times, such violent drinking is enough to make anyone tremble, but this time is different from the past. Li Mulin is dead. Li Danqing's support for his domineering attitude is no longer there.
"Your Majesty seems to have not figured out his situation yet. His Majesty asked you to stay at home." One of the soldiers said with a sneer. His eyes looked up and down at Li Danqing, which was full of provocation.
Li Danqing seemed to be frightened by the other party's aggressive gaze, and subconsciously took a few steps back.
"You...what are you going to do? I..." His voice was trembling.
"I think Prince Li is still drunk, right? Do you want my brother to help you sober up?" The soldier sneered. As the soldier said this, he stretched out his hand and pushed Li Danqing hard.
Li Danqing has become accustomed to sex over the years, and his body and bones are completely weak. He has never had the slightest level of cultivation. There is no way he can withstand the strength of this soldier.
His feet gave way and he fell straight into the mud beside the courtyard. He was instantly covered in filth. He looked really embarrassed. When the two soldiers saw this, they laughed loudly.
, and said in his mouth: "Hahaha! What's wrong with the Crown Prince? Is he unable to stand now? Is the girl from Baihualou taking too good care of me? Your Highness, Crown Prince, please take it easy!" The two of them were talking.
They stepped forward together, seemingly not intending to stop humiliating Li Danqing.
Li Danqing also seemed to be frightened out of his wits. He retreated embarrassedly on the ground and kept saying: "What are you going to do!"
"My father is the general of the Wuyang Dynasty! Do you dare to hurt me?"
"Just because you are the son of General Li, the Crown Prince has specially told us to take good care of the Crown Prince!" the two soldiers sneered, approaching Li Danqing step by step.
"Insolent!" At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the door of the mansion, and an old man in a black gown stepped in from the door of the mansion.
The voice was a bit high-pitched, slightly different from ordinary people's voices, but the moment they heard the voice, the two people who were so proud just now suddenly changed their expressions and hurriedly stepped aside, hanging their heads, not daring to raise their heads.
And the person who came here was the eunuch next to Ji Qi - the old eunuch Lin Bai. "General Li fought bloody battles at the border, and that's how you got the clothes and armor you have! Now that General Li's body is still cold, how dare you do this?"
To the Crown Prince? I think your necks are itchy, right?"
Lin Bai pointed at the two of them, blew his beard and glared, and cursed. These two soldiers didn't know that although Lin Bai was a eunuch in name, he was deeply trusted by Ji Qi. How could he dare to offend the trembling company at that time?
Call for forgiveness.
When Lin Bai saw the two of them looking like this, he snorted coldly and drove them out of the house.
Then he quickly came to Li Danqing's side, helped the fallen prince up from the mud, and said: "It is your Majesty's wish to let the prince rest at home, so please don't embarrass them."
Li Danqing seemed to have been frightened by the scene just now. He nodded with a pale face and then lowered his head, not daring to say anything.
"This old slave has come and brought a copy of His Majesty's decree. The prince will follow me into the house, and I will declare the decree for the prince." Lin Bai whispered again, and then he helped the lost Li Danqing into the mansion.
During the whole process, both the old and the young were strangely silent.
When he entered the room, the faint smile on Lin Bai's face suddenly faded. He sighed, stretched out his hand and gently touched Li Danqing's head, and murmured, "Everyone in the house has left.
, there are no ears or eyes, and there are no hidden stakes. There are only you and me in this room now..."