Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 703

   The word "protect" is actually inaccurate, because Ye Sheng has not been in charge of practical affairs for many years, and he is far worse than Li Xin, a serious military official, in terms of the authority of the imperial court.

   But on another level, Ye Sheng was indeed protecting Li Xin and the Ye family.

  With Ye Sheng around, all the generals in Dajin, including all the civil servants, had to give the Ye family and Li Xin a face, and no one dared to face Li Xin or the Ye family.

   At most, it's just some innocuous little actions secretly.

   This is the prestige of the Great Jin God of War in this era.

But now that Ye Guogong is gone, the scruples of others will become less and less. Even if no one will jump out and oppose Li Xin or the Ye family in a short time, as time goes by, this kind of thing is almost inevitable. .

   Therefore, Li Xin will say "no one is protecting us".

   But he was not afraid.

Over the years, he has been his idle lord quietly, and some people have also been doing their own things. Ye Guogong has protected Li Xin, but he has also protected Li Xin's enemies. When the fight started, the Marquis of Jingan was not afraid of anyone.

   Li Xin, who was blocked by Ye Sheng, was not a weak lamb, but a fierce tiger grinding its teeth and claws.

   Even so, the Marquis of Jing An at this time was still very sad because of the loss of an elder.

He is not a combative person. If he can, he hopes that the old man who protects himself behind him can live a hundred years and live a long life. As long as others do not provoke him, he can also restrain his temper and be honest. enjoy happiness in the capital.

but…

  The old man is gone after all.

   Ye Lin's face was full of tears after hearing Li Xin's words.

   He choked to the point of losing his voice.

   "After my father left, no one was waiting for me to protect me."

   He remembered that when Imjin Palace changed, his father in plain clothes held a long spear and stopped the Imperial Army alone, and cried again.

   cried like a helpless child.

   Li Xin let out a long sigh, squatted beside Ye Lin, and said with relief, "My teacher has worked hard for so many years, it's time for the old man to rest."

   Ye Lin still couldn't control his emotions very well. After all, the sudden departure of the old father really made him unacceptable.

   In desperation, Li Xin could only temporarily assume the identity of the Ye family child, and began to direct the Ye family to arrange funerals in Chen Guogong's mansion, first hanging white flags, and then pendulum hall.

   Ye Mao has already gone to post the funeral post. After dawn tomorrow, people will come to worship, and before that, the mourning hall must be set up.

As a result, Li Xin, as a member of the Ye family, has been busy in Chen Guogong's mansion until morning. When it is dawn, the Ye family is completely covered with veil, and the mourning hall has been erected. The body of the old man was placed in a huge coffin, quiet. Quietly waited for worship in the mourning hall.

   Ye Lin knelt in front of the coffin and filled the brazier with paper money.

  Li Xin went beyond his identity, knelt on the right side of the coffin to return the gift to the guests, and as the half son of the Ye family, he did the things of the Ye family.

  As the sky slowly brightened, the people in Yonglefang had discovered that the mansion of Chen Guogong was covered with white flags. The news quickly spread throughout Yonglefang, and then quickly spread throughout the capital.

   When it was five watch, the palace was also disturbed.

  The emperor was still wearing a jacket. After hearing the news from the **** of Tianmu who was kneeling on the ground, the emperor Taikang also sighed.

   "The star has fallen."

  As an emperor, he naturally didn't want the Ye family to grow bigger, nor did he want Old Man Ye to really live a long life, but as an ordinary Dajin person, no one would be indifferent after hearing the news.

   You must know that Emperor Taikang is only 30 years old this year. He also grew up listening to Ye Sheng's story. When he was a teenager, he once regarded Ye Sheng as his idol.

   Public is public and private is private, these are two different things.

   "Passing on my will, Chen Guogong passed away, all the people in the capital hang white flags for three days, and send one to the old Guogong."

   At this time, the **** of Tianmu Supervisor was no longer Dong Cheng, but a newly promoted eunuch. He bowed his head respectfully: "Slave obey."

   said, he bowed and stepped back.

  The Son of Heaven stood on the spot for a while, and then spoke slowly.

   "Xiao Zheng."

  Since the emperor got up, Xiao Zheng would always be there to serve him no matter what time. Hearing this, the big **** dressed in red immediately said respectfully to the emperor, "The servant is here."

   "Send the decree to Shangshutai, let them discuss, and give the old prince a posthumous posthumous king with a different surname."

Ye Sheng's credit was enough to be crowned king 40 years ago, but Da Jin has always had the rule that someone with the surname of Ji cannot be called a king, so he could only aggrieved old man Ye to be the prince, but after Ye Sheng died, he pursued a posthumous king with a different surname. , This is something that was settled during Emperor Wu's time, and there is nothing to dispute.

   After all, it is just an honorary title. First, it cannot be passed on to future generations, and secondly, the parties are no longer there. It is just to give face to the dead, and it has no meaning.

  Xiao Zheng lowered his head and said, "The slave maid is going."

   The emperor let out a breath.

   "Prepare the sedan chair, I'm going to go to Duke Chen's mansion to pay homage to Duke Ye."

   Having said this, the emperor also sighed.

   "I didn't expect Ye Guogong to leave so suddenly. I knew that when I went to Ye's house yesterday, even if I was punched, I had to go in and see it."

  …

  When the emperor left the palace, there were already people in the mansion of Chen Guogong on the other side.

   Before dawn, the first person stumbled in.

   It is Haoran who has resigned and is about to leave Beijing soon.

He is one of Old Man Ye's admirers. The last time he asked Li Xin to take him to meet Ye Sheng in private. Yesterday, on Ye Sheng's 80th birthday, this Zhang Xiang couldn't come over because of some personal matters. Who would have thought that only Delayed for a day, it is eternal separation.

   At this time, he was obviously in a hurry, and he didn't even put on his clothes. There were wrinkles all over his body, and his underwear was exposed, which was very indecent.

  Haoran Gong knelt in front of Ye Guogong Ling, tearful.

   "When Zhang Qu was young, the southerners were despised by the northerners, and the southern Confucians were insulted by the northern Confucians. The whole country regarded the Confucians of the Northern Zhou family as pure jade, and the Confucians in the south of the Yangtze River as gravel."

   Lao Xiangye cried very sadly.

   "So much so that all the people of the country are short of Zhou people!"

   "When the future of the country was unstable, the old man was ordered to be in danger, and he was brave and sharp. In eight years, he broke through the haze in the hearts of Jin people for a hundred years, so that my generation Jin people can be proud between heaven and earth, and unify the territory of China!"

   Zhang Qu said this, and respectfully kowtowed in front of Ye Shengling.

   "Zhang Qu has now resigned from office and has become a commoner. He has the cheek to represent all the people of Dajin, and thank the old man for his merits!"

   After he finished kowtowing, he raised his head and said with tears, "Old Duke of the country for thousands of years."

   "In the annals of history, the old man of the country will surely shine through the ages."

  Kong Haoran spoke these words heartily, and Ye Lin, who was kneeling on the left side of the coffin, respectfully kowtowed three times in return.

   His eyes were also red.

   "Ye Lin replaced his late father, Duke Xie Haoran."

   Li Xin, who was kneeling on the other side, also kowtowed to Zhang Haoran.

   "Master, before he died, if I heard what Haoran Gong said, I would be happy for a long time."

  The Marquis of Jing An took a deep breath and spoke respectfully.

   "Li Xin is the first teacher, Duke Xie Haoran."

   (end of this chapter)