In the end, the old Emperor still left the palace, accompanied by all the princes in the capital, he came to the Yao Manor to see his only friend.
When Yao Xian passed away, not to mention the officials, all the princes had come, and even King Wenxuan and the Princess Consort had personally come to offer their condolences. The Yao Family was not surprised that Emperor Tianwu would come, after all, the old Emperor had an extraordinary relationship with Yao Xian. It was just that the Yao Family was worried because of this, afraid that Yao Xian's death would cause Emperor Tianwu too much grief and hurt the Emperor's dragon body, that was not a joke.
But what could they do even if they were worried? With such a big thing happening, who could stop Emperor Tianwu? The old Emperor had fallen out with Zhang Yuan, saying that if he did not let him leave the palace, he would send Zhang Yuan to the Department of Guilty Servants, and even pointed at Xuan Tianfeng's nose and asked if he had any favors, and if he knew what kind of person Yao Xian was.
Xuan Tianfeng naturally knew what kind of person Yao Xian was, he rushed to the Yao Manor as soon as he heard the news. Xuan Tianming was not here, Feng Yu Heng was not here, he wanted to fulfill his filial piety for those two, so the Regent Prince personally dressed Yao Xian in mourning clothes, and stood guard in front of the coffin for an entire night. Therefore, he could not refute Emperor Tianwu's words, and could only accompany him.
The Emperor arrived, the princes arrived, the commoners knelt on the ground to avoid them, and everyone in the Yao Family also rushed out to welcome them. Emperor Tianwu did not even look at them, and stumbled towards Yao Xian's mourning hall. But when he reached the mourning hall, facing the coffin, he did not dare to take another step forward, and just stood there in a daze, staring straight at it.
All the princes stood together in the courtyard, Zhang Yuan was the closest, he whispered to Emperor Tianwu: "Your Majesty, go in and take a look! Didn't you say that you wanted to light incense for Lord Yao? "
"What incense? Who are you offering incense to? "The old emperor suddenly changed his tune." Little Yuan, what nonsense are you talking about? Old Yao is doing fine, why would you light incense for him? "After saying that, he looked at Yao Jing Jun." You're the eldest son of the Yao family, right? What are you waiting for? Call your father out! I am here to drink with him. I held a palace banquet on the first day of the New Year, but he didn't even go when I invited him. He didn't give me any face at all. Today, I have to get back my face. If I don't drink Old Yao to the ground, it won't be over. Hurry up and call for help. "
These words stunned everyone present, but at the same time, they also felt sad. Everyone knew that the old emperor had a good relationship with Yao Xian. They had imagined all kinds of reactions from Emperor Tianwu when faced with Yao Xian's death. Even after Emperor Tianwu decided to leave the palace, Zhang Yuan had secretly informed the imperial physicians to follow behind him. They were now standing outside the Yao manor, ready to rush in to save people if anything happened inside.
But they didn't expect that Emperor Tianwu's reaction would be so special. He didn't grieve, nor did he make a fuss, nor was he heartbroken. He just didn't accept Yao Xian's death, and imagined that Yao Xian was still alive. Just like before, when he came, he would shout and shout for Yao Xian to accompany him to drink.
Xuan Tianfeng said: "When one is grieving to the extreme, they will completely ignore the pain. Imperial Father has his own choice. He chose to let Divine Doctor Yao live in his spiritual world, so to him, Divine Doctor Yao will always be alive. "He said to Yao Jing Jun:" Bring a jug of wine over! If Imperial Father wants to drink, let him drink once. "
Yao Jing Jun saw that Xuan Tianfeng had spoken, so he quickly went to get the wine. When he came back, he saw that the old emperor had already walked into the mourning hall, moved a chair to sit in front of the coffin, and was talking loudly to the coffin. Emperor Tianwu said: "Old Yao! Why is your temper so stubborn? Didn't we say last time that your alcohol tolerance couldn't compare to mine? Didn't we say that you're old and your temper isn't as good as before? Why are you still holding a grudge? We have already personally come to your door, but you actually avoided us. Look at your temper, and you still blame us for scolding you? Geezer Yao! Don't be difficult. We're already so old, how many more years can we drink? Hurry up and come out to accompany us. It wasn't easy for us to leave the palace. Xiao Yuan Zhi watched us every day and refused to let us leave. Those stinky brats also don't give us any peace of mind. Their elbows are on the outside, and none of them listen to us. We only came out today because we had a battle of wits and courage with them! If you miss this opportunity, we don't know when we'll come again. "
As he spoke, he even reached out to pat the coffin in front of him, making a banging sound. "Geezer Yao! Your room is still closed, and the door is quite thick. We couldn't open it even after pushing for a long time. Let me tell you, this is only because we're old. If this was back in the day, it would be useless even if you closed the door. We could kick it open with a kick. Alright, alright, hurry up and come out. Stop messing around! Old Yao! Old Yao! "
Emperor Tianwu finally had a relatively intense reaction. He stood up and approached the coffin. He raised his hand and banged on the coffin, each banging louder and louder. He also continuously shouted Yao Xian's name, and his movements became louder and louder.
Finally, his hands became numb and his voice became hoarse. However, the coffin was still a coffin and didn't move at all.
Emperor Tianwu stopped and looked at his red hands. He then looked at the people standing to the side and asked them: "Why are you just watching? Aren't you going to help us? Are you just going to watch us suffer here alone? "
Zhang Yuan wiped away his tears. The little eunuch had shallow eyes and couldn't bear to see this scene the most. He couldn't bear to see Emperor Tianwu suffer even more. He took a step forward and loudly said: "Official Yao has already passed away. He can't come out to drink with Your Majesty anymore. Stop banging and shouting. Burn some incense and let's go back to the palace! Your Majesty, this servant is scared. Please don't be like this again. "
"Nonsense!" Emperor Tianwu was furious, "Xiao Yuan, have we spoiled you too much these years? It's fine if you bully us normally, but how can you curse Old Yao? He had a good relationship with us, but we didn't treat you unfairly just because we were good friends! Do you have to go so far? Quickly take back your words and help us call Yao Xian out. As long as you can call him out, we will heavily reward you when we return. Didn't you take a fancy to that Jade Pi Xiu in Zhao He Hall? Go back and take it away. We'll reward you. "
"What would I do with that broken thing?" Zhang Yuan was also anxious. He didn't care that there were many outsiders present. His usual private interactions with the old emperor began again as he shouted at Emperor Tianwu: "People are dead. Look at the white banners in this palace. Look at the people outside who came to offer their condolences! Don't lie to yourself and accept reality, alright? Why don't you take a look inside the coffin? Official Yao is lying there! Why don't you take a look? Take a look! You'll know when you see it! "
The Emperor did not dare to look, he just listened to Zhang Yuan speak one sentence after another, but he did not dare to look into the coffin that was wide open. In the end, he was forced into a corner and stubbornly said: "Then he's asleep. Who doesn't sleep!"
No one could persuade Emperor Tianwu. The Sixth Prince, Xuan Tianfeng, took the wine that Yao Jing Jun brought and personally handed it to Emperor Tianwu. He gently said: "Imperial Father, didn't you come to drink with Official Yao? Since the wine is here, you don't have to worry about whether Official Yao comes out or not. You two can drink one inside and one outside. Who doesn't have a temper? If Official Yao is angry, you just have to coax him. If you can't coax him this time, you can come again next time. You've already coaxed Consort Mother Yun for so many years. Do you still need to coax Divine Doctor Yao? "
Emperor Tianwu stared blankly. He looked at Xuan Tianfeng and choked out a sentence: "What you say seems to make sense. It's still our Feng who is the most knowledgeable. Even his words are pleasing to hear. But if I can't coax him this time, can you still let us leave the palace next time? "
"We can." Xuan Tianfeng nodded and promised him: "As long as you want to leave the palace, just tell this son. This son will accompany you, is that alright?"
Emperor Tianwu nodded, "Alright." Then he took the wine jug from Xuan Tianfeng's hands and poured a mouthful of wine into his mouth. "Old Yao!" After drinking a mouthful, he said to the coffin: "We'll drink first. You can drink inside too! We know that you're also craving wine. Normally, that girl, Heng Cheng, would stop you from drinking too much. She's not here today, so let's drink more. Come, cheers! "He raised the wine jug and knocked it against the coffin, then began to drink on his own.
This time, he drank from noon to evening. Zhang Yuan sat on the steps outside, continuously wiping away his tears. The old emperor was getting older and more muddle-headed by the day. He used to lie to himself that all emperors would live for ten thousand years. Even if they couldn't live for ten thousand years, they could at least live for a hundred years. Emperor Tianwu's life was still very long!
But now that Yao Xian was dead, he suddenly felt very afraid. He also suddenly understood that there were many things that he couldn't think of too beautifully. Ten thousand years was a beautiful wish, but what about living for a hundred years? When the old emperor was young, he had been on the battlefield and had been branded with many ailments. Later on, he had been on the throne for a few decades and had spent a lot of effort every day. Could you really expect someone like that to live for a hundred years?
When he thought of this, the young eunuch's tears couldn't stop flowing. He was thinking, if the old emperor passed away one day, what would he do? When he was young and didn't know anything, he was sent to be cleansed by his family and then entered the palace to be a eunuch. For the first few years, he followed behind the old eunuch as a disciple. That punishment wasn't in vain. People who were stabbed in the lower part of their bodies were always not nimble, especially in the first few years after they were cleansed. They would often wake up at night in pain. At that time, no one cared about them. The survival rate of young eunuchs wasn't high. Many of them couldn't stand the torture and no one gave them good medicine. Gradually, they lost their lives.
He was lucky enough to survive. He was also lucky enough to recognize Emperor Tianwu's head eunuch as his master. Later on, his master went to the Imperial Palace Yu. Originally, he wanted to take him with him, but because Emperor Tianwu said that he was very clever and that it would be good to keep him around to relieve boredom, he stayed in the palace. From that time on, he followed Emperor Tianwu around every day like a shadow. Wherever he went, he could see him.
At that time, he was only five years old. It had been more than ten years since he was five years old. He never thought that one day, Emperor Tianwu would no longer exist in this world. But now, reality was in front of him. He knew that one day, the old emperor would pass away one step ahead of him. When that time came, he would be like a leaf falling from a tree, without anyone to rely on.
Zhang Yuan turned around to look. The old emperor was still drinking. As he drank, he talked to Yao Xian. One sentence after another, his words made everyone's nose ache. The Sixth Prince accompanied him on the side. From time to time, he would say a few words to calm the old emperor's emotions. But at that moment, a loud shout suddenly came from outside the palace, startling everyone. Outside the door, someone shouted: "Consort Yun has arrived!"
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