Sima Changshen immediately said: "Father, you are old and injured like this. How can you... How can you continue to go to the imperial mausoleum?"
The King of Huainan also looked solemn and said: "Envoy Fan, the old Duke's waist bone injury is really just a problem of muscles and bones?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I can guarantee with my life that the old Duke's injury will be cured and there will be no major problems as long as he takes care of himself." Fan Yuan said seriously.
The King of Huainan breathed a sigh of relief and then said: "Old Duke, of course you know that it is very important to offer sacrifices to the imperial mausoleum this time. During the four hereditary periods back then, the old Marquis of Tantai was unable to come due to illness, and you are the only one who is a veteran of the three dynasties. Although there are many officials, it is always inappropriate if the old prince is not present, you see...!"
"My lord, if my father is injured like this, do you think you can still go to the imperial mausoleum to torture him?" Sima Changshen's face darkened and he sneered, "Are you going to torture my father to death in the imperial mausoleum?"
"Shut up!" Sima Lan's face turned cold: "Sima Changshen, how can you be allowed to be so presumptuous here?" He looked at the King of Huainan and said: "What the prince said is absolutely true. Da Chu has shown great kindness to our Sima family, and it is such a big event to sacrifice the imperial mausoleum. , I must not be absent." Seeing the team stop, he said: "Your Majesty, it's not good for Long Jia to stay here. Although I can't move at the moment, the imperial doctors at the Imperial Hospital are all experts in the apricot forest. As long as they provide a little diagnosis and treatment, it shouldn't be a problem. What's going to be a big problem?" He moved his body and made a sound of "Ah" in his throat, with a look of pain on his face.
Envoy Fan hurriedly held down Sima Lan's arm and said: "Old Duke, you must not move, otherwise it will only aggravate the injury. I will send someone to the Imperial Hospital to gather people and ask them to bring medicinal materials." Xiang Sima Chang Shen said: "Master Marquis, the Holy Master cannot be delayed. Please lead some people to carry the old Duke to the roadside and set up a temporary tent. The large team can go to the imperial mausoleum first. We will do our best to diagnose and treat the old Duke. I hope we can Catch up with tomorrow’s sacrificial ceremony.”
Sima Changshen looked solemn, and King Huainan had already asked: "Envoy Fan, this is located on the outskirts of Beijing and is not safe. Can someone carry the old Duke to the imperial mausoleum?"
"Absolutely not." Fan Yuanshi said sternly: "Your Majesty, don't say that this place is still nearly a hundred miles away from the imperial mausoleum. With the current situation of the old prince, even if he is carried ten miles away, it may cause damage to the waist bones. Greater damage. As long as the current injuries are treated in time, there won't be any big problems. But if the injuries are further increased, I am worried that even if I try my best to save them, there will be huge hidden dangers in the future, and even... even Leading to paralysis.”
At this time, they saw a shrill voice asking: "What happened to the old prince?" Everyone looked over and saw that it was Fan Dehai, the eunuch chief next to the young emperor Longtai.
"Eunuch Fan, my father accidentally fell off his horse and suffered a broken waist and was unable to move." Sima Changshen said immediately, "I beg you, Eunuch Fan, to inform the emperor that my father cannot accompany you to the imperial mausoleum."
"The old prince was dismissed?" Fan Dehai was surprised and said hurriedly: "The Za family will report to the emperor now."
Sima Lan sighed and said: "I didn't expect that Long Jia was delayed because of my negligence. Chang Shen, immediately sent someone to set up a temporary tent on the roadside and carry me over. Don't block the road." He also said to Fan Yuan. : "Envoy Fan, please send someone to get the medicine immediately if you can help me."
Sima Changshen was a little reluctant, but knowing the current situation, he could not delay, so he immediately ordered a temporary tent to be set up on the roadside, and ordered someone to make a stretcher to carry Sima Lan to the roadside.
A moment later, Fan Dehai came back and said: "The emperor has decreed that if the old prince is too seriously injured, he should immediately return to the capital for treatment."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Sima Lan said: "Eunuch Fan, there is nothing serious about this veteran. Envoy Fan also said that with a little treatment, there won't be any major problems. The veteran will be treated here for the time being, and then I'll have someone carry me to the imperial mausoleum, and I'll definitely arrive before the ceremony tomorrow."
King Huainan sighed and said: "The matter has come to this, and the old Duke can only stay here temporarily." He glanced at Fan Dehai beside him and asked: "Eunuch Fan, when will the sacrifice ceremony start tomorrow?"
"Reporting to the prince, the Ministry of Rites has determined that tomorrow's Chenshi will be an auspicious time, and the sacrificial ceremony will be held from Chenshi." Fan Dehai replied respectfully.
Sima Lan immediately said: "Before tomorrow's time, I will definitely arrive on time."
The King of Huainan stretched out his hand to hold Sima Lan's hand and sighed softly: "Old Duke, although you and I are a little unhappy, but compared to national affairs, personal unhappiness is nothing. You are an important minister of my Chu State, and I will serve as a minister in the court." We have to rely on the old Duke for many important matters, and we hope to recover as soon as possible, so as not to worry the Emperor and me."
Sima Lan showed a hint of emotion and said: "Your Majesty expresses your love, I am deeply grateful."
King Huainan then said: "Give me the order and continue moving forward."
Someone made a stretcher and carefully carried Sima Lan onto the stretcher. A temporary tent was quickly set up on the roadside. King Huainan said with concern: "Old Duke, I asked the emperor to leave some guards from the Yulin Camp behind. This protects the old prince thoroughly."
Sima Lan lay on the stretcher, shook his head lightly and said: "The Yulin camp is to protect the emperor, how can it be ruined because of the old minister. Your lord, the old minister will send people to mobilize the soldiers of the Black Scale Battalion to come over as a temporary guard, so you don't need to worry too much. .”
"In that case, please take care of yourself, my lord." King Huainan nodded slightly: "I and the emperor will go to the imperial mausoleum first and wait for my lord to come."
Although Sima Lan unexpectedly fell off his horse and delayed some time, the team was soon back on the road.
Qining rode a horse for a while, looked back and saw that someone had already carried Sima Lan into the tent.
He didn't say anything just now, but he had been observing the horse Sima Lan was riding. The horse was indeed a good horse, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it. Qi Ning was very curious, secretly Think about why the horse was suddenly frightened and threw Sima Lan off the horse? Could it be that someone had done something to that horse
He was surprised that in the sound of ritual music, he had already walked a distance in a moment.
A hundred miles away is neither far nor close, and many of the courtiers still walk on foot. These officials usually have fine clothes and fine food, but now they have to walk hundreds of miles on foot. Many of them are really a little worried. Unable to bear it, some people were already out of breath after walking only twenty miles.
In addition, the sun was scorching hot, and the officials all wore court uniforms when traveling, and they were dripping with sweat.
Longtai was considerate of the courtiers. He would take a break after traveling for a while, and at noon, he would rush to the dining place that had been prepared in advance. He had prepared some big cakes and the like that were easy to eat quickly. Many officials could not eat but drank a lot of water.
We only reached the imperial mausoleum in the afternoon.
After Chi Fengdian arrived, he immediately dispatched troops and horses to guard the roads leading to the imperial mausoleum. He also mobilized troops to guard the surroundings of the imperial mausoleum. Chi Fengdian was also responsible for the deployment and management of the mausoleum guards stationed at the imperial mausoleum.
However, the sacrificial ceremony is still tomorrow, so the emperor and his ministers do not need to enter the imperial mausoleum today. However, the monks from Daguangming Temple and the Taoist priests from Longhu Mountain have to enter the imperial mausoleum first to chant sutras and perform rituals. The Ministry of Rites has already done so in advance. After preparation, upon arrival, officials from the Ministry of Rites led Buddhist and Taoist monks into the imperial mausoleum, while the emperor and the civil and military officials stayed in the eastern suburbs of the imperial mausoleum to rest.
Before Long Jia arrived, a tent had been set up on the eastern outskirts of the imperial mausoleum. The emperor's golden tent was in the middle, magnificent. Two hundred elite soldiers from the Yulin Camp guarded the three floors inside and outside the golden tent. According to the Chu State According to the rituals, the emperor had to take a bath tonight to purify himself, copy Buddhist scriptures, and not see any courtiers.
The tents of the ministers are surrounded by the golden tent, like stars holding the moon. According to the official position, the higher the official position, the closer they are to the emperor's golden tent.
The ministers had traveled all day, and many of them were exhausted. After sending the emperor to his tent, the ministers also went back to their tents to rest. In the evening, the eastern suburbs of the imperial mausoleum were silent. Some officials were really serious. Unable to bear it, they rested in tents. Some officials also copied Buddhist scriptures to show their piety to the imperial mausoleum.
After stationing at the camp, Qining walked around and made sure that the golden tent was guarded airtight. He also learned that no one was allowed to approach the emperor's golden tent before the sacrificial ceremony tomorrow. This made him feel at ease. Compared with other ministers, Today's journey is just a piece of cake for him, so naturally he won't feel tired at all.
The camp is guarded by Yulin elite soldiers, and Yulin elite soldiers are all carefully selected brave warriors. It would be an exaggeration to compare one to ten, but one Yulin elite soldier can easily deal with three or five people, and Qining has long discovered the palace swordsman. Xiang Tianbei disguised himself as a palace eunuch and was always guarding the emperor. Qining knew that the group of eunuchs guarding Longtai might not be the only one who was a master, but there were probably many palace eunuchs among them. Experts, not to mention that no one can get close to the golden tent. Even if they are close to the golden tent, the palace eunuchs who have been waiting around the tent with their hands down are still an insurmountable barrier.
Qi Ning knew that with the strength of Shadow Mouse's gang, even if they were good at assassination, they would never have the chance to sneak attack on the emperor.
Chi Fengdian was responsible for guarding, so he did not rest for a moment after being stationed in the camp. He always patrolled the camp with his guards. He dispatched nearly a hundred people to patrol back and forth in the camp. If there was anything wrong in the entire camp, Yu Lin would immediately Camp found.
Qi Ning was no longer worried about Longtai's safety at this time, but he was thinking about Prince Dong Qi in the capital.
It’s not that he has a good impression of the Crown Prince of Dong Qi, it’s just that the Crown Prince of Dong Qi is now in the Chu State, which is a big deal. If any accident happens in the Chu State, all the previous efforts made by the Chu State will be in vain, and Qi and Chu will definitely turn against each other. This was a huge disaster for the soldiers of Chu State.
I hope that the crown prince of Dong Qi will have an accident in Chu State, which is naturally the result that many people hope to see.
Qin Ning does not care whether the Crown Prince of Dong Qi is alive or dead. He only hopes that his Highness the Crown Prince will never have any accidents in the Chu Kingdom. After the wedding, he will respectfully send the Crown Prince off to the Chu Kingdom. As long as he leaves In Chu State, no matter what happens to this person, Qining will not care.