Liu Fu hurriedly arrived at King Wei's temporary residence and was startled. Before he reached the palace, he saw a high shed set up in the open space in the front hall. It was wrapped with white silk and three white cloth wrappers were erected on the outside.

There were tall poles, one in the middle was more than three feet high, and there were long white cloth flags hanging down. He could tell at a glance that this was a funeral shed.

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"What happened in the house? Who died?" Liu Fu saw Zhou Xiang directing everyone's work and stepped forward to ask.

"Oh, Mr. Liu!" Zhou Xiang turned around and saw that it was Liu Fu, and saluted hurriedly.

"Excuse me, tell me what's going on?" Liu Fu waved his hand and said. Yesterday, the empress summoned him into the palace and said that many idle people lived in the palace of His Royal Highness the King of Guards, making the palace into a mess. Even the guards in front of the palace were guarded.

They were all kicked out of the house and asked him to come and see if His Highness was instigated by bad people to make mischief. But he didn't think so in his heart. He thought that it was probably His Highness King Wei's idea. Even though he was a child, it was not easy.

It can fool people, but he still obeyed the order and came here. He didn't expect to see something like this.

"Lord Liu, His Highness has always been thinking about the heroic sacrifice of Quanzhou to protect his country. He wants to pay homage and perform rituals to save the souls in the future. Your Majesty is preparing." Zhou Xiang replied.

"This... this, these many people in the mansion are the surviving volunteers in Quanzhou?" Liu Fu felt relieved when he heard that His Highness was fine. Only then did he see hundreds of spiritual tablets placed at his feet, with fresh wood stubble on them.

, obviously it had just been made and had not yet been painted, but he still felt that what His Highness had done was inappropriate, so he frowned and asked again.

"Yes, His Highness heard that those of us who got off the epidemic ship and the Quanzhou volunteers had no shelter from the wind and rain, so he ordered two courtyards in the mansion to be temporarily resettled." Zhou Xiang saw Liu Fu's expression was not good, and he said timidly

Asked, "Master Liu, is there something wrong?"

"Hey, His Highness is young and doesn't understand some things. Don't you understand either? This is a business where you can come and go at will. If something happens, who can afford it? Now the empress is very unhappy when she hears about it.????

? ? "Liu Fu sighed.

"Master Liu, then we..."

"Mr. Liu, please come quickly. Your Highness is in the back hall!" Before Zhou Xiang could finish his words, Wang De, the chief chamberlain, had already come to greet him and said.

"That's fine." Liu Fu was startled for a moment and then stopped talking.

"Humph, you heard me. Commander Zhou is causing trouble for you now. Let them stop first." Wang De turned around and said proudly, and then arrogantly led Liu Fu towards the back hall, leaving a confused person behind.

Zhou Xiang...

Many people in the mansion had shared hardships with Liu Fu, and when they saw him coming, they stopped their hands and came forward to salute him. These people were all lower-level soldiers, and they would not have raised their eyelids when he was in his position, but today they had a strange feeling.

, felt very cordial, and he returned the greetings one by one, making it take more than a quarter of an hour to reach the back hall.

"I pay my respects to Your Highness!" Liu Fu entered the back hall and came forward to salute. There were only a dozen people sitting in the hall. They were dressed as monks and seculars, soldiers and civilians. His Highness was sitting in the middle with a heavy face and a long robe in front of him.

There was a book on the table, and he was sketching on it from time to time, as if he was discussing something with everyone. It seemed that he had come at the wrong time.

"Oh, Mr. Liu, please excuse me. Please sit here for a moment." Zhao Bing looked up and saw Liu Fu, pointing to the seat where he sat with slight surprise.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Liu Fu said with a salute. Everyone in the room also stood up to see the ceremony, and then he sat down next to His Highness's right hand.

"Master Cai, please continue." Everyone sat down and Zhao Bing looked at a middle-aged man wearing a sixth-grade official uniform sitting on his left and said.

"Your Highness, on that day I summoned more than 3,000 members of the imperial family, a thousand distinguished men and scholars, 2,000 soldiers, and thousands of brave and righteous men from Quanzhou City to go out to welcome the Holy Emperor. Who knew that the Pu family had rebelled against the general at the city gate?

They closed the door tightly and sent private soldiers to suddenly attack, resulting in huge casualties. On that day, the eldest son Zhao Yuming, Zhao Ruolin, Zhao Chongdao, Zhao Shibi, Zhao Bigong, Zhao Ruojin and other three thousand people, including Jinshi Cai Jing, Pan Hong and other ten people, totaled one thousand people.

An officer once noted that hundreds of officers and soldiers including Zhou Zhong and others and thousands of Zong Yong died in the city. Due to the large number of people, only 323 people were named, and the rest cannot be tested. ???             " Quanzhou Division

Official Cai Wanyi said sadly.

"Well, Mr. Huang, how are you doing?" Zhao Bing nodded and asked the next young man.

"After breaking out of the siege of Quanzhou, he and his father led an army to escort the Queen Mother and Her Highness to break out of the siege. Most of the more than a thousand officers and soldiers they led were killed or injured on the way. My father also died for his country, and only about a hundred people escaped. Due to the loss of the roster, the situation was so chaotic that

The names of the martyrs are only a few officers and less than a hundred people." The person who spoke was Huang Xianyao, the son of Quanzhou Prefecture General Huang Keji.

"Master Yuanmiao, the number of martyred monks in the temple has been calculated." Zhao Bing wiped his eyes and asked a great monk sitting on his left hand.

"Amitabha is just a skin, why should Your Highness worry about it." Yuan Miao announced the Buddha's name, not wanting to answer, lowering his head and chanting sutras silently.

"Your Highness, there are 1,251 monks in the temple. Now that the temple has been destroyed, only 42 young monks and others have escaped. The rest were killed by the Tatars' iron hoofs and powerful crossbows." Yuan Miao stood behind him.

A great monk who lived in the country, but was not of such high moral character, said with sadness and indignation.

Next, there were reports of the number of soldiers who went out to defend the Song Dynasty. Although Liu Fu, who was sitting on the side, did not interrupt, his heart was not calm. He roughly calculated that during the Quanzhou Incident, only the Queen Mother and the guards were escorted.

Nearly 20,000 of Wang's troops were killed along the way, including fathers, sons and brothers. All of them died in the battle, but only a small part of them left their names. What's even more uncomfortable is that the bodies of these victims were exposed in the wilderness. Think about yourself

Everyone felt uncomfortable. As someone who had witnessed it, His Highness's mood was understandable. It was no wonder that he took in everyone and held a memorial ceremony with great fanfare.

"Don't you know what those people in the court are thinking?" Liu Fu was indignant. In the past two days, some people in the court had criticized His Highness for taking in volunteers. They said that His Highness's move was just to gain fame and win people's hearts, which was almost disloyal.

He was so concerned that he reported the matter to the Queen Mother, and that's why he asked him to come to investigate in the name of visit.

Now let’s not talk about whether His Highness has such thoughts and abilities at such a young age. Let’s just say that the important ministers in the court are also fighting for power and gain, fighting openly and secretly. They regard the court’s army as their own private soldiers and refuse to accept the court’s dispatch. I’m afraid they are worried about His Highness.

Sitting high is threatening yourself! What your Highness is doing at this moment, in Liu Fu's eyes, is just an act to save the court's face. Thinking about the countless soldiers who sacrificed their lives and destroyed their families to save the Song Dynasty in order to defend the Song Dynasty, the court showed no sign.

Wouldn't it chill the hearts of the people and the generals in the army? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel angry. But based on his understanding of His Highness, I'm afraid that such a big fight is not just a simple memorial ceremony, but also has a deeper meaning...

"Wang De, you also make a list of the chamberlains and maids who died on the way to break out of the siege, and sacrifice them together when the time comes." After everyone reported, Zhao Bing turned his face and said to Wang De, who was standing next to him.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, are they among the sacrifices?" Wang De was a little confused and asked stammering. They, the servants, looked like a bunch of monsters to others, and they also knew that they had a humble status. Although they lived in Tianhuang

The nobles are surrounded by beings like pigs and dogs. If you can have a burial place after death, it will be considered a great blessing. How can you dare to accept sacrifices?

"Of course, even if they died to protect the Holy Emperor, they can also share in the memorial ceremony." Zhao Bing replied with certainty.

"I would like to thank Your Highness on behalf of those slaves who died." After hearing this, Wang De turned over and knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly and said in a tearful voice.

"Get up quickly. Whether you are an important official in the court or a common citizen, you are a martyr of the Song Dynasty if you die for your country. Why do you need to thank me? Go and get ready!" Zhao Bing said with a hand.

"Thank you, Your Highness, I will do my best to handle it." Wang De knelt on the ground and kowtowed again. However, his mood at this time was very different from the first time. He felt that he had finally found a good master, and the mud-legged people outside the hall did not.

So annoying.

"Master Liu, what's the reason for your sudden visit today?" Zhao Bingcai said to Liu Fu after everyone left.

"Your Highness, the empress was very worried when she heard that there were many idle people living in your residence, so she sent a special official to come and check." Liu Fu saw that His Highness looked unhappy and knew that he was angry with her for not coming to see her, so he said with a smile.

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"Master Liu has seen the situation in the mansion, so please go back and report that everything is fine in the palace." Zhao Bing said expressionlessly, but it was half-truth and half-lie. In fact, he was indeed angry with Liu Fu, regardless of the situation.

The friendship between people who are in the same boat and in adversity. I saved his life at least, but he never showed up again after landing, which is really chilling.

"Your Highness, don't be upset." Zhao Bing's angrily words made Liu Fu feel funny. Just now, His Highness calmly arranged things for everyone and no one dared to look down upon them. But no matter how he was just now, he was still a child after all. "Your Highness, I'm sorry."

I have always wanted to visit you after I returned to the court, but now the enemy troops are pressing forward step by step, everything is urgent, affairs are really busy, and your Majesty is pretending, and I really dare not leave without permission, so I have been unable to make my trip."

"Brother Emperor is sick. Is he seriously ill? Is the empress okay?" Zhao Bing grabbed Liu Fu's hand and asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Your Majesty has been treated by the Imperial Physician and your Majesty is taking care of you day and night. Although it is hard work, you are still fine." Liu Fu patted His Highness's hand and secretly felt happy that he had only used a small trick to divert His Highness's attention.

Wherever I go, I can't bear to resent myself.

"That's good. No wonder the emperor and the empress don't allow me to enter the palace. That's it. I thought the empress was angry with me!" Zhao Bing said as if he was relieved, but in his heart he didn't care about the relationship between himself and the so-called emperor.

I haven't 'really' met my brother yet, so there's no relationship at all, but if I'm indifferent and unreasonable, I can only act like it.

"My Majesty has been thinking about Your Highness, so she immediately sent her ministers here when she heard that there was something going on in the palace. I heard from people in the palace that Your Majesty misses Your Highness very much and is clamoring to play with you!" Liu Fu naturally couldn't tell what Zhao Bing was saying.

In my mind, I thought he was really worried and kept comforting him.

"Oh, I miss the emperor brother too." Zhao Bing was relieved after hearing this. His mother-in-law has been indifferent to him since he came back, which made him worried. After all, they are his biggest supporters. Now the situation is clear.
Chapter completed!