Lin Ze carried Hu Hai on his back, with a firm goal, and went all the way to Xianyang Palace, looking from a distance, there were several times more guards at the gate of the palace than before, and he instantly understood the intention of doing so.

When approaching the palace gate, Lin Zezhen was in a swirling manner, and he shouted loudly: "Prince Hu Hai is back to the palace, quickly open the palace gate." ”

The commander of the Praetorian Guard who was in charge of the guard hurriedly responded: "Please come down first and check your identity before leaving." ”

Lin Ze fell from the sky and stood at the gate of Xianyang Palace, Xianyang Palace is no better than Chang'an City, he doesn't dare to trespass, especially at this sensitive moment.

At this time, Hu Hai had woken up slowly, heard the words of the commander on duty, struggled to get down from behind Lin Ze, bypassed Lin Ze, strode towards the palace gate, and said loudly: "Mo Feier and the others don't know this son?"

The commander on duty is stationed at the palace gate all the year round, and he didn't know Hu Hai, who often went in and out of Xianyang Palace, so he hurriedly opened the palace gate and saluted: "The last general will meet Hu Hai Gongzi." ”

Hu Haiqiang endured his heartache and pointed at him and asked, "Tell this son, is it true that my father returned to heaven?"

The face of the commander on duty was gloomy, and he replied with his hand: "Please mourn the son." ”

When Hu Hai heard this, although he did not faint again, he also took two steps back, as if he had been struck by lightning.

Lin Ze stepped forward and hugged Hu Hai and said, "Childe, the top priority now is to go to see Your Majesty for the last time, and then deal with Your Majesty's funeral, you can't fall down easily." ”

After hearing this, Hu Hai took a deep breath, calmed down and said to the commander on duty, "Where is the Father's Spiritual Body?"

The commander on duty hurriedly said: "In His Majesty's favorite Heart Cultivation Hall during his lifetime, the last general will bring Gongzi over." ”

Hu Hai waved his hand and said, "No need, this son will go by himself." After speaking, he walked towards the Heart Cultivation Hall with a resolute face.

Lin Ze followed closely and shouted: "Prince Hu Hai returns to the palace, and the idlers retreat." The voice spread far away, but all the guards, eunuchs, and palace maids who heard it stopped to salute.

Is Lin Ze shouting so hard just to disperse the people who are in the way? Of course not, but for Hu Hai, who has just returned to Chang'an, the more people know, the better.

Lin Ze's voice was indeed very loud, and before he reached the door of the Heart Cultivation Palace, Li Si and the others in the Heart Cultivation Hall heard it, and they couldn't help but look outside the hall.

Zhao Gao looked at the commander of the Praetorian Guard beside him in surprise, and asked, "Gongzi Hu Hai received the news so quickly and rushed back from Shudi?"

The Grand Commander was also stunned, and replied: "It stands to reason that the messenger sent by the last general should not have arrived in Shu yet, and Prince Hu Hai should not have received the news yet." ”

Without waiting for the civil and military officials to guess, Hu Hai had already appeared at the door of the main hall, looked at the golden silk nanmu coffin placed in the center of the main hall, staggered over, knelt in front of the coffin and bowed, and said in a choked voice: "Erchen greets his father." ”

Seeing that Hu Hai was really back, Li Si and Zhao Gao saluted Hu Hai first: "Meet Hu Hai Gongzi and ask Gongzi to mourn." ”

However, Hu Hai just fell to the ground, his body trembled, and tears bubbled out like a.

Lin Ze then knelt next to Hu Hai, and kowtowed respectfully to the coffin: "Minister Lin Ze to see Your Majesty." ”

Then he got up and took the incense handed over by Fengchang's subordinates, bowed again, and inserted the incense in the ding.

After this series of things was done, Lin Ze forcibly pulled Hu Hai up from the ground, bowed to him and said, "Please ask Gongzi to preside over the ceremony." This gift naturally refers to the funeral.

Then he bowed to Feng Chang, who was standing next to him, and said, "Please ask Lord Feng Chang to change his clothes for his son, and arrange for someone to assist him in presiding over the ceremony." ”

Feng Chang didn't answer for a while, and looked at Li Si and Zhao Gao with inquiring eyes.

At this moment, an official couldn't hold his breath, jumped out and said: "Wait, it stands to reason that it is more appropriate for the eldest son to preside over the ceremony, but now that the prince of Fusu has not returned, the son of Hu Hai is the youngest son, it is not suitable to preside over the ceremony, right?"

Lin Ze looked at the official who objected and said, "What this lord said, forgive me for not agreeing, if Prince Fusu does not return to Chang'an for a long time, will His Majesty's great gift be delayed like this?

The official asked, "Who are you?"

Lin Ze replied indifferently: "In the right commander of Xia Shu, Lin Ze, what advice does this lord have?"

The official snorted coldly: "As a local official, I left my post without permission, and tried in vain to meddle in the court's ceremony, I don't know what to do." ”

Lin Ze sneered: "Dare to ask what position your Excellency holds? The Prime Minister and Lord Tingwei are both here to work for His Majesty's affairs, do they have nothing to do? Are they also leaving their posts without permission?"

The official was speechless.

Lin Ze looked at the other officials in the hall again: "The lower officials think that the top priority is to let His Majesty be buried in the Lishan Mausoleum, since Prince Hu Hai is present, as His Majesty's son-in-law, he is also qualified to preside over the ceremony, I don't know what your lords think?"

As soon as the words fell, someone responded: "That's right, we are deeply favored by the emperor, of course we can't watch Your Majesty suffer, and it is important to be buried in the Lishan Mausoleum as soon as possible." ”

Then a few people chimed in, about a third of the temple.

The smile on the corner of Lin Ze's mouth flashed away, he has been in business for many years, and Hu Hai is not no one in the court, so naturally someone will echo.

Lin Ze saluted Li Si and Zhao Gao again: "I don't know what the Prime Minister and Lord Tingwei think?"

Zhao Gao was the first to speak: "Your Majesty has only been returning to heaven for three days, and the court messenger has not yet arrived in Shudi, I don't know where the prince of Hu Hai got the news and rushed to Chang'an early?"

Lin Ze arched his hand and replied: "Back to Lord Tingwei, on the day of His Majesty's return to heaven, the prince was uncomfortable, uneasy, and felt that there had been a great change in Chang'an, so he immediately took his personal guard and hurried away in the starry night, and after coming to Chang'an, he knew that His Majesty had returned to heaven." Speaking of which, it can be regarded as a coincidence. ”

Zhao Gao nodded and said: "Between father and son, the blood is connected, no wonder Hu Hai Gongzi can rush back so quickly." After speaking, he winked at Li Si and said, "The lower officials think that Prince Hu Hai can preside over the ceremony, what does the prime minister think?"

Li Si saw that Zhao Gao was giving him a look, and immediately realized that there was a deep meaning in it, and then said: "Hu Hai's filial piety is touching, and he also thinks that he can preside over the ceremony, Lord Fengchang, let people arrange it." ”

Feng Chang bowed his hand to Hu Hai and said, "Please ask Prince Hu Hai to come with the officials." ”

Lin Ze hurriedly helped Hu Hai to leave before [31 31xs.], but his heart was full of joy: the first name is in hand, even if Fusu rushes back to Chang'an, the identity of presiding over the ceremony is still Hu Hai's.

During the presiding ceremony, if Hu Hai performed well, he could easily gain the support of some people in Chang'an City.

And if Fusu did not rush back to Chang'an for a day, Hu Hai would have received more support, as the so-called one step first, one step by step.