#537 - Burial
"The Xu Residence?"
The Martial Emperor was stunned for a moment, even wondering if he had misheard.
Immediately afterward, the Martial Emperor frowned, then shook his head: "That probably won't work. Xu Ming's ambition isn't in the court, but in this world. Moreover, Mo Chi told me before that Xu Ming serving in the court would only affect his lifespan.
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He needs to set his sights on the entire world. Once Xu Ming becomes a great cultivator, it will be different. The Wu Kingdom will benefit greatly from Xu Ming.
At the very least, it will be able to ensure the Wu Kingdom's stability for a hundred years."
Old Prime Minister Fang smiled: "Your Majesty misunderstands my meaning. The young man from the Wu Kingdom I'm referring to isn't Xu Ming."
"Hmm?" The Martial Emperor was a little puzzled. "Then who is the old gentleman referring to?"
Old Prime Minister Fang stroked his beard: "The one I'm referring to is precisely the Third Young Master of the Xu ResidenceβXu Pangda."
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The Martial Emperor fell into deep thought.
"Xu Pangda is indeed a good man. He is talented, and his political achievements during his years as a county magistrate are also very outstanding. He is a good seed.
With further tempering in the future, he will definitely become a pillar of the court.
However, Xu Pangda is only just past his coming-of-age ceremony, and he has only served as a county magistrate.
Appointing him as the Prime Minister of the Wu Kingdom at such a young age, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."
Old Prime Minister Fang shook his head, took out two letters from his sleeves, and handed them to the Martial Emperor.
"Old Mr. Fang, this is?" The Martial Emperor took the envelopes but didn't open them immediately.
"These two letters, one is Mo Chi's letter of recommendation, and the other is mine."
Fang Ling explained.
"Although Mo Chi is dead, he is still a Confucian Sage of this era. The impact he has on the world is still there. And I also have many friends in the court. If I also recommend Xu Pangda, others will naturally help.
They will at least give me some face.
In any case, there is no problem with letting Xu Pangda take office.
It's just that he still needs to establish his authority so that he can gain a firm foothold.
But that will depend on Your Majesty."
The Martial Emperor looked at the letters in his hand and fell into deep thought.
Fang Ling simply raised his head, looked at the map of mountains and rivers on the wall of the imperial study, and sighed softly: "We old guys are, after all, old... Young people aren't necessarily truly young..."
On the tenth day of the Battle of Wudu, the Xiliang King and his son were placed in prison carts and paraded through the streets of Wudu.
While parading them through the streets, officials from the Ministry of Justice announced their crimes.
A total of ten major crimes.
Among them, "Rebellion against the Wu Kingdom," "Disturbing the Court," and "Colluding with Sects" were the most serious.
With the Martial Emperor's permission, as the details of the battle in the Wudu Imperial Palace gradually spread outside the palace, more and more people knew what had happened at that time.
Everyone knew that during the battle in the Imperial Capital, the Xiliang King was a double agent who directly betrayed the Martial Emperor and sided with the sects, attempting to sell out the interests of the Wu Kingdom, just to gain the support of the sects and allow him to ascend to the throne of the Wu Kingdom.
What any dynasty's people hate the most are traitors, not to mention that the Wu Kingdom advocates martial power and has relatively simple folk customs. They look down on the Xiliang King's behavior even more.
Moreover.
Under the leadership of the Martial Emperor, the lives of the people of the Wu Kingdom are getting better and better, and everyone lives and works in peace and contentment.
What do you mean you still want to rebel?
Do you want to plunge the entire Wu Kingdom into misery just so you can become emperor yourself?
More and more people picked up cabbage and rotten eggs and threw them at the Xiliang King and his son.
Thinking back to how the Xiliang King and his son wanted to marry the princess before.
Looking at it now, it's simply outrageous!
Because they were executing members of the royal family, the Martial Emperor personally supervised the execution.
The onlookers were all watching the excitement, not caring if it was a big deal.
Many people had seen beheadings before.
But the people had really never seen members of the royal family being beheaded!
Not to mention the famous Xiliang King!
"The hour has arrived! Execute!"
Above the high platform, as the Martial Emperor threw down the token in his hand.
The executioner raised his knife and dropped it, blood spurted out, and two heads rolled to the ground.
Xu Ming, who was also watching the execution, frowned and felt quite emotional in his heart.
Xu Ming didn't feel sorry for the deaths of the Xiliang King and his son.
There was no need at all.
It's just that not long ago, the Xiliang King and his son were still in the Princess's mansion, talking and laughing happily, but now they were directly killed.
It can only be said that once you start down the path of rebellion, you must go all the way to the end.
Moreover, Xu Ming only felt that this pair of Xiliang King and son were ridiculous.
The Martial Emperor and Mr. Xiao fought to the death with the sects of the world for the great cause of the Wu Kingdom, but these guys sold out the Wu Kingdom for their own little interests.
After the heads of the Xiliang King and his son were chopped off, the two heads were sent to Xiliang at full speed.
The Martial Emperor's behavior was completely a provocation to those rebels, and at the same time, it was extremely confident in himself.
If it had been in the past, the Martial Emperor would not have done this.
Four more days passed, and Wudu held a grand funeral.
Because Mr. Xiao didn't even leave a piece of flesh and blood, and his whole person dissipated between heaven and earth.
So they could only put Mr. Xiao's clothes and hat into the coffin and build a cenotaph in the imperial mausoleum.
On the day of Mr. Xiao's funeral, all the civil and military officials saw him off, and the entire city's people wore mourning clothes and filial piety, sending Mr. Xiao off together.
Xu Ming held Mr. Xiao's memorial tablet and walked at the front of the team.
On this day, it rained ink again, as if the heavens were crying for this Confucian Sage.
Mr. Xiao's will told the Martial Emperor not to hold a big event and not to waste money and manpower.
The Martial Emperor did simplify various procedures.
However, the people sent Mr. Xiao off from the bottom of their hearts, which was more glorious than the burial of countless princes.
Many guests also came to this funeral.
Among them, the scholars of Bailu Academy were the most numerous.
Even the dean of Bailu Academy came in person.
After Mr. Xiao was buried, according to Wu Kingdom tradition, the two closest people needed to guard the spirit in front of the tombstone for three days and three nights.
Under normal circumstances, this is done by children.
Mr. Xiao didn't have any children, only some relatives.
However, according to the Martial Emperor's final decision, Xu Ming and Xu Pangda were to guard the spirit in front of Xiao Mo Chi's tombstone.
No one felt surprised by the Martial Emperor's decision.
Although Mr. Xiao was the Prime Minister of a country and the pillar of the Xiao family.
In reality, Mr. Xiao's relationship with the Xiao family had always been bad.
Xu Ming and Xu Pangda were the two most famous and most hopeful disciples of Mr. Xiao.
Once a teacher, always a father. It was justified for them to guard the spirit.
And on the first night of guarding the spirit.
Two guests came to Mr. Xiao's tombstone.
