webnovelfull Chapter 106: Forced Opening of the Coffin
Chapter 106: Forced Opening of the Coffin
After hearing this, the Sixth Prince's face turned extremely ugly.
The emperor has issued a clear order prohibiting the burial of living people. He is really bold.
The Sixth Prince guessed that it was definitely Guagua who told Song Yaoyao about this, and he did not continue to ask. If he delayed any further, the woman in the coffin would not be saved.
The Sixth Prince directly ordered some of his men to block the funeral procession, and another group to report to the authorities.
The times for funerals and burials are all calculated, and everyone's faces turned pale when the road was blocked like this.
A man came out from the funeral procession and shouted:
"Who are you and what are you trying to do by blocking the road?
This is the funeral of the son of the Shangshu Langzhong.
Can you afford to delay the burial?"
The Sixth Prince's men drew their swords, and those people dared not speak anymore.
When the Shangshu Langzhong recognized the Sixth Prince, his heart skipped a beat. Could the Sixth Prince have discovered something?
Shang Shu Langzhong walked out of the funeral procession with a nervous heart, bowed to the Sixth Prince, and said:
"Sixth Prince, my son was weak since childhood and unfortunately passed away. Today is the day of his funeral.
Please give me some convenience, Your Majesty!"
After saying this, Shang Shu Langzhong bowed to the Sixth Prince again.
The Sixth Prince ignored him and asked the coffin bearers to put down the coffin.
After hearing this, an old lady with gray hair stood in front of the Sixth Prince and burst into tears, saying:
"Sixth Prince, you can't bully us just because you are a prince!
Don't you know?
Can't the coffin fall to the ground halfway after it leaves the door?
After the coffin leaves the house, it must be carried all the way until it is placed in the tomb.
You asked them to put down the coffin halfway, don't you want my grandson to rest in peace?
Even if you are a prince, you can’t break the rules..."
After saying this, the old lady started crying.
The Sixth Prince didn't say anything, and his expression became extremely ugly.
Song Yaoyao: [Guagua, can't the coffin be put on the ground before it reaches the cemetery? ]
Guagua: [There is such a saying.]
There are several different reasons why the coffin cannot touch the ground during a funeral:
One theory is that if the coffin falls to the ground, it means that the deceased is still attached to the world, and the soul of the deceased will stay where it falls instead of going where it should go, which will be a threat to the living.
Another theory is that if the coffin falls to the ground during a funeral procession, it means that the coffin has been covered with soil, and the place where it falls should be where the deceased is buried.
There is also a saying that during a funeral procession, the coffin cannot touch the ground. It must be placed at the burial site before it can be put down. Otherwise, the soul of the deceased will regard the place where it first touches the ground as its resting place, filling this place with hostility, which may cause harm to the world in the future!
Song Yaoyao: [I didn’t expect there are so many different opinions.
The old lady didn't want the coffin to land on the ground, so the Sixth Prince brought a few followers with him. With so few people, they couldn't force them to put the coffin on the ground. 】
The old lady kept crying:
"Sixth Prince, you can't rely on your status as a royal family member to bully us like this!
We are just holding a funeral, we are not doing anything else, you can't delay the burial of my grandson!
......"
The old lady's crying attracted a lot of people to watch.
Song Yaoyao: [The old lady wants to use public opinion to force the Sixth Prince to give way. She is really scheming! ]
Guagua: [This old lady is not simple. ]
Sure enough, everyone started pointing fingers at the Sixth Prince. They also advised the Sixth Prince that the dead were the most important and that he should not delay the burial. They asked him to make way first...
The Sixth Prince's expression became increasingly grim, but he still did not give way.
As the old lady watched more and more people talking to her, she cried even harder.
The Sixth Prince felt that the old lady in front of him was more difficult to deal with than those old foxes in the court.
The old lady was also very scared, afraid that the Sixth Prince would find out that they were burying living people with the dead.
Song Yaoyao: [Gua Gua, the Sixth Prince is a member of the royal family, and he can't handle this matter, let alone being criticized by others.
If we go forward to stop them, we will be eaten to pieces. 】
Guagua: [Hmmmm.]
When the old lady and the Sixth Prince were in a stalemate, Yang Zhian, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, arrived with his soldiers.
After greeting, Lord Yang looked at the stalemate in front of him and asked:
"Your Majesty, are you asking me to lead the troops here?"
The Sixth Prince did not hide anything and said directly:
"Let someone open that coffin. They buried a living person with the dead. The woman in the coffin is still alive!"
When everyone heard this, they were blown away.
What? Burying a living person with the dead?
Their Tianfeng country prohibits the use of living people as burial sacrifices!
This……
If this is true, then weren't they aiding and abetting the evil by helping the old lady?
More and more people gathered around, and everyone wanted to see if the woman in the coffin was still alive.
When Lord Yang heard this, his expression changed:
"My Lord, are you sure?"
"Well, hurry up and order someone to open the coffin. If it's any later, the woman will be suffocated to death."
"Yes."
When the old lady and the doctor heard this, they knew it was all over.
The old lady wanted to throw a tantrum, but was directly controlled by the officers and soldiers.
The Shangshu Langzhong, the old lady, and the Shangshu Langzhong's family all burst into tears.
Lord Yang ignored their cries and did not dare to delay. He immediately ordered the soldiers he brought to force them to put down the coffin, and then forcibly opened the coffin.
I saw that the man in the coffin had corpse spots on his face, which showed that he had been dead for several days.
As you can see, there are many scratches on the lid of the coffin, which shows that the woman was alive when she was put into the coffin.
They quickly checked the woman's breath and found it was still weak, so they immediately sent her to the hospital.
Everyone was shocked. It turned out that living people were being buried with the dead!
Lord Yang ordered his men to re-order the coffin and carry it to the cemetery for burial.
Afterwards, Lord Yang had the Shangshu Langzhong and his family brought back to Jingzhao Prefecture.
The Sixth Prince, including Song Yaoyao and his group also went to Jingzhao Prefecture.
When we arrived at Jingzhao Prefecture, we went to court immediately!
Lord Yang slammed the gavel and said:
"Shangshu Langzhong, do you admit your guilt?
The Emperor of our Tianfeng Kingdom is merciful and has prohibited the burial of living people. You are an official of the fifth rank. How could you break the law knowingly?
You knowingly committed the crime, which is aggravated!"
From the moment the coffin was opened and the truth was revealed, Shangshu Langzhong was panicked at first.
But on the way to the burial, he had calmed down and thought of his excuse.
The Shangshu Langzhong said calmly:
“Sir, when the woman was brought here, we were sure she was dead.
Who knew she was in a state of suspended animation!
We also don't know that she will wake up after the coffin is set.
It’s not our fault!”
After Shangshu Langzhong finished speaking, he showed a look of grievance.
People who don’t know would really think that he has suffered a great injustice!