novelonline Chapter 1527 The World is White
Chapter 1527 The World is White
Chapter 1527 The World is White
The twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month in the thirty-second year of Hongde.
Emperor Hongde died in Deqing Palace in Yanjing at the age of 42.
The fourth prince, Li Jian, ascended the throne in front of the emperor's spirit.
On this day, Lord Shen personally saw his old friend off.
On this day, heaven and earth mourned together.
As the funeral bells rang in the imperial palace, the people of the entire Yanjing city knelt on the ground, and many of them shed tears.
Emperor Hongde enjoys a very high reputation among the people.
Even though he had only been in the north for two years.
After all, after Da Chen took control of the north, people's lives did indeed improve.
As for the wealthy and powerful families in Yanjing City, especially those with officials at home, they hung up white flags as quickly as possible and everyone wore plain clothes.
At the same time, a detachment of imperial guards outside the city, led by the commander of the imperial guards, Liu Bo, entered Yanjing City to prevent anyone from causing trouble at this juncture.
After entering the city, this 5,000-man imperial guard was led by the regent Pei Jun and came under the command of Shen Yi.
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The news of the emperor's death spread to all parts of the world at the fastest speed.
Two days later in Nanjing, Zhao Changping, who was still in charge of Nanjing affairs, received an urgent letter from Yanjing. His eyes went dark and he fainted.
As white banners were hung in the Jiankang Palace, bells rang.
Throughout the city of Jiankang, every household held funeral ceremonies and wore plain clothes.
The cries spread throughout Jiankang.
It was as if the city that raised Emperor Hongde was grieving and crying for the death of its own child.
The people spontaneously walked out of their homes, and many of them knelt on both sides of the road, crying loudly.
After all... this is the Holy Emperor who has been in power for more than 30 years. He is a benevolent monarch, and the people all remember his kindness.
In addition to Jiankang, other places also received news of the emperor's death.
Datong, Shanxi.
General Xue Wei was watching the battle outside the city at this time. Not far in front of him, General Zhong Ming led a group of elite cavalrymen of the Black Armor Army and rushed out of the Datong Pass. They encountered a group of Tatar cavalry head-on. The two sides fought together. The Tatars, who were always known for their speed, were probably bitten by Zhong Ming's troops and could not move.
The two sides were fighting fiercely.
Behind General Xue, his grown-up son Xue Bei was rubbing his hands, eager to give it a try.
"Dad, please let me charge in for a while! Uncle Zhong's fight was so enjoyable!"
Xue Wei glanced back at his son and said in a muffled voice, "Watch the battle carefully, learn more and learn more. There will be times in the future when you will charge into battle."
Xue Bei scratched his head, lowered his head and said yes, then he remembered something and said, "Dad, Uncle Shen's daughter is getting married, why didn't anyone from our family go? Are you having a quarrel with Uncle Shen?"
Xue Wei turned around, glanced at his stupid son, and kicked him on the butt mercilessly, saying angrily: "You don't understand shit, what are you talking about?"
Shen Yuan is still in Yanjing, so Xue Wei and his family cannot go to Yanjing, and if they go, they may not be able to get out.
This was the agreement made between Xue Wei and Shen Yi. Until today, General Xue has been adhering to this agreement and has never slacked off.
While the father and son were talking, a rider came running over from a distance and half-knelt in front of Xue Wei, saying in a hoarse voice: "General, hurry up, six hundred miles!"
Xue Wei glanced at him and frowned, "What happened?"
"His Majesty…"
The man swallowed his saliva, lowered his head and said: "Death..."
Hearing these three words, even the carefree Xue Wei couldn't help but be moved. He looked up at the sky, then turned his head to look in the direction of Yanjing, slowly knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times to Yanjing.
Xue Bei also knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
After standing up, General Xue said slowly after a long while: "Sound the gong."
Xue Bei looked into the distance.
"Dad, Uncle Zhong is about to..."
"Are you deaf?"
General Xue roared: "Sound the horn!"
This sentence scared Xue Bei so much that he quickly ordered someone to ring the bronze bell. The Huai'an Army always paid attention to following orders. Even though Zhong Ming had gained a slight advantage at this moment, they quickly began to close the formation. Half an hour later, Zhong Ming came back on his horse, jumped off the horse, bowed his head and clasped his fists: "General!"
He looked at Xue Wei and asked, "What happened?"
Xue Wei patted Zhong Ming on the shoulder, sighed, and said, "His Majesty... has passed away."
"what?"
Zhong Ming exclaimed, and then General Zhong's eyes turned red. He knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of Yanjing, then stood up and said in a hoarse voice: "General, let's return to Datong."
"Ah."
General Xue let out a long sigh.
"Return to Datong."
The soldiers turned around and headed back to Datong. After entering Datong Pass, they hung a white flag on the city wall.
There are only two days left before the Chinese New Year, and Datong has no longer any intention of celebrating the new year. White cloths are hung on the tops of the city walls.
On the New Year's Day, a Tatar envoy entered Datongguancheng and met Xue Wei. After seeing Xue Wei, the Tatar half-knelt on the ground, bowed his head and said: "Amuto, the son of the Tatar Khan, is here to worship the Emperor of Dachen by the order of his father Khan."
Xue Wei looked at the man, expressionless: "Where are you going?"
Amuto looked calm as he looked up at Xue Wei and said, "General, I am going to Yanjing to pay homage to the spirit of the Emperor of Chen in heaven."
Xue Wei asked: "So, are we going to fight this war or not?"
"Father Khan said."
Amuto bowed his head and said, "After paying respects to the Emperor of Dachen, we will continue fighting."
Xue Wei groaned, then waved his hand.
"Let go."
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Korea.
There were a total of ten thousand-household camps with more than 10,000 troops stationed in Goryeo.
At this time, Shen Yuan was away, and the Goryeo garrison was led by Su Fang, the son of Su Ding, known as General Little Su.
General Su also received a message from his father at the end of the year.
He was born and raised in the Hongdeok Dynasty, and his feelings towards the emperor were no less than those of his father's generation. After receiving the news, General Xiao Su could not help feeling sad. He ordered the entire army to wear mourning clothes, and then wore a white scarf on his head and rode quickly to Kaesong, the capital of Goryeo, to meet the King of Goryeo.
"The Holy Emperor of the Great Chen has passed away. The whole city of Kaicheng is in mourning to pay tribute to His Majesty!"
The King of Goryeo was also trembling with fear when facing Su Fang, and he also really respected Emperor Hongde, so he quickly nodded and agreed.
Soon, the whole city of Kaesong was dressed in plain clothes and hung white banners.
This desolate white color spread outward from Yanjing. In just a few days, from Shanhaiguan in the north to Nanyue in the south, everywhere turned white as if snow was falling.
Even among the common people in the mountains, many people voluntarily wore mourning for Emperor Hongde.
In a blink of an eye, the New Year has passed.
After discussion among the Secretariat, the new emperor agreed and on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Chen Dynasty changed its name to Jianlong.
This year, originally the 33rd year of Hongde, was officially changed to the first year of Jianlong.
After the 27th day, the emperor removed his mourning clothes and began to govern the country.
Before the coronation ceremony could be held, several imperial edicts were issued from the court.
The first imperial decree was to confer the title of Queen to Shen Sangsang and to grant amnesty to the entire nation.
The second imperial edict rewarded all officials and at the same time conferred titles on several chancellors as the three masters of the Eastern Palace.
The third imperial edict was issued to Shen Yi alone.
On the first day after the new emperor removed his mourning clothes, the imperial edict was delivered to Shen Yi's residence, officially conferring the title of Grand Tutor to Shen Yi, Marquis of Jing'an.
At this point, the scholar who had been born in Jiangdu for more than 20 years had completely achieved the ultimate in being an official, holding the position of Grand Tutor, a position of the first rank, assisting the court in governing the country and also managing the military affairs in the north.
Anyone who sees him has to call him Mr. Shen or Grand Tutor Shen.
On this day, after Grand Tutor Shen entered the palace to express his gratitude, the two sons of the Shen family also left home one after another.
Shen Ji went to Nanjing to visit the seriously ill Zhao Changping on behalf of Shen Yi.
Shen Yuan left home and headed north to return to the Goryeo army.
At the entrance of the Shen Mansion, Lord Shen patted Shen Ji on the shoulder and said, "Don't delay on this journey. After arriving in Nanjing, if your great-uncle is seriously ill, send a letter back through the Imperial Reporting Department and go to Nanjing on your behalf."
Shen Ji lowered his head and responded.
Mr. Shen looked at Shen Yuan again and spoke slowly.
"When you get to the north, be more careful."
Shen Yuan and Shen Ji both knelt in front of Shen Yi and kowtowed.
"The child takes orders."
(End of this chapter)