August 15th, Mid-Autumn Festival.
The ancestor brought the Zhang family’s wife to the palace early in the morning to congratulate the Empress Dowager on the Mid-Autumn Festival – the eldest young lady Xia was spared from court due to illness.
Queen Mother Zhang saw her mother again after half a year, and she felt sad when she saw that her mother was covered in white hair.
Empress Dowager Zhang held the hand of her ancestor and couldn’t speak. It took a long time to force her tears back.
The ancestor comforted his daughter and said, “Although my hair is white, I am in good health. I am old and in poor spirits. I don’t want to worry about seeing foreign visitors, so I rudely said that my health is not good and my illness is not that serious. But the Empress Dowager needs to take good care of her body, and she looks a little thinner than last time.”
Emperor Zhengde lives in the leopard house with a perverted personality and refuses to give birth. The country’s successor has no hope. Queen Mother Zhang can only be anxious. How can she not lose weight?
The mother and daughter were talking about family affairs. The ancestor mentioned the marriage between Zhang Yanhua and Duke of Wei. Empress Dowager Zhang was also interested in pulling out her niece and said, “I will talk to Empress Xia about this matter. If Empress Xia agrees, the matter will be done.”
It was almost noon, the mother and daughter bid farewell, but the confidant eunuch around Emperor Zhengde said, “The emperor gave him a banquet and invited Mrs. Chang to have a meal before leaving.”
It was amazing! Since Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne, his attitude towards the Zhang family of the ancestors has been in a state of being close to each other, and it is not considered close to each other, but it is not neglected to give official fields, official shops, salt attractions, and the Summer Palace to support their ancestors.
However, it was the first time that the Zhang family’s female family members were left to have dinner in the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The ancestor was immediately flattered. At her age, it was not easy to enter the palace once, so of course she was willing to stay and accompany Empress Dowager Zhang more.
The ancestors took the Zhang family’s female family to the banquet. This time the banquet was very unusual. Not only did the various palace delicacies, but also the palace music enjoyed the court. Everyone ate and chatted. After nearly an hour of a meal, Empress Xia also invited the ancestors and others to go to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the chrysanthemums.
In the afternoon, Empress Dowager Zhang gave her shoulders and sent her ancestors out of the palace. Her ancestors got on the carriage and went home with Furong’s help.
The carriage came out of Donghuamen, heading north to Andingmen Street. The ancestor was old and got up early in the morning to go to the palace to celebrate. He was eating wine and enjoying chrysanthemums again. He was very tired and fell asleep in the carriage. He smelled a bloody smell in his sleep, which woke up the ancestor who was already worried. He gave him a banquet at noon. She made an exception and drank some chrysanthemum wine. At this time, she smelled the bloody smell and was about to vomit. The hibiscus serving on the side quickly lit the incense burner to dispel the smell.
The ancestor smelled the faint sandalwood and asked, “What’s going on? Why is there a bloody smell on the street?”
Furong opened the curtains and saw that the shops along the street were closed in broad daylight. The people from the North City Military and Ma Si were carrying buckets of water, washing the blood on the street!
Where did this blood come from?
Dear readers, please return to the time when our ancestors came to the palace to ask Empress Dowager Zhang to “care well.”
At that time, a grand prisoner offering ceremony was being held on Deshengmen Street! Emperor Zhengde brought civil and military officials to welcome the triumphant return of commander Yang Yiqing, governor Zhang Yong and Eunuch Zhang, as well as 30,000 expeditionary troops at Deshengmen.
At the same time, it is also the big day for Liu Jin’s biological brother Liu Jingxiang to have funeral! Liu Jin and his fellow disciples were both wearing pale mourning clothes, surrounded by their own brother Liu Jingxiang’s coffin, and walked on Andingmen Street, wanting to leave Beijing from Andingmen and go to the cemetery in the suburbs to be buried.
On Deshengmen Street, drums and music were sounded, and there were bursts of cannons, and a joyful sound, welcoming the heroes to return triumphantly.
On Andingmen Street, the suona was heart-wrenching, the crying sounded trembling, and the sky was filled with paper money that was denser than heavy snow, covering the sky and eyes, and it was suspected that it was flying snow in August!
The officials could not come to the Anding Road Sacrifice in person, but the altar was still there, and there were also a lot of sacrifices on the altar to send Liu Jin’s brother to his last journey.
The shops along the street were afraid of causing unhappy Eunuch Liu, so they took off all the bright red decorations such as peach talismans, lanterns, etc. at the door, closed the store and closed the door, intending to wait until the funeral team passed before opening the door.
Because Liu Jin was famous for his brother, no passers-by went to the street to watch the grand funeral ceremony, for fear of collision and ending up with a bad death.
Can’t afford to offend, can afford to hide.
Therefore, although Liu Jin did not send anyone to clear the streets to facilitate his brother’s funeral, it was actually almost the same.
Liu Jin looked at the snow-capped sacrificial sheds and solemn and neat streets on the roadside, and felt very proud, thinking that even if the emperor was in a funeral, it would be like this!
At the same time, Deshengmen.
Governor Zhang, the governor, knelt down and submitted a memorial, saying, “Your Majesty, this rebellion of King Anhua was caused by Liu Jin’s measurement of military garrison at the border!”
“After Liu Jin arrived in Ningxia, he used his excuse to measure military garrison, but in fact he used his power to seek personal gain and bribes, which made the whole world a mess. King Anhua took the opportunity to rebel in the name of clearing the king and killing Liu Jin!”
“This is the 17 crimes listed by the slaves, including Liu Jin’s fake edict, the law of harming his ancestors, forming cliques for personal gain, private making weapons and dragon robes, and the intention to rebel. King Anhua’s crime is unforgivable, and Liu Jin’s crime is even worse than King Anhua!”
Eunuch Zhang took the lead, and the commander Yang Yiqing also knelt down and asked for his orders, “Emperor, this rebellion in the northwest has indeed arisen because of Liu Jin. The people of the world have suffered for a long time!”
Emperor Zhengde asked pretended to behave, “There are evidence for the 17 crimes of Liu Jin.”