Chapter 1208 White
"Drive, drive——"
The horses were galloping, running recklessly on the official road, all the way to Tianjin Prefecture.
He was dressed in white linen, and he changed horses without changing people.
Dozens of such messengers, galloping on horseback, seem to be carrying magical power, dyeing the road white, and a large number of white flags are constantly rising, making it a spectacular sight.
The huge Ming Dynasty was continuously transported from the heart of Beijing to various prefectures and counties along the official roads.
As the whole country mourned, marriage was banned for three months.
At the port, more than a dozen ships were waiting for a long time. Although the sailors on board did not know what they were doing, they were all silent.
"Chief!" The messenger handed over the letter with a solemn expression: "This is news from Beijing."
"Yes!" The man nodded, opened the letter, and immediately looked sad and burst into tears.
After resting for a while, he straightened up, handed out the letters one by one, and told more than a dozen people: "You go to Qin, you go to Qi, you go to Yue..."
"Yes!" More than a dozen people looked solemn and sad.
"Remember your mission, but if there are any mistakes, you must report them!"
The boss said in a deep voice.
Sending these people to report to the vassal state not only reflects the importance of the vassal state, but also provides detailed observation of the vassal state.
Not every vassal state will be stable, and not every vassal state is loyal to the court.
It can be fully reflected through a funeral.
Qin State, Jiaozhou Prefecture.
In the palace, King Qin was silent.
Prime Minister Yan Mu lowered his head and said nothing. He occasionally glanced at King Qin and quickly changed his mind.
King Qin Zhu Cunming held the letter in his hand, but closed his eyes.
The tribute envoy in Beijing had already sent a message to Jiaozhou, and the King of Qin had already anticipated this:
"According to the established rules, the whole country mourns, no marriages are allowed in March, and a separate temple is built to enshrine the queen!"
"I obey the order!" Several prime ministers nodded.
"By the way, let 999 monks and Taoist priests hold a water and land ceremony outside the city to pay homage to the queen——"
King Qin was silent for a long time, then suddenly raised his head and said.
"Your Highness——" Everyone looked shocked.
If you do this, hundreds of thousands will be gone.
Qin's annual surplus is only three to five million!
"That's it!"
King Qin glanced sideways at the eunuch: "Go down and tell the whole palace to be in plain clothes and wear sackcloth and mourn for Her Highness the Queen!"
On Zhuque Street, a group of soldiers rushed to the street and posted the imperial decree.
Pedestrians gathered together, wearing long robes, short blouses, long skirts, or cloth clothes, and monks, looking at the yellow piece of paper: "Every country that has Qin in our Ming Dynasty will mourn and grieve..."
"Therefore, no weddings or funerals are allowed in March, the imperial examination is postponed for three months, officials of the ninth rank and above must wear hemp and mourn for three months, and all temples and Taoist temples must be queens..."
When several Confucian scholars heard this, they immediately burst into tears:
"National mourning, national mourning, how dare our subjects forget it?"
Postponed by three months, there is enough preparation time
Those who are doing business will have unwillingness or joy in their eyes.
"Isn't this going to be distributed?" The merchants in the cloth, candle and paper shops secretly rejoiced.
But those who were preparing to get married were cursing in their hearts.
Su Gaoxuan glanced at the notice, glanced at everyone's expressions, snorted in his heart, and then strode away.
After returning home, he went to the Buddhist hall at the back and offered three sticks of incense to his ancestors.
At this time, the son, who was wearing official robes, returned home and ordered everyone in the family to wear sackcloth.
"Dad, I don't want to wear it!" the eight-year-old grandson said while holding the linen clothes: "It's too thick and it hurts!"
"It hurts! It hurts like hell!" The son said angrily: "How can such a thing be done to keep one's filial piety? Put it on for me."
The grandson was crying and wearing sackcloth.
"He is still young and ignorant, why are you yelling at him!"
Su Gaoxuan walked out of the door and immediately hugged his grandson to comfort him.
"Dad, the queen's death is no small matter!"
The son said anxiously and angrily.
"I know!" Su Gaoxuan's beard trembled and he pulled his son into the inner Buddhist hall:
"My Su family is a high-ranking family in Shenglong. During the Li Dynasty, I followed Taizu to conquer the world and drive out the Northern invaders. After the Zheng family came to the dynasty, the Su family was also a high-ranking family and had been officials for generations. Why are you so flattering to the Northerners...
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"Dad!" When the son heard this, his expression changed drastically: "Are you crazy?"
"That's Li Kou, the rebellious Li Kou, what Taizu is, all of them are fake."
"You——" Pointing at his son, Su Gaoxuan gasped: "You are a treasonous and evil son, you are a wicked son!"
"Dad, the world has changed!" The son said firmly, "In the past, the imperial examination was just like a toy. All the high-ranking families were determined. Now that the King of Qin is in charge of the country, you will not be happy if the imperial examination has changed."
"But there is nothing we can do. We have won over those poor families, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops, and there are soldiers from the sky behind us. Who can do anything?"
Hearing this, Su Gaoxuan lost his temper.
He slumped on the chair and muttered: "Our family has become a poor family. What will I do to my son and my grandson in the future? If he fails the imperial examination, he will be bullied. Those untouchables will bully the poor family!"
"Dad, is it not allowed to study in this world?" The son sighed: "Our family's happy days are gone, so we can only strive for the top."
"Don't pay attention to those remnants and thieves, otherwise they will implicate our family..."
"Prince Zheng, Prince Ruan are still in Beijing. The world has really changed..."
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"My dear, why are they all white?"
Wright looked at the white ocean in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.
The ships passing by all carried white flags, and their decks were tied with white linen ribbons.
Except for the blue of the sea, it is white.
"I haven't seen other colors since Nanyang. What happened?"
"The queen of the Ming Dynasty is dead!" the captain on the side whispered:
"But all the Ming Dynasty's lands, vassals, and territories need to be white to show respect for their queen!"
"My God, how big is this Ming Dynasty?"
Wright gritted his teeth: "I came from the south and it has been like this for two months. How big is this Ming Dynasty?"
"How old are you?" At this time, an Oriental man wearing a short shirt came behind him.
Fangzheng had a short beard on his face, and he puffed up his chest proudly: "It will take a full year to walk from the south to the north, and it will take a year and a half to walk from the east to the west."
"If you take a boat, you may not be able to finish it in half a year."
"This is the Ming Dynasty, with a population of 300 million, millions of troops, and a kingdom in heaven!"
"You Westerners don't understand at all."
"Who are you?" Wright was shocked that this dark crew member would actually say such a thing.
Does he have a special identity?
"Me? I am an ordinary person who earns ten or twenty yuan a year, but I am from the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, I am better than you guys in robes!"
"It's better for Xi Yi and Ding Ming to point their fingers together!"
As he spoke, he proudly raised his buttocks and dragged himself on the deck.
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