The death of Queen Fu was undoubtedly a major event like a bolt from the blue for the Han Empire and had a great impact. Although she and Emperor Liu did not know each other at a young age, and the combination of the two had extremely strong political factors. , but they are also entrepreneurial couples who have also weathered difficult times.
Empress Fu also relied on her extraordinary courage and outstanding talents to gain the recognition and respect of Emperor Liu, and truly entered Emperor Liu's heart. Emperor Liu was also very seductive in his early years, and had many concubines in the harem, who gave him children. He who raises a daughter does not know himself, but there is only one great talisman in the world.
Even for Concubine Zhe, who was known for being virtuous and sensible and deeply trusted by Emperor Liu, more considerations were political factors, plus a little bit of "stamp collecting" interest.
The husband and wife have been together through thick and thin for decades, and their deep relationship is known to others but difficult to truly understand. For Emperor Liu, Queen Fu is the harbor of his soul and the place where his spiritual sustenance lies. There are too many things that cannot be explained to others, only Fu The latter can be said.
Once Empress Fu passed away, there was no one in the world who could make Emperor Liu completely take off his disguise, and there was no one who could make him reveal his true feelings.
The departure of Empress Fu almost means that the last trace of humanity and kindness retained by Emperor Liu will also go with him, leaving only a political creature named "Emperor". As a human being, no one can be honest anymore. If you try to persuade him, even if you do, the consequences will be hard to say.
Therefore, Emperor Liu was by no means the only one who was saddened by the death of Empress Fu. There were many people who felt regretful, shocked, and even panicked. Over the past few decades, the people at home and abroad who had received the queen's help and experienced the queen's kindness, Thousands.
From the nobles to the common people, they have been grateful to Empress Fu for a long time and are proud that the Han Dynasty has such a wise empress. Especially for some noble ministers, when they face some difficulties, Empress Fu is the one who can best bring them hope. People, especially when facing Emperor Liu's criticism.
However, with the death of Empress Fu, such a situation no longer exists. There are many members of the royal family, but whether they are jealous concubines, princes striving for fame and fortune, or princesses complaining about Emperor Liu, the empress She is always respected because she understands the general situation and is fair in dealing with things. People or things she makes decisions about are never repeated.
This is only the current situation. Some people who are scheming and speculative have a further vision. They have seen the impact that the death of the queen may have on the political situation of the Han Dynasty.
Many people have always known that the position of the prince is as secure as a mountain. There are two reasons. One is the trust and cultivation of Emperor Liu, and the other is the queen. Even in the eyes of most people, the queen's weight in this matter is greater than that of the queen. heavier.
Because Emperor Liu has so many princes, and there are so many princes, as long as he is willing, he can choose anyone to be the prince. But the princes born by the queen, not counting Wei Wang Liu Min, are just two people. And as long as the queen is here, Then it would be difficult for anyone to truly challenge Liu Yang's status.
The emperor and the empress were like two heavenly pillars, each occupying one side and supporting the prince. Now, if one pillar collapsed and Emperor Liu was left alone, without the "checking and balancing" emperor after Fu, there were too many possibilities.
As for the power and popularity that Liu Yang has accumulated for many years in power, including the entire Fu family, these can only be regarded as foundations. Their energy will truly explode and form the strongest supporting force after Liu Yang succeeds to the throne.
And now, if these people were to support the prince in opposing Emperor Liu, they would dare to think but not do it. Nowadays, there are too many ministers who dare not breathe loudly in front of Emperor Liu.
Even though Emperor Liu has decentralized power in a big way in the past ten years, everyone from top to bottom knows that the backbone of the empire is still Emperor Liu who hangs his head in Chongzheng Hall.
The old emperor's great achievements in the past and the prestige he had built up over his decades of rule were so high that it was difficult for anyone to resist. Basically, as long as he was not insane to a certain extent, it would be difficult for anyone to challenge his authority.
This is almost the inertia of thinking formed by subjects all over the world.
Emperor Liu was already moody as he got older. Once Empress Fu is gone, no one will be able to keep track of him in the future. It is conceivable that Emperor Liu in the future will become the biggest uncertain factor in the Han Empire.
Therefore, some people are only sad about the death of Empress Fu, some are worried, and some people are sad on the face but secretly happy on the inside. Without this great change, how could they have a chance?
However, the specific changes in the political structure of the empire that may be brought about by the death of Empress Fu remain to be tested by time. For now, the palace is shaken, the court is shaken, and Tokyo is shaken. The Mid-Autumn Festival in the 22nd year of Kaibao
, destined to leave a profound mark in the annals of history.
The focus of the court's activities quickly shifted from celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, where the king and the people had fun together, to the national mourning, when the whole city mourned. In just one night, the lanterns and ribbons throughout the palace were replaced with white silk and plain streamers.
All the bright colors have been blocked out, and the city of Tokyo has become agitated since night.
From the court to the people, from officials to the people, they showed extremely high efficiency. It only took one night to cover the whole city. This is a miracle for the city of Tokyo with a population of one million.
Of course, this was mixed with too many people's condolences and condolences for the Queen's death. Many people acted spontaneously and wanted to see off Empress Fu. They exchanged white for red to express their feelings to Empress Fu to the best of their ability.
In many squares, officials often only need to run around and shout loudly to announce the death of the queen, and the people in the square will spontaneously take part in activities. If conditions permit, they will turn red lanterns into white lanterns and ribbons into plain ones.
Cloth, if there is no condition, tear off the tattered cloth strips from the plain clothes and wrap them around the head.
Throughout history, it is rare for the citizens of Tokyo to behave in unison like this. Even if it is not due to the supervision of the junior officials, it is more due to the reverence of the Tokyo citizens for the queen.
Kunming Hall has been decorated as a mourning hall, and Empress Fu's body has been collected and placed in the coffin. Emperor Liu has not moved away and has been talking to Empress Fu, but he has not received any response.
Sitting beside the coffin, looking at the plaque, the sad and lonely look made anyone shed tears when they saw it. There was no need to pretend to be flattering. It was really touching the scene. Many people were surprised that the emperor, who was so aloof, actually
There are times when I am so pitiful.
Concerned about Emperor Liu's health, no matter the concubines, palace servants, prince, or ministers, they couldn't help but give up persuasion, but everyone gave up persuasion under Emperor Liu's murderous eyes.
After Empress Fu died, within two days, Emperor Liu was exhausted, his face turned pale, and his body looked weak. This frightened everyone, but no one tried to persuade him. He was still the little prince.
Liu Yao cried in confusion and followed the adults' advice. Emperor Liu had just eaten, but the soup was clear and lacked water.
Empress Fu's funeral was held in an extremely grand manner. Even though Emperor Liu knew that Empress Fu absolutely did not want it to be like this, he still had to organize it in a grand manner, even at the expense of disturbing the people.
Of course, everything still followed the funeral ceremony, but it was more grand in scale. If compared, it was even grander than when Empress Dowager Li passed away.
After choosing a date at the Qintian Prison, the coffin left the palace and left the city, heading west to Luoyang. Emperor Liu himself took a ceremonial ride to see Empress Fu off, accompanied by tens of thousands of people, including basically the entire imperial aristocracy, bureaucrats and their families.
In the procession of seeing him off, there were even many Tokyo citizens, all dressed in plain clothes, who took the initiative to follow him.
Starting from the city of Tokyo, on both sides of the road, there were crowds of onlookers. They all prostrated themselves by the roadside, with tears in their eyes, watching the coffin pass by. Not only that, after leaving the city, the people in the prefectures and counties they passed along the way came after hearing the news.
Wearing sackcloth and mourning, we kneeled down to send him off respectfully.
Emperor Liu and Prince Liu Yang were riding in a car together. They opened the curtain and looked out. Everything was white. The sky was filled with white pieces of paper dancing in the desolate autumn wind, covering the road. There were rows of figures lying on the ground.
Zhang Zhang's sad face made him feel the same.
"How come there are so many people outside the city?" Emperor Liu's voice was low and a little hoarse. Since the collapse of Fu Hou, he rarely spoke actively.
Liu Yang's eyes turned red and he said: "These people all learned about Zi Palace's westward journey and took the initiative to see my mother off!"
"Looking at the history, your mother is the only one who can do this!" Emperor Liu's face was filled with sadness and joy, but he was obviously more sad. His eyes couldn't help but turn red, and he wiped his tears with a silk handkerchief.
Seeing this, Liu Yang couldn't help but feel sad, and choked up: "Dad, please forgive me and take care of yourself!"
Emperor Liu had heard this so many times in the past few days. When he heard it again now, he really wanted to say something back: What's the point of mourning? Your wife didn't die!
However, my mother is dead after all, so I didn’t say those bastard words out of venting, and just nodded silently.