The Travelers of the Heavens

After retiring from the court, the two empress dowagers left the Moon God, Concubine Yan and Wang Yu behind, saying they were giving them a banquet.

"Thank you to the Empress Dowager of the two palaces for the reward. I am deeply grateful." The Moon Goddess represented the three people and thanked them with their hands.

"Well, if you are truly grateful, then agree to what I say," the Empress Dowager said.

"Yes, I will discuss it as soon as possible and will definitely give the two palaces a satisfactory answer," said the Moon God.

The banquet was held in the Taishi Palace of Emperor Zhou. In addition to the Queen Mother of the two palaces, Yueshen and others, Emperor Zhou Ji Xuan was also invited by the Taishi Palace. The Empress Dowager was called to accompany her.

A little child under six years old could not sit properly and had to be supported by a female official at any time.

During the dinner, the Empress Dowager mentioned the meal expenses many times, and Wang Yu pretended not to hear. In other words,

Concubine Yan only lowered her head to eat without speaking.

Yueshen bravely accepted the attack. The"showdown" between her and the Empress Dowager was really exciting.

"Regarding this, we can temporarily increase the number of dishes for daily meals to eighty-eight, and let the minister wait to discuss other matters." Luna said

"That’s fine, Grand Master, please don’t break your promise," the Empress Dowager said with a hint of pride.

After eating, the three people on the Moon Goddess went back to the Grand Master’s Mansion.

A month later, the Empress Dowager spoke about the diversity of meals and the The requests of the two palaces to increase spending were met.

Looking at the one hundred and eight exquisite dishes, the forty-eight kinds of exquisite pastries and seasonal fruits, the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother were very satisfied.

On the contrary, the Queen Mother sealed her brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces The request for a noble title was rejected by the Moon God on the grounds that the matter involved too much and if it was dealt with rashly and caused dissatisfaction among other nobles, something big might happen. The

Queen Mother had no choice but to give it up for the time being and would bring it up again in the future if she had an opportunity..In

April of the first year of Chongning (AD 1796), a grand sacrificial ceremony was held on the outskirts of Luoyi.

After the ceremony, Prince Zhangde was posthumously honored as Emperor Yi of Zhou; King Ai of Jin was posthumously honored as Emperor Gong of Zhou.

Half a month later, the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother summoned the Moon Goddess

"Why don't you build mausoleums for the two late emperors?" asked the Queen Mother.

"The Queen Mother said, the dragon bodies of the two late emperors have been buried in the ground for a long time. If you invite them out rashly, I am afraid that the spirits of the two late emperors in heaven will be disturbed." Moon Goddess said in a calm tone.

"Do you just have the heart to let the two late emperors sleep in that cold, small tomb?"The Queen Mother scolded

"The tombs of the two late emperors were made of high-quality materials and were constructed by skilled craftsmen. They are already very luxurious," said the Moon God.

"But this does not comply with the regulations of the imperial mausoleums. The Grand Master would not be reluctant to fund the construction of the mausoleums of the two late emperors," said the Queen Mother

"Queen Mother, the two imperial mausoleums require a lot of work and cost a lot, and the decision must be made after discussing with the ministers," said the Moon God

"Discussing with the minister again, you must tell me today whether you are willing to build a mausoleum for Emperor Yi and Emperor Gong." The Empress Dowager spoke.

"If the ministers don’t agree, so what if the ministers are willing?" Moon God said

"Who disagrees?" asked the Queen Mother

"That's why I need to discuss with them." Luna kicked the ball back again.

""Stay back." The Empress Dowager drove away the Moon God.

After returning to the Grand Master's Mansion

"What's wrong? Who made you angry?"Seeing the Moon God come back with a dark face, Wang Yu stepped forward and slapped him haha

"The empress dowagers of the two palaces forced me to build new tombs for Emperors Yi and Gong." After the Moon Goddess sat down, he said

"I thought it was some big deal, isn't it just two tombs? Let's take out the two coffins first, and then expand them in place." Wang Yu said with a smile

"Things are not that simple. I think there is another intention in their words to rebuild the mausoleum site," said Moon God.

"Then rebuild it, it won’t be short of a few dollars." Wang Yu said with a smile.

"It's quite pleasant that you agreed," Luna said.

"But not now, I will tell them after a while," Wang Yu said.

The Moon God nodded.

This matter was delayed for a year.

In May of the second year of Chongning (1797 AD), two imperial mausoleums were built near Luoyi. Construction started in the south. Their regulations are still pit-type mausoleums with vertical pits, no ground buildings and no mounds of earth. However, the area is much larger than the original tombs. Obviously, this kind of tombs will not satisfy the empress dowagers of the two palaces, and they had to be built soon after the construction started. Rebuilt again.

After five years of construction, the two imperial mausoleums were completed in the seventh year of Chongning (1802 AD). They adopted the style of the real tombs of the Song and Ming Dynasties, including the Xiang Hall, the side hall, the Shinto, the stone Weng Zhong, the mausoleum gate, and the Feng Shui wall. As well as the underground palace and bucket-style sealing mounds.

Each of the two imperial mausoleums covers an area of ​​35,000 square meters. The underground palace has five stone gates and nine tomb chambers, symbolizing the emperor's dignity.

After the completion of the two mausoleums, Yi, The remains of the two emperors were taken out of the old mausoleum and enshrined in the new mausoleum. After the enshrinement ceremony, only a detachable false door was installed at the entrance of the mausoleum to wait for the future empress dowager and empress dowager to pass away and be buried, and then finally closed it Mausoleums.

The queen mothers of the two palaces also came to inspect the two new imperial mausoleums. They were very satisfied. The materials used in the two imperial mausoleums were very exquisite. The decoration of the underground tombs was very luxurious. The paints of the murals were also of the best quality. The oil used in the everlasting lamps was A kind of grease specially formulated by Wang Yu is guaranteed to last for 10,000 years.

During the reconstruction of the tombs of Emperors Yi and Gong, in the fourth year of Chongning (the fourth year of Jiaqing, 1799 AD), the actual situation of the Qing Empire began The ruler, Emperor Qianlong, who had held power for sixty-four years, passed away at the age of eighty-nine. His death took away the last afterglow of the Qing Empire, and this huge empire was about to usher in its darkest moment.

Forty The year-old Emperor Jiaqing finally became the real ruler of the empire.

In the fifth year of Chongning (the fifth year of Jiaqing in the Rooster Land, 1800 AD), an urgent message flying eight hundred miles flew into the palace of the Qing Empire in the Rooster Land and was delivered to Emperor Jiaqing In his hands.

It turned out that a huge"foreign" fleet appeared off the coast of Guangdong Province. The governors of the two Guangdong provinces were shocked by the huge scale of the other side. There were forests of sails within their visual range, almost cutting off the dividing line between sea and sky.

The two governors of Guangdong had to send eight Baili hurriedly reported the situation to the capital and asked the Qing Emperor to make a decision.

Emperor Jiaqing couldn't help but feel dizzy after receiving the urgent report. Since the death of Emperor Qianlong and his real rise to power, the activities of anti-Qing forces such as the White Lotus Sect have become more frequent, which not only restrained They defeated the imperial court's 200,000 troops and spent tens of millions of taels of military pay. Now that the"foreigners" have come again, isn't this causing chaos for the Qing emperor?

So Emperor Jiaqing issued an edict, asking the governors of Guangdong and Guangdong to strengthen their vigilance and never Allowing"foreign" soldiers and horses to land on a large scale.

Coincidentally, the title"Shangyu" was also used in the Great Zhou Empire, but it was used less frequently, because the Emperor of Zhou basically did not express opinions on government affairs, and his speeches were generally called"Hadith" or"Oracle".

What happened to the huge"foreigner" fleet off the coast of Guangdong Province? What is its identity.

It turns out that this is a fleet composed of the Eastern and Southern Navy of the Great Zhou Empire The combined fleet consists of 3,000 large and small warships, carrying 100 army artillery pieces, 25,000 Kyushu troops, and a large amount of military or other supplies.

This is when Wang Yu personally led his troops to make friends with the Qing Empire on Rooster Land.

After Emperor Jiaqing, the Rooster Land will become darker and darker. This is a good opportunity to carve it up. What Wang Yu needs to do is to first help Emperor Jiaqing wipe out the anti-Qing forces and give him the illusion of a"Jiaqing prosperous age". Such a Qing Dynasty The empire will become more and more arrogant. When"One Crow" breaks out, Wang Yu will cooperate with Britain to seize profits from Rooster Land and lay a solid foundation for the future.