Chapter 1717: Eternal Peace

Changzhi looked at his mother and said, "Mom, Dad will stay in the palace for a while. We brothers."

Boss Zhou interrupted, "Your sister-in-law and I will just accompany mother. You are not needed."

Changzhi disagreed, "Brother and sister-in-law have to take care of the mansion and the various farms. You are already busy enough. We will help take care of mother, and you can rest assured, brother."

He knew that his eldest brother was watching over his mother, and was afraid that something might happen to her.

Not to mention that the eldest brother is afraid of being skinned alive by his father, they are afraid too. They are all sons and they all have filial piety!

Zhulan didn't want to interrupt anymore. Nothing she said could change her sons' minds. As long as Zhou Shuren didn't come home, her sons didn't dare to relax.

The capital was in danger. As the news spread, it spread from the capital to all directions, first to the counties near the capital, and then to the nearby states.

There are many foreign officials in the capital, and the death of the retired emperor has no impact on them. Of course, they hope to hear the emperor's funeral bell. In the past two years, the emperor has exchanged too many resources from their countries. They are not stupid, but as long as the food problem is not solved, they can only continue to feel heartbroken.

Fighting? Haha, the power of the navy's cannons shocked them. Whenever they passed by a navy ship, they were always nervous!

At the palace gate, many ministers knelt. Those who had followed the retired emperor in the wars and were still alive knelt at the palace gate. Duke Yong'an also came. He was a sharp blade in the hands of the retired emperor during the war. Duke Yong'an cried bitterly when he recalled the past, especially when he knew that Zhou Shuren saw the retired emperor for the last time and stayed in the palace, the regret in his cry reached its peak!

He felt regretful in his heart, he did not expect the emperor to be so tolerant, and those who behaved themselves to the will of the state all had a good end, but he was the only one who hid when the emperor needed him. He did not know how many years he could live, and his grandson had just started!

At the same time, the Duke of Yong'an was also afraid that the emperor would be sad and angry. He was the one who abandoned the emperor emeritus, and the emperor would take his anger out on him!

It is truly sad that the other elderly people who followed the retired emperor had a peaceful end. It is hard to find a wise ruler. The current prosperity of the country is all because of the retired emperor!

**** said he would bring stability to the people and let them live a good life, and the emperor said he had done it!

Some old people cried out, "Your Majesty, please wait for me."

The Duke of Yong'an trembled when he heard this. He did not dare to shout out, fearing that the Emperor would kill him if he did.

Eunuch Zhang came out with an oral order, "The emperor has issued an order, and everyone has expressed their wishes, so please return."

The ministers did not refuse to leave. It was indeed not good to cry at the palace gate. People who didn't know might wonder who they were crying for. Some people should have expressed their opinions, and the emperor should not hold them accountable in the future.

A small number of people were truly sad, but did not dare to disobey the emperor's orders.

The last part of the pain is there but not much. The emperor has abdicated for many years, and any memories he has are vague. They are trying to make their presence felt for the sake of their children and grandchildren. I hope the emperor can think more about their children and grandchildren in the future.

The Ning family was really sad. The Queen Mother was the Ning family's greatest supporter, and she left without saying anything. Fortunately, the Ning family was used to keeping a low profile and quickly calmed down.

After Ning Xu took Xiaer back, he no longer cared about his nephew. His nephew was the head of the clan, and now his nephew could manage the Ning clan well.

Ning Xu was content with having a grandson, and was sad about the Queen Mother's death, but he was more experienced than most people, and after the sadness he thought about the future.

The passing of the retired emperor and the empress dowager caused all kinds of reactions in the capital.

The common people, on the contrary, are the most intuitive. They know who ended the war, who serves the people, and who is a good emperor. Without the emperor emeritus, they would not have the life they have today.

Citizens from the capital city lined up in long queues to visit temples. When Zhou Laoda came back from leaving the city, he said, "Mom, you didn't see anything particularly spectacular."

He had never seen such a scene before and was deeply shocked.

Zhulan said, "We are just getting started. Wait until the funeral to see what happens."

The people have their own scale in their hearts. Merits are in the hearts of the people. If there are merits, the retired emperor must be full of merits. She could not see the emperor's death, so she didn't know whether there were any strange signs. She saw the strange signs of the retired emperor's death, and she was shocked.

She, who came from the later generations, was like this, not to mention the people in ancient times. In their hearts, it is no exaggeration to say that the emperor emeritus is a god who has descended to earth.

Zhou Laodao asked: "Shall we go to the funeral as well?"

Zhulan, "If you want to go, just follow for a while."

You won't be allowed to go too far. The capital will be under strict martial law that day and you won't be allowed to leave the city.

Time passed quickly, and it seemed like the conversation between Zhulan and Boss Zhou was just yesterday. Today was the day of the funeral. The imperial mausoleum had been completed long ago, and no one would have thought that the emperor would live so long after abdicating.

The carriage from Marquis Zhou's mansion was stuck in traffic not long after it had gone a long way. There were carriages all along the front, all of which belonged to the powerful and wealthy families living here. They got off their carriages and walked.

When she reached the main street, Zhulan looked up and saw nothing but white. The whole country was in grief. The funeral procession had not arrived yet and the people were blocking the street.

The Zhou brothers and their spouses were strong and they protected Zhulan on the left and right. The Zhou family occupied a space.

Zhou Laodao said: "Mom, we can't go through now."

The closer they got to the city gate, the more people there were, and they couldn't get through.

Zhulan said: "It's right here."

Soldiers stood on both sides. All the soldiers from the Beijing Guard Camp had entered the capital. In fact, there was no need to maintain order. Only some people talked in low voices, and the others were all quiet.

Zhulan and her group fell silent. The heavy atmosphere made people feel suffocated. Both sides of the street were quiet. There was no one on the second floor of the teahouse. Everyone had come to the street.

The main street was rebuilt and made very wide, but it is not enough now.

Time passed little by little, and a vast expanse of white appeared before my eyes. I could hear crying in front of me, the crying drowned out all other sounds, and everyone on the street knelt down as the crying sounded.

Zhulan only looked up, her eyes trembling, a farewell from the bottom of her heart. Such emotions gathered together, she had never felt it before. At this moment, she was immersed in it, and tears fell uncontrollably.

The howling cries gathered together, saying nothing but seeming to speak thousands of words together. No one dared to speak due to class oppression, but each cry was an expression of gratitude to the emperor, and kneeling was the best farewell.

May you be in good health forever!

Finally, they shouted, "Long live the emperor!"

This is the most sincere wish!

The emperor's eyes trembled. Is this the treatment of a wise ruler who founded a country? He knew in his heart that there would not be such a scene when he died. He raised his head to look at the sky. Father, did you see it? Your achievements are remembered by the people.

The people of the capital could not leave the capital and could only watch the team go away. There were also people outside the city, all of whom were people from the suburbs of the capital.

Zhulan stood up and didn't feel any pain in her knees. She was still immersed in her emotions for a long time. When she came to her senses, she took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice, "Let's go back too."

Zhou Laodao said: "Mom, Dad should go home today."

Zhulan nodded and shook her head, "I don't know."

She didn't know when Shu Ren would come back to see the emperor off for the last time, and who knew how long it would take for him to come back.

The sheep also sent the emperor on his last journey~~

(End of this chapter)