Chapter 134 An Yue Na Qian
Emperor Qian spent five years paving the way for Anyue.
When Anyue's army set foot on Qian's land, they did not encounter any resistance from the Qian army.
Because all those who did not follow Emperor Qian's wishes have been beheaded.
No matter which city-state or street, there was blood everywhere.
Emperor Qian's secret army killed almost everyone in the Qian Kingdom.
Eighty to ninety percent of the powerful people of Qian State and officials of all ranks in the imperial court were beheaded.
The common people only heard about the rising of war, and every household closed their doors, complaining in their hearts about the cruelty of this chaotic world.
We haven't recovered yet from the war of the past few years. Is there going to be another war?
An Yue's army entered Qian Kingdom, but did not commit any offense to the people of Qian Kingdom.
In order to show his respect for Emperor Qian's righteousness, Emperor Anyue personally led his army and issued strict orders not to take even a single needle or thread from the people of Qian.
They are taking over the Qian Kingdom, and in the future they are going to become one family with the people of Qian Kingdom and live together on this land, instead of simply invading!
There were a few arrogant and ignorant soldiers who followed the troops for the first time. They thought that the troops were coming to invade the State of Qian, so they became ill-intentioned and secretly bullied the innocent people of the State of Qian, causing trouble.
When Emperor Anyue found out about it, he was mercilessly beheaded within a quarter of an hour.
This iron-blooded and decisive attitude made everyone understand that Emperor Anyue was serious.
"I say it again, all Anyue soldiers must not bully the innocent people of Qian Kingdom!"
"This trip is to take over the imperial power of Qian Kingdom in order to avoid the rekindling of war. This is a special situation after the two countries have discussed it together. It is not an invasion!"
"The people of Anyue have all survived hardships. They should advocate peace, love tranquility, and never harm innocent people!"
"If anyone has dirty hands and stirs up discord between An and Qian, I will never forgive him!"
Emperor Anyue ordered the army to stop, and with an angry look on his face, he gave a scolding.
Some soldiers who had ulterior motives lowered their heads in shame.
The army marched again, and after more than a month's journey, they successfully arrived at the capital of Qian State.
The generals of the capital's guard army had already received the news and were now standing outside the city gate, holding their military tokens and waiting respectfully.
As I said, those who did not follow Emperor Qian's wishes have been killed.
Those who stayed were all confidants loyal to Emperor Qian.
And these confidants also understood why their Majesty wanted to give up the throne to Anyue.
Emperor Qian believed that after Emperor Anyue gained the throne, he would be able to do better than anyone else.
Emperor Qian believed it, so they were willing to believe it too.
This is also Emperor Qian’s last order.
Emperor Anyue expressed his lament and regret to them, and also had a brief chat with these generals.
Then, he looked towards the capital city where the gates were wide open but everything was silent.
In the capital city, the streets were stained with blood and the doors and windows were closed.
In such a huge capital city, not a single citizen dared to appear on the streets. It was like a dead city.
Obviously, the sudden massacre that occurred not long ago has frightened the people.
Emperor Anyue sighed slightly and ordered several veteran generals of Anyue to continue talking with the generals of the Qian Kingdom's capital guard army.
And he entered the palace with hundreds of soldiers.
In the palace, Zhao Tianya was wearing a linen robe and holding a wooden plate with a large seal on it, which was the imperial seal of the Qian Kingdom.
"Your Majesty, I, Zhao Tianya, the former Marquis of Qian State, respectfully welcome His Majesty the Moon Emperor."
"His Majesty the Qian Emperor has passed away. I am wearing sackcloth to send you off respectfully. If I have offended His Majesty the Yue Emperor, please punish me!"
Zhao Tianya held the wooden plate high in both hands, but he knelt down, kowtowed respectfully, and touched his forehead to the ground.
Zhao Wanjun and his mother also knelt behind him and kowtowed respectfully.
This time, Zhao Wanjun did not behave like a foreign minister.
Because everyone understands that from now on, the land of Qian will change hands.
Fortunately, he is a wise leader.
Emperor Anyue nodded to show that he understood, and motioned for everyone to stand up.
But he did not reach out to take the Qian Kingdom's jade seal.
"Emperor Qian's remains are still here. I am grateful for his righteousness and would like to pay homage to him."
Emperor Anyue saw that the few people were reserved, so he personally helped them up and asked softly.
Zhao Tianya's eyes were slightly red: "Your Majesty the Moon Emperor, please follow me."
Emperor Anyue asked his guards to wait nearby.
Gu Jian hesitated slightly.
Emperor Anyue said:
"Don't worry, Emperor Qian is righteous and thoughtful. He must have arranged everything in this palace. I will have nothing to worry about."
Hearing such confident words, Zhao Tianya, who was standing beside him, looked up and gave Emperor Anyue a deep look.
No wonder Emperor Qian trusted Emperor Yue so much. They had only met two or three times, but he had already guessed each other's personality...
Emperor Anyue went with Zhao Tianya and others to pay homage to the remains of Emperor Qian.
Emperor Qian's coffin was placed in a silk hall, which was brightly lit with candles and many guards knelt in silence.
I don’t know whether I should feel sad for Emperor Qian, as there was no one from the royal family beside the coffin.
Either they were involved in corruption and were ordered to be beheaded by Emperor Qian; or they found a way to escape from the Qian Kingdom when the butcher knife was raised.
There is also a small number of royal children who are still far away in Anyue and have no idea that their father has passed away.
As the saying goes, the dead are the greatest. After Emperor Anyue arrived at Ling Palace, he also sighed and silently lit a stick of incense to Emperor Qian.
"I know your determination."
Emperor Anyue looked at the heavy wooden coffin with gold threads, his eyes deep and filled with regret.
"I remember your good wishes."
Emperor Anyue clasped his fists and bowed slightly towards the coffin.
He was the king of Anyue, so he would not kneel down and kowtow, but he did feel sorry for Emperor Qian.
"The people of Qian and Anyue will be one family from now on."
This moderate emperor made the last leap in his life and shaved off the rotten roots of the Qian Kingdom completely.
A "brand new" Qian Kingdom was handed over to An Yue.
Zhao Tianya and others nearby had already knelt down silently, tears in their eyes.
Emperor Qian's funeral will still be held according to the rituals of a monarch, and he will be buried in the Qian Imperial Mausoleum soon.
Emperor Anyue was grateful for his righteous act and did not attack the Qian Kingdom's imperial mausoleum. Instead, he chose to openly acknowledge the existence of Emperor Qian and the ancestral emperor to the people of Anyue.
The imperial tomb of the Qian Dynasty was also called the Qianjun Emperor's Tomb, and was worshipped by the royal family of Anyue in later generations.
This made Zhao Tianya and his family truly appreciate the kindness of Emperor Anyue, and they admired his benevolence and virtue from the bottom of their hearts.
When Emperor Anyue comforted everyone and handed over state affairs, he also learned from Zhao Tianya about the situation of the Qian Kingdom Palace and the situation of the remaining Qian Kingdom officials.
After fully understanding the current situation of Qian Kingdom, Emperor Anyue immediately arranged for people to take over the affairs of Qian Kingdom.
After all, the people are living people, and the Qian Kingdom is not abandoned. It needs officials to lead it and soldiers to guard it.
Almost all of Anyue's reserve officials were deployed, but it was still far from enough to fill the vacancies of officials in Qian State.
After all, Emperor Qian's killing order, in order to completely eradicate the roots of corruption, killed eight out of ten officials and royal nobles of the Qian Kingdom!
Zhao Tianya respectfully submitted the vacant position.
Emperor Anyue had so many memorials and lists that he couldn't finish reading them all, and he was so overwhelmed by the pile of things that he had to rub his forehead.
A group of Anyue ministers who followed were also busy.
After all, this is taking over an entire country again, and there are too many things to take care of.
The people's anxiety also needs to be appeased.
Emperor Anyue was busy reviewing memorials until late at night.
It was not until three o'clock in the morning that Emperor Anyue put down the memorials after constant persuasion from Gu Jian and other guards. He looked at the memorials and lists piled on the table, took a deep breath, shook his head and left.
Finally, he rested and slept in a side hall of the imperial palace.
The attendants guarded the side hall closely, while Gu Jian hid inside the house.
Emperor Anyue soon fell into a deep sleep.
Today, he had to get up before the hour of Mao and start his first court session in Qian State.
No, from now on, there will only be An Yue.
Qian State will become An Yue’s Qianzhou.