After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

Chapter 184 The new emperor ascends the throne!!!

The rescue group said goodbye to Emperor Renzong and prepared to leave when a voice rang out.

"By the way, Your Majesty, I have a small matter that I would like to ask for your approval."

Han Ming walked over from the side and said with a smile, and everyone blinked and looked at each other.

This gesture made Emperor Renzong, Empress Cao and the newly promoted Princess Ruichu "Xinfei" laugh continuously.

"explain."

Han Ming coughed twice and spoke mysteriously, "Your Majesty, Gao Zunyu, the Yuzhou Defense Commissioner, is a rare military talent. He once fought with me in the Western Xia campaign."

"Before, because of his family, he was transferred to another place. Now that Prince Pu and his family have come to Beijing, it would be inappropriate for him to stay in small Yuzhou."

"You think it would be better to transfer him back to the capital so that he can continue to serve Your Majesty and the court."

Han Ming's words reminded Emperor Renzong, Zhao Zongquan and his entourage.

Yes, Gao Zunyu originally went south with a special mission, which was planned by Han Ming and also the mission of Emperor Renzong’s secret envoy.

Now that the mission is accomplished and the rebel king has been eliminated, it would be unkind to let Gao Zunyu continue to stay in Yuzhou.

"You're so lucky to still remember this. Well, I approve this matter. Go back to the Privy Council and write a transfer order. Give it to Privy Councilor Zhang to stamp, and then submit it to me."

Emperor Renzong agreed without hesitation.

"On behalf of Defense Envoy Gao, I thank Your Majesty for his grace."

As soon as Han Ming finished speaking, Zhao Zongquan and his son behind him also clasped their fists and bowed to thank His Majesty.

Then the father and son looked at Han Ming gratefully to express their gratitude.

"Okay, I'm tired today, you guys can leave."

"Han Qing, please stay. I have one last thing to discuss with you."

Everyone looked at each other, and Prince Yong led the way out of Funing Hall, while Empress Cao took the cautious Ruichu to a side hall to chat.

After watching everyone leave, Emperor Renzong straightened his posture and said, "Han Qing, with the preparations I made and your arrangements, Prince Yan should have been hesitant to act rashly. However, things turned out just as you expected. Prince Yan used his troops to remonstrate with him."

"So I'm very curious about what you said when you last met Prince Yan."

When Han Ming heard Emperor Renzong's question, he still greeted him with a smile.

"I thought Your Majesty would not ask about this?"

"But there's nothing to hide. It simply strengthened Prince Yan's confidence in his rebellion..."

Han Ming looked at Emperor Renzong with a half-smile.

"Then do you know the sin of instigating the royal heirs to kill each other?!"

Emperor Renzong looked at Han Ming calmly.

"Your Majesty has already made up his mind. Prince Yan's abilities and methods are superior to Prince Yong's. If Prince Yan does not act today, he will not easily be inferior to others in the future."

"With a restless Prince Yan around, the court is in turmoil, and the country is in turmoil."

"I just did what I was supposed to do. What crime have I committed?"

Han Ming looked at Emperor Renzong with a smile on his face, and there was no fear in his eyes.

"Hehehe..."

"As expected of a hero praised by even Lord Pang and Lord Wen, you are truly courageous!"

Emperor Renzong's words made Han Ming smile even more.

The two looked at each other for a long time. Finally, the old emperor smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly: "Although Prince Yong is not a good man, if he can cooperate with you, it can be a harmonious relationship between monarch and subject."

“What a pity…”

No one knows what Emperor Renzong and Han Ming, the emperor and his minister, talked about. All we know is that the day after Prince Yan's rebellion, the emperor fell terminally ill and was unable to get out of bed.

Prince Yong and Prince Pu took turns serving her, and Empress Cao also began to prepare for her funeral in advance.

Under such circumstances, everyone in Bianliang understood that the Song emperor, who had ruled for forty-two years, was about to come to an end.

Of course, Emperor Renzong's party, led by Empress Cao, saw and remembered that Prince Pu Zhao Zongquan was fulfilling his duties as a minister and a member of the royal family. They thought that Zhao Zongquan was a very decent person.

. . . . . .

On April 30th, the eighth year of Jiayou in the Song Dynasty, Emperor Renzong, who had been bedridden for nearly a month, finally could not bear the pain and died in the Funing Palace in Tokyo at the age of 54.

After the news of his death spread, the capital closed its markets and people cried in the streets for several days. Even beggars and children burned paper money and cried in front of the palace.

When the news spread westward to Luoyang, the citizens automatically closed their businesses to mourn, and the smoke from burning paper money filled the sky above Luoyang City, so that "the sky was dark."

It is said that when the obituary of Emperor Renzong's death was sent to the Liao Dynasty, "people in Yan territory, near and far, all cried."

Even Liao Dao Zong Yelu Hongji grasped the Song envoy's hand and lamented, "For forty-two years we have not seen war."

He repeated, "I want to build him a cenotaph to express my grief."

From then on, successive emperors of the Liao Dynasty "worshipped his portrait as their ancestor."

On the first day of May in the summer of the eighth year of Jiayou, Empress Cao issued a will, appointing Prince Yong Zhao Zonghao as the heir to the throne.

Civil and military officials entered the palace, weeping and mourning. The then Prime Minister Han Zhang read Renzong's will and issued an order.

Zhao Zonghao went to the East Hall to meet with civil and military officials and officially ascended the throne, becoming the fifth emperor of the Song Dynasty, with the reign title of Yongxing.

On the second day of May, a general amnesty was declared, and all officials were given a higher rank in rank and the armies were rewarded.

On the third day of May, Zhao Zongquan, the Minister of Imperial Clan Affairs and Prince of Pu, led a group of civil and military officials and royal family members to discuss the posthumous title and temple name.

On the fifth day of May, after two days and nights of discussion, the names of the late emperor were decided.

Zhao Zhen, posthumously named Emperor Shenwen Shengwu Mingxiao, and temple name Renzong.

At this point, the 42-year "Renzong Reign" of the Song Dynasty came to an end, and a new reign began, headed by Zhao Zonghao, the Prince of Yong, who succeeded to the throne as a member of the royal family, that did not belong to any period in history.

. . . . . .

On the night of the fifth day of the fifth month in the eighth year of Jiayou in the old calendar of the Song Dynasty and the first year of Yongxing in the new calendar, Han Ming, who had been busy for two days and nights, dragged his tired body back to the Anyang Marquis Mansion.

Yu Yanran, the hostess of the Marquis' Mansion, personally greeted them at the door. Seeing her husband who had not returned home for two days and nights, she stepped forward and helped him into the mansion.

"Why? Do you miss your husband?"

Han Ming noticed that Jin Rui and others were walking slowly behind him, and whispered in Yu Yanran's ear to tease her.

"Not serious!"

Although Yu Yanran and Han Ming have been married for five years, they have been apart most of the time. Just the time they were assigned to a project in Shaanxi, they were apart for nearly two years.

The only thing worth mentioning is that the intimacy and affection between the two of them as newlyweds has never faded, which made many powerful people in Bianjing envious.

"What's wrong? Isn't missing your husband a serious matter?!"

Han Ming stiffened his neck to show his dissatisfaction.

The childishness at this moment made Yu Yanran smile knowingly, and she couldn't help but rest her head on her husband's shoulder.

"Yes, yes, sir, everything you said is correct."

"Then Yanran is willing to do such serious things for the rest of her life..."

Sensing Yu Yanran's tenderness and affection, Han Ming tightened his arms around her waist.

"Why are you so emotional tonight? Did you hear something?"

Han Mingban straightened Yu Yanran's body and stared at her.

Yu Yanran felt her body getting hot and weak from being stared at by Han Mingcan's star-like gaze. She then turned her head to the side, blushing and whispering softly.

"I heard that our new emperor wants to arrange a marriage for you..."

Hearing this, Han Ming was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He held up Yu Yanran's delicate face, then bit her red lips nonchalantly.

"Sure enough, there's someone with a big tongue gossiping about me. Looks like I need to give him a good beating!"

Han Ming said this very loudly, causing Yong Zeng, who was chatting with Jin Rui and Ju Cao in the back, to stiffen immediately. He broke out in a cold sweat and shivered.

Jin Rui rolled her eyes and glared at Yong Zeng, while Ju Cao covered her mouth and laughed secretly, watching Yong Zeng's joke.

"Come on, this is what I must hear..."

Yu Yanran was afraid that Han Ming would punish Yong Zeng, so she tried to dissuade him immediately.

"The emperor still has evil intentions and wants to make Jiacheng County Lady... er, no, now she's Princess Jiacheng."

"He wants his precious daughter to be my concubine, and to summon me as his consort, in order to win me over."

"This old-fashioned method is not acceptable to me."

There was no trace of awe towards the new emperor Zhao Zonghao in Han Ming's tone, which frightened Yu Yanran and she quickly covered his mouth.

"Sir, are you crazy? How can you talk about the emperor like that?!"

Han Ming had anticipated Yu Yanran's reaction. He grabbed her delicate hand and kissed it gently.

"Don't worry, being convicted for speaking out is nothing more than being demoted and exiled. There is no precedent in this dynasty for killing civil officials. Your husband is safe now."

"That's not the right thing to say. It's frightening."

Yu Yanran felt her heart still pounding, and she held Han Ming's hand tightly, not letting go.

"Haha, you'll get used to it. Whether our new emperor has the ability to tame all the court officials is still a question!"

Han Ming was just stating the facts, but to Yu Yanran, her husband's tone was filled with disdain and ridicule.

She suddenly felt that within the current peaceful atmosphere, a more turbulent torrent was brewing and unfolding...