Fletcher's Descent into the Abyss Chapter 97

After several days of continuous rain, the official road became muddy.

The capital fell into a pale state. The young Emperor Tianchen died suddenly. The rumor that Dingdu Hou Casper Xiao and Jinyiwei Tongzhi and Beizhenfu Fletcher Shen assassinated the emperor and intended to rebel spread like wildfire and became the whispers under the closed doors and windows of the capital.

Because Emperor Tianchen had no heir, the ministers petitioned the empress dowager to take charge of the situation. The empress dowager repeatedly declined, saying that the harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs. In the end, it was only after Han Cheng, the commander of the Imperial Guard, persuaded her three times that the empress dowager was asked to leave.

The Eighth Battalion is heavily patrolling the capital, and these days there are patrols on the streets day and night. Ordinary people did not dare to go out, the wine streets and bars were all closed, the prosperity was like yesterday, and the red walls and glazed tiles of the capital were washed away in the drizzle.

Hai Liangyi fainted several times while crying at the funeral. He was lying on the bed at this moment, unable to take a single sip of medicine. His hair seemed to have turned pale overnight, and his eyes, which contained divine light, became dim and even looked particularly turbid because he had shed all his tears.