Chapter 259: The End of the Empire's Twin Walls Era

"Your Majesty's vision will not be wrong," Wei Qing nodded and said...... If Huo Guang had the right to be a feudal monarch, it would be easier to mobilize all the subordinates in the Western Regions.

The Marquis of the Han Dynasty is now becoming more and more difficult to obtain, and it is impossible for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to reward the princes in the Western Regions, let alone set up fiefs in these places in the Western Regions.

Then the title of Jun can solve this problem very well, because since the appearance of the title of Jun in the Warring States, unless a special will is obtained, under normal circumstances, his descendants have no right to inherit after the death of the feudal monarch, and the fief will be taken back by the state immediately after the death of the recipient.

This is also the reason why there is often only one generation of feudal lords in history.

"You.... There hasn't been a big deal in the DPRK and China recently, so let's recuperate in Fuzhong! Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty personally stretched out his hands to support Wei Qing, and after the matter was finished, he naturally wanted Wei Qing to go back to rest, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not forget to tell Wei Qing to pay attention to recuperation.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the minister will leave first." Wei Qing arched his hand to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and said, the two of them supported them like this, and they already had a feeling of being a hero in his last years!

Wei Qing returned to the mansion and continued to live a two-person world with Princess Pingyang. Now Wei Qing's sons have opened their own mansions, and no one has come to disturb him and Princess Pingyang, although both of them are nearly half a hundred years old, they are still like a young couple.

"Yuan'er...... If I return, who of the three sons do you think will inherit the position of Marquis of Changping? Under the begonia tree, Wei Qing and Princess Pingyang sat opposite each other.

This is Wei Qing's Changping Hou Mansion, because Wei Qing knew that Princess Pingyang liked begonia flowers, so when this Hou Mansion was built, these begonia trees were planted in the courtyard where Wei Qing lived.

In the past 20 years, Wei Qing has taken care of these begonia trees by himself whenever he has time, and the servants in the house and the world think that Wei Qing has this leisure and elegance, but only Wei Qing himself knows that he takes care of these begonia trees carefully, just to wait for their hostess to arrive!

When Princess Pingyang came here for the first time as the hostess of the Hou Mansion, looking at the begonia trees in the garden and the begonia petals covered with stone slabs on the ground, Princess Pingyang knew that Wei Qing was waiting for herself if she didn't set up the main room for decades.

At that moment, as a woman, she was only deeply regretful in addition to being moved....... It's a pity that this day came too late, and it's a pity that she and Wei Qing are destined to have no son-in-law in this life...... Wei Qing's three sons are all concubines, although all three sons have been made marquises.

But theoretically, none of the three sons are eligible to inherit Wei Qing's Marquis of Changping, and it is impossible for him and Princess Pingyang to have another son at their age!

"A-Qing..... What nonsense are you talking about? Princess Pingyang asked Wei Qing with a somewhat ugly face.

"Ahem..... I know my own body...... Wei Qing is incompetent...... I'm afraid there aren't many days left to accompany the princess for the rest of her life! Wei Qing covered his mouth and coughed twice, and then said with some self-reproach.

"You talk nonsense...... Blame me...... It's all my fault..... I said that I was the order of Kefu......." Princess Pingyang said with some excitement.

These days, Wei Qing's body is getting worse and worse day by day, Princess Pingyang is also anxious in her eyes, more often she is deeply blaming herself, Princess Pingyang has died two husbands of Wanhu Hou, if Wei Qing dies before her, no need for the world to comment, Princess Pingyang herself will feel that she is Kefu's life!

"Being able to marry the princess is the greatest luck in Wei Qing's life, even if it is only for a moment, Wei Qing is already satisfied, not to mention being able to be a husband and wife with the princess for several years, Wei Qing died without regrets....... It's just that the only thing I can't worry about is my sister......" Wei Qing said with a forced smile on his face.

Becoming a husband and wife with Princess Pingyang is indeed his greatest wish in this life, and the only thing in this world that makes him feel at ease is his sister Queen Wei Zifu!

Wei Qing is alive, and no one in this big man dares to be unfavorable to Wei Zifu, and no one can even threaten his sister's position as queen.

No matter what happens to the Han Dynasty, with Wei Qing here, the queen will always be Wei Zifu, and the prince will always be Liu Ju.

"If I'm gone....... Please send this letter to Hexi for me and hand it to Huo Guang. Princess Pingyang hid her face and wept, Wei Qing took out a letter from her arms and handed it to Princess Pingyang.

Princess Pingyang wiped the corners of her eyes and reached out to take the letter handed by Wei Qing, and then Wei Qing reached out and gently wiped it on Princess Pingyang's cheek, still with a fascinated smile on her face.

The envelope was not stamped with fire paint, but simply folded a corner. Princess Pingyang did not check the letter, but carefully put it away.

"Would you like to accompany me to see Your Majesty one more time?" Wei Qing supported the stone table with one hand and stood up with difficulty.

"Go...... Go..... I'll accompany you wherever you want to go......" Princess Pingyang hurriedly got up and supported Wei Qing, her voice was already a little choked.

Princess Pingyang has reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, she has long been used to seeing life and death, she has long felt that Wei Qing is wrong, this is the feeling of returning to heaven, this feeling Princess Pingyang is not strange, she has experienced it too many times!

"Princess Yo Nobunaga arrives ...... The general arrived at ......" Emperor Wu of Han who was taking a nap was awakened by a messenger from an attendant, without prior transmission and without waiting for the emperor's summons.

Princess Pingyang supported Wei Qing and stepped on the stone steps of the palace step by step.

"Change clothes for me...."Emperor Wu of Han hurriedly sat up, Emperor Wu of Han also knew the news that Wei Qing was seriously ill these days, and he hadn't even seen Wei Qing go to court for half a month.

At this time, his sister and Wei Qing came to see him together, and Emperor Wu of Han already had a bad premonition in his heart.

Emperor Wu of Han sat in front of the bronze mirror and arranged his long hair by himself, Emperor Wu of Han reached out and stroked his hair back along his sideburns, and he put his palm in front of his eyes in some astonishment.

The silver hair between his fingers was messily wrapped around his fingers, all of which were the strands of hair on the top of his head...... Seeing his sister and Wei Qing, Emperor Wu of Han changed into his favorite regular clothes, and his gray hair was also meticulously cared for.

When everything was sorted out, Wei Qing and Princess Pingyang had not yet appeared, and Emperor Wu of Han led the chamberlain beside him to take the initiative to walk out.

When the chamberlain pushed open the heavy hall door, Emperor Wu of Han had already stepped out of the hall with some eagerness. The wind was howling outside the hall, and Emperor Wu of Han, who was blown by the sudden strong wind, almost did not stand firm.

Without waiting for the chamberlain to help, he continued to walk forward with his big sleeves. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who had walked out a few zhang, was already standing on the edge of the palace palace, and on the long stone steps under his feet, two figures were supporting each other, and they were climbing the stone steps with difficulty against the strong wind.

"Sister..... Wei Qing ...... "Looking at the two figures being blown in the wind, Emperor Wu of Han couldn't help but feel a trace of sourness in his heart.

The weather in Chang'an City today is very strange, the morning is still a clear sky and cloudless, and now it is overcast, and the north wind is blowing even more.

Emperor Wu of Han felt as if the wind was about to overturn people, but he still raised his steps and walked down the stone steps, he also had a bad feeling, it seemed that if he didn't go to Wei Qing's side again, he would lose this good brother and comrade-in-arms forever!

"Your Majesty..... The minister has come to see you....." Wei Qing shouted to Emperor Wu of Han with all his strength, but the wind was too strong, and his voice looked a little messy in the wind, and he couldn't really hear it when it fell into the ears of Emperor Wu of Han.

"Wei Qing...... My great general....." Emperor Wu of Han only vaguely felt that Wei Qing was calling out to himself, and his steps from top to bottom were a little staggering and unsteady.

In this way, the two of them walked towards each other with difficulty in the wind, and about the middle of the stone steps, Emperor Wu of Han finally came to Wei Qing.

Wei Qing tried his best to raise his head and glanced at Emperor Wu of Han, and then a satisfied smile appeared on his face, as if raising his head would consume his great physical strength, and after taking another look at Emperor Wu of Han, Wei Qing lowered his head, and then knelt on the stone steps at the feet of Emperor Wu of Han, his arms forward seemed to salute Emperor Wu of Han, but in the end he may have been unsteady on his feet, and turned into holding the legs of Emperor Wu of Han with both hands.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty leaned down, and his big sleeves fell directly on Wei Qing's body, as if he wanted to shield Wei Qing from the wind and rain.

Feeling the force of the hand holding his legs getting weaker and weaker, Emperor Wu of Han just hugged the already very thin body under him tightly, as if this body might be blown away by the wind at any time.

"Wei Qing, ......" Emperor Wu of Han felt that Wei Qing's hand had lost its strength, and he shouted in grief, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

Emperor Wu of Han just hugged Wei Qing, the corners of his mouth twitched constantly, as if he couldn't say anything when he wanted to...... Wei Qing didn't say anything to Emperor Wu of Han to take care of my sister, and then he died!

When the news of Wei Qing's death reached Hexi, Huo Guang couldn't help but shed tears from the corners of his eyes.

Although Huo Guang, Wei Qing's nominal nephew, did not return to Chang'an, he still held a memorial ceremony for Wei Qing in the Dunhuang Metropolitan Governor's Mansion with the gift of his nephew.

The general Wei Qing died, and the whole Han country mourned. The last time the Han held such a grand funeral was when the hussar general Huo Qu died of illness.

And this time, Wei Qing's funeral was even better! The emperor's edict, an unprecedented precedent, let the crown prince Liu personally support the coffin to send the general to be buried, and the people of Chang'an, except for the emperor and the queen, all sent the general's coffin to Maoling.

When Wei Qing's coffin was placed next to the mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in Maoling, a letter sent by Princess Pingyang also appeared in the hands of Huo Guang, the governor of the Western Regions.

Huo Guang silently read the letter, this letter can be called the last letter of the great general Wei Qing, so that Huo Guang's state of mind could not be calmed down for a long time, but no one knew what Wei Qing had to explain to Huo Guang in the end.

Because when Huo Guang read this letter, he resolutely threw it into the brazier and burned it.

Maybe there is a third person in this world who knows, that is Princess Pingyang, but less than half a year after the death of the general Wei Qing, Princess Pingyang also passed away depressed!

Wei Qing's death represents the official end of the era of the Han Empire's double walls, and since then it has begun to enter the old age of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Shortly after Wei Qing's death, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued the first 'Seeking Order' in his life. A sentence 'If you have extraordinary achievements, you must treat extraordinary people.'

It has been passed down through the ages, and it also shows that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has the determination to open the prosperous era of the Han Dynasty again after Wei Qing's death.

And there was another edict promulgated along with the order of seeking merit, that is, the right to grant the Governor of the Western Regions the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion the right to be a king!