Just three days after Yu Wenye left the Eastern Capital, news emerged from the court that the Emperor would tour Jiangdu.
This was not a surprising piece of news for Shang Ruyi, who had experienced a game of life and death in the Tinghe Building, but for the entire court and even the whole Da Ye Dynasty, it was enough to turn the world upside down.
Although the words of the Emperor at the court assembly were — Now is the time when the trees in Jiangnan are in full bloom, and flocks of orioles flutter about. You all are weary from long years of war; why not ride a crane with me to Jiangnan to see the scenery of the magnolia paddles and the green birds singing in spring?
