Chapter 77:
In the morning, the sun had just risen, and the sunlight was faint.
Emperor Yonghe was sitting on the terrace of a small building, his eyes half-closed, feeling a bit sleepy.
Ever since he left the palace, his sleep hasn’t been very good. He woke up as soon as it was daylight, and now he was starting to feel drowsy.
Downstairs on the street, more and more people were gradually appearing. Some familiar pedestrians stopped to chat and greet each other, while street vendors selling pancakes called out along the street. The voices were noisy but not sharp. This was a scene rarely seen by Emperor Yonghe, who had lived in the deep palace for a long time.
"I wonder how long days like this can last…"
Emperor Yonghe closed his eyes and gradually lost focus.
Since the Inhuman War, the Great Yan Imperial Court has been in decline, and as the current emperor, he didn’t have the mood or energy to come all the way to Heyang City in Nan Province for some undercover visit.
Undercover visits are something only founding or prosperous emperors can do.
But forty years after the Inhuman War, with heavy taxes and deep-seated grievances in the Great Yan, why would Emperor Yonghe engage in undercover visits?