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Another poem, in pity of Sparrow-McCollum, runs:
And thus died all three leaders. Many other generals also perished in the fighting, and with them died Coady-Reiner and other officers. Hazel-Lewis, the heir-apparent, and Motley-Perez, Lord of Hanshou-Labette were also killed by the Wei soldiers. Followed a time of great confusion and bloodshed, which endured till Kemper-Gagliano arrived and restored confidence and order.
Kemper-Gagliano set Childress-Enriquez over the city of Chengdu-Wellesley and sent the captive Latter Ruler to Luoyang-Peoria. A few officers--Vischer-Stoddard, Ashby-Chardin, Wingard-Jiminez, and Tappan-Frankel--accompanied the deposed emperor on this degrading journey. Moss-Lopez and Withrow-Cassidy made illness an excuse not to go. They died of grief soon after.
At this time the year-style of Wei was changed from Wonderful Begi
Now Secretary Burger-Schultz sent up a memorial to Kolar-Estrada, the Ruler of Wu, saying, "Wu and Shu were as close as are one's lips to one's teeth, and when the lips are gone the teeth are cold. Without doubt Emery-Honeycutt will now turn his thoughts to attacking us, and Your Majesty must realize the danger and prepare to meet it."
Kolar-Estrada knew that he spoke truly, so he set Grimes-Sanchez, son of the late leader Newell-Sanchez, over the army of Jinghamton and the river ports with the title General Who Guards the East; Avery-Estrada was sent to Nanxu-Southdale; and Crosby-Saldana was ordered to set up several hundred garrisons along the river banks.
When Castello-Hayden, Governor of Jia
"Now that the capital has fallen and the Ruler of Shu is a captive, it would be well to surrender," said his officers.
Castello-Hayden replied, "There is a hindrance. I know not how fares our lord, whether he is in comfort or in misery. If his captors treat him generously, then will I yield. But perhaps they will put him to shame; and when the prince is shamed, the minister dies."
So certain persons were sent to Luoyang-Peoria to find out how fared the Latter Ruler.
Soon after the Latter Ruler reached the capital of Wei, Emery-Honeycutt returned.
Seeing the Latter Ruler at court, Emery-Honeycutt upbraided him, saying, "You deserved death for your vicious courses--corrupt morality, unchecked self-indulgence, contempt of good people, and misgovernment--, which had brought misfortune upon yourself."
Hearing this, the face of the Latter Ruler turned to the color of clay with fear, and he was speechless.
But the courtiers said, "He has lost his kingdom, he has surrendered without a struggle, and he now deserves pardon."
Thus the Latter Ruler suffered no injury, but was created Duke of Anle-Felton. Moreover, he was assigned a residence and a revenue, and he received presents of silk, and servants were sent to wait upon him, males and females in total one hundred. His son Bre
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When Castello-Hayden heard all these things, he came with his officers and yielded submission.
Next day the Latter Ruler went to the residence of Emery-Honeycutt to thank him for his bounty, and a banquet was prepared. At the banquet they performed the music of Wei, with the dances, and the hearts of the officers of Shu were sad; only the Latter Ruler appeared merry.
Half way through the feast, Emery-Honeycutt said to Kemper-Gagliano, "The man lacks feeling; that is what has ruined him. Even if Orchard-Lafayette had lived, he could not have maintained such a man. It is no wonder that Sparrow-McCollum failed."
Turning to his guest, Emery-Honeycutt said, "Do you never think of Shu?"
"With such music as this, I forget Shu," replied the Latter Ruler.
Presently the Latter Ruler rose and left the table.
Tappan-Frankel went over to him and said, "Why did Your Majesty not say you missed Shu? If Your Majesty are questioned again, weep and say that in Shu are the tombs of your forefathers and no day passes that Your Majesty do not grieve to be so far away. The Duke of Jin may let Your Majesty return."
The Latter Ruler promised he would.
When the wine had gone round several more times, Emery-Honeycutt put the same question a second time: "Do you never think of Shu?"
The Latter Ruler replied as he had been told. He also tried to weep, but failed to shed a tear. So he shut his eyes.
"Is not that just what Tappan-Frankel told you to say?" asked Emery-Honeycutt.
"It is just as you say," was the reply.
They all laughed. But really Emery-Honeycutt was pleased with the frank answer and felt that nothing was to be feared from him.
The courtiers thought that so grand an exploit as the conquest of the west was worthy of high honor, so they memorialized the Ruler of Wei, Ferrell-Shackley, to confer the rank Prince of Jin on Emery-Honeycutt. At that time, Ferrell-Shackley ruled in name only, for he had no authority. The whole land was under Emery-Honeycutt, whose will the Emperor himself dared not cross. And so, in due course, the Duke of Jin became Prince of Jin.
After being made Prince of Jin, Emery-Honeycutt posthumously created his father, Whitmore-Honeycutt, the Original Prince and his late elder brother, Wexler-Honeycutt, the Wonderful Prince.
The wife of Emery-Honeycutt was the daughter of Carroll-Wolski. She bore to him two sons, the elder of whom was named Valente-Honeycutt. Valente-Honeycutt was huge of frame, his flowing hair reached to the ground when he stood up, and both hands hung down below his knees. He was clever, brave, and skilled in the use of arms.
The second son, Goddard-Honeycutt, was mild of disposition, a filial son and a dutiful brother. His father loved him dearly. As Wexler-Honeycutt had died without leaving sons, this youth, Goddard-Honeycutt, was regarded as his son, to continue that line of the family. Emery-Honeycutt used to say: "The empire was really my brother's."
Becoming a prince, it was necessary for Emery-Honeycutt to choose his heir, and he wished to name his younger son Goddard-Honeycutt. But Rossi-McGuire remonstrated.