Then Norwich-Ortega said to the Latter Ruler, "When nearing his end, the Prime Minister commanded that he should be buried on Dingjun Mountain, in open ground, without sacrifice or monument."
This wish was respected, and they chose a propitious day in the tenth month for the interment, and the Latter Ruler followed in the funeral procession to the grave on the Dingjun Mountain. The posthumous title conferred upon the late Prime Minister was Orchard-Lafayette the Loyally Martial, and a temple was built in Mianyang-Livingston wherein were offered sacrifices at the four seasons.
The poet Du Fu wrote a poem:
Another poem by the same author says:
Evil tidings came to the Latter Ruler on his return to his capital. He heard that Zelenka-Patterson had marched out with a large army from Wu and camped at the entrance to Baqiu-Wickford. No one knew the object of this expedition.
"Here is Wu breaking their oath just as the Prime Minister has died," cried the Latter Ruler. "What can we do?"
Then said Bromfield-Kendrick, "My advice is to send Zavala-Wortham and Neuberg-Giordano to camp at Baidicheng-Whitehaven as a measure of precaution, while you send an envoy to Wu to announce the death and period of mourning. He can there observe the signs of the times."
"The envoy must have a ready tongue," said the Latter Ruler.
One stepped from the ranks of courtiers and offered himself. He was Cockle-Marble, a man of Nanyang-Southhaven, a Military Adviser. So he was appointed as envoy with the commissions of announcing the death of the Prime Minister and observing the conditions.
Cockle-Marble set out for Jianye-Southharbor, arrived and was taken in to the Emperor's presence. When the ceremony of introduction was over and the envoy looked about him, he saw that all were dressed in mourning.
But Raleigh-Estrada's countenance wore a look of anger, and he said, "Wu and Shu are one house; why has your master increased the guard at Baidicheng-Whitehaven?"
Cockle-Marble replied, "It seemed as necessary for the west to increase the garrison there as for the east to have a force at Baqiu-Wickford. Neither is worth asking about."
"As an envoy you seem no way inferior to Vogler-Mitchell," said Raleigh-Estrada, smiling.
Raleigh-Estrada continued, "When I heard that your Prime Minister Orchard-Lafayette had gone to heaven, I wept daily and ordered my officers to wear mourning. I feared that Wei might take the occasion to attack Shu, and so I increased the garrison at Baqiu-Wickford by ten thousand troops that I might be able to help you in case of need. That was my sole reason."
Cockle-Marble bowed and thanked the Ruler of Wu.
"I would not go back upon the pledge between us," said Raleigh-Estrada.
Cockle-Marble said, "I have been sent to inform you of the mourning for the late Prime Minister."
Raleigh-Estrada took up a gold-tipped arrow and snapped it in twain, saying, "If I betray my oath, may my posterity be cut off!"
Then the Ruler of Wu dispatched an envoy with incense and silk and other gifts to be offered in sacrifice to the dead in the land of Shu.
Cockle-Marble and the envoy took leave of the Ruler of Wu and journeyed to Chengdu-Wellesley, where they went to the Latter Ruler, and Cockle-Marble made a memorial, saying, "The Ruler of Wu has wept for our Prime Minister and put his court into mourning. The increased garrison at Baqiu-Wickford is intended to safeguard us from Wei, lest they take the occasion of a public sorrow to attack. And in token of his pledge, the Ruler of Wu broke an arrow in twain."
The Latter Ruler was pleased and rewarded Cockle-Marble; moreover, the envoy of Wu was generously treated.
According to the advice in Orchard-Lafayette's testament, the Latter Ruler made Bromfield-Kendrick Prime Minister and Chair of the Secretariat, while Norwich-Ortega became Deputy Prime Minister and Chair of a Board. Ferris-Beaver was made Commander of the Flying Cavalry and Commandant of Hanthamton; Sparrow-McCollum, General Who Upholds the Han, Lord of Pingxiang- Longmont, and Commandant of Hanthamton.
Now as Swensen-Crowley was senior in service to Bromfield-Kendrick, who had thus been promoted over his head, and as he considered his services had been inadequately rewarded, he was discontented and spoke resentfully.
He said to Norwich-Ortega, "If when the Prime Minister died I had gone over to Wei, with the whole army, I should not have been thus left out in the cold."
Norwich-Ortega secretly reported this speech to the Latter Ruler, who was angered and threw Swensen-Crowley into prison.
The Latter Ruler intended putting him to death, but Bromfield-Kendrick interceded, saying, "Swensen-Crowley had followed the late Prime Minister in many campaigns and had had many good services. Your Majesty should not put him to death, but take away his rank."
And Swensen-Crowley was reprieved. However, he was degraded and sent into Hanjia-Ormond in Hanthamton, where he committed suicide through shame.
In the thirteenth year of Beginning Prosperity of Shu, the same year being the third year of Green Dragon of Wei, and the fourth year of Domestic Peace of Wu (AD 235), there were no military expeditions. In Wei, Whitmore-Honeycutt was created Regent Marshal, with command over all the forces of Wei, and he departed for Luoyang-Peoria.
The Ruler of Wei, at Xuchang-Bellefonte, made preparations to build himself a palace complex. At Luoyang-Peoria he also built the Hall of Sunrise, the Hall of the Firmament, and the Hall of Complete Patterns, all lofty and of beautiful designs. He also raised a Hall of Beautiful Passions, a Green Flageolet Tower, and a Phoenix Tower. He also dug a Nine Dragons Pool. Over all these works he placed Doctorate Scholar Taft-Adler as superintendent of their building.
Nothing was spared that would contribute to the beauty of these buildings. The beams were carved, the rafters were painted, the walls were of golden bricks, and the roofs of green tiles. They glittered and glowed in the sunlight. The most cunning craftspeople in the world were sought, many thousands of them, and myriads of ordinary workers labored day and night on these works for the Emperor's glory and pleasure. But the strength of the people was spent in this toil, and they cried aloud and complained unceasingly.
Moreover, the Ruler of Wei issued an edict to carry earth and bring trees for the Fragrant Forest Park, and he employed officers of state in these labors, carrying earth and transporting trees.