The Breeze of Dusk with the Scent of Musk

Chapter 30: The Happiest Marriages

In the Crown Kingdom in the Peace Province in the Jasmine City, Yueliang Jian has vanquished Zixin Quon and restored the throne of the Chinese Empire. He has also successfully united the Chinese Empire under his rule. Now, the Chinese nation will live in peace and tranquility after the long conflict and battle between Yueliang and Zixin. Today is the Imperial Inauguration Ceremony in which Yueliang will be officially announced as the new Emperor of the Chinese Empire. Yueliang and Taiyang dressed formally for the occasion and they invited their closest friends (Junjie Song, Liling Heng, Mei Shun and Mohammad Azzumurrud), the kings and queens of the five kingdoms, the loyal ministers and the army leaders to attend this glorious ceremony. There will be a fine dinner banquet to celebrate this unique event in the history of the Chinese Empire. Before the dinner banquet, Yueliang delivered a majestic sermon in which he enumerated the general directions of his politics during the new era of his leadership of the Chinese nation.

Yueliang's Inauguration Sermon

"In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the One and Only True God, my Creator, the Creator of humankind and the Creator of everything. Peace be upon all the prophets and messengers of Allah. Peace be upon Prophet Muhammad, the final Prophet and Messenger of Allah who was sent with the message of Islam to all mankind. Dear respected Chinese citizens, today is a special occasion for the Chinese Empire. Today is the inauguration of the new Chinese Emperor. You have chosen me as the new Chinese Emperor and you have put your trust in me as your new leader. Being the Chinese Emperor is the ultimate honor and privilege one can get in the Chinese Empire. I want to thank you deeply for your trust and for choosing me for this glorious position. Being the Chinese Emperor is not only an honor but also a great responsibility that I take seriously. I will do my best to bring justice, welfare, prosperity and development to the Chinese nation. Without your help and support, I would not be able to reach where I am today. I was the Crown Prince of the Chinese Empire according the Chinese Imperial Constitution but since Zixin Quon usurped the throne by his evil coup, I had to fight with my fellow Chinese soldiers in order to vanquish Zixin and restore the throne from his grip. Together, we spent so much of our blood, money and effort to defeat Zixin and his soldiers and set things right after Zixin and his soldiers brought chaos and calamities to the Chinese people by their devious policies. At the end, Allah made us victorious and we could restore justice and bring peace to the Chinese nation.

So many noble innocent people have lost their lives as a result of the unjust coup of Zixin. This list includes, but is not limited to: my father, Emperor Wei Jian and my mother, Empress Fang Huan; my uncles, Li Jian, Jun Jian, Laquan Jian and Shen Jian; my aunts, Mu Shan, Min Hui, Zhi Ru and Yun Xing; my cousins, Qiu, Xue, Shan, Jiao, Lin, Liu, Yi, Xiang, Kun, Lian, Ting, Yong and Zan; the family of Junjie Song [Yueliang mentioned all their names]; the two officers from the Ministry of Intelligence, Delun Fengge and Qingling Mingyu who were killed while defending my uncles, Li Jian and Laquan Jian and their families; Tai Wang and Shuang Yan, the king and the queen of the Ruby Kingdom and Bai Chin and Mu Jie, the king and the queen of the Star Kingdom; and Wesheng Zihao, the Imperial Minister of Finance. I cannot forget to mention all the brave soldiers who were killed as a result of the coup.

In this magnificent occasion, I must thank certain people by name in order to show my great appreciation for them. First and foremost, I want to thank my sister, Taiyang Jian, for helping and supporting me during all the hardships that we went through together. When I was extremely heartbroken, Taiyang would soothe my pain by her moving words that infused hope in my heart and raised my morale tremendously. I want to thank Junjie Song, the Imperial Minister of Intelligence, for accompanying me throughout my journey and doing his best to protect me and my sister, Taiyang, from all dangers. I also want to thank Yingjie Zhuang, the Deputy Imperial Minister of Intelligence, who communicated with us professionally and conveyed for us the significant news about Zixin and his moves. I also want to thank our spy from the Ministry of Intelligence, Lijuan Shanyuan, for sharing with us grave secrets and news about Zixin that helped us greatly in defeating Zixin and his army. I want to thank everyone from the Ministry of Intelligence who helped us in achieving our noble victory. In addition, I want to thank, Liqin Bowen, who has hosted us in his house in the Rainbow City throughout the crisis. He has been very generous, caring for and protective of us. I cannot forget to thank my sweetheart, Liling Heng, and her friend, Mei Shun, for helping us nullify the magic of Zixin and for their patience with the great torture of Zixin for the sake of our glorious cause. I also thank our Syrian guest, Mohammad Azzumurrud, for teaching us about Islam, the Arabic and Islamic civilization and the Islamic Incantation by which we could completely nullify the magic of Zixin. I am also grateful to Omar Almarjan, the cousin of Mohammad Azzumurrud, for introducing us to Mohammad Azzumurrud. I cannot forget to thank the three kings and queens of the Crown, Cloud and Pearl kingdoms who suffered from Zixin's coup and went through similar hardships as us. Thank you so much King Lei Keung and Queen Shui Lim, King Qiang Sheng and Queen Ya Peng and King Dong Hai and Queen Lan He for all what you have done to serve our noble cause and make us the victor in our war against Zixin. I also want to thank the two temporary kings and queens of the Ruby and Star kingdoms that I appointed during our fierce war with Zixin. Thank you so much King Tuxuan Haoran and Queen Liqiu Mingxia and King Yuhang Yichen and Queen Lihua Suyin for all your great effort to keep peace in the Ruby and Star kingdoms during these difficult times. Furthermore, I must thank all the army leaders who fought with me a myriad of battles across the five kingdoms until we could defeat Zixin and restore the throne. Namely, I want to thank [Yueliang started mentioning the names of all his army leaders] ... I am much grateful for General Guozhi Hop and General Zimo Bambang for defecting from the army of Zixin and joining our army. Their defection has tipped the balance of power in the war in our favor.