After Liu Zong died, Liu Yu enthroned Liu Zong's youngest son, Liu Wen, as emperor. Less than two years later, he forced Liu Wen to abdicate and replaced Han with Song!
However, he did not wipe out the Liu Han Imperial Clan.
Liu Yu made Liu Wen King of Jiangdu, granted him Jiangdu Commandery as his fief, and let him reside in Jiankang to tend the Han Ancestral Temple.
The transition from Han to Song passed in perfect calm throughout Jiangnan. After all, the realm of the Southern Dynasties had been conquered inch by inch by Liu Yu himself! "For generations, they've lived off Han Salary"? Liu Yu was also descended from the Han Vassal Kings, a member of the Han Court Imperial Clan. It wasn't as if he lacked a just claim!
Besides, Liu Zong had practically handed it to him.
Therefore, after Liu Yu proclaimed himself emperor, the Jiangnan Commanderies swiftly sent congratulatory memorials, wishing Your Imperial Majesty many years of peace and happiness.
Jiankang City, Taiji Hall.
After the Sacrifice to Heaven, Liu Yu sat on the throne in the Imperial Court, dressed in Imperial Robes and wearing the Emperor's Twelve-Beaded Curtain, as he received the congratulations of his officials.
The officials knelt in Taiji Hall and paid their respects with a grand bow. King Liu Wen of Jiangdu stood among them.
"May Great Song endure ten thousand years! Long live Your Majesty!"
Liu Yu placed a hand on the armrest and looked down at his ministers. After a brief silence, he suddenly said, "May the glorious Han family endure for a thousand autumns!"
The instant he spoke, the entire hall fell silent.
The Han family?
Shouldn't they... call themselves the Song family now?
Seeing their silence, Liu Yu asked again, "What is it? Do you no