Chapter 1481: Sacrifice to the Heavens
Seeing the long ceremonial guard of worship leaving Beijing, the people and horses of all parties hidden in the lively crowd quietly retreated, gearing up to make the final preparations, waiting for the signal to move!
In the long line, Zhou Yan dressed up as a small servant and followed next to the sedan chair of Lao Minjun Wang, walking silently with the team, step by step, towards his end. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½.vd.
If he fails, everyone in the capital hides on the spot and waits for the opportunity to leave, but he, as well as Li Fu, Lian Ze, Lao Minjun Wang and others who did it at the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony, will definitely not escape death!
His heart was beating wildly, and his palms were full of cold sweat!
Zhou Yan secretly took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. The hatred of his father and grandfather all fell on him, and he must not have the slightest cowardice and messiness!
The tall and wide altar is already in sight, surrounded by flags, and the extraordinarily tall and majestic warriors are armed with spears, long knives, and golden melons, etc., and are guarded on all sides, with bright armor and majestic majesty!
Around the altar, countless colorful sheds were built for the nobles of the clan and the ministers of civil and military affairs to rest temporarily.
Layer after layer of the periphery, there were countless guards standing densely.
When the procession arrived, the originally cold and empty venue suddenly became lively, and the sound of clothes and shoes and walking alone was like a tide.
The celebrant eunuch raised a long silent whip: "Smack!" Syllable! Syllable! He waved it three times, and the deep sound was like a muffled thunderbolt, and everyone immediately fell silent.
Under the guidance of the little eunuchs, they stood in their respective positions and greeted the emperor under the imperial palace. All the followers who came with them knelt far away on the periphery.
"The emperor has arrivedβ"
The shrill singing and shouting came, resounding through the eardrums, Zhou Yan's hand clenched into a fist, his palms tightened, and he subconsciously raised his eyes slightly to look over.
The bright yellow color came into his eyes at first glance, and it pierced his heart deeply! His eyes flashed with grief and indignation, and he bit his lip.
After the long greetings were read, with the voice of King Li, "All the ministers are flat!" The ministers thanked him and stood up in order according to the rank of the knighthood.
Zhou Yan and the others also got up, and they quietly rushed to the side of the king of Lao Min under the leadership of another confidant servant of the king of Lao Min, and the two of them rushed to the side of the king of Lao Min, "Wait!" β
said that he went to serve by his side, but in fact, it was just a neat dress and accessories for the king of Lao Minjun, and the king of Lao Min and other clan ministers walked up to the altar with King Li, but they still couldn't accompany him!
However, it was waiting under the altar, and it was easy to go up and down.
In the singing and shouting of the chief eunuch, the ministers followed King Li step by step to the high altar.
In the middle of the large altar, there are three layers of high platforms, and the last procedure of the ritual is that the emperor, who is the son of heaven, will light the fire on the high platform by himself.
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The whole ceremony was carried out one by one in a solemn atmosphere.
The ministers knelt and saluted again and again according to the rules and etiquette rehearsed in advance, and the voice of the celebrant eunuch poured into the ears for a long time, which made people seem a little abrupt. The feeling of boundless emptiness seems to make even its own existence a little unreal!
I don't want to, it's a mutation!
Just as King Li was about to step up to the high platform above the altar with the sacrificial flame in his hand, he shouted, "Slow! "It was as if it had fallen from the sky and shocked everyone!
Under the stunned gaze of everyone, the old king of the python robe and jade crown slowly came out of the ranks, and his expression was as serious and cold as he had never been. Everyone was stunned: who had ever seen him look like this?
"Dare to ask His Royal Highness King Li, Emperor Xian, how did you go? The fire in the East Palace that night, does it have anything to do with His Royal Highness? His Royal Highness succeeded to the throne, and the name is justified? β
Liwang's face "Huh! Suddenly he turned white, and his hand holding the burning cypress stick shook and almost dropped the stick to the ground.
"Presumptuous!" Zhu Sangongzi came out of the ranks angrily and shouted: "You are a courtier, you dare to question the emperor and dare to commit a crime, so bold!" Come on, take it for me! β
"Humph!" The king of Lao Minjun sneered at him and said disdainfully: "This king looks at who dares!" What this king asks, not only the doubts in the hearts of this king, but also the doubts in the hearts of the people of the world, Your Highness, please speak clearly to the heavens and the people of the world! If you dare to deceive the heavens, you will be punished by heaven! β
"Boom!" All of a sudden, the words of the king of Lao Minjun were like a boulder falling into the lake, setting off a monstrous wave, and the ministers exploded the pot, where could they still bear it, and they exchanged their heads and ears, and talked about it.
Those ministers and clans who had secretly made an agreement with Lao Minjun Wang and Zhou Yan even took advantage of the topic to play, all kinds of agitation and instigation, and the scene was out of control!
King Li was trembling with anger and shouted, "Shut up!" Uncle the old emperor, I respect you as an elder, how can you talk so nonsense and deceive people's hearts! Thinking that you are old, I don't care about you, and I shouldn't have heard what you said! Uncle Huangzu, please do it yourself! β
King Lao Minjun sneered, staring at King Li for a moment with bright eyes: "What does Your Highness mean by this?" Is this a threat to this king? β
said unceremoniously and rehashed the words, pressing step by step: "The question just now, please answer your highness!" β
"You!" King Li's face was pale, his eyes were like frost, and he couldn't wait to ask someone to chop King Lao Minjun into meat sauce! But he knew, no!
At least, not at the moment!
"Old prince, I think you are an old fool and a fool, talking nonsense here! Your Majesty, the ministers must be tired when they see the old prince, so it's better to ask the old prince to go back and rest first! When the old prince is rested, he will naturally not be confused! β
Zhu Sangongzi was despised by the king of Lao Min and didn't care about it, so he said again. He had to speak out at that time, just to remind King Li to react quickly!
As soon as Zhu Sangongzi's words fell, the backbone of Liwang's faction echoed and said yes.
Liwang suddenly came to his senses: Not bad! At this moment, we must hurry up and get this troublesome Buddha away!
He immediately nodded and said, "You are still careful, I also made the old emperor's uncle confused!" Someone comes, invite the old prince down, send him back to the Minjun Palace, and go to the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat! Be careful along the way, don't be rude to the old prince! β
The two eunuchs who were targeted by King Liwang hesitated to agree "yes" and stepped forward hesitantly.
King Lao Minjun laughed angrily, glared at King Li, and said loudly: "This king has the gold medal given by the first emperor, I see who dares to move!" β
As he spoke, he took out a palm-sized gold medal from his bosom and held it high.
This kind of thing cannot be faked, and no one dares to make a fake to deceive people in front of everyone on such an occasion. Even though he didn't test it in his hand, he was already in his heart and believed the words of King Lao Minjun.