Chapter 1253. crown

What is the Central Committee of 10,000 People?

More than 500 Roman senators, more than 800 ministers of the fifth rank and above, more than 10,000 Praetorian Guards, as well as nobles of various tribes, leaders, envoys of Fanbang, and dense Caesarea citizens, more than 100,000.

So many people waited at the gates of the church of St. John according to their ranks, and all the fiery eyes of all were focused on one person, breathing with his breath, with his mood or depression or madness, and there was no greater power than this.

In St. John's Cathedral, each of whom is a bishop of the famous side, here he can only hold a silver cross like a probationary priest, bow his head and pray, on the altar, holding the crown in both hands, and the Patriarch Theodora I also praises the holiness of God and the authority of Li Jie in fluent Latin, and explains the reason for crowning him with the throne.

The voice seemed to have magical power, and the hearts of those who listened to it were fluctuating, but what Theodora I said, Li Jie no longer paid attention, and his whole spirit was all gathered on the golden crown.

It is a masterpiece that can be called a masterpiece of the craftsmen of the East and the West, and it brings together almost all the symbols and totems of the divine authority of the East and the West.

The crown is still basically based on the crown of the Tang Emperor as the basic prototype, but on the wrong gold hat, the olive branch symbolizing the Western imperial power replaces the traditional Chinese arabesque pattern and Ganoderma lucidum cloud, and further up, nine five-clawed double-headed golden dragons are entrenched around a ruby that resembles a fiery red sun, symbolizing the annexation of the Roman Empire by the Great Min, taking into account the supreme right to rule the East and the West.

On the one hand, he has surpassed the emperor in terms of actual rights, and feels that this is just a false name, on the other hand, he also adheres to the strategic policy proposed by Zhu Sheng to Zhu Yuanzhang in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty.

Build high walls, accumulate grain, and slowly become king!

He doesn't need to be called the king, although the position of the king of Min is almost the last of the kings, but he is also the king, but with the emperor as the goal, Li Jie can still mobilize the ministers to move forward continuously, which is why he has today's territory.

Originally, Li Jie thought that he didn't care much about this title, but when he really faced this crown, he found that he was wrong.

The hat that symbolizes absolute power and absolute glory, looking at it, attracts Li Jie's desire all the time, and when he wears it, he can be rightfully praised as the emperor in the future! Adored and fanatical.

When you wear it, you are the first person in the East and the West! Everyone has to be happy and angry around their emotions, and sorrow and happiness, their own words can make people soar, and a word can make people fall into hell, this is the charm of power! Looking at it, even the rich divine taste of Emperor Taizong, who had suppressed him breathlessly, was much lighter, almost nothing, and now the one in Chang'an was no longer in Li Jie's eyes.

The throne is within reach!

Unconsciously, even Li Jie didn't notice that his eyes were slightly red, and he was breathing rapidly, and the same rapid breathing came from behind him.

The phoenix crown of the mother in the world, even the eldest grandson weaving can not be calm, and the crown of the co-ruling emperor issued by the real Patriarch of Constantinople in the witness of the entire Senate is also Anna's lifelong pursuit.

Finally, Theodora I's verbose Latin hymn was finished, and though he was a little reluctant, he handed the glittering golden crown to the King of Min.

According to the Christian tradition, the patriarch at this time granted the right on behalf of God, even the Roman emperor had to kneel down to greet the golden crown, however, unexpectedly, Li Jie did not mean to kneel, stretched out his hand, almost took the golden crown in a way that was almost snatched, and immediately put it on his head.

This scene stunned everyone in the church.

However, even more excessively is still to come, Li Jie actually deprived the patriarch of the right to continue to be crowned, wearing the crown, and casually picked up the queen's phoenix crown and the crown of the co-ruling emperor and turned around, seeing this, the eldest grandson immediately knelt down gracefully, Anna was stunned for a moment, and then quickly knelt down, if she didn't kneel, the crown would be gone.

One person and one top, Li Jie was quite careful at this time, and put it on for the two of them quite lovingly, and then pulled them up, and then noticed that the church seemed to be a little quiet, and turned around and asked the patriarch whose face was already gloomy to no longer speak: "Is there any problem?"

Without waiting for the patriarch to answer, the old Xiao Sheng outside couldn't wait to perform three bows and nine bows, and shouted happily.

"Long live Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who rules over all directions and eight seas, long live, long live!"

Following the Ministry of Rites, the rest of the prime ministers' ministers and ministers were also excited to bow and knock, shouting long live Your Majesty, followed by the forbidden army in the garrison block was also kneeling on one knee with a halberd and a long sword, praising long live, and the outermost crowd watching the ceremony was even more unlikely to know the contradictions of what happened inside, the military masters were all kneeling, and they were even more kowtowing like pounding garlic, some shouted Augustus, and some shouted sand.

Sha was a common voice among the monarchs of the East, including the Greek monarchs, and compared to the Russian Tsars hundreds of years later, Li Jie called Shana justified.

Things were somewhat beyond the expectations of the members of the Roman Senate, originally they still expected Christian law to bind Li Jie, but now it seems that they are counting on unbreakable rules, and in Li Jie's hands, they are only a layer of paper.

Seeing Li Jie's majestic gaze on them, the Roman patriarch suddenly sobered up, and more than 500 people also prostrate on the ground, saying long live.

In fact, the suppression of imperial power by Christianity in this era is far from reaching its peak, and more than 50 years later in history, when the Pope crowned Charlemagne, who established the Holy Roman Empire, he suddenly put a crown on his head and declared him the Roman Emperor, and more than a thousand years later, when Napoleon, a Western military wonder and a highly respected man in later generations, succeeded to the throne of the French Emperor, he also reached out and took the crown from the Pope.

Like Li Jie, they were the founders of empires and conquerors of territories, and they did not need to pray to God to give them power, and after thinking about this, Patriarch Constantine had to bow his proud head and pay tribute to the new emperor.

Outside Caesarea.

The cheers from all over the city were the best signal, and the little wild tiger who was guarding the beach in the cold wind also showed his heartfelt joy, but he still did not forget his duty, and the soldier who was guarding a cannon barrel facing the beach gave the order.

"It's time to signal!"

Bang bang bang~

The tiger squat cannon was used as a launch canister, and the three red signal flares went straight into the blue sky, and then the fireworks that had been prepared in the city for a long time were also released, and for a while, a large number of gorgeous flowers bloomed in the sky, and the night sky of the entire city was illuminated.

At that time, Li Jie's hand even shook Chang'an, and even the emperor Li Shimin was shocked, Caesarea and Constantinople, this group of turtles naturally had not seen, just because of the oppression of power, had to kneel and salute, but now seeing the spectacular scene of fireworks in the sky, a large group of Greek and Roman people fell down again in disbelief, shouting that the kingdom of heaven is coming!

Even the Grand Patriarch of Constantinople knelt on the side of the car tremblingly, praying to God with a pale face, and a sense of superiority arose in the hearts of the Fujian princes and ministers on the side, and they actually walked in front of the Roman buns with their heads held high.

However, the three signal flares were not for the fireworks in the city, but for Li Yexu's army in Europe, which was a few miles away.

In the second part of the agreement, after the King of Min was crowned Roman Emperor, Constantine IV ceded Constantinople, and the Min people let him go to Greece.

With the same joy on his face, he raised his wine glass to Sheng Lianshan, who was already a little drunk, and Li Yexu, who had been staring at the sky, drank it all, and then ran back to the camp quickly, and the Arab cavalry that had been in front of the western wall of Constantinople for a long time, the heavy infantry of Damin finally retreated like a tide, and the gates of Constantinople, which had been confined for many days, were also opened.

At the head of the city, the white face of Constantine IV, who was wearing the emperor's purple robe, was as white as water at this time, and his eyes looked at the colorful sky with resentment, and the words that almost bubbled cold squeezed out from between his teeth.

"Out of town!"