Chapter 173: The Middle Pheasant Sacrifice (I)

The next day, when a round of red sun slowly rises from behind Mount Elan, the gorgeous and colorful morning glow reflects the red half of the sky, and on the imperial guard tower, the low and majestic bell reverberates rhythmically over the royal city.

This is the first time since the new emperor ascended the throne to go out of the palace to the Temple of Heaven to visit the middle pheasant sacrifice, the common people in the royal capital city have long been curious about this perennial sick emperor, the third watch will rush to the Mingde Avenue early to stand on the seat, but the Shenwu camp of the battalion forbidden army is earlier than them, late at night when the heavy rain is pouring, they have already according to the military order to do their own thing, guarding the main roads of the sacrifice ceremony.

As soon as the bell stopped, from the upper three squares of Mingde Avenue to the west to the east, the three floors and the outer three floors that had been surrounded by ordinary people and businessmen from all over the world, and some strange people climbed to the top of each roof, lying on the roof tiles and holding precious dioramas to look down, many of them were kicked down because they blocked the sight of the hidden guards of the high strongholds, and still did not give up and climbed to the crowded position elsewhere, which was really full of people and people, and the grand occasion was unprecedented.

As soon as the hour arrived, the palace gate slowly opened from the inside, the sound of drums, the black armor army set up the imperial military array, the black armor black guard in front, and the white and silver armor palace forbidden army 6,000 Feng Yu Yuan, holding the honor guard, followed by the princes of the states headed by Zhen Yunze, as well as the ministers of various official robes and grades with solemn expressions, and the mighty appeared from the Chengtian Gate.

After the people along the street and the merchants of various countries finally saw the Gulan Emperor, although they couldn't see the true face clearly, they were still noisy like the tide of the sea.

Sweating profusely in the sky under the rising sun, the Praetorian Guards in front of them were still guarded with long halberds to maintain order, but it still did not hinder their enthusiastic and high-pitched cheers, and several people lying on the eaves even fell down because of a moment of forgetfulness, knocking down a bunch of people, causing a lot of turmoil.

The guard of honor marched to the middle of Mingde Avenue, I don't know what happened, I saw that Yu Yuan suddenly stopped, and after slowly landing, under the escort of the Praetorian Guard, the emperor and queen walked down from the chariot and walked slowly forward hand in hand.

The hundreds of officials behind him were obviously stunned and confused, they didn't know what this emperor was thinking, they went to the Temple of Heaven for half an hour, and then walked nine hundred and ninety-nine stone steps to the top, they doubted that it was still unknown whether today's Zhongyan Festival could be carried out smoothly, don't go halfway This sick king suddenly fainted and vomited blood, it was really a bad omen of bad luck for many years.

But everyone just thought about it, and no one dared to step forward to dissuade them, after all, King Rui and the prime minister were right in front of them, and they didn't say anything!

The emperor and queen joined hands, slowly walking under the blue sky of the morning glow, wearing a purple crown court dress, a majestic and lofty demeanor out of the dust, a stunning posture, as bright as the moon, like an immortal descending to earth, the sun and the moon shine together, and the streets are silent for a while.

Just for a moment, I don't know who took the lead in shouting "Long live my king Chang'an, a thousand years of eternal prosperity!"

Immediately after the tsunami: "Long live my king, long live!"

"Long live the King!"

"Queen Jin'an!"

He smiled slightly, and tightened the queen's hand slightly, "Queen, this is our people, it's so good, the widow missed what a good scenery in the early years..."

He was still pale, but the blue color had not faded now, but at this moment, because of his actions, he was already sweating a little, his cheeks were more ruddy, and his smile like a bright moon was even more favorable, and only this way captured the hearts of the people of the royal capital, and also shook the negative rumors that had been circulating for many years.

The queen was full of thoughts, her face was solemn and soft, and when she heard the emotion of the monarch around her, she bowed her head slightly, smiled lightly, and her posture was elegant, quiet and feminine.

The guard of honor came to the foot of the Tiantai Mountain, the envoys of various countries have been waiting for a long time, and everyone was surprised to see the emperor and queen walking hand in hand, but this time it was a solemn and solemn place, and they could not talk loudly, they could only exchange glances, and a group of people followed with their own hearts.

In the ranks of the Praetorian Guards, a pair of amber eyes have been staring at the figure of the emperor and queen in front of her, she is You Xue.

She had only discussed with Yue Chengde in this operation, as for Yuan Ziyue, because Yuan Ziyue had stolen her Heart Erosion, she threatened Yuan Ziyue to help her make a realistic forbidden army mask, and she was not allowed to tell anyone, so she was also an insider.

Yuan Ziyue didn't expect that she was still cautiously discovered by You Xue, so she could only grit her teeth and rush to work overnight, and finally made a satisfactory effect to You Xue before dawn, she told You Xue that there must be a problem in Cao'an Temple, and when the time came, the soldiers were divided into two ways, and she also mixed in, You Xue knew that it was useless to stop her, instead of making trouble without tacit understanding, it was better to readjust the plan and put her into the action, as for what Yuan Ziyue was going to do, she couldn't control it, all trust was the best, this girl was still very reliable.

The mountain is not high, but it is undulating, and the Imperial Guard Pagoda and the El Lan Mountain are called the triangular momentum, which is a superb view of the royal capital.

The higher you go, the more the heat dissipates, and the mountain breeze cools down.

Halfway, the emperor faltered and paused several times, which shocked everyone, but fortunately, he finally walked to the sacrificial platform smoothly, and everyone was relieved, and it could be seen that the king's body was already very good, and King Rui, who had been wandering outside, also stood beside the emperor and the queen with the princes this time, and everyone began to have their own plans in their hearts.

Along the way, what surprised You Xue very much was that Lin Zijian, the Marquis of the town, always drifted to the queen who walked hand in hand with the emperor, and that kind of look was definitely unfinished.

How many women will a man fall in love with in his life? She is a little unworthy of Yao Jinling, but these have nothing to do with her.

The altar is in the shape of a square hollow, and the entire high platform is made of blue-gray basalt, in which the red veins extend and intersect on the surface of the basalt, adding a bit of mysterious magnificence to the altar.

The four diagonal pillars of the altar are carved with the stone pillars of the divine beast soaring straight into the sky, and You Xue saw that the top of each stone pillar had a sharp and isolated top pillar, and a red round stone was attached to the top, which was very strange.

It looks like a lightning rod, but what does the red cobblestone on it do?

In the center of the high platform, there is a disc, which is engraved with mysterious symbols that You Xue can't understand, and the middle of the disc is hollow, with a radius of three zhang wide, and a blue flame is burning inside.

As she looked around, the sacrifice had begun.

The monks of Cao'an Temple, who had already stood under the altar, were dressed in magnolia-colored monk's robes, and were already sitting cross-legged on both sides of the high platform to meditate and recite scriptures.

The emperor and queen stood on the high platform hand in hand, and under the guidance of the presiding monk, they stepped up to the altar step by step, and bowed three times and bowed nine times.

At this moment, the original blue sky, white clouds and bright sun suddenly darkened, and black clouds rolled in the distance, sweeping over the royal capital in an instant, and seeing that it would be another storm.

The monks who were reciting the scriptures looked at the changing sky, and their eyes showed surprise, and the senior brother who was good at observing the stars and yin and yang last night had already asserted that today would only be a sunny day, so why did he suddenly look at a thunderstorm?

Among the royal family, the number of Nanhai kings is the highest, and this time, the emperor personally invited the Nanhai king to recite the sacrificial text.

Therefore, when the sky was getting darker and darker, and the dark clouds were pressing down, the king of the South China Sea calmly knelt down and kowtowed three times calmly and calmly stepped onto the high platform, stood under the emperor, and recited the lengthy ancient sacrificial words loudly:

At the beginning of the flood in the past, the confusion, the five elements were not lucky, the two were not clear, which stood upright, there was no voice, the emperor of the gods came out of the royal Xi, the beginning of the judgment of turbidity and clearness, the sky and the earth were people, and the group of things was born.

......

On the altar, the three pillars of gold-veined long incense and white smoke curled, and suddenly there was a scream from the distant mountain, high-pitched and sharp, the original solemn and solemn scene was instantly chaotic, and the tragic situation when the Huoluo sect was in turmoil at the altar was vivid, since that time, the envoys of all countries participated in the middle of the Kulan country for the first time, and their hearts were palpitating, and at this moment they were even more like a bird with a frightened bow.

On the high platform, the swarthy and resolute face of the king of the South China Sea was unmoved, and he continued to read:

... There is an infinite amount, eternal and high-thick, slaughtering the emperor for a long time, Weichen suddenly kowtowed, and Mu Enguang...

When the king of the South China Sea finished reciting the last verse of the sacrifice, suddenly a huge lightning bolt in the dark sky slashed into the air, and jumped straight into the center of the blue flame in the center of the altar.

When the thunder roared closely, Zhen Yunze was already close to the emperor's side, and at the first time of the lightning split, he rolled on the spot with the emperor and queen to avoid the fire attack, although it was very embarrassing, but the emperor was unscathed, but the queen messed up her hair and her face turned blue, and she looked at King Rui angrily.

King Rui brushed away the sparks on the pendulum of his robe, half of which was scorched black, and he was very embarrassed.

If it weren't for the king to protect the queen for the first time, he wouldn't have been sluggish for a moment, half of his body was affected by the thunder and fire, he looked thoughtfully at the inky black stone next to him, if it weren't for this stone, the king might not be able to avoid the fire that exploded in an instant, who would it be?

The envoys and ministers under the altar were holding their heads and running around, and some of them even wanted to flee down the mountain in embarrassment, but they were all half-protected and half-blocked by the well-trained black-armored army.

Fortunately, after that fierce blow, the lightning of the Heavenly Dao Dao was still dancing like a group of snakes, but the altar had been stabilized, the newly ascended Praetorian Guard replaced the brother who was burned by the fire, and You Xue also took the opportunity to go to the side of the king and queen of the South China Sea to escort, she saw that the scorched black part of the robe on the right elbow of Zhen Yunze was bloodshot, her face changed, and her heart was a little painful, but at this moment, everyone was watching, and there was nothing she could do.

The king of the South Sea put away the sacrificial text and respectfully enshrined it on the sacrificial table, although his resolute face was burned, it was only a small injury, and his eyes reflecting the blue fire looked a little weird.

Next, it is still the monks who surround the altar, sprinkle holy water in their hands, and chant words around the emperor and queen's relatives, and every three circles, the emperor and queen will kneel and knock three times.

At this time, the muffled thunder faded away, and when the lightning intermittent, raindrops the size of beans began to fall on everyone's heads.

It's raining.

I don't dare to look at the background data now, for fear that the data will drop and I will have a heart attack.

I'm scared, I'm afraid.,In short.,Ask for collection.,Ask for recommendation.,Thank you.

(End of chapter)