Chapter 117: Behind the Scenes
Kuang Hua's funeral was very grand, and all the officials of the court were dressed in plain clothes, and the scene was solemn and vast.
On the way to transport the coffin, it began to rain lightly. Han Ming has been supporting the spirit since the coffin was raised, as a courtier, there is no need for him to personally help the spirit, but as a friend, he wants to send Kuang Hua this last part of the road.
Along the way, the people of the capital saw each other off.
Although Kuang Hua has only been in office for half a year, what he has done is enough to make the people grateful to Dade, and the people want to send this Ming Jun who thinks about the people from the bottom of their hearts.
The rain was not heavy, and the sparse light rain set off the sad atmosphere at the moment.
Han Ming held the corpse in one hand and walked from the palace to Lishan step by step. Along the way, there are endless sad songs and lamentations. The corpse was not heavy, but Han Ming's footsteps were very heavy.
Many old ministers of the three dynasties shouted all the way and shed tears. God does not bless Chu, Kuang Hua's death, the death of the empire.
The funeral ended soon, Han Ming returned home, and he never spoke, and Ye Die was very intimate by his side.
Some things are not good with a sentence or two of comfort, Han Ming's heart was very heavy when he helped Kuang Hua, he never thought that the person who was talking and laughing not long ago would disappear in a blink of an eye, and he needed to do a good job.
A residence in the capital. Behind a curtain, an old man asked in a low voice, "Are you ready?"
"Father, it's all ready. A man next to him replied.
"It's been so long to prepare, don't make a mistake. ”
"Please rest assured, Father. ”
"Ten years, four major layouts, three thousand dead soldiers, two emperors, and now, it is finally coming to an end. The old man sighed.
"Father, what about the city defense camp and Han Ming?" the man asked worriedly.
"The new emperor ascends the throne, and he needs to hold an enthronement ceremony at the Temple of Heaven more than ten miles outside the capital. And I also heard that Han Ming has a mysterious unit, which no one has ever seen, and the child is afraid that it will be bad when the time comes. And what about the Feng family's forbidden army?"
Listening to this person's words, the old man confidently analyzed: "The current city defense camp is a small trouble. It's not a big problem, though. It is estimated that there will be 3,000 soldiers of the city defense battalion responsible for the defense of the Temple of Heaven, and the people you bring will be enough to deal with it. As for Han Ming, he will definitely appear at the Temple of Heaven, and there is nothing to be afraid of when the time comes. The Feng family's forbidden army is responsible for the defense of the imperial city, and generally does not go out of the city, and it takes two hours from the imperial palace to the altar of heaven, so the time is in time. When the time comes, it is only necessary to let the 3,000 dead soldiers watch the reinforcements of the city defense battalion, and then take over the various checkpoints of the capital, and take advantage of the new emperor's accession to the throne to give a military advice, and it will be easy to change the emperor at that time. ”
The man thought for a moment, "Father, the child is still worried about the Feng family. If they really claim the title of emperor, the Feng family will not make a move? will they really obey whose orders because of who ascends the throne and becomes the emperor?"
The old man smiled: "You are still too young, the reason why the Feng family has been able to inherit it until now." It is not so much that they are loyal to the emperor, but that they are more loyal to the empire, this matter has always been the ancestral training of the Feng family, who is the emperor, who can inherit the mandate of heaven, they will stand on whose side, don't think of this family that has been inherited for a hundred years so simply, if the Feng family makes a move this time, it will be to break the ancestral training, and the inheritance of the Feng family will come to an end. ”
"The child understands, or the father thinks about it. ”
"Okay, you go down and make good arrangements, the day after tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony, when the time comes, I will find an influential minister to oppose the new emperor's accession to the throne, first legally block everyone's mouths, and then march to admonish, I must ensure that nothing goes wrong. ”
The man answered, and hurried down to make arrangements.
At this time, Shangjing is in a turbulent moment.
A minister was hurrying to the palace, hurrying along the way, hating himself for missing two legs.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty......" Although Kuang Yue did not ascend the throne, the edict has been issued, and it is a matter of time before she becomes an empress.
As soon as Kuang Yue saw someone coming, she asked unhurriedly, "What's the Qing family panicking about?"
"Your Majesty, congratulations, your Majesty, the envoy of the Chen State in the south has come to present the credentials. ”
This is big news, you know, when Kuang Ren was in power, Chen Guo and Zhongchu had no state dealings, and at this time, there were envoys who came to submit their credentials, or when the new emperor ascended the throne, it was enough to make people feel excited.
Kuang Yue was also very happy when she heard the news.
"Okay, Chen Guo has not been in contact with my Zhongchu for decades, and when he sends someone to repair the national book at this time, he must be entertained and not neglected. Where does Da Honglu know?"
"Your Majesty, Zhou Dahonglu is negotiating with the envoy, and I believe that there will be a good result in the near future. ”
Kuang Yue nodded, the arrival of Chen Guo's envoy gave her a lot of confidence. You must know that in more than 100 years of Zhongchu, there has never been a female emperor, and she is a precedent.
However, Han Ming told her that on his side, there was a woman who had been the emperor, what was Wu Zetian, and I heard that she was very powerful. Who said that women can't be emperors, she decided to be Wu Zetian of Zhongchu.
Two days later, Kuang Yue's enthronement ceremony officially began. Early in the morning, Kuang Yue came to the altar of sacrifice under the escort of the city defense camp.
Zhao Ming, the commander of the city defense battalion, was responsible for the defense of the Temple of Heaven, and he assigned a large number of soldiers to escort him on the way out of the palace to the Temple of Heaven.
Sacrifice to the Temple of Heaven, civil and military officials have gathered. They were waiting here early on. The new emperor ascends the throne, and no one will be late at this juncture.
The enthronement ceremony was about to begin, but Kuang Yue was looking down from time to time on the altar.
On today's grand occasion, when all the civil and military officials arrived, only Han Ming was the only one, and he could not be seen in the entire field.
Kuang Yue was very curious, it stands to reason that Han Ming would not be absent from such a grand occasion, so where did he go?
However, curiosity is curiosity, and Han Ming's absence must not delay the time to ascend the throne.
It wasn't long before the high priest came slowly dressed in his costume.
As soon as the high priest appeared, the hundred officials immediately bowed to him, and in terms of status, the high priest was more noble than the emperor.
He represents the will of the Divine. Today's coronation blessing by the high priest means that Kuang Yue's monarchy is blessed by heaven. This ritual is equivalent to announcing to everyone that the royal power is granted by God and cannot be disobeyed by mortals.
As soon as the high priest arrived, he announced the official start of the ceremony. Until this moment, Han Ming had not yet appeared, which made Kuang Yue feel a sense of loss in his heart.
The ceremony begins, the first step is to read the blessings, the high priest announces the process, and Kuang Yue completes the rituals in an orderly manner with the instructions of the high priest.
The ritual of sacrificing to the heavens was cumbersome and complicated, if it weren't for the high priest guiding him step by step, Kuang Yue felt that he would definitely not be able to remember.
After about half an hour, the tedious and complicated ritual of worshipping the heavens ended.
When the high priest said that the sacrifice ceremony was over, Kuang Yue suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. If she continues, maybe she will fall before she becomes emperor.
For the first time, she felt that being an emperor was not a fun thing, and she somewhat understood her imperial brother.
Just when Kuang Yue thought that the ceremony was finally over, the high priest said something that made her even more mad.
"The enthronement ceremony has officially begun. ”
Kuang Yue stood in place with wide eyes, and shouted desperately in her heart: "What? hasn't started yet? my God, come and save me." ”
The heavens seemed to sense Kuang Yue's heart, and as soon as the high priest finished speaking, someone below shouted: "Wait! ”