The Changning Festival on the third day of the third month of the seventh year of Tiansheng must be the most memorable and glorious day in the life of Liu E, the Empress Dowager of the Great Song Dynasty.

After fasting in the palace for seven days, two days in the Tian'an Temple, and yesterday came to this temple to stay overnight, after a toss the body is a little tired, a night has not closed the eyes, until the dawn of the day, Taifu Qing and others have already put the sacrifice into the sacrificial frame, everything is carried out in accordance with the emperor's ritual ceremony.

After a short time, the etiquette envoy came to guide Liu E to the washing position, and the personal palace people washed her, and waited for her to change into the dress that Zhao Zhen chose for her.

By Dingzhou Lu Ji weaving consumes a lot of manpower and time to make the Fushou Shuangquan Ruyi silk gown, half of them are woven with twisted gold thread and peacock feather silk, only the color velvet thread reaches 28 kinds, once worn it is dazzling, noble.

Liu E was also shocked and amazed when she first saw her, she never thought that the official family actually customized a gown for her, although this is what she dreamed of wearing, but she never said it, if the official family is not too pure and filial piety for her sake, or the mind is too careful and has other plans.

But no matter what the situation is, now that she has put on this gown that can only be worn by emperors, and is in charge of the supreme power of the Great Song Dynasty, she should be satisfied, right?

Liu E stroked the silky gown, and there was still a trace of regret in her heart, but it was a pity that to this day, she still can't really reach the highest point of the Great Song Dynasty like the Empress Wu of the Tang Dynasty.

"The Queen Mother, the palace order came to ask, can you sacrifice the seat?" The personal palace maid asked softly.

She suddenly came back to her senses, looked at her already fully dressed gown, and bowed her head in agreement.

When Liu E appeared on the sacrificial throne wearing a gown and a crown of ceremonies, the next clan relatives and important ministers looked at Liu E's gown, and they were all secretly surprised.

Everyone looked at the queen mother's gown, the original emperor's gown was decorated with twelve chapters, that is, the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountain, the dragon, and the Chinese insect six kinds of weaving in the clothes, Zong Yi, algae, fire, powder rice, 黼 (pronounced with Fu), 黻 (pronounced with the same clothes) embroidered in the clothes, although at this time the gown has removed the sun, dragon, and yellow three kinds of crests, but it still makes the next people frightened, the queen mother's heart to the world is so obvious?

And Zhao Zhen, the official who was also standing on the sacrificial seat, looked calm and unmoved, and everyone couldn't help sighing in their hearts.

In the sound of music, Taizhu and Gong Yu Ling and others presented the position of the first emperor and the god, Zhao Zhen knelt down according to the ceremony, and after laying the fragrant wine for the god and the lord one by one, Liu E was in good spirits, and also took the handed Xuanjiu, and laid three sacrificial wines for the god and the lord according to the ceremony.

She knew all the rituals by heart a long time ago, just to be able to have today. After laying the three sacrificial wines, Liu E looked at the position of the ancestral god and bowed down with a sneer in her heart.

A dull sound of "click" sounded, and the originally quiet temple was startled by this sudden sound, and when they looked up to find the place where the sound came from, the faces of the next people were different, and it was extremely exciting.

It turned out that when Liu E worshipped, the position of the first emperor and god lord was actually buckled upside down on the sacrificial case. The Taimiao Festival is such an important thing, it is said that the Taichang Temple in charge of the festival will not dare to be negligent and let this situation occur. Since the establishment of the Great Song Dynasty, there has never been a fall of the god at the Taimiao ceremony, this matter must be the manifestation of the first emperor, and I don't want Liu E to wear a gown with the respect of the queen mother, and do what the emperor should pay tribute to.

Liu E was also shocked in her heart, thinking that the first emperor was in the spirit of the sky to warn herself? She looked at the helpless Taizhu with a gloomy face, Taizhu and Gong Yuling had already frightened the six gods at this time, and the two tremors looked at Emperor Zhao Zhen, not knowing what to do.

Zhao Zhen was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "Don't you still hold up the first emperor's divine position?" ”

Taizhu heard that he was busy and the palace order trembled and walked towards the sacrifice case, the two of them carefully picked up the first emperor's throne, took out a piece of clean cloth from the sleeve and gently wiped the throne, and then checked it back and forth, left and right, Fang saluted the emperor Zhao Zhen, and silently retreated to the side, at this time the shirts in the official uniforms of the two were already soaked, and their foreheads were also covered with beads of sweat.

After the eighth prince Zhao Yuanyan finished this matter as a deacon, his complexion did not change because of the fall of the previous god, he still calmly took the blood that was going to be recommended, respectfully placed it on the god case, and then bowed his head and retreated silently.

At this time, Taizhu took out Xiao, Artemisia, millet and millet stained with grease and roasted in the charcoal, and the palace ordered to serve fish, dogs and other fishy familiar things to Liu E's hands, at this time Liu E, as the first offeror, should advance to the throne of God.

According to the bad premonition that appeared in his heart below, Liu E settled down, and walked steadily towards the god case with the tooth plate, although she secretly hated it in her heart, she still respectfully put the tooth plate on her face, and then made three gifts, it seems that there was no movement this time, Liu E put down her hanging heart and straightened up.

With a "snap", the first emperor's divine position on the divine case fell backwards again, Liu E's face suddenly turned pale, and the ministers under him could no longer hold back their fear, and knelt down and kowtowed and shouted, "The first emperor has appeared, and the ministers are incompetent." ”

Zhao Zhen's face was also gloomy, bowed his head and bowed, and said, "The father forgives the sin, it is the son who is not filial." ”

The sub-devotee Concubine Yang and the final devotee saint (i.e., the queen) Guo Hou, who were guided into by the official of the ceremony, did not stand in the temple for a long time, and when they saw this scene, they hurriedly knelt down and knocked their heads three times, bowed down, and never dared to raise their heads again.

Although the festival was ordered by Emperor Zhao Zhen to continue to be completed, it was also completed in the Wende Hall of the Taimiao Temple on the honorific title of "Ying Tianqi Shengxian Gong Chongde Ci Ren Baoshou Empress Dowager" ceremony, but Liu E's Tieqing face and reluctant smile were maintained until the Queen Mother's frame returned to the Zichen Hall to be congratulated.

Whether it is wearing a colorful Shu brocade dress made by a Shu brocade family and embroidered with "a hundred birds and a phoenix", it is accepted to be congratulated by the emperor and the envoys of various countries; Or wearing a dress embroidered with "Danfeng Chaoyang" made of Yin Ji silk and extremely rare silk, and accepting the congratulations of the royal family and the women of the inner and outer lives, it cannot erase the shadow caused by the fall of the first emperor's throne in Liu E's heart at this moment during the Taimiao festival.

After a day of strong laughter, the birthday banquet set up by the emperor for the empress dowager Liu E in the evening was not over, Liu E felt that her temples were jumping suddenly, and her head was splitting.

At this time, the planner of the whole event, Zhao Zhen, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, drank for the first time, and seemed to be sincerely happy that the Queen Mother's birthday could be so grand.

At the birthday banquet, the royal family and the ministers of the court were staggered, and on the surface they congratulated again and again, but in their hearts, they were scheming. No one knows what kind of turmoil will appear tomorrow after this banquet, but those who have a heart have seen the situation clearly, and plan to do something when they go back after the banquet to add fuel to the flames and stand in line as soon as possible.