Chapter 565: Emperor
197 A.D., May 12th.
The weather in early summer is extremely mild, the sun is bright and kind, inadvertently through the thin clouds, turning into wisps of golden light, sprinkled all over the earth, gilding the magnificent Jinling City with a layer of brilliant brilliance, magnificent.
At this time, it was only Mao Shi, and the sun had just risen, but the city of Jinling was already densely populated with armor. Outside the newly built palace, on both sides of the road, energetic and serious-looking armor soldiers lined up on both sides, and the people and merchants in the city spontaneously walked to the street, lined up in a neat group, looked up in the direction of the palace, their eyes were full of heat, their faces were excited, and they didn't say a word. The entire Jinling City was full of people, filled with millions of people, but it was extremely silent, and the eyes of countless people were focused on the direction of Weiyang Palace in the imperial palace.
The common people, craftsmen, merchants, and soldiers were grateful and in awe of Yuan Shu from the bottom of their hearts. For the people, it was Yuan Shu who gave them a life of abundant food and clothing, and gave them stability and hope. For merchants, it was Yuan Shu who abolished their lowly status and gave them the power and security they deserved. For craftsmen, it was Yuan Shu who improved their status and treatment, giving them a future and direction. For the soldiers, Yuan Shu's cherishing and treatment of the soldiers became their only belief.
Everyone has been looking forward to Yuan Shu as emperor for a long time. In Jiangdong, the people have long been disappointed in the Han Dynasty, and have been looking forward to Yuan Shu becoming emperor.
In the imperial palace, in front of the Weiyang Palace, in the middle of the huge square, a white as jade, majestic and magnificent Temple of Heaven was established here. The red carpet is paved, the incense case is furnished, and in the middle, a black Chu flag flutters in the wind. Hundreds of civil and military officials led by Tian Feng and Sun Jian wore newly made official uniforms, neatly arrayed on both sides of the steps of the Temple of Heaven, with respectful expressions facing away from Weiyang Palace, looking at the noon gate opposite Weiyang Palace.
And at the foot of the steps, six arrays were laid out in a neat row, each with hundreds of people, dressed in different clothes. The two arrays in the center, the array on the left are composed of the most famous village elders from all over Jiangdong, they are all dressed neatly and cleanly, some of them are rickety, but they are all in good spirits. The array on the right is composed of the most prestigious family and gentry heads in various places, dressed in brocade clothes, usually not intimidating and angry, but at this time their faces are peaceful and calm.
On the outer flanks of the array are representatives of the merchants and craftsmen of Jiangdong, all of whom are grateful, nervous, and excited. Under this solemn ceremony, they themselves did not expect to participate in it. If it weren't for the dictatorship of Yuan Shu's Sacred Heart, with the pride of the people from the families around them, they would definitely not allow these lowly people to stand side by side. Therefore, their hearts were full of gratitude for Yuan Shu's attention.
The outermost two arrays are the many outstanding scholars in Jinling Academy and Lumen Academy, and the other is the academy in Jinling Military Academy. They are all the backbone of Yuan Shu's future, and to some extent, they are also Yuan Shu's most proud protégés. At this time, let them participate in it to see the grand occasion of Yuan Shu's ascension to the throne, so as to better strengthen the status of Yuan Shu in their hearts.
On the huge square under these six arrays, there were six thousand neat soldiers, all of them with resolute complexions, sturdy bodies, armed with steel guns, wearing heavy armor, all of them were elites who had experienced countless battlefield battles, full of sharp energy, swords, flying flags, and all of them showed fanatical and daunting faces. Among these people, there are many physically disabled veterans, Yuan Shu has not forgotten their existence, they are still full of spirit and proud, and their bodies are full of solemnity.
The most shocking thing is that these 6,000 soldiers, without exception, are all at the level of third-rate military generals, and they are also at the level of 100 generals in the armies of other princes. What a powerful force this is, to put it bluntly, the third-rate generals of all the princes except Yuan Shu do not add up to so many. A full six thousand third-rate generals, hundreds of civil and military officials on the stage and people in the family couldn't help but be shocked when they saw this scene, although they knew the power of Yuan Shu, but seeing such a terrifying scene so intuitively still made them feel a sense of awe.
On the banners standing in a forest, the blue characters on a black background, and the word "Chu" fluttering in the wind, swishing in the wind.
The morning sun rose slowly, and the warm sunlight slowly shone from the roof of the magnificent Weiyang Palace to the noon gate. At this moment, Tian Feng and Sun Jian, who had been waiting for a long time at the front of the stage, opened their eyes wide at the same time, looked at the direction of the noon gate, and said loudly: "The auspicious time has come, welcome my king!" ”
"Greetings to my king!" As soon as the two finished speaking, the civil and military forces on the stage knelt on the ground with Tian Feng and Sun Jian, and shouted loudly.
"Greetings to my king!" The people, families, merchants, craftsmen, scholars, and military cadets in the audience knelt on the ground one after another, shouting neatly.
"Greetings to my king!" The six thousand soldiers below also knelt on the ground and shouted loudly. The sound soared into the sky, shook the world, and spread throughout Jinling City.
"Greetings to my king!" All the people in the entire Jinling City who were looking forward to it and the soldiers on both sides of the road also knelt on the ground at this time, and shouted loudly in the direction of the palace.
The voices of nearly a million people were neat and condensed, echoing between heaven and earth, shocking.
The huge noon gate slowly opened in the sunlight, and the solemn sound of music also sounded. Bathed in the sun, the guards and attendants slowly came out with the gorgeous and majestic emperor. Above the emperor's robe, a majestic figure is sitting on it, exuding the majesty of the emperor, nine five-clawed golden dragons linger on the black robe, and the sleeves of the robe are carried high by the wind under the turbulent sea of clouds.
Under the crown of the twelve, the sword eyebrows are slightly raised, and the black pupils like ink jade exude incomparable power, which makes people afraid to look directly. The majestic and calm face reflected the morning light, with the majesty of the gods and the innate nobility of the body, and the whole person emitted a kind of king aura that shocked the world.
Everyone's eyes were firmly fixed on the majestic body on top of the emperor's coffin, and it slowly moved as the emperor approached the Temple of Heaven step by step.
The emperor came to the foot of the Temple of Heaven, and the attendants who carried the emperor slowly put the emperor down and lined up on both sides. Yuan Shu slowly walked down under the service of the inner servant, standing in front of the Temple of Heaven and looking up. The bright light slowly reflected in his eyes from the rooftop, causing him to squint slightly.
At this time, immediately following the emperor's phoenix, Feng Shi, who was in a brocade robe and had a thousand manners, also slowly walked down and came to Yuan Shu's side.
Facing everyone's eyes, Yuan Shu gently held Feng's hand and walked side by side, and slowly walked along the bright red carpet to the Temple of Heaven.
"My king sacrifices to the sky!"
Wait for Yuan Shu and Feng to walk to the rooftop, next to the incense burner. Cai Yong, who was already standing here with a solemn face, said loudly.
"In today's world, the Han family has no degree, the two emperors of Hengling have no way, the people are sad and miserable, there is no way to live, and the people are not living. Today, there are Yuzhou, Runan Ruyang, Yuan's Highway, after Emperor Shun, the son of the Yuan family of the third prince of the fourth world, awarded by heaven, the people of the world, the support of the heart, and the heavens, willing to protect the world's common people, the dynasty in Chu, the world to encourage it! ”
On the Temple of Heaven, Yuan Shu and Feng Shi, a king and a queen, all knelt in the sky, Yuan Shu, holding the jade seal prepared by Jia Xu earlier, with the sky above his head, and said loudly, and his voice echoed between heaven and earth.