Out of the Beijing Division, under the escort of the left and right Jin Yuwei, a team that stretched for several miles walked slowly on the official road.

The potholed official road had been filled with loess by the officials of the Ministry of Industry a few days ago, and if the emperor had fallen on the way to the festival because of a pothole, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu and the squire would have done it.

At their current pace, they would probably be able to reach the altar around noon.

Tang Ning looked at the crowd walking slowly behind him, and sighed that fortunately it was winter instead of summer, otherwise if he didn't wait to reach Xishan, he was afraid that some people would die on the way.

When I woke up in the morning, it was a little cold, but as I walked, I didn't feel cold.

It is naturally impossible for this team of hundreds or thousands of people to keep all the way neat, although there are courtesy officers patrolling all the way, but they turn a blind eye to most situations.

Scholar Zhang was exempted from attending the festival due to physical reasons, but Prime Minister Wang, as prime minister, had to attend.

Tang Ning took a few steps behind, looked at Wang Xiang who was walking in front of the civil official, and asked, "Wang Xiang feels okay?" ”

Although he had walked more than a few miles, Wang Xiang's face was still not red and breathless, and he said: "I am tired of Lord Tang's concern, the old man's legs and feet are quite neat, and there is no problem with walking, climbing and climbing." ”

These old ministers in the court are unexpectedly in good health, and although Wang Xiang is old, he seems to be more energetic than the young officials behind.

Tang Ning glanced back at the back, and some of the young officials were already sweating fine on their foreheads, and their faces were pale.

He walked beside Wang Xiang and whispered: "At the festival for a while, Wang Xiang should be more careful and protect himself." ”

Wang Xiang raised his eyebrows sharply and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Tangning didn't speak, just looked up ahead.

Wang Xiang looked over, and finally stopped at King Kang's body.

He was silent for a while and asked, "How sure are you?" ”

Tang Ning said: "Take precautions. ”

Wang Xiangsi thought for a long time, looked at him, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty can't make a mistake. ”

Downing said, "Do your best." ”

It took an hour for everyone to reach the bottom of the West Mountain, and it would take about an hour to climb the mountain, and at this time, the team was even more scattered, and everyone supported each other to climb, and the ceremonial officials of the crowd were tired enough to choke on this behavior.

Now it doesn't matter much, but when you get to the altar on the top of the mountain, whether it is the children of the royal family or the powerful officials, they are not allowed to make noise, cough, or spit, and before that, the first thing to ensure is that they can climb up.

The east gate guard escorted to the bottom of the mountain, and then he could not go up the mountain, and the mountain road could not accommodate so many people, and on the left and right, there were soldiers of the right west gate guard.

Chen Huang walked in the front, even though his legs were already a little sour, there was still a trace of excitement in his eyes when he looked up at the top of the mountain.

For the emperor, there is nothing more exciting for him than to proclaim it again at the festival in front of the civil and military officials and in front of the magnates of Manchu after he has achieved enough achievements to boast in front of the ancestors and ancestors.

This festival is enough to go down in history and make him famous for eternity.

Thinking about it like this, the sourness of his legs seemed to disappear in an instant.

Emperor Chen, who was immersed in excitement and couldn't extricate himself, naturally didn't notice that not far behind him, King Kang looked up at the top of the mountain, and the excitement and fanaticism on his face were even more than him.

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With Tang Ning's current body, even if Xishan is twice as tall as ever, it will not be difficult for him.

But it was different for the rest of the people, when they climbed to the last distance, everyone, including Emperor Chen, stopped on the steps to rest.

This is their last rest, and once they reach the top of the mountain, everyone is required to follow the ritual rules of the festival until the end of the festival.

The festival is divided into several steps, such as welcoming the gods, laying silk, offering gifts, ......withdrawing food, sending gods, etc., the process is lengthy, the etiquette is complicated, and each sacrificial link has music and dance, which are strictly stipulated in the etiquette, and each step is led by Emperor Chen, assisted by the clan.

For the rest of the people, it was much easier for them to just stand where they were, bow from time to time, get up, and bow again.

The first procedure of the festival is that Emperor Chen walks to the gods and ancestors in front of the rank of incense and bows, which is called to welcome the gods, the ceremony is accompanied by music, the music sounds very solemn, everyone holds their breath and concentrates, dare not make any noise, sandwiched between the music, only the mountain wind and the occasional birdsong.

After the silk was laid, the king read the memorial message.

The text is very long, and obviously has a fixed format, and the first few paragraphs are a little obscure even to Tangning.

The rest of the content is a little easier to understand.

It probably means that during the years of Emperor Chen's reign, the court was purged, the outside was safe, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, there was surplus grain every year, the treasury was full, and so on......

In front of the gods and the ranking of the ancestors, boasting about his exploits is obviously a face-saving thing, looking at Emperor Chen's red face and overjoyed look, Tang Ning understood why he had to set up the festival in Xishan.

His eyes looked at King Kang, and when he saw that King Kang was just standing in his position with his head bowed, he knew that he had not waited for a good time to make a move.

The festival has many complicated procedures and takes more than two hours to finish.

During this time, 1,000 soldiers of the Right West Gate Guards were guarding outside the altar, and the rest of the people were distributed on the mountain road and all over the West Mountain, responsible for guarding.

Back Mountain.

A lieutenant led a hundred of his subordinates, standing outside a dense forest somewhere, and asked, "What's the matter, it's been one night, why haven't they come back yet?" ”

One of them looked ahead and said, "When the lights are dark at night, didn't they fall off the cliff?" ”

The lieutenant glanced at him, stretched out his hand and pointed at a few people, and said, "You guys, go and have a look in the woods over there." ”

When more than ten people heard this, they walked towards the dense forest next to the cliff.

With excitement in his eyes, the lieutenant looked back in the direction of the altar and muttered, "Success or failure is here, life or death, it's today......"

The group waited outside the forest for a long time, but did not see anyone coming out of the forest, a trace of vigilance appeared on his face, stretched out his hand to signal back, and slowly approached in the direction of the woods.

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Above the altar.

Suddenly there was a noisy birdsong in the sky ahead, and Downing looked up to see a flock of birds rising from the forest in the back mountain and flying over their heads.

At this point, the festival has already begun to offer gifts.

This process requires the royal family, including Emperor Chen, to kneel three times and bow nine times.

Women are not allowed to participate in the festival, so the Queen Mother Zhao Man and the concubines in the palace did not come, and only Emperor Chen, King Fu, King Duan, King Kang, and King Run were eligible to perform this ceremony.

After Emperor Chen took the throne, he didn't speak for a long time and looked up.

The ceremonial officer was about to announce the start of the dedication, but saw that everyone was in place, but King Kang was still standing at the very edge of the altar, and reminded in a low voice: "His Royal Highness King Kang, take your place quickly!" ”

King Kang just looked at him with a smile, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Emperor Chen turned his head, looked at King Kang, frowned, and said, "What are you doing there, don't get in place soon!" ”

"What for?" King Kang looked at him, smiled slightly, took two steps back, stood behind a team of guards, and asked with a smile: "Of course it's a rebellion------ didn't my father see it?" ”

Rong Xiaorong said

Make up for yesterday's second update.,This month is going to pay off the arrears.,But if you block and change the text again and again.,You can only do your best......