The Taimiao is not in the imperial city, but is located near the Wangchun Gate in the east of the city, where there is a Taimiao Street, which is connected with the East Cross Street, along the Taimiao Street all the way to the south, and at the end is the Taimiao of the Great Song Dynasty, which enshrines the tablets and portraits of the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty.

As one of the symbols of the imperial power of the Great Song Dynasty, the temple is usually forbidden for anyone to enter, and there is a quarantine area around, it is strictly forbidden for anyone to live near the temple, today it is surrounded by the forbidden army, and the civil and military officials of the court have also come here one after another, standing neatly under the arrangement of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, ready to welcome the arrival of Liu E.

As soon as Chen arrived, I saw a team of honor guards on Taimiao Street opening the road, and then the accompanying forbidden army opened the road again, and a luxurious jade chariot slowly drove away, but today everyone knows that it was not Zhao Zhen who sat in the car, but the Queen Mother Liu E.

If it was placed yesterday when Liu E was not sick, even if these civil and military officials did not dare to show it on the surface, they would definitely have a little reluctance in their hearts, after all, in their opinion, only the emperor is qualified to worship the Taimiao, but now Liu E has broken this rule, and appeared in the Taimiao as a woman and wearing a dragon robe crown, which can be called a great rebellion.

But now the news of Liu E's sudden illness yesterday has spread out, not only the officials in the court know about it, but even the city of Tokyo is also spreading the news, and there are even many rumors that the reason why Liu E fell ill was because she broke the etiquette of her ancestors, so she was punished by God, otherwise how could she not be sick sooner or later, but she was sick the day before worshipping the Taimiao?

For the above rumors, the officials of the Great Song Dynasty not only did not send people to stop them, but were happy to see it, after all, most of them did not want to see Liu E appear in the Taimiao, so before Liu E came today, many of them were also secretly discussing in a whisper, speculating about how sick Liu E was?

It's just that most people are disappointed that the jade chariot finally appeared on the streets of Taimiao, but there are still many people staring at the jade chariot with blazing eyes, because they know that even if Liu E comes, she must be seriously ill, can she really complete the entire ritual of sacrificing to Taimiao?

The jade chariot slowly came to the main gate of the Taimiao, at this time, even the emperor had to get out of the car and walk, in order to show respect for the ancestors, so I saw that the jade chariot also stopped at this time, and then I saw Liu E walking down with the support of the two palace maids, but seeing her trembling appearance, many ministers were in good spirits, with Liu E's current state, they would definitely not be able to complete the entire sacrificial ceremony, so they just had to wait to see the jokes.

Li Zhang is also the first time to come to the Taimiao, he has passed by here a few times before, but this place is heavily guarded, and even the emperor can't easily enter, so he doesn't know much about the Taimiao, but he has heard some rumors, such as it is said that there is a stone tablet left by Zhao Kuangyin in the Taimiao, which has a lot of ancestral teachings, including a "don't kill the doctor", and I don't know if it's true or not?

It's a pity that Li Zhang is not in the mood to enjoy the scenery in the Taimiao now, because after coming out of the palace, Zhao Zhen has not appeared, and Liu E is also extremely weak now, unless someone supports her, it is very difficult for her to even stand up, let alone complete the complicated sacrificial rituals.

However, although Liu E's body was very weak at this time, after coming to the Taimiao, her spirit became excited again, and a little blood began to appear on her originally pale face, which made the whole person look healthier, but she still needed the support of the palace maid when she walked.

Zhao Zhen didn't come, Li Zhang was worried that something was wrong with Liu E's body, so he also followed Liu E closely at this time, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites wanted to make Li Zhang retreat, after all, his grade was not high, and he was not qualified to stand by Liu E's side, but Liu E allowed Li Zhang to follow him.

Then Liu E walked into the temple with the support of the palace maid, the temple is a huge building complex closed on three sides, the main hall opposite the main gate is divided into three layers of front, middle and back, the two halls also have fifteen halls each, the main hall enshrines the tablets of the ancestors of the Zhao royal family in the past dynasties, and the hall is dedicated to the great Song Dynasty since the founding of the country, meritorious civil and military officials, these officials in addition to the requirements to make meritorious deeds, loyal to the Great Song Dynasty, but also have a lot of requirements for private morality, such as the unfilial can not enter, the indiscriminate killing can not enter and so on.

Liu E was supported by the palace maid, slowly walked along the passage of the main entrance to the main hall, the three animal sacrifices that had been prepared had been sent out, the music next to it also sounded, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites also began to prepare the ritual of the sacrifice, but Liu E didn't care about these at this time, although the spirit was very excited, but her body was extremely weak, the distance from the main gate to the main hall was not short, she felt that the strength in her body disappeared every step she took, even if there was a palace maid to support, Liu E's figure began to stumble.

Li Zhang looked at Liu E's staggering back, and his face also showed a look of worry and helplessness, Liu E is now overdrawing her life and moving forward, and sacrificing the Taimiao has become an obsession of hers, so it is useless for anyone to persuade her now, and even say something unpleasant, as long as she does not die, even if she climbs, she will climb into the Taimiao.

Compared with Li Zhang, the civil and military officials behind him have different expressions, and some of Liu E's henchmen are also worried, the interests between them and Liu E are too deep to get out at all, if Liu E falls, they will definitely be liquidated. While some other ministers showed a gloating expression, since the day Liu E came to power, many people have been waiting for the day Liu E falls, and this day is finally coming.

The main hall of the Taimiao is in front of him, Li Zhang looked back at the main gate of the Taimiao again, but still did not see Zhao Zhen's figure, which made him sigh, on the way to come just now, he has been thinking about the reason why Zhao Zhen did not come, and now he has vaguely guessed some, if it is really like that, I am afraid that things will get worse.

From the main gate to the main hall of the temple, you need to cross a small river, there are five dragon bridges on the river, and there is a gate of the instrument built at the gate of the bridge, after passing through the gate of the instrument is the Guangting, in fact, it is a small square in front of the main hall, the civil and military officials can not enter the temple during the sacrifice, so they have to stay in the court and wait.

However, when Liu E was about to enter the Yimen, there was a problem, because according to the scale of the Taimiao, those with lowly status could not enter the Yimen, in other words, the palace maids around Liu E could not enter the Yimen, in fact, when the emperor was sacrificed in the past, after the emperor arrived here, the entourage around him also had to stay, and only led the civil and military officials through the Yimen, and then entered the main hall.

If it was placed in the past, this rule was nothing, but Liu E is so sick now, if there is no one to help her, she can't even walk at all, although Yimen is not far from the main hall, but there are about 100 steps, such a distance Liu E can't walk by her own body at all.

Since Liu E is going to come to the Taimiao Temple to worship, it will break the rules, so she also asked the people around her to retreat, but when the two palace maids who supported her just let go, her rickety body shook slightly, as if she wanted to fall, and many people behind her also showed an inexplicable smile, many of them knew that Yimen had this rule, so they had been waiting to see how Liu E entered Yimen, if she couldn't leave by herself, then she could only give up this sacrifice.

If Zhao Zhen also came, Zhao Zhen, who was a son at this time, could support Liu E to continue to move forward, but now that Zhao Zhen is not here, the civil and military officials will definitely not come forward, after all, although Liu E is old, she is also the queen mother, the wife of the emperor, and no one dares to touch her body, not to mention that many people are waiting to see Liu E's jokes now, if they come out at this time, it will only attract the resentment of these people.

Liu E also knew that there were many people watching her at this time, and even waiting for her to make a fool of herself, but she was a person who did not admit defeat, even if she really fell, she would not flinch, so she took a long breath at this time, and then raised one foot and took a step forward.

However, as soon as Liu E moved, it suddenly turned black in front of her, her legs were even weaker, and she was about to fall to the ground, when suddenly a pair of powerful hands supported Liu E's body, and Liu E didn't even turn her head, knowing that at this time, except for Li Zhang, no one else would dare to support her.

"I'll help the Queen Mother in!" Li Zhang sighed at this time and said softly, at the moment when he held Liu E, Li Zhang also felt that there were countless piercing eyes on his back, I am afraid that after today, many people will have resentment towards him, but at this time, he can't care about this, and he doesn't care about these people's attitude towards him.

"Hmm!" Liu E also nodded lightly at this time, and then with the support of Li Zhang, he stepped into the Yimen, passed through the Guangting in front, and finally came to the gate of the main hall of the Taimiao, but according to the rules, Li Zhang was not qualified to enter, of course, it was not Liu E who entered the main hall alone, in fact, the Taimiao has officials such as the Taimiao Order and Cheng, and there are also many officials under him, these people are usually responsible for the maintenance and management of the Taimiao, and at the same time cooperate with the Ministry of Rites to carry out sacrifices and so on.

"Queen Mother......" Li Zhang can no longer move forward, and at this time he is also very embarrassed to look at Liu E, if Zhao Zhen is here, he can help her into the Taimiao, but Li Zhang does not have this qualification, and can only rely on Liu E himself.

I saw Liu E take a long breath at this time, and then showed a smile to Li Zhang and said, "You are a good boy, let me go, and then I can do it myself!" ”

Liu E said and gently pushed away Li Zhang's hand, and then walked to the main hall of the temple step by step, the bells and drums in the hall rang together, the music was melodious, and the dancing was staggering, even outside the hall You can feel the solemn atmosphere in the hall, just looking at Liu E's trembling back, Li Zhang's mood is getting more and more depressed.