Although the sacrificial procession was huge, there was an orderly stagnation between the processions, so it didn't take long for Li Qing and others to arrive at the transit station of the royal sacrifice, Taimiao, and the palace where the ancestors of the Li Tang royal family were rested. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Compared with the crowds of people in Danfeng Square, it is very lively, because the Taimiao is located in the imperial city, with the layers of the Yulin Army, it is difficult for ordinary civilians to observe the sacrifice, the Taimiao at this moment is much quieter and solemn, after all, it is the place of the first emperor Anqing in the past dynasties, whether it is the guard force or the scale of the palace, it is much stronger than the general palace.

By the time Li Qing and his entourage arrived, in front of the Taimiao, some high-level officials of Zongzheng Temple and the Ministry of Rites had already stood respectfully in front of the gate of the Taimiao Palace under the support of Yulin Jun and waited for the arrival of the emperor and his party.

In fact, the royal sacrifice is held every year, but this year's sacrifice is different from previous years, if nothing else, it is precisely because Li Longji wants to take the opportunity of the royal sacrifice to enter the "Kaiyuan Sacred Xuanwu Emperor" Therefore, the royal sacrifice at this moment is much stronger than in previous years, both in terms of scale and number of participants.

In the past, most of the royal sacrifices were handled by Zongzheng Temple, but this time the sacrifice was complicated, and it was already overstretched by relying on a small Zongzheng Temple, so there was a joint operation of the Ministry of Rites and Zongzheng Temple, but although there was the intervention of the Ministry of Rites, Li Qing clearly knew that this matter was still led by Zong Zhengqing.

Although if you want to talk about the power in your hands, I am afraid that even the three Zongzheng Temples together cannot be compared with the Ministry of Rites, but the Zongzheng Temple is in charge of royal affairs, since the founding of the country, every Zong Zhengqing is in the Li Tang Imperial Family with high power and prestige of the older generation of clan personnel can be served, just like this Zong Zhengqing, according to the generation, Li Longji has to open his mouth to call him the emperor's uncle, such a status, even if the Ministry of Rites and Shangshu meet, they have to bow down, where do they dare to compete with Zongzheng Temple, Moreover, this sacrifice is led by Zongzheng Temple, which is also secretly instructed by Li Longji, and everyone naturally does not dare to refuse His Majesty's opinion.

For this matter, Li Qing naturally understands very much, the relationship between the Ministry of Rites and Zongzheng Temple is the same as the relationship between the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, both are in charge of criminal law cases, but compared to the Criminal Department, Dali Temple is a case that cannot be managed by the Criminal Department, such as everything committed by the clan personnel, in order to take into account the face of the royal family and do not want the criminal department to accept the pressure from all sides, the clan personnel who committed the crime were all handed over to the Dali Temple for processing, and the Dali Temple was directly responsible to the emperor, and the power was monstrous, and it was not subject to pressure from all sides at all.

Although there is no clear distinction between the criminal department and Dali Temple, but ordinary people will always unconsciously imagine the position of Dali Temple to be a higher level, after all, the Li Tang royal family has seen more than 100 years, after several generations of emperors imperceptibly influenced, the rule of the Li Tang royal family has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, in front of the common people, anything, once stained with the Li Tang royal family, will always seem sacred, and Dali Temple can deal with the clan personnel, how can it not make people feel that the position is higher.

Looking at the old man who was standing not far away in front of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu with gorgeous hair and looked close to the age of the sixtieth birthday, Li Qing didn't have to guess to know that this old man who looked kind was the current Zongzheng Temple Zong Zhengqing, the only remaining old man with a very high rank in the royal family.

Moreover, now that Li Qing has been in Jingshi for a while, although he seems to have nothing to do on the surface, Li Qing secretly sent half of the Qing Moth Guards to disperse, and he got a lot of news during this period, it is better to say that the old man in front of him who is full of gorgeous hair is talking to Li Longji about matters related to sacrifice with a smile on his face, although he seems to have no quarrel with the world, but this Zong Zhengqing is a hardcore supporter of the twentieth prince King Yan.

It is precisely because of the support of Zong Zhengqing, who is very senior in the royal family, that today's King Yan and King Di can have a foothold in the court, otherwise with the strength of King Yong and the cold and decisive decision of the crown prince, how could there be two princes who have potential threats to their positions in the court.

And for this Zong Zhengqing, in just a few days, although there is very little information collected by Qing Moth, Li Qing clearly knows that this Zong Zhengqing was originally not famous among the royal family, and he is not a descendant of the royal family, but he is very upright, kind to others, respected, and has a very high seniority, so he naturally took over the position of Zong Zhengqing.

And because King Yan is free and easy by nature, he is very valued and loved by this Zong Zhengqing, Zong Zhengqing naturally became a supporter of King Yan, maybe he loves King Yan too much in his heart, so when others classified himself as King Yan's party, Zong Zhengqing did not open his mouth to explain anything.

Although Li Qing is not this Zong Zhengqing, but Li Qing can guess a few points about this Zong Zhengqing's thoughts, and let other princes inherit the throne, it is better to let King Yan, who has a good relationship with him, inherit the throne, although the crown prince now has a master, but Zong Zhengqing, who has seen the vicissitudes of life and has a very high backup, also knows that since the founding of Li Tang, there are very few princes who can ascend to the throne as the crown prince.

Whether it was the crown prince Jiancheng at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, or the former prince Zhongzong Chongjun, or the former prince Li Ying, they used to be the imperial princes above 10,000 people under the infinite scenery, but the final result is not miserable, it is precisely because of so many lessons from the past, although now the third prince Zhongwang has obtained the crown prince, whether it is the princes such as King Yong or Li Linfu and other important ministers of the court, they still do not believe that Li Heng can finally ascend to the throne.

This is also an important reason why King Yong and other princes did not give up competing for the position of prince, because until the last moment, no one can be sure that the current three princes will have the last laugh?

Take 10,000 steps back, even if other princes eventually inherit the throne, with their own seniority and prestige in the clan, the new emperor will not dare to do it to himself, and the slightly smart prince can think that the first thing they have to do when they just inherit the throne is to consolidate their throne, and the best way for them to stabilize their position is to get the approval of the clan, and with their own status and prestige in the clan, getting their own recognition is equivalent to getting the approval of ordinary clan personnel.

The princes who can ascend to the throne of God are all smart people, and they can naturally think of this.

Didn't give Li Qing much time to think, the next thing was naturally a series of cumbersome rituals, on the white jade square before the Taimiao, there were Taiyi, Tianyi, Zhaoyao, Xuanyuan, Xianchi, Qinglong, Taiyin, Tianfu Sheti nine altars, the nine altars were extremely tall, and the nine palaces were neatly distributed on the white jade square. (To be continued.) )