A high platform several zhang high has been erected next to Weishui in the north of Chang'an, which is the sacrificial platform temporarily built for Adou's enthronement and sacrifice to the sky. []

In front of the sacrificial rooftop, a smooth road was deliberately rested, the bluestone paved road penetrated a faint green glaze color in the sun, and tens of thousands of civil and military officials and soldiers stood neatly at the end of the bluestone avenue, and there were two rows of horn hands standing on both sides of the road, holding a large horn in their hands, quietly waiting for Zhuge Liang's order.

On top of the high platform is a fast and long mahogany table, which is quaint in appearance, and on it is placed incense candles and various livestock offerings.

Zhuge Liang was wearing a white robe, standing in front of the stage, and at the same time gently turning the compass in his hand, suddenly, Zhuge Liang raised his head and said solemnly: "Please Your Majesty on the stage!" ”

Adou took a step forward and climbed towards the high platform, and the moment Adou stepped up the first step, the trumpeters on both sides puffed out their cheeks and began to blow the horn, and at the same time, the huge drums around sounded, although the rhythm of the drum was not fast, but it rippled in the air with the continuous sound of the horn, giving people a sense of oppression.

The dress of the Han Dynasty was very worn. cumbersome, the dragon robe is the most of them. Now Adouli has three layers and three outer layers are wrapped in clothes, which is not comfortable in this summer. The dragon robe of the Han Dynasty is black, not the bright yellow of later generations, and the gorgeous dragon robe is embroidered with gold thread with a golden dragon, reflecting a dazzling light in the sun, making people feel a graceful and luxurious atmosphere.

But at this time, this black color makes Adou full. The depression of the heart. You must know that it is summer now, and there is still a sun hanging in the sky, and wearing thin clothes under the scorching sun will feel very hot, not to mention that Adou has changed several layers. The black dragon robe has a very strong heat absorption, and wearing this black under the summer sun is almost like a steam bath. Thanks to Adou's internal skills, otherwise he would have to faint from the heat.

Adou secretly squinted and looked behind him. Zhuge Liang, I saw Zhuge Liang wearing a white robe, fluttering lightly in the wind, looking cool, which made Adou full of envy. Subconsciously, Adou quickened his pace, hoping to get on the high platform as soon as possible and end this ritual of worshipping the heavens as soon as possible.

The eyes of the people around him were all focused on Adou's body and looked at Adou. Ascended to the high platform of the worship sky. Step by step, Adou followed the rhythm of the drums and ascended to the altar. When Adou stood in front of the table, the sound of trumpets and drums suddenly stopped.

The surrounding area suddenly became silent for several miles, even the sound of birds. None of them. The sound of drums and horns just now had startled away all the birds and some small animals around, and everyone held their breath and quietly looked at Adou on the altar.

Adou felt that the eyes of the people around him were all focused on him. On his body, this silence suddenly made Adou's heart suddenly rise a sense of nervousness. Adou took a deep breath, tried to ease the tension in his heart, and then picked up the sacrifice text that had been placed on the table in advance. Then Adou slowly called the memorial and read it aloud.

This sacrificial text is all about. Ge Liang wrote it himself, it was not long, only a few hundred words, but it was indeed very literary, and Adou felt a trace of the shadow of "The Teacher's Table" from it.

The moment Adou finished reciting the sacrificial text, the Weishui in the distance suddenly boiled, but this did not attract everyone's attention.

Adou stood on the high platform, standing high and forgetting far away, he immediately noticed the strangeness of Weishui, only to see something similar to a whirlpool appear in Weishui, and then, two golden things like thick tree trunks slowly rose from the water.

Adou subconsciously looked towards Weishui, and the surrounding ministers of civil and military affairs all focused their eyes on Adou, and saw Adou's eyes staring at Weishui, so he naturally looked in the direction of Adou's eyes.

A behemoth gradually rose in the water, this behemoth was covered in crimson scales, and the little droplets of water on it revealed a strange light in the sunlight. A huge head appeared in everyone's sight, a pair of eyes like shrimp eyes with a hint of green light, the mouth was like a cow's mouth, the nose was like a dog's nose, water kept coming out of the mouth and nose, a catfish-like long whisker hung down into the water, and there was a pair of long horns on the head, scattering golden light.

"It's a dragon! It's a red dragon! Someone suddenly exclaimed, and then everyone reacted, this thing that suddenly emerged from the water was the legendary dragon!

Adou looked at the dragon in the distance dumbfounded, the dragon only appeared in legends, although Adou had 1,700 years more experience than the people of the Three Kingdoms, but it was the first time he had seen this legendary thing.

"Roar!" The red dragon let out a loud roar, and then slowly sank into the water.

The waves gradually spread to the shore, and everyone still stared blankly at the Weishui that had returned to calm. Many people are reminiscing about what happened just now, and more people are wondering if this is a dream!

It turned out to be a dragon! It's a dragon!

There was still silence around the altar, but the atmosphere was completely different from what it had just been. This unbelievable scene appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang suddenly shouted, knelt in front of the altar, and said loudly: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty." ”

Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang said loudly: "Your Majesty, that red dragon just now is an auspicious omen!" Back then, Gaozu was the son of the Red Emperor, beheaded the White Snake uprising, and then set the world, and now the red dragon has reappeared, presumably Gaozu sent the red dragon here! With the blessing of the ancestors, Your Majesty will definitely be able to reorganize my Han rivers and mountains! This is an auspicious omen of God bless my great man!"

Liu Bang was originally a gangster from the market and did not have any prominent background. In order to convince people, I had to do some pretending to be a ghost. Killing a white snake was caused by Liu Bang to make a story of the Red Emperor and the White Emperor, and Liu Bang became the so-called son of the Red Emperor.

After listening to Zhuge Liang's explanation, the people around suddenly realized that the red dragon just now was actually sent by Gaozu Liu Bang, and it seems that Liu Chan in front of him is really the true son of heaven.

Pang Tong next to him secretly glanced at Zhuge Liang, and then stood up and shouted loudly: "The Han family is in trouble!" Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live! Then Pang Tong fell to his knees.

Immediately afterwards, the people behind also knelt down with Pang Tong, and tens of thousands of people knelt down together, shouting one after another, resounding between heaven and earth.

Pang Tong secretly leaned into Zhuge Liang's ear and asked, "Kong Ming, did you get this red dragon?" ”

"Those who know me, Shi Yuanye!" Zhuge Liang replied in a low voice.

"I knew that such a pretending to be a ghost must have been made by you Zhuge Kongming." Pang Tong pursed his lips, and then continued: "Looking at Your Majesty like this, he doesn't seem to know about this!" ”

"I didn't tell Your Majesty before!" Zhuge Liang said quietly.

"It's just a matter of hiding it from me, why hide it from Your Majesty?" Pang Tong asked.

"Shi Yuan, why are you confused at this time! How many pairs of eyes are staring at His Majesty now? Do I dare to talk to Your Majesty about such a thing? If it had been known beforehand, it would not have worked! ”

"Well, that's true, there's nothing in the palace that can be hidden." Pang Tong nodded slightly, and suddenly, Pang Tong's eyes couldn't help but glance towards Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong.

"Hehe, Kong Ming, you see Your Majesty looking at us, I think Your Majesty is thinking about it! You do what you do, you do it yourself, don't pull me ...... I didn't ask about that just now. Pang Tong said, and shrank back again.

"Humph! Unrighteous guy ......"

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Du Sheng is the head of the Du family, and the Du family is a small family in Chang'an City.

It is said that the Du family has a history of more than 100 years, and in this Chang'an City, although the Du family cannot be regarded as the largest family, it can be regarded as having some heritage. So today, Du Sheng was fortunate to be invited to participate in Adou's sacrifice ceremony.

In fact, Du Sheng is not only the head of the Du family, he also has another identity, that is, a spy placed in Chang'an by Zhang Ji, the former Yongzhou assassin.

At this time, the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens had ended, Du Sheng walked in the door with a gloomy face, and then said to the housekeeper: "Go and call Xiaoliu and Uncle Da over."

After a while, an old man over sixty years old walked in with a group of children who were only about four or five years old, and the children immediately jumped over when they saw Du Sheng, threw themselves into Du Sheng's arms, and shouted: "Daddy......

This little boy is Du Sheng's sixth son, and he is also the eldest and the most favored by Du Sheng. And that old man is Uncle Da, Uncle Da is the old man of Du Mansion, and Du Sheng was brought up by Uncle Da back then.

Du Sheng touched his youngest son's head dotingly, and then said to the old man: "Uncle Da, you go and clean up now, and then take Xiaoliu away!" ”

Uncle Da was slightly stunned, and then asked, "Master, is there something wrong with the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony?" Or is Liu Chan already suspicious of us? ”

Du Sheng shook his head and said, "Uncle Da, everything went smoothly at the beginning of today's Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony, but halfway through, a dragon spit out from Weishui!" ”

"What, dragon?" Uncle Da opened his mouth wide and asked in surprise.

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes, and it was a red dragon. According to Zhuge Liang, the red dragon was sent by the Red Emperor, and wasn't Gaozu Liu Bang the son of the Red Emperor back then? There is such a vision when worshipping the sky, it seems that this Liu Chan is the true son of heaven! ”

"Red Dragon? Red Emperor? Gaozu? Could it be mistaken? ”

Du Sheng shook his head: "It shouldn't be, that Zhuge Liang is clever, has the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, and even the east wind can be borrowed back then, and what he said is true." Now that Liu Chan is the true son of heaven, wouldn't my Du Sheng helping Cao Pi be helping Cao Pi to abuse, I'm afraid there will be no good end. Uncle Da, you should take Xiaoliu away immediately, and leave some blood for our Du family......"

Cao Cao has been operating in Chang'an for many years, and there are many children of families with different intentions in Chang'an City. Among them, many people are secretly still helping Cao Pi, and many people are loyal to Cao Wei. However, since the birth of this red dragon, many children of the family who are secretly pregnant with ghosts have begun to look for a way back. Some families who didn't really belong to it also accepted Adou sincerely in this incident. Many people who were ready to disobey Ah Douyang of the new level also dispelled this idea.

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When His Majesty sacrificed to the sky, a red dragon appeared in Weishui, and the news quickly spread in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City. And with Zhuge Liang's deliberate encouragement, this matter spread quickly.

The ancients always believed in the theory of ghosts and gods, especially after the description of good deeds, Adou became the true son of heaven in people's hearts, and many people believed that the red dragon was sent by Gaozu, and Gaozu's meaning was to let Adou take over the throne and reorganize the Han Dynasty.

Originally, the old emperor had just died, and the period of time when the new emperor ascended the throne was the time when people's hearts were most fluctuating, but because of Zhuge Liang's trick the birth of the red dragon, the people's hearts that were originally floating in Chang'an City stabilized, and some young people and people who wanted to take advantage of the chaos all settled down, and Chang'an City returned to its former stability.

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Weiyang Palace, inner sanctum.

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong knelt in front of Adou, and Adou had already sent all the eunuchs and palace maids in the inner hall, and there were only three people in the hall at this time: Adou, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong.

"Don't kneel, two teachers, get up!" Adou said.

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong both once taught Adou, so Adou called the two teachers.

Liu Chan in history called Zhuge Liang "Xiangfather" after ascending the throne, but now Liu Bei died suddenly, and Adou is not as incompetent as the Liu Chan in history, so the title of "Xiangfu" did not appear in this era, Adou still called Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong "teacher".

Hearing that Adou let himself get up, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were not polite and stood up at the same time.

"Two teachers, who made the play of the birth of the red dragon today? Or did the two of them make it together? Adou asked.

"Hehe, Your Majesty is really wise. You can guess so quickly that it's Kong Ming's ghost! Pang Tong smiled and spoke.

Zhuge Liang saw that Pang Tong came out, so he had to stand up and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is indeed done by the minister. ”

"The prime minister has worked hard." Adou sighed slightly, but a trace of helplessness rose in his heart.

Adou can naturally understand that he has just ascended to the throne of God, and he is young, there must be many people who are unconvinced, and they are contrary to their yang and yin, and they have one thing behind the other. And Zhuge Liang made such a red dragon, the ultimate goal is to build momentum for himself, so that everyone in the world knows that he is the true son of heaven and the person chosen by Gaozu Liu Bang, so that he can sit firmly in the country in a short time.

It's just that in the previous life, Adou walked the rivers and lakes and often debunked some deceptions of pretending to be gods and ghosts, but he didn't expect that he would have a day when he pretended to be a god and fooled people, thinking of this, Adou laughed self-deprecatingly.