Two hours is not short, but it is not long, the sun is setting, and many officials in the open-air square have vaguely felt a chill rise in their bodies.

In late autumn, winter is approaching, and the temperature is not very high at such a late hour.

Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor finally came out, and the emperor in a Taoist robe looked like he also had the temperament of a fairy wind and bones, he was already old, and when the dragon robe was not on his body, it even made people misunderstand that he was just an ordinary Taoist priest.

Xuanzhen Taoist Sect with fluttering crane hair led the way, His Majesty the Emperor slowly climbed the high platform with the queen, Xuanyuan Shao led two subordinates to send the emperor to the edge of the high platform, and did not follow, he faced the ministers, tall as a pine, the heavy armor did not show weight on his body at all, the longbow was on his body, and he carried the quiver box behind him, and there were more than a dozen feather arrows in the arrows, everyone knew that as long as Xuanyuan Shao was willing, the dozen feather arrows were more than a dozen lives, and the two subordinates behind him were also in armor, and many officials were very clear, Those two were the captains of the Guards, and the captains were the generals of the Royal Guards after Xuanyuan Shao, and this time the commanders of the Guards and the two captains both came with them, but they also saw the caution of the Guards.

The moment the emperor appeared, all the military ministers on the scene got up, except for the prince, everyone knelt on the ground, and the prince sat quietly in a wheelchair, looking at the high platform, with a calm expression.

On the high platform, the jade bed made of white marble exudes a soft light, the emperor and the queen sat down on the jade bed, the ministers shouted long live, the emperor's expression was also very indifferent, he did not immediately look at the ministers kneeling under the jade platform, but looked at the queen with a smile, and said warmly: "How about the queen look at the landscape here?" From now on, this will be my dojo, as long as I cultivate immortality, I will also let the queen follow the path, and I will be with the queen for eternity. ”

The queen's face was beautiful, she smiled slightly, and said softly: "The concubine only hopes that the holy dragon will be healthy and healthy, and the country and the people will be safe." ”

The emperor laughed, then looked at the Xuanzhen Dao Sect and asked, "Dao Sect, when can we start the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony?" ”

Xuanzhen Taoist Sect said respectfully: "Back to the sacred, this is the time when yin and yang intersect, after reading the heavenly sacrifice, pray to the heavens, and you can start the heavenly sacrifice!" ”

The emperor bowed slightly, and then said in a loud voice: "All Aiqing are flat!" ”

When the ministers got up, the emperor smiled and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I asked you to come here today for the sake of the heavenly ceremony." I have been a great Qin for nearly 20 years, the country and the people are safe, the wind and rain are smooth, thanks to the blessing of God. His eyebrows suddenly raised, "The war in the northwest, countless soldiers and people of my Great Qin have been devastated, today's sacrifice to the heavens, for a while, in order to rest the souls of the Northwest Dead, and secondly, I also look forward to the heavens to let me make my Great Qin for thousands of years, the country and the people will be safe." ”

The ministers shouted long live again, but countless people were thinking that the empire could not talk about smooth weather now, let alone any national peace and security.

The emperor made a gesture to Xuanzhen Daozong, Xuanzhen Daozong bowed slightly, and already looked at Xue Huai'an, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Xue Huai'an was the planner of this sacrifice ceremony, and when he saw Xuanzhen Daozong's signal, he immediately held a golden box in both hands, bowed his body, held the golden box on the jade platform, knelt down in front of His Majesty the Emperor, and said respectfully: "Chen Qi, this is the heavenly sacrifice ceremony of the handwritten book of An Guogong, dedicated to the saint!" ”

With a faint smile, the emperor looked at Huang Ju, the Duke of An Guo, who was kneeling in front of the ministers under the high platform, and said with a smile: "The collection of An Guogong is extraordinary, and this piece of sacrifice to heaven must also be written brilliantly." ”

The Xuanzhen Dao Sect had already come over at this time, opened the golden box in Xue Huai'an's hand, took out a golden scroll from it, and asked the emperor for instructions: "Holy Lord, can I read the heavenly sacrifice ceremony now?" ”

The emperor nodded, the Xuanzhen Dao Sect turned around, and a Nian Daoist priest immediately came over, raised his hands, respectfully took the golden scroll from the hand of the Xuanzhen Dao Sect, bowed his body and took a few steps back, then turned around, stood up straight, walked to the edge of the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony, and said loudly: "Announce the Heavenly Sacrifice!" His voice was loud and magnetic, and the Xuanzhen Dao Sect chose him to come out and read the heavenly sacrifice ceremony, and it took a lot of thought to think about it.

The ministers immediately stood up, An Guogong Huang Ju raised his head, his originally cloudy eyes were already bright at this time, looking at the Taoist priest who read the heavenly rites, his face was expressionless.

Being able to stand tall in front of the ministers, this Taoist priest obviously felt very honored, coughed, opened the golden scroll, and read it out loud: "Sheng Tianxiao listen: the original chaos, eight thousand miles of mountains and rivers are in dire straits, and the 100,000 men of Daqin threw their heads and spilled blood, laid down thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and unified the four seas. However, the Lord of Great Qin, Yingyuan, ......! Reading this, the Taoist priest's voice stopped abruptly, and his face showed surprise, and many of the ministers in the audience also showed horror on their faces.

This is a ritual to the heavens, but the first few sentences are not at all like a ceremony, and it is even more sudden and directly appeared in the name of His Majesty the Emperor, and many officials were caught off guard, and they all changed color.

Chu Huan originally thought that the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony was an extremely boring thing, but the biggest benefit of coming to participate in the Heaven Sacrifice today was probably to see the appearance of the Imperial Palace's luxurious palace.

It's just that he didn't expect that this sacrifice to heaven and ceremony, how did the name of His Majesty the Emperor suddenly appear, the name of the emperor, that is taboo, all dynasties, not to mention calling the emperor's name and surname in the public, some emperors even taboo the people to use their own name lightly, many dynasties, in order to avoid the emperor's name, in the book, even have to replace the emperor's name with fake words.

The ministers were surprised, and many people's first reaction was that this Taoist priest might be a little nervous, so he read the wrong ceremony, but the Taoist priest approached the ceremony and looked at it, and the expression on his face became more and more frightened, and he actually turned around and looked at Xuanzhen Daozong, Xuanzhen Daozong's white eyebrows furrowed, but the emperor seemed calmer than everyone else, and asked, "Why don't you read it out?" ”

Xuanzhen Dao Sect approached and said: "Holy Lord, I am afraid that there will be a mistake ...... ceremony!" ”

Xue Huai'an was even more surprised on the side, he was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he presented this sacrifice ceremony, if there was a mistake, he would be to blame for the book of the Ministry of Rites.

Of course, he knew that His Majesty the Emperor attached great importance to this ceremony, the Qin army in the southeast was fighting with Tianmen Dao, the northwest was still to be rebuilt, and the empire needed silver everywhere, but His Majesty the Emperor invested a lot of money for this ceremony, and it was precisely because Xue Huai'an knew that His Majesty the Emperor attached great importance to this ceremony, so Xue Huai'an was careful in every link of the ceremony, lest there be any mistakes.

Today's saint's temper, the ministers are clear, he came out of the iron and blood, never afraid of bloodshed, as he grows older, the emperor's domineering seems to be no better than back then, but his moody character is becoming more and more serious, the day before may still be quite important to you, but a little worse, the next day may be pulled into death row.

Xue Huai'an never dreamed that this ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens had just begun, and there was a problem with the first procedure, when the Xuanzhen Daoist Sect claimed that the ritual of sacrificing to the heavens was wrong, Xue Huai'an had already knelt on the ground, and said in horror: "Holy Lord, the ceremony is written by An Guogong himself, and it is even more Weichen who watched An Guogong seal it into the golden box, and there will never be a wrong ......!" ”

The emperor was expressionless, and just said lightly to the Xuanzhen Dao Sect: "Let him continue reading!" ”

"Holy ......!" Xuanzhen Dao Sect saw the frightened expression of the Taoist priest, and the name of His Majesty the Emperor appeared blatantly in the first few sentences, and he was not allowed to write more presumptuous words later, and said in a low voice: "Holy Lord, why don't you ask the dragon to see it first, and then ask the Holy Lord to decide?" ”

The Emperor shook his head.

Xuanzhen Daozong saw that the emperor was like this, he could only turn his head and nodded to the Taoist priest, the Taoist priest was frightened, and could only continue to read, his voice was loud and loud before, and his voice was obviously trembling at this time: "Yingyuan, the lord of Great Qin, is on the throne, but he is not as enterprising, he does not hesitate to fight thousands of soldiers on the battlefield, he is stubborn and self-serving, he worships the demon Tao, cultivates the Tao and refines the pill, and consumes the country's capital, which is a crime of sincerity through the ages." Reading this, the Taoist priest's voice was already weak, but the emperor suddenly said sharply: "Give me a louder voice so that everyone can hear it." ”

Under the ceremonial platform, the hundred officials were already frightened, and no one thought that what should have been an auspicious sacrifice to the heavens could become such a rebellious chapter.

Chu Huan also frowned at this time, Xue Huai'an told the emperor on the platform that this was written by An Guogong himself, Chu Huan naturally couldn't hear it, he just saw Xue Huai'an holding a gold box on the stage, and thought that this ceremony was prepared by Xue Huai'an, and his heart only felt incredible, Xue Huai'an was a cautious person, don't say that he made this rebellious sacrifice to the sky, even if he didn't dare to say a "no" word to the emperor behind his back, Chu Huan immediately judged that this gift was definitely not made by Xue Huai'an, Xue Huai'an didn't have such a big courage, what he thought, I only feel that this gift is very likely to be stolen by someone to change the pillars, and someone wants to take this opportunity to kill Xue Huai'an.

He went to Xiliang with Xue Huai'an, although he couldn't talk about the friendship between life and death, but he also felt that Xue Huai'an was not a sinister person, and this time he already felt that Xue Huai'an was going to be unlucky, and he couldn't help but feel sorry.

The ministers had their own thoughts, but the Taoist priest still read: "Yingyuan, as an emperor, has committed ten major sins, and the heavens listen, one of the sins, moody, and not distinguishing between loyalty and treachery. The second crime, not knowing right from wrong, killing courtiers without permission......! ”

The more the ministers in the audience listened, the more shocked they became.

I thought that this ceremony was a grand event, but at this moment, everyone knew that the event was impossible, and bloodshed and sacrifice were inevitable.

"The eighth sin is not to ask about the suffering of the people, extravagance, extreme evil, and the people are not ...... living!" The Taoist priest's face was already pale at this time, and cold sweat was raining down.

The queen's eyebrows frowned, her beautiful and delicate body trembled slightly, and Xue Huai'an was lying on the ground, only feeling that her whole body couldn't move, and her mind was in chaos, but it was His Majesty the Emperor, calm as water, caressing his beard, but it seemed to be listening to a beautiful chapter.