Chapter 329: Worship
"Ah, what ......"
Li Qingyi looked at Shao Wuqing, her eyes were full of infatuation, when she and her sister fell, she had already gone to herself, Li Qingtong was more or less clear, and she was completely fallen.
"Okay, change clothes for me, I'm going to the court!"
Shao Wuqing didn't say anything, just put away the sword in his hand and strode into the dormitory, a trace of strangeness flashed in his eyes.
In the Fengtian Palace, there was silence, and the atmosphere between the monarchs and ministers was very dull. It is very depressing, and this kind of atmosphere has rarely appeared in the court since Shao Wuqing killed countless rebellious officials in the spring of this year.
"I have been feeling unwell recently, and this year I have been in various places with continuous droughts and floods, and the people have been displaced, a few days ago, the six counties of Ganning were turned over, and hundreds of people died tragically in them. Therefore, I decided that in five days, I will personally visit the Temple of Heaven in the northern part of the imperial capital to worship the heavens, and then I will reflect on myself and issue an edict of sin, all the sins are on me, begging God to have mercy on the people, and do not inflict calamity. This matter is handled by the Qin Tianjian and the Ministry of Rites, and I will go with the officials above the fourth grade, no, there is a mistake! β
In the silent Fengtian Palace, only Shao Wuqing's voice was echoing, as if he was the only one!
The ministers stood dumbfounded in the golden hall, looking at each other, and they saw doubts and strangeness in each other's eyes.
Outside the temple gate, the sky was gloomy and stuffy. Suddenly, there was a muffled explosion of thunder, and everyone was shocked, and their faces turned pale in an instant.
"Your Majesty Shengming!"
At this moment, Ji Wenxian had already reacted, he was ecstatic, his body seemed to be much lighter, he hurriedly knelt on the ground, bowed down sincerely, his eyes were full of excitement.
With Ji Wenxian taking the lead, the rest of the ministers also reacted instantly, and then they all knelt on the ground, and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty Shengming!" β
Shao Wuqing smiled coldly, and felt sad in his heart, Your Majesty Shengming, how shameful these four words are, he has lived for so many years, and has heard "Your Majesty Shengming" countless times, but under the rule of such a saint tomorrow, it is either a rebellion or an invasion from other places, what a wonderful irony.
Yan Gongdao knelt on the ground but didn't say a word, he couldn't understand Shao Wuqing more and more, this is a kind of compromise? Or Shao Wuqing has another purpose, over the years, Shao Wuqing's strength has made him tremble, and yesterday he even used himself again, which really made him a little confused.
In fact, Shaowuqing has his own thoughts, when he saw Li Qingtong last night, he had already thought about it, it turned out that he had really seen the things that fell from the sky, and twenty years have passed, and he has not forgotten that some things may never be in his control.
He had never been so unconfident, but this time, he decided to do it, sacrifice to the heavens, and sin himself, maybe it was the last thing he could do for Shaowu Heng'an!
Shao Wuqing gave an order, and all the people had to move and sacrifice to the sky, which has always been a national event, with many cumbersome etiquettes and countless money and manpower, which is also a reason for Shao Wuqing's hesitation.
The emperor is going to sacrifice to the heavens.
This news made the people of the entire imperial capital boil. Regardless of how the current situation is evaluated, the commoner or the gentleman. I felt heartily recognized by the emperor's actions.
Since the beginning of spring this year, there have been continuous droughts and floods in various places, barren farmland, spring sowing cannot be carried out smoothly, and hundreds of people have been displaced. And the emperor's sacrifice to the sky undoubtedly released the greatest sense of comfort to the people, and the people suddenly found that the young Wuqing, who had been living in the deep palace and had not left the palace for many years, was also concerned about their life and death.
Therefore, regardless of whether the act of worshipping the heavens has any effect or not, it is a joy for the people. In an ancient country where agriculture is the pillar of people's livelihood, in the hearts of the people who depend on the sky for food, worshipping the sky is a very mysterious thing, which makes them have to feel awe.
It rained heavily overnight, and the rain had subsided in the early morning, and the birds were singing all over the imperial capital, and the air was mixed with the fragrance of the earth, which made people feel refreshed. At the end of the day, the bell of the palace bell tower rang, and the heavy and heavy gate of the middle palace opened.
The mighty and heroic guards of the Praetorian Army lined up in a neat queue and should go out first. The flag covers the sun, the wind waives, and the royal majesty is displayed while walking. Then there were the warriors of honor in front of the emperor, holding the golden gourd scepter, and a large group of eunuchs and palace maids took small steps, and followed closely behind.
Various flags, ritual vessels, umbrella covers, and banners appear in order. The last thing that came out was the emperor's dragon chariot, six horses and royal chariots, golden and dazzling, and the bright yellow luan chariot was inlaid with jade with jewels, which was extremely luxurious. The emperor traveled, Hu from the clouds, from the Xi'an Gate out, through the Lu Zheng archway, the samurai opened the road in front of the car, the water was poured on the street, and the people along the way all knelt down and worshipped. The power of the emperor, the supreme of the Ninety-Five, is ordered by the sky, as majestic as a mountain, as unpredictable as the clouds, making people unconsciously bow their heads and worship.
Luan drove out of the Lu Zheng archway, passed through Taiping Street, and finally walked to the Taiping Gate in the north of the city. Out of this gate, the emperor is officially out of Beijing. At this time, the eunuch Yiluan shouted: "By the holy decree, the royal drive and stay-" So, this mighty team of more than 10,000 people, which stretched for more than ten miles, and was mixed by the forbidden army, eunuchs, palace maids, etc., stopped in an instant.
The bead curtain of the dragon chariot was opened, and the young Wuqing, who was dressed in a five-clawed golden dragon robe and wearing a winged dragon crown, was supported by the small yellow door beside him, and slowly moved out of the dragon chariot with a slight trembling, and the accompanying officials, nobles, as well as the forbidden army, eunuchs, and palace maids, including the people who admired Tianyan, saw the emperor walking down the dragon chariot, and couldn't help but bow down one after another, singing and shouting in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long liveββ"
Shao Wuqing waved his hand, and the little yellow door beside him hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty ordered Zhongqing to be flat-"
Then the people who knelt down stood up and bowed their heads. Tens of thousands of people on Taiping Street were silent, as if they were dead.
Shaowu Hengan stood outside the team respectfully, just silently waiting for Shaowu Qing's orders. Shao Wuqing's eyes were deep and solemn, and after a long time, he suddenly asked: "Emperor, I went out of the capital to worship the sky, and the city guards and state affairs are all pressed on one person...... Don't ...... Disappoint me! β
Hearing Shaowu Qing's words, Shaowu Hengan's face changed and did not change, but he arched his hand and said in a low voice: "Erchen must follow the teachings. β
Shao Wuqing nodded, glanced at him meaningfully, and muttered, "Well said, well said......"
Immediately, Shao Wuqing turned around and instructed indifferently: "Let's go." β
Then Shao Wuqing was supported by Xiao Huangmen. Climbed the dragon chariot with difficulty, and the moment the bead curtain fell, it left Shaowu Hengan with a desolate and old figure. Xiao Huangmen shook off the dust lightly and shouted: "By the Holy Order, set offββ"
The mighty procession suddenly began to move slowly again, stretching all the way north.
"Ding...... Ding......"
In the round building above the Taoist workshop, a wind chime rang, a person bathed in the wind, his eyes were full of complexity, the man looked at the long dragon and sighed softly: "The feast of flowers is there every year, when will the dragon return to the sea." β
Saying that, he sighed again, listening to the wind chimes, there was a trace of warmth in his eyes, and he suddenly laughed, perhaps, he should really go to the front desk and claim the lost things for them.
"Gurgle...... Gurgle......"
Just as Changlong was heading towards the incense burning platform, he rode north, but he went towards Haijin.
Outside Haijin City, an inconspicuous courtyard, located next to the canal, outside the courtyard, planted a few weeping willows, it was the middle of winter, the branches of the weeping willows had long been lost, the bare branches swayed gently in the cold wind, looking bleak and dilapidated. In the courtyard is a large hall like a large hall, paved with smooth marble, and in the empty antechamber, a heavy beaded curtain curtain separates the antechamber into two parts.
A man in black knelt in the hall, but his forehead was sweating profusely in the cold season of winter, and he knelt there so honestly, drooping his eyelids, and he didn't dare to wipe the sweat on his face, letting it drip on the marble floor.
He was just a dog, yes, in front of the figures behind that veil he was a faithful dog, and he would bite whoever his master told him to bite. In his eyes, the master behind the curtain that he had never seen before, as tall as a mountain, every word the master said, every order he ordered, was more effective to him than the emperor's holy decree. He had always offered his master as a god, and now, the god in his heart was unhappy.
"Is what you just said true?" A deep voice came from behind the curtain, the voice was extremely calm, but the man in black knew that behind this calm, there might be a violent storm brewing.
He lay his head deep on the ground and, in a respectful tone, whispered, "Yes, Lord." News came from the imperial capital that the emperor had left the palace, and according to the plan, he was now on the way to burn incense, and he would probably arrive at the incense burning platform in the near future. β
"Burn incense and worship the sky?" The voice behind the curtain was slightly higher, showing how surprised the owner of the voice was at the moment, and he played with these two words carefully, his fingers kept tapping, and his heart was extremely shaken.
"What is the situation between the DPRK and China?" He was silent for a moment, and then spoke again.
"If you go back to the Lord, in the imperial capital...... The second son supervises the country and supervises the affairs of the court, and the rest is nothing! The man in black hesitated, but still didn't dare to say the word prince.
"Lord, here is our chance!"
The man in black did not speak, but behind the curtain, there was another voice, and the voice trembled, mixed with an indescribable excitement.
"What do you mean?"
The lord was silent for a long time, and his words became a little light and hurried, he had been dormant here for a long time, the hidden dragon was in the abyss, and he had not seen the light of day for a long time.
"Yes, the hidden dragon goes to sea, although he is armed with the power of wind and thunder, but after all, he is already a hidden dragon out of the sea, why be afraid of it? At that time, the second son of the capital, and the officials above the fourth rank will follow, and those who want to kill and stay will all be among them. Lord, is this a great opportunity? β
"Huh!"
The lord behind the curtain laughed, laughing extremely fiercely and resentfully, and even tears were about to flow out: "Slay the dragon, good, haha!" β
The man in black in front of the hall was shocked when he heard this. Cold sweat immediately fell, kill the king, if this act is known to the world......
At this moment, the person behind the curtain did not stop, nor did he care about the person kneeling outside, but said happily: "...... There are more than 30,000 forbidden troops in total, and he can't bring them all with him this time to worship the sky, at most more than 10,000 people, and the army guarding the capital, although there are many people, but if they don't obey the edict, they will never dare to act rashly, otherwise they will be detained a hat of rebellion, so we just need to exterminate all the more than 10,000 forbidden troops he took out of the capital, and then capture him alive or ...... Killed, the whole world is the Lord, at that time the Lord announced to the outside world that the emperor was seriously ill and had died on the way to worship the heavens on the Shenlie Mountain, and the Lord gathered those officials who followed. Those who do not obey will be killed, and at that time, the Lord will ascend to the Great Treasure, that is, the emperor's throne will be logical, and at that time, you will be the Son of Heaven in Great Xia......"
"Great Xia, hehe!" The voice of the Lord was suddenly filled with anger and deep hatred, and the man outside the hall trembled with fright when he heard this, and bowed his head and did not dare to say anything more.
"If I am emperor, I will rebuild a dynasty! The Xia Dynasty, from top to bottom, has rotted to the bones, the world only knows that the inner courtyard of the palace is magnificent, but I don't know how many pickled and dirty things are hidden in it, if I don't smash it to pieces, how can I eliminate the hatred in my heart for many years? β
The man fell prostrate to the ground, and his heart was terrified. The voice of the Lord's unforgettable hatred made him tremble, and that hatred, like a magic hand stretched out in the Nine Hells, with a curse that did not belong to the world, seemed to drain the air around him in an instant, and he felt a little suffocated.
There was silence, and after the Lord had said this, there was no sound in the whole hall, and everyone was silent.
"That's it, Tianyi, you go and arrange it, I will enter Beijing on the same day and send troops to the imperial capital!"
After a while, the man finally spoke again, only slightly tired, and when the kneeling man heard the words inside, his expression was dazed, and he kowtowed respectfully, and then strode out.
As soon as the emperor moves, the world is also moved!
"Shao Wuqing sacrificed to the sky and issued an edict for his own sin?"
The imperial capital is still so prosperous, but things are not people, this is already the territory of heaven, and Liu Fa and Hanju have also converged a lot, after all, it is different from the South Prison, here, there are people who want to put Liu Fa to death, and Liu Fa is even more powerless, at least, just now, he is still a little bit behind.
Above the restaurant, he heard the idle men on the side discussing the matter of Shaowuqing's sacrifice to the sky in a boring manner, which was related to the king of a country, and everyone was curious, even if it was Liu Fan, it was also extremely doubtful, more than a year later, the imperial capital looked unchanged, but he had already inquired that the person who chased him back then had died, and the organization that chased and killed him had also disappeared, which was not a good news for Liu Fan, and of course it was not a bad news, because these had nothing to do with him, since he went to the South Prison, He never saw anyone from the Young Martial Arts family again.
This time he entered the imperial capital, but also just to track down the truth many years ago, he still wanted to know, at that time, what happened, some things, as if there was a providence in the dark, he left the imperial capital, went south to the southwest mansion, and finally, returned to the imperial capital that haunted him, here, not only the strongest wine, but also the most beautiful people!
"Here, is this the former Su family?"
Liu Fa walked to a dilapidated courtyard, now it is deserted, under the towering trees are full of piles of dead leaves and dung of unknown animals, this place is pervasive, is declining, cobwebs and dust even choke Liu Fa, but he doesn't care.
Maybe he was born here before!
The two gilded characters of "Su Mansion" have lost their luster, and the stone lion at the door is also full of exhaustion.
For more than ten years, there has been no one living here, and no one is qualified to live here, the Su family, as if disappeared overnight, after Shao Wuqing raised troops that night, the Su family was silent, no one walked in this piece of the world again, no one knew what happened, only an old man who guarded the door, and now he was accompanied by the beasts here all day long.
Liu Fa walked to the door of Nasu Mansion, touched the door nail at the door of the mansion, it was familiar and unfamiliar, and then gently pushed open the door that had been sealed for a long time.
The courtyard was empty, there was not a little popularity, Liu Fa was stunned, as far as he knew, there was a person here, and there should be a janitor here.
"Who?"
While he was wondering, an old voice sounded, and a thin figure came out of nowhere, the man was gray-haired, and his face was wrinkled like dull bark, and he was very old.
Liu Fa was stunned for a moment, strode over, looked at this person, and was slightly puzzled, this ...... This person's dress is also a little weird, if it is someone else, he will definitely be scared, this person is dirty to death, I don't know how long I haven't taken a bath, and there is an extremely strong smell on my body, which really makes Liu Fan a little unbearable, this is simply a beggar, if it is outside, he will definitely give this old man a few pennies.
"Excuse me, are you from the Su family?"
Liu Fa sighed, still asked politely, but he was a little depressed in his heart, maybe it was really difficult to have any clues!
"Young man, there is no Su family in the world, let alone the people of the Su family, where did they come from, where do they go back, here, there is no one to live, no one ...... it"
The old man raised his head slightly, looked at Liu Fa, and there was some sarcasm on his face, which made Liu Fa quite puzzled.
Liu Fa was still a little unwilling, and he was reluctant to say a valuable word when he saw the old man, so he was silent for a long time, and finally asked with difficulty: "Uncle, ...... you Do you know Su ...... Miss Sue's tomb? β