Chapter 710: King's Landing
readx; At the time of the fourth watch, Li Qingan was woken up by his wife Mingyue, not long after entering the Daming Palace, everyone was not used to it, they all lived in the bathhouse hall, the bathhouse hall is not a large hall, but a group of buildings are collectively named, composed of hundreds of pavilions and pavilions, covering a huge area. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Li Qing'an sat up, he was still a little dazed, the dream in his mind had not disappeared, he had a dream last night, he dreamed that the entire Daming Palace was hollowed out, when he held the enthronement ceremony, the Daming Palace suddenly collapsed, the dream was actually very detailed, there were plots and characters, and the big pit under the Daming Palace was dug by himself......
"Hmmm! Is the time come? ”
Li Qingan tried hard to bring himself back to reality, and he must go all out to hold the enthronement hall today.
"It's just the fourth watch, and there's still an hour."
Mingyue had already dressed, she was busy waiting for her husband to get up, and there were six palace maids standing next to her, all of them were not very old, fifteen or sixteen years old, they had entered the palace since childhood, they stood aside, a little helpless, the queen mother personally got up and changed clothes for the emperor, they were still the first time they saw it, and they were a little afraid of Li Qingan, Li Qingan's image in the palace was like a murderer, slaughtering thousands of miles of the city, which made them have a deep sense of fear in their hearts.
Mingyue saw that they were powerless, and at this time, she stood there in a daze, and couldn't help frowning, urging them: "What are you still standing there doing?" Why don't you hurry up and prepare hot water for the Holy Lord to wash. ”
The palace maids were taken aback, the six palace maids ran to four, and the remaining two came forward to put on Li Qing'an's shoes, which was just a simple combing and washing, and after breakfast, they had to formally comb and dress, which was very time-consuming, although there was an hour, but the time was still very tight.
At this time, Rushi hurriedly walked in and smiled apologetically, "I'm late!" ”
At home, Rushi generally helps Li Qingan comb her hair and clean up, everyone is used to it, although Mingyue sometimes helps Li Qingan clean up, but it is far less than Rushi's movements, she is in a hurry, seeing Rushi come in, she can't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and complain to her a little: "Why are you only here now?" ”
Rushi's face flushed, and she hurriedly explained: "The palace here is too big, I still think it is a palace, and I ended up walking for half a day." ”
She stepped forward and took the comb from Mingyue's hand, "Eldest sister, I'll come!" ”
Mingyue gave her the comb and said, "I'll go see breakfast." ”
She walked out quickly, at this time, Li Qingan gave the two palace maids a look, the two palace maids retreated in interest, there were only the two of them in the room, Li Qingan hugged his concubine, and asked her with a smile, "I didn't have a chance to talk to you alone last night, how do you feel in the palace?" ”
Rushi let Li Qing'an's hands caress her body, she combed Li Qing'an's hair, and said a little coquettishly: "The room is empty, I'm afraid to sleep alone at night, and you don't come to accompany me at night." ”
"Then I'll stay with you tonight." Li Qingan said with a smile.
"Not tonight, it's the second sister's turn tonight, I know she also has a lot of grievances to tell you! Let's follow the rules! You'll be with me the night after tomorrow, yes! Now I can't say that I am accompanied, but I have to say that I invite the Holy Grace to come. ”
Speaking of this, Rushi couldn't help but cover her mouth and laughed, "I'm really not used to it at all." ”
Li Qingan was also helpless, so he had to smile bitterly and said: "Except for the founding emperor, the traditional emperor Yanjing grew up in the palace, and they are all used to it, so they think it's normal, we are all halfway monks, and we can only adapt slowly, and we will get used to it after a long time." ”
At this time, Rushi had already combed his hair for him, and several palace maids came in with a golden basin of hot water and put it on the washstand, the washstand was like a dresser in later generations, with a mirror basin frame, Li Qingan washed himself in the barracks, and he didn't bother to repair his beard, but he didn't have to do it at home, so naturally he had a wife and concubine to help him tidy it up.
After brushing his head, Rushi washed his face with a hot towel, trimmed his beard carefully, and was busy for a while before he finished freshening up, Li Qingan got up and went to the breakfast room under the guidance of the palace maid.
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The time has gradually come to the hour, that is, it is almost five o'clock in the morning, the sky has been flooded with fish belly white, the sky is clear, nearly 10,000 officials have gathered in Danfengmen Square, today is the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, all the officials in Beijing above the nine grades must participate, not only the court officials, local officials in Beijing, scattered officials and retired officials must also participate, and the officers of the Lang will above the non-duty people, also have to participate in the ceremony, as well as foreign envoys, hostages in Beijing, etc., will also attend the ceremony, so calculated, More than 10,000 officials will attend today's enthronement ceremony.
The location is not in Hanyuan Palace, but in Danfengmen Square, the Ministry of Rites, Taichang Temple, Zongzheng Temple, Guanglu Temple and other relevant departments began to prepare as early as ten days ago, Danfengmen Square has a clear area, in front of the court officials and local officials, as well as officers above the third grade, the left rear is a loose official, the right rear is an officer below the fourth grade, the back row is a retired officer, foreign envoys and hostages, etc., even the grade mountain is placed, very detailed, meticulous.
In the corner of Danfeng Gate, Pei Min was talking to Yan Zhenqing, both of them were wearing three-grade court clothes, holding ivory Chao Wat in their hands, both of them went to meet Li Qing'an outside the city yesterday, and also witnessed the enthusiastic welcome of the people of Chang'an, although they believed that Li Qing'an could bring Datang into Zhongxing, but they still regretted that they could not have a good talk with Li Qing'an before he ascended the throne.
Yan Zhenqing saw that Pei Min was still a little worried, so he persuaded him: "Young Master Pei doesn't need to think too much, I think that with the self-discipline of the saint, he should not break through the existing power structure and will not exceed the power of the political hall." ”
Pei Min sighed, "Maybe I'm thinking too much, but Emperor Xuanzong was like this back then, the first twenty years worked hard to create the prosperous era of Kaiyuan, but the next twenty years of arrogance and silver lust have ruined the good prosperity into something, I am worried that he will repeat the mistakes of the past,"
"Pei Shangshu doesn't have to worry so much, let's keep more thoughts, as long as there are signs of it, we will try our best to dissuade it, I believe that the vision of the saint is much more long-term than Xuanzong, which can be compared with Taizong."
The two were talking, and Zhang Yun walked over with a smile, "What are the two Xiangguo talking about?" God mysterious. ”
Pei Min and Yan Zhenqing both smiled and didn't speak, Zhang Yun knew it, he sighed and said: "Actually, what I'm worried about is that the holy harem is too weak, Emperor Xuanzong's 40,000 harem, our new emperor is good, there are only five wives and concubines, which is unbearable, and the lack of heirs is a taboo for the emperor!" ”
Pei Min waved his hand, "I don't think I need to worry too much about this, take your time, as far as I know, the second daughter of the Dugu family is also going to enter the palace, and Cui Yunqing, the daughter of Cui Yu, is also possible." ”
Zhang Yun was taken aback, Cui Yu's daughter, why didn't he know at all? He suddenly remembered that Pei Min was the queen's uncle, maybe he had some inside information, so he hurriedly asked, "Is this news serious?" ”
"I also heard from my sister Mrs. Dugu that the queen is already in contact with the Cui family, and she may have this intention, but the saint may not know it yet, and it is up to him to decide in the end."
Zhang Yun's heart is a little messy, marrying the daughter of the Cui family is obviously to balance the power of the family, Pei Wan'er has entered the palace, and the Dugu family has a deep relationship with the Pei family, and the Pei family obviously shows signs of getting bigger, so in order to balance the family, it is logical for the daughter of the Cui family to enter the palace, in this way, the Pei and Cui families have become relatives, so what should the Zhang family do?
Zhang Yun thought of himself, he has been thinking hard about how to gain a foothold in the new dynasty these days, he also knows that the Tang Dynasty created by Li Qing'an has been separated from the original Tang Dynasty, it is not a simple inheritance, but a new beginning, if you can gain a firm foothold in the Li Qing'an era and take root, the Zhang family will be no less than Cui and Pei in the next few hundred years. Let the daughter of the Zhang family enter the harem as a concubine, as a support for the Zhang family, he has been thinking about this matter for the past few days, Li Qingan only has five harems, this is actually the best opportunity.
He thought of Zhang Xuan, the daughter of a distant brother of Luoyang, he had seen this niece once, she looked snowy, her beauty was abnormal, and she was knowledgeable and courteous, quite popular, she was only sixteen years old this year, but the matchmaker had broken through the threshold, Zhang Yun had already sent his family to Luoyang, he wanted to turn Zhang Xuan into the daughter of his third brother Zhang Yun, and then find a way to send it to the palace, so that he would have something to rely on in the harem.
He was thinking about this for the past two days, but suddenly heard that the Cui family might be the first to ascend, which really made him anxious.
At this moment, the bell of Hanyuan Hall rang, 'Knock! Boom! The distant bell echoed over the Daming Palace, it was already a quarter of a quarter of an hour, and in another two quarters of an hour, the enthronement ceremony was about to begin, and on Danfeng Square, the ministers walked to their positions.
The bell of Hanyuan Hall also reached the harem, at this time Li Qingan was wearing the robe of enthronement at the end, he wore a crown, the crown was hung with twelve white jade, wearing a yellow robe, a robe, the yellow robe was embroidered with eight chapter patterns such as the moon, the star, the dragon, the mountain, the Chinese insect, the fire, the Zongyi, etc., the waist was tied with a jade belt, and there were swords, Pei, ribbons and other gold ornaments, very solemn and gorgeous.
Mingyue is making the final arrangements for him, she is Li Qing'an's wife, she knows her husband best, all the palace maids and eunuchs feel that the saint is at ease, and even talk and laugh, but Mingyue understands the nervousness in her husband's heart.
She took the opportunity to arrange the jade belt for him, and whispered in his ear: "Fu Lang is still majestic in the face of hundreds of thousands of troops in front of the parade array, and the impact of the 100,000 enemy troops on the opposite side is still cold-eyed, and his face has not changed, so why worry about it in front of more than 10,000 scholars now!" ”
Li Qingan was indeed a little nervous at this time, his wife's comfort calmed down in his heart, and he didn't realize that he was dumbfounded, he had killed thousands of troops and horses, do you still care about this time? Thinking of this, he straightened his waist unconsciously, and his usual majesty suddenly appeared on him.
He glanced at Mingyue gratefully, patted the back of her hand, and Mingyue also smiled lightly, there is no need to say a lot of words, there is naturally a tacit understanding between their husband and wife.
At this time, a eunuch walked in and whispered: "Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come, and it is time to leave." ”
Li Qingan stood up, glanced deeply at his wife, shook her hand, and strode out, Mingyue looked at her husband's figure in the distance, her heart was full of expectations and blessings.
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The dragon tail jade steps in front of the Hanyuan Hall are ready, the one-zhang high throne stands on the jade steps, one hundred and eighty palace guards stand on both sides of the throne with various ceremonial instruments, and the dragon tail road on both sides is also full of Yulin troops wearing golden helmets and gold armor, they hold wooden gilded axes, Qi, Ge, spears, Yue and other weapons, one by one like gods standing on the steps, majestic.
On the side of the jade steps, there is a purple gold beast pattern Sanyang Ding about eight feet high, and there is an incense burner platform in front of it, which is used for enthronement and worship.
Today's master of ceremonies is the Ministry of Rites Lang Li Kuo, he holds the will of the Queen Mother, solemnly standing, the first round of morning glow shoots out through the clouds, and the purple light shines on the Danfeng jade steps, which looks sacred and solemn.
'Knock-' Another heavy bell rang, the hour of the hour came, the music of the king played, the whole Danfengmen Square was silent, 12,000 officials and 8,000 Yulin soldiers waited solemnly.
The team finally came, only to see two teams of Qianniu guard soldiers carrying ceremonial knives in front of the guide to open the way, followed by the Jinwu fine battle, they held the Nine Dragons Luo umbrella cover, colorful cloud flags and fans, knots, Lu, Xuan, Jing, Xuan, building and other ceremonial things, one team after another, dazzling, there were as many as 800 people, and finally Li Qing'an arrived by the dragon, there were hundreds of guards before and after, Li Qing'an walked down the dragon chariot, a guide eunuch slowly guided him forward, sixteen palace ladies followed him with a long-handled fan.
Li Kui, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, shouted: "Hundreds of officials see the courtesy!" ”
The 12,000 officials in Danfeng Square knelt down at the same time, kowtowed three times, and Li Kuai shouted again, "The salute is over!" ”
More than 10,000 officials stood up, and Li Kuai read out again: "Please come out and worship the heavens!" ”
Two eunuchs helped Li Qing'an to walk to the altar, Li Qing'an's heart was unusually calm at this time, he slowly knelt down with three incense sticks in his hand, and everyone in the square also knelt down, Li Qing'an silently prayed to heaven, "The Son of Heaven is ordered by heaven, and I hope that God will protect the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty!" ”
He inserted incense into the censer and bowed respectfully to heaven.
At this time, Li Kuo, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, took out the will of the Queen Mother and read it aloud: "It has been a hundred years since the founding of Gaozu in the Tang Dynasty, and the four seas are respected, and the people are safe and healthy, opening the end of China's prosperity....."
He read for a quarter of an hour, and finally raised his voice: "Today, there is a Tang clan Qing'an, rising in response to the sky, saving the Tang Dynasty from danger, the will of heaven is obvious, you can ascend the throne and unify, and create a 10,000-year foundation of the Tang Dynasty, admire this!" ”
Li Kuo accepted the will of the Queen Mother and said loudly: "Please ascend the throne!" ”
Li Qingan ascended the golden-backed throne step by step, with his back to the north and south, looking down on the huge Danfeng Square, looking down on the 12,000 subordinates, looking at each of their faces with anticipation, at this moment. He was filled with great confidence.
"The new emperor ascends the throne, and hundreds of officials bow to the new king!"
Twelve thousand ministers fell to their knees again, and they shouted in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live!" ”
"Hooray!"
"Hooray!"
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In the three shouts of more than 10,000 officials, Li Qing'an also saw the Chang'an City, the magnificent and majestic city slowly spread out under the Longshou Plain, and he seemed to see the mountains and rivers of the Tang Dynasty.
(To be continued)