There was still a period of time before the ceremony began, and Liu Yushang was waiting for Qi'er and Xu Xuanzhu to arrive in the Yaqian Palace. At this time, Han Sheng hurriedly came over, and he also brought the sample letters of state handed over by the envoys of various countries through the Ministry of Rites.

Today's enthronement ceremony is divided into two parts, the first part is to hold the ceremony of suing the heavens at the round mound altar, and the second part is in the palace, the new emperor ascends to the throne and accepts the congratulations of the hundred officials and envoys of various countries, and at this time the countries hand over the letters of state to present their submission to the Great Shun Dynasty, which will be a gesture to show the emperor sitting on the heart of the four seas and the world. The coming of all nations is also a program of today's enthronement ceremony.

Among the foreign envoys of Chaohe, the Turks and Tibetans are the mainstays, of course, there are differences between the two, the Turks are defeated countries and have to come to the court, but the Tibetans are the time to change and bend to seek all to join the dynasty. In any case, the two strongest foreign enemies of the Great Shun Dynasty today are these two, as long as they sign the letter of state with the Shun Dynasty, then the northern and southwestern borders of the Shun Dynasty will be stable for a long time to come.

"Brother Liu, let's see what else to do?" Han Sheng was dressed in the court uniform of the head of a hundred officials, and asked with a smile.

Liu Yu put down these national letter templates and said, "There's no problem, it's just that they don't need to participate in the ceremony of worshipping the heavens." ”

Han Sheng was puzzled: "Why is this? ”

Liu Yu did not allow foreign envoys to participate in the sacrificial ceremony, because he did not want these Fanbang people to be involved in the internal political struggle of the Shun Dynasty and let the "friendly people" see the jokes. Of course, Liu Yu can't show his intentions in this regard now, but said: "If it is not my race, its heart will be different, and the sacrifice to heaven is solemn and sacred, so don't let these people from Fanbang mess with the rules of my Dashun Dynasty." ”

Han Sheng thought about it and felt that Liu Yu's words were not wrong, after all, there were many red tape in the sacrificial ceremony. And those people in Fanbang are certainly not accustomed to the constraints of these rules and regulations. So he nodded. Said it would be arranged.

After the matter of the foreign envoys was finished, Liu Yue calculated the time, Qi'er and Xu Xuanzhu also came over, stretched out his hand to Lan He, who was in charge of the coordination on the side, and said, "Bring me the list of the Imperial Forest Army in charge of guarding the Temple of Heaven today!" ”

Lan He came to the court today, it was the last time he went to the court as a courtier, he was a little surprised when he heard Liu Yu's words, and immediately took a copy of the book to Liu Yu, and mentioned by the way: "The defense of the Imperial Forest Army is the responsibility of Commander Qu." ”

"Oh!"

Liu Yu responded casually. It seems to be indifferent, and everything is done as if it were a routine.

Liu Yu has seen the list, and the Royal Forest Army above is divided according to "guard", because the square under the Temple of Heaven is not too big, so this time the Royal Forest Army sent a total of ten guards to garrison, that is, five hundred soldiers of the Royal Forest Army.

"The East Third Guard and the East Fifth Guard don't have to participate, change the West Twelfth Guard and the West Thirteenth Guard, and call Commander Qu in to start arranging."

Lan He replied "yes", not caring about this matter on the surface, but as if he was worried. went out and called Qu Zhu in, and after Qu Zhu received the order. By the way, he asked: "Marquis Wuyi, I don't know why you have to make such an arrangement?" ”

"Oh, worship the heavens, everything is still in accordance with the law, the East Sanwei and the East Wuwei have been on the battlefield, and their temperament is a little wilder, so it's better to change to the orthodox Royal Forest Army."

Listen to Liu Yu's meaning, because Dong Sanwei and Dong Wuwei have been on the battlefield with the army, they are not suitable for attending such a large-scale occasion. Such a reason is far-fetched. Qu Zhu thought about it again, the biggest difference between the singular Eastern Guards such as the East Third Guard and the East Fifth Guard and other Imperial Forest Guards was that they were equipped with muskets, not swords and spears, that is, Liu Yue felt that the new firearms were not suitable for this ritual of worshipping the heavens.

Qu Zhu then went out, while Liu Yu and Han Sheng continued to discuss some details of today's ceremony, and occasionally Liu Yu would ask Lan He, but Lan He seemed absent-minded, and he seemed a little distracted at this time.

"Lan Xiang, it seems that you are really old and useless." Liu Yu stood up and joked with a smile, "In the future, children and grandchildren will go around their knees and enjoy the joy of family, so why bother about the court?" ”

Lan He said with some shame on his face: "Yes, what Wu Yihou said is reasonable. ”

Liu Yu smiled and patted Lan He's shoulder, the last thing seemed to be very gravity, and the smile was a little more hideous, but this hideous color quickly faded, Lan He sent Liu Yu out first with some trepidation, and then he went out behind Liu Yu and Han Sheng, and Huang Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, went out with them.

Qi'er was dressed in a gorgeous and dazzling dragon robe, escorted by Xu Xuanzhu, female officials, palace maids and female army guards to the door of the Yaqian Palace, Liu Yu stepped forward and bowed, Qi'er has long learned the rules in this regard, knowing that the Tao is in front of people, even Liu Yu has to salute her, and she must also rely on the number of courtesies.

"Flat." Qi'er said coquettishly.

Liu Yu raised his head with a smile and said, "Shengluan." ”

Luan Jia has already prepared it outside the door, Qi'er's dragon robe is very wide, and the skirt is dragged on the ground, Qi'er is still not used to walking around in her gown, taking careful steps, for fear of falling, and walking to the door step by step. When she waited for Luan, she was relaxed. Xu Xuanzhu would walk with Luan like a female officer and stay by her side from beginning to end, while Liu Yu would ride a horse and accompany the guards.

And if it is Su Yan who holds the enthronement ceremony, it stands to reason that the queen is not qualified to attend this kind of event, but Liu Yu, the imperial husband, must attend, and no etiquette or person can stop it.

Everything seemed to be in accordance with the law, and Luan was followed by a wide carriage, and the system of the carriage was very unique, as if it was for the emperor and the princes and ministers, and it was a bit nondescript. And the carriage was driven by a few people wearing the uniforms of the Imperial Forest Army, no one knew who was loaded in the road, and the ministers were actually thinking, could it be that Liu Yu also wanted to bring his other wives to participate in today's enthronement ceremony, but it was inconvenient for "them" to show up? Some people also guessed that in the carriage was actually Concubine Lin, who was about to become the queen mother, but they couldn't figure it out, and it stands to reason that the queen mother was not qualified to attend the ceremonial ceremony.

From the palace to the round mound altar where the sacrifice is held, all the way has been under martial law by the Imperial Forest Army, all the way down without hindrance, it takes about half an hour to walk, the round mound altar will hold some ceremonies before opening the altar, and the sacrifice will also be held at noon. And the authority of the scales of the world, which symbolizes the emperor, will also be held by the new emperor after the sacrifice. The ritual of sacrifice is completed, followed by the pilgrimage ceremony in the palace.

After the Imperial Forest Army escorted Luan Jia and the hundred officials out of the court, some noble spectators and some foreign envoys entered the palace in batches, and they would only participate in the second part of the palace.

Liu Yu rode a horse and followed Luan, but he didn't get too close to Luan, but seemed to be escorting the carriage. He doesn't need to do anything to open the road and the things behind the mat, and his original identity today is a companion.

The road was also calm, because several streets close to Luan's travel were already under martial law, and there was not even a shadow of a single common person on the street except for the Imperial Forest Army, and the people's viewing ceremony would be on the way back to the palace in Luan, but it could only be seen from a distance, and Qi'er at that time was already regarded as the emperor who had officially told the heavens and the earth.

A group crossed the canal to the south gate of the inner city, Liu Yu looked up at the city gate with colorful flags fluttering, as the supreme commander of the Yamen of the City Defense Division, Li Mi personally waited on the city wall, and when he saw Luan coming, he just saluted and saw off, and when Liu Yue crossed the city gate, the two looked at each other and nodded to each other as if to convey some information.

Out of the inner city, it is only two or three miles away from the round mound altar. Liu Yu suddenly jumped off the horse and handed the horse over to the guards to lead, while he entered the ranks of the hundred officials behind him, and followed Han Sheng and Lan He, who were at the front.

"Brother Han, what do you think of today's day? Will it change? After Liu Yu came over, he asked for no reason.

The sound was not loud, but it was enough for Han Shenghe and Lan He on the side to hear clearly.

Han Sheng looked at the sky inexplicably, the wind was sunny and the weather was clear, there was not even a cloud in the sky, and the wind was not strong, this was a good weather for the ceremony.

"Changing the sky? Probably not. Han Sheng smiled as he walked.

Liu Yu also smiled, looked at the sky, and suddenly turned his gaze to Lan He on the side and asked, "What does Lan Xiang think?" ”

Lan He smiled and said, "The old minister has no research on the weather, if Wuyi Hou has any questions, you might as well summon someone from the Ministry of Rites to come and ask." ”

"No, I'm just asking."

Liu Yu snorted, with a very relaxed smile on his face. After going parallel with the hundred officials for a while, Liu Yu suddenly asked Lan He again: "Lan Xiang, I heard that the marriage date between Ling's granddaughter and Sui Mansion Yin has been set?" ”

"Yes." Lan He said cautiously, "It's set for the fourth day of the next month." ”

"The fourth day of February, a good day." Liu Yu said with a smile, "When the time comes, I will definitely go to the wedding banquet to ask for a glass of water and wine, that is...... Alas! I wonder if I'll be able to wait until that day. ”

Lan He was stunned for a moment, and then immediately smiled again: "Marquis Wuyi said that he was laughing." ”

"Lan Xiang, I'm not joking. Think about it, if ...... I mean, if today's enthronement ceremony doesn't go well, do you think I will still have a chance to attend the wedding banquet of Sui Mansion Yin and Ling's granddaughter? Liu Yu looked at Lan He aggressively, and continued, "This question is actually quite illogical, if today's enthronement ceremony does not go well, I'm afraid Lan Xiang will not marry his baby granddaughter to Sui Mansion Yin, right?" ”

Liu Yu had a very kind smile on his face, but Lan He became more and more shocked the more he listened, but he still tried his best to be very calm.

"Marquis Wuyi, old minister...... I don't understand, what the hell are you talking about? ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, does Lan Xiang feel a little tired after walking all the way? There is a carriage prepared in front, you must not underestimate this carriage, if the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs on the road has an illness or disaster, it is also a good thing to get on the carriage and take a rest. Liu Yu said and made a gesture of "please", "Lan Xiang will invite us to sit together in the carriage and chat?" (To be continued......)