Chapter 509: The Day of Sacrifice to the Heavens

The next morning, it was the day of worship.

The fat man dressed up early, reluctantly said goodbye to Diao Chan, and was ready to go, this time he didn't stretch Changtian to get on his big cover car together, there are extremely strict specifications for worshipping the sky, even he can't do what he wants, stretching his big cover car in the sky is extremely unruly, Changtian has his own travel honor guard specifications, and the queue where he is sorted according to his official position.

Because the sacrifice is not in the suburbs, there are some changes in how to sacrifice, this time Liu Xie gathered outside the city, led the hundred officials into the Weiyang Palace, and then began to worship the sky.

Weiyang Palace is the political center of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was built on the basis of Qin Zhangtai by Xiao He, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.

But this name does not seem to bring any luck to the Weiyang Palace, less than two hundred years after Wang Mang's rebellion, the first army invaded Chang'an, a fire burned the Weiyang Palace, this majestic palace was almost destroyed, and later after the Guangwu Emperor, Emperor Shun, Emperor Huan and other Eastern Han Dynasty emperors repaired, only barely restored the old appearance, the future Weiyang Palace has been good and bad, several times repaired several times damaged, until the end of the Tang Dynasty when the war was unbearable, the political center moved eastward, the Weiyang Palace has since completely become a ruin.

Sacrificing to the heavens is a mandatory sacrifice for the emperor of the Han Dynasty, once every three years, this year is the third year of Liu Xie's ascension to the throne, and it is time to worship the heavens.

The sacrifice to the sky originally needed to be held in Yuanqiu (Yuan) Hill, generally speaking, it was built on the outskirts of Chang'an or Luoyang, but now there are many thieves in the land of Sanfu, and there are Zhang Baiqi rebellion, involving the safety of the prince and hundreds of officials, and the strength of Chang'an City is not sufficient, so this time the sacrifice was changed to be held in the big square in front of Weiyang Palace, I heard that this is the meaning of Liu Xie, the son of heaven.

For the smooth progress of this sacrifice, Dong Zhuo listened to Li Ru's advice and transferred Gao Shun, who was originally guarding three hundred miles east of Chang'an City, as well as the trapped camp under his command, as for most of the other Bingzhou troops to defend Chang'an outside the city.

Dong Zhuo got into his big car and set off towards Weiyang Palace, almost at the gate of the palace, Li Ru suddenly received a report from the sentry, hurriedly came to Dong Zhuo's side, and said: "Qiyu Taishi, make a report, it seems that you have found Xun You's traces, but you want to send troops to arrest you?" ”

"Xun You? Hmph, of course you have to take it, and quickly order Feng to lead troops to arrest this person! Dong Zhuo's eyes rolled, and his eyes showed a fierce light.

Li Ru immediately advised: "The matter of sacrificing to heaven is related to the grace of the gods, the society is stable, and it must not be neglected, and it is necessary for Lu Bu to deter Xiaoxiao, with the heart of the Son of Heaven, and the responsibility of Lu Busi's protection is determined by the Son of Heaven himself, and it cannot be moved lightly. ”

Dong Zhuo frowned when he heard this, thought for a while, and then said: "Okay, Feng Xian will continue to guard the heavens, and the old man will order his cronies to go and get him." ”

Dong Zhuo then ordered his captain of the guard, among those carefully selected cronies, to divide into two teams to arrest Xun You.

"Go and go back quickly, remember not to hurt his life."

"No!" The captain of the guard, who was full of evil spirits, answered the order.

Changtian, who was far behind, saw Dong Zhuo's majestic cronies, and went to the west of Chang'an City with a small part, and I don't know what the reason is, but now I can't go up and ask, so I can only send someone to go.

"My lord, I have already asked, but I have found Xun You's whereabouts, so I sent someone to get it." Soon Dian Wei said to Changtian.

"yes, I see."

After Changtian finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Wu Fu in the team of generals who were far away from him, and found that this person was expressionless, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Soon the team came to the gate of the palace, Dong Zhuo's frame went in first, then the frame of Taifu and Sangong, and then Changtian in the back.

At the moment when Zhu Jun was not there, Changtian's right general officer position was ranked, the head of all military attachΓ©s, although his official position was ranked after Jiuqing, but the identity of Changtian's emperor's uncle played a role, after Liu Xie's title after the face of the saint, Changtian has completely confirmed his name as the emperor's uncle, even if many people are in charge of Changtian's right general, they don't admit that the other party is the emperor's uncle, but this title can't be faked.

Thanks to this, Changtian's position is listed before Jiuqing.

Just as Changtian was about to enter the palace, he saw a person in front of him, stopped his car, and said loudly: "Stop." ”

Changtian raised his eyebrows and saw that it was Lu Bu, seeing that his face was pale, and in front of the front palace gate, Changtian said casually: "Fengxian nephew, what are you doing?" ”

To his surprise, Lu Bu didn't seem to be annoyed, but said proudly: "A certain order of the Son of Heaven, the governor's sacrifice to the sky, to protect the safety of His Majesty and hundreds of officials, today except for the Taishi, no one is allowed to bring the entourage into the palace." ”

"What if you have to enter?" Dian Wei suddenly spoke out when he heard this, this is his duty, it is impossible for Changtian to refute it out loud, and he lost his identity in vain, he held the double halberd and looked directly at Lu Bu.

Lu Bu didn't care at all, and said: "On the battlefield, Lu is not afraid yet, and here and now. Today, where Lu's duty lies, if you don't follow it, you should be punished as an anti-thief. ”

Dian Wei was about to take a step, Chang Tian patted him on the shoulder, and then said to Lu Bu: "Okay, the widow can go in alone, Dian Wei, you take the guards to wait outside." ”

Immediately, under the command of Lu Bu, someone led Changtian's frame and slowly marched inward, and when he passed by Lu Bu's side, Changtian turned his head sideways, glanced at Lu Bu, and found that he was a little proud on his face, as if he was very happy because he was deflated.

I can't help but despise Lu Bu's personality in my heart, this guy's temperament is really bad, a little smug will show his appearance, and he does things on a whim, this kind of person really can't make a big deal, and he can be a military general who goes into battle to kill the enemy, and it is too much to lead the three armies.

Following Changtian's car, Jiuqing's car also entered the palace gate, and they were all unguarded, and then those officials were not qualified to take the car, walked into the palace, and walked to the big square in front of Weiyang Palace.

After entering the palace gate, Changtian, who followed the frame of the three buses, also got out of the car like them, and only Dong Zhuo and Liu Xie could take the car over.

"Why don't you follow me and ride in the same car." Liu Xie shouted to the Taishi car behind him.

Although there is no longer too far from the place where the heavens are worshipped, Liu Xie seems to have invited Dong Zhuo to sit on his Son of Heaven frame with him in order to show his closeness.

"Since Your Majesty has invited you, the old minister is willing to obey." The fat man got out of his car with a smile and got into Liu Xie's car.

Dong Zhuo looked at Liu Xie at this time, although he was still young, he also had some demeanor that an emperor should have, and at first glance he looked extraordinary, it was indeed like that, given the age of the other party, it was already very good.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is nearly sixty years old, and he has been quite powerless in recent days, only sighing that old age is coming, and the reincarnation of heaven has made many heroes helpless." Dong Zhuo looked at Liu Xie and said.

"Taishi is rich in the Spring and Autumn Period, why do you say this?" Liu Xie looked at the Temple of Heaven that was about to arrive in front of him, and didn't turn his head and asked flatly.

"Everyone is old, why can an old minister be exempt from evil? Although the Han Dynasty is in decline, fortunately the right general is long-lasting, and he is begging for thieves outside, and in time, he will be able to calm the world. Your Majesty is this year, three out of ten, after the sacrifice to the sky, the old man will choose a concubine for His Majesty, and on the day of His Majesty's marriage, the old man will return to His Majesty, and return to Xiliang to support the elderly? Dong Zhuo looked at Liu Xie and asked.

What the fat man said may not be true, he is too late to spoil Diao Chan now, he has no heart to intrigue with many court officials, and he will be more in tune with him for the elderly.

"Everything is at the mercy of the master, and I have nothing to do." Liu Xie still said lightly.

"Hmm." Dong Zhuo looked at it, Liu Xie, who has an extraordinary bearing, has no pride that a child should have, and he really looks like an emperor who is going to worship the sky, but he also nodded, and he was quite satisfied, when the time comes, he will be able to return to Xiliang after making proper arrangements in the court.

The process of worshipping the heavens is not troublesome, it is nothing more than burning incense and praying, and the Son of Heaven represents all the people, expressing his gratitude to God for nurturing all things, and then praying for God's blessings and blessings for the people of China.

This period is the most solemn and solemn moment for the emperor and the hundred officials, and even those sycophants are all solemn and expressionless.

Liu Xie climbed to the highest place of the Temple of Heaven and began to burn incense and worship, reciting the prayer that Ma Riyan had already gotten up early, while Dong Zhuo knelt on the second floor with the three dukes and two thousand stones to worship heaven and earth.

Changtian naturally did the same, following these people to worship heaven and earth, shouting slogans, and he kept looking at Wu Fu with his spare eyes, ready to see when the other party had a seizure.

In his opinion, the moment when everyone got up at the end of the worship should be a good time to assassinate, from the perspective of common sense, Wu Fu reported the thief, Dong Zhuo should have no precautions against Wu Fu, who was close at this time, so the best time was at that moment.

He found that Dong Zhuo's cronies were already waiting below, as long as Dong Zhuo gave an order, he could rush forward at a very fast speed and take Wu Fu, and capturing Wu Fu at this moment was the time that could best deter others.

He also saw Gao Shun's trapped camp, and he was also looking at the Temple of Heaven and the surroundings from Dong Zhuo's personal guards, ready to go out to kill any possible enemy at any time, while Lu Bu was even more intently looking at the Temple of Heaven.