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The rising sun, which was already far away from the eastern horizon, shone in from the side of the road gate, dyeing the stone slabs on the square and the clothes of the ministers into gold.

He raised his sleeves, not only like a heroic man full of ambition, but also like a detachment that has gone through vicissitudes, and said in a deep voice: "Thanks to your love, Chu has an unshirkable responsibility, and he will live up to expectations!" ”

The ministers bowed their heads three times, got up and respectfully gave way to the middle avenue. Helan Chu took a steady step and walked in the direction of the main hall.

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The above is just one branch of history that is very likely to develop. However, the reality took a turn when Xiahou Yuan pointed his finger at the sky and scolded the princess for treating the accession to the throne as child's play.

"Humph! It is useless to ask too much! The princess must not have taken the accession to the throne to heart, and regarded it as child's play! Xiahou Yuan's face was full of anger, and he pointed to the sky above his head and said: "As everyone knows, today's auspicious time is a good opportunity for God to give me the Great Zhou to welcome the new emperor, and if it is followed, it can ensure that my Great Zhou is smooth and prosperous, and the country is prosperous. ”

Some of the ministers nodded their heads, some shook their heads and sighed, and suddenly discussed in private.

At this moment, there was a loud horn sound from inside the road gate, which seemed to come from all directions, and then converged into a bundle, loud and clear as if penetrating the heavens and the earth. Immediately afterwards, a uniform drum beat around the "Tong, Tong, Tong......" shook the entire palace.

Almost at the same time, a man dressed as an attendant was noticed darling from a distance towards the area where the courtiers were standing and waiting, and when he heard the trumpets sounding around him, he stopped abruptly, fell to his knees, and gasped for breath. Only Zhang Fengshi, Xiahou Yuan and a few others recognized that person was the attendant in Helan Chu's Mansion who was responsible for handing over the eyeliner arranged in Yongning Palace.

The other man was one step behind the attendant, but he ran quickly from the inside of the road gate to the courtiers.

Against the dazzling sunlight of the rising sun, everyone saw clearly for a while, that the man was dressed as a courtesy official, and before he had time to stand firmly, let alone salute, he said breathlessly: "Everyone, everyone! The princess has been, already in front of the Chaotian Gate...... Pray to the heavens...... Please, please get dressed and prepare to enter the court. ”

In fact, as early as when the loud horn sounded, as long as the response was fast, they already understood that it was the princess who had returned. Like Xiahou Yuan, he didn't even hide his surprised expression with round eyes. Because only when the new emperor appears in front of the Chaotian Gate wearing a gown, the celebrants in charge of the drum music around him will be ordered to blow the horn and beat the big drum together, so that the new emperor can go upstairs to pray in the next drum music, and use the drum music to help the new emperor hear his heart to the gods.

It was precisely because this was the clearest signal that the princess had returned to the palace that the attendant knew that his news had been slowed down and that there was no value in reporting.

At this time, the majestic and solemn drum sound has stopped, and the chimes and sheng flutes of the Quartet have been played, playing a beautiful, graceful, dignified and elegant court music.

At this point, even if there is no communication from the official just now, no matter how dull the person is, he knows that the princess has indeed ascended to Chaotianmen to start the enthronement ceremony. Some of the ministers were surprised, some were disappointed, and some were relieved...... But naturally, they will only hide it in their hearts, and no longer think that this is the time to whisper.

"After all, the princess can return to the dynasty and ascend the throne before she misses the auspicious time, which is really a great blessing for my Great Zhou! Rejoicing for the ministers! Helan Chu bowed his hand to the sky, and his deep voice was calm, still as if everything in front of him was unremarkable, and it was not beyond his expectations. Although he is called a "minister" in his mouth, he does not have the humility of a minister, and his gestures are completely kingly. The ministers also nodded yes and consciously relined themselves and waited for the call.

Zhang Fengshi, Xiahou Yuan and the others, when they heard Helan Chu say this, also understood that the Taishi had given them a clear instruction: now is no longer a good time to plan for the abolition of the establishment, they can only continue to accumulate and plan, waiting for the next opportunity. Gritting teeth, beating his chest, blowing his beard and glaring...... These cathartic activities that are beneficial to the body and mind can only be carried out in the heart, and on the surface, they can only return to the queue, respectfully waiting for the appearance.

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The so-called "Chaotian Gate" is actually the gate outside the main hall of the palace "for the public hall". The gate is towering, about ten meters high. There is a gatehouse built on the door, and the corridor is as wide as today's two lanes, which is used for the emperor's prayer to the heavens.

At this time, the incense table has been placed in the center of the gatehouse, and the table is full of gold plates and silver bowls, which are filled with all kinds of offerings, and the incense burner the size of a basin in front of the offering is burned with three straight incense sticks the thickness of the wrist, and the same huge candle flames on both sides of the incense burner are shining.

There was a person standing in front of the incense case, holding Yugui in his hand, silent.

That person wears a crown of flat heaven, the crown is a symbol of the Zhou Dynasty's water virtue, and the crown is a symbol of the awe-inspiring and righteous vermilion between heaven and earth; On the front and back crowns, each hangs down 12 strands, each of which is made of 12 finely polished multicolored jade, with a total of 280 strands of 24 strands. The upper body wears a black robe, the cuffs are wide, even if the hands are held in front of the chest, it is knee-length, and the placket, back, shoulders and sleeves are painted with extremely fine and complicated paintings of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, dragons, and Chinese insects, which are called the "first six chapters". The lower body is wearing a red skirt, which is embroidered with gold threads and ornaments such as Zongyi, algae, fire, pink rice, 黼, and 黻, which are called the "next six chapters". The twelve kinds of ornaments on the whole set of clothes are the "twelve chapter patterns" formulated by Emperor Xuanyuan in the legend. The skirt hangs down with a vermilion knee cover, wears a vermilion jade ring around the waist, and wears a double-layered barefoot on the feet.

This is the crown dress that only the Son of Heaven can wear in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it is only used in major festivals.

Now the person wearing this dress is thin and slender, although the clothes on her body are made, but she always feels a little loose, it is difficult to associate with solemnity and luxury, not to mention, the more luxurious and complicated the clothes, the more she seems to be small and cute - this person is Zuo Ying.

Long before the drums played, the gatehouse had been emptied, and no one was allowed to enter except the new emperor. Zuo Ying stood alone in front of the incense table, throwing aside the prayer prepared for her by Si Tianjian, her eyes were cold and warm, as if she was catching the unpredictable shape of the green smoke rising in the incense burner, and it was like the sky was empty, and she didn't see anything in her eyes.

Some thrilling, life-and-death lines don't need the slightest bit of blood and horror, and can even be elegant and romantic—just like last night's experience in Wuwei.

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