Two days later, the Temple of Heaven was held as scheduled. Although it was only two days, the whole ceremony was still meticulous, grand and solemn, and it was the most grand ceremony since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty since Taizu ascended the throne.

Yan Zhili got up before dawn today, bathed and changed clothes, and went to the yard to catch his own big rooster, tied the big rooster with five flowers and put it in front of the case, cleaned its feathers with dew, removed its smell with incense powder, and put it in front of the case to burn incense and pray for an hour, and after bowing to the big rooster three times and nine times, he personally brought it to the Temple of Heaven with a plate tied with red silk.

This is perhaps the most dignified chicken ever dead. Xiao Lian thought.

Xiao Lian was crowned after the emperor because of his identity as the eldest grandson, Xiao Lian was followed by Xiao Zimao, followed by Xiao Ziliang. In front of the ancestors, it doesn't matter what the power is, the most important thing is birth. For this reason, Xiao Ziliang's face has not been very good-looking.

The two altars in the southeast are Xiao Zijing as the east official, and Xiao Zilun as the south official. Under the main altar, the hundred officials were led by Xiao Ziqing to stand on the east side, and the female dependents were led by Fan Guifei to stand on the west side.

Xiao Fulin stood in front of He Jingying, and quietly turned around and asked He Jingying: "Do you know what the ministers of the DPRK and China have been talking about in the past two days?" ”

He Jingying shook her head slightly.

Xiao Fulin said: "The ministers of the court and the central government are all talking about Xiao Fashen's inheritance of the crown prince. My eldest nephew knelt in the palace for one night, and the old ministers all said that he had the benevolence and righteousness of the first prince. He knelt like this for one night, but it was more effective than King Jingling sweeping the Buddhist hall for several years. ”

He Jingying said: "This is a good thing. ”

Xiao Fulin said coldly: "It's a good thing for him, but not necessarily for you." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Xiao Fulin asked disdainfully, "Does my eldest nephew have any thoughts about that Wang girl?" ”

He Jingying: "Huh? Probably not. ”

Xiao Fulin's face was full of indignation: "I went to see you a few times when you were under house arrest, and that girl from the Wang family was a fox, talking to the Dharma Body in front of the study every day. This kind of thing, a slap that doesn't make a sound, must be my eldest nephew's crooked mind. ”

He Jingying: "Well, it shouldn't be like this." ”

Xiao Fulin stared at He Jingying with hatred: "I said nephew and daughter-in-law, you can have a snack." How can the Wang family still have good people? ”

He Jingying coughed lightly: "I think the crown princess is very good." ”

Xiao Fulin knew that she was speechless, and her face turned slightly red: "The crown princess is an exception, she is a clear stream of the Wang family, can everyone be the same as her?" The girl who lives in your house is the daughter of Taichang Wang Ci. What is Wang Ci's character? Can she make her daughter a concubine? also sent his unmarried daughter to live in another man's house, Wang Ci didn't want to lose face? ”

"I don't think Miss Wang is that kind of person."

"Miss Wang is not, but Wang Ci is. In the past, when the prestige of the Dharma Body was not enough, Wang Ci may just want to send his daughter to balance the forces of the DPRK and China. But now that the momentum of the Dharma Body is about to overshadow my second brother, such a big piece of fat, can't Wang Ci put it in his mouth and not eat it? ”

"Even so, I believe in the Dharmakaya."

"Auntie, wake up. Is it up to him to call the shots? Xiao Fulin was in a hurry, and her voice became louder, and a ball of things was thrown in front of her, which happened to smash on Xiao Fulin's head. Xiao Fulin was about to have a seizure, and when she saw the handkerchief that hit her, she lowered her head and didn't dare to make a sound.

He Jingying looked at the silk handkerchief again. The silk handkerchief is Fan Guifei's silk handkerchief, and a small shortbread is wrapped in the silk handkerchief. The little shortbread smashed on Xiao Fulin's head, and it broke a little, and some crust fell on the outside.

The concubine who still hid shortbread in her sleeve at the ancestor worship ceremony, Fan Guifei can be regarded as an unprecedented person who has never come before.

The ritual procedures are complicated, and by noon the sun is becoming more and more poisonous. The foreheads of the hundred officials were slightly sweating. At the time of the sacrifice, the congratulatory words were not finished, and the hundred officials could only let the sweat drip down from their foreheads, and they did not dare to wipe it.

Standing on the main altar, the emperor, Xiao Lian, Xiao Zimao, and Xiao Ziliang were sweating like rain.

Yan Zhili recited for two hours, but the sound was still like a bell, and the feelings were sincere and full. After reading the greetings, Yan Zhili sang in a long voice: "Dedication!" ”

After singing, the emperor lightly raised his steps and walked up the stairs, and before he took the first step, he heard a "plop" behind him. The emperor turned around in some shock, and it turned out to be Xiao Zimao who fainted in front of the altar.

Yan Zhili shouted in his heart, unlucky! Big bad luck!

Xiao Lian subconsciously reached out to help Xiao Zimao, but Xiao Zimao suddenly woke up, put aside Xiao Lian's hand, and shouted: "Son! If you don't get rid of the demons, there will be a face sacrifice?! ”

Xiao Zimao put aside Xiao Lian's hand, but this sentence was not said to Xiao Lian. It was said to the emperor.

Xiao Zimao calls himself me, and the people on this altar can call themselves me, except for the one standing in front of the altar, and the one who is watching from the sky. The ministers looked at each other, and the emperor all looked at Xiao Zimao with a pale face, if he hadn't tried his best to endure the lord in his hand, he would have smashed on Xiao Zimao's head.

Xiao Zimao closed his eyes slightly, and repeated: "I ask you, why don't you get rid of the demons!" ”

Xiao Lian secretly sighed in his heart, Xiao Zimao's psychological quality is awesome! This is to pretend to be a god in front of the altar, and the emperor will not dare to send him down. Sure enough, one of the hundred officials shouted: "Isn't this the manifestation of the Taizu?" ”

Those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, and that's probably the truth. Xiao Zimao is now a criminal minister, and he will return to Jiangzhou after leaving the altar, and if he doesn't pit Xiao Lian at this time, he won't have this opportunity in the future.

Xiao Lian's gaze crossed everyone and fell on He Jingying. He Jingying's face did not change, but she smiled faintly at Xiao Lian. She can't hide from the sin she should suffer.

The emperor knew that Xiao Zimao was pretending to be a ghost, but this bear child was still pretending to be his own son, and he couldn't kick him off the altar in front of the hundred officials, so he could only hold back, and his face became more and more unsightly.

Xiao Zimao slowly stood up, facing the hundred officials, to be precise, facing the female dependents standing on the west side of the main altar, and slowly raised his hand: "Demon girl! You are guilty! ”

Xiao Lian said solemnly: "Dare to ask my wife what is the crime?" ”

"Taizu manifests, how can you be so presumptuous, King Nanjun?" The speaker was none other than Wang Jingze.

Xiao Lian pleaded with the emperor to forgive Xiao Ziliang's sin, and although Wang Jing accepted Xiao Lian's love, he was unambiguous when it was time to fall into the well. Wang Jing thought privately that Xiao Lian was interceding for Xiao Ziliang, not for his Wang family, and he had a clear conscience as a surnamed Wang. Although this idea is a bit rogue, it allows him to do such shameless things without any obstacles.

Xiao Lian looked at Wang Jing coldly and asked, "Since Taizu has appeared, why don't you kneel?" ”

As soon as this question came out, all the ministers looked embarrassed. Xiao Zimao made trouble in public, and his acting skills were really clumsy. Everyone looked at the emperor's face and acted, if the emperor kicked Xiao Zimao off the altar, the ministers would inevitably shout: "The emperor is wise." If the emperor acquiesced in this matter, the ministers would surely shout: "Welcome to Taizu." "But now that the emperor hasn't expressed his position, how dare the ministers kneel? What's more, looking at the emperor's face, all the ministers are counting in their hearts, and they don't know how many emperors will kick out.

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