Chapter 304: The Change of Enthronement
A hundred steps outside the altar, on the top floor of the pavilion, belonging to the glorious position of the high-ranking and powerful people watching the memorial from afar, everyone was proud and proud that they could be invited to this prominent position, but the brightly dressed Yun Guifei frowned and was full of impatience.
"Why do I need to be present at the enthronement ceremony? Even if he becomes the emperor, I'm just a noble concubine, and I shouldn't come here according to etiquette, right? β
Lian Song didn't take his eyes off it, his slightly bored eyes fell on the center of the empty altar, and his tone of voice was also careless: "The first emperor died, and there was no queen mother and the imperial concubine was beaten into the cold palace, you, the noble concubine, naturally had to stand up and fill the faΓ§ade." Don't worry about anyone coming to assassinate you, Lonely Water is hiding in the shadows, and with me here, you are definitely not the primary target of the Assassins. Just watch quietly, and you'll probably have some fun today. β
Lan Zhirong was inevitably a little embarrassed when she was covered up by Lian Song, and she sat on the wide soft chair unhappily, looking at the busy altar bored, and still a little worried in her heart.
There is no impermeable wall in the world, she and Lian Song manipulated the emperor Wen Jingyuan, coerced the crown prince Wen Mozheng, and the power leaned towards the government and the opposition and controlled the harem, these things have long been tacit scandals from the people to the people. Now that Dayuan is about to be destroyed by war under the chaos of the government, and the century-old prosperity is about to be burned to scorched earth, there are countless people who want to kill her and Lian Song in a hurry and anger.
It's just that Lian Song asked her to come, but she didn't dare to refuse.
It was a crisp day with a light breeze, which was a rare good weather in late autumn, but the sunlight was so strong that it made people a little dizzy. Lan Zhirong raised her hand to cover the sunlight and looked at the altar from afar, occasionally seeing the purple gold emperor's roaming clothes.
There is no doubt that Wen Mozheng is a chess piece in Lian Song's hands, but whether this chess piece is obedient or not is the most reflective moment today.
The busiest person on the altar was the Si Tian Jian Ti Officer, seeing that the auspicious time was coming, he was urging the ritual music and reminding Wen Mo Zheng of the cumbersome matters, until the sound of the Xuantian Drum sounded solemnly, and the Si Tian Jian Ti Guan breathed a sigh of relief and wiped off the damp sweat.
In the eyes of the people, Wen Mozheng has always been a fair and honest representative, and the clothes of the emperor of heaven always look very proper on him. Under the gaze of tens of thousands of earnest eyes, Wen Mozheng walked hard but steady step by step, towards the center of the altar, towards the peak of power in the Great Abyss, and towards the most glorious time in his life.
This glory has nothing to do with the imperial cause.
The altar was high and wide, and the wind was much more violent than the flat ground, blowing the delicate clothes and ribbons of hunting and flying, and dancing in the air. Wen Mozheng couldn't hear the sound coming from the pavilion clearly, but fortunately, there was a ceremonial official by the altar who kept whispering reminders and guiding him what to do next.
Inherit the heavens and inherit the industry, worship the three emperors of heaven, earth and man, and then worship the ancestors and ancestors, all steps are orderly. Originally, Wen Mozheng was still very nervous before ascending the altar, but as time progressed, the ceremony was coming to an end, and the empty suspense in his heart became more and more faint, and when the last whip sounded, Wen Mozheng had forgotten all the panic, his face was calm, and he stood with his hands up.
After nearly 20 years of hard work, once on the clouds, how many people can understand the mood at this time? Rourou looked at the Fengyi carriage and horse that was quietly pausing on the side of the altar, Wen Mozheng's lips raised slightly, and provoked a clean smile - and with her by her side, there were no regrets in this life.
The canonization ceremony was much simpler than the enthronement ceremony, Tang Jinyi's words and deeds were calm and stable, his demeanor was dignified, and he stood side by side with Wen Mozheng on the altar for an instant, and there was a cheer under the altar.
Glancing at each other silently, Wen Mozheng took Tang Jinyi's hand and nodded lightly.
No words are worth a thousand words, they only need eye contact, there is no need to say too much nonsense, do the wonders of this life still need to be specially depicted and rendered? Being able to accompany each other, whether for Wen Mozheng or Tang Jinyi, is the happiest and proudest thing in this life.
"Your Majesty, even the adults believe in it, don't forget the important things that should be done." Just when he was full of joy, Zhao Gonggong came out of a low reminder uninterestingly, and his eyes kept aiming at the direction of the pavilion like a thief.
Wen Mozheng frowned and said coldly: "What's the hurry?" From top to bottom, can't I arrange many matters one by one? β
"The slave is just reminding you that the emperor forgives your sins." Zhao Gonggong begged for mercy in his mouth, but his tone was careless, and he didn't seem to put Wen Mozheng in his eyes. As soon as he turned around, Zhao Gonggong looked at the altar, completely ignoring Wen Mozheng's surprise and annoyance, and raised his voice angrily: "The emperor's first decree is to investigate the instability of my Dayuan border and the chaos of the gangsters, and from now on, I will order the forbidden military camps to go to the north and south borders, quell the rebellion, resist the stubborn enemy, collect my Dayuan rivers and mountains, and bless my peopleββ"
Before Zhao Gonggong finished shouting, there was already a commotion under the altar.
It is a well-known fact that the second prince, Wen Moshu, was disrespectful and led half of the border army in the north to rush to the south to support and resist strong enemies. According to common sense, Wen Mozheng, the new emperor, ascended the throne, if he wants to win the hearts of the people and settle the country, the most important thing to do is to dispatch the forbidden military camp to help the border armies of the north and south, which is absolutely not wrong; However, the people under the altar can hear it clearly, just now Zhao Gonggong shouted "quelling the rebellion and resisting the stubborn enemy", what is the meaning of the word rebellion? Could it be Wen Moshu and the army he leads?
The bewildered people talked about each other, and the ministers of the previous dynasty up and down the pavilion were also in a mess, and no one could figure out what medicine was sold in Wen Mozheng's gourd, and the more questioning his eyes fell on the center of the altar, falling on the vague face of the new emperor.
In normal words, Zhao Gonggong's false decree is a big crime to cut off his head, but at this time, all Wen Mozheng can do is bite his lip without saying a word, and let his finger bones pinch into blue and slight pain.
In fact, this "holy decree" that is bound to cause even greater panic among the people was prepared by Lian Song in advance, and Wen Mozheng knew it better than anyone else.
"Are you so sure he'll listen to you?" On the pavilion, Lan Zhirong put the red berry with a seductive luster into her mouth, and squinted her eyes to hide the uneasiness in her heart, "He is already the emperor, he can suddenly issue a holy decree to depose you, the prime minister of Zuo, so far away, no matter how good the Lonely Water Kung Fu is, he can't help him, right?" β
Lian Song smiled, still with that cold and tasteless expression: "Of course he can do this, I'm not sure I'm absolutely sure." β
Lan Zhirong's heart sank, her upper body lifted suddenly, she thought about it, but she leaned back in the chair steadily: "You won't do things that you are not sure of, especially at such a critical time." β
"Heh, do you think you know me well?" After a sneer full of mockery, Lian Song lazily retracted his gaze, "Once a son of heaven and a courtier." When the first emperor was there, half of the officials of the previous dynasty took refuge in me, and the remaining half were also old slippers who had a wait-and-see attitude towards the new emperor, even if he suddenly made a difficult decision to order me to be deposed and detained, knowing that he was a pawn in my hands, how many people dared to touch me? In fact, this matter was not so risky, it was your incompetence and failure to control him well with medicine that made us sit here at the risk, and I didn't think you would have the face to ask me. β
"Can I be blamed for this? If you want to blame, you should be blamed, you have to get Tang Jinyi into the palace. That woman was quite clever, and she actually saw that there was medicine in the food I cooked, if she hadn't been a hindrance, Wen Mozheng wouldn't be kneeling at my feet like a dog like a faint gentleman now? There are things that can't be done well, don't always blame me for the fault! β
Lan Zhirong's voice was a little loud, and the soldiers in charge of guarding not far away turned their heads frequently. Realizing that she was a little out of shape, Lan Zhirong hurriedly took a deep breath and sat upright, with anger still flowing between her eyebrows.
The days when Lian Song dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak out were no longer a day or two, especially after Lian Song decided to give up the plan to avoid death and framing Yan Liwu, Lan Zhirong felt more and more angry, but in the face of Lian Song, she only had to complain, and if she really made Lian Song angry...... She knew that she was the one who suffered in the end.
Xu is Lian Song was in a better mood on this day, even if Lan Zhirong was disrespectful, she didn't care, she always focused on the center of the altar, and when an unexpected situation happened, Lian Song reacted quickly.
"Lonely water." Moving his fingers, a glimmer of light flashed in Lian Song's eyes, "Look at them." β
The ghost guard who came from nowhere nodded silently, his dark eyes staring at the center of the altar, and at this time, Lan Zhirong hadn't noticed anything wrong, looking at the lonely water who was on guard.
In front of everyone's eyes, Tang Jinyi whispered a few words in Wen Mozheng's ear, and the new emperor Wen Mozheng, who had a gloomy face a moment ago, immediately raised a little bit of brilliance on his face, took a long breath, and suddenly raised his foot and kicked Zhao Gonggong with his back to him.
Zhao Gonggong never thought that someone would kick him behind him, so he was caught off guard and rolled down the altar steps.
Among the brothers, Wen Mozheng is the one who is more polite and humble, and he usually respects the old palace maid and the old eunuch very much, but after this kick was rewarded to Zhao Gonggong, who was a tiger fighter, what he had in his heart was not guilty, but a complete sense of pleasure.
"Dog minion, I'll settle accounts with you when I have time!" Glancing coldly at Gonggong Zhao, who was holding his waist and falling to the ground, Wen Mozheng was finally able to stand up straight.
With a wave of his big sleeves, Wen Mozheng turned around in stride, raised his head slightly in front of the pavilion, and shouted loudly: "Civil and military officials obey orders!" I and the first emperor have been coerced by the traitorous concubines and ministers for a long time, and today I finally have the opportunity to stand in front of the people of the world to clarify the truth - the first emperor and Nanqing Guo had a bad relationship, and issued an edict to frame the princess of Dingyuan, including the will announced by Zhao Gonggong just now, all of which were manipulated and instructed by Lian Song, not the original intention of the first emperor and me! Lian Song and the noble concubine played with power, killed the first emperor, and put me and the queen under house arrest for several months, today, I want to avenge the death of the first emperor in vain, and seek justice for the countless loyal ministers and good generals who were wronged! Punish the ministers, kill the demon concubine, and return my great abyss to the prosperity and Qingming! β
There were thousands of people gathered near the altar, and the sound of Wen Mo's solemn and righteous spirit spread throughout the heavens, echoing for a long time, causing those people to have red eyes, grit their teeth, and cast their eyes on the top floor of the pavilion as if they were about to kill.
Where the eyes gathered, Lan Zhirong was already flustered, trembling with her ubiquitous and murderous eyes; In ironic contrast to Lan Zhirong, until this time, Lian Song was still sitting in the wide chair, leisurely turning the jasper wrench between his fingers, casually disdainful of the commotion of His Excellency.
"It seems that the emperor is anxious to find someone who carries the black pot to plug the mouths of the people. But before that, Weichen hopes that the emperor can answer a question - who is the person who killed the first emperor? Is it me, or the emperor? β
Lian Song pursed his lips slightly, his cold smile did not change at all, and his flat tone shocked the panicked ministers around him.