They had never seen Xiao Jiangyuan like this.

On ordinary days, Xiao Jiangyuan is dressed very plainly, only wearing official uniform-colored shirts, rarely with ornaments, and wearing the most plain ink-colored hat on his head, with no other ornaments from top to bottom. And today, she is like a different person.

On her head was an inky felt hat, and on either side of the felt hat were two golden flowers the size of fingernails, and two long crimson strands hung from each stamen, which rubbed lightly against her ears, one tied to her chin, and the other fell with two square topazes, which moved slightly as she walked. In front of his forehead is a golden lotus flower the size of a flower, and the lotus pod is an extremely smooth white jade, revealing a very soft shimmer of water.

A scarlet round neck robe with large flowers fits very well, as if it is tailored to her, and it is very smooth and obedient. The dark crimson three-inch-wide round neck and cuffs are woven with golden flowers and birds, and a large treasure pattern is like a full moon, embroidered on the back and chest of the robe. The eleventh gold belt was draped across his waist, and the ring pendant that was tied on it and landed in front of his legs jingled - Li Longji could see at a glance that the crescent moon jade pendant he had given her was hanging over Xiao Jiangyuan's left leg.

The ink-colored boots are also embellished with golden twig patterns, and Xiao Jiangyuan walks slowly, as if stepping on flowers.

Her hands are lightly clasped in front of her chest, her left hand is an ivory wat plate, and her right hand holds a handle. The handle went up with the trend, and it was in the crook of her arm, and a wisp of snow-white and smooth snow-white ponytail floated outside her arm, moving with the wind, adding a bit of fairy wind bones in the prosperous brocade of her red dust.

On such a particularly important day, Li Longji was crowned, and Xiao Jiangyuan came in full costume.

For others, this is the first time to see Xiao Jiangyuan move the entire line of the chamberlain to himself, and for Xiao Jiangyuan, this is also the first time, even when the Great Sage Queen is there, she has never done this—and there is no chance to do so.

She even put some makeup on her face, a light oblique red at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and a faint rouge on her lips, which made her skin white and smooth, delicate and charming.

is so grand, even Li Longji only saw a similar scene when Shangguan Wan'er was buried - it was a funeral after all, although Xiao Jiangyuan's clothes were bright, she still abandoned all the ornaments, not to mention the makeup on her face, and today, she was unusual, and she came in a gorgeous and dazzling body.

Once upon a time, the differences and indifference were all gone, and he stood in place, ready to go, and she approached him step by step, the two pairs of eyes that looked at each other with a gentle flow, and a soft smile on her lips.

When he walked in front of Li Longji, Xiao Jiangyuan stopped, and at the same time lowered his eyes politely, and said, "The auspicious time is coming, everyone should set off." ”

This "everyone" is not the other "everyone", but the unique title of the servant to the Son of Heaven. Prior to this, Xiao Jiangyuan had only summoned the Great Sage Queen like this, and Li Longji was extremely sensitive and clear about this. It's just that there are too many people here, and it's really inconvenient for him, so he has to pretend to be serious: "Exactly, Ah Yuan came just in time." ”

Li Longye had already been stunned, and when Xiao Jiangyuan finished saluting and the third brother had replied, he was too busy to stick to Xiao Jiangyuan's side, and just after taking a few steps, he was stopped by the fourth brother Li Longfan: "Be honest, what day is today, don't you know?" ”

Hearing the fourth brother's voice was extremely low, Li Longye couldn't help lowering his voice: "I...... I'm just greeting Ah Yuan, isn't that okay? ”

"Do you want to say hello when you score points? You see. ”

Li Longye responded to the prestige and couldn't help but be stunned.

The crown was already stable, Li Longji straightened his neck, and suddenly showed his uprightness. Although the crown was heavy, it did not suppress him under the heavy warp and weft.

Now that the auspicious time is approaching, it is time for him to set off to face the uncertain future.

Fortunately, she picked him up and sent him away. Along the way, they will walk together until the end.

Xiao Jiangyuan stepped aside sideways, making way for the road facing the gate. As soon as Li Longji took two steps, he stopped and raised his right hand on the leather belt, just like his grandmother on the night of the Shenlong coup.

His right arm hung in the air, not retracted for a long time, as if waiting for someone. Everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on Xiao Jiangyuan, who was closest to his right arm, and saw that she was stunned for a moment, then walked to Li Longji's side with a smile, raised her left arm, and held it under Li Longji's right arm.

Li Longji opened his palm and held Xiao Jiangyuan's hand tightly.

She held her ivory wat in her palm, and he held her in his palm.

Feeling the slightly cool temperature on the back of his hand, Xiao Jiangyuan raised his eyes to look, only to see that although Li Longji was smiling arbitrarily as before, his face was a little pale, and his forehead was full of sweat. She first raised her right hand, wiped the sweat for Li Longji with her cuffs, and then put her hand on Li Longji's hand, patted it gently, and returned to its original state.

Wen Cun was only for a moment, but Li Longji was very content this time. He took Xiao Jiangyuan step by step to the outside of the hall, and also walked towards his throne and life.

But after a few steps, he stopped again.

He looked back, the hall was full of his relatives, and when he saw that they were tearful and smiling, his eyes were full of sincerity, and his heart was full of emotion and comfort. He looked around, and finally looked at the eldest brother, with a little apprehension as if he had made a mistake, seeing that the eldest brother was gentle to him, his smile was full of affirmation, and his heart was at ease.

He set off again and never stopped again.

The enthronement ceremony was held in the southern suburbs of Chang'an.

The southern suburbs of the mound is the place where the Tang Dynasty has always sacrificed to heaven and earth, in addition to the rare gifts such as sealing Zen, it is the most important sacrifice here.

The mound is a three-tiered white marble platform with a triple fence around the edge of the platform and only a staircase leading to it. Outside the fence, on both sides of the road that spreads along the stairs to the distance, hundreds of civil and military officials are lined up neatly, and they are still better than the army. The top layer of the mound only placed the bronze tripod and the throne, which was still empty, and the second floor sat Li Dan, with his back to the east and facing west, and the lowest floor stood Dou Huaizhen and several ceremonial officials and the inner servants holding many sacrificial supplies, all of which were solemn and quiet.

"The Son of Heaven is here!" Suddenly, I heard the ceremonial officer sing, except for Li Dan, everyone turned sideways to meet the direction where the Son of Heaven was coming and saluted.

After getting off the imperial chariot, Li Longji took Xiao Jiangyuan with him like Fang Cai, and the two walked towards the mound together.

On the way from the East Palace to the southern suburbs, Li Longji didn't say anything, and when he arrived here, he was even more silent, and he couldn't even hear the sound of breathing. Xiao Jiangyuan knew what Li Longji was thinking, so he said in a low voice: "Ah Lang thinks, what day is today?" ”

Li Longji slowed down: "The Son of Heaven ascended the throne, the day I ascended the throne as the emperor." ”

"This is a great joy, why doesn't Ah Lang have a trace of joy?"

“…… Where does the joy come from? Li Longji hooked the corners of his lips self-deprecatingly, "This throne, if there is a big difference between winning and not getting, it is really a lie, you have always been shrewd, how can you not know?" ”

"That's because there is indeed a big difference between whether Ah Lang ascends the throne or not."

"Oh? Let me see ......" Li Longji thought for a while, "In the political affairs hall, only Liu Xianggong is my person, and now he has become a scholar with no real power, and the rest is Wei Zhigu's person who is Aya, and the rest are all my aunt's people, even if I become the emperor, the right to appoint and dismiss officials above the third grade is still in the hands of Aya, and I can't do anything about the prime minister." The prime minister is the foundation of state decision-making, I don't have the support of the political hall, and I have to be at the mercy of Ayah for military affairs, and after becoming the emperor, the military power in my hands is not mine alone...... There is indeed a difference, it seems that after becoming the emperor, I am not as good as when I was the crown prince. ”

"Alang overlooked the crucial point that is enough to defend and turn defeat into victory."

“…… The throne of the emperor? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan bowed his head and said, "Exactly." Ah Lang must not forget that after today, Ah Lang is the new generation of the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty, who is not only the Son of Heaven, but also the master of the country, second to none. Even if he is too emperor, he will take advantage of the word 'filial piety' at most, but he is not the Son of Heaven after all. There is only one supreme person in the world, and from now on, Ah Lang is the orthodoxy, and anyone who wants to deal with Ah Lang, or even put Ah Lang to death, is a rebellion. The Son of Heaven responds to every call, and those who rebel will be punished by everyone. In the short term, Ah Lang may not get the help of the prime ministers, but no matter when, as long as the country and the people are safe, many subjects in the world are Ah Lang's people. ”

The swan song of the Tang Dynasty