Here in Lingnan Road, there is the confrontation and contention between Shao County and South Vietnam, but the Jingzhao Dynasty is calm.

Since Emperor Jingxing ascended the throne, with the assistance of Shen Huashan and Zuo Liangzhe and others, the decrees made by him have been based on peace and stability.

In addition, since the spring of last year, Emperor Jingxing, who was still the crown prince, began to supervise the country. Now that he has ascended the throne, in the eyes of the Jingzhao courtiers, the people sitting on the Xuanzheng Hall are much more peaceful in their mentality as last year.

After Emperor Jingxing ascended the throne, the first major event he faced was the 77th memorial of Emperor Changtai. The July Seven Festival itself is extremely grand, expressing the mourning of the royal family and the people for the first emperor; At the same time, it is also a sign, after the 77th memorial, the memorial of the first emperor will come to an end temporarily, the first emperor will ascend to bliss forever, and everything in the people will gradually return to normal.

For Emperor Jingxing, the reason why the Qiqi Festival is important is that in addition to the above two reasons, there is a more important point, that is, King Yong of Zhaotong and King Min of Minzhou are about to return to Jingzhao to participate in the Qiqi Festival of Emperor Changtai.

This was the order of Emperor Jingxing to summon them back, and it was also the first decree issued by him after he ascended the throne.

After Emperor Jingxing's decree was issued, no matter whether King Yong and King Min were willing or not, they had to return to Jingzhao and appear on the Seventy-Seven Festival.

Earlier, King Yong and King Min had already made it to the table, and Dao was that they had set off to return to Beijing, and they would be able to return to Jingzhao as scheduled, so as to fulfill their filial piety as ministers and sons of men.

Now, the period of July Seven is getting more and more advanced, and Emperor Jingxing has an irrepressible excitement in his heart; The courtiers' hearts also had thoughts floating faintly, and they didn't know what would happen when the two kings returned to Beijing.

At the foot of the mountain, Shangguan Yongping, the king of mercy, got out of the carriage, looking at the place he had been to back then, his heart was full of worries. What awaits him in Jingzhao except for the Qiqi Festival? He didn't know.

Although he didn't know it, he sensed that a crisis was looming. As soon as he thought of Jing Zhao's place, he felt a kind of fear, shiver and chill, which seemed to rise from the soles of his feet and spread to his heart. Although it was the time of spring in March, he felt a chill to his bones.

Jingzhao's two years of captivity have completely destroyed his mind, and now Shangguan Yongping is no longer the self-righteous three princes of the year, nor the ambitious three princes, just a remote Minzhou king, if it weren't for Emperor Jingxing's edict, he must not want to return to Jingzhao for the rest of his life.

Although Jingzhao did not have the smoke and flames of war on the battlefield, for Shangguan Yongping, Jingzhao's struggle for power was much more tragic than the battlefield. As a loser, he only had to think of that time of captivity to him.

I can't wait to get as far away from Jingzhao as possible, but the new emperor has issued an edict that he must return here again.

Shangguan Chengyou, the Yongwang who was standing on Shifu Street, looked at the second prince's mansion, which was extremely familiar in the past, and didn't know what to think, but his face was calm, his eyes were calm and waveless, and occasionally, he flashed as sharp as an eagle vulture.

Now, this is the Yongwang Mansion, and after three years, he finally returned to Jingzhao.

In Zhaotong all these years, he has been thinking about Jingzhao all the time. fell from the clouds to the ground, just because Chengyun appeared in Longnan back then, and the last position actually fell to the twelve emperor brothers who had been unknown! Every time he thought about it, he couldn't calm down.

Now, the twelfth emperor's younger brother has become Emperor Jingxing, and he also issued an edict to let them return to Jingzhao to participate in the first emperor's Qiqi sacrifice. Although there is no Taoism, Shangguan Chengyou knows that the new emperor is unpredictable.

Because he knew how intoxicating it would be to stand above the clouds and look down on the world, and he would never allow the rest of the threats to exist. Can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch? Shangguan Chengyou thought about this clearly.

No matter what awaits him here, he is fully prepared.

King Yong, this is the title of the king canonized by his father back then. Seeing the meaning of the word, it means that the talent is mediocre and it is difficult to inherit the unification. This royal title, in Shangguan Chengyou's opinion, is an insult. This time, he should return to Jingzhao at the edict, and he will not let this king name hang on his head again!

Shangguan Chengyou thought so, looked at the plaque of Yongwang's Mansion again, and strode in.

Before the first emperor's 77th memorial, King Yong and King Min returned to Jingzhao, and this matter, like a stone, was thrown into the calm Jingzhao Dynasty, rippling a circle of ripples.

King Yong and King Min went into the palace after a little rest. Before that, the two of them had already sent a request to the palace for an audience, and they were also granted. At this moment, the two of them followed the chamberlain and went to the Zichen Hall to meet Emperor Jingxing.

Zichen Hall is the residence of the emperors of the Great Yong Dynasty, and Emperor Jingxing also moved here after ascending the throne. The layout of the Zichen Hall is similar to that of Emperor Changtai when he was alive. However, the owner of Zichen Hall has changed one, and the head of Zichen Palace's inner servants has also changed from Zhang Sheng to Tang Mi.

......After entering the Zichen Palace, King Yong and King Min saluted Emperor Jingxing in accordance with the rules. No matter what they thought in their hearts, they were all respectful on their faces.

"The two royal brothers don't need to be polite...... Get up, get up. Come, give a seat! Emperor Jingxing sat behind the imperial case, saw the two people saluting, and said so.

Tang Mi, who was waiting on the side, moved the pier and asked the two of them to sit down - just like back then, Emperor Changtai gave them a few princes' seats, and they were all piers.

Here in the Zichen Palace, only the emperor can have a chair to sit on, the chamberlains and palace maids can naturally only stand, and only the ministers and princes can have a pier to sit on.

This is the first time that King Yong and King Min have met Emperor Jingxing after ascending the throne, and this dun once again made them realize that although they have brothers, they are more different from monarchs and ministers. Although Emperor Jingxing called them "imperial brothers", they couldn't stand it, so they could only abide by the etiquette of his subordinates.

So, they sat on the pier, as if they felt that the pier was full of spikes, which made people sit uneasy. But they straightened their bodies and looked grateful for the emperor's grace.

Seeing King Yong and King Min sitting down, Emperor Jingxing asked with concern: "The two imperial brothers must have traveled hard all the way. There is no need to rush into the palace, after the first emperor's 77th memorial, I will set up a family banquet in the Chonghua Hall to wash the dust and catch the wind for the two-year imperial brother. At this time, I can only wronged the two imperial brothers. ”

"The emperor is kind, and the ministers are very grateful. Besides, the affairs of the palace are also being taken care of. After many years of absence, now that he has returned to Jingzhao, the ministers naturally want to come to see the emperor and ask the emperor for peace......"

This mellow speech came from after King Min. If there were ministers present at this moment, they could hardly believe that the three princes, who were arrogant and arrogant back then, would be cautious now.

King Yong also spoke immediately, and his words were similar to those spoken by King Min. all expressed a central idea: be respectful to the emperor and come to the palace as soon as possible to greet the emperor.

"This time, our imperial brothers were able to see it, but it was for the first emperor's 77 memorial. Although the flesh and blood are together, it always makes me more concerned about the first emperor......" After listening to the words of the two, Emperor Jingxing spoke, and his tone was quite sparse.

"Your Majesty, please mourn ......" King Yong and the two were busy admonishing, showing the respect of their courtiers, and they also had a good grasp of their status and status.

When it comes to concealing true emotions, there are not many people in this world who can do it better than the royal people.

Perhaps it was the performance of these two people that made Emperor Jingxing very satisfied. Immediately, the sparseness in Emperor Jingxing's tone dispersed, and he asked about the situation of the two along the way, showing his care for his brother and compassion for his subordinates.

For a while, the atmosphere in the Zichen Hall was harmonious, and the brothers were respectful and harmonious, as if they were showing the palace maids that the royal family also had flesh and blood affection, as if they had always been good brothers, as if the battle in the early years had never existed.

The attendants and palace maids just bowed their heads silently and respectfully, and they felt nothing about the harmony in the Zichen Palace.

After King Yong and King Min returned to Jingzhao, within a few days, the first emperor's 77 memorial ceremony began. The royal memorial is responsible for the Taichang Temple and the Ministry of Rites, especially the Qiqi Festival of the first emperor, and the officials of the Taichang Temple and the Ministry of Rites are more cautious and have already taken care of the relevant details.

In particular, the two princes of King Yong and King Min returned to Jingzhao to pay tribute, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites were even more energetic, for fear that there would be any problems in the memorial.

It must be known that the fire at the city gate affected the fish in the pond, and although the ceremonial procedures were extremely meticulous, no one knew what would happen in the process.

Not only are the officials of the Ministry of Rites extremely nervous, but Wei Jingyao and Shen Huashan and other ministers who take care of their lives are also extremely cautious. King Yong and King Min returned to Beijing to pay tribute, which in their opinion, was unnecessary, however, the two kings still returned to Jingzhao as scheduled.

The emperor's heart is unpredictable, and it is not easy to guess the thoughts of these two princes, Wei Jingyao and Shen Huashan, who are also worried, what will happen on the Qiqi Festival.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly at the Qiqi Festival, and even, much smoother than they imagined. The monks of Huguo Temple and Bao'en Temple are chanting and singing Sanskrit sounds, the burning of incense, candles and paper money, entrusting the royal mourning, and the ceremony of the 77th memorial is extremely solemn and solemn.

Emperor Jingxing, King Yong, King Min and several princes who were not yet young knelt in front of the sacrifice and offered sacrifices to open the way for the first emperor in the underworld. This time, the sacrifices they offered were all decent, and there was no such eye-catching sacrifice as the blood copy of the "Diamond Sutra" back then.

It wasn't until the officials of the Ministry of Rites announced the end of the July Seven Festival that the hearts of the court officials were relieved. Although they were afraid that something would happen on top of the memorial, but the memorial really ended so smoothly, it made them a little puzzled, as if they felt that it was too peaceful?

They had predicted that something would happen, but were they wrong?

Immediately, they knew that they were not wrong. It turns out that what happens after this memorial is the meat.