Chapter 154: Coronation
The thirteenth year of filial piety, May 15.
Coronation ceremony of the hidden country.
At the end of the day, Xingrou was dragged out of the bed by the palace maids, bathed and changed clothes, and dressed up.
Today is not only a solemn coronation ceremony, but also her canonization ceremony.
Just the dress, it is extremely cumbersome,
The red and yellow two colors are mainly gold and silver silk Luan Bird Chaofeng embroidered pattern court clothes, the two sleeves are smart flying butterfly patterns, the skirt is very long, the tail is embroidered with golden auspicious cloud patterns, and various colored gems are embellished among them, such as starlight, gorgeous and dazzling. The boots are golden, sparkling under the skirt and looming under the skirt as they move with the pace.
The hair is combed in a traditional Lingyun bun, and the central phoenix has a pearl in its mouth, and the bundle of tassels under the pearl hangs down gently, moving with the pace, swaying gently. The dragon and phoenix hairpins are arranged diagonally next to the temples, which looks extremely luxurious.
Although such a cumbersome and luxurious makeup, it still can't hide the stunning beauty of Xingrou's face, especially those eyes, which reflect the light of those pearls and jade, which look brilliant, and the beauty makes people dare not look directly, even Yuan Xiang, who serves her every day, was stunned, and muttered: "Oh my God, are you really mortal, Miss?" ”
Xingrou smiled and said, "Yuanxiang, you have also become flamboyant now." ”
She is in a good mood today, of course, not because she is going to be crowned queen, but because Youyan promised before that as long as the ceremony is over, Youtian Jue and Concubine Xiao Shufei will be released immediately. She only needs to accompany him to the last scene, and after Uncle Du and Aunt Qing escape, her task will be completed.
Finally dressed up.
The scene of the coronation was in the theater that can accommodate 10,000 people. Before the coronation, the sacrifice is also performed in front of the altar.
The chariot that took her to the altar had been waiting for a long time, and she was supported by several palace maids and slowly walked out of the dormitory. Dozens of palace maids helped her drag the huge tail behind her.
The altar was set up next to the coronation venue, and when she arrived, she was carefully helped out of the car by the palace ladies and walked to the altar, where Youyan was already waiting.
She saw that the solemn dress, although not as cumbersome as hers, was also extremely gorgeous, but it set off the solemnity and was a little more handsome than usual.
She was led by the master of ceremonies and walked to Youyan's side, Youyan bowed his head and smiled at her, reached out to hold her hand, and the two stood side by side, looking like they were also handsome men and beautiful women, very compatible
For the process, Xingrou didn't pay attention to it at all, and she didn't know what everyone was waiting for. Anyway, I just need to follow the guidance of the master of ceremonies.
After about a quarter of an hour, the otherwise quiet crowd rippled like a pond blown by the wind.
Xingrou looked up curiously, and it turned out that it was Youtian Jue and Concubine Xiao Shu who appeared, and the two of them clasped their fingers together and came to the altar together.
Probably feeling Xingrou's gaze, Xiao Shufei also looked over to her, and when she saw Xingrou's eyes clearly, Xiao Shufei seemed to be startled by something, and her face suddenly turned pale.
Xingrou knew that she had discovered that these eyes belonged to the Nine Kings, but due to the current occasion, it was inconvenient to explain the ins and outs of the matter to her immediately.
Youtian Jue noticed Concubine Xiao Shu's strange appearance, followed her line of sight, looked at Xingrou, and was also taken aback, with a trace of unconcealed distress in her eyes.
Youyan was in a good mood when he saw the reaction of the two.
When the master of ceremonies announced that the auspicious time had arrived, Youtian Jue and Youyan stood in the first row in front of the altar, Xingrou and Xiao Shufei stood behind them, and then behind were the civil and military officials, as well as the envoys from various countries who came to congratulate.
Everyone followed the rhythm of the master of ceremonies, knelt three times and bowed nine times, tossed for an hour, and finally completed the ceremony.
Then, the group marched towards the coronation venue. Set up the golden chair in the east of the venue, the south direction, and set up the crown dress in front of the golden chair.
The prime minister led the ministers and hundreds of officials to play: "The memorial ceremony is completed, please take the throne." The ministers supported the solemnity to sit on the golden chair, the hundred officials arranged the shift first, and the deacons raised the crown and the treasure case to the front.
The ministers knelt down with their crowns and placed them on their desks. and the prime minister will take the crown and put it on the body. Then the prime minister entered the class, and the master of ceremonies sang: "Arrange shifts". After the shift was arranged, the ministers bowed and played music.
Then the ministers bowed three times, flattened, and stopped. Then bow three times, flatten, and be happy.
The master of ceremonies led the prime minister to the emperor's throne, and the master of ceremonies sang: "Kneel, wat and wat". The prime minister shook the wat, and all the officials knelt.
The treasure-holding official opened the box to take the jade treasure (that is, the king's jade seal) to give the prime minister, and the prime minister held the treasure and said: "The king ascends to the throne, and the ministers are respectful of the imperial treasure." Then Shang Baoqing received the treasure and put it in the box.
The master of ceremonies sang: "In place, worship, flat body", and hundreds of officials worshiped and flattened according to the guidance of Tongzan.
The master of ceremonies sang again: "Reset", and the usher led the prime minister back to his original position from the west.
The master of ceremonies then sang: "Bow, bow, worship, flatten, wat, bow, three dances, kneeling on the left knee, three kowtows, long live the mountain, shouting again and again, kneeling on the right knee, out of the wat", etc., and the hundred officials did it according to the steps sung by the master of ceremonies.
After doing this, the emperor lifted the strictness [Note: The lifting of the strictness was a kind of guard ritual for the ancient emperors. The master of ceremonies sang: "Roll class". The hundred officials retreated, and the salute was over. The great music is sung until the music ends.
At this point, the virtual ceremony has come to an end, and the next step is the most important "authorization staff" ceremony of the coronation ceremony.
Because the people of the royal family are basically equipped with abilities, in order to prevent the usurpation of power, the royal power of the hidden kingdom must be personally granted by the previous king to the next scepter in order to truly have all the abilities of the king.
This is also where Youyan is afraid of Youtian's decision, but I don't know what means Youyan used to force Youtian to be willing to give up the throne to crown him.
At the behest of Youtian Du, the previous national teacher took out the king's staff and handed it to Youtian Duel.
You Yan got down from the golden chair and knelt on one knee in front of Youtian Jue, raising his hands above his head.
Holding the staff in one hand, and stretching out two fingers with the other, facing a transparent gem the size of a fist on the top of the staff, a red light instantly passed into the gem from between the fingers, and the gem seemed to be lit up, and the color changed to blood red.
Then, he handed the scepter to Youyan, who took it with both hands, and the red glow in the gem spread from Yuyan's hands to his whole body, and in an instant, he was shrouded in a cloud of red light.
His eyes were closed, his mouth was full of words, and his expression was solemn.
This strange scene lasted for about a quarter of an hour, and during this time, the entire venue of 10,000 people was so quiet that there was no sound, and even Xingrou felt the tense atmosphere.
After a quarter of an hour, the red light faded and finally returned to a transparent color, along with the gemstones.
You Yan got up, raised the scepter, and the civil and military officials in the audience knelt down again, buckled their heads, and shouted long live.
Yu Yan handed the scepter to Mo Yue, who was standing aside, and the king's ascension ceremony was successfully completed. The rest of the post-sealing ceremony is less tense than the coronation, and more of a joyful and peaceful atmosphere.
Yu Yan seems to be in a good mood, and there is a smile on his expressionless face on weekdays. Xing Rou accompanied her smile, the smile on Youtian Jue's face was more like a bitter smile, and Xiao Shufei was even more obvious, looking at Xing Rou from time to time, her face was full of sadness.
Xingrou knew that she was worried about the Nine Kings, and thought about it, and when the banquet was held for a while, she would find an opportunity to talk to Concubine Xiao Shu, so as not to worry about her.
After the coronation and post-sealing ceremonies, everyone moved to the Goyang Hall of the Rizhao Palace, where a dinner was prepared to celebrate the enthronement of the new king.
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