Chapter 687: Coronation (2)
The coronation ceremony was undoubtedly held in the Council Chamber of the ChΓ’teau de la Rose, the Hall of Glory, as it is called, not only because it is large enough to accommodate thousands of people at a time without being crowded, but also because it is sacred enough. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
When the first rays of sunlight pierced the darkness in the sky, the concentrating circle here had been turned on to the limit, and the light energy stored in the Ice Blue Coral Throne was released endlessly, and layers of magic patterns began to appear on the glorious and magnificent dome, and the golden light brought by it rippled with layers of light circles, swaying around.
From the outside, this divine light is hot and domineering, as if a second sun hangs on the top of the mountain, and the one in the sky can be seen clearly, even from a distance. In the interior of the Hall of Radiance, the Radiance is soft, gentle, and not dazzling, as if you are in heaven.
Outside the gates.
Mu En faced the closed door, twisted his body, tugged at the collar of his clothes, and smiled at Aya on the side, "Are you ready? We're going in." β
Aya glanced at him with a charming look and said, "Are you ready?!"
"Hehe!" Mu En licked his face and smiled: "Okay, let's go, little Jabbar, open the door." β
The penguin butler stepped forward, seemingly hesitant, but finally bowed slightly, and said, "Sir, Sir Benson came to me before I came, let me remind you, uh, you must pay attention to your manners." β
"Nonsense. As soon as he said this, Mu En became angry, he made a glaring and shouted, "Don't open the door yet." β
"Yes!"
With a wave of his hand, little Jabbar naturally walked out of the two Iron Guards, their shiny full-body armor could not see a single gap, they walked to the door, and pushed hard, and in the 'crunch' sound, the heavy gate was opened, and the first thing to reveal was a large red blanket, which stretched to the ice blue coral throne at the end.
The two ends of the red carpet were already full of people, the men were very handsome, the women were elegant and beautiful, and when the sound of the door opening came, the slightly noisy hall fell silent, and everyone's eyes converged on the door.
Today's Glorious Hall has a lot of people, aristocrats, wealthy businessmen, family members, foreign guests, as long as they have some ability and status want to participate in this kind of event, they will also get one or two invitations through various relationships, and the Rose Castle is not very strict.
Unlike the Grand Duke, the so-called coronation ceremony is intended to be publicized, and as long as it verifies the identity, it is naturally welcome.
Holding Aya in one hand, Mu En strode forward, under everyone's attention, along the red carpet to the throne at the end, and on his other side was little Jabbar, one step behind, his body straight, walking forward with perfect demeanor.
In this era, the butler was responsible for specific affairs, and was an extremely important position for the nobility, and his power was no less than that of the Minister of Taxation and the Minister of State, who were destined to be among the nobles' closest subordinates, and at the same time could share in the glory of their masters.
After little Abdul-Jabbar, there are naturally two neat rows of maids and steel guards, and their presence is more to set off the majesty of the master.
At this moment, the hall was very quiet, and where Mu En passed, everyone began to salute him, the man took off his hat and bowed to his chest, and the woman lifted her skirt and bent her knees. According to etiquette, their eyes were fixed on Mu En, and Mu En nodded slightly to them.
Although his eyes are closed, Mu En's perception is extremely keen, he can always catch people's eyes for the first time, and when he nods his head, he can always give everyone the feeling that the Grand Duke is greeting him.
Relatively speaking, Aya was a little nervous, no matter how intellectual and rational she was, but as a wizard, she really hadn't experienced this scene much, and she seemed a little uncomfortable, Mu En could only hold Aya's hand tighter, as if she wanted to pass on her strength.
At the end of the red carpet, next to the high ice-blue coral throne, Abdul-Jabbar was already waiting there in his wheelchair with Lady Merry, who was also dressed in a grand costume today, with gray hair and a wrinkled face that showed her age, but she smiled happily.
Until Mu En approached, she said in a hoarse voice: "I once fantasized about the scene of my children taking over the position of Grand Duke here, but they don't have that strength and luck after all, today is the last help I can give you, and in the future, you have to rely on yourself." β
Mu En looked at the other party's old face, inhaled slightly, and said, "The glory of the Igor family will not fall in my hands. β
"Okay, let's get started. β
At the command of little Jabbar, the band moved, the surging drums and whimpering horns sounded, and the majestic song like a battlefield reverberated in the air, Muen didn't know what it was, he didn't have any research on otherworldly music, but when this song sounded, he could feel his blood gushing and his heart uplifting.
Thus, the first crown of the coronation ceremony began with this majestic music.
A maid came up with three inheritance weapons of the Igor family, and the Minister of War, Eliade, presented him with a cloak of blood feather dragon crow, which symbolized the conquest, and he put it on.
Aya presented him with a rose ring, a symbol of power, and he put it on.
Finally, when the Crown of Thorns was presented, Lady Merry was pushed forward, and she stood up tremblingly, pushing Jabbar to come up and support her, and put the crown in both hands on Muen's head.
The music stopped abruptly, and some people began to applaud, and the sound of a gradual roar shook the entire Hall of Radiance, and everyone's faces turned red with excitement.
At this moment, Mu En is the real controller of the rightful Igor family, the owner of the oldest family, Grand Duke Igor.
At this time, Madame Merry seemed to be a little struggling, she leaned forward, pressed her hands on Muen's shoulders, her head tilted slightly, and said in a voice of only two people: "Harvey told me that his father sent his first request in this way when he succeeded him, and today I send it in the same way - to help the Igor family treat these people well. β
Without waiting for Muen to reply, Mrs. Merry sat back in her wheelchair and was pushed by Abdul-Jabbar, and they left along the side door.
Mu En looked at their backs and seemed to feel a very mixed emotion, decline, sadness, relief, relaxation, gloom, or just that he was thinking too much.
The second part of the coronation ceremony was 'allegiance', in which the nobles stepped forward one after another, kneeling on one knee and following the established rhetoric, offering their loyalty, while Muen gently touched the tip of his sword on their shoulders in acceptance.
The aristocracy was characterized by such a feudal system, the king ruled the nobility, the nobility ruled the commoners, for a kingdom, the nobility was the cornerstone of the rule, and only by obtaining anything from the nobles could the whole country be controlled.
After the previous purge of the Rose Collar, a large part of the nobles who stood in the wrong line were swept away, and under the Igor family, only the Baldwin family and the Bartlett family were left among the four major marquis families, and only three or four out of ten of the minor nobles were left.
This is already considered that the prestige of the Igor family in the land of the Rose Collar is high enough, the nobles always put the family first, and can endure the disadvantage of that kind of chaos, and the nobles who did not participate in the rebellion can be regarded as the hardcore supporters of the Igor family.
This part looks boring, reciting the same lines and doing repetitive actions, which takes a long time, but both Muen and the nobles are very serious, because it represents the sacred, the oath, and the covenant that cannot be violated.
In the corner of the hall, Victor's eyes roamed the field, as if looking for something, and there was some sadness between his brows, with inexplicable worry.
On the side, one of his deputies, Auf, walked through the crowd.
Turning his head, Victor's eyes did not move, but his lips spit out a few words slightly: "How is it?
Auf shook his head slightly and said, "No, I've already gone back and forth twice, and I haven't seen Terr." Could it be that some woman squeezed him dry last night and slept today?"
"Slept? I wish he slept. Victor said depressedly: "You have been partnering for so long, you don't know who Ter is, when have you ever seen him make a mistake for me at a critical moment?"
"That's right. "Auf actually understands how cautious his partner and opponent is, although he likes women, he will never delay things because of women, and the one just now is just looking for an excuse to comfort Victor.
"Boss, what do you mean?" Auf's face also gloomy:
"Hopefully, hopefully nothing will happen at this coronation ceremony, or else our patrol camp will be in trouble again. β
When the last nobleman had finished his allegiance and it was already noon, Mu En stepped out and led Aya towards the gate.
The Splendid Hall is the highest point of the Rose Castle, with its back to the east, the gate to the west, and a long hanging platform that extends out after the gate, where you can almost overlook the west, south and north sides of the Great Wall of Irma.
Now, the squares, streets, rooftops, and walls were filled with people, the inhabitants of the city of Ilmasu and the children of the Igor family, and Muen needed to greet them and receive their cheers.
The dome of the Hall of Radiance also weakened its light in due time, and gradually became brighter than the heat, and the people waiting in the square naturally noticed this change in feeling, and the old people would tell the people next to them that they were coming, they were coming.
Then, in the midst of the huge cheers that gradually sounded, Mu En led many nobles out of the light, like gods who had walked out of the clouds.
There is a saying that more than 10,000 people are boundless.
Mu En stood on the platform, although he couldn't open his eyes, but his perception was densely packed with people like ants, at this moment, he couldn't tell how many people were below, at this moment, he only knew that the feeling of being watched by all people was like standing on the top of all beings, which made him a little fluttering.
Raising his hand, Mu En was about to greet the people below according to the standard procedure, but when the fist was only raised to his chest, he couldn't help but pause, and the smile on his face faded slightly, and it seemed to become a little gloomy.
Aya was the closest, she could feel the change in Mu En the most, tilted her head slightly, and came closer, she asked smartly, "What's wrong?
"It's not a big deal, but I didn't expect that there were really people, no, there were dragons who dared to make trouble. Saying that, Mu En raised his head and looked in the direction of the sun.
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