Chapter 1287 Sacrifice to the Heavens
Zhao Hanzhang sat on the dragon chair and accepted the three bows and nine knocks of the ministers, but the enthronement ceremony was not over, and there was the most important step - sacrificing to the sky!
King An couldn't participate in this section, he bowed his head and retreated to the apse, Dong Neishou was already waiting, seeing that his face was relaxed as soon as he retreated, and his eyes were shining, he couldn't help but smile, and said softly: "The prince rests in the apse for a while, and then goes out of the palace after the new emperor's sacrifice is over." ”
King An couldn't wait to leave the palace now, and asked, "Can't you go out now?" ”
Dong Neishou shook his head, "The palace is under martial law inside and outside, and you can't walk at will. ”
King An quietly poked his head out from behind the screen to look, and saw Zhao Hanzhang get up, and the hundred officials knelt down and sent her out of the hall.
Tuoba Yilu, who was kneeling in the middle of the hundred officials, couldn't help but raise his head, only to see the Chinese insects embroidered with gold and colored threads on the crown robe flying in front of him, and Zhao Hanzhang walked past him......
After Zhao Hanzhang walked by, Fu Tinghan got up, followed by Ji Yuanming and other ministers, and walked straight for three rows before it was Tuoba Yilu's turn.
But he is tall, and he can cross the people in front to see Zhao Hanzhang walking in the forefront, the stars on her crown are clearly introverted, but Tuoba Yilu feels dazzling and stings people's eyes.
When they married three years ago, she still begged him, but now he is a prisoner, and she is the emperor.
Liu Kun, who was behind Tuoba Lu's side, raised his eyes slightly and saw Tuoba Lu's high head, and couldn't help but be anxious, but it was difficult to remind him, so as not to attract the attention of others.
It is disrespectful to look directly at the emperor, especially at such a ceremony.
Liu Kun wanted to remind Tuoba Yilu, but they were not in the same queue, and the opposite side was basically the princes and envoys of the various vassal states.
Except for the historians who were waiting to observe them with blazing eyes, no one noticed Tuoba Yilu's faux pas.
Zhao Ming and Ming Pre stood side by side, standing behind Fu Tinghan, followed Zhao Hanzhang step by step down the Taiji Palace, and then served her.
The subordinates, Zhongshu Ling, Shangshu Ling and other important ministers stood on both sides of the chariot according to their positions and stood respectfully.
Other civil and military officials and vassal envoys followed.
Generally, the emperor ascends the throne to sacrifice to the heavens first, and then be bowed by the ministers after getting the approval of the heavens.
Zhao Hanzhang came in reverse order because Guo Pu had already endorsed her with celestial phenomena, and she accepted the Zen position, so she ascended the throne first, and then went to worship the sky.
At the altar, there are already Taoist priests chanting scriptures, and the ritual orchestra is playing the Greeting Divine Song, and it is auspicious when Zhao Hanzhang arrives.
She stepped off the chariot and walked up to the altar under the guidance of Guo Pu, He Xun waited above with a jade silk in his hand, and when she came up and stood still, he handed the jade silk to her.
Zhao Hanzhang took it, and under the guidance of Guo Pu and He Xun, he presented the jade silk to the lord, and then returned to the futon and bowed respectfully.
After she finished worshipping, Zhao Cheng led the officials of the Ministry of Rites to hold the ritual vessel containing beef and mutton, Zhao Hanzhang got up, took the ritual vessel and presented it to the main seat, and returned to the main seat under Guo Pu's signal to kneel down and bow......
When she had finished her prayers, the music sounded, but it was not over.
Fu Tinghan came forward with a tray, and on it was a wine packed in a ceremonial vessel.
Zhao Hanzhang offered the wine to the main god.
Guo Pu stepped forward to recite the words of prayer, which probably means that Zhao Hanzhang has been blessed by heaven, and the people are together, and she will inherit the throne today, and she will manage the affairs of the people for God in the future.
I hope that God will bless her with health and longevity, protect the peace and tranquility of the country, and pray for good weather and peace for the country and the people......
If she has done something wrong, please show it to heaven to warn the world.
After reading the sacrificial words, Zhao Hanzhang respectfully knelt down three times and bowed nine times.
When she finally got up from the ground, she gasped slightly, sweat slid down her forehead, seriously, if the emperor is a little weaker, a sacrifice ceremony can cost him half a life.
It is no wonder that the emperor does not often sacrifice to the sky, and occasionally he likes to let the prince sacrifice on his behalf, because worshipping the sky is not only costly, but also potentially life-consuming.
Zhao Hanzhang did not end after three bows and nine knocks, Fu Tinghan poured wine and stepped forward again.
Zhao Hanzhang took the knighthood, offered the wine to the gods, knelt on the ground, and looked up slightly at the peaceful and elegant clouds in the air, she didn't know if there were really gods in this world, but there should be a heavenly way.
If there was no secret intention, how could she and Fu Tinghan come to this world and do so many things smoothly, is it because he can't bear to let the creatures of this world suffer again?
Historically, from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the year of the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, there were 300 years of wars and natural disasters in the middle, and nearly 70% of the population was lost, and 60% of these 70% were lost before the establishment of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
After the Yongjia Rebellion, the Han people were almost wiped out.
Zhao Hanzhang closed his eyes and prayed sincerely: "I am the first time to be an emperor, I don't know if I can do it well, but I will do my best to make myself worthy of my heart, the people, and heaven and earth." ”
Zhao Hanzhang spilled the wine and bowed again.
When she got up, Fu Tinghan filled her with wine again, she offered wine for the last time, and then knelt three times and bowed nine times.
The music was also coming to an end, and He Xun, Zhao Cheng and others stepped forward to remove all the food and wine from the main seat.
Zhao Hanzhang knelt down again and bowed three times and nine times.
Fu Tinghan stretched out his hand to take the sacrificial text, and was about to wait for her to finish prostrating and hand it to her, when he heard an exclamation from under the altar.
Fu Tinghan felt something in his heart, and also looked up at the sky.
I saw that the sky, which was originally just white clouds, seemed to be dyed with color, colorful, and the breeze blew, and the colorful clouds rolled to reveal the shape of dragon scales and dragon claws......
A white cloud moved lightly, and a golden light leaked down from the sky, just hitting the cloud dragon in mid-air, making the dragon scales on its body more and more obvious, and in the churn, the dragon's head probed from the clouds, and a purple cloud floated above its head and fell directly on the top of Zhao Hanzhang's head.
The ministers were so excited that their bodies trembled, and they knelt down and shouted, "Worship Your Majesty, Your Majesty has been bestowed by heaven, Your Majesty has been bestowed by heaven." ”
Zhao Hanzhang looked dumbfounded, she ...... Is it really providential?
Fu Tinghan was also dumbfounded, and immediately stuffed the sacrificial text into her hand after reacting, and said in a low voice: "Burn quickly." ”
Good wishes have to be received by God quickly.
Zhao Hanzhang immediately threw the sacrificial text into the fire and burned it, and then respectfully added three kneeling and nine bows.
Zhao Ming, who was kneeling below, was excited, and grabbed Zhao Cheng, who was in a daze, and asked: "See, the Mandate of Heaven is in the Zhao family, the Mandate of Heaven is in the Zhao family, she has the position, and her name is justified, whether it is the first emperor or the heavens, they all sincerely agree with him, and the people of the world also agree with him!" ”
Zhao Cheng looked up at the clouds in the sky, his hands under his sleeves clenched slightly, and his eyes were full of brilliance.
Among the hundreds of officials, a small number of people first questioned that this was a trick, and then turned their heads to look around, and saw that the surrounding area of the altar was empty, and the entire altar could be swept away at a glance, so they knew that this was true, so they kowtowed a few times in satisfaction.
Guo Pu was the most excited, this was the first time he presided over the ceremony of worshipping the emperor to the sky, and he didn't expect to summon the will of heaven, and he was already satisfied with this achievement in this life.
He immediately asked the orchestra to play the music of peace and peace, and then motioned to Zhao Hanzhang, who had just gotten up, and said: "Quick, the gods will go, hurry up and send the gods." ”
Zhao Hanzhang knelt down again in the music, kneeling three times and bowing nine times.
The chamberlains and maids brought up the sacrificial objects and burned them one by one.
After the sacrificial object was burned, the clouds in the sky slowly dispersed, and only a touch of orange and a touch of purple were still mixed in with the white clouds.
The people in the capital saw this vision, and they were as excited as the officials in the palace, and even more so.
Because of their age, Zhao Hu and Zhao Song, who couldn't keep up with the entire enthronement ceremony, couldn't help but choke when they saw the celestial phenomena like this, "What should go, what should go......"
Zhao Hu beat his chest and felt regretful, "I have lived for half my life, and it is the first time I have seen a divine dragon appear in the clouds, and I may not see this abnormality in the future, how can I not go, how can I not go?" ”
Zhao Song immediately restrained the remorse on his face and comforted him: "The coming day is long, Sanniang, the new emperor is the chosen one, and when there is a great success in the future, I will definitely be able to see it, and we will go again when the time comes." ”
Zhao Hu: "When do I have to wait, can I still be alive?" ”
Zhao Song thought to himself, what can be done, who made you sick some time ago, and I am also sick with tiredness.
Zhao Song also regretted it in his heart, so he was only willing to appease him, and there was no more.
He looked up at the sky and said secretly: With this celestial phenomenon, Hanzhang is justified, and since then, she has been able to govern the country more effectively with half the effort, right? (End of chapter)