Chapter 44: Enthronement Ceremony (Part II)
At the same time, the bell tower on the Taiji Hall Square emits a melodious and continuous bell, the drum tower emits an exciting drumming sound, and the salute in front of Chengtianmen, Yong'an Gate, Changle Gate and Xuanwu Gate is deafening, announcing to the world the birth of a new generation of emperors.
"Everyone loves Qing's body!" The new emperor, who inherited the unification, changed his previous gentle tone and said majestically. Because it was still during the great funeral of the first emperor, the new emperor made a timely statement and ordered the music to be stopped while making the hundred officials even.
I got up with the crowd and peeked down at the man sitting high on the dragon chair. He is so noble and solemn, sacred and inviolable. I knew that from the moment he sat on the dragon chair, an insurmountable gulf had arisen between me and him. He is no longer the ninth brother who is gentle and considerate to me, but the supreme monarch of my Tang Empire. What he carries is no longer the love between children and sisters, but the happiness and suffering of the people at the dawn of the entire empire.
Next is the edict of amnesty to the world after the new emperor ascends the throne, as well as rewarding meritorious ministers and canonizing the harem. Although I was tired of the cumbersome court etiquette, I had to endure and wait for the moment when it was over.
However, the enthronement ceremony is only one of the important ceremonies of the day, and there will be a banquet to celebrate the new emperor's accession to the throne. Because it was still during the state funeral, the emperor did not invite the ministers, but only invited a few highly respected ministers. Because the previous dynasty is often inextricably linked with the harem, this banquet can be regarded as a family banquet in the palace.
Among the harem families who attended the banquet this time were not only the concubines of the new emperor, but also the concubines of the first emperor. According to the ancestral system, those concubines of the first emperor who had nothing to come out, no matter how high their status, were assigned to the Ganye Temple to become nuns, and chanted and prayed for the emperor and the entire royal family all day long. It turned out that Concubine Zheng Xian could not escape this fate, but because I recognized her as my mother, I escaped, and now she is respected by the new emperor as Concubine Zheng.
The banquet was held in the Liangyi Hall. When I helped Concubine Zheng into the Liangyi Palace, I found that the courtiers were already waiting in the hall. As we saluted each other, I took a look at the ministers on whom the new emperor was about to rely: they had a Chinese book to order Chu Suiliang; Wu Yougang was urgently recalled by the new emperor from Diezhou to the British Duke Li? (15) Yi (15) Yi (15) Yi (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) br/>
It didn't take long to hear Gao Huai'an, the former father-in-law in charge of the Cheng'en Hall of the East Palace, and now the father-in-law of the former father-in-law of the Taiji Palace, announcing loudly: "The emperor has arrived!" The Queen Mother has arrived! ”
For a time, all the people present in the Taiji Hall knelt down and saluted the emperor and empress. The current emperor has returned to his previous gentleness and kindness, he said "flat" repeatedly, and even personally helped the respected eldest grandson. Now the queen of the country, who is the mother of the country, naturally helps the emperor to carry out goodwill to the end. She stepped forward and helped up Concubine Wei, Concubine Yang and other concubines of the first emperor one by one.
Then the Emperor introduced us to the men who stood behind him. Only then did I notice that Master Xuanzang, the abbot of the Great Ci'en Temple, who had previously done things for my father, and the head of Louguan Dao, Qihui Dao, were standing solemnly behind the emperor. Behind them were the disciples of the two masters, Master Peeji and Daoist Wuwei.
We saluted the four outsiders, and they returned the salute very naturally. After the emperor and empress are seated, all of them are seated one by one in the order of dignity and inferiority.