The emperor cried for a while, and under the guidance of Yue, he gradually controlled his emotions.

Yes, not because the emotions have gone down, but because she has to control the emotions, she is the king, she is the supreme ruler of this country, no matter how sad she is, she can't show it in front of the masses, she has to carry a heavy burden, hold her head high, and walk proudly.

This is her mission as king.

"Oh good, it's all over, it's over. Yue touched her head, and her tone was very gentle, just like the young lady at that time.

"But...... However, I had said a lot of things to him at the beginning, maybe he wasn't so bad, maybe he did have his own troubles, right?" Tsuki smiled, looking more bitter than the food they had eaten at the inn before.

"Actually, that's what he wants, he should have expected you to behave like that, so don't be sad, it's also his choice." Shangguan Yi said a little melancholy, man, sometimes you just have to do this kind of inexplicable thing, and you have to do it so that people don't catch the handle, it seems that the previous emperor is not as mediocre and incompetent as rumored.

"Bang"

Yue's toes kicked Shangguan Yi's calf fiercely, and said very coldly: "I just praised you, and you got carried away? Who let you eavesdrop?"

"Woo, hiss......" Shangguan Yi screamed in pain, then took a breath of cool air, teary eyes, and said aggrievedly: "It's because of your performance that I doubt that you will coax people, although you have a good relationship, but I am also a friend of her friend, can't I save some face for the sake of my friend?"

In the next second, Yue kicked Shangguan Yi's other calf, kicking harder, making Shangguan Yi almost fall off the seat and roll in pain.

"It's too ruthless, it's too ruthless...... Woo, I must sue, sue. Shangguan Yi chattered like this, losing his dream.

The roots of Yue's ears were slightly red, she was actually shy, after all, no one had ever seen her so gentle, let alone been teased about it. It's just that when she heard Shangguan Yi say that she was going to sue, her body stiffened slightly, and she was a little flustered, her actions were done subconsciously, and at that moment, she forgot that the person she kicked was the person she wanted to protect, and it was best not to let him get hurt......

"Ah, he's scared you, do you think he's like a cautious grudge for so long? Don't say three days, I can't say that I'll leave it behind tonight. The emperor watched their interaction, burst into tears, and comforted Yue in turn.

"Yes. Yue breathed a sigh of relief, this person's temper is very Buddhist, it doesn't matter if he is bullied a little, as long as he doesn't touch his bottom line, everything is easy to say.

"Speaking of which, according to the plan, it will be held in this city tomorrow, right? Can your body still hold up?" Shangguan Yi returned to his seriousness and threw out the key question.

The parade was probably held in six or seven places, and although it was not a big deal, it seemed to him to be a superstitious act and a lot of tediousness, but as a tradition, it could not be lost.

Pray for blessings, make vows, worship gods, and remember ancestors......

It is nothing more than one or several of these purposes, this time the emperor chose to pray for blessings, sacrifice to the gods, pray for Cheongju, and pray to the gods.

In fact, the emperor himself doesn't know if it's useful, but this is a part of suppressing the national fortune, and the old men in the imperial tomb attach great importance to it.

"It's okay, it's all a small thing, with the tears of the stars, my body's resistance will be much better. The emperor shook his head, opened the box, took out the tears of the stars and brought it to his body, then opened the dark compartment on the carriage, took out the sword of the Son of Heaven, skillfully opened the mechanism on the hilt, took out the gem and inlaid it, and returned the sword to its original state.

Shangguan Yi and Yue looked at each other, and they both felt ...... The moment the gem is put in, the feeling of the sword changes, it becomes more majestic, more spiritual. Is this a delusion? They hadn't heard of any gemstone that could do that.

"Well, let's see when the time comes, if you can't hold it, simplify it, don't have so many bells and whistles. Yue nodded, she must be the one who went up with the emperor, and it would be good for her to pay attention to it then.

"I'm afraid it won't work, for the sake of the luck of the East China Sea, these ceremonies are necessary, and because of this, King Ning is not allowed to sabotage the place where the rituals are held.

If you anger the gods, it will cause natural disasters.

That's probably what it says. The emperor shook his head and denied the statement of the month, the date can be postponed, but the ceremony cannot be lazy.

"Well, if that's the case, then I can only work hard for you. The moon shrugged, the so-called anger of the gods, she didn't quite understand what it meant, but she didn't dare to say that it really didn't exist, or she would rather believe that it existed than that it was not safe.

......

When they arrived at the inn, Shangguan Yi was still sitting in the carriage without moving, and the rest of the people left, leaving only him, a salted fish, to guard the carriage.

Because it is impossible for King Ning to come to make trouble, there will probably be no accident tonight, right? No one came to secretly do anything to the carriage, and there should be no need to experience the situation that night.

That night refers to the night when I was in the hotel, a few people came to the carriage to investigate, and I was still thinking about how to kill everyone quietly, but ......

"A flash of light to see the Yellow Spring"

Vaguely hearing such a voice, when he came back to his senses, he found that the people who were close to the carriage were all dead, and at that time he noticed a figure in the secret guard, a figure that was easy to be ignored by himself even in his perception, if such a person came to assassinate, I am afraid that it would be difficult for him to escape, right?

......

After resting at the inn for a night, early the next morning, the group came to the sacrificial platform in Yecheng, yesterday the secret guard had already visited the official mansion here, so they were also ready, only the personnel who came to preside over the ceremony, that is, the people of the Ministry of Rites and the emperor.

The rain stopped in the middle of the night last night, and although it was still cloudy today, it did not affect the ceremony.

All kinds of sacrificial instruments are placed in turn on the sacrificial platform, officials at all levels, maids are waiting for the battle, and the emperor stands in the center of the sacrificial platform with a sword, waiting for the time to come and start worshipping the sky.

"The time has come, raise the fire and burn incense to invite God!" The prince was naturally the eunuch who presided over it, and at this moment, he was also unhurried to guide the emperor to start the first task.

The emperor lit the incense paper with a normal (not the one of the moon) flint, and then recited the words of the gods: the sun and the moon alternate, the stars change, the old year is gone, and the new image is coming, the East China Sea Sheji, if there is a god protection, please come down and sacrifice for you!

After saying the last sentence, he let go of his hand and threw the fierce incense paper burned in his hand into a burnt wood stove on the sacrificial roof, which contained a pre-set bucket of fine sacrificial blue-striped sycamores, divided into four squares of general size, and neatly stacked there.

The blue-veined sycamore is easy to ignite, the flame is large, the flame is burn-resistant, the fragrance is elegant and solemn, and it is the most suitable for this kind of situation.

After the flame rose, the emperor took three special incense sticks and lit them with the fire, and then said a word of invitation to the gods, and slowly inserted the incense into the incense burner in the middle of the incense table on the altar. Then kneel on the futon and recite aloud the last verse of the prayer to God, and complete the first task: three to ask God to come.

"When the gods come, they play music to welcome the gods. The prince quickly took on the next task, and asked the maids to play for the gods with sacrificial instruments.

......

This series of processes is very cumbersome, some require the emperor's cooperation, and some don't, but she can't leave the stage, and she needs to kneel on the futon respectfully all the time.

Invite God, welcome God, please offer wine, please salute, offer sacrifices......

Among them, it is worth mentioning that please bless, this step is optional for the sacrifice to the sky, that is, the kind of dispensable, if there is something that needs the help of the gods, you can add it in this step, but if you want to ask for blessing, you need the Son of Heaven to dance the sword, not to dance casually, but to dance the sword in accordance with the prescribed sacrificial rites, the sword must be the sword of the Son of Heaven, preferably a complete Son of Heaven sword, of course, most people do not know the last requirement, and the onlookers can't see that the emperor is already a complete Son of Heaven sword.

Sword dancing actually has a lot of problems for the emperor, such as the onlookers Although the civilians are on the ground, they are still watching, there is no reason for the Son of Heaven to dance the sword for the common people to watch, and for example, the Son of Heaven may not necessarily dance the sword, if it is forced, it may also anger the gods, after all, if you are a god, there is a son of heaven who dances in front of you with a sword, and you will not be happy to fulfill his wish, right? Then there is the problem of physical strength, the sword of the Son of Heaven is not light, and the pampered Son of Heaven may not have the physical strength to complete the following rituals after experiencing a series of rituals, so after various considerations, this can be ignored.

But this time the emperor wants to move out, the problem for her is only physical strength, and it is not ashamed to ask for blessings for the people, even the gods should think so, she is also very proficient in the sacrificial dance, I am afraid that she will not be able to complete this task with this sword of the Son of Heaven, but she still chose to start.

"God has the virtue of a good life, the gods also have mercy, now Cheongju suffered a miracle, food, water are bitter, in the long run, I don't know how much disaster will be caused, the monarch, deeply saddened, now take this opportunity, I ask you for blessings, may Cheongju return to normal, the wind and rain are smooth, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, eat and clothe warm, and not be troubled by disasters......"

The emperor pulled out the sword of the Son of Heaven and began to dance, dancing the sword perfectly and slowly, expounding his wishes in his mouth, concentrating, solemn and solemn, and it could be seen that he was sincerely asking for blessings.

The Qingzhou officials and the people under the stage were stunned when they saw this scene, after all, there are not many emperors who are willing to worry about the troubles of the common people, and pray for blessings because of this, and the previous ones will not do this, and the people who took office do not seem to have either? They are almost forgetting that there is still this content in it, and the emperor's movements are smooth and graceful, with his own bearing, and he knows at a glance that he is not urgently trained to deal with the scene. With such a monarch, they feel that they have no regrets in this life.

Yue squinted slightly in the audience, watching the emperor dance the sword, but in his heart he was measuring the matter of the sword, is this the so-called soul? That stone is really so magical? It can spontaneously adjust the master's qi, so that the master in the whole set of sword dances can maintain a relatively stable breathing rate, reduce the consumption of physical strength, let his spirit and spirit unity, and complete this ritual perfectly, which is a bit incredible.

After the blessing is completed, after a few more rituals, it is time for the last part: sending the gods.

The emperor grabbed a handful of rice, recited the sacrificial words and scattered it to the earth, then poured three cups of wine, sprinkled one cup at a time to the earth, poured three cups and scattered them into the air, and finally three cups were sprinkled to a high place, kneeling on the futon and kowtowing three times.

"After the ceremony, the sacrifice is over!" the prince shouted out this resignation, and then led the emperor back to the carriage waiting near the altar, went back to the inn for a short rest, and after lunch, it was time to leave.

Yue was very naturally supported by the emperor when he sacrificed to the rooftop, and her body was not very comfortable, although she was not infected, but her physical strength was not enough to toss, and it was very hard to experience this thing.

After the two got into the carriage, Shangguan Yi praised the emperor, and then scratched his head a little subtly, and said, "We should have a few days before we leave Qingzhou, right?"

"yes, what's wrong?" Tsuki turned her head to stare at him, and she felt as if the kid had something strange to say.

"I wanted to leave first, it seems that something is looking for me, let me go and fix it and come back. Shangguan Yi puffed up his chest and said.

"No, I can't. Yue decisively refused.

"Why? It's looking for me, and it will find the carriage here, it's an emergency, I don't know if it will cause us trouble, if it will, it will be difficult to solve it at that time, it's better to ...... it in advance" Shangguan Yi defended, trying to convince Yue.

"No, I can't. Yue directly interrupted him, and his attitude was very resolute: No matter what reason or excuse you say, it just won't work anyway.

"Do you know something?" Shangguan Yi stared at the moon, he sensed its existence again when he was cultivating last night, and he came to look for him in a hurry, and he didn't dare to run too far, but if he followed their route, he would meet sooner or later, and it was inevitable to meet it at that time.

"I know something, so I say no, because we can't be sure if it's friend or foe, and we can't do anything about it, but it can be a threat to us, and it's hard to deal with it if you go alone, and it's doubtful that you can even run away. Yue said calmly.

"Is that what I thought?" Shangguan Yi smiled a little bitterly.

"Hmm. Yue nodded, he didn't hide it from him, he knew this kind of thing, and it was more effective for him to be vigilant than others to protect him closely.

Shangguan Yi closed his eyes, is the spirit seed? I don't know if it's the breed and I don't know who it is, last time it was Fu Chang'an who helped to solve the spirit snake, this time if I rely on myself, dealing with the spirit seed may indeed be a fool's dream, and the moon can't leave the emperor, eh, I can only wait.