Chapter 170: The Sacrificial Ceremony

Today, the ten-year sacrificial ceremony was officially held, and all the officials who participated in it changed into sacrificial dresses early and came to the Fenghua Mountain sacrificial platform in order. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Although the people in the city did not have the opportunity to participate, they were also inexplicably excited and happy with the country.

And Prince Zhou, Shangguan Longhan, Zhuang Siqi, Li Muyan and others were nervous, cautious, and always ready to deal with emergencies.

In Tianzhao Academy, not long after Shangguan Longhan and the others left, Xia Qingcang, Jing Xinyao, and Sikong brothers and sisters also set off for Fenghua Mountain.

On the sacrificial platform of Fenghua Mountain, hundreds of civil and military officials are lined up on both sides, and on the middle passage, Xi and the Emperor are wearing special sacrificial dresses and slowly walking accompanied by two chamberlains.

Emperor Xihe, who succeeded to the throne ten years ago at the age of twelve, has now grown into a gentleman, unlike his father, Emperor Shengping. Emperor Shengping galloped on the battlefield all the year round, experienced in a hundred battles, and was heroic and upright, with strong martial arts. And Emperor Xi and the Great have never been on the battlefield, and have received sage education since childhood, with fair skin, gentle and elegant manners.

Under the auspices of Zhou Liangping, the new head of the Confucian Academy, Emperor Xi and the Great carried out the sacrificial process step by step.

First of all, Zhou Liangping read out the sacrificial inscription, and after reading it out, Xi and the Emperor followed the procedure to come to the tablet of the gods to kneel and worship, which was a sacrifice to the sky.

After the sacrifice to the heavens began to worship the ancestors, Xi and the Emperor came to the ancestors and ancestors to worship in front of the tablets.

After that, there are a series of necessary links, including gifts and sending emperor points, and the whole process is carried out in an orderly manner.

Shangguan Longhan's spirit was highly nervous, and the sixth sense he had cultivated over the decades was always reminding him that something big was about to happen in his heart, but so far, the sacrifice was almost over, and it was still calm.

Finally, the sacrifice entered the last link, the preaching of Xi and the Emperor.

Emperor Xihe has never participated in military affairs since he was a child, and has been learning sage culture under the teaching of Lu Xingxue, the master of the front yard of the Confucian Academy, so for him, preaching this kind of thing is a piece of cake.

"Since the last generation of Emperor Shengping, who led the lion of the Celestial Dynasty to defeat the Turks, our dynasty has enjoyed more than ten years of peace and prosperity. Therefore, today a special sacrifice ceremony was held on the sacrificial platform of Fenghua Mountain, a sacrifice to heaven, bless the prosperity of our dynasty, and the future generations will live long and healthy. The second sacrifice to the ancestors and ancestors, thank the ancestors for their blood and sweat, it is their efforts that have laid the foundation today. Here, I would like to thank my imperial uncle, Prince Zhou. ”

Hearing Xi and the Emperor mention his name, Prince Zhou didn't expect it, and slowly walked out of the crowd and stood respectfully in front of Xi and the Emperor.

Emperor Xi and the Great walked to the altar, came to Prince Zhou's side, held Prince Zhou's hand, and said to all the civil and military officials: "In the past, Prince Zhou and his father were born and died, and they shed blood for me, and they paid everything in exchange for today's peace. ”

Then he turned to Prince Zhou and said, "Uncle Huang, you are the great hero of our people! On behalf of all the people, I would like to thank you." ”

After speaking, Emperor Xi and the Great were about to bow to Prince Zhou.

This move shocked Prince Zhou, and he hurriedly reached out to help Emperor Xi He, who had already bowed down. "Holy Lord, often can't, it's tormenting the old man. ”

"Uncle Huang, as a nephew, it is right to bow to your uncle. After speaking, Emperor Xi and the Great Emperor shook off Prince Zhou's hand and bowed deeply.

Prince Zhou let out a long sigh and accepted the respect of Emperor Xi and the Great.

After the ceremony, Emperor Xi and the Great glanced at Prince Zhou, with a respectful smile on his face.

Somehow, the moment Prince Zhou and Xi and the Emperor met their eyes, a strange feeling suddenly ignited in their hearts.

Prince Zhou stepped aside, his expression uncertain.

Emperor Xi and the Emperor motioned to Zhou Liangping with his eyes, asked him to announce the end of the sacrifice, and arranged for the officials to retreat and go to the sacrificial pavilion for dinner.

However, Zhou Liangping still stood there smiling, ignoring Xi and the Emperor's instructions.

Xi and the Great Emperor didn't seem to be in a hurry, so they just stood like this, standing quietly and waiting for Zhou Liangping to speak.

The atmosphere suddenly fell into a burst of embarrassment.

After a few moments, the civil and military officials below began to whisper to each other.

Shangguan Longhan saw this scene and said angrily to Zhou Liangping: "Zhou Liangping, didn't you hear the words of the Holy One?"

Zhou Liangping still turned a deaf ear and turned his head to look at Prince Zhou.

Prince Zhou sighed, shook his head, stepped forward, and said loudly: "Le Chi (nickname of Xi and the Emperor), pass on the throne to me, and I will ensure that you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life, and enjoy wealth forever." ”

The hundreds of officials in the audience suddenly exploded, some of them had already begun to shout loudly to Prince Zhou, and the other part had obviously taken refuge in Prince Zhou, and immediately came out to restrain the opponents. Among them, the factions are clear, and basically on the side of Xi and the Emperor are some civil officials, and most of the military attaches are Prince Zhou's people.

I saw several people dressed as military attaches come to the side of the civilian officials and put them on their bodies, and suddenly, these civilian officials felt that their clothes suddenly tightened, causing them to be unable to move their limbs. It turns out that these characteristics of the sacrificial dress are secretly planted with mechanisms.

Shangguan Longhan was shocked when he saw this, and immediately drew his sword and was about to rush towards Prince Zhou, but what he didn't expect was that suddenly the yin wind hit behind him, and he hurriedly dodged sideways, only to see a pitch-black long sword skimming past his side, tearing his clothes.

Shangguan Longhan looked behind him and saw Zhuang Siqi's face was cold, staring at him deadly, and a pitch-black long sword in his hand was particularly eye-catching in the sun.

"Zhuang Siqi, you actually betrayed the Dragon Imperial Pavilion!" As he spoke, Shangguan Long Han saw that Li Muyan was still on the side, and hurriedly shouted at him: "Mu Yan, hurry up and hide behind me." ”

Li Muyan got up and fell to Shangguan Longhan's side.

Zhuang Siqi didn't say a word, drew his sword and went up, and quickly attacked Shangguan Longhan.

Shangguan Longhan jumped up, raised his sword to resist, and in the blink of an eye, the two had already exchanged dozens of moves.

Shangguan Longhan was shocked in his heart: this person has superb swordsmanship, and he is by no means under himself.

"You're not Zhuang Siqi, who are you!"

"Hahaha. Of course I am not Zhuang Siqi, the real Zhuang Siqi died eight years ago, and he died under my sword. "Zhuang Siqi" kept on his hands, and attacked several moves one after another.

At this time, Shangguan Longhan was shocked and angry, this unknown person had been under his nose for eight years, but he didn't notice it. And this person's martial arts are so high. Too much surprise quickly flipped in Shangguan Longhan's heart.

But this is not the time to be surprised, the masters are in a duel, and the slightest hesitation can lead to fatal mistakes.

Shangguan Longhan stabilized his mood and concentrated on the battle, and his swordsmanship had slowly entered the best state from the initial slightly blunt, and the more he fought, the more he fought, the more courageous he became, and the momentum became more and more sufficient.

But "Zhuang Siqi" did not have the slightest fear, but gradually settled in his heart.

When you know the true power of my ghost sword, you won't be so calm.

"Zhuang Siqi" smiled secretly in his heart.