Chapter 66: Enthronement Ceremony
Early in the morning, the Imperial Gate of the Imperial City was opened, and the bright red carpet was spread from the Qianqing Palace along the Imperial Gate to the Chaoyang Gate of the Imperial City.
In addition to the internal guards who served in the spiritual hall of the Yangxin Palace, they were guarded on both sides of the red carpet from the Qianqing Palace to the Imperial City Yuji Gate. Dense royal flags were planted on both sides, and the guards of the imperial city stood on the left and right.
In front of the high platform of the gate of the Qianqing Palace, Zhou Yi was dressed in luxurious court clothes and held the edict of succession. On the large square in front of him, on the left side of the red carpet, five civil and military generals led by Meng Hongye and other Shangshu were neatly arranged according to the size of their ranks; on the right, the royal family and nobles headed by the Great Sect Order were also standing and watching according to the size of their titles.
"Qi Qi Shoufu Minister, the crown prince has arrived at the Chaoyang Gate of the palace city to wait for the order!" Zuoqiu trotted for a while, came to the front of the dragon wall high platform, and said loudly.
Hearing his words, Zhou Yi looked up at the sky, and a round of tomorrow gradually rose in the east.
"The auspicious time has arrived, Emperor Xuanxian's will!" suddenly unfolded the edict of succession, Zhou Yi recited it aloud, and then handed the edict to the eunuchs around him, and then the eunuchs sent it to Zuoqiu.
After the latter got the edict, he turned around, faced the ministers, and held the edict in his hands with both hands.
Nearly 1,000 officials and nobles led by Meng Hongye and Dazong Ling knelt on the ground in a daze, and shouted: "The ministers will obey the will of the first emperor and welcome the crown prince to the throne!"
When they got up, a eunuch came over with a cloud disk, and Zuoqiu respectfully placed the edict on the cloud disk wrapped in yellow silk, and strode towards the palace gate, and the eunuch holding the cloud disk behind him hurriedly followed.
This is the edict of Yunpan, Zhao Mu must receive the edict in the palace city, so that he can enter the palace and ascend the throne justifiably.
After a short while, melodious drumming sounded from outside the Imperial City, and then 800 trumpeters in the Imperial City Tower blew their horns.
First, hundreds of Imperial City guards held flags to open the way, and then thirty-two strong chamberlains carried Yun Luan into the main square, and Zhao Mu sat on top of it in the crown prince's robe.
All the ministers turned around and bowed.
Yunluan fell in front of the supreme platform, Zhao Mu walked down, and strode up to the high platform from the dragon wall under the attendants of several chamberlains.
"Zhao Mu respectfully obeys the will of Emperor Daxing and inherits the great treasure!" he walked up to Zhou Yi and saluted.
"Good!" Zhou Yi bowed, then beckoned, and several eunuchs behind him stepped forward with the emperor's robes in their hands.
The chamberlains untied the crown prince's robe on Zhao Mu's body, and the eunuch put on the dragon robe for him, and then he walked in front of Zhou Yi and bowed.
The latter took the crown from the jade plate, solemnly put it on for him with both hands, and then handed the emperor's sword into his hand, then took a few steps back and saluted.
After Zhao Mu was crowned, he held a sword in his hand and turned to face the ministers in the audience.
"Long live my emperor!"
The ministers in the audience knelt down again and bowed.
"All the ministers are flat!"
After the ceremony, Zhao Mufang officially inherited the throne and became the new monarch.
Meng Hongye and the others got up, and the enthronement ceremony was carried out here, which was considered a ceremony. Next, the emperor entered the palace on his own to meet the queen mother and worship the temple, which did not require their participation.
At this moment, Zhou Yi beckoned, and a eunuch walked over with a cloud disk in his hand, and a square box was placed on it.
Zhao Mu and the ministers all looked at this scene in surprise, I don't know what arrangements he had, there was no such thing on the original ceremony agenda!
The cloud disk was held up in front of Zhou Yi, and he gently lifted the lid, and a jade seal emitting purple light was placed upright.
Holding the jade seal of the country with both hands, Zhou Yi turned it over gently, put the handwriting on one side to the ministers in the audience, and shouted loudly: "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity!"
Suddenly, the purple light on the jade seal flashed, and the eight big characters carved on it suddenly appeared, flashing bursts of purple light in mid-air.
"Your Majesty, this is the jade seal of the country, the treasure of the emperor! Holding this jade seal, suppressing the national fortune, all evils will not invade, the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister!" loudly said the origin and function of the jade seal of the country, holding the jade seal in both hands, so that the ministers in the audience could see it carefully.
Meng Hongye and Zha Gaoyang's eyes froze, this is the thing!
The treasure that Zhou Yi used to restrain the saint was this, and from the purple light emanating from it and the words that Zhou Yi said from his mouth, they were already convinced that this jade seal of the country was the secret treasure that restrained the holy power!
But why didn't Zhou Yi use this treasure to suppress the Holy Courtyard, but now display it in front of the new monarch!
You know, this is a jade seal, and the eight big characters engraved on it are faintly responding to the title of the royal edict.
"Your Majesty, the jade seal in the hands of the minister was dedicated to the first emperor, the first emperor insisted on not granting it, and asked the minister to take this treasure to suppress the scum of the Holy Dao, and then offer it when the new monarch ascends the throne!" Zhou Yi explained the reason why he held this treasure, and saw Zhao Mu nodding again and again when he listened, and then said: "Now that His Majesty is on the throne, the minister offers this treasure, and I hope that His Majesty will carry it with him, so that the external force will not hurt the king!"
After speaking, he held the seal in both hands and bowed down to hand it to Zhao Mu.
Brother Zhou treats me like a brother, such a treasure, he said bluntly, he is indeed a peerless countryman! My father asked me to be the first assistant minister, and he is indeed far-sighted!
Zhao Mu's eyes were red, with a hint of tears, and he took the jade seal with both hands.
With a "bang", the purple light on the seal became even worse, and then an unknown energy suddenly poured into his body from his hands.
"Huh!" Zhou Yi said in surprise by the sudden appearance in front of him.
Zhao Mu held the jade seal of the country in his hand, and then a more intense purple light suddenly erupted on the jade seal, and the light became bigger and bigger, gradually enveloping his whole person, and even Zhou Yi was gently forced away.
He closed his eyes tightly, feeling the energy transmitted into his body by the jade seal, feeling that this energy was huge and abnormal, constantly washing and strengthening his body!
The ministers were also shocked by this scene, but no one acted rashly, after all, it was impossible for Zhou Yi to harm the new monarch Zhao Mu, and they had a good relationship like brothers, which everyone knows!
It's just that I don't know what wonderful things have happened to you!
The purple light was originally devoid of any sense of coercion, and it should belong to the kind of energy that looked very powerful, but could not feel a trace of power from a distance at all. However, as Zhao Mu held the jade seal for a longer time, this purple light gradually took on a trace of attributes, and the sense of coercion became stronger and stronger! Let everyone look at Zhao Mu, as if looking at a god, this kind of coercion is majestic, with a trace of the weight of the country! It is indeed the treasure of the human emperor!
"Whew!" The purple light faded, Zhao Mu opened his eyes, and two majestic atmospheric attributes of light came out of his eyes, and Zhou Yi, who saw it on the side, was secretly frightened.
As soon as he flipped his hand, the jade seal disappeared directly into his hand, as if it had penetrated into his body.
"Zhao Mu thanked Brother Zhou!" After carefully appreciating the changes in his body, Zhao Mu walked in front of Zhou Yi, grabbed his hand, and thanked him solemnly.
Then without waiting for Zhou Yi's reaction, he walked to the front of the stage, opened his mouth and said, "I first ascended to the Great Treasure, the first will!"
When this sentence was said, there was a faint sense of coercion, which moved the ministers!
"With Heavenly Constitution in the mouth!" Meng Hongye and other holy Dao monks knew what this was, this was the power that only the legendary saints had!
Zhao Mu was just an ordinary person before, and his cultivation of the Holy Dao was not beneficial, and his martial arts cultivation was not profound. This heirloom jade seal actually has such power! It can make such an ordinary king, speaking with implicit heavenly might, it is worthy of the secret treasure of Zhou Yi's rampant holy courtyard!
Under this kind of coercion, the ministers in the audience all knelt on the ground, ready to receive the holy decree. When this new monarch ascends the throne, the first holy decree is nothing more than to change the yuan, or arrange the funeral of the emperor Daxing!
"The first auxiliary minister, the Taifu, the prince of Zhenguo, and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Zhou Yi, in accordance with the will of the first emperor, quelled the civil strife, supported the unification of the emperor, and offered the jade seal of the country to suppress the national fortune. The meritorious service is extraordinary, and he has the merit of supporting the safety of the society in the Qinling Empire, and he cannot be paid if he is not a prince. I will crown Zhou Yi, the lord of the king of Zhenguo Wucheng, and rank above the princes!
As soon as Zhao Mu's will came out, Mo said that the ministers in the audience were surprised, and even Zhou Yi on the stage was dumbfounded.
I have long said in front of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty that in the future, if there is a person with a foreign surname who vainly tries to become the king, he will be punished for the sake of the rebellious ministers and thieves! This first decree of yours does not arrange for the change of the yuan and the funeral of the first emperor, but wants to give me the title of king, isn't this clearly asking me to slap myself in the face! Recalling the scene when he scolded Lin Bo in front of Zhao Shining, Zhou Yi's face turned a little blue!
Zhang Ji, Gao Jun, Zuoqiu and the others were full of joy, only Zhou Yi's powerful position was more stable or progressive, and these talents under their command were honored! Therefore, when they heard Zhao Mu's will, they couldn't wait to immediately speak out in agreement.
However, when they saw Zhou Yi's face, they forcibly held back the words that were about to be spoken! What's wrong with Lord Zhou!? Why is his face so ugly!?
Zhang Ji's mind was the most astute, he was just stunned for a moment, and then he understood in an instant where Zhou Yi's unhappiness was! His head quickly worked, thinking about how to turn this matter around.
A sneer appeared on Meng Hongye's face, hmph, look at how you Zhou Yi should justify himself! And you can't refuse Xinjun's first will in person, otherwise it will be disrespectful! And you can't accept it with indignation, otherwise you will be slapped in the face! Oh, when he thinks of this, his mood is much more comfortable!
Cha Gaoyang's mind was not here at the moment, thinking that the jade seal of the country had been taken by Zhao Mu, and Zhou Yi no longer had any secret treasures in his hands that could restrain the sage. At present, the military academy is already weak, but his court is unscathed, and it can even be said that the power has been greatly improved, and he will inevitably have some thoughts in his heart.
At the beginning, in front of the first emperor, Lin Bo instigated the first emperor to confer the position of king of the county, and the minister once angrily reprimanded Lin Bo for saying that this was a chaotic minister and a thief! In front of hundreds of civil and military officials, the minister advised the first emperor, and anyone with a foreign surname who spoke vainly about being crowned king must be a chaotic minister and thief, and the world will punish him! If you want to persuade people to be good, you must first uphold your own righteousness! Therefore, the minister is ashamed to accept the gift of His Majesty!
After thinking about it for a while, although it was like this, there was a suspicion of saving Zhao Mu's face, but after all, he was in the middle of the court, and this backsliding evaluation was even more dangerous. It's a big deal to explain it to him later, but it's better to refuse it now!
Zhao Mu didn't have any other thoughts, but when he suddenly heard that he still had such a story, his heart was even more moved, this was really thinking about the royal family!
"Your Majesty, at this time and that time, at the beginning, Lin Bo's thief had bad intentions, and persuaded the first emperor to confer the title of prince of Taifu with his literary name and military exploits, and once this is the case, there will be many people who will follow suit in the future! But today, the merits made by Taifu, try to talk about who in the world can follow suit! Let's not talk about the civil strife in Pingping, just say that this person is the most precious emperor, who can still dedicate it to our emperor! If someone can really offer such a heavy treasure, even if it is given to him the prince, what then!" When the two monarchs and ministers were in trouble, Zhang Ji suddenly said loudly.
If anyone can offer it, what if they are awarded the title of prince, the benefits of the royal family will only be greater!
Zhang Ji's words can be regarded as an empowerment to the two of them, and his heart is instantly opened.
"What Zhang Aiqing said is very true, Taifu doesn't need to worry, I have made up my mind! I will grant you the title of King Wucheng of Zhenguo, which is above the kings, and it will be hereditary and replaced! In the future, if someone can offer such a treasure as the jade seal of the country, I will not hesitate to give the title of the prince!" With a wave of his hand, Zhao Mu directly made a decision.
"Minister, Zhou Yi thanked His Majesty!" In desperation, he had to bow down and thank him, which was the best way to solve the current embarrassment.
Only Meng Hongye looked at Zhang Ji's triumphant appearance with an unhappy face, gritting his teeth with hatred!