In the dead of night, Princess Qionghua still had no rest. She still sat under the lamp and thought about the current situation. She felt that the current situation was extremely critical. If she were not careful, a war would break out between the emperor's uncle and his father. In that case, Dali would not be protected, but millions of people in Dali would also be in dire straits. . Qionghua couldn't help but sigh and murmured: "Instead of doing this, it is better to defect to Yanyun early so that the people will suffer less harm!" Then she thought of the words often heard in Yanyun: "In ancient times, emperors regarded the world as the leader of the world." What is public is for one’s own private use! What the emperor cares about is his own power and position, not the life and death and well-being of the people! '
Qionghua sighed, shook her head and temporarily put the messy thoughts in her mind behind her, and said firmly: "Even if this is a sin, since my father is unwilling to surrender, I can only support him with all my strength!" After reading this, she thought about the current situation again, and she wanted to find a way to resolve the tense situation between the emperor's uncle and his father.
Most of the army supports the emperor's uncle. Under such a situation, the emperor's uncle should launch a mutiny, but he would actually take the initiative to send envoys to try to ease the relationship between the two parties? This is really not what the conspirators did. If the original assassination incident was really a scam directed and staged by the emperor's uncle, he should take the opportunity to launch a mutiny now! Then Qionghua felt a chill in her heart and murmured: "What he did may be another conspiracy. He may want to use this to show his loyalty to his father and the court. He wants to put all the blame for this situation on Father, in order to win the sympathy and support of the people!" Qionghua felt that her eyes were covered with fog, and she really couldn't see the truth of the matter clearly. What she is most worried about now is that neither her father nor her uncle has any intention of peacefully resolving the situation. Everything they are doing now is just to confuse their opponents.
A palace maid came in, bowed to Qionghua, and said: "Princess, your Majesty invites you to go to the imperial study room to speak."
Qionghua retracted her thoughts, stood up, and left the palace. When he came to the imperial study, he saw his father pacing back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed, as if something was bothering him.
Qionghua stepped forward and bowed Yingying: "I pay my respects to the emperor!" The emperor stopped, looked at Qionghua, frowned and said: "I just received a letter from Duan Zhichun, come and see what he has What's your intention?" Then he picked up a letter on the desk and handed it to Qionghua.
Qionghua took the letter with both hands, read it over, and frowned: "The emperor said that the envoy from Tianzhu has arrived at his place, and said that he will send a large army to help him?!" The emperor snorted angrily and said: "He He is clearly here to threaten me, he thinks that if the Tianzhu people support me, they will be afraid of him!"
Qionghua frowned and murmured: "I didn't expect that the emperor would do this! Why would he threaten us?" The emperor said angrily: "What else could it be for? He wants to force me to abdicate by using the dignity of the people of Tianzhu! Wolf's ambition, Wolf's ambition, I was so blind that I believed him so much!" Qionghua frowned and said: "If it was so simple, why did the emperor send an envoy to negotiate with the father in a low voice?" The emperor said angrily. : "He just wants to use that method to paralyze us! Humph, as long as I am around, he will never dream of becoming the emperor of Dali!"
Qionghua didn't speak, but she didn't agree with what her father said. She felt that if the emperor really wanted to seize power, there was no need to send the envoy! Even if an envoy was sent, it would be regarded as a threat, but after the envoy arrived, he was groveling and behaved very humblely. He always emphasized on behalf of the emperor's uncle that he was a minister and would never do anything wrong! That is really not the behavior that a party that is trying to seize power by force should behave! But then again, if the emperor's uncle really regards himself as a human subject and has no evil intentions, many things today are unexplainable, such as the separatist regime, such as this letter that seems to be a threat. Could these be human beings? Should I behave as I should? Qionghua couldn't help but said in her heart: Uncle Emperor, what exactly do you want to do?
The emperor said with some hysterics: "I want to issue an edict against thieves. I want all the soldiers and civilians across the country to fight against this traitor! It doesn't matter if he has the support of the people of Tianzhu. I have the full support of millions of people, which is enough to fight against him." !" The words are beautiful, but it sounds like you are emboldening yourself.
Qionghua was shocked and quickly advised: "Father, you should think twice about this matter! Maybe the emperor's uncle did not mean to cause trouble, and his current actions may have some deep meaning!"
The emperor was furious, stared at Qionghua and shouted: "How can you speak for him? Have you betrayed me too?"
Qionghua's heart trembled, and she quickly said: "I am the daughter of my father, how could I betray my father! Father, please think about it, my uncle has the support of most of the army. Our strength is Unlike the emperor's uncle, he has the support of the Tianzhu people. If a war starts, it will be very disadvantageous for us! Fortunately, the emperor's uncle has no intention of launching an attack yet. If the father issues an edict against thieves, then It forces the emperor's uncle into a corner and forces him to launch an attack! This will only do us harm but no good! Father, please think twice!"
The emperor calmed down and felt that what Qionghua said was very reasonable. Although it is still unknown why Duan Zhichun has not launched an attack yet, considering the current situation, it is more beneficial to oneself not to start a war. It is better not to provoke It's good for him!
The emperor glanced at Qionghua and said: "You are right. No matter what the reason is that Duan Zhichun has not launched an attack, it is still more beneficial for us not to start a war!" Qionghua saw that her father accepted her offer. Suggestion, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She was really worried just now that her father would not listen to her advice and would go his own way!
Suddenly there were bursts of noise outside, some shouting and some screaming. The emperor and princess in the study were startled. The emperor hurriedly asked: "What happened?" Qionghua said: "My son, go out and take a look!" She ran out of the imperial study. Looking in the direction from which the noise came, I could see the light of torches swaying wildly and the shadows of people, as if many people were fighting.
At this moment, shouts of fighting suddenly came from the left and right. Qionghua was startled and quickly looked to the right. She saw a group of men in black coming at them fiercely. The palace guards were unable to resist them. The situation was already very critical when those masked men in black came to kill them with overwhelming force!
At this moment, a palace guard captain led a group of guards to rush out from the diagonal stab and caught a group of men in black. The two sides started fighting fiercely. The men in black were extremely fierce, and the palace guards were killed by them. The corpses were covered with blood, and the palace guards, who had an absolute numerical advantage, were in an increasingly disadvantageous situation, and were about to be defeated!
Qionghua was horrified and rushed into the study, saying urgently: "Father, please take shelter quickly, those assassins are coming!" The emperor's expression changed, and at this moment, a chaotic sound suddenly came from outside. Shouts. The emperor and Qionghua were both shocked, and then saw a guard staggering in covered with blood, saying anxiously: "Quick, run! The assassin is coming!" Qionghua didn't think about it carefully and hurriedly said He dragged his father and ran out of the imperial study room through the back door. Then he only heard the chaotic sounds of fighting and shouting as he entered the imperial study room. He couldn't help but look back and saw the stunned figures in the imperial study room. Countless people were fighting in the imperial study room, which looked very fierce. The emperor couldn't help but look pale, thinking that if he hadn't escaped in time, he would have been caught in a terrible battle now, and he couldn't help but tremble all over. …
One night, the entire palace was in a commotion. The emperor, princesses, concubines, and maids fled in all directions. The originally magnificent palace turned into a terrifying battlefield. …
When the sun's rays shone into the city, the battle that lasted all night was already over. The palace was littered with corpses and soaked in blood. The scene was shocking.
At this time, the emperor had moved to a minister's mansion in the city and was waiting for the report. A guard captain rushed into the hall, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, all the assassins in the palace have been eliminated!"
When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked angrily: "Who are they? Who sent them?"
The captain reported: "Reporting to your majesty, we, we have not captured any prisoners!"
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then became furious: "What? Didn't you capture the prisoners? What on earth did you do for food?"
The captain was shocked and quickly explained: "Reporting to your majesty, those assassins are very fierce. Once they are surrounded and have no way to escape, they will kill themselves! Therefore, we did not capture a single prisoner!" The emperor and others were horrified when they heard this. Unexpectedly, a minister exclaimed: "I didn't expect that the general would have such a dead soldier under his command!"
Qionghua immediately said: "It's still unclear who did this, Master Zhu, please don't accuse casually!"
The emperor angrily scolded: "Who else could be there besides that bastard Duan Zhichun!? Well, you are really my good brother, he played a hard-to-get trick on me! On the one hand, he deliberately sent someone to show his kindness to me, On the other hand, he was planning to assassinate my brother! I was almost killed by him!" Then he shouted: "Immediately spread the edict to the world, calling on the army and civilians across the country to punish the thieves and fight for the national disaster!" A minister bowed and agreed. Qionghua said anxiously: "Father, think twice!" The emperor said angrily: "Because of thinking twice, I was almost killed by the rebellious ministers and thieves! Now you want me to think twice, what are your intentions?" Qionghua saw that her father looked ferocious. Staring at himself, he originally wanted to persuade, but at this time he couldn't say anything. The emperor shouted to the minister: "What are you still doing? Go and issue the edict!" The minister quickly agreed and ran down.
Qionghua left the hall without leaving her heart. Hearing the roars of Emperor Di from the hall behind him, he couldn't help but stop and look back, with a wry smile on his face. She couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, thinking that she had sacrificed everything for her father and Dali, but in the end, her father treated her like this! If I continue to worry about my father, what's the point?
However, this thought only flashed through her mind, and then she still felt that as her father's daughter, she had to help him no matter what! However, when things have developed to this point, what else can I do? Thinking of Uncle Huang, I just feel that I have been deceived by him for such a long time! I actually once imagined that everything had nothing to do with him and that he was framed. However, now the truth has been revealed. He seems to be a loyal minister, but in fact he is the most evil person! In Qionghua's heart, for the first time, she felt extremely hatred for this imperial uncle.
West Street, in that inconspicuous residence.
A man dressed as a coolie knocked on the door and got in. The door was closed immediately, and the man said excitedly to Liu Yan and Zhao Xiang'er who were sitting at the table: "I would like to inform you two ladies, just now, the Emperor of Dali has issued an edict against thieves!" The two women looked at each other and smiled. , Liu Yan said: "Send this news back to your hometown immediately!"
Yang Peng was walking on the city wall when Yan Ji suddenly came over and reported to Yang Peng with a look of joy on her face: "Husband, I just received the news that the Emperor of Dali has issued an edict to punish thieves, calling on the soldiers and civilians of the world to rise up and fight against rebellion!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "This Emperor of Dali is really on the right track! That's right!"
Yang Peng looked at Yan Ji and asked, "Are Liu Yan and Zhao Xiang'er okay?" Yan Ji smiled, her beautiful eyes rolled, and said, "My husband cares about them!" Yang Peng said with a smile, "They They are my subordinates, so of course I care about them!" Yan Ji asked teasingly: "Is that all?" Yang Peng said angrily: "If you ask that again, be careful that my husband really takes them all in!" Yan Ji smiled, and then said hopefully: "It would be great if you really accept them!"
Yang Peng ughed and laughed dryly: "I was joking!"
Yan Ji rolled her eyes at Yang Peng, "I'm not joking! I feel like sisters with them, and I know their thoughts very well. They are both arrogant women, and all the men in the world are in their eyes. It's like dirt inside!" She glanced at Yang Peng with her beautiful eyes and continued: "Only for their husbands, they admire and respect them from the bottom of their hearts! I really hope that my husband can bring them into the house!"
Yang Peng coughed dryly and said, "Well, there are less than three days until the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China. I don't know how prepared they are?"
Seeing that Yang Peng had changed the subject, Yan Ji couldn't help but roll her eyes at him and said, "Husband, there is nothing to worry about. With Mr. Li's preparations, there will definitely be no mistakes!" Yang Peng nodded.
At this time, the entire Bianliang city was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, which was even more lively than the Chinese New Year. Yanyun's national flags were planted everywhere. The flags fluttered in the wind, and looked like clouds. Yanyun's national flag has been determined, and it was decided by Yang Peng. It is a black flag embroidered with two large characters in block letters: Ming Dynasty. Haha, Yang Peng is too trouble-free, but this is reasonable. After all, the name of the Ming Dynasty is Mingjiao, and Chinese characters are the most representative symbols of Han culture, so 'Da Ming' is very suitable as the national flag.
Time passed quickly and slowly, and finally the day of the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China arrived.
Early that morning, the streets in Bianliang City were deserted, and countless people crowded on both sides of Zhuque Street, waiting to watch the military parade. Many people came early in the morning before dawn in order to get a good viewing position; everyone was looking forward to the upcoming military parade.
When the rising sun rises from the east, thousands of golden lights illuminate Bianliang City, and countless Yanyun national flags flutter in the wind, as if to tell the world that a powerful empire has come to the world!
The common people saw from a distance that King Yan, dressed in military uniform, took all the ministers, princesses and foreign envoys and boarded the city gate tower at the end of Zhuque Street. At this moment, despite the huge crowds of people, everything was completely quiet. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the figure on the city gate tower, and a feeling of extreme excitement and pride arose in their hearts involuntarily and inexplicably!
On September 25, Lin Qing'er and Mrs. She finally arrived in Bianjing with Yang Yingping and Yang Yinglong.
When Yang Peng and Yang Tong received the news, they were overjoyed and went out of Tangmen Town to greet him personally at Bianjing Wharf. Lin Qing'er held Yang Yingping, while Mrs. She and Hua Jieyu held Yang Yinglong respectively. "Master." Yang Peng first supported Lin Qing'er who was holding Yang Yingping.
Lin Qing'er pulled Yang Yingping behind her and said warmly: "Grandson, this is your dad. Call me dad." "Dad." Yang Yingping timidly called out in a milky voice, while Yang Tong's big eyes were curious. Looked at Yang Yingping. When Yang Peng saw his pink son, he was filled with joy. Just as he was about to hug him, Yang Yingping stepped back and hid behind Lin Qing'er, tilting his head and sucking his fingers, looking at him warily.
Like a frightened deer. He is only four and a half years old now, and his memory is still very poor. He has long forgotten his father Yang Peng, who has been away for three and a half years.
Not to mention Yang Peng, he no longer remembers Yang Tong after nine months of separation. All he can remember now is his master, aunt, Aunt Hua, his younger brothers and sisters, and a few puppies. "Ping'er." Yang Tong picked up Yang Yingping with wet eyes, "Do you miss your mother?"
"Master..." Yang Yingping was suddenly attacked and held by a "stranger". He immediately struggled in panic and looked at Lin Qing'er as if asking for help. "That's your mother! Don't you miss your mother every day? She is." Lin Qing'er had no choice but to explain. "Mother?" Yang Yingping tilted his head and looked at Yang Tong with a thoughtful expression. Slowly, the little guy's eyes softened, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Yang Tong's face was very familiar, and so was the scent.
"Mom..." The little guy finally called out on his own initiative. Yang Tong's heart melted at the motherly cry. This son finally did not completely forget himself. Yang Yingping can also call her father and mother." Others are not close to Lin Qing'er, and the closest one is her aunt Hua Jieyu.
"Prince Yan, sister-in-law." Hua Jieyu greeted Yang Peng and Yang Tong with a smile, "I haven't seen you for many days, I really miss you."
Du Jin'e also paid tribute to the two of them. "Okay, this time the whole family is finally reunited." Lin Qing'er looked very happy. The old man loved reunions the most. The group returned to the palace at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain. Lin Qing'er said with great joy: "My son has settled in the Central Plains. I am very happy and have no worries. Hey, speaking of it, I came to Bianjing more than ten years ago as a teacher. ."
"Oh? Both the Liao and Song Dynasties were there at that time." Lin Qing'er looked north in the distance and said with emotion: "In the second year of Emperor Taizong's reign, my father and I came to Bianjing to perform. We also came to Bianjing in September. But Bianjing at that time was much more prosperous than it is now." "This big city The Song Palace is no longer what it is." Lin Qing'er pointed to the northeast of Fenghuang Mountain, "I remember there was a large garden there, with terraces and pavilions inside, like a fairyland. Now it's gone."
Lin Qing'er smiled happily, as if the unhappiness of fifty years ago had been wiped away. …………
On September 29, the ceremony for Yang Peng's proclaiming himself emperor began. The Ministry of Rites arranged colorful sheds, palace lanterns, and red silk in Bianjing City to decorate the city with festive colors. The newly established Shangbao Division has carved all seals, talismans, treasure books, and books in accordance with Yang Peng's requirements.
The newly established master of ceremonies, under the guidance of Zhang Xiang and Cai Huaishui, prepared a complete set of etiquette procedures. The Taiyue Department has also prepared rituals and music. Compared with proclaiming a king and proclaiming an emperor, the etiquette is much simpler, and the public service is also much simpler. They are simply different. In fact, Yang Peng didn't even need to change his clothes, because the king of Yan was a prince, and the emperor was different, and the uniform color system was the same.
The core procedures of the enthronement ceremony are nothing more than offering sacrifices to heaven, telling ancestors, and conferring titles. Of course, because of the Taoist temple system of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors, Yang Peng should also go to several Taoist palaces to offer sacrifices. However, because the several Daodao Palaces in Lin'an had just been built, this procedure was omitted.
When the envoys came to congratulate them, of course Yang Peng would not neglect them and let them stay at the Bianjing Embassy Post to entertain them.
On the first day of October, when the east was just white, the bell tower of Bianjing City rang the melodious bells.
"Dong——"
Everyone knew that the ceremony for King Yan to proclaim himself emperor had begun. At this time, in the Phoenix Mountain Palace, Yang Peng, Yang Tong, and Guanyin were there. Chai Yonghui, Zhao Jinxi, Han Bing. Yang Jiumei. Ye Qi Han Yu. Jiang Li and others, including Lin Qing'er, Mrs. She, Yang Yingping, Yang Rui, Yang Yinglong and other children, all wore formal attire.
In the early morning, the Ministry of Rites came to invite Yang Peng to go to Yuanqiu to worship the heaven, earth, mountains and rivers. The newly established Qin Tian Jian symbolically informed Yang Peng that the sky was normal and the ceremony could be held smoothly. "The sacrificial words are all formal articles written by Tang Shidian. Yang Peng, wearing a nine-pin crown, led the civil and military ministers to the circular hill outside the city, and recited them once, and it was considered complete.
"...I then ascended the throne and proclaimed myself the emperor. The country was named Ming Dynasty, and I took Bianjing as my center. I thought of restoring the land of Xia, so I regarded the land as virtue. I would like to tell Haotian and pray for blessings..."
After the sacrificial text was read, a gilt chair was placed beside the Circular Qiu altar, facing south and five feet above the ground. But at this time, Yang Peng couldn't sit on it yet.
In front of all the civil and military officials, Yang Peng took off his crown and gown and carefully folded them up. Immediately after the courtesy officer handed over a spade, Yang Peng picked up the spade and started digging a hole. (Really digging a hole)
To be honest, Yang Peng really felt a little shy digging holes in front of so many subordinates. He felt it was more difficult than giving a speech in front of thousands of troops.
Xiu'er.
However, this is just the beginning.
Yang Peng dug a pit two feet deep, took off his folded Guan Mian robe, put it in the pit, buried it, and then filled it with soil to make it firm.
This is called "burying the crown to worship the heaven", which is a ritual when offering sacrifices to the heaven, but only the founding king has this qualification.
It means, God, I am going to be king and emperor. I just gave you a set of clothes and hats to give you some face. Give it a thumbs up and I'll do a good job.
After Yang Peng finished "burying the crown to worship heaven", the ceremony officer in charge of the official uniforms presented another set of Ming Dynasty uniforms for Yang Peng to wear.
The nine-pin crown had been buried in a hole just now, but now Yang Peng is wearing a futou. His regular clothes are apricot yellow and dark brocade embroidered with dragons and cloud patterns. They are more luxurious than Zhao Guan's regular clothes, but definitely not flashy.
"I respectfully invite you to ascend the throne!" As soon as Yang Peng put on his regular clothes, Tang Shidian, who was in charge of the etiquette ceremony, led all the officials to the place where Yang Peng dug a pit and buried the crown, and worshiped together.
The courtesy officer quickly said: "I support your Majesty in ascending the throne!" Tang Shidian, Cai Huaishui and other leading officials immediately stood up, and a group of people walked to Yang Peng, grabbing hands, raising legs, and supporting buttocks. Buttocks, they lifted Yang Peng up together. The courtiers who had no chance to touch Yang Peng's body also gathered around him.
In this way, Yang Peng was carried by a group of ministers to the throne on the five-foot earth platform, and Yang Peng was gently placed on the throne. Then, the ceremony officer took off Yang Peng's futou and put on another nine-pointed crown again. Then help him take off his regular clothes and put on another set of uniforms.
This procedure shows that the monarch is truly supported by his subjects and is not a hat he puts on himself. On the other side, Yang Tong, who was dressed in fine clothes, saw the scene on Yang Peng's side. Although he wanted to laugh, his face was dignified and quiet, very much like a mother from the Ming Dynasty.
According to the etiquette, Yang Peng came to the throne to offer sacrifices to heaven. Yang Tong and others did not need to offer sacrifices together, but they needed to accompany them on one side. Considered as a non-voting guest. After a lot of trouble, Yang Peng, who had put on his crown and robes again, sat on the throne on the earth platform. Behind him was the Circular Mound Altar, and behind the altar were the mountains and the earth, against the blue sky and the long autumn light. The sky is windy.
The artistic conception is grand and lofty, and it really feels like the world is far away. Li Luo, who was sitting on the throne, suddenly became extremely vast and solemn under such a background, as if he wanted to blend into the heaven, earth, mountains and rivers, and into the autumn wilderness.
A mysterious atmosphere arises spontaneously. At this moment, suddenly there was a cow's cry from a hill not far away.
'Moo -' Everyone couldn't help but look back, and saw a big blue buffalo raising its hooves and running up the hill. It lowered its majestic head and horns and ran upwards. It kept lowering its head and went up, and then up, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He rushed up the hill and disappeared into the vast woods.
"Moo——" Only a high-pitched and distant cow cry was left, echoing in the mountains and forests. All the ministers were surprised, and those who knew better were pleasantly surprised.
This is a very good omen. The green ox climbs the mountain, lowers its head and rises up, which indicates that the great cause of the Ming Dynasty will be prosperous and unstoppable. Yang Peng was also a little happy, "I'll go, this is a bit of a coincidence." As soon as I offered sacrifices to the sky, the big green ox rose up from the mountain.
Big bull market, good sign.
This is not auspicious arrangement that he deliberately arranged, it is really a coincidence. But the coincidence of Qingniu's mountain climbing undoubtedly adds some auspicious omens to Yang Peng's enthronement ceremony.
"Pay homage to the emperor and see the gifts!" the ceremony officer shouted excitedly.
"Meet the emperor and congratulate the emperor!" Zhang Xiang, Huang Guang and other civil and military ministers bowed together and knelt down directly on the loess.
At this point, the heaven-sacrifice ceremony is completely over. At this time, Yang Peng could truly become the Ming Emperor.
At 4 o'clock in the morning, Yang Peng once again paid homage to his ancestors in the temporary Tang temple. The ceremony is also very simple
Of course, the emperor's Jiuding was still used.
Jiuding is a gift from the emperor, and only he can use it.
At noon, the hungry Yang Peng returned to the Guide Hall again, and with Yang Tong, he formally ascended the throne at the imperial gate of the Guide Hall to accept the congratulations of the officials.
The first is to read the meter.
On both sides of the square outside Guide Hall, honor guards, guards, ligers, elephants, rhinos, white cranes and turtles were arranged neatly, with flags fluttering, which was very solemn.
The Huang Zhong Da Lu of the Taiyue Department also played at the right time, creating an elegant, peaceful and majestic atmosphere.
"Congratulations to the Emperor - salute!" the ceremony officer sang and shouted again.
"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor! Congratulations to His Majesty the Emperor! Good luck! God bless the Ming Dynasty!" Thousands of people bowed down together, and the sound was earth-shattering.
"Official in charge of the watch! Hand in the watch!" the ceremony officer sang and shouted.
An official slowly stepped forward holding a circle of documents.
"Take the watch officer, take the watch!"
An official finished the paperwork and came to the side of Li Luo's throne.
"Zhanbiao officer! Zhanbiao!"
The two officials stepped forward again, respectfully opened the scroll and unfolded the documents.
"Declaration officer! Declaration!"
Finally, Tang Shidian, as the announcer, appeared in front of the crowd. Among these officials, the most important one is of course the final official.
Tang Shidian bowed respectfully to Yang Peng and Yang Tong, then walked between the two exhibition officials and began to read.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
