In Handan, a golden light bloomed from the east, and then the sun jumped up from the horizon.
"Great music with bells and drums, the new king succeeds to the throne." As Master Zuo Chulong sang loudly, the entire city of Handan came to life.
"winter!"
"winter!"
"winter!"
The heavy sound of chimes and drums penetrated the sky, resounded throughout Handan City, and reached everyone's ears.
Everyone walked out of the door and looked in the direction of the palace.
Everyone has experienced the turmoil in the past few days, and those who are well-informed already know the news that Zhao Wangdan passed away and Zhao Kuo became the king of Zhao.
Those who are not well-informed also know that Handan has now changed its owner, and his ascension to the throne is just an announcement to the world.
Zhao Kuo looked at himself in the bronze mirror wearing the twelve crowns and the emperor's crown, and felt quite emotional in his heart.
When he first came to this world, he just wanted to survive from Bai Qi's hands. Even if the military power was handed over in the future, he would be content to be a playboy.
Unexpectedly, he became the king of Zhao now.
What a twist of fate!
Zhao Kuo shook his head slightly, and the beads on the crown collided with each other, making a tinkling sound.
"Can I not wear it?" Zhao Kuo asked, pointing to the crown on his head.
Now whenever he moves, the pearls in front of him will shake and make a collision sound, which not only dazzles him, but also makes his head ache.
The sound of the beads colliding was not unpleasant, but it kept ringing in his ears. Zhao Kuo almost vomited. He really couldn't understand why ancient emperors liked to wear this thing.
"Your Majesty, please bear with me for a while. As long as you get through today, you won't have to wear it anymore." Gongsun Long said.
According to Zhou rites, only the Emperor of Zhou could wear the Twelve Crowns and Emperor's Crown Clothes. However, during the Warring States Period, rites and music collapsed, especially after the Prime Minister of the Seven Kingdoms. The so-called Emperor of Zhou even lost his status as the nominal ruler of the world. .
The twelve crowns and the emperor's crown flew into the seven kingdoms.
"Alas." Zhao Kuo sighed deeply.
"Your Majesty, it's time to leave." Gongsun Long reminded.
"Yes." Zhao Kuo nodded, turned around and walked towards the main hall.
In addition to the main hall, the palace of Zhao State also has many side halls, but these side halls have no names.
"We sincerely welcome the new king to the throne. I will serve you to the death." When the ministers saw Zhao Kuo entering the main hall, they hurriedly saluted.
"Dongdongdong!"
"Dongdongdong!"
"Dongdongdong!"
The music of bells and drums then became more magnificent.
"Congratulations to the new king on his succession to the throne! May your new king live forever!"
"Congratulations to the new king on his succession to the throne! May your new king live forever!"
Outside Handan City, all the soldiers stood tall, held their weapons high, looked feverishly towards the palace, and shouted wildly.
The sound penetrated the cracked gold and stone, even drowned out the sound of bells and drums, and resounded throughout Handan City.
Zhao Kuo looked at the ministers below and felt a pressure. From today on, he is the king of Zhao.
Every decision made and every order issued will affect the entire country and all its subjects.
This pressure is heavier than the head coach of the first army and has a greater sense of responsibility.
Zhao Kuo slowly exhaled, stretched out his hand to support him and said, "All the ministers, please level up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone fired.
boom!
At this moment, the jade seal on the eucalyptus platform suddenly bloomed with extreme golden-red light, passing through the hall and shooting straight into the sky!
…
In Luoyang, King Yan of Zhou (King Hao of Zhou) stood on the top of the city and looked to the north, where the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei once defeated Qin.
Over the years, with the continuous rise of Qin, Zhou Wangyan's situation became more and more difficult. The defeat of Qin by the Three Jin Dynasties gave him a chance to breathe.
Logically speaking, Zhou Wangyan should be grateful to the three Jins.
However, he couldn't be grateful at all, because he knew that there was no difference between the Three Jins and Qin, and they would not take him, the King of Zhou, seriously.
When the armies of Han and Wei passed by Luoyang, they never stopped to greet him, the common ruler of the world.
"Where will my great Zhou go..." Zhou Wangyan asked loudly towards the sky.
At this moment, a pillar of nine-colored light suddenly rose into the sky from Luoyang City. The main hall where the Nine Cauldrons were stored was filled with brilliance. The Jizhou Cauldron slowly rose into the air, and a golden-red light shot out from the cauldron and rushed towards the northeast.
In the blink of an eye, he came to the sky above Handan City and was connected with the light of the jade seal.
In an instant, the sky was filled with wind and clouds, and a golden cloud crossed the entire sky from southwest to northeast, like a giant dragon hovering in the sky.
Everyone raised their faces and looked at the golden dragon in the sky, with shock in their eyes.
Wei State, somewhere in a valley.
boom!
All the turtle shell copper coins on the stone platform were shattered into pieces!
Even most of the star map on the Taoist priest was destroyed!
…
Zhao Kuo's whole body was bathed in golden-red light, which gradually spread to the surrounding ministers, and finally the three thousand personal guards in the palace were all shrouded in golden-red light.
"boom!"
A terrifying aura erupted from the guards, golden-red war clouds continued to roll in the sky, and terrifying murderous intent spread in all directions.
At this moment, the Guards became the Army Soul Legion.
Zhao Kuo's mental power suddenly shook, and he swept towards the surroundings. He clearly felt that he had awakened his second talent, God's gift: increasing the probability of the birth of geniuses under his rule.
Everyone looked at the sky blankly, but Chulong was the first to react, and he quickly leaned over and said:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, auspiciousness from heaven!"
All the ministers also came to their senses and saluted one after another: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, auspicious blessings from heaven."
"You are exempt from courtesy," Zhao Kuo said.
The enthronement ceremony has not yet ended, and then comes the petition to the ancestral temple, which is to worship the ancestors.
If the ceremony just now was an announcement to a living person, I, Zhao Kuo, have become the king of Zhao.
Then worshiping ancestors means telling the dead people about it.
Zhao Kuo, accompanied by Zhao Bao and Zhao Sheng, came to the ancestral temple.
As for the other ministers, they did not come because ancestor worship was Zhao's family matter.
Under normal circumstances, ancestor worship is divided into two steps. The first step is for the new king to make a sacrifice and tell the ancestors that the previous king has passed away. The second step is to tell the ancestors: the new king has ascended the throne.
Then the deceased king's spiritual tablet is sent to the ancestral temple, and generally speaking, the major events that the deceased king has done during his reign are read out.
However, Zhao Kuo's throne was not passed down normally, so the first step was omitted, but Zhao Kuo still sent Zhao Dan's spiritual tablet to the ancestral temple.
Zhao Kuo's idea was very simple. Zhao Dan himself was the monarch of the Zhao Kingdom. Even if the spiritual tablets did not enter the ancestral temple, it would still be the case. Instead of hiding his ears and leaving others to criticize him, it would be better to send his spiritual tablets to the ancestral temple generously.
"Can you put my father's spiritual tablets into the ancestral temple?" Zhao Kuo asked. He saw many spiritual tablets belonging to people who were not the kings of the Zhao Kingdom in the ancestral temple.
"The king wants to..." Zhao Bao asked cautiously.
"I'm just sending him to the ancestral temple, not making him a king." Zhao Kuo said.
In his opinion, his father just wanted to protect the Zhao family, and probably didn't want to be the King of Zhao.
"Of course this is possible. The fifth brother is originally from my Zhao clan. Due to some special reasons, the spirit tablets were not entered into the ancestral temple. It is reasonable and reasonable to send them to the ancestral temple now."
Zhao Bao breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that Zhao Kuo planned to make his father king. In that case, it would be difficult. In the history of Zhao State, there was no one who posthumously made him king after his death.
After coming out of the ancestral temple, Zhao Kuo and his party returned to the palace and began the first big court meeting after ascending the throne.
