Three days later, news came from the palace that the officials held a banquet in Ziguang Pavilion and summoned all officials to enjoy the auspiciousness.
So hundreds of civil and military officials poured into the imperial city from all directions. Before noon, Ziguang Pavilion was filled with people.
The two princes, the three college students, the ministers, and the learned men from the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College were all in their places.
The ministers whispered to each other, but their eyes glanced at the center of the hall, where the flying fireball fell from the sky, and the square table covered with red silk on the side.
According to well-informed sources, someone has deciphered the contents of the Heavenly Book for the officials, and it should be under the red silk.
Everyone is guessing what the eight characters in the book of heaven mean, but everyone knows that it is not a bad thing, otherwise the officials would not be able to make such a grand display.
After waiting for a short time, I heard the sound of ceremony and music playing loudly on both sides, and Zhao Zhen, with a spring breeze on his face, made a grand appearance wearing a dragon robe. The officials quickly stood up to greet him.
Zhao Zhen sat down on the throne and said loudly: "Dear ladies, please take a seat."
When the ministers heard Zhao Zhen's angry voice, they couldn't help but secretly whisper in their hearts. People are really in high spirits during happy events. They haven't heard such loud voices from officials for a while.
After all the ministers were seated, Zhao Zhen stood up from the throne, slowly walked down the steps, came to the center of the hall, stretched out his hand and stroked the big round ball and said:
"The meteor that flew before the moon was accompanied by eight characters from the Heavenly Book. I summoned all the capable people from all over the world to study and figure it out, and finally deciphered what the Heavenly Book said yesterday. Therefore, I invite you all to come and enjoy the spectacle."
So, under the full attention of everyone in the hall, Zhao Zhen lifted up the red silk, revealing eight large golden characters.
"Xu Aiqing." Zhao Zhen looked at someone in the hall with a smile, "You deciphered this book, so it's up to you to read it out for everyone."
Wei Chen, who was standing in Class 1 of the Hanlin Academy, saw clearly the face of the person Zhao Zhen was looking at and couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly.
Unexpectedly, it was him.
Since this person came forward to decipher the Heavenly Book, it goes without saying that this person must have already sided with King Yong.
"yes."
In the astonished gazes of the ministers, Xu Mu, the great scholar of Longtuge who was named by Zhao Zhen, slowly stepped forward, faced everyone, and read loudly: "The content of this eight-character heavenly book is: Zeren is pure, Fuzuo Yonglong.”
There were all knowledgeable people present, and now that Xu Mu had translated the characters for them, they could naturally decipher the meanings of these characters.
The first half of the sentence "Zeren Chunqia" praises Zhao Zhen as the emperor, while the second half of the sentence "Fu Zuo Yonglong" foreshadows the national destiny of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Obviously, this is the best auspicious omen for Zhao Zhen and Da Zhou.
Those who are good at deciphering the meanings of characters secretly speculated that the characters Ze and Qia both belong to water, and the ancient meaning of the character Yong is that the city is surrounded by water. Thinking about it this way, wouldn't it be...
For a while, many people secretly cast their eyes on King Yong, whose face was glowing not far away, with different thoughts.
At this time, in the Ziguang Pavilion, the masterpiece of Shao music was already being performed. The palace people served the delicacies like a flowing stream, and filled the ministers with fine wine. Under the leadership of the emperor, everyone raised their glasses together to thank God for his grace.
After the banquet started, Zhao Zhen smiled and summoned King Yong to the nearest place and asked about the scene when the flying meteor occurred.
Although the ministers had heard the rumors, they also wanted to hear the story of the person involved, so the hall quickly became silent, and everyone looked at King Yong.
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I saw King Yong bowing respectfully to Zhao Zhen, and then slowly said: "That night, I was sleeping soundly, and this magical object suddenly fell from the sky and landed outside my window, waking me up from my sleep.
When the son came back to his senses, he saw a red light shining outside the window, making everything inside and outside the house aglow. There was also a vague fragrance like orchid and musk coming to his nostrils.
At dawn the next day, the son went out to check, and saw that the magical object had made a big hole in the backyard. The son had little knowledge and did not dare to be good at it, so he had to immediately order someone to go to the palace to report to his father. "
"Okay, okay, okay!" Zhao Zhen was very happy to hear this and nodded repeatedly while twirling his beard.
Emperors of all dynasties all dislike auspiciousness, which is God’s commendation for the peace and prosperity of the country and the people, and is evidence that there is a wise king in this world.
And Zhao Zhen is now even more convinced of this. After all, it is too outrageous to have only daughters and no sons for the rest of his life. Zhao Zhen will inevitably associate it with the theory of ghosts and gods.
Previously, during the Zhengdan Sacrifice Ceremony, the wind broke the flags and disturbed the Holy Driver, which made Zhao Zhen even more confused. He thought this was a warning from God to him, and he couldn't sleep well at night.
Now suddenly, such an auspicious sign comes from the heavenly book, praising Zhao Zhen for his "Zeren and pure harmony", and that Dazhou can also be "blessed and prosperous". Of course, Zhao Zhen is overjoyed, and his eyes are soft when he looks at King Yong. A lot.
At this moment, he seemed to really regard King Yong as his biological son. The father and son were harmonious and happy.
This signal was already very obvious to the courtiers.
The hall was full of music and joy, and it looked peaceful and festive. However, there was never anything that everyone was happy with in this world. When some people were happy, naturally some people were unhappy.
King Yan kept forcing a smile on his face, saying nothing, and kept his head down and drinking wine.
King Yan is really depressed. Since the beginning of the year, King Yan has been losing ground in the competition for the throne, and has been left behind by King Yong. Now that King Yong has come up with such an auspicious sign, King Yan is even more difficult to match.
"This damn bastard actually used such despicable means to please the old man!"
Looking at King Yong not far away with Zhao Zhen, a loving father and a filial son, King Yan couldn't help but feel sour and jealous, and felt even more regretful in his heart.
He clearly knew that Zhao Zhen was doing this, so why didn't he think of it before, and instead let King Yong beat him to it?
After a while, he suddenly shivered all over again, and he felt infinite fear in his heart.
As King Yong's old rival, King Yan can be regarded as one of the people who knows King Yong best.
King Yan understood that even though King Yong appeared to be kind, loyal, and harmless to humans and animals, he was actually a kind-faced and evil-hearted person who turned his back on others and refused to recognize others.
I have been fighting with King Yong for so long, and I have always been a thorn in King Yong's side. If King Yong ascends to the throne, with his ruthless character, there is no way for me to survive. I am afraid that I will even be a freeloader. The death of Prince Xiaoyao is all a luxury!
Realizing that he had one foot on the edge of the cliff, King Yan became more and more frightened as he thought about it. He felt fear spread all over his body, and the back of his clothes was gradually soaked with sweat.
After the banquet was over, King Yan returned to the palace in despair. He shunned all the servants and sat alone in the front hall. A strong sense of unwillingness suddenly emerged in his desperate heart.
His eyes gradually turned from dull to vicious, and his face also showed a strange and ferocious distortion.
Since death is everywhere, why not try to save yourself and find a way out of the desperate situation?
A scorching fire rose up in King Yan's chest, and gradually became a prairie fire. It was out of control. There was a crazy murderous intention in his eyes, like a gambler who bet his fortune and his life.
