On this day, Li Yun got up early, changed clothes and had meals under Zhen'er's service.
Zhen'er hesitated to speak, but finally couldn't hold it back and whispered to Li Yun:
"Your Majesty, I heard that today is a ceremony to sacrifice to heaven... Zhen'er is just a little maid, she doesn't understand anything. I just want you to know that when you were in Prince Fu's Mansion, Zhen'er was with the Emperor. No matter what happens in the future, Wherever the emperor goes, Zhen'er wants to be by his side..."
She also has several good maids and sisters in the palace, and she has heard some gossip from them in the past few days, which makes her feel extremely worried.
I don't know how to comfort Li Yun, so I can only say something from my heart.
Li Yun touched the little maid's hair and said with a warm smile:
"Okay, I promise you."
At this time, Xiao Guangzi walked in eagerly. After seeing Li Yun, he immediately saluted:
"Your Majesty, the dragon chariot is already waiting outside. The Supervisor of Ceremonies has specially sent someone to urge you. Please move on, Your Majesty."
Li Yun nodded and walked out of the Yangxin Hall with Zhen'er. He saw that in addition to Xiao Guangzi and other internal eunuchs, there were also several eunuchs from the ceremonial department, and a magnificent dragon chariot. I have been waiting for you for a long time.
This was the first time Li Yun saw this dragon chariot since he came to this world and became the emperor. Obviously, it would only be used on important occasions.
After getting on the dragon chariot, Xiao Guangzi said loudly:
"Get started!"
Heading towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Along the way, I saw the palace was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and various maids and eunuchs were busy, giving it a festive atmosphere.
At the same time, there are soldiers of the Zhizhi Army patrolling the pro-military guards such as Jin Yiwei and Banner Guards who can be seen everywhere. The number and density are obviously much larger than before.
Xiao Guangzi noticed that the eunuchs who were in charge of rituals were not paying attention, so he immediately approached Li Yun and whispered:
"Your Majesty, there is no movement over there... Do you think you should go... to ask?"
What he said was, of course, that there had been no news from the White Lotus Sect General Altar, and Concubine Jin had not appeared again in the past few days.
Although he didn't know what was going on in this heaven-sacrifice ceremony, Xiao Guangzi could vaguely feel that something was wrong.
At this time, he has completely followed Li Yun, the incarnation of the inanimate old father. Naturally, he hopes that there will be more support from the general forum, and at least some news will make him feel confident.
I don’t know what the leader does for food.
Li Yun said calmly:
"Be patient and don't be impatient."
The Eunuch Party suddenly decided to abolish the establishment in advance. It happened in such a hurry that the White Lotus Sect was caught off guard and had no time to react.
He doesn't rely on these external things.
At this moment, several figures of palace maids suddenly appeared on the road ahead, and Concubine Jin was seen waiting there with several palace maids, smiling.
"My father-in-law is busy now. I have a few words to say to the emperor. Please make it convenient for me."
As she spoke, Concubine Jin smiled and made a gesture.
Several palace maids behind him immediately stepped forward and stuffed a few ingots of gold into the hands of the eunuchs who were attending the ceremony.
Those eunuchs, who had always been favored by Concubine Jin, looked at each other, and the leader immediately laughed and said:
"Empress Jin is joking, we are slaves, how can we go against the Lord's principles? However, all the civil and military personnel of the dynasty have already arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, waiting for the emperor to go to worship heaven. Please hurry up, Imperial Concubine .”
Several eunuchs walked to a corridor not far away, leaving space for the emperor and Concubine Jin.
They were all close to Enhai, so they naturally understood that the emperor had come to an end today.
Concubine Jin may have heard some rumors, so she came to say goodbye.
It's just a few words, and the emperor can't run away, so let him say it.
Concubine Jin came to the dragon chariot at this time, looked at Li Yun sitting on the dragon chariot, gritted her teeth, boarded the dragon chariot, and lowered all the gauze curtains next to it.
Xiao Guangzi, Zhen'er and others immediately walked aside obediently.
Concubine Jin lowered her voice and quickly said to Li Yun:
"Zuo Envoy, there is news from the main altar about the leader. The sect has already made preparations in the past few days and will definitely protect you in this heaven-sacrifice ceremony. Zuo Envoy only needs to prefer death to that eunuch. Show the character of my White Lotus disciples, the master has his own way."
Li Yun nodded slightly: "Thank you, Concubine Jin."
Li Yun felt like a bright mirror in his heart, and understood that there were only three days, and the arrangement of the White Lotus Sect was simply not enough. The White Lotus Sect leader's words were just to stabilize him.
Obviously, the White Lotus Sect is prepared to sacrifice him, the Zuo Shijia Emperor. Li Yun's death will be an opportunity for the White Lotus Sect to take advantage of the situation and completely launch an army to avenge Emperor Shunlong. It will also allow the White Lotus Sect to occupy the moral high ground. The so-called righteousness.
It almost smells like magical realism.
Seeing Li Yun's lackluster reaction, Concubine Jin sighed, seeming to have made some determination, gritted her teeth and said:
"Zuo Shi, if you want to leave now, Jin'er will fight to the death to take you out of the palace... I know the layout of the Holy Cult in the palace. There is no possibility of a comeback. The leader just wants to take advantage of Zuo Shi's sacrifice. I just came to gather the righteous and raise an army... Moreover, the Saint has arrived in the Holy Cult a few days ago, and the power of our Holy Cult has surged. All the previous plans have turned into minutiae, and the same is true for the arrangement of the Zuo Envoy... "
Li Yun couldn't help but raise his eyebrows at this time.
Saint?
Then he asked:
"Isn't Concubine Jin a saint in the religion?"
Concubine Jin couldn't help but smile bitterly:
"Zuo Shi is joking. Jin'er is just a saint in the church. The one who came to the main altar this time is a saint from Vacuum's hometown. In comparison, what does Jin'er mean?"
Li Yun narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly.
According to Concubine Jin, that vacuum hometown turned out to be a real place! ?
He was instantly interested.
Once things are done here, we should explore it carefully.
As for Concubine Jin's sudden statement that she wanted to take him away, Li Yun didn't believe it at all.
It is basically impossible to become a saint of the White Lotus Sect, hide in the palace for so many years, and suddenly show kindness.
The greatest possibility is that the arrival of the saint from Vacuum's hometown has made the power struggle in the White Lotus Sect's main altar equally fierce.
Concubine Jin also wanted to gain the favor of the saint and enter her hometown of Vacuum.
She wanted to take this opportunity to stumble the leader of the White Lotus and use Li Yun to make his plan fail.
As for whether to kill or imprison Li Yun after taking her away, that is her decision.
Li Yun looked solemn and said righteously:
"I am loyal to the Holy Religion and willing to sacrifice my life. How can I run away from the battlefield? Concubine Jin, don't say any more."
He closed his eyes and stopped talking.
Concubine Jin couldn't help but secretly hate her when she saw that the little emperor looked like he was out of touch and deeply brainwashed.
She then snorted coldly, gritted her teeth and said nothing more, turned around and walked out of the dragon chariot, taking several palace maids with her.
Seeing Concubine Jin's frosty face, several of the eunuchs who were in charge of the ceremony and eunuchs present thought she was talking to the emperor about her feelings and felt sad. They all couldn't help but secretly laugh at how lucky the little emperor was.
After Concubine Jin left, the dragon chariot continued to drive forward and arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
At this time, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was filled with a royal and imperial atmosphere.
Hanging above the tall porch are dragon-patterned flags symbolizing imperial power. The bright red color is even more dazzling under the sunlight.
Passing through the entrance, all you can see are huge stone pillars and mahogany door frames. The stone pillars are inlaid with intricately carved dragon and phoenix patterns, fully demonstrating the power and status of the royal family.
This was originally a place for major ceremonies in the palace. On the broad square in front of the palace, a sacrificial platform several feet high was built, with thousands of dragons surrounding the pillars, showing great majesty.
The dragon chariot did not enter the palace, but stopped on the white jade throne in front of the palace. Several seats had been placed here, and in the center was the emperor's dragon throne.
This heaven-sacrifice ceremony was originally meant to be held outdoors.
Li Yun came down from the dragon chariot and sat down on the dragon chair under the guidance of the eunuch. Looking down, he saw that the civil and military officials of the court had been waiting for him for a long time.
And sitting on a large python-patterned throne on the left side of the dragon chair is the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch of the ceremony, and the nine-thousand-year-old Enhai!
Enhai turned to look at the emperor beside him, smiled slightly, and said slowly:
"Your Majesty, is the dragon body still healthy?"
Li Yun also smiled slightly and said:
"Thanks to my great companion, I am in good health."
At this moment, a clear voice sounded from the right side:
"Didn't the emperor catch the cold a few days ago? The Ai family went to visit him, but they couldn't see him. He was really worried. The emperor is the king of a country, and he has a body of thousands of gold. You must take care of your dragon body."
Li Yun turned around and immediately saw the Queen Mother sitting on the phoenix chair.
At that moment, he also smiled and said:
"The Queen Mother is worried about her, I understand."
At this time, his dragon chair was at the highest point, and the seats of the Queen Mother and En Hai were slightly lower by a step to show respect for the emperor.
It is a complete scene of a king, a sage, and a virtuous minister.
If he hadn't understood that these people all had their own agendas, Li Yun would have thought that he was sitting next to two loyal ministers who were loyal to the king and moved the country to heaven and earth.
Looking around, I saw that in the square where His Majesty Bai Yudan was, a group of officials headed by Xu Wen, the chief assistant of the cabinet, also looked solemn at this time, and everyone looked loyal to the emperor and the country, but their eyes were a little bit... Cruising.
Everywhere in the square, eunuchs from the palace stood waiting, one every few meters.
On the high platform for worshiping the heavens, there are several officials from Taichang Temple and Qintian Prison, who are responsible for the ceremony of worshiping the heavens.
A young eunuch in charge of rituals loudly preached:
"The Emperor has arrived!"
The civil and military officials below immediately kowtowed and shouted loudly:
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
After the ministers finished their ceremony, Enhai stood up with a fly whisk in hand, walked directly to the emperor's throne, faced the ministers below and said:
"In our Wu Dynasty, there have been constant natural disasters recently. There was a severe drought in the northwest, and there was a flood in the Qinghe River. These natural disasters are natural punishments. It is the responsibility of the emperor to hold a ceremony to sacrifice to heaven to appease the anger of heaven!"
"It's just that this ceremony of worshiping heaven naturally requires sacrifices. Our family will first clean up the rebellious officials and traitors in the court and make a blood sacrifice to God!"
As he spoke, his eyes as sharp as a sword swept across the civil servants and generals below.
The ministers were all frightened at this moment, wondering who this Enhai would target?
On the contrary, everyone in the Dongzhu Party looked solemn at this time, and they all looked at Xu Wen, who was standing at the front.
At this moment, En Hai said loudly:
"Take down Gao Rong, the eunuch in charge of the East Factory, and Xu Ming, the eunuch in charge of the imperial eunuch!"
(End of chapter)
