"Haha, that's what my grandfather said too. He also mentioned that the prince's prestige was damaged some time ago. It is estimated that your majesty is creating opportunities for the prince to restore his reputation." Liu Qi raised the corners of his mouth and laughed softly.
"Forget it, no one has anything to do with me."
Qin Heng shook his head. Whoever serves as prosecutor between them will have a high prestige. After all, digging canals is a good thing that will last forever.
Therefore, both of them want to fight for it. If this continues, the conflict between them may become deeper and deeper.
When this resentment accumulates to a certain level, it's time to break up.
Five days later, the second prince and the prince each came to the palace with the sacrificial inscriptions in their hands, and the three princes and nine ministers also gathered in the palace.
Emperor Qin looked at the two princes and said softly: "Send your memorial documents."
"Yes, Father."
The two took out the sacrificial inscription and handed it to Zhao Gan.
Emperor Qin reached out to take it and looked at it carefully.
Everyone could see nothing on the calm faces and could only wait quietly.
After a long time, Emperor Qin put down the memorial in his hand and raised his head: "The two sacrificial texts each have their own advantages and disadvantages, but the prince's memorial is more suitable for this sacrifice to heaven. Let's use the prince's memorial for the heaven ceremony."
"Thank you, Father."
Qin Mian was overjoyed, as he was worthy of serving in the dynasty.
Qin Su's face was calm and he was not discouraged at all. When his father arranged this competition, he knew that it would be difficult for him to win.
However, there are times when you cry.
He glanced at the prince and sneered in his heart.
"Ma Aiqing, this heaven-sacrifice ceremony is very important. There must be no mistakes and it must be arranged well."
Qin Huang said in a serious tone. This year there has been a severe drought in many places, with floods of victims and the invasion of the Huns. At this time, there is a great need for this heavenly sacrifice to appease the people.
It was also to prepare for the subsequent excavation of the canal, so he valued this ceremony very much.
"promise."
Ma Ji came out and responded respectfully.
The news of the crown prince's victory quickly reached Qin Heng's ears, and he was not surprised at all by this result.
Sometimes, the status of prince is still very advantageous, and the father also has to consider the stability of the court.
This competition was doomed from the beginning. If the second emperor brother wins, he will be surprised.
In the early morning, before dawn, Qin Heng had already woken up from his sleep. Today is December 25, the 20th year of Yuande, which is the day to worship heaven.
All the royal ministers and dignitaries will be present. It is no exaggeration to say that today is an important day where no mistakes can be made.
After cleaning up, he took Wang Qinggai's car and headed towards the venue for worshiping heaven.
The venue is in Yuanqiu, the northern suburb of Qindu.
The Circular Qiu is a circular high platform, also known as the Temple of Heaven. It is a place where Daqin specifically hosts ceremonies for worshiping the heaven.
The Temple of Heaven is usually useless, but due to its special status, Qin Wei troops are stationed here all year round to prevent anyone from coming to cause trouble, damage, and disturb God.
In addition to here, Fangqiu in the southern suburbs is also a heavily guarded place.
The northern suburbs offer sacrifices to the sky and the southern suburbs offer sacrifices to the earth, implying the meaning of a round sky and a square place.
The road was crowded with people, and the Qin Wei army originally stationed in Yuanqiu had been replaced at this time and was responsible for maintaining public order.
The imperial guards and honor guards in the palace took over the circle.
Qin Heng arrived at Beicheng, where Emperor Qin and hundreds of officials from the court had gathered here, preparing to walk to the Temple of Heaven.
Yes, walking.
On this day, even the Emperor of Qin, who was as noble as the Son of Heaven, had to respectfully walk to the Temple of Heaven to worship the Heaven, and could not ride in an imperial chariot or carriage. This shows his respect and awe for God and the importance he pays to the ceremony of worshiping the Heaven.
"My sons and ministers pay homage to their father and the queen."
Zhang Long pushed him forward.
Today, the queen is also wearing a phoenix robe and a phoenix crown, standing next to Emperor Qin.
On this special day, the Queen, as the mother of a country, also had to dress up to accompany her.
As for other concubines in the harem, they are not eligible to participate. Even Qin Heng's mother-in-law can only stay in the palace today.
"Get up quickly. I'll follow you later. Don't make any noise."
Emperor Qin gave instructions softly with a smile on his face.
"promise."
Qin Heng pointed to the team next to him and motioned to Zhang Long to push him over.
He glanced around and saw that those at the front were the royal children, and last were the court ministers.
At this moment, these ministers looked at him curiously.
Speaking of which, most of them haven't met him yet.
Qin Heng also saw Prime Minister Li Yi and Taiwei Wu Jian not far away.
The two are similar in age, both in their fifties. Li Yi has a friendly but dignified face, while Wu Jian looks rugged, has a burly body, and looks energetic.
He withdrew his gaze, looked at the royal brothers and smiled.
Several royal brothers also responded secretly, and Qin Su even winked at him mischievously, showing no trace of frustration at defeat.
"The time has come, let's go to Yuanqiu."
A ceremony official walked to the crowd and sang loudly.
Immediately afterwards, the Emperor Qin and the Empress, together with the royal children and the officials in the court, walked forward on foot under the gazes of a flood of people on both sides.
The Qin Wei army had already divided the huge crowd of people into two, revealing a corridor.
Even so, Qin Heng also felt crowded in the team.
Yuanqiu was not too far from the city gate, about five miles, and he couldn't feel the distance in his wheelchair.
However, he could already hear the faint sound of breathing in his ears. It was obvious that these royal brothers lacked exercise on weekdays.
He glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that only the second emperor brother had an unchanging expression and a steady breath.
Finally, when Qin Heng's butt almost couldn't bear it anymore, they arrived at Yuanqiu.
At this time, there was already a guard of honor standing under the Temple of Heaven. They were all handsome and tall, wearing dark armor and holding spears. They were guarding the three-story high platform of the Temple of Heaven. They were as still as statues and looked extremely powerful.
Qin Heng observed carefully and found that these people were just good-looking, with fair and smooth faces, like pretty boys. They were obviously specially selected for this heaven-sacrifice ceremony.
But for ordinary people, this lineup is enough to awe.
"Sacrifice to the rooftop." The ceremony official's voice sounded.
In an instant, the drums and drums sounded, and the palace musicians began to play solemn sacrificial music.
Emperor Qin straightened his clothes, bowed to the sky nine times, and then stepped onto the first step, followed by the crowd behind him.
Everyone held their breath and concentrated, their eyes slowly rising following Qin Huang's footsteps.
The Temple of Sacrifice to Heaven is divided into three floors. Each floor is less than three feet apart, which seems to contain some profound meaning.
When Emperor Qin stepped onto the first floor, the escorting guards stopped here and spread out to both sides.
When he stepped onto the second floor, the civil and military officials also stopped and stood respectfully facing the third floor platform without saying a word.
Zhang Long signaled to Zhao Hu, and together they carried Qin Heng to the third floor.
At this moment, apart from the royal children, the only people left on the third floor were the ceremonial officials.
Qin Heng sat in a wheelchair and looked around, feeling like he was standing down from a high place and overlooking all living beings.
