On the flying pavilion connecting Chengguang Hall and Shenming Hall, Gu Hanhan happened to see the scene of the Li Tang Zong Palace holding a grand ceremony. It was said to be a ceremony to celebrate the return of the sect leader to the ancestral temple. The descendants of all the sects of Li Tang, as well as the sects and lords of the empire in New Chang'an, participated in the ceremony. They wore gorgeous Tang-style robes and bowed their heads in the square of the Zong Palace, which accommodated 100,000 people. On the round hill in the center of the square, Gu Hanhan finally saw His Majesty the contemporary emperor of the Li Tang Empire. He is weaker in real life than in the projected photo, and has a sense of congenital deficiency of energy. His whole body was covered in a heavy red and black dress, with a heavy crown on his head. His fair face showed an unhealthy flush, and his slender neck and thin shoulders seemed to be unable to bear the weight at any time. It's like being crushed.
But the emperor himself stood very firmly, stretching his sleeves against the dim golden light of the sky, and one noble after another offered libations to the sky. The priests on both sides sang the sacrificial rites in a strange tune, sometimes high-pitched, sometimes murmuring, but But it follows a certain regular rhythm, causing ripples of energy in the sky. With the gathering and dissipation of energy, the sacrificial wine was lifted into the air and disappeared into the air. The golden twilight in the sky became brighter and brighter. Countless jumping light points gathered together. From the shadow, a golden staircase descended from the sky and split into the earth. The memorial square of the Zonggong Palace penetrates the center of the altar. Li Shen, who was wearing a black robe, appeared on the other side of the shadow at this moment. He was shrouded in a halo of energy. Guards and waiters in different colors gathered around him, like five-colored auspicious clouds, landing gracefully. The emperor bowed solemnly to the shadow, and the priests chanted more loudly and resounded in the clouds. Then, as if the mirror was broken, Li Shen walked out of the shadow. He raised his hand and touched the crown on the emperor's head, which instantly lit up. The energy gathered on the crown in a form visible to the naked eye, setting off a storm. The golden emblem flowed through the crown and along the emperor's blood vessels, flashing in an instant. The emperor's once pale and flushed face immediately became hale and hearty. The lords all shouted "Long Live" amidst the high-pitched congratulations of the priests reaching into the sky. The emperor bowed devoutly, but Li Shen had already left him behind and walked into the Tai Chi Hall along the golden steps in the middle of the altar. After that, the priests surrounded the emperor and walked down the altar from the opposite side. The cheers of "Long live" echoed in the mountains and palaces. The emperor's body was still exuding the radiance of energy, which was the orthodox symbol of his imperial power. So, five guards wearing armors of different colors walked towards the altar from five directions. They held a shield in one hand and an ax in the other. They were weapons of ancient shapes without attached energy. They lined up and danced on the wide altar. In the impassioned sacrificial dance, the huge leather drums around the altar made heavy "dong" and "dong" sounds in conjunction with the steps of the sacrificial dance, which seemed like calls from ancient times.
At that moment, Gu Hanhan even felt the power and inheritance, touching even more than the great sacrifice at the Pantheon, the moment when the energy turned into ice crystal snowflakes and fell into the world. This was incredible, that kind of soul touching that was completely indescribable but so real that Gu Hanhan almost doubted that it was the key written in the genes.
"It's amazing!" She couldn't help but sigh, "Now I almost believe that the temple's orthodoxy is in Chang'an."
"Are you talking about Nuo dance?"
Li Liyan grew up in Chang'an and had seen too many large sacrifices and Nuo dances. Therefore, he was accustomed to seeing them and could not understand Gu Hanhan's inner feelings. But he tried his best to get closer to Gu Hanhan. He said: "There is indeed no similar sacrifice in the Acropolis, so many envoys from the temple were surprised when they saw it for the first time. They also pointed out that Nuo dance was not in line with the priests of the temple. The process was requested to be removed from the ceremony, but in the end they were rejected because of the imperial tradition. In fact, the tradition of Nuo dance was to use real people to sacrifice at the beginning, which required real fighting and bloodshed. Later, because it was too bloody, it was changed to There are now symbolic dance sacrifices. There are also blood sacrifices in the Acropolis. From this perspective, the orthodoxy of the temple is indeed in Chang'an."
Gu Hanhan suddenly remembered the blood sacrifice she had witnessed with her own eyes, the bloody absurdity and barbarity, the beating heart and family tradition, and the acropolis-style aesthetics of power. She shook her head, and suddenly remembered and asked, "I remember that your Lord Li Shen has a younger brother, King Jin. His name is Li You, right? Is he here?"
Major General Li looked down for a while and said: "It seems that he is not here - King Jin has always been like this. He often misses the ceremony. At first, the palace would look for him specially. Later, when he was absent more often, everyone got used to it."
"Why do you suddenly think of Prince Jin?" He hesitated hard before saying, "Miss, you'd better stay away from Prince Jin and don't provoke him easily. If possible, it's best not to even see his face. good."
Gu Hanhan smiled: "It seems that His Highness Prince Jin is quite difficult to offend, at least more difficult to offend than the healers."
"No, no, no, of course that's not what I meant. Of course you are the most important. I didn't say that you couldn't offend King Jin and that you wanted to stay away from him." Li Liyan explained quickly, seeming a little incoherent, "I meant that Jin The king is very difficult to deal with. He is a weirdo. Yes, His Highness Prince Jin is a weirdo! He is obviously of high status, but he always likes to associate with some unscrupulous people. There are also some people in Taige and Weiyang Palace who always surround him. By his side, and he is not engaged yet - you know, these people always make some bold remarks. His Highness King Jin may not intend to protect them, but it is inevitable that some people will use his name to do something to His Highness Jin. His reputation has a very bad impact. Because of His Excellency's special favor, not only His Majesty and the ministers are very indulgent towards His Royal Highness King Jin's behavior, but also the entire clan does not dare to discuss it too much. Even the chief attendant is having a headache. Yes. Although you are not afraid, miss, there is no need to get involved in these troubles. It is best to keep a distance from His Highness Prince Jin."
"I know, Fuxing Society." Gu Hanhan laughed so hard, "Your Lord Li Shen disappeared in the isolation zone, and his younger brother, His Highness King Jin, was still thinking about eating. The majestic leader of Li Tang, turned out to be his younger brother He ran to be the leader of an opposition organization, and you said it was irritating or not, and it was ridiculous or not."
Major General Li was laughed at by her so much that the hairs on the back of his neck stood up. This time he really believed that Gu Hanhan had such a magnanimity that he could be the center of the universe anywhere - as long as he was not afraid of death. What doesn't work?
His brain, which was filled with mush from the healing wave, finally became clear for a moment, and he felt momentarily afraid of his own madness. King Li You of Jin and the Fuxing Society, was this something he should be involved in? Should he listen to a senior healer from the Acropolis mention this matter in front of him as if he were watching a show? What does his father think, what does his mother think, what does his grandfather think, and what does his sister think? Can he still go home tonight?
With a father, a mother, a grandfather, a sister, and a home, Major General Li, who was not an orphan in New Chang'an, subconsciously regressed and wanted to stay away from here as soon as possible.
"Miss Gu, you-" he said, "didn't you say you wanted to go to the Temple of Gods?"
Gu Hanhan was not in a hurry.
"Look again," she said with great interest, "It is rare to see such a grand sacrificial ceremony. Let's enjoy it for a while. Let's wait until Mr. Li Shen is almost here before we set off. If he doesn't come, what if we are killed by him?" It's so embarrassing for the gatekeeper of the Temple of Gods to be so embarrassed outside the gate. It will have to affect my popularity there in the future. After all, I will live there in the future, so I don't want to offend the local gangsters."
Then you don't have it anymore. You have almost offended the local snakes in the Temple of Gods in the past!
Brother Yue Yue wanted to reincarnate as early as possible, so he helped Major General Li behind Gu Hanhan's back.
"It's almost over, miss," he said. "If you want to arrive in time for the Lord's arrival, it's better to leave now."
Gu Hanhan was very surprised: "Is it about to end? It's not about the ceremony, it's just been a while, I thought it had just started."
"The ceremony is not over yet, but you have already left." Brother Moon replied, "There are still sacrifices and blessings below. They are long but not of much significance. The rituals of the sacrifices are fixed, and the feast is opened. It will be in the evening, during which a group of bad old men from Weiyang Palace and Tai Pavilion will go back and forth singing praises and preaching ancient scriptures. It is very boring. Your Excellency will not stay in the main hall to watch their performance, and will go back to Jianzhang Palace in ten minutes at most. "
Gu Hanhan felt very sorry: "Sure enough, the more beautiful things are, the more fleeting they are. It's hard to see them again after a sudden glimpse - when is your next ceremony?"
"There are always times when important national events need to be reported to the clan," Major General Li replied. "Then there are the New Year and the Founding Anniversary, as well as your birthday."
Li Tang boasted of an empire that had been inherited for four thousand years. The founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China was the same day as the Earth's Spaceflight Memorial Day. Gu Hanhan calculated the time and felt that he would not be able to make the trip, so he shook his head and said, "New Year and the founding of the People's Republic of China." The anniversary is still early, but now I don’t know when your Lord Li Shen’s birthday is? What other national events need to be reported to the imperial palace? Should we change the emperor? "
Major General Li was horrified and worried, thinking: Sure enough!
Is she trying to win over me?
Major General Li's heart was pounding nervously. He was not sure whether he should seize the opportunity now and fall in love with Gu Hanhan, or go home first and ask his father, mother, grandfather and sister?
But the opportunity seemed to have slipped away at the moment when he was unsure. Major General Li saw Gu Hanhan Zhuangruo casually asking this question and then walked down the corridor of Fei Pavilion. His head was numb, and he spoke out uncontrollably: "In addition to the new emperor ascending the throne, the main thing is to establish the heir apparent."
After saying that, the major general regretted it, but it was too late. He waited to see Gu Hanhan's reaction with a trepidation of not being able to eat back but looking forward to it. But Gu Hanhan didn't respond, mainly because she couldn't figure out what "establishing a prince" meant. After all, it was not a common word and was not taught in the nine-year compulsory education or in the social scene of Acropolis.
Brother Yue Yue gave Major General Li a strange look, suspecting that there was something wrong with his mind, and the rumors that he got into the imperial palace through nepotism were true.
"Miss, your birthday is very near," he said. "It's the Shangsi Festival, just a few days away."
"Ah? Your Lord Li Shen is having a birthday?"
Gu Hanhan was immediately startled, and then said angrily: "Oops, oops, I have to prepare a gift for him! Is it too late in a few days? I don't have any money yet - you really shouldn't have told me this , Brother Moon."
Major General Li was very messy, and his brain was turned into a paste again as expected. He could no longer tell whether Gu Hanhan wanted to interfere with the empire's reserves, or wanted to celebrate Lord Li Shen's birthday, or use the empire's reserves for Master Li Shen celebrates his birthday.
This made the messy and confused Major General Li finally give up his fantasy, face reality, and decided to go home to find his parents, grandfather, and sister tonight.
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