Chapter 6 Mandate of Heaven
Three days later, the fasting ceremony in Changchun Palace officially began.
This set of rituals is extremely complicated, including setting up an altar for offerings, burning incense, transforming talismans, reciting incantations, chanting sutras, praising, accompanied by candles, lanterns, steps and music. Hundreds of Taoist priests wear robes with gold and silver threads.
Holding various magical instruments, they sang ancient tunes and danced in the altar.
The entire Zhaijiao ceremony was solemn and simple, and was conducted in accordance with the strictest Taoist rituals. Taoist music from the Changchun Palace echoed in Qudiao Alan City, attracting countless people to come and watch. Mongolian believers kowtowed devoutly.
I hope to pray for Mongolia.
On the first day of the Zhaijiao ceremony, three suns suddenly appeared in the sky, forming a phenomenon of three suns shining together. The people in the city were frightened and fell to their knees one after another, begging for the protection of the gods. Even the Taoist priests of Changchun Palace
He was also a little uneasy, thinking that this Zhaijiao ceremony really communicated with the gods. Yang Kang was not panicked. He knew that this was just a rare sun halo phenomenon, caused by the refraction of light in the atmosphere.
On the night of the second day of the fasting ceremony, a comet swept across the night sky of Mongolia. Countless people who saw the comet could not sleep peacefully that night. In this era, comets heralded disasters and wars, and were very unlucky omens, leading to countless speculations and rumors.
The news spread in the city, and more and more people gathered outside the Changchun Palace to pray. Yang Kang was still not nervous. This was just a normal astronomical phenomenon. Comets would visit the earth every once in a while. This was just a coincidence.
On the third day of the fasting ceremony, thousands of wild wolves emerged from the Burhan Mountain outside Qudiao Alan City. These wild wolves stood on the top of the mountain and howled loudly in the direction of Qudiao Alan City.
It feels sad to hear this. An experienced hunter said that only when the wolf king among the wolves dies will the wolves howl.
On the fourth day of the fasting ceremony, dozens of goshawks flew through the sky and rushed towards Temujin's palace, killing all of them outside the palace.
After the Mongolian Prime Minister Yelu Chucai saw the body of the goshawk, he returned to his residence and divined three hexagrams in succession, all of which were omens of great misfortune. And when he looked at the sky at night, he found that the starry sky over Mongolia was looming with chaos. All this foreshadowed a disaster.
A huge crisis is approaching Mongolia, and it may have already begun.
Is it a foreign enemy or internal strife?
Yelu Chucai thought hard. The external enemy was the invasion of the Western Region Allied Forces, and the civil strife was the four princes competing for the throne. The Western Region Allied Forces were not to be feared. Could it be a civil strife among the four princes? The eldest prince Shuchi and the second prince Chagatai both led
The soldiers are outside, if they suddenly return to Qudiao Alan...
At this time, someone reported that the Great Khan was going to the Changchun Palace to observe the ceremony and asked the Prime Minister if he was going with him.
This was an event that had been arranged for a long time. Temujin originally wanted to wait until the last day of the Changchun Palace fasting ceremony before appearing. However, due to the strange events in the past few days, rumors spread in the city that he wanted to come forward to calm the people. The Changchun Palace fasting ceremony was undoubtedly a
It was a great stage, and countless people in the city prayed outside Changchun Palace.
Yelu Chucai knew about this. The hundreds of Taoist priests came from the Chongyang Palace, and there was no problem with their identities. The Changchun Palace has been operating in Mobei for many years, and its influence among the people is growing. This Zhaijiao ceremony has several
It was reported to him months ago, and he approved it. As a religious sect, the Quanzhen Sect has always remained politically neutral. It may be biased towards the Song Dynasty, but it rarely interferes in the affairs between countries. The Mongolian Prime Minister focused on
Considered is the civil strife between the four princes.
Yelu Chucai arrived in front of Temujin's palace. The ceremonial guards in front of the palace had already been prepared. Temujin took his two sons, Ogedai and Tuolei, and his daughter Huazheng, and there were a group of senior Mongolian officials behind him.
Following Tuo Lei was Guo Jing. A team of several hundred people was ready. Before that, thousands of Mongolian soldiers had already arrived at the Changchun Palace to clear the way for the Great Khan.
Seeing the prime minister coming, Temujin smiled, chatted with Yelu Chucai for a few words, and prepared to leave.
He got on his horse and wanted to ride it forward, but he did not expect that the horse would not move at all, and kept shaking its head and making a hissing sound. This horse was an old horse that Temujin had ridden for several years.
He was most obedient during the day, but today he was acting like a naughty boy. No matter how hard Temujin pushed him, he would not move.
In anger, Temujin asked someone to bring another horse over and ride on it. The old horse kept neighing and wanted to rush over, but was stopped by the sergeant, who thought the horse was crazy. Yelu
When Chu Cai saw this scene, his heart moved inexplicably. He stepped forward and grabbed the reins of Temujin's horse.
"Great Khan, weird things have happened frequently these days. It's not advisable to move lightly. Why don't you let the third prince and the fourth prince go to watch the ceremony on behalf of the Great Khan?" Yelu Chucai suggested in a low voice.
"Prime Minister, I have experienced countless hardships and dangers in my life, and the only reason I have made it this far is that I am not afraid. There is a saying among the Han people that my destiny is up to me and not God. This is what I mean." Temujin said boldly.
The grassland lord Temujin took the reins from Yelu Chucai, whipped the horse, and led a large group of people towards the Changchun Palace. Yelu Chucai shook his head helplessly. He knew that Temujin's surname was
In this way, the suggestion just now was somewhat inappropriate and undermined the majesty of the Great Khan. Thinking about the civil strife among the four princes, he stopped the third prince Ogootai to discuss the matter.
In the Changchun Palace, after receiving the news that Temujin was coming, the Emperor and his entourage began preparations.
All steps in the plan have been rehearsed many times, from assassination to escape. These were arranged long ago. Yang Kang and Mei Chaofeng assassinated Temujin, Qiu Qianchi and Gongsun Zhi assassinated the Mongolian prince, and Peng Lianhu took the money.
Qing Jian and Wu Qinglie assassinated Yelu Chucai, and Taoist priests from Changchun Palace assassinated those Mongolian ministers.
Regardless of success or failure, everything must be completed within the time of a cup of tea, otherwise you will be surrounded by the army.
The viewer is waiting for the Mongolian emperor outside the Chongyang Palace. The Mongolian soldiers who came earlier maintain order and pay attention to the surrounding situation. The Zhaijiao ceremony is still in progress. Hundreds of Taoist priests are dancing with emotion, and the simple and vast music soothes everyone.
My heart makes this moment seem so peaceful and peaceful.
Temujin finally arrived. This grassland hero was smiling. The Mongolian people outside the Changchun Palace knelt on the ground and blessed their Genghis Khan, the hero who led Mongolia to greatness. Under the guidance of the viewer, Temujin
Step into the Changchun Palace and come to the high platform that has been prepared to watch the ceremony.
At this time, Yang Kang was dancing among hundreds of Taoist priests. This was another confrontation between the two heroes.
His Majesty the Emperor saw Temujin, Tuo Lei and Guo Jing, and the girl beside Temujin, but he did not see Yelu Chucai and the third prince Ogedei, but he could not delay it any longer.
, this was his best chance. When Yang Kang was facing Temujin, he took out the soft sword from his waist and flew towards Temujin to stab him.
Chapter completed!