The palace sent out invitations, and after a long and tense wait, replies were received one after another.
Except for the chief of the Second Division of Fan Zhen and the governor Tian Jingtong who were unable to come due to busy official duties, nearly 70% of the invited officials expressed their intention to come.
Seventy percent of officials, this has exceeded Zhao Yanxun's estimate. He would be thankful if he got 50%.
As for the worship ceremony, Zhou Chengping has been making preparations since arriving at the palace, and all the necessary things have been prepared.
If Zhao Yanxun is happy, he can even hold it right away.
Time soon came to the first day of May, and the palace of Prince Yong was filled with solemnity.
Standing in front of the mirror, Zhao Yanxun was wearing his clothes, and beside him were Lin Quan and Huo An.
He is really in the midst of blessings and does not know how blessed he is. There are countless people in the world who find it difficult to maintain a basic life.
Perhaps when modern people travel through Gouda, they will naturally visit Versailles, so why not eat minced meat is also normal.
After finishing dressing, Zhao Yanxun, accompanied by a group of maids and eunuchs, slowly walked to the front hall.
The worship service will be held in the Yong'an Hall, the front hall, in a short while.
The so-called worship ceremony actually means that the officials of the royal palace go to the main hall to worship Zhao Yanxun.
However, Zhao Yanxun took the palace officials with him to the ancestral hall to worship the emperors of the Jin Dynasty.
Although it had been rehearsed twice, there were too many words to say in the middle, so Zhao Yanxun still had to go through it briefly before the ceremony started.
Arriving at Yong'an Hall, all the royal family officials were already present, and they all saluted when Zhao Yanxun arrived.
Zhao Yanxun wore a complicated crown and only raised his hands to excuse everyone. Then, accompanied by the two chief ministers, he slowly walked into the main hall.
The hall is very empty, and the areas on both sides are reserved for Longyou officials, who will watch the ceremony here later.
After walking onto the throne, Zhao Yanxun sat on it and then started to go through the simple process.
But gradually, Zhao Yanxun realized something was wrong. Why hasn't even a local official come yet?
I looked at the system time and saw that it was already nine-twenty in the morning, only ten minutes before the ceremony officially started.
"Why hasn't anyone come yet?" Zhao Yanxun asked.
Lin Quan, who was waiting on the side, said quickly: "Your Majesty, please go out and take a look right now!"
Logically speaking, these officials should have arrived one after another, but now none of them have arrived.
Vaguely, Zhao Yanxun had a bad feeling. These guys wouldn't let him go, right?
"My lord, please be patient, maybe... they are coming together!" Guan Hetai laughed, trying to liven up the atmosphere.
Zhao Yanxun said nothing and kept staring outside the hall.
The sun was rising high, and the chirping of insects and birds could be heard from time to time, but the palace officials outside the main hall had no time to enjoy this leisurely time.
As for Lin Quan, he walked out of the palace gate with a few young eunuchs and stood on the street for a long time, looking around, but he didn't see a single official.
Lin Quan felt something was wrong, pointed at the two young eunuchs and said, "You two, go and have a look at the other side!"
After the two young eunuchs left, Lin Quan continued to stare at the street in the distance, his heart becoming more and more anxious and uneasy.
If these officials didn't come, Lin Quan simply couldn't imagine how angry the prince would be.
When the time comes, those of them who are waiting around will be miserable!
At this moment in the palace, the auspicious time for the beginning of the worship service is approaching the last moment.
Zhao Yanxun's face was ashen. At this moment, he was sure that those bastards had tricked him.
Looking at Zhao Yanxun on the throne, Guan Hetai hesitated to speak, and finally did not speak.
Bang bang bang... As the clock sounds, it's time for the worship service to begin.
Just when the atmosphere in the hall was extremely solemn, Zhao Yanxun was heard saying: "What are you still standing there for? The ceremony begins!"
"Your Highness..." Guan Hetai looked worried.
Seeing Zhou Chengping looking like this, Zhao Yanxun couldn't help but laugh. It seemed weird to laugh at this time.
"Do you think that if these people don't come... we won't be able to start the worship service?"
But he saw Zhao Yanxun paying attention to Li Mianqi, and then said: "It's a pity that they don't come... but it's not a bad thing!"
"They are telling us that there is no possibility of cooperation with them, and we don't need to waste any more time!"
Having said that, if the officials don't come, it will still be a big loss for the prevention of zombies.
Zhao Yanxun said this mostly to convince himself and make himself less embarrassed.
"Let's begin!" Zhao Yanxun said in a serious tone while sitting on the throne.
"Yes..." After answering, Zhou Chengping turned around and shouted outside the hall: "The ceremony has begun, enter the hall..."
The worship ceremony at Prince Yong's Mansion was carried out in an orderly manner despite the lack of spectators.
At the other end of the governor's office, a large number of officials gathered here, all of them in a state of confusion.
They were supposed to go to Prince Yong's Mansion, but they were all stopped before arriving at the Prince's Mansion, and then they were invited to the governor's Yamen.
I stayed here for more than half an hour, even drank two cups of tea, but there was no explanation.
They had all promised to go to the pilgrimage ceremony at Prince Yong's Mansion, but now they collectively broke their promise, which made the officials feel very uncomfortable.
Just as everyone was talking about it, Cheng Wenguang and He Zhengyang walked into the room.
Although they felt unhappy, all the officials still stood up and saluted the two superior officials one after another.
"Everyone, the worship ceremony at Prince Yong's Mansion has ended, you can go back!" Cheng Wenguang looked serious.
After the words fell, the scene became extremely quiet.
Finally someone asked: "Sir, what happened? Why are we imprisoned here!"
This question spoke to everyone's thoughts, and generally speaking, it must be answered, but Cheng Wenguang did not answer.
"We can't say what happened, but you can check it out for yourself!"
This was Cheng Wenguang's only explanation. After he finished speaking, he turned and left.
Seeing that everyone had serious expressions on their faces, the inspector He Zhengyang said: "I keep you here for your own good!"
He Zhengyang also left. All the officials on the scene looked at each other in confusion, and finally left in twos and threes.
They are both smart people and know that everything must happen for a reason. Seeing how the two of them kept it secret, it was obviously a big deal.
Everyone's guess was indeed good, something big happened in the court.
Ten Beijing officials jointly submitted a petition to impeach the current prince for his misconduct and requested the emperor to appoint another worthy person.
No matter what time it is, deposing a prince is a major event, not to mention that the imperial court's national dispute has been going on for many years.
After catching up with Cheng Wenguang, He Zhengyang asked in a low voice: "Lao Cheng, tell me... is this matter secretly instigated by the person in the harem?"
Cheng Wenguang did not answer directly, but said: "Whether it is true or not, there is always suspicion, and the attention of the imperial court will definitely gather in Yuanyang!"
"So, we have to be careful and draw a clear line with King Yong!"
Nodding, He Zhengyang had no doubt about this.
"Now that the turmoil in the imperial court has arisen again, the emperor's attitude is difficult to predict, and His Royal Highness is really suffering!" He Zhengyang couldn't help but sigh.
Looking away at this guy, Cheng Wenguang said in a deep voice: "Okay... The governor has told you to send people to keep an eye on Prince Yong's Mansion. Don't neglect it!"