Outside Chengtian Gate, there were already crowds of people, and officials from the Ministry of Rites were arranging people's positions.
"People from the two counties in the north of Longyou, come to the front and stand in the middle!"
"For Hanoi County, go to the first red flag in the east..."
"For Gyeonggi County, go to the first blue flag in the west..."
With the shouts of the ritual officials, the chaotic people gradually regained order, and the discussion among each other did not stop.
"We from Gyeonggi County should stand in the middle!"
"What you said is wrong. Those people in Longyoubei made a lot of contributions when the current emperor was the vassal king. How can we compare with them?"
Then someone echoed: "That's exactly the truth!"
"Actually, it's okay to just stand there. Now that we have a new emperor, we can only hope for a good life in the future!"
"yes!"
Those who appeared outside Chengtian Gate were ordinary people from all over the country. They didn't care about the power struggle and just wanted to live a peaceful life.
But at this moment, in front of Chengtian Gate, the people in Longyou were still talking hotly but refused to listen.
"The prince is finally going to be the emperor, God has eyes!"
"This is a blessing for everyone in the world. Things will definitely get better and better in the future!"
Compared with the worries of the people in other counties, the people in the northwest have been favored by Zhao Yanxun for a long time and are naturally Zhao Yanxun's staunchest supporters.
After the unremitting efforts of the ceremony officials, the more than 3,000 people outside Chengtian Gate finally stood in line and became quiet.
Flags were fluttering and soldiers stood in large numbers, everything looked majestic and solemn.
On the Chengtian Gate, a reading table has been set up, and the succession edict will be read here shortly.
In Qian'an Palace, Zhao Yanxun had changed out of his mourning robes, and the eunuch was putting on his crown robes for him.
Just now he paid homage to Emperor Tai'an, and next he was going to pay homage to the ancestors of heaven and earth, so he had to wear the most solemn crown robe.
Today there are many sacrifices, but the emperor only serves as the key person. In other places, the Ministry of Rites sends officials to perform them. This has always been the rule.
Soon, Zhao Yanxun had put on his crown and took a chariot sedan to the Huangji Hall.
A throne has been set up in the Huangji Hall. The officials of Qin Tianjian set the time drum, and Shang Baosi set up a treasure case in front of the throne. After a while, Zhao Yanxun will ascend the throne in the hall.
In the main hall, the Jinyi Guards set up Yun Gai Yun Pan in the east, and the Jiaofang Secretary set up Zhonghe Shaoyue, but they did not do anything.
Outside the main hall, Honglu Temple has a memorial table on Danbi, and Honglu Temple has an edict table, where the edict to offer sacrifices to God will be read out.
On both sides of the royal road above Lord Dan, the kings and nobles stood east and west facing the middle and high-ranking officials. At this moment, everyone stood silently and solemnly.
In the square under His Majesty the Emperor, all civil and military officials stood neatly, waiting for the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor.
As the sun rose, Zhao Yanxun ascended the throne in the Huangji Hall as music began to play in the Huangji Hall.
After the music was over, Zhao Yanxun had already sat on the throne, wearing a twelve-pin crown on his head, and glanced towards the front of the hall.
When the ceremonial officers and the emperor's attendants took their seats one after another, they saw a ceremonial officer kneeling in front of the emperor's throne holding an edict in his hand.
"I beg you to issue an edict!"
"Yes!" Zhao Yanxun said solemnly.
As Zhao Yanxun finished speaking, music started in the hall, and the ceremony officer immediately stood up and walked out of the hall.
Arriving at Danbi, the ceremonial officer first took the edict to the case office for sealing, and then took the edict to the imperial edict office to read it out.
This is an edict to commemorate heaven and earth. The emperor is the son of heaven. When he ascends the throne, he naturally has to tell his father.
The person responsible for reading out the edict was Zhou Chengping, the deputy imperial envoy.
Zhao Yanxun specially ordered him to announce the edict, which shows that he trusts and values him.
At this moment, the hall was filled with joy. Zhou Chengping stood upright, holding the imperial edict in his hand and reading loudly: "The successor emperor, your minister Yan Xun, dares to declare to the Haotian God that the rich soil of the imperial land is only..."
Because of the "loudspeaker" blessing, Zhou Chengping's voice can be heard far away and can even be heard outside Chengtian Gate.
"In the past, our emperor, Emperor Shenzongxian, accepted the order of heaven and worked hard to govern, so that all the world was safe. However, he rebelled against the traitor Weilong, killed the king and his father to seize the throne, worshiped the traitor and returned, appointed the government as a close servant, changed the ancestral constitution, and killed all the kings.
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At this time, it was appropriate to scold Zhao Weilong, but everyone watching the ceremony at Huangji Gate had mixed feelings.
Except for the generals of the Forbidden Army, no one knows what the truth is!
"The ancestors have a clear saying: If there are no honest ministers in the court, and there are villains in the court, the king must raise an army to fight against them!"
"I followed the instructions of my ancestors, so I raised troops to quell the situation, and asked for orders on behalf of the Wan family. Weilong abandoned himself to the sky and hanged himself in the ancestral temple."
"I am blessed by heaven and earth, my life is safe, the army and the people are at peace, the king and ministers recommend me, but I dare not resign, on the first day of the twelfth lunar month..."
After reading this, Zhou Chengping became more serious and said: "He is the emperor!"
After reading the imperial edict, the most important step in the ascending ceremony has been completed.
Under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, all the kings and officials stood facing the Huangji Palace. At this moment, the hall was filled with joy again.
"bye……"
Following a loud roar from the ceremony officer, all the kings and noble ministers knelt down and then knelt down to Zhao Yanxun in the hall.
"prosper……"
The ministers then stood up and stood still, waiting for the next step of the ceremony officer's guidance. Then they heard the ceremony officer shout: "Bow!"
"prosper……"
There are five prayers and five kowtows in total, and the whole process takes nearly two minutes.
On the throne of the main hall, wherever Zhao Yanxun looked, there were ministers who were bowing and bowing.
He originally thought that he had seen through it a little bit and would not have any mood swings.
However, this situation still made him feel excited, and the position of emperor gained infinite weight in his heart.
"Carrying the sun and moon on your shoulders, carrying the stars on your back, and raising the common people... this is the emperor's responsibility!" Zhao Yanxun sighed in his heart.
After all the ministers bowed down, they stopped happily.
Under the guidance of the courtesy officer, Wang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet, stepped into the Huangji Hall.
When he came to the throne and stood under the imperial steps, Wang Tinghe stood solemnly, and then heard the ceremony officer shout: "Kneel down!"
The old Wang Tinghe slowly knelt down, and the ceremony officer in the main hall also shouted the word "kneel", and the officials who had just stood up knelt down again.
Besides, inside the main hall, Xie Xiaofang, the assistant minister of the cabinet, slowly came to Wang Tinghe and knelt down beside Wang Tinghe, holding a tray.
On the tray he held, there was a box wrapped in bright yellow brocade.
The next moment, the ceremony officer personally came forward and took the box, and there was a treasure inside.
This seal is five inches square, white and slightly yellowed, with obvious traces of time.
Zhao Yanxun, who is on the throne, knows that this object is the national jade seal that has been passed down for thousands of years, and countless heroes have lost their lives for it.
The ceremony officer carefully took out the seal, then knelt down and handed it to Wang Tinghe.
Carefully taking the seal, Wang Tinghe took three steps forward on his knees, and then held the seal above his head.
"The emperor has ascended to the throne, and I respectfully enter
Royal treasure!"
The first and second assistants of the cabinet represent the officials and ministers and present the imperial treasure to the emperor.
The leading figures who opposed Zhao Yanxun's seizure of the legitimate son now had to hand the jade seal to Zhao Yanxun in person. The two cabinet ministers felt complicated and unspeakable.
At this moment, they can only lament that things in the world are unpredictable and unpredictable.
Although he was presenting an imperial treasure, Zhao Yanxun did not need to move. Huo An, the chief eunuch of the Palm Seal Supervisor, walked down the imperial steps with the brocade box in hand.
Zhao Yanxun adjusted the functions and powers of the inner court yamen, and the chief seal supervisor assumed the function of the previous life's ceremonial supervisor.
Wang Tinghe put the seal into the brocade box, and then Huo An returned to the throne along the imperial steps and placed the seal on the large case in front of Zhao Yanxun.
"Bye..." the ceremonial official's voice sounded.
Hearing this sound, all the civil and military officials inside and outside the hall knelt down to worship.
"prosper……"
Everyone stood up, then bowed and stood up again, three times in total.
The ceremony official did not call for the last bow, so the civil and military ministers could only kneel down and wait.
After a few breaths, Zhao Yanxun's voice was heard coming from the hall.
"Pingsheng!"
The next moment, the ceremony officer shouted "Ping Shen", and then the civil and military officials stood up.
A few more breaths passed, and the two cabinet ministers in the palace knelt on the ground again. Wang Tinghe shouted: "Please issue an edict from the emperor!"
For a moment, all the civil and military officials who stood up outside the palace knelt on the ground.
Different from the edict that just addressed heaven and earth, the following edict was the first edict after Zhao Yanxun succeeded to the throne, and was issued to thousands of subjects under his rule.
On the throne, Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "Use the seal!"
The edict had already been drafted and placed on his desk.
After hearing the word "Yongyin", Huo An carefully took out the jade seal and stamped it on the left side of the edict.
After Huo An put the jade seal back, Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice: "Issue the edict!"
Then Huo An rolled up the edict, then slowly walked to the imperial steps and handed the edict into the hands of the ceremony officer.