Chapter 648: Changes occurred in the enthronement ceremony
The morning sun slowly rose, and a touch of red enveloped the sky. Before dawn, people were already standing under the Zen platform. Everyone was eagerly waiting for Liu Zhang to ascend the high platform and become the supreme king in the world.
"Woooo..." A dull horn sounded, and the world became silent. The people took the initiative to stand on the side of the road and completely cleared the road. There was no need for soldiers to come forward to drive them away.
"Rumble..." The rumble of horse hooves came from the street, and Liu Zhang was not riding a luan. As the emperor on horseback, he came galloping on a BMW and a emerald dragon, and the python robe on his body looked particularly elegant.
"Long live the king..." Along the way, Liu Zhang greeted the people. When the people saw Liu Zhang's smiling face, they all knelt on the ground and shouted like a mountain and a tsunami.
Seeing the people kneeling down in unison, Liu Zhang took a deep breath and shouted: "Everyone, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After listening to Liu Zhang's words, everyone stood up and looked at him with bright eyes. Liu Zhang's love for the people was known to the world, and the people were not very restrained.
He galloped forward on his horse and came to the Zen platform. Liu Zhang jumped off the green dragon and climbed up the high platform step by step. Following the guidance of Guo Jia and Jia Xu, he began to accept the abdication and ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
On the reception platform, Liu Xie was wearing a dragon robe, and Queen Mother He had been waiting for a long time. However, if you look carefully, you will find that the dragon robe on Liu Xie is a bit large and is newly made. According to Guo Jia et al. People's plan is to pull it out and replace it with Liu Zhang in a while!
First worship heaven, and then worship ancestors. Originally, there was no need to worship ancestors in the Zen throne ceremony, but Liu Zhang and Liu Xie were a family, and they could be considered a legal handover. Therefore, Guo Jia and others included ancestor worship matters in the Zen throne ceremony. After the ancestor worship was completed, Kong Rong slowly came up from the stage holding a roll of yellow silk and handed it to Liu Xie.
"In the forty-ninth year of Zhaoning, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an edict: King Liu Zhang of Qin conquered the world and made unparalleled contributions. As a clan member, his virtue is worthy of heaven and earth, so..." Liu Xie held the edict and began to read it out. His eyes were red, and he was thinking in his heart. "Bleeding. Zhaoning" was the reign name used by Liu Bian when he was in power. In other words, Liu Zhang did not recognize him as emperor at all.
Looking at Liu Zhang in front of him, Liu Xie wanted to cut him into pieces. But he knew that he was no match for Liu Zhang, not to mention that Liu Zhang still had a snake-killing sword hanging on his body, but he was unarmed. Liu Xie really hoped that someone could To interrupt this farce, I even hoped that someone would kill Liu Zhang.
"Wait!" I don't know if God heard Liu Xie's prayer. Before the edict was finished, a steady female voice interrupted the reading of the edict.
"Wannian?!" Everyone looked up and saw Princess Wannian dressed in palace clothes and holding a roll of yellow silk, slowly walking up to the Zen platform. She stared at Liu Zhang with eyes full of guilt.
"Wannian, what are you talking about? Go back!" Seeing the yellow silk in Princess Wannian's hand, Queen Mother He's heart skipped a beat. She has been in the palace all year round, how could she not see that it was an imperial edict? And it was still an imperial edict. There is an imperial edict for the year!
"Mother, when I came today, I didn't want to go back alive!" Princess Wannian was also quite stubborn. She pointed at Liu Xie and said: "Who are you, and what qualifications do you have to stand in front of the King of Qin? Holding a copy of the imperial edict, you just want to Are you trying to fool the world?"
"You..." Liu Xie was shocked and angry, but when he saw the yellow silk in Princess Wannian's hand, he understood immediately. I thought back then, Liu Hong could leave a legacy for him or others! Seeing this situation, he He calmed down and stepped aside, looking at Liu Zhang coldly, wanting to see a joke!
"Hiss..." It was as if a strong wind was blowing under the whole Shou Zen platform, which was the sound of everyone gasping for air. In fact, everyone knew that the so-called Shou Zen was just to put a glossy coat on Liu Zhang. Everyone
I didn’t expect that someone would dare to jump out and look for trouble!
"Wannian, what do you mean by this?" Seeing Princess Wannian's face full of determination, Liu Zhang had a headache. Although Princess Wannian was not much younger than him, he always treated her as his daughter. What's more, she was still Zhou Yu
Madam!
"In the fifth year of Zhongping, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an edict: The champion Liu Zhang has been very wise since he was a child, and he has made great contributions to the country, so he can be worthy of the world..." Princess Wannian ignored Liu Zhang, just opened the yellow silk in her hand and read it aloud
When he came out, everyone was stunned.
"No, this is impossible..." Liu Xie's eyes were as wide as bells, and he rushed towards Princess Wannian crazily.
"Go away!" Liu Zhang kicked Liu Xie away with one kick. When he looked at Princess Wannian, his eyes also showed a bright light. Zhongping was the reign name of Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong, and he did not believe that Liu Hong would leave a legacy.
, passing the throne to him. Otherwise, Princess Wannian should have taken out this edict long ago.
"Liu Zhang, you still don't accept the edict?" The imperial edict was very short. While Liu Zhang was stunned, Princess Wannian had already finished reading it. Seeing Liu Zhang standing there stupidly, Princess Wannian gave him a light scold and called him back to his senses.
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"Wannian, what are you doing?" Liu Zhang didn't understand what part of the song Princess Wannian was singing. He couldn't just accept the order casually, otherwise wouldn't he lose face?
"Uncle, believe me, you will understand after reading this!" Princess Wannian forced the imperial edict into Liu Zhang's hands, with a look of anxiety on her face.
"I accept the decree!" After a slight hesitation, Liu Zhang decided to believe Princess Wannian. Although the imperial decree was already in his hands, he still bowed to Princess Wannian.
After opening the imperial edict and just glancing at it, Liu Zhang's face became as dark as water. This was not an edict for him to succeed to the throne. It was simply a reminder. The imperial edict clearly stated: The champion Liu Zhang is very ambitious. If he has any unethical behavior, he will be punished.
The whole world will fight for it!
"Uncle Emperor, this is the last thing Wannian can do for you!" Princess Wannian smiled. It would not be an exaggeration even if she died ten thousand times to collect such things. She did not believe that Liu Zhang would let her go.
Even if he is not killed, he must at least be imprisoned.
"How do you say this?" Liu Zhang came back to his senses. He smiled and said: "Little girl, you did a good job, I am very satisfied. Don't have other ideas, go down first!"
"This..." Princess Wannian widened her eyes and asked, "Uncle, don't you blame me?"
"No wonder!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "You have never betrayed me, how can I betray you? A piece of edict is the same in anyone's hand, you have given me a big gift. You know, I ascend the throne.
It’s not justified, but now that the late emperor’s edict is here, who dares to say that I am treasonous?”
"I wish your uncle wouldn't blame me!" Princess Wannian breathed a long sigh of relief. In fact, she wanted to secretly dispose of the edict. However, ten years have passed and Zhou Yu has not been able to come back. She has lost hope of survival.
This happened at Liu Zhang's coronation ceremony. But she never expected that Liu Zhang would not blame her!
"Stand aside and watch. Gong Jin can't come today, so you should be here to help him get the credit!" He waved his hand and asked Princess Wannian to stand aside. Liu Zhang raised the imperial edict in his hand high and roared: "
Sirs, all the people of the Han Dynasty, have you heard this? His Majesty the Ling Emperor has not forgotten Gu. He entrusted the world to Gu before his death. Now, Gu has lived up to his high expectations and pacified the Han Dynasty. Her Royal Highness the Princess specially sent a message to Gu.
The imperial edict came to pass on the throne, have you all seen it?"
"I saw it..." A thunderous roar came from under the meditation platform, and everyone's faces were filled with excitement and excitement. Originally, Liu Zhang's ascension to the throne could be said to be his ambition, but now it is Shuntian Yingren.
It is in line with the eight characters engraved under the jade seal passed down to the country: If you are ordered by heaven, you will live a long and prosperous life.
"No, that's a lie. It's definitely not Father's will! Wannian, you little bitch who betrayed your family..." Liu Xie went crazy. He bared his teeth and claws and pounced on Liu Zhang, trying to seize the imperial edict and see what happened. Unfortunately,
Amidst the roaring cheers, no one heard his shouts. As for those who could hear his shouts, they immediately took action. Dian Wei and Dian Man jumped up from the stage and held him down directly, waiting for Liu Zhang's attack.
disposal.
"Take off the dragon robe and drag it down!" Seeing that Liu Xie still refused to let go, the Queen Mother He raised her eyebrows. She didn't like Liu Xie in the first place. Now that Liu Xie is useless, why doesn't she quickly add insult to injury? Women are really stingy.
, she still remembers how Wang Meiren tried to kill Liu Bian decades ago.
Dian Wei and Dian Man were Liu Zhang's guards. They captured Liu Xie, but they would not listen to the Queen Mother He's orders. They only watched Liu Zhang until Liu Zhang nodded, and then they took Liu Xie away.
"Uncle Emperor, please spare Brother Xie's life!" Princess Wannian was soft-hearted. She walked to Liu Zhang and begged for Liu Xie's mercy.
"Don't worry, Gu is not ready to kill him!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "He is the son of the late emperor after all. Although the late emperor was unkind to Gu, Gu cannot be unjust to the late emperor."
"Thank you very much, uncle!" Princess Wannian nodded and quickly stepped aside, because the dragon robe and jade seal had been brought, and Liu Zhang was about to hold the enthronement ceremony.
According to the set procedures, under the auspices of the Empress Dowager He, the chamberlain changed Liu Zhang's shirt, dragon robe, and crown. After he received the jade seal, the enthronement ceremony was completed. There were still some procedures, because accepting the abdication required three speeches.
.But Princess Wannian sent the late emperor's edict, which made things simple. More importantly, Liu Zhang did not need to take over the throne from Liu Xie. Don't underestimate this little difference, it is the relationship between orthodoxy and unorthodox.
After changing his robes and holding a jade seal, Liu Zhang officially became the emperor and accepted the worship of officials and people. After everyone paid their respects, the chamberlain held a roll of yellow silk and began to read out, which included all the rewards for the courtiers, except for Liu Zhang's confidants.
reward. However, no one believed that Liu Zhang would forget them.
After the chamberlain finished reading, Liu Zhang glanced at the crowd and said: "My dear friends, do you feel that some people are missing from my rewards? Maybe some people think that I have forgotten them? No! I have not forgotten them, but I feel that the Marquis is just a mere Marquis.
I cannot commend them for their contribution! Unfortunately, several brothers who followed me to conquer the world cannot come back due to some reasons!"
"Your Majesty is benevolent..." Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun took the lead in shouting. Others didn't feel anything, but they and Zhang Fei and others were old brothers for decades, how could they not be sad? Just when they and Liu Zhang were in sorrow
At that time, a burst of smoke and dust suddenly rose from the north of Chang'an City...