Chapter 546, 547 The Grand Ceremony
The Goryeo people have a typical small country character, are extremely sensitive to changes in surrounding powers, and have a strong sense of crisis. Major policies are the way of diplomatic relations in Goryeo, and reserved a way out is the art of diplomatic relations in Goryeo. In order to survive among big countries, the Goryeo people have cultivated the political wisdom of using softness to overcome hardness.
But after discussing for a long time, it was difficult for the brothers Li Zhao to come up with an idea that was both safe and reliable.
How can we express kindness to Li Luo without being noticed by the Yuan court? Even if we noticed by the Yuan court, we will not cause any disaster?
In the end, he had to decide to send Li Huizhi, who was familiar with Li Luo, to go quietly with a generous gift to meet Li Luo, and to express Li's difficulties.
Li Huizhi is just a woman and will not attract the attention of the Yuan court. Even if there is a mistake, there is room for shirk responsibility.
Li Qiang made this decision and was deeply moved. Li Luo was once his "nephew", and he also had high expectations for Li Luo, and Li Luo was also "the eldest uncle is, but the last uncle is."
Thinking about it now, it feels ridiculous as if you were dreaming.
This son is really the disaster star of Li.
Li Luo was so embarrassed that he lost his position as prime minister and the Duke of the Kingdom, which made him and Li a laughing stock. Li Zao should have hated him the most, but for some reason, he always couldn't hate him.
Li Ruoyu couldn't help but remember the situation at Lijiawu Fort in Jianghua a few years ago. At that time, he went to the fort to meet Li Luo and saw that the village hero Li Luo trained was a mob. He saw Li Luo enjoying his day and ignored official duties.
At that time, he looked down on the other party and pretended to scold that "cousin", thinking that Li Luo was a country bumpkin who had never seen the world. How could he have the ability to train troops? Once he was rich and noble, he was addicted to pleasure and was not enterprising. What future could he have?
But now he had already understood that it was just Li Luo pretending to hide his weaknesses and pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.
His name is Li Ruoyu, but when it comes to Li Luo, he found that he should not be called Ruoyu, but really foolish.
He really wished that God would suddenly roll down a thunder and kill Li Luo, a treacherous and hypocritical villain.
When Li Zhiyi and other Li's children recalled Li Luo, they were also angry. At that time, they all thought that Li Luo was a wild country bumpkin and was not worthy of the name of the Li family in Renzhou.
Who would have thought that he would dare to rebel and even manage such a large force!
Li Luo, Li Luo, it’s really not our mistakes. It’s because you are hiding too deeply that you have deceived us all.
You are a villain! A villain! A poisonous snake!
You won't have a good ending!
Li Huizhi sighed quietly. She was going to Lin'an to meet the former "Fifth Brother". If Li Luo succeeded, he would be very likely to attack Li. She must help the family eliminate this.
A woman's intuition is more sensitive. She feels that Li Luo is not a ruthless person. After all, brothers and sisters are used for several years. Although they are fake, they always have some incense, right? The fastest update is computer::/
But the identity of the Li family in Longxi Li has spread all over the world. She went to see Li Luo as the Li family in Renzhou. Will Li Luo kill herself in order to deliberately avoid suspicion?
Not impossible.
For a moment, Li Huizhi was also uneasy. Will Li Luo still be concerned about the "brother-sister relationship"?
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Lin'an.
On September 25, Yan Duo and Li Yuan took Li Zheng, Li Lu, and Li Wei to Lin'an.
Li Luo and Cui Xiuning received the news and were overjoyed to leave Zhentangmen and greeted them in person at Qiantang River Wharf.
Yan Duo led Li Zheng, Li Yuan and Zhang Zhiniang hugged Li Lu and Li Wei respectively, and followed by Yongzhou Mu's animal pet: four foxes.
"Father." Li Luo first supported Yan Duo who was holding Li Zheng.
Yan Duo pulled the Yongzhou Mu, who was made of pink and jade behind him, and said quietly: "Son, this is your father, called him father."
"Dad." Li Zheng shouted timidly with a timid voice. Xiao's mother looked at Li Luo curiously with her big eyes. Li Luo was very happy when she saw Fan Dudu's son. She was about to hug him, but Li Zheng stepped back and hid behind Yan Duo, leaned against her head and sucked her fingers and looked at herself vigilantly.
Like a frightened deer.
He is only two and a half years old now, and his memory is still very poor. He has long since lost to his father Li Luo.
Not to mention Li Luo, he no longer remembers Cui Xiuning, who had been separated for five months.
All he could remember now were his eldest father, aunt, aunt Zhang, younger brother and sister, and a few foxes.
"Zheng'er." Cui Xiuning picked up Li Zheng with a little wet eyes, "Do you miss your mother?"
"Big Father..." Li Zheng was suddenly attacked and was held by a "stranger". He immediately struggled in panic and looked at Yan Duo like help.
"That's your mother! Don't you miss your mother every day? She is." Yan Duo had no choice but to explain.
"Mom?" Li Zheng turned his head and stared at Cui Xiuning in a daze, showing a thoughtful look. Slowly, the little guy's eyes softened, and the more he looked, the more he felt that Cui Xiuning's face was very familiar and the fragrance was also familiar.
"Mom..." The little guy finally called out.
Cui Xiuning's heart was melted by a mom cry. This son finally did not completely forget himself.
Li Zheng would also call him parents, but Li Lu and Li Wei no longer "know what parents are." The two were not very close to Yan Duo, and the closest one was his aunt Li Yuan.
"Brother, sister-in-law." Li Yuan smiled and greeted Li Luo Cui Xiuning, "I haven't seen each other for many days, I miss you so much."
Zhang Zhiniang also greeted the two of them.
"Okay, this time the family has finally reunited." Yan Duo seemed very happy, and the old man liked reunion the most.
When the group returned to the palace at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, Yan Duo said with great relief: "My son has settled in the southeast. I am very relieved and can be worry-free. Alas, I have been to Lin'an for more than fifty years ago."
"Oh? At that time, the Jin and Song were there, and their father came to Lin'an was..." Li Luo was a little curious.
Yan Duo looked north from afar and said with emotion: "In the second year of Tianxing, he was ordered by Emperor Ai for his father and followed Wanyan Ahu to ask for help from Song. He also came to Lin'an in September. However, Lin'an at that time was much more prosperous now."
"This Song Dynasty Palace is not like this anymore." Yan Duo pointed to the northeast of Phoenix Mountain. "I remember there is a big garden there, with towers and pavilions inside, like a fairyland. Now it is gone."
"I am the deputy envoy and followed Wanyan Ahu into the palace. When I saw the Song Lord Zhao Yun, the lord of Song, and said that I begged for food to resist the Yuan Dynasty, Zhao Yun refused. Wanyan Ahu and I knelt down as the prince of the Great Jin, crying and begging. The Song ministers in the court were sarcastic. Calculated, it has been fifty years. I didn't expect that this palace has returned to my son now. Hahaha!"
Yan Duo smiled very happily, as if the unhappiness of fifty years ago was wiped out.
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On September 29th, the etiquette of Li Luo's ceremony of becoming the king began to begin.
The Ministry of Rites has arranged colorful sheds, palace lanterns, red silks in Lin'an City to decorate the festive colors. The newly set up Shangbaosi has carved all seals, talismans, treasure books and dictionaries according to Li Luo's requirements.
The newly set up emcee supervisor also prepared a complete set of etiquette procedures under the guidance of Wen Tianxiang and Zheng Sixiao. The Taile Administration also prepared rituals and music.
Compared with being a king, the etiquette is much simpler and the chariots are too simple, which is simply incomparable. In fact, Li Luo didn't even need to change his clothes, because the Duke of Tang was a prince and the King of Tang was also a prince, and the system of clothing was no different.
What is the difference between Duke Tang and King Tang? It is essentially the same thing.
The most core procedure of the carry ceremony is nothing more than offering sacrifices to heaven, proclaiming ancestors, and giving them a title.
Of course, because of the Taoist temple system of the Tang Dynasty, Li Luo should go to several Dao Palaces to worship in addition to worshiping heaven and ancestors. However, because several Dao Palaces in Lin'an had just been built, this procedure was omitted.
On this day, the envoys of the Zhao Song small court in Guangzhou and the envoys of Xiao Liang came to Lin'an one after another to congratulate Li Luo on the ceremony of the advance.
Li Luo and Cui Xiuning had already received the news, so Li Luo was not surprised by his hard work.
The envoys from both countries came to congratulate him, and of course Li Luo would not neglect them and let them live in the Lin'an Embassy Inn and entertain them happily.
On the first day of October, the east was just white, and the melodious bell sounded from the bell tower in Lin'an City.
"Dong"
Everyone knew that the etiquette of Tang Gong’s proclaiming king had begun.
At this time, Li Luo and Cui Xiuning, including Yan Duo, Li Yuan, Li Zheng, Li Lu, and Li Wei, all wore large and small dresses.
In the early morning, the Ministry of Rites came to invite Li Luo to the Circular Mound to worship the heaven, earth, mountains and rivers. The newly established Imperial Heaven Supervision symbolically reported to Li Luo: The celestial phenomena are as normal, and the ceremony can be held smoothly."
The sacrificial poems are all programmed articles written by Zheng Sixiao. Li Luo wore a nine-stamp crown on his head and led the civil and military ministers to the Circular Mound outside the city. He recited them accordingly and then he would be completed.
"... I then promoted the throne and became king. The country was named Datang. I took Lin'an as my duty. I thought about restoring Xia land, so I took earth as my virtue. I sincerely tell the heavens and pray for blessings..."
After reading the sacrificial text, a gilded seat was placed beside the Circular Mound altar, facing north and south, five feet above the ground. But at this time, Li Luo could not sit on it.
In front of all the civil and military officials, Li Luo took off his crown and dress and carefully folded it up. Then the ceremonial officer handed over a shovel. Li Luo picked up the shovel and started digging a hole. (It really dug a hole)
To be honest, Li Luo really felt a little shy when digging in front of so many subordinates. He felt that it was even harder than giving a speech in front of thousands of troops.
Xiu'er.
But, this is just the beginning.
Li Luo dug a two-foot-deep pit, then took off his folded crown and robes and buryed them in the pit, and then filled them with the land and took them to solidify them.
This is called "burying the crown and offering sacrifices to the sky", which is a ceremony during the sacrifice of heaven, but only the founding king has this qualification.
It means, my God, I want to be king and emperor. I just gave you a set of clothes to give you some face. Give me a thumbs up, I will do it well.
When Li Luo finished "burying the crown and offering sacrifices to the sky", the ritual officer in charge of the chariot uniform presented another set of regular clothes of the Tang Dynasty and put them on for Li Luo.
The Nine-Shi Crown had just been dug and buried. Now Li Luo is wearing a bun. His regular clothes are apricot yellow dark embroidered dragon cloud pattern brocade clothes, which are more luxurious than the regular clothes of the Zhao Guan family, but they are definitely not fancy.
"Please accept the throne!"
As soon as Li Luo changed into his regular clothes and was in charge of the ceremony, Wen Tianxiang led all officials to the place where Li Luo dug a hole and buried his crown, and bowed down together.
The ritual officer quickly said, "Support the Lord to ascend the throne!"
The officials led by Wen Tianxiang and Zheng Sixiao immediately stood up, and a group of people walked to Li Luo, grabbed the hand, raised the legs, and held the butt, and lifted Li Luo together. The ministers who had no chance to touch Li Luo's body also surrounded him tightly.
In this way, Li Luo was carried to the throne on the five-foot earth platform by a group of ministers, and gently placed Li Luo on the throne.
Then, the ritual officer took off Li Luo's head and put on another nine-stamp crown again. He then helped him take off his regular clothes and put on another set of robe clothes.
This program means that the monarch is truly supported by his subjects, not a hat he puts on himself.
Cui Xiuning, dressed in a gorgeous dress, saw Li Luo’s scene. Although she wanted to laugh, her face was dignified and quiet, with the style of a mother-like Tang Kingdom.
According to the etiquette, Li Luo was promoted to sacrifice to heaven, and Cui Xiuning did not need to sacrifice to the same sacrifice, but he needed to accompany the sacrifice to the same sacrifice. It was considered to be a attendance.
After some trouble, Li Luo, who was wearing a crown and robe, sat upright on the throne on the earth platform. Behind him was the Circular Mound Altar, and behind the altar was the mountains and rivers, reflecting the blue sky with blue tiles, with a long autumn light and a gentle wind.
The artistic conception is vast and lofty, and it really feels like the world is leisurely. Li Luo on the throne suddenly becomes extremely vast and solemn under such a background, as if he wants to integrate into the world, mountains and rivers, and into the autumn fields.
A mysterious atmosphere arises naturally.
At this moment, suddenly, a sound of a cow came from the hill not far away.
‘Moo’
Everyone couldn't help looking back and saw a big green buffalo rushing up the hill, lowering its majestic head and running upwards, lowering its head and upwards, and finally rushed up the hill in one breath, hiding into the vast woods and disappearing.
"Moo"
Only a loud and distant sound of cows was left, echoing among the mountains and forests.
All the ministers were surprised, but those who understood better were surprised.
This is a great auspicious sign.
The green bull climbed the mountain and raised his head down, which indicates that the great cause of the Tang Kingdom will flourish and be unstoppable.
Li Luo was also a little happy. I went, it was a coincidence. As soon as I sacrificed to heaven, the big green cow climbed the mountain and rose up.
A big bull market, a good sign.
This is not auspicious auspiciousness he deliberately arranged, it is really a coincidence.
But the coincidence of the green cow climbing mountain undoubtedly added some auspicious signs to Li Luo's carry ceremony.
"Worship the king, greet you!" The ritual officer shouted excitedly.
"Greetings to the king, congratulations to the king!" Wen Tianxiang, Lin Biju and other civil and military ministers bowed down together, and knelt down on the loess.
At this point, the ceremony of sacrifice to heaven was completely over. Only then could Li Luo truly become the King of Tang.
At the 15th hour of the morning, Li Luo paid homage to his ancestors in a temporary Tang temple built by him. The ceremony was also very simple.
First of all, the Lord of God. Li Luo clicked the Lord of God on the tablets of the ancestor Li Yuan, the ancestor of Emperor Gaozu Li Shizhen, the great-grandfather Li Zhi, the grandfather Li Dingguo, and the father of Li Xiucheng, and then offered sacrifices. After reciting the sacrificial sermon, it would be over.
Of course, the seven tripods of the princes were used.
The Nine Cauldrons are the rituals of the Emperor, and they cannot be used.
At noon, the hungry Li Luo returned to Guide Hall again and took Cui Xiuning to officially ascend to the Imperial Gate of Guide Hall and accepted the congratulations of the ministers.
The first is to read the table.
On both sides of the square outside Guide Hall, guards of honor, guards, lions, tigers, elephants, rhinos, white cranes and turtles are arranged neatly, with flags waving, which are very solemn.
The Huang Zhong Dalu of the Taile Administration also played at the right time, with an elegant and peaceful atmosphere.
"King He - beg!" The ritual officer sang and drank again.
"Greetings to the king! Congratulations to the king! Good luck! God bless the Tang Dynasty!" Thousands of people bowed together, their voices shocked the earth.
"Please hold the watch official! Come on the watch!" The ritual official sang and shouted.
An official slowly stepped forward with a circle of documents.
"Receive the watch officer, please accept the watch!"
An official came to the side of the throne of Li Luo after taking the documents.
"Show Shower! Shower!"
The two officials stepped forward again, opened the spindle respectfully, and expanded the documents.
"Prince of Xuanbiao! Prince of Xuanbiao!"
Finally, Ma Zhiyuan, who was the official of Xuangong, appeared before the crowd. Among these official officials, the most important one was of course the last official of Xuangong.
Ma Zhiyuan saluted Li Luo and Cui Xiuning respectfully, then walked to the middle of the two showrunners and began to read.
Chapter completed!