The ninth year of Tianyou, on the morning of the day.

Emperor Zhao Zhen followed the etiquette and went out of the imperial city to worship the sky at the Qingcheng Palace south of Bianjing.

Just after the rooster crowed, the sky was dark and the night wind was strong. On the night when the moon was not visible, only hundreds of torches that were blown by the wind illuminated the square in front of the Daqing Hall.

In the huge square, there were 22,221 people in charge of the army and the ranks.

There are also thousands of civil and military officials who are accompanying them, as well as vehicles, horses, and even six elephants.

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Tens of thousands of people were in their own positions in the square, without any confusion, waiting for the emperor to come out of the Imperial City Lord's Hall.

Civil officials above the fifth rank, military officials above the fourth rank, and Hanlin officials, and the censors all followed the emperor to sacrifice to heaven.

Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai and his son were the heads of the fifth-rank work department and the other was the seventh-rank Hanlin editor, both of whom were the followers.

Now is the coldest time in Bianjing. Sheng Hong, a southerner, stood in a thin court suit in the cold wind, his teeth were trembling and trembling.

At this moment, Sheng Hong missed the fox fur sewn by his wife.

Although it looks a little ugly, at least it uses solid materials and keeps windproof and warm. If you can put one on it now, it will definitely be much warmer.

Unfortunately, Sheng Hong can only think about it. This is the annual ceremony of worshiping heaven, and he must wear court robes to show his grandeur.

Compared with the middle-aged Sheng Hong, who was weak in body, Sheng Changbai's condition is much better.

The seventh-grade court uniform is not thicker than the fifth-grade court uniform, but Sheng Changbai is young enough, with strong firepower and can barely withstand it.

The candles in the square flickered and darker, and the coldness brought by the wind seemed to have stepped on the rhythm, wave after wave, hitting people, making people unable to defend themselves.

Sheng Changbai raised his sleeves to cover half of his eyes, and tried hard to look forward.

But there were four people standing in front of the Hanlin Academy, namely Liu Tingxi, a bachelor of Hanlin and a secretary of the Zhanshi Mansion, Wu Yingyan, a bachelor of the school and a minister of the Ministry of War, Tao Yue, a bachelor of the school and a young secretary of the Zhanshi, and Ding Siquan, a lecturer of the lecturer of the lecturer.

Four bachelor-level Hanliners, Liu Tingxi, took the lead. Wu Yingyan and Tao Yue stood behind Liu Tingxi and stood left and right. Behind Wu Yingyan was Ding Siquan, and behind Tao Yue, there was obviously a seat free.

That was the position of the new lecturer Wei Chen, but Wei Chen has not yet taken office.

Seeing this, Sheng Changbai couldn't help but sigh.

It’s better to give a leave of absence and marry. You don’t even need to participate in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven. At this moment, Wei Chen is afraid that he will still lie at home and sleep.

Sheng Changbai suddenly envied Wei Chen, and he didn't have to get up early or get cold.

If possible, who would like to stand here to have a breath of wind like a fool in this cold weather?

Dispelling the random thoughts in his mind, Sheng Changbai tightened the poor court ward, and continued to hold his breath and wait silently for the beginning of the ceremony like a group of colleagues around him.

Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!

After three pure whips, the drums and music in front of the hall sounded together, and everyone's expressions instantly became solemn and solemn.

Emperor Zhao Zhen slowly walked out of the hall gate, and tens of thousands of people knelt down and bowed together, shouting long live the mountain, and the cry was like a tsunami of landslide, echoing over the square.

Then Zhao Zhen climbed onto the Yulu Temple. After the Honglu Temple Minister praised the drums and music, horse hooves and footsteps began to sound one after another.

First, six elephants started to guide the car, and more than a hundred cavalry of the Qingyou team walked along the road. More than two hundred people in the front guard of honor held the flags of the Vermillion Bird and Yellow Dragon, Feng Boyu Division, Lei Gong and Ding Mother, followed closely behind.

Then Taichang's front propaganda, Sitianjian, front cavalry, six army ceremonial guards, left and right guards, Jinwu guards, support Japanese troops, Fengchen army...

Dozens of teams passed through Xuande Gate in batches and walked south along the Imperial Road.

On top of the jade, Zhao Zhen held it, as if the withered sculpture in the temple.

Although he was the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Zhen’s situation was actually not much better than officials like the Sheng family’s father and son.

He is just as cold now.

The jade under the seat is an old antique passed down from the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The green dragon on the left and the white tiger on the right, decorated with the back of the turtle as a pattern, and is decorated with gold and silver.

The decoration is extremely exquisite, and the various furnishings show their dignity, which is very consistent with the identity of the emperor, but it does not take into account the comfort of the ride.

The jade tent was airy on all sides, and there was only a layer of gauze tent covering the emperor's face, but this thin gauze tent could not block the bitter cold wind of midnight.

So, on the way south from Xuandemen, Zhao Zhen was already so cold that his face turned blue and his lips turned white before he could cross the Zhouqiao.

Gao Huai, who was accompanying him, soon discovered that Zhao Zhen was abnormal and quickly asked someone to find a small warming stove. When he was about to hand over the jade, Zhao Zhen stopped him softly.

At the imperial court ceremony, everything must be done according to the etiquette. Even the emperor cannot act rashly. No one can be more or less or less jewelry or utensils carried with him.

Even if it's just a small stove.

Zhao Zhen, who was already trembling all over his body, waved his hand and signaled Gao Huai to retreat. Then he took a deep breath, forced his back straight, sat upright, and continued to maintain the dignity that the emperor should have.

In previous years, I also had this kind of support, just stay in Qingyang Palace.

There is a palace as warm as spring, and an imperial physician with excellent medical skills. Just drink a bowl of warm and nourishing medicine soup, after sweating, and rest for a while, your body will be much better.

The sky gradually became brighter, and the huge ceremonial vehicles had already driven out of Nanxun Gate one after another.

When the red sun completely jumped out of the horizon, Zhao Zhen's imperial guard finally arrived at the Qingcheng Palace, five miles south of the city.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen's face was terrible pale, Gao Huai and several other eunuchs rushed forward and helped Zhao Zhen down.

Gao Huai whispered: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Doctor is already waiting in Duancheng Hall."

Zhao Zhen tried hard to open his eyes, looked at the palace not far away, nodded, and took a step with some difficulty.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew, blowing out half of the candles and fires in the square.

The flag not far away shook a few times in the wind, and then broke in the middle with a click.

Almost at the same time, Zhao Zhen staggered under his feet and fell to the ground, unconscious.

This incident happened very quickly, just in the flash of lightning. The civil and military officials present were stunned for a moment and knelt on the ground in panic.

"His Majesty!"

"Is your Majesty's dragon body safe?"

"I have been killed thousands of times but failed to realize this fierce wind. I have disturbed the Holy Lord. Please give up your crime!"

The officials were talking nonsense, like a vegetable market, and officials were also mortals. When they encountered such a thing, they would inevitably be in a hurry.

Officials under the third rank did not dare to leave their seats easily and went forward to investigate and inquire. They would kneel down and ask for guilt before talking.

In the end, Han Zhang, the chief assistant of Longtu Pavilion, came out to take charge of the overall situation. Han Zhang first stepped forward to check Zhao Zhen's situation, and then immediately asked the eunuch to send Zhao Zhen, who was already unconscious, to Duancheng Hall and invite the imperial physician to consult and treat it.

Except for the three Grand Secretary, the Six Ministers, the Hanlin Bachelor, and several other important officials were left behind, the rest of the officials, including two princes, were dispersed and they went to their residences in the palace for a while.

In the chaos, Sheng Hong walked through the crowd and found Sheng Changbai. Seeing that his son was safe and sound, Sheng Hong felt a little relieved and returned to the residence with Sheng Changbai.

On the way back, I happened to see several officials looking gray, as if they were losing their parents, and they were muttering words.

"The stern and storm are not fulfilled, this is a sign of great danger!"

When Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai heard this, they turned their heads and looked at each other, their eyelids twitching, unable to hide their horror.
Chapter completed!