Chapter 768 The Crown (Part 2)
The lazy sunshine in early spring extends throughout the city. Many people walked in this city earlier than before this morning and gathered around the streets. After the New Year's Eve, news about the emperor's abdication of the King of Jin had spread. There were rumors in the Central Plains states and counties, and even in the countryside. Those who have the conditions rushed to Xudu to join in the fun as early as the end of the New Year's Eve, so that in early February, the city was crowded, and even in the suburbs could not book an empty room.
At the same time, Xuchang's alert level reached unimaginably strict. Just becoming a patrolling cavalry was several times more than usual. The scouts in the North Wolf Cavalry spread for dozens of miles with Xudu as the center, staring at the official roads leading to various prefectures and counties. The archwolf cavalry rode horses to patrol the city wall every half hour. The Xiliang infantry and the Heishan infantry took over the defense of the former Cao family soldiers. Cheng Yu, who was stationed in the imperial city, turned a blind eye to the Xiliang cavalry mixed with the Weiwei. He could tolerate such a special period, and at the same time, he was a little confused and nervous about the upcoming dynasty change.
He stood on the wall of the imperial city and breathed a long sigh. Looking at the sunshine shining in the sky and the sunshine in the distance, he closed his eyes reluctantly. After a moment, he quietly ordered his confidant next to him: "Open the city gate and welcome the new emperor."
Morning light pushed away the dark outline and moved forward. Gongsun Zhi closed his eyes and rode up with the carriage. He had no changes in his face at the countless gazes on both sides of the street, but he also had complicated thoughts about what was coming. As the carriage was moving, he spoke softly.
"Zhongkang, do you think that being an emperor alone will be a good emperor?"
Xu Chu, Li Ke, Dian Wei looked at each other, and they did not dare to speak casually at these words. However, the King of Jin over there gradually smiled, "You dare not say it anymore, because Gu is not the leader of the horse thief, nor the governor of the northern land galloping on the grassland... but the emperor of a country! Emperor! You are afraid of saying the wrong words."
The two pairs of eyes and the street scene followed the king's carriage backwards. When Gongsun Zhi said these in a low voice, he still had a smile on his face. The ruthlessness of his galloping on the grassland as a horse thief, his courage and means when he governed the northern border for the governor, he was confident and determined, and he also had loneliness and hypocrisy. He finally turned into invisible at one moment and settled in his bones.
"After all, it's the emperor..."
He smiled: "I still remember that the White Wolf Origin is composed of only a few small hills. It is lush with trees and a pool in the middle, with leaves and bird droppings. Later, it was cleaned up by the Sour Sect. The sunshine in the sky shone and was clear. Later, many women were rescued and married to the horse thieves to become wives. In summer evenings, many people lay in secret places and watched the naked woman take a bath."
Speaking of this, Gongsun Zhi smiled even brighter, "This is the best time for me..." A trace of water stain appeared in the corner of his eyes, and he repeated: "...... Such a good time can't be returned."
"Not necessarily that moment." Cao Chun, who was driving, relaxed the reins, turned to look at him, and smiled on his face: "Now everyone doesn't have to fight for their lives, and they have a full meal, and there are also women and children. They were all fought by the leaders at the time. Do you think so?!"
Li Ke nodded fiercely: "Of course! But except for the time I met Lu Bu."
"Which time?" Dian Wei turned his head to look at him. Li Ke glanced at him, "You are still hunting with bare feet."
"fart!"
The walls of the imperial city were faintly in their eyes. In the team, Hua Xiong and Cao Ang suddenly rode their horses and guarded the car with Cao Chun, Li Ke and Dian Wei. As if they had already agreed, they bowed to Gongsun Zhi together. Some people's eyes were already wet and red, and they shouted in a choked voice: "Captain, please allow me to call the leader again."
"leader"
"leader"
In the voices of the group of people that belonged only to the beginning, Gongsun Zhi slowly stood up with tears in his eyes and smiled at them. When the team had already entered the imperial city gate. The skylight shone on the tall figure. He raised his hand and waved his hand suddenly: "Brothers, come to the palace with the orphan."
"yes!"
The team crossed the city gate and extended towards the palace.
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Xuchang, Xun Mansion.
Xun Yu sat quietly in the study room, with the windows around him closed, and in the lights that were not bright. He sat upright behind the long desk, closing his eyes and motionless. Since he was released from prison, he rarely went out of the palace. Among them, Cheng Yu, Man Chong and others came to invite him to serve as an official, but he refused. Today is the day when the King of Jin ascended the throne. The Han Dynasty is about to be gone, and Cao Gong is no longer there. There is no more in this world worth nostalgic about.
The mountains and rivers that have been working hard for half a lifetime are finally about to change their names. Xun Yu opened his eyes, looked at the bronze lord on the desk, slowly filled it in his hand, and raised it slowly to his lips: "Respect the emperors of the Han family, respect their close friend Cao Cao, and respect the comrades who have been running for the Han Dynasty for half a lifetime!"
"…Yu, I let you down."
He raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
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The narrow palace road fell behind, and the continuous team moved forward, with their vision unfolding in front.
The huge school ground, towering high platform, countless flags were standing around, and the sound of the wind was roaring. The rain gods on both sides and the moon gods set up huge braziers. The flames swayed, and the black smoke rushed towards the sky. The sacrifice had begun. Under the platform, more than 300 officials of all sizes were kneeling, and 5,000 iron armored soldiers in the Tiger Guard camp guarded everywhere. A school captain saw the team coming, ran and waved the command flags, and countless soldiers smashed on the ground in this moment.
The sound of thunder never dissipated for a long time.
Hua Xin pressed the hilt of the sword and invited Liu Xie, who was trembling beside him, to the altar, Huan Jie, Wang Lang, Man Chong and others to follow him. Liu Xie trembledly picked up the edict, and tears flowed down his eyes.
"...... The Han Dynasty was so old that the country and thieves were in power, which caused harm to the people of the world and desecrated the emperors of all generations. I was also ashamed of sitting in the throne. The Yellow Turban disturbed the people and the people of several states lived in poverty. The Dong thief caused harm to the court, and the prestige of the Han Dynasty was difficult. Fortunately, the King of Jin led his troops south, and the war minister Yuan Shao was in Jizhou and pacified Liu Bei in Xichuan..."
In the distance, Gongsun Zhi got out of the car and pursed his lips tightly and strode into the slowly reading of the edict.
"...... King Jin traveled around the world to survive and perish the world, cleared the world, and had great merits. I personally think that the Han Dynasty inherited the fortune of Yao, and had the right to pass on the saints. He also upholds the idea of being a public servant. He entrusted the creatures of the land of China to King Jin Gongsun Zhi. He also hopes that you will pass on my words today to Sun Quan, Jiangdong, and tell him to think of family and country, avoid robbing each other and fight against each other in the same family!"
In the sky, Gongsun Zhi, who was stroking towards the altar, walked up to the altar of Zen. The figures of kneeling and standing with their swords held their breath, looked at the standing figure on the platform, and walked forward. Liu Xie put down his edict and turned around, and bowed his face to the upward Gongsun Zhi. Others held the emperor's imperial treasure over. His voice was very low: "King Jin, I... have done what I should do."
Wang Lang, not far from Liu Xie, walked over with the sealed book. When he looked at Gongsun Zhi there, the latter nodded silently, spread the silk in his hand, and the sound became loud.
"The emperor issued an edict, and the ministers under the altar knelt down and listened to the book."
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In Yanmen County, green buds emerged from branches, and on the official road where several horses galloped, Cai Yan sat in the carriage and looked at the towering mountains. She had not walked out of Shanggu County for many years. Such a scenery made her feel fresh. Most of the time, the woman still prayed for her husband in the carriage. After today, the world will be different.
In Youzhou, the spring rain continued, and a man named Guo Huai buried his master. After his mother, she carried the iron spear that had accompanied him for many years to Shanggu County. Occasionally, the rain stopped, revealing a touch of spring sun shining on his strong face. After many years of martial arts, she would eventually avenge her dead father.
Ju Yang, in the tall palace and the quiet ancestral hall, the ancient lamp burns oil. A woman looked at the shrine expressionlessly. She was already clear-headed and could not even remember her name as Zhen Mi.
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The flames of the Moon God Platform burned fiercely, distorting the air, and the brocade spreading in Wang Lang swelled and swelled in the wind.
"...... The Han Dynasty was in the twilight, and since Emperor Ling, it was already in chaos in the world, and the lives were in trouble, such as Zhang Jiao, Dong Zhuo, and Yuan Shao, who were all evil and plotted against each other, were like the King of Wei Cao Cao, who lifted the sky, and tried his best to become a rioter. Although he died, he did not care about it. He only planned a peaceful place for the people of the world, and could breathe and do his best to the old age. Only then did he have such a smooth north and south and no longer had any war. It was difficult, so you should cherish it..."
Below, Cao Ang cried in a low voice. Many generals and counselors from the Cao family, such as Yu Jin, Li Dian, and Le Jin, were even more crying. If Cao Cao had not known people, how could they be promoted from the end of the day to the current command of the army? Today, they could hear the contents of the same prayer in the Fengshan Imperial Edict. Many old generals of the Cao family kowtowed their heads to the high platform.
"However, just like after King Jin inherited Duke Cao, he saved all directions from danger and cleared the riots of various states and protected the ancestral temples of the Han Dynasty. I am grateful and know that my talent and virtue are not enough, and I am afraid that I will sit in the golden hall again, which will lead to the world overturn. Since ancient times, Tang Yao abdicated in Yu Shun, and Shun also ordered Yu, and my Han Dynasty should pursue the great sages and great virtues."
Wang Lang's face was flushed and his eyes were eager. At the end of his reading, he turned around and looked towards Gongsun Zhi, his voice rising to the extreme: "For King Jin to obey the great gifts, and to enjoy the whole country with abdication of the destiny!!!"
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Cao Mansion, Cao Pi pushed a woman to the ground, her hair was loose, she pointed at the other party shakingly, cursed several times, carried all her things out, threw them out of the room, and shouted hysterically: "Get out."
Guo Zhao covered her red cheeks and pounced on the closed door, slapped her cryingly.
In Jingzhou, the water camp along the river, Guan Yu was in good health. With the help of his eldest son Guan Ping, he walked out and met Lu Bu who was inspecting. The two of them were chatting about gossips. In the distance of their sight, generals from the north were slapping in the river. Zhang Liao, Wen Chou, Zhang He and others had already eaten several sips of water. Zhou Cang stood on a small boat, laughing naked, and the next second, Yan Rou grabbed his ankle and dragged it into the water.
"June, look, if the world continues to fight, can these people get along like this?" Lu Bu stood by the river bank, smiling on his wrinkled face.
Guan Yu was silent for a long time, but finally nodded in agreement.
"It's rare to let you, the stubborn old guy, nod, go!" Lu Bu pulled him and looked over the big tent. "Today, the new emperor ascended the throne, you might as well drink a few cups to congratulate the new emperor."
"Kun is not afraid of you!" Immediately, the two left side by side. Gao Shun glanced at Guan Ping who was slightly stunned by the side, "This is just that Hou Wen wants to find an opportunity to drink."
On the stretching and peaceful Yangtze River, white sails are covered with clouds, and they are ready to cross the river.
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Xu Du stopped by the sound of the Zen altar, Wang Lang returned with the edict, and Gongsun Zhi then accepted eight great gifts, including: welcoming the sky, laying jade and silk, raising the sacrificial quotations, carrying the first, and finally three gifts, as well as removing the food and giving gifts, the ceremony was completed.
Soon, Jian Shuo came over with the white jade twelve-stand crown crown. Tears were already flowing down when he was applying powdery old face. After wearing the emperor crown for Gongsun Zhi with his own hands, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "I'm worth it for this life..."
Then, he walked to the front, straightened his back with a bow, and shouted loudly with a hoarse and sharp voice: "Welcome to the New Emperor!"
In front of the vision, the sky is rolling and the flags are flying.
In the sunshine, in the huge schoolyard, the civil and military kneeling raised their heads in a dense manner. Gongsun Zhi, wearing a crown, slowly stood up, passed Wang Lang, Hua Xin, and Liu Xie, and walked to the stage step by step. When the wind stroked the white jade bead curtain in front of his sight, his lips covered with black beards opened, and his majestic voice resounded.
"There are old ministers of the Cao family, some ministers who have finally become Han Dynasty, and some who have two hearts. But now they are all the same. You are all my civil and military officials, my ministers. What you have done and what you want to do in the past has passed. The world will be unified again, and the new era will witness in your eyes and complete it in your hands!"
In the luxurious scabbard on his waist, the cold light of the Yitian Sword burst out bit by bit, held it between his hands, raised it towards the sky, and the voice roared out: "... No matter whether it is the Han Dynasty or the Jin Dynasty, you and I will always be Han people, no matter how young, old or weak, no matter how high or low, all of them are the same clan. Take this Emperor's Sword as a vow, starting from me, and never changing in the years to come!"
The bright sky light reflected on the sword's edge and drew a bright light, making a buzzing sound, and everyone's eyes were stuck on the platform.
Countless figures below stood up. On the huge school ground, whether soldiers or civil officials, generals raised their arms and danced their weapons. Many different sounds swept across like a torrent at this moment, and then exploded in the sky.
"Long live the Han people!!!"
On the tenth day of the second month, Liu Xie abdicated the throne of Gongsun Zhi, and rebuilt Annian to the first year of Qinglong. The country was named Dajin. He was named Liu Xie as Shanyang Gong and moved to Shanyang County, Yanzhou to live in his old age. He could not enter the court without Xuan summoning. Half a month later, the fast horse carrying Jin Dynasty documents led to various states for communication, and the real war began.
Chapter completed!