On the way to the Temple of Heaven to worship the sky, Liu Yu did not invite anyone else, but invited Lan He to rest in the carriage. Even if Lan He wanted to pretend to be confused, he understood that Liu Yu intended to target him today.

"Wuyi Hou is determined, and the old minister can still withstand it. No... there is no need to rest."

"Yeah?"

Liu Yu suddenly smiled and took out something from his sleeve to show Lan He. Because Liu Yu covered it with his sleeve, Lan He only saw clearly what Liu Yu took out. After Liu Yu showed it a little, he put the things back into his sleeve. Lan He's face turned pale at this time and cold sweat began to appear on his head.

Liu Yu asked again: "Does Lan Xiang feel a little tired now?"

Lan He's breath said a little distractedly: "Yes...yes..."

Liu Yu asked the carriage to go from front to side by side. Because the road was relatively spacious, even if the team of the officials was parallel to the carriage, it would not feel congested. Liu Yu "invited" Lan He to get on the carriage first, and then Liu Yu also boarded the carriage. The civil and military ministers on the side were all looking at the carriage curiously, guessing what was going on inside.

Unable to let the ministers think too much, Lan He had already come out after the tea was in. When he entered, Lan He was in a little abnormal mood. When he came out, he seemed to be a little unsteady. He fell back to the ground and staggered a little after taking a step. Liu Yu held him behind him and smiled and said, "Lan Xiang should take care of his health, why bother to force him? Why not sit in the carriage again."

"No need, thank you for your kindness." Lan He looked very determined, and he sat in the carriage for a while before getting off. The ministers were also thinking that he was probably really as Liu Yu said, and he was useless as old.

Lan He returned to the team of officials, and someone was trying to approach and ask. At this time, Liu Yu came over and walked with Lan He and did not give others the chance to talk to him.

Liu Yu seemed to be talking about the process of the throne ceremony along the way. The two or three miles of road were completed in a short time. When he arrived at the Yuanqiu Altar, the carriage was still next to the officials. Someone wanted to get closer to find out, but the carriage suddenly accelerated for a few steps. After stopping on the side of the road, the guards were not the Imperial Guards, but the female Guards.

As the drums and music started, the officials could no longer care about the mysterious carriage. Liu Yu no longer had to stay in the team of officials. He wanted to welcome the emperor to come down to the imperial carriage.

However, Liu Yu still did not give others the chance to chat with Lan He. This time he came forward to pick up Luan. Liu Yu even brought Han Sheng, Lan He and the Minister of Rites Huang Cheng with him. The Luan carriage landed. Qier walked down the Luan carriage with Xu Xuanzhu's support. Liu Yu took Qier's arm and whispered to Xu Xuanzhu: "Taste, take care of yourself."

Xu Xuanzhu was pregnant enough at this time. As Liu Yu's first child, Liu Yu was still very serious on weekdays. Xu Xuanzhu could not have to attend today or ride with Qi'er, but Xu Xuanzhu insisted on walking all the way. In fact, she also wanted to witness Qi'er's ascension ceremony and not leave any regrets for herself.

Hearing Liu Yu's lenient words, Xu Xuanzhu smiled faintly on his face. He sorted out the armor on his body and followed Liu Yu toward the direction of Yuanqiutan.

The person in charge of the garrison of Yuanqiutan was Ye Wei, the right commander of the Imperial Guard. The Ye family was also a family in Chang'an City. Ye Wei was only twenty-seven or eight years old and was young and promising, but he was a vase. A general who was promoted by Su Yan and had not gone through actual combat.

Ye Wei wanted to go forward to salute the new emperor, but was stopped by Liu Yu. Liu Yu made a gesture of giving way, and Ye Wei gave up to the side in disappointment, so the imperial carriage and his party could pass through the red carpet of the Yuanqiu Altar and climb to the first floor. All officials began to display under the Yuanqiu Altar.

The civil and military officials were divided by rank. With sixteen to eighteen people, there were more than thirty lines. Liu Yu roughly estimated that there were five or six hundred officials participating in the ceremony today. Among the civil and military officials, except for a few princes and nobles, such as Su Yan, who were listed in the first row and Chai Jin, the rest were ordinary ministers. Although the other princesses and princes were invited to attend this time, they could only wait for congratulations in the palace. As for the third prince and fifth prince, the princes who were once crushed by Liu Yu, they did not have the opportunity to attend such a grand ceremony.

Liu Yu took Chai Jin's attention, and he was a little lonely at this time. This time, Chai Jin took Ling Xu to attend the ceremony and seemed unique, but Ling Xu was not Su Bi after all, and she was not qualified to come to Yuanqiutan.

With the sound of drums and music, all officials stand firm, and everything will be done when the auspicious time arrives and the ceremony begins.

Standing on the first floor altar, except for Liu Yu and Xu Xuanzhu, only female official Qu Ning and Minister of Rites Huang Cheng were left. In the back, the Imperial Guards President Qu Zhu stood with a sword. Among the female guards, today was the guard captain Lu Chu'er. Lu Chu'er was crying for his grandfather and suing his grandmother to get the opportunity to show off today. If it were before, Liu Yu would never use her, but today's Lu Chu'er has "special use" for Liu Yu.

The Emperor's Prison, the Honglu Temple of the Ministry of Rites, was always looking at the sundial. As the shadow of the pointer reached the scale of the noon, the Emperor's Prison immediately reported to the Minister of Rites Huang Cheng. With Huang Cheng raising his hand, the drums and music paused, and the emperor's priest ceremony for the Emperor's ascension to the throne officially began.

The first step is to read the first floor of the sacrificial text, which Huang Cheng personally reads to sacrifice to heaven. This is also the first today's announcement, mainly to follow the heavens and respond to the destiny as the main body, declaring today's time, place, reasons for coming here, and the fortune of the heavenly world. Because the surrounding area of ​​the Yuanqiu Altar is empty, the wind seems a bit loud, and Huang Cheng's voice is not very loud. Liu Yu guessed that the officials below may not be able to hear what he was saying clearly, and this is just a form at most.

When Huang Cheng's announcement was read, the trumpet sounded and it was the turn of the new emperor to worship.

The new emperor bowed down in Huang Cheng's "worship of the sky". As the emperor knelt down, the civil and military officials below had no reason to stand, and they bowed one after another. Qier took the three incense sticks handed over by the female official next to him and inserted it into the incense burner. Then Qier bowed for a while, and the officials bowed down. The horns stopped. The large furnace and cauldron on the first floor were moved away by several people, making a way out, so that Qier could climb to the second floor.

The second floor is the emperor worshiping the earth and the four seasons. The main thing is to burn incense and kowtow. After the second bow, she will wait until she climbs to the third floor, and the ceremony of worshipping the sky will enter the most critical link.

The emperor read the text of sacrifice and telling the heavens.

The text of the Heavens was written by officials of the Ministry of Rites and was read by Qier himself to show his determination to govern the country and stabilize the world, just like an inauguration speech. However, the emperor's speech for offering sacrifices to heaven is different from an inauguration speech, because the emperor did not need to explain to the subjects of the world, and the object of her responsibility was "Heaven". Therefore, Qier took the speech for offering sacrifices to heaven written by Huang Si, and did not turn around and read to the officials below like Huang Cheng, and read it directly to the heaven.

As Qi'er's sacrificial text was read over, it was her turn to take over the power. All officials should kneel down and kowtow to witness the arrival of this grand moment.

But at this moment, something happened suddenly. Although more than 400 of the more than 500 officials were kneeling down on the stage, nearly 100 officials did not kneel down. That means they did not recognize the legitimacy of the new emperor's throne. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. Read.)
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