Every year on the third day of March, it is one of the most important days for hundreds of millions of people in the vast nine states. According to customs handed down from ancient times, most countries will hold grand celebrations, offering sacrifices to God to pray for good weather, peace and prosperity for the country and the people. Sacrifice celebrations
It is also a rare carnival day for them. Starting from the morning when it is still dark, the streets and alleys of Yanjing City are crowded with people. Many people get up early to occupy a good position to see this annual grand event.
Extremely di
du float parade.
There will be acrobatic singing and dancing artists from all over Kyushu taking to the streets to perform, and the main street will be packed with excitement. It can be said that the festive atmosphere is even more lively than the Chinese New Year.
However, at this time, the atmosphere in Yan Lingyun's palace was solemn and there was no festive joy.
In last night's battle, despite adequate preparations, the enemy's strength was beyond everyone's expectation. More than twenty bodyguards from the palace were sacrificed, and many Sword Sect disciples were injured. The city guards responsible for the peripheral interception
The military masters also suffered seven or eight casualties.
Although the enemy left dozens of corpses inside and outside the palace, they were not able to capture a single person alive. It is still a mystery which force is the real culprit behind the scenes.
In terms of results, it is not a real victory.
This made Lei Li, the elder of Tianji Palace who set up the killing, very unhappy. He lost his temper several times. Qin Yun and his fellow disciples had to go around him to avoid getting into trouble and suffering disaster.
However, Lei Li admired Qin Yun's performance quite a lot, and said that when he returned to the sect, he would ask for credit for Qin Yun from the sect, so that he could at least receive rewards for his contribution.
After handling all the follow-up matters, Yan Lingyun cheered up and said to Lei Li: "Uncle, it's getting late. Let's set off to the Temple of Heaven together!" The ceremony was about to officially begin.
The Temple of Heaven is located in front of the main entrance of the Dayan Palace. It is based on a huge stone platform. It is grand in scale and majestic. It is surrounded by nine thick dragon stone pillars. The white jade altar is swaying under the light of the rising sun.
The faint light shows the splendor of the thousand-year empire.
Thousands of ordinary residents came to watch the ceremony, but they were all blocked one mile away. Only the Yan family, wealthy nobles, foreign envoys and representatives of various forces could follow His Majesty the Emperor in front of the Temple of Heaven.
Let’s worship the gods together and pray for the blessings of the gods!
Accompanied by the loud bells ringing in the morning light, Emperor Longwu of the Yan Dynasty changed his sacrificial robes from the dressing platform on the southeast side of the Temple of Heaven, and slowly stepped onto the Temple of Heaven while stepping on the gold gravel collected from the depths of the Manglong Mountain.
After removing the stone, go to the middle platform to worship.
The firewood stove welcomes the emperor and the god. The music plays "The Chapter of Beginning of Peace"!
The solemn Emperor Longwu once again walked up the ninety-nine and eighty-one steps, knelt down in front of the main tablet on the top floor, and offered incense.
God performs three kneels and nine bows.
After the obeisance ceremony was completed, the royal family minister knelt down to read the congratulations, and the music temporarily stopped. After the congratulations were read, the music started playing again, and Emperor Longwu knelt down three times and bowed nine times for the third time, and went to the throne to present his title.
The palace orchestra played "The Chapter of Jiaping" and danced the "Dance of Neon Clothes", which pushed the whole sacrificial ceremony to a climax. Both the nobles and the common people inside and outside the venue cheered loudly, wishing His Majesty the Emperor long live and the great Yan Empire.
Eternal prosperity!
Qin Yun has never experienced such a grand and majestic scene. With the perseverance of his soul and mind, he can't help but get excited about it. The power accumulated by the Yan Empire for thousands of years does have the momentum to intimidate the world!
Something in the blood seemed to wake up at this moment, endless power spread wantonly in the body, and he couldn't help but clenched his fists hard.
Qin Yun clearly felt that his strength and cultivation, which he had just achieved a breakthrough last night, were showing signs of improvement again, even reaching the peak of the third innate heaven!
At this moment, Lei Li, who was standing in front, seemed to have something in his mind and suddenly looked back at Qin Yun.
It was this glance that made Qin Yun immediately calm down, and he quickly used his energy and breath to calm down his somewhat turbulent inner energy. He secretly exclaimed that it was dangerous. If he broke through the bottleneck at this time, he really didn't know what the consequences would be.
His sharp gaze turned on his face, and he turned his head back as if nothing had happened.
On the Temple of Heaven, Emperor Longwu began to perform the final tribute. He consecrated the gods in turn. The palace orchestra below the stage played the "Yong Ping Chapter" dance and the "Dance of Yu Cang". Three ministers from Guanglu Temple of Great Yan entered
Offer wine in front of the Supreme God.
Emperor Longwu drank three cups of sacrificial wine in a row, which meant that he was exercising power on behalf of Heaven and at the same time accepted the kneeling worship of the three ministers!
The orchestra played "Xi Ping Chapter".
Emperor Longwu bowed three times and bowed nine times to the throne of God, and the orchestra played "Pingzhi Zhang".
Then the "Zhang of Peace" sounded, and the sacrifices were sent to the furnace for burning. Emperor Longwu came to the burning position, watched the burning of the sacrifices to the accompaniment of the music of "Zhang of Peace", and finally stepped down from the Temple of Heaven and drove back to the palace.
The festival ceremony lasted for two hours.
Then, the entire Yanjing celebration officially kicked off, and the carnival will last for nine days.
But at this moment of celebration, Qin Yun was preparing to leave.
In fact, ever since Mu Tieyi learned about the disappearance of Shangye Village, he felt more and more guilty. After completing the mission of the sect, he really didn't want to stay for a moment and hurried back to take a look.
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He decided not to return to Tiancheng Sword Sect, but to rush back to Dajing Town. Although he had asked Mu Tieyi to rush back before, he could not let go of his worries after all.
Jian Zong's special envoy will continue to stay in Yanjing for a while, but it doesn't matter whether Qin Yun is there or not. He has already received rewards and rewards from Emperor Longwu, so staying in Di Du is a waste of time.
After understanding Qin Yun's situation, Lei Li agreed to his request in a reasonable manner.
But Yan Lingyun didn't know why, and insisted that Qin Yun stay until the next morning before leaving.
Although Qin Yun was eager to return home, he also knew that Yan Lingyun was definitely not the kind of person who was messy and unreasonable. He must have his reasons for doing this, so he had no objection.
In the early morning of the next day, when the west gate of Yanjing was just opened, two horses carrying the knights on their backs rushed out of the city gate like the wind, and soon left the magnificent city far behind.
Behind him.
"Senior Brother Yan, you can send it here..."
Qin Yun pulled the reins to slow down his mount, and said to Yan Lingyun, who was running alongside him: "You have a lot to do, so you'd better go back!"
Yan Lingyun nodded, took out a roll of golden silk cloth from his arms and handed it to Qin Yun.
Qin Yun was stunned for a moment: "What is this?"
Yan Lingyun smiled and said: "This is a letter of title and territory. Yesterday, I asked my father for a favor, and designated Dajing Town, together with the fifteen surrounding villages, including Shangye Village, as your title.
Leader, that will be your territory from now on, no one can easily violate it, let alone tax it!"
"The Ministry of Officials has sent people to work hard to deliver the contents of the imperial letter to Qinghe County overnight. By the time you get there, the imperial order should have arrived at about the same time."
Title territory!
Qin Yun's heart suddenly surged with warmth, and he was so moved that he couldn't even speak.
Although he does not pursue worldly fame, wealth and power, he also knows that titles and territories are rare. Generally speaking, only those who have made great contributions to the empire can obtain hereditary fiefs.
The Yan Empire has been passed down for thousands of years, and the land available for rewards will only become less and less. Now His Majesty the Emperor will never give out land easily, so even if Qin Yun made great contributions in the Lingyang War, the reward he received would not be
Including titles and territories.
Yan Lingyun definitely paid a very high price to obtain this letter for him, even if he was a prince.
With this letter, Qin Yun can truly and perfectly solve the problem of Shangye Village, allowing all the villagers to live a stable and prosperous life from now on.
Otherwise, after he returns, he can only use his identity and financial resources to temporarily help Shangye Village tide over the difficulties. No one can guarantee what will happen in the future. It is impossible to kill all those corrupt officials, and it is impossible to kill them all.
clean.
Yan Lingyun's method is undoubtedly to draw fire from the bottom of the cauldron, and there is no solution to any future troubles.
"Senior brother..."
Yan Lingyun waved his hand to stop Qin Yun from saying words of gratitude: "Junior Brother Qin Yun, you don't need to thank me. Compared with your help to me, this little thing is nothing. You and I are intertwined in life and death, so there is no need to lobby.
Rhetoric!"
He paused and continued: "Next month I will go to the south to control Jingnan. I don't know if there will be a chance to meet again. I wish my junior brother in the Sword Sect can gain a glimpse of the supreme martial arts and achieve success.
The magical power of transformation!"
Qin Yunsurong clasped his fists and said, "Thank you so much, senior brother, and I wish you can get what you want and one day rule the world!"
This is what Qin Yun said from the bottom of his heart. With Yan Lingyun's character and virtue, if he can become the Emperor of Yan, it will undoubtedly be a blessing to the people of Yan Yun.
Of course, these words must not be heard by others, otherwise both people will be in trouble if they spread.
Yan Lingyun laughed loudly, clasped his fists at Qin Yun, then turned his horse's head and fled away!
Qin Yun watched the other party disappear at the end of the road, feeling filled with emotions in his heart.
He knew that Yan Lingyun had never given up his efforts to recruit him, but today he sent a generous gift as parting without any intention of being a favor. He definitely owed this favor!
Putting away his feelings, Qin Yun embarked on a journey to Qinghe County.
Qinghe County, where Qin Yun's hometown is located, is located on the northwest border of Yanyun Prefecture. It is a relatively remote small county, thousands of miles away from Yanjing. He traveled day and night all the way, and got lost several times along the way. It took him more than half a month to travel.
