Chapter 419 The Secret Prophecy of the Shenglong Ceremony
The eighth day of September, the Emperor’s Ceremony.
The weather was fine that day, and all civil and military officials were waiting outside Tian'en Hall early in the morning.
Emperor Shenyuan walked slowly from Wan'an Gate in a jade chariot. In addition to the eighty-one bearers, there were thousands of people leading the way, accompanied by chariots, and honor guards and soldiers following behind.
Looking from a distance, it looks like a mountain of brocade. (I found this part boring, so I briefly passed it through)
The ceremonial officer stood on the high platform and shouted orders, and everyone kowtowed in obedience and shouted long live the mountain.
Because of the Yao family's trouble, the matters originally planned regarding the queen had to be cancelled.
What everyone is most concerned about is that after the emperor offered sacrifices to heaven, the Qingque Imperial Master performed a great prophecy.
Although I don’t know exactly what it is, it is always a prediction about the fate of the country.
There was less gossip, a large set of complicated etiquette regulations were completed during the day, and the banquet was held in the evening.
Everyone was so hungry that their chests were touching their backs. Even though the table was filled with vegetarian dishes, it was still better than being hungry.
After the banquet was arranged, the emperor took a shower and changed clothes again, and everyone washed their faces and rinsed their mouths, and watched the performance of the great prophecy while waiting for dinner.
The Dharma platform has already been set up outside Haide Hall. The Dharma platform has seven floors in total, with seven little Taoist priests guarding each floor.
Qingque stood on the seventh floor, with his hair disheveled and bare feet, holding a magic weapon in his hand and chanting a spell.
The dozens of little Taoist priests were not idle either, and they all followed Qingque in reciting mantras.
The emperor took the lead and knelt under the altar, praying sincerely. Behind him were all the civil and military officials, as well as the concubines and princes.
After struggling for more than an hour, Qingque put down the magic weapon, closed his eyes and propped up the si.
Everyone looked up at him, not daring to express their anger.
At this time, Qingque was already possessed by the immortal. His eyes were closed tightly and only his hands were moving.
After a while, his hand stopped and he fell straight to the ground.
The Taoist boy on the side quickly carried him down, and the emperor walked up to the altar and looked at the prophecies on the sand table supporting the altar.
Under the illumination of the lamp beads, four lines of poetry were written on the huge sand table:
The white tiger and the green dragon fight,
Seize the Dysprosium front in the fields and waters.
Clarify chaos and open eyes of wisdom,
The flowing clouds have dispersed and you can see the king’s star.
The emperor then asked the bachelor who was following him to write down the prophecy carefully.
Then, after he finished worshiping on the stage, he walked down.
Qingque also woke up at this time, and the emperor asked to show him the prophecy.
Qingque said: "This is an instruction from God. There are mysteries in it. No one dares to explain it casually. Your Majesty, please take your time to read it in detail."
The ceremony finally came to an end, the emperor returned to the palace to rest, and the officials left the palace to go home.
Only the eunuchs and maids in the palace were left, and they were not allowed to rest. They had to clean everywhere as quickly as possible and the utensils had to be returned to the warehouse.
Naturally, there was no morning service on the second day. Food was served to each palace at nearly noon, and brunch and lunch were eaten together.
However, ever since the prophecy was announced, everyone could not help but start discussing and analyzing it.
After all, there is a relatively unified statement.
The prophecy says that the white tiger and the blue dragon compete with each other. This year is the year of the white tiger, and next year it will be the blue dragon. The fields and trees in the water will win the word "dy", and the trees will form a fruit character, and the water will form a punch character.
The current crown prince's name is Zhu Chong, and the fifth prince's name is Zhu Guo.
The person who "seizes the edge of dysprosium" and the person who "takes dysprosium" means "the direct descendant", which means that two people will compete for the position of the prince.
But as for the last two sentences, the views are inconsistent.
Some people say that "the clouds have dispersed" refers to the disappearance of Queen Yao Ziyun and the Yao family. It is conceivable that Zhu Chong will not be able to be the crown prince, and the fifth prince will have to succeed him.
But some people say that to "clarify the chaos" is to wait until the dispute between these two men for the throne is over before anyone else is established as the crown prince.
After all, before this, the Yao family had always wanted to eradicate the fifth prince.
The two sides fought for two or three years, and many court officials were implicated.
Several high-ranking officials, such as the Ma family and the Ministry of Punishment, all fell from power and lost power because of this.
The two statements were indistinguishable for a while, but no one dared to discuss them in public, and they were all said in private.
After the emperor's ceremony, he did not go to court for several days because of physical fatigue.
Concubine Xian made soup with her own hands and sent it to Yangze Palace to inquire about the news.
After Kang Guang came back, he said: "Your Majesty is playing chess with Taoist Master Qingque, and he seems to be in good spirits."
Concubine Xian smiled after hearing this: "As long as Qingque is here, there is no need to worry."
Qingque was on their side, and the emperor listened to him the most, so Concubine Xian only felt that she had a chance to win.
"Your Majesty, why didn't Taoist Priest Qingque make it clearer in his prophecy?" Kang Guang felt a little unhappy these days, "There are different opinions now, and some say that the fifth prince is the chosen one."
Concubine Xian glanced at Kang Guang and said with a smile: "You are so patient that you didn't ask me until today.
I know you are impatient, but everything in the world can only be completed slowly.
If Qingque clearly stated in his prophecy that Gan'er was the King of Stars, although it was straightforward enough, it would definitely arouse suspicion.
You don't have to worry about other people's suspicions. It would be terrible if the emperor becomes suspicious because of this.
You must know that the emperor is always the most suspicious, not to mention that since he was able to win the throne from more than a dozen princes, it shows that he is not lacking in means and scheming.
Looking back on our journey along the way, using the Yao family and destroying the Yao family, do you think no one can see the twists and turns in this?
Furthermore, how have we managed to reach this point steadily? Aren’t we just hiding our capabilities and biding our time and refusing to reveal ourselves in everything?
Now that Concubine Fu and the fifth prince have not been eliminated, although the prince has lost his support, he still has the title of prince after all.
Let’s let the two of them fight, wouldn’t it be nice for us to just watch the fun on the sidelines?”
"Your Majesty is really calm, the little ones can't help but get anxious." Kang Guang said with a smile.
"You are so loyal, how could I not know about it?" Concubine Xian said with a smile, "There was a big ceremony that blocked it, and many things were not dealt with. I believe that it won't be long before the punishment for Yao Ziyun and the Yao family will be handed down."
"Then the Fifth Prince and the others will definitely try to win over people's hearts these days. What can we do?" Kang Guang asked.
"Let him win over us, or he won't win over them." Concubine Xian sneered, "In this way we can seize his leverage and make the emperor dislike them."
"Your Majesty is right. Just after overthrowing the Yao family, the fifth prince and the others formed a clique. How can the emperor not be angry?" Kang Guang rubbed his hands in joy, "We'd better find a few more people who pretend to surrender.
When the time comes, take the lead in rebelling and catch him off guard!"
"As long as you know what to do, it must be secretive and don't let anyone find out. Lao Wu and his gang are sneaking around!" Concubine Xian warned him.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this will be done without anyone noticing." Kang Guang was confident. After saying this, he thought of something else, "The Emperor has not yet officially ordered the disposal of the Yao family. Yao Wanyi died. My Majesty,
Look at this..."
"Just die, what's the big deal? Doesn't the emperor know what kind of thing she is?" Concubine Xian snorted coldly. She pretended to be so loving in front of Yao Wanyi before, but now she is so mean, "Gan'er said
If she committed suicide, who would still doubt it? But we are soft-hearted, so there is no need to throw her out to feed wild dogs, put her in a thin-skinned coffin, and burn her."
"Your Majesty is merciful, I know what to do." Kang Guang nodded repeatedly, "I will take someone to deal with it now."
It turned out that the Sixth Prince stabbed Yao Wanyi to death that day, and he was expected to be dragged out and thrown into the wilderness to feed wild dogs, but his subordinates reminded him that it is not good to gossip around for others to see that something is wrong.
The sixth prince stopped asking and walked away.
The servants in the mansion had no choice but to put Yao Wanyi's body in the ice cellar first.
Then he reported it to Concubine Xian and asked her to make up her mind, but the palace was busy with the Emperor's ceremony and couldn't take care of it.
It was only today that Kang Guang told Concubine Xian about this matter.