Chapter 652 Continue to play music and then dance!
Chapter 652: Play music and dance!
Anyone who knows Liu Xie probably knows that Liu Xie really wants to consolidate his position as the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
It's not that he has deep feelings for the big man... It's just that when the big man's luck ran out and people in the world no longer respected Liu Xie as the emperor, just like what Cao Cao did at that time, calling him by his first name, he also
He is about to die soon.
No one wants to die for no reason. Liu Xie doesn't want to spend his whole life as a puppet, alone, obeying other people's orders, and dying without dignity.
He was born into the royal family, as a ruler - it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality, regardless of whether the glory and wealth around him is real or fake, whether it is trembling, or whether it is magnificent... Liu Xie cannot do it.
Give up easily.
This also makes Liu Xie's existence dispensable to the big man, and to some extent, he has hindered many people...
But... Liu Xie's goal was basically achieved in another time and space.
His method of "serving the gods to consolidate the Han Dynasty, and pretending to be the destiny of the emperor to consolidate the emperor's power" is quite wise at any time - Zi Buyu's strange power confuses the gods, and most of the people under Cao Cao are...
Some literati and Confucian scholars of the practical school knew that the Han Dynasty was orthodox, but they also knew that dynasty changes were inevitable, so they mostly avoided Liu Xie's identity and came to serve Cao Cao.
But regardless of the people who stood firmly on Cao Cao's side, whether they were ministers of the Han Dynasty, such as Yang Biao, Fu Wan, or loyal people like Zu Bi, or they just wanted to resist Cao Cao,
People who used the pretense of revolting against Cao Cao and used Liu Xie as their means, such as Sun Quan and Liu Bei——
The phrase "Follow the gods to consolidate the Han Dynasty, fake the mandate of heaven to consolidate the imperial power" definitely mobilized the enthusiasm of this group of people to the maximum extent, and also protected Liu Xie's own life very well.
Otherwise, Liu Xie would not have lived to be more than fifty years old, and would not have died until Cao Rui came to power.
If it hadn't been for later, during the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, Cao Wei's ministers took advantage of the bad weather with flying sand and rocks to spread rumors that Liu Xie was not favored by heaven. After such a show of strength, Liu Xie might still have to stay in his position.
quite a few years.
Unfortunately--
This time, due to various reasons, history has changed. Before, there should be no doubt that Han Sui, Ma Chao, etc., who would become Liu Xie's assistants, all happened because of the appearance of someone. Not only did they not help Liu Xie, such as Han Sui,
In fact, he has already begun to stab Liu Xie.
Under such circumstances, Liu Xie actually lost unjustly.
——
However, how could Liu Xie, who was on his way to Yuxiutai, know what kind of accident he would encounter next?
The excitement in his heart could not dissipate. Even though he tried his best to restrain it, he still couldn't control the silly smile on his face.
This makes many people who see the emperor for the first time a little confused——
"It turns out that the emperor is such a...a young man who seems to be a bit hungry..."
But in short, because there was a Lu book to clear the way, the team escorting Liu Xie to Yuxiu Terrace walked very fast, making it very difficult for many old and frail courtiers to follow behind.
Yang Biao and the others trotted all the way, breathing heavily, almost shouting "Wait for us..." towards the front.
Fortunately, Yuxiu Terrace is not far from the Imperial City...
…
About half an hour later, Liu Xie finally saw from a distance the Yuxiu Terrace area, which looked extremely majestic under the clear sunshine.
My mood is different, and the way I look at Yu Xiu Tai is also different.
In the past many years, Liu Xie had never carefully observed such a place of worship to heaven built by Cao Cao for him. Now it seems that no matter from any angle, the Jade Emperor's Palace is extremely neat and majestic, or it is also called the God of Heaven.
The temple, or the extremely luxurious Han Dynasty Hall, the east and west wing rooms, and the cold and solemn two auxiliary platforms of the Moon God and the Rain God - all of these buildings are definitely worthy of the reputation of this era.
The highest level.
The meaning of the round sky and the earth and the nobility of destiny are reflected everywhere. The railings on the stage are carved with jade and the bottom is made of blue bricks. Everything finally made Liu Xie feel... that he is actually quite noble.
"Hehehe..."
Watching all this, Liu Xie laughed again in the car. He was admiring it, but in the eyes of others, Liu Xie's performance was very sad.
"Your Majesty...could there be something wrong with your mentality?"
"Who knows..."
Some people were whispering to each other, but in most cases, it was the chiming bells and drums that resounded throughout the Pian Yuxiu area.
And a moment later, under the orders of someone unknown, the musicians stopped their movements one after another, and the music suddenly stopped - leaving only the officials and ministers standing in silence in front of the empty square.
Liu Xie seemed to have some unfinished thoughts. He asked to the side in confusion:
"Why did you stop?"
He was a little angry. He hadn't enjoyed such treatment in many years, so he pointed angrily at the book in front and shouted:
"Why stop? I... haven't heard enough yet!"
"Keep playing music! Keep dancing!"
However... no one paid any attention to him.
Standing in front of him, there were two rows of people in the queue that stretched for several miles. Not even a single person could be found who turned around, which made Liu Xie's face suddenly stiffen.
But when a regular attendant saw Liu Xie acting like this, he hurriedly ran to the car and whispered anxiously to Liu Xie:
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
"The ceremony has begun...you...don't you know the process of the ceremony?"
"ah?"
Liu Xie was confused...his mind suddenly became a mess. He looked around and looked back, only to find that everyone in the team of ministers behind him was looking at him with embarrassed faces, as if Yang Biao and Fu Wan obviously knew
He didn't look at the process at all. At this moment, he held his head and glanced to the side worriedly.
…
Of course, such a small episode is not a big deal.
Zhong Changshi took the process plan with him and quickly went through it for Liu Xie, and then Liu Xie suddenly discovered something was wrong with this sacrifice to heaven...
"Your Majesty...it's time to get off the car and go to the Imperial Palace of the Han Dynasty...After you finish washing, Mr. Taichang will take you to burn incense and go on stage..."
"What about the congratulations! Where are my congratulations!"
Liu Xie stared at his big eyes and pointed at the procedures on the silk book in disbelief... Whether it was washing, greeting gods, playing music, saluting, entering the shrine, praying for blessings, etc., the silk book was densely written about this sacrifice to heaven.
Liu Xie watched the process of worshiping ancestors and soldiers several times over and over again, but...he only didn't see the scene where he appeared...
Yes, he is like a tool man. The ceremony of worshiping heaven this time is huge and it is definitely the most formal sacrifice to heaven he has ever experienced. But the more it goes like this, the more he can feel...this time of worshiping heaven.
, he is still no different from before - he... Liu Xie... is just here to go through the motions.
"Congratulations?"
Zhongchang Shi was also a little embarrassed. He didn't ask sooner or later, but Liu Xie wanted to ask at this time, when the ceremony had already begun...
The old eunuch pinched his newly glued mustache and awkwardly reminded Liu Xiandao:
"Your Majesty... three days ago, this process was delivered to the Qing Banquet Hall... Doesn't it say... that the congratulatory message this time will be read out by Tai Zhu Ling?"
"If your Majesty still has questions... why not wait until the time of prayer and ask someone to discuss it with Na Tai Zhu Ling... If it is your Majesty... Oh... Your Majesty, you'd better get out of the car first. All the soldiers in Lubu are waiting for you.
