Sacrifice to the heaven is not a completely closed activity. As long as the army allows it and the ceremonial guards are too close, when will the people in Xudu City have the right to watch the emperor's appearance from a distance?
But it didn't take long... everyone heard Liu Xie's vulgar and silly words, which caused many people to laugh without any scruples.
You can't blame them.
People's impression of the Emperor has always been quite serious. Many people are born with an instinctive awe for the word "Emperor" because of the teachings of their parents and elders.
But today, Liu Xie's impressive performance in front of the public was enough to completely collapse the impression that the emperor was noble and the emperor's authority was majestic in many people's hearts.
But Liu Xie doesn't have time to worry about so much.
He suddenly felt a little uncomfortable...it was...a certain instinct inside his body that made him resist this sacrifice to heaven.
He was afraid that this heaven-sacrifice meeting would be the same as before - that is, there would be no difference, but after looking back and seeing the urging eyes of the ministers, in the final analysis... Liu Xie... Liu Xie... he still compromised.
"Let's go...let's go..."
Hearing what Liu Xie said, Waiter Zhongchang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hey, Your Majesty, you don't have to be so nervous... I will follow Your Majesty well and remind Your Majesty from the side."
Attendant Zhongchang smiled and led Liu Xie along a long path lined by honor guards on both sides, looking for the underground door at the northern end of the square.
The huge square occupies several acres of land, and green bricks are laid under the feet for people to step on, avoiding muddy conditions during rains.
To go to the underground cave gate in the north of the square, you must first pass by the magnificent Han Dynasty Palace.
The main hall is not worse in shape than the Qingyan Hall where Liu Xie lives. To a certain extent, because people have been cleaning the main hall for many years, and there are no people like Liu Xie who often ruin the main hall, the Imperial Palace of the Han Dynasty even looks newer.
Some.
Next, Liu Xie had to go on a smooth road, go to the temple, burn incense, change clothes and wash hands to ensure the purity of the dragon's body, and then he could welcome the gods from all directions.
After doing this, Liu Xie must go through the main hall and go to the underground cave door at the northernmost end of the square.
The corridor in front of the underground cave door at the end is not long, and it probably won’t take half a stick of incense to cross the corridor. This underground cave door plays a role as a successor, symbolizing the path of the Han Dynasty from its infancy to its heyday. There are sixty-six steps.
, extending from the end of the corridor to the main stage of Yuxiu Terrace.
Finally...all the rituals will be completed in the main hall on Yuxiu Terrace, the Tianye Temple or the Jade Emperor Hall.
Therefore, Liu Xie said that he was just going through the motions. He really didn't know that he had gone through this for too long at one time, so he was very repelled by it.
And he didn't know if he was really sick. Every time Liu Xie passed through the dark corridor, which was not long, his legs and feet would tremble with fear. He always felt that there were countless monsters waiting for him in the place where he couldn't see his fingers.
But fortunately, this time, more than one person passed through the corridor with him.
Boom——
The thunderous drum beat sounded loudly the moment Liu Xie got out of the car.
The feeling of a thunderbolt from the clear sky arises spontaneously.
It seems that Liu Xie has never experienced such a shocking scene. It should be said that in previous years when he offered sacrifices to heaven, there would never have been such a neat team to play music for him and guide him.
So even though he was familiar with the process, Liu Xie was still frightened and jumped a few steps when he heard such a huge drum sound.
Several of the regular attendants, except Ma Teng, who nominally received the title of regular attendant, were following Liu Xie at this moment.
Yang Biao, who was Taichang, saw this and finally followed him - what Cao Cao said was taking charge of the overall situation, which was Yang Biao's job as Taichang.
Yang Biao, who is responsible for all rituals such as the ancestral temple sacrifices, has hardly done any serious work in these years... It's not that he doesn't want to, but because he simply doesn't have the opportunity.
However, unlike Liu Xie, Yang Biao had been working hard in the court for decades and was familiar with the procedures of the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony. Compared with Liu Xie's restraint, Yang Biao quickly walked to Liu Xie to lead the way.
It seemed a lot more impressive.
Under such circumstances, the ceremonial guard team, holding a golden melon (an ceremonial utensil with a broad upper part and a hammer-like tip, so it is named after it is shaped like a huge melon and fruit), a tower shield and a long axe, slowly moved with Liu
Parallel.
Finally, without Liu Xie's evildoing, the solemn ceremony finally revealed its shocking original appearance.
The magnificent flute and wind music soared into the sky, the melodious sound of the piano told everyone about the long journey, the rumbling drums symbolized the power of God, and the ceremony... began...
In this scene, Liu Xie walked toward his first destination, the Imperial Palace of the Han Dynasty, in fear.
——
Everything went extremely smoothly.
In front of the steps, the honor guard soldiers stopped one after another. There was no trace of sloppiness, and they were worthy of being called a professional team.
The Zhongchang attendants and Taichang Yang Biao on the side led Liu Xie, and several palace maids serving on the side quickly followed him.
Changing clothes, burning incense... Liu Xie completed all this with a stiff body. After washing his hands, Liu Xie kowtowed to the gods in all directions - everything seemed so smooth.
Gradually, Liu Xie seemed to feel that he could do it again.
The reason is not that he no longer has the opportunity to give a speech and cannot express his thoughts to his loyal people. On this point, Liu Xie is not in a hurry.
The reason that most made Liu Xie realize that he didn't need to be so nervous was that, after all, Cao Cao didn't come... Not only did Cao Cao not come, but Cao Cao's followers in the past... Jia Xu, Hua Xin, and Ma Teng, etc.
…
By the way, Ma Teng is not dead... Thinking of this, Liu Xie took a deep breath. He was not going to let Ma Teng, an old dog, have an easy time... He not only became Cao Cao's dog, but also wanted to please himself in exchange for a name in history. This way
How could Ma Teng get away with all the good things he did?
In short, without Cao Cao's ministers offering sacrifices to heaven this time, Liu Xie suddenly felt extremely comfortable - just like he had shouted before, "Keep playing music, keep dancing..."
No matter how dissatisfied Yang Biao and others were, no one would directly beat him from the side like Cao Cao did... or put it in a bad way - threaten himself.
"Ah...that's how it should be...I...what am I struggling with?"
After getting up from the ground, Liu Xie's expression changed subtly. He finally laughed again, but it was different from the sick smile before. This time, he really laughed from the heart.
"His Majesty?"
Yang Biao wondered at the side, seeming to notice Liu Xie's changes, but Liu Xie waved his hand:
"Nothing... Please continue, Taichang..."
As Liu Xie spoke, he walked around the incense altar again and again, quietly breathing in the fragrance.
Yang Biao was confused, but he didn't intend to interfere with Liu Xie too much.
He took the silk book from his subordinates behind him and spoke out the words to pray to the gods word for word.
Immediately afterwards, he handed the silk book to the young Tai Zhuling at the foot of the stairs and told him:
"I will go to the stage to wait for His Majesty and you. Don't be careless and make mistakes."
"Don't worry, Lord Taichang——"
Tai Zhuling, who looked quite handsome, showed a sunny smile. He held up the high hat on his head and bowed slightly to Yang Biao:
