On such a grand occasion, Zhu Di also brought his harem concubines, princes and grandsons, clan ministers, civil and military officials to the Chengtian Gate, held a banquet on the city tower, enjoyed the lanterns and had fun with the people, and looked at the Milky Way Street.
On the imperial road, with the splendid and majestic lantern mountains, listening to the sound of firecrackers like a pot of porridge, the sound of gongs and drums, and the cheers of all the people, Zhu Di felt very happy.
At this time, the grandson Zhu Zhanji offered auspicious auspiciousness at the right time, and the emperor was even more delighted and laughed loudly. Seeing the emperor's rare high spirits, King Zhao and others naturally joined in the fun, making witty remarks and trying their best to make the emperor happy. Zhu Di was teased
He laughed again and again, but the emperor was actually not that happy... Although he desperately reminded himself not to look at the prince to cause trouble at this time, Zhu Di couldn't help but glance at Zhu Gaochi, who was sitting on the left...
As expected, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was looking at the lights under the tower with a solemn expression, with a worried look on his face, as if he was looking at the flames of war instead of lights.
'Humph...' After enduring it again and again, the emperor couldn't help but snorted coldly. Although this sound was not loud, it still drowned out the noisy sound in the ears of King Zhao and others who were always paying attention to the emperor. Everyone was stunned.
He remained silent and looked at the emperor anxiously.
"Since you are on pins and needles, why did you bother to come here?" Zhu Di looked at the prince coldly, and the atmosphere on the tower suddenly reached freezing point.
The prince was silent for a moment, then stood up and reported back: "I didn't mean to dampen my father's interest. I'm really worried that there will be some unrest tonight..."
"Haha!" Zhu Di laughed strangely and said, "The prince said that it is not a disappointment. Do you believe it?"
"Haha..." King Zhao and the others laughed dryly, and many of them took pleasure in others' misfortune.
"Father, calm down," King Zhao pretended to persuade him: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, worries about the world's worries first, and rejoices after the world's happiness. This is the blessing of the country!"
"Fart!" It's okay that King Zhao didn't say that. When Zhu Di heard this, he put down the ivory chopsticks in his hands and said angrily: "He is clearly trying to spite me on purpose! Isn't it just that the matter of moving the capital is not to his liking?!
The emperor became more and more angry as he spoke. It was obvious that he had already suppressed the anger in his heart and was on the verge of breaking out: "He disobeyed me again and again! He used different ways to anger me! What kind of heartless person has my Crown Prince? Isn't that right?"
You have to piss me off to death to feel at ease!"
As soon as the emperor said these words, not only the prince, but also everyone knelt on the ground. Zhu Diyou said angrily: "This must be the case. He can only ascend the throne if he makes me so angry!"
"Your Majesty! Have you got any wine?" Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji and other senior ministers were so frightened when they heard this that they no longer cared about the anger of the emperor. They banged their heads on the ground and admonished with tears in their eyes: "Please take back the wine you just gave me.
Words! These are not the words of a king talking about a prince!" "Your Majesty, are you trying to force the prince to death?!"
"How dare I, it's him who wants to force me to death!" Zhu Di burst out, and his heart was no longer so blocked. Besides, today is the Shangyuan Festival, which is not the occasion for an attack. Just when he was about to find the steps to go down, he looked at it again.
The prince glanced at him and couldn't help but feel his blood welling up. He groaned and said, "Do you feel a little guilty when you look at him?"
Everyone looked at the prince and saw him kneeling there. There was neither sadness nor joy on his face. There was indeed no fear or shame on his face.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have been so frightened..." Jian Yi hurriedly smoothed things over for the Crown Prince: "Yes, that must be the case!" He quickly winked at the Crown Prince and whispered: "Hurry up and apologize to Your Majesty!"
"Yes," the prince was happy. He nodded immediately and said, "I am wrong. Father, please calm down." Even so, there was still no trace of guilt on his face. Although it could not be said to be perfunctory.
It's a matter of course, but it's an indisputable fact that it's sincerity.
Now, many people have had a taste of it. The prince and the emperor have broken up... not only the emperor vs. the prince, but also the prince vs. the emperor.
Zhu Di stared at the prince, and the fireworks in the sky reflected the emperor's pupils blood red. Everyone saw that Zhu Di had veins on his forehead and clenched his fists tightly. This was a sign before the emperor had an attack...
They are all close ministers of the emperor. In the past years, we have seen them more or less. Every time, the emperor was angry and blood flowed! Every time, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered, and the sun and the moon lost light!
Everyone did not dare to speak anymore, they lowered their heads, their hearts were in their throats, waiting anxiously and fearfully for the emperor's thunderous attack!
However, after waiting and waiting, they still didn't wait... Some people bravely raised their heads, but were surprised to see that the anger on the emperor's face had disappeared. It couldn't be said to have disappeared. If you look closely, you can still see the anger from the emperor's face.
In the corners of his mouth and eyebrows, he saw traces of hidden hatred and murderous intent. For the first time in many years, the emperor actually suppressed his anger and did not explode!
"Everyone, get up, what are you doing kneeling down?" Zhu Di's voice also calmed down, and seemed to still have the slightest trace of sadness: "Let's continue the feast!"
Without having time to think about it, all the princes and princes hurriedly stood up and returned to their seats. Only the prince was still kneeling there.
"Why are you still kneeling there? Do you want me to help you myself?" Zhu Di glanced at the prince coldly. Although his tone was still unkind, the literal meaning was enough to make the courtiers happy. In any case, this situation is about to break out.
The big chaos was over with no danger...
"Your Majesty, look!" When the prince stood up, Huang Yan quickly adjusted the atmosphere and said, "The Aoshan lantern is on!"
Zhu Di and the ministers also temporarily suppressed their chaotic thoughts and turned to look at the Aoshan lanterns on Tianjie Street!
The Aoshan lantern is the tallest, largest and most magnificent of all lantern mountains. It is 16 feet high and 365 steps wide. There are two Ao pillars in the middle, 24 feet long, with golden dragons wrapped around the pillars.
Lighting a lamp in a dragon's mouth is called two dragons holding the light. In the eyes of people of this era, it is like a giant peak reaching into the sky, and the magnificence is astonishing!
There are green pines and cypresses on Dengshan Mountain, flying bridges and pavilions, thousands of lanterns and torches, fairies and precious animals! The most conspicuous thing is the magnificent palace at the highest point of Dengshan Mountain, which is actually built in the style of Fengtian Temple!
The four characters "Long Live the Emperor" formed by five-color jade grids complement each other! Once the lamp is turned on, it will take away the brilliance of other lamp mountains!
"Okay! Good!" The people below the city cheered loudly. The emperor and ministers on the city were also dazzled and completely shocked by this Aoshan lantern! The unpleasant scene just now seemed to have been thrown away...
The Aoshan lantern is divided into seven levels. On each platform, there are nearly a hundred women with fluttering clothes, working together to maintain the normal operation of this huge lantern mountain. In the light and fireworks, these hundreds of women look like fairies from the Yaochi.
Generally speaking, it attracted the attention of the audience both above and below the city!
Suddenly, a dense cluster of fireworks shot out from all the layers of Aoshan lanterns. After the white smoke, Sanskrit chants were played loudly. A woman in white clothes, white skirt, shawl and white gauze long scarf, holding a purification bottle, poplar branches, and golden light shining behind her head stood up suddenly.
At the top of Ao Zhu!
"It's Guanyin!" The people at the foot of Aoshan Mountain exclaimed, and then they all bowed down to Guanyin like fallen wheat fields.
"What kind of trick is this?!" On the city tower, when he saw the people kneeling and worshiping others in front of him, even if that person was playing the role of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Zhu Di was very unhappy and asked in a muffled voice: "Just put out the lanterns, you are doing this." What are the gods and ghosts doing?!"
"Go quickly!" Huang Yan quickly ordered the young eunuch on the side and asked the manager of the Aoshan lantern to quickly remove the Bodhisattva.
Just as the little eunuch ran down the tower, the crowd burst into even louder exclamations!
It turned out that Master Guanyin waved the poplar branch in his hand and held it up on Aoshan Mountain, and colorful smoke enveloped the top of Aoshan Mountain! When the smoke was blown away by the wind, a two-foot-tall, glittering, majestic big rooster appeared. The lantern was hoisted from the top of the mountain and slowly rose to the top of the pillar!
Seeing this scene, His Royal Highness the hairs all over his body stood up. Huo Di stood up and pointed at the big golden rooster. His face turned pale and he was speechless for a while.
"When the golden rooster sings..." Zhu Zhanji on the side, his eyes widened, could not help but trembled: "Fire from the sky..." After saying this, he screamed, "Quick, catch them!" The voice was filled with emotion. Horrified!
Without His Majesty Taisun’s orders, Jin Yiwei has surrounded this Aoshan lantern! In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Wang Xian has arranged Jin Yiwei to be on duty next to each lantern mountain! This Aoshan lantern is the largest in scale and has the most important location! Wang Xian arranged six or seven of them. Ten subordinates are here!
Wang Xian had long asked his subordinates to memorize the song of the White Lotus Sect. Therefore, as soon as he saw the golden rooster appearing at the feet of the woman in white, the Jinyiwei Baihu who led the team knew that something was wrong. He called you a son of a bitch and drew his sword. Climb up!
That Aoshan Mountain is too high and too big. From a distance, it looks ingenious and exquisite. But when you get closer, you can only see countless pieces of wood. Bamboo poles are tied together horizontally and vertically, leading to the top! How easy is it to climb up?!
Dozens of Jin Yiwei had just climbed halfway when suddenly hidden arrows were shot from all directions! Unexpectedly, half of the Jin Yiwei were hit by arrows and fell down screaming!
However, the screams of fighting inside Aoshan were completely covered up by the noisy environment! Hundreds of thousands of people on the Tian Street could only hear a solemn and mysterious voice, coming from the mouth of Guanyin on the top of the Aoshan: "Milt comes from chaos. Qi, the white lotus appears and brings prosperity to the world!"
"The mud comes from the beginning of chaos, and the white lotus appears and brings prosperity!" Hundreds of women on Aoshan Mountain shouted in unison!
All the people at the foot of Aoshan were in a panic, and many people also shouted together.
Everyone on the Chengtian Gate Tower, from the emperor to the eunuchs, was stunned! No one had ever imagined that the demon from the White Lotus Sect would dare to openly provoke such a big show in Beijing and in front of the palace!
"When the golden rooster sings, fire falls from heaven! Fire from heaven descends and the devil's palace is burned!" The woman in white finally said the most crucial sentence!
As soon as he finished speaking, the golden rooster actually started crowing!
'Ooooh!'
The crowing of the rooster has a terrible magical power. It can penetrate this noisy environment and reach everyone's ears!
The next moment, countless rockets were shot out from Aoshan Mountain, trailing bright yellow trails across the tower of Chengtianmen and shooting deep into the inner city!!