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Chapter 23: Prelude to the Grand Ceremony

On the day before the Lantern Festival, Yue Qianming and the others had started fasting, bathing and preparing to enter the city in accordance with the etiquette. Although the total number of the three regiments was only less than 10,000, they were all elite soldiers, and their momentum could be equal to tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers. Damn, just that fierce murderous aura can make people who have never experienced battles feel scared.

The soldiers of these three elite regiments of the Three Realms still have some thoughts of competition. No one wants to be underestimated by the other, and they have raised their momentum to the top. Yue Qianming and the others are currently in an empty square of the inn. Above, under the guidance of officials sent by the Ministry of Rites, they trained their respective regiments on matters that need to be paid attention to during the city's entry ceremony, such as paying attention to small details such as not letting the mounts be surprised by the enthusiastic onlookers and causing riots.

An official from the post station came to report: "Eunuch Wei has come to the post station." Yue Qianming and the others left the post station to greet Eunuch Wei, but they didn't know what the purpose of his coming this time was.

The three of them didn't see Eunuch Wei until they were about a mile away from the inn. When they saw Eunuch Wei, his waist was slightly bent before he received the waiting person, and his face was solemn and respectful. Yue Qianming and the others understood that Eunuch Wei This gesture must be because he is waiting for someone he respects very much, but he doesn't know what kind of person he is?

When they came to Eunuch Wei, they were about to say hello to this old eunuch who was very senior among the eunuchs. Suddenly the three of them felt the ground shaking slightly. They looked at Eunuch Wei who suddenly became more respectful. He knew that the person he was waiting for had arrived, but he didn't know who had come to Kyoto again.

The ground was shaking more and more, and a corps of silvery light appeared in front of them, running towards this side at a speed faster than the wind. With the eyesight of Yue Qianming and the other three, they could clearly see that the corps was also there. There are two thousand five hundred people. The leader is wearing silver armor with a tiger head engraved on the chest of the armor. He wears a silver helmet with his face shield lowered. The soldiers behind him are also dressed in the same way. The only difference is There are no markings on the armor of those soldiers.

The soldiers of this regiment each rode a giant beast. The giant beast was shaped like a tiger and was also covered in silver armor. The hair on the exposed parts was pure white without any variegation. The giant beast's limbs fell to the ground silently, and their movements were uniform and uniform, like thousands of soldiers. With the momentum of a galloping army, the whole team only carried a long pole with a banner on it grinning in the wind. On the banner was embroidered a giant snow-white tiger, like a tiger coming down the mountain, ready to swallow the evil energy of all things in the world. Wanton.

Seeing the arrival of this regiment, Yue Qianming and the other three instantly became more respectful. The regiment came to the front of the crowd and stopped abruptly. However, the formation was not chaotic at all. The leader jumped off his mount and put on his visor. He helped him up, but it was the more than 200-year-old Divine General Xin Zheng. Eunuch Wei immediately greeted him. He bowed respectfully and then said: "I have been told by you that I will ask General Mo to attend the ceremony of entering the city tomorrow. Today, I will go to Shiliting Station to rest and refresh myself, so as to show off the military might of our Zhao Xin clan." I saw the old god general Mo bowing and saluting: "General, I will obey the order."

Eunuch Wei said: "General Mo, please take your sons and sons to the inn to rest first, and then we will go back to the palace to reply." After saying that, he took the young eunuch with him and left first.

Yue Qianming and the others waited for Eunuch Wei to finish delivering the decree before they stepped forward to greet Xin Zheng and said in unison: "General, please see the Minister of Military Affairs."

After everyone finished saluting, Xin Zhengcai chuckled and said, "You three guys came back early. The war in the three realms is over, right?"

Yue Qianming and the others hurriedly saluted and replied: "Thank you for fulfilling your mission and protecting the territory of our Zhao Xin clan."

Xin Zheng helped the three of them up one by one and said as they walked: "You three have worked hard this time, especially Qian Ming. I heard that Qian Ming ran thousands of miles to attack the enemy's general Li De in the territory of Xia Geng's country. He was intercepted and killed in the Black Holy Mountain, and even the Wolf Cavalry was disabled. The result of this battle allowed our northern territory to be stable for more than ten years! Qian Ming's contribution is indispensable."

Qian Ming smiled modestly and said: "The last general dare not take the credit. It all depends on the king's proper deployment."

Xin Zheng patted Yue Qianming on the shoulder and said with a smile: "That lawless boy back then also learned to be humble. It's not easy!"

Then he looked at Chen Qiyuan and said: "Qiyuan, I heard that the barbarian attack was extremely brutal. Is there any special situation?"

Chen Qiyuan hurriedly reported to Xin Zheng what he had told Yue Qianming and Qin Kongyu that day. Xin Zheng pondered for a moment and said: "Since the Eastern Barbarians have formed an established strategy for stockpiling supplies, it seems that they will continue to reserve materials within this year. We are plundering the Eastern Territory. When you go back to the inn, write a secret message immediately to ask the Eastern Territory Military Commander not to relax your vigilance and strengthen your defenses to deal with the intrusion of the Eastern Barbarians at any time. You cannot allow them to break through our Eastern Territory defense line and disturb our Eastern Territory people. "

After Xin Zheng assigned Chen Qiyuan the task, he looked at Qin Kongyu and laughed loudly: "Kongyu boy, you finally learned to let go of your pride. Not bad."

After praising Qin Kongyu, he added: "Soldiers are also deceitful. There are not only upright and upright schemes, but also sneaky conspiracies. In the final analysis, war is about grasping human nature. Your previous character determines that you will only use the majestic Yang Yang. Although he can understand the enemy's conspiracy and prevent himself from falling into a trap, he never uses it and has always neglected to think about the conspiracy strategy.

But the combination of yin and yang is the way to use military force. You have made a lot of progress this time. I originally thought that you could only defend the southern border this time, but unexpectedly you wiped out all Jin Chengxiong's men and brought Jin Chengxiong's head back to Kyoto. It seems that the blood food sacrificed to the ancestors this time is very rich! It’s just that your trick is a bit disgusting. I can only imagine what Jin Chengxiong’s face would be like at that time. He would not have thought that the proud Zhennan God would use that Such a disgusting and destructive trick."

Qin Kongyu rubbed his head in embarrassment at what Xin Zheng said and said: "Jin Chengxiong is known for his caution in using troops. At that time, I really couldn't find any weaknesses in his defense. I tried several times to lure him but it didn't work. I could only use him." I made a fuss about mysophobia, but I didn’t expect that Jin Chengxiong was really confused and gave me a chance.”

Xin Zheng looked at Qin Kongyu and praised repeatedly: "Not bad, not bad."

Several people were walking and chatting and had already arrived at the door of the inn. The staff of the inn had already taken Xin Zheng's regiment to a resting place. Xin Zheng took the lead and walked into the inn first. After everyone had sat down, Xin Zheng started talking As for the situation in the western border, the Meng Yuan Kingdom did show signs of taking the opportunity to attack the western border of the Zhao Xin Kingdom. The leading troops had arrived at the border, but they only stayed for two days and withdrew without making any attack. Xin Zheng sent people to go deep into the border. After investigating the situation in Dading Prefecture, they learned that the Meng Yuan clan had some problems in Dading Prefecture, so they called back the troops that invaded Jiunao Prefecture. However, Xin Zheng still adjusted the deployment of troops in the western border and had finishing work. Before it was completed, he was recalled by Zhao Lingyun to participate in the city entry ceremony on the Lantern Festival. Xin Zheng handed over the remaining work to the Western Border Military Division to complete, and hurried back to Feng'an City.

Due to etiquette and rules, Yue Qianming and the others did not greet Xin Zheng, but simply ate vegetarian food. The four chatted for a while, and then continued to cooperate with the officials sent by the Ministry of Rites to complete the rehearsal of the city's entry ceremony.

At four-quarters of an hour after arriving at Yinshi, the bright moon has not yet set, and the east gate of Feng'an City has already opened. Through the moonlight, you can see that a huge open space at the east gate of Feng'an City is already crowded with people. It was full of people in Feng'an City. It seemed that all the people in Feng'an City were gathered here at this moment. Some children were still carrying small lanterns. They were originally prepared for tonight's Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, but now it is early They took it out. Zhao Qiner was holding Jiang Chen, Lu Xiangning was holding Yue Wujing, and a beautiful woman was holding the fat boy Yuchide at the front of the crowd.

There were guards who separated a small space between the surging crowd and the few of them, and the few of them did not seem crowded. Zhao Lingyun deliberately blocked the news of the Three Kingdoms' attack on Zhao before the war, so as not to cause panic among the people. Zhao Xin The people of the Shi Kingdom did not know the specific situation at that time. They only knew a little bit that there was another war on the border. After the war, Zhao Lingyun released the news and vigorously publicized and exaggerated the details of the war and the critical situation at the time. The people of the Zhao Xin Kingdom They all felt the same hatred against the enemy. Then the whole city was filled with joy at the news of victory. There were even storytellers in various teahouses and taverns saying that Yue Qianming fought all the way into the enemy territory and killed Li Deming, and how Qin Kongyu was doing. Qin Kongyu, who annihilated Jin Chengxiong's troops, was privately known as the Jin Kaila Divine General.

After several days of publicity, the people of Feng'an City spontaneously organized themselves to come to the east gate to welcome the soldiers returning from the expedition. This time, Zhao Lingyun gave large-scale rewards to the four military divisions in the east, south, west, and north, and sent Officials from the Supervision Department went to these four borders and distributed rewards to all soldiers according to their merit to prevent corruption or injustice.

At this time, a temporary high platform has been erected at the east gate of Feng'an City. The layout is simple but dignified. On it, officials from the Ministry of Etiquette are completing the final work. The entire defense of the east gate has been taken over by the Imperial City Forbidden Army. A big fat man Wearing a set of golden armor, he was walking around as fast as he could to do the final inspection. Although he was anxious, he still checked all the places carefully over and over again. The entire high platform was already airtightly surrounded by the Forbidden Army. , no one is allowed to come near.

After Yuchi Zhongming finally checked all the places, he found that there were no loopholes. He was still worried and deployed heavy troops to guard all places where assassins might be ambushed or where assassins could be hidden. He also issued emergency communication jade to each team. Then he handed over the guarding work to the deputy commander, and returned to the imperial city to escort Zhao Lingyun out of the palace before coming to the viewing platform. The road leading to the east gate of Feng'an City was also under martial law, and the imperial guards were guarding it along the way.

At five-quarters of an hour on Yinshi, Yuchi Zhongming rode a dragon elephant beast out of the Qinglong Gate of the imperial city to clear the way. Zhao Lingyun's Dragon Chase was in the middle of the entire honor guard team, but the one following Zhao Lingyun's Dragon Chase was It was Zhao Lingwu's Wang Jia who also moved forward with the honor guard. Zhao Lingwu, who was sitting in the car, looked calm and could not see any emotion or anger, but he could still see the unwillingness in his eyes. He did not expect that he had planned this for ten years. The layout fell apart in just a few months. It did not shake Zhao Lingyun's status in the slightest, but only helped to increase Zhao Lingyun's reputation. Now he can only obey Zhao Lingyun's control and cooperate to complete Zhao Lingyun's huge layout. From a chess player to a non-essential idler.

The entire honor guard team walked unimpeded for nearly three quarters of an hour before arriving at the east gate of Feng'an City. After Zhao Lingyun arrived at the viewing platform, he saw that the viewing platform was brightly lit at the moment, as bright as day. At Mao's quarter, the emperor worship ceremony began

During the Hao ceremony, the ritual was first recited. The general meaning of the content is that this war is a war between the right and the unjust. It is only to protect the people of Zhao Xin's country from living and working in peace and contentment and the integrity of their ancestral foundation. Justice will ultimately win. Thank you to Emperor Hao in the Kingdom of Heaven for his protection.

, and hoped that Emperor Hao could always bless Zhao Xin's country with good weather and peace for the country and the people.

After completing a series of complicated sacrificial rituals for Emperor Hao, all the civil and military officials, relatives of the emperor, and the people in the city all knelt down and worshiped on the ground. Some spiritual cultivators who practiced the fire attribute stepped forward and burned the sacrificial inscription that had just been read out.

The ashes formed after burning floated up into the sky. After everyone recited the opening chapter of "Heavenly Language", "Ode to Emperor Hao", they all stood up and looked to the east, waiting for the victorious army to return to the court. At this time, Hong Hong

The sun, as yellow as a blazing fire, is already about to show its light.


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