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At the same time, inside the imperial capital city.

Today, the streets, alleys, teahouses and restaurants in the Imperial City are exploding!Many people gathered under Yuxiu Peak, looking at Yuxiu Peak and the Temple of Heaven.

The Temple of Heaven and Yuxiu Peak are located in the highest geographical location of the Imperial City.

Simply because the Temple of Sacrifice to Heaven is the highest symbol of Tianqi’s imperial power and the place where Emperor Tianqi upholds his destiny.

And the loud noises in the morning had already spread in all directions, and countless pairs of eyes saw the rubble... bang... rolling down the altar of heaven!
"God, how could this be?"

"The rubble from Yuxiu Peak actually fell down on the Temple of Heaven!"

"Oh my God, how could this happen? Could it be that God was warning that something big was about to happen?"

"It's possible, it's possible. In the more than 200 years of Tianqi Dynasty, nothing like this has ever happened!"

"That's right, that's the altar for worshiping heaven!"

"What? Something big is going to happen again! Alas... We just had a great victory in the north, and Marquis Wu'an just drove out the Dayue people. What's going to happen now?"

"Alas... when will we be able to live a peaceful life without any disasters?"

"Hey... do you still remember what happened at the canonization ceremony?"

"Remember, of course I remember! The emperor went crazy at the altar of worship to heaven! How could he forget such a big thing!"

"Yes, such a thing has never happened in the more than 200 years of Tianqi Dynasty!"

"Yes, it's not just about worshiping the Temple of Heaven. The Yunbai River has never burst its banks in the past 50 years, and it has happened now!"

"Oh my God, this happened again today. What do you mean by this warning from God?"

"What else could it mean? The Temple of Sacrifice to Heaven is a place that upholds the destiny of heaven. Maybe it is because the superior's moral character is lacking, and God's will is a warning to all living beings."

"It makes sense, it makes sense. Oh my God, it looks like something big is going to happen."

"But isn't the Emperor still in charge of the Northern Territory on his own expedition?"

"It's like a personal expedition by the emperor. No one has arrived, and the northern border will be a great victory."

"Yes, this is the victory that Marquis Wu'an led with so much hard work and 30 soldiers in the north."

"Hey... then what should we do if such a big thing happens at the Temple of Heaven?"

"Are you stupid? Prince Yu is not in the imperial mausoleum!"

"That's right, that's right. Prince Yu was originally in charge of royal sacrifices, and now he is the most senior member of the royal family in the imperial capital. Of course, Prince Yu must handle this matter."

"Not only that, but also Prince Gong, you forgot."

"I haven't forgotten. But Prince Gong has always ignored world affairs. Will he come forward?"

"It makes sense, it makes sense, but Prince Gong is also called Prince Yu's fourth brother. Prince Yu will definitely have to make the final decision on this matter."

"Yes, that's right. Well...it's a good thing that Prince Yu is in charge of the imperial capital, otherwise the imperial capital would really be in chaos."

"That's right, that's right."······

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At the same time, the Imperial Tomb of Tianqi.

In a room, behind the desk, Prince Yu Murongtang sat quietly with his eyes closed. No, it should be said that he couldn't sleep all night and could only sit and meditate.

Soon, the anxious voice of a royal guard came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something big has happened at the Temple of Sacrifice to Heaven. Please go and have a look."

Hearing the sound, Prince Yu Murongtang was still sitting quietly. After a moment, he opened his eyes and stood up, walked towards the door and opened it.

When the royal guard saw it, he hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and said in reply: "Your Majesty, just now the gravel from the Jade Peak fell on the altar of sacrifice to heaven. There was such a big noise! ​​Go and have a look."

Prince Yu Murongtang's voice deepened: "Let's go and have a look."

Soon, Prince Yu Murongtang hurried to the viewing platform and looked far in the direction of the Temple of Heaven.

A royal guard asked: "Your Majesty, such a big thing has happened. Do you want to go back and take a look?"

However, Prince Yu turned a blind eye and just looked at the altar of sacrifice to heaven quietly...

Seeing that Prince Yu didn't reply, everyone fell silent and looked embarrassed. The prince was ordered to come to the imperial mausoleum to pray for blessings and sacrifices until the emperor returned from the northern expedition. Now that the order has not been received, the prince may not be able to leave the imperial mausoleum.

Prince Yu turned a blind eye, but for a moment, he knelt down in the direction of the Temple of Heaven and performed a great ceremony...
Everyone was shocked and didn't know why, but since the prince knelt down, they naturally had to kneel down too.

I saw Prince Yu's face solemn, solemnly performing a grand ceremony. After the ceremony, he was still looking at the altar of worship to heaven quietly, but he had mixed feelings in his heart: Taizu, back then, the Xiao family and the Dugu family followed you to fight and conquer the troubled times. , has just established the Apocalypse Dynasty and created the Apocalypse Era!However, the sea has changed and people's hearts are ups and downs. Today's Tianqi court is terminally ill. Those in power are immoral. How can the people of Tianqi live in peace!Taizu, father, please forgive Murong Tang for doing this, but Murong Tang has to do this!Nothing can be broken, nothing can be established!

A long time... a long time...
A royal guard hurried over and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Jiang has arrived with all the civil and military officials. He is kneeling in front of the imperial mausoleum. He said that something big has happened at the Temple of Heaven, and I respectfully ask Your Majesty to go back and take charge of the overall situation."

After hearing the sound, Prince Yu Murongtang did not move. He was still looking at the altar of worship to heaven quietly. After a long time, he looked away, turned around and walked down the observation deck.

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Sacrifice to the Temple of Heaven.

Prince Yu led the civil and military officials to patrol around the Temple of Sacrifice to Heaven. Looking at the rubble-strewn and messy Temple of Sacrifice to Heaven, everyone looked embarrassed and talked about it. Such a thing had never happened since the founding of the Apocalypse Dynasty. Many people shook their heads and sighed...

Prince Yu asked: "How was the search at Yuxiufeng?"

Deputy Commander Liu of the Royal Forest Army hurriedly stepped forward and bowed tremblingly to report back: "Back to your lord, after the incident, I immediately sent people to search Yuxiu Peak, but no human traces were found. The rubble seemed... ··It seems to have fallen naturally.”

All civil and military officials exclaimed: "It will fall down naturally!"

Jiang Peiyuan stepped forward and bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, I also went to the mountain to see it. It is indeed the case."

Prince Yu shouted: "Send more manpower to my king to continue the search."

Jiang Peiyuan bowed and responded: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will let people continue to search Yuxiufeng without slacking off. Deputy Commander Liu, can you hear me?"

Deputy Commander Liu of the Royal Forest Army hurriedly bowed and responded: "Yes, Prime Minister Jiang. Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will continue to search Yuxiufeng carefully."

"Yes." Prince Yu responded: "That's good."

Jiang Peiyuan continued: "Your Majesty, look at the altar of sacrifice to heaven now like this. What should we do about the sacrifices later?"

Prince Yu said: "Now that it is like this, it is no longer possible to perform the ceremony of worshiping heaven and earth. We can only carry out renovations first. Sir Shangguan, I ask you to clean up these rubbles as soon as possible, and then re-examine, and we will discuss and decide on the follow-up matters." "

Qintian Supervisor Zheng Shangguanlin hurriedly bowed and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely clean up the rubble as soon as possible."

"Well." Prince Yu said: "Prime Minister Jiang, the Temple of Sacrifice to Heaven needs to be renovated, and these sacrificial objects are no longer suitable to be placed here. The side hall of Shouhuang Hall is vacant. Please arrange for Prime Minister Jiang to arrange for these sacrifices to be placed here." The sacrificial objects were moved there.”

Jiang Peiyuan bowed and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will arrange for someone to deal with it as soon as possible to ensure that these sacrifices are intact. Your Majesty, you can rest assured."

Prince Yu nodded in response: "Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen." Jiang Peiyuan continued: "Your Majesty, all the people in the imperial capital have seen this scene today. Nowadays, the people of the imperial capital are already worried about whether there will be a big disaster. A catastrophic disaster is coming, and it is more likely that this matter will spread throughout Tianqi. Now that the emperor is in the north, even if the official goes to deliver the message immediately, I am afraid that the distant water cannot save the nearby fire. I wonder if the prince has a good plan? Please ask the prince Give me some pointers."

Prince Yu thought for a moment and said: "Prime Minister Jiang, since the emperor has ordered you to supervise the country and inform the people, let me tell you that the king will personally visit Mount Wutai in the near future and invite the host Ming Jing to come to the Temple of Heaven to pray for the apocalypse, so that the people can feel at ease. .”

Shangguan Lin, the supervisor of Qintian Supervisor, was shocked: "Master Mingjing of Wutai Mountain! Your lord, Master Mingjing never pays attention to the affairs of the temple. Can you invite me?"

Prince Yu said: "I have my own solution for this matter, Sir Shangguan, there is no need to worry. Prime Minister Jiang can just inform the people."

Jiang Peiyuan bowed and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."

Shangguan Lin said happily: "Master Mingjing is highly virtuous and has a high reputation in the hearts of the people. As long as the master is willing to come, today's incident can be downplayed, which is great. Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty."

All civil and military officials were also happy and said: "Yes, yes, it's great. Master Mingjing is here, and this matter can finally be solved satisfactorily."

Prince Yu said: "Prime Minister Jiang, Sir Shangguan, you two go on errands immediately."

"Other adults will follow the king to the Shouhuang Palace to get the key. Now the emperor's Zhengui must temporarily invite the Shouhuang Palace to wait until the renovation of the Temple of Heaven is completed before presenting it to the Temple of Heaven."

All civil and military officials bowed and replied: "Yes, I will obey your orders."

Soon, Shangguan Lin, along with the people from Qintian Prison and the temporarily seconded Imperial Forest Army, began to clean up the rubble on the altar of sacrifice to heaven.

Jiang Peiyuan, on the other hand, led the Royal Forest Army to carry boxes of sacrificial objects away from the Temple of Heaven and moved them to the Shouhuang Palace, including the three wooden boxes containing incense on the Temple of Heaven.

Prince Yu Murongtang went to the Shouhuang Palace with all the civil and military officials.

The Shouhuang Palace was a special palace used for royal sacrifices during the Tianqi Dynasty.The key to the bronze box has always been stored in the rosewood box in the Shouhuang Hall.The key to opening the rosewood box has always been kept by the person in charge of the royal ritual.In the third year of Zongyuan, the old prince who was in charge of the sacrifices passed away. After that, Prince Yu Murongtang took over the management of the royal sacrifices.Now the key to the rosewood box belongs to Prince Yu.

for a long time.

Prince Yu Murongtang led the civil and military officials to get the key and returned to the Temple of Sacrifice to Heaven again.

I saw Zheng Shangguan Lin, the eunuch of the Qintian Supervisor, and Fang Zicheng, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, both holding red sandalwood trays. One rosewood tray was intended to place Emperor Mingxi’s Zhengui to be sent to the Shouhuang Palace. The key taken out of the palace!

The civil and military officials followed closely behind and lined up to greet Zhengui as he took out the bronze box.

Prince Yu Murongtang picked up the key and opened the lock of the bronze box. Soon, the lock was opened, and Prince Yu put the key and lock back on the rosewood plate.

Then, he bowed to the bronze box and opened the bronze box!

Immediately following, Prince Yu Murongtang exclaimed: "No, something big has happened! Lord Shangguan, Lord Fang, look quickly."

Hearing the sound, Shangguan Lin and Fang Zicheng were both startled. They hurriedly looked over and exclaimed:

"God, how could this be?"

"Oh my god, how could Zhengui break!"

I saw that the Zhen Gui in the bronze box was cracked from the middle and broken into two!
How could Zhen Gui's sentence be broken and the pot exploded instantly?All civil and military officials were shocked, and each one hurriedly came forward to take a look. The shock at this moment made them completely forget the etiquette of dignity.

Then, there were exclamations one after another:
“Oh my god, Jin Kyu is broken in two!”

"How could this happen? The place where the gravel fell is quite far away from the stone table, and there are very few gravels scattered here. How could Zhengui be affected?"

"Oh my God, something big is going to happen!"

"Just now, rubble fell on the altar of worship to heaven, and now Zhengui is cracked again. Oh my god, something big is going to happen in our Tianqi Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, what should we do now? What should we do now?"... Panic exclamations resounded throughout the altar of sacrifice to heaven!

Shangguan Lin said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, nothing like this has ever happened since the founding of Tianqi. What should we do now?"

Fang Zicheng also looked solemn: "Zhengui represents the emperor, but now it has become like this. Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

Prince Yu Murongtang looked solemn, staring at Zhengui in the bronze box. For a moment, he looked up at the sky and shouted sadly: "In the more than 200 years since the founding of the Tianqi Dynasty, the Temple of Heaven has never been hit by rubble. Elephant! The Emperor Zhengui is also an elephant that has never broken! It happened today. All of this is no small matter! Now it seems that it is really a warning from God!"

Hearing this, all the civil and military officials were shocked and exclaimed:

"Yes, this matter is no small matter."

"It seems something big has happened in our Tianqi Dynasty. God is warning me!"

"Yes, yes, what should we do now, what should we do?"······

Shangguan Lin said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, what happened today is not trivial. In your opinion, what is going to happen?"

Prince Yu remained silent and did not answer the question.

Fang Zicheng said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is still in the north. Your Majesty, the one who can make the decision now is none other than you. Please give me your advice."

The civil and military officials also hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Please also ask the prince to make the decision for the people of Tianqi."

After a moment, Prince Yu finally spoke: "This matter is of great importance. Let's go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to discuss it."

Everyone hurriedly replied: "Yes, yes, the prince is right, then let's go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony quickly."

"Yes." Prince Yu nodded and said, "Master Shangguan and Master Fang, please come out of Zhengui and go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony together."

Hearing this, Shangguan Lin and Fang Zicheng were both stunned. Originally, the prince personally invited Zhen Gui, but now the prince is unwilling to touch this Zhen Gui!The two looked at each other, then bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Shangguan Lin and Fang Zicheng hurriedly took Zhen Gui out, placed them on a rosewood tray, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, that's all. Do you want to go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony now?"

"Yes." Prince Yu shouted: "If you come, please go to Prime Minister Jiang immediately and go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to discuss important matters."

"Yes, Your Majesty." A guard hurriedly took the order and left.

Prince Yu took a jade pendant from his body and handed it to the deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army, saying: "Vice Commander Liu, this is my king's jade pendant. Take it with you and go to Zuixianju immediately. Please come to Prince Gong." Discuss important matters in the Hall of Supreme Harmony."

Deputy Commander Liu of the Royal Guards was stunned. Prince Gong had lived in seclusion for many years and had long since ignored government affairs. He hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, will Prince Gong follow the official into the palace?"

Prince Yu nodded in agreement: "Yes, bring the jade pendant and tell Fourth Brother to find him."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Deputy Commander Liu of the Royal Forest Army hurriedly accepted the order and left.

Hearing this, some people were surprised, while others were happy. Now the most noble royal family in the imperial capital are these two princes!

"Let's go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony immediately." Prince Yu Murongtang was already leading the way.

All the civil and military officials followed in a hurry.

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