Apprentice of the Heavens

Chapter 172 The Opening Ceremony

Double Ninth Festival

The Double Ninth Festival began in ancient times, formed in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, popularized in the Western Han Dynasty, and flourished after the Tang Dynasty.

The Double Ninth Festival originated from ancient sacrificial activities; during the Spring and Autumn Period, there were activities of offering sacrifices to the Emperor of Heaven when the crops were harvested in September; Customs such as drinking banquets and appreciating chrysanthemums were introduced to the people.

Influenced by Taoism, since the Han Dynasty, the Double Ninth Festival has the custom of praying for longevity and pursuing longevity; during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were practices of drinking and appreciating chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Day; the Double Ninth Festival was officially designated as a festival in the Tang Dynasty.

There are still two months until the ninth day of September, the Double Ninth Festival, but Zhongnan Mountain is already very lively at this time. Rows of well-arranged palaces are located on the top of the flat mountain. Looking down from the sky, there is indeed a huge Tai Chi pattern .

Li Ming looked at the rows of brand-new buildings and couldn't help but nodded inwardly. It was not in vain for him to flatten the top of the mountain. Li Ming walked and admired the pavilions, and finally came to an unfinished building after a long time

At this time, the sun was shining, and the dark craftsmen were constructing the pavilion in full swing. The foreman beside him was holding the blueprints and directing the workers to work. Seeing Li Ming's arrival, the foreman hurried over
"My lord, you are here, the last pavilion will be completed today, I don't know..."

Li Ming couldn't help but smile dumbfounded seeing the foreman's cautious look. He was not that kind of black-hearted person, so he wouldn't be in arrears with their hard-earned money.He waved his hand and said, "Okay, you have worked hard, go to the cashier to get it after you finish the work."

"Thank you, my lord! Let the brothers work harder and finish the work as soon as possible."

The foreman nodded and bowed his thanks, and then went to supervise the progress of the project with a smile on his face.

Li Ming shook his head and turned to walk towards the backyard. After a while, he came to the gazebo by the cliff. A tall tree stood on the edge. The ground was full of exotic flowers and weeds, exuding the fragrance of flowers.

The two hanging vines hung on a wooden board, but it was a swing. At this time, the surrender was swinging on the swing, but he didn't know what he was thinking, and his face was absent-minded.

Seeing this, Li Ming's feet moved across the sea of ​​flowers, and he sat down beside the surrender, hugging the beautiful woman, overlooking the surging sea of ​​clouds below.

"What are you thinking about?"

The surrendered minister leaned his head on Li Ming, narrowed his eyes comfortably, and said lazily, "Why, are you curious?"

Li Ming couldn't help rolling his eyes when he heard the words, this girl was furious again, and the spoiled fushun surrendered his disheveled hair, and said helplessly following the surrender's words: "Yes, yes, but as a husband, I am curious. Very good, how about telling my husband, my lady?"

Seeing this, the surrendered minister smiled triumphantly, rubbed his head against Li Ming's chest, and narrowed his beautiful eyes happily, but then remembered something on his mind, couldn't help but frowned, curled his mouth, and looked at Li Ming expectantly
"You said we've been together for so long, how about we have a child?"

Li Ming realized that in vain after hearing the words, in this day and age, if an ordinary family cannot give birth to a son and a half for their husband, they will be talked about behind their backs, and may even be divorced by their husband's family.

Although I don't care, the surrender obviously still has concerns in this regard, especially recently, the Empress has been wandering around with Li Mingwu in front of her, so I'm afraid she has been irritated.

Li Ming couldn't help but chuckle after thinking about it, and hugged the surrender in his arms tightly.
"Don't think too much, how can a husband care about these common etiquette?"

"But I care!"

The surrendered minister pursed his lips, with an unhappy expression on his face. It was obvious that the empress had been very angry these days. Seeing this, Li Ming smiled helplessly and said:

"Okay, if you really want to have children, you just don't surrender to the white tiger for your husband."

Seeing this, the surrendered minister narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, nodding his head slightly and said, "Well, there are a few packs of medicine that the uncle gave me, and I will take some at night."

Hearing this, the corner of Li Ming's mouth twitched. When did this girl take the medicine? Didn't she not want it at Shierdong?No wonder it is said that women want it when they say no, Zhou Shuren sincerely does not deceive me.

Seeing that his mind had been resolved, the surrendered minister was leaning on Li Ming and swinging on the swing with a smile on his face, and the two of them enjoyed the scenery of the sea of ​​clouds together.

While the two were enjoying the warmth, many people in the land of Central Plains were shocked by a piece of news.

Inside a restaurant in Luoyang City
"Have you heard? It is said that Emperor Li Wu is going to establish a sect in Mount Zhongnan, on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the Double Ninth Festival."

In the private seat not far from the window, two middle-aged men dressed as businessmen started talking, and one of them, a middle-aged man with a dark complexion, said.

"I found out yesterday. This morning I packed up my things and prepared to take my eight sons to Mount Zhongnan. If the Emperor Wu chooses one of them as his apprentice, it will be blessed by the ancestors."

Another middle-aged man with a pale yellow complexion said longingly, but the dark middle-aged man beside him couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard the words, and said in disbelief:
"Brother, I remember that your youngest son was just born a few days ago, why did you bring him with you?"

"Emperor Li Wu only said that those under the age of 15 did not specify the minimum age. I will take it for a try and there is no loss."

The middle-aged man with a pale yellow complexion looked indifferent, while the dark middle-aged man was stunned and thought for a long time and found out that this was true. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, no wonder his business is so big.

While the two of them were talking, the eyes of a young man on the next table could not help but light up, and a certain kind of determination was secretly made in his heart.

This kind of thing is constantly happening in the Central Plains. There are crowds of people going to Zhongnan Mountain for a while. Although there is still a month to go, it takes a lot of time to rush there. In order to avoid missing many places that are far away It has already started to leave.

Nowadays, no one in the world knows the name of Emperor Li Wu, and all kinds of achievements have been adapted into stories by storytellers and spread in the Central Plains.
Even in Mobei, there are legends of the god descending to earth. Although Mobei wanted to call him a demon, the leaders of various forces in Mobei were afraid of Li Ming's justice, so they had to vigorously publicize that Li Ming was descended from the god.

The principle is that Li Ming has been enshrined as a god, especially after the eldest uncle regained the land of the princes and rebuilt the Tang Dynasty, his reputation has become even more famous, and it can be said that everyone knows it.

There were even people in the court who proposed that he be enthroned and proclaimed emperor, but he rejected it. Under his proposal, his elder brother Li Maozhen would lead the court as the regent and wait for Li Mingwu, who was less than one year old, to grow up before ascending the throne.

Although some people still objected, Yuan Tiangang's iron and blood skills made them have to bow their heads and bow their heads. Anyway, as long as the world is peaceful, the people don't care who the emperor is or how old he is.

There are two single-person extermination existences supporting Li Mingwu, but for a while the court was honest and there was no voice of opposition.

As for the eldest uncle, it doesn't matter, anyway, he has no heirs, and Li Mingwu is also born of the empress, so he can be regarded as a family, not an outsider.

(End of this chapter)