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Zhao Hanzhang sat on the dragon throne and accepted three bows and nine kowtows from the ministers, but the enthronement ceremony was not over yet. There was still the most important step - offering sacrifices to heaven!

King An could not participate in this period. He lowered his head and retreated to the back hall. Dong's chamberlain was already waiting. Seeing that his face became relaxed and his eyes were bright as soon as he retreated, he couldn't help but smile and said softly: "My lord, I'm behind you." Rest in the palace for a while, and then leave the palace after the new emperor's sacrifice to heaven is over."

  King An was eager to leave the palace now and asked, "Can't we go out now?"

 The Chamberlain Dong shook his head and said, "Security is in place inside and outside the palace. You are not allowed to walk around at will."

Wang An quietly poked his head out from behind the screen to take a look. He saw Zhao Hanzhang getting up, and all the officials knelt down to see her out of the palace respectfully.

Tuoba Yilu, who was kneeling among the officials, couldn't help but raise his head. He only had time to see the Chinese insects embroidered with gold and colored threads on the crown clothes flying in front of his eyes, and Zhao Hanzhang walked past him...

When Zhao Hanzhang passed by, Fu Tinghan stood up, followed by Ji Yuanming and other ministers, and walked straight for three rows before it was Tuoba Yilu's turn.

But he was tall and could see Zhao Hanzhang walking in the front over the people in front. The stars on her crown were clearly restrained, but Tuoba Yilu felt they were dazzling and painful to the eyes.

Three years ago when they became sworn sworn friends, she still begged him, but now he is his prisoner and she has become the emperor.

Liu Kun, who was behind Tuoba Yilu, raised his eyes slightly and saw Tuoba Yilu's high head. He couldn't help but be anxious, but he couldn't remind him to avoid attracting the attention of others.

 It is disrespectful to look directly at the emperor, especially during such a grand ceremony.

Liu Kun wanted to remind Tuoba Yilu, but they were not in the same queue. On the opposite side were basically the princes and envoys of each vassal state.

Except for the historian who was standing by and observing them with bright eyes, no one noticed Tuoba Yilu's impoliteness.

 Zhao Ming and Ming Yu stood side by side, standing behind Fu Tinghan, followed Zhao Hanzhang step by step down the Tai Chi Hall, and then led her to the chariot.

 The ministers, ministers, ministers and other important officials stood on both sides of the chariot according to their positions and walked respectfully.

 Other civil and military officials and envoys from the vassal state followed.

 Generally, when an emperor ascends the throne, he must first offer sacrifices to heaven, and then receive obeisance from the ministers after gaining approval from heaven.

The order of Zhao Hanzhang was reversed because Guo Pu had already endorsed her with celestial phenomena, and she had accepted the Zen position, so she ascended the throne first and then went to worship heaven.

At the altar, there were already Taoist priests performing religious rituals and chanting sutras, and a ceremonial band was playing music to welcome the gods. It was an auspicious time for Zhao Hanzhang to arrive.

She got off the chariot and walked up to the altar under the guidance of Guo Pu. He Xun was waiting above with a jade silk in his hand. When she came up and stood still, he handed the jade silk to her.

Zhao Hanzhang took it, presented the jade and silk to the chief under the guidance of Guo Pu and He Xun, and then returned to the futon and knelt down respectfully.

After she finished bowing, Zhao Cheng led the officials of the Ministry of Rites to bring up the ritual vessels containing beef and mutton. Zhao Hanzhang stood up, took the ritual vessels and brought them to the main seat. At Guo Pu's signal, he returned to the main seat, knelt down and knelt down. …

 After she finished praying, the ritual music started, but it did not end.

Fu Tinghan came forward with a tray filled with wine in ritual vessels.

 Zhao Hanzhang offered wine to the main god.

Then Guo Pu stepped forward and recited the words of blessing. The general meaning was that Zhao Hanzhang had received the blessing from heaven and the people's support. Today she will inherit the throne. In the future, she will manage the affairs of the people on behalf of God.

Hope that God will bless her with health and longevity, and protect the country’s peace and security. I pray that the weather will be smooth, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe…

If she does something bad, please ask God to give a sign to warn the world.

After reading the sacrificial words, Zhao Hanzhang respectfully knelt down three times and bowed nine times.

When she finally stood up from the ground, she panted slightly and sweat fell from her forehead. To be honest, if the emperor was weak, a ceremony to offer sacrifices to the heavens could kill half of his life.

 No wonder the emperor did not often offer sacrifices to heaven. Occasionally, he would like to ask his princes to offer sacrifices to heaven on his behalf, because offering sacrifices to heaven not only costs money, but may also cost lives.

 Zhao Hanzhang did not end after bowing three times and kowtowing nine times. Fu Tinghan poured wine and presented himself to the wine master again.

Zhao Hanzhang took the title and offered the wine to the gods. She knelt down and raised her head slightly to look at the peaceful and elegant clouds in the sky. She didn't know if there were really gods in this world, but there must be heaven.

 How could she and Fu Tinghan come to this world and successfully accomplish so many things if there was no such intention? Is it because he could not bear the suffering of the creatures in this world again?

Historically, counting from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the year when the Sui Dynasty was established, there were three hundred years of wars and natural disasters, resulting in a loss of nearly 70% of the population. Of these 70%, 60% were from losses before the establishment of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. of. After the Yongjia Rebellion, the Han people were almost wiped out.

Lord Zhao Hanzhang closed his eyes and prayed sincerely: "I am the emperor for the first time. I don't know if I can do it well, but I will do my best to make myself worthy of my heart, worthy of the people, and worthy of the people." In heaven and earth.”

 Zhao Hanzhang spilled the wine and kowtowed again.

 When she got up, Fu Tinghan filled her glass with wine again. She offered wine for the last time, and then knelt down three times and bowed nine times.

As the music was coming to an end, He Xun, Zhao Cheng and others stepped forward and removed all the food and drinks from the main seat.

 Zhao Hanzhang knelt down again, kneeling three times and bowing nine times.

Fu Tinghan stretched out his hand to take the sacrificial document, and was about to hand it to her after she finished prostrating, when he heard exclamations from under the altar.

Fu Tinghan felt something in his heart and raised his head to look at the sky.

I saw that the sky, which was originally just white clouds, seemed to be dyed with colors. The breeze blew, and the colorful clouds rolled, revealing shapes like dragon scales and claws...

A white cloud moved slightly, and a golden light came down from high in the sky. It just hit the Yunlong in mid-air, making the dragon scales on its body more and more obvious. During the tossing, the dragon's head poked its head out of the clouds, and a purple cloud emerged from it. It floated overhead and landed directly on Zhao Hanzhang's head.

The ministers were so excited that their bodies trembled, and they all knelt down and shouted, "Worship Your Majesty, Your Majesty has been blessed by Heaven, Your Majesty has been blessed by Heaven."

Zhao Hanzhang looked at it dumbfounded, did she...really have God's will?

Fu Tinghan was also stunned. After reacting, he immediately thrust the memorial text into her hand and whispered: "Burn it quickly."

Good wishes must be received by God quickly.

Zhao Hanzhang immediately threw the sacrificial inscription into the fire and burned it, and then respectfully added three times of kneeling and nine bows.

Zhao Ming, who was kneeling below, was very excited. He grabbed Zhao Cheng who was in a daze and asked, "Have you seen it? The destiny is in the Zhao family. The destiny is in the Zhao family. She is in the right position. Whether it is the late emperor or God, she is sincere." If you sincerely agree with him, the people of the world will also agree with him!"

Zhao Cheng looked up at the clouds in the sky, his hands under his sleeves clenched slightly, and his eyes were full of brilliance.

Among the officials, a few people first questioned whether it was a trick, and then turned around and looked around. Seeing that the area around the altar was empty, and the entire altar could be swept away at a glance, they knew it was true, so they kowtowed a few times in conviction. Size.

Guo Pu was the most excited. This was the first time he presided over a heaven-sacrifice ceremony for the emperor. Unexpectedly, he summoned the will of heaven. He was satisfied with this achievement in his life.

He immediately asked the orchestra to play the music of Qingping and Taiping, and then motioned to Zhao Hanzhang, who had just stood up, and said: "Hurry, the gods are about to leave, hurry up and send them off to the gods."

Zhao Hanzhang knelt down again amidst the music, kneeling three times and bowing nine times.

The chamberlains and maids brought up all the sacrificial objects and burned them one by one.

After the sacrificial objects were burned, the clouds in the sky slowly dispersed, leaving only a touch of orange and a touch of purple still mixed in the white clouds.

　　This vision was seen by all the people in the capital, and they were as excited as the officials in the palace, or even more.

Zhao Hu and Zhao Song, who were too old to keep up with the entire enthronement ceremony, couldn't help but sigh when they saw the sky like this, "You should go, you should go..."

Zhao Hu beat her chest and felt regretful, "In half my life, this is the first time I saw a dragon appear in the clouds. I may never see this strange phenomenon again in the future. How could I not go? How could I not go?"

Zhao Song immediately suppressed the regret on his face and comforted him: "The days are long, Sanniang, the new emperor is the one chosen by heaven. When he is accomplished in the future, he will worship heaven. He will definitely be able to see it. We will go there again then."

Zhao Hu: "How long will it take? Will I still be alive?"

Zhao Song thought to himself, what can be done? Who made you sick some time ago and made me sick too?

Zhao Song was regretting it in his heart, so he only wanted to comfort him with one word, nothing more.

He looked up at the sky and thought to himself: With this celestial phenomenon, Hanzhang is justified. From now on, she will be able to govern the country with twice the result with half the effort, right? (End of chapter)