The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1818 Ceremony
The emperor's abdication and the succession of the new emperor are very serious matters. In front of the Hanyuan Hall of Daming Palace, the scene is very solemn. Except for the guards in the palace, there are hundreds of officials and bureaucrats in the court, plus the eunuchs who helped during the ceremony However, the female relatives in the palace are not allowed to appear, the concubines in the harem are not allowed to appear, and the maids in the palace are not allowed to move in front of the Hanyuan Hall.

They have lost sight of this grand ceremony.

But there are two exceptions, one is Empress Changsun and the other is Princess Jinyang.

Empress Changsun could appear at the ceremony blatantly, because it was her husband who abdicated and her son succeeded. After her husband abdicated, she became the Supreme Emperor, and her son succeeded. She became the queen mother from the queen.

As for the ceremony for the new queen's establishment, it will be done after Li Chengqian succeeds to the throne.

Besides Jinyang, Jinyang can't blatantly appear at the ceremony, or around the scene, she can only follow her father's path, and with the permission of His Majesty Li Er, hide in the Xiangluan Pavilion on the side of Hanyuan Hall Watch the entire ceremony.

His Majesty Li Er is good enough to Jinyang. The Xiangluan Pavilion is closer to the ceremony venue than the Hanyuan Hall, and the Xiangluan Pavilion is relatively high. Standing on the Xiangluan Pavilion, you can overlook the entire ceremony site.

But there is one thing that cannot be discovered by others.

In other words, if you want to watch it, you can watch it secretly.

Jinyang is more comfortable in the Xiangluan Pavilion than the courtiers standing in the open square outside. You can set up a small couch, sit and watch, drink tea and eat snacks at the same time. After all, you can’t be seen by others. It doesn't matter.

Moreover, once the whole ceremony is underway, who would turn their gazes to the Xiangluan Pavilion?Not only that they all focused their eyes on the two emperors, but also, standing on the Xiangluan Pavilion, you can see the lower head, but you can't see the Xiangluan Pavilion from the lower head.

At the beginning of the red sun, His Majesty Li Er walked out of the Hanyuan Hall wearing the emperor's crown and wearing a crown. In the past two years, some courtiers below saw Li Er for the first time in two years. His Majesty.

His Majesty Li Er is indeed recovering well, but compared to the impression of His Majesty Li Er that the ministers have, he is still a little thinner, but fortunately, his spirit is not bad.

His Majesty Li Er followed Deyi, and under the guidance of officials from the Ministry of Rites, he came to the outside of Hanyuan Hall, went down a step, and walked in front of the huge bronze tripod. In front of the bronze tripod, there was an altar. The three animals have already been placed.

"The auspicious time has come~~~~"

With the loud singing and drinking of officials from the Ministry of Rites, His Majesty Li Er's ceremony to sacrifice to heaven officially began.

Seeing His Majesty Li Er offering sacrifices to heaven and abdicating the throne, Xuan Shijing's heart was still very complicated.

The year he was born was the first year of Zhenguan. At that time, His Majesty Li Er was just a few, and the Tang Dynasty started a glorious Zhenguan Year. Now, in the blink of an eye, more than [-] years have passed since the Zhenguan Dynasty. Although His Majesty Li Er did not After death, the life span is much longer than in the original history, but in front of him, he is about to abdicate. The magnificent Zhenguan Dynasty of the Tang Dynasty, after this year, will end like this. When the new year begins next year, the Tang Dynasty will be overturned. A new chapter has opened.

Although His Majesty Li Er abdicated this year, the new year name will not be used until after the first day. Firstly, it is a respect for the previous emperor, and secondly, it is convenient for the people to record the year and to facilitate the compilation of the almanac.

Otherwise, if His Majesty Li Er abdicates and Li Chengqian succeeds to the throne, the year name will be changed immediately the next day. So this year is the Year of Zhenguan?Or is it the first year of the new year?

Under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, His Majesty Li Er held three pillars of incense sticks as thick as fingers, worshiped the sky, and then inserted the incense into the Tongding in front of him, and then recited the sacrificial text given by the Ministry of Rites.

The sacrificial text was lengthy, but the courtiers below did not dare to slack off, they all listened to the list and recited the sacrificial text seriously.

After reading the sacrificial oration, it was Deyi who unfolded the edict of His Majesty Li Er and read out the edict of His Majesty Li Er's abdication.

"Tianzi Zhao~~~" Deyi's voice reached the ears of all the people present, and everywhere they could see, everyone knelt down one after another. Kneeling down, holding the Yi Dao with one hand, and resting the elbow on the knee with the other hand.

"I have been in power for twenty-seven years. I regret the past, and the world is in turmoil. Thanks to the spirit of my ancestors, the turmoil in the world is calmed down, the society is settled, and the people of Li are comforted. At the beginning of my succession, the sky made the grass, and the tree's shepherd, Therefore, the three poles of Tao Jun, unified the sky, and the sea was filled with the wind, and the clothes were exhausted. On the journey, choose the virtuous and capable, the prince inherits the Qian, the way is clear to all generations, and the light is worthy of heaven, and the brilliance of the sun and the moon is also."

An edict of abdication is not inferior in length to the sacrificial ordinance for offering sacrifices to heaven. From the beginning of His Majesty Li Er's succession to the present, all the merits and demerits have been discussed, and finally he praised the crown prince Li Chengqian. Yiming was worthy of heaven and worthy of the seat of the emperor, so he handed over the emperor's seat to Li Chengqian.

After the edict of abdication was read out, Deyi handed the edict to another eunuch beside him, and then took out the emperor's jade seal on a wooden tray, and handed it to another eunuch.

After the edict was read out and Yuxi had already been handed over, His Majesty Li Er had officially abdicated, and he was also retired. After the edict was handed over, the people in the square in front of Hanyuan Hall shouted, "Your Majesty, ten thousand years! Great Tang! Ten thousand years."

After that, His Majesty Li Er will also leave the stage together with Empress Changsun.

Then it was Li Chengqian's home game.

Before noon, Li Chengqian was dressed in the emperor's crown clothes, dressed in the same way as His Majesty Li Er. He was carried from the Danfeng Gate into the Daming Palace by the palace servants, and was carried all the way to the bottom of the steps. Up and down, accompanied by Lin'an and another servant, walked up the steps.

When Li Chengqian passed through the lineup of Chinese, Chinese and military officials, the civil and military officials just bowed and bowed their hands to salute Li Chengqian.

Immediately afterwards, the new emperor offered sacrifices to the heavens and announced his succession to the heavens. It was still a process created by the Ministry of Rites, which was almost the same as that of His Majesty Li Er, but the content of their prayers was completely different. One was to abdicate, and the other was to Succession, one is to let go of the burden on one's shoulders, while the other is to come here and carry the burden on one's own shoulders.

After the sacrificial text was read, there was no edict. At this time, His Majesty Li Er appeared, stepped forward, and personally put the emperor's crown held in the hand of the servant beside Li Chengqian on Li Chengqian's head, and then handed over the jade seal to Li Chengqian with his own hands.

This represents, is the inheritance.

When Li Chengqian put on the emperor's crown and took over the jade seal from his father, he was the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty!
(End of this chapter)