Longevity begins with a dog

Chapter 195 Take the Stage to Worship the Heavens!Emperor Yongtai's autobiography!
There are three main preparations for the Royal Ceremony.

One is to check and check the royal roster by the clan mansion, the other is to divination by the Qin Tianjian for auspicious days and times, and the third is to determine the requirements for the grand ceremony by the Ministry of Rites. "

But in addition to these three, there is also a three-month process within the royal family.

——Pray for heaven fast.

This fasting method is the highest-standard fasting method among the various fasting methods that have been passed down for a long time, and only those with status above noble status can use it.

The specific Qitian Zhai consists of three parts.

The first part, do not eat, do not drink.

From the beginning of fasting to the day of the great sacrifice, the officiant cannot eat a grain of rice or drink a drop of water.

The second one is bathing and burning incense.

Every day, the priest will wash his body sooner or later, burn incense and meditate.

The third one is to give orders and pass on vows.

This is quite special, it is done by relatives of the officiant and the officiant together.

To put it simply, the relatives take the prepared willow branches and sprinkle the freshest dew on the officiant.

To be appointed is to approve the officiant to pray to God on his behalf.

Passing a wish is to pass on the content of one's own blessing to the priest.

This kind of large-scale sacrifice is placed in a prominent family, and the chief priest is usually the head of the family.

As for the Royal Ceremony, the officiant is naturally the emperor.

In other words, during the three-month preparation period, there will be a large number of members of the royal family who will need to carry willow branches into the apse of the Tianji Hall to complete part of the Qitianzhai.

Of course, Lou Youzhi, Qian Wang and others also noticed this.

I also know that the traditional etiquette of Qitianzhai may allow Emperor Yongtai to spread more demon seeds.

But they didn't mind this.

After all, it is impossible for most members of the royal family to believe in Emperor Yongtai.

Even if they were planted with a demon seed, there is a high probability that this demon seed can be removed by Xu Chong's method.

Also.

Although Emperor Yongtai facilitated the advance of the grand ceremony, he still left three months of preparation time for the grand ceremony.

This is the same as in previous years.

Therefore, everyone, including Lou Youzhi, Dou Tianyuan, and the opposing royal family, believed that Emperor Yongtai really wanted to hold a grand sacrifice.

Even if you do something, it will only be revealed during the great sacrifice.

Immediately afterwards, those royal families who entered the apse came out intact, which also proved this point from the side.

Even, King Qian secretly found a few royal families who were also not interested in Emperor Yongtai to try, and found that they were not controlled by the demon.

Therefore, Lou Youzhi and the others put down their vigilance for the time being, secretly doing their best to prepare for possible changes in the grand ceremony.

Time passes day by day.

The capital is as quiet as ever.

But this kind of tranquility, combined with the preparations for the grand ceremony in full swing, seemed so abnormal.

until three months later.

thump—

thump—

thump—

thump...

The sky was not yet clear, and twelve grand bells rang in succession, resounding throughout the entire Dingtian Mansion.

The inside and outside of the Tianji Hall were already full of people.

Except for some court officials who assisted in the process of the grand ceremony, the rest are representatives of the royal family.

Of course, other members of the royal family also need to participate in the grand ceremony.

It's just that there can't be so many people standing outside the Tianji Hall, they can only wait for the chief priest to go to the place of sacrifice, and then come out from the cave in the inner garden one after another, and follow them.

"Come on!"

The Minister of Rites sang loudly, "The chief priest moved to the roof!"

In an instant, all eyes pierced the Tianji Temple.

To be precise, it should be the golden curtain in the Tianji Hall.

Even those who are similar to King Qian and are not interested in this generation of emperors will have the same reaction.

Although they had already met Emperor Yongtai in the apse during the process of praying for heaven, they still had some doubts about whether Emperor Yongtai could come out of the apse.

In this way, under the gaze of countless eyes, after a cup of tea, the golden curtain was finally lifted.

First, an old face was revealed.

The chief eunuch, Yan Zhong, is in the hands of the chief inspector of ceremonies.

"Your Majesty's dragon body is ill and cannot walk."

Yan Zhong looked at the two main assistants in the Royal Ceremony, King Qian and Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

Can't walk?

Many royal families and officials were all slightly moved in their hearts.

Sure enough, is it still impossible to come out from the apse?
Lou Youzhi was standing in a relatively partial position in the hall at this time, and when he heard this sentence, he felt inexplicably relieved.

Dou Tianyuan, who was standing with him, had the same reaction.

however.

"However, the great sacrifice has been fixed and cannot be changed."

Yan Zhong glanced around, his eyes blurred, and suddenly shouted: "Please move, Your Majesty!"

!!!

Everyone's eyes froze, and they all stared at the open curtain.

Six eunuchs, carrying a huge golden dragon couch, slowly walked out from behind the curtain.

After they walked around the dragon chair, a man who was far older than Yan Zhong, and even older than Qian Wang, appeared in front of everyone.

How old is it?

The body is thin and shriveled, the face is full of wrinkles, and all the teeth, beard and hair have fallen out.

It is His Majesty, Emperor Yongtai!

Out!
He really came out!

Some people are excited and their eyes are moist.

Some people were horrified and shocked.

"Wei Chen, see Your Majesty!"

"...my minister, see Your Majesty."

I don't know who took the lead. After a short pause, the sound of worship was loud.

"Everyone, please get up."

Emperor Yongtai stretched out his hand and raised it falsely.

However, it was such a simple action that Emperor Yongtai suddenly pressed the edge of the bed, gasping for breath.

"His Majesty!"

An official couldn't help but stepped forward, "Your body..."

The rest of the people also straightened up, looking inexplicable.

"No problem."

Emperor Yongtai shook his head lightly, "It should be no problem to survive the first ceremony."

First round?
Lou Youzhi's pupils suddenly shrank.

It took three months to prepare for the Royal Family Sacrifice, and the whole sacrificial process also took more than three months, with a total of [-] large and small ceremonies.

And as an officiant, it is necessary to preside over all nine major ceremonies.

The span of these nine games also lasted three months.

But His Majesty said that he could only survive the first match?
What do you mean?
The first game is today.

Could it be that after today, His Majesty will...

Lou Youzhi was a little at a loss.

You must know that the appearance of Emperor Yongtai in this posture has overturned most of the previous conclusions.

Hole in the apse, natural disasters prolong life... and so on and so on.

And if Emperor Yongtai would die after the first sacrifice ceremony, it would undoubtedly fully prove this point.

This made Lou Youzhi a little at a loss.

Not to mention others.

Even the royal family was choked with sobs, please order to perform the grand sacrifice so that Emperor Yongtai could return to the apse to recuperate.

"Don't talk about it, I've made up my mind."

Emperor Yongtai said lightly, "Hurry up and set off, don't miss the auspicious time."

So, with all kinds of complicated emotions, everyone surrounded the golden dragon couch and left the Tianji Hall.

Drums, horns, chants...

Red carpet, flowers, flags...

The whole capital came alive at this moment.

Members of the royal family kept coming out of the Neiyuan Cave, joined the team, and left the city in a mighty manner.

The team's destination was at the center of Qingling, more than twenty miles east of the capital.

In order to show enough piety, the whole team only traveled on foot, with the exception of Emperor Yongtai.

In fact, according to the rules, even Emperor Yongtai needed to walk across the sixty miles.

It's just that Emperor Yongtai looked like he was dying and would die at any time, even those thorny officials chose to keep silent about this.

However, during the process, many people noticed the difference from the last great sacrifice... There were very few people who saw them off.

Only a little more was discharged, and then it began to gradually decrease until there was nothing.

This is a bit too cold compared to the scene of the last great sacrifice, when the mountains and plains were full of human heads, and it didn't stop until sixty miles away.

A forgotten person appeared in everyone's mind at this time.

The deposed prince, Jiang Xinghe.

It turns out that Jiang Xinghe's actions have already shaken the hearts of the people to such an extent...

The whole team, in contrast to the hustle and bustle of the band, seemed more and more silent.

Two hours later, Qingling arrived.

The huge group of mausoleums almost formed a mountain range, and there was a tall altar in the wide area in the center.

It is the Qitiantai used for sacrifices.

When the dragon couch stopped in front of Qitiantai, everyone couldn't help looking at Yongtai Emperor who was on the couch.

The Qitiantai is nineteen feet high and has 330 steps.

The 330 three-level steps require the priest to climb up the steps on foot while reciting the sacrificial words.

In previous years, this step was hardly noticed. After all, even an ordinary person could successfully climb to the top of the stage, at most, he just paused and rested, let alone the Emperor Daqing who was too powerful to judge?
But now, if even this step involves sitting on the couch and being carried up to the Qitiantai...

Serenity becomes comical.

The fundamental meaning of the great sacrifice will be lost from the very beginning.

But then again, if this is not the case, with Emperor Yongtai's physical condition, can he successfully appear on the stage?
Under everyone's gaze, Emperor Yongtai spoke.

"Yan Zhong, help me down."

"Yes."

The dragon couch landed on the ground, and with the support of Yan Zhong, Emperor Yongtai slowly got off the couch.

And the moment his feet touched the ground, he suddenly sang.

If it wasn't for Yan Zhong's quick reaction, Emperor Yongtai would have fallen in full view.

"His Majesty……"

Yan Zhong couldn't bear it, and said: "Is this old slave going to carry you up?"

"Bullshit."

Emperor Yongtai reprimanded lightly, "I know it well."

After speaking, he broke free from the support.

"Your Majesty, here is the tribute."

The Minister of Rites bowed his body and handed over a scroll with both hands.

"No, this time, I want to say something different."

Emperor Yongtai didn't even glance at the scroll, he directly passed the Minister of Rites and began to climb the steps.

Different?

Qian Wang, Lou Youzhi, and Dou Tianyuan exchanged glances with each other.

They knew that the main event was coming.

Why did Emperor Yongtai advance the grand sacrifice, and what changes could the grand sacrifice bring to Emperor Yongtai.

Everything will be revealed at this time.

However, they never expected that just the opening sentence would completely shock them like a bolt from the blue.

"You all should have remembered what Du Qianchuan said, right? I can tell you... what he said is true."

!!!

Except for the royal family whose whole body and mind are completely controlled, everyone is horrified!

What did Du Qianchuan say?
After living for such a long life, I must have said a lot of things in private and on the surface.

But the only one that is well-known to everyone is that time, the memorial to impeach the late emperor.

Impeachment or not is secondary, and no one really cares.

What really makes people remember is the remarks around "if there is a disaster, there will be no relief".

Although at this moment, everyone already believed that statement, but no matter how much they believed it, it was all said by Du Qianchuan.

It is far from the same concept as hearing Emperor Yongtai confess with his own ears.

"The spring of 42 years in Wenchang."

Emperor Yongtai spoke slowly while taking the stage.

Obviously a shaky appearance, but the footsteps are always firm.

"I chatted with the late emperor about Yuan Shouyi leaving Beijing to visit relatives."

"The next day, the late emperor ordered me to write a letter, proposing to advance the grand sacrifice."

"After the natural disaster broke out, Bingzhou was full of mourning."

"Eighty percent of the people who should have died in the disaster, but under Lou Youzhi's magical writing, half of them were saved."

"I realized it later, and didn't realize that someone was secretly holding back the disaster relief until the disaster situation was alleviated."

"So, I took the first step and killed the guy who pretended to be a refugee and wanted to sue Lou Youzhi."

"Immediately afterwards, I went to the palace overnight to have an audience, and reported the matter to the late emperor."

"Ha ha……"

"I never expected that it was this meeting that turned me into an executioner."

"An executioner who had to use natural disasters to kill the people under his rule."

Having said that, not only did Lou Youzhi remain unmoved, but his eyes became a little bit colder.

maybe.

Perhaps before the drought in Bingzhou, Emperor Yongtai was still the good prince with the world in mind.

But what kind of reason made Emperor Yongtai choose to do the same thing as Emperor Wenchang?
Isn't this reason Shouyuan?
As soon as Lou Youzhi thought about this, Emperor Yongtai gave the answer.

"Lou Youzhi, you must be skeptical. Whether it's the late emperor or me, they are all using natural disasters to prolong their own lives, right?"

Emperor Yongtai continued to take the stage without looking back, "Whether you believe it or not, I'm telling you...it's not."

"Possessing the blood of the Taizu represents the incompleteness of the Zifu."

"While it is impossible to plant Dao Zifu, it is also doomed to have a short lifespan. Even if there is no disaster or disease, and self-cultivation, our lifespan will be less than ordinary people."

"If you want to prolong your life, you can't do it with the side tricks of the Lu family, and you can't do it with the rules of longevity."

"Unless the Zi Mansion can be repaired, otherwise, the life essence should be as much as it is, and it cannot be changed."

"Now you must be thinking, since the longevity cannot be changed, why did the former emperors and I take advantage of natural disasters?"

Speaking of this, Emperor Yongtai stopped and stood quietly for a while, as if recovering his strength.

After a while, he smiled and continued to speak.

"Ha ha……"

"Are those people, those refugees, innocent?"

"Certainly innocent."

"You may not know that I have personally been there for the drought in Bingzhou."

"I have witnessed with my own eyes how those people who should be able to live well gradually lose their humanity under natural disasters and become livestock that only know how to eat."

"But, I have no choice."

"They have no choice."

"because……"

"If a province does not perish, the whole world will perish!"

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Why is the update pulled again during this time?
Because the author started to have to lie on his stomach again, wailing and typing with his mobile phone...

T_T
crying and apologizing...

(End of this chapter)