Joy of Life: Rebirth of the Second Prince, Inviting Emperor Qing to Die

Chapter 389 Ascending the Throne
Imperial Palace, Tai Chi Hall.

In the main hall, all the civil and military officials of the court had been waiting here for a long time. All that was left was the arrival of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince so that the coronation ceremony could begin.

Originally, Li Chengze thought that ascending the throne was too troublesome, so he simplified the process and finished it early.

As a result, he was opposed by all civil and military officials in the court.

They felt that the ascension of a new monarch symbolized a new beginning for the country and was a very serious and sacred event.

Therefore, even though the process is cumbersome, it still needs to be completed and never be perfunctory.

Li Chengze had no choice but to agree to everyone's request and began to follow the process step by step.

First of all, before the new monarch ascends the throne, there will be people specifically responsible for preparing the venue for the ceremony and all the utensils, such as the dragon throne, jade seal, crown and dragon robe.

Now Li Chengze is wearing the dragon robe and the crown on his head. He only needs to go to the "Tai Chi Hall" to participate in the ceremony.

Originally, according to the rules of past dynasties, when the new emperor ascended the throne, he had to wear a dragon robe, a crown, and ride in a carriage to the Temple of Heaven outside the city to offer sacrifices.

This ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was usually performed personally by the new emperor, implying that the new emperor was the one chosen by heaven, sacred and inviolable.

After the ceremony, the new emperor returned to the palace in a carriage and then went to the Taimiao to worship his ancestors.

The ceremony of ancestor worship must also be performed by the emperor himself to show his inheritance of his ancestors' legacy.

However, not long ago, after the late emperor was assassinated, all the civil and military officials in the court felt that it was too risky to go out of the city to offer sacrifices to the heaven.

In order to prevent assassinations from happening, this process had to be omitted.

Now, with great difficulty, there is finally a new king to inherit the throne. If something goes wrong again, the Qing Kingdom will be really finished.

As for the subsequent process, it is also rather cumbersome and boring. After the new emperor returns to the specific hall, he continues to put on the dragon robe, puts on the crown, and begins to sit on the brand new dragon throne.

At this time, the civil and military officials who had been waiting outside the hall finally took their turn. They first walked to the hall one by one and saluted the newly enthroned emperor to show their submission and obedience.

When this process is completed, the newly enthroned emperor will comply with the will of heaven and accept the imperial seal, symbolizing the supreme power of the emperor.

After accepting the imperial seal, he would issue an accession edict, stamp it with the imperial seal, and announce to the whole world that he has become the emperor and all the people of the country must obey his rule.

Finally, the coronation ceremony is almost over, and a banquet will be held for all civil and military officials in the court to show unity and work together on state affairs.

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On the way to the "Tai Chi Hall".

Li Chengping walked beside Li Chengze and began to chatter incessantly.

"Second brother, this is the procedure for the coronation ceremony. You should have memorized it, right?"

Li Chengze put his hands behind his back, nodded, and said, "I have completely memorized it."

"Just remember it." Li Chengping asked again: "Do you need to review it a few more times?"

"Don't let that happen. If you forget some steps, you'll be embarrassed."

Li Chengze smiled and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

"That's right." Li Hongcheng followed up and said, "Trust my second brother. He's so smart, he will definitely be able to do it."

"But then again, my second brother looks so handsome in this dragon robe and crown."

"This is the true appearance of an emperor, handsome yet heroic."

Li Chengru, who was standing by, said, "Stop talking so much. The ceremony is about to begin. Let's go over there quickly."

"It's okay if others are late, but it would be embarrassing if the new king was late."

Li Chengze thought about it and it made sense, so he lifted up the dragon robe from under his crotch and started to run forward.

Ok? ? ?
Li Chengru, Li Chengping, and Li Hongcheng beside them were stunned after seeing the scene before them.

Immediately afterwards, Li Hongcheng waved his hands and shouted: "Hey, second brother, slow down!"

"You are the emperor, you should pay attention to your image. How can an emperor run away like this?"

"That's right, second brother, slow down, run slower!"

"Wait for us!"...

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

In the festive palace, bells rang one after another.

Outside the Taiji Hall, a middle-aged eunuch wearing a dragon robe, holding a whisk in his hand, shouted loudly to the outside:

"The auspicious time has come!"

"A new king ascends the throne!"

Immediately afterwards, in the main hall, Li Chengze, wearing a dragon robe and a crown, stood in front of the dragon throne.

A young eunuch, holding an exquisite wooden box in both hands, bent over and walked towards him.

At this time, the middle-aged eunuch standing in front of Li Chengze reached out to open the wooden box, took out a jade seal from it, and handed it to Li Chengze.

"The seal-receiving ceremony begins. Please accept the jade seal."

Li Chengze stretched out his hands, slowly took the imperial seal, raised it high above his head, and said loudly:

"Heaven has eyes, the emperor's grace is great, follow the will of heaven, as the true dragon emperor, ascend the throne and become emperor, this is the blessing of all people."

"I am here to wish the country peace and prosperity, good weather and good harvests, and unity of the world!"

At this time, the middle-aged eunuch who had just spoken made a hoarse voice again.

"Please come into the palace and pay your respects to the ministers!"

However, just as the middle-aged eunuch finished speaking, he heard a sudden "pop" sound in the hall.

The sound was not loud, like the sound of drawing a bow and shooting an arrow.

Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen long arrows were shot in unison from the sky above the hall.

Just when these long arrows were about to hit Li Chengze, he dodged the attacks with a slight movement.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

More than a dozen long arrows flew past Li Chengze and hit the ground one after another.

At this time, the middle-aged eunuch saw this and shouted hurriedly: "Protect the emperor, protect the emperor!"

"There is an assassin, there is an assassin who wants to kill Your Majesty!"

At the same time, when people were outside the Taiji Hall and were about to go in to pay homage to the new emperor, they were all startled when they heard shouting from inside.

Lin Ruofu, who was in the crowd, was quick-witted and quickly pushed open the door of the hall, shouting, "There is another assassin, go and protect His Majesty!"

As the gate was opened, all the civil and military officials in the court rushed in.

As a result, they were all frightened by the scene before them.

They didn't expect that on such a good day today, there would be another assassin attack!
the other side.

Ye Zhong was patrolling the palace wearing brand new armor, a helmet, and a long sword at his waist.

After his search yesterday afternoon and the entire night, he was completely sure that there were no more assassins in the entire palace.

In this way, as soon as today's coronation ceremony is over, his good days will come.

He is the father-in-law of the emperor. Just thinking about it makes me excited.

At this time, a guard hurried over, knelt in front of Ye Zhong, and said with a folded hand:
"General, something bad has happened again."

When Ye Zhong heard the imperial guards' words, his heart skipped a beat and the smile on his face disappeared.

No way... I'm so unlucky, am I?
(End of this chapter)