Thief Emperor

Chapter 898 Change of dynasty!

At this point, the process of Li Yun's ascension to the throne had basically been completed.

However, since ancient times, heaven and man are one, gods and man are one, and the emperor is the son of heaven, the eldest son of God on earth.

The previous eldest son had been kicked out by Li Yun. As the "new son" of God, or the new emperor, Li Yun had to say hello to God.

Otherwise, if God doesn't know, it would be embarrassing.

Following Li Yun's order, his imperial carriage, accompanied by civil and military officials, left Luoyang and headed towards the altar on the outskirts of the city.

Along the way, Minister Tao of the Ministry of Rites was very anxious. He would go to Yang Xi from time to time and urge him to go faster and faster.

This was because the sacrifice had to be set up on the altar at noon. If he missed the time, he, as the Minister of Rites who was in charge of all procedures and the chief ceremonial officer who presided over the ceremony, would be to blame.

You know, this is not just a game, it is the biggest event in the world, an event that will affect the next two hundred years!
If anything went wrong, he would have to resign even if Li Yun didn't blame him.

Because other civil servants will definitely use this as an opportunity to attack.

Under Tao Wenyuan's urging, the team quickly left the imperial city. At this time, the people in Luoyang City all knew that today was a big day. When they saw the emperor's departure, they knelt on both sides of the road. When Li Yun's emperor approached, everyone bowed their heads and kowtowed in unison. The scene was quite spectacular.

Li Yun, who was sitting in the chariot, turned his head to look at Li Zheng who was riding beside him, and frowned, "Did you, Luo... did you, Jingzhao Prefecture, arrange this?"

Li Zheng quickly shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't I understand His Majesty's temper? I know His Majesty doesn't like these things. I have been telling the people below these days not to disturb the people."

"We definitely didn't do this."

Li Zheng coughed and said, "However, a notice was posted after the New Year, and the people also know that His Majesty is on the throne today. I guess they are coming here spontaneously to kowtow to the new emperor."

Li Yun narrowed his eyes and snorted, "Why do you have to come out and worship me when you don't give me money or food?"

Li Zheng blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "Your Majesty should address me as zhen."

Li Yun shook his head slightly, looked at the people on both sides, and said, "Forget it this time. Just keep an eye on it and don't do it again next time."

Li Zheng nodded quickly and said yes.

Li Yun then sat up straight and began to rest with his eyes closed.

Under the urging of Minister Tao, the group hurried and finally arrived at the Temple of Heaven and Earth on the outskirts of the city at noon.

Minister Tao stood in front of the altar, panting, and led Li Yun to the altar.

Sacrifices to heaven are divided into main sacrifices and accompanying sacrifices.

There are also first sacrifice, second sacrifice, last sacrifice and so on.

The Ministry of Rites had discussed all of this with Li Yun. According to the pre-prepared process, Li Yun was naturally the main priest, and the accompanying priests who went up to the altar with him were Du Qian and Su Sheng.

The second-in-command was the ten-year-old Crown Prince Li Yuan, who ascended the altar to offer sacrifices to the sky. His companions were Yao Zhong and Zhao Cheng.

The last sacrifice was when the Empress Dowager and several ladies of honor ascended the altar.

At this moment, it was not long before the auspicious time. Shangshu Tao, who was presiding over the ceremony, immediately led Li Yun to the altar. At this time, all matters on the altar had been prepared, waiting for Li Yun to go up to the altar, burn incense, read the sacrificial text, and then burn it to report to the heaven. Then the mission would be accomplished.

As Minister Tao sang loudly, the ritual music that had been prepared in advance sounded. Amid the magnificent music, Li Yun looked back at Du Qian and Su Sheng, and said with a smile, "You two, let's go."

Both of them bowed their heads deeply: "Your Majesty, go first."

Li Yun was naturally walking in the front. Holding a wooden box containing the documents for offering sacrifices to heaven, he walked up to the highest point of the altar step by step.

Du Qian and Su Sheng were two steps behind him, following him cautiously.

Su Sheng, in particular, was afraid that he might make any mistakes, so he had rehearsed for several days in advance. Now he walked very meticulously, even more standardly than Du Qian standing next to him.

Li Yun, on the contrary, was relatively relaxed. He strode to the huge incense burner that was as big as a cauldron, then lit three incense sticks and inserted them into the burner.

The two ministers also stepped forward to burn incense.

On the battlefield, General Su Sheng, who was known for killing people without blinking an eye, was so nervous that his nose was sweating. He tremblingly inserted his incense into the incense burner.

Li Yun looked at him and smiled silently. Then he took out his own sacrificial text from the wooden box, glanced at the tablet of the Emperor of Heaven, took a deep breath, and bowed slightly.

After opening the memorial, Li Yun stood up straight and read the memorial in a loud voice.

"Your servant Li Yun dares to declare this to the Emperor and Heaven."

"I bow down to the great heavens, and the mysterious virtue is selfless. It moves the four seasons and displays the signs, and controls the six directions to regulate the balance. In the third year of Xian De, I was a commoner in the south of the Yangtze River. I looked up at the sky and looked down at the people's hearts. I saw that the nine provinces were in turmoil and the four seas were boiling. So I took up my three-foot sword and rose from the grass and swamps, vowing to sweep away the evil and purify the world."

"Ten years of fighting and blood drenching the Central Plains. Thanks to the blessing of Heaven and the silent assistance of the gods, we are now fortunate to have eliminated the evil and the rebellion and cleared the Eight Circles. Purple clouds are rising from the Yellow River and Luo River, and auspicious clouds are appearing on Songshan Mountain. This is all due to the mercy of God, who has bestowed great power on me."

"I respectfully use the Huang Zhong, Da Lu, Xuan Gui, and Cang Bi to burn firewood in the southern suburbs and bury jade in the northern grave. I will establish the altar of state in the Central Plains and restore the clothes and hats in Luoyang. I only hope that the Xuan Ji will be smooth and the Yu Zhu will be harmonious: so that the five grains will be filled in the granaries, and the nine prefectures will come to rule; the rivers will not be turbulent, and the mountains will be free of wild beasts. Although I am stupid, I dare not be vigilant day and night to protect the people."

"Today, I offer sacrifices to the gods in Luoyang, respectfully inform the Emperor of Heaven and the gods of heaven and earth, and establish the Tang Dynasty."

Having said this, Li Yun once again glanced at the throne of the Heavenly Emperor, and his voice became even louder. "Jianyuan Zhangwu."

"The will of heaven is not permanent, only virtue can support it. If I violate the will of heaven, I will accept the punishment of thunder and lightning; if I can carry on the great cause, I beg you to grant me rain and sunshine."

"I respectfully offer sacrifices to the oxen, and show my virtue. May the heavens bear witness to my deeds!"

"Enjoy your meal."

At this point, the sacrificial text had come to an end. Li Yun did not throw the sacrificial text directly into the brazier in front of him, but instead looked up into the air.

The sky is cloudy today, and a large area of ​​Luoyang is covered by dark clouds. There is also a thick cloud over the Temple of Heaven and Earth.

At this time, Li Yun looked up at the sky, as if observing whether there really was a God in the dark who was watching over the people of the world.

After a long while, it was not until Du Qian reminded him in a low voice that Li Yun threw the sacrificial text into the brazier.

Oddly enough, as the sacrificial text burned, the clouds and fog above the Altar of Heaven and Earth cleared up.

The sunlight shines on Emperor Li’s face.

At this moment, Li Yun actually seemed to have some sense of communication between heaven and man.

This feeling quickly dissipated. Li Yun looked down at his hands, then looked up at the sky. He didn't know if it was really God looking at him or if he was just hallucinating.

Seeing the sacrificial texts burning, the ceremonial officer Tao Wenyuan breathed a sigh of relief and announced loudly: "The ceremony is over, the ceremony is over!"

Li Yun was silent for a moment, then walked down the altar with his hands behind his back.

Du Qian and Su Sheng followed him down the altar. Du Qian was fine, his steps were still steady, but Su Sheng was already a little unsteady.

Fortunately, Du Qian was quick to act and supported him, so that nothing went wrong in this situation.

After stepping down from the altar, Su Sheng gave Du Qian a look of gratitude.

Li Yun took a look at the altar and knew that the sacrifice ceremony would take quite a long time, and he couldn't wait outside all the time. Fortunately, there was a side hall in this place specially for the emperor to rest. Li Yun took Du Qian and Su Sheng to the side hall to rest.

After Li Yun sat down, he motioned for the two to sit down as well, and said with a smile, "How do you two feel?"

Du Qian took a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and began, "There is no room for error. It's really terrifying."

As he spoke, he looked at Li Yun and said with a wry smile: "None of us has the courage to take the position."

Su Sheng heaved a sigh of relief and said, "I was almost scared to death."

At this time, Li Yun ascended the throne and became the only legitimate emperor in the world.

However, Du Qian still called him by his old name.

This is actually a kind of temptation, and after the temptation, it is the boundary of the name.

For those founding heroes who followed Li Yun before the founding of the country, calling themselves "superiors" in private in the future will become a privilege for them.

Used to express closeness.

From now on, new officials entering the court will no longer have this privilege, and they have no reason to address Li Yun as "the superior".

Li Yun only took a glance at Du Qian and saw through his little thoughts.

Li Yun was not averse to this way of showing closeness, because these founding heroes were indeed his, Li's, base.

"It's not that scary."

Li Yun put his hands in his sleeves, looked down at the robe he was wearing, and said with a smile: "It's just that this dress is a little difficult to wear."

"It's a little cold."

Du Qian and Su Sheng both smiled when they heard this.

"Benefit brother."

Li Yun looked at Du Qian and asked, "After all this trouble, are you really going to change the dynasty?"

Du Qian looked at Li Yun and said with a smile: "In fact, when the emperor was in the southeast, the dynasty had already begun to change. After ten years of hard work, the emperor has conquered the nine states and annexed the world."

"Only today."

Du Qian looked at Li Yun and his expression calmed down.

"Just to let the world know."

(End of this chapter)