Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 280
Chang'an,

On a sunny day in the cold winter, the first grand ceremony after the triumphant return of the emperor was ushered in.

On the high platform of the fortification, the flags fluttered, and the harsh gale did not appear to be annoying at this time. On the contrary, under its hunting and blowing, everyone seemed to feel the majestic and heroic momentum of the emperor's conquest in the past half a year.

Of course, this was the cry in the hearts of all the soldiers present, while those scholar-bureaucrats in cotton-padded court uniforms all had gloomy faces, with a bit of remorse.

This grand ceremony of closing the platform and offering sacrifices to heaven was a decision they made after ten days of secret preparations after they learned of the triumphant return of the emperor.The intention is to hope that the emperor can understand that with the help of his own scholar-bureaucrats, he can conform to God's will and rejuvenate the central idea of ​​the Han Dynasty.

But what they never expected was that after returning to court, the emperor's seemingly random arrangements changed the taste of their painstaking preparations.

The Son of Heaven said that the ceremony of closing the platform and offering sacrifices to heaven is an important matter, and safety is the first consideration.Therefore, he asked that there must be enough soldiers to guard him to ensure his safety.

You haven't lost even a hair of your vellus after half a year of fighting abroad, who can touch you after you return to the impenetrable city of Chang'an? ——This is what all the scholar-bureaucrats said in their hearts, but none of them dared to raise any objections.

First, the emperor's supplement is very safe, and they have no reason to object.

Second, after all, it is the 13-year-old emperor who is on the expedition and giving advice on the battlefield, not the eloquent scholar-bureaucrat.Although he came back from a great victory, he has experienced the dangers of the battlefield, prepared for a rainy day, and still has trauma in his heart. Do you dare to touch this young man's bad luck at this time?
You are an old birthday star who eats arsenic-are you tired of living?
As a result, just after they intentionally or unintentionally ignored this instruction, they discovered today that the ceremony of closing the altar and offering sacrifices to the heavens had completely turned into a military exercise for swearing-in.This is very different from what they expected in their minds, through a solemn and mysterious ceremony, to let the emperor know that he is insignificant and cannot do without the help of scholar-bureaucrats!
Does a ceremony of closing the platform and offering sacrifices to heaven require all the soldiers in Chang'an to come and guard it?

Directly below the high platform, there are a total of three thousand elite tigers.These soldiers in the yellow robe and Xuanjia are all the new Huben army reorganized by Xu Huang. Some of them followed the emperor to Mei County, some of them beheaded the enemy's head during the chaos of Li Jue and Guo Si, and more The most important thing is to work hard in this Kanto War, willing to charge fearlessly for the emperor's arm.

Each of them held a spear in their hands, carried a horned bow on their backs, and hung a ring-headed sharp knife at their waists, as they stepped down the meandering horses with majestic momentum.

The three armies of Yulin, Qimen, and Huben have always been the most elite army of the Han Dynasty, and they are also the army directly under the emperor.In two years, Xu Huang did not destroy this army, it was revived, and it is still a powerful army in the world.The best armament needs to be used by the best fighters, and these fighters are very qualified.

The yellow-faced Xu Huang shaved his beard specially today, wearing an iron suit, a red cloak on the outside, a black iron pocket on his head, and a blood-colored red cherry tree on it, he is simply majestic and murderous.Those scholar-bureaucrats standing in front of this army felt the murderous aura of Xu Huang leading this army, and they even became careful to breathe.

On Xu Huang's left is the Great Han Northern Army commanded by Huangfusong and Zhu Jun, two Qingtian veteran generals.The two old generals were already full of gray hair, old and frail, especially the old general Huangfusong was as skinny as a stick.But even so, in front of the Great Han and Northern Army, all the soldiers of the Northern Army still saw the straight backs and resolute backs of the two old generals.

Among the Northern Army formations, Xu Rong's infantry battalion was the most eye-catching.He holds a big knife in his hand and has a solemn face, like a statue of a god of war.Although he was very unhappy in the first half of his life, either he was cast in the dark or he was squeezed out by the court.But today, his solemn face could not help showing a hint of elation.

Because, being able to stand here shows that the emperor attaches great importance to him!
As the field troops of the great Han army, the soldiers of the Northern Army were all well-dressed, fierce-faced, and angry.Although the Yijia is not as good as the Huben Army, its momentum is not weak at all.

The literati and bureaucrats who were guarded by the northern and southern armies of the Han Dynasty suddenly became a little frightened without knowing it.But when they saw the soldiers on the right side of the Huben Army clearly, their expressions became a little weird.

On the right side of the Huben Army, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry under the command of Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu, the two uncles and nephews, was the first. This army was once a nightmare for the entire Chang'an people.But they had to admit that this cavalry, who straddled the Liangzhou BMW, carried irons, and had an indifferent face, was undoubtedly one of the best vertical and horizontal cavalry in the entire Han Dynasty.The unblinking aura of murder still makes these scholar-bureaucrats who have recovered from their psychological comfort still have lingering fears.

The army after that made the faces of the scholar-officials ease a lot.Although the armor of the current general is far less impressive than the other generals of the Han Dynasty, Wenpin's neither humble nor overbearing aura seems to make people feel that a good general is rising.

And the soldiers behind him were all dressed in the Jingzhou army.What does this mean? It means that the Jingzhou Army has already been included in the Han Dynasty Legion series.The Han army is at its peak, and it is really gratifying and congratulatory to attract soldiers and horses from other states to guard.

The other army is a bit confusing.There were only 800 people in this square team, but all of them were wearing heavy armor, holding Zhangba long spears, and the spears were pointed forward, and each of them didn't even blink their eyes.Everyone looks like a battlefield machine, which is daunting.

However, such a heroic soldier made the general in front of them still frown slightly.And the appearance of this general has already reminded many court officials: Isn't he Gao Shun who is the best at commanding troops and training under the traitor Lv Bu?
Could it be that what happened between His Majesty and Lu Bu?
Before these literati and bureaucrats could think about it, the last army made them angry.This troop is all without hoods, furs as armor, horses on horses, and scimitars in their hands. Most importantly, they all wear left lapels!
衽, the original meaning of the skirt.The left front lapel covers the right armpit tie, and the right lapel is covered inside, which is called the right lapel.On the contrary, it is called left lapel.In ancient times, the clothes of the Han nationality in the Central Plains faced right, and the "right lapel" was called the Chinese style. "Left lapel" generally refers to the attire of ethnic minorities outside the Central Plains.

Confucius "The Analects?There is a saying in Xianwen: Wei Guanzhong, I was sent to the left.It can be seen from this that the saint has such a noble and considerate love for Chinese civilization, and how worried and fearful he is about foreign races!Such a plot is unimaginable for Liu Xie, who paid attention to openness and tolerance in his previous life.

If you need an example to prove it.The typical example is that when the Qing soldiers entered the customs at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Dorgon got hot-headed, ordered the Han people to shave their hair and submit, and issued orders to keep their braids but not their heads, and keep their heads but not their braids.As a result, all the silent people in the south of the Yangtze River, under the stimulation of the barbarian defense, rebelled against the Qing soldiers in the city, and died of the same clan, and the dead were all over the place.In order to achieve this goal, the Qing soldiers could only launch the bloody suppression of Yangzhou Three Days and Jiading Three Massacres!
But today, at the altar closure ceremony announced by the imperial court to the world, in the hearts of all the scholar-officials, this solemn and unique imperial ceremony can only show the superiority of the Han people, unexpectedly such a foreign cavalry appeared.How can this not make the scholar-bureaucrats present filled with righteous indignation and worry? !

However, when these scholar-bureaucrats whispered to each other, Taichang Qing Zhong Fu, who was in charge of the ceremony, and Da Honglu Zhou Huan, who was in charge of foreign affairs, took the lead and led them to risk their lives to meet His Majesty in order to purify the ceremony.The other master of ceremonies, the little Shangshu Ling Zhongyou, chanted loudly at this moment: "The ceremony has begun, welcome Your Majesty!"

With an order, the Huben Southern Army, the Great Han Northern Army, and all kinds of soldiers and horses all moved at the same time, forming a strict formation under the command of their respective generals at a flowing pace.The armor and weapons reflected the bright and dazzling sunlight, and at first glance, it seemed as if an endless fire had ignited far and near.

With the swing of the big flag, the formation of the Han army began to change, extending from the center to the two wings, and the front of the formation became wider and wider.This change is as soft as water, without the slightest stagnation.Immediately afterwards, tens of thousands of Han troops shouted in unison, and the roar of landslides and ground cracks echoed in Weiyang Palace.It caused an overwhelming effect, almost breaking the eardrum skin of a person.

All the scholar-bureaucrats present were at a loss. Surrounded by the army, they were like little quails huddled together to keep warm, pitiful and stupid.Just when these people were already in a state of panic amidst the mighty shouts of the army, all the big Han soldiers got off their horses together, bowed down with their weapons on the ground, and shouted:
"Welcome Your Majesty on the stage, long live long live long live!"

At this moment, all the scholar-bureaucrats were completely frightened, and they could only kneel down hastily under the conditioned reflex, looked at the luxurious and graceful young figure and slowly walked up the high platform: "Welcome Your Majesty on the stage, long live, long live, long live... ..."

(End of this chapter)