The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 384 The Enthronement Ceremony
Time flies in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye, it has arrived on November 620, 11 AD. This day is a rare and auspicious day this year. After many deductions, everyone agreed.

The first lamp was lit in the Chaotian Hall of the Martial God Palace.

With this as a reference, all places in Yecheng lit up the lanterns that had been arranged.
In an instant.

The fire trees and silver light, the brightly lit city of Ye, seems to have become a city that never sleeps, even the dark night sky is half red under the candlelight, as brilliant as the sunset.

The whole city is filled with a strong festive atmosphere, as if entering the Lantern Festival at once.

"When—when—"

When the time came to the first moment of the day, the Jingyang bell in the Chaotian Palace of Shenwu Palace rang, and the deep bell resounded throughout the city. Millions of people in Yecheng walked out of their homes, stood on the street, and looked excitedly. The direction of Shenwu Palace.

At this time, inside the main hall of Zhaohui Palace, there was another scene.

All the ladies of the Yang family in costumes were there, and Xiao Wu, who was wearing a phoenix coronet and a xiapei, was combing Yang Tong's hair. Under the eyes of everyone, she seemed a little nervous and her movements were a little clumsy.

Empress Xiao on one side looked at the pair of children, her phoenix eyes showed a trace of nostalgia and sadness.

in a trance.

If you are in Chang'an Ganlu Palace, and the pair of jadeites in front of you have become yourself and your husband...

You remember, she was the same as Xiao Wu back then, even though she combed her husband's hair for many years, but at that moment, she was quite clumsy.

And the husband is just like today's Dong'er, sitting quietly, his two faces, which are almost divine, are so pale as still water.

Suddenly, the sourness in Xiao Hou's heart was like a sky between heaven and earth, and the mist gradually thickened.Almost at this moment, I lost myself.

"Dong'er, why are you so serious? Smile." The little princess who has grown up a lot said with a smile.

"I can't laugh." Yang Tong said.

"Why can't you laugh?" The little princess was puzzled.

"The responsibility is as heavy as a mountain." Yang Tong smiled slightly.

"Nah, what, isn't this a joke?"

"..."

Empress Xiao and Princess Nanyang looked at each other in astonishment, and they both saw the shock and incredible expression in each other's eyes.

This conversation!
The memory of the mother and daughter is especially fresh.

Princess Nanyang had the same conversation with her father back then!
It's really, really unbelievable.

Coincidence, or providence?
Yang Tong had already finished dressing while he was talking to the little princess. He was wearing a black royal robe embroidered with eight patterns of mountains, dragons, mountains, Huachong, fire, and Zongyi. There are jade belts, and other accessories such as pei ribbons. When the whole person wears it, it is not only solemn and gorgeous, but also more majestic than before.

The Sui version of "Sui" has the meaning of following, and has the nature of water, so it is the virtue of water, and it is black.

In the first year of Daye, Emperor Wu Yang Guang ordered the system of chapters and uniforms, stipulating the specific position of the twelve chapters on the emperor's "Gun Mian": "On the left and right sides, there are one sun and one moon, and when the back leads, there are stars. There are also nine items of mountains and dragons, each of which is repeated twelve times...The quality of clothes is mysterious, such as mountains, dragons, Chinese insects, fire, and Zong Yi, etc., and they are woven into five things: the clothes are made of 纁, plus algae, powdered rice, 軼, 軻The fourth is the number of clothes, this is nine chapters, and three days (referring to the sun, moon, and stars), and twelve also."

Yang Guang placed the sun and the moon on his shoulders, and the stars on his back. Since then, "carrying the sun and moon on the shoulders and carrying the stars on the back" has become a model for future emperors' crown clothes.As for the crown prince, Hou Bo, Zinan, Guqing, and princes, there are nine chapters, seven chapters, five chapters, and three chapters respectively.

The twelve chapters of the imperial robe contain the best and most beautiful emperor's virtue, symbolizing that the emperor is the master of the earth, and his power is "as big as the sky and the earth, and everything is contained in it, like the sun and the moon, shining in all directions."

Yang Tong was neither a prince nor an emperor, so he continued to wear the eight-chapter prince's clothes, but for the convenience of putting on the twelve-chapter 'Dragon Robe', he was cut tighter and fit better than before.

After getting dressed, Xiao Wu took the eight-pronged heavenly crown from her eldest grandson Wugou, also commonly known as the crown of the hat, and the beaded strings on the front and back of the hat were made of white jade. There are eight strikes, the crown prince has nine strikes, and only the emperor can use twelve strikes. There are twelve strikes in the front and back, and there are 24 strikes in total.

She took a closer look, and solemnly placed it on Yang Tong's head.

When Yang Tong got up, Xiao Wu and eldest grandson Wugou quickly hung up all kinds of accessories. Fortunately, this outfit was only worn during festivals, sacrifices, and grand ceremonies.

He looked at Yang You on the side, and saw that this boy was dressed in the same clothes as him, with a troubled expression on his face, as if he couldn't bear this gorgeous crown dress, as long as he moved a little, there would be a clanging sound stand up.

Seeing Yang Tong's glance, Yang You quickly said: "Second brother, the mianfu is too troublesome and ugly." He raised his arm, and then said: "Look at these sleeves, they are almost mopping the floor. Clinking, how about reforming it?"

"Reform" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has become a commonly used word in the Sui Dynasty.

"Change, must be changed!" Yang Tong agreed very much: "But we will wait until I become the emperor."

"It's really great." Yang You said happily: "I feel like a monkey now."

"Then I will only change the emperor's!"

"Isn't it?" Yang You couldn't help but turn dark when he heard this.

Yang Tong laughed loudly and said, "Monkeys are really fun."

Yang You: "..."

All the girls laughed.

Looking at the room full of relatives, Yang Tong felt like he was dreaming. He used to be a small house slave, but he became an emperor. If he hadn't crossed over to become Yang Tong, he might still be struggling to survive. Even if he did well, he might be just a soldier or a small official under the command of a certain prince. If it wasn't for Yang Tong's identity, he would never have developed. So soon, I won’t have today’s brilliant career, a group of beautiful and virtuous wives, and lovely children.

Yang Tong is not too demanding of names such as eternal fame, eternal one emperor, and changing the world, but he needs to win, because only by winning constantly can he keep what he currently has and build a powerful Sui Empire.

If you lose, your reputation, wealth, glory, power, life, relatives, etc. will all be in vain.

He wants to guard all of these, and anyone who dares to offend will be killed without mercy.

At this moment, his eyes became as sharp as a knife's edge.

The sharp momentum permeated the whole hall.

"Dong'er!"

"Husband!"

"Second brother!"

Yang Tong is the center and backbone of everyone, his sudden change made everyone worried.

Yang Tong came back to his senses, looked at the pair of eyes, and smiled apologetically: "I made everyone worry."

"Dong'er, you are so scary just now." The little princess was terrified.

Everyone nodded.

At that moment just now, Yang Tong was so frightening that it made one feel like he was in a desolate and killing place where there were mountains of corpses, thousands of miles of blood flowing, and thousands of miles of red fields.

Although this was just an illusion, at this moment, everyone still felt it deeply.

"I suddenly realized a truth just now." Without waiting for anyone to ask, Yang Tong explained: "Whether I'm on the battlefield or doing tricks and tricks, I don't want to kill the enemy, I don't enjoy the happiness of success, I don't want to be the emperor, but It's for protection."

"The world is not peaceful, and the identity and ability of an ordinary person can't protect all the people and things I care about... This is why I try my best to make myself stronger. If I don't advance on the road to hegemony, I will die, so I have to become a real Only the emperor can protect everything."

"In the final analysis, no matter whether it is an emperor, a general, or a trafficker, the purpose is nothing more than protection."

The little princess was stunned, and frowned, "What are you talking about?"

Yang Tong's face darkened, "Play the piano to the cow!"

"Queen Mother, Dong'er called me a cow." The little princess ran to Queen Xiao and complained.

"The queen mother didn't hear it." Empress Xiao smiled slightly, and pinched her little face with pity.

"Everyone bullies me, I'll bully the little baby." The little princess ran away muttering.

Yang Tong's face froze.

Dare to bully our generation is not enough, but also to bully the next generation.

In an instant!
The whole house of women ran away.

Yang Tong was a little dumbfounded.

It seems that the little princess is playing for real.

……

Time slowly came to Maoshi, the sky turned white, and the light filled the earth, rendering a piece of golden yellow.

Nine thousand and five thousand soldiers have gathered on the square of Chaotian Temple in Shenwu Palace. There are many swords and battle flags flying. Everyone's eyes are fixed on the majestic Chaotian Temple ahead.

"when!"

When the melodious bells reverberated in the Shenwu Palace with ancient rhythms, everyone understood that King Qin had begun the first step in his enthronement - worshiping the ancestors.

In the Taimiao of Shenwu Palace, the main entrance of a solemn hall was slowly pushed open, and Yang Tong, who was standing in front of the gate, walked in with Yang Gongren, Yang You, Yang Shidao, Yang Zen Master, and Yang Shanhui, who were holding sacrificial offerings.

The main hall is dedicated to the ancestors of the Yang family;

Yang Zhen, Yang Zhong, Yang Zheng, Yang Zan, Yang Song, Yang Shuang... Yang Zhao, Yang Hao, and Yang Gao are all among them, and the spiritual seats of Yang Jian and Yang Guang are naturally placed in the center.

After Yang Tong and his clan respectfully offered incense, he knelt on the futon in front of him and kowtowed heavily nine times.

Kong Yingda, who was in charge of the ceremonies, re-submitted the sacrificial text to Yang Gongren, saying: "Please read the sacrificial text from Zuo Pushe."

"Here!" Yang Gongren responded, and then bowed to the ancestors of the Yang family as a courtier, opened the sacrificial text with a serious face, and said loudly: "Since ancient times, the emperor has been ordered by the sky, and the imperial calendar has been engraved. Although the era Different, but following the same path of governance, one after another... I am alone by the destiny of heaven, Shaozuo Piji, the common government and the relatives, the front emblem is the scene... only inherit the order of heaven, repair the Ming worship, use prayers to protect me, and I will be forever Bangjia! Shangxiang!

A section of the sacrificial oration was read from Yang Gongren’s mouth, echoing in the huge ancestral temple. Yang Tong looked at the spiritual tablet above and murmured: “Yang Tong’s ancestors and descendants will surely rule the world. Resounding throughout the ages, forever and ever!"

After reading all the sacrificial rites, Yang Tong kowtowed three more times, stood up slowly, and led the crowd away with firm steps.

In front of Chaotian Palace.

The Emperor Luanjia is ready.

Tianzi's car is different from other people's. The car is pulled by six Wanli BMWs, which is the highest specification.

When the clear and melodious bell rang, [-] armored warriors escorted the emperor's luancar with Yang Tong slowly drove out of the Shenwu Palace and went to the southern suburb square of Yecheng to worship the heaven.

When Emperor Luanjia appeared in the square, Wei Yunqi, Minister of the Ministry of War, in a gorgeous armor, shouted: "Salute."

With a sound of "shua", nearly one hundred thousand soldiers raised their hands, and with just one hand, the sound of uniform armor colliding gathered into a loud noise!
Then there was the sound of "choking and clanging" as the swords were pulled out, and the horizontal swords were pointed towards the sky, facing the direction of the emperor Luanjia, and then forcefully retracted in front of the nose.The movements of the soldiers were all consistent and made bursts of noise.But no extra noise.

Under the blue sky and white sun, the blade reflected the cold light.

Immediately, the army said in unison: "Long live the Great Sui!"

The loud roar of one hundred thousand elite divisions was full of murderous aura, and its power gave rise to an irresistible domineering aura.

The kings and envoys of Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, Turks, and other countries in the Western Regions only felt that their chests were tight and they could hardly breathe.

Many of these envoys were ulterior motives, but seeing the momentum of the Sui Dynasty at this time, they were taken away by it.

The 10 people in the huge square suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn and solemn.

Yang Tong's Luanjia, under the guard of Xiongbing, soon arrived at the Tiantai where the heaven was worshipped.

The Tiantai is made of white marble. It is three floors high, and each floor has nine steps, about 27 meters high.

Standing under the stage were well-dressed ministers of civil and military affairs, prefects of various counties in the Great Sui Dynasty, generals such as Hu Benlang in the army, etc. Thousands of people were divided into two rows according to civil and military, and all of them were in good spirits and smiling.

The [-] people who took the lead lined up around the stage, each with bright armor and shiny knives, standing there motionless, like majestic sculptures, like spears and swords pointing directly at the sky.

After that, hundreds of thousands of people came to watch the ceremony.

Yang Tong got out of the carriage and stepped up to the rooftop step by step. At this time, Liu Xuan, the No. 1 Confucian of the Sui Dynasty, was in charge of the etiquette of worshiping the sky.

When Yang Tong stepped on the highest point, Liu Xuan respectfully handed over three lit incense sticks to Yang Tong, asking him to worship the heaven and the earth.

Then Liu Xuan stood on the next step with the sacrificial oration in his hand, and read the sacrificial oration aloud condescendingly: "Wei Daye's 16th year in November, Ding Chen on the [-]th day, Emperor Dong, with all sincerity and fear, first told the Empress Dowager The earth, the God of heaven, and the gods of the four directions: the Sui Dynasty has the world, and the history is boundless... I would like to choose an auspicious day to go to the altar to make sacrifices, receive the emperor's seal, and visit the four directions. Only the gods will be honored by the Sui family, and the calendar will be served forever!"

Here, Liu Xuan recited the sacrificial oration proclaiming to heaven and earth, and Yang Tong also worshiped heaven and earth. He looked at the blue sky and murmured, "May God help Yang Tong to end the chaotic world."

At this time, the two ceremony officials each held trays in their hands, and walked up to the platform respectfully. In one tray was the Jade Seal of Chuanguo.The other tray contains the twelve-pronged heavenly crown and the twelve-chapter crown

Two more empty-handed salute officers followed.

Liu Xuan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please accept the seal and wear a crown for your Majesty."

A karate first holds up the Pingtian Crown to put it on for Yang Tong.

Yang Tong was determined not to accept it, so he stretched out his hand with one ten thousandth strength to stop the ceremony official, and said to Liu Xuan righteously: "Benevolence has no talent or virtue, sir, please choose someone with talent and virtue to accept it!"

Liu Xuan said displeased: "The Holy Majesty is the orthodox clan of the Great Sui Dynasty. His meritorious deeds are known to the world, and there is an imperial edict from the late emperor. It is appropriate to accept the Jade Seal of the Kingdom and take the throne. Besides, the emperor, the queen, the earth, and the gods of the sky have already been sacrificed. How can we let him go?" Why?"

Yang Tong was resolute and firmly refused. If he said he would not do it, he would not do it.

Liu Xuan's words are harsh, and his beard and hair stand on end.

Yang Tong sighed helplessly.This rule is really speechless...

Then honestly let the ceremonial officer replace the eight-pronged sky crown with the twelve-pronged celestial crown, put on the crown with twelve chapters, and took the Jade Seal of Chuanguo from another official, and held it up high. Loudly said: "Long live the Sui Dynasty"

"My humble minister pays homage to His Majesty!"

"The last general pays homage to His Majesty!"

"The grass people pay their respects to the saint!"

The civil and military officials, soldiers and common people in the stage bowed to the ground one after another, shouting to the Holy One.

(End of this chapter)