fifth form

Liang Gong Wang Liu Mai, Jichuan Wang Liu Ming, Jidong Wang Liu Pengli, Shanyang Wang Liu Ding, Jiyin Wang Liu Bushi and others each led private soldiers.

The five people occupied five directions and sealed almost all entrances in Fengze West.

When the new emperor's motorcade entered the restricted area, each of the five people gathered in a carriage.

Emperor Jing and King Liang had some disputes, but Emperor Jing conferred the title of king on five of them, which was an extremely rare honor. Accordingly, the five sons of King Liang had no second thoughts about the Han Dynasty.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

The traveling carriage was still two miles away from Fengzexi, and the convoy had stopped.

When the new emperor stepped out of the carriage, all the kings bowed to greet him.

"My dear friends, no courtesy!"

The new emperor stepped on the land, and after taking a deep breath of air, he waved to signal the kings to stand up.

His trip was not only supported by Taishi Ling Sima Tan, but also by the five sons of King Liang.

The higher the reputation, the stronger the effect of being a witness, and the higher the probability that he will succeed.

As long as everyone believes it to be true, it doesn't matter whether he has a real sword or a fake sword in his hand.

"My ancestors slayed dragons and shed blood in the west of Fengze. When I come here, I feel like I can see the grace of our ancestors back then!"

The new emperor let out a long sigh.

As the starting point of the Han Dynasty, this place is actually just a wilderness. Overgrown weeds have smoothed everything down, leaving only an inscription erected at the place where the dragon was slain.

The new emperor called everyone and asked Li Guang and others to scan the surroundings, while Han Yan, Guo Sheren, Sang Hongyang and others accompanied him.

"Dongfang Shuo, come here too!"

The new emperor's sacrifice to the Chixiao Sword has nothing to do with Zhang Xuezhou. The other party only needs to watch from a distance and join in the fun.

But Sima Tan and Zhang Xuezhou have been chatting very much recently. If Zhang Xuezhou asks Sima Tan a few more words to distract the other party's attention, the new emperor thinks things will be fine.

The thing was not difficult to do, and the new emperor also issued a secret order to the other party.

He called for people to accompany him, and then took the lead at the front.

"The ancestors once said that when the wind blows and the clouds fly, the powerful warriors return to their hometown in the sea, and the warriors guard the four directions. His heroic ambitions are still there today. As our descendants continue to march on the path our ancestors took, we also long for the protection of our ancestors. , so that I can wait for the country and the country to be worry-free!"

Arriving in front of the monument, the new emperor spoke.

But no one around the new emperor dared to take issue with his words.

In the end, Taichang Zhao Zhou had to bite the bullet and stand up.

The predecessor of Taichang was Bai Zhihou Xuchang. As Prime Minister Dou Ying and others were deposed, Xuchang was appointed prime minister by the Empress Dowager.

The subsequent successor of Taichang became Gaolinghou Zhao Zhou.

Zhao Zhounian was forty years old. He was in the position of one of the Three Dukes at such a young age, so he was quite frightened.

The new emperor lacked manpower, and the Empress Dowager was not wealthy either. In the end, he was the pony who had to pull the cart. Even if he was a non-professional priest, he had to go into battle.

Zhao Zhou could only be glad that the most important position of Taichang usually had little to do. It was nothing more than offering sacrifices to the heaven and earth, offering sacrifices to the ancestral hall and other things that needed to be done.

As for the matter of offering sacrifices, it is completely nonsense with gods and ghosts, and there is no explanation as to why.

As long as he follows the process, it will be difficult for others to criticize him.

"Your Majesty, since we have arrived at the place where His Majesty the Great Ancestor once slayed a dragon and shed blood, why don't we seek asylum from our ancestors according to the sacrificial procedures," Zhao Zhou suggested.

"Everything goes well, Zhao Taichang!"

The new emperor spoke calmly.

If the ancestors who have been dead for hundreds of years can be protected, the new emperor feels that his ancestors would have jumped out to help their ineffective descendants.

The rapid and magnificent life of His Majesty the Great Ancestor is really hard to believe. It will be difficult for future generations to surpass the Great Ancestor.

At this time, the new emperor only wanted his fake sword to become real, and did not think too much about other things.

"I came here with the Scarlet Sky Sword once used by the late Emperor. I asked Zhao Taichang to use the Scarlet Sky Sword when he was offering sacrifices. When he revisits his hometown, he can reminisce about old friendship with his ancestors," the new emperor said.

"Red Sky Sword?"

Zhao Zhou suddenly felt that he was under great pressure.

When he offered sacrifices to his ancestors, he was just chasing ducks. How could he perform sacrifices for a sword to communicate with ghosts and gods? Zhao Zhou had no choice but to bite the bullet.

He carefully took the red brocade box handed over by the new emperor.

When Zhao Zhou opened the brocade box, he saw a "lazy" long sword lying in the brocade box.

It is a bit inappropriate to describe a long sword as lazily, but there is no problem in describing the Chixiao Sword. This sword is not a straight sword, but curved and twisted like a yellow snake lying in the sun, and even the scabbard is They all shrank back.

If the new emperor hadn't carefully picked up and held the sword, Zhao Zhou wouldn't have been able to believe that it was the most famous imperial sword in the Han Dynasty.

Zhao Zhou touched the sword and felt that the sword body was still a little warm.

"Cough cough!"

When the new emperor coughed twice, Zhao Zhou quickly withdrew his right hand from touching the sword.

"Zhao Taichang, the Red Sky Sword doesn't like to be touched. If it is touched too much, it will run away," the new emperor reminded.

"Ah...can't touch it, it will run away!"

Zhao Zhou was stunned and quickly pressed the brocade box tightly.

He held the brocade box and winked at the surrounding Taichang Temple officials.

After eating the food of the imperial court, they have to work for the imperial court. Regardless of whether it is a wilderness or an ancestral hall, they will start to worship their ancestors.

At that moment, everyone quickly changed their sacrificial robes, and ordered the men to stand on the left and the women on the right. There should be no mistakes in lining up.

In addition to standing, burning incense is the basic etiquette of sacrifice, and also involves ritual music, ritual wine, animal blood, altar, etc.

Another Liang Gong Wang and others were arranged to be beaten by Zhao Zhou, and Fengxize became agitated for a while.

In the deserted place, the altar to worship the great ancestor was carried up and placed in order, and incense was burned to light it.

"Burning incense welcomes the gods to the yang, and the hair and blood of livestock welcomes the gods to the yin. Our ancestors believed that after death, the soul belongs to yin and returns to the earth, while the soul belongs to yang and is omnipresent, so sacrifices communicate with yin and yang..."

Zhao Zhou thought about the etiquette and rules of Taichang's sacrifice in his heart, and looked at the imperial sword Chixiao in his hand from time to time.

He had no choice but to respectfully place the Chixiao Sword in front of the altar, and worship with Emperor Gaozu when the time came.

"Slaughter the animals to get their blood!"

After offering sacrifices and burning incense, Zhao Zhou also ordered people to take the blood of the animals and sprinkle it in front of the altar.

When everyone was asked to play music, Zhao Zhou also recited the sacrificial words he had prepared earlier.

He took up the post of Taichang in a hurry, and was called by the new emperor to offer sacrifices to the great ancestor only a few days after taking office. However, the rules and etiquette of the sacrifices were still in line with the ancient system.

Regardless of whether their sacrifice was useful or not, at least they started the process normally.

"Your Majesty, in a moment you will go to the altar to recite sacrificial words and pray to the ancestors to bless the Han Dynasty. We will take over this ceremony for you!"

Zhao Zhou worked hard for a quarter of an hour, finishing the prelude.

He remembered that the etiquette of his predecessor, Taichang Xuchang, was at least half an hour in this respect, but Zhao Zhou didn't understand which step he was missing time on.

He is an activist and moves quickly.

After the action, it was the New Emperor's turn.

"Recite the words of sacrifice?" The new emperor frowned and said, "Shouldn't these be recited by you?"

"Your Majesty, you are asked to recite this," Zhao Zhou insisted.

"I recite it, I... don't worry!"

The new emperor couldn't help but feel a little bad.

He felt that the sacrificial process in Zhaozhou seemed a little different from that in Xuchang.

Normally, it would be enough for him to follow Tai Chang and burn incense, or he could conclude with a few words.

But since Zhao Zhou said so, he wanted to use this sacrifice to establish the name of orthodoxy, and the new emperor could only follow the ritual procedures.

"If I had known, it would have been better to have Han Yan and the others write two sacrificial words for me and then recite them, rather than me just improvising on the spot!"

Zhao Zhou did not give any advance notice and could not prepare for the situation when the situation came to pass. The new emperor had no choice but to bite the bullet and go into battle.