The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 215 Abdication Ceremony

Ten years have passed by in a hurry, and it is also the tenth year of Xuanniao. The empress has been in power for ten years now.

Ten years have passed, and it seems that the people of the world have accepted that the emperor of the world is a woman, which has become a normal thing.

But for the civil and military officials in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty, it was a crucial year!

Because in this year, the deadline promised ten years ago has arrived!

Chang'an City, in the imperial palace.

Emperor Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty was wearing a golden dragon robe, sitting on the emperor's throne, and was looking at the documents in his hand.

Next to her, a beautiful woman stood quietly, wearing a pink dress, with a scheming look like a star, a face like a peach blossom, and red lips like peach blossoms.

After a while, Emperor Wu Zetian spoke up and said: "This is the tenth year of Xuanniao, right?"

"Return to Your Majesty, that's right!"

The beautiful woman next to you quickly answered.

"And Wan'er, you have been by my side for nearly ten years..."

Emperor Wu Zetian's words were full of emotion. Looking at Wu Zetian's face, she also looked paler, her hair had turned into a patch of white frost, and her once beautiful face was also covered with wrinkles.

She looked down at the dragon chair sitting under her, and gently touched the table in front of her, as if she was a little reluctant and full of determination.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to abdicate?"

Shangguan Wan'er's face on the side was full of worry. She looked at the Emperor Wu Zetian above and hesitated to speak.

As the empress, Wu Zetian was known for her majesty and strictness in the court, so that she could convince all the officials in the court. This also led to the fact that no one dared to look directly at the emperor. Naturally, it was because the emperor could not be looked at directly.

But at this time, Shangguan Wan'er boldly looked at the Red Emperor Wu Zetian above.

Emperor Wu Zetian seemed not to have seen it. Hearing Shangguan Wan'er's words, he shook his head slightly, "The edict of the Divine Bird ten years ago, the ten-year agreement, how can we violate it?"

Emperor Wu Zetian did not dare to break her promise to the sacred bird.

But for the throne, Wu Zetian was reluctant to part with it, disgusted and a little disgusted.

Who can know the taste?

"Let everything be arranged..."

After a long silence, Emperor Wu Zetian finished processing the paperwork on the desk, and then ordered Shangguan Wan'er beside her.

"Yes……"

Upon hearing the emperor's order, Shangguan Wan'er bowed slightly, then hurriedly left...

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In the Great Wall, the dignitaries could not sleep. As the time approached, they became more excited and confused about the future.

Everyone remembers this day in their hearts. On this day ten years ago, under the witness of the divine bird, the current empress ascended the throne and became emperor. In the near future, under the witness of the divine bird, the empress will abdicate!

They began to guess in their minds who the empress in the palace would pass the throne to.

However, as the time approached, no news was revealed from the palace.

Also kept in the dark was the Li Tang clan. Some people even began to become ill and seek medical treatment directly. They directly visited Princess Yong'an and wanted to enter Princess Yong'an's mansion.

But they were disappointed. During this period, no one could enter Princess Yongan's Mansion!

The struggle for power will never be peaceful. Whether it is in the open or in the dark, it is always turbulent and undercurrent!

But for ordinary people, nature is out of reach. They still have to worry about how they should live and how they will live the next morning.

After Li Xinni finished dealing with today's affairs in the Women's Palace and Junzi Tower, she walked out of the study, slightly turned her aching wrist, and raised her eyes to look at the horizon.

Under the overturned eaves, wind chimes swayed gently with the breeze, and the clear and melodious sound of bells was heard. The pale red sunset in the distance dyed the clouds on the horizon, like a rainbow falling into the world.

The Dougong verandah has carved beams and painted pillars, colorful paintings are flying, and auspicious clouds are rising.

The maid not far away stood quietly, with a faint smile on her quiet and beautiful face. Time seemed to have stopped at this moment, and only the breeze was still blowing, blowing into people's hearts.

Li Xinni slowly withdrew her gaze, and then said softly: "I don't know when the divine bird woke up, and it didn't say anything when it came back. It scared me..."

Li Xinni's voice was calm, as if she was having a normal conversation with her family, and her voice was slightly raised when she was sleeping, with a touch of joy.

The figure of the divine bird suddenly appeared in the verandah, its crimson feathers and holy light rippling, even covering the color of the sunset, illuminating the pretty face of the palace maid not far away.

"Just woke up..."

Bai Zhi replied.

Li Xinni couldn't help but cast her eyes on Bai Zhi, as if she wanted to see any changes in the divine bird.

But what happened to the divine bird?

In Li Xinni's eyes, the feathers of the divine bird seemed to become more red, and the crest became more beautiful. The three long tail feathers shone with beautiful light, making it even more otherworldly!

The divine bird seemed to have not changed, but it seemed to have changed. Li Xinni shook his head slightly, then looked into the sky again and said softly:

"Xuanniao has been alive for ten years, and the ten-year period has arrived..."

Bai Zhi followed Li Xinni's gaze and looked up at the sky, nodding slightly, "In that case, I woke up at the right time."

"I wonder if the Divine Bird has thought about who to register as the emperor?"

Li Xinni asked suddenly.

"Let whoever ascends the throne become the emperor..."

This made Bai Zhi somewhat silent. After Wu Zetian abdicated in history, who became the emperor?

It seems to be Emperor Li Xian!

However, after Emperor Li Xian succeeded to the throne, he was incompetent and ignored the government affairs. The power in the government gradually fell into the hands of Queen Wei, who eventually poisoned Li Xian and wanted to imitate Wu Zetian and become the second empress!

But in the end, Li Longji and Princess Taiping took the initiative and killed him!

Later, Li Longji's father Li Dan ascended the throne as emperor.

Since then, the conflict between Princess Taiping and Prince Li Longji has intensified. As the emperor, Li Dan saw this and directly passed the throne to Prince Li Longji. However, the real power of the emperor was still controlled by Li Dan.

In the end, after a series of struggles, Li Longji defeated Princess Taiping's power in the court and sentenced Princess Taiping to death. Only in this way did Li Longji truly master all the rights of the emperor!

When Li Longji ascended the throne, he changed the Yuan Dynasty to Kaiyuan, which directly opened the curtain of the prosperous Kaiyuan era!

Thinking of this, Bai Zhi was silent for a moment and did not answer Li Xinni's question. Instead, he asked Li Xinni, "What if there is no suitable candidate?"

"Why is there no suitable candidate?"

Li Xinni was a little puzzled. After all, during the ten years of Xuanniao, the members of the Li Tang clan had been keeping a low profile and there should be many suitable people boarding the plane to become emperor.

So some people don't understand what Bai Zhi means when he says there is no suitable candidate?

But Bai Zhi didn't explain, he just said: "Let's wait until the day when the current empress abdicates!"

Seeing that the divine bird was unwilling to say more, Li Xinni frowned. If this matter was not settled as soon as possible, it might cause unnecessary trouble!

But Li Xinni still believed in the divine bird's decision, so she did not continue to ask.

Time passed slowly, and finally the day came for the empress to abdicate.

Prior to this, Emperor Wu Zetian wrote an edict early and announced to the world that he would hold an abdication ceremony on the day of his abdication. All the civil and military officials of the dynasty, and even the innocent people in Chang'an City, could watch it from a distance.

As soon as the edict came out, the whole world was shocked!

At the same time, praises for the empress also came one after another.

Although everyone was dissatisfied with the Empress on the day she ascended the throne, what she did today also showed that the Empress kept her promise!

"The ten-year period has arrived today, and now the empress has followed her promise and held an abdication ceremony!"

"In this way, it can be regarded as a good story in the history books!"

"Xuanniao has been in ten years, which is unprecedented in ancient and modern times!" "According to the edict, we can also enter the palace to observe the abdication ceremony and witness it with our own eyes!"

Someone was in an excited mood and said so.

"The city's dignitaries will all be there by then. I should be careful with my white body!"

"Princess Yong'an and the Divine Bird will definitely come to the Empress's abdication ceremony in person. So what if they offend the dignitaries? Presumably, in front of Princess Yong'an and the Divine Bird, they will not dare to wait like me!"

"Having said that, proceed with caution!"

"We will go together for the abdication ceremony tomorrow!"

"..."

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In Chang'an City, everyone from high-ranking officials to peddlers and foot soldiers are all looking forward to the abdication ceremony tomorrow.

But at this time, the empress Wu Zetian in the palace was a little anxious.

Because she has not decided who to pass the throne to, or in other words, she has no right to decide who to pass the throne to!

She is waiting for the order from the divine bird!

However, it was already time to hold the lantern, and the divine bird hadn't appeared yet. Telling her who to pass the throne to, how could she not be anxious?

Tomorrow's abdication ceremony has been arranged. If something goes wrong, it may not look good.

But they saw that Wu Zetian was not wearing a dragon robe, but just ordinary palace clothes.

At this time, Shangguan Wan'er, who was pacing back and forth in the palace, also looked anxious.

However, at the next moment, a crimson brilliance suddenly appeared in the palace, and then a fiery red figure suddenly appeared, and at the same time there was a faint divine glow, which illuminated their faces.

The maids in the palace, Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Zetian all looked shocked, and then showed awe.

"I've seen the magical bird!"

Emperor Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er quickly saluted, and the surrounding maids even knelt on the ground.

Bai Zhi nodded slightly and then asked them to stand up.

Wu Zetian immediately asked the maids in the palace to retreat, leaving only Shangguan Wan'er beside her.

"I wonder who the divine bird plans to let succeed to the throne?"

Emperor Wu Zetian asked.

"Princess Yong'an!"

Bai Zhi said directly.

"What?! Let Princess Yong'an ascend the throne and inherit the throne?"

Hearing these four words, not to mention Shangguan Wan'er, even the emperor Wu Zetian looked shocked.

She never expected that Shenniao actually planned to let Princess Yong'an inherit the throne. You must know that when she ascended the throne as emperor, she aroused the anger of the people in the world. If Princess Yong'an succeeds to the throne now, I am afraid that the people of the world... …

"I'm afraid Princess Yong'an won't agree to let Princess Yong'an inherit the throne..."

However, Wu Zetian was slightly relieved when he heard the words of the divine bird coming again.

He also nodded and said: "Exactly, Princess Yong'an doesn't like political affairs, so I'm afraid she won't be willing to be the emperor!"

While Wu Zetian agreed, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

The throne that she longed for was a trouble in Princess Yong'an's heart.

Maybe this is a good idea!

Wu Zetian immediately fell silent again, waiting for the divine bird to give a specific answer.

But after a long time, the divine bird did not speak.

She couldn't help but look up at the divine bird, but she saw that the divine bird was silent, seeming to notice her gaze, and then said: "Pass the throne to Princess Yong'an!"

"As for Princess Yong'an's unwillingness to inherit the throne, I will naturally handle it when the time comes!"

Bai Zhi arranged Wu Zetian in this way.

Wu Zetian was confused after hearing the words of the divine bird, but she did not dare to ask too much.

The next moment, the figure of the divine bird suddenly disappeared, disappearing from the splendid palace in an instant.

Looking at the place where the divine bird disappeared, Wu Zetian was silent for a moment, still wondering why the divine bird arranged this way.

"Your Majesty, does the divine bird have other plans for doing this?"

Shangguan Wan'er said this.

"Maybe..."

Wu Zetian shook his head, "It's not like you don't know Princess Yong'an's character. I'm afraid she won't even be willing to continue to be in charge of the Women's Palace and Junzi Tower she built. This huge Tang Dynasty is even more torturous for Princess Yong'an!"

"Then why did the divine bird arrange it like this?"

Shangguan Wan'er looked confused.

This was not only her doubt, but also Wu Zetian's doubt.

Perhaps after tomorrow, everyone in the world will be confused...

Early the next morning, the sun rose, and the gorgeous sunlight shone on the earth, casting a warm light on everything on the earth, and coating everything with a golden glow.

The huge Chang'an City quickly woke up, and it seemed like a giant dragon, making a deafening roar.

Chang'an City was no longer as peaceful as before, but a large number of people emerged in the direction of the imperial palace in Chang'an City.

The high-ranking officials, dressed in silk and satin, rode in horse-drawn carriages and then on horses, heading towards the imperial city.

Ordinary people walked or walked quickly for fear of walking too slowly.

In the past, the majestic and solemn imperial city had its palace gates wide open. The guards were watching everyone who entered the palace gates. People quickly poured in, filling the huge imperial city.

The huge royal road in front of Weiyang Palace and the huge square were gradually occupied by common people.

The imperial city's guards are heavily armored, with spears like a forest, and flags fluttering. The huge and majestic palace is like an ancient beast entrenched on the earth, with its ferocious mouth open, waiting for prey to fall into the trap.

Above the tall Lord Dan, hundreds of civil and military officials were dressed in official uniforms, with majestic and solemn faces, waiting quietly.

"Princess Yong'an has arrived——"

Although the sound is not very loud, it reaches everyone's ears very clearly.

As the waiter sang loudly, everyone's eyes turned to the direction of the palace gate.

In front of the palace gate, a not very luxurious horse-drawn carriage drove in slowly, with the flag representing Princess Yong'an flying high. The people on both sides of the royal road quickly stepped aside respectfully, willingly getting out of the way for Princess Yong'an. the way.

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(End of this chapter)