The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 162 The new king ascends the throne and is named Zhaowu!Long live our emperor!

After Li Chengdao and his entourage left the palace, the huge team of supporters walked along the official road of Chang'an City towards the Temple of Heaven outside the city.

The roads that need to be passed have long been cleared by the Guards and the streets have been closed.

But even so, there were still many people in the city watching.

There was unparalleled excitement on the faces of these people. Each of them looked at Li Chengdao sitting in the imperial carriage with sincere enthusiasm and respect on their faces!

This grandson of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who defeated the Turks, swept across the desert, and sealed the wolf in Xu, is their new king!

When approaching the Temple of Heaven outside the city, the Minister of Rites and hundreds of officials came to greet him.

"See your majesty, see your highness the grandson."

The Minister of Rites, together with hundreds of officials, paid homage in a grand ceremony.

Li Chengdao has not completed the enthronement ceremony to the outside world, so his external identity is still the grandson.

The faces of these officials all showed a look of tiredness that could not be concealed, but it was no wonder that they paid homage to various temples in the city on behalf of Li Chengdao, which was extremely hard work.

Li Chengdao couldn't help but feel a little regretful, so he couldn't help but say something comforting: "Thank you for your hard work, sirs."

After hearing Li Chengdao's words, many officials including the Minister of Rites immediately cheered up.

His Highness Taisun’s words are far more effective than any refreshing medicine!

"Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty and Your Highness, please come to the altar."

The Minister of Rites replied respectfully.

Sacrifice to heaven at the Temple of Heaven is for the subjects, so it is presided over by the Ministry of Rites rather than the clan government.

Generally speaking, the steps of worshiping heaven and worshiping ancestors are similar, but the tributes are different.

"Ah."

Li Chengdao nodded, and then, led by the Minister of Rites, he and Li Yuan climbed to the Temple of Heaven in the presence of countless Chang'an people.

The Temple of Heaven was already filled with all kinds of rich sacrifices, and there was also a large bronze cauldron burning with fire.

When a new king takes the throne, he needs to bow to heaven three times and kowtow nine times, and recite prayers at the same time. Then Li Yuan personally puts on Li Chengdao the robe of the God's crown and the crown of heaven.

At this time, as long as there are no sudden bad weather conditions such as lightning and thunder in the sky, it probably "represents" God's acceptance of this matter and recognition of Li Chengdao, the new king of the Tang Dynasty.

Then the officials of the Ministry of Rites presented tributes to heaven, and then Li Chengdao could accept the worship of all people, truly inherit the throne, and become the king of the Tang Dynasty.

If there is thunder and lightning and heavy rain at this time, it will be great fun.

During this period, Li Chengdao was more or less uneasy about this.

Although he knew very well that the so-called celestial phenomena were just natural phenomena, he couldn't help but that the subjects below him didn't understand. If there were lightning, thunder, and torrential rain, even if he had outstanding achievements, the subjects below would be suspicious and think that he was a ghost. God was angry and did not approve of this new king.

But having said that, Li Chengdao's luck is really good. The sky is still clear and there are no bad omens. Of course, there is no auspiciousness from the sky.

But it doesn't matter, after all, things like auspiciousness can be forged artificially.

For example, take an unusual ostrich egg and pretend it is a phoenix child; or carve a stele like "Taishun Zhengtong", bury it in the soil in advance, and then deliberately ask the people to dig it out, saying it is God's will, etc.

All in all, the Ministry of Rites will slowly operate this kind of thing in the future, making sure that all the people in the country believe as much as possible that the new monarch is a wise monarch blessed by God, and will definitely lead the country to become more prosperous and powerful.

In short, as long as the celestial phenomena during the sacrifice to heaven are passed and there are no frequent natural or man-made disasters during the year when the new king takes the throne, other problems will not be big.

After completing the tedious sacrifice, the Minister of Rites handed Li Chengdao a prayer and asked him to read it according to it.

This prayer is actually the speech he gave after he ascended the throne.To put it simply, it is basically praying to God that the old king will abdicate and my new king, Li Chengdao, will take over. Moreover, I, the Tang Dynasty, will still worship God every year, hoping that God will continue to protect the Tang Dynasty, so that the weather will be smooth and there will be no natural or man-made disasters.

After finishing the recitation, Li Chengdao officially ascended the throne and became the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty!

But after Li Chengdao read the memorial text, he didn't follow the above instructions at all and threw him directly into the furnace.

"Your Highness, this..."

The Minister of Rites was shocked. What was Li Chengdao doing?
However, Li Yuan gently waved his hand to him, signaling him not to say anything, and then he fell slightly behind Li Chengdao and gave up his position to Li Chengdao.

Li Chengdao turned his attention to the tens of thousands of people in Chang'an City in the audience, and all the people's eyes were also focused on him.

There is fanaticism, excitement, excitement, anticipation...

This is what it feels like to be in the spotlight!

"Everyone of the Tang Dynasty..."

Li Chengdao looked at the countless people and said seriously.

"In the past year or so, our Tang Dynasty has suffered many disasters, including the Turkic siege, the civil strife of the King of Qin, the invasion of Tibet, and the invasion of Goguryeo... This has been a troubled year for our Tang Dynasty. .”

"When I inherited the throne, there were still countless soldiers fighting hard against the foreigners at the border, and the people were still suffering from the barbarians. This made me feel extremely heartbroken, and I also felt that I was incompetent!"

"It's because I'm incompetent and can't make the Tang Dynasty stronger, so the aliens on the border dare to be so presumptuous! But -"

Li Chengdao suddenly stopped speaking, raised his head and looked around the audience, the words in his mouth were sonorous and powerful.

"Since I have ascended the throne, I will lead the Tang Dynasty to become more prosperous and powerful! So powerful that no one dares to attack!"

"The barbarians are not worthy of sympathy, the destiny of destiny is not enough to be feared, and the ancestors are not worthy of the law!"

"I will definitely build the Tang Dynasty into a prosperous Tang Dynasty for all eternity! I will crush all enemies who dare to attack one by one! Let them regret being enemies of the Tang Dynasty in hell!"

"Let the Tang Dynasty become the pride of every citizen!"

Li Chengdao's tone was filled with unparalleled iron-blooded murderous aura, and the power of the emperor enveloped the entire audience, making countless people feel excited!

Even Jia Xu, Yue Fei and others were sincerely shocked.

This is their new king of the Tang Dynasty!

After the Minister of Rites recovered from the shock, he hurriedly sang loudly: "My subjects bow down!!"

Immediately, all the officials in the court and the city, as well as the people in the city, kowtowed to the ground and worshiped!
"See your majesty! Long live my emperor, long live my emperor!!"

Thousands of people worship together!
Li Chengdao looked at the tide of subjects under the Temple of Heaven, and felt a different feeling in his heart than before.

A grandson is a grandson after all. Even if he has overall military power and political direction, it is not enough to be compared with a king.

Even though Li Chengdao didn't feel much about the throne, standing at the Temple of Heaven and watching all the people kneel down and worship him, he couldn't help but feel surges in his heart.

Because his grandfather Li Yuan handed over this huge country to him. From then on, he will protect this country and its people!
Every decision and every decree he makes will directly affect the entire country and its subjects.

Li Chengdao looked back at Li Yuan, and Li Yuan smiled and nodded to him.

"call……"

After letting out a long breath, Li Chengdao looked at the subjects under the Temple of Heaven and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, be equal!"

On July 11, the [-]th year of the Takeori reign, Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty abdicated, and his grandson Li Chengdao ascended the throne in Chang'an and proclaimed himself emperor, with the reign title "Zhaowu".

(End of this chapter)