Fisherman's Song Dynasty

Marrying a daughter for the emperor is naturally no small matter. Even if Xixia is not as complicated as the Song Dynasty, there are still so many rules and regulations that should be followed, all of which are indispensable.

Early in the morning, Li Luoyan was already dressed neatly, and the mighty guard of honor went out of the palace gate to Chengtian Temple. This is the largest temple in Xixia. There is no one in it. In a high tower, the princess is the daughter of the heavens, so it is natural to tell the heavens and the ancestors about important events such as getting married.

The staff of the Ministry of Rituals had already prepared the sacrificial items, and set up an altar in front of the Chengtian Temple Pagoda. Chongzong Li Qianshun was in front, Princess Yuping Li Luoyan was at the side, and the accompanying officials were behind. The sacrificial oration of Piansi Liliu was read out in cadence, and there was no sound from the altar.

Today's wedding ceremony will be held in the palace. The one in charge of safety is the Forbidden Army, one of the three armies of Xixia. It can also be regarded as the royal body armor.

All the commanders of the Forbidden Army in Xingqing City are from the royal family, so they are Li Qianshun's cousin, but this cousin is an old fritters who knows how to survive. Don't offend the Xiao family, but he has been mixed up to the present, and Grand Master Xiao has not been able to seize the power.

The imperial army of Yuzihao is extraordinary, with Yishui's long sword and steel armor, covered with hundreds of pieces of leaf armor made of fine steel, and it makes a rattling sound when it moves. The princess worshiping heaven is a big event, and the whole Chengtian Temple There were a total of [-] soldiers of the imperial army, standing majestically and motionless.

Many people outside the temple heard the news and came to watch the excitement. They stood pointing at a distance and let out admiration. With such strict protection, the princess will never be in any danger.

The sacrificial ceremony lasted for nearly two hours before it ended. The guard of honor resumed and they returned to the palace. There was an accident at the first intersection. Dozens of men in black clothes and black scarves suddenly rushed out from the houses on both sides, shouting loudly that they wanted to kill the emperor. Come and welcome.

After all, the number of assassins was too small, and they couldn't charge in the face of the iron barrel-like imperial army. In the end, they had to throw some crossbow arrows at random from a distance, and then fled in a hurry. They didn't even see the emperor's face, but Chongzong was obviously frightened. Not lightly, her face was pale and trembling like a shudder, compared to Princess Yuping who was calm and calm, ordering a hundred forbidden troops to hunt down the assassin without saying a word.

The guard of honor continued to return to the palace, and the Imperial Army who had been dispatched to hunt down the assassins also returned after half an hour. Although the holy car was shocked, there were no casualties after all. Today is a good day for the princess's wedding, so let them go for now It's just that no one noticed that the one hundred imperial guards who came back and the original one hundred had changed at some point.

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This is the outskirts of the west of Xingqing City. The smell of early spring has begun to grow here. The green on the Helan Mountain in the distance has begun to thicken. At the foot of the mountain is a village. In fact, it is a village, but there are only a few families in it. The courtyard is quite large, with high walls and a deep courtyard, like a wealthy family.

It's past noon now, and a group of people ambushed outside the village, all of them with sturdy faces and sharp eyes, all of them were short and fast with swords and crossbows hanging from their waists. There were about 200 people. This was a private armed force secretly cultivated by Grand Master Xiao. The strong and quick-witted man is doing his best for the Xiao family's success in such an opportunity as today.

This group of people has been ambushing since early morning, but it is not yet time to move out, they are still waiting, waiting for the people in the yard ahead to arrive, and then they will rush in with a thunderbolt, leaving no one behind.

On the road leading to the village, there would be people rushing back every once in a while. They were very careful and looked behind them very cautiously, as if they were worried about being followed. Then they entered the village and quickly entered the courtyard, and never appeared again. This is the address given by Yun Shanglan, which is the secret headquarters where the Yun family discusses important matters.

Among the ambushing crowd, there was a young man with greasy hair and pink noodles, but it was Xiao Yi. He had no professional training, and he was impatient to wait. When will Mom have to wait?"

A middle-aged man dressed up next to him apologized and said with a smile: "Master, please be patient. The master has told you not to let any of the Yun family's remnants escape, otherwise there will be troubles in the future."

He moved Taishi Xiao out, Xiao Yi didn't dare to say anything in the end, but just spat bitterly, still lying on his stomach obediently, muttering in his mouth: "I don't believe that you can wait until dark to get together." together."

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The city of Xingqing Mansion was full of festivities, and the palace was decorated with lanterns and festoons. After Chongzong returned to the palace to rest for a while, he issued an order to set up the Chengtian Palace.

Chengtian Palace and Chengtian Temple have the same name, and they are both used as places for royal sacrifices, but their functions are slightly different. It is very suitable for the princess's wedding ceremony here, because the place is spacious, and the wedding ceremony can be held perfectly, and It can also be used as a royal formal place to receive envoys from all sides.

The envoys from several countries who arrived a few days ago had arrived early, and under the arrangement of Honglu Temple, they each occupied a field. Outside the main hall of Chengtian Palace was an open garden, the ground was paved with slender stone strips, The rollers are pressed tightly, and then covered with a bright red blanket, which is both solemn and festive.

The number of guards for each envoy group is not too many, and they are all within the reasonable number of people in the diplomatic rules. The guards guarded all around, watching the excitement casually with a relaxed expression.

The civil and military officials of the Great Xia Kingdom have also arrived here, standing upright according to their ranks. The leader is naturally Xiao Taishi, the Minister of Humerus of the Great Xia Kingdom, and another privy envoy who is worthy of competing with him, Mou Xianting, is still there In a coma, today's major events can only be absent.

"The Emperor is here!"

A sharp shout came from afar, and all civil and military officials fell to their knees with a thud, shouting long live, and the foreign envoys also stood up gracefully, waiting respectfully.

Chongzong came to the upper dragon chair in front of the palace with flamboyant steps, sat down, and waved his hand to the lower part with a smile: "Free from courtesy."

There was a sound of thanksgiving below, a palace deacon had already arranged the seats, all the officials were seated, and a row of court ladies brought melons, fruits, wine and water to them like flowing water.

The sky was getting dark, but the lights had already been arranged here, and the palace lanterns wrapped in red gauzes illuminated the huge garden as brightly as day. Chongzong looked in good spirits today, holding up the jade cup in front of him: "Zhu Qing How about drinking this cup with me?"

All the officials and envoys below hurriedly stood up, raised their glasses of wine high, and prayed loudly: "Long live my emperor!"

Chongzong was very happy, he stroked his beard and was about to serve a glass of wine, Grand Master Xiao suddenly winked not far away.

"call out!"

A firework shot up into the sky from a corner beside Chengtian Palace, made a sharp and loud howl, and then went straight into the night sky, finally exploding a mass of colorful sparks.

"This..." Chongzong didn't react all of a sudden, and stood there in a daze with the jade cup in his hand.