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Chapter 1500 Conquering the Empire (46)

Although there must be people who support him, his reputation among the people will stink. Without a perfect reputation, he will not be able to recruit excellent talents, and without excellent talents, he will not be able to maintain a strong blood to unify the country.

If this is the case, then the only way to proclaim the emperor at the same time as the eldest brother is, alas, I believe that there will be at least four or five emperors in the entire empire by then, right?

When the atmosphere of the camp was a little distressed, the voice of the guard came from outside the tent door: "Your Highness, the envoy from the prairie has entered."

Hearing the voice, the fourth prince, who was still distressed, stood up and said, "Well, you all put away the joy on your faces, and the performance will be better later."

"Yes."

Weiss and Qin Na immediately suppressed their smiles, and followed the fourth prince out of the camp gate with a dead face.

The new year's bell made the people of the imperial capital cheer. Firstly, they cheered for the arrival of the new year, and secondly, they cheered that they had the honor to witness the grand ceremony of a new emperor's ascension to the throne. Such a ceremony does not have decades of age. Want to see next time.

At this moment, the people crowded on both sides of the main road of the imperial capital are waiting for the ceremony to start, while listening to the elderly people talk about how majestic and extravagant the last grand ceremony was. blow blow.

A loud horn beeped, and then an inaudible shout shouted a few words, then the sound of horseshoes came from outside the central gate of the imperial capital.The crowd at the gate immediately cheered, and saw a whole regiment of pure white horses coming slowly in line.

All the white war horses were covered with gold-plated saddles, and their bridles were inlaid with gold. The cavalry on the horses wore white gold-plated armor with snow-white windbreakers. Each cavalry helmet had a fiery red feather. A banner bearing either the arms of the empire or the arms of the royal family.

After the cavalry of this regiment, followed by a brigade of heavy armored cavalry, followed by two brigades of light armored cavalry, two brigades of cavalry archers, and finally the densely packed brigades of heavy armored cavalry, Light armor, sword soldiers, engineers and other arms are infantry.It can be said that for this grand ceremony, more than one legion was dispatched, and the guards of honor dressed up in fancy clothes were showing off their martial arts on the main roads of the imperial capital.

On the gate tower of the main gate of the imperial city, the crown prince, who was still dressed as a prince at the moment, blushed with excitement, watching these ceremonial soldiers who would eventually gather in the imperial city square, he was about to ascend to the supreme position and become the master of this empire; thinking of this empire Everything in the world is about to exist according to his own will, and his heart trembles, wishing that the enthronement ceremony will be carried out immediately.When the marching soldiers poured into Guangcheng, the imperial city, the eunuch in charge whispered, "Master, it's time, it's time to change your uniform."

Although the crown prince, who had been anxious for a long time, wanted to run away, he still couldn't leave with a tense face.Soldiers of a legion gathered neatly and silently in the Imperial City Square, and the chartered people also crowded in to stay around the legion.

The gate of the imperial city was opened, and from any corner of the square, you could see the huge golden throne high above the gate of the main hall.On both sides of the road extending from the throne to the gate of the imperial city, there were heavily armed imperial guards and thousands of officials lined up from left to right.

A beeping and deep trumpet sounded, and thousands of court maids and eunuchs, holding and holding on to all kinds of weird royal ceremonial items, came slowly along the avenue, and inserted into the imperial guards as they walked. in the gap.

After the palace eunuchs stood still, a group of burly men, wearing gorgeous military uniforms and holding sharp knives, opened the way in front of them with great vigilance, followed by a group of the same big men as guards, and there was only one person in the middle. Walking is the crown prince who has put on brand-new emperor clothes but does not have an official hat.Ryle Hart.

Looking at the emperor's throne that was getting closer and closer, and looking at the ministers and soldiers standing respectfully and bowing their heads, the crown prince couldn't help but sigh in his heart.If it weren't for what happened that night in the imperial capital, a helpless crown prince like himself might not even be able to get the throne of prince. How could he be able to gain such prestige?Now that I feel the world's fear of me before I ascend the throne, what kind of feeling will it be after I become the emperor!

Under the guidance of the chief eunuch, the crown prince stood in front of the throne and faced the ministers. From this position, all the places that came into view were densely packed figures.Being watched by so many people, the crown prince didn't feel uncomfortable, but felt a sense of arrogance in his chest. For the first time, he looked at the officials who were qualified to stay in the hall with a haughty look.Especially seeing the marshal and the prime minister, the crown prince couldn't help feeling complacent, you two old fellows, bow down to me later!
The chief eunuch took out an imperial decree, stood at the entrance of the main hall and opened his throat and shouted loudly. The content he said was nothing more than adhering to the will of heaven, inheriting the last wishes of the ancestors, and the prince and empress dowager legally inheriting the throne and becoming the new master of the empire.A large number of eunuchs who were equivalent to microphones spread the words of the chief eunuch throughout the entire imperial city, and the microphones placed outside the imperial city spread these words throughout the entire imperial capital.

"Your Highness, please crown and ascend the throne." After reading the edict, the chief eunuch turned and knelt down to the crown prince. The two eunuchs beside him who had already held the emperor's crown and a luxurious saber immediately stepped forward. Although the crown prince was in a hurry Waiting to be on the throne, but still putting on a calm expression, he walked to the throne slowly, turned around and stood still, the prime minister and the marshal looked at each other and smiled, tidied up their clothes and walked out of the queue to come in front of the crown prince.

Seeing this scene, the crown prince really wanted to put on the crown and put on the sword, but this was tantamount to slapping the prime minister and the marshal and spitting on their faces in front of the world. He will bear this kind of insult, and most importantly, once such an unruly thing is done, I am afraid that the legitimacy of his own emperor will also be questioned.

The prime minister took the crown from the eunuch and put it on the crown prince, then the marshal took the sword from the eunuch and put it on the crown prince, then the crown prince turned around and grabbed a fist-sized seal from the eunuch in charge, and finally the emperor With one hand on the hilt of the sword and the seal in the other, the prince scanned the ministers with a lingering gaze.

The chief eunuch shouted loudly: "The new emperor ascends the throne! The subjects bow down!"

Under the leadership of the prime minister and the marshal, the civil and military ministers, hundreds of thousands of soldiers outside and countless people knelt down on their knees and kowtowed and shouted: "Greetings to my emperor! Longevity and blessings to my emperor!" The crown prince couldn't bear it anymore. I couldn't hold it any longer, a sudden feeling of being in the supreme place in the world came over, from head to toe, and from foot to head back and forth several times.

I have finally become the emperor, and I have finally become the master of this empire!

The crown prince forcibly calmed down, handed the seal and sword to the eunuch, sat on the throne, and said in a proud and indifferent tone unique to those in high positions: "Everyone loves you."

Seeing these ministers standing respectfully on both sides of the hall, the Crown Prince was very proud. He began to speak out the enthronement declaration he had prepared for a long time in a light-hearted tone. Take an oath of loyalty.

Ignoring the messy things going on in the palace hall, the eunuchs outside, the soldiers participating in the ceremony, and the onlookers all received a gift divided according to their status, and then went to watch the performance of the celebration happily. For people, today is a joyous day.

But for others, especially the high-ranking officials and dignitaries who depend on the new dynasty for food, it is an extremely mentally and physically exhausting day.Why do you say that?In addition to scrambling to rack their brains to sing praises and show loyalty to the new emperor, they began to be busy receiving guests from all over the country who sent gifts.

Would it be too embarrassing for a minister to become a waiter?Absolutely not, the sphere of influence of the imperial capital is only so big now, and I wish I could take advantage of the opportunity of the new emperor's ascension to spread the power of the imperial capital all over the world, and the more congratulatory gifts from foreign forces, the more powerful the imperial capital will be. Regardless of the reputation of the faction you belong to, as a powerful person in the faction, of course you have to do your best.

"Your Majesty, the head of a certain county in the northeast congratulates you with three thousand gold coins. Congratulations to His Majesty on your enthronement. A business group from the Freedom Alliance congratulates you with a gift of [-] gold coins. Congratulations to your majesty on your enthronement. A certain business group..."

The ministers reported the gifts and the list of gift givers to the crown prince one by one. Although the number of congratulatory congratulations exceeded a thousand, and the sum of gifts was almost several million gold coins, the crown prince didn't feel that at all. There is nothing to be happy about.

Because among these congratulatory people, there are less than a hundred imperial dignitaries, and they are all extremely small dignitaries, and more than half of them came here because of the relationship between the prime minister and the marshal. ten.

The remaining nearly a thousand are businessmen who have come to win connections, and most of them are foreign businessmen!Although several of them clearly knew that they were officials sent by other countries, they insisted that they were businessmen, and they came to congratulate them this time for the business route.This shows that none of these neighboring countries are optimistic about themselves!
This is not an annoyance, anyway, as long as you become stronger, these foreign forces have to admit their status if they don't recognize it.What annoyed the Crown Prince the most was that among so many congratulatory congratulators, although there were more than a dozen warlords who had gained real power, the great thing about these warlords was that they occupied one or two counties and counties with thousands to tens of thousands of troops. But none of the big warlords!

(End of this chapter)