Powerful

Chapter 170
The Suburb Sacrifice is one of the royal sacrifices. It is scheduled on the first day of March every year. The emperor leads all the officials to the suburbs of Beijing to offer sacrifices to the God of Heaven and pray for the peace of the country and the people.At that time, the emperor will help the plow to plow lightly, and the queen will also have the ceremony of kissing the mulberry. This is a major event in the Dading court.

After more than 80 years of revision and improvement, the rites and codes of the suburban festival have been completed, and the entire court, including the emperor and empress, are familiar with the suburban festival.Therefore, although the suburban festival was a major event, it did not cause any disturbances, and in the end there was nothing left but the word "step by step".

The officials of the Ministry of Rites, Taichang Temple, and Sitiantai set their own minds, and the suburban festival can be completed smoothly.Since Emperor Chongde came to the throne, the suburban sacrifices were completed within half a day, and the remaining half day was for the emperor and his ministers to enjoy the spring scenery in the suburbs of Beijing.

For most officials, the suburban festival is actually enjoying the scenery in spring, but it is just wearing official uniforms.The suburban festival of the tenth year of Chongde must be the same.

At this moment, Shen Du is riding a horse in the entourage of the suburban festival. He is still wearing a crimson official uniform, and the whitebait bag on his waist is swaying with the horse's steps. Very eye-catching.

As a civil servant, he also took the position of General Huben Zhonglang. He not only handed the sacrificial scriptures to Emperor Chongde during the suburban sacrifice, but also served as a guard for Emperor Chongde. His duties were particularly heavy.Naturally, the mood will not be relaxed. He is pursing his lips tightly and scanning the team with sharp eyes. He lacks the modesty in the Xuanzheng Palace, but instead makes people feel a sense of shock and trembling.
He came out of the palace and stood next to the emperor. At this time, he wanted to unsheath the sharp sword, which was exuding cold sword energy. Seeing it in the eyes of caring people, it was more complicated than can be explained clearly.

This time for the suburban festival, Mr. Changyin also came.In the past, he always used his poor health as an excuse to refuse to participate in the suburban festival, but this year is unprecedented.This kind of exiled immortal attracts attention wherever he goes, but he still has that ethereal appearance, and he cares about everyone's scrutiny.

Young Master Chang Yin and Shen Du's gazes met, they greeted each other with smiles, and then turned away.

Young Master Changyin looked at the long sacrificial procession, his beautiful brows were slightly frowned, always worried about what would happen.The An Guogong's mansion has found several transfers related to the suburban festival. This transfer involves the Ministry of Rites, Taichang Temple, Shaofu Supervisor and Dianzhong Province. He also didn't know what these transfers were for.

So, he followed, wanting to see if the step-by-step suburban festival could go on as usual.

In the accompanying team, there were two other people who paid unusual attention to Shen Du.These two people are Qin Ji and Zhu Xuanxin.They paid attention to Shen Du for no other reason than worrying that Shen Du would disrupt their plans.

Shen Du is known for his prudence and meticulousness in the court, if he finds out that there is something wrong with Daqiu Mian of Shaofu Supervising Weaving and Dyeing Department, then the matter will not be completed, and they will plot for nothing, and the weaving and dyeing workshop will not be able to get it.

The gazes of Qin Ji and Zhu Xuanxin were not deliberate and frequent, as if passing over Shen Du inadvertently, but Shen Du is such a vigilant person, when Qin Ji and Zhu Xuanxin saw him for the second time, he noticed it .

Shen Du quietly observed Qin Ji and Zhu Xuanxin, and found that Qin Ji and Zhu Xuanxin had conversations from time to time, and the expressions of both of them were unnatural, especially Qin Ji, who seemed a little nervous.Nervous, of course why.

Shen Du rolled his eyes, and then gave Chen Wei some instructions in a low voice. Seeing that Chen Wei rode his horse to the end of the team, he felt relieved, and then drove his horse closer to Yujia.

It didn't take long for them to come to the suburban sacrifice place, which was not far from Jingzhao South Gate. After all, the emperor brought all the officials with him, so it was impossible to go too far.

A three-story sacrificial shed has been set up here long ago, and a few small houses have been temporarily built behind the sacrificial shed to store the items needed for the suburban festival.At this time, there were many common people standing beside the field. These common people were carefully selected by the imperial court, and only those with clean net worth within three generations could stand here.The emperor's suburban sacrifice is for the peace of the country and the people, and of course ordinary people must come to witness it.

This sacrificial ceremony, no matter how it is carried out, is to consolidate the prestige of the emperor and to declare the existence of imperial power.Therefore, the sacrificial ceremony was very elaborate, requiring the emperor to go down to the field and hold the plow to plow in person. Afterwards, the emperor burned incense and made a bigger fur crown, and led all the officials to kneel down to pray. Finally, throw the sacrificial book into the burning straw, and the suburban festival is considered complete.
After the two emperors and queens arrived at the sacrificial shed, they were heavily guarded by Huben soldiers.Of course, the emperor would be followed by Huben soldiers when he went to the field, while Shen Du stayed in the sacrificial shed, responsible for the guard and safety here.Just when Emperor Chongde rolled up his trousers and was about to go to the field, Chen Wei quietly came to Shen Du's side.

"Master, there is a big problem with those two big Qiu Mian! The officials of the Shaofu Prison are all stunned, and the back of the sacrificial shed is about to be overwhelmed..." Chen Wei said in a low voice.Fortunately, Shen Du deliberately stood a little far away from the officials, so these words did not reach the ears of others.

When Shen Du rushed to the small house behind the sacrificial shed, he saw Song Hong, the order of the Weaving and Dyeing Department, looked pale, and the other officials of the Shaofu Prison also looked blank. They looked at the box containing the big Qiu Mian with confusion and horror. , trembling and speechless.

And beside them, there was a person who was being pressed down by the soldiers of Huben, unable to move at all.

There was a bunch of straw stuffed in this person's mouth, and he couldn't speak "hmmmm".His face was flushed red, there were still a few bruises and a few bloodstains on his face, and the green court clothes were torn a few times, and he looked very embarrassed.

Seeing this person, Shen Du's eyes lit up, he didn't expect that it was this person who he planned to hang up, and things turned out to be much better than he expected!This person, he knew, was the nephew of Fang Song, Minister of the Sixth Rank Taichang Temple, and Fang Jixin's first-line relative!
"What's going on here?" Shen Du looked at Da Qiu Mian in the box, lowered his voice, and asked knowingly.

"Fang Song, you actually ruined the big fur crown that the emperor will wear later! The emperor will definitely ask the crime, it's over, it's over..." Song Hong said through gritted teeth, holding the obviously bitten cloth with trembling hands. Da Qiu Mian burst into tears.
The crown is fine, but this big fur has a few cuts in the middle of the chest, so it can't be worn for a suburban festival at all!Moreover, both of them were destroyed, so what should I do?The person who destroys this big fur is tantamount to killing him, and the hatred is irreconcilable!
Thinking of this, he wept and looked at Fang Song viciously, wishing to eat his flesh and tear his bones apart!

The rest of the Shaofu officials also looked at Fang Song like an enemy. If they hadn't handed him over to the emperor, they would have beaten Fang Song to death long ago.

Shen Du squinted at Fang Song who was shaking his head desperately, with a trace of doubt leaking from the corner of his eyes.How could Fang Jixin's nephew, who was a direct relative, be so stupid to be used as a gunman?
He was about to say something when he heard a surprised cry from behind: "What's going on? Master Shen, are you here too?"

This voice was a little slutty, but also had a sense of condescension. This was... the voice of the Seventh Prince Zhu Xuanxin.

Shen Du turned around, lowered his head slightly and said, "I have seen His Highness the Seventh Highness and the Prince." Standing beside Zhu Xuanxin, who else is not Qin Ji?
These two men each brought a servant, and as soon as they stepped into the small room, they seemed to bring a wave of oppression and power. Song Hong quickly wiped his face, and forced himself to calm down, while Fang Song was struggling desperately, "Woo hoo!"

Zhu Xuanxin's eyes fell on Fang Song, and he seemed to be enlightened: "Isn't this Mr. Fang? How could he be like this? Take the straw away quickly, how can you treat court officials like this?"

"My lord, he will destroy..." Song Hong interrupted as soon as he was in a hurry, but Qin Ji gave him a cold look, feeling suffocated in his heart, and couldn't finish his sentence.

Shen Du stood quietly aside, like an outsider, watching Zhu Xuanxin and Qin Ji's response, even with a little curiosity on his face.

After Fang Song was removed from the straw, he kowtowed and said, "Your Highness, my son, I didn't do anything. I just wanted to see if there was anything wrong with Da Qiumian. Lord Song and others caught me, Let the lower officials be silent! The lower officials are wronged... wronged..."
Zhu Xuanxin picked up the big fur to look at it carefully, and then said: "No, these openings were clearly bitten off by some animal, and there are paw prints. Is Master Fang capable of doing this?"

"If Mr. Fang has such ability, I would like to see it." Qin Ji added this sentence lightly, making it impossible for Fang Song to cause such damage.

The words of these two Tianhuang nobles changed the complexions of Song Hong and others, but Zhu Xuanxin's next words did not just change their complexions.

I only heard Zhu Xuanxin ask angrily: "How come there are only ten patterns on this big fur? It seems that there are two patterns of Huachong and Zongyi missing! Master Song, what's going on?!"
Song Hong even forgot to tremble this time, and could only stare at Zhu Xuanxin with wide eyes, and the small room was dead silent.The lack of two chapters of decorations is the same crime as disrespect, and the whole family will be questioned!
Shen Du, who had been quiet all this time, had a flash in his eyes when he heard that there were two chapters less.It turns out that the doorway is in the ornamentation, two chapters are missing, it's a good thing they did it!
At this moment, a person appeared outside the small room. He was dressed in white and had bright eyes, with a refined and immortal air all over his body.He seemed surprised to see Shen Du, Qin Ji and others, and immediately reminded: "The emperor has changed into the big Qiu Mian, and he is going to bring all the officials to sacrifice to Haotian. Come out quickly, everyone."

Hearing Master Changyin's words, Qin Ji and Zhu Xuanxin were astonished and couldn't believe what they heard.The emperor has already put on the big Qiu Mian and prepared to sacrifice to heaven?How can this be?Isn't Daqiu Mian ruined?
Only Shen Du looked calm, and raised his head and smiled at Mr. Changyin.
(Just like I got up at 04:30, I really didn’t want to stop the update at will, please don’t give up! I don’t know if it’s Kawen or something else, I can only finish a chapter until now. 520, I cried a lot. )
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