A Clash of Gods - Chapter 813

[Chapter 804]

On the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the first year of Longtai in the Chu calendar, there were no clouds in the sky. It was naturally an extremely important day for the Chu Empire.

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emperor’s wedding is scheduled for July 18, but before the wedding, according to the royal tradition, it is necessary to go to the emperor’s tomb to worship ancestors. Compared with the emperor’s wedding, worshiping the emperor’s tomb is also extremely important. important event.

The Imperial Mausoleum is located a hundred miles from the southeast corner of the capital of Jianye. In order to choose the address of the Imperial Mausoleum, Chu State also spent a lot of effort, so that Onmyoji calculated the best location for feng shui, and made a careful calculation of the distance. , and finally determined the location of the imperial mausoleum. Not only did the keels of the three generations of emperors before Chu live here, but as early as Emperor Taizong, the tombs of the ancestors of the Xiao family were also migrated here.

The imperial mausoleum covers an extremely large area, with a radius of 20 li all within the scope of the imperial mausoleum. Although several generations of emperors in the Chu kingdom were considered frugal, and because of the war with the Northern Han, the empire’s financial losses were huge, but the imperial court still allocated money to the imperial mausoleum. A large sum of money was used to build the imperial mausoleum.

Over the past few decades, today’s imperial mausoleum has become a large-scale, surrounded by lush forests. In the center of the imperial mausoleum, a huge sacrificial platform has been built. A hundred people guarding the mausoleum barracks, these two hundred people have been stationed here for many years to take care of the imperial mausoleum.

The 16th day of the seventh month is the auspicious day of the zodiac that the Sitiantai chooses to offer sacrifices, so on the 15th day of the seventh month, the emperor will lead the civil and military officials to the imperial mausoleum.

In the early morning of the 15th day of the seventh month, hundreds of officials gathered, lined up from the imperial city, followed by Long Nian, and exited from the South Gate. On the wide official road, flags were fluttering, covering the sky and the sun, and at the very front was a team. The phalanx formed by the cavalry, all iron armor and cold light, is extremely majestic.

It was followed by another group of cavalry phalanxes, the same armor, under the bright eyes, the cold light flashed, and it was truly majestic.

This time, it is naturally the Royal Yulin Battalion who is responsible for guarding the sacrifices. Chi Feng’s marriage leads the 800 Yulin Battalion elite soldiers to take on the guard duty. The imperial court is obviously also to beware that after the emperor leaves the capital, someone in the capital will take the opportunity to make trouble, so the Tiger God Battalion is still the Stationed in the capital, the whole city is under curfew during the few days when the emperor leaves the capital.

Teams of phalanxes marched forward in an orderly manner, and the front and rear teams were all golden armors, full of chills, and people who saw them would feel awe in their hearts.

The flags fluttered, making people dazzling, and the officials were arranged according to the level of rank, from front to back, the whole team looked majestic and solemn.

In the middle of the team, the golden light is dazzling and magnificent. It is the emperor’s golden dragon chariot. Under the sunlight, the golden dragon chariot is radiant, colorful, luxurious and magnificent. It seems that the light between heaven and earth is emitted from this. .

People naturally couldn’t see the emperor in the dragon chariot,

but they saw that the eight horses pulling the dragon chariot were all snow-white, and white horses were hard to find, not to mention the eight almost identical white horses, and there was nothing on their bodies. The hair is extremely supple, like eight divine horses descending from the heavenly palace.

In front of Long Nian, there are a group of monks in light yellow monk clothes. Under the sun, the brand new monk clothes are shining brightly. , Wearing a cassock on his body, it is more majestic. Although the two old monks look quite old, their steps are steady. When walking, the monk’s robe does not move, which shows that their cultivation is not shallow.

Everyone naturally knows that these monks are all eminent monks who came from the Daguangming Temple. The Daguang Temple has long been awarded as a royal temple by the court. Whenever the royal family has sacrifices and sacrifices, the eminent monks of the Daguang Temple are indispensable.

It’s just that among the thirteen monks of Guangming, only two eminent monks were present. Those who didn’t know the truth were not very famous, but very few people also saw that there was something wrong with this Daguang Temple.

Behind the dragon chariot is a group of Taoist priests in gray robes. All Taoist priests are wearing high buns and gray Taoist robes. , An old Taoist with fluttering crane hair sat cross-legged on the platform.

This group of Taoist priests is the Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain.

Sacrificing the imperial mausoleum is unusual. Not only monks recite scriptures, but also Taoist practices. The influence of Buddhism and Taoism in Chu country far exceeds that of Taoism. The fading Taoist sect is now only famous in Longhushan. The facade, so this time the imperial court summoned Longhushan Lingxu to teach and preside over sacrificial practices.

Compared with the eminent monks of Daguang Temple, this Lingxu Taoist priest is obviously more pompous.

Although most of the civil and military courtiers rode on horseback, there were very few people who went to the imperial mausoleum in a sedan chair.

To worship the imperial mausoleum, if most of the courtiers could not ride a horse, they could only walk on foot.

However, Yuan Lao Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is very old, and he is a literate scholar. Naturally, he cannot ride a horse. Recently, he has been very tired. Not to mention such an old official walking a hundred miles on foot, even if he walked ten miles, he would not be able to support him. Therefore, the little emperor Longtai made his decree early, but all the old ministers who are too old to walk on foot can take a sedan chair. sedan chair.

The long queue was like a long dragon, slowly exiting the capital amid the sound of ritual music.

Qi Ning is among the hundred officials.

He was dressed in court clothes and rode on a horse. There were densely packed heads in front and back, but Qi Ning had already discovered that the Prince of Eastern Qi did not accompany him out of the capital to worship the imperial mausoleum. This was what Qi Ning expected.

Although Dongqi was a small country, Duan Shao, the prince of Dongqi, was a very arrogant person. He never knelt down to Longtai in the court of Chu. As the prince of Dongqi, it was naturally even more impossible for him to go to Chu. The imperial mausoleum went to pay homage to the emperors of the Chu kingdom.

And the Golden Sabre Waiter Tantai Huang did not go with him.

Qi Ning thought to himself that it seemed that the body of the Golden Swordsman was not as good as the day. Otherwise, Tantai Huang would not be able to attend such a major event as the sacrifice of the emperor’s tomb. Qi Ning felt a little emotional in his heart.

There are scouts at the front of the team to clear the way, and there are Yulin Camp Rangers cruising near the left and right flanks to ensure that the team will not be disturbed by anyone.

The mighty sacrificial procession was only more than ten miles away from the city. Qi Ning was riding on his horse thoughtfully when he heard exclamations from the front, and then saw some commotion in front of him, Qi Ning’s heart sank, and he tightened his grip. The horse took the reins and urged the horse to move forward. At this time, he heard a call from the front: “Zhenguo Gong has fallen from the horse!

” He is one of the four great hereditary candidates, so he could follow behind Sima Lan, but because Yuan Lao Shangshu and other senior officials were riding in sedan chairs, Qi Ning also showed respect for the elderly and followed behind a group of sedan chairs, so he There are more than a dozen sedan chairs between him and Sima Lan.

He heard the exclamation from the front, and he was worried about Longtai immediately, and he rushed forward without hesitation. At this time, when he heard someone call Sima Lan to fall from the horse, he felt very strange. At this time, he had already urged the horse to pass, and saw a group of people already surrounded by Sima. Next to Lan, Sima Lan was lying on the ground at this time, while Sima Changshen was holding Sima Lan from behind, with a worried expression on his face, and he kept shouting, “Father, father!”

Qi Ning got off his horse, a little strange, and leaned forward He went to ask, “What happened to the old man?”

Someone already said, “The old man’s horse was suddenly startled and jumped, and the old man fell off the horse by accident.”

Qi Ning frowned and said: ” The horse is frightened?” I wondered in my heart, thinking that nothing special happened nearby, how could the horse be frightened, but since this person said this, naturally many people saw it.

Sima Lan was lying in Sima Changshen’s arms, his face was full of pain, someone beside him wanted to step forward to help him up, Sima Changshen had already said solemnly: “Don’t move, my father may have injured his muscles and bones, the imperial doctor Where is it, let the imperial doctor come and take a look.”

At this time, the King of Huainan also rushed over and saw Sima Changshen lying on the ground, frowning and said, “What’s wrong with the old prince?” “Don’t mess around, and don’t come over.” At this time, he saw the envoy of the imperial hospital Fan Yuan hurriedly approaching, and the King of Huainan immediately said: “Envoy Fan, hurry up and help the old prince to take a look and see if he has any body. hurt.”

Qi Ning saw King Huainan’s expression dignified, and thought that this King Huainan was probably showing off in front of others again. Since the ghost Ajiu died in the Sima Mansion, this King Huainan and Sima Lan have already torn their faces. Even if they were face-to-face, they didn’t say hello, but today the King of Huainan seemed to be very concerned.

Envoy Fan came forward, first let the crowd spread out, and then ordered two people to support Sima Lan to lie down, Qi Ning stood on the side, and saw Envoy Fan stretched out his hand and touched Sima Lan’s shoulders and waist continuously. , soon Fan Yuan’s envoy’s expression became solemn, Sima Changshen looked anxious, UUkanshu www.sonicmtl.com Seeing that Fan Yuan’s expression was wrong, he asked in a deep voice, “Fan Yuan envoy, how is the situation?

” Back to Lord Hou, the old man’s waist seems to be slightly out of position.” Fan Yuan said, “I can’t stand up for the time being.”

“The waist is dislocated?” Sima Changshen said anxiously, “Then what should I do?”

Fan Yuan was busy .

Said: “Master Hou, don’t worry, the old man’s waist bone is dislocated, just above the muscles and bones, there won’t be a big problem, as long as the imperial doctor who understands muscles and bones is slightly displaced, and then the medicine will be applied, and it will be nourished. It won’t be a big problem.”

The King of Huainan frowned and said, “Envoy Fan, according to your

opinion, does the old man want to go back to Beijing for treatment?”

Said: “The lumbar bone is dislocated. Don’t delay. The longer the time, the greater the damage, and even if you are treated here, there is no suitable medicine.”

“You can’t go back to Beijing.” Staying in pain, he waved his hand: “Sacrifice to the imperial mausoleum is such a big event, old man…how can I be absent? Fan Yuan, you…you send someone to get medicine, old man…old man Just wait here, you will be treated on the spot, and after the bones are removed, you will also carry the old man to the imperial mausoleum!”