Indulge in the national teacher

Chapter 36

On October 22, the first year of Yuance, the sacrificial ceremony began.

Gu Fang, the national teacher, stood in front of the national teacher tower at Chenshi, waiting for the arrival of the descendants of the royal family.

From a long distance, he saw Lian Zong, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, leading his uncles and brothers, the juniors coming in mighty style.

Some of them Gu Fang had seen at Lian Zong's enthronement ceremony, while others had not.Those he hadn't seen before, presumably they were offshoots of the Lian clan, and even if they could go to the morning court on weekdays, they would stand in the corner, inconspicuous at all.

But after all, the sacrifice covered the process of worshiping the ancestors. Although these people did not have the right to climb the National Teacher Tower or enter the imperial ancestral hall, they always had to show their faces.

Lian Zong walked up to Gu Fang, and he saw that Gu Fang was wearing a snow-white coat, and the pattern of auspicious clouds embroidered with gold silk was shining in the sunlight.He then looked at the emerald green crown on Gu Fang's head, matched with Gu Fang's cold expression, full of indescribable immortality.

He smiled before he even opened his mouth: "There is Lao Guoshi."

"It doesn't matter." Gu Fang glanced around the members of the royal family who showed solemnity on the face, but actually showed a different look in their eyes, then turned around and walked into the National Teacher Tower first.

Lian Zong also looked back, and then motioned for everyone to follow.

In this kind of atmosphere, even Lian Heng, who was out of character, tensed his nerves, not daring to make the slightest mistake.

A group of dozens of them meandered up the steps of the National Teacher Tower, and did not stop until they reached the ancestral hall on the fourth floor.

The members of the royal family first took a joss stick from the cabinet at the entrance of the ancestral hall, and then stood in their designated positions.

Lian Zong naturally stood at the front, and behind him were Qinyang Wang Lianheng and his other brothers; then came Ningping Wang and other members of the Lian family who had inherited the title of prince from generation to generation.

For a while, the royal ancestral hall, which was only reflected by cigarettes and flames in the long day, was full of people, which made Gu Fang, who was used to being quiet, quite uncomfortable.

But he didn't show it.Instead, he recited the eulogy indifferently, and then inserted the first incense in the incense burner under the gaze of everyone.

Immediately afterwards, under the leadership of Lian Zong, all the descendants of the Lian family held the incense candles high, then bowed three times to the tablet of the ancestors of the Lian family, and then offered incense according to the positions they stood on.

After they finished all this, Gu Fang sang the lyrics with a weird tune.This is also a part of ancestor worship, and this song is used to guide the ancestors to regain their rest.

Others may not have seen it, but with his yin and yang eyes, Gu Fang easily saw the ancestors of the Lian family who were still in the world and could not be reincarnated, all appeared in the ancestral hall, and after he finished singing, His expression became relieved.

He searched around secretly, but still didn't find any trace of Emperor Kaiyuan and the others, presumably because the matter at Qingcheng Temple hadn't been dealt with properly, the ancestors still rushed back.

Gu Fang can see it, and even Zong Nature can see it too.However, unlike Gu Fang's indifference, His Majesty the Emperor obviously did not expect that there were so many ancestors wandering in the world. He thought that after the sacrifice, it was time to change the rules of praying before the funeral.

Ghosts wandering the world are not only bad for people, but also for these ancestors.

Gu Fang then welcomed Lian Zong and others to the altar on the seventh floor of the National Teacher Tower.Someone there had already arranged all the sacrificial utensils in accordance with the regulations.And the most eye-catching one is naturally the group of tea sets that have brought miracles in the legend.

At this time, some people who knew the inside story secretly exchanged a look.Their eyes touched each other, and they didn't communicate too much.

These people are full of contradictions in their hearts at this time.

It stands to reason that today's sacrifice was abolished as the prince, but the abolished prince who has not been deprived of the title of Lian's descendants should also come.Not only the abolished prince, but even the Supreme Emperor should attend.

But they don't.From the end of the early dynasty to the present, the deposed prince and the overlord have not shown up.

This made everyone in the Lien family who supported them float.Not only them, but also the ministers who knelt and prayed to God in the Golden Luan Hall also had their own thoughts.

Some of them quietly raised their heads and looked in the direction of the National Master Tower.They saw misty smoke on the National Teacher Tower, but the miracle promised by the abandoned prince did not appear.

Naturally there are no miracles.Because when the abandoned prince rushed into the altar holding another set of tea sets at the moment when Gu Fang poured tea into the teacup, the tea sets that he originally planned to bring him the throne of God were all broken into pieces Yes, it fell to the ground with a "click".

The ferocity and pride on the deposed prince's face instantly froze on his face, and he tried to catch the falling pieces of the tea set in disbelief, but it was useless after all.

Gu Fang looked coldly at the deposed prince who was running too fast, then stopped suddenly and fell to the altar with a "plop".Seeing his devastated appearance, Gu Xin didn't feel any softness in his heart.

At this time, Lian Zong's forbidden army had quietly surrounded the National Teacher Tower, and the soldiers who followed the deposed prince had no idea of ​​the fate they were about to face.

On the sacrificial altar of the National Master Pagoda, Lian Zong smiled and looked at the abandoned prince who slowly stood up from the ground with bloodshot eyes, and said: "Didn't I tell the emperor to cultivate in the mansion and not to rush to participate in the sacrifice? Are you like this?" Didn't you make me and my father worry?"

The deposed prince knew that he had no chance.He looked at the tea set that had turned into powder on the ground, and another set of tea set placed on the round table that was polished as bright as a mirror, how could he not realize that his plan had been known to Lian Zong long ago.

He smiled coldly, and said: "I'm afraid I'm going to cultivate in the mansion until I die!"

The waste prince was not afraid of anything now, he straightened his back, mocking Lian Zong's hypocrisy.

He looked around again, and found that those juniors of the Lian family who kept saying that they supported him all lowered their heads firmly, not daring or unwilling to look at him.Some felt his eyes, but only trembled twice, and then continued to pretend to be a quail, leaving him alone to face Lian Zong's banter like a joke.

At this time, Lian Zong took a high look at the prince waste who was still unyielding in his eyes. He slowly walked up to the prince waste and said to him, "You are making me more pleasing to the eye."

"Hmph!" The waste prince was obviously not in such a good mood as Lian Zong.At this moment, he could already foresee his own ending. Even so, he was still unwilling to show weakness in front of Lian Zong. He laughed loudly and said: "Even if you win, so what, you are still a poor wretch!"

After the waste prince said this, he turned to Gu Fang and the others as if he was not satisfied. He said: "This person can use the people of half a city in the border gate as bait, and he can naturally use you as his tool!"

Lian Zong's eyes turned cold, and he immediately asked the hidden guards who had been hiding aside to detain the deposed prince.

At this time, Gu Fang continued to pour tea into the tea set as if nothing had happened.

Then, a miracle really happened.

In the clouds, there seemed to be a golden dragon flying through the fog, and the cloud waves stirred up by the golden dragon's tail made the entire National Teacher Tower in a vast expanse of whiteness.

In the cloud and mist, there was even a majestic voice of chanting.

Everyone tried their best to find the person who spoke, but all they saw was white, and they couldn't even see the people not far away from them, let alone the person whose voice was coming from an illusory voice.

Gu Fang secretly rolled his eyes.Emperor Kaiyuan and the others really lived up to their prestige, this miracle is really impressive, awe-inspiring and curious.

When the clouds cleared, three incense candles had been inserted in the large incense burner on the altar of the National Master Pagoda at some point.

Everyone was shocked and knelt down to the ground, praying to God and bless Dayao.

Gu Fang, Lian Zong and others naturally prayed together with the crowd.But one of them is Dayao's emperor, and the other is Dayao's national teacher, so naturally they don't need to kneel on the altar.

Lian Zong stood side by side with Gu Fang unhurriedly, and then waited for everyone to finish praying, and said: "The miracle appears, which shows that I, Da Yao, must be sensitive to Cathay Pacific in the coming year. I hope that everyone will encourage me."

It's strange to say that even Zong's words were heard not only in the National Teacher's Pagoda, but even the courtiers kneeling in the Jinluan Palace could clearly hear them.

As shrewd as Zhong Shuling, he was already thinking about when to report his guilt to His Majesty the Emperor and reveal the secrets he knew about Qingcheng Temple.

The others who were not as savvy as Zhongshu Ling knelt on the ground and trembled, secretly hating themselves for not seeing the situation clearly in time, fearing that their lives would be lost.

For some reason, they suddenly thought of Qingcheng Temple, Mingxin Lake, and those girls who died in their hands. Their legs softened and they couldn't stand up anymore.

The sacrifice of the first year of Dayao Yuance came to a successful conclusion here.

Gu Fang, who has been busy for several days for the sacrifice, waved off Lian Zong who was clinging to him, and scolded him to deal with the government affairs and not to hang around in front of his eyes.

Lian Zong could only beg for forgiveness and say yes, but he was still uneasy about the last words of the abolished prince, and he wanted to explain to Gu Fang, but Gu Fang and the situation did not give him this opportunity.

Zhang Pu trotted all the way to Lian Zong, panting and reporting that there was a change in the Qingcheng Temple, and many ministers were kneeling outside the Qianyuan Hall to see His Majesty.

Lian Zong had no choice but to leave a light kiss on Gu Fang's cheek, and then walked firmly on his battlefield.

"Sister-in-law Huang, you really don't care about the words of abolishing the prince." Lian Heng, who was still in the National Master Tower, had a tacit understanding with his brother Huang.

Gu Fang knew what Lian Heng was talking about, he glanced lazily at Lian Heng, and said, "Of course I believe your brother."

"That's good, that's good." Lian scratched the back of his head and smirked.

It so happened that at this time, Emperor Kaiyuan, Prince Jin, and Prince Yan, who had finished their business, came to Gu Fang, wanting to tell him how they fought the master of Qingcheng Temple for three hundred rounds.

But before they could open their mouths, Gu Fang made them speechless with one sentence: "I'm alone, you three, Master, what are you proud of?"

But having said that, Gu Fang's tone was full of praise and joy compared to usual, which made Emperor Kaiyuan feel better.

Even Lian Heng stood on the side blankly, watching Gu Fang speak into a cloud of air.

Wait, have you forgotten me?

The author has something to say:

Sudden cold. . _(:з」∠)_I can’t speak now, I’m so uncomfortable, everyone must take care of your health in this weather. . .