Chapter 1119: Enthroned
Although the abdication platform, which is eighteen meters high and about thirty meters long and wide, is only built with rammed earth, it is extremely majestic. Yelu Fengze's Boxing Trading Company once again made a splash. The entire abdication platform and the main hall on the platform were all funded by his Boxing Trading Company. The carpets woven by his wool textiles wrapped the entire rammed earth building. What is most amazing is that the patterns on the entire carpet were actually a complete world map.
At this time, the Tang Dynasty had a general understanding of the world because of its popularity in ocean voyage. In addition, with the existence of Li Ze, a cheating existence, such a map was already extremely standard.
When Li Ze walked onto the abdication platform, he was also the time when he stepped on the whole world.
There were tens of thousands of people participating in the abdication ceremony. This included the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty, all representatives of Yixing Society, tens of thousands of soldiers, and the people in Chang'an City, as well as many businessmen from overseas. In terms of Goryeo, it was Park Zicheng, the confidant of Goryeo King Li Zaidao and Tan Daozhen, the younger brother of the prime minister Tan Daoji. Even the current Tubo Theory of Delhi Chinan sent Senobude, who had lived in the Tang Dynasty for a long time, to congratulate. Although the two countries were almost torn apart and the swords and weapons were only a short distance away, Delhi Chinan, who knew the difference in strength between the two countries, still wanted to work hard for the last time and hope to make peace with Li Ze. For this reason, Senobude even brought generous conditions.
However, for Delhi Chinan's wish, it can only be said that it is a waste of water. For Li Ze, the land of Tubo must be included in the rule of the Tang Dynasty, otherwise the Tang Dynasty will not be able to rest assured. This is a consideration of the geopolitical and strategic environment, and there is no room for concessions at all.
Senobud came to Chang'an and visited the old Tang officials everywhere. They were friends. People met, but no matter who met Senobud, they only talked about the romantic, literary, and interesting stories when they met Senobud, but they never mentioned state affairs. The despair Senobud could only take the last step and began to associate with those in the south.
He naturally had channels. He lived in the Tang Dynasty for many years, but he still did these preparations.
Although the two great figures of Goryeo came from the same country, they were still incompatible with each other in Chang'an, so that the ritual office of the Ministry of Rites could only let them separate. At this moment, the two people sitting on the chair below and preparing to watch the ceremony were in different moods.
Park Zicheng had no joy on his face and was full of worries. But Tan Daozhen's eyes were radiating and full of interest. How is Li Ze and Tan Daoji similar? In Tan Daozhen's opinion, the only difference is that Li Ze did too well, while his brother was just a little short of it.
What Li Ze can do, how can Tan Daoji not do it?
Perhaps one day in the future, his brother will be able to perform the drama here again in Seoul. Gu Han, who was sitting in the middle of the two, looked at the two of them, but he knew what the two were thinking, but from the perspective of the Tang Dynasty, he would never allow this situation to happen. If there were no two factions in Goryeo, it would be more difficult for the Tang Dynasty to make profits. Now their situation is the most in line with the interests of the Tang Dynasty.
The horns are ringing, the drums are roaring, the flags are flying, and the hooves are sounding.
Everyone stood up together, turned around halfway, and looked at the long road paved on the red carpet.
Li Han's Modao team took off his heavy armor, wrapped red silk on the long Modao, and trotted from a distance. Every few feet away, a Modao team member stopped and stood with his sword.
These people are over seven feet tall, so wherever they can stand, they are majestic and domineering.
This team extends from afar to the abdication stage.
The eyes of everyone, except for Park Zicheng Tan Daozhen from Goryeo and Senobud from Tubo, stayed on these people for a long time, the rest were still staring at the distance.
Twelve tall war horses with snow-white bodies without a trace of hair came slowly, dragging a carriage. The special carriage specially removed the roof. Li Ze put on the whole outfit of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty for the first time, and stood on the carriage a little stiffly. The leader of the Modao Team was Li Han, and the two generals standing beside him were Tu Lichun and Shi Zhuang as guards. Behind them were a large group of civil and military officials in dresses.
The carriage slowly approached.
"Long live!"
In the crowd, someone suddenly shouted loudly, and then, the long live shouting sounded throughout the world.
I don’t know who took the lead and knelt down.
Next, tens of thousands of people knelt down one knee after another, crossed their hands and placed them in front of their chests, but raised their heads, trying their best to see Li Ze's appearance on the carriage.
For these tens of thousands of people, there are actually not many people who really know Li Ze's appearance.
The civil and military officials after the carriage slowed down, which was the glory of Li Ze alone.
On the carriage, Tu Lichun and Shi Zhuang looked around with bright eyes.
It looks like flowers are full of auspicious things, but no one knows whether there are poisonous snakes hidden under the flowers? Chang'an has not been calm these days, and the inner guards have not been idle for a moment. There are as many as hundreds of assassins alone.
Here, there were assassins from the south, and the last dying attempt of the old Tang nobles.
Li Zeren was a little stiff and his face was also a little stiff. It was really uncomfortable to put this full dress on his body. But at this moment, he could only hold on.
Finally, the carriage stopped under the abdication stage. Under the escort of two generals, Li Ze got off the carriage and slowly climbed up the steps.
He finally walked to the top of the abdication platform.
The sound of bells and drums sounded again, and the one who acted as the abdicator this time was Wang Shu, the former Minister of Daliang, the Datang Dynasty.
This is not a good job, and Li Ze didn't want his important officials to take on this position. As Wang Shu, who has a strong identity and a thick-skinned face, took over this matter naturally and happily.
The door of the main hall on the stage slowly opened, and Fukugawa, also dressed in the costume of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, slowly walked out. Behind him, two eunuchs were holding two large plates wrapped in brocade.
Everyone in the audience looked at Gu Chuan (Li Ke) and was confused. Logically speaking, the old emperor could not be happy about such a thing. Not to mention it, he was always a heavy face. But looking at the old emperor, he looked around and looked like he was so happy that he wanted to finish the matter immediately.
In fact, Furukawa really thinks that.
Li Ze promised to make him the King of Lingnan to ensure his life is worry-free, and to give him Queen Xiao Zheng, what made him even happier was that Queen Xiao Zheng was already pregnant with his child. Now he wished he could complete these cumbersome rituals immediately, and then happily return to his King of Lingnan's mansion, but he listened to their child's faint fetal movements with Queen Xiao Zheng.
This is much more interesting than what's happening here.
Wang Shu knew these cumbersome rituals well. He was originally a knowledgeable person, and in order to get back out, he made up for his lessons.
Hand over the seal.
The sacrifices to heaven and earth, the five mountains and the four rivers.
Li Ze personally read the tribute.
When a tedious set of rituals finally ended, when Guchuan (Li Ke) took off his emperor's clothes in public, changed into his princely clothes of the King of Lingnan, and walked down the platform under the service of a group of guards. When Li Ze was the only one left on the platform.
An old dynasty finally came to an end.
A new empire is reborn from the ashes.
Although his country name is still Tang.
But everyone knows that this Tang is not the Tang Dynasty.
Li Ze walked to the edge of the platform, slowly raised his hands towards the tens of thousands of ceremonies below the stage.
There was a loud bang in the distance.
Everyone was slightly rioted, but they immediately calmed down.
Because Emperor Li Ze's movements did not move at all, the civil and military officials standing on the steps were still calm, and the officers and soldiers around him were still standing solemnly.
The rumbling sound of cannons continued.
Chapter completed!