The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 308 The Grandson

On the first day of November in the 24th year of Tai'an, another heavy snow fell on the capital.

The first day of the lunar new year is the Grand Court Meeting, which will be held in the Huangji Hall.

At dawn, the officials left their homes and rushed to the gate of the palace one after another.

Huangji Hall, the highest-standard hall in the imperial palace, even the once-a-month court meeting is rarely held in this place.

Therefore, although the Huangji Hall has the highest specification, it is rarely used.

Today, it will be a crucial day for the Jin court, so the Huangji Hall was opened.

In addition to the officials, the honorable royals who stayed in the capital also came outside the palace gate at this moment.

Everyone stood in the snow, gathered together in twos and threes, all talking about the court meeting later.

"After two months, I have established a crown prince again in the Great Jin Dynasty, and the foundation of the country has been stabilized!"

"That's right, so people's hearts will be at peace, and the world will be at peace!"

"Five days ago, the emperor chased down two princes. These days are really lively..."

"In today's world, the outer and inner courts are not peaceful..."

As everyone discussed, the sky gradually brightened.

With the sound of drums and music, the officials and nobles quickly lined up and entered the palace gate one after another under the guidance of the ceremony officer.

The number of honorable officials who came to participate in the court meeting today was six to seven hundred, and the scale could not be considered grand.

Although the Huangji Hall is big, it can't accommodate so many people, so most of them can only stand outside the hall.

Cabinet ministers, ministers of various ministries, and ministers with higher ranks are eligible to enter the hall to observe the ceremony, and the rest can only sit outside the hall.

As the sun rose, the inner guards and related ceremonial books were all in place, and the inside and outside of the Huangji Hall were solemn.

At this time, Zhao Weilong, the eldest grandson of the emperor, was already wearing a mianfu and waiting outside the Fengtian Gate.

Through the palace gate, looking at the tall and majestic Huangji Hall in the distance, Zhao Weilong was extremely excited.

Today he will be enshrined in the Huangji Palace and officially become the heir of the Great Jin Dynasty. This is because his father has not been honored.

When Zhao Yanjun was granted the title, the emperor was extremely reluctant, so he was registered as the prince in the Chongzheng Hall.

Three drums sounded, which meant that the emperor had been seated in the Huangji Hall, and then Zhao Weilong walked slowly towards the Huangji Gate under the guidance of the ceremonial officer.

There were officials watching the ceremony along the way. In order to maintain the majesty of the prince, Zhao Weilong walked towards the Huangji Hall expressionlessly.

Amidst the sound of the music, Zhao Weilong walked on the straight imperial road, looking at the hall that was getting closer and closer.

Soon, he came to Majesty Dan, where a mat for kneeling was set up.

Under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, Zhao Weilong knelt on the mat and paid homage to the hall in front of him.

After three prostrations, Zhao Weilong got up from the mat, and the sound of the music stopped at this moment.

Immediately afterwards, I saw the Chengzhi officer walking out of the hall, standing at the door of the hall and shouting: "There is a system!"

Then Zhao Weilong, who just got up, knelt down on the mat in front of him again.

Only the successor said loudly: "Create the emperor's eldest grandson, Weilong, as the emperor's grandson!"

After listening to the announcement, Zhao Weilong kowtowed again, and then slowly got up from the mat.

Under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, Zhao Weilong continued to walk forward, and then entered the main hall from the east of the hall.

In the east and west of the main hall, the court officials stood in different shifts, and all eyes were on Zhao Weilong.

On the throne, the emperor Zhao Yongcheng was also wearing a crown, looking at his chosen successor.

Zhao Weilong is calm and resolute, and he is the most outstanding among all candidates, so Zhao Yongcheng chose him.

A mat was also set up in the center of the hall, and Zhao Weilong knelt on it under the guidance of the ceremony officer.

An official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs held the imperial edict in his hand, walked slowly to the front of the imperial steps, and then spread it out and read: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict says..."

"Since I ascended the throne, I have been carrying out military and state affairs, employing people and administering them well. I dare not let myself go until I am tired and diligent. Xu Yinghong continued, and I have been trembling day and night. I look up to my ancestor Mo Lizhao Fou, entrust him with the most important, and carry on the celebration. , end in Yuanliang..."

Kneeling on the ground, Zhao Weilong only felt heavy in his heart when he heard the content of the edict.

He will become the crown prince of the imperial court. Behind this supreme glory, there is also the burden of the whole world.

Although Zhao Weilong is calm and forbearing, he is only a 15-year-old boy after all, and it is hard to say that his thin body can bear everything.

"The eldest grandson of the emperor, Zhao Weilong, is the first heir of the clan, and belongs to God's will. I hereby abide by the first edict, carry out the ceremony, and obey the public opinion..."

"I would like to tell the world, the ancestral temple, and the country, to grant Weilong the book of treasures, to be established as the emperor's grandson, and to be in the East Palace, to respect the rule of ten thousand years, and to spread the heart of the world."

After the edict was read, two other officials from the Ministry of Rites walked up to Zhao Weilong with their trays.

"Conferment..."

One of the officials handed the tray to Zhao Weilong, on which was the gold book.

After Zhao Weilong took the tray, he handed it to the eunuch who followed behind him.

Then another eunuch presented the grandson's treasure to Zhao Weilong, who also handed it over to the eunuch behind him.

The two ceremonial officials retreated, Zhao Weilong faced the throne at this moment, kowtowed and said: "Minister Zhao Weilong, take the order to thank you!"

After four consecutive prostrations, Zhao Weilong got up from the mat and exited the hall under the guidance of the ceremony officer.

Slowly stepping down from Majesty Dan, after going through the canonization ceremony, he finally relaxed.

The edict issued later and the matter of welcoming the treasures into the palace are all handled by the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

And the next thing he has to do is to go to the inner court to meet the queen and thank her.

At this moment in the Changchun Palace, the empress is in the main seat in court clothes, and on the left and right are the concubines in the harem, all arranged according to their rank.

Under the guidance of the eunuch, Zhao Weilong came to the main hall of Changchun Palace, and knelt on the mat that had been set up in advance.

"Boy Weilong, I am hereby ordered, and I would like to thank His Royal Highness the Grandmother."

After saying that, Zhao Weilong faced the palace, saluted four times and then got up, which was regarded as the completion of the ceremony.

Looking at the grandson of the emperor in front of her, the queen's expression was extremely complicated, but she still said words of encouragement to Zhao Weilong.

On the side, Concubine Duan watched everything with a calm expression. She could feel the queen's discomfort, which made her feel very comfortable.

Besides, Zhao Weilong, after saluting at the Queen's place, he will go directly to the East Palace.

According to the normal process, he should still accept the congratulations from the dynasties today, but now that the situation is unstable and the lords have not yet arrived, this process was simply cancelled.

Now that he returned to the East Palace, he wanted to fulfill the sentence in the imperial edict, that is, to be in the East Palace.

Walking out of the inner court, out of Huangji Gate, and all the way out of the imperial city, Zhao Weilong boarded a sedan chair and rushed to the East Palace.

At this moment, outside the gate of the Eastern Palace, a large number of officials of the Eastern Palace have already stood in line, waiting for the arrival of the new master.

Huang Zhicheng stood in the first place. His expression was calm at the moment, making it impossible to see what he was thinking.

He was originally the head of the East Palace officials, and now he has made great efforts in Zhao Weilong's succession. The rest of the East Palace officials knew that he had a bright future, so they all fawned on Huang Zhicheng.

At this moment, the guard of honor appeared in the distance, and all the officials of the East Palace bowed down.

Lifting the curtain, looking at the Kneeling Official of the Eastern Palace in the distance, Zhao Weilong smiled.

(End of this chapter)