Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

Just then, a group of eunuchs and palace maids walked into the room carefully holding brand new dragon robes and imperial robes.

Zheng Keshuang stood up and let the palace maids change his clothes for him.

The golden dragon robe shines brightly, symbolizing the majesty and dignity of imperial power.

The crown is inlaid with precious gems, which are dazzling and highlight the emperor's status and glory.

Wearing the dragon robe, Zheng Keshuang was overjoyed and very proud of himself.

He thought to himself, no matter what the Heaven and Earth Army did today, he had to complete the coronation ceremony, which was the pinnacle of his life.

The sound of gunfire outside the city was deafening, but it did not affect Zheng Keshuang's mood at all. Thinking about the excitement of becoming the emperor today, the sound of gunfire seemed to be congratulating today's coronation ceremony.

At about five o'clock, when the sky was just getting light, Zheng Keshuang, led by the Imperial Household Department, set foot on the long-awaited Temple of Heaven.

On the Tainan Lane side, Wei Xiaobao heard gunfire coming from the direction of the North Gate at four o'clock, so he sent a telegram to inquire. After learning that it was a sneak attack by Zheng's army, he ordered the First Division to make a concerted effort to eliminate the invading enemy and then directly attack the city.

On the navy side, two cruisers and eight ironclad ships have begun targeted clearance of the artillery batteries near Tainan Cang.

The Marines of the Eastern Fleet also began to board landing craft and headed towards the Tainan Pier.

Wei Xiaobao telegraphed an order to Yang Lin and Mao Shiba, who were commanding the battle at No. 101, to start attacking the city from the north and west gates at the same time at five o'clock.

He himself, with Shuang'er, Ling Zhao, Master Jiunan, He Hongyao, Aunt Tao and Junior Brother Bai, boarded a landing craft and headed towards Shuntian City.

"Xiaobao, do we really want to go into the city?" asked Master Jiunan.

Wei Xiaobao raised his lips slightly, with a sly look in his eyes: "Of course, we not only have to go into the city, but also give him a big surprise."

"What surprise?" Master Jiunan asked curiously.

Wei Xiaobao smiled and said, "Let's go and give some gifts to Zheng Keshuang for his coronation ceremony. He still owes me 3.8 million taels of silver. It's been several years. I have to go and collect the debt from him today!"

"Haha, so that's how it is." Master Jiunan couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay, Master also wants to meet Feng Xifan, who is known as the best martial artist in the world." Master Jiunan's eyes revealed determination and confidence.

The group soon arrived at the foot of the city wall. They jumped up and easily climbed the more than ten-meter-high wall. Before the soldiers on the wall could react, they were killed by He Hongyao's pear blossom rain needle.

The crowd quickly jumped over the horse path on the city wall, climbed down the wall, and disappeared into the dawn of the night like ghosts.

At five o'clock in the morning, before it was completely light, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory led Zheng Keshuang into the sacrificial gate of the Temple of Heaven.

Behind him followed a group of solemn-looking civil and military officials. Although the officials were worried about the gunfire from the north gate and the fort at the alley entrance, no one dared to speak out due to the tyranny of Zheng Keshuang and his apprentice.

After entering the gate of sacrifice, you will enter the Temple of Heaven. This Temple of Heaven is built inside the royal palace. It is a smaller version of the Temple of Heaven in the Forbidden City of Ming Dynasty. The Temple of Heaven is divided into the outer altar and the inner altar. The outer altar is a circular circular staircase with layers, which is divided into the outer ring, the middle ring and the inner ring.

On the inner ring is the Inner Altar Hall, where the Emperor of Heaven and other gods are enshrined.

It was originally intended to be used to welcome the emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty. After the Yongli Emperor Zhu Youlang was killed by Wu Sangui, the Southern Ming Dynasty had no emperor and the Temple of Heaven had never been used.

When everyone stepped onto the central ring of the steps of the Temple of Heaven, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory shouted loudly: "Please ask the Emperor of Heaven--"

The sound echoed around the Temple of Heaven, as if to awaken the sleeping gods.

Then, a team of eunuchs carrying offerings slowly came in. The Astronomical Supervisor took three tall incense sticks from the two leading eunuchs, handed them to Zheng Keshuang respectfully, and asked him to insert them into the incense burner in the middle ring of the altar of the Temple of Heaven.

The Imperial Astronomical Bureau shouted again: "Present the three animals——"

The eunuchs carried pig heads, sheep heads and cow heads wrapped in red cloth and walked carefully to Zheng Keshuang.

Zheng Keshuang picked up the bowl of clean water beside him, dipped his fingers in some clean water, and then sprinkled it on the three animals to show his respect.

Afterwards, the eunuchs placed the three animals on the altar and arranged them neatly.

The Imperial Astronomical Bureau continued to shout: "Cheers to the Emperor of Heaven--"

Zheng Keshuang held a bowl of rice wine steadily in both hands, raised it high, and then knelt solemnly in front of the altar. He gently placed the wine in his hand on the altar to express his admiration for the Emperor of Heaven.

"A toast to our ancestors—"

At this time, Zheng Keshuang was led to the ancestral tablet next to the tablet of the Emperor of Heaven. The Zheng family had not been prosperous for long, and there were three ancestral spirits enshrined. The highest one was Zheng Zhilong, the middle one was Guoxingye, and the lowest one was Zheng Jing.

Zheng Keshuang looked at Zheng Jing's tablet with his hands shaking a little. He pulled himself together and walked to the ancestral altar and knelt down.

He raised the libation high above his head and was about to place the bowl on the altar when the wine suddenly caught fire by itself, emitting a faint green light that looked eerie and scary under the sky that had just turned white.

Zheng Keshuang also felt something was wrong. The wine bowl had started to become hot, and he tried hard to put it on the altar.

Unfortunately, his hands were burned and he quickly pulled them back, and the wine bowl fell to the ground with a "bang".

The green flames instantly stuck to his soap boots, which were made of deerskin specifically for the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and had thick and high uppers.

When the flames touched the black boots, the eunuch next to him panicked and used his sleeves to put out the flames.

But surprisingly, the fire was not extinguished but quickly spread to the eunuch's sleeves, becoming more and more fierce.

At the same time, the flames on Zheng Keshuang's soap boots were getting stronger and stronger, and the situation was very critical.

Seeing this, the Si Tianjian nearby reached out and quickly took off the black boots on Zheng Keshuang's feet, thus preventing the fire from hurting anyone.

However, at this moment, a strange thing happened. The strange green fire and the burning soap boots slowly floated up and flew towards Zheng Keshuang.

Zheng Keshuang was stunned by the scene in front of him, and his heart was filled with fear. He couldn't help but think of the figure of his father, Zheng Jing. Could it be that his father's ghost was still there, looking for him to kill him? Fear enveloped his heart, and he couldn't help but tremble.

Zheng Keshuang's legs suddenly went weak, and he fell heavily to his knees with a thump. He kowtowed to the burning boots and begged for mercy, shouting, "Father, I am an unfilial son. Please let me go!"

At this moment, a cold ghostly laugh seemed to come from the sky, echoing throughout the palace. Then, a deep and majestic voice was heard: "Why are you unfilial?"

The voice was similar to that of Zheng Jing who had just passed away, which made people shudder. Everyone looked around in fear, trying to find the source of the voice, but found nothing.

Could it be that the old prince had appeared in spirit? The civil and military officials were so frightened that they trembled all over, their faces as pale as paper. They stared at everything in front of them with wide eyes, their hearts filled with fear and anxiety.