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The Yongshou Hall and the Changxin Hall are not far away, and they are a large hall.Compared with the small palace where she lived before, it was many times bigger.There were many palace people in the palace, busy coming and going, Liu Zao couldn't tell, let alone write down their names.

The female officer sent her to her and then withdrew.Liu Zao entered the hall and sat down, looked at the furnishings in the hall, and carefully picked up the two scrolls of bamboo slips placed on the side table.The bamboo slips are precious, and she rarely saw them in her grandfather's house, so she cherished them very much.There are many luxurious and valuable things in the hall, such as the bronze sword hanging on the wall, which must have been made by famous masters, but Liu Zao only liked the bamboo slips.

After unfolding the bamboo slips and looking at them briefly, Fang stood up, walked to the bronze sword, and lifted it up with his hand.

The bronze sword was extremely heavy, Liu Zao held it in her hand for a while, and then she felt heavy. Holding the hilt, she pulled out the sword, and the sword light flashed in front of her eyes, and she saw the sharpness of the blade.Pull it out again, you can see that there are two characters engraved on the body of the sword, and the two characters are Xiaozhuan, not the official script commonly used nowadays.Liu Zao identified and recognized the word Chixiao.The cold light on the blade of the sword is as piercing as frost and snow.

It is a good sword!

Liu Zao sighed, regretting again, but it was a bit sad.She needs to learn some martial arts.I heard that Emperor Wu had a lot of martial virtues, and he could swing a sword and cut the flag on horseback.

She had never thought of learning martial arts before, but now, she naturally remembered this experience in her heart.

Liu Zao put the sword back to its original place.

Footsteps came from outside the door, Liu Zao turned around and saw Hu Ao and Gongsun Chuo walking in.As soon as the two entered the door, they knelt down in front of her and said, "Meet Your Majesty."

Liu Zao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "There's no need to be too polite."

She was in front of the Empress Dowager just now, and now she saw an acquaintance, but she became a little ashamed, and asked softly: "Why are you here?"

Hu Ao replied: "The Empress Dowager sent ministers to serve Her Majesty well."

Gongsun Chuo stood aside and didn't interrupt.

Liu Zao nodded, "That's fine." There are people everywhere in the palace, but there is no one she knows, so having the two of them around will bring some more comfort.

Hu Ao and Gongsun Chuo had served her for more than twenty days. Knowing that she was quiet, and seeing her, they stopped talking and quietly withdrew.

Liu Zao read the letter and sword, and began to think about what the Queen Mother said.Xie Xiang also has selfishness, what is her selfishness?Liu Zao is still young and doesn't understand many things, it would be too embarrassing for her to guess the selfish intentions of a prime minister.Liu Zao had no idea, but she remembered something.

When Xie Xiang got along with her, he seemed very calm, but if he asked, he would have an answer, but she avoided the two things.

One is that more than ten years ago, Liu Zao asked her face to face why she planned to abolish and establish when the overall situation was settled, instead of supporting Liu Jian with the Queen Mother at the beginning of the emperor's death. Isn't it more along with the trend?

The second is today, she asked her how to determine that she is the daughter of Prince Wei.She is outside the palace and rarely goes out, even if someone changes her, she will still be unknown.Why is Xie Xiang so sure that she is not afraid of really messing up Liu's blood?

Liu Zao suddenly realized that although these two things were different, they were both related to her.

Chapter 12 Origin

Yongshou Hall is a large hall surrounded by palace people.Except for Hu Ao and Gongsun Chuo, Liu Zao knew none of them.Like Hu Ao and Gongsun Chuo at the beginning, they did not dare to look directly at the new lord, nor did they dare to say a word to the new lord.

Liu Zao understood that her cage was just a small palace converted into a large hall.Hu Ao and Gongsun Ao are the empress dowager showing her goodwill, and the rest of the palace guards watching her are the empress dowager's warning.

Liu Zao lives as usual, but in the eyes of others, the new monarch appears to be calm and composed, with an extraordinary bearing.But Liu Zao knew that she had no other choice but hibernated for the time being, looking for a way out of the predicament.

The palace people guarded her closely every step of the way, changing clothes, eating, reading, and going to bed, and they were all separated. Although Hu Ao and Gongsun Chuo were there, they could only take care of the new monarch's daily life, and even had no chance to talk alone.

From this point of view, the Empress Dowager's watch over her is stricter than before.

But there are also differences.

Liu Zao still needs to meet with ministers every day.Most of the ministers who came to see him were officials of Taichang Temple, namely Taishi, Taile, Taizhu, Dazai, and Taibu. They came to explain the etiquette used when enthroned to the new king.

Only then did Liu Zao realize that the enthronement ceremony is not only to tell the world who the emperor has changed, but also to pray to God to protect the great man, and to tell the king which descendant will ascend the throne. These are sacrifices.

The sacrificial ceremony was extremely solemn, and the enthronement ceremony was the most important thing. Some ministers said that the reason why Changyi King could not keep the throne was because after he ascended the throne, he was disrespectful to heaven and the ancestors, and he did not even worship the ancestors.Therefore, this time, the officials of Taichang Temple were extraordinarily dedicated.

They came every day, and Tai Shi gave lectures on the time and ephemeris for the new king.

Tai Le taught sacrificial music and dance.

Taizhu taught the congratulations used during the sacrifice and how to welcome and send off the kings and gods.

Dazai lectured on the ritual vessel Dingzu used in sacrificial offerings.

As for Taibu, it is a fortune telling.

Liu Zao listened very intently at first, but gradually she became fascinated, thinking that offering sacrifices to the ancestors and gods with such solemnity and awe did not seem to be particularly favored by the heavens.She grew up among the people, and even though she doesn't go out often, she always goes out a few times a year. She has seen the suffering of the people, heard the hardships of the souls, and often heard about floods, droughts, and natural disasters. World.

At that time, it was not the King of Changyi who disrespected God. At that time, it was the first emperor who ruled the world, and he must be extremely respectful and solemn when offering sacrifices.

But all the subordinate officials of Taichang Temple had serious faces and solemn expressions, so Liu Zao kept all these doubts in his heart and did not say them out.

Apart from the subordinate officials of Taichang Temple, Liu Zao also met the imperial edict a few times.The emperor's robes and crowns are in charge of the Imperial Palace, and she comes to tailor the clothes for the new emperor.

Liu Zao was very happy to see her, because she was a woman.After Empress Lu became emperor, she took her surname as her title, and all the courts and counties respected her as Emperor Lu. When Emperor Lu passed away, the title remained unchanged.She has an imperial edict that women can inherit the great line, and can also be named marquis and prime minister.

The great Han ruled the world with filial piety. Emperor Wen Liu Heng was originally the king of Dai, and Emperor Lu brought him into Beijing from the Dai kingdom and established him as the prince. He had the virtue of nurturing and cultivating him.After Emperor Wen came to the throne, he could not violate Emperor Lu's edict, and would promote women as officials.The later emperors were all descendants of Emperor Wen, so this edict was never abandoned.

However, there are not many women who can really become officials.

Xie Xiang was the No.1 person she met, and Yufu Ling was the second person.

Liu Zao was very interested and took the initiative to talk to the imperial edict.

"This crown is really heavy." Liu Zao put on the crown, but felt how much heavier he was.

The imperial edict showed a smile, and said respectfully: "The manner of the emperor is of great dignity. It's just that your majesty doesn't have to wear the crown all the time. In a year, except Zhengdan, Hanshi and other sacrificial days, as well as the monthly ceremonies, there are only big weddings, And the crown, you can be crowned as the empress..." The Imperial Palace Order said this, he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly apologized, "The servant made a slip of the tongue."

Liu Zao smiled and said, "It's okay, just keep talking."

At this time, the imperial emissary didn't know that she made a slip of the tongue and said something about the funeral. After a few years, the emperor really had the ridiculous idea of ​​establishing a queen.

"When the crown prince is established, he will wear the crown, and the rest of the time, he can wear ordinary clothes." After the Yufu decree finished speaking, he stopped talking.

She thought she was frightened.Liu Zao didn't talk to her any more, and tried to make her retreat.

In addition, her clothes are also different from before, they are all embroidered with luxurious gold thread, even if she wears it on a daily basis, it is also stable and dignified, very suitable for her status as emperor.

Except for clothes, everything else is changing.Liu Zao could feel the difference from before and the dignity of the emperor.Her behavior was also taught by others, every movement of her hand and foot must show the majesty of the emperor.

Liu Zao is studying, even now, she is still in the hands of the queen mother, and she always thinks of her grandmother, and wants to go back to her grandmother, she is also studying very hard.

The enthronement ceremony is scheduled for August 21.

At that time, the autumn was high and airy, and it was no longer the muggy heat when Liu Zao entered the palace.She stayed in the palace for more than two months, and became the emperor from the emperor's grandson, and she was the first female emperor since Emperor Lu.

The day before her accession to the throne, the Empress Dowager summoned Liu Zao again.

Liu Zao went to Changxin Hall, the palace guards and eunuchs in front of the hall knelt down and knelt down, Liu Zao walked through them without squinting, his figure was like a pine tree, his steps were calm, and he had the demeanor of an emperor.

The Empress Dowager in the hall sat on the couch.Liu Zao entered, bowed and knelt down: "I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager looked at her twice, but did not cry out immediately, Liu Zao was not in a hurry, let alone felt raped, and fell on the ground, showing proper etiquette.The queen mother stood up and went to help her personally: "The emperor is free."

Liu Zao took her hand and got up, and smiled with her, the smile was very gentle.

The Empress Dowager took her by the hand, took her to sit on the couch, and said to her: "But I haven't seen you for more than a month, but His Majesty seems to have changed his appearance, and has the bearing of an emperor."