Chapter 98 Spring Festival Preparations Begin
From the time Daxia set the Spring Festival and passed the news to the other three countries, to the days leading up to the Spring Festival.
In the capital of Daxia, all kinds of things exist.
Huitong Hall.
The Shu State Master had written a little about the fact that Daxia had "held evidence against him" in a letter. Now he counted on his fingers every day to see when his brother would reply, trying to guess how he would react, whether he would choose to work with him or give up on him completely. The Shu State Master was so anxious that he ate too much, and his steel-like muscles softened.
Master Chen Guo checked the information from his subordinates every day, repeatedly confirming the small actions to be carried out. Seeing that everything was going well, he would occasionally laugh out loud while hiding under the quilt.
The Grand Master of Chu sits in meditation every day, thinking about how to take advantage of the chaos during the Spring Festival to gain benefits for the Fourth Prince to ascend the throne.
The Great Summer Palace.
The court officials discussed passionately how to take advantage of the enemy's strategy and expose the conspiracy of the Chen and Chu national masters in the best way possible and make them suffer a setback.
The emperor disagreed at first and said directly: Kill him and be done with it.
The court officials all disagreed, citing various examples to say that killing people would not solve the fundamental problem.
The emperor smiled contemptuously: "Exterminate all three clans, and stop killing until the other party is afraid."
The court officials were all choked up, and finally they all stole glances at the prince.
After thinking for a moment, the prince said: Killing him will affect the small country's luck and show off.
The emperor fell silent and agreed to spare the other's life.
…
In the capital, court officials were full of calculations, while Yuan Ruan was feeling both relaxed and excited.
Ever since the date of the Spring Festival was set, Yuan Ruan and the system have been boldly guessing every day what kind of magical power the Great Xia Kingdom can use.
The day before the Spring Festival, after Yuanruan performed her final cleansing and bathing ceremony, she was so excited that she could not sleep at all.
Her mind was full of chatter with the system about how to take the initiative tomorrow and how to skillfully use her magical powers to smack the face of Chen Guo's master who dared to provoke her.
Her thoughts also disturbed the emperor who was not far away and could not rest.
The emperor sat up helplessly and pinched his brows.
At this time, the queen reached out and patted the emperor's shoulder, and said softly: "Your Majesty, why don't you sleep in another palace today."
The emperor shook his head and said, "Today is a special day. If I don't stay in Kunning Palace, rumors of discord between the emperor and the empress will spread in the palace tomorrow."
The queen yawned and said, "Then, can I get you the earmuffs? They can block out some of the noise outside."
The emperor was helpless: "The fortune of a small country is not as good as the outside world. It's okay, you can rest first. I will get up and review the memorials."
The Queen said softly, "Your Majesty, I can't bear to see you tired."
The emperor smiled and said, "It's OK. We have to get up at the hour of Yin for the Spring Festival anyway. It won't take more than a few hours."
The queen said softly, "Oh."
Emperor: "Of course, I appreciate your kindness. By the way, don't send me the soup from the kitchen. It's too late to drink it. Go to sleep first."
The emperor lowered his head, and when he saw the queen falling asleep in a second, the corners of his lips froze slightly.
emperor:……
Finally, he got up quietly and covered the queen with the quilt.
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On the day of the Spring Festival, at the hour of Yin.
Yuan Ruan, who had hardly slept, turned over and sat up. The palace maid who was sleeping in the outer room hurried in to help her wash and change clothes.
She had just combed her hair when the emperor strode over.
The chief eunuch followed closely behind, holding a food box.
Yuan Ruan was a little surprised: [Tong'er, I remember that Qin Tianjian seemed to have said before that in order to show piety, we should not eat before offering sacrifices.]
System: [It’s best not to do this. You’re still young.]
The emperor thought so too. The little princess was still young, and she had to go through wind and water during the sacrifice. What if she got sick if she didn't eat something?
Besides, the little princess is the destiny of the country, the destiny of the nation. To harm the destiny of the nation for some formalism is an unforgivable sin.
Thinking of this, the emperor held Yuanruan and began to feed her one spoonful at a time.
At this time, the chief eunuch came over and said, "Your Majesty, the auspicious time is approaching, and the court officials are waiting outside."
The emperor wiped Yuanruan's face and stood up slowly: "Let's go to the Spring Festival."
The door of Kunning Palace was opened.
The armored palace guards and royal guards were arranged in four rows, standing opposite each other.
When the emperor walked through the middle, the palace guards and the Jinyiwei immediately took small steps and formed two lines, following the emperor in an orderly manner.
At this time, the sun is still invisible.
But the twinkling lights of fire in the distance and the sounds of gongs and drums outside the palace walls all demonstrate the people's enthusiasm for the Spring Festival.
Yuan Ruan leaned on the emperor's arm and ascended the familiar four-horse throne.
The carriage turned a few corners and drove onto the arch bridge in front of the huge main palace gate, which had not yet been opened.
After the carriage stopped, hundreds of Daxia officials in casual clothes emerged from the side hall. They hurried along the four stone paths and stood behind the carriage with their hands clasped.
She was a little confused: "Tong'er, why are there no oxcarts or horse carriages parked behind us this time? Are these court officials just watching us go? Or are they all walking?"
System: [Yes. They all walked there. This is a spring festival, or an agricultural festival, and what is worshipped is the earth and farmland. The Daxia people believe that if they ride a horse-drawn carriage to the countryside to worship, it would be disrespectful to the god of agriculture. It is better to walk all the way.]
Yuanruan: [I understand a little bit, so riding in a carriage is the emperor’s privilege?]
System: [The emperor has no special privileges. In fact, the emperor has to walk there too. Not only does he have to walk there, but he also has to personally plow a small piece of land when he gets there to show respect. Your brother was able to ride in a carriage this time because of you. Only the state master who presides over the sacrifice can ride in it. And only the chief priest can ride in a four-horse carriage, while other deputy priests can only ride in a two-horse carriage.]
Yuan Ruan: [I see. Good, good. Finally, I can let you benefit from my help and save yourself a lot of trouble.]
A smile flashed across the emperor's serious face: He is worthy of being my son.
At this time, the flag bearer in front of the palace gate began to wave the huge Great Xia flag vigorously, indicating that the auspicious time had arrived.
The emperor took a glance and waved his hand, saying, "Open the city gate."
The chief eunuch screamed at the top of his lungs: "Order, open the city gates!"
"Open the gates!"
"Open the gates!"
…
As sounds passed by, the main gate of the Great Xia Palace was gradually opened.
It was also the first time that Yuan Ruan knew that the main gate of the Great Xia Palace did not have four doors, but nine.
With the creaking sound of rollers, the Four Horse Throne slowly moved forward.
When the main gate was completely opened, Yuan Ruan was surprised to see that both sides of the palace gate were full of people.
They held torches high and stared at the carriage. When the carriage passed by them, the people would kneel down and kowtow.
Yuan Ruan: [Tong'er, why do I feel that the atmosphere of the Spring Festival is a bit solemn. ]
System: [Ah, in fact, the Spring Festival in the past was very joyful and lively. The common people were looking forward to a good harvest in the next year in the drizzling spring rain. The elderly mostly sat on the ground, singing, dancing and playing instruments on the small lawn. Young men and women fell in love with each other during the outing, and many stories of having children occurred.]
At this point, the system added: [But the summer has been dry for several years, especially this year. Let me give you an example. Last year, there was a water shortage in the summer, but the farmland was lush and green at this time. This year, only a few green seedlings are sparsely exposed on the farmland, and these green seedlings are getting more and more wilted day by day, and some have even shown signs of withering. How can farmers who make a living from farming laugh? ]
Yuan Ruan was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: [Activate your magical powers.]
System: [Eh?! Now? But didn't Ah Ruan already think about it? Let's wait for Chen Guo's master to make the first move, and then we can strike back and give him a slap in the face. If we make the first move, the other party will change his plan, or dare not show up at the Spring Festival ceremony, then Ah Ruan won't be able to slap him in the face, and won't be able to show off. 】
Yuan Ruan smiled: [Haha, I just suddenly felt that this style of pushing forward invincibility, which starts with suppression and then rises, and then keeps slapping people in the face, might be more suitable for me.]
She is now also working as the manager of Daxia National Destiny.
Compared to slapping an idiot in the face.
She also hopes that the people of Daxia will be excited by her presence.
Wouldn't it be more enjoyable this way?
The system was silent for a while, and suddenly said seriously: [Write this down, this is the pattern of the king of kings. Share it with other Tongyou friends immediately! ]
The corners of Yuan Ruan's mouth twitched slightly, hoping that it would not harm the hosts of other systems.
The system continues: [It’s sent, great! Ah Ruan, I’ve turned it on! ]