"I have received the imperial order." Hu Quan certainly had nothing to say about this.
In fact, at this moment, no one could stop the official's oral order, not even Prime Minister Lu, who had recently shown his majesty as a prime minister, could interrupt... On this occasion and at this time, the authority of Emperor Zhao was further enhanced.
"And then write a simple comment on the eulogy in my personal name, that is, in the name of Cangzhou Zhao Jiu." Zhao Jiu continued to give orders in a loud voice above the stepped Yuetai.
The civil and military officials around him were all nervous. Hu Quan was also slightly startled, and then he bowed his head: "I have received the order. May I ask Your Majesty, what is your comment?"
"All these words, in the final analysis, are just a few sentences... First, when the Song and Jin countries were at war, we Song people protected our country and the people and resisted the invasion. This is right, not biased! It is righteous, not violent!" Although he knew that even the people on Yuetai might not be able to hear all his words clearly, Zhao Jiu still spoke with all his might, and calmly encouraged himself in his heart - the cause I am doing now is just.
"I will obey the imperial edict!" Hu Quan, who was standing with his head bowed, flushed in an instant without even raising his head, and then suddenly raised his voice.
The civil and military officials nearby also became awed.
"Secondly, this war lasted for seven years from the seventh year of Xuanhe to the fifth year of Jianyan. Although the Song Dynasty suffered countless casualties and lost thousands of miles of territory, in the end, the Song Dynasty will win and the Jin Dynasty will lose! We survive and the enemy perish!" Zhao Jiu continued to speak loudly - victory will definitely belong to us.
"I will obey the decree!"
“Third, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles there are, I will remain determined and never give up until I have defeated Huanglong! I hope this will encourage the whole world!” Zhao Jiu’s tone softened - although the road will certainly be tortuous.
"I will obey the decree!"
The first person to respond this time was Prime Minister Lu Haowen, and he disregarded tradition and simply knelt down from one side, performing the kneeling ceremony that theoretically only happened when taking over as prime minister.
The civil and military officials were in panic for a moment, but soon they knelt together under the leadership of Prime Minister Zhao Ding and Zhao Yuanzhen, Privy Councilors Zhang Jun and Zhang Deyuan. Even the two envoys knelt in panic after hesitating for a moment. As for the Dali envoy, he knelt down at the first opportunity… This was not groveling, nor was it flattery, nor was it frightened by the so-called heroic spirit, but because at this moment, on this occasion of worshiping heaven, earth, and man at the same time, the words uttered by a legitimate emperor with military power and meritorious achievements at the end of the sacrificial ceremony were themselves the most irrefutable and absolutely authoritative words of this era.
Under this system, Emperor Zhao was now acting on behalf of Heaven.
Although there was no such subjective purpose, everyone knew that no matter how much noise and undercurrent there had been before, at this moment, the emperor's authority as an official had reached an unprecedented peak... It didn't matter whether he could be an official or not, he was an official!
PS: This chapter was supposed to be posted together with yesterday's chapter... or only half of yesterday's chapter should be posted, and the last part should be posted today... but I'm used to posting whatever I finish writing, and I caught a cold yesterday, so I really couldn't continue writing... I apologize in advance for the inconvenience caused to everyone.
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