Chapter 235
Chapter 235
Time passed quickly as Xuanyuan Hongtai taught him day by day, as the ministers were busy preparing for Xuanyuan Leng's succession hall, and as the embroiderers in the palace were working day and night to sew new dragon robes.
Soon the time came and it was the day before Xuanyuan Leng ascended the throne.
Since Xuanyuan Xingyao moved out of the palace and built his own residence, he almost never stayed in the palace. But today, at Xuanyuan Leng's request, Xuanyuan Xingyao moved back to the palace with Nangong Jing.
In the evening, Xuanyuan Leng pulled Xuanyuan Xingyao and kept talking there.
Xuanyuan Xingyao had a blank expression on his face, but he answered every question from Xuanyuan Leng.
Xuanyuan Xingyao knew that Xuanyuan Leng was just nervous and needed to relax. He didn't need to say too much, just listen.
Sure enough, after muttering for most of the night, Xuanyuan Leng stopped automatically, and the tension on his face disappeared.
"It's hard for you to listen to me nagging for most of the night."
Xuanyuan Leng looked at his younger brother, who was taller than him, with tenderness in his eyes.
Xuanyuan Xingyao may not say anything nice, but he will silently support you with his actions.
Xuanyuan Leng has been able to get to where he is today, and Xuanyuan Xingyao has also made a lot of efforts.
"If everything is fine, I'll go back."
Although it was already late at night, Xuanyuan Xingyao did not plan to stay overnight in the East Palace. It was impossible for Nangong Jing to sleep well in such a cold room.
"It's already this late, you might as well just stay here."
Xuanyuan Leng followed Xuanyuan Xingyao to the gate of the East Palace, took a look at the sky, and tried to persuade Xuanyuan Xingyao to stay.
"No, it's only a few steps away."
Xuanyuan Xingyao refused without thinking.
"I think you just can't leave Xiaojing."
Xuanyuan Leng said unhappily.
Xuanyuan Xingyao did not deny it and gave the other person a look that said, "You know it."
Not only did he not think there was anything wrong, but he looked very proud of it, which really made Xuanyuan Leng laugh.
Seeing that Xuanyuan Xingyao looked worthless, Xuanyuan Leng didn't say anything. It would be useless no matter how much he said.
"Remember to come early tomorrow. You have to accompany me to the Taimiao."
Before a new emperor ascends the throne, he needs to go to the Taimiao to offer sacrifices. The person accompanying him in the sacrifice is not the Ministry of Rites or royal relatives, but one of the new emperor's younger brothers.
Therefore, those who accompany the new emperor are basically his confidants.
Xuanyuan Leng never thought of anyone else when it came to the people who would accompany him to the Taimiao. He was not stupid to choose those who were only half-related to him instead of his biological brother Xuanyuan Xingyao.
"good."
Xuanyuan Xingyao agreed to Xuanyuan Leng's request directly.
When Xuanyuan Xingyao returned to the bedroom, Nangong Jing was already asleep.
Xuanyuan Xingyao did not disturb the other party, refused the help of the palace maid, took off his clothes quietly and lay down next to Nangong Jing.
Because he had to go to the Taimiao, Xuanyuan Xingyao got up before dawn.
When Nangong Jing got up, if it weren't for the faint warmth beside him, he would have thought that Xuanyuan Xingyao had never come back.
The coronation ceremony of the new emperor was not held in the Baohe Hall where the court was held on weekdays, but was held in the open space where the ministers usually competed in martial arts.
It is said that this rule was set by the founding emperor in order to have all the worshippers present to witness it. This also tells everyone that the worshippers recognize the new emperor.
Of course, if the worshippers do not approve of the new emperor, they will not attend the ceremony.
But unless the emperor's position is obtained through illegal means, the priests will not fail to attend the ceremony.
The reason for establishing such a rule is that the priests can be said to be the last line of defense of the empire. Only with their recognition can the safety of the new emperor be guaranteed.
Xuanyuan Leng succeeded to the throne as the crown prince, and it was Xuanyuan Hongtai who abdicated and gave the throne to him, so naturally there was nothing illegal about his origins.
In addition to Nangong Jing's face, there is no way the priests would not acknowledge Xuanyuan Leng.
When Xuanyuan Leng, wearing a brand new dragon robe, came to the offering hall for the last time under the guidance of Xuanyuan Hongtai, he saw that all the offerings were already waiting there in gorgeous clothes.
Although he knew that the priests would not disapprove of him, Xuanyuan Leng still breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this scene.
The ceremony went very smoothly. Xuanyuan Hongtai officially announced his abdication and was succeeded by Xuanyuan Leng. Xuanyuan Leng walked up to Xuanyuan Hongtai and half-knelt. Then Xuanyuan Hongtai took off the crown on his head and put it on Xuanyuan Leng's head.
After all this was done, Xuanyuan Hongtai walked aside, and Xuanyuan Leng stood up to face the ministers.
The moment Xuanyuan Leng stood up, everyone knelt on one knee and shouted "Long live the emperor". From that moment on, Xuanyuan Leng officially became the emperor of the Dragon Shadow Empire.
After Xuanyuan Leng ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to bestow titles on those who followed him, which has been a long-standing practice.
The first person to be given an additional title was Xuanyuan Xingyao, but he was already a prince and there was no more title he could be given. In the end, he had no choice but to be given the title of Iron Hat King.
Although Xuanyuan Xingyao has no descendants, this title of Iron Hat King does not mean much to him, but it also allows everyone to see how much Xuanyuan Leng values Xuanyuan Xingyao.
After conferring the title of Xuanyuan Xingyao, Xuanyuan Leng did something that shocked everyone. He directly conferred the title of a prince on Nangong Jing.
The title is not high, but who is Nangong Jing? He is the princess of Xuanyuan Xingyao.
It is unprecedented to confer the title of Prince on a princess.
"Your Majesty, is this against the rules?"
The Minister of Rites hesitated for a long time, and finally stood up and spoke.
"Xingyao has made countless contributions to the empire over the years. If we truly count his merits, even making him a co-king wouldn't be too much. You can even confer titles on your own mothers or wives, so why should I confer titles on Xiaojing for Xingyao's contributions?"
Xuanyuan Leng said calmly to the Minister of Rites with a smile on his face.
The Minister of Rites and the others looked at each other and thought that this was correct.
Xuanyuan Xingyao has made many contributions over the years, but because there is no more title to be given, he is only rewarded with some treasures each time.
Now Xuanyuan Leng uses his merits to exchange for a title for Nangong Jing, and there seems to be nothing wrong with it.
But a princess also holds the title of a prince, this...
After all, today is Xuanyuan Leng's first day on the throne, and no one wants to make things difficult for him at this time.
The most important thing is that Xuanyuan Hongtai didn't say anything, and obviously he agreed with Xuanyuan Leng's approach. Why should they risk offending Xuanyuan Leng and Xuanyuan Xingyao by doing something that is not good for them?
Another point is that Xuanyuan Xingyao and Nangong Jing have no descendants, which means that the title of Prince will only be passed to Nangong Jing, and there will be no chaos in the future, so they can just pretend that they know nothing.
Xuanyuan Leng saw that the ministers had all shut up and nodded slowly.
Xuanyuan Leng thought about Xuanyuan Xingyao's reward for a long time.
Xuanyuan Xingyao himself has already been sealed beyond all limits, and he doesn't care about those treasures, which really made Xuanyuan Leng distressed for a long time.
Later, Xuanyuan Leng realized that Xuanyuan Xingyao didn't care about the treasure, but he cared about Nangong Jing.
Although Nangong Jing is a princess, she is also a man. It is not impossible to grant him a title. This is why today's scene happened.
If we were to say who was the most confused, it would be Nangong Jing.
This is not to say that Xuanyuan Xingyao already knew Xuanyuan Leng's plan, but for Xuanyuan Xingyao, Nangong Jing being canonized made him happier than himself being canonized.
When Xuanyuan Xingyao heard the imperial edict, he was stunned for a moment, then he knelt down excitedly to express his gratitude.
Nangong Jing also subconsciously knelt down to express his gratitude, but he was still in a daze. It was not until the ceremony ended, he attended the palace banquet, left the palace and returned to the palace that he slowly came to his senses.
"Why did the emperor suddenly grant me a title?"
Nangong Jing suddenly said to Xuanyuan Xingyao.
Xuanyuan Xingyao didn't expect that Nangong Jing took so long to react, and he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
"You and I are husband and wife, and since my royal brother can't show me favor, he'll show you favor directly. Isn't that normal?"
Nangong Jing looked at the words "Isn't this as it should be" on Xuanyuan Xingyao's face, and he became the one who couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
Nangong Jing felt that only Xuanyuan Xingyao dared to say this. If it were Xuanyuan Qing and the others, who would dare to be so confident?
But if it were really Xuanyuan Qing and the others, Xuanyuan Leng would not be so generous.
Speaking of Xuanyuan Qing, Xuanyuan Xi and others, today, as usual, Xuanyuan Leng also showed them favor, and everyone's title was raised by one level.
But from the fact that Xuanyuan Leng not only promoted Xuanyuan Zhang and others' titles but also gave them names of names, it can be seen that Xuanyuan Leng really wanted to show favor to Xuanyuan Zhang and others.
But Xuanyuan Qing and Xuanyuan Xi had no choice but to do so due to the rules.
The ministers naturally saw this.
However, Xuanyuan Qing and Xuanyuan Xi had caused trouble for Xuanyuan Leng and Xuanyuan Xingyao before. If Xuanyuan Leng really acted as if nothing had happened, everyone would be shocked.
The two brothers Xuanyuan Qing and Xuanyuan Xi also knew this, so after Xuanyuan Leng ascended the throne, they had been doing their own things in an orderly manner.
After all, they are his biological sons. Although Xuanyuan Hongtai had eliminated all of their men before, he did not cut off the power in their hands, so they still have some real power.
Xuanyuan Leng did not take it back. He had just ascended the throne, and there were some things he could not do too drastically, lest people would say he was too cold-blooded and ruthless.
After Xuanyuan Leng ascended the throne, Xuanyuan Xingyao did not leave immediately, but waited for a while.
Only after Xuanyuan Leng had completely secured his position and no one in the court dared to cause trouble for him did he propose to Xuanyuan Leng that he go out for training.
Xuanyuan Leng also knew that if he had not ascended the throne, Xuanyuan Xingyao would have run away long ago. The fact that he had endured until now before leaving was already a great respect for him as his elder brother.
Therefore, Xuanyuan Leng didn't say much, but just asked Xuanyuan Xingyao not to leave and didn't come back.
Xuanyuan Xingyao agreed to this and promised that he would come back during the Chinese New Year unless there was an emergency.
After receiving Xuanyuan Xingyao's guarantee, Xuanyuan Leng was even more satisfied.
Xuanyuan Leng would inevitably give rewards if he was satisfied.
No one knows what the reward was, but Xuanyuan Xingyao's space ring now has a lot of treasures that he and Nangong Jing can use.
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