Chapter 280 Finale (Part 1)
The Queen of Nanzhao reached her teen age, which was a big event.
Yun Zhuan stood at the altar of Nanzhao, carrying out the greatest power of the rite of passage in the entire Nanzhao and even in the four territories.
The coming-of-age banquet was so grand that several other countries had to send envoys to celebrate.
Chinese national music started playing and the ceremony began.
Nanzhao usually used the Circular Mound to offer sacrifices to heaven, which was one of the main ways and forms of sacrifice in Nanzhao. Before each national ceremony began, a lot of preparation work was required, which required a lot of manpower and material resources, and various buildings in the Tiantan would be comprehensively repaired.
Yun Zhuan was wearing a bright red ceremonial gown with a double phoenix pattern and gold edges. Her hair was hanging empty, and she needed someone to help her perform the coming-of-age ceremony.
There are five hairpin positions in total, namely, Grandfather, Madam Xie, Father Yun Ke, Sister Yun Fushang, and Lord Wanqi.
Yun Zhuan, with her hair loose, walked step by step to the highest position:
"In the first year of the Wei Dynasty, on the 2nd Jiazi year, on the first day of the sixth month, on the 8th day of the month, on the 25th day of the 12th month, the Queen Mother Wei sent a female official, Yun Fushang, to respectfully announce to the tomb of the Mother of the Earth, Nuwa, saying: 'The Wei Emperor succeeded the Heaven and established the highest position, passed down the rule and protected the people, and hundreds of kings have succeeded him for eternity. He has inherited the teachings of his ancestors and is the successor of Nanzhao. However, as the rituals have not been completed, I cannot personally offer sacrifices. I respectfully ask the civil officials to respectfully present the sacrificial offerings and silk, and report to the palace, hoping that the Emperor will be pleased. Enjoy!'"
After reading this passage of the eulogy, Yun Ju rested for a long time before she stood up and sat on the altar. People close to her sprinkled clean snow water on her body to remove dirt.
Then it was Madam Xie, dressed in gorgeous clothes, who tied Yun Ju'an's hair, and then Yun Rui inserted the first hairpin.
This hairpin is a phoenix hairpin, shining with gold and inlaid with gems and pearls. Yun Rui smiled and said:
"Jiaojiao, congratulations, you've reached the age of 15!"
Yun Zhuan'an's expression warmed up, and her previously icy eyes suddenly became like spring water. She then bowed gently.
When the drums sounded for the second time, it was Madam Xie who put on a jade pendant with gemstones that were very translucent and emitted a pure light:
"Jiaojiao, I hope you will live a peaceful life."
After them came Yun Ke, Yun Fushang, and Lord Wanqi, with one rear pressure and two tassels respectively.
Finally, Xiguan stepped forward and placed a dot of cinnabar between Yun Ju'an's eyebrows.
The people and officials watching the ceremony below all cheered and rejoiced:
"Long live Nanzhao!"
"Long live Nanzhao!"
"Long live Nanzhao!"
Yun Zhuan stood up, holding the national seal in his hand, and raised it suddenly:
"May God bless our Nanzhao nation, and may our country prosper and live forever!"
The subjects below suddenly raised their hands, and the soldiers hammered their weapons to the ground, making a deafening but uniform sound:
"May God bless Nanzhao, and may the country prosper and live forever!"
"May God bless Nanzhao, and may the country prosper and live forever!"
The entire Nanzhao burst into unprecedented vitality and prosperity.
Yun Zhuan looked at the scene in front of him, and the emotions that had been frozen in his heart for a long time finally burst out like a landslide!
"The king, his ministers, and the people enjoy the joy together!" Yun Zhuan said loudly.
There was a gleam of enthusiasm in the eyes of the subjects. At this moment, Nanzhao truly stood up.
The national treasury was filled with grain, and everyone reclaimed wasteland to grow grain, and the country was full of joy!
After the ceremony, Yun Ju'an put down her hairpins tiredly and put all the jewelry given by Aung and others into a brocade box for safekeeping.
Afterwards, Yun Zhuan felt somewhat disappointed:
"Change your clothes."
The palace maids below entered the room like fish in water, and immediately changed Yun Ju'an's clothes. She changed into a thin dress, so light that it seemed as white as moonlight.
It seemed as if it would disappear in an instant.
Yun Zhuan had no expression on her face, like a beautiful puppet doll. She stood up and said:
"Yu Qing, Su Nan, let's go!"
The two followed Yun Zhuan, just as Lu'e and Duhuo had followed her before, but these two had been away from her for a long time.
The top of the mountain is indeed picturesque with clear water and green grass.
"Long time no see." Yun Zhuan stood in front of the two tombstones. Not long ago, he had someone build a new tomb for the two of them on the outskirts of Yingdu.
Both of them are young girls in their prime and beautiful looks, they will definitely like this place.
The mountains are picturesque, the water is clear, the birds are singing, and the flowers are fragrant. There are large flower beds next to them, and gardeners come to trim them from time to time.
Both of them had somewhat lonely backgrounds, and if they hadn't met Yun Zhuan, perhaps they would never have met.
They repaid Yun Zhuan's kindness with their lives.
Yun Zhuan used a dust whisk to wipe off the dust on the tombstone. The tombstone was carved later and looked very new.
She didn't care whether the ground was dirty or muddy after rain, she just sat on the ground. Yu Qing and Su Nan placed wine, drinks and cakes in front of the two monuments:
"I haven't come to see you for a long time. You haven't gained anything from me yet, and now you're gone. You've finally lived for more than ten years. Aren't you regretting it?"
"I, your young lady, am now a man of integrity. Those people dare not offend me, let alone plot against me..."
She still remembered that time when she changed her mind and asked people to bring back Shen Jue alive and kill him on the spot as a blood sacrifice to Duhuo. However, she was stopped by Yu Qing and others. Even Feng Yi said that this man's blood would only pollute the territory of Duhuo and Lu'e.
So Yun Jue gave up and imprisoned Shen Jue for the rest of his life.
Lu Zhe sent a message back that he had found his old members of the Zhen tribe, and the next step was to unify Biansha. So, even though he was absent this time, the gift arrived at the same time.
Yun Fuzhi really relied on his own strength to turn the entire Dongyi upside down. Beichu cooperated with other tribes and directly killed and subdued Dongyi and its allies.
But this incident caused Yun Fuzhi to lose everything, including his love.
Although Yun Zhuan felt comforted, he also felt something was wrong. It was clearly a grudge from the previous generation, but it involved himself. Princess Geduo of Dongyi committed suicide and died in the desert and oasis she loved.
When Yun Fushang came back, he looked like a homeless man, with a fever all over his body, but he was still muttering Geduo's name, but no one knew what it meant.
In order to avenge his uncle, he worked hard for many years, and finally with the help of Northern Chu, he completely avenged the Dongyi and his father!
After that, Yun Fuzhi spent his days either reading or painting. Every painting he made was of a woman riding a horse, herding sheep, picking flowers, and singing.
Everyone knew who that person was, but no one dared to say it.
The health of the Yuan emperor was not very good. He worked diligently to support the court and wanted the Yuan dynasty to become stronger. However, he did not take care of his health when he was young, and he suffered more and more illnesses as he grew older.
Even if the princes did not want to fight, the families and forces behind them forced them to do so.
(End of this chapter)