The winter in Guanyun City lasts longer than that in Chang'an.
On the second day of the second month in Chang'an, the winter snow had begun to melt, and even the willow trees had sprouted a few new buds, but Guanyun City was still snowing heavily.
In this heavy snow, Wu Tianci quietly brought Liu Jin to Tianji Pavilion while taking a break during the worship at the Taimiao.
This place is next to Guanyuntai, and very few people in the world know its secret.
Once, Fu Xiaoguan, the founding emperor of Daxia, tried to go to the eighteenth floor of Tianji Pavilion to find out what was going on, but was eventually dissuaded by Yan Xiwen and others.
He had gone down once before, and he hesitated for a long time in front of the door of the eighteenth floor.
In the end, because he had already taken root, sprouted, and branched out in Daxia, he gave up pushing open the door.
No one knows what is behind that door.
Because to go to the eighteenth floor, you must have the imperial seal as the key.
Zhuo Bieli never expected that Wu Tianci would leave with the imperial seal in the middle of the worship at the Taimiao.
The eldest brother Ru Wenxingzhou never expected this.
At this moment, in the Taimiao, Wen Xingzhou was drinking tea and talking with officials such as Zhuo Bieli and Ji Yungui around the stove.
Most of the talk was that Tianci was already sensible, and that Daxia could not be without a king after all. They asked whether they should invite Tianci to ascend the throne after returning to Chang'an after the worship at the Taimiao.
After all, this was the student he taught personally. When the news of Wu Tianci's impeachment reached Guanyun City, the old scholar Wen stayed indoors for seven days to reflect on his mistakes.
Because Wu Tianci is Fu Xiaoguan's son.
Because Wu Tianci was taught by Fu Xiaoguan himself.
As the former Prince's tutor, he certainly hoped to teach a wise ruler like Fu Xiaoguan, so he really worked hard, but he never expected that what Wu Tianci did after he ascended the throne violated the constitution drafted by Fu Xiaoguan.
He spent those seven days in constant conflict, not knowing which was more important, the imperial power or the constitution.
For thousands of years, no matter which country or dynasty, the emperor was respected. But now Daxia has a constitution, and it clearly states one point - if the emperor's evil deeds lead to political instability and public unrest, the three provinces can initiate the impeachment procedure against the emperor. After approval by the cabinet, the three provinces will take over the emperor's power.
He read the Constitution carefully again, and combined with the ideas that Fu Xiaoguan had once told him, he finally understood Fu Xiaoguan's good intentions.
A country can be without a king, but it cannot be without people!
However, Fu Xiaoguan once said that no one is perfect, so if one makes mistakes, one should correct them, and if not, one should encourage oneself. Now it seems that after more than half a year of reflection, Wu Tianci has changed his former vanity. At today's Taimiao sacrifice, Wu Tianci behaved extremely steadily.
He is like a stone with sharp edges, but now seems to have been polished into a round shape. He should know the basic idea that the country is based on the people. When he ascends the throne again, he will be humble and will work hard for the country and the people like his father.
In the side hall of the Taimiao, Wen Xingzhou was earnestly expressing his thoughts to Zhuo Bieli and others, while at this moment Wu Tianci was already standing at the door of Tianji Pavilion.
"emperor……"
Liu Jin once served Fu Xiaoguan. He knew that there was a secret hidden under the Tianji Pavilion. Now that Wu Tianci came with the imperial seal, he obviously guessed Wu Tianci's intention.
He swallowed nervously, then bowed and whispered, "Here... Your Majesty must not take any risks!"
Wu Tianci stood in the snow with his hands behind his back.
He stood very straight.
He gazed at the ancient pavilion.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and his eyes narrowed slowly, "I'm not some emperor."
"I have already been impeached and removed from office by them."
"I am the first emperor in Daxia's history... no, I am the first emperor in its thousand-year history to be impeached and deposed!"
"My father has been away at war for three years. There has been no news from my mother or my brothers and sisters in the past three years..."
"Liu Jin, you once went to sea with your father, so you should know how dangerous the sea is."
"I haven't been home for three years... Is this world really that big?"
"If, I mean, if father encountered an accident on the sea, who do you think would take over the kingdom of Daxia?"
"I am my father's eldest son!"
"I have the royal blood of the Wu family flowing in my veins!"
"If I, Wu Tianci, cannot take back the Great Xia Empire, how can I still have the face to kneel down and pay homage to the ancestors of the Wu family in the Imperial Ancestral Temple?!"
"I don't know what's down there."
"But now that I've fallen into this state, what else do I have to cling to? What else do I have to fear?"
"Come on, let's go in and see the eighteenth floor that even my father had given up on. Is it hell or heaven?"
Liu Jin listened carefully, and after a moment's silence, he bowed and replied, "Your Majesty will always be the emperor in my heart. If Your Majesty truly wishes to go, then I will follow you."
Wu Tianci took two steps and stood in front of the old door. He stretched out his hand and pushed open the door that had been closed for a long time in the heavy snow.
Liu Jin followed closely behind, and the two of them walked down the stairs, passing through layer after layer of pavilions without stopping.
They arrived at the last floor.
This was a spacious area. Along one side of the wall stood a dark cabinet, its door closed. It was unknown what was inside. The most striking feature of the room was the half-man-high stone platform in the middle.
Wu Tianci stood in front of the stone platform, feeling extremely nervous and excited.
He saw the groove on the stone platform and knew that as long as he put the imperial seal in his arms into it, the final door would open.
He looked up at the door made of unknown material, and saw the words on the door -
Curiosity kills the cat!
He didn't understand the meaning of this sentence. His only hope now was that behind the door were those mysterious things described in the rumors, such as the legendary peerless kung fu that had once circulated in the world, such as the immortal artifact that could kill thousands of troops, or even another world behind it, in which there was an invincible army waiting for him to summon with the imperial seal, and so on.
He took a deep breath, suppressed his inner excitement, and hoped that a miracle would happen.
He took out the imperial seal from his arms and put it back in carefully.
…
Taimiao.
The sacrificial text has been read, and now it is time for Wu Tianci to offer formal tribute.
But what about Wu Tianci?
Ji Yungui's eyelids twitched and he suddenly looked at Zhuo Bieli, "Where is the imperial seal?"
"In the imperial study."
Ji Yungui dodged and rushed into the heavy snow. Zhuo Bieli's heart suddenly tightened and he quickly followed him out.
The two came to the former imperial study, but there was no trace of the imperial seal.
"Oh no! Tianji Pavilion!"
The two flew away and arrived at Guanyuntai in a moment. They rushed into Tianji Pavilion, but suddenly felt a sense of earth-shaking.
Wu Tianci on the eighteenth floor placed the imperial seal into the groove.
Then……
He saw countless lines radiating out in all directions with the groove as the center.
Those lines were golden and flowed quickly on the ground like liquid.
They converged on the door.
On the heavy door that had existed for who knows how many years, a complex golden pattern that he could not understand gradually emerged. Then, a rumbling sound echoed from deeper underground. The door...
It slowly opened.
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