Three days later, it was broad daylight.
On the official road leading from the capital to Yuzhou, a magnificent long dragon composed of imperial guards, ceremonial guards, and civil and military officials stretched endlessly.
Carriages and horses rumbled, and banners obscured the sun.
The entire population of the capital city poured into the streets, craning their necks to witness this unprecedented spectacle since the founding of the nation.
The emperor personally led his officials out of the capital to offer sacrifices to the gods!
Leading the procession was not a magnificent imperial carriage, but a magnificent Akhal-Teke horse.
Seated atop the horse is Liang Yu, the new emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty.
She was not wearing a dragon robe today, but instead a black sacrificial robe with twelve emblems, the sun, moon and stars embroidered in gold thread shining brightly in the sunlight.
Wearing a twelve-tassel crown and with a beaded curtain hanging down, she could not hide her calm phoenix eyes.
Behind her followed a group of civil and military officials.
The newly rich, led by the Grand General and the Left Chancellor, were all in high spirits and felt honored.
Meanwhile, the old ministers left over from the previous dynasty all had complicated expressions.
Their court robes were brand new and crisp, having been changed after the Empress ascended the throne.
Before they could even warm up to it, they had to follow His Majesty on a long journey to worship the Mountain Goddess.
An elderly imperial censor with white hair and beard, panting heavily, couldn't help but mutter a complaint to his colleague beside him.
"Lord Zhang, what kind of situation is this?!"
"To change the name of the country and confer the title of the sacred mountain on a mountain god, and now to go to such lengths and hold such a grand ceremony, is simply unheard of!"
The old minister surnamed Zhang was much more shrewd than him, and he had been to the barren mountains for transformation and had personally witnessed how devout the believers there were.
I have also witnessed the true power of the Mountain Goddess.
Upon hearing this, he quickly reprimanded him.
"Lord Li, please be careful with your words."
"The Mountain Goddess has protected our entire country. We're already being treated unfairly by personally offering sacrifices to her. Mountain Goddess, just shut up!"
The old censor wanted to say more, but a cold gaze swept over him, and he immediately shrank back, swallowing the rest of his words.
After traveling for several days, the group finally arrived at the territory of Yuzhou.
When Mount Yushen came into view that day, some ignorant officials from the capital fell silent.
This is a barren mountain?!
At the foot of the mountain, there was not a trace of desolation left.
A brand new town has sprung up, meticulously planned and organized.
On the wide and smooth cement road, there is a constant flow of vehicles and people, creating a prosperous scene.
In the distance, rows of huge factory buildings were emitting white steam, and the roar of machines could be faintly heard.
There was not a trace of pollution in the air; instead, it carried the fresh scent of grass and trees.
What shocked them even more were the mountain people who came to welcome the holy procession.
The woman at the head of the group was tall and had piercing eyes; she possessed an imposing aura that commanded respect without anger.
The fact that Old Madam Gongsun simply stood there quietly put immense pressure on the pampered officials in Beijing.
Behind her stood a well-organized guard, each member full of energy and sharp-eyed, their iron-blooded aura no less than that of the Imperial Guards of the capital!
The old censor rubbed his eyes, pointed at a tall figure in the guard, and opened his mouth wide enough to fit an egg.
"Isn't that Jiang Dashan from the Mighty Army?! What's he doing here?"
Someone nearby immediately responded in a low voice.
"It's not just Jiang Dashan, look over there, isn't that Ling Xian, the strategist of the Mighty Army?"
"My God, the entire Mighty Army has been absorbed by the Mountain Goddess?!"
The news spread among the officials.
When everyone looked at the sacred mountain again, their eyes were filled with deep awe.
…
On the mountain path.
Liang Yu abandoned his horse and climbed the steps himself.
The officials could only follow behind, and these pampered ministers began to pant heavily after only a few steps.
The old censor's legs were trembling, and he felt like his old back was about to break at any moment.
"Ouch, I can't take it anymore..."
He slipped and was about to tumble down the steps.
Suddenly, a hand steadily supported him.
Those were the little girl's hands; they looked slender, but their strength was astonishing.
The old censor, still shaken, looked up and met a young and beautiful face.
Lin Xiu smiled at him, revealing a set of white teeth.
"Sir, watch your step."
After saying that, she easily helped the old censor to sit up, and then she continued her patrol upwards with swift steps.
The old censor stood there blankly, staring at his still trembling hands.
Just now, he felt as if he wasn't being supported by a person, but rather blocked by a mountain.
…
At the summit of Tianyu Divine Mountain, a massive altar had already been built.
Liang Yu stood before the altar, holding three sticks of incense.
Behind her stood a vast, kneeling mass of civil and military officials.
Below the mountain peak, tens of thousands of believers and ordinary people had come to watch the ceremony; the crowd was enormous, yet completely silent.
All eyes were focused on the figure in black.
Liang Yu raised the incense stick high and spoke in a loud voice. With the aid of divine power, his voice clearly resounded throughout the entire sacred mountain and the whole of Dayu!
"I, Liang Yu, am the founding emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty!"
"Now that I have received the mandate of Heaven, I am grateful for the divine grace!"
"We hereby venerate the Goddess of the Wild Mountain as the guardian deity of our Great Yu, and establish the sacred mountain as Tianyu to forever protect the nation's destiny!"
"From this day forward, the glory of the gods will be the glory of the nation!"
"All the people of my Great Yu should be grateful for the divine grace and bathe in the divine light!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she bowed deeply and placed three sticks of incense into the incense burner in front of her.
In an instant, ten thousand golden rays shot up from the depths of the temple, dispelling the clouds and shooting straight into the heavens!
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