The word "side by side" king of the Tang Dynasty

The news that Li Xiuning ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor was announced to the world. Seven days later, the enthronement ceremony began.

These seven days can make the people of the Ministry of Rites turn gray with worry. This is an unprecedented event for a woman to ascend the throne and proclaim herself emperor. There are no relevant records in the ancient rites, so we can only rely on the experienced officials of the Ministry of Rites to discuss the drafting process.

But generally speaking, it is not much different from the emperor's normal enthronement.

Royal palace, the emperor's bedroom.

Li Xiuning was dressed in a bright yellow imperial robe and crown, sitting in front of a bronze mirror. The palace maid next to her was dressing her up, and she was looking at herself in the mirror, in a daze.

She never thought that several brothers fought life and death for the throne, but she, a woman, would eventually become the emperor. This was really a trick of God.

"What are you thinking about? The time is coming."

Li Changqing walked into the palace. After seeing Li Xiuning in front of the mirror, he couldn't help but said with a smile. After the palace ladies saw Li Changqing, they quickly bowed and left.

Hearing Li Changqing's voice, Li Xiuning turned around and couldn't help but smile when they saw Li Changqing. With a slightly red face, he said,"I'm thinking, can I really be a good emperor? Isn’t it too bad for a woman to be the emperor?……"

Li Changqing stepped forward, straightened Li Xiuning's crown, and then said:"When the Tang Dynasty was not established, you wanted to fight with me everywhere. My father also said that you couldn't do it, but in the end you did something that even Li Shimin couldn't do. , and became the handsome white-robed lady respected by the White-robed Army.

Now that my father and I both think you can do it, why do you no longer have confidence in yourself?"

"After all, running a country and running an army are different. Li

Xiuning smiled bitterly, and Li Changqing gently held her hand and said,"As long as I'm here, I believe you can do it, and you can do it.""

When he was alone with Li Xiuning, Li Changqing always called himself"I", which was what made him special to Li Xiuning.

Being held by Li Changqing's rough hands, Li Xiuning's slightly uneasy mood gradually calmed down.

"Let's go, the time has come."

Li Changqing said.

Li Xiuning nodded, and then the two of them left the palace together and headed to the square inside the palace.

On the square, all civil and military officials were present in their best attire today. In addition, tens of thousands of dragon-riding guards in bright clothes and angry horses. They all formed a neat square formation, with an astonishing momentum.

Li Changqing and Li Xiuning joined hands to ride on the dragon chariot that had been prepared. Then, the ceremonial procession led the way, accompanied by tens of thousands of imperial guards, and headed for the Temple of Heaven outside Chang'an City..In

Chang'an City, the streets were deserted.

Although the road where the team was traveling was guarded by dragons and the streets were blocked, there were still huge crowds of people in the city who stopped and watched on both sides of the road. When they saw Li Xiuning and Li Xiuning standing on the dragon chariot, they all had smiles on their faces. excitement

"Long live King Wu! Long live the Empress!"

"It is indeed our great fortune for the Tang Dynasty that these two wise kings are both emperors!"

"King Wu will bring peace to the world outside, and the country will be safe inside. Our Tang Dynasty will be prosperous! The Tang Dynasty is in full swing!"

"God bless the Tang Dynasty!"

……

On both sides of the road, the faces of the people were full of excitement, and they looked at Li Changqing and Li Xiuning with sincere reverence.

While accepting the praise from the people, Li Xiuning was filled with emotions, and also felt heavy responsibility and pressure.

Temple of Heaven outside the city.

This is the place where Li Yuan was consecrated when he ascended the throne, and will also become the place where emperors of the Tang Dynasty worship the heavens in the future.

The Temple of Heaven is extremely majestic, with nothing else around but a single step leading to the top.

The steps are made of white marble, with a total number of ninety-five, corresponding to the meaning of ninety-five supreme.

Li Changqing and Li Xiuning stepped off the dragon chariot, and under the watchful eyes of hundreds of civil and military officials, tens of thousands of guards, and countless people, they stepped onto the white jade steps and walked step by step towards the Temple of Heaven.

Behind them, dozens of luxuriously dressed ceremony officials followed step by step.

The altar of heaven has long been filled with sacrifices, except for a large bronze cauldron standing in the center, with a blazing fire burning in it.

In the past, the steps of the enthronement ceremony were very complicated, but because Li Xiuning was a woman, many of the steps were omitted, leaving only two steps: worshiping heaven and worshiping ancestors.

The ceremony officer stepped forward and handed a long and complicated sacrificial text to Li Xiuning. After the latter took it, he glanced at it casually, but did not read the sacrificial text according to it. Instead, he directly threw the sacrificial text into the bronze cauldron and turned it into blue smoke.

"Your Majesty, this……"

Many ceremony officials were stunned and their eyes widened in shock at Li Xiuning's actions.

"It doesn't matter, a woman can become emperor without following the etiquette."

Li Changqing smiled and signaled the ceremony officials to be calm.

The ceremony of worshiping heaven and ancestors was just a formality. Neither he nor Li Xiuning cared about the process.

After burning the sacrificial text, Li Xiuning walked to the edge of the Temple of Heaven. , looking at the countless people and imperial guards under the Temple of Heaven, he spoke solemnly:

"From today on, as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I will work hard to govern, stabilize the country of the Tang Dynasty, and establish the foundation of the Tang Dynasty for all generations!

I will make every citizen of the Tang Dynasty proud to be born in the Tang Dynasty! No matter where you go, Datang will be your strongest support!"

At this point, she suddenly smiled at everyone and said:"I know that all of you have grudges because I am a woman, but what about women? Women can also make extraordinary achievements! Create a prosperous Kaiping era!"

"People's words are not enough to show compassion, destiny is not enough to fear, ancestors are not enough to follow the law"

"The future of Datang will be created by me!"

These domineering words made everyone stunned. They looked at the thin but infinitely graceful figure on the Temple of Heaven in shock. Everyone couldn't help but be captivated by it. I don't know which minister. He took the lead first, bowed down to the Temple of Heaven, and shouted:"Your Majesty! See Your Majesty!"

This worship caused a chain reaction. Hundreds of civil and military officials, tens of thousands of dragon cavalry guards, and countless people all bowed down. With boundless reverence, the mountain shouted:"See your Majesty!!"

"The princes are at peace!"

Li Xiuning waved the emperor's crown. At this moment, she finally had the majesty of the emperor.

Li Changqing stood behind her and looked at her quietly, with a happy smile on his face.

Li Xiuning ascended the throne, and the empress was in the air!

From then on , the two emperors of the Tang Dynasty came to court!

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