Chapter 1, The Grand Ceremony
The Great Zhou Empire was 18,000 miles long from north to south and 24,000 miles wide from east to west, with a vast territory of more than 60 million square kilometers, with a total population of more than 1.5 billion, and nine million people were wearing strong and held sharp edges. The population, land, national strength and military of a country far exceeded the sum of the six countries in the West Carlo State. It is the world's most deservingly largest country!
Not to mention in this world, in Zhao Qiankun's previous life, the land area of the Great Zhou far exceeded that of the entire Asia, but this world is not as developed as the earth's productivity and its population is far behind.
And this is just a big Zhou country. Including the Nanyang Islands and Yingzhou in the east, this size will be even larger. The entire Dongao Shenzhou is far more than the entire Eurasian continent. This is only one of the six continents known to humans in this world... And the humans in this world have far never explored the entire world. It is still unknown whether there is a broader world besides the ocean...
This planet seems to be much larger than the earth in Zhao Qiankun’s previous life...
And the emperor of this world's largest country is naturally the most noble and powerful person in the world!
Today, the two most important women in this emperor's life will usher in their own happy events!
His mother, the Queen Mother of the current dynasty, is her sixty birthday today.
And the woman he loves, the future queen, will also marry his wife today!
This is a great joy for the royal family, the Shendu, the Great Zhou, the entire Dongao Shenzhou, and even the entire world!
And this pair of happy days naturally holds the most gorgeous celebration! The royal family used tens of millions of taels of silver to the entire capital of Shenzhou, three steps, one pavilion and five steps, and there were scenic spots for singing and performing shows everywhere. Each street was decorated with lights and banners, gongs and drums shook the sky, firecrackers were ringing, fireworks exploded, and floats parades, dragons and lions danced, which was very lively.
Moreover, this is not a random celebration. The entire city, east and west, is a team to celebrate the old empress dowager's birthday; the north and south are streets, both congratulations to the emperor on his newlyweds. The two groups cooperated with each other, did not interfere with each other, and were in order, so that the entire Shendu City was in a lively atmosphere.
As for the palace, the celebration was even more grand. Not only were fireworks, but magical elements were also used. The silk dragon kite soared in the sky without pulling; gorgeous ribbons were flying around the imperial city; the beautiful dancer danced gracefully on the floating lotus seat, like a fairy descending to earth; all kinds of gorgeous illusions were also used here, and the beautiful palace maid stepped on the clouds summoned by magic, shuttled between the table, pouring wine and tea for the guests, setting off the entire palace like a fairyland.
The most surprising thing is the sky. The nearby clouds gathered above the imperial city. The shape changed under the power of magic, and even dyed it with colors, forming a dynamic picture covering the sky, which made the entire god colorful and beautiful!
The main venue for the celebration is on the largest square in front of the palace. It is located in front of Yuyang Gate of the imperial palace. It is vast and vast enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people. Not only representatives of famous scholars and foreign envoys from all over the country, but also the people in the city can see the prosperity and excitement of the venue.
On the north side of the square in front of the hall, that is, the side close to the palace, stands a huge statue of 100 feet high, carved with a majestic warrior wearing golden armor and holding a sword. Everyone in the entire Great Zhou knows that this person is the founding emperor of the Great Zhou, who led the coalition forces to defeat the warrior of the Shang Dynasty Demon Army, the Holy Martial Emperor Jiang Yi!
Since the Great Zhou unified the world and entered the capital of Shendu, Jiang Yi demolished and rebuilt the south gate of the palace, namely the Yuyang Gate, to create a huge base shape. Although there are still corridors below that can pass through cars and horses, the front and back are extremely thick, so that they can withstand this huge statue weighing more than one million tons.
And this statue has become a major landscape of the palace and a landmark of the capital of God!
Under the overlook of Emperor Shengwu, in the square in front of the hall, the royal family members and the main officials who held the ceremony were on the gatehouse platform, and banquets were placed on the open air around the square, with celebrities from all walks of life and envoys from all over the country sitting among them. In the middle of the square, famous actors invited from all over the place were performing hard, including the circus of the Wild Rose Circus. Under the arrangement of the eunuchs, their programs were dismantled and interspersed with other performance teams, becoming a warm-up program.
Finally, after the Wild Rose's specialty show, the Destruction King Dragon came to an end, the warm-up program came to an end, the Minister of Rites walked into the stands and officially announced that the ceremony began!
The so-called filial piety is the first priority. Although two joys come to you, the first thing to introduce is the Queen Mother’s birthday.
After the birthday speech of the Minister of Rites, the old empress dowager stood up, helped the eldest princess Jiang Yan to the front stage, and also spoke with the magic amplification equipment.
I have to say that the women who come into the palace are all born with beauty. Although the empress dowager is old, her eyebrows still show the beauty of her youth. In addition, she is well maintained. At the age of sixty, she still looks like she is in her early forties, and she is paired with a gorgeous phoenix crown and robe. She is dazzling and charming.
The Queen Mother’s speech was nothing more than thanking all the countries for congratulations and praying for peace and prosperity in the country.
When the Empress Dowager spoke, the eldest princess had already returned to the seat. When she sagged her hand, she sat on the representative of the Wushen Sect. As an institution sponsored by the royal family, although the Wushen Sect was under the banner of the Wulin Sect, it was essentially the royal bodyguard and was deeply trusted. Its status is more free and more respected than that of the Great Inspector, so it is qualified to sit with the royal people at the celebration.
However, now, the person who came to represent the Wushen Sect was not the legendary Wushen Lord, but his close disciple, the coach elder Dong Jianchun!
"Have you not here yet?" Jiang Yan asked in a low voice. This Mr. Wu naturally refers to the God of Martial Arts.
Dong Jianchun lowered his head and said, "Go back to the eldest princess, the teacher has not yet left the customs, so we dare not disturb him rashly. But according to his promise before entering the customs, he will definitely leave the customs today, it is just a matter of time..."
"After such a grand ceremony, without the God of Martial Arts, the royal family was uneasy..." Jiang Yan shook her head, and the golden mask reflected the rays of light in the sky.
Dong Jianchun hurriedly made a promise: "Princess, please rest assured. Even if the teacher is not here, there are several top experts from my Wushen Sect, including Yang Li, the Soul-Chasing Gun, Yeats Zhang, the Nine-Tailed Yasha Huang Shaoze, the Sword-Holding Elder Duan Yi, and I... To be honest, the five of us are the best masters in the world, especially the third junior Duan Yi, who is the best master under the master. We can definitely ensure the smooth progress of the ceremony!"
"Please?" Jiang Yan snorted coldly: "I heard that the Wushen Sect has encountered some trouble recently, and the other party has only one person, what is the name... Cheng Yaojin! The dignified Wushen Sect has not even handled a small opponent. How can you trust you?"
"Princess, don't worry..." Dong Jianchun hurriedly replied: "This time we also brought the treasure of the sect, the Purple Gold Demon Subduing Tower. Not to mention Cheng Yaojin, even the legendary demon can be subdued instantly!"
"I hope there will be no trouble..." Jiang Yan whispered: "Today's ceremony is crucial. If someone disturbs the situation, you Wushen Sect can't afford it!"
"The villain understands!"
While speaking, the Queen Mother's speech ended. The eldest princess stepped forward and helped her mother back. The emcee stepped forward again and announced that it would be the next step to welcome the future queen's phoenix!
As the drums and music started, a gorgeous sedan chair slowly entered the main entrance of the square. The sedan chair was pulled by sixteen fire-patterned kirin horses; in front of the sixteen horses, the sixty-four talented palace maids stood on the car, stepping on auspicious clouds, holding flower baskets, and constantly throwing petals into the air; behind the horse were golden armored warriors, each half tall, fat and thin, holding a big knife, and standing on the waist, looking fierce and stern; and on both sides of the phoenix chassis, each of them was a row of white horse knights, all of whom were third-grade or above, with long swords on their waists, and eight-four spears in their hands pointed straight to the sky, with flags tied under the head of the spear, moving in the wind, and making noises.
There were hundreds of people in this bride-sending team. They set out from the harem early in the morning and walked slowly all the way, passing through the palace everywhere, and just before the ceremony began, they just entered the venue!
When they saw the queen's ceremonial guard, all the guests stood up from their seats and took off their hats to celebrate. Under the gaze of envoys from various countries and representatives from all over the country, the guard of honor slowly came to the front of the stage. The palace maids were carriages on both sides, and the sedan chairs walked alone to the audience. The four walls suddenly opened, revealing the future queen standing inside, wearing gorgeous wedding clothes and hiding.
At this time, the emperor also walked onto the main stage, stood at the feet of Emperor Shengwu, overlooking the queen's carriage, and spreading his arms to her to show his welcome.
The guests who watched the ceremony speculated that the gatehouse platform was more than ten feet high, so how would the queen go up to hold a ceremony with the emperor?
At this moment, a robe mage sitting behind the royal family stood up, waved his staff, and a golden light shot out, connecting the main platform and the queen's phoenix chassis, forming a golden bridge.
The bridge didn't require the queen to walk on it. A auspicious cloud fell down. When the queen stepped on it, she floated steadily up the stands and faced the emperor as if she was taking an elevator.
This old man in the robe is one of the country-protecting masters in the Great Zhou Dynasty, a legendary master of weapon refining, and Zong Ye, who is supported by the royal family!
The person who was thinking day and night finally stood in front of him. The little emperor was extremely excited and grabbed the queen's hands. Although he had not lifted the veil, he had already imagined how beautiful his lover would be...
But now is not the time to be excited. According to ancient rituals, before the wedding, you must pray to the statue of Emperor Shengwu and worship ancestors and gods before you can accept it!
Thinking of this, the little emperor pulled the queen back, stood side by side at the statue of his ancestors, bowed and bowed, and then came to the amplifier equipment and recited a prayer of ancestor worship that he had already memorized:
"Since ancient times, emperors have been ordered by heaven and have shown great ambitions. Today, their descendants, Jiang Yin, and the thirty-seven emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty, have ascended the throne for three years. They have been blessed with virtue and blessing the people. The world has begun to open up the Ming Dynasty, but only the lack of talented people. On the eighth day of April 1, the third year of Baochang, I petitioned to my ancestor, Emperor Shengwu, Jiang Shiwei..."
With the blessing of the magic amplification equipment, the voice of the little emperor Jiang Yin spread throughout the square, and even the people watching outside could hear it clearly. Word by word, it was sonorous and powerful, solemn and solemn. He expressed his praise to his ancestors, his praise for his own good governance of the country, and his determination to accept it.
According to the normal process, after reciting the last sentence of this prayer, someone will arrange a beacon on the top of the statue of the ancestor. Under the action of magic, the light shines everywhere, which is considered as the ancestor's appearance and approves the petition of the children and grandchildren. Although it is suspected of fraud, it is just a ritual scene. Then the wedding ceremony, and the two officially become husband and wife...
"...I chose a good day for the good day, and my descendant Jiang Yin married Hua Lian, the daughter of Ji. I hereby ask my ancestors for their appointment, and I hope to bless you..."
Soon, the little emperor finished reciting the prayer, bowed and waited for the ancestors to "appear"
But strangely, the originally planned shiny light did not appear. On the contrary, a huge ball of flame suddenly ignited from the top of the statue's head. From a distance, it seemed as if the Emperor of Holy Martial Arts was angry!
"What's going on?" The people who knew the process were surprised. They looked at each other but didn't know the reason. The little emperor was even more surprised. They thought to themselves that they had changed the program? The guests did not know the arrangements, and they thought that the craziest look was also part of the ceremony. They were still amazed and admiring the landscape created by magic!
But just as everyone was talking, a hoarse, heavy, metal-like magnetic texture was extremely loud, and a sound like thunder came from the top of the statue.
Chapter completed!