Sheng Shi Merciful Light

On the first day of May, Daxing National Festival Day.

In later generations, it will become the most sacred and most glorious of the Daxing Empire, and the two memorial halls that carry the honor and belief of all Daxing people-the Hall of Sages and the Hall of Heroes, the main building has been completed.

The two memorial halls are located where the dragon veins of the Mu family's imperial mausoleum converge. At this time, there are only two large walls and a lonely main hall in the middle, but the first batch of civil and military heroes have been invited inside.

This place, today, the first national memorial day of the Taiko Dynasty, has become the focus of everyone's attention.

Countless people who heard the news rushed over, most of them were scholars in Confucian shirts, and many white-headed old men came here with the support of their children and grandchildren.Many more or less disabled soldiers in various military uniforms also came over, standing solemnly on both sides of the road, waiting for the emperor to come to offer sacrifices.

At the auspicious time selected by Qin Tianjian, Emperor Deguang's royal driver came slowly under the escort of countless armored imperial soldiers... The people did not kneel down, but bowed their hands and bowed in salute. Straighten your waist, pay attention and send it off.

The scene was quiet and solemn, no one was making any noise or disrespect at such a moment today.

In front of the stele of civil and military meritorious deeds, the emperor got off the car.

The Stele of Civil and Martial Merits is a huge white stone stele erected after many discussions and compromises. It does not record the achievements of any individual, but only lists various regulations that can be invited into the Wendian Martial Temple.It is divided into civil and military aspects, with different contents, but the main purpose is the same - all those who have made outstanding contributions for the country and the people can enter the national memorial hall and enjoy the incense sacrifices of the emperor and even the people of the whole country.

Putting civil and military on one stele also expresses the good wishes of the literati and warriors to work together to defend and build the country.

Emperor Deguang and Empress Mei got out of the car, accompanied by His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who was supported by the Duke of Huguo and who was ill.At the same time, King Ding, King Qinghe, King Hanshan, King Zhong, and King Huainan who had rushed back from the border were all present.The gray-haired Eldest Princess Lin'an also came with the support of the Baitou Palace. Empress Mei and Princess Chaoyang came out and supported her from left to right.

Behind them are the clan dignitaries who rushed over spontaneously, and there are thousands of civil and military officials in Beijing, regardless of rank.

National Memorial Day is a real national memorial day, and I have expressed great respect and admiration for these heroes who have contributed to the country.

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The emperor often did sacrifices. Under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Emperor Deguang respectfully saluted the stele of civil and military merits, and recited the sacrificial prayer drafted by the Ministry of Rites and polished by the Academy in front of the monument.

There is no loudspeaker monument here, and the voice of Emperor Deguang did not spread too far, but the people in front of him heard it, affected by this solemn and magnificent prayer, and infected by this dignified and solemn atmosphere, all of them felt agitated in their hearts , a sense of national pride surged up.

The content of the prayer will also be spread all over the world with the residence newspaper.

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After that, Emperor Deguang led his clan into the hall to offer sacrifices and burn incense. According to the custom, Emperor Deguang entered the Hall of Sages first.In the hall, there are saints and sages arranged in order according to the time.

As an emperor, he didn't need to bow down to other people except the ancestors of heaven and earth. He burned incense and saluted, and prayed silently.Afterwards, according to the rank and qualifications, everyone elected the second priest of the king of Chu.Mu Ci didn't give in either, she burned incense and paid her respects silently, and the others followed suit.

The same is true in Valhalla.

After the emperor offered sacrifices, he quickly returned to the palace. Afterwards, the Hall of Sages and the Hall of Valors will be open to the public. Anyone who wants to sacrifice can enter, but they must not cross some boundaries or cause damage to the halls.All those who maliciously destroy the palace will be punished as offending the national prestige and treason.

On National Memorial Day, there was an endless stream of officials and people queuing up to offer sacrifices, and many of them even had nothing to do with the sages and heroes who were invited into the temple.

For a while, the two halls were full of smoke and incense, which made the families of the first batch of sages and heroes who were invited into the halls feel very gratified and proud.

Seeing these feedbacks, Mu Ci used Daxing's first official newspaper named "Daily Chaowen" which he had become independent from the Dibao to follow up and report on the entire National Memorial Day, and published many great writers full of passion. Various sacrificial articles written.

The people's cohesion of Daxing Dynasty has risen to a new level.

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In this atmosphere, the ambassadors from all over the world are acting with their tails between their legs. The Beirong envoys, which were arrested for offending the King of Chu, have also been very winking these two days and dare not jump around anymore.

On the day of the national festival on the first day of May, a state banquet was held, and princes, dignitaries, and civil and military officials were invited to the palace for a banquet.The food standard was very high, but because everyone was in a serious mood, and there was no singing and dancing to add to the fun, the banquet on the National Memorial Day was without any disturbances.

The only trouble was during the state banquet, when King Chu took sick leave again. Emperor Deguang was too excited, but he couldn't find anyone to talk to, and he didn't know what to do with his strength.Then, Guan Shanwu, the head of the Ministry of Punishment, was very good at picking the time, and presented a memorial, saying that it was an urgent government matter and that he would not be on vacation.

Emperor Deguang saw it and was angry!Suddenly, people from the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council were called to work overtime, asked about the situation of changing defenses and mobilization, asked about the current military strength, and asked the king of Chu to sue the envoys of Beirong for intending to assassinate him, and the envoys of Beirong protested against the king of Chu The outcome of two conflicting cases involving the illegal beating and imprisonment of envoys.

Zhengshitang's hair was graying because of this.

Emperor Deguang was very angry. He was already tired of Zhengshitang's sloppy way of doing things. He patted the trial results given by the Ministry of Criminal Justice and decided to personally issue an order to divide the Beirong bandits who intended to assassinate the king of Chu into five horses.

Because at the time of the National Memorial Day, the civil and military officials were unprecedentedly united, and the sense of national honor was unprecedentedly high. Emperor Deguang felt that the people's support was available, and decided to take the opportunity to deal with the Beirong thieves. will let go.

The officials of the Zhengshitang hurriedly persuaded... After all, they were afraid of triggering a war.

Emperor Deguang was very proud today. As a man, the ruler of a great country, with unprecedented self-confidence, of course he wanted to do something to promote the country's prestige, such as winning a big battle or something.In addition, the ninth brother dealt with Beirong's envoys well... I think that the ninth brother said that Beirong was plagued by insects and blizzards this year, and would definitely invade in the near future... Maybe the ninth brother was just looking for an excuse to start a war with Beirong.Didn't the ninth brother say it himself: "Instead of being beaten passively, it's better to take the initiative!"

As a result, the Zhengshitang persuaded him so that he was afraid of Bei Rong?Emperor Deguang became angry, and took pictures of the dragon case: "They are all bullying my brothers, how dare they dare! Are we still afraid of their little Bei Rong?"

Mu Zhan shouted, "What's the purpose?"

Zhao Rui hurried over.

Mu Zan patted the trial result submitted by Fang Shanwu again, and said angrily: "Da He Judao, a traitor from Beirong, dared to fight for the position of King Chu at the foot of the emperor in Tianjing City. Because he couldn't snatch it, he held a grudge and threw a dagger to assassinate him." King Chu, the Ministry of Punishment will examine and verify the evidence. There are all witnesses and material evidence, and the charges are convincing. The mastermind and accomplices will all be pushed out of the Meridian Gate tomorrow, and the corpses will be quartered."

Zhao Rui said: "Your Majesty..."

"Are you also here to speak for the northerners?"

"No, Your Majesty..." Zhao Rui said wittily, "The Qionglin Banquet for the Enke Scholars has not yet been held. Tomorrow, Xuande Palace, Xianghui Building, and Jinlin Pond will be open for three days for a celebration, and the common people are invited to celebrate... Your Majesty, on a day of universal celebration, it is not appropriate to see blood."

Officials from the Political Affairs Hall secretly praised: Good reason!

"Can't I kill them yet?" Mu Zan snorted angrily.

Zhao Rui also said, "Why don't you just give Jiujiu and let the matter go silently?" It attracted the attention of all the officials in the political affairs hall - this respondent.

"No! Divide the body into five horses, tell them to see, my honor is not something anyone can offend."

Zhao Rui knew that the emperor was determined, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you postpone it for a few days? Execution in six days, how about it?"

Emperor Deguang also knew that he couldn't add trouble on the day of great joy, so he nodded: "After six days, we can't wait a day longer."

"Yes!" Zhao Rui wiped off his cold sweat.

The officials of the Political Affairs Hall dared not speak, they always thought that His Majesty the Emperor was gentle and generous, and they didn't want to see "the emperor's blood flowed in anger" today, and his awe-inspiring majesty made people tremble with fear.

——This is obviously courageous.

At this moment, no one proposed to let the King of Chu persuade the Emperor... Who knew that this matter was not planned by the two brothers of the Tian family?It would be even more difficult to invite the king of Chu who is never afraid of making things big and can poke a hole in the sky.

Mu Zhan didn't miss the respectful and awe-inspiring eyes of everyone, which made him truly have the honor of ninety-five, and the feeling of life and death is really comforting from the inside out.

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But word spread quickly.Not only the envoys of Beirong, but also the ambassadors of other countries, Mu Ci also knew about it.

Mu Ci's health is not that bad, but she doesn't like to attend banquets.With Le Shu's assistance, he was dealing with the accumulated official affairs in Qiuzhen Hall, reclined on the soft couch to read various documents, and signed for Le Shu to use.Qi Yan came in and said, "Su Bangyan and Shui Tanhua are here to 'Tanhua' by order."

Mu Ci listened to Shui Tanhua, her expression was unmoved, and she replied very flatly: "Understood, the rose garden cannot be moved, other things are optional."

When it came to the rose garden, Mu Ci's eyes visibly showed gentle fluctuations.

Mei Rong not only sent three hundred roses to Mu Ci, asking him to throw flowers for the number one scholar, but also shipped several live roses with soil and flowers.But Mu Ci had already set off for Julu at that time.It was Qi Yan who made a decisive decision, because this is a specialty of the southern islands, he ordered someone to plant roses around the Bilan Pool, and the land by the hot spring is warmer.

There were also a few professional gardeners who attended to the roses. Most of the roses had been planted alive. Although the blooms were not so brilliant for the time being due to the change of water and soil, some still bloomed.

Mu Ci thought about it, he had only seen Rose at Empress Mei's place, so he took a few extra glances.Presumably, Mei Rong should have learned that he likes roses from Queen Mei.This kind of foolish way of being paid attention to by his lover all the time, and spending all his money just to smile for Bo Jun, actually won Mu Ci's heart very much.

I'm afraid that people who fall in love, no matter how clichéd the way of showing love, will like it.

Seeing Mu Ci's gentle expression, Le Shu felt melancholy, but was more blessed and happy.However, he didn't say anything jokingly, and silently helped Mu Ci sort out various documents.

When Mou Yu came in, he reported the news from the palace.

After hearing this, Mu Ci sat up a little more, and asked, "The Ministry of Punishment filed the case, and the third division tried it. What is the result of the trial?"

Mou Yu knew that Mu Ci chose the Ministry of Criminal Justice to preside over the trial because Fang Shanwu was the chief judge of the Criminal Department. Renmin Dao He Judao had ulterior motives and attempted to assassinate the King of Chu... The result has been reported to His Majesty this morning."

Otherwise, Emperor Deguang, who was in high spirits on the National Memorial Day today, would not suddenly lose his nerve.Fang Shanwu is also a talent. He deliberately chose a "good day" like today to present the results of the trial.

"I always thought that my third brother was always a bit indecisive, and unexpectedly he acted swiftly and resolutely, and he was quite majestic." Mu Ci sighed.

Mou Yu laughed: "Now is not the time to talk about this, Your Majesty has not communicated with us, and this has completely disrupted our deployment."

"It's not a deployment, it's just a plan...the plan can be changed at any time." Although Mu Ci said so, he thought about it with his chin propped up, and asked, "The Beirong people are under control, didn't they get hurt?"

"No, ten people are locked in ten cells. According to your instructions, they are dressed in special clothes, their hands and feet are bound, their teeth are hung with beads, and the walls of the cells, including the top of the floor, are wrapped in thick soft cotton. They even I didn’t even do self-injury. Yesterday when I was promoted to the court of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the chief inspector of the Dali Temple, the official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the judge of the imperial doctor, the judge of the left and right courts, and the envoy of Beirong jointly inspected and stripped them one by one. None of them were let go, after careful inspection, none of the ten people had been injured, not even a tie mark... The Beirong envoy had nothing to say. Therefore, the Ministry of Punishment rejected the Beirong envoy's accusation that we beat and imprisoned the envoy. You've been ill... apparently 'shocked'... and there's physical evidence."

"Well done, now let's see who will slander me in the court for 'hurting' the Beirong envoys, obviously they didn't hurt at all. Right?" Mu Ci smiled at Mou Yu, looking a little like a little fox.

Shui Tanhua was holding a pot of Tianxiang peonies in her arms, just "passing" outside the window of Qiuzhen Hall, and saw Mu Ci's extremely cute smile, and she was stunned in place.