Fuji [Four Beauties]

What Song Ci caught up with was the rare astronomical phenomenon livestreaming a total solar eclipse, which is commonly known as the Tiangou eclipse in ancient times.Song Ci hadn't seen a solar eclipse for many years, and she also felt very excited.When everyone was terrified, she was very excited to watch.

Others don't have her good mood.In ancient times, such a situation was always regarded by the ancients as a symbol of disaster.Especially in the Han Dynasty, if there were any solar eclipses, comets, earthquakes, droughts and other visions.People always think that it is because something on the ground has angered the sky.Every time this happens, someone has to take responsibility for it, and there are always high-ranking officials who take the blame and resign for it.Of course, this phenomenon has also become a good opportunity to attack political opponents.

The solar eclipse in the sky naturally caused a huge shock in the government and the public.

Liu Xi was not very good as an emperor, but he was not bad.This time there was a solar eclipse, and he did not use the ministers under him to take the blame, but issued an edict.In the edict, he reflected on his own mistakes, reduced the taxes of the people in Chang'an City, amnesty the world, and asked all places to recommend talents and bestow items on the emperor's relatives and officials.

Then, Liu Shi was going to sacrifice to heaven in person in order to seek peace.

This is the opportunity for Song Ci. Of course, this kind of sacrifice is not limited to the emperor alone. The empress and queen mother are all included in the sacrifice.The invisible person, Shangguan Empress Dowager, was also present as a decoration.As long as he could find a way to accompany the Empress Dowager to sacrifice, Song Ci would have a chance to escape.

With a small plan, Song Ci became the person who accompanied him to sacrifice.

The scale of this sacrificial ceremony was very large, including Liu Shi, all the royal family members, as long as they were in Chang'an, participated.The place of worship did not choose the ancestral temple in the south of the city, but the Jianzhang Palace in the west of Chang'an City.Because it is not the ancestors that are sacrificed, but the heaven and the earth.

On the day of the sacrifice, Song Ci and the others were first taken to Weiyang Palace.After meeting up with all the sacrificial participants there, he took a carriage directly to Jianzhang Palace from Weiyang Palace.

The Weiyang Palace complex is the tallest building in the entire imperial city.Especially in the front hall located in the center, the foundation of the earth alone is already as high as 20 meters.Inside Neveryang Palace, there is an air passage leading directly to Jianzhang Palace.This passage spans the city wall of Chang'an, which is very similar to the overpass bridge of later generations.

When she came out this time, Song Ci had a one-day tour of the Han Dynasty imperial palace, which completely feasted her eyes.

In front of the gods platform in Jianzhang Palace, there is also a huge golden and copper immortal standing with a dew plate in hand.It is said that this was built by Liu Che during Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the purpose was to catch the dew from the sky.All his life, he was obsessed with seeking immortality and asking for immortality, and most of the subsequent emperors also liked this way.The Taiye Pool in Jianzhang Palace also artificially piled up three mountains, called Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou, to simulate the legendary overseas fairy mountains.

In fact, the entire Han Dynasty advocated immortal alchemy.One of the biggest manifestations of this pursuit of seeking immortality is to regard death as life, that is, to regard things after death as important as things before life.The style of thick burial in this era also came from this.

To the west of Chang'an City, north of the Wei River, not far from Xianyang, the capital of the former dynasty, the mausoleums of the emperors of the Han Dynasty are lined up.Each of these mausoleums is more luxurious than the last.In order to make their tombs less empty, the emperors will also force many wealthy households in Guanzhong to move around their tombs.Build dwellings there, and let them dwell there to keep their graves.

Over time, mausoleums outside the capital were formed, similar to the satellite cities of later generations.The population living in these places is more than that in Chang'an city. Many people go to work in Chang'an city during the day and return to live in Lingyi after get off work. They are the earliest commuters.

It is worth mentioning that many famous figures were born in these tombs.

The entire sacrificial team is mighty and huge.

When they arrived at Jianzhang Palace, led by Liu Shi, they worshiped heaven and earth at the Shenming Terrace.Liu Xun also personally read a sacrificial oration to the world. The content was stinky and long, and it was nothing more than asking the gods to bless the great man and bless the common people.

In terms of seniority, the Empress Dowager Shangguan was the oldest, so she was in the front row during the sacrifice.Song Ci and the others stood far away and waited.There were many clansmen of the Han Dynasty who came to participate in the sacrifice, and each of them brought many followers and court ladies.Now these people are all gathered in the periphery. Although they dare not make loud noises, it is inevitable to communicate with each other.

So many people were whispering, making the scene very lively.There are many palace people in the palace, and there are also many palace people who followed the clansmen to attack.Now is just the time for the clansmen of the Han Dynasty from all the feudal states to come to Chang'an to pay their respects to the emperor.Therefore, there are many entourages from various countries gathered here.

It took Song Ci a long time to find the person from Zhongshan.Song Ci paid special attention to them, not because King Zhongshan was in the palace before, performing restricted-level performances.Rather, she wanted to know how King Zhongshan could come and go freely in the North Palace.This was a rare opportunity, and she wanted to find some clues from these people.

While everyone was busy with their work, another solar eclipse appeared in the sky.

This frightened the people at the scene.Since ancient times, people have heard of Tiangou eclipsing the sun, but they have never heard of it. The phenomenon of Tiangu eclipsing the sun has occurred for two consecutive days.Is it really because the emperor on earth is too bad, so God showed this vision to warn the world?

Those who came to offer sacrifices included not only the clan members of the Han Dynasty, but also all the civil and military officials in the court.When seeing the sacrifice, there was another strange phenomenon in the sky, one of the three princes, the Taiwei, immediately stood up and impeached Shi Xian.

To put it bluntly, Shi Xian was an eunuch, and he was very favored by Liu Shi.Liu Shi was in poor health and didn't like to take care of government affairs, so he wanted to play music.So he handed over the task of managing the government to Shi Xian.Many major government affairs must pass through his hands before they can be played by the emperor.

With power in the palm of his hand, Shi Xian naturally plays tricks.For a time, Shi Xianquan was all over the government and the public. From the royal family to the civil and military officials, they all depended on his face to live.The emperor was fatuous, and the eunuchs were monopolizing power. Naturally, the officials in the court quit, and they all united to bring down the eunuchs.

This time, it was their careful planning for the Taiwei to lead the way.

Their movements were not small, Shi Xian also had a keen sense of smell, he had already noticed the dangerous air.Shi Xian was also very wary of this celestial phenomenon.In order to prevent someone from planting the accusation of Tiangu Shiri on him, Shi Xian had already prepared a scapegoat.

So, when the Taiwei jumped out and scolded Shi Xian for harming the country and the people.Shi Xian immediately fell to his knees, weeping bitterly, singing and singing well to show his loyalty.Then, among the officials, some stood up and followed suit, writing to impeach others.What he impeached was not an official, but Liu Jing, the king of Zhongshan who was Liu Shi's younger brother.

Of course, this was carefully arranged by Shi Xian, and the censor Zhongcheng who jumped out to impeach King Zhongshan was his man.Shi Xian has many eyes and ears in the palace, and he has long been aware of what King Zhongshan is messing around in the North Palace.

Originally, as the king of Zhongshan, messing around with a court lady was no big deal.If it is discovered in private, at most it will be reprimanded.But Zhongshan King's mother, the Queen Mother Zhongshan, just passed away.In this way, in the Han Dynasty, which has always ruled the country with filial piety, it is naturally an unforgivable crime.Shi Xian had a feud with King Zhongshan before.Now, in order to protect himself, he asked people to reveal the matter of King Zhongshan in public, and put all the responsibility on him.

It is conceivable that after this explosive news is revealed, it will cause such a big shock.Upon learning of this, Liu Shi was furious on the spot and ordered a thorough investigation.

After that, Song Ci didn't bother to inquire about it anymore, because she was also implicated.The palace maid who is indescribable with King Zhongshan belongs to the empress dowager's palace.Naturally, they will all be called to interrogate them.All the maids in the empress dowager's bedroom were summoned to one place, and then called in in turn for interrogation one by one.

Song Ci wasn't afraid, and she didn't do anything wrong.When the maids around were trembling unconsciously, Song Ci appeared very calm.The other two maids who lived with her were also a little afraid.

"Wang Qiang."

Just when Song Ci was waiting to fall asleep, someone suddenly shouted.This name immediately woke up Song Ci.She raised her eyes and looked around quietly, trying to see who was called.

Waited for a long time, but no one answered.

Song Ci was wondering when the two maids living with her gently pushed her and said quietly, "Go quickly."

Song Ci didn't react for a while, she looked at the two in puzzlement, her eyes were full of doubts.

"Your name has been called, hurry up! You will be suspected if you are late."

This sentence was like a thunderbolt, which shattered Song Ci's body completely.She couldn't believe it. After working together for a long time, it turned out that Wang Qiang was herself.

After a while, Song Ci entered in a daze.

She doesn't care much about what other people ask.This news was so shocking to her that Song Ci still couldn't believe it for the time being.

How did it happen?After a Xi Shi left, another Wang Zhaojun came, so could another Diao Chan come?

No, no, no, people are similar, things are the same, there are so many people with the surname Wang, eight out of ten have the same name, that’s absolutely true.So, Song Ci, who was very broken, began to try to prove that he and Wang Zhaojun only had the same name.

After asking, after asking, she couldn't find another one named Wang Qiang.This is still not over, and soon, another explosive news spread throughout Chang'an City.

Gan Yanshou, the cavalry captain of the Western Regions, and Chen Tang, the deputy captain of the Western Regions, led an army to attack Kangju State, and successfully captured the head of Shan Yu Zhizhi, the northern Xiongnu who had occupied Kangju State.Now the head has been sent to Chang'an by a fast horse, and hung in Chang'an market for public display.

Immediately afterwards, Hu Hanxie, the Southern Huns, proposed to the court, willing to be the son-in-law of the Han Dynasty and submit to the Han Dynasty forever.The so-called Zhaojun going out of the fortress is about to happen.