novelhk Chapter 366 Ascension to the Throne (1)
Chapter 366 Ascension to the Throne (1)
Soon, the day of Qin Wu's ascension to the throne arrived.
The entire imperial city was enveloped in a festive atmosphere.
Everyone knows that today is the day that King Qin Wu ascends the throne as emperor.
This can be said to be the most important event in the entire Eastern Qin.
Just last night, Qin Wu had already moved into the palace with Jiang Pingle and the other women.
At the beginning of the Yin hour today, Qin Wu and several women got up and dressed.
His elaborate clothes and jewelry were incredibly luxurious.
Even with the palace maids working together, it still took them a full half hour to finish dressing.
After washing and dressing, it was already Chen Shi (7-9 AM).
"Your Majesty, the time has come, we must depart."
Yu Shu stood beside Qin Wu, checking his clothes while gently reminding him of things.
"Hmm, Yushu, I will ask you one more time: are you willing to accept my bestowal of titles?"
Qin Wu nodded and asked again.
This time, he plans to bring all four of his maids who have served him in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting into his harem.
In fact, the four women had long been his women, and this time he wanted to give them a proper status.
He had asked the four women before, but they all refused.
The four women were only willing to serve as his maids and did not want to enter the harem.
"Master, we do not wish to enter the harem. We only wish to serve you as your servants for the rest of our lives."
Yu Shu replied softly.
The four of them discussed it, but they were unwilling to enter the harem and engage in intrigue.
It would be better to stay by their master's side, where they wouldn't have to worry about anyone scheming against them, and they could still receive their master's favor.
"Very well, then I will grant you two the privilege that you need not kneel before anyone else except the Empress and myself."
"The four of you are appointed as first-rank female officials, in charge of all affairs in the palace. You shall only obey the Empress's orders in the harem, and you shall not need to heed the orders of anyone else."
Qin Wu knew what the four women were thinking, so he didn't insist.
Moreover, he was used to being served by the four women, and he wouldn't be used to being served by other people.
They were then given special honors and gifts.
"Thank you for your grace, Master."
The four women of Yushu immediately knelt down to express their gratitude.
Such a favor carries far greater weight than being granted the title of imperial concubine.
From then on, when they moved around in the harem, even the concubines wouldn't dare to give them a hard time.
It is also their master telling everyone that they are the most favored people by their master's side.
In particular, they were given a rank, which means they will have access to regular resources in the future.
Although there have been other examples before, none of them can compare to this.
"Get up! It's time for us to get going."
Qin Wu lifted the four women up with one hand.
The four women then followed Qin Wu outside.
Upon arriving outside the palace, they boarded the Nine-Dragon Chariot.
This is a dragon that Qi Ye and his group captured from the sea; it contains a small amount of dragon blood.
Qi Ye and his group originally wanted to capture nine low-level dragons, but there were no dragons in their region.
After all, even the lower-ranking dragons are still pure-blooded dragons, and they will be taken to live in the Dragon Realm by the dragons.
In each realm, only sub-dragons containing dragon blood exist.
Even so, the lineup of these nine dragons is still quite impressive.
Especially in taming them, it's extremely difficult.
Once aboard the dragon carriage, it ascended directly into the sky and headed towards the altar.
This altar was built specifically for the Fengshan ceremony and also specifically for Qin Wu's ascension to the throne.
It took decades to build this altar.
At the same time, Jiang Pingle and the other girls boarded their private carriages and headed towards the altar.
The chariot quickly arrived at the foot of the altar, where all the nobles of Eastern Qin had gathered to wait.
Today is a big day, and no one will miss it.
"Your Majesty, everything is ready, and the auspicious time is almost here."
The Director of the Imperial Observatory stepped forward to report to Qin Wu.
"let's start!"
Qin Wu gestured.
"Yes."
The Director of the Imperial Observatory received the order.
After tidying his robes, he went to the huge bronze cauldron and began to worship.
He kept chanting the sacrificial inscription, praying to heaven and earth.
The entire sacrificial ceremony took a full half hour to complete.
"Your Majesty, please ascend the Heavenly Ladder to offer sacrifices to Heaven and Earth."
After the Imperial Astronomical Bureau Chief finished his prayers, he began the next step.
Upon hearing this, Qin Wu went to the Heavenly Ladder and began to climb it step by step.
Qin Wu climbed the 999-step ladder to the top.
"I, Qin Wu, of the Eastern Qin royal family, hereby swear to Heaven and Earth that today, as I ascend the throne, I will prioritize the well-being of all people and protect the world..."
"I will establish a moral compass for Heaven and Earth, establish a destiny for the people, continue the lost learning of the past sages, and usher in an era of peace for all generations."
"Since I, the Eastern Qin has established ancestral precepts: Eastern Qin will not make peace through marriage, will not pay tribute, the emperor will guard the borders, and the monarch will die for the state."
"Heaven and earth bear witness to it."
After reading his coronation address, Qin Wu immediately established ancestral precepts.
He intended to use this to warn all members of the Eastern Qin royal family about their future mission and responsibilities.
Everyone below was shocked when they heard Qin Wu's oath.
They are no longer as ignorant as before, and know a lot about the various dynasties.
No dynasty has ever cared so much about its people, nor has any emperor ever established such an ancestral precept.
"The emperor guards the nation's gates, and the monarch dies for the state." Such ancestral precepts are no joke.
It takes immense courage and magnanimity for someone to utter such words and establish such ancestral precepts.
They came to know their soon-to-be emperor in a new light.
He was not only ruthless, but also possessed great courage and a broad mind.
What kind of person is he?
After Qin Wu finished reading the sacrificial address, the Director of the Imperial Observatory stepped forward to begin the next step of the procedure.
"Offer sacrifices to worship heaven and earth."
The Director of the Imperial Observatory announced.
Immediately, someone brought up nine sacrificial offerings. These nine sacrificial offerings were all sea beasts that had reached the realm of terrestrial immortals. Even after they were killed, the aura emanating from their bodies was extremely terrifying.
After all, each of these nine sacrificial offerings is a being at the ninth realm, and in the absence of Tribulation Immortals, they are the strongest beings.
Qi Ye and the others spent a great deal of effort to find all nine sacrificial heads.
Upon seeing the offerings, everyone couldn't help but marvel at the generosity of the Divine Martial King.
Even the offerings used for the coronation were so extravagant.
"As expected of Brother Qin Wu, this is truly a grand gesture, offering nine heads and nine realms as sacrifices."
"I reckon if it weren't for the fact that ferocious beasts weren't unsuitable, he would probably have killed a few ferocious beasts at the Tribulation Immortal Realm as sacrifices!"
Standing below, Qin Lang couldn't help but admire Qin Wu's skill.
His guess was correct. If it weren't for the fact that ferocious beasts were unsuitable, Qin Wu would have gone to kill a few ferocious beasts to bring back as sacrifices.
The main reason is that the aura emanating from ferocious beasts is rejected by heaven and earth. Using ferocious beasts as sacrifices would likely enrage heaven and earth.
"Yes! Brother Qin Wu is really generous; nine-headed, nine-realm sea beasts are not easy to find."
The others nodded as well.
After all, once you reach the Tribulation Immortal Realm in this region, all the sea beasts will hide away.
Even those at the Ninth Realm are hard to find; they've almost all hidden away, preparing for their tribulation.
It's something you can't find normally.
Not to mention the ninth realm, even the seventh or eighth realm is hard to find.