Chapter 396 Ten Years (Sixth)

Early in the morning, people in Chang'an were surprised to find that a giant platform about eight feet tall appeared on the banks of Ba Bridge.

The four sides are in the shape of a horse-faced wall and are divided into three levels.

There are 800 guards at each level. You need to look up and look carefully at the top to see the traces and outlines.

The flags are inserted on it, and it looks particularly solemn. There are also four divine beasts such as the blue dragon and white tiger, the vermilion bird and the black trunk, and the four divine beasts that are arranged in the four corners to guard it.

From Ba Bridge as the center, within a radius of a hundred miles, the guards are strictly guarded.

After coming from Chang'an, every hundred steps, you will definitely see guards with distinctive armor, and there are guards patrolling along the way.

What is this to do?

Although people in Chang'an already know what happened, they don't understand why they have to do such a big show?

At noon, Wang Nian came out of Weiyang Palace under the escort of the eight thousand imperial guards and slowly drove towards Baqiao.

Liu Bian closed his eyes and focused in the car. Although he tried his best to be calm, his heart was ups and downs and frightened.

Ten years, full ten years!

God seems to be really funny. Ten years ago, he was an emperor, but Dong Zhuo was expelled from the throne. During the ten years, he was frightened and experienced many hardships that ordinary people could not imagine; and ten years later, he became an emperor again.

The person who supported him to become the emperor was Dong Zhuo's son!

Ten days ago, when Dong Qi and Liu Bin mentioned this matter, Liu Bin could not believe his ears.

That's right, he no longer thought about the arrival of this day for ten years. His mother also repeatedly told him that Dong Qing would definitely push him to the throne again. One year, two years... Liu Bing waited for this day and was already numb!

Within ten days, an altar of sacrifice to heaven was built.

To many people, it is simply impossible...

At that time, Dong Qi said confidently: "Just rest assured. In ten days, you will definitely let the king climb to the altar to worship the world."

Tucheng was sneering, and Xiahou Lan was sneering.

As for Tong Yuan and Deng Zhan, they seemed to be watching a lunatic, looking at Dong Qi.

Now, the altar of sacrifice to heaven has been really built. Is it a reminder to the world that Liu Bian is the true emperor?

If it were a few years ago, Liu Bian might have really shouted excitedly.

But when Wang Yan stopped by the altar of Baqiao, he was excited and frightened, and suddenly disappeared, leaving only a strange peace. All kinds of the world are just passing clouds and smoke. Although the emperor is tall and superior, in the eyes of my Buddha, he is just an ant. He is so excited and frightened... I just hope that today's affairs can calm the war in the world and make the people live in peace.

The civil and military ministers shouted long live the mountain; the people all bowed down and were extremely excited.

Liu Bian walked down the Wang Yan and walked up the steps of the altar. At the beginning, he was surrounded by civil and military ministers.

But as the first stage walked up, fewer and fewer people were with Liu Bian.

My heart, which was already calm, suddenly felt a little panic. In the past, no matter what I did, Dong Qing would be with me. But now, if Dong Qing is not here, I am the only one left. Can I really go to the top?

Whether it was Tu Cheng or Tong Yuan, when Liu Bian ascended to the altar, he was blocked below.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Bian walked forward step by step. If the altar of more than eighteen feet was calculated in later generations, it would be about eighteen meters or four or five stories high. However, these eighteen meters of steps were not easy to climb.

When Liu Bian reached the highest point, all the distracting thoughts disappeared.

Looking down at the altar, the officials and the people became particularly small. The cold wind whistled, whistling around the flags and making noises.

Liu Bian stood in the middle of the platform and prayed loudly to heaven and earth.

The content is nothing more than: the Han Dynasty declined and the people were in trouble, and they were ashamed of their ancestors. Now, with loyal ministers, I, Liu Bian, ascended the throne again. I hereby pay homage to God and ask for protection, so that the Han Dynasty will last forever and the people of the world will be healthy.

This sacrificial text is a long time ago, so I will recite it.

This was not the first time that Liu Bian did such a thing, but when He Jin pushed him to the throne, it was far less so than today. Moreover, when he was offering sacrifices to heaven and earth in the Taimiao, there was another He Jin standing beside him, and Liu Bian was still young.

But today, when Liu Bing was reciting the sacrificial text, he felt a very strange feeling.

The high place is cold!

Yes, it’s just such a feeling. Without uncles and Dong Qing. There are no people around, only the cold wind whistling and flags flying. Although the feeling of looking at the common people is wonderful, who can understand this loneliness?

No, I still have the protection of all Buddhas. As long as there is the existence of the Buddha in my heart, then the Buddha will be by my side.

Sometimes, some things are really hard to explain...

Logically speaking, Liu Bian should have a heroic spirit of looking down on the world at this time, but no one expected that because of loneliness, the idea of ​​looking for Buddha arises in his heart. This thought also destined his future destiny.

After the sacrifice is completed, the next step is to burn the sacrifice.

Liu Bian threw the sacrificial text into the cauldron. Seeing the flames running around, the bright yellow brocade on the scroll was about to perform the next ceremony, but he saw flames suddenly spewing out from the grooves around the altar, and quickly formed a ring of fire and rushed towards the altar in the middle.

The blue-purple smoke evaporated, wrapping Liu Bian's body in the center.

Under the altar, officials and people of all sizes could see clearly. They subconsciously knelt on the ground and shouted long live the mountain.

Immediately afterwards, there was only a loud bang.

A burst of purple and blue smoke rose into the sky.

"Protect the Emperor!"

Xiahou Lan couldn't help but roar and rushed towards the altar.

Just as everyone was about to rush to the altar, Liu Bian heard a stern shout from the thick smoke: "How dare you riot here? Don't let me go down. Where are the guards? Anyone who has not won my order and who has climbed to the altar will be killed."

When the guard heard this, he pulled out his weapons.

Xiahou Lan and others had no choice but to retreat again.

At this time, Liu Bin held a large seal in his hand, but tears flashed in his eyes.

He is no longer the ignorant child many years ago. The vision that happened just now really scared him.

The altar shattered, but a jade seal appeared in front of him.

How could Liu Bian not recognize the origin of the jade seal? Since Dong Zhuo's death, the imperial seal, which had been missing for nearly eight years, appeared in front of him.

In my mind, what Dong Qi said before leaving appeared.

"Your Majesty, I will pay back all the things that my Dong family owed you back then. Keep it safe and don't make any mistakes."

Yes, now Dong Qi has paid back all the owed him!

But Dong Qing, how should I repay what I owe you?

Liu Bian held the jade seal in his hand and stood on the high platform, looking towards Hangu Pass, as if he was going to cross the obstacles of time and space.

*******

Outside Luoyang City, Cao Cao's face looked particularly ugly.

"Liu Jingsheng is gone?"

He suppressed his anger and roared in a low voice: "Why should Liu Jingsheng leave? Does he want to be an enemy of the world?"

"Liu Jingzhou hurriedly left Luoyang last night and headed straight for the military camp. Later, somehow, when the villain went to invite him in the morning, he was not in the mansion. When he arrived at the military camp, he found that the camp was empty, leaving only one or two thousand old, weak, sick and disabled."

"Father, why don't the child lead the troops immediately and capture Liu Biao back?"

The one who stood up to speak was Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang. In the Romance, Cao Ang should have died in the battle of Wancheng where Cao Cao fought against Zhang Xiu. But now, because Zhang Xiu was killed by Dong Zhuo when he was in Luoyang, the battle of Wancheng became an impossible thing. Perhaps it is for this reason that Cao Ang is still alive.

Cao Cao loved this eldest son very much.

He was filial and honest, wise and righteous, and even respected the wise and humble. He was quite polite and martial. He was both civil and military, so many people, even Cao Cao himself, regarded Cao Ang as his successor. He was with him and often gave Cao Ang guidance.

"No!"

Lu Su stood up and said, "The alliance is imminent now, so don't act rashly. If you take action at this time, the princes from all sides will inevitably have doubts. With Su's opinion, the alliance is the most important thing at present. Liu Biao is only dead bones in the tomb. You can immediately send someone to Runan and order Lu Bu to intercept it on the way. If Liu Biao thinks, it will definitely not escape the hand of the evil tiger."

Cao Cao also calmed down his emotions at this moment.

"What Zi Jing said is very... But I don't understand. Liu Biao was fine yesterday, why did he leave today?"

Cao Ang whispered: "The child has ordered someone to investigate. It is said that someone visited Liu Biao late last night."

"who?"

"According to Xizuo, the man should be Yuan Shao's troops. He didn't talk to Liu Biao for too long, so he said goodbye and left and entered Yuan Shao's camp. However, at that time, because the man's identity was special, it was difficult to investigate carefully after Xiaozuo."

"Yuan Shao?"

After hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but frown.

"Zijing, do you think Yuan Shao was making trouble in the middle? After all, yesterday, I severely peeled Yuan Shang's face."

Lu Su was stunned and looked hesitant.

This is not an easy question to answer. You must know that Yuan Shao has made a lot of efforts in this alliance. He also has a lot of troops and generals, and is the main force of the alliance. If he offended him, he may be the alliance that will eventually become a painting cake.

"Lord, it's not the time to care about this matter!"

Lu Su thought for a while, "This matter can be investigated later... Even if it has something to do with Yuan Shao, it is probably Yuan Shang's own opinion. If the lord is worried, Su can contact Ju Su privately first and explore his words before talking about it."

Cao Cao thought to himself: That's all!

Now let Lu Su be responsible for this matter and lead the generals to a great battle.

The princes from all sides were already impatient. Seeing Cao Cao coming, Liu Bei stepped forward and asked, "Prime Minister, why hasn't Liu Jingzhou appeared yet?"
To be continued...