Song of Adolescence

At the end of each year, Tianqi will hold an annual ceremony. All high-ranking officials and nobles will go to the Tianhai Taoist Temple outside the city of Apocalypse on this day. The emperor will also wear the costume of the dragon to attend on this day. There will be four great prisons behind him:

The one who holds the Fang Baojian, is the sword superintendent, and represents Beili to open up the border with military force.

The one who preached the jade seal of the country was the palm seal supervisor and represented the inheritance of the Xiao family.

A sapphire incense burner is the supervisor of the incense, representing the virtue of Taoism and Buddhism.

A person who held the grand ceremony of the title of the country was the chief supervisor and represented the dynasty to rule the country by virtue.

This is the standard that the emperor has when he travels on a regular basis, and it is a ceremonial honor only when he meets important people in huge ceremonies.

Now the four superintendents are all ready and waiting, welcoming them outside the Tai'an Hall, waiting for Emperor Mingde to come out from inside.

"It's another year," Father-in-law Jinyu said slowly.

The other three superintendents responded indifferently, and they naturally knew what Jinyu meant. They are waiting for something for their annual ceremonies every year, but it's a pity that every year has failed.

Dragon Seal Scroll.

Two consecutive princes of Bei Liguo died of unfaithful deaths, so Beili later established court regulations instead of establishing a prince. When the emperor would write the name of the prince on the scroll, when he returned to heaven, the name written on the scroll was the successor emperor. The scroll is sealed with a dragon seal, and the name of the future real dragon is hidden inside, so it is called the dragon seal scroll. On the day of the New Year's Sacrifice, a copy of the scroll was handed over to the Five Supervisors for safekeeping, and was called Chuan Emperor's Order. One was handed over to the Qin Tianjian to seal up, and it was said to be God's Will. This has always been the case for generations. Only the former Dynasty made an exception, a copy of the Five Great Supervisors was torn on the spot by Langya King Xiao Ruofeng, and a copy hidden in the Qin Tian Supervisor disappeared inexplicably.

In this dynasty, Emperor Mingde has never given the Five Great Supervisors and Qin Tian Supervisor Dragon Seal Scrolls. Generally, the dragon seal scrolls can be changed, and the Tai'an Emperor of the previous dynasty changed it three times. However, Emperor Mingde's delay in writing has already attracted a lot of criticism from the DPRK.

Only two of Mingde’s heirs were crowned kings in the dynasty. One was the White King Xiao Chong. They were all good, but he was a blind man. Throughout the history of hundreds of years, I have never seen a blind man become emperor. . One is the Red King Xiao Yu, with a sensual look and a terrible reputation, but the mother and concubine are the favorites of Emperor Mingde.

But there is another prince who is not in the middle of the court, but in the wild.

Yongan Wang Xiao Chuhe.

Although no one has said it in public, there are people from both the ruling and the opposition are quietly discussing that Xiao Chuhe is coming back. He is undoubtedly a choice that is more in line with Emperor Mingde's wishes than the White King and the Chi King. If he really wants to come back, will this year's Dragon Seal Scrolls be named?

White Palace.

Xiao Chong sat quietly in the courtyard, tapping his fingers gently on the stone table, and humming an unknown tune gently in his mouth. Outside the mansion, the clock has struck three times, and the hundreds of civil and military officials have walked out of their residences and gathered outside the palace gate. However, the white king Xiao Chong did not seem to be anxious. He has always been steady and will never make a move to be late at the annual ceremony. If it were in previous years, it would have arrived early, but this year...

"Shao Han, will the father write that name this year?" Xiao Chong looked at the scholar in black and holding a fan standing by the courtyard.

The scholar shook his head: "No."

"Why not?" Xiao Chong whispered, "Many people say that he is coming back. Although Lan Yuehou denies it, this matter will never come from nowhere."

"If the emperor really loves him so much, he won't put him in danger," said the scholar.

"Years ago, the emperor exiled him." Xiao Chong said, "At that time, he didn't seem to care about Xiao Chuhe's safety."

"Who knows that this so-called exile didn't let him temporarily leave the danger? After all, Apocalypse City, but the most dangerous place in the world." said the scholar.

"What about other names? Isn't it possible?"

"It's impossible. Although the emperor knows that the Scarlet King Xiao Yu is not as unusable as it appears on the surface, after all, Xiao Yu is still not in a savage heart, and will not give him a chance until he sees his further performance. As for the lord, you... …"

"It's hard to imagine a blind emperor." Xiao Chong laughed mockingly. "Even I find it incredible."

The scholar nodded: "I am blind now, but it may not be impossible to heal. Moreover, with the prince's talent, it may not be impossible to do what others cannot."

"Hope." Xiao Chong muttered, looking at the sky, "Why there is no news from the palace yet. It's really disturbing."

Chi Wang Mansion.

Xiao Yu had put on his python robe and said loudly, "Let's go."

Long Xie hesitated: "Don't you need to wait any longer?"

"Even if you know it, nothing can change. What's more, it's impossible for the father to hand over the scroll today." Xiao Yu smiled, "I know him."

"Why?" Long Xie asked, "The ruling and the opposition are now spreading..."

"I'm afraid it's the news from Lan Yuehou." Xiao Yu smiled, "After all, his name may be written on the scroll. Since Bei left the country, it is not that there has been no brother Cheng Cheng. thing."

Tianhai Taoist Temple.

Qi Tianchen and the four celestial masters stood on the high platform, waiting for the arrival of the dignitaries.

"Brother, your injury?"

Qi Tianchen flicked the dust and smiled slightly, "It's okay." He has been in retreat since the Dragon-hunting formation was broken that day. Today is the first time he left the customs, his complexion is still a little pale, and the person is much thinner. . The years that had been hidden because of Taoism seemed to have found Qi Tianchen again.

"Even though Brother said so, I didn't feel at ease at all."

Qi Tianchen raised his head to look at the sky, and muttered, "I don't know why, but today my heart is a little uneasy."

Tai'an Temple.

The four chief supervisors are already standing upright.

The clock has struck for the fifth time.

By the time the ninth knock was reached, the brigade was about to set off according to the usual practice in previous years.

But the gate of Tai'an Temple has not been opened.

"It's too late, I will miss the hour." Jin Xiangong said lightly. He is in charge of the Hongfu Temple, and he is naturally the most clear about this sacrifice time.

"It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is also making a decision." Duke Jinyu whispered.

Father Jinwei held the sword and said nothing.

He has seldom spoken in the past few months, because too many people knocked on his mansion door, waiting for him to say something. But he understood that he could not speak.

"Somewhat hungry." Father Jinyan smashed his lips.

At this time, the door of Tai'an Temple was finally opened.

Emperor Mingde, dressed in a dragon's attire, walked in front, and Duke Jin Xuan, the head of the five prisoners in a purple cloak, followed him.

Empty hands. There are no scrolls. Nothing at all.

The four chief supervisors knelt down at the same time.

"Meet His Majesty the Emperor."