Chapter 460 – The Spring Festival Begins

Xiahou Di was also able to sort out Xue Mu’s planning.

In fact, it is very simple, is to take advantage of the hundreds of officials at the time of the great sacrifice, the princess of the discussion forced on the public opinion of the head of the wind, in the festival on the spot are not any organization, but also inevitably there are a lot of preachy officials think that the need to quell the matter of the discussion, face to face to please a statement.

The weight of the state is in the ron and the ritual. No matter how rough the Great Zhou etiquette, the annual spring festival is also a strict ceremony, whether you are a member of the royal family or not, the etiquette is not the same, just as the clan’s direct lineage and ordinary disciples stand differently. In this headwind there will certainly be a lot of people think have to give a characterization, Xiahou Di in the end should go according to what rites, how it should be, there must be a statement.

Whether it is Ji Qingyuan presided over the ceremony, or Liu Wanxi presided over, this matter forced on the tip of the wave, can not be dragged through.

Xiahou Di sighed: “You guys are so sure that Father will be enthroned in me, rather than denying it?”

Zhuo Qingqing smiled: “Even if it is denied, the chief constable is also considered to be relieved is not it?”

Xiahou Di said, “Why didn’t you tell me in advance?”

“Time is running out, once the Chief Constable hesitates, he will never have such a good opportunity again.” Zhuo Qingqing said, “Your Excellency said that the Chief Constable is drier than a man in everything else, except for the kinship bond, which is sticky. If there is no external force to push his hand, he can only fall into some people’s calculations forever and regret it sooner or later.”

“What reckoning?”

“The general public dares to spread the rumor that the Chief Constable of Department Six is a child bride? Regardless of whether the Chief Constable believes it or not, our Duke does not.”

Xiahou Di was silent for a long time, as if he was convinced, finally did not look for trouble again, and turned away somewhat wearily, “Relief is also good. Then let’s see tomorrow, what a result.”

Xiahou Di thought Xue Mu is in order to force a result, whether it is the princess or relief can be, of course, do not know in Xue Mu’s point of view there is no two can be, there is Liu Wanxi operation, of course, only may be the princess well. He utilized public opinion, not at all to force what Ji Qingyuan, just to create the situation of the appeal of the masses, to facilitate the work of Liu Wanxi.

Liu Wanxi originally advised that this is very troublesome, because it is difficult for her to mention the princess for no reason. But only now did she realize that it turned out to be such a good thing to do.

The Spring Festival, a routine event in the Great Zhou Dynasty for a thousand years, took place on the first day of the first month of every year. Initially at the beginning of the year to seek a year-round wind and rain meaning, initially only a blessing ceremony, a certain level of officials must participate.

Long down every year to do, but also slowly superimposed multiple meanings, evolved into the country’s most important sacrificial activities, sacrifices to heaven, ancestor worship, sacrifices to the temple, and even the emperor to the temple to report his duties. If the emperor can not govern, who presides over this sacrifice, it is equal to him on behalf of the emperor.

For example, Liu Wanxi on this occasion.

This world had festivals, but no holidays, and the Spring Festival could be said to be the only national legal holiday of the year. On this day, the court and the market were closed, all stores were closed for business, and all martial arts sects chose this day to pay homage to their ancestors, and also closed their classes without the need to practice.

Children ran all over the streets, and the sound of firecrackers was lively and festive.

It was very similar to the Chinese New Year, with the most notable difference being that there was no custom of putting up couplets in this world.

Officials above a certain level from all over the world go to the capital to participate in the festival, and after the festival, they stay in the capital to report on their duties, which lasts for about ten days before slowly dispersing. Even Pill King Valley’s Chen Qianzhen and Sword Casting Valley’s Zheng Yezhi, who didn’t need to report their duties, went to the capital to participate in the ceremony.

In theory, Xue Mu is now a Marquis, and according to the law, he should also participate. But he has just been sealed, the Ministry of Ceremonies on the list of ceremonies did not have him, everyone will turn a blind eye not to take it seriously, regardless of where he is. Not to mention that the eight marquis have not been involved for many years …… martial arts sects do not submit to discipline is common sense, Xue Mu belongs to the same martial arts sects well.

Xue Mu stood on a high platform in the palace, vaguely looking at the lively weather in the capital, his eyes far away nostalgic.

New Year’s ……

The first New Year in this world.

It is said that modern times are fast paced and ancient times were slow paced. But in this world where a strong person is a thousand miles back and forth in one flight, in the background of a clan with the development of the other world’s set of rapid rise, in the environment of the hundred schools of thought of the wrong forces, Xue Mu felt that the pace of life is instead very fast, it seems that every day there are countless things to do, buried in which I do not know how many years, and then suddenly looked up, actually only stepped through the first year.

It felt like it had been a long time, long enough for him to forget what the other world looked like, blurry, as if it was a dream.

Was this world a dream, or was Earth a dream? Couldn’t tell, and didn’t want to.

He turned his head and his gaze fell on the imperial garden.

Curry Night and Ye Orphan Shadow were running all over the garden, the laughter of the big and little sisters was refreshing. After changing into the palace maiden’s outfit and throwing off the wide cloak, Ye Lushang’s true face was considered to be truly revealed in front of Xue Mu today.

Unsurprisingly thin figure, in the courtesan dress under the collarbone are visible, but does not let people feel bone thin as firewood awkward, on the contrary, there is a special kind of wild fitness, such as a snake-like waist can only be a grip, chest and hip proportions moderate proportionality, a dagger don’t in the side of the leg, leg muscle elasticity and powerful, with this world of the most typical martial arts person’s limb health beauty.

It is like the clouds breaking the moon, under the cloak of flowers suddenly bloom, a moment of bright up, before and after the contrast is particularly strong.

This is all considered to be expected …… out of the ordinary ……

She actually has short hair.

The forehead has broken hair to brush the forehead, while the back tip is not to the neck, just can be over the ear. Xue Mu, who was used to seeing long hair in this world, looked at the only short hair he had seen, and really froze for a long, long time.

Ye Lushang’s explanation was only one sentence, “Long hair affects the mission.”

Then seemingly feeling ugly as hell, she pursed her lips and inclined her head, and without waiting for Xue Mu to comment, she turned around and picked up Curry Night and ran towards the garden.

“Lone Shadow!” Xue Mu suddenly shouted.

Ye Lone Shadow, who was running with Curry Night to catch butterflies, turned her head in confusion, “What for?”

“You’re beautiful!” Xue Mu continued to shout.

Ye Lone Shadow blinked her eyes and suddenly laughed: “Don’t come with this, go flatter your noble consorts and princesses, us little assassins are just looking at the Spring Palace!”

Xue Mu also laughed, his eyes once again cast to the east of the palace city, deep in the clouds.

There was a high platform there, and amidst the clouds and mist, there was the solemn Royal Imperial Temple, as well as the Qiankun Tripod. Outside the door there is a large square, and serious altar, the east door is often closed, only today open, allowing people to worship.

Xiao Qingwu is not here today, along with her master Chen Qianzhen are over there, Liu Wanxi Li eunuch are also not here, they must preside over the ceremony.

Xue Mu really didn’t have the heart to have fun either, the biggest show of the day wasn’t in the palace, it was in the Imperial Temple.

As if he could already see, before the Imperial Temple, Liu Wanxi stood in full regalia, Eunuch Li accompanied her by her side, and on the left and right stood two columns of imperial princes, and behind the princes was a large number of members of the royal family.

And above the square, a hundred officials, Su Duancheng, Li Yingqing, Zheng Yezhi, Chen Qianzhen four people according to the first, in unison with a solemn voice: “Sacrifice, the country’s important ceremonies, the first rituals and then into the sacrifice! Xiahou Chief Constable, if for the bloodline of the son of heaven, please into the royal court, if it is nonsense, please into the top of the group of ministers. Yesterday, the group of ministers into the preaching, hoping to solve the world’s doubts, I do not know what your majesty is the approval?”