Chapter 721: 856: Accepting the Abdication and Becoming Emperor

August 6th.

It was just past the hour of Mao and entered the hour of Chen.

It should be light at this time in August, but it was still dark between heaven and earth.

In the master bedroom of the Prince of Wei's mansion.

At this time, it was the coolest time of the day, and the temperature was comfortable. On the bed with curtains, there were bursts of fragrance and white flowers.

Jade arms and beautiful legs were folded together. The thin blanket covering several people had been kicked off the bed in their dreams.

After an unknown period of time, Chen Mo woke up and saw that the room was dark and the window was not very bright. He thought it was not dawn yet. He glanced at Xingyao, Lin Xuelan, Yuzhu and Chu Juan who were still sleeping. He reached out and hugged Yuzhu who was closest to him. He felt the warmth and softness of the jade and continued to sleep.

Half an hour later, Chen Mo opened his eyes again and looked outside the bed. There was still only some light.

Chen Mo felt something was wrong. According to his biological clock, it should have been dawn when he woke up.

He shouted outside the house: "What time is it?"

There were maids waiting outside the master bedroom like his. As soon as Chen Mo finished speaking, a slightly panicked female voice came from outside: "Prince, it's already Chenshi, the sun is dark."

Chen Mo was shocked and knew that it was a solar eclipse. He didn't expect Xu Zheng to be so accurate in his calculations, saying that today was today, and the solar eclipse would occur so early.

"Prince, what's wrong?" Lin Xuelan was awakened at this time, raised her hand and gently rubbed her eyes, and said sleepily.

Lin Xuelan slept on the inside of the bed, with Xingyao in the middle. Chen Mo reached out and pinched her cheek: "Did you wake me up?"

"I've almost rested." Lin Xuelan said softly.

Chen Mo nodded and said: "Xuelan, there is a solar eclipse outside."

Solar eclipse, known as the dog eating the sun in folk, is an ominous sign.

The official name of the Song Dynasty is a solar eclipse.

"Solar eclipse?"

Yuzhu, who was held in Chen Mo's arms, also woke up. Because her chest was measured by Chen Mo, she couldn't help but let out a sweet hum when she woke up, and her cheeks were flushed.

However, she was also used to this situation. While feeling embarrassed, she looked at the window and saw that it was slightly bright outside.

"Prince, I want to go out and take a look." Yuzhu had never seen a solar eclipse since she was a child. She had only read books and heard the descriptions of the older generation, and she was very curious.

"Get up, I have to go to the morning court, and I'm busy today."

...

In the Song Dynasty, the people are very superstitious, especially the martial artists who practice martial arts in this world. The skills and martial arts often mention ghosts and gods, so they are particularly sensitive to strange phenomena.

For example, the solar eclipse that happened today.

There was a little panic in the Prince of Wei's mansion.

The servants were all talking about this as an ominous sign, and they also had a premonition that something big was going to happen, and they were praying silently in their hearts.

"Mom, is it dark or not yet day?"

"Mom, is this the sun? Why is the sun dark today?"

In the backyard, Chen Nuo and Chen You, two children, were accompanying Xia Zhiqing on the left and right, looking up at the sky with doubts in their big eyes.

Xia Zhiqing said: "This is a solar eclipse."

"Solar eclipse?" The two children didn't understand and hurriedly asked Xia Zhiqing what a solar eclipse was.

This obviously touched Xia Zhiqing's blind spot in knowledge. After all, she only knew that it was called a solar eclipse. How and why it occurred, she couldn't figure out the principle, but looking at the two children's desire for knowledge, Xia Zhiqing could only explain it with folk stories, saying: "Solar eclipse is the heavenly dog ​​eating the sun."

"What is a heavenly dog?" Chen Nuo asked again.

"Brother, you are so stupid. The heavenly dog ​​is the dog in the sky." Chen You said seriously.

"Mom, is what I said true?" Chen Nuo said.

Xia Zhiqing: "..."

"Husband, is the reason why the abdication ceremony is scheduled tomorrow related to this solar eclipse?"

On the other side, Chen Mo bumped into Wu Mi, and Wu Mi asked about the situation.

Chen Mo had not told Wu Mi about this matter, but Wu Mi felt that tomorrow's abdication ceremony was closely related to today's solar eclipse.

Chen Mo nodded: "Few people know about this, don't spread it out."

Chen Mo looked up at the sky. This was not an ordinary solar eclipse, but a total solar eclipse. The entire sun was almost covered, and only the edge had a circle of white light, making the sky and the earth dark.

Some people in the Wei Wang Mansion were panicked, not to mention the ordinary people in the city.

Solar eclipses are relatively rare.

If ordinary people are lucky in their lives, they will only see it three to five times.

And what they saw were all partial solar eclipses.

It looks like the sun was bitten by a dog, so the origin of the dog eclipse came from it.

Such a rare sight in ten years is already fascinating, and it is endowed with unique mysterious colors and implications by some people, plus various folk stories. With the development of time, its appearance is often accompanied by some panic and discussion.

There are many people praying on the street. Some shops and houses have incense sticks and statues of gods posted on the doors. The atmosphere seems to be quite depressing.

Compared with the people in the city, the ministers in the court are particularly excited to see this scene.

Geng Songfu, who had just walked out of the mansion, looked up at the dim sky, stroked his beard, and muttered to himself: "It seems that today's plan should be carried out smoothly."

Early before this, Geng Songfu had informed officials in almost every part of the country in the name of the court, asking them to act according to the plan if they saw a solar eclipse today.

It was just past the hour of Si.

Such a voice appeared in taverns, teahouses and some "public places" in counties and towns across the country.

It was said that the reason why the eclipse occurred today was because God was punishing the emperor.

This was a warning that the emperor did not do well and was not worthy of being a monarch.

With the spread of this voice, the people blamed the current emperor for all the bad facts such as droughts and wars in previous years.

It was said that it was because of so many bad things that God finally punished them today.

Just after noon, a voice called for Emperor Yong'an to abdicate and King Wei to succeed to the throne was heard everywhere, and it became more and more intense.

After receiving the response from the people in various places, various memorials flew to the capital like snowflakes.

But before these came.

The capital was already "in chaos".

Some ministers even went to see Emperor Yong'an and committed treason, asking him to issue a self-criticism edict to appease the people.

...

In the afternoon, Emperor Yong'an was forced to issue a self-criticism edict.

The news about Emperor Yong'an's abdication edict and the abdication of the King of Wei tomorrow were also spread, causing a great uproar in Tianchuan City.

The streets and alleys were full of discussions.

The study room of the King of Wei's mansion.

Chen Mo took the paper handed over by Xia Zhiqing, and a thoughtful look appeared on his handsome face. He looked at Xia Zhiqing with bright eyes and asked, "Zhiqing, what is this?"

Xia Zhiqing said, "This is the situation collected by the Supervisory Guard in the city after the news of His Majesty's abdication and abdication to you, my husband, spread. The Great Song Dynasty has been established for nearly four hundred years. Some scholars have a deep sense of identity with the Great Song Dynasty. Especially when the dynasty changes, there will inevitably be a large-scale cleanup. Some resources will be redistributed, which will naturally infringe on the interests of some vested interests.

They cursed you, my husband, saying that you are treasonous and usurped the throne. They expressed their opposition severely. Some people even plan to organize a riot among the people tomorrow to try to disrupt the abdication ceremony."

Today's Supervisory Guard has grown to a terrifying level, and has also integrated into the people, allowing Chen Mo to know what is happening outside while sitting in the mansion.

Hearing this, Chen Mo acted very calm. He had expected this kind of thing. After all, how could such a major event of changing dynasties not have some twists and turns in the middle?

Chen Mo said: "Who is behind this?"

"Based on the current situation, there are some." Xia Zhiqing said a few names one by one.

"Sure enough." Chen Mo raised his eyebrows. With the situation so clear, only those royalists, members of the royal family, and families that are deeply involved with the royal family would do such small actions.

Xia Zhiqing hesitated for a moment and said, "Husband, should we ask General Sun to take people to arrest them?"

Chen Mo considered for a while, and said solemnly, "No, these small fry can't cause any trouble. If we arrest them now, people will think that I can't tolerate people from the previous dynasty. We can strengthen our defense and send people to correctly guide public opinion so that the people will not be deceived by them."

Xia Zhiqing nodded, and then asked curiously, "Husband, has the name of the country been decided?"

Chen Mo nodded, stepped forward and hugged Xia Zhiqing's waist, and said, "Let's call it Dawei."

...

A day passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was the day of the abdication ceremony.

The great trend is rolling in, and all the ministers are paving the way for this day. It can't be stopped by a few small fry.

And on this day, early in the morning, a voice rang out in the streets and alleys.

Something said that the emperor issued a self-criticism edict and abdicated to the King of Wei, and the ominous sign of the dog eating the sun today disappeared.

This means that the heavens have recognized the emperor's confession, and that the emperor's abdication to the King of Wei is also recognized by the heavens.

Along with this voice, there was also a prophecy that came from Qingzhou some time ago.

This made the people of Tianchuan think of the yellow dragon-shaped stone that was transported from Qingzhou.

At the same time, a meditation platform was built on Mingyang Mountain, less than ten miles outside Tianchuan City.

This meditation platform did not exist a month ago, but it rose from the ground in just one month.

The meditation platform is backed by Mingyang Mountain, with mountains and water.

At this time, on the meditation platform, Emperor Yong'an was wearing a red and black imperial robe and a crown on his head. Two palace maids stood behind Emperor Yong'an with palm fans in their hands.

There was no expression on Emperor Yong'an's face, and his eyes looked at the dozens of feet long stairs covered with red carpets under the meditation platform with some empty eyes.

At this time, the sound of heavy and majestic bells and tripods rang on both sides of Emperor Yong'an.

Xu Zheng, who was standing less than ten feet below Emperor Yong'an, stretched his neck and shouted, "The auspicious time has arrived."

After the words fell, the civil and military officials standing on both sides of the stairs below, as well as the witnesses who were stopped by the imperial guards not far away and could not approach, all looked at the bottom of the Zen platform, which was the end of the stairs below.

A young man wearing a black robe embroidered with golden dragon patterns and a crown on his head appeared in everyone's sight.

With the appearance of the young man, the sound of bells and tripods became louder and louder.

The faces of the civil and military officials and the soldiers who were responsible for standing guard and maintaining order also showed excitement and enthusiasm as the loud music sounded.

They were about to witness history and would become ministers of the dragon.

A eunuch brought an imperial edict and handed it to Emperor Yong'an.

After opening it, Emperor Yong'an looked at the young man below and read it without any emotion: "To you, King Wei, in the past...the destiny of heaven is unpredictable, only the return is rewarded. The Song Dynasty was tortured, the chaos was rampant, the heroes were rebellious, and the world was overthrown. All thanks to the divine power of King Wei, who saved the country and calmed the chaos, saved the country and the ancestral temple."

When Emperor Yong'an read this, the young man below raised his feet, stepped on the red carpet, and walked step by step towards the meditation platform above.

All eyes in the audience were focused on Chen Mo, and the excitement and fanaticism on his face were restrained, and turned into a solemn and dignified look.

"The great deeds of our ancestors are shown, the imperial spirit descends, and the gods and people call for help... You should just follow the great ceremony, entertain all nations and solemnly accept the mandate of heaven."

After Emperor Yong'an finished speaking, he seemed to have his soul taken away, and became a little dazed. Seeing Chen Mo, who had already walked in front of him and bowed, he thought to himself: "This should be the first time he respects me so much."

With a bitter smile in his heart, Emperor Yong'an put away the edict in his hand, took a step forward, and handed the edict to Chen Mo in front of him with both hands.

After Chen Mo took it, he saluted and continued to walk forward. Emperor Yong'an walked down, walked down the next step, turned around, and Chen Mo also turned around at this time.

Emperor Yong'an saluted Chen Mo.

And Chen Mo's back straightened up.

Chen Mo first glanced at Emperor Yong'an, then looked around at the ministers, and finally looked at the purple sun rising slowly on the distant mountain. Purple light rose around him, and a purple halo appeared behind his head, sacred and noble.

That was the strange phenomenon caused by Ziyang Huayuan Gong absorbing the purple energy of the sun.

He said loudly: "I will inherit the throne in accordance with the will of heaven. From now on, I will establish the country as Dawei and posthumously name my father as Emperor Xiaoyuan. I will confer the title of Menghe Duke to the abdicated emperor Chu Yi."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Menghe Duke, who was no longer the emperor, saluted Chen Mo.

A eunuch came forward with a tray.

On the tray, there was an imperial edict that had been prepared long ago.

Chen Mo took the imperial edict and handed it to Menghe Duke.

Menghe is a county in Fengzhou and a fiefdom given to Chu Yi by Chen Mo.

He allowed Chu Yi to continue to enjoy the emperor's etiquette in Menghe, and the tax revenue of the local county belonged to Chu Yi alone.

However, the title of Menghe Duke can only be inherited by Chu Yi's eldest son, and it will be reduced by one level in sequence.

As Menghe Duke's voice fell, all civil and military officials also bowed their hands and shouted in unison: "Greetings, Your Majesty, long live our emperor, long live our emperor."