After Qin Feng made his promise to Qi Wuwei's wife in front of the palace gate, he immediately started a series of measures to take power.
However, he encountered many obstacles. He wanted to approve all the memorials submitted by the officials himself, but he was secretly stopped by the Prime Minister, the head of the officials. He was only presented with some trivial matters.
He wanted to rectify the bureaucracy, clear out the corrupt officials among the civil and military officials, and promote some people who had real talent but were suppressed at the bottom. However, he was blocked by some stubborn people in the court.
Qin Feng couldn't get any real information about the government and he couldn't cut down the number of officials. He had a headache so he focused on trade.
A country's business was important to the national treasury. Qin Feng wanted to get the exact tribute data and important information about the country's trade but he found that he had no way to start.
Qin Qi was in the dark, blocking all the passages. It looked like everything was clear, but Qin Feng's movements were restricted by invisible walls. Everything he wanted to do, all the responsibilities and duties he had as a ruler, couldn't be contained.
At this moment, Qin Feng regretted not caring about court affairs when he was the Crown Prince. Now, everything the tentacles did was unfamiliar and far away. Not to mention that there was no one to support him, and all the paths were cut off by Qin Qi.
The generals who had returned from the battlefield didn't even have time to talk to Qin Feng before they were sent to various places by the prime minister.
Everything Qin Feng had said that day had become a mockery in his eyes. If he couldn't do it, no one would take it seriously.
The faster time passed, the more the once hot topics were buried by the crowd. The deeper the winter was, the colder the War of Autumn became. It was wrapped up in the cold of winter and no longer attracted people's attention.
It was always like this, striking while the iron was hot. If the temperature gradually cooled down, the ironware that he wanted to forge would break and be easily discarded.
Qin Qi was also the commander of the Imperial Guards, the commander of Yan Tan's Imperial Army. His position was unshakable, and compared to Qin Feng's awkward situation, he was much calmer. He led the guards to patrol every day, protecting the most important center of the country and the most important ruler.
Occasionally, Qin Feng would see Qin Qi leading a group of guards in the palace. He was wearing a black robe embroidered with a black flood dragon and swimming carp. When he saw him, he would stop and bow politely. Qin Feng looked at him with a calm and solemn expression that he couldn't compare to. He seemed very polite to him, but when he stopped and looked carefully, his eyes were like glazed tiles, transparent and cold.
This kind of attitude made people feel that the other party was unfriendly, but it was only polite. You can see it, but you can't catch it.
After living together for a few months, Qin Feng had already understood Qin Qi's true face. After returning to the palace, every time he met him, Qin Feng would feel an inexplicable uneasiness. The message from his eyes told him that what he wanted to do was probably like a child playing house in his eyes. He would follow him for the time being and one day, he would be able to do it in one go.
In such a difficult situation, Winter silently invaded the entire palace city.
Qin Feng was still working hard to change this situation. He suppressed a thought in his heart, and that was to fulfill the dying wishes of his mother and General Qi, as well as the Fanbei on the Heavenly Chasm Mountain thousands of miles away. She had once said that if he wanted to become a true emperor, he only wanted to make those things a reality.
Qin Feng was trapped like a cocoon. The winter weather was getting colder and the time of night was getting earlier.
Qin Feng thought about Fan Bei and didn't know if she was doing well. Although she had written a note to tell him not to worry about her, which meant that she was safe, Qin Feng had dreamed more than once that he had found the path to the mountain and brought her back.
Every time he woke up, facing the cold night and the distrust in the court during the day, Qin Feng would always carry that note and say in his heart,
It's okay. It'll be fine when dawn comes.
It was just like what his mother had told him when he woke up from countless nightmares when he was young.
When my wings are fully grown, Ah Bai, I will definitely let you accompany me to see the prosperity of this world.
This was Qin Feng's wish, although he didn't know when it would come true.
In the blink of an eye, it was winter. This day was the Winter Solstice Festival. According to the rules of etiquette and customs, it was the day of the Heaven Worship Ceremony.
Qin Feng's fatigue was finally released because this was the third time he could attend an important event as the king of Qin.
The first day of the winter month in the 938th year of the Yongchu calendar was destined to be recorded in the history of the Qin country. It was an extraordinary day.
On this day, it snowed. It was also on this day that an event that shook the Nine Nations occurred.
The night before, it had started to snow. When he woke up the next morning, he saw that the world was white.
The capital, Yantan, seemed to have changed into new clothes. People in winter clothes could be seen walking everywhere in the streets and alleys.
They were not afraid of the cold of the wind and snow at all. They braved the wind and snow to go out just to participate in the grand ceremony.
Worshipping the heavens could be considered the most solemn sacrificial activity in the Qin country. From the royal family to the commoners, everyone had to participate.
The main content of the worship was that at the end of the year, the supreme ruler of Qin would offer sacrifices to the gods and ancestors, praying for good weather and peace in the coming year.
The sacrificial ceremony was grand and spectacular, complicated and grand.
When the sky was about to brighten, Qin Feng wore the jade dragon robe that symbolized his status as a monarch and set off from Yamato Hall. Accompanied by the palace maids of the Ministry of Rites, he went to the Hattori Department in the southeast of the altar temple to change into his sacrificial robe and arrived at the circular mound where the altar was set up.
The people and officials who had been waiting for a long time had already gathered inside and outside the circular mound altar temple. They were waiting with their heads raised and silent.
Qin Feng slowly stepped onto the circular mound platform. The bell stopped and the drums started. The southeast of the circular mound platform burned a calf and the southwest hung a sky lantern. In the misty field, accompanied by the distant drums, it seemed mysterious and formal.
Qin Feng slowly appeared in this atmosphere. His face was like a rainbow, and he was cool and had the aura of an immortal. In this cold winter, he added an attractive aura to everyone's eyes.
Qin Qi stood below the stage and looked up at the person on the altar. He unconsciously curled his lips. He was dressed in formal clothes and was arranged among the officials, occupying an unremarkable position. He looked at Qin Feng indifferently as if he was watching the ceremony, but the mocking smile on his lips showed that it wasn't that simple.
After the drumming, the ceremony officially began. First was to welcome the Emperor God. The music was clear and long, as if it was opening the path to the Hall of Gods. Qin Feng performed a ritual to the Emperor Heavenly Ancestor, his ancestors, and the ancestral tablets of the gods.
He offered incense and kowtowed. His movements were practiced and elegant, and he exuded the aura of a king.
Later, he played Jingping's memorial ceremony to offer jade and silk, and Qin Feng placed the jade and silk in front of the gods.
This action wasn't unfamiliar and reminded Qin Feng of many things. During the coronation ceremony in May, he had also made a similar gesture.
At that time, he had not yet recovered from the grief of his mother's death, nor was he ready to change his identity from a crown prince who did not ask about the affairs of the court and only read the books of sages to the king of Qin who was the ruler of a country. Therefore, the coronation ceremony that day was in a trance and panic. Everything was completed according to the orders of the Grand Priest. Now, half a year had passed, and he had changed from the new emperor who had placed the wrong position of the sky flag to the king of Qin who wanted to change his position.
After offering the jade and silk, the music of Xianping was played. Qin Feng clearly tied it in front of the ancestral tablet. At this time, he looked up at the people around him. All of them were looking at him solemnly. Facing countless pairs of eyes, Qin Feng sighed in his heart. He had been waiting for this for a long time.
It wasn't because he was vain and wanted to be the center of attention. Instead, he wanted to announce his existence to the world.
I'm no longer the Crown Prince of Qin who only cares about his own world and doesn't care about the sufferings of the world. He doesn't care about the people and only hides in his own dark world, praying for peace. That Qin Feng is weak and useless, and he doesn't know anything. He's willing to find peace in that small world and thinks that it's a peaceful world.
I want to tell the world that I'm no longer the useless emperor I used to be. The current Qin Feng has seen the real world, experienced the light of swords on the battlefield, and also returned to Anping Town to watch the rise and fall of smoke.
I met the best person in the world. She taught me how to be a real person and how to take responsibility. No matter how much I sacrificed, I couldn't forget the things that my identity carried.
Qin Feng's gaze was calm, but there was seawater from the celestial river in his eyes. It seemed to want to envelop everyone in his line of sight and let them feel the weight of his gaze and the deeper meaning of his words.
In an instant, heaven and earth changed. In the white snow, the dance of dry qi floated over, accompanied by the changing of the chapter of peace. It was as if the gods had descended into the world. The red and white clothes spun and everyone's eyes were attracted by the Zhu maidens who played the gods. After the dance, the music stopped and Si Zhu's ancient voice began to recite the words of blessing. Qin Feng offered wine and wine, praying for the gods to bless us.
In the dance and music, Si Zhu's voice sounded ancient and distant. Qin Qi didn't move, his eyes focused on the person on the stage. He seemed to want to see every move and look of Qin Feng.
At this moment, the prime minister on the left suddenly turned his head and looked at him. Qin Qi was clearly on the stage, but the moment the prime minister turned his head, Qin Feng sensed his gaze. Their gazes met and they exchanged glances.
All of this happened in a second. A second later, the prime minister turned his head back and Qin Qi naturally returned his gaze to Qin Feng, who had just finished his first offering and was meticulously paying attention to his second offering.
The corners of his mouth curled up even more. The feathered dance of the women in the snow slowly became the background, and the music played by the musicians was also not very clear. It was a moment of absolute silence, but Qin Qi felt that he heard many unusual sounds.
A mysterious and dangerous smile slowly appeared on his face. This joy, dance, and snow came just at the right time. Qin Feng, be serious and focus on everything in front of you. Such a grand ceremony is hard to come by in this life…
Who said that behind the ultimate magnificence was eternal desolation?
It was also said that he was coldly watching this grand Ten Thousand People Ceremony, like a leopard that had been lurking for a long time, just to inadvertently make that fatal blow!
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