Zhao Yuanyan told Zhao Hongrun that the next step would be the enthronement ceremony.

This enthronement ceremony was organized by the imperial court. At this time, officials headed by the Ministry of Rites had gone to various temples in and outside Daliang City to pray for blessings, and then prepared to enthrone and worship heaven.

As the saying goes, a country cannot live without a king for a day. After the old king dies, the new king will first take over the throne. After confirming the orthodoxy, the new king will mourn the death of the old king and announce it to the world at the same time. This is just and right.

Of course, Zhao Hongrun could not attend the enthronement ceremony, including offering sacrifices to heaven, in his current mourning clothes. Therefore, he followed the eunuch Tong Xian back to the East Palace, took off his mourning clothes, took off the crown prince's robe, and put on a pair of clothes specially cut for him by the Internal Affairs Bureau.

Brand new royal robe made.

I have to say that Zhao Hongrun was deeply touched when he looked at himself wearing royal robes in the bronze mirror.

Once upon a time, he never thought that one day he would become the king of Wei. He only wanted to be an idle king, eating, drinking and having fun every day. Unexpectedly, the world took its toll and eventually made him wear this royal robe.

"Your Majesty, don't miss the right moment."

Seeing Zhao Hongrun standing in front of the bronze mirror in a daze, the eunuch Tong Xian urged him in a low voice.

Zhao Hongrun nodded, and after taking one last look at the prince's robe that he took off, he turned around and walked out of the East Palace.

When he and his party arrived at the square inside the palace gate, his imperial guards had already put on their imperial armors and led many imperial guards to line up there, waiting for Zhao Hongrun's arrival.

Since the mourning ceremony has not yet been held, the imperial guards have not yet worn their white hats, and the city is the same as usual. The real period of national mourning will not begin until Zhao Hongrun officially ascends the throne and pays the mourning ceremony for the old king Zhao Si as the new king.

After getting on the royal chariot outside the palace gate, under the protection of many imperial guards, Zhao Hongrun and his party headed to the Temple of Heaven outside the city.

On the way through the streets in the city, even though there were guards on duty along the way and the streets were closed, there were still many people in the city watching.

Most of these people did not know that the old king Zhao Si had passed away. They only knew that the new king Zhao Hongrun had succeeded to the throne, so they seemed quite excited.

Only those experienced old people understand that the reason why the court is in such a hurry to deal with the succession of the new king must be because the old king has passed away.

Under the watch of the people along the way, Zhao Hongrun and his party walked out of Daliang and arrived at the Temple of Heaven on the outskirts of the city.

When approaching the Temple of Heaven, Du You, the Minister of Rites, led the people of the court to see him and addressed him as "Your Highness" - because Zhao Hongrun's enthronement ceremony had not yet been completed.

Like Zhao Hongrun, the faces of the DPRK officials headed by Du You were also full of fatigue at this moment.

This is no wonder, after all, they visited the temples in and outside Daliang City on behalf of Zhao Hongrun, which was far more difficult than Zhao Hongrun.

After the meeting between the two parties, Du You, the Minister of Rites, chatted with Zongfu Zhao Yuanyan and Zongzheng Zhao Sheng for a few words, probably to confirm whether the rituals of ancestor worship within the Ji Zhao family had been completed and whether there was anything missing.

After confirming that there were no omissions, Du You, the Minister of Rites, invited Zhao Hongrun to the altar.

Sacrifice to heaven at the Temple of Heaven is for the subjects, so it is hosted by the Ministry of Rites rather than the clan. Therefore, the clan’s Zhao Yuanyan and Zongzheng Zhao Sheng can also take time to rest under the altar.

Generally speaking, the etiquette steps for worshiping heaven and worshiping ancestors are similar, but the tributes are different.

Under the crowds of people in the city surrounding the Temple of Heaven, Du You, the Minister of Rites, led Zhao Hongrun to the Temple of Heaven and handed a sacrificial letter to the latter.

This sacrificial text is actually similar to the sacrificial text when offering sacrifices to ancestors. To put it simply, it is basically a prayer to God. Our old king Zhao Si of Wei State has passed away, and now my new king Zhao Run has succeeded. Moreover, our Wei State will still be able to celebrate the new year.

I worship God every year and hope that God will continue to protect the Wei State and make the weather smooth and there will be no natural disasters or man-made disasters.

After reciting it, Zhao Hongrun put the sacrificial inscription into the fire cauldron and watched the sacrificial inscription create green smoke.

At this time, as long as there are no sudden bad weather conditions such as lightning and thunder in the sky, it will probably "represent" God to accept the matter and recognize Zhao Run, the new king of Wei, and then the officials of the Ministry of Rites will offer tribute to God.

, then Zhao Hongrun can accept the worship of all people, truly inherit the throne, and become the king of Wei. "PS: If there is lightning and thunder and heavy rain pouring now, it will be great fun."

During this period, Zhao Hongrun felt more or less uneasy about this.

Although he knew very well that the so-called celestial phenomena were just natural phenomena, he couldn't help but that his subjects didn't understand. If there were lightning, thunder, and torrential rain, even if he had outstanding achievements, the subjects below would be suspicious and think it was a torrential downpour.

God is angry and does not recognize this new king.

But having said that, Zhao Hongrun's luck is really good. The sky is still clear and there are no bad omens. Of course, there is no auspiciousness from the sky.

But it doesn't matter. After all, things like auspiciousness can be faked artificially. For example, you can use an unusual ostrich egg to pretend to be a phoenix child; or you can carve a stele like "Eight Kings Orthodox" and bury it in the soil in advance.

If you deliberately ask the people to dig it out, you can say that it is God's will and so on.

All in all, the Ministry of Rites will slowly operate this kind of thing in the future, making sure that all the people of the country believe as much as possible that the new monarch is a wise monarch blessed by God, and will definitely lead the country to become more prosperous and stronger.

In short, as long as the celestial phenomena during the sacrifice to heaven are passed and there are no frequent natural or man-made disasters during the year when the new king takes the throne, other problems will not be big.

Finally, after paying tribute to God, Du You, the Minister of Rites, shouted from the Temple of Heaven: "The people bow down to worship the new king."

Immediately, all the officials in the court and the city, as well as the people in the city, kowtowed to the ground and worshiped, saying "Your Majesty."

Slowly walking to the Temple of Heaven and looking at the flood of subjects under the Temple of Heaven, Zhao Hongrun seemed to feel a different feeling than before.

The prince is still the prince after all, even if the word "supervisor of the country" is added, it is not enough to be compared with the king.

Even though Zhao Hongrun had never been enthusiastic about the throne, standing at the Temple of Heaven and watching all the people kneel down and worship him, his heart was unavoidably filled with excitement.

Apart from the excitement, he couldn't help but feel a little fear and uneasiness in his heart.

Because before this, his father Zhao Si supported him from behind, but now that his father has passed away, he can only shoulder the responsibility.

Although his father, Zhao Si, has gradually transferred power to him in the past two years, allowing him to gradually adapt, but suddenly there is no support behind him, and Zhao Hongrun inevitably feels a little uncomfortable.

Apart from being frightened and uneasy, a strong sense of responsibility also emerged in his heart.

Because his father, Emperor Zhao Si, handed over this huge country to him. From then on, he would protect this country and its people.

Every decision he makes and every decree he makes will directly affect the entire country and its subjects.

"call……"

After taking a long breath, Zhao Hongrun looked at the subjects under the Temple of Heaven and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty——"

Under the Temple of Heaven, the thanksgiving sounds of the subjects came.

On August 24, the twenty-seventh year of Wei Hongde's reign, due to the death of the old king Zhao Si, the 25-year-old prince Zhao Run hastily succeeded to the throne, inherited the throne, and became the ninth generation king of Wei.
Chapter completed!