Chapter 974

   At this juncture, it is very important to be able to hold the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens and praying for blessings in place of the emperor.

   This shows the attitude of the emperor.

  Although Li Hongyuan is already the prince, it is still unknown whether he can take over this position.

  Lin Shimo taught Wen Zan the words, and successfully made the emperor agree to sacrifice to the sky and pray for blessings.

   And King Zhao has not come back, the only candidate is the Crown Prince.

   Sure enough, the next day, the emperor issued an decree through the supervisor of ceremonies and the cabinet, asking the prince to pray for the gods to pray for the emperor and his father, and ask for auspiciousness from the sky.

   Ministry of Rites and Dali Temple began to get busy.

   On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was held at the Temple of Heaven.

   On the twenty-seventh day, it snowed heavily.

  The courtiers and the common people all applauded, praised the benevolence of the king and father, and our prince was wise.

  The emperor wore a robe and stayed in Jinxiu Palace for half a day, and then went to Fengning Palace for half a day. No one knew what he did in Jinxiu Palace, nor what he said to the Queen in Fengning Palace.

   Returning to the Feishhuang Palace in the evening, the emperor caught a cold and sneezed a few times. After the imperial doctor came to diagnose the pulse, he prescribed a prescription, but the emperor refused to take the medicine.

   He took a medicine, and after a year, he would pass the throne to the crown prince, and he himself retired to Xiaoling Mountain to cultivate.

  The emperor actually wanted to practice Taoism.

The news of    came out, and all the ministers were worried, and raised them to the cabinet to ask the scholars for advice.

  Jiang Ruobai, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, is not in the cabinet.

   He is at the Emperor's.

   He looked at the emperor wearing a black robe, and frowned: "Your Majesty, why are you doing this, I don't understand."

   "Xian Ru, the ancients said that life is rare in seventy years. I have grown old!"

  Ru first is the word of Jiang Ruobai.

The    character can only be addressed by elders. At his status, there are very few people who can call him by the character.

   Outsiders call him Jiang Xiang, and the emperor will also call him that.

  Jiang Ruobai has not heard the emperor call him this way for many years. He couldn't help feeling emotional, his eyes were a little wet, and he whispered, "Your Majesty is still young."

   "It's almost too soon." The emperor closed his eyes, "My body has not been doing well since last year. This year, I have relied on elixir to support it. You know that."

  Jiang Ruobai said: "Your Majesty, these elixir... eat too much is useless."

  The so-called elixir in the mouth of the emperor is nothing more than a ball made from some herbs such as cinnabar.

   "I don't have many days anyway." The emperor said lightly, "Ever since Zhuzhu left me, I have always had a feeling that I will be able to see her again soon."

   Jiang Ruobai couldn't help crying: "Your Majesty, the deceased is gone. Your condolences."

   "I always have to see her again."

  The emperor waved his hand a little tiredly, "I'm tired, it will be New Year's Eve in two days, and after the fifteenth, let the prince take care of things. I want to rest."

  Jiang Ruobai's heart trembled and fell to the ground: "My minister, lead the order."

   He walked out of the Feishhuang Palace, looked at the flying snow in the sky, and closed his eyes.

   One era will end, and another era will eventually bring.

   Returning to the cabinet, Jiang Ruobai ignored the anxious ministers, and after discussing with the other four cabinet elders, he went to see the prince.

  Li Hongyuan is playing against Lin Shimo in the snow cottage by the lake.

  They were wrapped in thick fox fur coats and sat on both sides of the stone table like statues.

   Wrapped tightly, Jiang Ning, who only showed a small and lustrous face, stood on the side of the Xuelu, holding a fishing rod in his hand, fishing from an ice hole on the lake.

   Jiang Ruobai stopped and watched for a while before stepping forward.

   (end of this chapter)