Chapter 2: The Red Dragon is born

A platform several meters high has been built next to the Wei River north of Chang'an, which is the temporary sacrifice platform for A Dou to ascend the throne and sacrifice to the heavens.

A flat road was specially rested in front of the sacrificial platform. The paved road made of bluestone seeped out a faint blue glazed color in the sun. Civil and military officials and tens of thousands of soldiers stood neatly at the end of the Bluestone Avenue. There were two rows of horn hands on both sides of the road, holding extra-large horns in their hands, quietly waiting for Zhuge Liang to issue orders.

On the high platform is a fast and long mahogany table. The mahogany table has a simple appearance and is placed on it with incense, candles and various livestock offerings.

Zhuge Liang was wearing a white Taoist robe and was standing in front of the stage, while gently turning the compass in his hand. Suddenly, Zhuge Liang raised his head and said in a solemn voice: "Please go to the stage!"

Adou took steps and climbed up the platform. As Adou stepped onto the first step, the horn hands on both sides puffed up their cheeks and began to blow the horns. At the same time, huge drums around him sounded. Although the rhythm of the drums was not fast, they rippled in the air with the continuous sound of horns, giving people a sense of oppression.

Dresses from the Han Dynasty were very complicated to wear, and dragon robe was the best among them. Now, three layers of Adoli were wrapped in three layers of clothes, which was not easy to feel in midsummer. The dragon robe of the Han Dynasty was black, not the bright yellow color of later generations. The gorgeous dragon robe was embroidered with golden thread on it, reflecting dazzling light in the sun, making people feel a graceful and luxurious atmosphere.

But at this time, the black made A Dou feel depressed. You know, it is summer now, and there is a sun hanging in the sky. Under the scorching sun, you will feel very hot, not to mention that A Dou has changed several layers. The black dragon robe has a very strong heat absorption. It is not much different from a steam bath in the summer sun. Thanks to A Dou's internal skills, otherwise he would have to faint.

Adou secretly glanced at Zhuge Liang behind him, and saw Zhuge Liang wearing a white Taoist robe, floating lightly in the wind, looking very cool, which made Adou envious. Subconsciously, Adou speeded up his pace, hoping to climb up the platform as soon as possible and end the ceremony of sacrifice to the sky as soon as possible.

All the eyes of the people around him were focused on A Dou, watching A Dou climbing up to the high platform for offering sacrifices to the sky. A Dou climbed up to the rooftop with the rhythm of the drums step by step. When A Dou stood in front of the table, the sound of trumpets and drumbeats around suddenly stopped.

The surrounding area suddenly became quiet, and there was no sound of birds. The drums and horns just now had already scared away all the birds and some small animals around. Everyone held their breath and looked quietly at A Dou on the rooftop.

A Dou felt that all the eyes of the people around him were focused on him. The silence suddenly made A Dou feel a little nervous. A Dou took a deep breath, tried his best to relieve the tension in his heart, and then picked up the tribute text that was placed on the table in advance. Then A Dou slowly called the tribute text and started to recite it aloud.

This sacrificial article was written by Zhuge Liang himself. It is not long, only a few hundred words, but it is indeed very literary. A Dou felt a trace of the shadow of "The Memorial to the Emperor".

The moment A Dou finished reciting the sacrificial text, the Wei River in the distance suddenly boiled, but this did not attract everyone's attention.

A Dou stood on the platform, standing high and forgetting far away. He noticed the strangeness of the Wei River at the first time. He saw something similar to a whirlpool appeared in the Wei River, and then two golden things that looked like thick tree trunks slowly rose from the water.

A Dou subconsciously looked at the Weishui River, and all the civil and military ministers around him focused their eyes on A Dou. Seeing A Dou's eyes staring at the Weishui River, he naturally looked in the direction of A Dou's eyes.

A huge creature gradually rose in the Wei River. The giant creature was covered with red scales, and the dots of water stained on it exuded a strange light in the sun. A huge head appeared in everyone's sight. A pair of eyes that looked like shrimp eyes emitting a hint of green light, its mouth was like a cow's mouth, and its nose was like a dog's nose, which could not stop water from its mouth and nose. A catfish-like long beard drooped into the water, and there was a pair of long horns on its head, emitting a golden light.

"It's a dragon! It's a red dragon!" Someone suddenly exclaimed, and everyone realized that the thing that suddenly emerged from the water was the legendary dragon!

A Dou looked at the dragon in the distance in a daze. The dragon only appeared in the legend. Although A Dou had 1,700 years of experience than the Three Kingdoms people, it was the first time he had seen the thing in the legend.

"Roar!" Chilong let out a huge roar, and then slowly sank into the water.

The waves gradually reached the shore, and everyone was still staring blankly at the Wei River that had recovered from peace. Many people were savoring what had just happened, while more people were wondering whether this was a dream!

It turned out to be a dragon! It was a dragon!

There was still silence around the ritual platform, but the atmosphere at this time was completely different from what it was just now. This incredible scene appeared in front of everyone.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang suddenly shouted, knelt in front of the rooftop, and said loudly: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty."

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang said loudly: "Your Majesty, the red dragon just now is a good sign! Emperor Gaozu was the son of Emperor Chi, who killed the White Snake and then rebelled, and then decided to dominate the world. Now the red dragon reappears. I guess it was Emperor Gaozu who sent the red dragon here! With Emperor Gaozu's blessing, His Majesty will be able to reorganize the rivers and mountains of the Han Dynasty! This is a good sign for God to bless me with the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Bang was originally a gangster from the market and had no prominent background. In order to be convinced, he had to do something to pretend to be a god. Killing a white snake, Liu Bang made a story about the Red Emperor and the White Emperor, and Liu Bang became the so-called son of the Red Emperor.

After listening to Zhuge Liang's explanation, the people around him suddenly realized that the red dragon just now was sent by Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang. It seemed that Liu Chan in front of him was indeed the true emperor.

Pang Tong secretly gave Zhuge Liang a blank look, then stood up, shouting loudly: "The Han Dynasty is about to be prosperous! Long live Your Majesty!" Then Pang Tong knelt down on the ground with a thump.

Immediately afterwards, the people behind them also knelt down with Pang Tong, and tens of thousands of people knelt down together, shouting one after another, resounding between heaven and earth.

Pang Tong secretly approached Zhuge Liang's ear and asked, "Kong Ming, did you get this red dragon?"

"Those who know me are scholars!" Zhuge Liang replied in a low voice.

"I knew that it was definitely something that you, Zhuge Kongming, could only do," Pang Tong curled his lips, and then continued, "Looking at His Majesty's appearance, he doesn't seem to know about this!"

"I didn't tell Your Majesty before!" Zhuge Liang said quietly.

"It's fine to hide it from me, why do you have to hide it from His Majesty?" Pang Tong asked.

"Shi Yuan, why are you confused at this time? How many eyes are staring at Your Majesty now? Do I dare to tell Your Majesty about such a thing? If someone knows it in advance, this matter will not work!"

"Well, this is true. There is nothing in the palace that can be hidden." Pang Tong nodded slightly. Suddenly, Pang Tong found that Adou's eyes were constantly glancing towards Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong.

"Hehe, Kong Ming, look at Your Majesty always looking at us. I think Your Majesty has figured it out! You should take care of what you do yourself, don't pull me... I just pretended that I hadn't asked about what I said just now." Pang Tong said, and shrank back.

"Hmph! A person who is unfaithful..."

Du Sheng is the head of the Du family, and the Du family is a small family in Chang'an City.

It is said that the Du family has a history of more than a hundred years. Although the Du family cannot be regarded as the largest family in Chang'an City, it has some background. So today Du Sheng was fortunate to be invited to attend A Dou's ceremony for the Heaven Sacrifice.

In fact, Du Sheng is not only the head of the Du family, he has another identity, that is, a spy who was planted in Chang'an by Zhang Ji, the former governor of Yongzhou.

At this time, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was over. Du Sheng walked into the door with a gloomy face, and then said to the butler: "Go and call Xiaoliu and Uncle Da over.

After a while, an old man over 60 years old walked in with a child who was only about four or five years old. When the child saw Du Sheng, he immediately jumped over, threw himself into Du Sheng's arms, and shouted: "Dad..."

This little boy is Du Sheng's sixth son, the youngest, and the most favored by Du Sheng. The old man is Uncle Da, who is an old man from the Du family. Du Sheng was raised by Uncle Da back then.

Du Sheng touched the youngest son's head pamperedly, and then spoke to the old man: "Uncle Da, go and clean up now, and then take Xiaoliu away!"

Uncle Da was slightly stunned, and then asked, "Master, is there something wrong with the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven? Or is it that Liu Chan already suspicious of us?"

Du Sheng shook his head and said, "Uncle Da, everything went smoothly at the beginning of today's Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony, but halfway through, a dragon spit out of the Wei River!"

"What, dragon?" Uncle Da asked in surprise.

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. It was a red dragon. According to Zhuge Liang, the red dragon was sent by the Red Emperor. Wasn't Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang the son of the Red Emperor? Such a strange phenomenon appeared when he was worshiping the sky. It seems that Liu Chan is the true emperor!"

"Chonglong? Red Emperor? Gaozu? Could it be wrong?"

Du Sheng shook his head: "It shouldn't be that Zhuge Liang had the ability to understand the world and could even borrow the east wind back then, and what he said was 80% true. Now Liu Chan is the true emperor. I, Du Sheng, helping Cao Pi, is just helping the evildoer, and I am afraid there will be no good ending. Uncle Da, please take Xiao Liu away immediately, just leave some blood for our Du family..."

Cao Cao has been in Chang'an for many years, and there are many children of aristocratic families with dissatisfaction in Chang'an City. Many of them are secretly helping Cao Pi, and many people are even more interested in Cao Wei. However, since the birth of the Red Dragon, many children of aristocratic families with secret ulterior motives have begun to look for a way out. Some aristocratic families that did not really submit to him also sincerely accepted Adou in this incident. Many people who were preparing to disobey the new level of Adou also gave up this idea.

When His Majesty was offering sacrifices to heaven, a red dragon appeared in the Wei River. The news spread quickly in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City. After some interesting people described it, the matter became more and more outrageous. With Zhuge Liang's intentional fuel, the matter spread quickly.

The ancients always believed in the sayings of ghosts and gods, especially after vivid descriptions of good people, A Dou became the true emperor in people's hearts. Many people believed that the red dragon was sent by Emperor Gaozu, and Emperor Gaozu's intention was to let Ad Dou take over the throne and reorganize the Han Dynasty.

Originally, the period when the old emperor had just died and the new emperor ascended the throne was the most volatile time for people's hearts. However, because of Zhuge Liang's move of the red dragon, the originally floating hearts of Chang'an City stabilized. Some villains and those who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to make profits were all settled, and Chang'an City returned to its former stability.

Weiyang Palace, inner hall.

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong knelt in front of A Dou, and A Dou had already sent out all the eunuchs and palace maids in the inner hall. At this time, there were only three people in the hall, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong.

"Two teachers, don't kneel down, get up!" A Dou said.

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong both taught Adou, so Adou called them teachers.

After Liu Chan ascended the throne, he called Zhuge Liang "Xiangfu". However, now Liu Bei died suddenly, and A Dou was not as incompetent as Liu Chan in history, so the title of "Xiangfu" did not appear in this era. A Dou still called Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong "teacher".

When Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong heard that Adou asked him to get up, he was not polite and stood up at the same time.

"Two teachers, who did the drama of the birth of Chilong today? Or did the two of you make it together?" A Dou asked.

"Haha, Your Majesty is indeed extremely wise. You can guess so quickly that it was Kong Ming's fault!" Pang Tong smiled and said.

Seeing that Pang Tong had come out, Zhuge Liang had to stand up and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is indeed done by the minister."

"Thank you for your hard work, Prime Minister." Adou sighed slightly, but a hint of helplessness arose in his heart.

Adou naturally understood that he had just ascended the throne and was young, so many people must be convinced and disobeyed him. They were lip service to him, and they were behind him. Zhuge Liang's ultimate goal of making such a red dragon was to create momentum for him, so that everyone in the world knew that he was the true emperor and the person chosen by Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, so that he could settle down in the short term.

But during the last life, A Dou often exposed some tricks of pretending to be a god and making a fool of himself, but he didn't expect that he would have been fooling people by pretending to be a god and making a fool of himself. Thinking of this, A Dou laughed at himself.
Chapter completed!