At this point, Grand Scholar Fang let out a long sigh of relief. Of course, he himself did not expect that it would go so smoothly. The Westerners who were covetous had helped him in the end. His heart was full of unexplained excitement: because 'half of the nation' had already been under control, and his ambition was within reach.

At the same time, the matters about the memorial ceremony to worship the Heavens were indeed put forward by the Ministry of Rites. Fang Qin took the lead and joined in. Even the Yan Wang Party did not come out to object. They unanimously agreed to this rarely seen extravagant activity.

Back then, Former Emperor Yuan He hosted one once a year. In the years of Long An, they gradually became more frugal. Therefore, the procedures were all ready-made. In order to ensure that the boot-licking didn't reach the legs, the Ministry of Rites had already started to make preparations secretly. Once the Emperor approved of it, they immediately started to operate in an orderly manner. On that day, northwest envoys began to offer gifts one after another, the nine gates were full of fireworks, all regulations were lifted, the bells and drums roared in unison.

The Emperor had to depart from the palace to worship the heavens, to tell his ancestors what he had achieved during this year. This time, he had learned his lesson. He was closely followed by thirteen imperial guards, not taking with him a single one of the unreliable civil and military officials, only the Crown Prince. Under the altar, Yan Wang led the Grand Council and a number of officials.

Sacrificing for heaven and earth, worshiping ancestors, a string of activities were carried out in order. With nothing happening this time, Li Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief, casting aside the haunting fear left from last time and ordered to return to the palace.

When the Emperor took up his chariot and was about to return, and the imperial army outside the city was handing over the duty to the imperial guards, something happened.

There was no telling who suddenly shouted, "Assassins!"

Before the words were heard, several Dong Ying boomerangs broke through the air and pierced straight through the crowd officials, grazing the sleeves of a Han Lin; the old Han Lin did not manage to let out a sound, promptly fainting. The internal and external guard troops responded at the same time. Some called "protect the Emperor" and some called "catch the assassins".

Unexpectedly, an imperial army member suddenly turned mad and slashed his sword at the Crown Prince. Chang Geng was nearest to him; he stepped forward and grabbed the Crown Prince's belt to drag him back in the blink of an eye.

In the confusion, someone shouted, "The imperial army is rebelling!"

The commander of the imperial army, who was carrying out the task of being the main guard, was still in confusion. He blurted out, "My ass!"