Finally, the memorial tablet was sent to the Grand Ancestral Temple for accompanying worship.
August 21, at five in the morning.
Ninety-nine eternal lamps were lit in front of the Divine Road Stele outside the Grand Ancestral Temple.
The Forbidden Army lined both sides of the Divine Road, their iron armor striking the mourning bands at their waists.
At exactly seven in the morning, the Crown Prince, dressed in mourning clothes, held the late Emperor's memorial tablet, followed by the civil and military officials, all walking towards the Grand Ancestral Temple.
The seventy-two vermilion lacquered doors of the main hall of the temple swung open simultaneously, revealing the gilded tablets of emperors through the ages.
At seven twelve, the Crown Prince, holding the memorial tablet, walked through the temple gate.
Outside, the mourning banners blocked the sun, and the civil and military officials bowed along the Divine Road like tides.
