123. Winter solstice sacrifice day

The 100-year history of the founding of the Southern Qin Dynasty has always been the focus of research in various countries. One of the most controversial points is the founding day.

There are two widely circulated explanations for the idea of the founding of the country on the winter solstice.

First, the Zhou and Qin era was headed by the winter moon, and the winter solstice was the first to welcome the new year. Therefore, the Southern Qin, which inherited the Qin system, chose the winter solstice as its founding day and established a new calendar on this day.

Second, the Southern Qin Dynasty took the Wei family as the royal family, and the birthday of its ancestor Wei Ying was the winter solstice. So this day was chosen as the founding day. However, the archaeological community has not yet reached a conclusion on the identity of the founding monarch of the Southern Qin Dynasty. Although the folk believe that the founding king is the incarnation of Concubine Mei, there are also those who believe that this choice related to the fate of the Wei family came from Jia Mei or Wei Ying. It is even said that this qiē is a measure of the youngest daughter Wei Ling. However, it is certain that the founding king is related to the Wei family, so it may be reasonable to choose Wei Ying's birthday as the founding day.

———————————— "The West: On the Book of Southern Qin"

However, one of the biggest reasons why Wei Qian chose the winter solstice day was that she could really leave the palace on this day.

The winter solstice has always been a major festival valued by the imperial court after the Qin and Han dynasties.

The emperor will lead the civil and military officials to personally carry out the sacrifice of the "winter solstice suburbs" to worship Haotian and the gods of the five directions. In the palace, the queen will also lead the palace concubines to worship the ancestors and carry out the ceremony of the winter solstice festival.

The winter solstice is second only to New Year's and other festivals among the annual festivals.

"The queen is seriously ill, and the empress dowager decrees that she will order the concubines, concubines, and concubines to take charge of the palace affairs together, and worship the ancestors and welcome the new year."

There is no emperor in the palace, and the emperor is cultivating again. Wei Qian took advantage of the busy crowd at the ceremony and asked Hongchun to pretend to be himself to rub the fat and powder for the sacrifice. And she really rushed to the suburbs, and joined Lingyun and the others and hurried to Tianyuan Island.

On Tianyuan Island, yellow bells and drums were played, colorful flags were unfurled, and the small imperial court, which had just taken shape, together with the islanders, gathered in front of the Temple of Heaven under Wahuang Peak.

Although the sparrow is small, there are the Temple of Heaven and Earth and the Five Emperors Altar under this Wahuang Peak, which are used to worship Haotian and declare the legitimacy of Southern Qin.

Wei Qian changed into clothes, dressed in a men's dragon robe, and led the ten ministers to worship the sky.

At the same time, Situ Yun is also leading hundreds of civil and military officials to worship Haotian.

At the same time, Situ Yun and Wei Qian recited prayers, and at the same time offered the three animal sacrifices, and then sacrificed them with Liurui ritual vessels.

The sky is the sky, so the sky is saluted by the sky. Yellow is the color of the ground, so it is used to worship the ground. Green is the color of the east wood, so the green Gui is the east. Red is the color of fire in the south, so the red Zhang salutes the south. White is the golden color of the west, so the white amber is the west. Xuanzhi, black also, the color of the north water, so the Xuanhuang salute the north.

The Liurui ritual vessel was prepared by Jia Mei with Zhang Luo's help and sent to Tianyuan Island under the cover of people's eyes.

Wei Qian took six weapons to sacrifice, and Situ Yun also placed them one by one, and the words and deeds of the two were almost identical, and they began to worship Haotian in the two temples of heaven.

However, Wei Qian has one more process here. After sacrificing Haotian, hold a jade seal. This jade seal is four inches in circumference, and it is handed over to five dragons in New York. The five dragons surround a dragon ball carved from a piece of broken jade, and a red dragon looms inside.

This broken jade is the corner of the jade seal of the country, and the red dragon luck inside gathers the islanders of the three islands and the soul of the Yanhuang dragon.

Wei Qian silently recited the sacrificial text in her heart, put the jade seal on the round platform, and then bowed to Tiansan nine times: "Respectfully Haotian will give an edict!" ”

Witch, sacrifice heaven and earth. The so-called immortal path is derived from witchcraft, so Wei Qian has long learned this kind of magic that communicates heaven and earth. It's just never a chance to use it.

Personally sacrificing Haotian was Wei Qian's ambition in his early years. But when it came to the end, Wei Qian was uneasy in his heart, for fear that the sacrifice to heaven would fail and the founding of the country would not be mandated by heaven.

The courtiers below are also worried, if Wei Qian's sacrifice to heaven is successful, then they can justifiably assist Wei Qian. No, at present, Wei Qian uses the pseudonym "Wei Yun" to show himself as a man. Except for Jia Mei, Lishan Nun and Liu Shilian, no one else knew.

However, Wei Qian deliberately neutralized the three female ministers among the current ten ministers.

The first is Gu Zhenzhen, who manages the civil engineering industry, and is responsible for all kinds of scientific research and technology. Although Zhang Kai and the others discriminated, the other people on the island were accustomed to Gu Zhenzhen's management.

This woman swore not to marry in this life, and devoted herself to carrying forward the various techniques inherited by the Mo family in Southern Qin. Smelters, shipyards, textile mills, lumber yards, weapons factories and other facilities were all created by her.

People are there, and it is difficult for her to convince the public if she does not enter the top management.

Liu Shilian entered the management as an imperial advisor and managed this aspect of education. Zhang Kai is responsible for managing the day-to-day affairs of Mishima and is responsible for the etiquette aspect. Yan Jue, along with the other two, is responsible for training recruits and defending the island. Compared with Wei Qian and the stewards of the island, these three people manage more affairs in the DPRK.

A small test made the three of them convincing everyone. And Wei Qian added mythology to Zhang Kai and the others. It is said that in the dream, he was inspired by the Li Immortal, and there was a strong wind and a flying bear into a dream. These are all stories that are talked about in ancient Chinese mythology. Liu Shilian told the students earlier.

As soon as I heard that the two of them had the qualifications of the queen and the princess, where were there any objections?

The remaining four are in charge of agriculture and animal husbandry; textiles, cloth clothing; The interior of the island's mansion, as well as business and navigation.

At present, the core management of the Lord's Mansion is these ten people, among which the women who are responsible for the internal affairs of the Lord's Mansion are women, and the women who are responsible for textiles and cloth clothes are also women, plus Gu Zhenzhen. Three of the ten people accounted for three, laying a firm foundation for later women to participate in the politics of the Southern Qin Dynasty.

It doesn't matter if there are few people in Nanqin, Shenzhou abandons women at home, but Nanqin can be treated equally, because Nanqin's innate foundation determines that they need manpower. Regardless of whether they are men or women, as long as they are talented, they can take office.

Everyone was watching Wei Qian's actions with concern, and the female cultivators of Lishan who were secretly watching also looked nervous.

Ling Lan only learned about Wei Qian's overall layout a few days ago, and in addition to admiration, she had a new outlook on the future of the Lishan faction.

If Wei Qian is established overseas, the Lishan faction can be regarded as the state religion!

"It doesn't matter, when Shenzhou sacrifices to the sky, it will inevitably attract the power of Haotian, and if the two parties are synchronized, the qi of Haotian will sense Xuanning's prayer."

Haotian is the supreme god that has always been sacrificed in China. It is the embodiment of the way of heaven, the existence of impersonality. What is the Taoist Jade Emperor, the Lord of the Thirty-Three Days of Buddhism, Emperor Shakti, in the eyes of Confucianism, is not a serious Emperor at all, only Haotian Supreme.

Therefore, in the Song Dynasty in his previous life, Wei Qian established the name of the Jade Emperor and regarded the Jade Emperor as the incarnation of Haotian. In this way, Taoism was co-opted, and by the way, the legitimacy of the Song Dynasty was increased. But even if the Song Dynasty respected Taoism, it was still the emperor's right to worship Haotian, and Taoism could worship the Jade Emperor, but there was no one who sacrificed Haotian.

In the void, the five-colored vitality is rolling and surging, and the underworld is accompanied by the sacrifice below, and there is vitality flowing down.

Shenzhou is vast, the vitality is abundant, the luck of Longting has risen sharply, and the weather of Wusehao is endless, suppressing the mountains and rivers.

And Wei Qian took a hitchhike to worship the sky, and only intercepted a wisp from the rolling Haotian vitality. But it was this small wisp of vitality that was enough for the jade seal to be sublimated and the kingdom to be established.

The air is full of brilliance, and the five-colored Hao weather slowly descends, and finally falls on the jade seal and constantly transforms.

The front of the jade seal was originally a tabula rasa, but with the blessing of Haotian's qi, the eight seal characters of "Cheng Hao Mandate, Southern Qin Orthodoxy" slowly emerged.

Wei Qian was overjoyed, holding the big seal in his hand and showing it to everyone: "In the name of Haotian, I am the son of heaven in Southern Qin, and I will educate one side on behalf of heaven." ”

Liu Shilian and others followed and saluted, and then the people shouted long live and bowed down one after another.

With the shouts of everyone, the power of all the people gathered, and Wei Qian's body rose with a red snake, which combined with the power of all people and slowly turned into an earthy yellow dragon.

Wei Qian founded the country with Tude, and the dragon spirit of Guozuo is naturally Huanglong. The little dragon was four-legged and three-clawed, and the horns on the top of his head had just been formed, and after absorbing Wei Qian's own luck, he let out a cheer and flew to the sky above the Island Lord's Mansion to evolve the Dragon Court Cloud Sea.

The golden clouds are continuous, condensing morality, holiness, and good fortune, and the little dragon is churning in the sea of clouds, gradually rising a pillar of heaven. This pillar leads to Haotian and symbolizes the foundation of the country.

"The pillar of heaven is formed, the destiny of heaven is revealed, and there may really be a day when it will occupy Nanyang in the future." In the netherworld, the Dragon Palace of the Ghost Country, Emperor Gaozu looked coldly overseas.

"I also thought that she would take the initiative to share the luck of Shenzhou and establish a dynasty with fire virtue. I didn't expect it to be Tude? ”

If Wei Qian stupidly uses Situ Jiangshan's fire virtue to establish a dynasty, there will be cause and effect in the future. Emperor Gaozu can take the opportunity to let the people of the Situ family seize the luck of Southern Qin, and at worst, he can turn Southern Qin into a vassal state of the Situ family.

"This girl is not stupid, she takes the initiative to transform her fire virtue into earth virtue. Not only conformed to his own incarnation, but also received the care of the goddess of the earth. ”

The temple at the top of Wahuang Peak lowered the five-colored sky light, helping Wei Qian suppress and stabilize the luck of Southern Qin. With Emperor Wa taking care of him, Emperor Gaozu did not dare to attack Southern Qin head-on.

"But the coming days are long, let's take our time."

Emperor Gaozu knew that Situ Jiangshan was only two or three hundred years old, and after the Dragon Court declined and the new dynasty ascended, his line would inevitably be ruined. Each Emperor Gaozu had his own arrangements for this. The previous dynasty was ready to borrow chickens to lay eggs and mix their own blood into the Situ family, so as to steal the luck of the new dynasty.

Now Emperor Gaozu is smarter, and while pushing Wei Qian to establish a country overseas, he is preparing to pick the final fruit. With the two dynasties luck subsidy, it can maintain the Dragon Court for at least five hundred years. At that time, Emperor Gaozu would have the possibility of further ranking in the immortal class.

"Come on, send the things sent by the ancestors of the Yang World to Wei Bo and the three princes of Jiafu."

After the concubines worship their ancestors, the incense turns into various melons and fruits, jade, fragrant wood, and brocade in the underworld.

Emperor Gaozu sent people to the Yin Mansion of Jiafu and Weifu to highlight the difference between monarchs and ministers, which is also a hint.

The Yin Mansion of Jiafu is not far from the palace, and the three princes each have to enjoy a sacrifice.

After receiving the decree from heaven, Jia Yuan's expression changed greatly, and his eyes were cloudy and said to the elder brother beside him: "Brother, how do you say my Jia Mansion should stand in line?" ”

Emperor Gaozu's meaning is obvious. You are the courtiers of the Situ family, Wei Qian is the descendant of your Jia Wei, and the kingdom she set up is naturally a vassal country of the Situ family.

Jia Yan sighed: "Back then, I inherited the trust of the ancestor of the previous dynasty and helped protect the princess of the previous dynasty. This matter is already a crime for His Majesty, if it weren't for our meritorious deeds in the early years, I am afraid that we would have been killed. Now that the daughter of the Wei family has established a country overseas, His Majesty naturally wants to beat us and others, so that we will not set up another dragon court in the future. ”

"So let's go to Shane? But in the future, if your majesty asks us to attack Wei Qian's girl, what should we do? ”

Jia Daishan listened to his father's words, and looked at his uncle with a nervous face.

The uncle smiled: "We are just relatives, and our ancestors haven't spoken yet, what do we care?" ”

Jia Yan straightened his clothes and straightened his tiara: "You two go with me to thank you, as for other things, do we know?" ”

Yes, Wei Qian is the Wei family, and the future posthumous emperor will inevitably start with the ancestors of the Wei family. What does it have to do with them?

They only need to be good courtiers of the Situ family, and secretly take care of Wei Qian by the way, and Wei Qian will naturally accept their favor in the future. Help make Jia Mansion extend.

There are no thousand-year-old dynasties in the world, but there are thousand-year-old families.

Jia Yan and Jia Yuan's thoughts lie in this. What they want is a family that will stand tall and survive the wars of the dynasty. But now, when the power of Jiafu is insufficient, it is necessary to lurk minions to respectfully serve Emperor Gaozu of the underworld.

However, a hidden worry flashed in Jia Daishan's heart: if Wei Yan stupidly accepted this gift and set the status of a monarch and minister with the Situ family, the Situ family would inevitably share the luck of Southern Qin in the future.

The chariot and horse of the Dragon Court slowly drove towards the Yin Mansion of the Wei Mansion, and this qiē was looked at by another great god of the Netherworld.

Dressed in a black crown and a black robe, the Immortal Monarch said to the judge beside him: "The people of the Situ family went to your house to give a reward. You bring some of your children and grandchildren to me, and you say that I invite you to tea. ”

The ancestor of the Wei family was an official at the Immortal Monarch's place, and as soon as he heard what he said, he didn't ask anything else, and immediately went to summon Wei Yan and the others.

When the angel descended on the Wei family, Wei Yan and the others took the first step and had already followed their grandfather to the Imperial Palace of Xudu.

In desperation, the angel had no choice but to come back to report to Emperor Gaozu.

Emperor Gaozu was silent for a moment, and then said to the left and right: "The Wei family is not a pure minister, and it cannot be trusted in the future. After a pause, he added: "But after all, he has made meritorious contributions to the society, and the gifts are distributed as usual." ”

The founding ministers below stood in columns, and they all understood what was going on in their hearts, but they sang the praises of His Majesty's kindness in their mouths.

The third duke of Jiafu broke into a cold sweat on his back, knowing that Emperor Gaozu was taboo about the lord of the Netherworld Capital, so he didn't dare to settle too much with the Wei family.

In the Yudu world, when the Wei Judge saw the heavenly pillar rising on Nanqin's side, he suddenly understood, and hurriedly took his son and grandson to salute the Immortal Monarch: "Thank you for saving your majesty." ”

"I'm also thinking about myself, so you don't have to." The Immortal Monarch helped the three of them up, looked at the Dragon Court of the Ghost Kingdom not far away and the ruins of the broken wall in front of the Dynasty and said: "I have ruled the Netherworld for countless years, although I have handed over the governance of the Ghost Country to the founding emperor, but there is only one Lord of the Netherworld. ”

Wei Yan and the three of them were awe-inspiring in their hearts. Yes, there are countless generations of ghost kingdoms in the underworld, but there is still one son of the netherworld.

"I am used to the vicissitudes of life, and the kings of the past have frequently used methods, just to want to win a dragon court for a long time. But they have been in the ghost country for a long time, what are I doing as the Son of Heaven? ”

Every emperor of the Kai Dynasty has an earthly immortal personality, which is given by the authority of the Netherworld Son to divide himself. The founding emperor was ordered by him to govern the Netherworld, of which the merit was divided into two points, and the Son of the Netherworld got a share by virtue of his famous weapon. And the karma is all attributed to the ancestor of the Ghost Kingdom Dragon Court.

Therefore, the Holy Son of Heaven ruled by the arch, only the Holy Virtue.

The Netherworld Son accumulates merits, but does not inherit karma, and this is the foundation of his immortality. In this regard, no one is inferior to him among the founding emperors of the Liedai.

Now helping the Wei Mansion with this, the Netherworld Son is not a white gang, his eyes are on overseas ghosts.

If Nan Qin prospered overseas, there would be one more ghost kingdom under his rule, and the entire Netherworld would grow, and his authority would expand with it, which was what the Underworld wanted.

"Wei Ju, you have been with me for many years, and you will go to Nanqin in the future."

Wei Juan was overjoyed in his heart, and his face was even more grateful: "If it weren't for the grace of His Majesty's recreation, my Wei family would never have created today." In the future, I would like to serve the work of dogs and horses by His Majesty's side. ”

"As for the rule of Southern Qin, please ask Your Majesty to send someone to take over."

Seeing that Judge Wei was so upright, the Immortal Monarch smiled: "Okay, you stay by my side, as for Nan Qin, let your grandson go." ”

Wei Yan was startled and hurriedly saluted the Immortal Monarch.

"You are the biological father of the lord of Southern Qin, as long as you don't directly open your mouth to respect Emperor Gaozu as the king, then in the future, Southern Qin will not have to worry about luck being taken away by the Situ family." The Immortal Monarch instructed Wei Yan, and handed over a pair of nautical charts to Wei Yan: "This is the map of the new continent, and you will give it to the lord of Southern Qin when you go back." I would like to help her, and only seek the power of the Netherworld. ”

There is a god in that New World who symbolizes the Netherworld, and that is the goal of the Hades.

Wei Yan received the order, and the Immortal Monarch thought about it again, and said to the three of them: "Now that I am attached to your family, I will inevitably be said to be bullying you by asking for the power of the Netherworld. With a wave of his hand, a dark red Xuan Qi submerged into the yang world and entered the body of Wei Ying, who was studying in the Wei family.

"I will help you take care of the sun, the Wei family will have at least a hundred years of luck."

The Immortal Monarch came forward to protect Wei Ying, and Wei Ying had a bright future in the future, even if Emperor Gaozu wanted to exclude the Wei family, he would not dare to be presumptuous in front of the Immortal Monarch.

The matter was a foregone conclusion, and the three members of the Wei family left after thanking the Emperor of the Dead.

Wei Yan went to Southern Qin, and at this time, Wei Qian's real body returned to Daming Palace, and only the incarnation was shown in front of people. When the father and daughter met, Wei Yan told him about the Yin Si.

Wei Qian understood: "Although I am the goddess of the earth, I don't have the heart to occupy all the priesthoods. Since the Immortal Monarch asks for the power of the Yin Division, it is to give it to him. However, this Southern Qin Ghost Country still hopes that his father will personally manage it. ”

Now that Nan Qin has just been established, it can't be directly posthumously sealed, so Wei Yan can only temporarily manage it in the guise of a ghost and god. In the future, when Southern Qin is really prosperous, he can be posthumously awarded the title of emperor.

Things are gradually getting on the right track, looking at the busy people on Sanyuan Island, and looking at Wei Yan, who established the ghost country underground. Wei Qian held the map in her hand and looked farther south.

There, in addition to the god of the underworld, there is also a god who uses the power of the earth.