Chapter 317: A Dry Ritual

The three hundred and seventeenth round

On the afternoon of Kong Yingda's book, Wei Zheng also presented a letter of his own:

"The ancient precepts, refer to the old map, the upper circle and the lower part, the temple is rebuilt, the hundred considerations are the same, and the different ones return to the same place. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info should be painted and smeared, and the ceremony is not a ceremony; Pei Yi held the Confucianism on the theory, the heresy swarmed, right and wrong were mutually explanatory, and he was suitable for obedience, so he was a nonsense and stopped as a temple.

"Song and Qi are still the same, and Liang and Chen are not changing. Although it is strictly equipped with a place, the sacrifice is not scarce, and the rules of asking for it are not true. Husband filial piety is born because of the heart, and etiquette is established. The heart cannot be extreme, so prepare things to show its sincerity; The love is endless, so the palace is decorated with a wide range of respects. Xuanni Meiyi, it is here!

"The ministers and others are dedicated to Deyin, so that they can participate in the discussion, exhaust the dust and dew, and slightly increase the mountains and seas. All saints have works, righteousness is important at any time, everything is visible, and things change. According to Cai Yongzhi, it is reasonable to lose the complexity of the text; If it is according to Pei's actions, it will hurt the quality. The reason for asking for reason, but not allowing it.

"What we are talking about today is not useless. Please be a five-room heavy house, with a circle on the top and a bottom on the bottom, which is both physical and realistic. The lower room is prepared for the residence of the government, and the upper hall is the place of worship to the sky, and the people and gods are not mixed, and the ceremony is also appropriate. Its rules are vast and the system of a few feasts and feet is legislated at any time to adapt to the situation. For the sake of self, why bother to learn from the ancients. The suspicion of thousands of years is the model of a hundred kings.

"Don't make Mount Tai down, but hear the law of the Yellow Emperor; Above the Wenshui, it is known as the map of Han Wu. Then it is through the gods, and it can be done, and the son will come and go, and it will not be completed. ”

The views of the two people were deadlocked, and Li Shimin had a headache when he looked at the two long folds.

Qin Ying stood on Kong Yingda's side, and when she learned that there was no decision to build the Ming Hall, no matter how anxious she was, it was useless, so she had to pretend to be honest in the court quietly.

She remembered that she had been in the palace for nearly ten years in her previous life, and she had not seen the Ming Hall built. It also means that this project has been delayed by something. However, she didn't know anything about it at the Hanlin Academy.

Now Qin Ying faintly feels that Kong Yingda blocked His Majesty from building the Ming Hall, and it should be a mantis arm as a car. Under the trend of the times, how can one person save the tide?

In the past few days, the officials have made countless arguments on the civil structure of the Ming Hall, because this matter has nothing to do with right or wrong, Chonggu and renovation have their own supporters, neither side can convince the other party, Li Shimin was so upset that he had no choice but to stranded the bill.

Finally, the memories of Qin Ying's previous life were confirmed.

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On the winter solstice in November, the sky is frosty and snowy.

Officials below the fifth rank enjoy a seven-day holiday, while those with the fifth rank and above are required to accompany His Majesty to fast. Seven days before the sacrifice, they should start to abstain from alcohol and meat, and do not sleep with their wives and concubines. There are strict rules for fasting for officials and His Majesty. Fasting for four days, fasting for three days.

Qin Ying himself is a ceremonial official, and it is incumbent on him to accompany him. In the past seven days, Qin Ying has to be busy communicating with other government officials, but also keeping her body and mind clean, and then she has lost a lot of weight, although she wears more ground in winter, but her weak appearance is still obvious.

Fortunately, the decoction she used itself had the effect of replenishing qi and blood, otherwise she would definitely not be able to withstand such a tiring tolerance.

Qin Ying had already come to the mound with many ceremonial officials three days before the winter solstice festival. I eat clear soup and little water every day, but I do more than cows and horses. This is the fate of the celebrants.

Three days before the sacrifice, the Shosha Naocho and Fengyu, who were in charge of His Majesty's journey, rushed to the mound to prepare His Majesty's place to stay; The guards arranged temporary quarters for civil and military officials, ritual officials, and worshippers, and also arranged food veils on the two main roads leading to the mound.

Two days before the festival, the bells and drums are placed in their proper positions; The right school swept the inside and outside of the altar; The suburban community ordered a bright firewood to be lit on the altar.

The day before the festival, the various sacrificial personnel and sacrificial animals will be rehearsed. After the afternoon Shen Shi, Taishi Ling and the Suburban Society Ling were dressed in regular clothes, led their respective subordinate officials, and placed the divine throne of the Emperor of Heaven in the north of the altar.

The day of the sacrifice. At two o'clock in the afternoon, pedestrians are forbidden. The suburbs ordered the three people of the Marshal's Mansion, the two Zhuyi and Zhailang, to put the utensils of the bottle and wash the wattle on the special seat, and then three minutes to save the animals, and the ministers praised and cited the officials, and the ministers and the following all stood under the east gate, and the Taizhu and the Liao Sacrifice ordered to pull the livestock to be slaughtered to the corresponding place.

On the day of the sacrifice, ten minutes before the unknown, the Taiguan ordered the handsome slaughterer to cut the livestock with a knife, and Zhu Shi took the hair and blood with beans, and each was placed in the restaurant, and the food was shared. Qin Ying couldn't see the bloody scenes of those livestock being killed, he closed his eyes early before the knife fell, and hid back to his residence as soon as the sacrifice was over, as for the meat that was made, he didn't have any thoughts of stomaching.

On the day of the winter solstice sacrifice, before three o'clock, Qin Ying changed into a wide robe and a large sleeve, and led the officials of the ancestral hall below to the mound. Before the second moment, she and her companions first carried out the bottle and other things to worship, and then there was the imperial history Taizhu cleaning. At an unknown moment, Qin Ying followed the long line and stood at the door.

After Tai Chang Ling led a group of people up to the mound and sat down in the empty seat, the solemn and solemn sacrificial music and dance began.

Sikong altar East Majesty, rise, sweep up on the top, descend, and hang on the bottom. The space stops, and the attendants return to their positions.

Qin Ying had never seen the winter solstice sacrifice in her previous life, and she was quite excited to participate at first, but after being busy for a few days, she was only anxious in her heart, and she didn't even bother to listen to His Majesty's recitation of the prayer she wrote herself, and only hoped that the ceremony would end soon.

After sitting at the banquet and waiting boredly for a while, His Majesty and a minister's mighty guard of honor arrived at the mound. Li Shimin rode in a luan chariot, and the other civil and military officials rode all the way. Behind them, there are countless officials and maids holding banners and palace servants, and their posture has attracted the attention of all people.

His Majesty changed into the crown of light fur for worship, held the huge Zhenqi in both hands, and worshiped under the guidance of the master of ceremonies of Taichang Temple, and the civil and military officials behind him followed Shi to kneel.

Wen Wu interspersed in, and His Majesty led the courtiers to bow again. After "The Music of Taihe", Taichang Siqing, Shizhong and Zhongshu Ling came out of the ranks, accompanied His Majesty to re-ascend the mound from the south, several people stood in the north direction, the music stopped abruptly, but the aftersound was lingering.

Taizhu, who is located in the main seat, gives the jade coin to the waiter, and the waiter walks east and hands the jade coin to His Majesty.

Li Shimin, the Ninety-Five Emperor, held Zhen Qi and jade coins and sang high.

Taichang Siqing made a gesture, and the musicians under the seat played "The Joy of Peace", with the Da Lu in the twelve laws as the main tune. He got up and led Li Shimin to the north, kneeling in front of the Emperor's tablet and prostrating himself. Standing up, Taichang Siqing led Li Shimin to take a few steps back and then bow north. Li Shimin faced east and west, waiting for the Taizhu who was seated to give the jade coin in the waiter, and then transferred to himself from the waiter, repeating the kneeling twice.

The music just stopped. "Laying jade silk" can be regarded as coming to an end.

[Note] It's not serious nonsense, but I don't think anyone wants to read it.

(To be continued.) )