Qin capital, Xianyang Palace, Miao Cheng and other people led the envoys of the Zhou Dynasty into the main hall of Xianyang Palace, and asked the envoys to hold the will in front of the throne of King Qin, and then all knelt down and performed the ceremony of "three bows and nine knocks".

The three prostrations and nine bows are the great gifts that can only be performed when entering the emperor and worshipping the ancestors.

In the traditional etiquette culture of China, there is a solemn etiquette about "three bows and nine bows". In fact, the ancient "three worships and nine knocks" each have their own meaning of cultivating the truth.

"Worship": It means sacrificing one's own body and sacrificing one's own body, which is the ancient interpretation. In modern times, other explanations can be made, that is, to sacrifice this body to heaven and earth, and to sacrifice one's body. "Knock": It is to bow respectfully.

"Zuo Chuan: The Fifteenth Year of Duke Xu": "Qin was returned to the Marquis of Jin...... Doctor Jin bowed to the head three times. ”

"Doctor Jin bowed to the head of the three times and said: 'The king is behind the soil and wears the emperor, and the emperor and the queen of the earth really hear the words of the king, and the ministers dare to be downwind. ’”

"Etiquette and Township Shooting Ceremony" contains: "The host bowed to the guests three times in the southwest, and all the guests replied. Zheng Xuan's note: Three bows, show also. Jia Gongyan Shu: Those who worship three times to show their favors, the guests don't ask how much, they just worship three times, and they are also showing. ”

Now, King Qin is ill and unable to come forward to receive the order in person, so naturally he can only let his courtiers do it for him.

Although the edict in this world cannot be called a "holy decree", it is enough to represent the prestige and will of Zhou Tianzi.

The holy decree is the display and symbol of the power of the ancient emperors of Shenzhou, and the texture of its shaft handle is strictly distinguished according to the different grades of officials: the first product is the jade shaft, the second grade is the black rhinoceros horn shaft, the third grade is the gold shaft, and the fourth and fifth grades are the black horn shaft.

The materials of the holy decree are very exquisite, all of them are silk brocade fabrics made of fine silk, and the patterns are mostly auspicious clouds and cranes, which are magnificent. At both ends of the decree are silver dragons flying as security symbols.

As a clerical order issued by the emperors of the past dynasties and an edict or edict issued by a meritorious official or a knighthood, the richer the color of the decree, the higher the rank of the official receiving the gift.

According to the customization of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the colors of the holy decree given to officials above the fifth grade are relatively rich, with three-color, five-color and seven-colored, and the color below the fifth grade is generally a single pure white silk.

The length of the decree has not been set in stone: the long one can be up to 500 centimeters, the short one is about 200 centimeters, and the width is generally about 33 centimeters.

The Qing Dynasty decree was written in both Manchu and Chinese scripts, and was printed with the emperor's seal.

The edicts and edicts of the Ming and Qing dynasties were all drafted by the Hanlin Academy. The writer of the Ming and Qing dynasties of the holy decree is called "Shu Jishi", which is the best one among the Jinshi, and is personally evaluated by the emperor, and the famous calligrapher Dong Qichang of the Ming Dynasty has been hired as "Shu Jishi".

The writing of the Holy Decree is dignified and beautiful, mellow and elegant, and the writing of the Holy Decree is extremely concise, almost to the extent that there is no addition or deletion, and its content has extremely precious historical value.

Some decrees also have another anti-counterfeiting trick, the silk cloth of the decree is printed with auspicious cloud patterns, just like today's anti-counterfeiting watermarks, and the first word at the beginning of all holy decrees must be printed on the first auspicious cloud in the upper right corner.

The two ends of the holy decree are woven into two jacquard flying silver dragons, and the four seal characters of "Fengtian Decree" are dignified and simple, and it makes people feel majestic and solemn. The edicts of the Qing Dynasty are written in a combination of Chinese and Manchu, with the Chinese lines from right to left, and the Manchu lines from left to right, which are combined with the date in the middle and covered with the "treasure of the system".

The content of the decree was drafted by the Hanlin Academy, and after being finalized by the Cabinet Scholars, it was filled in and distributed according to the grade.

The writing was undertaken by the emperor who personally selected the best "Shu Jishi" from among the jinshi. Since the edicts were drafted and written by top cultural masters, these edicts are not only valuable for historical materials, but also of great value for artistic appreciation.

The conciseness and sophistication of his writing has almost reached the level of adding one word to make it cumbersome and subtracting one word to convey the meaning of inaccurate. Its Chinese calligraphy is dignified and small, graceful, mellow and elegant, the layout is strange and coherent, ups and downs, the handwriting strokes are abrupt, like a relief, after the vicissitudes of life but the style is not reduced.

The edict (or edict or edict) is the document used by the emperor to announce the world when he ascends the throne, marries, pro-government, funerals, succession to the great unification and other important clan affairs, and when the country has major disasters, major innovations or grand celebrations, collectively referred to as "edict documents";

During the Qing Dynasty, the edict was drafted by the cabinet, finalized by the scholars, and approved by the emperor, written in ink pen, straight from right to left, written on large yellow paper, and the "Emperor's Treasure" seal in the middle and at the seams of the paper. After the completion of the edict, it was called "Zhao Huang", and it was sent to the tower of Beijing to be read out with extremely solemn and complicated etiquette, symbolizing the proclamation to the world.

After the edict is completed, the Ministry of Rites receives the edict, immediately transcribes or engravings and prints multiple copies, and sends them to various places by the post road, and then the local officials receive the edict and announce the edict. The transcribed edict is called "transcribed yellow", and the engraved edict is called "yellow......

These etiquettes that should be there in this era are naturally there, even if the Zhou royal family has an empty appearance, but on the surface, they still have to follow the will of the Zhou royal family.

In case she provokes the one from the Luoyi Academy Palace because of such a small matter, I'm afraid that the ten Qin States will not be enough for her to fight......

Therefore, no matter how reluctant the civil and military officials of the Qin State were, they now had to make a show and show a serious attitude, although it would make them feel disgusting.

"Fengtian carries the Great Zhou Tianwei, the edict says, there are Qin State servants who are false, friends are treacherous, deceive the king, take bribes, mislead the country and harm the people, repeatedly vigilant, and finally do not change, the crime is unforgivable, and the dismissal will be made on the same day, and the family property will be confiscated, and it will never be used!"

"I said, then, God has the virtue of a good life, and Da Zhou will deal with it impartially, so he will immediately arrest him and take him to Luoyi to ask for guilt, there must be no mistake, so far!"

After everyone listened to the edict, everyone was a little confused, you came all the way to take someone away?

The squire is one of the Lang officials, and he is originally a close attendant of the court.

After the Eastern Han Dynasty, the subordinate officials of Shangshu were called Langzhong at the beginning, and they were called Shangshulang for one year and Shilang for three years.

Since the Tang Dynasty, the ministries of Zhongshu, Menxia Province and Shangshu Province have all taken Shilang as the deputy of the chief, and the official position has gradually increased. It is equivalent to the current level of minister and vice minister.

"Hanshu Hundred Officials and Ministers" contains: "Lang Zhongling, Qin official, the official palace is the door, and there is Cheng." Emperor Wu changed his name to Guangluxun in the first year of Taichu. The subordinate officials include doctors, langs, and confessors...... Lang guards the door, out of the car to ride, there are Lang, Lang, all have no members, up to 1,000 people. ”

"The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Baiguan Zhi II" contains: "The five senses are more than four hundred stones. This note says: No staff ...... All the officials are more upright and stubborn, guarding the doors of the palaces, and riding out of the car. ”

Qing Zhao Yi's "Yu Cong Kao Shi Lang Lang Zhong" contains: "The one who serves the army and guards this book. The official of the squire has been there since the Han Dynasty. ”

"Marquis Yongcheng, take the order!" the envoy closed the edict and said solemnly.

"Minister, command!" The Marquis of Yongcheng bowed forward and took the edict.

"Great Zhou Tianwei is mighty, long live the boundless!" the other ministers also shouted cooperatively.

"Now that you have received the order, please hand over this person immediately, otherwise, we will personally go to arrest this person. ”

"How dare you bother the angel himself? The angel must have been tired all the way, and if he rested here for one night, wouldn't he be happy to prepare a banquet and sing and dance?"

"No, the Son of Heaven has an order, and after arresting this person, he must return immediately, and there must be no mistake. ”

In this case, the minister immediately went to Ling Shilang's house to hunt down this person. ”

"No need, the sinner is here, angel, please ...... Please immediately escort the sinner to Luoyi to ask for his guilt!" At this time, Ling Xu, the Great Qin Attendant, took the initiative to stand up and said with tears in his eyes.

Although he was crying at the moment, his heart had already blossomed.

Great, I can finally leave this place of right and wrong justifiably, and my old bones have finally been saved!

"That being the case, take it immediately. Miao Cheng ordered.

"No need, the sinner will go by himself!" Ling Xuan said and got up, wearing heavy shackles and shackles in the eyes of the angel and his entourage, and having his hair shaved, which meant that he was now a criminal, not an official of the Qin State.

With the reading of the edict, Ling Xuan has become a concubine, and now, no one can trouble him anymore.

"The convict has been taken, and he will leave for Luoyi at once!" the angel announced.

"Wait, send off the angel!" Here, the civil and military officials spoke again synchronously.

After the angel left, Miao Cheng's long-suppressed anger finally broke out, and he smashed the table in front of King Qin's throne with a slap.

And the reason why he didn't tear up the edict in a fit of rage was because this edict, after all kinds of comparisons, found that it did not have any traces of forgery, and it was indeed a real edict.

This is not only stamped with the great seal of Zhou Tianzi, but also the name of the head of the school palace, which has a different effect and nature.

It is said that the edict with the title of the mountain chief himself represents the opinion of the mountain chief, and when the Seven Kingdoms were in turmoil, no one dared to object to it, because if the mountain chief was inscribed, it meant that she was eyeing someone......

Therefore, after the anger, there was a little more panic and jealousy, if the mountain chief himself wanted to protect Ling Xu, the scapegoat that he had already thrown in the pot and boiled, then Qin Guo really had no way to stop her.

Who let the family be the number one grandmaster in the world, if it really provokes others, it is estimated that it will not be the Miao family's suffering, but the entire Qin State will be washed in blood.

Who was it that took away the duck he had prepared?

Miao Cheng began to think about this question.