In the blink of an eye, there are only three days left before the winter solstice, and with the help of Lu Yu, Shen He's shop has all been set up, the furniture, shelves, and items in the store are all available, and the people who need it, Lu Yu, have also been found, just wait for the day of opening. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Three days before the winter solstice, the palace is also very lively.

The emperor's holy car stopped in the Daqing Hall early.

In the Daqing Palace, the emperor's car and various ceremonial guards are placed in the hall, just wait for the hour to set off, starting today, it is time for the emperor to worship.

In addition to the prime minister and hundreds of officials, there were also some royal families, including the prince and several princes, and the concubines of each palace stayed in the palace.

Of course, Lu Yu also followed and was responsible for guarding before driving.

Since the last assassin incident at the queen's birthday banquet, the emperor has more trust in Lu Yu.

Although the real culprit behind the scenes has not yet been caught, Lu Yu's reaction and ability are enough to make the emperor feel most at ease with him, so of course he is indispensable for this worship.

Today's emperor's guard of honor and chariot are more solemn than usual, not only there are letter flags, dragon flags, Xiangfeng Wu, guide cars, wooden chariots, but also elephant chariots, leather chariots, golden chariots, jade chariots and so on.

Outside the main hall, there is a confrontation between the east and west floors, which is called "Bell and Drum Tower". On weekdays, there is a young Taishi of the Taishi Bureau upstairs, and the daily observation records are missing.

At every moment of the hour, the drum must be beaten like a rooster's crow, and at this time, a Tai Shi Ling dressed in green holds an ivory card in his hand and loudly tells the time.

Today, after the Taishi Ling, the prime minister and the hundred officials are wearing official uniforms, wearing official hats of different levels on their heads, the prime minister and the prince are wearing a sable crown plus nine beams, the officials are seven beams, and the rest of the officials are six beams to two beams.

The court officials all wore purple official robes with black edges, square bird and beast patterns on the chest, round necks, jade pendants with single rings around the waist, and cloud head boots.

Depending on the rank of the official, the wat is made of jade, ivory or bamboo to record the king's orders or wills, and can also be written down on the wat board to be played to the king.

The lower-level officials of the rest of the ranks wore red robes, and only the officials of the Inner Palace and the Imperial Historical Observatory could wear court robes with a square pattern on the chest and a round neck.

Lu Yu sent people to lead the soldiers of the forbidden army, lined up in the gate of the Daqing Palace and in various places near and far on the royal street, the soldiers were all fully armed, iron horses and horses, and tens of thousands of people surrounded the palace.

That night, in addition to the guards of the Daqing Palace, there were also soldiers wearing brocade-brimmed hats and brocade sewn wide shirts, each holding a wooden stick with a silver head and black lacquer, more than ten people in a team, standing side by side, a total of dozens of teams.

In addition, a guard section was also arranged outside the Xuande Gate, and soldiers wearing small hats and yellow embroidered shirts carried 200 painted drums and horns decorated with small flags of colorful silks.

On the second day, at the time of the fifth watch, Zhou Duan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, held the Qiang Pai and said: "Your Majesty, the Central Strict Foreign Affairs Office, you can set off", and the emperor nodded accurately.

At this time, the iron cavalry of the forbidden army led the way, and the guard of honor lined up, starting from the third watch.

The sergeants also drove seven elephants, put brocade on the elephants' bodies, and placed nasturtiums on their backs.

An elephant trainer in brocade rode around their necks.

Behind the elephants are samurai wearing armor of various colors holding banners, halberds, spears, and armor of various colors.

Those spears, halberds and other weapons are tied with multicolored ribbons of copper bells, and the flags and fans are painted with dragons, tigers, auspicious clouds, rivers and mountains and other patterns.

The emperor's holy drive first went to Taimiao Qingcheng.

Under the leadership of Lu Yu, those forbidden soldiers had already been waiting in the Taimiao in advance, and at this time, they saw the emperor's honor guard and horses arrive.

The emperor's holy car is riding on a jade chariot.

The top of the jade chariot is a large lotus leaf carved with gold, and the four pillars and the railing are jade carved flower dragons and phoenixes.

The jade chariot drove on four horses, followed by the flag team. Next to the throne stood two attendants, in case the emperor inquired about it.

The guards who protected on both sides were all wearing black lacquered regimental hats, yellow wide shirts, narrow blue shirts, and brocade ropes tied around their waists.

There were four people behind the jade chariot, holding horses.

In front of the jade chariot, two ministers wearing court clothes walked backwards towards the jade chariot with a wat board in their hands.

The emperor slowly walked down from the car, only to see that the emperor was wearing a crown inlaid with pearls, and the top was a crown of Tongtian, also known as the cirrus crown, wearing a crimson dragon robe, holding Xuangui.

On this night, the emperor lived in the temple and began to hold a ceremony to worship the temple, and the royal family members were on the side.

Then the first emperor and the gods were invited to walk out of the main hall, and the ceremonial officer started to say "Zhongyan Foreign Affairs Office".

In turn, they went to the shrine of each emperor to bow in front of them, and after the salute was completed, the horses, honor guards, chariots and a group of people went out of the Nanxun Gate.

On the third watch, the emperor's holy car went to the suburban altar to pay tribute.

There are three low earthen walls around the altar, and the saint drove out of Qingcheng, turned a right-angle bend to the south, and then went about a mile to the west, which was the altar.

Entering the east gate of the outer wall, there is a large curtain facing south to the inside of the second low earth wall, which is called "Daiji".

The emperor changed his sacrificial clothes here, and wore a crown of flat heaven, with twenty-four locks on the crown. Today, the emperor is wearing a green dragon suit, a middle coat, red boots on his feet, and a pure jade pendant.

Supported by two eunuchs, he walked to the altar.

Under the altar, there is a small curtain enclosed by a temple called "Koji", which contains a throne.

There are two yellow mattresses on the altar, one in the north and south is the spiritual seat of "Haotian God", and the one in the east and south is the spiritual seat of "Emperor Taizu".

There are only two lower tables on which the ceremonial articles are placed.

There are more than a dozen Taoist priests singing songs on the side, two bells are lined up, and there are a few three or five people singing with the Taoist priests, placing musical instruments such as pianos.

In front of the altar is a court frame, in front of which are bells and jade, and the wooden frame of the court music is similar to the usual music frame, but it is taller; The shape of the chime is slightly flattened, arranged in two layers above and below, and the feet are decorated with tassels.

The shape of the jade is like a curved ruler, and it is tied with rope to the tip of its corner, and it is hung in two layers, the upper and lower layers, with a music stand.

Secondly, there are several large bells lined up, called Jing Zhong, and there are big drums called Festival Drums.

There are also instruments like the harp, the zheng, the flute, and the sheng, and the musicians stand in front of them to play, wearing red shirts and silk belts.

The music sounded, and two dancers wearing black shirts, red skirts, and shoes began to dance to the music.

With the change of music, the dancers make a stabbing appearance, like riding a cloud, and as if soaring into the air.

At the end of the song, the performer strikes a tiger-shaped instrument with a piece of bamboo, at which point the official presiding over the ceremony invites the priest to ascend the altar.

The band of the imperial palace began to play, and the emperor stood facing west in the southeast corner of the main hall of the temple, and there was a sign with red lacquer and gold letters that read "Emperor's throne".

The emperor first bowed to the spiritual seat of the "Haotian Emperor" in the north, knelt down to toast, followed the palace supervisor to bow down to the east, handed the emperor a wine glass, and the emperor bowed again and stood up.

Further to the east, the spiritual seat of the "Emperor Taizu" is worshipped.

When the emperor ascended the altar, the music of the court frame stopped, and the music on the altar sounded, and when the emperor stepped down from the altar, the court frame music began to play again.

At this time, the dancers performed on the stage, and the emperor returned to the small time.

The emperor's worship just now is the first sacrifice, and the procedures for the second sacrifice and the final sacrifice are roughly the same.

This year's sub-sacrifice is carried out by Yanwang Xiaopang, and Yuewang Xiaoyi is the final sacrifice.

At the end of the sub-sacrifice and the final sacrifice, the king of Yan and the king of Yue walked down the altar, at this time, the emperor stood in front of Xiaoji, and at this time, the sacrificial items placed on the altar such as the dark coin, paper silk, jade book, etc., were sent down from the unitary steps on the west side.

Outside the gate of the south low wall, more than a hundred steps away from the altar, there is a burning furnace, about one zhang high, all kinds of sacrificial items are sent to the high platform, a person in turn picks up and sings loudly, put it in the furnace to burn.

This is, the emperor and all the royal relatives and officials are standing facing north, the palace music is played, and everyone who participates in the sacrificial ceremony inside and outside stands solemnly, only to hear the light wind blowing and the rings tinkling.

At this moment, one of the celebrants shouted, "Praise! ”

So, everyone bowed down together, and the sacrificial ceremony ended. (To be continued.) )