Chapter 537: Centennial Divine Witch Sacrifice: One Leaf Knows Autumn
On the first day of October, the first day of the Centennial Witch Festival, there was no activity during most of the day, and it was completely used to hurry. It is not until near dusk that the first official ritual is held. All the guests, this night, will be housed in the ceremonial hall.
Xianyang City is the first male city in the world, not to mention the palace city and the imperial city, even the roads of the outer city and the inner city where the people gather are wide and smooth. The main road of the Imperial City was twice as wide as the main road of the inner city, enough for sixteen spacious carriages that required four tall horses to move in the same direction at the same time, without being cramped at all.
At this time, the imperial city was heavily guarded, and all civilian vehicles were not allowed to go out, and during this time, only horse-drawn carriages for guests were allowed to pass. So there was no noise around, only the crisp sound of horses' hooves stepping on the flat stone slabs, and the occasional loud whip and muffled scolding of the horse.
Inexplicably, the atmosphere became solemn and solemn. The people who had been discussing with great interest gradually stopped their voices, as if imprisoned by an invisible heavy aura. Even if he spoke again, he couldn't help lowering his voice.
This way, it was very monotonous, but I could only sit in the car. Fortunately, there is no shortage of tea, fresh fruits, and snacks in the car. Every hour or so, a train of ten guest carriages will collectively stop at a designated place, and there will be a quarter of an hour for the guests to get off the bus or move their stiff bodies.
In this way, close to noon, this long guest carriage stopped on the side of the road again, and a young man in Tsing Yi who was in charge of the carriage came to ask for someone with a smile.
In a restaurant next to the road, lunch has been arranged for everyone, and the time is half an hour, which is enough. Everyone got out of the car, and Li Yicai helped Pei Junshao down. The two of them straightened up. They all breathed a long sigh of relief.
This journey, but the journey of two hours, gave them a glimpse of the super terrifying strength of the Great Qin Empire, the largest power in the world, that was not revealed on the surface - a leaf knows autumn!
High efficiency, high obedience, high unity, regardless of the deployment and organization of manpower, material resources, animal power, the arrangement can be called perfect, and there is absolutely no chaos between the two guest carriages due to the lack of good connection of time.
Now, for example, a carriage of guests has just left. Li Yi's carriage just arrived. Don't let the crowd go hungry. There is no such thing as taking advantage of the chaos to get on the wrong carriage.
Moreover, it seems that every little guy who follows the car has a sweet mouth and a pair of sharp eyes. He could name and tell the names and origins of each guest in the carriage he was in charge of, and he could remember what each person looked like.
Li Yi was secretly shocked. Several of the little guys he met or glimpsed had more than seven-rank martial arts cultivation.
What is this concept? The strongest army of Great Qin, the world's first cavalry Tiefutu, who is proficient in both land combat and mounted combat, claims to be a full-fledged soldier only when he reaches the seventh rank. The reserve is the www.biquge.info of the Biqu Pavilion of the fifth rank, and if it cannot be promoted to the seventh rank within five years. Then you can only leave the Iron Float.
Previously, Li Yi had heard about it. For this Centennial Witch Festival Ceremony, the Witch Palace and Feng Changqing and the following officials began to prepare as early as a year ago. A large number of materials were transferred to Beijing, a large number of grassroots officials from various places were temporarily seconded, and a large number of outstanding students from various academies were also recruited. And so on, many people of Great Qin rushed to the capital on official orders to participate in the grand event.
There's one thing. Li Yi was a little puzzled. That is, why did the government mobilize all the young disciples of the martial arts sect under the age of twenty-five in the territory of Great Qin to enter Beijing?
Used to guard the Imperial City during the Centennial Witch Festival? That's impossible! The Great Qin army system is strict and complete. Its own garrison is responsible for the day-to-day security of large and small cities. The imperial city is inhabited by more than sixty percent of the famous families of the Great Qin Empire, and the selection of the garrison is extremely strict, and all of them are elite and brave people.
And Li Yi learned from Zhu Youxiang that Emperor Qin also deliberately transferred two other prestigious and prestigious veteran armies of Great Qin into the army to assist the imperial city garrison. Not to mention anything else, just the orders and prohibitions of the army are incomparable to the disciples of the martial arts sect.
Now, Li Yi understands. It turned out that these young disciples from various martial arts sects were selected to welcome the guests and be responsible for the order and safety of the guest carriage. I'm afraid that the young people who were originally selected and transferred to Beijing also had a knockout match, leaving only some of the top people who met the requirements.
For example, the young man who followed him in this car, a martial arts cultivator around the seventh rank, had a dark face, but he had a pair of strange white hands with a little cyan in them.
If Li Yi is not mistaken, this young man must be from the Nie family, a martial arts giant in the middle of Daqin, and a pair of "Ice Condensation Palms" have been practiced to the Xiaocheng climate, which is very good.
It is worthy of the atmosphere of the largest country in the world! Thinking that he was saying goodbye to the most powerful man in this big country, Li Yi not only did not feel afraid and cowering, but was aroused to a raging flame, with a lofty ambition.
-- This battle is bound to be vigorous. In the end, even if he loses, he is still glorious!
The Bing Ning Palm Guy greeted the guests he was in charge of one by one, and Li Yi put away his thoughts, and walked into the restaurant with Pei Junshao and the people in front of him.
At this time, there were still other guests in the building eating, and they all sat around a table according to the number of the carriage and ate their meals. The little guy with the car didn't serve the table, but served everyone with the little two in the restaurant, and explained the allusions of some dishes with witty words.
Although it was the lowest-level guest to watch the ceremony, the Great Qin Empire also entertained very well. The chariot boy led everyone to a table numbered the same as the carriage, and the large round table, which was large enough for fifteen people to sit together, was not crowded or crowded, and the seats were very spacious.
As early as in the car, the little maid told everyone that everyone's honorific names were posted on the table, and everyone was invited to sit down according to their names. So it's easy for guests to find their names and sit down one by one. There is a calligraphy lover to see, yo drink, this word is written, it should really be praised!
The chariot boy explained with a smile that the names of all the guests were written by the most proud disciples of the most prestigious calligraphers in Great Qin. Those people are all future calligraphers!
The dishes were served at the same time, and the dishes also took into account the eating habits of the guests.
For example, a few plates of light vegetarian food are very popular with several elderly guests and Pei Junshao. And the dishes are also placed close to them, within reach. Other types of meat were placed in front of young men with martial arts skills for them to eat. (To be continued.) )