Chapter 249: The Ceremony of Enlightenment

Zhu Wei has been suffering in the past few days, because the Ming Dynasty's release ceremony is completely in accordance with the etiquette of the islanders, plus the "Three Rites Illustrated", "Ming Collection Ceremony" and other documents. These books could not be found among the people, and later they were found in the Beijing library with great effort, but no one had turned them over, and they were covered with dust.

Three days before the sacrifice, all the participants had to fast, and between the sacrifices, the emperor had to bathe and change clothes to abstain from lust.

The consecrated officials, the attendants, and the deacons are not allowed to perform the royal service, participate in recreational activities, or attend the funeral for two days, but they will fast for one day.

Fortunately, these days passed quickly, the day before the sacrifice, Zhu Wei wore a Ming leather dress, drove to the Fengtian Palace, and offered incense to the three officials, all of whom were Zhu Wei's important ministers, namely Yan Shenggong Du Chang, Prime Minister Song Ximo, and Guozi Priest Jiu Chixu (principal).

These incense can be very valuable, held by the middle majesty, descending to the middle road, out of the palace gate, the honor guard advocates and leads to the temples of literature all over the country.

The day before the release, the Guozijian Confucian Temple should also be in accordance with the "Ming Dynasty Collection Ceremony" in the second year of the establishment of the ceremony, the tribute offerings are placed.

The left and right sides are furnished with 12 and 12 beans, and the bamboo of the rice beams used in the rice is on the board, and the Ming Kingdom is all replaced with porcelain products this year, and it is printed with "the Ming Dynasty Etiquette Courtyard System".

The chief dedicator, Du Chang and a group of Confucian officials, wore official uniforms, came to the Confucian Temple with a wat board to be responsible for the provincial food (livestock), checked whether the three animals were healthy and fat, and then went to the Shen Kitchen to inspect the cooking utensils such as the Ding Wok.

After going to the shrine to inspect the washing of the sacrificial vessels, they ordered the slaughter of the animals for cooking, and the volunteers were also responsible for cleaning the yard.

The great gift of the day of the sacrifice is the top priority, the ancient fire represents the civilization of ritual music, C is the beginning of the fire, and Ding is the prosperity of the fire, so the day of Ding is used to sacrifice to Confucius.

Five minutes before the ugly, when the sky was just dawning, preparations for the sacrifice began. All the priests and priests were to wear the sacrificial garments. Otherwise, you will not be allowed to attend the ceremony.

Countless cars drove into Chang'an City from the eastern capital, parked near Guozijian, guests from all over the world came to Guozijian with invitations, and there was a rainbow door hanging outside the gate of Guozijian, with 12 words written on "Jianye three years Ming Spring and Autumn Liberation Ceremony".

A number of tables were set up outside the main entrance of the Guozijian for sign-in purposes, and there were police officers to maintain order.

The guests included scholars and Confucians from China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and other countries, as well as university professors, officials, media reporters and so on from the Ming Kingdom.

They were first led by volunteers to register outside the main entrance, where the deacons had their names written on them, and the ceremonial officers checked that their clothes met the requirements before they were allowed to enter.

The memorial ceremony of the Ming Kingdom is divided into steps, such as arranging, welcoming the gods, laying coins (silk), first offering, sub-offering, final offering, drinking blessings and receiving gloss, removing food, sending gods, and looking at the disease.

Confucius and other gods in front of the throne. The tributes have already been placed. The heads of the three animals (cattle, guineas, sheep) and dozens of sacrifices, etc., were inspected the day before and there was no problem.

The god Confucius is located in the Dacheng Hall facing south, and the four disciples are worthy of the east-west orientation, and then there are ten sage disciples: Min Ziyi, Ran Ziyong, Duanmu Zici, Zhong Ziyou, Bu Zishang, Ran Zigeng, Zai Ziyu, Ran Ziqiu, Yan Ziyan, and Zhen Sun Tzushi, all facing east and west.

The two subordinates are: the sages of Zhantai, Yuanxian, Gongyechang, Nangong Shi, Gao Chai, Qi Diaokai, Fan Xu, Sima Geng, Gongxi Chi, Youruo, Qin Zhang, Shen Fang, Chen Kang, Wu Ma Shi, Gong Chen, Shang Zhai, Ran Ru, Yan Xin, Boqian, Cao Xian, Ran Ji, Wang Tong, Han Yu, Cheng Hao, Ouyang Xiu, Shao Yong, Zhang Zai, Sima Guang, Yang Shi, Hu Anguo, Zhu Xi, Lu Jiuyuan, Lu Zuqian, Cai Shen, Zhen Dexiu, Xu Heng and so on, a total of 91 people.

The ceremonial work consists of three chief consecrated officers and four sub-consecrated officials.

The chief dedicator is responsible for the corresponding position of the ancestor Confucius, the four matching positions of incense, silk, and knighthood.

The four sub-consecration officials are mainly responsible for the work of offering incense, offering silk, and offering knights to the ten philosophers and two houses.

In addition, there are many Ming officials and Confucians, scholars of Chinese studies, including representatives of the performing arts industry to participate in the sacrifice, such as Chenglong, Peng Lin, etc., called the priest, accompanied by the official kneeling.

Deacons are divided into praise officials, Fengbo lord officials, honorable officials, baptism officials, correction officials and others.

The official of the silk lord is responsible for holding the silk lord to the god's throne, and when the official presents the silk lord, he will hand it to the side.

The honorable officer stands in the wine honorable house. Responsible for taking the wine out of the wine and scooping it into the wine bar.

The baptist stood in the washroom, poured water and served the passing officials to wash, and handed over the towel.

The ceremonial officer is responsible for standing outside the door and forbidding those who are untidy and unruly to participate in the ceremony.

Praise is divided into general praise (praise), praise transmission, praise (praise and citation), etc. Thongzan is the one who gives orders on the Danqi. In charge of the overall ritual process, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Ceremonial Institute officials were in charge, and the messenger was the person who conveyed the order of Tongzan under the Danqi, and there was no megaphone in ancient times. So it's all shouted out at the top of your voice. The introduction is the person who corresponds to the dedication of the official one by one, and the introduction guides the offering officials to be listed separately, and then guides the dedication officials to the front of their respective responsible gods according to the ritual to make the offering.

Generally, it corresponds to the god position setting. There are only five praises, corresponding to the positive four coordination positions, the east philosophical position, the western philosophical position, the eastern philosophical position, and the western philosophical position.

There are 60 musicians (musicians), 48 dancers (dancers), and 2 dancers (lead dancers). A total of 110 people.

All the music students and dance students are selected according to the etiquette system, and they are all students of Toto University and Shubunkan University.

In front of the Dacheng Palace, hundreds of spectators watched the ceremony, and reporters appeared in an endless stream of various cameras and video equipment.

At the beginning of the ceremony, with the sound of drums as a trumpet, the deacons entered the real respect, and the beans were sacrificed and listed in the wine honorable place. Praise and introduce the dedication officials and the enshrined officials into the position of the arrangement,

The celebrants and priests ascended to the temple, inspected the furnishings, and pickled the disheveled. Le Zheng rate music students, dance is in place. The others were all dressed in sacrificial garments. Praise and lead the officials to the washroom. Dedication to the official and washing, washing, and wat. Lead to the prostration. The chief dedicator and the sub-consecrated officer stood in their positions facing north.

A little before the salute, sing: "There is a priest, please act." ”

Praise singing: "welcome the gods", the music is lifting, the music is rising, the music begins to play the chapter of "Zhaoping", so that the heavenly gods feel, and descend to the world, when the music is played halfway, the praise sings: "bow and worship Xing Xingping", the main dedication officer, the sub-sacrifice official, and the accompanying priest bow four times to express welcome. After that, the joy stopped.

The ceremony of laying the coin, the ceremony of entering the ceremony, the birth is to give three gifts, and the ancients also knew that important things should be offered three times.

First, the first offering. The chapter of "Xuanping" is played, and the dancers begin to dance, after which the official must read the sacrificial text, and he will also be responsible for the dedication in front of the god.

Praise and sing and dedicate the dedication. Play the chapter of "Autumn Flat". The deacon was presented before the throne of God. Happy. The ceremony is sung at the end of the ceremony. Play the chapter of "Xuping". Ritual with Ya dedication, happy stop.

When the main dedicator is in the right position of the ancestor and the four matching positions to offer the silk jue, the four sub-consecrated officials should also present the silk jue to the east and west of the gods.

Then the next step is to withdraw the food and play the chapter of "Yiping". The deacon entered the hall and moved the beans to show that the food was removed.

Praise singing: "Send God", play the chapter of "Deping". Praise and sing: "Bow and bow and worship and flat". The officials below all bowed and worshipped. Praise and sing: "I wish people to take blessings, coin people take coins, and hope for a good position." Read the official to take the blessing, the coin holder holds the coin, and the hope is the position.

Praise sings: "Hope." Praise and citation of the three official positions. Praise and sing: "Sickness". Two people on the east and west sides burned the fire with a torch, half a fire, and half a solid earth. Praise and sing: "Finish the salute".

Finally, the prayers and silk of the sacrifice are incinerated in the silk furnace. It is meant to reach the heavens to listen.

At this point, the Ming Dynasty's interpretation of the memorial was officially completed.

After that, all the staff who participated in the memorial ceremony, the chief dedication officer, the sub-dedication officer, the accompanying priest and other personnel took a group photo.

The media all over the world exclaimed, the Ming Dynasty's memorial ceremony was solemn and solemn, and followed the tradition, all the processes, costumes, rituals, and offerings were exquisite, so that the officials from UNESCO and the guests from all over the world were very shocked, the whole ceremony, the flash in the Dacheng Hall kept taking pictures, and after a ceremony, each videographer took at least 10,000 photos, and they fortunately prepared two camera batteries and multiple memory cards.

They have also participated in the pediatric memorial ceremony in South Korea, and they have also been to Huaxia to compass the memorial ceremony, but the most touching is the memorial ceremony of the Ming Kingdom.

This time to worship Kong, many Korean national treasures also came to the Ming Kingdom to watch the ceremony, due to the withering of these years, there are not a few, most of them are seventy or eighty years old, or even eighty or ninety years old.

Zhu Wei invited them to come so that they could see the rituals of the suzerain.

The high-end atmosphere of the Guozijian Confucian Temple of the Ming Kingdom has reached the level of the Confucius Temple in Qufu, and the Korean national treasures can't help but be ashamed when they see the Confucian rituals of the Ming Kingdom.

The Ming Kingdom Confucius Ceremony gave all the guests from all over the world the feeling that they would also learn the Ming Kingdom's memorial ceremony after returning to China, or that they would have to come back to participate in the Ming Kingdom's memorial ceremony when they had the opportunity in the future.

In China, the first time that the Qiandu Ming Guo bar became more popular than the Hanfu bar, the increase in brain powder made the cultural appeal of the Ming country more powerful, and the week after the end of the ceremony, there were 300,000 Hanfu comrades and Ming Guo brain powder applied to join the Ming nationality.

Of course, Zhu Wei welcomes it, these 300,000 Hanfu comrades and brain-dead fans are all iron fans of the Ming Kingdom, and they are all young backbones, he immediately ordered all the consulates of the Ming Kingdom in China to increase their efforts to issue visas. (To be continued......)