1135, late autumn
- When she ran back to the beach, the two long lines of people who had been in line when she left just now had almost completely shrunk into the field. Mo Ye naturally couldn't find Ye Nuo in the crowd that was condensed like this, but no matter which team he lined up, he could eventually meet Ye Nuo at the end of the entrance.
However, when Mo Ye was about to approach the last tail of the line and continue to line up, she was stopped by two soldiers who were responsible for maintaining order on the scene.
After the stern reminders of the soldiers, Mo Ye knew that he was finally a little late. Although everyone is queuing up to enter, in order to be orderly, at the last moment of admission, except for those who are already in the queue, no one is allowed to queue up in the future.
Mo Ye didn't have the leisure to ponder the feasible reasons for this kind of order and rules, she just wanted to find a way to enter the market, and when she was in a hurry, she suddenly remembered the name card given by Boss Jin on the way to Haiding Xuan with Boss Jin in the morning.
This should be the most convenient and fast pass, right?
But just as she was about to reach out and pull out the poster, her hand was raised, when she suddenly realized something was wrong. When she accepted the post, she didn't immediately put her fingerprints on it, and now doing it in front of these soldiers, will it make the other party feel suspicious of fraud?
Just when Mo Ye hesitated slightly, the sound of gongs and drums on the shore suddenly doubled, and before Mo Ye could subconsciously look at it, she felt her shoulders tighten, as if she was pinched by a big iron tong. The two soldiers suddenly moved and escorted her!
Before Mo Ye had time to come back to her senses, and she didn't know what caused this change, the two soldiers escorted her back a few steps. Then she felt the pressure on her shoulders suddenly sink down like a mountain, causing her knees to go limp, and without warning she fell hard, kneeling on the line like the two soldiers.
Mo Ye looked at the two litters of sand pits under her knees, and she couldn't help but think that if it weren't for the thick sea sand on the ground, which was naturally gentle, she would probably have to make herself walk over and limp back.
Because of this treatment suddenly, I have never received it since I grew up. Mo Ye's heart suddenly appeared with an unyielding stubbornness. Look up and look around. She wanted to see what was going on.
As soon as she raised her head, one of the two soldiers beside her immediately stretched out his palm and pressed her head down. Another reprimanded in a low voice: "The emperor has arrived." Bow down to the ground with us. We'll let you go in a moment. But if you are shocked at this time, it will not be so easy to get out. ”
Knowing that it was the emperor who arrived, Mo Ye didn't say anything. Didn't look up again.
When she bought the ticket that day, Ye Nuonuo told her, and she still had some impressions in her mind. However, Mo Ye took a fancy to the first half of what the soldier said, she just wanted to get out as much as possible, as for how noble the emperor's majesty was, she didn't have much concept in her heart.
The soft sand absorbed a large part of the sound of footsteps, and by the time the footsteps of the royal guard of honor and the sound of gongs were clearly audible, the emperor's chariot was already very close. Mo Ye thought that the emperor would sit on the imperial chariot and pass like this, and she would soon not have to continue to kneel like this, but unexpectedly, the imperial chariot actually stopped when it was about opposite her.
A trace of uneasiness appeared in Mo Ye's heart, and he said secretly: Could it be that I just want to have a good time today, and it is so untimely?
She didn't believe in luck too much, but she felt that it would be too troublesome if things really went in this direction. Knowing this, she should have been like Ruan Luo, not to join in the excitement, maybe she was eating and drinking with Yang Chen in Hai Dingxuan at this time, I don't know how pleasant it was.
In addition to these thoughts, Mo Ye also clearly felt the nervousness of the two soldiers around him, and his hands, which were flat on the sand when they just knelt down, unconsciously sank a little.
Just when Mo Ye didn't know what to do, she suddenly heard a voice, which came from the majesty without any emotion:
"Why are there civilians among the soldiers?"
Immediately after, a slightly sharp, but not exactly the same voice as the woman's voice responded: "Your Majesty, wait a minute, the slave will ask." ”
Then, the sharp male voice seemed to be the leading person among the soldiers on the side, and asked a few times in a low voice, and soon reported back to the person with the majestic voice before, that is, the 'Majesty Xià' that the sharp male voice saluted.
He was not heard again, and after a moment, Mo Ye could only hear clearly, the honor guard was far away.
And in front of her eyes, a pair of leather boots suddenly appeared, to be exact, a general walked in front of her. Mo Ye subconsciously looked up, and this time the soldiers on both sides did not stop her again.
Mo Ye saw the military general in front of him dressed in light armor and pressing the handle of his sword, his dress looked a little familiar, but his face was very unfamiliar. The expression on the other party's face at this time was very strict, and it could not be said that it was a state of displeasure, but it should be a kind of severity inherent in a soldier.
The military general raised his hand and said calmly: "Just now, the royal car passed by, Your Majesty has authorized you to re-enter, go." ”
Mo Ye was stunned. At this point, the turn of events was too sudden.
Seeing that the little girl in front of him still seemed to be in a state of surprise, the general had not yet come to her senses, hesitated for a moment, and then beckoned to order the soldier beside her to take her in.
After all, it was the emperor who spoke, although he said that the girl was allowed to re-enter, but after thinking about it a little, it was equivalent to saying that if she could not enter correctly, it would be the dereliction of duty of these generals who were present to listen to the command.
Following the footsteps of the soldiers into the viewing venue, Mo Ye gradually came back to her senses, she couldn't help but glance back, only to see a messy trace a few feet away from the front of the place where she had just knelt. The width of the marks was very uniform and regular, but within the scope of the rules, the overlapping footprints covered the line of rut marks that the imperial chariot passed.
Mo Ye retracted her gaze, just in time to hear the soldier who led her the way sigh: "Today is the first time I have seen His Majesty the Emperor, and I have often heard veterans in the army say that although His Majesty is the Emperor Wu today, the benevolence of his governance is rare even in the hundreds of years of the previous dynasty." ”
Mo Ye originally thought that she and the soldier had been burying their heads just now, and they could see the emperor's face head-on, but after thinking about it for a while, she still took this thought into her heart. How to say that now the other side is an officer and soldier. I'm just a common person, so try not to get into trouble as much as possible!
Listening to the sincerity of this soldier's exclamation from the bottom of his heart, Mo Ye suddenly became a little curious about how the benevolent standards of the monarch's governance were divided among the people. The incident just now, although it also made Mo Ye feel that the turning point was too fast, but other than that, Mo Ye did not have the same gratitude to Dade as the soldier in front of him at this moment - of course, she let go of the generosity of the imperial power just now. It's grateful. But this gratitude is only indifferent.
After hesitating for a moment, Mo Ye changed his way and asked softly, "Ask for the eldest brother, the previous dynasty...... How tyrant is it? ”
The soldier who had sighed a lot just now was stunned by the question. His eyes were fixed on Mo Ye. Scan up and down. After a while, he said solemnly: "Looking at your age, it's normal not to know. That's it, don't talk to your children. Get on board! ”
Seeing that the other party was not willing to say a word more on this issue, Mo Ye was not ready to ask any more questions, and only walked towards the grandstand as he said. As she was about to enter the arena, she hesitated for a moment, but finally turned around, waved her hand at the soldier in a dignified manner, and then turned back and plunged into the crowd.
Seeing this, the soldier couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, he was a little surprised that this teenage child, although he was quite a bit of a hard backbone who was not afraid of military might, but in fact he should be a very law-abiding person.
The soldier whispered: Strange reader. Then, together with a dozen other soldiers, he stood upright on the periphery of the entrance of the people's viewing platform, forming a military cordon. Now that the Emperor has arrived and entered the altar, it is completely forbidden for anyone else who has missed the time to make up for the entrance during this period.
The sound of gongs and drums seemed to have paused for a moment when the emperor ascended to the altar set up by the sea just now, and at this time, all the civil and military departments in charge of today's activities in the court and the central government were all present and ready to give alms.
The noisy drums sounded again, from three breaths, two breaths, to one breath at the back, and bombarded the shoreline, almost fitting the heartbeat of the people. The drumsticks smashed on the drum surface, and the sound continued to reach the hearts of the people around them, and the sound of the waves crashing against the rocky shore was suppressed, but the people standing around them were all consciously holding their breath and quiet.
On the altar built on the highest position on the rocky shore of the sea, the Ming and Huang figures took three incense sticks and lit them, pinched them in the palm of their hands, slowly raised them above their heads, lightly touched their foreheads, and then bowed down to the eastern sea, the angle where the sun rises every day.
At the same time, the civil and military officials of the various ministries standing behind him all lifted the hem of their clothes and bowed to the east.
Mo Ye couldn't feel the sound of the clothes on the altar of the festival, and the chanting of the same voice when the Chinese martial arts ministers bowed to the sky, but she could clearly hear the sound of different clothes rubbing around her, as well as the soft chanting from people of different professions and different statuses. The content of the chanting was not consistent, but it was extremely resonant, and it basically came out together and almost ended together.
What is the power that allows so many people from different social positions to be able to naturally integrate their mood and behavior with everyone? Mo Ye's heart felt a shock, and the scene at this time was no longer like the mood that could be described when he set off here in the morning to watch a lively scene!
At the beginning of the worship ceremony on the altar, without the guidance of anyone, the people on the viewing platforms all over the place below the high platform bowed to the east of the sunrise and bowed to the ground—they were worshipping the heavens.
The red sun rises in the sky, and the sun is warm; Wind and rain urge rain, and rain gives birth to all things. Since ancient times, people have had a lot of speculation about the sky above their heads, but the awe of the heavenly power is almost equal to everyone. And almost all of the people who come here today are wishing for this spring's shipping.
If the will of heaven is unpredictable, then the vast and boundless sea seems to be the mirror corner of the sky, this blue messenger of the sky, where people can touch and hear the sound. Although his will is still as elusive as that of the gods, it is hoped that the people will pray for the smooth passage with the closest distance they can reach, with the most sincere feelings.
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In Tutuo Town, under the grass shed behind the inn, Gao Qian led two coachmen and began to set out to straighten the carriage and prepare to set off.
Originally, Gao Qian had already gotten up and washed up, but because of the sudden rain yesterday evening, after one night, not only did the light rain not stop, but the rain clouds in the sky also piled up. The clouds were chaotic early in the morning, and I couldn't see the weather conditions, so I had to delay the departure time a little.
At this time, the sky is already bright, and although the sun is covered by thick clouds, at least you can see the changes in cloud cover and wind direction. Based on experience, Gao Qian is afraid that it will be difficult to escape a heavy rain during the day today, but if there is no sudden wind, then the clouds in the sky should still be able to 'hold' for a while before dripping.
And plan your itinerary, in order to get to the next city and county for the night before dark today, you can't move the departure time back anymore.
After tidying up the three carriages, checking the items on the carriages, and preparing for the rain on the roof, Gao Qian drove the lead carriage out of Tutuo Town.
Because of the geographical characteristics of Tutuo Town, it is surrounded by mounds that protrude from the ground for unknown reasons, like hills and not many trees, so the fork road that winds between such natural obstacles cannot have a long straight road, so it is necessary to turn around and build a forward extension around the mound.
In such road conditions, the high diver drove the car and did not go too fast.
Under normal circumstances, the most common thing in the journey is the neat windproof and road protection trees on both sides of the road, which can be used on this fork road built by Tutuo Town, and the most seen on both sides of the road are relatively neat mounds. If they are simulated in human form, they seem to be sergeants standing solemnly on the side of the road, as if they are examining the pedestrians and carriages passing on the road, and they seem to be only tenacious and silent guarding this not very prosperous land.
The protection of the army was supposed to be rich and poor, and it only abided by geographical affiliation.
Cen Chi leaned boredly by the car window, looking at the mounds on the side of the road one by one, and when he was about to put down the curtain and lie down weakly, a dark shadow came into his sight in the gap between the overlapping mounds.
He had thought that it was because he had been poisoned and his eyes were slowly starting to show visual hallucinations, but when he blinked vigorously and looked again, he saw the tent clearly.
Cen Chi stared, as if talking to himself: "That seems to be the light I saw in the inn window last night, it was so close, I didn't expect them to leave yet." ”
Gao Qian glanced back at Cen Chi, followed Cen Chi's gaze, glanced at the side of the road, and only said casually: "Maybe it's because of the rain that I will stay here!" ”
It seemed that Gao Qian was not interested in this group of people camping in the wild with tents, but this made Cen Chi a little suspicious...... (To be continued......)