Chapter 830: Sacrifice to the Heavens
When Wen Yanbo left Fengfu, he was only slightly drunk, and it was obvious that he had a good amount of alcohol.
I have seen Feng Deyi on this trip, and I have a good impression of him, with such a cognition, how people outside rumor it will not affect him.
He is a serious person and a person who does things, otherwise he would not have gone down in anger to find King Han, who was then the head of the Daizhou march, because he saw the people displaced, and was pulled into the gang.
At that time, Li Po took a fancy to him, in fact, it was this serious energy, as for sympathy for the people, well, just talk about it, the people who can help you take the people from Youzhou, Hebei to Daizhou, you say he is sympathetic to the people? You must have been kicked in the head by a donkey.
What makes Wen Yanbo more fortunate is that Feng Deyi did not entertain him with singing and dancing, at this time, he came to meet in his busy schedule, but he did not come to listen to songs and dances, if so, it is not only him Wen Yanbo who is humiliated, Feng Deyi's image will also be very bad in his mind.
It is not uncommon in officialdom to have bad friends instead of entertaining.
So overall, it's a lot of gains...... As for Feng Deyi's begging, it is indeed as he said, but it is just a gesture.
The king of Han got along with these subordinates, compared with Li Yuan and Pei Lian, it is estimated that there is only some poetry to accompany them, and the others are quite casual......
It's just that Wen Yanbo was quite annoyed that he also took a drag oil bottle with him when he left the Fengfu, and at this time the drunken Pei Lin followed him, both of them came on horseback, which made Wen Yanbo regret it, it was better to take a sedan chair.
The servants followed behind, and the two in front walked side by side, silent for a long time, and the personalities of the two people were completely opposite, like two sides of clothes, one was the table, the other was the inside, and they couldn't touch each other.
It was naturally Pei Lin who spoke first, "Lonely and cheeky begging for one thing, I don't know if I can respond?" ”
Wen Yanbo smiled and said perfunctorily: "Although Pei Xianggong said bluntly, as long as Wen can do it, he will do his best." ”
"If you want to go back to Jinyang as an official, you only need a paper order from the ministry, as for what kind of official position it is, it doesn't matter if it is high or low, even if it is the palace supervisor of Jinyang, it is also successful, and the ministry is willing to fulfill it?"
Wen Yanbo glanced at him in surprise, he couldn't see the dark sky clearly, he just felt that Pei Lian's request was a bit outrageous, after all, he was a person who had been the prime minister......
Look at Feng Deyi, who is about the same age as you, what people are asking for is not a messy position such as a palace supervisor in Jinyang, do you want to go back to retire?
"So it is, this matter is easy...... If you can be public, shouldn't you use it to turn to me for help? ”
Pei Lin laughed in the dark, quite penetrating, "I am Li Yuan's neighbor, and I am a friend, how can I be the same as others, if there is no approval from the ministry, how dare I leave Beijing so easily, don't you want my life?" ”
This is true, and there is irony, this Wen Yanbo didn't care, he just thought about it, and then smiled: "That's it, I agreed, here is to be fair and cherished." ”
Among the Beijing divisions, there are countless old people in Li Yuan, and Pei Lin is one of the more peculiar ones, who does not have much prestige and does not have any military power, but he occupies a high position in the right servant of Shangshu.
It is really not easy to deal with Li Yuan's favor and trust, and it is not possible to kill Pei Lin Pei Xuanzhen's head, it is okay to be demoted and appointed, and it is also a demotion to the outside.
Since he invited him to go, and he wanted to go back to Jinyang, everyone's nest, it would be the best, at least there was no need to stop him.
Moreover, even Li Yuan's henchmen like Pei Lin are only degraded externally, and with no worries about their lives, others will be more stable.
Pei Lin got the letter, his mind was gone, the wine was surging, and he didn't want to stay with the newly powerful bastard in front of him anymore, thanked him a few times, and then said goodbye and left.
The so-called tree fell and scattered, in just a few months, Li Yuan's traces in Chang'an have faded a lot, and there are many people like Pei Lin who are disheartened, but more people are vying to flatter the new master, in order to change the court.
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A few days of work passed in a flash.
This day, the fifth day of the eighth month, is a great auspicious day, suitable for sacrifices, travel, meritorious service, etc., it is a day to do great things.
From this day, the defenders of Chang'an have quietly entered the city, each in charge of the key points, the outer city is mostly the surrender army, and the various gates of the inner city are controlled by the Han prince's army.
The entire Chang'an was heavily guarded, and the atmosphere became more and more solemn.
As soon as the ugly time passed, the people who could participate in the festival began to bathe and change their clothes, and before dawn, they gathered to the imperial city one after another, and poured into the palace city from the main gate of Taiji Palace, that is, Chengtian Gate.
The sacrifice was selected on the square in front of the Taiji Palace, and the round platform for the sacrifice was temporarily set up.
In fact, whether it is the former Sui or Li Yuan, there are places dedicated to sacrifices, and people generally call it suburban sacrifices, that is, outside the southern city of Chang'an.
Li Po's sacrifice to heaven this time is different, he is the first to open a generation, and he respects the Taoist ancestors, so he chose to worship heaven and earth and the ancestors and ancestors in the center of power as the entire regime.
The people who watched the ceremony came one after another, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple led them to the east and west viewing platforms, and there was also a throne on the west platform, which was reserved for the Han princess.
Since the former Sui Dugu Queen, the harem heroine can participate in the sacrifice, and most of the officials on the west platform are the provincial officials, which was also called the Inner History Province before.
The Venerable position above the east platform is the position of the supreme governor of the Zhongshu and the Six Ministries, and below it is the officials of the Zhongshu and the Six Ministries, in fact, there are not many people who can watch the ceremony here.
Hundreds of people are distributed on the east and west platforms, sparsely and loosely.
Of course, if someone raises troops to make a rebellion at this time and can still rush into the Taiji Palace, then this nascent regime can be completely nippled in the bud.
The people who watched the ceremony came very early, and no one dared to delay, such a ceremony, if you are late or not come, it is not a matter of regret or regret, but to the head of the person, which will harm the family.
In other words, once the day passes, if anyone has an accident, let alone say that they are not sick, even if you are sick and dead, you have to carry the body over to check whether you are pretending to be dead.
Of course, it must be a privilege to be able to witness the emergence of a new regime here, as long as you don't make too much confusion, this one thing alone can keep you safe for the rest of your life.
When people arrived, they knelt on the stage, and they didn't look to each other, they just sat quietly like sculptures, waiting for the ceremony to begin.
The sky was bright, the princess of Han dressed up, surrounded by the palace people, sat in the west platform, and everyone bowed one after another to show respect.
And after this ceremony, Princess Han is also the queen's mother, and she is also one of the protagonists of this ceremony.
And the arrival of Princess Han also means that the auspicious time is near.
The bell rang at first glance, the aftermath was lingering, this is shocking, it is to tell the gods to see, we are going to start sacrificing to you, this year, don't look at the sacrifice is very grand, but it is not the same as the later, people generally think that the Son of Heaven and the gods are juxtaposed, not subordinate.
Therefore, when the Son of Heaven sacrifices to the gods, he is only telling the gods what is going on in the world, and it is best for you to help me take care of the people.
And as soon as the bell rings, it means that the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens has begun.
The smoke rises from the altar, which is to guide the gods to come, roughly it should be separated by people and gods, and the gods who come to the world are almost the same as the blind, so they have to guide it first.
Or just like Li Liang, build a high platform and send yourself up to see the gods.
The smoke and fire are almost burning, the protagonist appears, and finally Li Po, who is wearing a ceremonial robe, slowly walks up to the high platform under the guidance of He Chou, the secretary of Taichang Temple, and walks for a long time, and now the weather is cold, but when Li Po goes up to the high platform, his forehead is already sweating.
At this time, Li Po had scolded He Chou hundreds of times in his heart, the kind of sacrificial dress he designed was too bulky, inside was the sun and moon dragon pattern robe, shouldering the sun and the moon, and the front and back were dragon patterns, which was nothing, and there was a thick big coat outside, with a crown on his head, this thing was very heavy, and Li Po's head was almost unable to lift it.
It is estimated that He Chou wants this to let this know that the emperor is not so easy to be, and he has a heavy burden on his body.
And this whole set of clothes is called the Great Fur Tiara, which is only worn in this kind of sacrificial activities, and it is also the emperor's most solemn robe.
Li Po has practiced the whole procedure several times and is very familiar with the process.
In the annunciation of the celebrant officer, that is, the Huangmen squire Wei Jie, began to pay homage to Haotian God, and the people who watched the ceremony also began to follow Li Po to bow down.
Then there is the sacrifice to the ancestors, Li Po's ancestors are fabricated, which is also more common, Li Yuan is still a descendant of Taishi Gong, can you believe this?
Then it is to offer jade, silk and other rituals, the official reads out the sacrificial text, officially informs the gods, the emperor has changed, when the sacrificial text is read out, Li Po straightened up, slowly turned around, faced the south and turned the back to the north, and stood with his hands in his hands.
The sunlight seemed to finally fall on him without any scruples, rendering a layer of aura around him, and a sense of sacredness arose.
The ministers bowed to the ground and shouted long live the emperor, and basically the ceremony was completed.
The next step is to put some finishing touches, the emperor will put on three incense sticks, personally read the blessing in the sound of ritual music, and then take out the prepared wine and drink three lamps with the courtiers who are watching the ceremony.
Finally, it was the ritual music, the music stopped the ceremony, the ceremonial official Wei Jie announced the successful end of the ceremony, the courtiers sent the emperor back to the main hall of the Taiji Palace, and finally sat firmly on the dragon chair, the ministers shouted long live again, and the entire Chang'an City seemed to come alive at that moment.
First the people around the Taiji Palace received the signals, then the pro-army soldiers stationed in the imperial city, and then slowly spread outward like stirring up countless ripples.
The people of Chang'an fell to the ground in the voice of long live my emperor, which also means that the new emperor is finally born, and what makes people happy is not how the matter itself is, but that as soon as the new emperor comes out, there is no need to be as worried as a few days ago.
(Some of the process of sacrificing to the heavens is made up, so don't take it seriously)