Chapter 33: Zen Rang (II)
There are also many requirements for the high platform used to worship the heavens.
First of all, no houses should be built on the stage, and the empty furnishings should be quite particular, and the specifications of the sacrifices should be strict.
On the altar, all the gods are mostly worshiped in the court.
Each group of gods is made of azure satin to form a temporary god hoove.
The main throne is dedicated to the Emperor of Heaven, who blesses the Son of Heaven of this dynasty. The main god of the Zhou Dynasty was the Emperor Haotian.
Other gods are enshrined in the subordinate position, generally the gods of the moon, the stars, the stars, the stars, the clouds, the rain, the wind, the thunder, etc., in order.
In front of the shrine, it is necessary to arrange jade, silk, whole cattle, whole sheep, whole pigs, as well as a large number of offerings such as wine, fruits, and dishes.
The specifications and grades of the vessels used to hold the sacrifices and the various ritual vessels used are quite cumbersome.
In addition, on both sides of the divine throne, it is necessary to place the spirit cards of the gods of the emperors of the Zhou Dynasty.
On both sides of the steps, there are more than a dozen kinds of large musical instruments such as chimes, bells, and chimes, which are neatly arranged and solemn and magnificent.
When the ceremony begins, a special music will be played to worship the heavens, and special poems will be sung.
In Confucius's Analects, there is "...... The three families are thorough with "Yong". Zi said: "Xiangwei Pigong, the Son of Heaven Mumu", ridiculed in the hall of the three families? ”。 It can be seen that at that time, the poem "Yong" was the poem used by the Son of Heaven to worship heaven.
Standing under the high platform of the Zen throne of the Sacrifice to the Heavens, King Yingzheng of Qin saw that the Son of Heaven had arrived at this time.
Turning to Qin Xiang Fan Ju behind him, and even many high-ranking officials, he said:
"The Son of Heaven has arrived, all the kings will go with this king to greet the Son of Heaven!"
Although Yingji doesn't care about Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, today is her own Zen ceremony, and she has to go through the process of saying anything.
Qin Xiang Fan Ju and Xigong Ji and other ministers bowed down together to make a promise.
With King Yingji of Qin, he went to meet Ji Yan, the son of Zhou Tianzi.
At this time, eighty-year-old Zhou Tianzi Ji Yan, with the support of the attendants next to him, had already gotten off the car.
Yingji stepped forward, smiled, bowed to Ji Yan and said:
"Son of Heaven, now that the auspicious time has come, please take the stage to worship the heavens."
Ji Yan looked at Yingji, Fan Ju, Ji Ji and other ministers, and then looked at the high platform in front of him.
Holding back the surging thoughts in his chest, he nodded, and under the guidance of the heavenly worship officials, he slowly walked towards the high platform.
According to the regulations, the Son of Heaven can only be on the high platform of the Son of Heaven, and there can be no one else.
At this time, the early sun has slowly risen from the east, illuminating the earth red.
It's autumn and the weather is fine, with cloudless skies.
Yingji, Fan Ju, Ji Ji and many officials under the high platform, and ordinary officials, gentry, and ordinary people such as Ju Wu in the distance all looked at Zhou Tianzi Ji Yan and walked step by step towards the high platform of worshipping the sky.
When Ji Yan walked to the steps under the high platform, the official in charge of the heavenly sacrifice next to him shouted loudly, "The heavenly sacrifice begins." ”
The music then played, solemn and elegant.
Ji Yan came to the middle platform of the high platform of the sacrifice and sorted out his crown clothes.
Then he stepped to the throne of the Haotian Emperor on the upper platform, and knelt down to offer incense.
Then return to the middle platform and bow three times and bow nine times.
At this time, the sound of the music under the high platform is melodious and long.
Then go up and kneel to offer jade and silk, and go up three times to offer wine three times, and each time you have to kneel and knock three times.
Immediately, Ji Yan returned to the middle platform, and then went to the gods of the Sons of Heaven in the Zhou Room on both sides, and performed this ritual twice.
After these ceremonies, the Son of Heaven went to the throne of Haotian Emperor and knelt down again.
Then return to the throne, lead the audience Yingji, Fan Ju, Ji Ji and other ministers to accompany the sacrifice, and then kneel and bow nine times.
Below, the sacrificial officials kneel and read the sacrificial text.
The offerings were then withdrawn and burned in a furnace on a high platform.
In order to show that the Emperor Haotian on the high platform, many gods, and even the gods of the Son of Heaven of the Zhou Dynasty in the past dynasties can enjoy it.
At this point, the music stopped, and the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky ended.
The entire place where the high platform of worship was silent.
Yingji, Fan Ju, Ji Ji and other ministers, under the high platform, looked at Ji Yan, the son of heaven, on the high platform.
Because down, according to the regulations, it is time for Ji Yan, the son of heaven, to read the edict of the Zen throne.
At this time, several attendants had already received the crown of the Son of Heaven and came behind King Yingji of Qin. After Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, finished reading the edict of the Zen throne, he immediately put it on for King Yingji of Qin. Then sacrifice to the Haotian Emperor to show a new destiny.
Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, took the edict of the Zen throne handed over by the official next to him.
His hands trembled and unfolded, and the content of the edict was simple: "...... Today, Chan gives the Son of Heaven the throne, and the King of Qin wins".
Although the content is simple, it makes people all over the world shocked.
Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, looked around and found that although there were many people, they were no longer ministers of the Zhou family.
Between the whole heaven and earth, it seems that there is only one person.
Ji Yan was sad in his heart, his face became unusually pale, he calmed down, exhaled heavily, and made up his mind in his heart.
The Son of Heaven turned around and walked slowly onto the top platform.
looked at the main throne Haotian Emperor and other gods, as well as the gods of the Son of Heaven enshrined in the Zhou Dynasty on both sides.
Suddenly, countless past events came to mind in my brain.
The carefree of his childhood, the love of his mother, the tenderness of his deceased wife, and the sad look of his father when he looked at him. There is also the ambition of his own when he first ascended the throne, and even the idea that he still wants to revitalize the Zhou room even after gray hair.
Thinking of all this, Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, became solemn and solemn.
Looking back at the sky quietly, he lifted his spirits and said loudly:
"Prime Minister Heshan Minister Ji Yan, Pilgrimage to the Heavens: I am the Great Zhou Fengtian, replacing Yin Shang, and founding the country for nearly 800 years. In the world, it is difficult to start a business, and it is even more difficult to keep a business! All the dynasties died in the enemy country. ”
"However, since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Ying clan has been promoted to the recklessness until Wang Zun. The Zhou family did not treat the Ying clan badly, let it suffer the favor of the Zhou family, and did not want to usurp my Zhou family today......"
Speaking of this, the tears of Ji Yan, the son of heaven, rolled down his cheeks.
After listening to the words of Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven just now, everyone under the entire high platform was stunned, including Qin Wang Yingji.
And the voice of Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, still echoed in the sky: "...... The destiny of heaven is always there, and my big Zhou Ji clan cannot be humiliated. The minister Ji Yan is immoral and incompetent, and he is a loss to God and the ancestors of all generations! But the minister Jiyan must not suffer this humiliation......"
Qin Xiang Fan Ju's liver and gall were broken, his face had become bloodless, and he shouted loudly to Qin Wang Yingji, who was still in a daze:
"King, quick, send someone to stop him, you must not let him talk any more."
Ying Ji heard Fan Ju's shout, reacted, and shouted in a hissed voice: "Take it for the widow." ”
The Qin soldiers on the steps heard King Qin Yingji's shout at this time, so they rushed to the top platform on the high platform together.
On the highest platform above the high platform of the sacrifice to the sky, there was only one person in the Son of Heaven, Ji Yan, and at this time, he also ignored anyone under the high platform.
He was crying loudly to the heavens: "...... Kang, a descendant of my Ji family, once said: The king guards the border, and the Son of Heaven dies. The ministers and concubines will go to heaven, and I wish to die all my great Zhou, and not fall into the virtues of my ancestors and ancestors of the Zhou Dynasty......"
At this time, Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, had already heard the clanging sound of the Qin soldiers' armor behind him, as well as the sound of hurried and chaotic footsteps.
knew that Qin Bing was almost by his side, and he also knew that he was leaving this world.
Ji Yan finally took a look at the gods of the Haotian Emperor and others on the high platform of the heavens, and even the gods of the previous kings of the Zhou rooms on both sides.
Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, did not hesitate at all, took two steps forward, walked to the edge of the high platform, and then jumped and jumped down.
Everyone under the high platform watched as Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, fell from the high platform.
I only heard a "pop", and where the Son of Heaven Ji Yan landed, a piece of blood splashed.
In a trance, Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, seemed to see his father smiling and coming to greet him.
Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, exhaled his last breath and sank into darkness.
In an instant, a gust of wind blew, and the cloudless sky immediately became cloudy.
In the land of Luoyi Wangji, day and night were suddenly like night.
Immediately afterwards, a thunderbolt "exploded" in everyone's ears, and the heavy rain carried hail and fell majestically!
In the second year of King Yan Xiao, September 6.
Ji Yan, the Son of Heaven, sacrificed his death to the sky, and the Zhou Dynasty was destroyed.