On August 15, the Great Song Dynasty court was closed for one day.

Early in the morning, headed by Zhao Kuangyin, supplemented by the clan, and the ministers of civil and military affairs, they worshiped the sky and ancestors together with the Taimiao in the southwest of the palace.

The sacrificial ceremonies of the Song Dynasty were supposed to follow the Tang Dynasty, and after a turbulent decades, this system has been simplified considerably.

However, sacrifice is an important part of the life of the ancients, Zhao Kuangyin became the emperor, the year name Jianlong, the first year of Jianlong (960), in the southwest of the original Houzhou Imperial Palace to establish the temple.

Taimiao adopts the Sui and Tang Dynasty four-parent temple system, and builds four rooms in Taimiao, with three rooms in each room, and respects Zhao Kuangyin for four generations.

According to the generation, its temple numbers are Xuzu, Shunzu, Yizu, and Xuanzu.

There are only four buildings and twelve houses in this temple, which looks really simple, but the green tree courtyard, the deep eaves and high steps, and the arrangement of the sacrificial platform give it a solemn atmosphere.

The ministers were scattered throughout the courtyard, and except for a small area in front of the altar, it was packed to the brim.

Xu Gong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, presided over the ceremony, first of all, it was a drama that entertained the Divine Comedy.

In later generations, there were very few people who knew about Nu Opera, and at most they knew Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, and Henan Opera.

However, only the opera is the oldest way of celebration of the Chinese nation from ancient times to the present.

Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, in the first millennium BC, there have been operas, and in the Zhou Dynasty, they gradually took shape.

It originated from the nature worship, totem worship and witchcraft consciousness of the ancestors of the Chinese nation.

It is a kind of dance to worship the gods and dance ghosts, drive away the plague and avoid the epidemic, and express the entertainment of Anqing.

Ancient totem worship and belief in ghosts and gods are the simplest expression of the people's desire to expel suffering and pursue a happy life.

The state should be sacrificed, the people should also be sacrificed, the sun, moon and stars, the wind and rain, the mountains and forests of the five mountains, and the shrine of God should be sacrificed.

This way of sacrificing is called the Wu, and the country has a big Da, and the people have the villagers.

In the ritual of sacrifice, there must be singing and dancing, which is also the dance. The folk opera continues to develop and change, gradually adding storylines to songs and dances, enriching performances, and transforming into nu opera.

In modern times, this kind of dance is really funny in Zhao Dezhao's opinion.

There is a very vivid description among the people, that is, "jumping god".

Because the main action of the opera is to express the worship of the gods and show one's own humility.

In this, beating the chest, shutting the feet, shaking the buttocks, and showing worship to God in the posture of animal nature.

This tradition, the oldest tradition of the Chinese nation, was completely banned in the Yuan and Mongolian dynasties because of different beliefs.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, it was gradually restored, but later the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs and was banned again.

Only a few remote areas have survived, but they are also incomplete.

So much so that later generations do not know that the opera is the oldest belief of the Chinese nation, and they think that it is a national dance in remote areas.

However, on this kind of sacrificial occasion, there is no such kind of secular performance, and every sacrificial person is dressed in gorgeous clothes, wearing a mask on his face, his steps are vigorous and powerful, and his upper body movements are calm and solemn.

This sonorous performance does not have any dramatic elements at all, and with the cooperation of the music, it is solemn and solemn, which makes people feel awe.

In the last life in Daming, he only cared about developing the economy, and later he had no intention of recovering.

Now seeing this way of sacrifice, I feel that it is still necessary to promote it.

Zhao Dezhao held the sixth sister with his left hand, the fifth sister with his right hand, the fourth sister led Zhao Defang, and the five stood behind the three brothers of Zhao Kuangyin, in front of the ministers.

Several major festivals every year are the few occasions where the fourth sister can appear, and most of the time, they can only live in the deep palace until they get married.

The sixth sister was happy to watch, she was only three years old, she didn't understand the big truth, she just thought it was lively and fun.

She has been taught by the fourth sister for a long time, she doesn't cry or make trouble on this occasion, she follows everyone to learn from her, and she thinks it's fun, with a happy smile on her face.

Worship the sky first, then worship the ancestors, Zhao Kuangyin personally finished reading the crude sacrifice in Zhao Dezhao's opinion, and everyone bowed down one after another, bowing three times and kowtowing.

It's not that it's boring, it's that many of the real traditions haven't survived, and there are many loopholes.

It was only in this era that he profoundly realized the destruction of tradition by war.

The Song Dynasty in the minds of later generations has also been gradually perfected after decades and hundreds of years of development.

Just when everyone thought that the sacrifice was over and it was time for them to go home for the festival, Meng Kuan, under the signal of Zhao Kuangyin, walked to the corner of the sacrificial platform between Zhao Kuangyin and the minister. "Listen to the ......"

Seeing that Zhao Kuangyin was as immobile as a mountain, the ministers obviously knew that this was what Zhao Kuangyin meant, and bowed down and said, "The ministers are waiting for the order." ”

"Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: There is a prince Dezhao, who is getting older, his character is loyal and pure, and his training is strict, and he can open the first style. I hereby take Qin Enfenger as the general, hope to inherit my ambition, Jiazi to report to the government, and admire this ......"

The holy decree is very simple, which means that Zhao Dezhao is getting older, and he is loyal, close to his younger brothers and sisters, and can be a role model.

I will reward you with the official position of a great general, and I hope you will inherit my will, reward you for your merits, and you must do things well.

This holy decree is not out of line, it is just a fictitious title of a general named Zhao Dezhao, and it does not exceed the rules.

But there is a very important sentence in the middle, that is, Wangke Chengwuzhi......

Zhao Kuangyin is the emperor, since he wants Zhao Dezhao to inherit his will, although the meaning of this sentence does not explicitly say that Zhao Dezhao will be regarded as a prince, but what will the minister of civil and military affairs think?

Hearing this holy decree, everyone bowed down and agreed, only Zhao Guangyi's face became gloomy.

If it was another decree, he could also refute the decree in this Chinese order, but this was only a false title for his nephew who had grown up, how could he object?

What's more, this fictitious title has not crossed him, and he does not have any real power in his hands, at most it will sound better in the future.

Soon, a warm smile appeared on his face, nodded to Zhao Dezhao, and laughed softly: "Second brother, when you become a general in the future, don't mess around like before, and act in the future with national affairs as the priority." ”

In front of the ministers, he said that Zhao Dezhao was messing around, which was an obvious encouragement, but in fact suppressed Zhao Dezhao's reputation.

However, this sentence does not point out the point, and Zhao Dezhao has become famous because of his calligraphy, and the dossiers of various subjects have also spread throughout Kaifeng Mansion, and everyone knows that the prince is not unlearned.

Therefore, his painstaking efforts did not work.

On the side of the generals, no one cares, because now the iron treasure knife from the prince's farm is already the hottest topic in Kaifeng Mansion.

After the Tang Tianbao period, the refining of the iron sword has been lost, and now Zhao Dezhao has seen the method of refining the iron treasure knife again, and every general wants to get a sword that is invincible on the battlefield.

With the right weapon, sometimes it's just an extra life.

Because the refining of the treasure knife needed to be kept secret, Zhao Dezhao's farm was mobilized by Zhao Kuangyin to mobilize two hundred forbidden troops, so that the guards of the East Palace filled the capital rate.

In the past, Yuan didn't let this capital head, there were only a hundred people under his name, and this capital head was a bit unworthy of the name, but now it is finally worthy of the name.

And Zhao Kuangyin mobilized forty blacksmiths from the forbidden army workshop, and asked them to follow Pei Jia's father and son to learn how to build iron knives.

In time, the generals of the Great Song Dynasty can hang an iron knife on their waists.

And these people are now all owned by Zhao Kuangyin to Zhao Dezhao, and this group of blacksmiths is also the main basis for Zhao Dezhao to trade with dignitaries and nobles.

Three hundred forbidden troops, more than forty blacksmiths, came to this world for two months, and finally had a little team.

For others, these dozens of blacksmiths cannot be compared with the three hundred forbidden army, but in Zhao Dezhao's eyes, they are more important than the three hundred forbidden army.

But in the past, Zhao Dezhao was only a defense envoy in Guizhou, and from the rank of Wupin, not many people looked down on him.

Today, Zhao Kuangyin made up for his last shortcoming.

In the future, when the minister sees him, he no longer needs to call the prince or the second brother, but can also call him a general.

And except for a few ministers, everyone else is lower than Zhao Dezhao's rank.

Thinking of this, Zhao Dezhao's heart was shocked, and he suddenly realized a big mistake he had made.

Since he came to this world, he has been thinking about how to use Zhao Kuangyin's power to break through Zhao Guangyi's suppression.

In his heart, Zhao Kuangyin's power should be unlimited.

But he ignored one point, that is, the fall of the imperial power of several emperors in the early Song Dynasty.

The emperor of the early Ming Dynasty was like the owner of a private enterprise, whether it was management power, personnel power, and economic power.

Therefore, any reform in the Ming Dynasty could be steadily advanced, and with the support of Zhu Di, no one dared to disobey Zhu Zhanji, the imperial grandson.

But Zhao Kuangyin is like the chairman of a state-owned enterprise, who seems to have great power, but in fact he is subject to a lot of constraints.

What's more, Zhao Guangyi is like a strong general manager of this company, and he also has a lot of power, which is not Zhao Kuangyin's words.

He wanted a position as a festival envoy, which was natural in the Ming Dynasty, but at this time, it was a bit taboo.

Zhao Kuangyin obviously knew this very well, so he didn't give him a lower level of real power at all, but only gave him a false title.

Later, when you grow up, you will lead the army, make a few contributions, and take a few positions of real power.

Therefore, he was anxious, and Zhao Kuangyin's decision was correct.

On the sacrificial occasion, you can't talk at will, and when you leave the Taimiao, some ministers who are familiar with Zhao Dezhao congratulate one after another.

Especially the military generals, there was a big circle.

Of course, their main purpose is still for the share of the iron knife, the output of the previous year has been all taken away by Zhao Kuangyin, and the generals who feel that they will not be rewarded by Zhao Kuangyin want to have a good relationship with Zhao Dezhao and get an iron knife as soon as possible.

And now the price of an iron knife on the market has been speculated to 10,000 yuan, and there is still no market.

Seeing the popular Zhao Dezhao, Zhao Guangyi's face was smiling, but vigilance rose in his heart.

He won the support of the ministers by virtue of calligraphy and writing, and now he has won the favor of the generals by relying on the iron sword.

This nephew is still underage, but he can't wait to ignore it!