Chapter 40: Sacrifice to the Heavens

The Yellow Emperor's regime is Tude, so he advocates yellow, and his banners and costumes are all Tuhuang. The Xia Dynasty was Mude and admired cyan. The Yin Shang Dynasty was Jinde, and its rise had the auspicious sign of silver overflowing the mountain, which was to advocate white. The Zhou Dynasty was a fire virtue, and the ancestors got the red black charm, so they naturally admired red.

At that time, the world recognized this cycle of five virtues, and at the beginning of the establishment of the country, he had already determined his own virtue.

The Seven Warring States are all without exception. The Wei State came out of the Jin State and believed that it had inherited the orthodoxy of the Jin State, and the Jin State was the princes of the royal family, of course, it was the Huode of Zhou, and the Wei State inherited the Huode, and the banners and costumes were still red.

Korea is also from the Jin Kingdom, but in order to show that he has the virtue of being a maverick, he deduces Mude, and the flags and costumes are all green.

Zhao Guo is also from the Jin Kingdom, but he deduced the more special "fire virtue is the mainstay, wood virtue is supplemented, wood helps fire, and fire virtue is stronger", and the flag has become seven points red and three points blue.

The state of Qi is more subtle, and Jiang Qi, who started at the beginning, is not the royal princes of the Zhou family. And before the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes of the world did not have the encroachment of self-reliance, so Jiang Qi still regarded the virtue of the Son of Heaven as his virtue, and his banners and costumes were all red.

Even the Duke of Qi Huan, who dominates the world, is also the king, and naturally he is also red. But in the era of Tian Qi, the Warring States competed for power, and the Qi State could not have its own natural virtue, nor could it accept the fire virtue in the sense of inheritance, so the Qi State promoted the performance of "Fire Virtue is the mainstay, Jinde is supplemented, gold is refined in the fire, and the king is eternal", and the banner costume became purple.

Among them, only the state of Chu was a barbarian and self-reliant and then canonized, for a long time the state of Chu was a flag with five colors and mixed clothes, and the princes of the Central Plains ridiculed the state of Chu for being "indiscriminately dressed and worn indiscriminately".

Entering the Warring States Period, the State of Chu deduced the Tude of "descendants of Emperor Yan and the same virtue as the Yellow Emperor", and the banner and costume became a color of earthy yellow.

But the most special thing is Yan Guo. In terms of ontology, the Yan Kingdom is an authentic royal prince, and it is logical to inherit the fire virtue, and there is no criticism in the world. Ranyan has been in Youyan for 600 years, and the history of the continuous decline of the Zhou royal family is unforgettable, and the heart of independence has been born for a long time. The Yan family believes that the fire virtue of the ancestors has declined, and if the Yan Kingdom, which is a descendant of the side branch of the royal family, inherits the fire virtue, the fire will be extinguished, and to prosper, it must be done in the opposite way, so it is deduced that "Yan is in the North Sea, and the talent is water virtue", which determines the water virtue of Yan Kingdom.

The water of Yan is a vast blue sea, so the flag costume of Yan is blue. Among the seven warring states, only the Qin State did not declare its virtue, but the whole country was still black, which made the countries ridicule in every way, saying that the Qin State did not understand the king's transformation in the wild land. The Qin State ignored it, remained black and did not change, and became a perverse and grotesque western state full of mystery in the eyes of the Warring States.

Outside the line, the flags of the six countries of various colors are particularly flat in the slight morning breeze, and the big characters of the country name on the flag are clearly visible on the high car of King Wei Hui.

Under each banner, the ironclad knights of their country are lined up, colorful and bright. The alliance of the six countries is actually a silent contest between the military forces of the six countries, and the monarchs bring elite forbidden troops, and now they are all unfolding outside the line, and the momentum is extremely majestic.

The monarchs of the five kingdoms are tall chariots and horses, each standing under the banner of their own country, on the east side is the king of Chu Xuan and the king of Qi Wei, and on the west side is the prince of Yan Wen, the marquis of Zhao Cheng and the marquis of Han Zhao. When the red cloud-like guard of honor of King Wei Hui slowly advanced to the land of a stone's throw, the drums and trumpets sounded in unison, solemn and peaceful, and the momentum was very grand.

Qin Feng was also in the group of guards behind Pang Juan at this time, looking at such a grand atmosphere that he had never seen in his life, he couldn't help but be shocked, if it weren't for the purpose of the Six Nations Alliance to carve up the Qin State, Qin Feng would even have a blood boiling impulse.

"Do you hear that? The music of the Son of Heaven! Zhao Chenghou said loudly to Han Zhaohou.

After Zhao Chenghou's reminder, Qin Feng reacted instead, yes. This music played by King Wei Hui is the music of the Son of Heaven that can only be played by the Son of Heaven this week.

Han Zhaohou, who was in the neighboring car, smiled indifferently, "It's the Warring States, anyone can play "Daya", how can it be enough?" ”

Zhao Chenghou shook his head and smiled contemptuously at Han Zhaohou's sluggishness.

"The Great Wei King of the Great Wei Kingdom has arrived, and the five great monarchs have seen the alliance leaderβ€”β€”!" The celebrant's high-pitched chant.

The five kings of the five kingdoms arched their hands and chanted in unison on the high chariot: "See the alliance leader-"

King Wei Hui was impulsive, and hurriedly coughed, and solemnly arched his hand: "Rank monarch, Wei Poppy is polite." ”

The red-clothed celebrant recited aloud: "The leader of the alliance and the five great kings have entered the industryβ€”β€”! ”

"Rank Sovereign, please." King Wei Hui bowed his hand and gave in.

"King Wei Alliance Leader, please." The monarchs of the five countries also bowed their hands in unison.

In the grand and peaceful music, King Wei Hui's car slowly entered the line. The monarchs of the five countries followed closely and slowly entered the line.

Pang Juan naturally led the guards to enter the barracks last. At this time, Pang Juan was already preparing to go to the altar to prepare. Qin Feng naturally relied on his position advantage to successfully follow Pang Juan and wait under the altar with the master of ceremonies.

This is a three-zhang high wooden altar, built according to the mound on the shore, although it is a temporary rush, but in the hands of the skilled craftsmen of Daliang City, it is also very strong and majestic.

Under the altar, the two thousand ironclad knights of the Wei State formed a huge circular cavalry formation, surrounding the altar in the center. According to the tradition of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, all major princes' alliances must hold a great ceremony to worship the heavens, otherwise they will not be able to get the protection of heaven.

But Fengze is a big water, and it is really difficult to find a high ground to worship the sky. Pang Juan pondered repeatedly, was ingenious, and proposed to the King of Wei to sacrifice together on the shore of Fengze.

Pang Juan believes that Feng Ze is in the center of the four famous rivers in the world, gathering the essence of the Huai River, which is actually the virtue water of the Wei State, and it should be connected with the sky. The alliance of the Six Nations will sacrifice Fengze, which will make Fengze of Wei State become a holy place like Mount Tai of Lu State, and Weide of Wei State will also be famous all over the world! King Wei was extremely useful and greatly agreed.

When the chariot of the monarchs of the six countries rumbled under the altar, the water surface of Fengze under the morning sun was already sparkling, and it was extremely magnificent. On the three-zhang high altar, the five-color banner hunting and hunting exhibition, the smoke and waves under the altar stretch out endlessly, and the water and sky are connected with one color, which is extraordinarily magnificent.

Huang Zhong Da Lu played a solemn and solemn sacrifice to the heavens, and King Wei Hui stepped on the red felt and went straight to the altar, but he didn't feel the burden of his fat body at all, and the thirty-six steps actually climbed up in one breath, and even he was surprised.

At this moment, "Smack! With a bang, the corner of the rolling and flying five-color flag hit him hard in the face, like a loud slap in the face! Sin. His face turned red, and he hurriedly bowed deeply to the three animal sacrifices on the central long table, unfolded the bamboo slips, and recited the long sacrificial text written by Pang Juan for him.

Under the altar, the five chariots were juxtaposed, and the monarchs of the five countries looked up at the high altar, and they all sneered.

"The ritual is over? What did you say? When Marquis Zhao Cheng saw King Wei walking down the altar, he hurriedly asked King Qi Wei on his left hand.

King Qi Wei smiled, "Go back and ask Taizhu, you will naturally know." ”

"The Ritual of Sacrifice β€”β€”!" The celebrant chanted loudly, and the monarchs came back to their senses in unison.

Pang Juan's car arrived, and he said loudly: "Please go back to rest and rest at noon." ”

"This ...... Is this the end of the sacrifice? Qin Feng still hadn't come back to his senses until now, it was the first time he had witnessed such a grand scene with his own eyes. I don't even have much impression of the whole process of worshipping the heavens.

But there was no way, Qin Feng could only follow Pang Juan all the way back to the camp at this time, waiting for the official meeting of the Six Nations Alliance at noon. This is the real highlight!

The monarchs did not rest when they returned to their respective lines, but invariably recruited their own advisers, pondered the plan announced by Pang Juan last night to divide the Qin, repeatedly finalized the benefits and disadvantages, and discussed how to raise the major problem that had been neglected at the most important ceremony of the alliance. Pang Juan also reported in detail to King Wei Hui the statements of the monarchs of the five countries, analyzed various possible demands, and put forward his own countermeasures one by one. King Wei Hui was very satisfied, praised Pang Juan greatly, and then slept for half an hour, and when he woke up, he was in good spirits.

At noon, the general ledger on the northern slope of Fengze was bright red in the early summer sun. Thirty-six cowhide drums rumbled and thundered, and after the six passed, the various vehicles of the monarch of the alliance arrived outside the general ledger in turn.

Qin Feng also stood outside the gate of the general ledger of the alliance as a big tent guard, witnessing the five most powerful people in the world like gods arriving outside the tent.

In front of the general ledger, four military vehicles are lined up, and the soldiers on the vehicles each hold a large red wooden plaque, forming the four big characters of "Six Nations Alliance". There are three Daxu flags on the left and right of the military vehicle, Wei (red flag), Chu (yellow flag), Qi (purple flag) on the east side, and Zhao (red and blue flag), Yan (blue flag), and Han (green flag) on the west side. In addition to the six flags, more than 200 military vehicles formed a circular formation around the general ledger. In the center of the circular troop cart, eight troop carts are lined up in a huge gate. At the entrance of the gate, six rows of six-colored Gejia soldiers are lined up in the deep corridor. The red felt paved ground in the road leads to the depths of the general ledger. At the entrance of the general ledger, there was a band sitting solemnly, keeping the bell and holding the device, and the solemnity was abnormal.

Qin Feng followed the gaze of the monarchs of the five kingdoms and looked into the big tent. In the general ledger, the six king's cases are arranged in a square structure - one each in the north and south, and two in the east and west. The throne on the north side is more than three feet above the flat ground, and it is not only magnificent in shape, but also inlaid with pearls and jade, luxurious and splendid. The throne on the south side was about two feet above the ground. The other four cases were all set up close to the ground. There are two copper tripods on each king's case. The twenty-four maids were divided into six groups of six colors, and were placed after the six cases. At this time, the six seats in the tent were empty, and the atmosphere was quiet and solemn.

The bell rang six times, and it was the first quarter of noon. At the entrance of the gate, the red-clothed minister of ceremonies proclaimed melodiously: "Han Hou of South Korea has arrived-Yan Guo Yan Gong has arrived-Zhao Guo Zhao Hou has arrived!" ”