As soon as the sky was polished, a touch of fish belly white was revealed, the full moon hanging in the sky was faintly visible, and the sky in the distance was too white and flickering.

All the royal clansmen in Taikang City, the ministers of civil and military affairs above the fifth grade, and the new science and technology who have not been entitled, all gathered in the Taishi Building of Qintianjian in the northwest corner of the city.

Cui Mingwei got up earlier than Hanzhang, and the outfits from head to toe had to be personally selected for him, and the face of the girl who belonged to her heart was always rippling with spring.

The new science and technology jinshi were not sealed, so naturally they didn't need to wear official uniforms and hats, so Ming Wei prepared a Jinxian crown for him, combed his hair neatly, and draped it on the back of his head.

Wearing a gilt silk robe, the waist is tied with a gold-inlaid auspicious cloud jade belt plate, hanging jade cicadas, the right sign angle, the left palace feather, handsome and chic without losing solemnity.

When you get up and clean up your appearance, it's all yawning. Although the ministers were sleepy, they all kept a neat order so as not to lose their honor.

Emperor Jialong paid special attention to etiquette, in Jialong ten years had a big controversy because of the dispute over the order of etiquette, the ten masters of the Taiyuan as the main force to refute the heroes, the ten masters quoted scriptures, but also moved out of the way of the ancient holy kings, and the final result was the full support of the saints.

Not only was the Ten Masters victorious, but all the opposition officials were fined, reprimanded, and in serious cases, punished with canes.

With the lessons of the last Qionglin banquet, there is no room for any more mistakes. The Yulin Army had already surrounded the Qintianjian group last night, and all the areas within a radius of ten miles were isolated and cleaned, and Jin Yuwei repeatedly checked the altar of Taishi Building, and not even a single mosquito was allowed to be put in. As for the people in the city who participated in the ceremony, they were carefully selected, and they must be innocent within three generations.

Although the Ministry of Rites is short of manpower, things are arranged in an orderly manner. The whole of the Ministry of Rites, from Shangshu and Right Shilang to the Ancestral Sacrifice Qing Officials and other officials, knew in their hearts that if they could not take this opportunity to improve their image in the hearts of the saints, I am afraid that this life would be hopeless.

For the first time in a hundred years, the Northern Expedition was far more excited than other ministers, and the Northern Expedition had a war, so naturally it would no longer be ridden on the head by those sour Confucian literati, and the court situation of emphasizing literature and light military force would also change.

The Taiyuan Grand Sacrifice Wine served as the chief priest, singing loudly, and the holy honor guard slowly entered the field, only to see the twelve golden armor wrestlers in the front holding high the dragon flag, the Big Dipper leopard tail followed closely behind, and the white elephant was lined up left and right, and the flag was sixty-four. Each flag is guarded by five Golden Feather Guards, one holding the flag and four holding the bow.

Emperor Jialong wore a twelve-crowned crown and a twelve-chapter red gold plate weaving dragon gon, walking in the middle of the queue.

It was followed by three rows of umbrellas of various colors, as well as more than 100 captains holding flags.

When the ministers saw the emperor arrive, they knelt down to pay homage and shouted "My emperor, long live, long live, long live."

At the moment of the hour, the auspicious time has arrived, and the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens has officially begun.

First there was the chief priest, who read the rites of the saints, and everyone was dressed in good clothes.

Then go up to the three animals, burn incense and sacrifice wine, and perform a drinking ceremony.

Emperor Jialong stood in the center of the Taishilou Square, led the ministers, bowed to the four directions, and every time he knelt down, there were sub-priests Taichang Siqing reciting the shrine, and the tone was frustrated.

Music greets the gods, gold plays in unison, and goodbye. Twelve salutes roared throughout the city, and the subjects who participated in the festival all bowed down.

The first offering, the second offering, read the "Northern Expedition Sacrifice Text":

Since ancient times, the emperors have ruled the world, all of which are in the original to control Hu Yi, and Hu Yi to be in the middle of the house, and have not heard of Hu Yi in the center and control the world.

Moving from the front end towards Zuo, the Northern Hu Tiecai took the opportunity to invade the Central Plains, and the smoke of gunpowder from all over the world caused misery.

At that time, the monarchs and ministers were deaf, the discipline was erosive, and the people with lofty ideals were all sighing upside down.

After Taizu rose up to the remnants of the third generation, it lasted more than ten years, pacified the chaos of the four realms, carried the Central Plains, drove away Hu Yi, and returned the people to peace and prosperity.

However, now there are Hu Yi who do not follow the teachings, abolish the bad program, and use the younger brother to drink the brother, as for the younger brother to accept the brother's wife, the son and the father and the concubine, and the upper and lower are accustomed to each other, Tian is not strange, and it is very chaotic in the relationship between the father and the son, the monarch and the minister.

Lady Monarch, the suzerain of the people; The court is the foundation of the world; Those who are courteous and righteous are the great defense of the world.

What he does is like that, how can it be trained in the world and future generations! Hu Yi regards human life as a mustard, and the people's hearts are rebellious, and when they are disgusted with their virtues and abandon them.

At this time, the circulation of heavenly fortune, the Central Plains is vigorous, and among the billions of trillions, when a saint is born, the prisoner Guan Huyi is expelled, the territory and the people are protected, Chen Ji is established, and the people are relieved.

Now I vow to make the words of the Northern Expedition, summon the soldiers of the world, so that the people of our dynasty can have shelter in the corridor. Gu Yun: "Hu Yi has no luck", today's felling is true! ..........

Emperor Long's voice was low and sonorous, which deeply affected everyone present.

He denounced Beihu for violating the customs and brutalizing the people. Shenguang can only take the initiative to attack and reject the enemy, so as to protect the peace of the Central Plains and save the living souls from being destroyed.

The "Northern Expedition Sacrifice Text" from Yunlin Jiang's Great Confucianism is naturally talented and concise, and it has led a bloody trend in the entire Shenguang Dynasty.

It is said that God is a good man, and his blood is sprinkled on the frontier. For a time, academies all over the world responded one after another, and the divine light moved towards the wind and thunderclouds.

During the ceremony, he kept kneeling down and kowtowing, standing up and repeating the kneeling, Cui Hanzhang only felt the hot pain in his knees, afraid that he had already ground out blisters.

The head is also swollen, and the eyeballs are about to pop out, and I am a little dizzy. glanced at Gu Dingchen next to him, he knelt fine, but his body was shaking obviously......

A set of processes, sacrificing to the heavens and the earth, asking questions and praising praises, it takes two hours before and after, especially when Emperor Jialong reads out the sacrificial text, it is even more necessary to match the expression and action in place, which is not only tiring.

The generals are psychologically excited, and their physical fitness is also excellent, after all, most of them are people who are engaged in martial arts, and the other ministers are also concentrated, only some old princes and courtiers are no longer able to support it.

It can only be said that Cui Hanzhang's group of new science and technology scholars are still too tender, and many of these ministers have knee pads around their knees. Many older people did not kowtow sincerely when they knelt down again, but too many of them raised high and gently put down.

The ministers who can mix in the court are all human spirits, and they have guessed the will of the saint when they were cheating in the imperial examination, so everything is coordinated in accordance with the rules and regulations, and the main ones are usually kneeling.

Some imperial historians can't afford to kneel for a long time if they don't agree with each other, and the natural reaction of their knees, without thinking about it, kneeling you for three or four hours is the same as walking in the back garden of their own home.

Where can these new science and technology scholars compare, newcomers, it is a blessing to suffer.

At the end of the sacrifice, there was a final surprise, the livestock and meals used after the sacrifice were to be rewarded by the emperor to the ministers.

At this time, many people with a heart were eager to try, and even the old ministers were slightly looking forward to it, even if there was no expression on their faces.

But people are divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the meat has three different layers. How to divide things, there is definitely a particular thing, Emperor Jialong has always been a bowl of water, but there are so many things, how to divide them, who to distribute, I am afraid that there is also a great degree, and a certain signal behind it is inseparable.

As stated in "Zhou Li", praise the cow's ears and peaches. The princes of the ancient dynasty will be allied, and the ears of the ox will be cut to take the blood and put it on the plate.

Since then, the ox ear has symbolized the leader. Thousands of years of culture have been handed down, and it is not limited to cows in festivals, and the ears of the three animals are symbols.

The three sacrificial animals, the heads, were as usual distributed to the ministers of the humerus. The three pairs of ox ears are to be distributed to the three ministers on whom the Holy God relies the most.

At this time, I saw that Emperor Jialong ordered to give the three heads of animals to the new scholars, and Dong Baozhen, the champion, stepped forward to take the lead in receiving the reward, thanks. As for how the one hundred and three new science and technology jinshi divided these three heads, they went with him. It's really not good, a pot of soup is stewed, and everyone is wet with rain and dew.

A pair of bull ears were given to the first-class Lingwu Hou Bai Juque, Bai Hou quickly got up, tidied up his clothes, and walked forward with a tiger step, kneeling down to thank him.

The first-class Lingwu Marquis is hereditary, Bai Juque was born in a famous family, accompanied by reading and hunting when he was a child, and now he leads the defense of the capital, arrests assassins, and is deeply trusted by the saints, so it is natural to get this bull ear, and the ministers have no belly slander, but Bai Juque has a hard foundation, and he is solid, and now he is at his peak.

A pair of sheep ears were given to Yao Yu, the general of Xuanwu in the three towns, and General Yao sat in Jiatong Pass, with his brother Yao Xi leading on his behalf. Yao Xi has been in Taikang for more than half a month, and he thought that he was done and wanted to return to the border pass, but he was left by the saint, and he didn't expect that there was still a pair of sheep ears waiting here.

At this time, I saw that he was wearing heavy armor, making a noise as he walked, and strode forward to kneel down and lead his ears. The ministers whispered:

"The saint has a lot of love for the Yao family's border army."

"He Yao is a martial artist, patrolling the border, how can he be worthy of being a bull's ear....."

"Strictly speaking, the first-class Lingwu Marquis was awarded for his military merits, and now General Yao is guarding the border pass, and both of them are military attachés."

The last pair of pig ears was given to Cui Hanzhang, the new science detective.

"Who is Cui Hanzhang?" After all, many royal clansmen don't often come out and walk around, and there are not many people below the third grade, so how can we talk about a new science and technology. The name Cui Hanzhang is too unfamiliar on today's festival occasion, and many people are already inquiring.

"Xinke Tanhua, what official position is he given?"

"What? I don't even have an official position, what does the Holy One mean by this? ”

"Xinke Tanhua seems to be the one who rescued the frisbee at the Qionglin banquet, no matter how you say it, she was born as a first-class jinshi, and she can be regarded as a civil official."

"The saint gave this last one to a hairy boy, and it seems that he has a big opinion on our old bones."

Cui Hanzhang stood in the crowd, and when he heard the golden armor wrestler shouting to give the seal, his mind was confused, "Give me pig ears?" ”。

Suddenly, more than 100 new science and technology scholars cast their eyes, envious, jealous, unfair, and even the corners of their mouths raised and mocked.

A product of the big man, the bigwigs of all departments have not been given three animal ears, you are a bean sprout who has just entered the officialdom, how can you be, once you receive these three animal ears today, I am afraid that you will offend the hundred officials on the entire festival ceremony, this reward is really to roast Cui Hanzhang on the fire.

The road of fortune is higher than the sky, and the life is thinner than paper. To have this reward is something that many people here dream of.

Such a large gift is definitely not a good thing for a person with no background. In the future, it will not be easy to survive in the yamen of various ministries.

If the gaze can kill people, it is estimated that Cui Hanzhang will be full of holes, and there are many clan ministers who stand too far away and look around to find Cui Hanzhang.

Taking a deep breath, Cui Hanzhang walked out of the queue and trotted to the altar of Taishilou, how could he stand too far back, this way was basically passed by the ministers with attention, and the cold sweat flowed behind his back.

But he said that the hearts of the hundred officials were also sneering, it was you kid, you were dressed in a fancy way, and you had the courage to take the ears of the three animals, and see how you will mix in the yamen in the future.

Emperor Jialong looked at Cui Hanzhang who was kneeling on the ground, and the smile in his eyes grew, "The jade test needs to be burned for three days."

This year's new science and technology scholars can be described as ups and downs, and their fate is uncertain. First of all, he encountered a heavy snow that had not been seen in a century, and he was so cold that he couldn't hold the pen to participate in the scientific expedition.

Then someone reported the case of fraud in the imperial examination, and for a time everyone was in danger, and countless people were arrested and imprisoned. After surviving natural and man-made disasters, there are only about 100 seedlings left, all of them with palpitations and surprises.

There were assassins in the good Qionglin banquet, and they almost died, not to mention, they also caught up with the biennial Northern Expedition Sacrifice Ceremony, and they didn't see it in the history books.

Now the saint is very loving, and the meaning of comfort is overflowing, and he can't help but give three animals, and also give three animals to the new science and technology exploration flowers.

It is no wonder that it was rumored in later generations that this year's new science and technology scholars are all lucky, and if they survive, they will be more and more nourishing.

It is true that in the last 20 years of the Jialong Dynasty, this year's Jinshi masters were active in the Shenguang officialdom, and some even took the stage to worship the prime minister, and some of them left a lot of good stories and anecdotes among the people.

Cui Hanzhang trotted to the ground, thanked him loudly, and when he looked up, he saw the thick smile in Emperor Jialong's eyes, as if he was laughing at his embarrassment.

At this time, it aroused his temperament, since the emperor roasted me on the fire, he had already made up his mind not to make Weng Zhong sauce, so he would be famous on the fire.

Cui Hanzhang got up, tidied up his clothes again, let out a sigh of relief, walked up the steps with his head held high, and accepted the reward.

If you don't accept the ears of the three animals today, you will offend the saints, and the crime of destroying the ceremony of sacrificing the heavens is enough to destroy the nine clans; Offending hundreds of officials by taking these three animals, it is nothing more than a difficult step in the future, and life is difficult to mix, which is much better than losing your life. The emperor asked me to be a thorn in the side of this hundred officials, so I accepted it calmly, firmly stood up, and stood still.

What Shi Bo said is reasonable, all the things in the Shenguang Dynasty are not called things, and the things of the Holy Dynasty are called things, and if you think too much, you will inevitably look forward and backward, where is there still a little bit of young people's sharpness.

Holding the three animal ears in his hand, he turned around and saw the first-class officials standing in the front row, and the bigwigs of various departments, only to see that they were all looking at their noses and noses, and their noses were looking at their hearts, and they had nothing to do with themselves.

Cui Hanzhang walked back to the queue of new science and technology jinshi slowly, and said when he passed by Dong Baozhen and Gu Dingchen in front of him: "Pig ears are served with wine and food at night." ”

Hearing that Dong Baozhen and Gu Dingchen were stunned, Dong Baozhen's face was black and he couldn't see his expression, Gu Dingchen's fair-skinned handsome face was a little miserable, "Brother Cui, the things given by the emperor should be offered and inherited, and there should be no jokes." ”

"Pig ears are not used as snacks, can you keep them and wait for them to stink, and eat them with confidence." Cui Hanzhang wanted to open it, but he could afford to put it down.

As the chief priest chanted loudly, the twelve salutes roared again, and the ceremony of sacrificing heaven finally came to an end after a long time.

At this time, I saw that the Taishi Building suddenly shined brightly, only to see a piece of golden light shot out through the window lattice in the building, and the five senses Lingtailang who was guarding it witnessed the golden lotus slowly blooming, and hurriedly shouted Qiyu Shengshang, "Xiangrui, auspicious from the sky", at this time, the entire Qintian Prison was seen by the hundred officials and subjects in the Golden Light, and the entire Taishi Building was shrouded in golden light, and the crowd was talking and making noise.

Hearing the five senses Lingtailang chanting "auspicious, auspicious from the sky", for a time the chief priest, the sub-priest, and the Qin Tianjian all knelt down to worship the sky, and then the hundreds of officials in the altar square of the entire Taishilou followed and knelt down to worship the sky. Emperor Jialong looked at the facial features of Taishi Lou who rushed out,

"Holy Heaven, sacrifice to the heavens to send auspicious rui, holy benevolence moved the heavens, and descended this luck golden lotus, on the occasion of the golden light of the ceremony, the golden lotus bloomed."

Emperor Jialong didn't care about letting Zhong Aiqing flatten, so he walked into the Taishi Building.

I saw a golden lotus standing in the center of the pool, a piece of petals slowly blooming, the lotus canopy around the petals exuded a golden light, at this time the golden light illuminated the entire Taishi Building, and the other purple lotus was relatively dim, and the mist and water flow in the pool also seemed to revolve around the golden lotus.

The golden lotus bloomed quickly, and in a moment, the golden light disappeared, everything returned to calm, and stood in a pavilion, between the flow of the qi, there was a water mist, and even the other purple lotuses were slowly rising.

Emperor Jialong watched the golden lotus and purple lotus in the pond bloom, with an extraordinary aura and a great joy.

Stand on the altar and bow down again under the guidance of the chief priest to bow down to Heaven for mercy. issued an amnesty to the world and rewarded the hundred officials who participated in the festival.

The glorious golden lotus detonated the climax of the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky, and the ministers and officials all fell into the joy of auspiciousness from the sky, so naturally they did not mention the matter of the three animals.

Within one day, the rumors of the birth of the golden lotus of the divine light towards the world, have spread all over the market, the common people are also festive, after the footbridge under the storytelling of the oil and vinegar, the more this matter spreads, the more magical, all over the world in the name of the auspicious Rui from the sky to offer rare treasures, congratulations to the saint.

Cui Hanzhang was also standing in the sequence of hundred officials at that time, and saw that Taishi Lou was shining with golden light, and the golden light overflowed the sky above the entire Qin Tianjian, if it was not auspicious, I am afraid that no one would believe it.

As for the hundred officials, they could only speculate on the scene of the golden lotus blooming, and when they saw the saint walking out of the Taishi Building, Long Yan was happy, and swept away the haze of the Qionglin Banquet assassination case, and the ministers thought in their hearts that God was on the side of the divine light.

The saint drove back to the palace, and all the ministers and workers dispersed in twos and threes, all talking about God's blessing of divine light.

Cui Hanzhang shouted Dong Baozhen and Gu Dingchen in the same year, and went home to drink together, and the snacks were ready-made.

"It's really delicious?" Gu Dingchen still didn't dare to accept it in his heart and asked.

"If you don't eat it, the spring weather will become warmer, and the pig's ears will be broken, won't you live up to the good intentions of the saints.

"I said let's go, there is wine today and drunk tomorrow." Cui Hanzhang couldn't pull back the nine cows, so he dragged the two of them away........