Chapter Twenty-Nine: East or West
Cai Shouqi arrived at the Yiyong Loyal Beizi Mansion on time and was taken in through the corner gate. Cai Shouqi was even more pleasantly surprised: so confidential, he really wants to "do big things"!
It has been extended into the study. As soon as he saw Guan Zhuofan, Cai Shouqi made a big salute, Guan Zhuofan stretched out his hand to help him, and said in a loud voice: "Mr. Cai, I respect you as a countryman, but it's not good to do such a salute." ”
Cai Shouqi's brain was dizzy: Call "Mr" instead of name, Beizi really treats me as a national soldier!
He insisted that "etiquette cannot be abolished", and kowtowed in the end.
This conversation is an hour, and no one knows what it is about.
The next day, when he went to the court, there was such a news: King Xuan was sick, and tomorrow he would sue the temple for sacrifice, and the messenger of his sacrificial apse was vacant.
King Gong, who was "ordered to handle the affairs of the temple of the sacrifice", recommended Guan Zhuofan to take over on the spot.
Guan Zhuofan was stunned.
Offering to the temple is to report to the ancestors and ancestors the great joy of twisting and returning to chaos. Originally, this was the emperor's job, but the little emperor was too young to do this work, so he routinely sent the person with the highest rank in the clan to pay tribute on behalf of the emperor.
The temple is divided into the middle hall and the apse. The nave is the main hall, and the sacrificial nave is the responsibility of the emperor, and Prince Lao Hui represents the emperor to make sacrifices; The apse sent officials to the priesthood as usual, and this envoy was sent to the king.
King Dan was sick, and there were still a bunch of princes in the back, and it was not Guan Zhuofan's turn to be a shell, but as a special honor given to Guan Zhuofan, it was okay to send him to the apse of the Taimiao; What's more, twisting and returning to his level, and he personally came to report the good news to his ancestors and ancestors, which also has special significance.
Cixi immediately agreed, and Ci'an had no objections, so she didn't wait for Guan Zhuofan to express her opinion. King Gong's proposal was passed.
It was rushed. Guan Zhuofan couldn't find a reason to refuse. But my heart was inexplicably uneasy.
In his judgment, King Gong should not have given him any more icing on the cake; Moreover, the other party is the king of the king.
Is there anything wrong with this?
Although Guan Zhuofan is studying history, the sacrifice of the Taimiao is too unpopular, and he doesn't know how to understand it, he only knows what to welcome the gods, the first offering, the sub-offering, the final offering, and sending the gods, and the procedures are extremely complicated.
But that's not a problem, he, the priest, doesn't really have to use any brains. Because all the procedures will have the instructions of the Taichang Temple salute officer, they will do whatever you want, and just do the salute as a ritual.
If someone wants to play tricks, how can they play them?
I can't think of it, after all, I don't know most of the details.
If you can't think of it, you don't want to think about it, so let's see the walking steps.
The next day, they got up before dawn and gathered in front of the noon gate.
Luan Yiwei Chen Fa drove the book outside the noon gate, four minutes before sunrise, Tai Changqing went to the Qianqing Gate to ask for instructions. Quasi-play. So the noon gate was strictly drummed, and the law drove the lead. The officials below the king who did not accompany the worship gathered in court clothes and knelt down, and guided and advocated but did not do anything.
All the way to the mighty road, out of the end of the door, turn left into the Taimiao Street, from the street door into, to the south gate of the Taimiao, the priests get off the sedan chair, enter the Taimiao, to the Euphorbia Gate "Huci", that is, commonly known as the "Little Golden Palace" - this is before the start of the formal sacrificial ceremony, used to give the emperor and the priests a place to rest, washing.
During the time that the bigwigs stayed in the "Little Golden Palace", the celebrants invited the "gods" of the previous emperors from the "divine treasury" and sat in the shrine in the temple.
In this way, the preparations for the worship of the temple are completed. Prince Lao Hui and Guan Zhuofan acted separately, one went to the main hall and the other went to the apse, and at the same time began a lengthy and complicated sacrificial activity.
The process is not detailed, in short, after tossing for most of the day, after the whole sacrifice is over, Guan Zhuofan is dizzy, more tired than commanding a battle.
Something happened the next day.
A royal history called Wu Fengge folded, impeaching Guan Zhuofan for "losing his manners" when he presided over the apse of the Taimiao.
The thing happened in the process of entering the apse.
The procedure should be as follows: the celebrant of Taichang Temple leads the priest to the wall gate of the apse, and the priest stands in the east; Then the salute officer leads the priest into the right gate of the walled gate, ascends to the right step, and stands in front of the worship seat outside the hall.
Guan Zhuofan is in front of the wall of the apse, which is facing west.
Because that's how the celebrant of Taichang Temple "sings".
Damn, I'm waiting for Lao Tzu here.
Dodging left and right, or falling into the pit.
The government and the opposition caused a sensation.
Guan Zhuofan put an end to the chaos, and Jin Fengbeizi, it was when the sun was in full swing, and someone actually participated in him at this point!
Presiding over the "loss of honor" of the national ceremony is a big or small thing. The light one is not more than a fine, and the heavy one can be cut off, depending on the "holy family" of the person concerned.
King Gong immediately folded his self-impeachment, saying that he was "ineffective in handling the affairs of the temple to be sued", and asked for punishment.
Very interesting.
King Gong's excerpt does not mention the word "guan", but everyone will think, why did King Gong "handle the affairs of the temple ineffectively"? Isn't it because Guan Zhuofan made a mistake when he made a mistake in the apse?
Moreover, Guan Zhuofan was recommended by him.
Therefore, this excerpt is actually a disguised confirmation of Guan Zhuofan's "loss of etiquette".
This "serial set" looks very clever.
It's a pity that the Queen Mother refused to follow King Gong's line of thought.
Guan Zhuofan asked himself to "think about it behind closed doors", but the two palaces did not allow it, forcing him to participate in the court meeting.
In front of the ministers of military aircraft, Cixi slapped Wu Fengge's fold on the imperial case, and with a "snap", the military aircraft were startled.
Cixi said: "What is the name of the salute officer who guided Guan Zhuofan? There was irrepressible anger in his tone.
Several military ministers are all in the same place.
King Gong had a ghost in his heart, so he was more careful when he spoke: "Back to the words of the Queen Mother, his name is Kim Yuanlong." ”
Cixi said: "This Kim Yuen Long framed the important ministers of the clan, harbored evil intentions, and wanted to be dismissed!" ”
The military planes were all shocked.
King Gong was silent.
There can be no silence between the monarch and the ministers for a long time, Wen Xiang coughed lightly, and said more and more: "Please make it clear to the Queen Mother." ”
Cixi said loudly: "You think, Guan Zhuofan doesn't understand the ritual notes of the sacrifice - I don't understand it if I change it, and you may not understand it, right?" Of course, it was the guy surnamed Kim who said what he did. Could it be that the surname Jin says 'east', Guan Zhuofan must go 'west'? Or is Guan Zhuofan unable to distinguish between southeast and northwest? So how did he command thousands of troops? How did he win those victories? ”
"Even if Guan Zhuofan heard it wrong-the words 'east' and 'west' are so different, did you hear it wrong? Okay, just assume that Guan Zhuofan heard it wrong, doesn't the person surnamed Jin need to remind him? reminded Guan Zhuofan that he didn't turn around?! ”
My royal sister, I only saw your true color today.
"These truths, you can understand with a little brain, this Wu Fengge, catching the wind is rain, vainly inviting luck, despicable, and strictly handling it!"
"In this case, the military plane didn't say a word - Sixth Master, your excerpt is simply adding to the chaos! Do you really want to be so confused and let the villain make waves? Aren't you afraid of chilling the hearts of heroes and soldiers?! ”
Ci Yan was furious, the accusation was extremely serious, and the military planes, including King Gong, knelt down together, except for Guan Zhuofan, the sweat on their backs oozed out.
The outcome of the case came out quickly.
Jin Yuanlong admitted that he was "ridiculous and careless", sang the wrong salute, and was demoted four levels in a row, from a "doctor" from the seventh rank to a "record" from the ninth grade.
Of course, I know that this guy is wrong, but he can't really do it according to the idea of "framing the important ministers of the clan". Because in that case, the surname Jin will inevitably die, and he will have to chase the "mastermind" behind him, and a monstrous prison will rise, and no one can bear it. Only one lesser offence of "work error" can be chosen.
Since it's just a "work mistake", it can't be done more seriously. If you are a human being, you will make mistakes, and if you do it too hard, you will not be able to do the work if you compare it with examples.
Cixi also understood this truth, so although she was unwilling, she could only pinch her nose and admit it.
It's not so polite to Wu Fengge.
Originally, the official could "hear about the rumors", and the court has always tolerated the fallacies in Han Zhan Kedao's excerpts, and the punishment was also very cautious. However, he issued an edict to Wu Fengge's excerpts, refuting "shamelessness" and "what is his intention", and then pushed him to the end, "immediately dismissed from his post and ordered to return to his hometown".
None of his colleagues stood up in solidarity with Wu Fengge. First, the imperial court did take advantage of it; Second, everyone vaguely felt that there was a huge political dispute involved, and they were involved in it, and if they were not careful, they were ground into minced meat.
*(To be continued......)