Chapter 90: Worship the Heavenly Ancestors
King Zhao accepted the worship of the ministers, and also bowed to the ministers, and then walked down from the throne, the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky is a form of communication between man and the sky, and the place of sacrifice is generally in the suburbs!
Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has the belief of "respecting heaven and ancestors", and in the eyes of the Chinese ancestors, heaven and earth nurture all living beings and are the highest gods. The personified title of the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info heaven is "Haotian God" (also known as "Huangtian God", and the opposite earth is "Houtu"). The ritual of worshiping the heavens is a form of communication between man and the sky, and the Son of Heaven has personally presided over the ceremony of worshipping the heavens in all dynasties!
Zhang Xiao below saw his father walking down, so he stepped forward and supported his father, followed by Pingyuan Jun and Lin Xiangru!
Coming out of the political hall, Zhang Xiao helped King Zhao into the carriage, and the procession went to the altar of heaven on the outskirts of Handan.
The main street in Handan City is guarded by Zhao Bing, who does not allow tourists to enter and exit at will, in case the horses are alarmed, Zhang Xiao rode directly and followed King Zhao's carriage!
In the Zuichun Building, after Zhuo Qianya dealt with all the things, she lay in front of the window, watching the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court, the sound of ritual music outside was getting closer and closer, Zhuo Qianya stretched out her head, and it was rumored around the neighborhood that this time it was the prince who followed King Zhao to sacrifice to the sky, and the significance of this matter was extraordinary!
The ceremonial band in front had already passed, and Zhuo Qianya was about to pay homage to the prince's demeanor, when suddenly Sister Yan patted her and said, "Miss, Steward Hu returned the account books of the pawnshop and said that the eldest lady was looking at it, there should be nothing wrong!" ”
After Zhuo Qianya heard this, she hurriedly took it over and saw it, and even if it came out in a few clicks, Zhuo Qianya also pulled Sister Yan to the window and said, "They said that the prince will follow this time?" ”
After hearing this, Sister Yan looked over, stuck her head out of the window directly, and then looked at the person who had already walked over and said, "Hey, the prince has already passed!" "Sister Yan's time in the Zuichun Building, I'm afraid it's not short, but she understands the sacrificial dress and costume very well, but looking at the figure of the departing prince is very familiar, but she can't remember who is here for a while!
Starting from the west city of the palace to the Temple of Heaven on the outskirts of Handan, all the way through the main street of Handan, King Zhao sat in the car, heard the endless shouting and shouting outside, and said with a smile: "The inner road of Handan City is prosperous!" ”
Pingyuan Jun was specially asked by King Zhao to follow him in the car, and Zhao Sheng immediately followed: "Everything depends on Brother Wang's governance!" ”
King Zhao combed the crown ornament on his head, according to the imperial dress of the Zhou Dynasty, which was composed of gon, crown, yellow, belt, dress, width, shang, balance and other clothing. Gon is a colorful blouse painted or embroidered with various patterns. The crown is a crown hat worn by the emperor with a lithographic version on the top. 黻, also known as knee covering, is a rectangular fabric hanging in front of the abdomen. A belt is a belt made of leather or woven with silk thread. It is a long skirt worn under the body. Width, also known as evil width, is a cloth belt wrapped around the legs. It is a thick-soled shoe woven with gold thread and red thread. Heng is a headdress used to hold the crown in place.
Zhao Sheng glanced at Prince Dan, who was riding a horse, and said, "Prince, you are in good spirits today!" King Zhao closed his eyes and said: "It's mostly children's playfulness, I'm afraid it won't be like this for a while." "King Zhao will go to the suburbs every year to make sacrifices, and the cumbersome etiquette is indeed unbearable!
The altar of heaven is outside the city of Dongcheng, Zhang Xiao is followed by Si Kou Zuorui to dismount together, the altar of the altar of sacrifice at this time is full of sacrifices and sacrificial vessels for sacrificing to the gods, the altar is generally round, so it is called "Yuanqiu", meaning that the sky is round and the place is round.
Zhang Xiao glanced at it, and immediately went to King Zhao's car, ready to help King Zhao dismount. King Zhao looked around, before getting off the carriage, Chang Xian immediately took two pieces of jade hand board with a narrow and sharp shape, slightly like a sword leaf, King Zhao looked at his eyes, his arms were opened, Chang Xian immediately inserted Dagui into his waist and handed a small one to Zhang Xiao.
Zhang Xiao also learned from Chang Xian's appearance, and Dagui was inserted in his waist! Chang Xian handed a carved jade ritual vessel carved with the mountain of the four towns, about one foot long and two long, to King Zhao. Zhang Xiao saw that it was the Zhengui mentioned in the bamboo slip given by the dragon, the jade held by the Son of Heaven, and the meaning was to stabilize the Quartet!
Zhang Xiao and King Zhao stood on the southeast side of the mound facing west. At this time, the drums are ringing in unison, the music is loud, and the festival activities should play the "Yellow Bell", the song "Da Lu", the Yellow Bell, the first of the six yang rhythms in the twelve rhythms of ancient rhyme in our country. Da Lu, the first of the six yin laws. According to the ancient law of Nayin, between the six laws, there is also yin and yang, which belongs to the yang discipline, which is called "yang law", and vice versa!
After a noisy sound, Zhang Xiaosa saw the band kneeling down, spreading their hands on the ground, and the spoken words were vibrant, Zhang Xiao could only remember that in the end, he reported that God had descended to enjoy the sacrifice.
Immediately afterwards, Si Kou Zuo Rui led the livestock dedicated to heaven and handed him over to King Zhao, who led the sacrifice of the sacrifice and walked to the altar and handed it to his subordinates, ready to be slaughtered! All animals of pure color for sacrifice are called "sacrifices", and the pure colors are "sacrifices", and the whole body is "animals".
During the period of slaughter and sacrifice, Zhang Xiao stood beside King Zhao, the cold wind of winter blew on his face, it was really a cold pain, Zhang Xiao couldn't help but "hiss" out loud, and King Zhao on the side immediately said in front: "Don't you remember the words of touching the dragon?" ”
King Zhao said this, Zhang Xiao had to grit his teeth and insist, and suddenly, Zuo Rui came over with a torch in his hand, Zhang Xiao approached King Zhao with these sacrifices along with Yubi, Yugui, silk and other sacrifices were placed on the firewood stack, King Zhao's torch was thrown over, and the firewood was ignited with a "boom", so that the fireworks rose high in the sky, and the smoke that rushed to the sky was burning so that the heavens smelled the smell. This is the burnt fire, also called "ritual".
After that, the ritual of sacrifice really began, when a group of "corpses" played by living people appeared on the mound, they sat in front of the stage, and in front of them were displayed various ritual vessels such as jade, tripod, and gui.
These "corpses" dressed up by living people are the incarnation of the Emperor of Heaven and accept sacrifices on behalf of the Emperor. King Zhao took the sacrificial blood of Chang Xian and offered it to them, followed by five different kinds of wine, called Wuqi.
The sacrifice of the five qi is also quite ritualistic, after the first two offerings of wine, the whole animal, the soup (gravy), the soup (vegetable juice with salt) and so on. After the fourth offering, the millet diet was offered.
After the offering, the corpse is then given three kinds of wine to the sacrificer, which is called a sorrel. Because Zhang Xiao is the crown prince, and it is a sacrifice to King Zhao, so the corpse first answered King Zhao with three kinds of wine, King Zhao drank it, and gave three more, Zhang Xiao didn't know what he meant, until Chang Xian's eyes signaled, he was busy picking it up and drinking it all!
At this time, the music of bells and drums came from the side of the ceremonial band......