The birth of the princess is naturally a great joy, but it is far less important than the ceremony of sacrificing to God. Where to chase novels, go fast, and go fast

The king's ministers, who had not slept all night, began to return to their thrones. At four o'clock in the morning, the Forbidden City was ready. The bell rang, and the emperor drove out of the palace towards the Temple of Heaven. The Qing Emperor put on a grand suburban sacrifice to rely on, and the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky on the first day of the Lunar New Year began in the noise of gongs and drums and the roar of firecrackers.

In the eyes of the Chinese ancestors, it was heaven and earth that nurtured all beings, and heaven and earth were the highest gods. Therefore, to all sentient beings, we should repay the heaven and earth that have nurtured them, and pray that heaven and earth will continue to bless the people in the world. Therefore, the Chinese nation has the belief of "respecting heaven and ancestors" since ancient times, and has been inheriting the most solemn and solemn sacrificial ceremony of the Chinese nation since ancient times.

The ritual of worshipping the heavens is usually presided over by the "Son of Heaven". Through the worship of the heavens, people express their gratitude for the nourishment and nourishment of all things, and pray for the emperor to bless the people of China. During the ceremony, the prayers were recited, music was played, and sacrifices were burned to show that people had contributed the fruits of their labor to the heavens as a way of repaying them for nourishing all things.

The current ritual of sacrificing to heaven follows the Zhou ceremony, which is the common sacrifice of heaven and earth, although the dynasties have increased and decreased in the utensils, but the etiquette has not changed much. In the ninth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1530), it was changed to heaven and earth, which made some changes in the ritual of worshipping heaven of the Chinese nation. When it came to Guangxu, the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens had been the culmination of a thousand years, and it had reached the point where there was no need to change it.

Before the festival comes, a lot of preparations must be carried out, and the various buildings and facilities in the Temple of Heaven need to be completely repaired. The streets that pass from the Forbidden City to the Temple of Heaven have been renovated to give them a new look. No matter how much manpower and material resources are spent, it will not hesitate. Sacrifices and sacrificial vessels are inspected by the ceremonial officials, princes, prime ministers, and finally the emperor himself, which is not three checks and six trials to ensure that nothing goes wrong. If there is the slightest omission, it is disrespectful to God, and no matter how great the credit is, it will be for naught.

As the highest sacrificial ritual of the Chinese nation, everything must be kept improving. Even when traveling, the emperor should be dispatched to travel with the highest specifications and the largest guard of honor, which is also called the big driver's book.

Since the first afternoon. The Qing Emperor traveled a total of two times, one was a southern tour and the other was a big wedding. But these two times were not the highest standard, so the notice received by the ministers of various countries was: On the first day of the first month of the twenty-fourth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, the emperor's suburban sacrifice was carried out on the Cangxing Dajia book. Please recuse yourself. This was followed by a thick notice of street closures with which sections of the road were closed and when.

Every time the Qing State made a move, it was an injury to the Western powers, especially the British. As the maker of the world order, as the leader of the world. But there is no set of etiquette that can match it, but the backward East has a grand etiquette. Thinking of the pitiful etiquette of the British Imperial Family, Ogne, who was standing on the sidelines watching the ceremony, was heartbroken.

horses, ceremonial images; grate, painted corner; Rods, drums, flutes, boards, mighty; Flags, banners, banners, banners, overwhelming; Knives, guns, swords, halberds, cold light; Dragon umbrellas, grass umbrellas, flower umbrellas, square covers, Luo fans, endlessly; There are also countless multiplications. Guiding the ministers of the guards, deacons, guards, and many ceremonial objects and utensils slowly emerged from the yankuai in accordance with the established ceremonial formation, majestic and magnificent.

The reliance on the previous patrol and the wedding, compared to this time, it is simply pediatric. There is nowhere to hide under the countless lights in the dark night, and one camera after another will completely record this highest-level grand book of the Qing Dynasty. Then after the clip editing. It was made into a film and sent to the ministers of various countries. Cameras record the most exciting moments with flash, and the photos are printed in newspapers and literally distributed around the world. China, the country with a pig's tail in the minds of all foreigners, will also slowly change the world's perception with the appearance of this photo.

The Queen of England has been stubbornly insisting on a set of rituals belonging to the British Empire since she saw the Qing Dynasty's dependence, and I heard that it is about to be confirmed. When the video of the Great Qing Sacrifice was delivered to the queen, Eugene believed that all the rituals that had been set would be overturned.

Three days before the sacrifice, the emperor began to fast, but it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, so the fast was temporarily canceled. Instead, the first Zhai Palace stayed, seven minutes before sunrise the palace rang the Taihe bell, the emperor drove to the mound altar, the bell stopped. The drums sounded, and the ceremony officially began.

The mound altar is specially used to worship the heavens, and there are no houses built on the platform, and the sacrifice is made to the air, which is called the 'dew sacrifice'. The furnishings of the festival are exquisite, and the offerings are abundant. The rules are strict.

Welcoming the Emperor God: Music plays the 'Chapter of the Beginning'; Dian Yubo: music plays "Jingping Chapter"; Jin Ling: Music plays "Xianping Chapter"; Gift at the beginning of the line: music "Fengping Chapter", dance "Dance of Dry Relatives"; Xingya Present: Play the "Chapter of Jiaping" and dance the "Dance of Feathers"; Eventual dedication: play the 'Yongping Chapter' dance 'Dance of the Feather Dragon'; Withdrawal: Play the "Xiping Chapter"; Send the emperor god: play the "Qingping Chapter"; The sacrifices were burned in the furnace and the "Taiping Chapter" was played; Wangliao: Play the "Chapter of Youping".

This whole set is nearly three hours, the time is long, the etiquette is cumbersome, each salute requires the emperor to kneel in front of the throne to offer the lord, and then the Si Zhu kneels to read the blessing. The etiquette is as big as the sky, not to mention such a ceremony, even if you die, you have to follow the rules. On the sixth day of the fourth month of the 47th year of Qianlong, he went to the altar of the mound to hold a regular ceremony to pray for Ganyu. It was this time, because the text on the altar was not neatly written, and the mattress set up on the dressing table was not neat enough, three sky lanterns should be hung according to the regulations, and one less one was hung. Just such three trivial things, Qianlong was furious and ordered an investigation. As a result, the Ministry of Works, the Right Attendant of the Ministry of Works, the Scholars of the Ministry of Rites, and the Waiter of the Ministry of Rites were all dismissed from their posts and later assigned to Xinjiang.

To be honest, Guangxu is very reluctant to engage in this kind of thing. Not to mention that the etiquette is so cumbersome that it takes more than a month to practice alone, and there are constant reminders from officials when saluting. Every time the book is dispatched, a lot of manpower and material resources need to be used, and the money spent is even more extravagant. Therefore, in the previous two dispatches, Guangxu always reduced as much as possible in the guard of honor. But this time, Guangxu did the opposite, demanding that the big driver should do as much scale as he could, and as much luxury as he could. More than 5,000 people were mobilized for this dispatch alone, and it was not enough to rely on the personnel of the inner palace plus the guard battalion, which was only 1,000 people, so the senior students of the university hall were also seconded. This is also the reason why the ministers of various countries are amazed at the grandeur of this Great Qing Festival.

The ritual of sacrificing to the heavens has always represented political significance. The worship of heaven is not only to publicize the legitimacy of the emperor's rule to the people, but more importantly, nearly half of the college students who participated in the ceremony are students who are about to take office as officials. Let them participate in the great ceremony, let them feel the majesty of the emperor, which is extremely beneficial to Guangxu's rule.

In addition, the ceremony was held on the occasion of the victory over Japan. It is also a good opportunity to show China to the outside world. Guangxu believed that the same ceremony would be held at the end of the Manchu Qing dynasty in another world, and the reason why they would not be effective was because they had been defeated repeatedly in foreign wars. It's as ridiculous as a person who loses every fight showing how strong he is. Not to mention that those who are strong will not look at it, even those who are still thin will only watch it as a joke. China has been called the Celestial Empire since ancient times, which is not only the self-proclaimed arrogance of the Chinese people, but also the great power of heaven fought in bloody battles. Even if China's civil strife is weak, the surrounding foreigners can only take advantage of some corners. Once the sovereignty of the Central Plains Dynasty was unified, when Qi Xiu's internal affairs were repaired. None of the surrounding ethnic groups are allowed to respectfully serve the Central Plains. Whoever did not come, the Dog Rong, Xiongnu, Turkic, and Wuhu tribes slowly disappeared into history under the retaliatory blows of the Central Plains Dynasty.

But now it is different, the north of the Qing Dynasty rejects Tsarist Russia, the south is the South China Sea, and the east has the strength to destroy Japan. At this time, the ceremony is no longer a joke, but an act of majesty. It is an indisputable fact that the Qing Dynasty was still a weak country, not to mention the European powers such as Britain and Germany, if Japan had a quarter the size and population of China. The one who failed could only be the Qing State. But the fact is that, at least in all of East Asia, the Qing was the only great power. The Ryukyu King Sangtai, the Joseon King Yi Hee, the Japanese minister, the Annam representatives, and all kinds of delegates were not respectful, although they did not have to bow down.

Being strong is not about how much money you have, how much foreign debt you can forgive; Strong is not how strong your economic strength is and how many orders you can place abroad. Look at the strong economic strength of the United States at this time, and what about the world's economic ranking. In the eyes of European countries such as Britain and Germany, he is just an upstart. Even in the negotiations with the Qing Dynasty, the United States did not dare to show the face of the so-called great powers. Why? Because the military is not strong. This is precisely why the United States has set its main sights on Europe in order to strive for an equal international status with European countries.

Being rich does not mean being strong, and being truly strong needs to be built with the blood and lives of soldiers in the rain of bullets. Guangxu is using one war after another. Not only did he establish his rule and cheer up the people, but it also forced the European powers to sit down and negotiate.

Even the most powerful Britain had to retreat in the face of the Qing navy and army, which had never been defeated. Because of the war with the Qing State, the Qing State would definitely retreat to the interior to resist. The current Qing Emperor is no longer the weak emperor in the Opium War, the current Qing Emperor is an emperor who dares to go to the front line to fight. As long as the Qing State is willing to persist in fighting, the most unlucky will definitely be Britain.

Looking at the green smoke that was dissipating the news, Guangxu withdrew his mind to the gift of sacrificing to the sky. Under normal circumstances, after the green smoke dissipates, you can drive back to the palace, and the ceremony will end after all the books enter the palace.

But this time it was different, when the curling green smoke gradually dissipated, a plaque was erected at the altar of the mound. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty heard some news, and all the courtiers and princes all respectfully waited for the emperor's will. For today's reward ceremony, all the military positions above the general and the civilian position above the governor returned to Beijing to report on their work. Not only that, but even the old nobles who were semi-under house arrest in Mukden also came one by one, just to get a knighthood at the reward ceremony. This is a reward at the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony, and it belongs to the Great Reward, so it is impossible for those who have no great fault to be taken away in the future. This is the basis of thousands of years of imperial rule, and even the most mediocre emperors have violated it.

Guangxu climbed the mound altar again, and after kneeling three times and bowing nine times to the sky, he played to the sky and said: "The sky is above, the thick earth is below, and I am here to play the heaven and the earth." The Chinese people are declining day by day, losing their land and land, and seeking peace in compensation. Today, I have the assistance of good ministers and famous generals, and I have suppressed the rebellion inside and the insult outside, and today I have gone overseas to completely extinguish the plague of the Japanese since the former Ming Dynasty. Today, I told God to reward those who have contributed to China to share peace. After speaking, Guangxu knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times again, got up, turned to face the ministers under the altar and said: "Transmission--will-"

Yang Du, secretary general of the Emperor's Secretariat, held the yellow scroll over the top with both hands, bowed his head and walked quickly up to the altar, and then knelt down at the foot of the steps.

Guangxu put his hands on the throne and said, "Xuan-"

Yang Du got up and thanked the emperor, and all the ministers in the audience pricked up their ears and were silent to hear every word on the holy decree.

"Fengtian carried the emperor and said: All the ministers and workers work for the country, seek benefits for the people of the world, and show the merits of the ministers, and hereby reward. Li Hongzhang awarded Lu Guogong, Sun Jianai awarded Shouchun Hou, Weng Tonggong awarded Yucheng Hou, and Zhang Zhidong awarded Hejian Hou ......"

Yang Du's voice on the stage was bright and bright. The howling north wind blew Yang Du's voice to the south, and with every stroke of the official of the Ministry of Rites on the plaque, the title was firmly printed on the heavenly ceremony. The princes and courtiers standing on the south side of the mound altar immediately bowed to the ground whenever their names were read, regardless of the mud on the ground. Because the holy decree was not announced, all the courtiers who knelt down were waiting for the emperor's decree to be announced, but their hearts were extremely excited, while the courtiers who had not yet read their names looked expectant. But there are also people who look indifferent, these old nobles inherit the merits of their ancestors. They have lost interest in this kind of reward, and it is impossible to add officials to the knighthood, can the emperor not be rewarded?

The holy decree of the reward is very long, in order to let the ceremonial official who wrote the version of the reward keep up with the progress, so Yang Du read it very slowly, and it took half an hour to finish: "The kings of the foreign domains have another decree to reward them, and they are here-" As Yang Du put away the holy decree and returned it to the emperor, the officials of the Ministry of Rites also turned around and left after writing the last word. The rewards for the great ritual of worshipping the heavens are all over.

Wang Shizhen awarded Chang Shanbo and Ouyang Zhenhua awarded Yiling Bo...... The court lined up the official positions and rewarded all the way, and all the officials of the emperor's family were rewarded at all levels, and the youngest was also a baron. Among the old nobles, except for a few such as Shi Duo, they are still serving in the court. None of the other princes are mentioned in the Great Reward. The reward received today is read in the heavens, and no one who has done anything wrong will not be taken away. Do their lords, who are read separately, mean that they can be taken away at will? This made the other old nobles dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, the ancestors of the ministers are my heroes of the Qing Dynasty, why is there no title for today's reward?"

"The emperor can't, the Manchu ministers are greater than the Hanchen is the ancestral system, why are most of the rewards awarded today to the Hanchen. Did the emperor even ignore the ancestral system? ”

“……”

Guangxu looked around at the ministers, and a cold light appeared in his eyes. Seeing that the emperor's murderous spirit had been revealed, many old ministers in the audience gradually restrained their voices, and finally fell into peace. But there are always a few who think they have the shade of their ancestors, and they still shout loudly and loudly. Guangxu smiled: "The ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens is the time to worship the heavens. At this time, the noise is a blasphemy against God, and it is a great disrespect. Drag out those who disrespect the heavens and behead them on the spot. ”

As soon as the emperor spoke, the audience was quiet. The guards don't care about that. In teams of two, one person is escorted out of the shift on one side. With a flick of his hand, the emperor decided the fate of these people. With a flash of white light, the guards presented the heads of the men on a tray. This includes the loudest Duanjun Wang Zaiyi.

"Abandon the city and take the title." The emperor's words not only took the lives of these people, but even the last shade of their families was taken away. The ministers respectfully sent the emperor off, and the emperor stopped when passing by the courtiers' train, and muttered in a low voice: "Once a son of heaven and a courtier." Guangxu's voice was not loud. But it can still be heard by the courtiers who are very close. The emperor's great driving books were all entered the palace, and the list of rewards of the kings of the foreign domains was read out at the same time, so that the sacrifice to heaven was all over.

Some cheered, others wept. In the twenty-fourth year of Guangxu, Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty used the gift of sacrifice to the heavens to completely cleanse all the remnants of the old people of the previous dynasty of Cixi with the power of thunder and lightning, and these people completely withdrew from the stage of history. The emperor's "once a son of heaven and a courtier" is not just a threat, the corpse outside the altar that has not yet cooled shows the emperor's attitude to the old nobles. Under the deterrence of the emperor, these old nobles had to survive and live a life of "no quarrel with the world". The plaque of the mound altar is still swaying in the wind, Guangxu sacrifice is not heaven, Guangxu sacrifice is his own authority.

"That's right, I'm just going to tell the world. Those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me perish. (To be continued.) )xh118