Chapter 44: The Pattern of the Ancient Emperor (43)
The address of the sacrifice is in the southern suburbs of the national capital, Lin Dui rode in a chariot, the ministers sat in a carriage, and there were many guards around them, and the group went there in a mighty way.
Although she got up early today and was swaying in her chariot, Lin Dui's eyes were clear, and she didn't feel a trace of sleepiness, she had waited for so long, and this was the day she had been waiting for.
When they arrived at the mound, the ministers stood up, Lin Du stood on the high platform, the first item of the ceremony was to welcome the gods, she lit the burnt wood stove, and the fireworks slowly rose, expressing the meaning of respecting the heavens in the world.
Then Lin Du turned around and led the ministers to bow down three times and bow to the gods.
Lin Du secretly complained to herself while bowing, this ancient rule is also too much, fortunately she learned from Wang Yanxiang and got a knee pad, otherwise she would have to kneel on such a hard ground.
After kneeling and worshipping three times and nine worships, the people of the Qintian Prison ordered the palace to lay jade silk, that is, to offer jade and silk to the gods and ancestors.
Then it's the highlight, Lin Du is going to make a leadership speech, she is so big, she has the experience of speaking under the national flag when she was in middle school at most, and today's big scene is still speaking in classical Chinese, a little nervous.
Although the manuscript was written by Wang Yanxiang in the morning, and Lin Wei memorized it for several days, she didn't eat well these days, and she wasn't sure if she could memorize it fluently and completely.
She began to endorse: "Emperor Wei follows the heavens and establishes the pole, and protects the people; A hundred kings inherit each other, and eternity will depend on them forever. Qin inherited the ancestral teachings, guarded the Qin State, was ordered to the west, and also passed through the mausoleum. Before the end of the ceremony, Fuke bowed, sent the ministers, congratulated the animals, and only told the court, but the emperor was honored. ”
This ancient text is awkward, and the sacrificial text of the sacrifice to the sky is even more awkward, how can there be a paragraph, Lin Duan encouraged himself, and then said: "Worship the Holy Spirit, establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, open peace for all generations, and make a long contribution." To inherit the order of heaven, I would like to use the sacrifice. But God shows you and bless my country. Feast! ”
After speaking, the ministers shouted three times: "Only God Zhaojian, bless my country!" But God Zhaojian, bless my country! But God Zhaojian, bless my country! ”
Lin Du was about to take the next step, when suddenly, everyone didn't expect her to spurt out a mouthful of blood.
"Your Majesty!" Many ministers don't care about the rules and want to step forward.
Lin Dui's expression was a little flustered, but he still stopped them: "It's okay, I just felt the blame of my ancestors, and I was in a hurry and full of guilt. ”
The incense that had been burning well was suddenly extinguished, and Qin Tianjian knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this is a warning from the ancestors, a warning from heaven!" ”
Lin Du pretended to nod: "Exactly. I feel that my ancestors are blaming me, and they will not rest in peace after a hundred years! ”
Qin Tianjian knelt down: "Your Majesty, please ask for an order, worship the ancestral temple, and comfort the ancestral heroes." ”
Lin Du was secretly satisfied, Qin Tianjian was still quite good.
Qin Tianjian didn't dare not go down, he was almost openly anti-water in the court earlier, Zuodu Yushi will definitely not protect himself anymore, he must hug the emperor's thighs to save being excluded.
"In that case, let's worship the ancestral temple, do you have any opinions?" In this overhead dynasty of Lin Dulai, the ancestral temple was once every ten years, and the previous dynasty originally ruled that it was once a year, but because each ancestor temple was extremely extravagant and wasteful, the founding emperor of this dynasty changed it to once every ten years, and this year it should not have been a ancestral temple.
However, Lin Du said so, and all the ministers saw that she vomited blood, so it was difficult to say anything.
Only the head of the household has a bitter face, how can this emperor use money as soon as he appears.
Lin Du was very considerate of him this time, and thought of this matter for him: "Hubu Shangshu, since you want to worship the ancestral temple, then pass on my will and ask the vassal king to offer gold to help the sacrifice." ”
Hubu Shangshu listened to Lin Du's words, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked the vassal king to help with the sacrifice, then the pressure on him to raise money would be much less, and he quickly knelt down: "The minister's decree." ”
Something like this happened, and the ritual of sacrificing to heaven hastily completed the first offering, the second offering, and the final offering, and everyone returned to the palace.
Back at the palace, Lin Du went straight to the dormitory, only to let Lu Fuxin tell the ministers that she was uncomfortable.
Lu Fuxin stood on it: "Ministers, Your Majesty is unwell, please leave by yourself." ”
A minister asked with concern: "Father-in-law Lu, is Your Majesty important?" ”
Lu Fuxin said with a smile: "Your Majesty just sensed the will of the ancestors, and it is not a big problem. ”
"Then we're relieved. I would also like to ask my father-in-law to convey our concerns about His Majesty. "Some ministers want to brush their faces in front of the emperor.
However, ministers like Zuodu Yushi smelled some conspiracy, and left straight away without asking too much.
The news of Lin Du's vomiting of blood and the news of the vassal king's golden sacrifice soon spread to the kings of Yunnan and Xiangyang.
The king of Xiangyang asked the king of Yunnan: "What do you think of this matter?" ”
The king of Yunnan touched his beard: "Chen Yuanzhi has succeeded, the emperor Xiao'er sensed the will of heaven, it was obviously a poisonous attack, he deliberately covered it up." The so-called gold sacrifice is estimated to have been thought of a long time ago, and vomiting blood was just in time for that time. My people said that the emperor himself was shocked when he vomited blood, but he reacted quickly. ”
"Shall we pay the gold, then?" King Xiangyang didn't want to bleed: "Anyway, the emperor's child is already dying, so we are ready to get up, and we don't have to listen to him anymore." ”
"No." The king of Yunnan thought much more far-reaching than the king of Xiangyang, "The more this time, the more obedient we are, if he wants gold, we will give gold, and when he dies, he has no son, and the royal family is withering, this world, it is not the two of us." ”
He analyzed carefully: "Otherwise, if we are facing him at this time, he still has forty-nine days to live, in case we do something that we can't control, and suddenly Chen Bing, our losses will be great." Moreover, if we do not agree to the sacrifice of gold, we are disrespecting the emperor, and as soon as this crime is deducted, we will send us whatever he wants. ”
"It's still brother, you're thoughtful." King Xiangyang looked admiring.
Unbeknownst to the two men, they had already walked into Lin Dui's trap, and Lin Dui deliberately vomited blood to indicate that he was poisonous, just to let them pay for the gold sacrifice with peace of mind.
The so-called poisoning and vomiting blood were all faked, and they were some fake poisoned drugs prepared by Imperial Doctor Zhang for Lin Dui, just to make them relax their vigilance, thinking that everything was still under their control.
The King of Yunnan and the King of Xiangyang were planning nervously, and Lin Dui was still going to have the last game of singing and dancing 101.
In this competition, the drunkard didn't mean to drink, she waited and saw the dance that Concubine Fu was going to bring, and her goal was being achieved little by little.