Fifty, the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky
When she woke up from her sleep the next day, Zheng Wan slept on the table for half a night, her arms numb from being crushed. It took a while to get used to it. Zheng Wan's head was a little dizzy, and her fingers rubbed her temples. Sober yourself up.
"Childe." Qiu Qi knocked on the door.
"Enter."
Qiu Qi came in with a basin. Zheng Wan held her head and tried to sober herself up. "Miss, what's wrong with you?"
"It's fine." Zheng Wan shook her head, and the discomfort was slightly lessened. I washed my face and felt much better. I trimmed my appearance a little and looked less tired. "How's it going out there?"
"The Taoist elders are all preparing, Su Gongzi has been at the sacrificial altar early, and today he represents the National Teacher's Mansion. As soon as the ceremony arrived, the ceremony began, and now the civil and military officials and some people were already kneeling around the altar. The young lady disguised herself as a Taoist chief, and she could go in together, but the slave and maid could only stay in the house and not go with the young lady. Be careful, miss. ”
"No problem." When Zheng Wan left the house, she met Zheng Nangong. "Father."
"Spirit King. It's done. It was the eldest princess who persuaded her. Zheng Nangong whispered.
"That's fine. Maybe this is the best ending for him. The ladies in the palace are also here this year? ”
"It's all in the inner hall. This has always been the case with the Celestial Worship Ceremony. You really don't recognize this dress. If you learn a disguise technique, you can still get it. ”
'Father praised, but more often he likes to be blind, and practice makes perfect. ”
"Don't let anyone else see it."
"Please also rest assured father. This son is a good man. ”
"Separate ways."
Directly in front of the main hall of the altar is a high platform. There were kneeling people below, the weather was already a little hot, and the morning breeze blew on the body to make the whole person hot. Zheng Nangong knelt behind the princes. Su Qin stood on the edge of the high platform, guarding the sundial, waiting for the auspicious time. Ning Yan was dragged to the center of the platform with a rope, and according to the ritual process, he knelt down towards the main hall. Before coming up, he was fed a lot of medicine, and now his mouth is bitter, this medicine is too unpleasant to drink, Ning Yan swallowed his saliva vigorously, trying to suppress the bitterness of the whole mouth. Zheng Wan, who was pretending to be a Taoist leader, walked to Ning Yan's side, stretched out her hand and secretly handed over a date.
Ning Yan was stunned. It's strange, but it's just what I want. Pretended to raise his hand and took the opportunity to put it in his mouth, it was sweet, and the bitterness dissipated a lot.
"Salute." Su Qin saw that as soon as the hour came, he hurriedly started the ritual of sacrificing to the sky. The Dao Masters of Yundeguan began to swing their swords, and the intricate moves were virtual and real. Ning Yan only felt that there was a feeling of a wooden sword slashing around him. Slightly frightened, he only knelt motionless. Emperor Qin Wen slowly walked up from below, step by step, very imposing, in the end, he was sitting in that position, and his aura could not be ignored,
Ning Yan's eyes began to ache, and sweat came out little by little, is this medicine working? Emperor Wen of Qin took one of Su Qin's bamboo slips, slowly opened it, and his thick voice resounded throughout the sacrificial altar. Every word of prayer carries the expectations of the people of Great Qin. Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Emperor Qin Wen, and knelt even more religiously. Ning Yan began to cry non-stop, her eyes hurt for a while, and it seemed that some light was coming in, "Ah." Ning Yan's eyes stinged, and she couldn't help but snort softly.
Everyone raised their heads and stared at Zheng Ling tightly. Zheng Nangong's hand was rarely sweaty. His eyes looked at Zheng Ling motionlessly.
Ning Yan's eyes slowly opened, and the sunlight stimulated Ning Yan a little, and Ning Yan subconsciously covered it with his hand. Emperor Qin Wen showed a hint of a smile. Ning Yan slowed down for a while, and finally got used to the light outside, she could see, Ning Yan looked at Emperor Qin Wen in front of her, Emperor Qin Wen was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and there was a trace of fierceness in his eyes, Ning Yan was slightly stunned when he saw this lord for the first time as Zheng Ling.
"Zheng Ling, can you see me?" Emperor Qin Wendi's voice carried a hint of tenderness.
Ning Yan came back to his senses and immediately bowed, "The people's daughter Zheng Ling has received the grace of Your Majesty. The evil has been removed, and the eyes of the people finally saw His Majesty's true face. His Majesty is the protector of Great Qin. It is the hope of the people of Great Qin. The sound of kowtowing was crisp and crisp, and everyone was surprised, it was so unbelievable that it was really smelted. This is really God forbid, Your Majesty Yingyin.
"Your Majesty Yingyin. Long live our emperor. At the beginning of this sentence, the people behind him kept kowtowing as if they were bewitched, hoping to be protected. Ning Yan's actions were meticulous, as if this was what she was going to do with all her heart.
"Finished." Su Gongzi's voice suddenly sounded. The crowd fell silent. Immediately lowered his head. The Dao Elders withdrew their swords and stood on their sides.
"God bless me Daqin." Emperor Qin Wen looked up.
"God bless me Daqin," the people in the audience shouted this sentence one after another.
"Your Majesty." The Spirit King, who was kneeling in front, suddenly stood up, walked up to the stage, and knelt down.
Emperor Qin Wen looked at his little nephew expressionlessly. "Spirit King, what are you doing here?"
"Your Majesty, this matter started because of my father, so let's end up with me," King Ling slammed on the ground, blood came out of his forehead, and blood flowed down his cheeks, "General Ji died tragically, and my father has an unshirkable responsibility, as his heir, this king should take my responsibility." The Spirit King took off the bun on his head, and a black head fell out, "I beg Your Majesty to allow the criminal ministers to go to Yundeguan to practice and pray for the blessings of Great Qin." ”
The Spirit King's words shocked everyone. Emperor Qin Wen looked at the Spirit King, "Do you know, what are you talking about?" ”
King Ling knelt on the ground, his back straight, "The minister is willing to do penance for Great Qin and convert to my Taoism." I hope Your Majesty will be fulfilled. He slammed his head on the ground again. This kowtow knocks on everyone's heart, but because different people have different feelings.
"You will be the prince of the future." Emperor Qin Wen looked distressed.
The Spirit King slammed his head on the ground and didn't get up, "Your Majesty." The sin is the sin of the people of Great Qin, and it is the sin of General Ji. If I can't spend the rest of my life comforting, how can I be at peace. Your Majesty. You are the true dragon emperor. Please also ask Your Majesty to fulfill it. This is the will of God. ”
"Get up." Emperor Wen of Qin picked up the kneeling man and sighed lightly, "Spirit King, why are you doing this?" ”
"Your Majesty. This is providence. His Majesty can also obey the will of heaven. The guilty ministers are grateful, and the people of this Great Qin will also be grateful to Your Majesty. The Spirit King kept his head down, unable to see clearly.
"Alone is fulfilled in you." Emperor Wen of Qin finally relented.
Taking advantage of the fact that the people from Yundeguan and the National Teacher's Mansion were present at this time, they directly held a ordination ceremony. The Spirit King suddenly became the Taoist of Yundeguan. A robe severed his connection to the throne. There was a little relaxation between his eyebrows, how could he have had a day of peace of mind over the years. For him, it's more important to be alive. "My Emperor Yingyin. The chief of the Dao congratulates His Majesty on forcing the evil to retreat. The Spirit King said coldly.
Emperor Qin Wen looked at his nephew in front of him, and his heart was relieved all these years. "Yin Yao, practice well."
"My Emperor Yingyin." The audience began to shout.
What a virtuous emperor, Zheng Wan looked at this scene with a burst of ridicule in her heart. But I just don't want to give up what doesn't belong to me. A thief became the right man. Emperor Qin Wendi, how high are you being praised now. I'm going to make you fall as hard as you can. There are opportunities, let's take our time.
In the afternoon, the crowd dispersed. This festival is really a good show.
"How about the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony?" In the inner hall, Qin Yin is dressed in light-colored clothes, and he looks more delicate.
"Back to the princess, the fourth lady of the Zheng family is fine. After the ceremony, King Ling insisted on becoming a monk, but later His Majesty couldn't resist him, so he obeyed his wishes. ”
"Oh." Qin Yinruo nodded.
"In the afternoon, the emperor's relatives and relatives are all going to participate. Then the people were scattered one after another. Princess, please put on a fancy dress. The slave and maid have been smoked with spices. ”
"Yes."
Zheng Wan, who had returned to ordinary men's clothes, left with the guards of Zheng Nangong. When you get to Main Street, the streets come alive. Zheng Wan took advantage of the unpreparedness and left the crowd. Take a detour from the trail. After walking a few paths, I finally found Ji Mansion. This place is not remote, but because of General Ji's incident, most of the people around have sold the deed and moved out of here, fifteen years have passed, although it has recovered somewhat, but it is still a little deserted.
General Ji finally recovered his reputation, and Emperor Qin Wen acted very quickly, and in a short time, several carts of rewards were sent over by the carriage. Many of the people came out of the altar and followed them. At this time, there were already a lot of people around Jifu, and they were talking about it one by one.
This car's grace seems to be a lot, but the Ji family is no longer in its prime, General Ji's son looks submissive, more than ten years of bullying has smoothed his edges and corners, and speaking loudly in front of people has become a kind of courage, at this moment he endured trembling and knelt at the door of his own house,
Emperor Wen Qin's rewards were reported one by one. The entire Ji family has become the focus of everyone's attention.
"So much."
"I won't have to worry about eating and drinking in the future." And so on and so forth.
Among the people who received the order, the wife of the Ji family was the most calm one, after all, she was a person who had experienced strong winds and waves, and respectfully accepted the reward. Respectfully send off the eunuch. The door of the Ji family closed again, ignoring the people around him, and seemed to be isolated from the world.
Over the years, many people who have bullied the Ji family can't help but tremble in their hearts, don't bully the poor young man, this Ji family turned over in one day. I don't know if this general Ji's son can be as brave and good at fighting as his father.
Zheng Wan dressed as a man and looked at the Ji family quietly around the corner, feeling a lot of emotion in her heart. Some things are missed, what chance is there, has the Ji family really turned over? The hurt in his bones will accompany him for a lifetime, Ji Changqing was still a young man who was full of energy and refused to admit defeat, but now he is in a mess every day and lives so humblely. Zheng Wan smiled bitterly and turned to leave.