Chapter 299: The Altar Ceremony
If you want to say that the most important thing for the royal family is not the New Year or any festival, but the altar ceremony.
On this day, all members of the royal family are present, and at the altar, the emperor prays for good weather in the coming year and also shows his rights to the world.
The royal family has always attached great importance to this event, firstly, all the families will come to visit, and secondly, this memorial is also a ceremony to highlight the majesty of the royal family.
The two people in charge of the altar ceremony this time are Jun Chenmo and Jun Chenzhong.
Strange to say, in previous years, the altar ceremonies were handed over to the Ministry of Rites to do business, but this time it was indeed handed over to Jun Chenmo and Jun Chenzhong.
Probably the emperor also wants to repair the relationship between the two of them.
When he first heard the news, Jun Chenmo was not shocked, but Bei Xiaoqi on the side was very surprised.
"Discuss it with Jun Chenzhong, then you have to be careful." Bei Xiaoqi was a little uneasy, after all, he knew that Jun Chenzhong had done a lot of bad things for them before, if he still had such thoughts, then this altar ceremony was undoubtedly a good opportunity.
Jun Chenmo was not as worried as Bei Xiaoqi, he had long known that the emperor wanted to repair their relationship, but he had never had a chance, and this time he finally had such an opportunity, and he would definitely give the two of them something together.
"It doesn't matter, the soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it, will I be worse than him."
Jun Chenmo didn't seem to care so much about this matter, and he also believed that Jun Chenzhong would not attack him openly, after all, it was an altar ceremony, and there would be no accidents at this time.
Looking at Jun Chenmo's casual appearance, Bei Xiaoqi was a little annoyed, hammered Jun Chenmo slightly, pouted and said: "You take this matter to heart, if he makes any moves, no one can say for sure." ”
Knowing that Bei Xiaoqi really cared about him, Jun Chenmo smiled helplessly, pretending to be very serious and said, "Okay, okay, I'll take it to heart, don't worry so much." ”
After that, he also tapped Bei Xiaoqi's head with his finger.
"Don't think so much, just take yourself to heart."
Bei Xiaoqi covered the place where Jun Chenmo had been knocked by Jun Chenmo, pouting and glaring at him.
On this day, Jun Chenmo had just gone down to the court and was going to go to Minister Li with Jun Chenzhong to discuss the matters of the altar ceremony.
After all, it was the first time to handle this matter, and it was still not as skilled as the original Minister of Rites.
Arriving at Minister Li's mansion, the three of them began to discuss the altar ceremony.
The first is the order of the various matters. The ritual of the altar ceremony is complex, and the steps must be exactly the same, and it must be repeated before starting until it is foolproof.
After understanding the order, Jun Chenmo knew that the altar ceremony was so complicated, and all the steps were endless, and all of them had to be prepared.
Then there are all the things that need to be done, including the preparation of the venue, the order of entry of the ministers and their families, the arrangement of the seats, and the rewards to be given to each minister.
Here, Jun Chenzhong and Jun Chenmo had some small differences.
Is it as frugal as in previous years, but it is still a gorgeous and atmospheric festival.
Jun Chenzhong advocated holding a gorgeous festival and holding a special event, his reason is that the national strength has been increasing day by day in recent years, and it is getting better and better year by year, whether in terms of population or food, this year is several levels better than in previous years.
And the altar ceremony is the time when the king declares his rights to the people of the world, of course, it should be held in a big way to show the majesty of the royal family and the prosperity of the country.
And Jun Chenmo, who had just returned from the Northwest disaster relief before, didn't think so.
It is true that the national strength has increased in the past two years, but this year is also different from previous years, and this year's natural disasters, including droughts, floods, insect plagues, and fires, are much more than in previous years.
Many people may not be able to eat this year, and if you still see the royal family holding a big celebration, it will really chill the hearts of the subjects.
In addition, although the celebrations held in previous years were relatively frugal, they also won the hearts of the people and left a good impression in their hearts, so this year's celebration only needs to be the same as in previous years.
Both of them insisted on their own opinions, and neither let anyone. There was no way, the two of them fought for a long time, but neither of them changed anything.
They had no choice but to change direction and ask Minister Li, who was most familiar with the altar ceremony.
Minister Li originally just wanted both sides not to be offended, so he just went along with it at will. But now that he has been asked, he can only come out again.
"In fact, this matter, if it is done frugally or gorgeously, the people will be dissatisfied, and everything will not satisfy all the people."
Nonsense! Jun Chenzhong and Jun Chenmo thought at the same time in their hearts.
But this is indeed true, and it really does not satisfy everyone.
"But a little frugality will make more people satisfied!" Jun Chenmo replied unwillingly.
As soon as Jun Chenzhong wanted to refute, he was snatched away by Minister Li, "In fact, you can be frugal in details and gorgeous on the surface." ”
"What do you mean?"
Jun Chenzhong asked suspiciously, in their cognition, gorgeous is gorgeous, and thrift is thrifty.
Jun Chenmo thought for a while and said: "It means that the silver two flowers should be spent where they should be spent and where they shouldn't be spent are all deleted, such as some too cumbersome?" ”
Minister Li touched his beard and said clearly: "This rule was set by the ancestors, and the steps cannot be changed, nor can we say where it is cumbersome and where it should be deleted." ”
Jun Chenzhong also probably understood what they meant, and also thought about this matter together, and said: "Then be specific, the place where the emperor comes to the stage to worship the heavens must be gorgeous, and you can be a little frugal in other aspects." ”
"Yes!"
Jun Chenmo also thought of this, but he still didn't agree with Jun Chenzhong's assignment, and the two argued for a while, but they had already gained a certain amount of the same understanding.
Before he knew it, it was already dark, and Minister Li originally wanted to leave the two of them at his house for dinner. But Jun Chenmo didn't worry about Bei Xiaoqi, who was still at home, and Jun Chenzhong also said that he had something to go home, so neither of them stayed.
After making this decision, the two of them notified someone to pick them up. While waiting in the house, the two were relatively speechless.
After a while, the person who came to pick up Jun Chenzhong came over.
"Lord Wang."
The man was dressed as a guard, with a sword in his hand, and his dark eyes were looking around, revealing a shrewd flash
Jun Chenmo was a little familiar when he heard his voice, but he couldn't remember who it was for a while.
It seems that you have seen him somewhere, and where is it?
The guard-like man helped Jun Chenzhong into the carriage, and then got into the carriage as well, ready to leave in a hurry.
Suddenly, this person looked at Jun Chenmo's side, and met Jun Chenmo's gaze for a moment.
Got it! It's him! The man who assassinated me!