Que 51: The Ceremony of Worshipping the Heavens
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Yang Fei'er is busy these days, the sacrifice is a major event in the palace, and every time the sacrifice day comes, a lot of preparations must be carried out, no matter how much manpower and material resources are consumed, it is not hesitated. For example, the various buildings and facilities in the Temple of Heaven have been comprehensively overhauled. Repair the streets from the Forbidden City to the Temple of Heaven to give them a new look. Sima Ge and Prince Jian coordinated the entire ceremony, Yang Fei'er and Chu Tianzhao were appointed by the emperor as the two main things in charge of the sacrifice to the heavens, and the two were busy with each other, and it was rare to see each other.
Five days before the sacrifice, Prince Jian went to the sacrifice house to inspect the livestock prepared for slaughter during the sacrifice to the heavens, and he was very satisfied with the work of Yang Fei'er and Chu Tianzhao.
Three days ago, the emperor began fasting. Two days ago, I wrote the congratulatory text on the congratulatory board. The day before, the livestock were slaughtered, the sacrifices were made, and the sacrificial vessels of the sacred treasury were arranged; The emperor reads the blessing version, goes to the imperial dome to incense, goes to the mound altar to see the gods, goes to the gods' library to see the beans, the gods cook to see the animals, and then returns to the palace to fast. On the eve of the worship day, Taichang Siqing led his subordinates to arrange the tablets, offerings, and offerings of the gods; Club-ready band furnishings; Finally, a comprehensive inspection will be conducted by Master Sima Ge, the attendant of the Ministry of Rites.
Yang Fei'er's outstanding leadership skills have impressed most people. This woman with a delicate face and a beautiful figure became the object of discussion behind the backs of civil and military officials for a while. These big men are really incomprehensible, shouldn't a woman be at home with her husband and children? It's so strange how he could run out and get involved in the affairs of the court, and do everything so clearly.
Yang Fei'er didn't bother to pay attention to these gossips, she was just trying her best to do what she wanted to do. Many times, when Chu Tianzhao saw Yang Fei'er's tired appearance, he would persuade her: "Miss Fei'er, don't be so desperate, stop and rest, your body is important." ”
In fact, Yang Fei'er didn't want to rest, but she held her breath, she just wanted these arrogant men to see clearly that many things can be done not only by men, but also by women, and they will do better. In fact, even in modern times, Yang Feier is a more shrewd character than a man.
The architecture of the Temple of Heaven is concentrated on a central axis. The southernmost wall is square and symbolizes the earth; The northernmost wall is semicircular in shape, symbolizing the heavens. The three major buildings on the central axis constitute the core of the Temple of Heaven, and from south to north are the Circle Mound Altar, the Imperial Dome, and the Hall of Prayer.
The mound altar is an open-air three-tiered circular stone altar with a round stone in the center and a total of 9 fan-shaped stone slabs around the perimeter. This geometrical structure is a clever use of mathematics in the whole structure, and the stone blocks used for the altars, steps, and railings are all multiples of nine. It is said that this symbolizes the meaning of the Nine Heavens, where the Emperor of Heaven lives. The emperor stood in the center of the altar and worshiped the heavens with reverence. The middle one is called the Imperial Dome, which is the place where the heavenly tablets are stored. After the emperor worshiped the heavens, he came here to kowtow to countless gods to thank him.
The Hall of Prayer is in the northernmost part, which is the grandest and most gorgeous place in the Temple of Heaven, and it is also the closest place to heaven in the imagination. Yang Fei'er stood at the gate of the prayer hall and looked south, only to see that the porch was heavy, the farther away and smaller, and the eyes were endless, which made people feel like they came from the sky. Connecting these three major buildings is a north-south long 360 meters, east and west wide 30 meters of "Danbi Bridge", this bridge is low in the south and high in the north.
However, they all ignored a very important problem, that is, some of the guards in the palace had been quietly replaced during the busy days, and the sentry posts in many places had also changed. They are so busy and tired that everything that happens around them is ignored.
The day of the sacrifice to heaven has come in a blink of an eye. Before the emperor came to the Temple of Heaven to pray for the valley and pray for the sky, he first had to go to the palace to fast and bathe. Saigu is actually a small palace. Zhai Palace is located on the south side of the West Heavenly Gate, sitting west and facing east. According to the regulations, the emperor needs to come to the palace three days before the sacrifice to fast, do not touch the meat and garlic, do not drink, do not entertain, ignore the crime, do not hang sacrifices, do not approach women, and take more baths, which is called "fasting", also known as "fasting". So the emperor had to leave Chen Yuanyuan and go to the palace to fast.
Walking into the palace, I feel that although it is not as brilliant as the Forbidden City, it is also elegant and quiet. The red walls and green tiles of the main hall of the palace are extraordinarily magnificent. This kind of green tile means that the emperor does not dare to be arrogant here, but can only be a vassal to the sky. The main hall of the palace is a beamless pillar brick structure arch coupon building, so it is also called "beamless hall". The roof is covered with green glazed tiles, and the bucket arches under the eaves are made of glazed firing, which has a good fire prevention effect.
In the past, Fei'er only watched these places on TV, and never actually visited here, let alone lived here. She thought of it as a trip, a special trip.
Before dawn in the morning, Yang Fei'er and Chu Tianzhao stood guard around the Temple of Heaven early. As soon as the hour comes, the palace rings the Taihe bell, the emperor slowly drives to the mound altar, the bell stops, the drum music starts, and the ceremony officially begins.
At this time, the southeast of the mound altar burns calves, the southwest hangs the sky lantern, the smoke is misty, and the candle theater is red, giving people a very mysterious feeling. A lamp pole is hung in the altar of the mound, and a large lantern is hung, which is called a sky lantern, and the altar is bright at this time. The emperor took a car from the palace to the large curtain that had been erected in advance to change his sacrificial clothes, take off his shoes, and then go up to the altar to pay his respects.
The ceremony is divided into nine procedures, such as welcoming the gods, laying jade silk, entering the ceremony, and making the first gift, and the whole ceremony is carried out under the command of the salute officer. During the sacrifice, the emperor had to lead the civil and military officials to constantly kneel and salute. Like the master of ceremonies, the celebrant sang in a loud chorus, and the people followed suit. In the singing and harmony of the celebrants, the "Song of Neutralization" was played, and the gods began.
In the midst of the music, the waiters set fire to the firewood and grass on the altar and burned the offerings, filling the smoke. At this moment, someone stepped forward to report urgently: The Nine Princes who went to exterminate the border rebels had returned to the dynasty and were now waiting outside the city. The emperor was very happy when he heard this, and ordered Chu Tianzhao to pass the order, and the army was stationed thirty miles outside the city, and the three armies would be rewarded tomorrow.
Chu Tianzhao was ordered to go to deliver the decree, and Yang Fei'er supported the situation alone, and was a little in a hurry. She suddenly remembered that the emperor's congratulatory message was not brought, and hurriedly called someone to call Xiao Chengzi, but there was no one for a long time, and she learned that Xiao Chengzi had not shown up for several days. Yang Fei'er muttered in her heart: What are you doing? At this time, I didn't see anyone, and I rewarded him with a few big mouths. Thinking so in his heart, his hands did not stop.
After the "greeting ceremony" is completed, the emperor should wash his hands and wipe his hands, and then perform "three incense", "lay jade silk", and finally "offer wine" according to the procedure. After doing this, the ceremony is finished, the emperor returns to the curtain, takes off the sacrificial clothes, and the ceremony is over.
All of this was done right under the nose of Seefer. She and Chu Tianzhao controlled every level, and tried to make no mistakes. In fact, the people below were cautious one by one, and everyone held their breath, for fear that one of them would accidentally move their heads.
Finally waited for the emperor to return to the palace, and Yang Fei'er ordered the inferior people to remove the remaining things from the sacrifice and clean up the scene. By the time I finished all this logistical work, I didn't know what time it was. Yang Fei'er was so tired that she was about to collapse, she asked the little eunuch to help her to her room, and fell asleep upside down, this sleep was heavy and enjoyable.
Outside the city, the ten princes received the emperor's command that there was a garrison thirty miles outside the city, and they did not stop, but continued to advance for ten miles before setting up camp. Chu Tianzhao reported the situation to the emperor, and the emperor didn't think so, but smiled and said: "Ten brothers, they must have been away from home for too long, and they want to go home in a hurry." Hehe, let them leave it to them this time, Taifu Chu, it's not early, you go back early to rest, and tomorrow I will go outside the city with me to reward the three armies. ”
Chu Tianzhao thought about it and there was no problem, so he nodded and said, "Then the emperor, you should rest early, and Weichen will leave the palace with you tomorrow." When the emperor saw that Chu Tianzhao was gone, he was overjoyed and instructed the little eunuch: "Set up the Yifei Courtyard." He held it for a long time, and he could barely wait.
When Yang Fei'er woke up, the sun had already risen. She was annoyed to find that she hadn't removed her makeup last night, she was born with a love of beauty, and protected her skin like life. She took the mirror and looked left and right, and found that there was a slight wrinkle in the corner of her eye, she set the mirror aside and began to sulk.
She vaguely remembered that she had a very terrible dream last night, in which He Zhongtang, Yang Yichang, Li Biao, Guiping, and Wan Jie, who was identified as a murderer, also appeared. They called her name in a cloaked voice, and said that they would avenge their grievances and revenge. Why do they still say that there will be something big in the palace in the next few days.
Yang Fei'er thought back to the things in the dream, but she couldn't think of anything else, and said in her heart: It is often said that dreams are born from the heart, maybe they were busy solving the murder case some time ago, so they will have such a dream. However, I will be accurate in my dreams, and I won't be able to do it this time......
The more Yang Fei'er thought about it, the more wrong it became: Wasn't that Wan Jie the culprit of the whole incident? Since he has already subjugated the Fa, how can he be with He Zhongtang and them? Could he be a victim of it? He's just a substitute for the dead? Is the real murderer still at large? No wonder, the last time I saw Wan Jie's eyes when he was beheaded, he was so helpless and resentful. Is all the evidence a trap?
If that was really a trap, who would be the real murderer? Since the real murderer can freely enter and leave the palace and the minister's palace, he may be the person close to us. By the way, it must be the person around us, otherwise it is impossible for him to walk in front of us every step we take! If that's the case, then what is his ultimate goal?
Yang Fei'er carefully sorted out all the characters related to this matter, although she had a little clue, but she didn't dare to jump to conclusions until there was no evidence.
She sat for a while, and suddenly felt that the courtyard was surprisingly quiet today. She went out curiously to see, there was no one, and she thought to herself: Where has this person gone? No, I have to go and see, I stopped thinking about it at the moment, carefully freshened up, and hurried out.
She went out for a long time, and finally saw a little eunuch running over in a hurry, and she shouted loudly: "Hey, hey, you, come here, come quickly." ”
The little eunuch ran over and asked, "Girl, what's the matter?" In the eyes of others, Fei'er is now a celebrity in front of the emperor, and no one dares to offend.
At that time, Fei'er asked, "What happened in the palace today?" How did everyone run out? ”
The little eunuch replied: "The Nine Princes returned to the court, and the emperor decided to go outside the city to reward the three armies. So most of the people in the palace today have been sent to go outside the city, and now they are gathering at Taihemen. Fei'er felt a little weird, but she couldn't tell what she liked. She waved her hand and told the little eunuch to leave, and the little eunuch ran away quickly. Fei'er was thinking as she walked, and she always felt that something was not right, maybe it was the quiet around her all of a sudden, which made her feel very uncomfortable. She only felt a blockage in her heart.
When I came to Taihe Gate, I saw a crowd of people. Chu Tianzhao was busy in the crowd. She looked back and saw that the civil and military officials had already set up a queue and were waiting to go. The emperor's golden bottle car is also fully equipped.
Yang Fei'er asked the guard next to her: "Is the emperor doing this?" ”
The guard said, "The emperor will personally go out of the city to greet the nine princes." ”
"The Ninth Prince?" Fei'er thought in her heart: How did I forget this person? The reason why the Nine Princes went from an idle person with no real power to a general who could control the military power to attack the remnants of the Mongolian tribes was because he rescued Yuan Yuan that day, and after learning that Yuan Yuan was the person appointed by the emperor, he gave her to the emperor. The emperor was very happy, so he gave him this opportunity to make contributions. According to Yuanyuan, before she was presented to the emperor, she had been insulted by the Nine Princes. Just ask, what man will not be tempted after seeing Yuanyuan? Since ancient times, men have only liked rivers and mountains and beauties. Since Yuanyuan was once his woman, how could he easily sacrifice her to the emperor? Unless there is some other conspiracy! Speaking of which, I am reminded of Prince Jane. This old fox has always been friendly with the Nine Princes, and it is also his virgin body that has broken the round. Why didn't either of these men insist on keeping Madoka by their side in the end?
Yang Fei'er suddenly felt that there must be a huge conspiracy behind this. In an instant, she felt a gust of wind and creepy.
The emperor may have had too many changes recently, and he thought that his brother should be reliable. However, since ancient times, it seems that the usurpation of power has been a relationship between father and son and brothers, thinking like this, she is a little worried, in case the emperor goes out of the city and has a mistake, then their little life will not be over? The more she thought about it, the more scared she became, it wouldn't be worth it to throw her life in this place, right?
Yang Fei'er thought that she had to find a way to keep the emperor. She snuck out. I heard someone say that the emperor was still in the Empress Dowager of Cining Palace, and as soon as her eyes rolled, she sent someone to tell the emperor, saying that Yuanyuan suddenly had a cold body and a stomachache, and she didn't know what was wrong. She thought that the emperor had a deep affection for Yuanyuan, and he should not ignore it. When he comes, try to persuade him not to go out to greet him personally.
Yang Fei'er told Yuanyuan her thoughts, Yuanyuan pondered for a while, and said: "If it is for the emperor's safety, I also agree with Sister Fei'er's approach." I believe that the emperor will not blame us if he knows. ”
Yang Fei'er smiled at Yuanyuan and said, "It will definitely be fine, I am sure to persuade the emperor, and my sister will also help me say a few words." Chen Yuanyuan nodded.
The two waited anxiously for the emperor in the house. Sure enough, after a while, someone at the door announced: "The emperor has arrived!" I heard a rush of footsteps, and then the door slammed open, and I saw the emperor's anxious face, rushed to Chen Yuanyuan, and grabbed her hand: "Aifei, what's wrong with you?" They told me that you were very sick, but they scared me to death. You okay? What's uncomfortable? ”
Chen Yuanyuan's face was slightly red, and he said shyly: "The concubine is fine, thank you for the emperor's concern." The concubine just had a stomachache, and she was much better after taking some medicine, but it hurt so much just now. ”
The emperor wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked back at Yang Fei'er, who was staying on the side, and asked, "Miss Fei'er has worked hard these days, why hasn't she rested much?" I'm afraid I'll tire you, so I didn't let anyone bother you this morning. ”
Fei'er said with a smile: "The emperor really cares about the people's daughters, and the people's daughters will remember the emperor's kindness and think about the emperor in everything." ”
The emperor smiled and said: "If there is nothing wrong, I will go outside the city first, Miss Fei'er will accompany Yuanyuan first." ”
Yang Fei'er stepped forward: "Your Majesty, can you listen to the words of the people's daughter?" ”
The emperor saw that Fei'er was very serious, so he sat down and said, "If Miss Fei'er has anything to say, I will try my best to meet your request." ”
Seeing that the emperor was listening sincerely, Yang Fei'er said: "Your Majesty, it's not a bad thing to go out of the city to reward the three armies. But now the situation is a little unstable, how many soldiers are there in the capital? As far as the people know, there are less than a thousand people. It's not that the little woman is alarmist, didn't the emperor seal a few big officials a few days ago? Do you know these people, except for the Ten Princes, the other two were once the retainers of the Ninth Prince. And the tenth prince is the sibling of the ninth prince, and you are still separated by a bloodline from the emperor. There is one more thing to remind the emperor, when I walked around the palace today, I found that the guards in the inner palace didn't seem to know each other. and the group of eunuchs and palace maids seem to have changed a group of people. If these things were not ordered by the emperor, then only the ten princes who held the military power and the officials who controlled the transfer of personnel could do it. If someone really tries to rebel, the emperor will attack him inside and outside, I'm afraid it will ...... There's no place left. The emperor is the king of a country, and he must not be moved lightly. I don't know what the emperor wants? ”
"Is that really the case? No wonder I also feel that the eunuchs and palace maids around me have been very angry these days. At first, I thought it was a normal personnel transfer. But I have been so kind to my ninth and tenth brothers, so why should they rebel? When the emperor was told by Yang Fei'er, he suddenly had an unprecedented sense of crisis, and even this time the feeling was stronger than the last serial murder.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The people's daughter is by the side of Concubine Yi and the emperor, if it is for the sake of greed for wealth and nobility, you can not say these things that may lose your head. Also, those princes and nobles, who have no real power in their hands on weekdays, of course they don't dare to make mistakes, and now one has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in hand, and the other has mastered the transfer of military horses and the promotion of officials. Of course, they have bad intentions. However, there is no time now, and I ask the emperor to make a decision immediately. ”
Yuanyuan put her increasingly plump body on the emperor's body, wrapped her arms around the emperor's neck, and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, just listen to Sister Fei'er, it's dangerous to go out now." What if there is anything, what about the concubines? The concubines are willing to share everything with the emperor and are willing to die for the emperor, but the concubines want the emperor to take care of themselves. ”
The emperor was moved by Yuanyuan's words, he thought about it carefully this time, if it wasn't for Yang Fei'er's timely reminder, this matter would really be a bit mysterious, in case there was a mistake, it would not be a joke.
He pondered for a moment and said, "Then who should I send to Miss Yifei'er's opinion?" ”
Yang Fei'er replied: "Prince Jian is very popular in the court, and he is also the imperial uncle of the Nine Princes, so let him go." ”
The emperor nodded and said, "That's reasonable, when I go to inform Prince Jian, I will say that I am not feeling well and cannot leave the palace." ”
Yuanyuan said coquettishly: "The emperor will go again after resting, it's still early." ”
The emperor fought hundreds of rounds with Chen Yuanyuan in bed last night, and he was really tired, so he lay on the bed as he said, and he was slightly drunk after a while. Fei'er and Chen Yuanyuan went to the garden to talk. It's been a long time since I've sat down to have a good chat, and both of them are very sexual.
Yang Fei'er suddenly thought of a more important matter, grabbed a little eunuch and said, "Go and ask Commander Chu to come over and be on duty." Let's just say that it is the emperor's will. ”
Seeing the little eunuch hurriedly go out, Yang Fei'er's heart calmed down a little, and then she told Yuanyuan about some of her recent cases, and Yuanyuan was very envious of Yang Fei'er. She looked at Yang Fei'er's confident face and thought about herself, she could only be the emperor's concubine in the palace, and tried her best to please the emperor, and she couldn't go. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a faint jealousy in her heart.
Yang Fei'er didn't see Chen Yuanyuan's thoughts, what she was thinking about was the happiness when she was with Chu Tianzhao, immersed in it, and her face was full of intoxication. Chen Yuanyuan swallowed saliva there for a long time, thinking that the outside world was really full of freshness and excitement as she said.
Yang Fei'er looked up at the sun that had moved to the middle of the sky, and wondered, "How did the imperial dining room work?" It's noon, why hasn't anyone come to deliver meals? ”
Yuan Yuan was also a little angry and said, "I started doing this a few days ago. ”
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly I heard a chaotic sound, waking up the two women who were still longing for it. Yang Fei'er pulled Chen Yuanyuan up and said, "You go back to the room first, I'll go out and see what's going on and then come back to tell you." ”
At that moment, she got up and went out, and as soon as she walked to Yuehua Gate, she saw a bunch of people fighting there, Fei'er thought: Oh no, this is not making a movie, it is really killing people. As soon as she wanted to run back, she saw Chu Tianzhao running over from there, and ran back as soon as he pulled her. Yang Fei'er asked as she ran, "Brother Chu, what's going on?" So many people are killing people. ”
Chu Tianzhao, who was covered in blood, didn't reply: "Run, don't ask, someone wants to rebel." ”
Fei'er sighed in her heart: It's bad, I really have a premonition, my damn sixth sense.
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