On the seventh day of the lunar month, the capital.

The palace is preparing for tomorrow's Laba Festival, tomorrow the saint will go to the Temple of Heaven outside the palace to carry out the ceremony of worshiping the sky, all the Taoist priests, entourage palace concubines and officials who participated in the ceremony have to be finalized one by one, and even arrange the position of the station in detail.

The celebrant came and went, busy all the time.

In addition to the regular offerings, there are many items that are required for the dojo to be prepared for tomorrow's ritual. For example, the yellow table of the heavenly court, the gold dust and gold leaf of the red pen for drawing the talismans, and all kinds of bells, flags, lamps, candles and other utensils, are fragmented and cumbersome, and the celebrant is in a mess.

"Be careful! These things are all expensive, and if they are broken, they will not be able to pay for your cheap life! ”

The eunuch with the palm print was a gray-haired, white-faced father-in-law, with smooth skin and proper maintenance, so that people could not tell their real age. At this time, he held the dust whisk in one hand, cocked the orchid finger in the other, and lectured the eunuchs who were working in a hurry with a sharp face and a sharp voice.

"Gonggong Zheng, why did you say that the Holy One suddenly said that he was going to sacrifice to the heavens on the Laba Festival? There was no such case in the past! ”

The questioner was a teenage little eunuch, with bright eyes and a smart look. He was next to this palm-print eunuch known as "Gonggong Zheng", and he seemed to be extremely close.

This Gonggong Zheng obviously has a good relationship with this little eunuch, he only glanced at him when he heard the words, and then his eyes glared, and he feigned anger: "Do whatever you want, don't ask about those who have it, do some things you should know?" ”

The little eunuch was not stunned at all in the face of the big eunuch in the palace who even had to give three points of courtesy, and he still got closer with a hippie smile when he was reprimanded like this, and said with a shy smile:

"Grandpa Zheng, just tell me, otherwise I'm so curious that I'm like being scratched by a cat, it's not okay, this person, when he thinks about things in his heart, it's easy to make mistakes. Can you bear to see me cause a catastrophe? ”

As he spoke, his mouth flattened, and his eyes blinked at Gonggong Zheng. Gonggong Zheng was obviously used to seeing him, so he stretched out his hand and slapped him on the head, "You, monkey, I'm afraid you haven't heard the words that curiosity kills cats." ”

"Hehe, but if you don't let me know what you want to know, it's worse than dying."

Although Gonggong Zheng had a straight face, there was not the slightest hint of annoyance in his eyes, and he was even a little amused by this little eunuch. Hearing him say this, Gonggong Zheng glanced at him, and the little eunuch understood, and followed Gonggong Zheng to the corner where there was no one on the side.

"A while ago, the Holy One dreamed again."

Gonggong Zheng lowered his voice, and the little eunuch also leaned over to his mouth and listened carefully, not daring to come out.

"But this time it didn't seem to be a nightmare, the saint woke up and called Duan Tianshi overnight, and asked Duan Tianshi to help him interpret the dream. Duan Tianshi said that this was a warning from heaven, but the specific meaning was elusive. It coincided with the Laba Festival, so Master Duan suggested that the Holy Lord hold a ceremony to worship the heavens on this day, so that the heavens could show the way. ”

"Ho! This Heavenly Master is really, just a casual word, let us work like a spinning top non-stop. ”

The little eunuch pouted and complained, the saint had a frightening dream last night, and the heavenly master didn't know what day it was, but he still said the words of the Laba Sacrifice Ceremony, just one day's preparation time, it is still such a big holy scripture, is this still a way to live!

Not to mention, the things to be prepared are not the things used in ordinary sacrifices, but the Holy Lord is going to take the big pawn dojo and ask Duan Tianshi to do it!

They are only in charge of all the etiquette and punishment in the imperial city, and the management of errands and servants, and those things that are tricky and deceitful, that should be the duty of the Qin Heavenly Prison!

Gonggong Zheng heard him complain and immediately gagged him.

"Give me a snack, be careful of the misfortune that comes out of your mouth. Let's serve people, what the masters say, let's do it, there are not enough people, don't you still draw from other places, you just be careful, don't ask how beautiful things are, don't make mistakes. ”

The little eunuch immediately made a bitter face, "You said it lightly, don't make a mistake, it's only been a day, and it's not enough to assign me another hundred people!" Besides, I checked this Laba sacrifice for 300 years before I knew what was going on. ”

Laba sacrifice, this dynasty is not without precedent, but it is a long time apart, and it has not been followed later, so everyone is very unfamiliar with this custom.

In fact, whether it is a Buddhist or Taoist gate, Laba Festival is an important day.

In Taoism, it is said that the Spring Festival on the first day of the first lunar month is Tianla, and the five emperors will be in the east Jiuqi Qingtian; On the fifth day of the fifth month of May, the Dragon Boat Festival is famous, and the five emperors will meet in the south of the three Qi Dantian; The Qiqiao Festival on the seventh day of the seventh month of July is Daodaola, and the five emperors will meet in the seven Qi Sutian in the west; The Winter Clothes Festival on the first day of October is the New Year of the People, and the Five Emperors will be in the north in the black sky; The Laba Festival on the eighth day of the lunar month is the princely La, and the five emperors will be in the Xuandu Yujing above.

And in Buddhism, this Laba festival is even more important. According to legend, this day is also the day of the enlightenment of Buddha Shakyamuni, called the "Dharma Treasure Festival", which is one of the grand festivals of Buddhism.

In any case, Dazhang, which is prevalent in Xuanmen, once held a ceremony to sacrifice to the sky.

However, since the death of that empress, Emperor Taizu became ill and was afraid of seeing things and thinking about people, and these sacrificial ceremonies have since been abolished.

Zheng Gong left after finishing some things, he was the great eunuch who was close to the saint, but he didn't dare to leave for too long.

The little eunuch was a little stunned when he thought about the Laba sacrifice, the celebrant was in the inner court, standing at the door of the celebrant eunuch, looking over the glazed tile wall, and could see the eaves of the holy dormitory perched on the beasts from afar, glowing with golden light, majestic and solemn, and extremely auspicious.

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"That's all for this year's class, and everyone will report on the third day of February next year."

On the seventh day of the lunar month, this is the last day of homework in Dongyu this year.

After Song Huairen said this, he announced that the students would have a vacation that lasted for nearly two months.

The students below were not very old, and they immediately became unabashedly excited after hearing this.

Yu Lang ignored that Song Huairen hadn't left yet, and went directly to Yu Xia's position.

"Xiao Xia, do you have something to do tomorrow? Come to my house and drink a bowl of laba porridge, my grandmother misses you. ”

Yu Xia thought about it, he has been busy with some chores these days, and it is true that he has not visited Mrs. Yu for a long time, and Yu Xia is also extremely willing to be close to this old woman who has always been kind to him, thinking of this, Yu Xia nodded.

"Hehe, then my grandmother will be happy to die, I guess, when she sees your appearance now, she will not recognize you!"

Yu Lang grinned happily when he thought of this, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he smiled halfway, and when he caught a glimpse of the young man on the side who was lowering his head and sorting out his bookbag, Yu Lang immediately flattened his mouth, a little reluctantly.

"And you, Ah Sui, my grandmother asked me to invite you too."