Chapter 14: The Altar of God (2)

The altar is located in the south of Ningcheng and is one of the most majestic buildings in Ningcheng.

To enter the altar of the gods, you must first pass through a royal road, the white flag tassels on both sides of the royal road are swaying in the wind, and at the entrance of the royal road, there are soldiers to check, and the carriage is not allowed to enter, and can only be parked in the open space next to the royal road.

Follow Qi Zhen to the entrance of the royal road, the soldier waved his spear to block their way, Qi Zhen held his head high, his bones revealed a natural nobility and majesty, he was speechless, just took out a seal ribbon from his waist, those soldiers looked solemn, put down their spears, knelt down on one foot with a brush, and shouted, "Lord Wang, offended." ”

"What is the duty, what is the sin?" Qi Qi spoke softly, and only after a few soldiers got up did he continue to walk forward.

The first time I saw him behind him was dumbfounded, this Qi Zhen ...... It's too pretending!

After taking a few steps, Qi Zhen stopped, turned his head to look at Hatsumi, who was still standing in place, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Chu Jian hurriedly ran to Qi Zhen's side and laughed a few times, "Why are the ordinary people of this altar not allowed to enter?" ”

Qi Zhen glanced down at her before he said, "It's not that you are not allowed to enter, the people can come in when the spring festival is praying for the blessings of the people." ”

Hatsumi shook his head, not understanding what kind of custom this was.

There are many people dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes on the royal road, and when they saw Qi Zhen, they were all stunned for a moment, and they were busy saluting respectfully, but Qi Zhen always put on a cool face, nodded coldly in response, and there was no trace of a smile on the bottom of his eyes.

"Doesn't anyone tell you that when people greet you with a smile, you have to respond with a smile?" Hatsumi finally couldn't help but speak.

"No," Qi Zhen replied in a low voice.

"What?" The voices were full of voices, and when he saw that he couldn't hear what Qi Zhen said clearly, he stood on tiptoe and raised his voice and asked.

Qi Zhen twisted his eyebrows, glanced impatiently at some of the court's officials and daughters around him, and said a little loudly, "No! ”

The sound was overshadowed for a while, and these women who were talking shrieks didn't pay attention to public etiquette? "What the hell are you talking about, I can't hear you."

At the entrance of the royal road, a group of young women dressed in fancy clothes poured in.

Qi Zhen sighed secretly, lowered his head, and whispered in Chujian's ear, "There are a lot of people here, let's go in first......"

Before he finished speaking, Hatsumi was suddenly hit on the back, "Ahhh......h

Between the ears, there was a soft, moist and hot touch, and the breath of the snort was full of the refreshing breath of a masculine male.

Qi Zhen pursed his lips slightly, stretched out his hand to hug the person who was hit by a passerby, his lips seemed to still have the fat-like feeling just now, he unconsciously took a deep breath, and a burst of heat surged somewhere on his body.

"Ahem, Qi ...... Qi Zhen, you can let me go. When she first saw her struggling to leave Qi Zhen's embrace, she heard a puzzled voice around her, and her face turned hot and red.

Qi Zhen's swarthy face flushed, and he lowered his eyelids to hide the longing in the depths of his body, "Go in." ”

"Hmm" Hatsumi's hand gently touched her ear, it felt like it was hot, and her heartbeat accelerated a few beats, she patted her chest and exhaled softly, did she really touch his lips just now? Could it be her delusion?

But, she knew, his lips were soft and warm.

So, did you really run into it?

At first sight, his eyes fell on his thin lips, and he unconsciously licked his lips.

Oh, damn it! Don't think about it, Yu Chujian, it's not like you haven't kissed, why do you want to be entangled in this almost non-existent touch!

She secretly glanced at Qi Zhen from the corner of her eye again, he was still an expressionless cool face, as if it was really her illusion just now.

So, let's act as if nothing happened.

Heart, but suddenly a little heavy.

Lingyu, who was following behind Chujian, looked at the action that happened at this moment, and her eyes were full of excitement, this prince and the second girl were really ...... It's so funny, the prince just kissed the second girl, and the two of them can act as if nothing happened.

Hey, no matter how you look at it, I think the prince and the second girl are very compatible.

Following behind Qi Qi, I saw them walking along the royal road for the first time, and after a while, I saw the majestic and solemn altar of the gods, they entered from the south gate, and the attention of the first sight was immediately attracted, and she opened a pair of curious eyes to look at this altar full of mystery.

Surrounded by red walls, the stone forehead of the south gate is carved with "altar of sacrifice".

With the first sight on the stone steps, came to the viewing seat, a smile appeared on the corner of Qi Qi's mouth, bowed his head and whispered in the ear of the first sight, while pointing to the corresponding place, "The east of the altar is the altar of the gods, the west is the altar of the earth, the north of the altar is dedicated to the god of clouds, rain, wind and thunder, and the south of the altar is dedicated to the rivers and mountains." "In different directions, this different shrine was placed, and the first time I saw it, I was taken to the viewing table by Qi Zhen, and the entire altar of the gods was in full view.

Qi Zhen's explanation was stunned for a while, looking at this building, she had to admire the wisdom and hard work of the ancient laborers, this great building was completed under completely artificial conditions, the lifelike carving, almost tons of stone pillars, the high stone platform in the middle of the altar, these are all built by the working people bit by bit, is a way to remember history.

"Why didn't those people come up?" Hatsumi pointed to the crowd standing below the viewing table and asked Qi Zhen suspiciously.

Qi Zhen said, "Only the emperor's relatives can come up here." ”

When I first saw it, it turned out that there were still positions arranged according to status.

"I need to go down and worship, you wait here, don't run around!" Qi Qi explained in a low voice.

Chu Jian nodded vigorously, but his mind was no longer listening to Qi Zhen's speech.

Qi Zhen shook his head helplessly, told Lingyu to take care of Chu Jian, and gave a look to Li Weicheng, who was standing not far away, and signaled him to take care of her before turning around and walking down the stone steps.

Chujian stood at the front of the ceremony, and behind him were the relatives and daughters of the emperors, and the noisy voices had not stopped, and it seemed that there were still people discussing Qi Zhen.

When Hatsumi wanted to listen carefully to what they were discussing, all the voices around him fell silent.

It turned out that the auspicious time had arrived, and the sacrifice to the gods was about to begin.

Today's flag is held up for the sacrificial ceremony, and it is the prince Qi pound.

Qi Pound held the flag of Qi Ning Guo and walked up the stairs of the high stone platform step by step, followed by Qi Qi and many members of the royal family.

When I first saw Goutou looking around, I didn't see Qi Jin. Qi Jin, as the crown princess, should have come here, but she was not seen at this viewing table.

Qi pounds and they walked to the center of the stone platform, there were stone steps on all sides of the stone platform, and when they reached the top, someone on the other side led out a sturdy black bull.

Raising eyebrows at first sight, what is this going to do?

A group of Taoist priests in Taoist robes calmly walked in front of the black bull, chanting words in their mouths, and swept the dust in their hands in front of the black bull a few times, and the black bull let out an angry moo.

Under the stage, the chime master taught to hit the chime, hit the chime, and the music sounded.

Standing in front of everyone, the Taoist priest who looked more profound in Taoism picked up a big knife from the tray covered with yellow flannel, and in the sun, the sharp edge flashed with cold iron light.

When I first saw that my face was a little ugly, what were they going to do?

"Lingyu, what are they going to do?" Hatsumi frowned and asked the Lingyu beside him.

Lingyu was fascinated, this was the sacrifice she heard her elders say when she was a child, and it was really different from ordinary people, and the palace was a special grand scenery.

Hearing the question she first met, Lingyu replied, "This is a blood sacrifice." ”

"It is to cut off the heads of cattle, sheep, and pigs, and sacrifice them to the heavens with blood, and I heard that the heads of prisoners of war were used to sacrifice blood, but ...... That's what the previous emperor did, and the current emperor is merciful. Lingyu finally lowered her voice and said in Hatsumi's ear.

As soon as Lingyu's words fell, I saw Qi Zhen taking the big knife from the Taoist priest's hand for the first time, holding the handle of the knife with both hands, the knife was raised, the knife fell, and the sound of cutting flesh and bones seemed to ring in my ears.

Then he brought sheep and pigs.

In the air, there was a strong smell of blood.

The Taoist priest hung the bloody heads of the three livestock on the banner held by Qi Pound, and the blood meandered and spread, and the yellow flag instantly fainted into bright red like a blooming peony flower.

Her face was pale at first sight, she had never seen such a bloody scene.

Turning around, she took a deep breath, but the fishy smell in the air made her want to gag even more.

"Second girl, what's wrong with you?" Lingyu held Chu Jian and looked at her suspiciously. Why did the second girl's face suddenly become so bad?

Hatsumi waved his hand, "I'm fine, it's too stuffy here, I want to go back." ”

Lingyu was surprised, didn't the second girl like to watch the excitement the most? "However, the sacrifice to the gods will not end for a while, how can we get out?"

"Let's go" ignored so much at first sight, pulled up the spirit jade and walked towards the stone steps.

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