Chapter 36 The Duke of Zhou returned to government and became king
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Immediately, the Duke of Zhou decided to take Luoyi as the new capital, known as "Xinyi" in history, and promulgated the "Summoning" and "Luohe" on the grounds of "Quartet Tribute Daolijun".
The sacrificial ceremony is very grand, and there is the important significance of returning to the government, can not be sloppy, all the princes must participate, this is also the first time after the accession of King Zhou Cheng to the throne will be the princes, in the history of the Zhou Dynasty is also the first time, the significance is extraordinary.
The Duke of Zhou prepared for this, and in order to hold a sacrificial ceremony, the Duke of Zhou led hundreds of officials to familiarize them with the etiquette in the old capital, and then followed King Zhou Cheng to Luoyi.
On December 12, the Duke of Zhou and hundreds of officials supported King Zhou Cheng and came to Luoyi, where the Duke of Zhao and the princes of all parties were already waiting in Luoyi. The princes of all sides presented themselves to the royal family. King Cheng of Zhou began to receive the princes with Yin rites in Luoyi, and sacrificed King Wen in Luoyi, these rituals were very grand and orderly.
The festival was on a grand scale, with red tents hanging on the altar and decorated with black feathers. The Son of Heaven became the king, facing south, with no hanging beads on his crown, eight colors of court clothes, and a big gui inserted around his waist. Uncle Tang (Tang Shuyu), Uncle Xun is on the left, Zhou Gong and Taigong are on the right, all have crowns, and there are no hanging beads, the court clothes are colorful, and they all have wat boards in their waists, and they stand on the altar by the Son of Heaven.
When the princes of Fang Guo Dynasty saw the Son of Heaven, King Zhou Cheng carried the axe pattern screen, facing the south and stood, the princes and nobles according to their duke, marquis, uncle, son, male five titles and so on, in turn stood on the middle step opposite King Zhou Cheng, the east and west steps and the door east and west, Yi, Man, Rong, Di Fen stood outside the east, south, west and north four gates, the farther Jiucai stood outside the south of the Ying Gate, the extremely far away four Sai came to the dynasty every time, told the new monarch to ascend the throne only, do not arrange a fixed position.
Such meticulously arranged etiquette for the princes to make the pilgrimage to the Son of Heaven undoubtedly make it very clear that the hierarchy of respect and inferiority among the princes of the Son of Heaven can be very clear, so that each can maintain its own position to maintain the ruling order, which is the goal of the Zhou metric system.
Zhou Gong said: "The new capital Luoyi has been completed, and it will be the place where you will be the ruler of all people." Here, for the first time, you will have a solemn ceremony and a sacrificial ceremony in Luoyi, all of which have been arranged in an orderly manner. King Cheng said: "You have diligently assisted me, a young man, and instructed me to carry forward the merits of King Wen and King Wu, to answer the mandate of heaven, to soothe all the people, to live in Luoyi, and to hold a ceremony." I obey all your teachings. ”
Zhao Gong gave a speech to King Cheng, and warned King Cheng to live up to the trust of God and not to waste the achievements of the previous kings. Now that King Cheng has moved to the soil (Luoyi) and is personally in charge of the government, he should be more respectful, respect virtue, and practice morality. Zhao Gong said: "Heaven will give wisdom, good fortune and evil according to the virtue of the emperor, and grant the time limit of the country." When our king first established himself in the new capital, he should worship virtue and pray for the eternal mission of governing the world. Now I lead all the princes of the kingdom to the court to congratulate him, not to comfort the king, but to offer gifts and sacrifices to heaven, so that the throne will be passed on from generation to generation and will never end. ”
King Zhou Cheng said to Zhaogong: "I am still young and need your assistance. I hope that the public will carry forward the merits of the great glory, so that I will inherit the cause of King Wen and King Wu, answer God's teachings, and make the people of the Quartet happy. The merits of the public illuminate the heavens and the earth, and they are industrious in all directions, and they generally carry out good political affairs, and they are not confused even if they are rebellious. The civil and military officials have worked hard to carry out your education, and I, a young man, will perform sacrifices sooner or later. ”
The court has been completed, and King Cheng led the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty and the monarchs of all states to hold a winter festival in Luoyi. Legend has it that there is a phoenix in the world, King Zhou Cheng and Zhou Gong observed the Yellow River and Luoshui, and poured jade into the river to pray for the peace of the country and the people.
After the completion of the sacrifice ceremony, King Cheng of Zhou returned to Zongzhou (Haojing) from Luoyi to build a temple for the ancestor of the Zhou people, Gao Yu.
("Historical Records: Zhou Benji IV" records: "The festival is a pawn, and the emperor is servant.") The emperor's servant, the son of Fuli. The son is ruined. Destroy the pawn, the son is not the li, the public is not the pawn, the son is high, the high pawn, the son is subordinate. ”
Yayuan pawn, the sub-group is established, and the group is cyanine, and the son is father-based. The father died, and the son Ji Lili. Ji Li died, and his son Ji Changli. )
Luoyi is known as the eastern capital, opposite to Zong Zhou, and became the hermitage of the Duke of Zhou, although King Cheng has claimed to have moved the capital, but in fact still has Zong Zhou as the administrative center.
When the country was in danger, the Duke of Zhou did not shy away from hardships and stepped forward to assume the heavy responsibility of the king; when the country turned from danger to peace and embarked on smooth development, he resolutely gave up the throne, and this fearless and selfless spirit has always been praised by future generations.
After the abdication of the Duke of Zhou, he devoted his main energy to making rituals and music, and continued to improve various rules and regulations.
Year, on the first day of the first month of the eighth year of King Cheng of Zhou, King Cheng was in power, and sacrificed to the temple of King Wen and King Wu with the gift of court, and announced the major events of the heir. In the Wenwang Temple, Wuwang Temple each offered a red cow. King Cheng entered the temple and offered wine to the spirit of the first king. At this point, King Cheng completed the pro-government ceremony.
The Duke of Zhou did not let go of the abdication, although King Cheng kept him, and he also continued to admonish King Cheng, the most famous is "Shangshu Wuyi". At the beginning of "Wuyi", it is said that only when you know the hard work of farming and farming can you understand the "villain". His parents worked hard in the farm, and their children did not know the hardships of farming, so they would covet comfort and even delusion, and even insult his parents by saying, "Old man, you don't understand anything." At that time, such unfilial words were never allowed to be spoken. As a supreme ruler, you must know the hidden sufferings below, otherwise you will do absurd things.
Zhou Gong then cited the famous monarch of the Yin Dynasty, Zhongzong Taiwu, Gaozong Wuding, and Shangtang's grandson Zujia, who was either solemn and fearful, diligent and self-restrained, "not daring to be wasteful", or being a villain for a long time, able to protect the small people, and not daring to insult widows and widows, they can enjoy the country for a long time.
Later, King Yin was born at ease, and he didn't know the hard work of farming, but he was greedy for pleasure, so they didn't enjoy the country for long. The Duke of Zhou then cited the humility and fear of King Tai and Wang Ji of Zhou, especially mentioning that King Wen wore bad clothes, was frugal and frugal, participated in agricultural labor, and could "protect the small people and benefit the widows and widows", and sometimes he didn't even have time to eat from morning to noon, in order to unite the people. He didn't dare to hunt and hunt, and he didn't ask for anything extraneous, so he enjoyed the country for a long time. Zhou proclamation admonished future generations not to indulge in "Yu Guan, Yu Yi, Yu You, Yu Tian (Tian Hunt)", and could not tolerate himself and said: Let's enjoy it, and we can't be confused by wine like Shang Xuan. If you don't listen, you will mess with the law of the previous king, and incur the resentment and curse of the people. Someone told, "The villain hates you and scolds you." "If you want to say that you have made a mistake, you should examine yourself deeply, and you should not be angry, you should not kill innocents indiscriminately, and you should punish innocent people indiscriminately. Otherwise, if the same grievances are concentrated on you alone, the consequences will be unimaginable.