Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Autumn Moon Sacrifice Qingluan's Doubts
There is a king in the world, and the country is divided into lands.
Set up the capital and set up the temple (pick the sound) and the altar (mountain sound) and sacrifice it.
The Son of Heaven, the princes, the princes, and the lords of the scholars all attached great importance to the spring and autumn sacrifices.
Whether it is civilization, etiquette, or convention, on the day of the Autumn Moon Festival, all the retainers of the Qing clan must hold a grand sacrifice.
It is to strengthen the unity of the feudal system, but also to the community and ancestors, only nobles and retainers have the qualifications and glory of sacrifice.
If there are nobles who are knighted, neglect the sacrifice, and may even be questioned, and in serious cases, they will be deprived of the feudal land, so the Qing Ghost Department is watching from the side, and it must not stop the Qing clan from sacrificing.
"Sacrifices are not to be counted, the number is annoying, and the annoyance is disrespectful.
The sacrifice is not sparse, the slack is lazy, and the slack is forgetful.
Therefore, the gentleman is in harmony with the heavens, and the spring and autumn are tasted.
When the frost and dew fall, the gentleman will have a sad heart, and it is not ······ to say that it is cold."
Zhong Bo was dressed in a silk robe, his face was solemn, and he was reciting a sacrificial text of animal skin, I don't know how many years of history, but it was catchy.
Qingyang was wearing a sergeant's robe, wearing a crown on his head, and his whole body was full of solemnity.
Uncle Zhong, the head of the house, commanded the ceremonial order, Qiu Niang and Lie Muyang, as retainers, knelt behind Qingyang respectively, and outside the family temple were twelve Qing private soldiers, as well as many Qing leaders.
The Spring and Autumn Festival is the most important thing for the country.
The spring sacrifice is said to be good, and the autumn sacrifice is said to be tasted.
Whether it is the steps, or the complexity of the ritual of the sacrifice, it is simply overwhelming, if it were not for the excellent patience honed in the Haotian Star Sea, countless years, Qingyang would not be able to persevere.
The three rituals of the princes, the left society, the right temple, and the back Taoyao.
Thinking of the five rituals of the doctor and the seven rituals of the princes, Qingyang's mood immediately improved a lot, and he heard that the Son of Heaven was going to sacrifice nine times, and he didn't know how to get through it.
The Qing clan sacrifice, the sacrifice used is very simple.
The Son of Heaven sacrificed with the Taigao, the princes with the Shaojiao, the doctor with the sheep, and the Shijue sacrificed no more than five kinds of sacrifices: millet, leeks, fish, dolphins, and chickens.
Millet is millet and millet, the origin of which is no longer examinable, and it is the grain crop with the longest planting history and the largest planting area among the crops in the Northern Wilderness.
It has always been used as a symbol of a good grain harvest, and it is necessary to use the high-quality corn that is newly harvested in the current year, which also shows the honor and filial piety to the ancestors.
Leeks are leeks, representing a bumper harvest of vegetables at home, and also have the meaning of long-term family life.
This is very simple, you only need to cut two taels of fresh leeks in the vegetable garden, wash and dry them, but you need to be in good condition.
The fish is fresh from the river, representing a bumper harvest of aquatic products this year.
Red-tailed carp of more than five catties must be used without any defects.
In addition, carp also represents two meanings: carp, courtesy, filial piety!
The dolphin is a pig, also called a pig, which represents the prosperity of the six animals and is a symbol of the family.
Generally, it is a piglet under 30 catties and not castrated.
Of course, if it is a sheep used by the doctor's sacrifice, it must be a small ram that is more than half a year old and less than a year old, and the cattle must be an adult horned bull, which is different according to the status of the sacrificial nobility.
The chicken is a representative of birds, and it has the meaning of "auspicious" in it.
Whether it is the Son of Heaven, the princes, the scholars, or the commoners, most of the sacrifices will use chickens as sacrifices.
Hens should never be used as sacrifices, and it is best to use large roosters with red feathers and golden claws that weigh more than seven catties and are raised for more than a year.
These five kinds of sacrifices represent almost all categories of agricultural production in the current Xing State and even the Dashen Dynasty.
There are also some wealthy commoners who do not understand the etiquette of the Qin system.
Often, some fruits, dried fruits, and vegetables that are not within the scope of ritual offerings, are also put on a few plates, thinking that the more sacrifices, the better.
All the nobles who follow the etiquette will laugh at this kind of dirt bun that does not understand the etiquette system and comes randomly.
Although the Qing family has only been precipitated for more than ten years, there is Qiu Niang, who is extremely proficient in etiquette, and everything is in line with the etiquette system.
Even if it is a doctor who has very high requirements for etiquette, he will be amazed, and the house of etiquette is nothing more than this.
It's a pity that this is a great honor for others, but for Qingyang, it doesn't matter.
It's just that considering the mood of Qiu Niang, Zhong Bo, the Qing family's retainers, and many Qing clan leaders, Qingyang still cooperated very well.
Uncle Zhong stood solemnly and kept speaking out to guide the specific steps of etiquette.
Qingyang and the retainers, private troops, and leaders inside and outside the country, with solemn faces, cooperated step by step.
Recalling the years, the old master used to be there, it was the incomparably brilliant Qing family, and now although the head of the family is young, he has regained his wisdom and courage again, and all the leaders of the Qing family have great confidence in the glory of the Qing family.
Qingyang was infected by the people, this emotion.
Looking at Qingluan's tablet, there is a hint of admiration, it should have a lot of charm, it will disappear for many years, and it is still revered by the people.
On that day, Zuo Shigong and others said that Qingluan might have a reason and could not return.
But they have not been missing for eight years, and they are afraid that in their own hearts, they have already regarded Qingluan as an accident.
Even if Qiu Niang and Zhong Bo still have hope in their hearts, there is still a Qingluan tablet in the Qing family temple, which she made before leaving.
The temple is very empty.
Qingluan's tablet, in the middle, there are dozens of tablets on both sides, it is the spirit seat of the Qing family retainers and private soldiers who died and disappeared in the past ten years
The swordsman Nie Li, the retainer Lian Zhan, and more than ten private soldiers are impressively listed.
The atmosphere was solemn, Qingyang couldn't help it in his heart, and secretly speculated.
Lian Zhan, that is Qiu Niang's husband, a six-grade Shangjia soldier, but four years ago, in the northern Xinjiang against the Xianyu army, he was accidentally ambushed, and the bones of the twelve Qing private soldiers were gone.
Nie Li and his mother's spiritual position turned out to be prepared before they left!
This unexpected news made Qingyang even more wondering, could it be that when his mother left, he already knew that he would die?
Otherwise, why prepare the tablet in advance?
Or is there another purpose?
"Bai Hua is sloppy, and white grass is tied. The son is far away, and I am alone. Yingying Baiyun, Lu Pi Kanmao. The day is difficult, and the son is not ······"
Zhong Bo read a sacrificial text again, full of remembrance, telling about the gratifying changes of the Qing clan this year, as well as Lie Muyang and others, the new addition of the Qing clan's fiefdom, and many other things.
Qingluan, the mother of this body, what kind of magical woman is she who was awarded the title of sergeant for her meritorious service with a woman.
These days, Qingyang has heard a lot of rumors about his mother.
It is said that her mother was of great help to Xing Hou at the beginning, and with her contributions, she could even be crowned a doctor.
Surprisingly, she took the initiative to resign from MG, and finally reluctantly accepted the sergeant, and took the initiative to choose the current remote fiefdom.
Such a strange woman is not an exaggeration to describe it as a god of heaven and martial arts and a miracle of the world.
Dragon Sparrow Five-Rank Fierce Bird, eight years after her disappearance, even if the contract is invalid, it is still firmly guarded, this piece of Qing's fiefdom, everything makes Qingyang admire.
But why did such a strange and intelligent mother suddenly leave for no reason and disappear for many years?