Chapter 55 Driving the Guard of Honor and Worshipping the Taimiao
Daqing Hall enthronement ceremony, I will first send the old man to the door, Song Huizong old man with Gao Yu and others back to the interior, began to prepare for the afternoon of the southern tour, I returned to the Daqing Hall according to the procedure to the temple sacrifice, after a long time, in front of the Daqing Hall by the concurrently held the great uncle (Zhou Dynasty official name, the head of the spring official, in charge of the country sacrifices, ceremonies and other things) ceremonial officials holding the tooth card, the report of the inner city of the Beijing division and the royal street all martial law, outside to prepare everything properly. I nodded to the little attendant beside me, and the little attendant immediately shouted loudly: "Rise to the temple." Immediately afterwards, there was elegant music, drums shook the sky, and colorful flags fluttered......
At the front of the procession were thousands of iron horsemen of the forbidden army of the Beijing Division, followed by six festively decorated elephants, each draped over their bodies with colorful brocades, the golden lotus seat was placed on their backs, the golden bridle was wrapped around their heads, and the mahouts in brocade clothes sat on their necks. Behind is the Kaifeng Order, Kaifeng Mu, Da Si Le, Young Fu, Yu Shi Dafu, and the Military Department Shangshu Six Guides the Way,
Then there is the front team of the team, mainly including the Jinwu leading the division, they carry the lance and walk, followed by the high flag fan, as well as the Zhu Qi team, the dragon flag team, and then the guide car, Jili drum car, etc., followed by the people of Dasheng Mansion in front of the advocacy, holding the iron in an orderly manner. Next, there are tall flags, huge fans, painted ge, and long spears. The samurai wearing five-colored armor and riding on horses wore small hats and brocade wipes, some wore black lacquered domes, some wore helmets made of leather, some wore scarves made of patent leather like a bucket, some wore splendid costumes with bright patterns woven on a red and yellow background, some wore pure green and pure black clothes, shoes and trousers were all pure green and pure black, some were wrapped in crossed feet, ropes made of brocade and wrapped around their bodies like snakes, and dozens of people sang songs. Those who walked by with large flags held large axes, those who carried swords at their waists, those who held sharp cards, those who held stirrups, those who held long poles hanging leopard tails, and those who held short pestles. The spear and the ge are decorated with five-colored knots and copper bells, and the big flags and barrier fans are painted with dragons, tigers, and clouds into mountains and rivers. There is another flag five zhang high, called "the second yellow dragon".
Then there is the honor guard of the six armies of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, mainly including the whole Wu fine battle that leads the emperor's car grid, the driving flag, the eight treasures, the driving officer, the five-sided color dragon flag, etc., and then my emperor Yu Luo, Yu Luo is driven by one hundred and twenty-eight people, and there are eight people around, one hundred and thirty-four people are straight to the bones, thirty-five people at the door, divided into left and right, two accompanying generals, and behind the jade chariot is the Fengchen team.
Behind is the head wearing a cross-legged head, hanging a sword in the waist, and pedaling boots, these teams belong to the four straight people of the dragon, respectively, one hundred and forty-two people of the dragon straight, two hundred and twenty people of the dragon bone Duozi, one hundred and thirty-three people of the dragon bow and arrow, and one hundred and thirty-three people of the dragon crossbow, which is very beautiful and magnificent. Next came the messengers in the various government offices, all wearing brocade jackets. There are all the officials of the front division of the palace and the official of the imperial city department, all wearing hats, knots, wearing red brocade or red luo embroidered with purple flowers and playing lions, and short back armor and backs. The sergeants of the Imperial Dragon Command, who are in charge of the imperial servants, wear short turbans with pearl knots, purple embroidered shirts with variegated flowers, gold belts and sashes, and silk shoes. The officials of the Tianwu Army of the Beijing Forbidden Army all wore vermilion lacquer and gold hats, and wore red backs with tuanhua on them. The three officials and the officials with imperial instruments all wore small hats, wore backs or purple embroidered battle robes, and straddled the horses as a leader. Thousands of chariots and horses came out of the Xuande Gate and went to the Taimiao.
The jade luo is driven by four horses, followed by a flag painted with the sun and moon and a dragon. There was a throne on the jade chariot, and I sat on the throne with two close acolytes and an attendant standing aside, called "Zhisui", in case I asked from time to time where the chariot had arrived. The guards guarding the jade chariot were all wrapped in black lacquer and had no feet on their heads, and they wore brightly colored yellow wide shirts, narrow cyan shirts, cyan trousers, and brocade ropes. There were four people behind Yuge, holding up the horses. In front of the jade grid, there were two people in court clothes, holding a wat board in their hands, facing the jade chariot, and walked backwards.
Looking at this huge and grand and festive procession, I can't help but feel very touched in my heart, one is to be impressed by the luxury of the feudal emperor, and the other is to feel sincerely admired for this complex and grand etiquette, the formation of the etiquette system for thousands of years is definitely not an overnight thing, it is after a long history of precipitation that today's conventions and customs have become customary. Looking at the hundreds of thousands of Jingshi residents watching on both sides of the Royal Street, they all waved small colored flags in their hands, saw my jade Luo car driving by, and made a shout from time to time, some of them bowed directly, and some of them held flowers and kept shouting, and some of them were sending various snacks with the marching team members, of course, all this forbidden soldiers and soldiers guarding on both sides of the Royal Street did not stop, in this happy day, as long as it is not too much, everyone turns a blind eye, after all, no one wants to happen unpleasantly on this happy day.
Under the many guards and embraces along the way, Yu Luo stopped, I was under the guidance of the small chamberlain, got off the car and saw the flagpole at the entrance of the temple with a rope on the flag base, set up a big flag, these flags are of different colors, fluttering with the wind is very magnificent, everywhere reveals the royal noble atmosphere, looking back at the Yu Luo behind him, as one of the five Luo of the Son of Heaven, Yu Luo is the most advanced and its surroundings are decorated with jade, which is extraordinarily conspicuous and luxurious, above is a yellow car cover, and the top is clustered with golden lotus leaves, The two sides of the scale are respectively inserted oxtail and yellow dragon flag, the pillars on the four sides are oil painting carving, the left green dragon, the right white tiger, the turtle text, the golden phoenix wings, the miscellaneous flower dragon and phoenix, gold and silver, the middle with jade ornament flower Luo embroidered cloud dragon. There are three layers at the top of the wheel (one layer of prime). The top of the wheel is painted with gold and silver mountains, flowers and leaves, and Zhai feathers.
Under the sound of elegant music and the crowd of people, I wore a crown suit (twenty-four stars, plus Jinbo Mountain, with twelve cicadas, one foot high, one foot wide, rhino enough guide, Zhu silk group for tassels. The final sand robe, woven into a cloud dragon, soap Luo nude model, red Luo for the inside. Under the guidance of the chamberlain, he walked into the mysterious royal temple, followed by many royal families, and at this time the solemn palace frame music (three bells and three bells were set in each of the four sides. East, the chime from the north, between the chimes, east, west, from the north, between the chimes, west, south, from the west, between the chimes, north, from the west, between the chimes, all north. Set up 12 key clocks, special pan in the frame, each according to the law of the month. The four sides of the Jin Zhong three, the special Xin three, the east, the key bell from the north, the special chime between, the east, the west, the special chime from the north, the bell between, west; In the south, the special pan starts from the west, between the Fu bells, and in the north, the bell rises from the west, and the special chimes are all north. Then I stood in the southeast corner of the Taimiao hall facing west under the guidance of the little attendant, and there was a vermilion lacquer gold tablet with the words "Emperor's Throne" written on it.
After the ceremonial officer read out the sacrificial text, I saluted to the tablet with both hands and held the tablet with both hands under the guidance of a small chamberlain into the room where the tablet of the monarchs of the past dynasties was placed, and when I arrived at the innermost room, I saw a brocade box from the wooden frame in the middle of the small chamberlain, the brocade box was covered with a yellow curtain, and there was a lock on the box, only to see the small chamberlain take out the key from the chest, and after opening it, he took out a piece of vermilion red wooden card, and then held it with both hands and put the front towards me, I fixed my eyes and saw that there were a few lines of golden words carved on it, treat the descendants of the Chai family well, if guilty, shall not be increased, and shall not be punished for conjugation and rebellion, and shall be given in prison, and shall not be tortured and killed, nor shall they be consecuted. Then there is the preferential treatment of the literati doctor, who cannot be killed, and finally emphasizes that the first two articles must be observed, otherwise they will be punished. The following inscription is Zhao Kuangyin.
At this time, I suddenly realized, why did the old man repeatedly say to me before passing on the throne to me that I should treat the ministers of the court well, even if they committed a great crime, they must not be punished with death, it turned out that this is the last instruction of Taizu, and the descendants of the Chai family of the Later Zhou Dynasty should be treated kindly, in order to thank their family for their peaceful abdication, so that the Great Song Dynasty can be opened smoothly without experiencing war, and because of the worries about the military generals interfering with the affairs of the court and their own lessons, in order to prevent the recurrence of mutiny, the core strategy of emphasizing literature and light military force is advocated, Chongwen is to govern the world with the world's scholars and doctors, and in addition to giving them very generous conditions, no matter what happens during the period, they cannot be cured. If you do not abide by such ancestral teachings, the emperor's position may not be guaranteed, which is also a warning and warning to future generations.
Obviously, the old man Song Huizong has also seen this ancestral teaching, and it was not until this moment that I understood the good intentions of the old man, after all, the ancients were still very superstitious, especially for the ancestral oath and the like, they were very concerned and trusted. In order to let me succeed to the throne smoothly and safely, the old man signaled me to show in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty that he was not guilty of all the past, that is, he gave many ministers of the court an oath of pardon. This not only reassured the old man and did not liquidate the ministers during his reign, but also reassured the ministers of the imperial court that the new monarch would not be guilty of the past, and hoped that the mistakes of the past would not be repeated in the future. At this time, I can't help but feel a feeling of longing for the old man, although the old man Huizong of Song may not be a good monarch in the evaluation of history, but for me personally, I still have a little admiration at this time, after all, the measurement of literati is sometimes really frank and emotional.
After meditating a few times, I nodded to the little waiter, and the little waiter put away the wooden card again and carefully put it into the brocade box, and re-locked it and placed it in its place, and then I worshiped the tablets of the monarchs of the past dynasties under the guidance of the waiter, and then I walked out of the hall with the emperor's tablet in both hands. I nodded my head and returned to the inner court in the crowd, thus completing the Zen procedure and announcing the beginning of a new era......