Chapter 393: Spring Sacrifice Ceremony
On the third day of March, it was sunny, and the dragon raised its head
The third day of the third month of March every year is one of the most important days for hundreds of millions of Li people in the vast Kyushu, according to the customs handed down from ancient times, most countries will hold a grand celebration to worship the heavens and pray for good weather and peace for the country and the people.
For the millions of residents of the imperial capital of Dayan, the spring festival celebration is also a rare day for them, starting from the morning when the sky is not yet bright, the streets and alleys in Yanjing City are all crowded with people, many of them get up early to be able to occupy a good position, to see the annual grand imperial capital float parade.
Jugglers from all over Kyushu will perform on the streets, and the main street will be filled with excitement to the extreme, and the atmosphere of celebration will be even more enthusiastic than the New Year.
However, at this time, in Yan Lingyun's palace, the atmosphere was solemn, and there was no festive joy.
In last night's battle, although full preparations had been made in advance, the strength of the enemy was beyond everyone's expectations, the palace side sacrificed more than twenty guard warriors, many of the Sword Sect disciples were injured, and the city guard masters who were responsible for the outer interception also suffered seven or eight casualties.
Although it is said that the enemy left dozens of corpses inside and outside the palace, they have not been able to hold a single living mouth, and it is still a mystery which side of the real culprit is behind the scenes.
In terms of results, it was not a real victory.
This made the Tianji Palace Elder Lei Li, who set up this killing game, very unhappy, and lost his temper several times, Qin Yun and the senior brothers of the same sect had to walk around him to avoid touching the mold head and being killed by the pond fish.
However, Lei Li was quite appreciative of Qin Yun's performance, and said that when he returned to the sect, he would ask the sect for Qin Yun's credit, and at least he could get a reward for the sect's contribution.
After dealing with all the follow-up matters, Yan Lingyun lifted his spirits and said to Lei Li: "Uncle Shi, the hour is not early, let's set off to the Temple of Heaven together!"
The Temple of Heaven was the place where the Great Yan Empire held ceremonies and sacrifices, and when Qin Yun followed the Sword Sect's envoys to the Temple of Heaven. The Spring Festival is about to officially begin.
The Temple of Heaven is located in front of the main entrance of the Dayan Imperial Palace, based on a huge stone platform, the scale is grand and magnificent, nine thick dragon stone pillars surround the surroundings, and the sacrificial platform built of white jade is shining faintly under the light of the rising sun. It shows the glorious atmosphere of the thousand-year-old empire.
Thousands of ordinary residents of the imperial capital came to watch the ceremony. But they were all blocked from a mile away, and only the Yan royal family, wealthy nobles, foreign envoys, and representatives of various forces could follow His Majesty the Son of Heaven in front of the Temple of Heaven to worship the gods and pray for the blessings of the gods!
Accompanied by the sound of a bell ringing in the morning light. Emperor Longwu of the Great Yan Emperor changed his sacrificial clothes from the cloak platform on the southeast side of the Temple of Heaven, and slowly stepped on the stone of the Temple of Heaven to worship on the middle platform.
Burnt wood stove, welcome the emperor god. Musical performance of "The Chapter of the Beginning"!
Emperor Longwu, who looked solemn, once again stepped up the ninety-nine eighty-one steps, knelt down in front of the main seat of the top card, and offered incense, and then went to the ancestors and ancestors to offer incense in front of the throne, and then bowed back to the throne after bowing, and knelt three times and bowed nine times to the gods in the sky.
After the worship is completed, the royal priest kneels and reads the blessing, and the music is temporarily stopped. After reading the blessings, they sounded again, and Emperor Longwu bowed three times and bowed nine times for the third time, and went to the throne to offer a knighthood.
The palace orchestra played the "Chapter of Jiaping" and danced the "Dance of Neon Clothes", pushing the entire sacrificial ceremony forward. Both nobles and civilians inside and outside the stadium cheered loudly, wishing His Majesty the Emperor long live, and the Dayan Empire will be prosperous for thousands of years!
Such a grand and majestic scene was something Qin Yun had never experienced before, with the perseverance of his soul and heart. I can't help but be enthusiastic about it, the Great Yan Empire has inherited the power accumulated for thousands of years. It does have the momentum to intimidate the world!
It seemed that something in the bloodline woke up at this moment, and the endless power spread wantonly in the body, and he couldn't help but clench his fists hard.
Qin Yun clearly felt that the strength cultivation that he had just broken through last night was faintly showing signs of improving again, and even touched the apex of the Innate Third Heaven!
At this time, Lei Li, who was standing in front, seemed to have something in his heart, and suddenly glanced back at Qin Yun.
It was this glance that made Qin Yun calm down immediately, and hurriedly used his strength to calm down his somewhat chaotic internal strength, and secretly shouted in his heart that it was dangerous, if he broke through the bottleneck at this time, he really didn't know what the consequences would be.
A sharp gaze rolled on his face, and he turned his head as if nothing had happened, as if nothing had happened.
On the Temple of Heaven, Emperor Longwu began to perform the final gift, he offered the gods in turn, the palace orchestra under the stage played the "Yongping Chapter" dance "Yucang Dance", and the three people of Dayan Guanglu Temple entered the throne of the gods to offer wine.
Emperor Longwu drank three cups of sacrificial wine in a row, which means that he has the right to exercise heaven, and at the same time accepts the kneeling of Sanqing!
The orchestra played the "Chapter of Xiping".
Emperor Longwu knelt three times and bowed nine times to the throne, and the orchestra played the "Chapter of Peace".
Emperor Longwu came to the Wangliao throne to watch the burning of the sacrifices under the accompaniment of the music of the "Youping Chapter", and finally stepped down from the Temple of Heaven and drove back to the palace.
The whole spring festival lasted for two hours.
Then, the celebration of the entire Yanjing officially kicked off, and the carnival will last for nine days.
But at this moment of celebration, Qin Yun was ready to leave.
In fact, since Mu Tieyi learned about the disappearance of Shanglie Village, the sense of guilt in his heart has increased day by day, and after completing the mission of the division, he really doesn't want to stay for a moment, and hurries back to have a look.
He decided not to return to the Heavenly City Sword Sect first, but rushed back to Dajing Town directly, although he had already asked Mu Tieyi to rush back, but after all, he couldn't let go of the worries in his heart because of this.
The envoy of the Sword Sect still has to stay in Yanjing for a while, but it doesn't matter if Qin Yun is not there, he has already received a reward and reward from Emperor Longwu, and it is a waste of time to stay in the imperial capital.
After learning about Qin Yun's situation, Lei Li agreed to his request very reasonably.
But Yan Lingyun didn't know why, he had to stay until the next morning before leaving.
Although Qin Yun was like an arrow, he also knew that Yan Lingyun was definitely not the kind of person who was unreasonable and unreasonable, and there must be a reason for him to do this, so he didn't object.
In the early morning of the next day, when the west gate of the imperial capital Yanjing had just opened, two horses carrying knights on their backs rushed out of the city gate like the wind, and soon left the magnificent city far behind.
"Senior Brother Yan, it's okay to send it here."
Qin Yun grabbed the reins and let the mount slow down, and said to Yan Lingyun, who was on a par with him next to him: "You have a lot of things, let's go back!"
Yan Lingyun nodded, he took out a roll of golden silk cloth from his arms and handed it to Qin Yun.
Qin Yun was stunned for a moment: "What is this?"
Yan Lingyun smiled and said: "This is a decree of the title of the territory, I asked my father for a decree for you yesterday, and the Dajing Town and the surrounding fifteen villages, including Shanghou Village, will be your fiefdom in the future, and no one can easily violate it, let alone collect taxes!"
"The officials have already sent someone to hurry up and deliver the contents of the edict to Qinghe County overnight, and by the time you get there, the edict should have arrived at about the same time. ”
Title Domain!
Qin Yun's heart suddenly swelled with a warm current, and he couldn't even speak when he was moved.
Although he does not pursue worldly fame and power, he also knows the rarity of title domains, and generally speaking, only those who have made great contributions to the empire can obtain hereditary fiefs.
The Great Yan Empire has been inherited for thousands of years, and the land available for reward will only become less and less, and His Majesty the Emperor will never easily reward the land, so even if Qin Yun has made great contributions in the Lingyang War, the reward he gets does not include the title land.
Yan Lingyun won this edict for him, and he definitely paid a very high price, even if he was a prince.
And with this edict, Qin Yun can truly solve the matter of Shanglie Village perfectly, so that all the fathers and villagers can live a stable and prosperous life from now on.
Otherwise, after he goes back, at most, he can only use his identity and financial resources to temporarily help Shanghe Village tide over the difficulties, and no one can guarantee what will happen in the future, and those corrupt officials and corrupt officials will not be able to kill them all, nor can they be killed cleanly.
Yan Lingyun's means are undoubtedly the bottom of the kettle, and there is no solution to any future troubles.
"Senior brother."
Yan Lingyun waved his hand and stopped Qin Yun from saying words of gratitude: "Senior Brother Qin Yun, you don't need to thank me, compared to your help to me, this thing is nothing at all, you and I intersect in life and death, no need to say polite words!"
He paused and continued: "Next month, I will go to the south to go out of Jingnan, and I don't know if there is a chance to meet again, I wish my junior brother can get a glimpse of the supreme martial arts in the Sword Sect and achieve the magic power of Huagang!"
Qin Yun solemnly hugged his fists and said: "Thank you, senior brother, and I also wish you can get what you want, and one day you will reign in the world!"
This is Qin Yun's heartfelt words, with Yan Lingyun's character and morality, if he can become the Emperor of Great Yan, it will undoubtedly be a blessing for the people of Yan Yun.
Of course, these words must not be heard by others, otherwise both of them will be annoyed when they are spread.
Yan Lingyun laughed, hugged his fist at Qin Yun, and then turned his horse's head and left!
Qin Yun watched the other party disappear at the end of the road, and his heart was full of emotion.
He knew that Yan Lingyun had never given up his efforts to recruit himself, but today he parted with a generous gift, without the slightest hint of city favor, and he absolutely owed this favor!
Putting away his feelings, Qin Yun embarked on a journey to Qinghe County.
Qinghe County, where Qin Yun's hometown is located, is located in the northwest border of Yanyun Prefecture, which is a relatively remote small county, thousands of miles away from Yanjing.