After instructing his subordinates, Zhao Xi smiled again at the little national teacher.

After the adjustment of the previous sentence, Zhao Xi's smile at this moment is more sincere and sincere: "Master of the National Teacher, my father said that there is a specialization in the art industry, and this matter of sacrificing to the heavens is indeed something that the ministers are not proficient in. ”

The little national teacher still looked directly at Zhao Xi faintly.

After Guan Ping commanded the guards to carry Niu Hong out, he didn't say much, and resumed the calm expression of the landslide without changing his mind.

Zhao Xi didn't dare to look directly into the eyes of the little national teacher this time, his eyes drifted down slightly, stared at the little national teacher's nose and said, "Fang Cai Niu Hong interrupted, can the national teacher explain the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky to this king in detail?"

Only then did the little national teacher speak: "Do you want to listen to the official or the truth." ”

The prince smiled: "Of course it's the truth. ”

The little national teacher looked at the guards and said to the prince: "If you are qualified to listen to the truth of this master, you will be equal to the first assistant manager." ”

This guy is so crazy that he forgot about it, and the eunuch behind the prince grabbed his fist, eager to pounce on and screw the little bald head off.

The prince hesitated for a while, noticed that Guan Ping nodded slightly, and then made up his mind to wave his hand and let the rest of the people withdraw from the hall.

"Is this okay?" the prince was now modest, like a student ready to listen attentively.

The national teacher nodded and asked the prince, "Do you remember how the celebrant explained this ceremony when you participated in the heavenly sacrifice before?" ”

Only the genuine Son of Destiny and the heir of the Son of Heaven can be held on stage, and these knowledge that belongs to the exclusive ceremony of the Son of Heaven is a compulsory course for the prince, how can the prince forget.

So the prince nodded and said: "The ceremony of sacrificing to heaven in the book of rites is divided into three parts, the first year is the main sacrifice to the sky, which is held at the Temple of Heaven, and the merit of the heavens is repaid, and the people of heaven are all over." ”

"In the second year, the main sacrifice land, repay the merits of the land, and pray for a good harvest. ”

"In the third year, we worship the emperor, worship the gods, and protect the world. ”

"This ritual is completed in its entirety for a total of three years, and the cycle of three years is repeated. ”

The little national teacher didn't nod, and asked again: "What does the last emperor refer to?"

"Emperor?" the crown prince replied quickly: "The emperor refers to the Emperor of the Five Directions, the Emperor of the Five Directions, the gods of the five directions in the southeast, northwest, and north, and are the gods in ancient mythology. ”

The little national teacher didn't say yes, nor did he say no, and then asked: "What does the meaning of these five heavenly emperors represent? Do you have specific positions? Or, do the five emperors have a demarcated area? For example, where does the east of the Eastern Heavenly Emperor start and where does it end?"

This series of questions made the prince dizzy and confused.

It is no wonder that all the sons of heaven are busy ruling hundreds of officials and expanding their territory, and who cares about how the gods in ancient mythology belong to them, whether they have a wife or not, and other specific information.

At this time, the small national teacher really began to solve the puzzle: "It's normal that you don't know, too many things have been annihilated in the old paper pile of the historical records rewritten by the victors." ”

The little national teacher said leisurely: "In the more ancient period, in fact, the last sacrifice of the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens was not only the five emperors, but also the six gods, the nine Hao emperors, and the ten thousand emperors of the heavens. ”

"This sacrifice to the emperor, the number and name of the emperor have often changed, and the term emperor is not the exclusive name of the Emperor of the Five Directions. ”

"But in general, no matter what emperor that dynasty called, it all refers to the emperor, and this is how the emperor comes from, in fact, the real meaning of the emperor is to refer to people. ”

"The so-called sacrifice to heaven and earth to the emperor, in the real sense, refers to the sacrifice of heaven, earth and man. ”

The prince grasped the key point and asked incredulously: "Wait, national teacher, what do you mean is that what we are talking about now is wrong to sacrifice to the Emperor of the Five Directions, in fact, the last sacrifice at the beginning is to sacrifice people, and people are what we call the emperor now, right?"

"Clever. "The little national teacher rarely praised the prince.

The prince said with a smile, but he was secretly saying in his heart: Little national teacher, you are talking nonsense, everyone knows that the more ancient period is an unprovenable period, and there is no proof to say anything.

The little national teacher knew that the prince didn't believe it, so he looked up and looked outside the hall, it was almost noon, and there should be a reply from the monk elders' council, and the matter here should be dealt with as soon as possible and rushed back to Qin Tianjian.

But this prince elementary school student was a little naughty, the little national teacher glared at the prince again, and the prince felt that his body was cold for no reason, so he hurriedly cheered up and listened carefully.

Xiao Guoshi continued to explain: "You two have to remember the following things, especially Guan Ping, you have to pass them on to the Qingdi as soon as possible." ”

When the drama came, Guan Ping nodded seriously, without any impatience.

"In ancient times, the worship of heaven was not originally called worshipping the sky, but was called sealing Zen. ”

"Feng Chan is also divided into three parts, as it is now: sealing the sky, sealing the earth, and sealing the emperor. This ritual is named after the seal character. The word seal has a lot of meaning, so I won't repeat it here. ”

"Speaking of Feng Zen, this Feng Zen has a special meaning and function, and it can only be held by specific people, and it is only held in special years, and it is not done once a year as it is now. ”

It turned out that it wasn't done every year before...... The prince was secretly happy in his heart, then there is even more reason not to do it this year, even if you are a small national teacher, you don't have to do it every year, but you said it yourself.

The little national master ignored the prince's careful thoughts, and continued: "It's just that later, due to some unknown reasons, the time of the sealing ceremony became unpredictable, and the person who had the ability to preside over the ceremony was nowhere to be found, so the ruler of the dynasty was panicked and sent the sacrifice in the court to change the sealing of the meditation to be held once a year, with the idea of not seeking merit, but seeking no fault. ”

"The sacrifices in the court and the central government did not understand the meaning of worshipping the heavens, so they could only modify the agenda arbitrarily and make do with it, and such a ceremony of sealing Zen was useless, and gradually became a performance ceremony. ”

"In the end, this kind of ritual was picked up by the imperial family, specially used to appease the people's ruling thoughts, and the name was changed again and again, and it became a ritual tool, and now the ritual of worshiping the heavens in your mouth is how it came about. “

"Oh~~" the prince said he understood.

In fact, the prince didn't understand what the national teacher Fei tried so hard to explain to him what it meant to sacrifice to the sky.

Xiao Guoshi glanced at Guan Ping, only Guan Ping was listening carefully, trying to touch the truth behind this information.

"After you understand the three concepts of sealing the heavens, sealing the earth, and sealing the people, the master can tell you why the ceremony must be held this year. ”

"Why?" the prince finally became a little interested, and the reason why the national teacher insisted on holding a sacrifice to the heavens this year was something he wanted to know from the beginning.

I didn't expect to test each other for a long time, but in the end, it was the national teacher himself who was willing to say it.

The little national teacher paused.

After digesting the two of them for a while, the national teacher said: "According to the calendar, last year's heaven sealing ceremony, in some algorithms, was just enough for a reincarnation. Last year, due to the blockage of the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Master passed away, so I couldn't control last year's Heaven Sealing Ceremony. ”

"This year's fiefdom ceremony is just enough for a reincarnation, and the fief is under my control, so this matter is imperative. ”

"Wait, how does this sound wrong, you just said that the Fengtian is in charge of the Heavenly Master, so this year's fiefdom should be in the hands of the Earth Master, and the Earth Master of this dynasty is Mei Xinzhi, not the National Teacher?"

"Yes, this ritual also needs to be started by him together, and the strength of this master alone is not enough. Xiao Guoshi did not deny the prince's doubts, but the explanation given was that the bull's head was not the horse's mouth.

The crown prince scratched his head: "Wait, this king is confused, can you tell me what your so-called power is, and why do you have to hold this ceremony at the end of this year, can't it be put until the beginning of next year?"