Chapter 82, The Great Sacrifice (3)
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Zhu Yu led a group of sacrificial personnel into the main hall of the City God Temple.
The main hall is built very wide, the blue brick is paved, the red paint is the wall, and the blue tile carved beams.
Four large pillars with stout carved dragons and carved birds stand proudly in all directions, supporting this magnificent hall.
The layout in the main hall is not complicated, a high platform, and the statue of Qin Ze sits on the high platform.
The statue was a foot high, the stone was gilded, and it looked golden and dignified.
The statue of the god is extremely exquisitely carved, and the outline of Qin Ze's face can be clearly seen from the statue.
However, his cheeks, which were slightly thinner than Qin Ze's, were much rounder and had a lot more majestic bearing.
Dressed in court clothes, there is a majestic rhinoceros galloping and roaring.
Daqian Shinto, the gods are formulated according to the grades and specifications of the military generals.
Qin Ze, as a city god, is a seven-rank god, and he should be a rhinoceros on his official robe.
Pedal official boots, waist hanging ring, hand holding treasure seal.
Qin Ze, who was originally carved very majestic, supplemented by this outfit, looked more and more majestic.
And in front of the idol was a huge dragon table, which was empty.
It is only after the start of the festival that offerings can be placed on the offering table.
In the main hall, a sacrificial object has already been furnished, and the deacons have their own place.
And a group of messengers also entered the main hall and took up their own tasks, and the scene was busy for a while, but it was neat and tidy.
This is the result of Li Xi's many exercises, no matter how big or small, it must be neat and neat.
"The festival begins!"
Li Xi stood at the door of the main hall and shouted loudly.
With Li Xi's order, the drums rang out in unison.
The music has changed its tone, from the previous lively and agile to solemn.
And as the music sounded, a kind of deacon moved.
The first to act is to offer officials.
There are three officials, who were originally the official positions of the imperial court in charge of sacrifices, and then after being improved by the Yongle Emperor, they continued to the people, and all the main personnel of the sacrifice can be called dedication.
The main task of the official is to offer a knight, that is, to toast.
The bearer of the first dedication official is Li Yuanwai, who is a small and famous person in Ping'an County.
As the music played, Li Yuanwai hurriedly tidied up his clothes, because the weather was too hot and sweating, so that the brocade silk had stuck to his skin, but he needed to tidy it up.
After tidying up the clothes, his own small officials came up with a basin of water for Li Yuan to wash outside.
Li Yuanwai meticulously cleaned his hands, and then a small official came up to offer a clean white towel, and only after wiping his hands clean, Li Yuanwai took the gorgeous brocade silk in the hands of the silk official.
There are two things offered by the dedicator, one is a brocade silk, which is a silk offering. Two winemakers, for the dedication.
Silk with plain silk, this is a solemn token. And Jue uses rice wine, which is the essence of food.
Offering a lord but not eating, eating is a sacrifice to the souls of the dead, and a wine lord is a gift to the gods.
And when Li Yuanwai picked up the brocade silk, a small official brought up a tribute.
The head of the three animal cells is the head of pigs, cattle and sheep.
Pigs, cattle and sheep are common necessities for the people, and they are also very high-level specifications in the tribute.
After the three cattle cells were offered, some people carried a wooden basin and sprinkled the blood contained in it on the ground.
The sky is yang and the earth is yin, and the earth is the bridge that communicates the yin god and the yin thing.
And the hair blood is the yin thing, and the yin thing is enshrined to the yin god through the yin land, and the truth of the dark is to the yin.
Li Yuanwai strode forward, not caring about the blood under his feet staining his expensive high boots.
"Congratulations to Lord Chenghuang!"
Li Yuanwai shouted in his mouth, and solemnly spread the brocade silk in his hand on the offering table in front of him.
And with a shout from Li Yuanwai, the deacons and officials in the main hall and the people outside the staff who watched the ceremony also shouted loudly, and the sound resounded in the city god hall.
In the midst of everyone's shouting, Li Yuanwai took the copper bottle in the hands of the little official, and solemnly sprinkled the wine in the copper bottle on the brocade silk.
Then he slowly knelt down on the futon in front of the offering table, knelt three times and knocked nine times, and the etiquette was completed.
After the first dedication, Li Yuanwai returned to the original column, and Li Xi strode out with Zhu Wen in his hand.
After the first offering, it is time to read the blessings.
"In the thirteenth year of the Qianyuan Dynasty, Lu Yue visited the day. ”
"The people of Ping'an County, Pingyang County, Daqian, I would like to express my blessings to the gods of Chenghuang!"
Li Xi's face was serious, his attitude was extremely upright, and his loud voice resounded in the hall, and everyone fell silent.
"I wish the city god to say: Shoot Fang Chun, millet is not in China. The scorching clouds shine brightly. ”
"The scenery is ambiguous, and the mountains and rivers are rippling. Side-opening agricultural politics is really the people's day. ”
“,,,,”
"Chong ploughing and patrolling, all work together. Ordered to be a servant and taxed on Qingli. ”
"The earth returns to its house, and the water to its ravine. The insects do not do anything, and the plants and trees return to their fields. ”
"God's deeds are angry, and God's sittings are covered with smoke. So that Jiagu and Xuanyi, forever win glory and no foam. ”
Li Xi's voice continued to echo in the hall, and with the solemn music, it was particularly solemn and sacred.
"The people of Ping'an County, Pingyang County, Daqian, would like to tell you that they hope for the virtue of the gods. ”
After reading the blessings, Li Xi slowly returned to the list.
The prayer was not burned, and burning the prayer was the final step of the festival!
The hall was still very quiet, as if it was infected by Li Xi's serious attitude and the essence of Zhu Wen's true color.
This is the influence of the environment on emotions.
Just as you will cry when you watch a love story, you will be angry when you see injustice, you will be bloody when you watch war, and you will see the rise of the island parliament,,,
It wasn't until Zhu Yu's light cough that the deacons reacted.
"Ya Sacrifice Column!"
The staff in charge of the sub-sacrifice hurriedly came out, and as a result, they held the wine bottle in the hands of the knight, and respectfully and solemnly bowed to the lord.
There are three dedications, the first dedication, the second dedication, and the final dedication.
Among them, only Yaxian does not need to offer silk, as long as it is dedicated.
After the completion of the Asian offering, it is the final offering.
The steps of the final donor are different, and the first devotee is just the opposite, first the knight, and then the silk.
The man took out the wine bottle, solemnly poured the wine, and then put the brocade in his hand on the brocade silk that had been soaked to a soaked surface.
This is the meaning of the end, and the three offerings are stopped.
And with the completion of the three offerings, the originally magnificent and solemn drum sound became cheerful again.
The first devotee lists the cups of wine, bows down and buckles their heads, and the rest are like this.
This is the meaning of blessing.
The hall was lively again.
After a few more moments, someone finally came in with a brazier.
When it comes to Wangqi, that is, the steps of burning the blessings.
Wang, which means to burn the table to the heavens with blessings, and the gods know.
Li Xi held the blessing in both hands and threw it into the brazier.
Qin Ze, who was hiding on the side, finally felt his heart surge.
ps:Because I can't find specific information on the worship of the gods.,So this chapter is more tiring to write.,But the sprinkler family estimates that you won't read it in detail,,