Chapter 81, The Great Sacrifice (2)

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The City God Temple covers an area of 100 acres, and the size of the area is the same as that of the county government.

According to the records in the official seal of Qin Ze, the city god is divided into four levels: capital, government, prefecture, county, and four levels, and the size of its temple is equivalent to the local official office in Yangjian, forming two sets of yamen of yin and yang.

Although there is no such thing as a city god in this world, there is such an order.

Most of the city god temples have been built, and the outside looks magnificent and magnificent, with deep walls and red doors, and there is an auspicious and majestic atmosphere. The interior is built very elegantly and meticulously, and all kinds of arrangements are appropriately embellished, very coordinated, and have a sense of exquisite elegance.

With Zhu Yu's instructions and Li Xi's day and night supervision, how dare the minister of labor slack off.

It is because of this city god temple that it was built so quickly and magnificently, and its beauty is even far more than that of the county government in Ping'an County, which has been used for nearly a hundred years.

In front of the City God Temple, it was already full of people at this time.

It's the end of June, when the sun is at its most poisonous.

At this time, the sun is already hanging high in the sky, exuding a scorching temperature.

When the time is a dragon, it is the royal sacrifice that can be selected at the time of the hour.

And most of the other big and small sacrifices are chosen in the time of the dragon, when the snake is the snake, and the snake is the dragon genus, which can be regarded as a wonderful time.

Moreover, the snake nature is yin, and it is even more appropriate to sacrifice to ghosts and gods.

Zhu Yuduan sat on a temporary high platform, dressed in court clothes, and did not smile. And Zhu Yu's side is sitting many respected people or old people in Ping'an County.

These were the main members of the sacrifice, namely, the consecrate, the deacon, and the deacon.

This was originally a figure arrangement for the royal sacrifice, but after the Yongle Emperor ascended the throne and sat in the palace, the etiquette of this originally complex sacrifice was improved, and these rituals could be used all over the world.

The temporary platform is made of wooden shelves supplemented by iron plates, and the temperature on the platform is very high under the scorching sun.

Almost all of them were already sweating, and the sweat had even soaked the brocade clothes of those outside.

But no one complained or ran away, and even the dignity of a county was still sitting upright, so how could they dare to complain?

It is worth mentioning that Zhu Yu, who was supposed to sweat the most, did not shed a drop of sweat at this time. Zhu Yu has a fat body and a bloated body, so it stands to reason that he should be the most afraid of heat, but Zhu Yu not only sweats, but also seems to be very leisurely.

And under the high stage, the crowd is also crowded.

Rao is Zhu Yu has already sent many officials to maintain order, but the scene is still a little chaotic.

Without him, there are just too many people.

Of course, not all of these people were Qin Ze's followers, they were just here to see the excitement.

Since Zhu Yu took charge of the county government, such a grand sacrifice has never been held.

You must know that Zhu Yu has been in Ping'an County for more than ten years!

In other words, Ping'an County has not held such a grand sacrifice for more than ten years, and this event has attracted the people of Ping'an County and various villages to come to watch the ceremony.

This made Qin Ze very surprised and delighted.

After all, incense comes from faith, and faith comes from believers.

Believers come from among these people.

The greater the number of people, the greater the possibilities and opportunities for Qin Ze to attract believers, which naturally made Qin Ze very happy.

The sound of chirping resounded throughout the small town of Ping'an.

There is a procession, holding sacrificial vessels in their hands, blowing and playing joyful tones, adding to the atmosphere and liveliness of the scene.

Playing music is a festive sound, representing people's respect and love for the gods, and also representing the people's expectations and expectations for a better life in the future.

According to the ancient rites, music can only be played at the beginning of welcoming the gods.

There is a way that when the music is played halfway, God comes to the grid.

In the ancient rites, the music begins with the worship of the gods.

However, after the improvement of the Yongle Emperor, it was possible to play music from the beginning of the sacrifice.

Although the sacredness and solemnity of the sacrifice were reduced to a certain extent, a lot of joyful atmosphere was added, making the scene more and more lively, and at the same time, it also made the originally boring and serious sacrifice cheerful.

In fact, before the current dynasty pacified Shinto, sacrifice was very sacred and mysterious to the common people and officials.

This was previously unknown to them.

People are always full of curiosity and awe of the unknown, so the process and steps of the sacrifice are very rigorous and sacred and solemn.

However, in this dynasty, the Yongle Emperor vigorously cleaned up the obscenity of evil gods, and popularized some knowledge about gods and ghosts to the entire Daqian, which made ghosts and gods no longer mysterious.

Now that the ghosts and gods also have order and pattern, the people will naturally not be in awe as before.

Therefore, the process and steps of this sacrifice are not as rigorous as before, but have become lively and joyful, just like the temple fair, which is very lively and cheerful.

In fact, this somewhat diminishes the majesty of the gods, which is born out of fear!

However, this has also made the belief of many gods spread better, after all, now the entire people of Daqian have known about the existence of ghosts and gods.

Since it is clear that there are ghosts and gods, there will naturally be people who believe in them.

Human beings have seven emotions and six desires, all kinds of miscellaneous thoughts, all kinds of desires, and the belief in the gods is based on these conditions.

As long as you have a request, you also have a desire. When one's own strength cannot satisfy one's desires, one will look for the help of some other external forces,,, such as gods!

On the whole, the knowledge of the gods was disseminated, which still outweighed the disadvantages for the gods and the people.

Li Xi sat on the high platform with Zhu Yu in his hand, holding the blessing in his hand, secretly calculating the time in his heart.

As a warden of Ping'an County, he has a high and powerful position, which is enough to assume the position of deacon of reading and blessing.

And he has a delicate relationship with Qin Ze, and he is also a confidant that the county lord relies on very much, so he is really a wonderful candidate for this recitation.

"The sun rises in the east, three quarters of the hour, for auspiciousness, but at this time it is already two quarters. ”

Li Xi secretly calculated the time in his heart, although on the surface he was just in the position of a deacon, but in fact, the entire sacrifice was organized by Li Xi as the backbone.

Including the selection time, it was also carefully selected by Li Xi to find someone.

"Master, it's almost time. ”

Li Xi leaned slightly sideways and said to Zhu Yu in his ear.

Zhu Yudeng, who was originally small-eyed and slightly narrowed, came to his senses.

"So, let's get started!"

Zhu Yu's greasy hand waved.

With the sound of loud firecrackers, the festival began.