Holy Bone

Chapter 1715: February th, an auspicious day

Yin Shi.

When the sky and the earth were changing to dawn, a brother on duty from the Criminal Investigation Department brought the eunuchs from the palace to find Jin'an.

The eunuchs brought an oral order from the palace, announcing that Xuanshenwu Hou, the commander of the Criminal Investigation Department and the supervisor of the Three Departments, would appear before the emperor early today to discuss the many details of the ancestral worship ceremony with all the officials.

This time it was an oral instruction, not an imperial edict, which saved the process of Fatty Li receiving the imperial edict on behalf of Jinan.

Jin An raised his eyebrows slightly, showing a slightly surprised expression: "I met with all the officials in the morning to discuss the ancestral worship ceremony, but the time of the ancestral worship ceremony has been determined?"

The old eunuch without a single beard on his mouth smiled and nodded, "As expected of you, you are the Marquis of Shenwu, who is as good as a god in solving cases. You have always been highly valued by the emperor. What you said is right. The time for the ancestor worship ceremony has been set."

"As soon as the Imperial Master returned to the capital, he took great pains to select an auspicious date for the ancestral worship ceremony for His Majesty. His Majesty sympathized with the Imperial Master and stayed up all night with him. As soon as the date was confirmed, we immediately left the palace to inform all officials in the capital."

Jinan asked: "Which auspicious day should be chosen?"

The eunuch replied: "February 9th."

"Marquis Shenwu, remember to wear your official uniform to attend the morning court. The day of the ancestral worship ceremony concerns the safety of the emperor. The three divisions need to work together to help the emperor solve his problems. Marquis Shenwu, remember this."

The old eunuch had other civil officials and military generals to notify, so he did not stay for long. After reading the oral order, he left in a hurry.

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As soon as the eunuch left, the Wuzang Taoist Temple quickly returned to peace.

The ninth day of the second month is exactly the seventh day after the spring equinox. Counting from today, there is only one month left until that day, so preparations are very rushed.

The one-month schedule was very tight, which was enough to show that Emperor Kang Zhao was eager to enter the Taimiao and go down in history.

After the eunuch left the Wuzang Taoist Temple, Jin'an and the old Taoist priest had different reactions.

Jin An showed an expression of "as expected". He had guessed long ago that Emperor Kang Zhao couldn't wait to hold the ancestral worship ceremony and wanted to enter the royal ancestral temple. As soon as the new national teacher returned to the capital, he would be summoned by Emperor Kang Zhao immediately to determine the time of the ancestral worship ceremony.

The hasty holding of a ceremony to worship the ancestors within a month was completely consistent with Jin'an's assessment of Emperor Kang Zhao.

The old Taoist priest's first reaction was to immediately count on his fingers to estimate an auspicious day, then he suddenly slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Great!"

Seven and nine have many unique meanings in Taoism, Bagua, and Feng Shui. They represent good luck, wealth, prosperity, complete merit, the highest authority, and perfection.

In addition, the ninth day of February is also an auspicious day for sacrifices and consecration.

The Spring Equinox is an important node in the transition from spring to summer. It is just after the rainy spring, when the world is renewed, the temperature rises, and the daytime lengthens, which has the auspicious meaning of prosperity and revival of all things. It is also before the Grain Rain, avoiding the heaviest rain time, so as not to affect the normal holding of the ancestor worship ceremony.

Taking all the above advantages into consideration, even if we think about it for three or four months, we won’t be able to find a better auspicious day than this one.

If Emperor Kang Zhao really wanted to have his golden statue enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the ninth day of the second month would be his only option in the near future.

If you miss it, you will have to wait another half a year. "The royal ancestral worship ceremony is a big event, a national event. The new imperial master confirmed the time of the ceremony as soon as he returned to Beijing... In addition, at this critical moment of trouble, I always feel uneasy and uneasy. I hope I am worrying too much."

Finally, the old Taoist muttered in a low voice: "I wonder if it is Emperor Kang Zhao who is impatient to set the time for the ancestral worship ceremony, or the new imperial master..."

There was a gleam in Jin An's eyes, as if he was thinking about something.

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When Jin'an finished the morning court and returned to the Criminal Investigation Department in the Bi'an carriage, it was almost the Si hour and half of the morning had passed.

He had not dealt with any official business in the Criminal Procuratorate for the whole morning. He just listened to the civil servants with sparse white hair and few good teeth arguing about the complicated etiquette of the ancestor worship ceremony.

There was no conclusion reached today, and he would have to attend the morning court tomorrow and listen to these old civil servants arguing.

"Master Jin'an, what was the result of today's morning court session? I saw that you and other ministers in the court did not come out until the hour of Si. Have you been discussing the ancestral worship ceremony until now?" Fatty Li couldn't help but ask curiously while driving.

How could Fatty Li miss such a big event as the ancestral worship ceremony to join in the fun? Today, he volunteered to be a part-time driver for Jin'an.

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After listening to the verbal battles among the civil servants in the court for a whole morning, Jin An felt that it was even more unbearable than the days and nights of siege on Bulao Mountain. He was exhausted both physically and mentally. Sitting in the carriage, he casually responded to Fatty Li's curiosity with a few words.

Fatty Li continued to ask curiously, "While I was waiting for you, Taoist Jin'an, to come out, I also saw the familiar Yujing Jinque and Zhenguo Temple carriages. In addition to the civil and military officials, Yujing Jinque, Zhenguo Temple, and Tianshi Mansion were also present at the morning court today?"

"Yeah." Jin An hummed with a hint of tiredness.

Curious Fatty Li didn't pay attention to these details and continued to talk excitedly: "Such a grand scene has never happened before. It seems that the scale of this ancestor worship ceremony may become the largest in a hundred years and is destined to go down in history."

Jin'an understood the hidden meaning of Fatty Li's words. The best in a hundred years meant the grand ceremony of ancestor worship and the enshrinement in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. It was a grand event in the royal family. There were many emperors who had reigned longer than Emperor Kang Zhao, but they all felt that their achievements were mediocre and they were not worthy of being enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Emperor Kangheng reigned longer than Emperor Kang Zhao, and he was the first martial arts immortal emperor. He set a precedent and was worthy of being enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. However, even Emperor Kangheng did not have a golden statue in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

"I searched among the ministers' carriages outside the palace, but couldn't find the carriage of Prince Zunyi's mansion. Taoist Jin'an, did Prince Zunyi go to the palace for the morning court today?" Fatty Li kept chattering along the way.

It can be seen that Fatty Li is looking forward to the royal ancestor worship ceremony in a month, and Fatty Li's mentality is exactly the mentality of the people under the feet of the emperor. The ancestor worship ceremony in a month is bound to become a place where hundreds of millions of eyes will be focused and all the dragons and tigers in the world will gather.

Fatty Li chattered non-stop all the way until he reached the Criminal Investigation Department, and only then did Jin An finally get some peace and quiet.

Jin'an inspected the Criminal Investigation Department and gave some pointers on the cultivation of Zhang Weishan and his two brothers on the way. After discussing some experiences of walking in the underworld, he, as usual, left his lead and mercury holy fetus clone to review case files from all over the country and handle official business for his original body. Then his original body returned to the Wuzang Taoist Temple to practice in seclusion.

There is only one month left before the ancestral worship ceremony. There will be a lot of trivial matters in this month, and he does not have much time to prepare, so he has to race against time to practice, hoping to pass the last step as soon as possible and enter the late fourth realm.

Yesterday's crisis at the Wuzang Taoist Temple, the new national master's return to the capital, and the mysterious corpse fairy Yuan Yiban, all of these were urging him to break through his cultivation as soon as possible so as to deal with the upcoming crisis.

Just as the old Taoist priest said, now is a time of turmoil. Yuan Yiban, the corpse fairy, has suddenly become the new imperial teacher of Kangding State. His real purpose is unknown, and the ancestral worship ceremony may not be peaceful.