Yipin Danxian

Chapter 726 Shooting Ceremony
Yin Gong is Shangqing Yin Guo, the official worships the Dazai, and is also an important minister who supports the prince's ascension to the throne. The current Zhou family is in power.

When King Ping moved to the east, Wangji was the land directly under the control of the emperor. With Luodu as the center, it reached Songshan Mountain in the east, Huashan Mountain in the west, Jingshan Mountain in the south, and Taihang Mountain in the north. , the Quartet is guarded by majestic passes and dangerous passes, and its strength is tyrannical, it can be said to be the best in the world.But in the hundreds of years since then, the emperors of successive dynasties have continued to reward the princes of Zheng, Guo, Jin, Qin, etc. with land, and so far only one of the ten middle schools remains, and everyone will be defeated like this.

Although Wang Ji is small and his strength is weak, according to etiquette, Yin Guo is a serious Shanggong, and his rank is higher than the monarchs of Song, Zheng, Jin, Wei and other big countries. If the two sides meet, these monarchs must first salute Yin Guo greeting.

Therefore, both Sang Tianwu and Wu Sheng went down the steps to greet each other, please enter the hall and sit opposite each other.

Yin Guo cupped his hands and said: "The ceremony for the new scholar's conferment is ready. The country is here for the jade slate." Then, he took out a jade box, and after opening it, there was a transparent jade slab with a faint There is brilliance flowing.

The emperor confers a bachelor's degree, which is similar to a knighthood, and the position of a bachelor is equivalent to that of a prince. It is necessary to engrave the surname and title on the jade certificate, and put it in the temple for sacrifice.

The reason why Yin Guo visited in person was because the Zhou family didn't know which name Wu Sheng should use. Thinking about the current situation in the academy, the Zhou family already knew something about it.

Sang Tian Wudao: "Use Wu Sheng."

Yin Guo nodded in agreement, put the jade slip back into the box, and prepared to go back to inscribe it, and said at the same time: "At the beginning of the day, the worship ceremony will be held in the Dashe Hall, please prepare it, and respectfully invite Scholar Sang to attend."

Sang Tian Wu asked: "So urgent?"

Yin Guodao: "Scholar Hu told me half an hour ago. It is indeed tighter, but it has been done before, and there is no need to rehearse all the etiquette. I have sent someone to inform the ministers of the court. There will be no delay. Both of you Bachelor, please wait a moment, someone from the palace will come to greet you, so I will take my leave first."

The two got up to see each other off, and after Yin Guo left, Sang Tian Wudao: "It seems that Huzi and Jianzong have reached a conclusion, but I don't know whether to suppress Lianshu, Jianwu and Chang Hong, or as you suggested, set up Nangong."

Since Huzi came forward and asked the Zhou family to immediately prepare Wu Sheng's bachelor ceremony, it showed that the two sides could not fight each other.

Wu Sheng nodded, looking at the sky enclosed by the roof of the square corridor, his thoughts wandered for a while.After twenty years of hard work, today I am finally going to stand at the peak of the world's practice world and become a bachelor that everyone looks up to. I really feel all kinds of feelings in my heart, and I can't tell the ups and downs.

As the sky gradually brightened, a group of palace maids arrived soon, holding various grooming utensils, clothes and crowns, and tidying up Wu Sheng's appearance.Wu Sheng was like a marionette, letting the ladies in the palace be tidy, wash and clean, put on a toga with large sleeves, a belt and a high crown.

After tidying up, he boarded the car surrounded by the servants in the palace and headed for the Dashe Hall.When he was about to reach the Dashe Hall, he looked back at Sang Tianwu who was riding on another canopy bronze cart behind him, Sang Tianwu nodded slightly at him, his eyes were slightly red.

The car drove into the side hall, Wu Sheng got out of the car, and worshiped Taizong Tiangong who was waiting in the hall. Taizong was one of the six ministers in charge of etiquette. He said to Wu Sheng: "The ceremony of a bachelor is similar to worshiping the public. , Qing, Dafu, and scholars, so they are named as dukes, and they should perform shooting salutes."

The emperor named him a prince with archery skills, so he chose to hold the ceremony in the Great Archery Hall. Wu Sheng bowed and said: "I was promoted to a humble person, and I was lucky enough to enter the hall. I don't know the etiquette. Please teach me by Tian Gong."

Tian Gongdao: "Don't dare. The Son of Heaven judges people by shooting skills. There are five rules, one is Bai Shi, the other is Shen Lian, the third is Shan Zhu, the fourth is Xiangchi, and the fifth is Jing Yi. Shooting is not just shooting. When observing the number of rituals and music, the number of imperial books, the capacity is compared to the ritual, the festival is compared to the music, and the pace is compared to the imperial."

Wu Sheng listened carefully, and at the same time followed Tian Gong's instructions, and practiced in the side hall. It was true that every move was regulated, and it was unspeakably restrained and uncomfortable.

However, after practicing a few times, an inexplicable feeling emerged from this disciplined restraint, as if he experienced joy and comfort in the solemnity and solemnity. Jinyi, it is true that practice is everywhere in life, it can be described as extremely mysterious.

When I was immersed in this kind of strange practice experience, I suddenly heard the sound of bells ringing from outside, followed by the sound of drums, and the tune was grand and peaceful.

Tian Gong bowed and said, "Please follow me."

Wu Sheng followed behind, walked through the corridor, and entered the Dashe Hall.

In the hall of Dashe, sitting in the middle is today's emperor, and standing beside him are Dazai Yin Guo and two unknown Shangqing. I heard Tian Gong said just now, they are Taishi and Taishi, plus Tian Gong, Taizong, Liuqing Four of them came, and the rest Taizhu and Taibu followed the prince to escape to Beishan Caoze.

The guest seats are Huqiu, Yutianshi, Jianzong, Sangtianwu, four bachelors, and Fengxing Jianjia.

The rest of the court officials of the Zhou Dynasty, such as Situ, Sikong, Taifu, Daji, Shishi, Gongyin, Shanfu, Zhuiyi, Siwangyou, Yanzhe, eunuch, etc., were divided into ranks.

Seeing Wu Sheng enter the hall, the emperor stood up and stepped down to see him, Wu Sheng bowed down, the emperor returned the salute, and then dragged Wu Sheng out of the hall, followed by all the scholars, Shangqing, and court officials, and rushed to the hall in front of the hall , which is the firing range.

Tian Gong holds out a precious carved bow with both hands, which is said to be the bow of the Zhou family's ancestors, and hands it to Wu Sheng.

The emperor said: "Please shoot for the widow."

The music suddenly played in the corridor, Wu Sheng raised his bow and set his arrows, and in keeping with the rhythm of the music, he lightly released the arrows to the archery target at the end of the shooting range.A stream of light shot out quickly, and the target of the arrow hit the target, pierced by the arrow, and the arrow appeared from behind the target, while the body of the arrow remained on the target.This is the first shot in the shooting ceremony, called "White Arrow". Wu Sheng almost broke his bow just now and shot through the target.

Next is the second shot, three consecutive shots, and three arrows hit the target at the same time, which is called "Shen Lian".With the strength reference of the first shot, this shot is very easy.

After that, the third shot is "Yanzhu", which requires the arrow tail to be high and the arrowhead to be low after hitting the target; the fourth shot is "Xiangchi", which is shot at the same time as the emperor, requiring the emperor's arrow to arrive first and the courtier's arrow to arrive later, to show courtesy ; the fifth shot of "Jingyi", four consecutive arrows, hit the target at the same time, and surround the arrows of the Son of Heaven.

After the shooting ceremony was completed, Tian Gong held up the jade ultimatum, and the emperor personally took it, prayed to the sky, and sent it to the sacrifice hall surrounded by all the ministers, as a sacrifice to the god of heaven.

So far, Wu Sheng has put on the hat of "scholar" and has become a senior minister comparable to the Duke of the Great Zhou Dynasty. From the perspective of etiquette, when he sees the Duke of Jin and pays homage to him, like the kings of Qi, Qin, Chu, and Wu, he must pay respects to him. He said hello.

The Son of Heaven presided over two consecutive ceremonial ceremonies, and seemed to be very interested. Each ceremonial ceremony was recognized by the Academy, which meant that he could sit in his seat for a longer time. If the scholars had just left, the Jin army would enter Luodu on the back, and it would be too embarrassing for the academy.

The emperor wanted to pull Wu Sheng to say a few words, but was stopped by Huqiu: "Your Majesty, please use this dedicated hall."

This was agreed a long time ago, the emperor had no choice but to nod, and left amidst the drumming, leaving the dedication hall to the scholars.

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