Sword guarding Chang'an

Chapter 186
Chang'an City.

Final preparations are being made for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

This is the most solemn ceremony in Chang'an City recently, usually only once every three to five years.

In recent years, there have been constant turmoil at home and abroad in Tang Dynasty.

The people of the Tang Kingdom know that there have been dozens of wars, large and small, on the border of the Tang Kingdom. Li Jianjun died in battle against the Huns.

The prince Li Jiancheng, the fifth princess, Wu Junji, and others forced the palace to rebel, and they were defeated in the end. Chang'an City has been in a state of tension for a while.

The king of Tang was old and began to be fatuous, and it was even rumored in the world that he was greedy for beauty...began to be cruel and inhumane, beheading eighty to ninety percent of the entire staff of Qin Tianjian!

But in fact, all the people who were beheaded were other people, and the real Qin Tianjian people had been secretly replaced by other death row prisoners by Li Jianzhi.

All in all, Tang State has been very uneasy recently.

Therefore, the Ministry of Rites, Confucianism, various ministers, and the elders of the three dynasties all proposed to hold a grand ceremony to worship the heavens, hoping that the coming year will have a good weather, and the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe.

Celebration of Heaven.

Sacrificing to the gods, offering sacrifices to heaven.

Worshiping heaven is a major sacrifice in ancient times, and different nationalities have different rituals for offering sacrifices to heaven.

The Grand Ceremony originated in ancient times.It is a form of "communication" between man and heaven.The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is usually presided over by the "Son of Heaven".

By offering sacrifices to the sky, people express their gratitude to the sky for nourishing and nourishing all things, and pray for the blessing of the emperor.The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is complex and complete, and the main process includes welcoming the gods, saluting, entering the Zu, first offering, second offering, final offering, etc.

The winter solstice sacrifice to the heavens, which flourished in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, was the most solemn and revered, and gradually spread to the people, and evolved into a traditional custom of winter solstice ancestor worship, which is called "worshiping winter" or "worshiping winter".Whether it is the national worship of heaven or folk worship of ancestors, they all express the simple desire to pray to heaven for good weather and good food and clothing.

pray.

With the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, gather the beliefs in the hearts of all the people in the Tang Kingdom, pray for blessings, and gather the power of the Tang Kingdom.

Blessing the luck of the Tang Dynasty is also the meaning of this ceremony.

It can be said that it has been prepared for a long time for this sacrifice to heaven.

With the support of all parties and factions, even Tang Wang Li Kaiming attached great importance to it, Changsun Wuji personally supervised the Ministry of Rites, and Confucianism also sent disciples to help.

Li Jianzhi, Li Jiantai, and Li Jiangong all paid close attention to this ceremony.

Because of this sacrifice to heaven, it is very likely that the soldiers and their father will preside over the ceremony for the last time, and it is very likely that they will announce who the crown prince is on the spot!
Over time.

The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is about to begin.

For some reason, Li Jianbai had a vaguely bad feeling about this ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

Thai palace.

Li Jiantai looked in the direction of the eldest grandson's mansion, and he had already made up his mind. As long as he did something, he would follow the path of his brother Li Jiancheng.

This is a road with no turning back.

This road, success or benevolence!
Li Jiantai has been planning for a long time. In terms of qualifications, strength, and everything, he will be the next king of Tang.

As long as his father and grandson Wuji are dead, basically no one can overwhelm him.

and so.

Li Jiantai decided that this ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven will be the final destination of his father and eldest grandson Wuji.

Inside the Imperial City, Li Jiangong looked at the entire Chang'an City.

Thinking in my heart, I can't reveal it yet, I must become the lord of the Tang Kingdom, I must master the secret of Chang'an, I must find a way to leave Shenzhou, and I must use the luck of the Tang Kingdom to restore the ancient origin.

Who is Li Jiangong?
The evil spirit god believed by the Undead religion has an immortal body.

King Yu Li Jianzhi, as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, fell in love with a woman he shouldn't love, and he wanted to be with her.

It's impossible for two people!
But it is not impossible!
To be possible, one must become the most powerful person in the Tang Kingdom!
"For you, I will do whatever it takes to seize the country!" Li Jianzhi looked at a portrait, and the person in the painting was none other than Wu Meiniang!

King Yu Li Jianzhi is not stupid. As a prince, he has been cautious since he was a child. He does not fight or grab, and strives to be himself.

But since meeting her, Li Jianzhi has changed.

He knows her.

know everything about her.

Including her status as the saint of the undead cult.

Li Jianzhi didn't care at all, she was his father's woman, Li Jianzhi didn't care about that at all, as for the others, is it important?
Li Jianzhi has decided, for her, to seize the country!
For her, at all costs.

The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven begins.

This is the most exquisite ceremony, and it is presided over by the emperor of Tang Dynasty himself.

The elderly Li Kaiming rarely appeared in front of civil and military officials wearing a dragon robe, and led them to the altar.

The Circular Mound Altar is specially used for offering sacrifices to the heavens. There are no houses built on the platform, but sacrifices to the sky, which is called "dew sacrifice".

The decorations for offering sacrifices to heaven are exquisite, the sacrifices are abundant, and the rules are strict.

There are seven groups of gods in the Circular Mound Altar, and each group of gods is made of azure satin to form a temporary tent.On the north side of the center stone on the upper floor, there is a main seat - the tablet of Emperor Tianshen, which is in the shape of a polygonal cone.

On the east and west sides of the altar surface on the second floor are the secondary seats - the tablets of the sun, the moon, the stars, and the clouds, rain, wind and thunder. Wait for a lot of offerings.

There are more than 60 pieces of vessels for holding sacrifices and various ritual vessels used.On the south side of the center stone on the upper floor, there is a wish table, and the emperor's seat is set in the south of the platforms on the upper and middle floors.On the east and west sides of the south steps of the Circular Mound Altar, there are [-] kinds of chimes, chime bells, and iron bells, and more than [-] musical instruments, such as Zhonghe Shaoyue, are arranged neatly and solemnly.

Li Jianbai also participated, following behind Li Jianzhi.

But Li Jiangong smiled inexplicably at Li Jianbai, as if something good was about to happen.

There are many rules for offering sacrifices to heaven, and the Minister of Rites has already explained many of them to everyone.

Fortunately, Li Jianbai followed behind Li Jianzhi. Li Jianbai followed behind and repeated what Li Jianzhi did.

The time for offering sacrifices to heaven is also very strict.

Seven quarters before sunrise, when the time came, the Taihe Bell rang in the Zhai Palace, and the emperor of Tang Kingdom drove to the Circular Mound Altar (according to the records, from the Forbidden City to the Circular Mound, one can only walk, not take a car).

The bell stopped, the drums sounded, and the ceremony officially began.At this time, the burnt calf in the southeast of the Circular Mound Altar, the sky lantern hanging in the southwest, the smoke and clouds are misty, and the Candle Theater is red, giving people a very mysterious feeling.

Subsequently.

To welcome the emperor and God, to lay jade and silk, to enter the zu, to present gifts at the beginning of the journey, to present the first ceremony, to present gifts at the end of the journey, to remove the food, to send the emperor to the gods, and to watch the fire.

The hall of offering sacrifices to heaven, from "choosing an auspicious day", "inviting", "washing animals", "sacrificing animals", "performing rituals", "fasting", "sacrificing incense", "regarding beans", "regarding animals", "Salute", "Celebration" and many other rituals.

During the official sacrifice, the emperor needs to complete nine steps, including welcoming the emperor, laying jade and silk, entering the zu, offering gifts at the beginning of the trip, offering gifts at the end of the trip, offering gifts at the end of the trip, removing food, sending the emperor to the gods, and watching the fire. The process is lengthy and the etiquette is complicated. Huge human and material resources.

last step.

Chuan Guo Yuxi was invited out.

The luck of the Tang Dynasty also came out immediately, and auspiciousness appeared in the sky.

Ordered by the sky, you will live forever!
The purpose of offering sacrifices to the sky is to unite the thoughts and prayers of hundreds of millions of people in the Tang Kingdom.

Tang Wang looked at Chuanguo Yuxi, and said secretly: Liu Zi, this is the last thing I can do for you, I hope I can help you, and don't let me down. .

Asking for a monthly pass, I really need a monthly pass and a tip, thank you.

(End of this chapter)