Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 385

The Taimiao is a family temple for the royal family to worship their ancestors. It was built in the first year of Wude, covering an area of ​​more than [-] mu. It was built according to the traditional ritual system of "respecting the heaven and the ancestors".The main building is the three main halls, and the opposite of the main hall is the Dajimen.Outside the Daji Gate are the Yudai River and the Jinshui Bridge. There is a hexagonal well pavilion in the east and west of the north of the bridge. The south of the bridge is the God Kitchen and the God Storehouse.Further to the south is the multicolored glazed gate, and to the southeast of the gate there are slaughterhouses, slaughterhouses and well pavilions.

There are fifteen side halls on both sides of the main hall. The east side hall is dedicated to the gods of the royal family who have made meritorious service in the past dynasties, and the west side hall is dedicated to the gods of meritorious officials with different surnames.The nave and apse behind the main hall are nine halls with yellow glazed tiles on the roof. The nave is called the sleeping hall, and the apse is called the temple.In addition, there are also buildings such as the divine kitchen, the divine storehouse, the slaughtering pavilion, and the slaughterhouse.Taimiao is famous for its ancient cypresses, most of which are transplanted from various places and are as old as hundreds of years.

The ceiling and pillars of the main hall are all pasted with red gold flowers, which are exquisitely made and luxuriously decorated.The hall originally enshrined a wooden and gold-lacquered god seat, with a dragon carved on the emperor seat and a phoenix carved on the back seat.There are offerings, incense cases and copper stoves in front of the seat.In the side halls on both sides, there are tablets of the royal family and heroes.

The nave is nine columns wide and four columns deep. It is connected to the front hall through a stone terrace. There are two stone lamps on the left and right under the stone steps outside the hall.The central room in the hall is dedicated to Emperor Deming - Gao Tao.

Shengzu - Emperor Xuanyuan - Li Er, Xingshengdi - Li Hao, Xianzu - Xuandi - Li Xi, Yizu - Guangdi - Li Tianxi, Taizu - Jingdi - Li Hu, Shizu - Yuandi - Li Zong and other ancestors For each compartment.

Outside the shrine, there are the same number of emperor chairs as the number of god tablets, which are used to sacrifice to the queens of the past dynasties.Also known as the sleeping hall, the yellow glazed tile single eaves hipped roof is the place where the emperor's ancestors are enshrined.Nine rooms wide and four rooms deep, it is in the same room as the ancestral tablet in the nave.In each folder, divine chairs, incense tables, beds, mattress pillows and other objects are displayed, and tablets stand on the mattresses, symbolizing the ancestors' daily life and sleeping.

According to the law of etiquette, every major national event, the emperor's ascension to the throne or the emperor's big wedding, and the appointment of a queen must go to the Taimiao's sleeping hall to perform sacrifices called gaoji.In the same way, the canonization and wedding of the crown prince must also be handled in this way, so today the emperor brought the clan here to pay homage to the ancestors.

Of course, the important ministers who came with the emperor today are also very puzzled. Only the clan and in-laws are eligible to participate in this kind of sacrifice.There have been precedents in the past. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been three funerals for the crown prince, all of which were related to the canonization, and all of them were held in the form of family rituals. What does the emperor mean by this today?

In this way, under the guidance of Li Xiaogong and Zongzhengsi, it took a full hour and a half to complete the ceremony of offering sacrifices.However, something that made them even more puzzled happened. After leaving the main hall, not only did the emperor not intend to get up, but he even asked someone to move a dragon chair from inside and place it on the jade steps.

Enen, after clearing his throat, Li Shimin, who was pinching his waist with his right hand, said with a straight face: "Last year was an eventful year. The court was fighting wars and providing disaster relief. At the same time, there were rebels making trouble at the feet of the emperor. People in the ruling and opposition parties are in a panic."

"No, recently, because of the anti-thief case, someone brought up the incident of the Xuanwumen Incident again, and what they said was ugly. Today, I will make it clear this time.

Li Jiancheng, this bastard, he is a scum who persecutes his brothers.Hearing the instigation of Li Yuanji, Li Yuan and others, they actually wanted to poison me to death.If one plan fails, another plan is created, beating my confidants and think tanks in the street, dismantling my Tiance Mansion, not only dismissing the soldiers, but even using such despicable tricks as buying the generals of the Tiance Mansion with a lot of money.

Ah, after doing all this, he is still worried, and wants to send a few small officials to watch me, haha, to see if I want to rebel, haha... "

This is too abnormal, what does the emperor mean by this, who the hell is playing a moth.Just when Li Chengqian was extremely puzzled, Changsun Wuji pulled him from behind, then pointed his fingers at Li Tai and Li Ke, who bowed their heads and remained silent, and then made a gesturing.

Ah, I understand. General Zuowei has a special status in the Tang army. He is the head of the sixteen guards in name. After Chai Shao died in battle, the court did not appoint a new general, but the third child helped to manage it.

Today's posture must be caused by their fighting for the left guard. Some courtiers saw that the princes were fighting so fiercely for power, so they turned over the old accounts.Coupled with the fact that the case of the anti-thief has not stopped, the situation has become more and more serious.

"Hey, I was originally thinking of brotherhood, and I was patient everywhere. I was forced to die, so I decided to take this world down!" After finishing speaking, Li Shimin walked down the jade steps slowly, like Li Shimin. Walk over to where Ke and Li Tai were standing.

Facing Li Ke who bowed his head silently, he asked: "Today, in front of the clan and officials, tell me, when did I tell you that Ruying is like me, and you should encourage him."

Hearing the emperor's words, Li Ke's heart was beating rapidly. After seeing his father's serious expression, Li Ke knew that the emperor was biased again this time. Seeing that the fat man wanted Zuo Weijun, he wanted to It would be unfair to take it away from him.

Thinking of this, Li Ke clenched his fists in his sleeves. He was unwilling, but there was nothing he could do.So, he replied in a low voice: "Father never said that!"

"The emperor didn't hear it!" Li Shimin raised his voice a little more, and said angrily.

"The emperor didn't say that, I was talking nonsense!"

"Paws!"

Crack, crack, crack, under the watchful eyes of the clan and important officials, His Royal Highness Wu Wang began to slap himself hard, and louder and louder, Li Chengqian grinned, hey, this youngest, why bother? Woolen cloth!
At this moment, the emperor turned around suddenly, walked up the jade steps, and grabbed Li Chengqian's sleeve. The startled Li Chengqian had an instant cleverness, and called his father a few times with a puzzled face.

What are you doing? It has nothing to do with me that the two of them are grabbing military power. Except for Qin Qiong, the generals of the Sixteenth Army are not from the East Palace. Are you thinking too much?

It has to be said that this time Li Chengqian was thinking too much, the emperor directly pulled him down in front of the dragon chair, and then pressed his shoulders hard, forcing him to sit on it.

"Don't dare, father, dare not, father!", Li Chengqian begged the emperor for mercy in a panic, and sat down in front of so many ministers, wouldn't it be like killing me!

This is very different from the nature of Li Zhi's playing in Chengqing Palace. An adult prince sitting here, either the emperor died, or he rebelled like his old man.

What are you doing, you're punishing Li Ke, you're punishing me, what the hell, why don't you slap me for peace of mind too!
"Sit down, don't move, I told you to sit down, you just sit down honestly!" After speaking, Li Shimin turned around and continued: "The position of the prince is determined, and the world can be safe. , you have to bear witness, if any word about our family’s unkind father and unfilial son is spread, it will be punished immediately.”

After the emperor's words were finished, Li Ke stopped slapping. After shaking off his robes, he saluted and said, "Prince, good luck and prosperity!"

There are proofs, and the others have to follow. When Li You, Li Daozong and other ministers paid their respects, the little fat Li Tai regained his composure and quickly knelt down along with him, shouting loudly. With Wanfujin.

The scene in Taimiao today frightened him. If the emperor let himself slap his mouth in front of so many clan nobles, how would he be able to mess around in the court in the future? .
In the evening, Changsun Wuji and Qin Qiong both came to the East Palace. The two of them were the officiant officials of the wedding, so I had to talk to the prince about some details.

After the incident, Changsun Wuji couldn't help teasing: "Your Highness, what is it like to sit on the dragon chair for the first time in your life!"

"Uncle, don't make fun of Gu, Gu's tailbone still hurts!"

Hehe "Your Highness, you will be in pain for a day or two at most, but King Wu will be in pain for several years!"

(End of this chapter)