When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

When Xinqu received the news, it was just after the New Year.

During this period, a lot of things happened in Yanfang.

On the third day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of Yan, Xin Qu issued an edict to officially change "fang" and "bang" into "guo".

The State of Yan was officially established.

In this era, Fang and Bang were actually synonymous, but Xinqu was still not used to calling them Fang and Bang, so he simply decided to officially turn Fang Bang into a country in one step.

Then Xinqu issued a letter of credence to the Wei brothers as envoys, calling the Am Shang regime the Shang Dynasty.

That's right, it means Guochao.

Under Xin Qu's deliberate planning, the country became a Fangbang state and the dynasty became the king of all directions.

This could be regarded as a low profile for Xiao Fu, but it was just a verbal advantage to the other party. The Wei brothers were only the actual controllers of the Amish merchants in the south. Zixun talked about Xin Qu's change of title.

Xinqu was still Northern Bo, but he just claimed to be the king of Yan.

After waiting for a few more days, the Wei brothers received an invitation from Xinqu, inviting them to attend the Yan State's New Year's Day ceremony as foreign guests.

So, it was New Year's Day in the second year of Yan (the first day of the first lunar month).

Xin Qu's chariot, with the blessing of bells, drums, sheng, harps and other instruments, officially opened the grand ceremony of ritual music.

Since Xinqu abolished human sacrifice at the official level, there were strict regulations and restrictions on the specifications of each sacrifice.

Right now, for the New Year's Day festival, Tailao is used.

Then, under the attention of lords and ministers at all levels inside and outside the city, Xin Qu and Wu Xiaoye got off the chariot, one on the left and the other on the right.

At this time, the etiquette system was not clear yet, the Huagai car was very expensive to build, and Xinqu did not have the resources to build a second one.

So he and Wu Xiaoye rode in the same car, and then got off slowly.

Then Xinqu held a jade guide and wore jade bi, jade amber and jade zhang.

Xiaoye is holding a jade cong and wearing a jade huang.

The two took the stage together.

Then the sacrificial ceremony begins.

At this stage, due to insufficient financial funds, Xinqu directly adopted the Ming Dynasty's combined sacrifice of heaven and earth. After offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, he went to worship the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers and sea.

All done in one day.

In addition, after the sacrifice is completed, these ritual vessels must be placed in their respective positions.

For example, Xinqu now puts the jade away and then takes off the jade he is wearing.

"Use the blue jade to worship heaven." Xin Qu said loudly.

Mrs. Wu Xiaoye turned her back to Xin Qu and said loudly: "Praise the ground with the yellow cong."

Then after worshiping the heaven and earth, Xin Qu walked to the east, where the sacrifices were made to the east, which is also the location of the "Altar of the Sun": "On the order of the emperor, I use the green gui to salute the eastern sun."

After saying that, Xinqu personally placed Yugui on the Eastern Sun Altar, which was a sign of respect for the sun god.

Then, he walked to the "Altar of the Moon" in the west and said: "According to the order of the emperor, I offer white amber to the Taiyin in the west."

His wife, Wu Xiaoye, accompanied Xin Qu during the ceremony. After Xin Qu finished speaking, she reached out to help Xin Qu remove the jade amber from his body and placed it on the moon altar.

Then, Xin Qu walked to the north, raised his head slightly and said, "By the order of the emperor, I pay homage to the northern stars and rivers with Xuan Huang."

Finally, Xin Qu came to the south, looked at the south and said: "It is the order of the emperor to pay homage to the mountains and sea in the south with the red Zhang."

Every time when the ritual utensils are placed by Wu Xiaoye, Wu Xiaoye has to use the food utensils placed in advance in front of the altar of each god: tripod, gui, 簋, 鬲, zu, beans, and food in the 簁 to reward the god for sacrifice.

Although these divine masters have no names or real identities, Wu Xiaoye has a lot of things to do, and Xin Qu doesn't just stand there stupidly. He still has to recite sacrificial inscriptions and burn them at the same time.

Get a set of processes down.

Even though it was the first lunar month in Peiping, it was still so hot that everyone was sweating profusely.

The rituals and music were so grand that the musicians had to take turns to play, and the eyes of all the foreign guests attending the ceremony were twitching.

What level of sacrifice are these?

Even if no human sacrifice is required, it is still shocking.

"Hey, can you tell me why you have two gods of stars and rivers in the north and two gods of mountains and seas in the south?"

Wei Ping carefully asked Yao Chou, the uncle who was closest to him and responsible for keeping an eye on their etiquette.

Yao Ce saw that the above was almost completed, and there would be a period of rest to prepare for the next ceremony, so he allowed everyone to move freely, and then he said, "Follow me to the toilet. I'll tell you on the way."

"it is good."

Wei Ping also felt that his bladder could no longer hold it any longer and hurriedly left. Fortunately, the sacrifice was held in the suburbs, so there were dry toilets built with straw curtains and frames near the woods in the suburbs, which were prepared a month in advance.

Several woods can accommodate more than 600 people at the same time.

The people in Changping City were fine this winter. Men, women, old and young all came. Although they were on the outskirts, this sacrifice really opened their eyes.

"The reason why the north is set as the direction for the worship of the two Lords of Star and Sichuan is because the North Star always maintains the North Pole fulcrum, so the Star Lord respects the North Star."

Zongbo Yao Ce answered the question while relieving himself, "As for the South Pole Star, that guy only appears after the autumnal equinox and disappears very quickly, so it cannot be a permanent place for the Star Lord.

As for why the north is also the location of the Lord of Sichuan? That's because the rivers in our country of Yan mainly originate from Yanshan and Beitahang. If the capital is moved to Beiping in the future, they will all be in the north.

So when you offer sacrifices, will you offer sacrifices to rivers that have little to do with our country? "

"That's it." Wei Ping suddenly realized.

"As for the mountains and sea in the south, according to your merchants, there are millions of mountains south of Huaiyi, like mountains and seas.

And to the east is the place where the sun rises. It is difficult to match the power of the sun and the sky. How can the little sea lord be equal to it?
Since the sea is vast, you get seashells from the south as currency.

Then there may be many seas in the south, so it is reasonable to settle for the second best, mountains and seas, in the south. "

Wei Ping nodded, he finally understood the whole story.

Obviously, the geographical environment determines the location of sacrifices.

At the same time, we should also look at it in conjunction with folk beliefs.

At this stage, both the Shang Dynasty and Dongyi are very typical of sun worship and bird worship. The concept of the sunrise in the east is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is impossible for Xin Qu to really give up the status of the east to the sea.

After all, in an agricultural society, without the sun, human production and life would be meaningless.

As for the sea, Xinqu has not started to develop it at this stage, so it doesn't matter how big the sea is.

In short, with the sound of new drums, everyone rested for half an hour and ate something, dragging their tired bodies to the foot of the Temple of Heaven and Earth.

Xin Qu winked at Situ Xinwu.

Situ Xinwu hurriedly came forward with a roll of jade slips, then cleared his throat, opened the jade slips and said: "I am here to carry the order to the Northern Bodhisattva, and the edict says: "I only know the origin of heaven and earth, and the beginning of my work must depend on Kun for success and transformation. In order to coordinate the family and the state, external governance always complements the internal position. It should be matched according to the compatibility, and it is appropriate to be in the right position to be respected.

A girl named Wu with the surname Feng, Xiaoye, has an auspicious bell and a beautiful coat, is from a well-known family, is gentle and gentle, has a gentle and kind expression, is well-equipped with all six elements, and has shown virtuous character for a long time.

The four religions were propagated in the palace, and the mother's rituals were allowed to be harmonized in the world.

I have established you as the wife of the State of Yan with a book of treasures. You must be respectful and sincere, be kind, be diligent and frugal, and abide by the common sacrifices.

Yu Guanfu's success, encouraged his successor Huiyin, and praised the rule of peace.

Qin Zai. "

Situ Xinwu finished reading these words, and everyone below could only hear: "XXXX, a girl from the Wu family with the surname Feng, Xiaoye, XXXX, is registered as the Madam of the State of Yan, XXXX, your honor."

And then no more.

Because there are really many words that I have never heard of, and the format of this edict is the same as Xin Qu read the biography of Zhen Huan before.

He just modified it casually and used it.

However, when Xin Quxuan was about to end the ceremony, he decreed the canonization, which can illustrate the gold content of this set.

Of course, it was because Xin Qu didn't have the money to hold another ceremony for canonizing a lady, so he simply made a rule and announced the important events together at the time of offering sacrifices to heaven.

In this way, it can also be expressed as the permission obtained after communicating with heaven and earth.

It's like killing multiple birds with one stone and saving money.

After settling the position of the lady, the lords named Feng became excited one by one.

The Feng surname will become the most popular surname in Yan country besides Yao!

Of course, there is a second one, which is for canonizing Meng Kuan.

"XXXX, the eldest daughter of the Yu family, Meng, XXXX, is registered as a noble concubine, XXXX, I am so honored."

After hearing the second edict, Yujiu, who was accompanying him, finally smiled.

Although Xin Qu thought about it again and again, he still couldn't figure out the posthumous position, but the wife's position as the first among the concubines and the concubine's position was still figured out.

The purpose is naturally to determine the order of the harem.

Yujiu is still optimistic that her sister will marry into Xinqu's harem. Maybe in the future, she will have a chance to compete for Beibo's position.

In short, a sacrificial ceremony ended with these two edicts.

The new year is here! (End of chapter)