The act of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors offering sacrifices to heaven and enshrining Zen was too far away after all. In addition, the so-called historians at that time were not perfect, so there are not many written records left at all, and it is not clear what the situation was like in ancient times.
In the current Han Dynasty, the only early act of offering sacrifices to Zen was held by Qin Shihuang in the pre-Qin Dynasty.
The talented and ambitious Qin Shihuang destroyed the six kingdoms, unified the world, and established the Qin Dynasty, a unified empire. Qin Shihuang did not ignore the existence of heaven. He not only established four tablets in the capital to worship the five gods, but also went to Mount Tai to perform Buddhist rituals.
Although the main purpose of Qin Shihuang was to flaunt his own great achievements and to intimidate the six kingdoms of Shandong, sincerity was indeed lacking, but from that time on, the title of Zen became an important way to emphasize the power of the king granted by heaven.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is a typical representative. He went to Mount Tai eight times in his life...
Of course, was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty doing this to show how much he respected the gods of heaven and earth?
hehe.
Just like Liu Xie now, standing at the foot of Yinshan Mountain with a solemn expression, but how much are he thinking about the gods of heaven and earth in his heart?
Although the Zen ceremony has been simplified a lot, it still cannot be taken lightly.
The mountain roads of Yinshan Mountain have been tidied up by personnel a few days ago. Although it cannot be said to be extremely smooth, at least there are fewer muddy and rugged places. Local materials were also used on the top of Yinshan Mountain to build the original platform.
It was gathered up to be cleaner and neater, and then red and yellow silks were hung on the surrounding trees to decorate it.
As Liu Xie, he naturally burned incense, fasted and bathed before standing at the foot of Yinshan Mountain and preparing to start the entire ceremony of enshrining Zen. However, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went to Mount Tai, he took an imperial chariot to climb the mountain. But this time, Liu Xie needed to do it himself
Climb up. Fortunately, this Yinshan Mountain is not high.
Liu Xie's expression was serious, even a little nervous. He was more serious and cautious than he was in the academy or even in the Hall of Heroes in Pingyang. After all, maybe there are gods in the sky, maybe the columns of the Han family
All the ancestors were watching him, how could he not make Liu Xie nervous?
In fact, speaking of it, the one in front of us is not the real Yinshan Mountain, but I don’t know whether it is because the real Juxu Mountain is far away, or because there were other changes at that time, but since the Han family previously erected a stone tablet commemorating Wei Qing’s Feng Lang Juxu,
If you come here, then this place will naturally become a place with a certain meaning...
"The auspicious moment has arrived! Raise the fire! Sacrifice to Zen!"
The ritual officer's long-trained voice is like a human amplifier, spreading the sound far away.
Burning is actually a huge bonfire. Perhaps people in the Han Dynasty were used to the majestic atmosphere, or they felt that the gods were in the sky, and small goals would not be noticed by the gods at all, so they piled firewood as high as two people.
It looks like a small hill, and then it is set on fire. Suddenly, the flames are blazing, heat waves are rolling within a hundred meters, and smoke columns can be seen rising into the sky ten miles away.
Then after the burning ceremony, the congratulations for offering sacrifices to Zen are given.
It was Fei Qian who read the congratulatory speech. Of course, there was no one rushing to do it, but the problem was that Liu Xie designated Fei Qian to read it. Maybe it was Liu Xie's psychological compensation for his suspicious behavior in the past few days?
Fei Qian is also dressed differently today. He wears a white undershirt, a red middle coat, a black outer robe, a purple ribbon tied around his waist, a sachet embroidered with a tiger head pattern, and a tall hat.
After the Jinxian crown was replaced by a civil servant decoration, the bloody bravery of the original military uniform was slightly reduced by three points, but a more refined atmosphere was added.
Fei Qian took a step forward, turned his back to Huo Yao, untied the yellow fine silk tied to the blessing silk, unfolded it, looked around, and his powerful voice echoed under the Yinshan Mountain.
"... Since ancient times, the sky has given birth to people. The virtuous have always prospered, and the reverses have not survived. The three emperors are far away, and they have lost their knowledge. The six classics have been passed down, and only one point can be seen. The book of books once said, the leader is bright, and his legs are clear.
Good..."
"...the virtue of the great Han Dynasty, the clear springs emerge from the peaks, the water overflows, and it is majestic in all directions. The sky is clear up to the sky, and the valleys are down to eight valleys. The world is full of spiritual life, stained with moisture, washed with water, with pure beauty cast by pottery, obscured and annihilated, suddenly born
Huaguang..."
"...The kindness of the emperor is covered with long clouds. The auspicious rain of nectar makes the earth swimable. The rivers are beautiful and the rivers are wet, and the valleys are restrained. All things are bright and beautiful, and the thoughts are beautiful. The grace is mighty, and the soldiers are in armor. The Yinshan Mountain shows its throne, and the barbarians
The first award..."
"...all kinds of beasts, please my emperor. They are white and black, and their manners are excellent. They are in harmony with each other, and they are like horses and horses. I heard their voices, and now I have received their blessings. They have disappeared on their way, and they have been given by Heaven's auspiciousness.
. Just like Shun, Yu Xing was virtuous..."
"... A yellow dragon, like a yellow dragon, rises with virtue; its colors show off, and its brilliance shines brightly. When the sun is shining, it feels like Li Hao. It has been passed down and passed down, and it has been ordered to ride on it. There are rules for it, so there is no need to be sincere. Follow the rules.
Entrusted to live in, ordered to seal it with Luan..."
Reciting a congratulatory message is not an easy task, not because it is recited, but this congratulatory message is not difficult. Anyway, as long as you know the characters, there is basically no problem in reciting the congratulatory message. The problem is that after reciting it, you have to invest a huge amount of time in the congratulatory message.
Go into the burning fire and burn it for heaven and earth to know.
However, with such a large fire, the heat can be felt within a hundred meters, let alone much closer. The key is not to use other people's hands when throwing, nor to not be too weak to cause the blessing to be thrown into the burning fire.
Otherwise, if it is contaminated with soil, it is equivalent to being unclean, which is quite disrespectful and may even lead to criminal prosecution.
The silk was very light, and there were only very thin sticks on both ends, as thick as a little finger. Although it was a little heavy, it was indeed too heavy compared to the steaming flames from a fire that was nearly two people high.
Too light. Therefore, in order to accurately throw the congratulations made of silk into the burning fire, those who used to have to stand very close, even if their clothes and beards were burned by the fire, they did not hesitate.
But for Fei Qian, this thing is not too difficult. In addition to requiring a little arm strength, you can also add some tips...
After reciting the congratulations, Fei Qian secretly pulled out a small iron rod from his sleeve and under his arm. Anyway, the color of the iron rod was almost the same as that of the black robe, and his back was facing the extremely bright Burnt.
The fire, covered by the sleeves, was caught in the fine silk of the congratulatory message without anyone noticing.
With the extra weight, Fei Qian then tied the congratulatory message with yellow fine silk, raised his hands flat, walked to the fire, and threw the congratulatory message into the firelight steadily and effortlessly.
"The ceremony is completed!" said the ceremony official on the side, "Your Majesty, please climb the mountain and seal it!"
The so-called "Feng Chan" refers to the two parts of "Feng Zen" and "Zen". The emperor is the Son of Heaven, so there is naturally a mysterious connection with the gods, and this connection is naturally reflected not only in the written chapters, but also in these sacrificial rituals.
The congratulations to the land can be replaced by the ministers, but the whispers with the sky cannot be done by anyone but the emperor Liu Xie himself.
Anyway, since the emperor and the gods are one family, they must say some private words of their own. It is not surprising that the emperors of the Han Dynasty, and even all the emperors before the Han Dynasty, did not find any prayers to worship Feng Chan in their writings.
Fei Qian and the accompanying officials followed Liu Xie to the top of the mountain step by step, but they could not follow Liu Xie to the small altar on the top of the mountain. That place, today, belongs to Liu Xie alone.
Fei Qian stopped and watched with other officials as Liu Xie continued to move forward.
Among the hundreds of officials, everyone's expressions are also different.
Some people were so excited that their faces were full of emotion, some were so solemn that they didn't move at all, some had indifferent faces, some had eyes that kept wandering, and some were just staring at Fei Qian's figure, not knowing what they were thinking...
…
This time, Fei Qian stole the show.
Throughout the dynasties, those who served as the forerunner of the emperor and recited the congratulations for the emperor in such large-scale sacrificial activities were basically either highly respected great sages or Confucian scholars, or already high-ranking nobles, and like Fei Qian.
Young, it can be said to be an unprecedented first time, unique since the Han Dynasty.
In this way, in addition to showing Liu Xie's favor for Fei Qian, it seems that there is also a possibility that Fei Qian will become the prime minister in the future?
Such thoughts arise in the hearts of almost everyone, so the eyes cast on Fei Qian's figure are all very complex, ranging from envy, jealousy, appreciation, and viciousness.
Fu De's head has been buzzing since he learned that Liu Xie formulated Fei Qian's congratulatory speech, and it has not stopped until now. Logically speaking, even if he does not choose people such as great Confucians and sages, in terms of their noble status,
Fu De's father Fu Wan should be the one with a high status, why couldn't it be Fei Qian's turn...
But the reality is so cruel.
Maybe it's because Fu Wan has always been extremely low-key, or maybe Fei Qian's weight in Bingbei is really too high. Anyway, Fu Wan didn't do anything this time. Well, there was nothing else besides accompanying him.
In such a situation, even Fu De felt a little unable to raise his head, as if the eyes of the surrounding officials were focused on him, and those inaudible whispers seemed to be mocking the Fu family.
If this continues, when will the Fu family come out?
Damn Feiqian!
His father, a dignified relative of the current dynasty, was also a well-educated man, but he had to bear the humiliation brought by this arrogant man!
Fu De could only close his eyes, not even daring to take another look, for fear that after taking a look, he would not be able to control his emotions and do something that would destroy the sacrifice...
Fu De thought he had done a good job of concealing it, but in reality, his flushed face and slightly trembling body fell into Yang Xiu's eyes, almost as if it was written clearly.
Yang Xiu's eyes wandered, he looked at Fu De, then at Fei Qian in front of him, and then at Liu Xie who was walking towards the altar...
Liu Xie climbed up to the small altar on the top of the mountain step by step. His body looked thin and young, trying his best to show his composure that was inappropriate for his age.
The fluttering flags on the altar, the wrapped silk cloth, and the burning sandalwood in the bronze incense burner also made the entire altar look mysterious. When Liu Xie knelt down in front of the sacrificial table where the three animals were placed,
Everyone, including Feiqian, also knelt down and worshiped on the ground.
The wind is gentle.
The clouds are light.
A half-grown child has become the head of an empire. And at this moment, this half-grown child is sincerely kneeling down and praying for the sake of the empire and himself...
He didn't know how much time passed, and Fei Qian didn't know what Liu Xie said to the god on the altar. Liu Xie stood up silently, and stayed quietly on the altar for a while.
Just walked back.
So far, a simple yet solemn ceremony of enshrining the Zen has come to an end. Originally, such a large-scale sacrificial and enshrining ceremony still included programs such as interviewing the people and summoning Chief Hu, but one of them was
There are not many people here in Yinshan to do these stunts. What about the other one? After all, Yinshan is also a place of extreme pain for the barbarians in the back. If people like Yu Fuluo are allowed to come here, it will be tantamount to death.
Saying hello to Humphrey's face was not conducive to the stability of Bingbei, so Fei Qian just ignored it and ignored it.
When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, Liu Xie stood silently, watching the flames gradually getting smaller, the light in his eyes dancing, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After a long time, Liu Xie returned to the canopy car, but called Fei Qian to come forward.
"... Fei Aiqing," Liu Xie said in a low voice after sending the surrounding attendants away, "... I will be returning soon... Fei Aiqing, would you like to follow me back to Luoyang?"
"Your Majesty, I didn't treat you well?" Fei Qian was a little surprised.
Liu Xie slowly shook his head.
During these days, Liu Xie met a lot of people and listened to some people's suggestions, and then slowly discovered that although Feiqian's business here in Bingbei was good, it was a bit remote after all, and it belonged to Xianbei and other Hu people in the north.
Under the military front, although Xianbei and the Xiongnu are now defeated and controlled by Fei Qian, no one dares to guarantee what will happen in the future.
Binh Duong is prosperous, but what about the rest of the place?
Liu Xie came all the way and saw many refugee settlements that had just begun to appear. Naturally, they were unlikely to be prosperous. It was pretty good to be able to barely survive.
Therefore, the suggestions of returning to the original focus of the Han Dynasty and returning to Luoyang, where Liu Xie grew up, gradually became louder and clearer in Liu Xie's heart. After completing the Yinshan sacrifice, Liu Xie also felt that he should go back earlier.
Perhaps it would be better, at least in Luoyang City, to return to a familiar place, restore the imperial city of Luoyang, and restore the normal ruling order of the Han Dynasty. This is what the emperor of the Han Dynasty should do most.
"...I am the emperor of the Han Dynasty, so I naturally have to return to the capital of the Han Dynasty...it has nothing to do with my love, so I don't have to worry too much..." Liu Xie stared at Fei Qian and said, "...now near Luoyang, the troops and horses are weak, and the people are weak.
I am uneasy, so I wonder if Fei Aiqing is willing to lead the army and return to the capital with me?"
Fei Qian couldn't help but frown. This Liu Xie was really unsettling. He suddenly made such a request. What should he say...
