"When it comes to governing people, don't be too hasty with etiquette; there are five classics about etiquette, so don't focus on sacrifice."
——"Book of Rites"
As soon as the child's time passed, there were officials from the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple who were stationed in the imperial mausoleum, and the mausoleum keeper started to work quietly. For example, in the Xin'en Hall, various items such as cattle, wine, wine, incense, candles, and silk were displayed;
The altar is decorated with altars, spiritual flags, ritual objects, tablets...
In short, the gods were invited, the tables were set, the queues were lined up, and preparations were made for the emperor's sacrifice silently.
Zhu Yuanzhang and his son had also been waiting in the golden palace outside Beiyu Gate for a long time.
At Mao Shi, Taichang Qing came in and said, "Your Majesty, the auspicious time is coming soon. Please go to Fangze Altar with Your Highness."
Zhu Yuanzhang, however, remained motionless and said: "No hurry, just wait."
"Yes." Taichang Qing didn't dare to talk nonsense, so she had to tiptoe back and wait outside.
When the sky lit up outside, he saw that there was still no movement in the Golden Palace. He couldn't wait any longer, so he had no choice but to go in and invite him again.
"Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come. If you don't move, I'm afraid the sacrifice will be delayed."
"No hurry, just wait." Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't get up.
"Father, it's really getting late." Zhu Biao also helped to persuade.
"It's okay to be delayed for a while, our family members haven't arrived yet." Zhu Yuanzhang folded the sleeves of his wide blue robe and said: "Your grandma must also want to see more grandchildren. It's not too late to be happy, so how can you be angry?
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"Father, what are you saying?!" The prince, who was still in the dark, suddenly stood up.
"Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang said with an enigmatic smile: "They should be arriving soon."
"You didn't tell me earlier!" Before Zhu Biao could finish his words, he turned around and ran out holding his robe.
"I told you this is the result." Seeing his son disappear at the entrance of the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang said with a bitter smile: "Sitting here alone is very boring."
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Zhu Biao ran out of the imperial city in one breath, passed the Jinshui Bridge, and then ran up the long Shinto. He saw five princes in sacrificial robes walking in under the Lingxing Gate in the distance. Who else could they be if they weren't his five brothers?
"Old..." Zhu Biao wanted to call them loudly, but his throat was trembling and he couldn't make a sound.
"Brother!" The five younger brothers also saw the prince and immediately ran over.
The brothers, who had been separated for more than half a year, finally reunited in the center of the Shinto, witnessed by thirty pairs of stone statues.
"The second child, the third child, the fourth child, the fifth child, the sixth child..." Zhu Biao stretched out his arms with all his strength, trying to hold all his brothers in his arms.
"Brother, wuwu...we miss you so much..." The six brothers hugged each other and cried bitterly.
On the Jinshui Bridge in the distance, Zhu Yuanzhang wiped the corners of his eyes, looked back at his parents' graves, and grinned: "Mom, are you happy? Our old Zhu family is prosperous again."
After saying that, he turned around and ordered: "Ask them to come here quickly. If you miss the right time, their grandparents will blame you."
The wind rustled in the early autumn, and the memorial ceremony at the imperial mausoleum was silent.
At three o'clock in the morning, the royal ancestor worship ceremony officially began.
All the officials accompanying the sacrifice were dressed in green robes and lined up neatly in front of the Fangze altar. The ceremony was solemn and no music was played.
At the beginning of the ceremony, the ceremonial officer sang: "The deacons each perform their own duties."
The internal praise officer sang: "bit."
Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the altar with a solemn expression.
The prince was one position behind him.
Behind the prince are the kings of Qin, Jin, Yan, Wu and Chu.
Afterwards, there are the noble ministers, civil and military officials led by the Duke of South Korea...
After everyone took their places, the internal praise officer sang: "Send incense."
Zhu Yuanzhang went to the incense case. Zhongshan Hou Tanghe, who served as the deacon, held up the incense box and asked the emperor to offer incense three times.
At the end, the internal chanting officer sang: "Make four obeisances."
Zhu Yuanzhang took half a step back, and in front of the royal case, he slowly bowed four times and kowtowed to his parents' mausoleum.
The princes and all the accompanying officials also followed suit and kowtowed four times.
After getting up, the internal praise officer sang: "Die silk."
The deacon then brought the silk to the imperial case, then knelt down and offered it to Zhu Yuanzhang, who then took the silk and presented it to the imperial case.
The internal praise officer sings: "The first gift."
Zhu Yuanzhang kowtowed again, and all the accompanying officials also kowtowed.
The inner praise officer sings: "Read the blessings."
The congratulatory officer knelt down to read the congratulatory text, and Zhu Yuanzhang and the accompanying priests all knelt down to listen.
"In the eighth year of Wei Hongwu's reign, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, a filial son, dared to declare to Emperor Kao Renzu Chun Emperor Sheng Sheng:
"In the past, my father lived here. Farming was difficult and he was wandering around day and night. Natural disasters were common in Er and his family members suffered disasters. The emperor's exam finally turned out to be four out of sixty. Nine out of fifty of the emperor's heirs died. Brother Meng died first, and the whole family died.
mourning.
"The landowner has no regard for my morality, shouts and screams, has no regard for the land, and the neighbors are melancholy. Brother Yi's generosity has benefited this yellow soil. He is buried without a coffin, and his body is covered with poor clothes. How can he pay tribute...
"After the burial, the family was in a state of panic. Brother Zhong was young and weak, and his livelihood was limited. Sister-in-law Meng took her children and returned to her hometown. There was no rain, locusts were soaring, and the people in the village were short of food, so only grass and trees were food.
"What's wrong with me? I'm so frightened that I'm plotting with my brother. How can it be normal? Brother Yun went here and lived through the bad times. My brother cried for me, and I was hurt for him. The emperor cried in the day and the heart broke, and the brothers were different.
The road, mourning is far away.
"Wang's old mother raised money for me, sent her sons to see her off, prepared sweet incense, worshiped the Buddha at the empty door, and went in and out of the monk's room. After staying there for only two months, the temple master closed the warehouse, everyone was planning their own plans, and the clouds and water floated.
"What can I do? I have nothing to do. I rely on myself and humiliate myself. I look up to the vast sky. I can't rely on it. I have two shadows facing each other. I rush toward the smoke from the cooking stove. I stumble into the ancient temple at dusk. I look up at the cuiwei of the poor cliff and lean on the green. Listening to the monkeys.
I cry to the moon and feel desolate at night, my soul is wandering but I can't find my parents, my ambition is downcast and I wander..."
Hearing this, Zhu Zhen, Zhu Zhudi, Zhu Zhu and Zhu Zhen were already in tears. These were deeds that the brothers had long been familiar with, but after this year of ups and downs in Fengyang, they finally
I really felt the hardship and despair my father went through back then, and I also understood why he wanted to torment them.
Especially Lao Liu, when he heard, "He rushes towards the sudden smoke from the kitchen and staggers to the ancient temple at dusk", he almost burst into tears. People who have never asked for food cannot understand the sadness here...
"...Thinking of the hardships of the past, I am saddened by the loss of today's voice and appearance. How can I repay the kindness I have given you for thirty-two years? I would like to offer the sacrifice at the foot of the mausoleum, and it will be a reminder."
After reading the congratulatory text, the inner praise officer sang: "Bow down, fall down, rise, and level your body."
Both the monarch and his ministers performed this great ceremony.
Then, the prince will go to Asia to present the gift, and the Korean prince will offer the final gift. They all offer the same initial gift, but there is no silk laying or blessing.
After the three offerings, the internal praise officer sang: "Four obeisances."
The monarch and his ministers also bowed and kowtowed four times.
After the obeisance, the ceremony official sang: "Read the congratulatory officer, hold the blessing, and enter the silk."
After reading the congratulations, the officials held out the blessings, and the deacons held up the silk. When they went to burn the furnace in front of the imperial case, the ceremony was completed.
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After the sacrifice was completed, the officials of the Ministry of Rites and seven mausoleum households picked up seven loads of loess with clean soil and pure color taken from outside the mausoleum area.
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to build soil for his parents' graves.
Officials of Taichang Temple kneeled down and dedicated their protective shoes to the emperor, the prince, the king of Qin, the king of Jin, the king of Yan, the king of Wu and the king of Chu.
The so-called protective shoes are a kind of special shoes. Made of yellow cloth, they are light and soft. They walk lightly and silently. In this way, when you climb Fangcheng and Baoding, you will not disturb the ancestors who are sleeping in the underground palace.
The emperor took off his shoes, socks, put on protective shoes, and picked up the earthen basket.
The prince also put on his protective shoes, picked up the earthen basket, and followed his father and the queen slowly up the stairs.
Then there are the five princes...
After climbing to the top of the treasure, Zhu Yuanzhang and his sons lifted the basket and poured the soil on the top of the treasure, and then patted it firmly with their hands.
It would be very gratifying if Zhu Wusi and his wife knew something about it.
