Hearing this, the sixth prince nodded and said: "The day after tomorrow is the death of Emperor Taizu Gao, this blink of an eye, Emperor Gao has been going to Yujing for forty years." 35xs”

When the second prince heard this, he was slightly stunned, and then he remembered that this is the eleventh day of the lunar month, and the day after tomorrow is the thirteenth day of the lunar month. Forty years ago, their grandfather, whom they had never met, died on the 14th day of the lunar month.

"Well, sixth brother, are you ready to leave here after the death date?"

"No, the younger brother should go ahead and deal with this matter earlier. There is the second brother Lao, you go in front of Tailing, and I will serve a stick of incense for Emperor Gao for my younger brother. ”

The second prince said yes, and the two brothers talked about it for a while, and then left.

The next day, when the six princes left Beijing, the hundred officials of the court also left the capital with the holy car and went to Tailing to prepare for this death ceremony.

When he arrived in Tailing, Tianbu Otsuka Zaiqing began to arrange the ceremony, and all the officials and all the officials were dressed in linen or filial piety according to their official positions. Solemn all day long, not daring to smile.

On the thirteenth day of the lunar month, the emperor took the four concubines to the front of Tailing.

At this time, Tianbu Tsukasa Zaiqing was a big praise, and he took the lead in stepping forward and singing praises: "Deacons, each has his own business. The group of officials stood up, the musician picked up the instrument, and the sixty-four dancers also stood there attentively, waiting for instructions.

Then Otsuka Zaiqing sang again: "Arrange shifts." "Si Lu's Di Da Situ Qing, leading Si Zun's Spring Da Si Boqing, Xiao Zongbo's Doctor, Si Yu's Xia Da Sima Qing, Xiao Sima Shang's Doctor, Si Bao's Autumn Da Si Kou Qing, Xiao Si Kou Shang Doctor stood in the east of Danqi. Siji's winter department is the big Sikong Qing, leading the big Si Hengqing, the big Si Nongqing, and the big Si Minqing to stand in the west of Danqi. Wei Guogong, who was edicted to enter Beijing, stood in front of the jade plate as Si Zhu.

When this cadre stood up, Otsuka Zaiqing sang: "Play music." Suddenly, the musicians of the music workshop began to play mourning music, and Otsuka Zaiqing sang again: "Welcome to God." ”

The two doctors of Kozuka Zai were praised as left and right, holding incense and candles on the throne and saluting to the tombstone, as if they were respectfully inviting Emperor Gao to come out to receive the salute. At this time, Otsuka Zaiqing sang again: "Stop." ”

Suddenly, the music stopped, and Otsuka Zaiqing praised again: "The donors are in place." The left and right introductions led the four concubines and several princes to stand on the left and right sides of the Danqi to worship the throne. When they were standing, Otsuka Zaiqing sang again: "The chief priest is in place." The left and right Yinzan went to lead the emperor forward again and stood in the middle of the Danqi worship seat. and the left and right praises, standing behind the emperor respectively.

"Wash." Suddenly, a minister came up carrying a golden dragon basin, and Zuo Yinzan personally fetched water and poured it on the emperor's hands.

After washing, Otsuka Zaiqing sang again: "The chief priest is in front of the incense case." After speaking, Otsuka Zaiqing walked to the incense case, there was an agarwood tube on the incense case, and some white flags were placed in it, and the left Yinzan pulled out a white flag, on which were written the words "music", the emperor walked to the incense case, and the right Yinzan said: "Kneel, raise incense." Irrigation. Worship, worship, worship, worship, worship, reset. ”

When the emperor knelt, all the people around him knelt, only Dazan and the left and right Yinzan stood, they represented etiquette, so there was no need to kneel.

Although this is the case according to etiquette, the three of them are uneasy in their hearts, originally this praise and praise should be presided over by the emperor's elders. But Emperor Gao's parents died early, and Emperor Gao had no brothers and sisters, so the identity of this tribute can only be made by them.

After the emperor finished worshipping three times, Zuo Yinzan pulled out a white flag again, and the word "stop music" was written on it.

Otsuka Zaiqing sang again at this time and said: "Play the music of the emperor." Then the orchestra began to play the music, and after a while it stopped.

When the music ended, Otsuka Zaiqing sang loudly: "The first gift." At this time, Jiusi came with a sign with the word "first offering" written on it. The two emperors who led the main sacrifice led the emperor, and the great Situ Qing walked in front of the left praise with his hand. The four of them walked from the east side of Danqi, leading Si Zun's big Si Boqing, Si Yu's big Sima Qing, and Si Bo's big Si Kou Qing together. 35xs walked to the west, and Si Ji's big Si Kong Qing and Si Heng Qing of Si Ji also followed.

After going around in a circle, when they returned to the front of the incense case again, the right guide shouted: "Take your seat, kneel." ”

This time, only these Qing knelt down, everyone else was standing, and at this moment, the civil and military officials were not qualified to kneel.

"Offering wine."

Da Si Boqing handed over the wine and handed it to Zuo Yinzan, who handed it to the emperor, and the emperor respectfully offered it.

"Offering jade."

Da Sima Qing handed the jade to Zuo Yinzan, who handed it to the emperor, and then offered it.

"Offering grass", "offering food", and so on one by one, after offering these four things, the right introduction praised again and said: "Worship, Xing." Bye, rejoice. Bye, rejoice. ”

After three bows, Otsuka Zaiqing sang and said: "A chapter of virtue is played, and a dance is performed to the face of virtue." ”

Sixty-four dancers came out at this time and danced the dance of eight feathers.

After the dance was over, Otsuka Zaiqing sang: "The stairs and the sacrificers all kneel and read the sacrificial text." ”

Everyone secretly scolded the previous sentence in their hearts for being nonsense, can they not kneel in this situation? Although they complained secretly in their hearts, they all knelt down. Next, Wei Guogong began to recite the blessing, which was also the only role of his priest in this ceremony.

When Wei Guogong finished reading, Zuo Yinzan said: "Flat, reset." ”

After speaking, the left and right guides walked to the emperor's side, helped the emperor up, and then left from the west.

It doesn't make a difference, after the Ya dedication, it's the final offering. After the three offerings are completed, it is the final burning of the silk, and after the prepared silk is burned, the ceremony is over.

A group of people arrived at the Taihe Hall next to Tailing, the emperor sat on the dragon chair, and after the hundred officials finished saluting, the emperor looked at them and said: "This time, I asked you to come here, one is to pay tribute to Emperor Gao, and the other is to issue an edict." ”

When everyone heard those four words, their faces changed, and the thirteen ministers saluted together and said, "The sage is in full bloom, why do you say such ominous words." ”

"I have an end to life, life is limited, throughout the present and the ancient, looking at the sea, how can there be immortal. I have never been taboo about these, I am just worried, long live me (Chinese words generally have two meanings, parallel meaning, the same meaning. Contrary to the will, the meaning is the opposite. This refers to long live the betrayal of the will, both for death. After that, will you be able to obey my edict? ”

When they heard this, they didn't even dare to speak. Jiusi took out an edict at this time and read it: "Fengtian Jianji Sage System said: The emperor has never ruled the world, and he has never failed to respect the heavens and the ancestors. Respect for the heavens and the ancestors of the truth of the soft and far-reaching, recuperate and recuperate, a total of the benefits of the four seas for the benefit, the heart of the day for the heart, to protect the state in the future, to govern in the chaos, to work diligently all night, to sleep well, for the long-term national plan, close to the ......"

Nine thoughts, the Nine Emperor Princes saw that the ministers were listening wholeheartedly, and couldn't help but snort coldly and quietly left the main hall. The emperor glanced at the Nine Emperor Princes, then at Li Xingye, who immediately retreated. Although many officials noticed this incident, but this edict was of great importance, so they did not pay much attention to it and listened attentively

It didn't take long for Li Xingye to find the Nine Emperor Princes, and Li Xingye said respectfully, "Your Highness the Nine, why did you come out?" ”

"Commander, it's stuffy inside, I'll come out to breathe. Commander, why did you come out? ”

Li Xingye also smiled and said, "Your Highness the Nine, I also came out to breathe the wind." But Your Highness the Nine, why don't you go in and listen. Don't you care about this matter about Lichu, Your Highness the Nine? ”

The Nine Emperor Princes smiled and said, "Grand Commander, don't you know the character of your father? His heart is like a small embroidery needle at the bottom of the sea, let you be treacherous like a ghost, wise as a demon, and you can't guess or figure it out. Since this edict is so open-minded, it must be a bunch of nonsense to teach the ministers. I suspect that until the day of the collapse of the Father's Mausoleum, the Father Emperor would never tell everyone who would sit on this throne. ”

Li Xingye smiled awkwardly and said to the Nine Emperors: "Your Highness the Nine, having said that, since you can't guess the sage's thoughts, why go in and listen to it?" ”

The Nine Emperor Princes smiled and said, "Wait a minute, it's not too late for us to go in after this edict is read." It's mine, the yellow silk and gold are written there, and I can't run. It's not mine, it's just a saint to go in. ”

After Li Xingye and the Nine Emperor Princes waited for a while to go in, at this time, the edict had already been announced to the back, and sure enough, as the Nine Emperor Princes said, there was no mention of the matter of the establishment of the prince.

After hearing this, the Nine Emperor Princes looked at Doctor Zuo Xiaozong, who saw this look, stood up, knelt on the ground and said: "The minister You Dexiu risked his life to ask for a performance, and the ministers and others listened to the holy oracle, the saint is benevolent and virtuous, and in the great cause of the national economy and people's livelihood, he will not promote the advantages and eliminate the disadvantages, and rule the country with the end." The ministers look up to the saints, and they should do their best to live up to the emperor's thoughts. Only the establishment of the Yuan Prince, the matter of Long Guoben, has not been given by the emperor to make a wise decision, and the ministers are panicked and cannot deal with themselves. He also asked the saints to forgive the ignorance of the ministers and give instructions to the ministers. ”

When the emperor heard this, he said calmly: "I have my own secret edict on the matter of establishing a prince, and it is not in this edict. ”

At this time, Da Situ Qing knelt on the ground and said: "The minister Bian Tan played the emperor, followed the heavens to establish the pole, raised the universe, and hung the system of ten thousand years, which is the heart of the four seas, and the relationship is so big. I respectfully ask the emperor to put it into the holy judgment as soon as possible, so as not to covet the ministers and thieves, and the flesh and blood of the heavenly family can avoid catastrophe and change, and always protect the peace of the clan. ”

After Da Situ Qing finished speaking, half of the hundred officials knelt on the ground and said in unison: "The ministers risk death invitation, may Your Majesty establish a prince as soon as possible, so as to calm the world, cut off the idea of a thief, and calm the heart of the minister." Avoid the catastrophe of the heavenly family and protect the eternal peace of the clan. ”

As soon as they knelt, the rest of the hundred officials knelt down, leaving only the third division and Wei Guogong standing there, the atmosphere became solemn for a while, and many people didn't dare to take a breath, waiting for the sage's answer.

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Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Sacrificial Ceremony