In later generations, the little emperor was scolded as 'no suburb, no temple, no dynasty for thirty years', the suburb is the suburban sacrifice, the temple is the sue temple, and the court is the upper court. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

On this day, not only Lin Yanchao's Hanlin Academy, but all Beijing officials had to bathe and change their clothes first, rest for one night in this yamen, and listen to the oath the next day.

In front of the door of each yamen, there are wooden fasting signs, civil officials above the fifth grade, military attachés above the fourth grade, and Hanlin, and the six departments are all given to the matter, all accompany the suburban temple of the Son of Heaven.

So all the Hanlin went to the mound altar to worship the heavens. Waking up from the Royal Road, Lin Yanchao felt that it was extremely cold today.

It's not because he's from the south, he spent the winter in Beijing last year, but last year's cold was not as good as this year's.

If you wear your own fox fur, it may be warmer, but how grand the sacrifice is to the sky, when Lin Yanchao arrives at the Temple of Heaven, he must wear his court clothes outside, Lin Yanchao saw that the roots of his teeth were frozen and trembled, and he couldn't help but say to himself, he can still bear it when he is young, but as for the old and poor officials, he will suffer.

At the beginning of the country, the capital should be built in the sun of Zhongshan and worship the sky with the winter solstice, and the square mound should be worshiped in the yin of Zhongshan and the summer solstice.

After moving the capital to Shuntian, it was also to rebuild the Temple of Heaven and Earth.

Emperor Jiajing said that the ancients worshiped the heavens in the mound and the earth in the square mound, so they set the rules of heaven and earth and called the mound the Temple of Heaven and the square mound the altar of the earth.

Lin Yanchao and the hundred officials are accompanied by the foot, all the officials pass through the west archway together, and then enter the Zhaoting Gate, enter the Zhaoting Gate to the Yuanqiu Altar.

As for the little emperor, he had been fasting in the palace in the altar of the mound as early as three days ago. Three days before the winter solstice sacrifice, the emperor must first go to the palace to stay alone for three days and nights, do not eat meat and fishy onions and garlic, prohibit alcohol, ignore the name of the punishment, do not hang the sacrifice, and do not approach the woman.

At this moment, the sky is still dark, and the morning star is still hanging in the sky.

Before the sun rose, the bell rang, and Lin Yanchao knew that it was the Zhai Palace Ming Taihe Bell.

He and Baiguan hung their heads and held their breath.

Immediately, the emperor walked from the palace to the altar. The ceremonial singing and dancing students are in place. The deacons have their own business. The attendants are in place.

Lin Yanchao only stood for a moment, only to feel that his body was colder, but even if his body was cold, there was a strong wind blowing on all sides.

The lamps and candles on the altar on the outskirts are flickering on and off, and the bright yellow flags held by the Son of Heaven are also shaking in the wind. At this time, the praise official will jade silk, sacrifice, etc., put on the firewood and burn it, this is called burnt firewood, this smoke goes straight to the sky.

At this moment, someone suddenly said that it was not good.

But when a strong wind blew, the lamps and candles on the suburban altar were blown out several at once. Not only that, but the smoke from the burnt wood was blown to the side of the little emperor.

Lin Yanchao raised his sleeves to cover his eyes and turned his head, but saw that the little emperor was walking towards the mound more than a dozen steps away. The man who held the banner behind him did not know whether his eyes were dazzled by smoke or blown by the wind, and he could not hold his hand, but he suddenly let go.

The banner shook from side to side, fell and smashed into the Son of Heaven.

This change shocked Lin Yanchao so much that his heart was about to jump out, if he hit the little emperor, the consequences would be unimaginable. Fortunately, at this moment, the people who were driving around the little emperor reacted very quickly when they saw it, and they all stepped forward to hold on to the banner.

However, the little emperor himself was panicked, and his feet were unstable, and he fell to the ground.

This change came very quickly, and the hundred officials were stupid on the spot. Nearby officials immediately stepped forward and knelt beside the Son of Heaven, and asked anxiously, "Is Your Majesty okay?" ”

"Does Your Majesty's dragon body feel unwell?"

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen can't feel this strong wind and disturb the holy driver, please ask Your Majesty to surrender!"

The attendants of the Ministry of Rites who presided over the suburban sacrifice, Taichang Siqing, were all attendants on the left and right, and hurriedly knelt down to ask for guilt.

As for the other officials, they are like buzzing flies, here are all petty officials like Lin Yanchao who are from the sixth rank and the seventh grade, and the senior officials above the third and fourth grades are all far away, and they don't know what happened, but they don't dare to leave their positions to ask here.

Lin Yanchao, who was on the side, saw this scene, and looked at the little emperor who was supported by his entourage, and his face was full of panic, and said in his heart, the emperor is a mortal after all, and he didn't know how to deal with such an accident all of a sudden. Like ordinary people, he will be afraid and panic, and a bunch of seemingly concerned words have caused him interference and pressure.

At this moment, the little emperor suddenly hung his head and said: "The wind is shaking, the officials are changing, and the sacrifice is not successful, is it because I have been guilty of the sky?" ”

The words of the Son of Heaven made all the officials frightened.

Since Dong Zhongshu created the theory of heaven and man induction, from the Son of Heaven to the common people, they all believe that heaven can affect personnel and predict disasters, and human behavior can also sense heaven.

This is called the sympathy between providence and human affairs. Therefore, there were often natural disasters such as droughts and famines, and the emperor had to write an edict to the world, to introspect and review his own mistakes to his subjects and to God. And at the moment, this gust of wind, not blowing sooner or later, but blowing at this time, at this sensitive time, the little emperor couldn't help but think about whether he had done something wrong, so it caused God to condemn him.

As for the officials, they have also been influenced by this set of concepts since childhood. Many people also believe that this is indeed a sin sent from heaven to the Son of Heaven.

One official even said: "Your Majesty, it's better to strike today, it's better to come back another day!" ”

This sentence even drew echoes from several officials.

The little emperor also had no idea and said: "I am also frightened, it seems that I really can't sacrifice anymore today." ”

At this moment, a person suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the saint is thunderous and the wind is fierce and the color will change, Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and you can not be surprised!" ”

When the little emperor heard this, his expression slowed down and asked, "Who played this?" ”

But when he saw an official walking in front of the little emperor, the little emperor looked at it as Hanlin Xiu, and Lin Yanchao, the official of the banquet.

But seeing Lin Yanchao said: "Your Majesty, it is what Weichen said, the major affairs of the country are in the worship and Rong, and Your Majesty cannot be taken lightly." ”

Seeing Lin Yanchao, the little emperor nodded, and then suggested that the official who should strike the ceremony said: "I also know that the sacrifice is a national event, but the wind is suddenly rising, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to complete the ceremony." ”

Lin Yanchao said: "This statement is fallacious, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, he has been diligent in political affairs, and the world is prosperous, how can God easily condemn him." The wind and thunder are fast, ancient and there, the former martial king cut down, crossed in Mengjin, when the wave of the Yang Hou, against the current, the wind and waves are obscure, people and horses do not meet. King Shiwu Huang Yue on the left, and Bai Yue on the right, and looked at the way. Who dares to harm me in the rest of the world! So the wind came and went. ”

This time King Wu cut down and crossed Mengjin, everyone is familiar with it, but when Lin Yanchao said it, all the officials nodded. Even the little emperor was applauded.

But seeing Lin Yanchao talking eloquently among the hundred officials: "The sudden wind is indeed the will of heaven, but my emperor is cautious about the sky, graceful and courteous, and the more the sky, that is, the haze is not harmful." (To be continued.) )