Chapter 1264: Ritual of Sacrificing Heaven and Earth (4)
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What Su Tiancheng got was not entirely good news, at least there was one thing that made him feel unhappy, that is, Yan Zizhang committed suicide, just after the news of the suicide of Zhu Youzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, came out, Yan Zizhang also committed suicide.
Resolutely returned to the capital Zhizhou from the south, Yan Zizhang was not able to get Zhu Youzhen's attention and the court's favor, on the contrary, he was still put into prison, and then Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the Ming cabinet, even specifically mentioned Yan Zizhang's matter, Zhu Youzhen did not give an accurate statement, until the Jiangning camp coerced the capital, and the Ming court was about to fall, Yan Zizhang was released from the prison.
The prison of the Ming Dynasty is not so easy to sit in, the jailer in the cell is enough to decide your life and death, the person who is imprisoned in the prison, unless you have an extraordinary background, or it is clear that there is a chance to make a comeback, otherwise the jailer will not care so much, and can insult you at any time, if you are not convinced, one night may die for a variety of reasons, who will care about a person who has been imprisoned in the prison.
After Yan Zizhang was released, his body was very weak, the court did not talk about his official position, and in the capital, he did not have much to rely on, and his life for a period of time was very embarrassing.
Jiangningying entered the capital, Beiping has become the world of the Great Jin Dynasty, and although Yan Zizhang continues to live in the official post, it is already difficult to live in peace.
Although he has suffered so many hardships, Yan Zizhang's mind has not changed, and he wept bitterly for the fall of the Ming Dynasty. For the sake of the court, he will never take refuge in the Great Jin Dynasty, although he has an unusual intersection with Su Tiancheng, the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, after getting the news of Zhu Youzhen's suicide, Yan Zizhang left a letter and hanged himself in the room. Realized his long-cherished wish, life is a person of the Ming Dynasty, and death is the ghost of the Ming Dynasty.
After learning the news, Su Tiancheng was very emotional, the effect of this brainwashing is huge, Yan Zizhang is indeed a capable official, at least he manages Fuzhou County, and he is very proficient, but it is a pity that an official like Yan Zizhang is proficient. In the Ming court, it is not reused, because such officials, with their own ability and ability, are unwilling to grovel, and they are destined to be difficult to mix in the officialdom.
The ceremony of canonizing the crown prince was still very solemn, because a few days later the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens and the earth would be held. Therefore, the ceremony of canonization was carried out in the Imperial Palace.
A hundred civil and military officials of the imperial court. All of them are waiting in the Imperial Palace, after Shang Shuling and Zhu Xianxuan, the first assistant of the cabinet, read out the edict, many civil and military ministers knelt twice and kowtowed, which indicates that the eleven-year-old Su Mingjie officially became the crown prince of the Great Jin Dynasty and became the prince of a country above ten thousand people under one person.
Then comes the ritual of worshipping heaven and earth.
The Great Jin Dynasty was a newly established dynasty, and Su Tiancheng was the first emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty. Therefore, this ceremony of worshipping heaven and earth, the queen's mother, His Royal Highness the prince, the concubine mother, and all the emperor's children are all to participate.
On the fifth day of April, summer begins.
A ritual of worshipping heaven and earth. The process is very complicated, the whole process includes the selection of auspicious days, proposing, purifying animals, provincial animals, performing ceremonies, fasting, incense, viewing beans, seeing animals, saluting, celebrating many activities, among which the selection of auspicious days, proposing, purifying animals, provincial animals, performing rites and fasting, etc., are carried out before the formal ceremony.
Specific to the sacrificial ceremony of the day, it is divided into nine steps, namely, welcoming the emperor god, laying the jade silk, entering the ceremony, offering the first gift, making the second gift, offering the end of the line, withdrawing the compilation, sending the emperor god, looking at it, etc.
All activities start from the fourth and fifth days of the first month.
This is bearable for Su Tiancheng, but his children may not be able to bear it, Su Tiancheng has never required his children with feudal etiquette, thinking that childhood is to be happy, that is, to be accompanied by his parents, although his father is very incompetent.
Therefore, after arriving at the Temple of Heaven, these little guys began to be restless, except for Su Mingjie, who had been canonized as the crown prince, the rest were all chattering and very dissatisfied.
Chen Yuanyuan's daughter Su Minghui is the youngest, Chongzhen was born in the second half of the thirteenth year, but she is more than three years old, in addition, Zhu Xianxin's youngest daughter Su Mingxin is not much better, a little more than four years old, girls are already pampered, love to play petty, and a little unsatisfactory is crying and crying, so the crying first started with Su Minghui, and Su Mingxin continued.
For the service of these little guys, it is some of the eunuchs and palace maids who stay in the palace, their mood is different, and it is already a blessing to be able to stay in the palace, so these little guys began to be distressed, they were anxious and sweaty, and some palace maids couldn't help crying, afraid of being punished.
In this way, the situation improved, and when the little ones saw that the adults were crying, they stopped crying and whispered to comfort the adults.
This is, of course, a tidbit that appears.
Su Tiancheng didn't have the energy to think about these tidbits, the rituals of worshipping heaven and earth were all supported by him, no one dared to replace such a thing, otherwise it would be a big rebellion.
According to the requirements of the Jin Dynasty, the number of officials is more than the Ming Dynasty, less than one-third, this is not to say that the court does not have much to do, on the contrary, these officials are busy with their feet do not touch the ground, there are too many things, and now is the spring ploughing season, the plan of the year lies in the spring, the summer solstice does not mean the end of spring ploughing, there are many things to supervise and implement.
Since the beginning of the child, Su Tiancheng, who has been fasting for three days, began the ceremony of worshipping heaven and earth, and he can ignore many of the preparations in front of him, and ask Zhu Xianxuan and others to do it well, but he must come in person for today's worship ceremony.
Among the rituals of worshiping heaven and earth, the most important part is the first half, which is to welcome the emperor god, lay the jade silk, enter the ceremony, make the first offering, the sub-sacrifice and the final offering, at this time, the whole ceremony is basically over, and then go to the altar of the earth to worship, and the whole ceremony is also about the same.
Each step of the worship is divided into three processes, the first is Su Tiancheng's worship, followed by the queen Zhu Xianxin's worship, and then the crown prince Su Mingjie's worship, many of which follow the queen Zhu Xianxin's worship, and the rest of the children follow Su Mingjie's worship.
The worship ceremony begins in earnest and continues until noon.
Finally carried out the last ceremony, that is, to look at, this is after bidding farewell to the so-called emperor god, you must watch the emperor god leave on the high platform, and you can't offend the emperor god because of the negligence of the ceremony.
On the high platform, Su Tiancheng took Zhu Xianxin and others, looking at the sky, under the high platform, Zhu Xianxuan led hundreds of officials to stand silently, and at this time, Su Tiancheng spoke.
"Today's ritual of worshiping the heavens, I am sincere, I always think of the rise and fall of my Great Jin Dynasty, so that I can't eat sweetly, I can't sleep at night, the lessons of the Ming Dynasty are vivid, I need to be vigilant, I am in the process of worshiping the emperor and God, what I think of is to make the people of my Great Jin Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, and my Great Jin Dynasty can be prosperous and strong, in order to achieve this goal, I am willing to pay everything."
"I also want to emphasize that the interests of the court and the interests of the dynasty are above all else, no matter who it is, if it is unfavorable to the court in the future, the court will be severely punished, since I ascended the throne, I have worked out many systems with you Aiqing, some of which are similar to being harsh on officials, there have been officials who do not understand, but I must do this, the huge country, if there is no strict system, how to manage, even if I and you Aiqing work hard every day, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve the expected goal."
"There are still a lot of problems and difficulties faced by my Great Jin Dynasty, the border is not peaceful, the people in most places in the north are struggling with hunger and cold, the silver in the imperial treasury may not be so sufficient, the huge expenses need to be maintained, the land in the north is owned by the imperial court, facing huge troubles, many problems, I need to work together with you Aiqing, so I dare not have the slightest negligence."
"The lessons of history must not be forgotten, I encourage you Aiqing to act in the future and govern the government, if I have any mistakes, you Aiqing can impeach me with proverbs, or even directly point at my nose and scold, I can bear it, if there is no voice of argument in the court, it is the most terrible."
"Like me, you Aiqing have experienced the Ming Dynasty, that is, a few years ago, in the Ming Dynasty, almost no one spoke, after such a situation, how long has it been, and the Ming Dynasty has completely collapsed."
"I admire Emperor Chongzhen, at least in terms of character, Emperor Chongzhen is a rare and excellent emperor, but I don't hide my feelings, Emperor Chongzhen was born at the wrong time, if he is an emperor in peacetime, I am afraid that he will be admired by tens of thousands of people, but as an emperor in a period of internal and external difficulties, he is unqualified, he has not been able to control the situation."
"I often introspect, I heard the praise of your Aiqing, is I really so perfect, not necessarily, I must have made mistakes, and even sometimes, my mistakes may affect the stability of the society, the prosperity of the dynasty, so I dare not have the slightest negligence, I dare not indulge, let alone indulge, I hope that such an atmosphere can be spread in my Great Jin Dynasty, as long as the officials in the court think of the prosperity and strength of the dynasty, and do things towards this goal, the strength and prosperity of my Great Jin Dynasty, It's just around the corner......"
Just two days after the ceremony of sacrificing heaven and earth, Empress Yi'an died.
Before Empress Yi'an died, she heard Su Tiancheng's evaluation of Zhu Youzhen, she closed her eyes with a smile, and she probably left this world with some kind of comfort in her heart, after all, the Great Jin Dynasty treated the Ming royal family well, and this was enough. (To be continued......)