"When-when-when-when-"

The grand and dull sound of the bell rang from the royal palace of the Qin State and echoed throughout the royal city, and the bell rang nine times in a row before it stopped.

And with the ringing of the bell, a tall carriage braved the cold wind of winter, drove out of the streets and alleys of Xianyang City, woke up countless birds and birds that were sleeping peacefully, and flew into the sky with hulala.

Numerous carriages from all directions of Xianyang have gathered to the palace of Qin to see stop, the royal clans of Qin, the scholars and doctors of the Qin State stepped off the high car, according to the status of the humble, the officials and lords, entered the palace in a row, first in the court to the Qin Wangzheng to worship the court, and then under the guidance of Taizhu, respectfully followed behind the Qin Wangzheng, together with a solemn expression came to the temple of the Qin State.

Today is the time when the Qin State routinely sacrifices to the ancestors every month, but this time the sacrifice has some different content compared with the past, because in today's sacrifice, the Qin king's dignitaries officially announced to the ancestors that the Wei State has been destroyed by the Qin State, and the land of the Three Jin Dynasty has all been incorporated into the territory of the Qin State.

Similar sacrifices have also been held after the destruction of Han and Zhao, but only this time it was held in the most solemn manner, because until now, Zhao Wei and Han Sanjin finally died completely.

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, the predecessor of the Three Jin Dynasty, the Jin State, has always been an obstacle to the eastward advance of the Qin State, if the Qin State wants to be strong, it must defeat the Jin State, and the Jin State must suppress the Qin State in order to maintain its own strength and lead the candidate countries of the Central Plains, so the two countries have been fighting constantly, and Qin Mugong, one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, was defeated by the Jin State through Guò before obtaining the position of overlord.

However, the national strength of the Jin State is stronger than that of the Qin State, and after the Jin State was directly hegemonic by the Jin State, it has always been the head of the candidate states in the Central Plains, so for most of the time, the Qin State was suppressed by the Jin State.

Later, the three families were divided into Jin and entered the Warring States Period, but the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han, which were divided by the Jin State, were still the biggest threat to the Qin State. Later, the Qin State changed the law and became stronger, while the Wei State weakened due to a series of strategic mistakes.

But it didn't take long for Zhao to become powerful through the change of "Hufu Cavalry Shooting", replacing Wei as Qin's most powerful opponent, and after decades of confrontation between the two sides, Qin finally defeated Zhao in the Battle of Changping, weakening Zhao. But at this time, Wei produced another Xinling Jun, who formed the Five Kingdoms Column twice, defeated the Qin army, and once beat the Qin State to retreat to Hangu Pass, not daring to fight. finally survived the death of Xinlingjun, and Li Mu of Zhao State was born again, and blocked the Qin army with his own strength.

Therefore, some people say that the rise and fall of the struggle between the Qin State and the Three Jin Dynasty also determines the historical trend of the entire Warring States, and it is not wrong at all.

However, this qiē is finally over, and the Three Jins, who have been entangled with the Qin State for nearly two hundred years, finally died out completely, and all of them were incorporated into the Qin State, and the final victory also belonged to the Qin State. Since it was in the Qin State that almost exhausted the strength of the whole country before destroying the Wei State, the Qin State also paid a heavy price for this, which made it even more difficult to win this time. If it was as easy as the destruction of Korea in the past, then there would be no need for this sacrifice to be so grand.

When Qin Wangzheng led everyone to the front of the temple, He Hua, who had already been notified, was dressed in a black witch suit and greeted Qin Wangzheng and his party at the gate of the temple.

After seeing Qin Wangzheng, He Hua immediately stepped forward to salute and said, "See my father." ”

Qin Wangzheng nodded and said, "Are you ready?" ”

He Hua said: "Father, don't worry, the immortal master is in the temple, and everything is ready." ”

Qin Wangzheng smiled and said, "Okay, let's go in." ”

He Hua gave another salute to Qin Wangzheng, which led Qin Wangzheng and Yiying ministers into the temple.

The temple of the Qin State is still so solemn, the atmosphere is solemn, and it is placed on the altar under the altar dedicated to the ancestors of the Qin State, which makes people feel dull and depressed, after entering the main hall of the temple, many ministers involuntarily slowed down their breathing, as if they were afraid of disturbing the ancestors of the Qin State and the Jiuding.

At this time, in Jiuding, they were filled with various sacrifices according to the directions they represented, and Chi Songzi stood in front of the altar and saluted the Qin Wangzheng, saying: "Congratulations to the king, the capture of the Wei State, the three Jin Dynasty are attached to the unification, and the Qin State will unify the world, which is just around the corner." ”

Qin Wangzheng also smiled: "Thank you Immortal Master." ”

Chi Songzi said: "A qiē is ready, the king can start." ”

Qin Wangzheng nodded, then straightened his clothes, knelt in front of the throne, respectfully bowed three times in a row, and then began to read out the sacrificial text, the content of the sacrificial text is naturally to report to the ancestors of the Qin State, how the Qin State went through hardships, before the destruction of the Three Jins, and all the Three Jin into the realm of the Qin State, and also mentioned some of the past Qin State and the Three Jins, mainly the grievances between the Wei State, of course, how the Wei State bullied the Qin State, and now he has finally completely ended this period of grievances for the ancestors.

After reading the sacrificial text, Qin Wangzheng presented a special sacrifice to the god throne: the fake crown of the king of Wei, the bronze sword and the royal seal. These three things are symbolic of the power of the king, and after the destruction of the country, it is naturally appropriate to pay tribute to the ancestors as a special sacrifice. Moreover, there are two sets of such sacrifices enshrined on the altar of Jongmyo Temple, which are those of Zhao and Korea.

After the worship was over, Qin Wangzheng and the ministers knelt on the straw mat in the hall of the temple according to the custom, and listened to the musicians play solemn and elegant music with a solemn expression, in order to bless the gods in the dark. Singing and dancing at Jongmyo is also an important part of the festival, as the song and dance music was originally developed from the festival activities.

According to the Zhou rites formulated by the Duke of Zhou, the music of elegance is played with musical instruments such as chimes, stone chimes, jade shengs, paulownia wooden qins, rhino drums, and earth xun, and with the melodious and soothing music, sixty-four musicians waved their long sleeves and sang and danced with the rhythm of vocal music:

The emperor is God, and there is a great one under him. Monitor the Quartet and seek the people's opinion. If these two countries are maintained, their politics will not be gained. The four countries of Vibi, study the degree. God is old and hateful. It is to look at the west, this dimension and the house.

The screen of the work, its fluttering. Repair the level, and pour it into the pot. Enlightenment is revealed, and its tamares. Pick it up, and it will be its slash. The emperor moved to Mingde, and the road was carried by the river. Heaven is matched, and the order is solid.

The emperor province of its mountain, the Quercus Siba, the pine and cypress Sidu. The emperor is against the state, since the uncle Wang Ji. Wei Wang Ji, because of the heart is a friend. Friends and brothers, then they celebrate and carry the light of tin. There is no loss in the suffering, and there are four directions.

Wei this Wang Ji, the emperor is his heart, and he is virtuous. Its Dekeming, Keminke, Kechang Kejun. The king of this great state, Keshun Kebi. Compared with King Wen, his virtue is repentant. Both received the emperor's blessing and gave it to his grandson.

The emperor is the king of Wen, there is no help, there is no envy, and he landed on the shore first. The secret people are disrespectful, dare to distance themselves from the big state, and invade the Ruan Communists. Wang Hesi was angry, and he reorganized his brigade to follow the travel, to be devoted to Zhouhu, and to the world.

According to its presence in Beijing, it invaded Ruanjiang. I am Gaogang, I am a tomb, I am a tomb; I don't drink my spring, I spring my pool. Degree its fresh plain, the sun of Juqi, in the Wei general. The fang of all nations, the king of the people.

The emperor is the king of Wen, to Huai Mingde, not to be loud, not to be long; I don't know if I don't know, and I follow the emperor's rules. The emperor is the king of Wen, the enemy of Er and the brother of Tonger; Hook with Er, and Er Linchong, in order to cut down Chongyong.

Lin Chong is idle, Chong Yong speaks. The execution is repeated, and the peace is safe. It is a class that is a kind, it is attached to it, and there is no insult in all directions. Linchong is full of trees, and Chongyong is a good man. It is unbridled or wanton, it is absolutely ignorant or sudden, and there is no whisk in all directions.

This song is called "Huang Yi", which is one of the poems in the "Book of Songs", which is one of the odes to the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, and the content is mainly to praise King Wen of Zhou, and also praises the two generations of Zhou monarchs before King Wen of Zhou: Gu Gong's father (Taiwang, that is, King Wen's grandfather) and Wang Ji (the father of King Wen). Starting from the ancient father's management of Qishan and the defeat of Kunyi, and then the continued development of Wang Ji and his virtues, and finally the deeds and martial arts of King Wen and the destruction of Chong, these are the important events in which the Zhou tribe was able to develop and destroy the Shang and build the country. It can be said that the three generations of King Tai, Wang Ji and King Wen made outstanding contributions to the development of the Zhou tribe and the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, and praised them in the poem.

This piece of music is also a piece of music often played by the nations in the temple sacrifices, and the kings who like to listen to this piece naturally hope to take King Wen of Zhou as their goal and establish a grand cause that they will admire for eternity.

Although the Qin State has always been regarded as a barbarian country by the Central Plains countries, the Qin State has always tried its best to integrate into the culture of the Central Plains, and actively absorb the excellent parts of the Central Plains culture, tirelessly changing itself and strengthening itself. In the consciousness of the Qin people, they still regard themselves as the successors of the Central Plains culture, so they basically absorb the ritual system of the Zhou Dynasty.

Although after the Shang Dynasty reform, the Qin State made heavy changes in the state system, but the foundation is still developed from the Central Plains civilization, although the Central Plains princes still curse and ridicule the Qin State for their barbaric and ignorant customs, but they are more or less out of a sour mentality, in fact, they do not really regard the Qin State as a foreign race. Therefore, the Qin State can continue to absorb the talents of the Central Plains and use them for my use, and the talents who cannot be reused in the Central Plains countries also like to go to the Qin State to find their own future.

Therefore, the three founding kings of the Zhou Dynasty, King Tai, Wang Ji and King Wen are also the most respected ancestors of Qin Wangzheng, and in the clan sacrifice of Qin, the song of "Huangyi" praising the Zhou family is also one of the repertoire often played, and it is also Qin Wangzheng's favorite song and dance.

And this time listening to the song of "Huang Yi", Qin Wangzheng's heart is the ups and downs of thought, Qin and Zhou do have a lot of similarities, both of them were initiated in a small country in the west, both were once on the verge of dying, and they have gone through a long period of time, several generations of kings have worked hard to become strong, and more importantly, Qin is in the original Zhou Dynasty originated Qishan land, before it began to officially wait for the rise of the state, so in the dark, is this the will of heaven doomed?

The Zhou Dynasty finally destroyed the powerful Shang Dynasty and became the co-lord of the world, which lasted for more than 800 years, and now the Qin State has destroyed the Three Jin Dynasty and occupied the Central Plains. Why can't he be like King Wen of Zhou and become a holy king praised through the ages?

Moreover, at that time, the Zhou family was only the nominal co-lord of the world, but in fact it was just a slightly more powerful candidate country, so the strength of the Zhou family only lasted for less than two hundred years, and then it fell into a chaotic situation of wars and disrespect for the royal family. The Qin State is different, because the Qin State implements the county system, so after the Qin State unifies the world in the future, it will never be the co-lord of the world in name, and the strength of the Qin State will definitely be maintained from generation to generation and forever. So in the future, will he praise his own merits and surpass King Wen of Zhou?

Thinking of this, although Qin Wangzheng also knew that when playing Yale in the hall of the Zongmiao, he should sit solemnly and not squint, but he still couldn't help but secretly turn his head and glance at the altar, the crown, bronze sword and Wang Xi that symbolized the power of the kings of the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei have been enshrined in the temple of the Qin State, so the remaining Three Kingdoms of Qi, Chu and Yan will be farther away?