After receiving the Chu delegation, Gao Yuan began to fast and prepare for the ceremony of claiming the king, because three days later, on the 25th of October, it was the day when the Gao Yuan held the ceremony of claiming the king.

From the dawn of October 25, Gao Yuan took three baths and three provocations in the palace to show his sincerity, and then put on a full crown and came to the Taihe Palace. And the civil and military officials also wore crowns and belts, with solemn expressions, and the plateau walked out of the palace surrounded by the civil and military officials of Lingshou.

At this time, in front of the main square of the palace, there were already 3,000 armor soldiers gathered in formation, and at the same time, they also sent out honor guards such as axes and halberds, and when they saw the plateau coming out of the palace, the armor soldiers immediately raised the Changge in their hands, and cheered in unison, three times in a row, and then sang the song of "Tianbao" in unison.

The three thousand armor soldiers sang the song of "Tianbao" in unison, and listened to the singer sing in the main hall, which was naturally very different, not only the voice was high-pitched and loud, straight to the clouds, but also majestic and majestic.

After the singing, Gao Yuan boarded a four-wheeled cart pulled by four white horses. This four-wheeled carriage was specially made for the ceremony of claiming the throne of the plateau.

Most of the horse-drawn carriages in ancient China were two-wheeled, and there were very few four-wheeled carriages. This is not a technical problem, for an ancient civilization that invented the guide car and the rudder, it is impossible not to build a four-wheeled carriage. Mainly because the terrain of China is too complex, the two-wheeled carriage is light and flexible, the structure is simple, and the adaptation to the terrain is much better than the four-wheeled carriage, so it has become the mainstream of ancient Chinese carriages.

However, compared with the four-wheeled carriage, the load of the two-wheeled carriage is small, the efficiency of transportation is low, and the comfort of the ride is poor, so it is still very necessary to make a suitable four-wheeled carriage. After the Mo family settled in Lingshou, Gao Yuan asked them to study and make a four-wheeled carriage for use with two-wheeled carriages. At the same time, according to his own knowledge, Takahara also requested the use of suspension structures and steering systems on four-wheeled carriages.

After a few months of research by the disciples of the Mo family, several four-wheeled carriages were manufactured, not only the driving balance, but also after testing, under the same horsepower, the cargo capacity was more than double that of the two-wheeled carriage, since the cost of the four-wheeled carriage was higher than that of the two-wheeled carriage, but the comprehensive cost comparison can still greatly improve the transportation efficiency.

Therefore, Takahara also decided to transform one of the four-wheeled carriages into his own car. Because it is a four-wheel drive, the carriage is very wide, people sit in it, very comfortable, and the carriage is finely made, the body is carved with a variety of beautiful ornamental patterns and inscriptions, and painted with yellow and red tung paint, which looks gorgeous and extraordinary.

After Gao Yuan got on the car, the other officials also got into the car one after another, followed the car of Gao Yuan, and drove out of the royal city under the protection of the guards.

According to the regulations of the pre-Qin era, to hold heavy events such as enthronement and succession, first to worship the gods of heaven and earth, and then to worship the ancestors, and then to officially ascend the throne and succeed to the throne. The place to worship the gods of heaven and earth is generally to set up a altar in the suburbs, and this time the altar of the king of the plateau to worship the gods of heaven and earth is set up by the Hutuo River, so the first to go out of the city, rush to the Hutuo River, and worship heaven and earth.

Although Gao Yuan deleted many details of the program, he still had to respect these two major items, otherwise Tian Zike, who presided over the ceremony, would really have to pick and choose.

At this time, the avenue of Lingshou City has been cleaned with pure water, and scattered with loess, and on both sides are soldiers holding Changge in their hands and wearing armor guarding martial law. And at this time, on both sides of the street, many onlookers have gathered, and some people have prepared incense cases and bowed to the convoy on the plateau on the side of the road. Fortunately, when Lingshou City was built, the main street was left very wide, so it didn't feel congested.

As soon as the convoy drove out of Lingshou City, it didn't take long to come to the altar by the Hutuo River.

The altar is square in shape, divided into three layers, with a total height of five feet and eight feet, and a side width of thirty-six feet, the first and second floors are made of stone, and only the third floor is made of wood. And also sent 2,000 soldiers to guard the altar, at this time on the edge of the first and second floors of the altar, as well as on the steps of the altar, are already full of soldiers, for a while the halberd is like a forest, the flag covers the sun, and it looks like a solemn atmosphere.

The convoy stopped in front of the altar, while Takahara and the officials got out of the carriage.

At this time, Tian Zikai, who stayed on the altar, came to the plateau with a few disciples, bowed to the plateau, and said, "I've seen Wu Anjun." ”

Gao Yuan returned the salute and said, "Master has worked hard. ”

Tian Zikai said: "This is the duty to do my duty, the time to sacrifice heaven and earth is near, please ask Wu Anjun to hurry up to the stage to worship the sky." ”

Gao Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, then let's go on stage and ask the husband to lead the way." ”

So Gao Yuan and Tian Xiaokai climbed the altar together and went directly to the third floor, while Tian Xiaokai's disciples took the civil and military officials to the first and second floors of the altar and stood according to their respective positions.

On the third layer of the altar, eight disciples of Tian Zikai are stationed, and the table table, three animal sacrifices, incense ding, ** and other things have been arranged. Seeing Gao Yuan and Tian Xiaokai ascending the altar, Tian Zikai's eldest disciple Gongsun Long immediately greeted him, and one of them said: "Teacher, the time has come, is it okay to start." ”

Tian Zikai nodded, turned to Gao Yuan and said, "Wu Anjun, can you start." ”

Gao Yuan said: "It's all up to the husband's orders." ”

Tian Zikai immediately came to the front of the steps and said loudly: "The time has come, please Wu Anjun to sacrifice to the sky." Although Tian Zikai is an old man who is nearly seventy years old, he has a good way of self-cultivation, and he has the opportunity to preside over the ceremony of being crowned king of the plateau, Tian Xiaokai feels very bright, his spirit is greatly lifted, and his voice is also very loud, and the people on the three-story altar are very clear.

At this time, Tian Zikai's disciples have lit the incense pillar, inserted in the incense burner on the sacrificial table, Tian Xiaokai invited the plateau to the sacrificial table, the plateau knelt on the ground, and worshiped nine times in a row, and Tian Zikai handed over a roll of wooden tablets, at this time Tian Zikai wrote the sacrificial text.

Gao Yuan took the wooden tablet, unfolded it and read it aloud, of course, this sacrificial text has been read by Gao Yuan a long time ago, so he also read it very skillfully, and he didn't hit a single stalk.

After reading the memorial text, the soldiers above and below the sacrificial prayer immediately cheered in unison and sang at the same time:

King Wen has a voice, and the horse has a voice. Seek to be peaceful, and look at it. King Wen!

King Wen was instructed to have this martial art. Both cut in Chong, as a city in abundance. King Wen!

Build the city of Yizhen and make Feng Yipi. Bandit his desires, chasing after filial piety. Queen!

Maharaja Yihao, the wall of Weifeng. The Quartet is in unison, Queen Weihan. Queen!

Fengshui East Note, Wei Yu's achievements. The four sides are united, and the emperor is maintained. The Emperor!

Hojing Piyong, from west to east, from south to north, unconvinced. The Emperor!

King Kobvi, the house is Hokyung. Wei Turtle Zhengzhi, Wu Wang Chengzhi. Martial King Hao!

There is abundant water, isn't the king of martial arts? Woo Sun Mou, with swallow wings. Martial King Hao!

This time, it is no longer the song of [Tianbao], but it is called [Wenwang Yousheng]. This is the Book of Songs? Daya? Wen Wang Zhishi] in one of them. The first half is written to write about King Wen of Zhou and the exploits of King Wu of Zhou, the first half of which is written about King Wen of Zhou Qianfeng and Vachong, and the second half is written about King Wu of Zhou building Haojing. It is a masterpiece that celebrates the merits of kings. And this poem is also very appropriate for the plateau, because now the plateau has just destroyed the Yan Kingdom, and the capital has been moved to Lingshou.

Then Tian Xiaokai instructed his younger brothers and children to pour the sacrifices into the Hutuo River, and the entire ceremony of sacrificing to the sky was officially over.

Gao Yuan and Tian Zikai walked down the altar, got back into the car, and led the officials back to Lingshou City. And this time, there are more Tian Xiaokai and his younger brothers in the team.

At this time, on both sides of the main street of Lingshou City, it was already crowded with people who watched the excitement, and when they saw the convoy of plateaus coming back from outside the city, the people immediately knelt down and paid homage to the convoy, and at the same time cheered "Long live the king", and the atmosphere was very warm. Gao Yuan also stood out from the sunroof of the car and waved to the people on both sides, and the convoy also deliberately slowed down the speed of its advance, so that Gao Yuan could meet the cheers of the people.

Before the convoy arrived at the royal city, everyone got out of the car and entered the palace, but did not enter the Taihe Palace, but came directly to the temple to carry out the second major item, to worship the ancestors.

In the pre-Qin era, the ancestors were not their own ancestors, but the ancestors of their own clans, and the public offices and clans of various countries would find a well-known ancestor for themselves, so most of the ancestors were myths and legends, such as the Xia Dynasty was the descendant of the ancient saint Wang Yu, the ancestors of the Shang Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty worshipped the great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor, and the Qin State regarded the descendants of the Yellow Emperor as their ancestors. However, everyone knows that the origin of the plateau is to fall with the flint sky, and there is no ancestor, so the plateau decided to worship the tablet of the two emperors of Yan and Huang in the temple and set up as the ancestor.

Even in the pre-Qin era, the Yan and Huang Emperors were also recognized as the ancestors of the Chinese nation, so no one had any objections to the tablet of the Yan and Huang Emperors in the temple, and Tian Zikai also praised it, because Confucian scholars attached the most importance to tradition and order, and the plateau worshipped the recognized ancestor of the Chinese nation in the temple, which is of course in line with the Confucian concept.

The procedure of sacrificing the ancestors is not complicated, but it takes some time, in addition to worship, it is natural to avoid singing and dancing, because the origin of song and dance comes from the sacrificial activities, whether it is [Book of Songs] or [Chu Ci], there are a large number of sacrificial songs, so no matter which country is to worship the ancestors, songs and dances will be arranged to show respect for the ancestors.

However, most of the sacrificial songs and dances in the Central Plains are slow and long, the music is monotonous and dull, and the movements of the dance posture are also very simple, from the perspective of view, there is not much to see, and there is not much difference from the chanting of later generations, in contrast, the sacrificial song of Chu [Nine Songs] because it is popularized to the people, and after continuous improvement, it has been revised and compiled by Qu Yuan, whether it is the content of the tune or the lyrics, it is much richer, and the dance posture is much more beautiful and good-looking.

But Lingshou belongs to the Central Plains, of course, he can't play the sacrificial songs of the Chu State, so it also makes the plateau drowsy, just beat his spirit, sit upright, and make a respectful and sincere appearance, so as not to lose his image. And peeking at the other officials, they are all free of support, only Tian Zikai's old husband, since the beginning of the song and dance, has been slightly closed eyes, and his body sways slightly with the rhythm of the music, completely intoxicated.

In fact, it's not just the plateau, in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the vast majority of monarchs actually didn't like to listen to these so-called "Yale", but preferred to listen to cheerful folk songs, like Kong Xiao listening to "Shao" in Qi, and I don't know the taste of meat in March, after all, it's just an example. In later generations, some people even ridiculed Confucius, but in fact, they were so disgusted by "Yale" that they couldn't eat meat for three months.