Chapter 196 Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony
Daqi's heaven-sacrifice ceremony was held at the altar in front of the Ancestral Temple, presided over by Si Tianjian and the Imperial Master.
The main process is: worshiping heaven, earth and military flags.
After that comes the oath.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Shen You went down below and took out the telescope on the observatory.
The attendants in the house thought about it, the Imperial Master personally sent his wife, oh no, it was Miss Shen, and left a token. It was like seeing the Imperial Master in person.
He also specifically told Miss Shen to take good care of Miss Shen since she was not familiar with the capital.
He has to get things done.
Last time, I asked the kitchen to replenish my body and served two aphrodisiac meals. My face turned dark when I saw it.
"Who told you that my health is not good and I need to take supplements?"
How dare he speak.
Just like that, the adults rewarded him with all the dishes and said that he could do whatever he wanted. The food was not cheap. He ate it and had a nosebleed that night.
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw Miss Shen take out a strange black thing from her cloth bag and put it on her eyes.
"Miss Shen, what are you talking about?"
"Take a look at the telescope from the Western Region." Shen You saw that his face was full of curiosity and handed it over.
The attendant took it carefully, imitating Shen You's movements, and couldn't help but marvel in the next second,
“I can see it very clearly! I also got a good name!”
He held the telescope in his hand and looked at it repeatedly, "Sir, did you also take this telescope to the Northland?"
With the help of this thing, the adults will definitely come back safely!
Shen You held the telescope and looked at it while saying, "I will bring it with me."
He can't bring the ancient times, he can bring it himself.
It was the first time that Shen You saw such a serious and real ancient sacrifice to the heaven. Before, she only knew about such a ceremony and didn't know much about the specific content.
The old emperor was wearing a gown made of fire-huan cloth, and his crown was extremely solemn and luxurious.
I really want to pick it up for him.
The superior person who holds the power of life and death, even in his twilight years and suffering from illness, the feeling of oppression on his body does not decrease by half.
The cotton slippers 2.0 on the feet, the version with a heel, are even more eye-catching.
If there is a time traveler at this moment, he will probably be confused when he sees this thing.
Except that the fabric used on the surface is very luxurious, the style is just like the thick non-slip shoes for the elderly sold at farmers' markets.
The old emperor sat on a dragon chair carved from golden nanmu. He was accompanied by eunuchs and female officials. Below him was Si Tianjian's supervisor.
Wearing the official uniform of Si Tianjian, it can be seen that a lot of manpower and material resources were spent on making it, and it looks more fairy-like than other officials.
The economic level of Daqi's capital city is really not bad. They are rich and their military strength is really poor.
There are local Daqi ‘commentators’ next to Shen You, making it easier to understand their rituals.
Under the altar, the positions of officials are arranged according to their rank.
Because it was a ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven before the expedition, there were only a few female relatives who had military merits in their families and were very famous imperial wives, and there were also the royal family's head wives, princesses and princesses.
The mother of Miss Zhao, the first rich woman on the list, is among them.
As the prince, Li Heng was at the front of the line of ministers, and he was also dressed in solemn and luxurious clothes.
The person next to him should be King Cheng who wants to marry Miss Liu Er.
Really seeing the ancient rituals of worshiping heaven is much more shocking than reading the words in a book.
Ministers in court uniforms, generals in armor, and their families, it was a gorgeous and dignified scene. Everyone was polite and solemn.
Jian Zheng seemed to be able to communicate with the gods in those few moments.
Shen You felt that if she had been born in ancient times, she would have believed it.
The telescope moved and fell on Wen Zhi.
His position was second only to the old emperor. When going on an expedition as a military advisor, you don't wear armor like generals, but it is also different from usual days. The cloak has narrow sleeves that facilitate movement.
The old emperor made people feel sinister and oppressive at the peak of power.
Li Heng, one of the royal disciples, is a noble person from Tianhuang, with a face like a crown jade and an extraordinary demeanor.
Wen Zhi didn't show any powerful edge, his dark and calm eyes were matched with an overly inhuman appearance and a sloppy smile.
Standing tall and straight, his aura was no worse than that of the old emperor, and he was very eye-catching.
Shen You took a few more furtive glances.
Just when she was contemplating the difference in clothing levels between the old emperor and the people present, Li Heng suddenly looked in the direction of the Star Observation Tower.
Shen You hurriedly squatted under the window. Although he knew that it was impossible to see with human eyesight, he was afraid of being discovered. He felt guilty and acted as a conditioned reflex.
It was not easy for ancient people to participate in an important heaven-sacrifice ceremony. They were still standing after more than an hour.
Shen You moved a stool to the window and sat down.
The old emperor is fine. The people under the altar can't even move casually.
It feels uncomfortable just to look at it.
Fortunately, the location where the family members stood was inconspicuous, the cold wind was blocked, and the weather was good. Otherwise, the elderly ladies in the middle would have been troublesome.
After two hours, the complicated ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was finally completed.
Finally, as if the prisoner had finished the divination, he knelt down in front of the old emperor and said something.
Shen You guessed it was something like, God bless Daqi.
At this time, in front of the altar, the old emperor was supported by the eunuchs beside him, stood up, looked at Wen Zhi, and said in an old voice,
"This time the foreigners invaded, it was Lao Guoshi."
Wen Zhi glanced at the old emperor and ignored him.
This was really not a good thing to say to him.
If he hadn't been constrained by the deal, he wouldn't have gone to the North for Da Qi, who stabbed him in the back.
The old emperor was in poor health, so he left first in a sedan chair. Next, the generals swore an oath, and at the same time prepared supplies for the last time before setting off.
Li Jinghe walked in front of the female members of the clan. Since King Cheng was reprimanded and her situation was not as good as before, she had also kept a low profile.
Facing the father who doted on me in the past, I felt a little more afraid, and I didn't dare to get along with him like before.
Yesterday, King Cheng sent someone to see the Imperial Master, still wanting to talk about marriage.
There are generals in the army who are on their side. If the national advisor agrees, it will be easier for him to go to the North.
The National Preceptor still refused, saying that he did not need to order the army in this way, and that he had a fiancée.
The people sent by King Cheng had no choice but to leave. After receiving the reply, King Cheng couldn't hold back in the palace and cursed Wen Zhi for having a brain problem and not being able to see the situation clearly.
The imperial concubine was also very dissatisfied with this. She wanted to arrange a marriage for the princess and gain support from other families, but the old emperor did not agree.
Compared with these, Li Jinghe is now more afraid of marrying in those remote and barbaric places.
No one in the palace dared to say anything, but everyone knew that the father would not live long.
If the prince is allowed to ascend the throne, what will happen to her, Prince Cheng's sister, in the future?
During the heaven-sacrifice ceremony, the brothers and sisters seemed to be in harmony, but in fact, there was an undercurrent surging.
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The structure of the capital city of Da Qi is similar to that of the Song Dynasty. It is divided into the imperial city, the inner city and the outer city. The outer city has twelve gates.
When the army went out for the expedition, they walked through Nanzhimen, which was the main gate and had a royal road.
There will be many common people and generals' families on both sides of the road, or on the second floor of their houses to see off their family members who are going to war out of the city.
Shen You came out in Wen Zhi's carriage and put the telescope into the storage compartment. It was too heavy and she was lazy.