Chapter 10: The Autumn Festival Speaks to Heaven
Autumn is a season of harvest.
For this world where there is no difference between the society in the cold weapon era that Lin Xi knew, such a season has greater significance.
The harvest of autumn this year means that some relatively poor Yunqin people can eat enough in the next year, eat more meat on the table, and hang more bacon and salted fish under the eaves during the Chinese New Year.
For a huge empire, the harvest in autumn is the blood that supports the operation of the entire empire.
The weather and weather for several consecutive years can make the national treasury rich.
The treasury caused by several consecutive years can make the national treasury empty.
In the past three years, from the Longshe Bianguan Jue, to the Biluoling Rebellion, to the failure of the Southern Expedition... this series of wars has made the empire stagger, sacrificed the pensions of soldiers, a large amount of recruitment, food storage, and the reduction of labor in young and middle-aged people has caused Yunqin to rise a lot.
Good weather at this time is more important for an empire.
Every year when autumn begins, the Yunqin Empire will hold a grand ceremony to worship the sky, begging for good weather.
The location of the Yunqiu Festival is the Tiantai outside the south gate of Zhongzhou City.
There are three floors of the sacrificial platform. There are no houses built on the platform, and sacrifices to the sky are called "dew sacrifice". Only three miles away from the sacrificial platform is a palace called "Zhai Palace". Because the time for sacrifice is seven minutes before the sunrise, the emperor sleeps in this sacrificial palace the day before, fasting, bathing and incense. When the hour arrives, he personally holds the ceremony.
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It was almost time for the ceremony to begin, and the sky was still sinking. The sky lanterns raised by long poles shone magnificently from the road from Zhai Palace to the sacrificial platform.
The tents made of sky-green satin on the sacrifice platform have all been in place. The top floor is the main position, the emperor's god position, and the second floor is the subordinate position - the sun, moon, stars and the wind and thunder tablets. In front of the divine position are jade, silk, whole cows, sheep, whole pigs, wine, fruits, dishes and other offerings. There are more than 700 utensils for the sacrificial utensils alone and various ritual vessels used. The bottom floor is equipped with sixteen types of chimes, chimes, chimes, and chimes, and more than 60 musical instruments, arranged neatly and solemnly.
At the third floor of the Heavenly Sacrifice Platform, all the civil and military officials were already in their positions. Changqing of the Lisi had entered the Zhai Palace to welcome the emperor. Logically, the emperor should have appeared at the door of Zhai Palace at this time.
However, until this time, the emperor still did not show up.
Some officials who were preparing ritual instruments to burn fire and play music had been holding the things in their hands for a long time, but their nerves were tense and their hands were sore, and the emperor did not show up. The faces were full of surprise.
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The Lisi Changqing, wearing luxurious costumes of offering sacrifices to heaven, and the welcome officials have been standing outside the emperor's dormitory in the zai Palace for a long time.
Seeing that the time was approaching and the emperor did not appear again, he would probably delay the auspicious time. Changqing, the Lisi, could no longer hold back. He risked angering the dragon's power and was exiled. He bowed to the ground and shouted loudly to the bedroom: "Master, the good time has arrived. I would like to welcome the Master to preside over the autumn ceremony!"
The Changqing, the Lisi, had already reached his head with a huge voice, and even the Yunqin officials outside the Zhai Palace could vaguely hear it.
However, when I called it three times in a row, there was still no response in the bedroom.
For a moment, the Lisi Changqing's body froze. He wanted to rush into the bedroom to check it out. However, the three callers of the emperor were only the crime of exile. If he hit the dragon bed, it would be the crime of beheading. Moreover, the emperor was a practitioner. If he was suddenly interrupted at the critical obstacle of his practice, it might cause more serious consequences.
The atmosphere in the Zhai Palace was frozen for a moment.
Time passes by minute by minute.
Many officials' faces gradually turned pale, and Changqing of Lisi finally couldn't help but ordered the two palace maids to open the door of the bedroom.
"The Lord! Where has the Lord gone?"
The moment the door of the bedroom opened, the Lisi Changqing exclaimed in dismay.
The bedroom is empty, so where is the emperor?
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"What, the emperor is not in the Zhai Palace!"
"The Lord is not in the Zhai Palace! Where did he go?"
When the news came out, the officials under the Tiantiantai were in an uproar.
Everyone in the world knows that Emperor Yun Qin is a powerful holy-level practitioner. No one in this world can take him away silently. If he is not in the vegetarian palace, he can only leave by himself. But if he leaves by himself, who will know where he goes?
"The Lord has an order to preside over the autumn festival on his behalf."
A calm voice sounded in the chaos.
The sacrificial platform was silent in an instant, and all the officials' eyes gathered at the front of all officials, and the head of Yun Qin, who made a sound.
Many people's eyes were disbelief. If there was a decree, how could it be announced until the time for good is here to panic?
However, most of them think that if the autumn festival is abandoned before it is opened, it will be a great disrespect to God. At this time, Wen Xuanshu stood up and at least he could make some remedies.
Only a few officials vaguely smelled a heart-wrenching breath from the excessive calmness of some people and Wen Xuanshu's faces.
"The good time has arrived!"
While a Lisi official was still hesitating, a Lisi official next to him had already issued an order to the Lisi musicians with a cold face.
The bell rang.
The drums and music started.
The wood stove burns, three meters of huge red candles burning in the southwest, and the calf burning in the southeast.
The autumn festival officially begins.
Wen Xuanshu had a calm face, slowly stepped forward, entered from the left door of the sacrificial rooftop, went to the middle-level platform to worship the seat and burn incense.
Next, the procedure of offering sacrifices to the emperor, offering jade and silk, and offering gifts was completed without fail, and in an orderly manner. In the solemn atmosphere, many officials calmed down for the time being, but they were uneasy to guess what happened to the emperor and would have missed such an important ceremony.
After offering a gift, pray for heaven.
Wen Xuanshu took the green jade prayer sky board from the golden basin held by a ritual official and began to tell the sky.
"Now the thieves are rampant outside the country, and Qin is uneasy. However, the thieves outside the country are all led by Changsun Jinse, the lord of Yunqin. Fortunately, the criminals were given the kindness of Tianxiang as the auxiliary of Yunqin, so they should not care about themselves. Therefore, Chen Changsun Jinse is asked to make a judgment on the seven major crimes of Chen Changsun Jinse.
"A serious crime is not distinguished from right and wrong, it will destroy the ancestors' laws and kill the heroes of the country."
"The two major crimes are self-righteous, very happy with merits, and do not listen to advice, and instead expel good ministers."
"Three major crimes are colluding with enemy countries, replacing arms, and ignoring the national hatred in order to establish a private army, which is a shame for the country."
"Four major sins force Qingluan to commit chaos with martial arts and ignore glory."
"Five major crimes, poor administration, corruption and corruption are rampant."
"Six major crimes, shirking responsibility, taking false reputations, and granting military orders, and losing the general."
"Seven major sins, ignoring human ethics and five constants, my brother wants to lust his sister."
"If these seven major sins are clearly seen by the Emperor Tian Holy Lord. If there are any words that are inaccurate, I will be punished by the God Thunder. In fact, I will ask Emperor Tian Holy Lord to order Changsun Jinse to abdicate and to order Changsun Muyue to ascend the throne to restore Qin Qingming and stabilize the country."
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Wen Xuanshu's words of "The Heavens" were just the first sentence that fell into the ears of all officials below. Most of the people were confused for the first time, and were completely stunned by the shock, and they were stunned, and their bodies were trembling constantly.
This is not a reply to heaven that begs for good weather. This is clearly a document of the emperor's crimes and the deposed emperor's demise!
Wen Xuanshu is actually going to rebel!
An elderly official from Lisi stood in a daze. He felt completely unreal, and he was confused and didn't know what happened and how such a thing happened.
Then he saw that many people were hiding it very well, but he was nervous and not moved.
He looked at his colleagues who were very familiar with him, and now he felt so strange.
Then he began to remember what he had just heard.
Then this fifth-rank official, who was only fifth-rank, usually saw Wen Xuanshu's timid official at such a moment when no other officials spoke, opened his arms and roared wildly: "Wen Xuanshu, be bold! You are going to rebel!"
The old official from the Lisi Department shouted, freeing many officials from their dizziness. They also completely reacted to what was happening at this moment and understood what situation they were in. Their hands twitched slightly due to shock and fear, but their hearts were extremely clear.
Listening to the yell of the old official in Lisi, Wen Xuanshu clearly saw many of the eyes of the officials who were originally extremely afraid of him and respected, full of anger, resentment, and murderous intent. These officials who were usually timid seemed to have turned into a group of wild wolves at this time, and they were about to tear him apart at any time.
However, his face became even calmer. He just slowly raised his head, looked at the blue sky in the evening, and asked the old official in the Lisi, "Shi Yu, you said I was rebellious, what sentence did I say is not true?"
"You... you ruthless minister!" The old official of the Lisi clique covered his chest with blood, his face turned purple and red. He didn't even know how to argue for a moment, but just shouted: "How could any sentence you said is true?"
"I'll tell you which sentence is true." Wen Xuanshu looked at the old official in the Lisi Department calmly and said coldly: "The nine elders were given black gold carriages by His Majesty, and the heavy curtains were taught by the late emperor, but they were abolished overnight. Not to mention that the elders such as Lord Jiang were left to save their lives from death, they died suddenly on the streets of Zhongzhou. Is it inaccurate to say that the words "a bad ancestors have made a law and killing heroes of the country" are incorrect?"
"Everyone knows that the Southern Expedition was too urgent. Several old masters from the Office failed to give advice. Zhou Zhongfu proposed an effective plan, but was expelled. Even if Changsun Jinse ascended the throne and came to Tang Zang, Damang fought one after another, you said that my second sentence was so great that I was very happy with merits and did not listen to the advice and expel good ministers. Is it incorrect?"
"Everyone knows that Zhang Gongfeng brought a large number of heavy armors of heavenly demons in Biluoling. In the past, Mu Chenyun was just a puppet of Changsun Jinse, who was to build his own private army and communicate with Damang. Is this third sentence in my opinion incorrect?"
"Forcing Vice President Xia to abdicate, and even the Qingluan Academy fought in the struggle, countless casualties, which touched me. Lin Xi's achievements were known to the world, but Changsun Jinse persecuted him with his own joys and anger. Is my fourth sentence incorrect?"
"Corruption is rampant over the years, and public grievances are everywhere. Do you think I am incorrect?"
"The southern expedition was not good. It was obviously because it was not prepared and did not listen to advice, which led to countless Yun Qin men who died in battle and countless people were displaced. This was obviously Changsun Jinse's responsibility, but it was blamed on Hu Piyi. Do you think I was incorrect?"
"The eldest princess has been forced to flee Zhongzhou City. Is this seventh sentence incorrect?"
With a "puff", after his repeated questions, the old officials of the Lisi Department did not know where to start refuting. A mouthful of blood spurted out of their mouths and fell backwards.
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