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November 20th, Year 1898.

There are only ten days until New Year's Day.

The sacrificial ceremony for the Western Expedition was also held on this day.

Before offering sacrifices to the masters, there was a ceremony for the emperor to offer sacrifices.

As the New Year approaches, the weather is getting colder and colder.

The place for the first sacrifice was not outside the city, but inside the city.

The Mingtang in the city was the place where the emperor offered sacrifices.

Zhou Gong assisted in becoming king, and the king's way was quite harmonious. He formulated rituals and created music. The place where the emperor worshiped the heaven is called Mingtang and Piyong. Sacrifice to God. Everyone in the four seas assists in the sacrifice according to their own positions.

The emperor worships the famous mountains and rivers in the world, and invites the gods to appease them, all in accordance with the order and not according to the rituals. He regards the five mountains as the rituals of the three gods, and the four mountains as the rituals of the princes. The princes only sacrifice the famous mountains and rivers in their territory, and the officials offer sacrifices to the gates and products. , well, stove and Zhongliu five places, the common people can only worship their ancestors.

For example, the story of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty and the Mingtang Piyong sacrificial place have also been passed down.

In the Mingtang, Emperor Sima Yuanxi offered sacrifices to the Mingtang.

Twenty-eight princes, one hundred and twenty princes, and more than nine hundred clan members participated in the ceremony.

Wang Sheng, as one of the princes who went on the expedition, was also present.

The emperor stood in formal attire in the Mingtang, and there were ancestral officials coming to preside over the sacrificial ceremony.

The ancestral official holds the sacrificial words in his hand and chants loudly.

This sacrificial word is not necessarily certain, it depends on the purpose of each sacrificial offering.

The sacrifices held today were designed for the Western Expedition.

What the sacrificial words say is how Qi Wannian has done so many evil things that God cannot tolerate him.

This long story has been told to all eighteen generations of Qi Wannian’s ancestors.

Worship in the Mingtang.

The song says: After passing through the Mingtang Hall, enjoying the sacrifices, the bandits are lazy. In the emperor's fierce test, he is worthy of God. The illustrious God is both high and revered. The holy test is a match, and his virtues are clear and harmonious. He leads the land to respect his duties, and thousands of people come to offer sacrifices. Always. In time, I will protect you forever.

Offer sacrifices to famous mountains and rivers.

The song says:....

Invite the gods to appease you.

The song says:...

.......

After a complete set of etiquette is completed, the sacrifice in the Mingtang is complete.

But today's sacrifice is not the end.

After offering sacrifices in the Mingtang, they go out to the outskirts to offer sacrifices to heaven.

The circle mound is a circular altar. The ancients believed that the sky is round and the place is round. The circle is the image of the sky, and the circle is the same as the circle.

Everyone in Mingtang slowly left the palace. In addition to the thousand-person sacrificial team, there were more soldiers following them. From the south gate, the vast team stretched endlessly. With this number of people, there must be at least several Thousands of people.

This kind of scene may only be achieved by military parades in later generations.

When they arrived at Yuanqiu, before the sacrifice, the emperor and all the officials had to fast and inspect the sacrifices and sacrificial vessels offered to the gods.

When offering sacrifices, the emperor wore a large fur coat and a Gong suit, which was a dress decorated with patterns such as the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and dragons.

Wearing a crown with twelve hairpins hanging from the front and back, a large Gui is inserted around the waist, and a Zhengui is held in hand, facing the west and standing on the southeast side of the circle mound.

At this time, the drums and music sounded, announcing that the Emperor of Heaven was coming to enjoy the sacrifice.

Then the emperor took the sacrifice offered to the Emperor of Heaven, that is, the three animals, and slaughtered it.

These sacrifices were placed on the pile of firewood along with jade bis, jade guis, silk and other sacrifices. The emperor lit the firewood and let the fireworks rise high into the sky so that the emperor could smell them.

This is Burning, also called "狋Si".

Then the "corpse" was welcomed onto the circular hill amid the sound of music.

The corpse is decorated by a living person, as the incarnation of the Emperor of Heaven, and accepts sacrifices on behalf of the Emperor of Heaven.

The corpse was seated, and in front of it were jade bis, tripods, gui and other ritual vessels for holding sacrifices.

At this time, the blood of the sacrifice is first offered to the corpse, and then five kinds of wine of different qualities are offered in sequence, which is called Wuqi.

After the first two offerings of wine, the whole animal must be offered, a large soup, which is meat juice; a large soup, which is vegetable juice with salt, etc.

After the fourth offering of wine, millet and millet food were offered.

After the sacrifice, the corpse thanked the sacrificer with three kinds of wine, called wine.

After drinking, the emperor and the dance team danced the "Cloud Gate" dance. According to legend, it was the music and dance of the Yellow Emperor's time.

Finally, the sacrificers also shared the wine and wine used in the sacrifice, and blessed the emperor and others from the corpse. This was called "叏", and later generations also called it "drinking blessings".

The emperor also gave the sacrificial meat to the clan officials, which was called "giving 虙".

The so-called bran is just pork.

Wang Sheng held the pork in his hand and took a bite.

This taste is really unflattering.

But at this time, no matter how bad the taste of the meat is, you still have to eat it.

After all, this is meat, given by the emperor as food.

After taking a small bite, Wang Sheng saved the gizzard meat.

After offering sacrifices to heaven, there are many ceremonies.

When the army goes out on an expedition, there is a difference between the emperor's own expedition and the expedition under the command of generals. The etiquette and standards of the two are also different.

Before the army goes on an expedition, there are many sacrificial activities, mainly offering sacrifices to heaven, earth, worshiping temples and worshiping the military god.

Before setting out for an expedition, sacrificing to heaven is called a kind of sacrifice. Burning animals, coins, etc. in the countryside is used to report the upcoming expedition to God, showing respect for heaven's punishment and punishing the enemy in the name of God.

This has been completed before.

In ancient times, the days recorded by the stems and branches were divided into strong days and soft days. A, B, E, Geng, and Ren were strong days. The strong days belonged to Yang, and foreign affairs must use the strong days.

The type of sacrifice is held on Gangri, but the specific day must be determined through divination.

The eighth year of Yuankang was the Year of Wuxu, which coincided with Gangri.

The sacrifice to the land before going out is called Yishe. She is the god of the land, and the purpose of conquering the enemy is to defend the country, so it is called "Yi".

Later generations often held sacrifices to the community and to the earth, which is the god of the earth relative to the sky, and held sacrifices to mountains, rivers, lakes and seas at the same time.

Sacrificial societies still bury jade coins and calves in the ridge as a ritual.

Before setting out for the battle, I told the temple to ask you to make me a hero.

"Cao" means to offer sacrifices. You originally visited the temple, but descendants all offered sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple, not just the father's temple. Offering to the temple has the symbolic meaning of being ordered by the ancestors.

When offering sacrifices to the military god, the military flag is called "祃事". The military god is said to be Xuanyuan Huangdi and Chi You.

During sacrifices, animals are killed and the blood of the animals is used to paint the military flags and war drums, which is called flag and drum.

The big flag in the army is called "Yaqi". In this era, there was a saying that "the tooth flag is the essence of a general and the appearance of an army". The sacrifice of future generations is also called "Qi Ya", which is the tooth flag.

After the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was often a "tooth-building" ceremony before going on an expedition, in which the flag was set up and then the "tooth-cutting" ceremony was held.

Many famous literati, such as Chen Zi'ang and Liu Zongyuan, etc. wrote "Essays on Sacrifice of Ya" and "Essays on Exorcism of Ya".

When going on an expedition, you must pass by a road, so you must sacrifice to the god of the road, that is, "Zhaoji".

Traveling in the ancient mountains is called climbing, driving by car

When going out, there is a "Guolu" sacrifice. A small mound of soil is sealed on the road, with branches and plants as the main gods. The driver holds the bridle in one hand and pours wine on the two axle ends of the car with the other hand, and then pours the baffle in front of the carriage.

Then drink up the wine.

After the sacrifice, the car drove over the soil, which means that from now on, we can travel through mountains and rivers and move forward without hesitation.

Later emperors personally went to war, and sacrifices were held outside the country's gates. Sheep were harvested and scorpions were set up in front of the throne, and sacrifices were buried for the gods.

After the sacrificial ceremony, the troops going on the expedition have a swearing-in ceremony, which usually informs the soldiers of the purpose and significance of the expedition, exposes the enemy's crimes, and emphasizes discipline and style, which is a pre-war mobilization and education.

This can be used as a sacrificial statement in the Mingtang.

Later, Emperor Sima Yu summoned General Zhang Hong, Wang Sheng and all the generals in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and awarded them the Jie Yue.

The king held the tip of the ax and gave the handle to the general, indicating that he had given him full authority to control the army.

So far.

I have just received all the gifts for setting off today.
Chapter completed!