The disturbances from the outside world did not affect the progress of the memorial ceremony at the ancestral temple at all.
After fasting for three days in the Funing Hall, Li Jie put on the Tongtian crown robe and crimson gauze robe early that morning, holding a jade gui in his hand, and took a carriage to the door of the Daqing Hall.
Then, descend to the chariot and transfer to a large chariot.
Lu Bo's ceremonial guards were all in place, and after a burst of ritual music, the carriage started slowly and headed towards Jingling Palace.
Jinling Palace is the first stop. After paying homage to Jinling Palace, you will fast in the palace for a day, and then go to the Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices the next day.
In fact, Li Jie himself doesn't like such a big worship ceremony.
Too complicated and a waste of time.
But in this era, it is a very necessary thing.
Sacrificial activities such as visiting Jinling Palace, offering sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple, and the Southern Suburbs Grand Sacrifice are not so much sacrifices as political shows.
This is for the common people to see.
Only the weapon and the name cannot be faked. It is the responsibility of the king!
The more complicated the etiquette, the stricter the regulations. For example, in the ancestral temple system, the emperor established seven temples, the princes established five temples, the officials established three temples, and the scholars established one temple.
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This is an artificial division of levels.
What kind of identity, what kind of temple to build.
To give an inappropriate example, this is the same as what kind of people in future generations will live in what kind of house, drive what kind of car, and wear what kind of watch.
These red tapes remind the people all the time that what scale goes with what weight, don't try to break the rules.
Isn't this a kind of CPU?
And this is also the reason why names and utensils cannot be faked by others.
In the eyes of Song people, the great victory on Hebei Road was worthy of any level of sacrifice.
Therefore, the standards of this sacrifice are very high, although this sacrifice is only a temporary sacrifice because of the incident.
However, the specifications and etiquette are exactly the same as those of a normal grand ceremony.
Two days later.
After the memorial service to the ancestral temple was over, Zhongshu immediately issued an edict.
Amnesty to the world!
Compared with other dynasties, pardons were very frequent in the Song Dynasty.
The emperor ascended the throne and pardoned.
Establish a prince and forgive.
The auspicious appearance brings forgiveness.
Suppress the rebellion and pardon.
They will also take the initiative to initiate pardons when enshrining Zen, offering sacrifices in suburbs once every three years, and encountering floods and droughts.
The frequency is so high that there are even cases of four amnesties a year.
Of course, even if there is a universal amnesty, there are limits. It seems that those who commit the ten evils, that is, treason, treason, rebellion, surrender, evil rebellion, immorality, great disrespect, unfilial piety, unrighteousness, and civil strife will not be forgiven. crime.
In addition, if you are sentenced to exile before the amnesty, you must still be exiled even if you encounter the amnesty.
Fenzhou.
Xihe County.
Prison cell.
A young man wearing coarse cloth was leaning against the wall of the cell with his eyes closed to meditate.
This young man, about sixteen or seventeen years old, although he was just sitting there, his body was very strong, and he looked like a powerful young man at first glance.
This man's surname was Di Qing, and he was guilty of murder.
However, homicide is also divided into intentional homicide and accidental homicide. Di Qing was not imprisoned because of intentional homicide.
It was because he was fighting with the village bully and accidentally pushed the bully into the river.
This bully has been running rampant in the countryside for nearly ten years. I don't know how many people can't stand it, but due to the power of the bully, no one dares to resist.
Although Di Qing committed a crime, in the eyes of the local villagers, he was an out-and-out hero.
Because of public opinion, the magistrate of Xihe County gave him a little slack when dealing with Di Qing, and only allowed him to kill someone by mistake.
After all the documents were sent to Yousi, the outcome of Di Qing's treatment was also decided. He was assassinated, traveled thousands of miles, and joined the army as a thief.
clang!
clang!
"Boy, wake up, someone is here to see you!"
At this time, the jailer knocked vigorously on the cell door.
Hearing this, Di Qing immediately opened his eyes, turned around and saw his brother standing behind the jailer, holding a wooden box in his hand.
"Hurry up and don't take too long."
On the other side, the jailer patted brother Di Qing on the shoulder.
"Yes, yes, the little one knows."
Di Su was half-hunched over, with a flattering smile on his face. As he spoke, Di Su quickly thrust something into the jailer's hand.
Touching the silver hairpin in his palm, the jailer smiled with satisfaction.
"Let's go, you brothers, hurry up."
Say it.
The jailer stepped forward and walked away humming a tune.
"Erlang, I...I'm here to see you."
Di Su moved to the cell. Although Di Qing was right in front of him, he did not dare to look directly at him.
After all, he owed his brother a lot.
If Di Qing hadn't come forward, the person sitting in the cell at this time would probably be Di Su.
It was his brother Di Su who actually accidentally pushed the bully into the water.
certainly.
Di Qing is not completely responsible for this matter.
That day, Di Qing couldn't stand the bully bullying the villagers, so he stood up and fought with the bully.
However, although Di Qing was brave, he could not defeat the four fists with two fists, and he fell into a disadvantage after fighting.
Not long after, the eldest brother Di Su arrived after hearing the news. Seeing that his younger brother was being bullied, he suddenly went crazy.
The fight happened to be at the water's edge. The furious Di Su accidentally pushed the bully into the water.
What a coincidence, among the people present, there was no one who knew how to swim.
Finally, the bully dies.
Murder, whether ancient or modern, is a serious crime and a serious crime.
Even if he accidentally kills someone, the minimum is to be exiled to the army.
Generally speaking, prisoners who were exiled to the army were tattooed.
Tattoo, also known as ink punishment, is the name of an ancient criminal law, that is, tattooing the face with ink.
This kind of people also have a specific name, Peijun, or thief Peijun.
Thieves are widely used in Xiang armies.
In history, Di Qing was assigned to the Xiang Army. Later, Di Qing was able to be selected into the Forbidden Army because of the selection system.
The capable ones go up, the mediocre ones go down.
(ps: Not everyone in the army of the Song Dynasty had their faces tattooed. Tattooing was an insulting criminal law.
The purpose of tattooing is not only to prevent criminals from escaping, but also to expose criminals to the strange looks of others. )
Suddenly, Di Qing smelled the sound of lard, and then he lowered his head and glanced at the box in his brother's hand.
'Is this a deprivation meal? '
Although Di Qing was voluntarily convicted, he was still a young man. When he actually faced the verdict, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.
After a long while, Di Qing said harshly.
"Da Lang, has the penalty been handed down?"
"No...no."
Di Su waved his hands repeatedly, then squatted down and took out the still steaming meal from the food box while announcing the good news.
"A few days ago, I heard about something in the city."
"The imperial court won a great victory on Hebei Road. I heard that they killed hundreds of thousands of Khitan troops."
Di Qing couldn't help but feel a little confused after hearing this.
The imperial court won the battle, what does it have to do with him?
Even if the assassination Pei was sent to the army, he could only go to the Xiang army.
"I heard from the gentlemen in the city that the imperial court has won a great victory and will probably grant amnesty to the whole world soon!"
"Erlang!"
"You may not need to stab your partner anymore!"
