Zhu Yuanzhang patted his son on the shoulder, and then the father and son looked at the memorial tablets of their ancestors silently, smelled the sandalwood incense emitted by the slow burning of the incense candles, and thought about the country and the country.
The father and son returned to camp more than half an hour later. After washing, they went to bed early. The whole day of the main ceremony tomorrow would be very tiring. As for the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette, they had already been busy for several days.
As early as three days before the main sacrifice, a member of the Thousand Households of the Taichang Temple Sacrifice Committee, leading nine flag troops, sent incense, blessings, sacrifices, hangings and other objects used for the mausoleum sacrifice to Fengyang Mansion, and the officials of Fengyang Mansion played drums and music Welcome him outside the south gate of the state, bow once and kowtow three times, and then enshrine him in the hanging pavilion east of the imperial mausoleum.
Two days before the sacrifice, the sacrificial objects such as incense, blessings, animals, and hangings were sent to the imperial mausoleum. Officials of Fengyang Prefecture presented them respectfully outside the west gate of the state, and the salutes were as if they were welcoming. Then, the sacrificial servants in each mausoleum will make the necessary sacrifices.
The place where the three animals are slaughtered is the slaughtering pavilion, the place where the sacrifices are processed is in the divine kitchen, and the place where the sacrifices are temporarily stored is in the divine treasury. The slaughter of the three animals must be carried out in a certain way.
Official Taichang will open the middle door of the sacrifice house, lead the cattle and sheep out with drums and flags, and cover them with dragon burdens. They will go to the slaughtering place and tie the hooves of the cattle with four ropes. Official Taichang will come, and the cattle will stand upright. Official Taichang will be in court. The animal cuo has not yet been lifted up, but the cow's head has been put into the mother's house.
Of course, this is only a small part of it, and Zhu Biao is not sure about more. After all, professional people are responsible for professional matters. The emperor and the prince only need reporters to follow the etiquette on the day of the main ceremony.
Early the next morning, Zhu Biao got up, took a bath and changed his clothes first, and put on the solemn court clothes. The thick court clothes were embroidered with golden dragon patterns on the front, back and shoulders. The clothes were made of yellow silk embroidered with dragon, Zhai patterns and twelve chapter patterns. , jade leather boots, and a black gauze winged crown on his head, the whole person is majestic.
Zhu Biao breathed out a sullen breath. It was too hot. After leaving the prince's camp, he went straight to meet his father. After saluting, they walked to the imperial mausoleum together. The young children of the 314 families in the mausoleum were lined up on both sides as a guard of honor. The Minister of Rites Wearing official uniform and holding a jade, he knelt down to welcome him.
At this time, the sounds of ritual music began to sound. The emperor and the prince entered the mausoleum to pay homage. The priest of the imperial mausoleum officially opened the three animal sacrifices covered with imperial silk. There is no need to go into details after that. As the heat rises, Zhu Biao’s court clothes The inner clothes inside were soaked through. If I hadn't been able to take a few sips of water, I would have passed out from dehydration.
Zhu Biao was like this, and Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally the same. This is why the emperor rarely came to the ancestral mausoleum in person to offer sacrifices. He usually sent relatives of the emperor or distinguished ministers to coordinate with officials from the Ministry of Rites to host the worship.
Of course, Zhu Biao is the one who has come most often. He came to worship when he was the crown prince of King Wu, once after the founding of the country, and again when Fengyang moved people, and now he comes to worship with his father. , at this time, Zhu Biao suddenly missed the child in Chang Luohua's belly and fervently hoped that it would be a boy...
After finally making it to noon, the father and son took the time to change their clothes, eat two mouthfuls of rice, and then started a new round of worship. The most important thing in the country is worship and military affairs. The rules are extremely complicated. I don’t know who came up with them.
It's not over until evening. Of course, the work of the father and son is basically over. The Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Tomb Priest Officer have to continue to handle it for several days, making sure to satisfy the spirits of the ancestors in heaven.
Neither father nor son said a word during the dinner. They were wearing light clothes and eating hard. Afterwards, they took a shower and went to bed. However, they were much more tired than reviewing memorials in Beijing. They mainly either knelt all the time or stood back and forth. Standing up and kneeling down again and again is tiring, not to mention the weather.
The next day, the two men finally recovered, but there was no time to rest. They had to go to Liu Jizu's grave to offer incense. Yihui Hou Liu Ying also led his whole family to accompany him. The Liu family was prosperous in Fengyang, and the other branches were also prosperous. Everyone came to participate.
Different from the solemnity when offering sacrifices to the imperial mausoleum, there was a cry in front of Liu Jizu's tomb, led by the emperor and the prince, and assisted by Yihui Hou Liu Ying. Everyone cried with sincerity.
"Mr. Liu, we, Zhu Chongba, have come to see you. We have never forgotten your kindness back then. It was you who had the spirit in heaven to protect your eldest son Liu Ying in the troubled times and successfully defected to our army. Now we He was also granted the title of Marquis when conferring honors at the founding of the country. From now on, the Liu family will continue to be rich and prosperous, and they will live together with the country. You can rest assured knowing that you know this secretly."
Looking at the sobbing emperor, everyone in the Liu family around him was filled with gratitude. Of course, some were gnashing their teeth in jealousy, and that was Liu De's sons. They hated why their dead father was so stingy back then, but he still gained ground. How could the title of Marquis Yihui fall into the hands of Liu Ying, the grandson of Liu Ying?
It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in the world. Liu De's sons are usually very cautious, just for fear that their family will be executed. Although the emperor said at the beginning that they would not be held accountable, if they committed a crime, Fengyang officials would not mind a justifiable crime. Give vent to the emperor.
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Zhu Biao wiped his tears and looked at Liu Ying indifferently. Liu Ying immediately knelt down in front of the grave and kowtowed, crying: "Father, our family is unfortunate. Our son is unfilial and did not educate his younger brother well. I have raised an unfaithful, unjust, unkind and unfilial person. He relies on the great grace of God and actually does evil things outside and takes human life. How can he be worthy of your underground spirit, dad!"
The Liu family elder on the side scolded: "If you have anything to say, you should go home and say it. Your father has been dead for so many years, why are you disturbing his purity?"
Some clan elders who saw something said: "There is nothing that cannot be said about Liu Chun's destruction of the lintel. That is to say, my ancestor left early, otherwise I would have to kill this evil obstacle with my own hands!"
"It seems to me. During these days, the Liu family has been poked in the back by fellow villagers. I am already old and have no shame to go out to meet people. Do I have to ruin the integrity of the Liu family for a beast?" reputation?"
"Hey, family scandals should not be made public. After all, Liu Chun is a member of my Liu family and the son of my stepfather."
At this moment, Liu Ying suddenly yelled: "He is no longer a son of a human being. Liu Chun is not a son of a human being. He does evil things based on the virtues of his ancestors. As the head of the Liu family, I want to expel him from the family and remove him from the family tree. He dares to be a traitor." If so, then you should be punished by the imperial law!"
Everyone in the Liu family looked at Liu Ying like a madman. Liu Chun was still his biological brother no matter what, but now Liu Ying was so determined to let Liu Chun die. He was indeed a cold-hearted person.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately scolded him: "How can we abandon each other in front of your father's grave? I will pardon Liu Chun's crime and strictly discipline him from now on."
Liu Ying stood and kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and cried: "It's not that I'm ruthless, it's Liu Chun who committed a heinous crime. As an official of the imperial court, how can I protect criminals because of personal affairs? How can I live up to the kindness of the Holy One to the Liu family? Please forgive me for Liu Chun's crime." The law punishes him severely, and even if he is released to the Liu family, he will still die under the family's laws!"
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