Autumn is a harvest season.
For this human world that has cultivated cultivators and developed strong force, but the productivity is no different from the society of the Cold Weapon Age that Lin Xi knew, such a season has a greater significance.
The bumper harvest in the autumn of this year, for some relatively poor Yunqin people, means that they can eat a full stomach in the coming year, there can be more meat on the table, and more bacon and salted fish can be hung under the eaves during the New Year.
For a huge empire, the harvest in autumn is the blood that supports the operation of the entire empire.
Several years in a row have been good weather, which can make the treasury abundant.
Several years of natural disasters in a row can empty the treasury.
In the past three years, from the rebellion of the dragon and snake border passes, to the rebellion of Biluoling, and then to the defeat of the Southern Expedition, the great battle of this company has made the empire falter, sacrifice the pensions of soldiers, a large number of conscriptions, grain storage, and the reduction of young and middle-aged labor, which has made the price of rice and grain in Yunqin rise a lot.
At times of good weather, it is even more important for an empire.
Every year in autumn, the Yunqin Empire will hold a grand ceremony to worship the sky, begging for good weather and good weather.
The location of the Yunqin Autumn Festival is the rooftop outside the south gate of Zhongzhou City.
There are three floors on the altar, and there are no houses built on the platform, and the sacrifice is made to the air, which is called the "dew festival".
Only three miles away from the sacrificial roof, there is a palace called Zhai Palace, because the time of the sacrifice is seven minutes before Ri, so in the previous Ri, the emperor will sleep in this palace, fasting and bathing and drenching incense, as soon as the hour comes, he will personally hold the ceremony.
Because this year's wind and rain are extremely important for the entire Yunqin Empire, so this year's autumn festival is also extraordinarily grand, and some time ago, RI was fully prepared, and even the streets from Zhongzhou City to the rooftop of this festival have undergone a comprehensive overhaul, and they have a new look.
It was close to the time when the ceremony began, and the sky was still dark, and the sky lanterns raised by long poles illuminated the road from Sainomiya to the altar of worship in a magnificent manner.
The gods made of azure satin on the altar have all been put in place, the top layer is set up with the main seat, the emperor god seat, and the second layer on the east and west sides of the subordinate moon star and wind and thunder tablets.
In front of the shrine, there are a large number of offerings such as jade, silk, whole cattle, whole sheep, whole pigs, wine, fruits, and dishes.
There are more than 700 vessels used for sacrificial offerings and various ritual utensils alone.
The lowest floor is furnished with 16 kinds of chimes, chimes, bells, etc., and more than 60 musical instruments, which are neatly arranged and solemn and magnificent.
Under the three-story sacrificial roof, at this time, the civil and military officials were also in place, and the ceremonial secretary Changqing had already entered the palace to welcome the emperor, and it stands to reason that the emperor should have appeared at the door of the palace at this time.
However, until this time, the emperor had not yet appeared.
Some of the officials who were preparing ritual utensils to light fires 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 they didn't see the emperor appear, and their faces were full of surprise.
Chang Qing, the celebrant in luxurious costumes, and a group of welcoming officials have been standing outside the emperor's bedroom in the palace for a long time.
Seeing that the hour was approaching, and the emperor would not appear again, he would be afraid of delaying the auspicious time, so Chang Qing of the Rite Division could no longer hold back, and risked angering Long Wei and being degraded, bowed to the ground, and said loudly to the palace: "Holy Lord, the good time has come, and the ministers welcome the Holy Lord to preside over the autumn festival ceremony" The blood of this ceremonial secretary Changqing had already surged to his head, and his voice was already so loud that even the Yun Qin officials outside the palace could faintly hear it.
However, after calling three times, there was still no response in the dormitory.
For a while, this celebrant Chang Qing's body froze, and he wanted to rush into the palace to check, but the three calls to the saint are at most only a crime of derogation, if it is a crime of debasement, if it is a collision with the dragon couch, this is the crime of killing the head, and the saint is a cultivator, if it is suddenly interrupted at the critical threshold of cultivation, it may cause more serious consequences.
The atmosphere in Sai Gong froze for a moment.
Minutes and seconds passed.
The faces of many officials slowly turned white, and Chang Qing, the secretary of the ceremony, finally couldn't hold it anymore and ordered the two palace maids to open the door of the dormitory.
"Where is the Holy One?"
The moment the door of the dormitory opened, the ceremonial priest Chang Qing exclaimed in despair.
The dormitory was empty, and there was no emperor "What, the Holy One is not in Saigu" "The Holy One is not in the palace, where did he go?"
When the news came out, the officials under the altar were in an uproar.
Everyone in the whole world knows that Emperor Yun Qin is a powerful saint-level cultivator, and no one in this world can take him away silently, if he is not in the palace, it is only possible for him to leave by himself, but if he leaves by himself, who will know where he went "There is a decree from the Holy Father, so that I will preside over the autumn festival on his behalf."
A calm voice rang out in the midst of the chaos.
There was an instant silence under the altar, and the eyes of all the officials were gathered on the body of Yun Qin Shoufu Wen Xuanshu, who was in front of the hundred officials and made a sound.
Many people have disbelief in their eyes, if there is really a will, how can they wait until this situation is imminent and the good time has come to announce it, which will only cause the ministers to panic However, most of them felt that if the autumn festival was abandoned before it was opened, it would be a great disrespect to God, and at this time, Wen Xuanshu stood up and at least could do something to remedy it.
Only a few officials, from the excessive calm on the faces of some people and Wen Xuanshu, faintly smelled a certain palpitating breath.
"The time has come" A ceremonial official was still hesitating, and a ceremonial official beside him had already issued an order to the group of ceremonial musicians with a cold face.
The bell rings.
Drumming sounded.
The wood stove was lit, the southwest burned a three-meter giant red candle, and the southeast burned calves.
The Autumn Festival has officially begun.
Wen Xuanshu had a calm face, stepped forward slowly, entered from the left door of the altar, and went to the middle platform to worship and offer incense.
Next, the sacrifice to the emperor, the sacrifice of jade silk, the gift should be a procedure, Wen Xuanshu was completed to the letter, in an orderly manner, in a solemn atmosphere, many officials also calmed down for the time being, just uneasily guessed what happened to the saint, would miss such an important ceremony.
After the dedication, pray to heaven.
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Wen Xuanshu took the green jade prayer board from the golden basin held by a ceremonial official and began to say goodbye to the sky.
"Fang Jin's foreign thieves are rampant, Yun Qin is restless, and the foreign thieves are all led by Sun Jinse, the head of Yun Qin State, and the guilty ministers are fortunate to be assisted by Yun Qin's grace, and they should not be compassionate to themselves, so Chen Changsun Jinse's seven major sins, please ask the Emperor Heaven Holy Lord to adjudicate."
"A big crime, there is no distinction between right and wrong, bad ancestors' laws, and killing the heroes of the country."
"The two major sins, being stubborn and self-serving, rejoicing in great achievements, not listening to advice, and chasing good ministers."
"The three major sins, colluding with the enemy country, exchanging arms, and disregarding the national system and national hatred for the sake of establishing a private army, and being ashamed of the country."
"The four major sins, persecuting Qingluan, committing chaos with force, and ignoring glory."
"The five major sins, ineffective governance and rampant corruption."
"The six major sins, passing the buck, taking a false name, giving military orders and the generals for defeat."
"The Seven Deadly Sins, ignoring the Five Constants of Human Ethics, Brother Yuy and his sister."
"These seven deadly sins, I hope that the Emperor and the Holy Lord will see it clearly, and if there is any untruth, it will be punished by the god and thunder.
In fact, the Emperor Heavenly Holy Lord ordered the eldest grandson Jinse to abdicate and the eldest grandson Muyue to ascend the throne, so as to restore the clouds, Qin and Qingming, and stabilize the country. ” Wen Xuanshu's words to heaven were only the first sentence that fell into the ears of the hundred officials below, and the vast majority of people were blindsided for the first time, and they were completely stunned, stupid, and trembling all over.
Where is this begging for a good fortune, this is clearly a crusade document stating the emperor's crimes one by one, and abolishing the emperor in the face of the sky Wen Xuanshu actually wanted to rebel An elderly official of the Ministry of Rites stood in a daze, he had a feeling of complete unreality, and he didn't know what was going on, how could such a thing happen.
Then he saw that many people were well disguised, only to see nervousness, but not moved.
He looked at those colleagues who were so familiar with him, and he felt so strange at this moment.
Then he began to remember what he had just heard.
Then this official who only has five grades, usually sees Wen Xuanshu as a submissive official, but at such a moment when the rest of the officials are silent, he opened his arms and roared: "Wen Xuanshu, you are bold to rebel."
The shout of the old rite official freed many officials from their vertigo, and they also completely reacted to what was happening at the moment, and understood what kind of situation they were in, their hands twitched slightly from shock and fear, but their hearts were unusually clear.
Listening to the shouting of this old ritual official, Wen Xuanshu clearly saw in the afterglow of his eyes that the eyes of many officials who were originally extremely afraid of him and respected were full of anger, resentment, and murderous intent.
These cowardly officials seem to have turned into a pack of wild wolves at this time, ready to tear him apart at any moment.
However, his face was calmer, he just raised his head slowly, looked at the twilight sky, and asked the old official of the Ministry of Rites, "Huang Zhongshi, you said that I was rebellious, may I ask which sentence I said is not true?"
"You, you rebel" The old rite official was covered with blood in his chest, his face turned purple and red, and he didn't even know how to argue for a while, but just shouted: "What you said, how can any sentence be true?"
"I'll tell you which one is true."
Wen Xuanshu looked at the old official calmly, and said indifferently: "The nine elders are the black gold carriage personally given by His Majesty, and the heavy curtains are the lessons of the first emperor, but they were abolished overnight, not to mention that Lord Jiang and other elders were ordered by the first emperor to avoid death, but they died on the streets of Zhongzhou.
"Everyone knows that the Southern Expedition is too urgent, and the death of several bosses of the Ministry of Officials has no result, Zhou Shoufu proposed an effective plan, but he was expelled instead, even if he did not mention that the eldest grandson Jinse came to the throne and fought with Tang Zang and Da Mang, you said that my second sentence is a great success, and I don't listen to the advice, but chase the good ministers, but it is untrue" "Everyone knows that Zhang is enshrined in Biluo Mausoleum with a large number of heavenly demons and heavy armor, and Xi Ri Mu Shenyun is just a puppet of the eldest grandson Jinse, who is reckless in order to build his own private army, you say that my third sentence is untrue" "Forced Vice Dean Xia to abdicate, and even the internal strife in Qingluan Academy, countless casualties, moved my Yunqin foundation, and Lin Xi's exploits are known to the world, but the eldest grandson Jinse persecuted him with his own joy and anger, you say that my fourth sentence is untrue" "Over the years, corruption has been rampant, and public grievances have risen, and you say that I am untruthful" "The Southern Expedition is unfavorable, obviously it is not well prepared, and it does not listen to the advice, resulting in countless Yun Qin men dying on the battlefield, and hundreds of people being displaced, which is obviously the responsibility of the eldest grandson Jinse, but blames Hu Biyi, you say that I am untrue" "The eldest princess has been forced to flee from Zhongzhou City, you say that my seventh sentence is untrue" "Poof", under his repeated rhetorical questions, the old rite official didn't know where to start arguing for a while, a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, and he fell backwards on his back. s: