The day has come to open the forum and try to figure it out.
All the officials entered the palace early and were arranged by the Ministry of Rites to arrive outside the main hall one by one.
Even officials from the lower ranks had to participate in such a ceremony to worship heaven, so that the entire square outside the main hall was filled with officials, and at a glance, it was a dense sea of people.
There was a road left in the middle of the sea of people.
The imperial guards in the palace stood on both sides, wearing armor and holding spears and swords.
Looking along the road, a large cauldron stood in the center, with three-foot-high incense candles burning in it, and curls of green smoke rising up to the sky.
Si Ming stood in front of the cauldron holding a wooden sword.
This stop lasted two hours.
Sacrifice to the heaven must be in accordance with the heaven's hour, and all the officials must wait in front of this hall without moving or speaking.
There is no other way but to get through it forcefully.
After Chen hour, the blazing sun overhead also set through the clouds.
Due to the hot weather and standing for a long time, some officials turned pale and some could no longer hold on.
Naturally, some fell down.
But after falling down, someone will immediately come to support him. Even if he faints, he has to wait until the sacrifice to heaven is over before he can leave.
Si Ming stood in front of the cauldron with a calm breath, waiting.
On the square, the internal eunuch told the time, every half hour.
"The time has come!!"
"The time has come!!"
The eunuchs in the square passed the news around one by one, until the sound of Si Shi spread throughout the square for everyone to hear.
It was still early at this time.
This time, the time for offering sacrifices to heaven was set at noon.
In other words, they still have to stand for an hour.
The sun was shining brightly, and it was getting hotter and hotter. There was no sip of water, and some officials' mouths were already chapped, but they still stood here.
"The noon hour has arrived!!"
Along with the eunuch's words came out.
The big drums placed on both sides beat.
The majestic sound came, accompanied by the vibration of the drum, and instantly woke up those who were in a daze.
"Dong, dong, dong..."
The commander in front of the cauldron also raised his head.
He raised the mahogany sword in his hand and performed the magic in front of the cauldron.
The sword picked up several sword flowers in his hand, and saw water and fire burning. After circling the cauldron for a week, the commander recited the sacrificial words.
Then introduce the talisman and burn it into the cauldron together.
Take a handful of incense candles, count them to nine or nine, hold them tightly with both hands, and light all the incense candles as the talisman burns.
"Zha!"
Siming shouted loudly, holding the incense candle and walking around the cauldron again. Even though the incense ashes fell on his hand and blistered, he did not stop, as if he didn't know.
Returning to the cauldron, his hands shook.
The cigarette ashes are rising, and the incense candle in my hand is like a spark of fire.
Siming looked at the eunuch beside him.
The eunuch nodded, then opened his throat, and a deep voice penetrated the entire square.
"bye!!!"
The echoes are constant and awe-inspiring.
Thousands of officials in the square knelt on their knees, and the main hall of the square, which had been silent for a long time, finally heard some other sounds.
Si Ming held hands to help, and also worshiped the sky.
"Goodbye!!"
The sound spread across the square again.
After the rustling sound, it was seen that a few people fainted after bowing, probably because they had stood for too long.
Someone immediately came to help him up and drag him to finish praying.
After a long period of calm, the eunuch spoke again: "Three obeisances!!"
As the third rak'ah falls.
Everyone seemed to let out a long sigh of relief.
Sacrifice to heaven is the most fatal thing for these officials. It is said that the last time they worshiped heaven, nine people died, and their bodies died as soon as they arrived.
If you can survive until you pray to heaven three times, your life is considered saved.
Siming breathed a sigh of relief, and after reciting the sacrificial words, he inserted the incense candle into the cauldron.
"Boom!!!"
The drums sounded.
The door of the main hall was opened.
From that side door were several generals and another eunuch with his head lowered.
After they dispersed to both sides, they saw His Majesty wearing a dragon robe walking out.
"Your Majesty has arrived!!!"
As this voice came out, all the officials in the field knelt down again.
"Long live my emperor!!"
"Long live my emperor!!"
The sound was so loud that it seemed as if the sound would spread throughout the entire capital city.
Yan Ruchu stepped forward slowly, glanced at it and said, "I love you all my life!"
Several officials in the front row slowly stood up.
Only those at the back dared to stand up slowly, but it took a long time to get up.
Yan Ruchu stepped forward slowly.
The officials also turned around as His Majesty moved.
The drums beat continuously, and every step seems to be majestic.
On top of a certain hall in that palace.
Several people were sitting on it and watching.
Qingtian You looked at this scene and couldn't help but said: "The rules are really strict and the momentum is huge!"
This is much more interesting than what I saw in the spirit cage.
Although this inexplicable rule is somewhat criticized, it may be because of this that the importance of offering sacrifices to heaven is revealed.
After hearing this, Mo Yu said: "It's much better than when I first saw it. At that time, living people were still sacrificed to heaven, which was extremely cruel."
Qingtian You was not surprised, but said: "The same is true in the spiritual cage."
"Living people...sacrifice to heaven?"
Lihua blinked and asked, "What kind?"
On the side, Mo Yuan stretched out his hand to knock him and said, "They are talking nonsense."
Lihua touched her head and asked in confusion: "Really?"
Qingtian You smiled and said, "Well, we are just talking nonsense."
Jian Shenghua stood on the vertical ridge with his hands folded. Speaking of it, he felt that the scene was magnificent. At least in the world of immortality or in the past, they had rarely experienced such a solemn and majestic atmosphere.
Ruyi squatted aside, frowned, and said: "Red tape."
Several people looked at it.
Ruyi was stunned for a moment and asked: "I, am I right?"
Qingtianyou and others laughed, nodded and said, "It's not wrong to say it's red tape."
It is indeed a bit cumbersome and has no real effect.
Ruyiba sighed, and then asked: "By the way, Uncle Chen isn't here yet?"
Mo Yuan looked at her and said, "Mr. Chen has more important things."
"Why do you have to go quietly?" Ruyi was curious.
Mo Yuan smiled and said, "I think nothing can trouble you, sir, and Miss Ruyi doesn't have to worry."
Ruyi blinked and said, "That's right."
Mr. Chen is a god, a very powerful and powerful god.
"Boom!"
The sound of the drum suddenly stagnated.
At this moment, Yan Ruchu had already walked to the cauldron.
He picked up the incense candle and used the talisman to burn it and light it.
"I! I am ordered by heaven!"
A deep voice came from his mouth.
"The emperor's duties are nothing greater than etiquette, etiquette is nothing greater than points, and points are nothing greater than names. What is etiquette? Discipline and regulations are it; what is points? Jun and ministers are it; what is name? Duke, marquis..."
Reciting it for a long time is also one of the processes, which is called the duty of the emperor.
It’s not until this section is finished that we get to the main topic.
"When Taizu united the world, heaven and earth moved, all spirits arose, heaven favored humanity, and prosperity flourished. However, prosperity also produced chaos. The monsters in the mountains caused chaos in the world, and there were sudden signs of uncertainty."
"As the Son of Heaven, I should put an end to this chaos."
"Therefore, I consecrate nine immortal officials to control our mountains and rivers and put an end to this chaos!"