The cheers continued for a long time, until the civil servants got tired of shouting, and then Xu Xuemo, the Minister of Rites, quietly looked at Taichang Siqing, and soon after, all the people cheered, signaling that the suburban welcome had officially begun.
Gao Jingshi was not Zhou Yu, and he did not have the ability to "catch up if the music was wrong", but the music played today was very familiar to him, and it surprised him - it was "The Song of Taihe", one of the Zhonghe Shao music.
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Because the Ming Dynasty was based on expelling the Tartar slaves and restoring China, it attached great importance to the restoration of traditional Chinese etiquette. Etiquette was often referred to as "ritual and music" in ancient China, so Zhu Yuanzhang also attached great importance to the construction and use of etiquette and music.
, as early as when he conquered Jinling for the first time, he did not neglect his duties. He started the second round of rituals and music, recruited senior scholars, divided them among the Cao Cao, determined the sacrificial canons, ordered the revision of ritual books, and re-established the elegant music. He reigned for thirty-two years.
, whenever there is a sacrifice, fasting, or animal sacrifice, one must be sincere and respectful.
In order to warn himself, he specially ordered Taichang Temple to make a sign, and write down the sacrificial times of Yuanqiu, Fangze, Sheji, Ancestral Temple, Xiannong, Fengyuleishi, Mazu, etc. on the sign and hang it in front of the east wing at all times.
As a reminder, he also ordered the Ministry of Rites to cast a bronze figure with a simple script in his hand saying "fast for three days" and place it in front of him before the sacrifice, so that he would be alert and not dare to let go. He also ordered each government office to set up a wooden fasting sign with a sign on it.
Engraving "Everyone has his own constitution, God has his own supervision." to remind the officials during the sacrifice.
In order to show his respect for the gods, he specially set up a god to worship Yale with the Daoliu palm "for purity". As Wang Zhi said, "The state is the most important thing in sacrificial affairs. Everyone recommends heaven and earth, and ancestors test
, everyone has fun, and those who make fun must choose their people carefully. Those who learn from Laozi's method are quiet and pure, so they should choose their disciples carefully, and they should be optimistic and dedicated to their work." It is precisely because of the emphasis on sacrifice,
In the Ming Dynasty, the functions of the Taichang Music Officer became more monotonous than those of the previous generation. They were only in charge of various sacrificial rituals and music. In modern language, it is said to be "highly specialized."
Of course, there is no need to describe in detail the extremely complex music official system of the Ming Dynasty, only the music itself used in sacrifices and ceremonies (any ceremony requires sacrifices, so the music used in sacrifices is basically the music used in ceremonies).
The sacrifices in the Ming Dynasty were divided into three categories: large sacrifices, medium sacrifices, and small sacrifices: the large sacrifices included Yuanqiu, Fangze, Ancestral Temple, Sheji, etc.; the middle sacrifices included Chao Ri, Xiyue, Xiannong, Tai Sui, Stars, Fengyun Leiyu, and Yuezhen.
, Haidu, mountains and rivers, emperors of past dynasties, ancestors, flags, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, longevity stars, etc.; the gods are small sacrifices.
Corresponding to the level of sacrifice, sacrificial music is divided into four categories: nine pieces are used to worship heaven and earth; eight pieces are used to worship the gods, Tai Sui; seven pieces are used to worship the Ming Dynasty, Taishe, Taiji, and the emperor; six pieces are used to worship the night.
, Dishe, Diji, ancestral temple, ancestor.
There are two main types of sacrificial music: Zhonghe Shao music and Confucian Temple Da music. Zhonghe Shao music was widely used in important sacrificial ceremonies of the imperial court, and the scale was very large. The sacrificial music of the Ming Dynasty all had the word "harmony", such as "Zhonghe Zhiqu"
", "The Song of Guanghe". Different levels of sacrificial ceremonies use different music.
The nine-piece, eight-piece, seven-piece, etc. mentioned above are roughly equivalent to the number of music pieces required to complete the ceremony, and each piece of music is equivalent to a stage of the ceremony. The more grand and grand and high-level the ceremony, the more music is played.
The more times it takes.
The nine plays are roughly divided into the following nine steps: welcoming the gods, laying jade and silk, entering the altar, first offering, sub-offering, final offering, thoroughly feasting, sending off the gods, and looking forward to the feast. The music of each step can be roughly judged from the music of the first play.
The level of the sacrifice - this is of course not very accurate, because among a large number of sacrifices of various grades, the "Song of Neutral Harmony" is played most often.
However, the first performance of "The Song of Taihe" is rare. It is usually performed to offer sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. This is why Gao Jingshi is very familiar with this piece of music at this moment. The music played for this sacrifice is eight pieces, which is of very high quality.
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Some people may ask, after returning home in triumph, one is supposed to offer sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, so wouldn’t it be appropriate to use music to worship the Imperial Ancestral Temple at this moment? That’s not the case, offering sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple and offering sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple are two different things. In the Ming Dynasty, which had an extremely strict etiquette system, it was completely
They cannot be confused. Because in a sense, if the two are compared, there will be a sense of madness in the descendants of future generations who think they can equal their ancestors. Who dares to do this?
However, the first song played in Taichang Temple at this moment happened to be the "Music of Taihe" that was first played to worship the Ancestral Temple. It can be seen that today's ceremony is either a copy of the level of worshiping the Ancestral Temple, or it is a new level.
At this time, Gao Jingshi couldn't move around at will. Instead, he immediately straightened his face after the music started, dismounted and walked out of the crowd. However, Qi Jiguang beside him was even more agile than him, dismounting even faster, and then waited for Gao Jingshi.
When you come forward, follow closely, stand south and look north.
After the ceremony official sang, Gao Jingshi and Qi Jiguang immediately knelt down - not just the two of them, but actually everyone in the venue had already knelt down, and they all knelt facing north, including the emperor and the Mongolians.
Inside.
Gao Pragmatic, who was bending down and kowtowing, quietly glanced at the emcee's stand and found that the ceremony official had solemnly held out a gold plate with various treasure books on it, and a row of nine people stood solemnly waiting for the next move. At this time, Gao pragmatically
Pragmatically, we can finally confirm that the etiquette used today is to offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple!
The second step in offering sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple is not to lay jade and silk fabrics, but to "consecrate treasures". Now that the treasure album has been brought out, it can be seen that it is correct. If you really want to be more cautious, then look at what music is played next.
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At this time, Gao Pragmatic also followed the ceremony officer's singing and recited the blessing. This blessing was very long and it took a long time to read each sentence, so I won't go into details here. When the blessing was finished sentence by sentence, the ceremony officially entered the next step, and the ceremony was completed.
The ceremonial officer of the treasure book presented the treasure book directly to the north - but the problem was that this was not the Ancestral Temple, and Gao Pragmatic was also curious about what they were going to do.
The result was something new. The ceremony officials presented the treasure book to a row of incense tables that had been set up in the direction of the Ancestral Temple. Although Gao Pingshi was far away, he estimated that the incense tables contained the tombs of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. This... may be considered Zhu Yijun's hand.
The ancestors are invited to come out for a military parade. This may be the first time since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this time, the music has also been changed, and the song played is "The Song of Xihe", which is perfectly suitable for the music used to worship the Ancestral Temple.
The subsequent procedures are still extremely complicated, and there is no need to elaborate. In short, the next six pieces are as follows: Jinzu, "The Song of Ninghe"; Chuxian, "The Song of Shouhe", "The Dance of Martial Arts"; Yaxian, "The Song of Condensation";
"The Song of Yuhe", "The Dance of Wende"; Zuxian, "The Song of Xihe", "The Dance of Wende"; Che Dou, "The Song of Yonghe"; Sui Shen, "The Song of Anhe".
After this long process, everyone was kneeling until they were numb. Veterans like Xu Guo, who was nearly seventy years old, knelt tremblingly, swaying this way and that, but no one dared to stop midway.
He didn't even dare to be helped - no one dared to help him.
Zhu Yijun himself didn't seem to be feeling well either. He had always suffered from "foot disease" and many sacrifices were made by honorable ministers and cabinet ministers. This time, it was no surprise that he knelt down and sweated profusely. The only preferential treatment he could enjoy was,
Probably after the ceremony, the eunuchs in charge of rituals quickly got up and helped him get up.
There is a section in the prayer just now where the ceremonial official recited an imperial edict on behalf of the emperor, and the imperial edict was written about the reasons and reasons for this sacrifice. There is also something different here, that is, the sacrifice to the Taimiao Temple is a grand ceremony for the descendants and younger emperors to worship their ancestors.
, imperial edicts usually report one's achievements to the ancestors as a junior, and even if ministers are mentioned, they are just mentioned in passing without naming them.
However, this time it was different. Gao Pingshi found that his name appeared three times directly and openly, mentioning three points respectively: knowledge, culture and martial arts.
There is nothing to say about knowledge, but it is emphasized that he is the only six-headed scholar in the Ming Dynasty for 224 years; Wenzhi focuses on his "following Wen Zhenggong's legacy" to deal with financial shortcomings, so that the annual revenue of the imperial court reached the first level last year and the founding of the country
The most important thing is that martial arts is the most important part of today's ceremony. His great achievements since he became an official are listed in detail.
Not only is there the Battle of Monan, the Battle of Liaonan, the Pacification of the Northwest, and the Northern Expedition to the Remaining Yuan Dynasty, but he also counts the Battle of Burma.
Thousands of miles away, gold, pearls, and jades have increased instead of decreasing." Well, the second half of the sentence is probably not just about dispatching, but about plundering other countries. Of course, in name, it was the compensation he demanded from the failed invaders.
, Well...it's not a problem in name.
His knowledge, scholarship, and martial arts were all outstanding and superb. From this point of view, his high pragmatism was hard to find in history, which shows that the emperor had a high opinion of him.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun, the emperor of Wanli, also "expanded" a little here, quoting a sentence from "Qunshu Zhiyao·Wei Zhixia": "There is an immortal king; he must be able to use immortal ministers. Use
An immortal minister will surely achieve immortal achievements." to summarize these achievements.
Fortunately, if this was his own boast, it would certainly be too outrageous, but he used it very cleverly because he added a sentence before it: "In the past, the late emperor once taught earnestly..." and added a sentence after it: "
...Although it is not as good as it is now, I can give you comfort." In this way, the madness disappeared, but it showed that he attached great importance to the teachings of the late emperor and always took the expectations of the late emperor as his responsibility. Now he has finally achieved some results, which can be used to comfort his father.
——This is another excellent manifestation of filial piety.
It has to be said that with Zhu Yijun's operation, even Gao Pragmatic could only raise his thumbs and say that it was well done - he was worthy of being his classmate for ten years. His thick skin and clever use have really merged into one.
It is called perfection.
After the process was completed, Gao Pragmatic stood up, holding the tiger talisman, guard and other items and walked towards the emperor to hand them over. The emperor had now recovered from kneeling to a state of numbness, and with a spring breeze, he messed up the previously established etiquette - originally according to the rules.
According to the procedure set by the Ministry of Rites, he should be a pragmatic person on the general stage and hand over the tokens symbolizing military power in the audience. Then the emperor would praise him, and then the chief ceremonial officer would announce the imperial edict of reward on his behalf.
But Zhu Yijun had promised well before, but now he did not comply. Instead, after Gao Pragmatic came over, he walked off the stage with a smile on his face, helped Gao Pragmatic up on the spot, and took off his cloak.
He dropped it and put it on Gao Pingshi's back.
When he helped Gao Yingshi up earlier, Gao Yingshi hesitated for a moment and then got up. But when the cloak was draped over him, he was so frightened that he bowed down again in a panic. At least he looked flustered.
-The ground means that I dare not accept it.
Not only that, he even said his refusal in a rather incoherent way, with the first words not matching the second words. This was actually the first time Zhu Yijun had seen him behave like this since he had known him.
But Zhu Yijun was very happy and forcibly lifted him up again. He recited a poem with a smile and said: "The wild geese fly high in the moonlight, and Shan Yu escapes at night. When he wants to chase Qingqi away, the heavy snow covers his bow and knife."
Then he tightened the cloak tied to Gao Pragmatically, and said with a smile: "I asked the imperial supervisor to make this cloak for you overnight. Just wear it with peace of mind. Hey, if you refuse again, then I can only
He said, 'This is a gift from you, and you cannot refuse it.'"
Gao Pangshi was stunned for a moment. He didn't look at the style of the cloak just now. He didn't know if it was made by the emperor. But at this moment, he couldn't take it off and take a closer look. Since the emperor had already said this, he refused again.
Obviously, this meant resisting the decree and disobeying it, which was not acceptable, so I stayed for a while and had no choice but to bow down again and thank the Lord for His grace.
Gao Jingshi bowed three times, Zhu Yijun supported him three times, then waved his sleeves and walked back to the general stage, saying: "Chen Ju, declare the decree!"
This imperial edict is very long, and it is not convenient to describe it in detail, so I will only select a few: "The Minister of the Ministry of Households is highly pragmatic... He is a master of tools, capable of planning and making decisions, and he is loyal and loyal.
If you have a financial handle, you can clear your remaining debts and accumulate tens of thousands of gold; after self-governance, you can lead a heavy army, and your outstanding achievements will be seen in the Ming Dynasty.
He has the heart to care about the country and has the tools to help the world. He conquered the south and the north and conquered all the barbarians. He brought peace to the tribesmen and saved more than millions of lives. All of them are in charge of the area. They are in charge of success and failure.
Unknown, he acted alone regardless of reputation or reputation.
He entered the official position in the first year of the year, and the country was purged in ten years. The barbarians were in uniform, and Taicang millet could be used for several years. The money accumulated in the temple reached more than six million. He became a gentleman with restrained virtues, and he was recently lucky enough to be rigorously tested.
, Nuclear land acres, Xun economic talents are also. Be open and honest, tolerate the virtuous and catch the sycophants, insist on restraining them, and guard against the lenient style. How can we add more to the virtuous ministers in ancient times? It is better to add a reward ceremony to persuade the ministers who are doing their jobs.
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Because his martial arts have been praised before, these paragraphs can be said to focus on commending his martial arts. However, in any case, they are just foreshadowing. All in all, they are all for the last sentence: "It is appropriate to add a ceremony to encourage him to do things."
minister."
At this time, the entire audience was silent. No matter the civil servants, military officers, Ming or Mongolian troops, they all had their ears pricked up to listen, wondering what kind of reward the emperor would give Gao Pragmatic in the end.
"...I have ordered the nine ministers to discuss the qualifications for joining the cabinet in a pragmatic and pragmatic manner. Wouldn't the great talents not use the power of the court assistants to make more achievements? I also remember the intention of my ancestors to confer titles to reward loyalty and progress.
, dare not violate it even a little bit. Therefore, the title is: Gao Pragmatic is granted the title of Marquis of Nanning, which is hereditary. Also, most of the titles awarded in the dynasty are military honors, but Gao Pragmatic is not among them. His title is like the story of the Korean Duke. I admire this."
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