Chapter 201 Ascension to the Foundation and Establishment of the Nation (3)
?When any new dynasty is established, it must build its own clan ancestral temple to worship ancestors, kings and clans of the past dynasties, and the Sheji altar to worship ghosts and gods. Moreover, the Ancestral Temple and the Sheji altar are generally built together with the royal palace, so whether in Beijing
Still in Nanjing, according to the tradition of Zuozu and Youshe, the Taimiao Temple is located on the east side of the central axis road from ** to Meridian Gate, and the other is the Sheji Altar.-- .
Moreover, after the establishment of a new dynasty, generally the founding emperors would enshrine all their ancestors' memorial tablets in the Ancestral Temple, and at the same time add an emperor or queen title to the three generations above them. Even though they were not emperors during their lifetime,
After death, you can enjoy the emperor's worship.
In the time and space before Shang Yi traveled through, the Imperial Palace in Nanjing had long ceased to exist, and the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Sheji Altar in the Imperial Palace in Beijing had become the Palace of Culture and Zhongshan Hall.
Of course, the Imperial Palace in Nanjing is still basically intact, as are the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the altar of sacrifice. There is no need for large-scale construction. However, the memorial tablets of Shang Yi's ancestors are enshrined and there is a clan, which poses a small problem for Shang Yi.
Because in this era, Shang Yi is basically a loner.
When Shang Yi first came to prominence, there were rumors that he was a famous minister during the Chenghua period and a descendant of Shang Ren, a cabinet scholar. But at that time, Shang Yi had his own goals and did not think about others.
He climbed into the relationship, so he did not admit it. Later, Shang Yi gradually became more powerful, and his tendency to commit suicide became more and more.
The more obvious it became, no one mentioned it anymore. Of course, Shang Yi didn't come from his own genealogy, just the names of his ancestors. Shang Yi only knew the names of his parents, grandfather, and grandmother.
I don’t know how old they were, because my great-grandfather and great-grandmother passed away before Shang Yi was born.
Fortunately, Shang Yi appeared as a civilian orphan from the beginning, so he had no genealogy and didn't know much about his ancestors. They were just normal. Shang Yi had no choice but to tell the names of his parents, grandfather, and grandmother.
, and their identities are all farmers and their ancestral home.
It was decided to be in Yishui County, Shandong Province, and the cabinet ministers also drafted honorary titles for the four old people. Shang Yi didn't care too much about it. They just decided on whatever they decided, and then ordered people to make spiritual tablets and enshrine them in the Ancestral Temple.
In this way, he finally established his own ancestral temple.
Before proclaiming the emperor, there are several other things that, although not big, must be determined. One is the clothing of the emperor and the queen, because during the emperor's ceremony, other concubines can wait in the palace.
But the queen must attend, if
If there is a queen, then the clothes worn by the emperor and the queen, as well as the emperor's crown, the queen's phoenix crown, the emperor's seal and the queen's treasure seal, all of these things must be made, and they will be used in the ceremony of proclaiming the emperor.
All of the above are the props that need to be used.
Only then did Shang Yi realize that being an emperor was not an easy task. No wonder he said he would keep everything simple, but it still took more than two months. The production of these things also requires cycles, and of course Shang Yi would
To be lazy, I just want to say that the styles of these items are all made according to the Ming Dynasty system, but what items need to be carried out in the emperor's ceremony and how each item is carried out must be determined by Shang Yi one by one.
On the twelfth day of the tenth month, the dragon and phoenix robes, crowns, crowns, phoenix crowns, and jade seals had all been made and brought to the palace one by one for Shang Yi to see and try on.
Five pieces of dragon and phoenix robes were made each. Each piece was made of the finest silk and the most complex jacquard craftsmanship. Each piece had a different style. They were respectively used to meet officials, worship heaven, worship ancestors, review the army and
They were worn on different occasions when they returned to the palace to receive congratulations from the ministers, and each set of dragon and phoenix robes would be matched with a corresponding crown, phoenix crown, waist belt, boots, etc. However, one of them was the uniform for inspecting the army, which was made by Shang Yi himself.
Designed.
Mian Liuguan, crown and phoenix crown are all made of pure gold, supplemented by a small amount of pearls, jade, jade, etc. Mian Liuguan and crown are all based on dragon patterns and dragon shapes, while phoenix crown is of course made of phoenix.
Based on the shape, the production is very delicate and delicate, with the shapes of dragons and phoenixes being made lifelike, and even a scale and a feather are carved with extremely fine detail.
A total of five pieces of jade seals were made, all of which were carved from the finest white jade. They were tied in the shape of a dragon and were of different sizes, ranging from five inches and nine minutes to two inches and nine minutes.
China's jade seal system is not static, and the emperor does not only have one jade seal. Different jade seals are used on different occasions and for different documents. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, an eight-seal system was formed and was used until the Tang Dynasty. It was basically the same.
It wasn't until Wu Zetian became emperor in the Tang Dynasty that he ingeniously added a sacred seal saying "The emperor's view of heaven decrees that the virtuous will prosper" and changed the system of eight seals.
It was a system of nine seals, and at the same time, "Xi" was changed to "Bao". From then on, all dynasties called "Jade Seal" "Bao", and the number increased to twelve treasures in the Northern Song Dynasty, seventeen treasures in the Southern Song Dynasty, and fiercely in the Ming Dynasty.
It increased to twenty-four treasures. In addition to the daily use of the twenty-five treasures of Jiaotai Hall, the Qing Dynasty also enshrined the "Ten Treasures of Shengjing". Fortunately, China stopped in the Qing Dynasty. If there are still more treasures later, it is estimated that it will exceed one hundred treasures.
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The five treasure seals produced this time are: the treasure of the emperor's orders, for the purpose of sealing the emperor's preface; the treasure of the emperor's entrustment to heaven, for the purpose of sealing the seal; the treasure of the emperor, for daily use; the treasure of the emperor's trust, for the seal of the emperor.
It was used for military conquests; the treasure of imperial edicts was used to instruct officials.
Whether it is a dragon and phoenix robe, a crown, a crown, a phoenix crown or a jade seal, the workmanship materials are all the best. They also represent the highest level of textile technology, jade carving technology and metal processing technology in China in this era. It can be said that no matter
It's the same thing, and it can be sold for a sky-high price if it is taken to future generations. And just in case it is damaged, except for the jade seal, I made two copies of everything else, just in case.
From October 14th to 16th, the entire ceremony was rehearsed three times, and it was basically foolproof. The whole process was no less than an Olympic opening ceremony.
Finally, on October 18th, Shang Yi got up early, put on a five-clawed golden dragon robe embroidered with flowers, put on his crown and crown, and first led his ministers to the Temple of Heaven in the southeast corner outside Nanjing City.
To pay homage to heaven and earth, Shang Yi did not ride a horse this time, but rode a dragon chariot, surrounded by nine-curved golden domes, white and yellow axes, and other ceremonial guards.
The road has been washed with clean water and sprinkled with loess. On both sides of the road, people are also standing onlookers. There are incense cases along the road. Many people kowtow in front of the incense cases. Because Shang Yi
His rule in Nanjing was indeed very popular, and many people sincerely supported Shang Yi as emperor.
A group of people marched out of Nanjing and headed straight for the Temple of Heaven. The Temple of Heaven is also an original building in Nanjing. Although there were some damages in previous wars, the general layout has been basically preserved. Now the damaged parts have been repaired.
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It was decorated again, and now it was covered with silk ribbons, flags, flowers, and maids in costumes. Even the soldiers guarding the Temple of Heaven were dressed in red and green, with fluttering embroidered ribbons and flying flags. It looked colorful.
Eye-catching colors.
As Shang Yi's group arrived at the Temple of Heaven, gongs, drums, strings and bamboos sounded, and musical instruments such as harps, pipas, shengs, pipes, flutes, and Xiaos also played to welcome Shang Yi's group. Although it was a rehearsal, after all, it was only today that we saw the whole picture.
It really shocked Shang Yi. This was the result of trying to be as simple as possible.
After the official time came, the three animal sacrifices and wax incense burners were also placed on the Temple of Heaven. Shang Yi climbed up the steps to the Temple of Heaven, while the civil and military officials stood under the Temple of Heaven according to their respective ranks. Although they were wearing
The long and big dragon robe made it inconvenient to walk, but Shang Yi still climbed to the Temple of Heaven very smoothly. He first burned three pillars of incense, kowtowed to the sky three times, inserted the incense into the incense burner, and then poured three glasses of wine to show his gratitude.
Respect for heaven and earth.
After bowing to heaven and earth again, Shang Yi stood up, faced the officials in the audience, and began to read the sacrificial rites loudly, expressing that he had complied with the destiny of heaven, proclaimed himself emperor and founded the country, and at the same time accepted the treasure of the emperor's order, the emperor's gift from heaven.
Then he received the three kowtows and nine bows from hundreds of civil and military officials at the Temple of Heaven, and shouted long live in unison. The soldiers guarding the Temple of Heaven and the ladies also cheered in unison. The sound shook the sky, and the entire ceremony of worshiping the heaven was also complete.
Finish.
Then Shang Yicai descended from the Temple of Heaven, got on the chariot again, and led the civil and military officials back to Nanjing City to conduct the second stage of the emperor-proclaiming ceremony. This stage was all conducted in the palace.
The first gate into the imperial city was originally called Hongwu Gate, which was also officially renamed Zhonghua Gate. After entering the imperial city, other officials were waiting outside Chengtian Gate, and more than ten major ministers accompanied Shang Yi into Chengtian Gate.
Tianmen, at this time Ye Yaojia was also wearing a phoenix crown and phoenix robe, waiting inside the Duanmen.
Shang Yi changed into a set of dragon robes and, accompanied by Ye Yaoqi, worshiped various gods and goddesses in the Sheji Altar and worshiped his ancestors in the Ancestral Temple. He formally enshrined the tablets of Shang's ancestors in the ancestral temple and established a genealogy of the Shang family.
, also fill in the names of Shang Yi and Ye Yaoqi on it, which is also like the official establishment of the Zheng Shang clan's ancestral temple.
After worshiping gods and ancestors, Shang Yi and Ye Yaoyao entered the Forbidden City through the Meridian Gate and waited in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The ministers outside Chengtian Gate also lined up and entered the palace. Shang Yi took a seat in the middle of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and accepted the ceremony.
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The officials visited Shang Yi and bowed three times and kowtowed to Shang Yi three times, and shouted "long live" three times. Then Wang Euzhi read aloud the founding edict, as well as the country name, era name, etc. in public, which also meant that the Chinese Empire was officially established.
Later, Shang Yi accepted three jade seals: the Emperor's Treasure, the Emperor's Trust Treasure, and the Zhigao Treasure. At the same time, he formally made Ye Yaoyao the queen. After Ye Yaoyao thanked Shang Yi, he accepted the queen's treasure and seal.
Register, and then sat side by side with Shang Yi, accepted the congratulations of the officials, and awarded the officials. The second stage of the entire proclaiming emperor ceremony was also over. Please watch the first release without advertisements--.