In this country where the Eastern Emperor is worshipped and Taiyi people are all over the place, offering sacrifices and hymns is a very sacred thing. In addition to the East Emperor Festival every year during the frost season, on important occasions, Jian Tiansi and Taiyi people will perform the song "East Emperor".
Different from the sacred solemnity during sacrifice, the popular song "East Emperor" has a romantic and legendary color. Legend has it that the emperor of the East will come to the world in the form of three thousand incarnations, and will save the people from dire straits.
Rumor has it that the founding emperor of the state of Chu, the first emperor Jin, was one of the incarnations of the Eastern Emperor. When the war was raging, Jin led the state of Chu from the east of Lizhou to conquer the kingdoms and dominate the world. Coming from Taiyimen's "East Emperor", combined with the life and deeds of the first emperor, a great poet in Chu country created a very romantic "East Emperor Stepping on Lantern Festival"
The First Emperor, who incarnated as the Eastern Emperor, slid across the sky of Kyushu briefly like a shooting star, but fell deeply into the heart of a shrine maiden. After he succeeded and retired, the East Emperor, who had abandoned his physical body, rode the wind away. The shrine maiden who was in love with the Emperor Shangdong stepped on the dance of the Taiyi sacrifice, expressing her affection mournfully.
She started dancing on the day the East Emperor left, and performed the ritual dance for seven days and seven nights. Donghuang, who was moved by the true feelings of the witch, opened the door to the kingdom of God. That night, all the stars in Kyushu lit up, and the bonfire shone brightly everywhere. The sorceress of the Eastern Dynasty opened her arms, accepted her affection, took her into her arms, and lived with her in the kingdom of God.
On the day when the Kingdom of God was opened, it was the Lantern Festival that the people of Chu State were celebrating.
Such a romantic and legendary story was adopted by Jian Tiansi and Taiyi for some reason. Jian Tiansi changed it into a romantic piece and played it during the Lantern Festival. Over time, this song has become a must-have for Donghuang.
Due to rumors that the Middle East Emperor was so handsome that it was indistinguishable between males and females, and the first emperor's gender was also both male and female in legends, so no matter what ceremony, the person who played the Eastern Emperor must be an extremely beautiful teenager or girl. They wear feather coats that can fly over the kingdom of God and descend to the world. That beautiful appearance makes people feel sacred and solemn, and it satisfies the world's fantasy of Donghuang.
When Zhong Lishuo was a teenager, he was chosen to play the role of the East Emperor at the East Emperor Festival because of the beauty left to her by his mother. Because of the romance and affection of Yunzhou, they used this song for the East Emperor to step on the Lantern Festival even in solemn sacrifices. Most of the gods served by the state of Chu are romantic and free, so they can be solemn and sacred in many sacrificial occasions, but also romantic and sentimental.
Zhong Lishuo, who is naturally romantic, composed a shakuhachi for the song "Eastern Emperor Treads the Lantern Festival", using the sound of shakuhachi as the sacrificial words, and co-authoring the sacrificial words sung by the girl who played the witch, lingering and sentimental.
This song is the Donghuang song that saw Young Master Lu become famous in Yunzhou.
Zhong Lishuo hadn't played it for many years, but the melody was imprinted in her soul. As long as she held the shakuhachi, she would be familiar with the melody in her ears.
The music of the musicians has already begun to change, and the gorgeous and magnificent tunes kicked off the prelude to Donghuang. The girl who played the witch put on red and white sacrificial clothes, and stepped on the wooden platform with her long silk bare feet. She crouched on the stage, looking at the crowd of people under the stage, she slowly raised her slender neck, revealing a pair of tender eyes.
The scattered shrine maiden clothes were like a blooming cherry blossom, gradually closing in as the shrine maiden got up. The witch slowly got up, twisted her young and graceful waist like a water snake, slowly stretched out her white and delicate slender fingers, and stretched out towards the night sky dotted with a few stars, and began to sing amorously and charmingly:
"Auspicious days come to Chenliang, and Mu Jiangyu comes to the emperor~"
It is said that the eighth day of the first lunar month is an auspicious day for the Emperor to return to the kingdom of God by the wind. The sacrifice, which should have been praised by the solemn and powerful voice of the sorcerer, seemed so lingering in the mouth of the amorous priestess. Zhongli Shuoxun sat in the backstage, looking up at the graceful figure of the witch, watching her sacrificial clothes flowing like water on the stage. As she listened to the gorgeous performance of the musician, she thought to herself, if I were the Eastern Emperor, I would definitely open the door of the kingdom of God and come to greet her witch.
The girl Si Ming who plays the witch has a beautiful face, a graceful figure, and a dance that is astonishing. The spectators under the stage were so fascinated that they didn't even dare to call out their applause, for fear of disturbing her solemnity.
This beauty also moved the little princess Xuan Jingning who was standing beside the stage painting a boat. The princess looked at the beautiful dance of the witch, and said in her heart, "There are so many good-looking Miss Si Ming."
The painting boat next to the stage is a place where you can avoid the crowd and see the clearest performance. This place has long been wrapped up by the little princess. At this moment, the three sisters stood side by side watching the performance prepared by Jian Tiansi and Taiyimen for the people, which was quite interesting.
"Most of the chief ministers of the Superintendent of Heaven have gods they serve, so naturally all of them are beautiful people." The eldest princess responded, turning her head to look at the eldest sister who was watching the performance intently, and said, "This girl who plays the witch She looks so good, I don't know what kind of character will be playing the role of Donghuang. I heard that Da Siming has allowed her apprentice to enter the Tiansi prison this year. I am afraid it will not be Shao Siming? Commander?"
"I saw a very beautiful child." Xuan Jingchen turned his head and responded to his sister's question with a smile.
"Just be pretty." Xuan Jingming nodded and set his eyes on the stage.
The shrine maiden on the stage danced the rhinoceros dance, and at this moment withdrew the hand that prayed to the sky, and changed from high-pitched praise to low-pitched chants. The chimes of the musicians tinkled, slamming on people's hearts, like rain dripping down. The sound of the Qixuan qin was gentle, catering to the mournful request of the witch, and it looked extremely poignant.
The witch sang:
"The table is independent on the top of the mountain, and the cloud is on the bottom."
She sang loudly, the consonance was exhausted, and the East Emperor still did not appear.
Where shall I find you? On top of the mountain? Return to the Abyss of Ruins? Even if you travel all over Kyushu, you will not be able to find your presence.
The witch's sacrificial robe slowly bloomed as she knelt down on the ground. Just like a cherry blossom in full bloom, falling into the spring scene.
Her feelings, her desires, and her expectations were all melted into those tender eyes. Across the far distance, Xuan Jingchen looked at the tears in the witch's eyes, feeling lonely inside.
It seems that the person who is looking forward to the Eastern Emperor's look back is not the witch, but her.
Over a thousand years, she was in front of the mausoleum of the first emperor, stepping on her seven-day consonance, waiting for the love of her life to open her eyes again.
But her Eastern Emperor is not the First Emperor, her Eastern Emperor is Zhaoming Crown Prince Zhong Lishuo.
A man who can never open his eyes again.
The sadness fell into my heart, and I couldn't control the tears.
Tears fell from the corners of the witch's eyes, the musician's tune became more and more ethereal, the lyre was cut, a bell rang, and all the lights on the stage lit up in an instant. Whether on stage or off stage, they all looked up at the night sky with the witch.
Heart said: The East Emperor is here.
The boy in the feather coat painted a coquettish and beautiful divine makeup, clenched the shakuhachi tightly, and descended slowly from the night sky while riding the silk yarn controlled by the commanders. Everyone's eyes fell on her, her handsome and beautiful face, and her airy figure, like the East Emperor in the painting falling into the world.
The boy holding the shakuhachi looked at the girl who was serving devoutly on the stage, and let out a long breath slowly. Everyone was looking at her, waiting for the sentence: "The night light comes by the wind in the daytime, and brings Ashu Xi back to Taiyi."
Xuan Jingchen was also waiting for this sentence, and all those who were waiting were looking forward to the shrine maiden being able to usher in the consummation of this life.
But Zhong Lishuo didn't sing this congratulatory speech, she raised her hand, put the shakuhachi to her lips, and with a smile blew the melodious sound of shakuhachi to the distant river.
The ethereal and melodious, majestic atmosphere, when the shakuhachi from the stage is pleasant to the ear, it is like the words of the gods.
Everyone in the audience showed surprises, including the two princesses on the boat. The eldest princess murmured softly and said, "playing the role of the young emperor Donghuang..."
She turned her head to look at the elder sister beside her. However, she saw that the eldest sister held the railing for some reason and stared straight at the young man who was slowly falling on the stage.
The young man wearing a feather robe fell from the night sky, holding a shakuhachi in one hand and playing it on his lips, and reaching out to the witch on the stage with a smile to invite him. The witch's hand was placed in the boy's palm and snuggled into her arms.
The smiling young man was blowing shakuhachi, as if asking gently: The kingdom of God is clear and cold, the world is affectionate and warm, are you still willing to follow me to the kingdom of God.
The witch smiled and replied: "There are always thousands of lovers in the world, but my god is unknown in the deep cloud, alone, cold and cold. I go with you, you are where I go.
As soon as they asked and answered, the chorus of Shakuhachi and the Miko was tactful and affectionate, and it was so touching that it brought tears to my eyes.
The youth under the lamp has a graceful and unrestrained figure, and his half-covered face is gentle and affectionate.
Those eyebrows, those eyes, and that gesture, in Xuan Jingchen's eyes, looked very much like a person. The familiar voice of the Royal Dragon, which resounded throughout Kyushu, fascinated her at this moment.
Is there really an incarnation of the Eastern Emperor in this world
If the monarchs of the Chu Kingdom are the Eastern Emperor, will the supreme god tonight look back at Fanchen and give her a look
As if feeling something, the young man on the stage holding a shakuhachi with one hand held the witch Yingying's waist, and glanced at the painting boat next to him. Those bright eyes, the corners of the eyes painted with rouge, the plain hands holding the shakuhachi, and the graceful and handsome posture caught all Xuan Jingchen's eyes in an instant.
Across the distance, Xuan Jingchen seemed to see the young man smile.
"Zi Tong."
Just smiling, it seemed that she had crossed infinite time, crossed the bank of cool water, crossed the raging fire, and was embraced by Zhong Lishuo.
Mine, Your Majesty.
She responded softly, and with the dance steps of the East Emperor on the stage, like a witch in her arms, she fell into an illusion that she didn't want to wake up.
Xuan Jingchen knew that she had probably fallen into the dream created by the ministers for the common people, but at this moment, she was a little unwilling to wake up.
The handsome young man who played shakuhachi made her feel familiar, so familiar that she could be regarded as the Highness she wanted to follow her whole life. Even if it's just a short dream, as long as you can see that person again, let's indulge.
She really misses Zhong Lishuo so much.
No one can say this longing, but it is deep enough to cover all limbs.