July is the height of summer, and the imperial capital is located in the north. It is not as unbearable as the summer in the south of the Yangtze River. The bright sun seems to be a symbol of joy. The hawkers on the street were constantly chanting, and it seemed that as long as he was willing to put in a drop of sweat, he would be able to reap an extra coin or two.
In the imperial city, everyone lives with a happy mood, chasing the morning sun and the evening sunset. Even the beggars in the imperial city have happy smiles on their faces. Don't worry about the almost zero copper plate in your broken bowl, and don't show a gloomy look on how to solve your food and clothing today.
Not everyone is an optimist, and this is the case only because of the upcoming event.
The Heavenly Asking Ceremony, like the Heaven-Sacrificing Ceremony, is something that is controlled by the altar. In Tianfeng, these two ceremonies are absolutely important. The Heavenly-Sacrificing Ceremony is a sacrifice to ancestors and gods, while the Heavenly-Seeking Ceremony is a Figure out God's will, in order to live forever.
The Heaven-Sacrificing Ceremony and the Heaven-seeking Great Ceremony are undoubtedly grand events that only the royal family and the dignitaries are allowed to participate in, but for some unknown reason, this year's Heaven-seeking Great Ceremony is not only ahead of schedule, but also makes an exception to allow everyone to attend, from princes and dignitaries down to Street beggars, this is definitely exciting news.
The ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens is held after New Year's Eve every year, while the ceremony of asking the heavens is held every September, after the autumn harvest. As for why this year was moved up to July, although the people are not clear about the reason, it did not affect their enthusiasm in the slightest.
The people in the altar were busy with the preparations for the ceremony, and the royal family themselves were assisting from the side. The prince and the king of Qi were naturally busy in the battle for the throne, and they wished to win a higher prestige among the courtiers.
The King of Jinnan, Baili Liumo, did not participate in the preparations for the ceremony in order to avoid suspicion, but the Imperial Forest Army under his command was responsible for the safety of the ceremony. Although I did not directly participate, this was the most shocking participation.
Every time King Qi took a step, he became cautious without arranging a chess piece, while the prince seemed to be fearless. The festival is approaching, and King Qi is not good to restrict the movements of the national teacher. In addition, King Jinnan has been staring at his own problems. He wisely removed all the people in the altar and honestly handed the altar back to the national teacher. .
Since it is a grand ceremony that all the people can participate in, it is naturally impossible to hold it at the altar as in previous years. One is that it cannot hold so many people, and the other is that it does not compare the royal family with the commoners.
There is a mountain 300 miles away from the altar, which is called Qifu Mountain. The altar is set up in the mountain, and this time it is held here. Praying Hill is a holy place for the common people to pray for blessings. To put it bluntly, it is a folk altar. When the ceremony is held in the imperial city, the common people will spontaneously come here to follow the footsteps of the royal family.
In the prime minister's mansion, unlike the festivities outside, everything is as elegant as always, everyone's faces are cautious, absolutely no one dares to reveal their joy, there is no other reason, just because the county owner seems to be in a bad mood recently. it is good.
In the Xingchen Pavilion, Leng Yetong stayed quietly in the room alone, with cakes and tea at hand, and threw her medical skills on the table casually. haze.
In fact, I can’t say that I’m in a bad mood. It’s just that Baili Liumo has not been around very often recently, and I have been haunted by nightmares. From time to time, a kind of unease spreads in my heart. It seems that the things I worry about will happen soon, like this, It is inevitable that she will have some impatient emotions, who have always been moody.