sweeping the world

Chapter 922 Becoming Emperor Today
No matter how gorgeous the words are, the burning of the watch is actually a process of remembering bitterness and sweetness, telling God how hard you have worked, what kind of situation you have created, and what will happen in the future.

The order of the articles on each occasion will be different. It can be to think about the sweetness first and remember the bitterness, or to remember the bitterness first and think about the sweetness. Anyway, it is the same thing.

Being able to be the person who is arranged to read the article is destined to leave a name through the ages.

In the history of the Han Dynasty, such words will be recorded: the date is "the first day of the first month of the 13th year of Yuanshuo", the official position is "Prime Minister", the title is "Xingyanghou", the character is "Jichang", and the place is "Tiantan". , to pray to heaven on behalf of Liu Yan.

After reading the eloquent and eloquent letter of nearly a thousand characters, Ji Chang bowed to Liu Yan and said: "Please burn the watch to tell God!"

Nian can be replaced by Nian, but Liu Yan has to do it himself when throwing Biaowen into the burning cauldron.

Biaowen was thrown into the burning cauldron. While Liu Yan was doing this, someone brought the incense table and prepared a corresponding set of incense candles and tributes.

Burning incense has always been a part of the sacrifice, and the tribute is the highest standard of three animals, five grains, and fine wine, among which jade is needed as a background.

When Liu Yan was performing sacrifices, except for those who needed to read some prayers, the rest of the people watched quietly.

There were at least 3 people at the scene, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Liu Yan, and their eyes moved with Liu Yan's walking.

Sacrifice is a cumbersome process, and it takes about half an hour to cut the flesh.

Zhu Xia has always had a part in dividing the meat during sacrifices. The meat cut by the emperor is called Zuo meat, and it can be distributed to those who think it is appropriate.

A long time ago, only princes and kings were eligible to obtain Zuo meat. Since the Han Dynasty, the standard has been lowered, but only those who are Jane in the heart of the emperor can share Zuo meat.

Zuo meat can be cut big or small. If you can get a piece of Zuo meat in a grand sacrifice, no matter how big or small it is, it is something to be proud and honored.

Every time Liu Yan cuts a piece, he will call out a name, and the people who are called are all shocked, with extreme surprise on their faces.

They will show off when they get the flesh, which is to show off naked.

This kind of showing off will naturally be envied and hated, but it is a part of etiquette. The general idea is to express that the emperor thinks that we have contributed to the country and feels close to us.

During the period of the Zhou royal family, the act of showing off the meat was also a display. In the early days, only the vassal states with military exploits could share the meat.

The ceremony of distributing Zuo meat was accompanied by the entire Zhou royal family, but later it changed from being hostile to foreigners to showing off national power, all of which meant to send a warning to the vassal states that were not to deal with and were really difficult to fight.

Who should get Zuo meat actually has a regulation in advance, and it is actually a political signal to the world to show that the monarch and his ministers deserve each other.

At the end of the solemn ceremony, all the people once again shouted the slogan "Wan Nian" in unison.

At this time, the foreign visitor finally had a chance to speak.

"It's not unreasonable for the Han Empire to call itself a state of etiquette." Childe said with emotion: "Their etiquette is too much and too complicated."

Every country or nation has its own set of etiquette, usually the more civilized the society is, the more complicated the etiquette will be.

The Romans naturally had their own set of etiquette, but compared to some countries that were also at the imperial level, their etiquette seemed much thinner.

"That meat..." Julian knew it wasn't a question of whether it was good or not, but a manifestation of glory: "It's a little different from us."

In Rome, after paying tribute to the gods, no one, except audacious thieves or priests, would touch it at all, especially when it came to food.

As for the clergy, dedicating to the gods is dedicating to them, and it is a matter of course to move.Therefore, those who are generous to the gods can always get more blessings from the clergy.Note the blessings of the clergy, not the gods.

The scene was already singing, and it was sung by a total of two hundred men and women.

On this occasion, some Taiga in the "Book of Songs" are generally chanted, and what is being sung is "The Book of Songs. Daya. Changwu".

Hehe Mingming.Wang Mingqing Shi, the great ancestor of Nanzhong, the master and emperor's father.Rectify my six divisions to repair my Rong.Both respect and precepts benefit this southern country.

Wang called Yin's family, and ordered Cheng Bo to leave his father to control Chen Xing.Stop my teacher from traveling, lead the other Huaipu, and save this Xutu.No place to stay, three things are ready.

Hehe industry, there is a strict emperor.Wang Shubao made it, bandit Shao bandit tour.Xu Fang made a show, which shocked Xu Fang.Like thunder, Xu Fang was shocked.

Wang Fen jumped to his feet, like shock and anger.Enter Jue Huchen, Kan is like a tiger.Pu Dunhuai, still holding the ugly prisoner.Cut off Huaipu, where Wang Shi lived.

Wang Lu is like flying like John.Like a river like a Han, like a bud of a mountain.Like the stream of a river, it is like a river.Unexpectedly, Zhuo conquered the state of Xu.

Wang Youyun said that Xu Fang came.Xu Fang is the same, the merit of the emperor.The four sides are flat, and Xu Fang comes to the court.Xu Fang didn't return, Wang said to return.

It roughly means to praise how mighty and powerful the royal family is, how vulnerable the enemy is, and after the war is won, the king will return to the court.

Not only will there be "Book of Songs. Daya. Changwu" that highlights martial arts, but there will also be "Book of Songs. Daya. King Wen", "Book of Songs. Daya. Emperor Hua", "Book of Songs. Daya. Changshen Hua" on such occasions Wait a lot.

The chorus is like a skewer, one after another, and people who know how to sing will also join in, causing a certain poem that is widely spread to become a chorus.

"It's so shocking!" Xeas actually couldn't understand what was being sung, but he could see that all Han people had different mental outlooks depending on the poems they sang: "I heard that " The Book of Songs is a part of the history of the Han people, and every poem is a true event that happened."

"Yes." Julian knew this far better than Xyas: "That is the history that happened in the ancient times of the Han people, which proves the essence of the Chinese civilization."

Rome also has its own poems, and there are many of them. There is no shortage of poems praising a certain great man, and they will be specially read on some occasions.

The Persians also have their own various poems, which are also part of history.

The poems of the three ethnic groups are different in format, but the core is the same.At this point, the commonality of the hegemony-level nation appears, and the nation without foundation has no poems handed down from ancient times.

The Egyptians also have their own national poems, but the civilization of the Egyptians has long since declined, and their history has become a part of the history of the Romans.

The ceremony at the Temple of Heaven has come to an end. Liu Yan's choice is to end with "The Book of Songs. Guofeng. Qinfeng. Wuyi".

"The Book of Songs. Guofeng. Qinfeng. Wuyi" is probably the most frequently used song in some occasions in all dynasties, and it is suitable for almost all occasions related to national destiny.

When the line "I don't have clothes? I'm in the same robe as my son. The king Yu Xingshi, repair my spear. I'm the same enemy with you!" When the official chorus took the lead in singing, all the Han people on the scene joined in the chorus, Then the Han people in the whole city sang along.

When it comes to the rest of the poems, probably "The Book of Songs. Guofeng. Qinfeng. Jianjia" and "The Book of Songs. Guofeng. Zhounan. Guanju" can be compared with "The Book of Songs. Guofeng. Qinfeng. Wuyi" , but "Book of Songs. National Style. Qin Feng. Jianjia" and "Book of Songs. National Style. Zhou Nan. Guanju" are generally used in courtship...

The whole city resounded through the singing of "The Book of Songs. National Wind. Qin Feng. No Clothes", which made the foreign visitors feel goosebumps all over their bodies. What they understood was the murderous intent that shocked the words, but those who didn't understand People also felt the murderous aura rushing towards them.

In so many years, how many people have stepped onto the battlefield singing "Qiyue Wuyi". The combination of civilization and history constitutes the aura of singing, and scenes about iron and fire will appear in people's minds. .

The chanting is over and the last part comes.

Liu Yan doesn't need someone to put on the "crown" for himself, he has already put on the emperor's full set of clothes before.

In a conspicuous place in the Temple of Heaven, there are two things placed on a table. They are a book and a sword.

Liu Yan walked over to pick up the book and the sword, and showed the demeanor of holding a book and a sword in front of the crowd. He stood still for about a minute, and Ji Chang bowed first.

I don’t know how many people knelt down in obeisance at the same moment, shouting “Your Majesty!”

Those foreign visitors were stunned when everyone knelt down.

For example, the countries of the Japanese Islands and some vassal countries from the Asan Continent, they knelt down without any hesitation.

People from countries such as Rome, Sasanian, Two Satraps, Vagathaga, Ghidorro, Frank, Burgundy, Alemanni, etc., they are half a beat behind to use what they think is appropriate. etiquette salute.

The etiquette is not consistent, and messy things happen. Some people just bend down to salute, and some people kneel on both knees or one knee, and the people around them are all stunned at first, and then show murderous eyes.

Director Liu and Zhou Bian looked at each other silently. They had been reminded in advance according to the procedures and did not require foreign visitors to kneel down. There would be no punishment for such a thing.

For those foreign visitors who come to watch the ceremony, the Han people will mark it from the ceremony they perform, and when their country is destroyed in the future, the treatment of their country basically depends on the ceremony they perform today.

The end of the ceremony at the Temple of Heaven means that Liu Yan and Baiguan will leave. After they leave, there will be activities here. There will be folk orchestras and dance groups performing on the stage set up, and there will also be folk artists in the square. With various performances, it will continue to be lively.

While the ceremony was going on at the Temple of Heaven, preparations for the military parade were going on at the White Tiger Avenue.

The street cleaning of Baihu Avenue was already going on a few days ago, and after the street cleaning, a viewing platform was specially set up in order to hold a grand military parade today.

The west tower of Miyagi was also deliberately decorated. After Liu Yan inspected the army phalanx lined up in the street in a chariot, he would stand on the tower to inspect the army phalanx and walk in line.

They didn't know that the foreign visitors who were doomed to their fate in the future because of their saluting gestures left the Temple of Heaven under the leadership of Director Liu and Zhou Bian.

"I thought the Han Empire didn't have military parades." Julian inquired countless times before and confirmed that the Han Empire had not held a grand military parade before. Only after repeated expeditions would you see the ceremony of troops lining up out of the city: "I hope we can see it today. More troops from the Han Empire."

The legend about the firearms troops has long been spread to various countries, but they have never even seen what gunpowder looks like. Only those who participated in the Great Battle on the Asan Continental Plain have seen bronze cannons and explosive packs.

Visitors from foreign countries were brought to the viewing platform, and they could hear the slogans of "Your Majesty, ten thousand years, great man, ten thousand years" from a distance. It was Liu Yan riding on a chariot to greet the soldiers who lined up. response.

The military parade is the name of later generations, and now it is called Yanwu, but such a grand occasion has not appeared for a long, long time. It should be said that there has not been any grand performance since the decline of the Zhou royal family. The Western Han Dynasty, Eastern Han Dynasty... etc. During the period of unification or division, basically they were directly drawn to the battlefield to fight.

Liu Yan, who had inspected the army square formation in a chariot, came to the top of the city tower. As soon as he appeared, he was greeted by a deafening shout of "Your Majesty, Ten Thousand Years, Great Han".

The left and right sides of Baihu Avenue are still densely populated with people. They came here early to grab a place to gain a foothold, and they have long been looking forward to watching the mighty and majestic army.

Not only the ground on both sides of Baihu Avenue, but also all the places where people can stand, including floor windows, roofs, trees, etc., are full of people who are looking forward to it.

A desolate trumpet was sounded, followed by the beating of countless war drums, and the sound of orderly steps came from afar.

From what everyone could see, the people walking in front of the phalanx were Xu Zheng and Ran Min, and behind them were armored heavy infantry marching in a square formation.

At that moment, the weight of metal was trampling the earth. The burly man was wearing heavy armor that covered his whole body, with only a pair of eyes exposed. Every time they stepped, they made a sound of drums.

When the phalanx passed the first white line of the tower, they shouted in unison, "Your Majesty, ten thousand years, the great man, ten thousand years." With a swipe of the Mo Dao, it seemed to be a flash of cold light.

"I have had the honor of watching the soldiers of the Han Empire perform on the battlefield." Cicero was talking about the defensive battle of the Pingman Colonel's Department: "This army is terrible. When they advance, they are like a wall. Any enemy army blocking the front, whether it is infantry or cavalry, or even chariot soldiers and elephant soldiers, will be shattered into pieces under the swing of the Mo knife."

Not only Cicero has seen Mo Dao Bing's performance, anyone who has seen it will be shocked, and will even think about how to deal with it.

The second phalanx is coming...

(End of this chapter)