Phoenix Shadow Coming From the Sky: Ten, De Yin Mo Violation 8

In November of the third year of Yuanding, the five great families that were once prominent fell in an instant, Liang and Feng, and three ministers Guan Xuan, Zhu Li, and Zhou Li were dismissed and beheaded. Five ministers, Liang, Wang Qing'an and Tian Cheng, were dismissed from their posts and ransacked their homes.

The city was full of wind and rain for a while, and everyone was silent like a cicada.

Naturally, a few days ago, those aggressive impeachment papers against General Fengying never appeared again, and those who handed over the papers before were all in danger, walking on eggshells every day.

In the next few days, the sky has been dark and hard to see the sun, and it looks extraordinarily cold and depressing. In such an atmosphere, the time slips away, and when I turn around and look up, I find that the winter solstice has arrived.

The winter solstice is the day of the year.

On the 14th day of the 11th month, all the civil and military officials rushed to the round hill outside Xiaowai in the middle of the night. Huangti, Ningjingyuan, Baiyima, Huajingtai, and Nanpianyue should not be said, but they were ordered Feng Ji, who was recuperating from illness, and Feng Duying, who stayed behind closed doors, all dressed up in court clothes like all officials, and waited quietly in the round hill.

On the Circular Mound, preparations have already been made.

In the middle of the north side of the three-story round platform is the tablet of the emperor, and on the east and west sides of the lower floor are the tablets of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, wind and thunder. Jade, silk, cattle, sheep, pigs, wine, fruit, dishes and other sacrifices and various ritual vessels are offered in front of each god. Under the steps of the Circular Mound, there are pan pans, bells, drums, chi, xiao, xun, flute, qin, sheng, se and other musical instruments on the east and west sides.

At dawn, the bell of Taihe rings in the fasting palace.

Among the majestic and melodious bells, Dong Shixiu, dressed in sacrificial attire, came striding forward, with an aura of swallowing heaven and earth in his steps. , Zhuo Ranruoxian.

When all the officials at the ranks saw him, some were shocked when they knew the identity of that person, while others wondered who this person was without knowing.

The sky lantern hangs high on the round mound, illuminating the inside of the altar brightly, but it is lingering with burnt incense, making it appear misty and hazy.

Dong Shixiu walked up the circular mound, and the musicians played the "Chapter of Shiping", and then in the melodious music, the ceremony of worshiping heaven began.

There are nine ceremonies for offering sacrifices to heaven: welcoming the **** of the emperor, laying jade and silk, entering the zu, offering gifts at the beginning of the trip, offering gifts at the beginning of the journey, offering gifts at the end of the journey, offering gifts at the end, removing food, sending the gods to the emperor, and watching fire.

In the sound of music, the emperor offered sacrifices to the heaven and the earth to worship the gods, and all the officials in the ranks also knelt down and saluted, and followed Tai Changqing's chanting step by step, so that the ceremony was completed after two hours.

Seeing that the burnt firewood was finished, Dong Shixiu didn't intend to wash his hands and burn incense. Instead, he turned to face the officials and said in a loud voice, "I have something to tell the heaven and the earth today."

All the officials below the steps were puzzled when they heard the words, and they were stunned when they saw the man in sackcloth like snow stepping up the round mound, holding an imperial edict in each of his left and right hands.

The Huangdi brothers and sisters also looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing why.

Dong Shixiu took an edict from Yu Yantian's hand, raised his hands flat, and then turned around and knelt down: "The emperor is above, the earth is below, the heaven and the earth are the evidence, and the gods are the mirror. Yu Dongshixiu, originally a commoner, In the cold time, Huangti, Tranquility, Fengji, Baiyima, Huajingtai, Feng Duying, Nanpianyueyi married Jinlan, and swore to live and die together in good fortune and misfortune. Today, I am the son of heaven, and I promise to promise in the past: confer the title of Huangti as the emperor, and confer the land of Jizhou; confer the title of Ning Jingyuan, the fiefdom of Minzhou; confer the title of Fengjifeng King, and confer the land of Yongzhou; He was granted the title of King Bai and enfeoffed Beizhou; Huajingtai was enfeoffed as King Hua and enfeoffed Youzhou; May God bless you, Dadong will prosper and be safe and healthy!"

Dong Shixiu finished his speech, there was no one on the steps, all the officials were stunned, Huang Ti, Ning Ning Yuan, Feng Ji, Bai Yima, Huajing Terrace, Feng Duying, Nan Pianyue were also shocked and aphasic.

Ke Dong Shixiu stood up, put the edict in his hand on the burning altar, and immediately the flames hooked it, and it was turned into ashes in a moment. Then he turned around, took another edict from Yu Yantian, raised his left hand high, and said: "This imperial edict is stored in the Lingxiao Palace. The descendants of the Dong family must not violate it, and the gods of heaven and earth will learn from each other!"

After he finished speaking, he transferred the imperial edict back to Yu Yantian. Yu Yantian took the imperial edict with both hands, then walked down the circular mound in a hurry, and handed it to Shen Li, the chief inspector of the inner court who was waiting at the side.

The officials slowly came back to their senses, looked at the emperor standing like a mountain on the mound, and thought about the fate of Liang, Feng and other officials a few days ago, there was a moment of silence. Several upright censors wanted to persuade them, but Yan Xuan shook his head slightly at them. Yan Xuan looked at the man in sackcloth standing next to the emperor on the mound, "That is the emperor's master Yu Yantian, I don't know what we are worried about him, but he still has today's edict here, It can be seen that His Majesty's heart is as firm as a rock, and you and I will not be shaken even if we die."

Even Yan Xuan, who is strong and strong, is like this, what else can the officials say?

However, Huang Ti, Ning Ning Yuan, Feng Ji, Bai Yi Ma, Hua Jing Tai, Feng Du Ying, and Nan Pian Yue are in complicated moods. It's such an honor to confer a king and grant a country, but they are not happy at the moment, looking up at Dong Shixiu above the circular mound, with sadness and bitterness in their hearts.

So far, there is no redemption.

The eight of them will eventually be separated!

"Dongshu·Benji·The Biography of Emperor Wei Lie" contains: the winter solstice on November 12th in the third year of Yuanding. The emperor bestowed seven kings and seven kingdoms in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, and since then the world has been divided into Kyushu. The emperor of Jizhou, the king of Ning of Minzhou, the king of Feng of Yongzhou, the king of Bai of Beizhou, the king of Hua of Youzhou, the king of Feng of Qingzhou, and the king of Nan of Shangzhou. Emperor Yuqi and Yun Erzhou.

At the beginning of the Dongshi Dynasty, the seven kings and seven prefectures were divided into seven azimuths and stood in Qi and Yun prefectures. , The location and area of ​​the Seven Kingdoms have also changed. The two states of Qi and Yun will be collectively called Qiyun Wangyu in the future.

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After the heaven sacrifice ceremony, Dong Shixiu drove back to the palace.

In front of the Bahuang Pagoda, in the Hall of Lingxiao, Yu Yantian personally sealed the imperial edict and kept it in the main hall. Since then, the Hall of Lingxiao has become a forbidden area of ​​the imperial palace.

When all the attendants in the hall retreated, Yu Yantian looked back at Dong Shixiu standing in the hall, "You are entrusted with the king and divide the country today, and you may cause disaster to future generations in the future."

"Jade Master, all the subjects of the world always call 'long live' when they worship me, but I know that I can't live to be a hundred years old. If it doesn’t collapse, naturally there will be no eternal peace.” Dong Shixiu looked at the white jade box containing the imperial edict, with a detached expression on his face, “If decades or hundreds of years later, the Dong family has unworthy descendants who will poison the world. , or the descendants are incapable of controlling the Seven Kings, then they are not worthy of sitting on the jade throne. At that time, I would rather be the descendants of the eight of us to change the dynasty, at least the world we worked so hard to build is still in the hands of our descendants."

Yu Yantian looked at him quietly, and after a while he said: "In the past few years, in my spare time, I have written two books for my teacher, "Yu Yanren Shi" and "Yu Yan Shu Shu", and after transcribing eight sets, I will give it to you. Each of you has a set." He walked slowly to the front of the hall, "Bring Shi Kuang for the teacher, let him study with your princes."

Dong Shixiu was startled, then suddenly came to his senses, and sincerely bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Jade Master."

He asked his son to assist the emperor's family. He taught the seven kings with his own writings, just to make the Great Eastern Dynasty last for a long time.

Yu Yantian opened the door of the palace, the winter sun and cold wind outside the palace poured in at the same time, and the bright light was accompanied by coldness. He sighed softly, "Today the cause will bear fruit in the future."

After finishing speaking, he strode away. Behind him, Dong Shixiu was still standing in the hall, quietly. After a long time, his soft words echoed in the hall: "Whether it is a good cause or an evil result, it will be determined after a thousand years. The world criticizes me as well."