Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1380
No matter how heavy the snow is, it will eventually melt one day.

It is beautiful when it snows.

It's ugly when it melts snow.

Nature seems to be using this method to tell the parasitic human beings that they can give beauty or ugliness.

Fei Qian stood under the altar, sitting upright, not looking at Lu Bu Chen Gong and others.

The three-story altar is based on earth and wood, with white stones as the fence, and flags are planted around it. It is not built too high, at most five or six meters high, but it is enough to command the audience on the ground. Feeling oppressed.

Life should have a sense of ritual, and the political workplace is the same.

When an official arrives, does he come by himself, or is sent by someone from a superior department, or is sent by a special person organized by a relevant department, or is a special meeting held to announce it publicly in front of all the staff, etc. The meaning behind each is completely different, and the meanings represented are also different.

Xun Chen acted as a ceremony official, standing in front of the steps of the altar, drummers and musicians sat around the altar, the bells and drums had been visited, and the guards stood at the four corners, holding axes and long halberds.

It's the second quarter of the day.

The clerk in charge of keeping time watched anxiously as the floating arrow in the clepsydra slowly pointed to the predetermined scale, and quickly grabbed the red corner flag on the side of the clepsydra, and held it up high.

bell ringing.

Almost everyone was shocked by the sound of the bell, and couldn't help but straighten their bodies.

Xun Chen took a slight look at Fei Qian, then raised his head and shouted: "Enter~~"

Drums and bells sounded together, stirring up the Quartet.

Ye Zhe trotted to Fei Qian, then bent down to lead.

With a high crown and long sleeves, Fei Qian clasped his hands in his sleeves, and slowly followed the visitor to the altar step by step.The audience bowed and stepped aside, Fei Qian walked towards the altar step by step.

Drum a hundred times.

Fei Qian walked up to the top floor of the altar amidst the sound of drums, and then stood still.

Drum stop.

Xun Chen raised his hands high, raised his big sleeves, as if pulling out two flags, and bowed with a loud shout: "Sacrifice~~"

Drums are played nine times, and gold is played nine times.

Fei Qian also paid homage to the sacrifices and tablets on the table in the middle of the altar amidst the sound of bells and drums.

The four corner guards of the altar half kneeled.

Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others also bowed down together, as did the rest of the officials watching the ceremony, and even the common people who were watching the excitement from a distance also bowed down together, regardless of the muddy snow melting on the ground.

Han people, kneel up to the sky, kneel down to the ground, and kneel to their parents in the middle.As for the king, most of the time there is no need to bow down.The altar is the place where the heaven and the earth are announced, so it is necessary to bow down, otherwise it is disrespectful to the heaven and the earth.

For a moment, the world was quiet, only the fragrance from the table in the center of the altar wafted up.

Among Fei Qian and the green smoke, he put his palms together and closed his eyes to pray silently.

After praying, Fei Qian stood up.

"Present~~" The ceremonial official Xun Chen followed suit just right.

Fei Qian took the wine bar delivered by the attendant, then raised it high, and offered it to the heaven and the earth.

Then offer three animals, and finally offer fresh melons and fruits.Fortunately, Feiqian now has a greenhouse, otherwise these fresh melons and fruits can only be replaced by dried fruits...

Then the whole gift is over.

After the gift is finished, it is the sacrificial oration.

Sima Hui, who was temporarily serving as the sacrificial officer, held a sacrificial oration, eloquently, long-winded, cadenced, and impassioned.

Since Sima Hui had expressed his willingness to participate before, it was impossible for him to be arrogant. When Fei Qian said that he would do a ceremony of worshiping on the altar, Sima Hui would naturally be the one to show his face like reading the sacrificial oration. Willing to do.

It can be used as a stepping stone for the Sima family to enter the Zhengxi Group, and it seems to have a high status. After all, those who read the sacrificial rites have always been people with status, such as great Confucians. It's a little bit worse, so there are never too many things that can be put on the body.

Lu Bu was kneeling on the mat under the altar. Perhaps he had been kneeling for a long time, or he had not rested well before, and suddenly felt a little dizzy. He had to support himself on the mat with his hands to stabilize his body. shape.

Lu Bu listened to Sima Hui's sacrificial oration, but didn't listen to a single word, and kept thinking about the past few days in his mind.

Last night, Lu Bu and Chen Gong talked for a long time.

Although Chen Gong also tried his best, firstly, the time left for Lu Bu was short, and secondly, Lu Bu did not have any resources at hand. It is still difficult for a so-called clever woman to cook without rice. Coupled with the position of Governor of Bingzhou, Lu Bu is indeed Waiting for someone's urgent need is extremely tempting, so I can only bow my head and admit it first, and then find a way to move it later...

For example, a more direct and simple way is to ask Emperor Liu Xie to formally confirm the canonization again.

In terms of specific operations, after Lu Bu took office, he could pay tribute to the imperial court in the name of Bingzhou Governor. If Emperor Liu Xie accepted it and gave a formal palindrome, it would mean that he could break away from Feiqian's sequence and return to the orthodox sequence of the court. among.

It's like Liu Bei became Xuzhou Mu, and then he hurriedly went to pay tribute in the name of Xuzhou Mu.

Of course, this plan is simple and simple, but before Lu Bu hated Liu Xie and Cao Cao, there is not much hope for whether it can be realized in the end...

There are also other methods, but those methods are less popular than the previous method, and cannot be made public in an open manner.

Lu Bu under the altar was full of thoughts, while Fei Qian above the altar, looking at Sima Hui, was actually thinking about some things in his mind, but these things had little to do with Lu Bu.To be honest, with Lu Bu in this situation today, even if Lu Bu rebels because of this or some other reason in the future, Fei Qian will also gain a reputation. Today's grand ceremony will become something everyone talks about and spread everywhere, and everyone will know Because of his previous friendship in Luoyang, Fei Qian gave Lu Bu treatment that exceeded the standard...

Since a guy like Lu Bu can obtain such a status, doesn't it mean...

But likewise, such enfeoffment will also bring some disadvantages to Fei Qian.

In fact, strictly speaking, the state governor system in the Han Dynasty is a retrogression of history!Since ancient times, China has only become stronger with unified centralization, even extremely strong!

The western feudal system is actually not suitable for China, only centralization...

But now it can only be a temporary compromise.

In short, things are always like this, just like winter snow, which is beautiful and dreamy when it falls, and muddy when it melts. It cannot be said that as long as it snows, it will never melt snow, right?
What's more, it is more important to recruit talents and promote the reform of Confucianism.

The Confucian reformation was not unique to Fei Qian. As early as Wang Mang’s period, because of the sharp conflicts between the ruling and opposition parties at that time, in order to alleviate such contradictions, Wang Mang once launched a large-scale reform, which involved many aspects, including Confucianism. Improvement, but it is obvious that Wang Mang's reform touched too many interests, which eventually led to the rebellion of the world, the collapse of the court, and the collapse of all changes, and even worsened.

This is a lesson in front of us, a bloody lesson, as the saying goes, what is done by the predecessors, and the teacher of the future.Naturally, Fei Qian was also worried about whether he would repeat the same mistakes, whether the head would be cut off, the tongue would be pulled out and the specimen would be placed in the arsenal of the court...

When the wind and snow come down, it is powerful and boundless, but when the snow melts, it moistens things silently and silently.

Fei Qian raised his eyes and looked around, feeling a little moved in his heart.

Since Confucianism was respected exclusively, Confucianism has dominated the world. At that time, most of the selection of virtuous and talented people was mainly based on "setting up disciplines and shooting strategies". Avoiding rigidity, forming a cumbersome style of study of "just chapters and sentences".

The reason is very simple. Not all schools or imperial schools can use some questions according to local conditions like Fei Qian. In many cases, exams are a form and means. In order to get a better ranking in such exams, it is natural to There are corresponding tricks and methods, just like many people with high scores and low abilities have been produced along with the exams in later generations.

In order to highlight the difference between themselves and ordinary scholars, many Confucian disciples began to enjoy Kong Yiji's ostentatious research on how to write the word "Hui". The deification of Confucius changed from a human to a non-human, and became a saint.

What followed was that Confucianism could neither educate the people with morality nor help the court stabilize the society, and the chaos in the world gradually became apparent.

Is it true that during the entire process of being a big man, there are no sober people?

Nor is it.

There are still many people who think of the need to improve Confucianism, and the representatives among them are Yang Xiong, Liu Xiang, and Liu Xin.

Yang Xiong believed that to improve Confucianism, one must first learn from other schools other than Pre-Qin Confucianism, especially absorbing the strengths of Taoism, and strongly demanded the restoration of Confucian orthodoxy.This method is tantamount to denying Dong Zhongshu's New Confucianism and Jinwen Confucianism, so no one paid any attention to it.Liu Xiang and Liu Xin, father and son, changed their approach and devoted themselves to reviving pre-Qin philosophers, re-studying and sorting out the works and theories of various schools of thought, absorbing the advantages of the masters' theories to improve Jinwen Confucianism, and then launched an attempt to Overthrow the ancient Chinese classics of Jinwen classics.

These people all disappeared together with Wang Mang.

There are many reasons for the failure of Wang Mang's restructuring, but the most fundamental point is that it damaged the interests of the princes, nobles, bureaucrats and local rich people at that time.

The older generation of Confucian masters are basically inclined to the ancient texts, but they have to use the modern classics. The main reason is that there are too many people who study the modern classics, and it has been implemented for two to 300 years. It has become the job of too many people, so even though they are dissatisfied, it is not an easy task to cut off Jinwen Confucianism.

The current situation is very similar to that of Wang Mang at that time. The imperial power has fallen, and the courts are attacking each other. It is impossible to adapt to the current environment, and it is impossible to respect the present, because many of the current systems have become rigid and lagging behind...

Fei Qian looked around, and as far as he could see, there were small people.These are ordinary people in Pingyang, watching the excitement.Most of the time, these people are watching the fun, they can't understand, and they can't see clearly the exchange of interests on the political level, but no matter what kind of interest exchange it is, the ultimate bearers are these blank spectators.

"Give~~"

It is not known when the sacrificial rites were finished. Sima Hui retreated to the side, gasping for air. Even Feiqian could hear the wheezing. It is not easy for the elderly to read out loudly for a long time. pleasant thing.

The sound of bells and drums rose loudly, quite like the sound of gold and stone killing.

Fei Qian's train of thought was interrupted, he took the scepter representing the governor of Bingzhou, and held it up high.The attendants on the side knelt down and lifted the lacquer plate with the seal ribbon above their heads.

As the golden bell struck, the lingering sound lingered, and Xun Chen shouted: "Bai~~"

Lv Bu stood up, walked up to the altar on the first floor under the guidance of the audience, and then performed a simple salute.After the end, go to the second floor, worship again, and finally walk to Fei Qian step by step.

"Dong dong dong..."

When Lu Bu was marching, the drums beat three links, and stopped when Lu Bu climbed the last step. After three breaths of silence, the bells and drums rang together, majestic and passionate, full of simple and magnificent beauty.

The twelve armored dancers lined up under the altar began to dance the dance of great martial arts with the sound of bells and drums in front of the altar.The Dance of Great Martial Arts is divided into six sections, and Fei Qian has only selected three of them now, one is leading the battle, the other is fierce fighting, and the other is the three sections of triumphant return.

Fei Qian is a prince, so he is naturally eligible to enjoy bell music, but the number of people cannot exceed that of the royal family, that is, no more than 36 people. Of course, when the royal family really shows off, it is often not 36, or even 360.

At the end of the martial dance, the horns and drums sounded in unison, and then stopped at the same time. Only the sound of the flags and flags above the altar fluttering in the wind was heard between heaven and earth.

Fei Qian held the scepter flat with both hands, and looked at Lu Bu with a smile.

Lu Bu lowered his head, as if hesitating for a moment, but in the end he knelt down on one knee, took the scepter from Fei Qian, and then stood up. Immediately, an attendant hung the ribbon and bag around Lu Bu's waist.

Lu Bu turned around and faced under the altar, and suddenly the sound of drums and music reappeared, accompanied by the cheers of the people under the altar, as if earth-shattering.The musicians struggled to play the last movement of the whole session, Dafengge.

"When the wind blows, the clouds fly, Vega comes back to his hometown, and the warriors guard the four directions."

The melody of the Great Wind Song, which has been passed down for three 400 years, has just started, and the officials in Pingyang and the ordinary people who saw the salute couldn’t help but sing along. This song shows the heroism of the entire Han Dynasty and also witnessed the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty.

The man is strong, the woman is gentle, the old man is vicissitudes, and the young child is immature. They sing together in unison. Although there are only three short sentences, under the repeated singing and the accompaniment of the sound of bells, drums, gold and jade, there is a powerful sound. The majestic momentum soared into the sky!

As Lu Bu listened, he couldn't help the tears welling up in his eyes. He roared loudly and joined in the chorus, "When the strong wind rises, the clouds fly, Vega returns to his hometown, and the strong warriors guard the four directions..."

Fei Qian stepped forward, stood by Lu Bu's side, and pointed out: "Brother, remember this moment... the cheers of these people are not for your or my official position, but for... the warriors defending the four directions! The people are happy!"

"!"

Lu Bu turned his head suddenly, but saw Fei Qian's gentle smile, which seemed a little dazzling under the sun...

(End of this chapter)