Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1695 Ceremony
Pingyang City.

dawn.

The mountains in the east gradually turned red.The surrounding things also left the gray-blue color, and gradually brightened up with the light from the sky. Pingyang City, which had been sleeping all night, woke up again.The people in the city gathered slowly and automatically, and at the same time, as soldiers stood guard on both sides of the street to maintain order, the voices of people gradually began to boil, like boiled porridge began to spray bubbles outward. .

On the main street of Pingyang, red hangings are hung along the street. Long colored cloths, from the eaves of one house to the eaves of another house, are like colorful arch bridges, which are different from the blue and black clothes worn by ordinary people. , Gray and yellow are completely isolated.

At the beginning of these colorful arch bridges is the Pingyang government office.

At this time, all three gates of the Pingyang government office were opened, and two teams of soldiers wearing bright armor, holding banners, axes, axe, gourds and other ceremonial objects stood beside the gate majesticly.

Accompanied by the low and slow beating of drums, officials of all sizes in Pingyang, dressed in black clothes, stood on the square in front of the Pingyang government office according to their official ranks. From time to time, there were small voices of discussion like grasshoppers in the bushes. , I heard that it seemed to be coming from that direction, but when I turned my head to look for it, I found that everyone was standing, and they didn't seem to make any small movements or speak...

To be honest, such a ceremony and such a scene were definitely the first time for these small officials in Pingyang, even the first time for the Han Dynasty.

At this moment, the winners of the Academy Grand Competition, under the leadership of the officials, gathered in the front yard of the Pingyang government office. When the auspicious time comes, they will go out from the main gate of the Pingyang government office. , and then circle around the city, and then come back here again... Yes, this is the ceremony of boasting officials and parading through the streets after the imperial examination in later generations.

The results of the Academy Grand Competition came out. The first place, of course, there is no doubt that it will last for ten thousand years, um, it can't be said for ten thousand years, anyway, Sima Yi who has occupied the first place for several years...

No.2 and No.3 surprised many people. One is Ma Jun from You Fufeng, and the other is Jia Hong from Jingzhaoyin.

The three of them and the more than fifty outstanding students behind them were all wearing red robes and red sage crowns on their heads. If they were placed in later generations, they might kill Matt a lot, but red is considered a serious color. The Great Han Dynasty, under the foil of black-clothed officials, can be as colorful as it wants, and as beautiful as it can be.

Today, only Sima Yi, Ma Jun, and Jia Hong can enter and exit through the main gate, and the other fifty people have to go through the side gates on both sides, and only Sima Yi has horses, and the rest walk. The child is much worse.

Sima Yi, this kid is naturally very familiar with people in the academy. Although he felt resentful when he saw Sima Yi, he admired Sima Yi's talent and learning. There was nothing to say, but this Ma Jun Where did Ja Hong come from?
Looking at Sima Yi alone, he seems to be calm and composed, but Ma Jun and Jia Hong are a little excited. Even though Jia Hong is older than Ma Jun and Sima Yi, at this moment he is still His hands and feet trembled a little, and even his beard kept shaking...

Although the Pingyang government office may not be like the official Forbidden City of the imperial palace when the imperial examinations of the later generations paraded through the streets, but under the arrangement of Fei Feiqian, the honor that should be given is no less, a full set of ceremonial guards of hussars generals , Walking from the main entrance that only Hussar generals could enter and exit, basically the difference from later generations is the higher level.But at least at this point in time, the highest etiquette that Fei Qian can give is considered given.

In other words, today Sima Yi, Ma Jun, and Jia Hong can be regarded as the first group since the big man, enjoying the treatment of the big man's hussars, and accepting the envious or jealous eyes of everyone present...

Although Sima Yi couldn't see anything on his face, his heart was full of turmoil. A smart guy like him could naturally perceive the intentions of Hussar General Fei Qian in doing such a thing.But if you know it, you know that when this honor, which is regarded as the first honor of a big man scholar, is placed in front of him, Sima Yi can't refuse it either.

Many smart people, like Sima Yi, came up with a word in their hearts, which is called buying bones with thousands of gold, no, it should be called buying bones with thousands of gold, but what if they are the bones now?The people present couldn't help swallowing their saliva, and then looked at the leader Sima Yi and the other three with bright eyes.

Xun Chen stood behind Fei Qian, with his hands in his sleeves, handsome, his long beard fluttering slightly in the wind, looking at Fei Qian in front of him, he couldn't help feeling some indescribable feelings rising in his heart.

Xun Chen never thought that Fei Qian would engage in such a ceremony.

At this moment, because of this special ceremony, it has an unprecedented meaning, and it is different from all the schools in the world.

Chinese people pay great attention to rituals.

Just like for the emperor, the most important ceremony is to sacrifice to heaven, from top to bottom, especially in the feudal society, such a ceremony is needed to distinguish the ranks and determine the identity.The emperor thinks that he is the son of heaven and is ordered by heaven, so after he takes the throne, he will want to hold a Zen ceremony to finalize his foothold.Before the Qin Dynasty, there were 72 emperors who performed Zen in Mount Tai. Along to the Han Dynasty, Fengchan, like the military parade of many countries in later generations, became a grand ceremony that every emperor would inevitably hold. As for the subsequent dynasties, the ceremony of Fengchan The process and details are complete to the extreme, and there are even regulations on how many steps to take.

Naturally, the emperor spent a lot of money on such a ceremony, and then would there be any direct material output and benefit recovery from such a ceremony?Obviously, the ceremony will only consume goods and materials, and will not directly burst out a lot of gold and silver property from the sky or the ground, so what can such a ceremony that consumes a lot of money do?

Of course, for example, in Feng Chan, the emperor naturally said that this is for the sake of the common people in the world, to pray for the blessing of the heavens, for the sake of good weather, etc...

But in reality, no ritual can be seen entirely in itself.

Take the Christmas Eve of later generations as an example, the candlelight, red wine, steak aromatherapy, etc. are ready, and the girls are invited out, is it just for a meal?But, many girls also know it well...

People are keen on rituals. Ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, men and women, old and young, do not need rituals to mark life, nor does it mean that there will be any changes immediately after rituals, but they need rituals to make a certain moment, a certain period of life, different from others. Same.

But any rational person knows that there is not much difference between himself and other people, especially in a society with strict class hierarchy, people of high class will have two more eyes or two more noses than those of low class. hand?From a genetic point of view, 90.00% of all humans are the same, even chimpanzees are the same, and the ceremony is to show the difference vividly.

For the current group of school students, they were all in the same school and wore the same blue shirts before, but now, let alone Sima Yi, Ma Jun, and Jia Hong, who attracted everyone's attention, even the other three The more than [-] people who participated in the event were all equally high-profile, enjoying the glory in such a ceremony and showing their specialness.

Xun Chen looked past Fei Qian, and cast his gaze on the three Sima Yi in the government office, especially Sima Yi.Xun Chen is naturally familiar with Sima Yi. Over the years, Sima Yi and Wang Chang almost took the top spot in turn. However, Wang Chang has already left his official position and went to Chang'an, but Sima Yi kept refusing, expressing his knowledge. Insufficient, he is still young, and he refuses to hold a post, but now, after such a ceremony, Sima Yi, like all other students who praise officials and parade in the street, will not be able to become an official even if he doesn't want to...

General Hussars' move is truly formidable!

Sima Yi stood at the forefront of the student queue, dressed in red, just like Ma Jun Jiahong next to him, holding a locust wood wat board, listening to some soft whispers coming from behind him, looking at his nose, his nose at his mouth, quietly Standing still, but my heart is not as calm as water, but also has ups and downs.

After the big competition, Sima Yi also understood that if there were no accidents, the first name would still be his own, but he had not seen General Hussars in the past few days in the big competition, nor did he get any news from others, so he Even his uncle Sima Hui couldn't help being a little disappointed and disappointed because he couldn't get along with Zheng Xuan and didn't pay much attention to him, but he didn't expect General Hussars to conduct such a ceremony!
After this ceremony, like the fifty or so celebrities behind him, he was stamped with the mark of General Hussars, right?
What is the top three, what is wearing red lottery, what is parading officials, in Sima Yi's eyes, all these ceremonies have one purpose, that is, General Hussars wants to gather these people tightly and become his subordinates. Help, become a part of Hussar General's command.

Obviously, such a ceremony is really effective.

Not to mention the young man surnamed Ma on the right, even the obviously older Jia guy on the left was so excited that his beard was shaking and he almost burst into tears...

After going around like this, Sima Yi felt that not only the fifty or so students would be extremely excited, their hearts would be overwhelmed, and their loyalty to Hussar General Fei Qian was beyond words, but those who watched the ceremony, those other students who hadn't been selected, He must have felt the same way, wishing that General Hussars would hold the next school competition immediately, and then he would be able to go to high school.

Ok?
Sima Yi's eyes moved slightly from side to side quickly, so to speak...

This hussar general, this time, is really amazing!Could it be that Wang Chang and Wang Wenshu thought of this and went to Guanzhong one step ahead of time?
hiss...

"The auspicious time has come!" Just as Sima Hui was thinking, the ceremonial officer at the side rang out a loud voice, which made everyone present straighten their waists and waited for it.

Forget it, even if he figured it out now, Sima Yi couldn't go back, so he could only obediently listen to the order of the ceremonial officer, organize the queue, and prepare for the opening of the parade ceremony.

Amidst the rumble of the drums, Xun Chen, representing the Hussar generals, arrived at the center of the mansion, stood still on the steps, the drums stopped just right, and the audience was solemn.

It has to be said that Xun Chen is quite qualified as a scene character, and his appearance and demeanor are all top choices. I saw him unfold the scroll in his hand, look around slightly, and then said loudly: "In the second year of Taixing, the great Han Dynasty, guarding the mountain in Pingyang In the academy, all students will be tested to select talents for the country, and the 56 students will be excellent, as follows..."

After reading this, Xun Chen subconsciously paused. Seeing ordinary students, even those who already knew the answer couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. Then he broke the silence again, and continued in a deep voice, “…… Name! Sima Yi, Sima Zhongda!"

The officer of ceremonies shouted loudly: "The first place in the academy competition! Sima Yi, Sima Zhongda!"

The pawns on both sides repeated it again, and the rolling sound suddenly sounded like a stone was thrown into a calm pool of water. Ripples spread out, starting from the Pingyang government office as the center, and spreading outward, just like the gap between heaven and earth. There is only such a sentence left in the room.

"The first place in the school competition! Sima Yi, Sima Zhongda!"

One person sang, a hundred people sang, and finally formed a rumbling sound wave that spread throughout the city. Even if Sima Yi's mind changed, his head was buzzing at such a moment, and he didn't know where he was for a while.

Fortunately, Sima Hui reacted quickly, stepped forward, and fell to the ground...

Then came No.2's Ma Jun, No.3's Jia Hong, and then all the way to the top ten. No.11 was also lucky, because he became the representative of the remaining 46 people, so he finally had a name. Unlike the rest of the people, there is only one word "waiting" left...

After boasting so much, it is natural to enter the link of parading.

Sima Yi led the crowd, and after saluting Hussar General Fei Qian, they came out of the Pingyang government office under the guard of honor guards, and began to walk slowly along the middle of the street.

Everyone was not walking fast, as if they were reminiscing about all this, and they seemed to keep such a moment firmly in their hearts. If life is a big dream, then this moment is undoubtedly the most beautiful dream.

After Sima Yi and the others came out, the solemn atmosphere of the whole city immediately turned into a hustle and bustle. The firecrackers that had been prepared a long time ago were thrown into the brazier one after another, making crackling noises, mixed with bursts of cheers. My eardrums are buzzing.

The horses that Sima Yi and the others were riding on were all castrated and trained, so they had an extremely gentle temper. Even though there was a lot of music and people around, they still took small steps in a leisurely manner.

Sima Yi looked up at the sky, looked at the tricolor flag in front of him, and glanced at Ma Jun, who was blushing, and Jia Hong, who couldn't help but burst into tears. If you don't know the etiquette, I will do my best to help you!

(End of this chapter)