Dahan first prince

Chapter 344
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it will be spring in March.

For the vast majority of people in the Han Dynasty, this year's March is no different from the past March.

——Spring begins in March, everything recovers, and the glaciers unblock;
Winter goes to spring, and with the first spring rain, it declares that the Han Dynasty is about to usher in a new year of work.

With the Zhengguo Canal that has been completely dredged and maintained every year, and the newly dug and watered Feng Canal, the people in Weibei no longer have to worry about the water source. on their own land;
Nian beasts and wild animals that have been cats for the whole winter also woke up from hibernation, walked among the mountains, forests and vegetation, looking for their first prey this year.

But for the Han Dynasty, the spring of this year was extraordinary.

——Because on the first day of March, the emperor Liu Ying, the empress dowager Lv Zhi, and all courtiers, officials, princes and relatives gathered in the "Sheji" in the southern suburb of Chang'an City... ·

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The word "Sheji" is generally used as a synonym for "regime" and "Jiangshan" in later generations.

But in fact, almost every feudal unified regime will have its own "sheji" and corresponding altars.

——The word 'Sheji', taken apart, She, symbolizes the god of earth; Ji, represents the god of valley.

The land is the foundation for the survival of the Chinese nation, and the grain is the lifeblood of the Chinese nation;

As the oldest and richest agricultural civilization in human history, the two gods of soil and valley are the most primitive objects of worship of the Chinese nation.

As for the feudal regime's construction of the "Sheji Altar", it was also to demonstrate its "agriculture-oriented" ruling direction, and from the standpoint of the regime, pray to the two gods of earth and valleys for the people of the world, praying for "good weather and good harvests" in the world.

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the function of "sheji" was often used to hold sacrifices in flood and waterlogged years, asking God to give rain/received magical powers;
By the time of the Warring States period more than a hundred years ago, the function of the "sheji" in various countries had gradually become the place for most major sacrificial activities.

When the new monarch ascends the throne, he must "sacrifice to heaven" at the altar of the country, expressing that he is "given by heaven" and accepting the witness of the ministers by the way;
When the army goes out to fight, it must also be "reckoned" in the altar of the country, and ask the heavens for good hexagrams, so as to calm the hearts of the army.

Developed to the Han Dynasty, the word Sheji has another layer of meaning;
——In addition to paying homage to the gods, the emperor and officials, we must also pay homage to the ancestors.

This is due to the national policy of "ruling the country with filial piety" of the Han Dynasty, and it also has some meaning of "humerus legal system".

That is to say: Today's Liu Ying pays homage to the late emperor Liu Bang, in addition to showing her "filial piety", it also has some hints of "My throne is inherited from the former emperor Liu Bang".

So in fact, the Sheji of the Han Dynasty not only worshiped the two gods of earth and valley, but also paid homage to the ancestors.

For today's emperor Liu Ying, it is to pay homage to the late emperor Liu Bang and the late emperor: Grand Duke Liu Xie.

Although they are relatives from the next generation, Liu Yu is not the founding king of Liu Han after all, but the "Founding Supreme Emperor", so the sacrifice ceremony for Liu Xi does not have an overly complicated process;
But after paying homage to Liu Yu, the entire atmosphere on the Sheji Altar was suddenly occupied by a burst of solemnity.

——Empress Dowager Lu Zhiduan, with a graceful and amiable temperament, was sitting at a position more than ten steps behind the Sheji Altar, with an expression of indifference;

Liu Jiao, king of Chu, wore the crown of the princes and stood sideways on the side of the altar of the country as the "Bo Zong", without squinting;
The emperor Liu Ying is dressed in a red crown and is sitting solemnly behind the empress dowager Lu Zhi. The twelve sulfur crowns on the top of the head have long since disappeared, and it has been replaced by a Liu's crown with Liu's characteristics. .

Accompanied by the long singing of Uncle Feng Changsuntong from under the altar, the chime bells rang in unison as the altar of Sheji buzzed, and the crisp and melodious bells rang around the altar.

Immediately afterwards, a burst of immature, youthful, but extremely relaxing poetry sounded from the side of the altar.

"This······"

Looking at the side of the altar, the choir boy who was singing loudly under the command of the musicians, everyone present looked at each other for a while, then all their eyes were fixed on the back of the altar, and they were still sitting safely on the body of the emperor Liu Ying behind Lu Zhi.

——The first emperor Liu Bang loved listening to music and singing, which is nothing new to the courtiers of the Han Dynasty.

Especially in his later years, Liu Bang's interest in "poetry" developed to the point where it was out of control.

It's not that Liu Bang, a big bastard, finally tried to be a "cultural person" in his later years, but simply hummed a song and polished his time.

For example, "Great Wind Song" and "Honghu Song", which are familiar to the later generations, are the masterpieces of Liu Bang's "singer career" in his later years.

For the Han family officials who are not yet familiar with Dafengge and Honghuge, the most typical representative of Liu Bang's "singer career" is the choir singing in unison at the side of the Sheji Altar.

When and by whom this choir was established, the world has long been unknown;

Everyone only knew that after the first battle in Pengcheng, when the late emperor Liu Bang returned to Luoyang, the eastern capital, this choir composed of hundreds of virgins never missed any large-scale activities where Liu Bang was present.

Including today's Liu Ying's crown prince appointment ceremony, the funeral of the former Supreme Emperor Liu Xie, and even Liu Bang's own funeral, there have been appearances of this childhood choir with an average age of only seven years old.

And more than two years after the death of the first emperor Liu Bang, when this choir with Liu Bang's personal touch appeared at Liu Ying's coronation ceremony today, the courtiers and officials had no doubts about what the emperor Liu Ying wanted to express. It's clear at a glance...

"Your Majesty, this is..."

"Do you want to use this to alert the world?"

"Hey!"

"I'm afraid that the 'world' has already arrived at the altar of society today..."

There were a few slight conversations in the crowd, but it didn't affect the process of the "Emperor Crowning Ceremony".

Along with the Sheji Altar, the three hundred singing boys finished reciting and exited the Sheji Altar under the leadership of the music officer. The Empress Dowager Lu Zhi finally stood up and walked to a position nearly five steps away from the Sheji Altar.

"The establishment of my Han Zuo has gone through all kinds of hardships, and the road is difficult and difficult..."

With a low-toned opening remark, Lu Zhi sighed lightly, and there was a hint of sadness between his brows.

"Since the king of Zhou moved to the east, the princes of the world competed to stand on their own, and regarded the emperor of Zhou as nothing; later, Wei and Qi rebelled, and they became kings in Xuzhou."

"After the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes of the world competed for hegemony in all directions, and the wars were endless. In the end, Qin, Chu, Qi, Zhao, Wei, Yan, and Han were left to fight for their own selfishness for hundreds of years."

"In the end, Qin Wangzheng swept Liuhe and ruled Huaiyu. However, Wangzheng only knows hegemony, but does not know what is kingly; even if Qin is strong, he will die in the second generation..."

Said with a sigh, Lu Zhi did not forget to sigh again, and then lowered his head, looking at the officials of the Han family and the officials and courtiers under the altar.

"Fortunately, Emperor Taizu Gao was blessed by the heavens, and King Xing was taught by Yu Fengpei, and entered Xianyang first; however, because of the obstruction of Lu Gong Xiangji, Emperor Taizu Gao had to endure for a few years, so that he could establish Hanzuo and make the world Normalization."

"However, Xiang Ji died and Gong Weiqi died, and Zang Tu died and Han Xin rebelled;"

"Emperor Taizu Gao spent his whole life running around the Kanto region, working hard on the chaos of princes with different surnames, and even being the emperor, he never had a single day of rest..."

"—Besides the northern wall, there are northern barbarian Huns with ulterior motives; to the south of Wuling, there are remnants of the former Qin Dynasty who stand on their own, and have usurped power several times to stand on their own, so they are called 'Nanyue Wuwang'."

"In the autumn of last year, there was a rebel Zang Tu's old tribe, Weiman, who stole the kingdom of Jizi Xuyu in North Korea, and flattered Di Chief Maodun at his knees, asking himself to be a running dog for the barbarians..."

After saying that, Lu Zhi finally raised his head with a stern expression, and frowned slightly.

"My Han family started in the grass and stood in the troubled times. Only by the life-long efforts of Emperor Taizu Gao can the world be at peace."

"However, it is inevitable that the Taizu will die in the end, the new emperor is young, the ancestral temples are full of hardships and the relatives are not strong, and there are not many males in the Liu clan."

""Rites" says: Men add [-] crowns, and women add [-] hairpins. It is called an adult, a little stronger, and can be married."

"It's just that our Han family has internal and external troubles. I'm afraid there will be no room for the emperor to be crowned at the age of twenty..."

As Lu Zhi's sad words fell, Zongbo Liu Jiao, who was standing sideways on the altar, also stood up at the right time, and slightly bowed his hands to Lu Zhi.

"The empress dowager's worries and concerns are all about the ancestral temple, the country, the ministers, etc., and I would like to obey the imperial edict."

"I only think that the Queen Mother may not need to worry about this."

After saying this with a solemn expression, Liu Jiao straightened up a little, and taking the opportunity of pacing and pondering, he turned his body slightly to the courtiers of the Han family under the altar.

"Chen Changwen: Extraordinary times and extraordinary things, extraordinary World Bank and extraordinary politics;"

"The one who is crowned again is the beginning of the ritual; "Rituals" says: When the emperor comes to the court, he should perform the ceremony of crowning, then get married, and then take charge of the government."

"Although your majesty is not as old as the crown, our Han family is troubled by internal and external troubles, and we cannot live without a king for a day;"

"The son of heaven is also the one who is ordered by heaven to shepherd the people of the world; if he follows the rites of ordinary people and acts in the body of the son of heaven, it may not conform to the way of the emperor and his ministers, and the order of honor and inferiority..."

As he spoke, Liu Jiao did not forget to turn his body sideways, bowed his hands to Liu Ying who was still sitting upright, and then continued: "I also heard that three generations have different rituals, and five generations have different laws;"

"Although men's [-] and crown are made in the "Rituals", the Taizu Emperor Gao also ordered the late Bing Wen to end the marquis, and made the "Han Law" say: Men are seventeen and start to be Fu."

"My old minister believes that the crown ceremony of our Han family can also follow the system of Emperor Taizu Gao, based on the seventeenth year..."

"And I read the history books and said: King Wen of Zhou was crowned at the age of twelve, and King Cheng was crowned at the age of fifteen; these are all holy kings."

"Although your majesty is still young and weak, he is not as good as King Wen and King Cheng for the time being, but your majesty's benevolence has been praised by all the people in the world. All the people of Han Dynasty have said: given time, your majesty will follow the will of emperor Gao, the great ancestor, and think of the Han Dynasty. Another sage king."

"The old minister thinks that your majesty will be crowned at the age of seventeen, or a hundred years later, he will be called by the historian Yu Wen Wang and Cheng Wang, and he will be the wise and heroic king of our Han..."

Following Liu Jiao's deep and forceful tone, the faces of all the officials and officials present gradually took on a look of embarrassment, but Lu Zhi's doubts gradually faded away with Liu Jiao's voice.

——Wen Wang and Cheng Wang, those are the ancient sage kings known all over the world and famous in history;

Taking the precedent of "Wen Wang's twelfth year and Cheng Wang's fifteenth" as the basis for Liu Ying's "17-year-old crowning" undoubtedly meant putting gold on Liu Ying's face.

But no matter how famous King Wen and King Cheng are, no matter how famous they are in history, they are only a matter of the previous dynasty; and Liu Ying is the emperor of this dynasty, the eldest son of Emperor Taizu Gao Liu Bang, the legal heir of the Han Dynasty, and the Han family. The absolute sense of the "jun father" of public officials and officials.

Coupled with such a relationship, there is nothing wrong with forcing Liu Ying into the ranks of King Wen and King Cheng, and calling it "the three great stories of the king's crowning in advance".

——At least from the perspective of political standpoint, there is nothing wrong with it.

Furthermore, King Wen was not already praised by people all over the world when he was crowned at the age of 12; when King Cheng became an adult at the age of 15, he did not make the people of the world feel grateful and look forward to it.

Both of them spent their whole life's painstaking efforts after being crowned, and left a good story of "being crowned in advance and growing into a wise king" in the history.

On the contrary, today's Liu Ying, as early as the crown prince before he succeeded to the throne, has already been "praised" by the people all over the world, at least the people in Guanzhong, because of both Wen (Zheng Guoqu) and Wu (Ping Yingbu).

From this point of view, the early crowning of the two kings Wen and Cheng in the same period may not be as convincing as Liu Yinglai.

In addition, it is exactly as Liu Jiao said: the first emperor Liu Bang did stipulate that men in the Han Dynasty should pay taxes and serve in the military from the age of 17.

Combining all these, the courtiers and officials reluctantly accepted Liu Jiao's explanation for Liu Ying's early crowning.

Seeing this situation, Lu Zhi couldn't help but also took a deep breath, turned around, returned to the seat and sat down again.

Almost at the same time as Lu Zhi sat down, Liu Ying, who had been sitting upright all the time, finally got up from behind Lu Zhi, stepped forward and bowed to Lu Zhi.

Afterwards, the ceremonial official sang a long chorus, officially kicking off the curtain for this unique coronation ceremony.

"Emperor crowned~"

"Lishi~"

After the first chants, the attendant at the side of the altar held up the tray and walked up to Zongbo Liujiao.

Liu Ying also came to the center of the altar under the guidance of Liu Jiao, and knelt down facing the officials and ministers under the altar.

"One Gabu crown~"

With the sound of singing, Liu Jiao solemnly picked up the piece of cloth on the tray, covered Liu Ying's hair bundle, and tied it tightly with a rope.

"On the auspicious day of the month, you will start to add yuan clothes; abandon your young ambitions, and then you will become a virtue; Shoukao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu~"

At the end of singing, Liu Jiao took off the cloth crown on Liu Ying's head and put it back on the tray.

"Erjiapibian (biàn)~"

"The auspicious moon and the chen are Shen Erfu; the respect for Er Weiyi is Shu Shende; the eyebrows live for thousands of years, and they will receive Hu Fu forever~"

Singing again, a Bian crown was put on Liu Ying's head, and then Liu Jiao took it off again.

"Three Jia Jue Bian~"

"With the righteousness of the year, with the order of the month, Xianjiaer obeys; brothers are all present, to achieve Que De; yellow (gǒu) has no boundaries, and is celebrated by the sky~"

After repeating the symbolic putting on and taking off several times, I sang the last sound, which was finally a little louder.

"Add a red crown at the end~"

"Show the brilliance of the former emperor ~ Jialu who inherits the emperor's heaven~~"

"King of Destiny~Fukuzawa Kyushu~~~"

"Thousands of years~~~and the infinite sky~~~~~~"

(End of this chapter)