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- Yunyao sat in the corner of the tent and practiced all night. Without the seven-star array, it was difficult to control the rhythm of luck. He could only move at a constant speed. The effect of practicing was obviously not as good as the seven-star array. Fortunately, he could go back after completing the shooting ceremony tomorrow, so it wouldn't waste much time. .
The next day, before dawn, there was already noisy drumming outside. The shooting ceremony started early in the morning because there were several steps. Start with a collection.
Duke Dan of Zhou served as an official in the State of Zhou, and now the acting monarch is Duke Zhou's eldest son Boqin. When he came to the fiefdom of the State of Lu, he worked conscientiously for three years before returning to the State of Zhou to report to his father and explain the situation in the State of Lu. Zhou Gongdan said that Lu would be defeated by Qi, because Jiang Ziya, the king of Qi, only spent half a year to stabilize the situation and quickly reported the situation of Qi, the emperor of Zhou, but his son spent three years being too indecisive and would definitely suffer. , but Qi State is right next to Lu State.
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There were loud gongs and drums, colorful flags fluttering, and all the nobles lined up on chariots to show the power of a country. The number of chariots is the only criterion for a country's prosperity. The more chariots there are, the stronger the country is, and the large number of chariots gathered in the shooting ceremony represents the strength of the Lu State. Nearly 300 chariots gathered together. It seems that the nobles and officials are all giving face.
The positions of the chariots are arranged according to the rank of the nobles. Yunyao is located at the end of the nobles because she is the youngest baron.
The higher the title, the more magnificent the chariot, not only the size of the horse, the specifications of the chariot, but also the clothes of the people and the color of the flag. The higher the title, the fatter and stronger the horse, the more refined and sturdy the chariot, the more respectable and expensive the clothes, and the more majestic the flag.
Yunyao stands out among the barons, but compared to the higher titles, they are completely incomparable. The difference is too far. But Yunyao is not here to make up for the numbers. Today she wants to defeat the others and become famous. She wants to be an outlier in Zhou Li.
Acting monarch Bo Qin drove his own solid-colored four-horse chariot to review the nobles' formation and inspect the country's strength.
The sound of the drums was slow and powerful, and no one was making any noise. Even the Chinese people watching the excitement on the periphery did not dare to make the slightest sound. Only the sound of the drums lingered in the hunting wind.
Anyway, someone is holding the horse, so there is no need to worry about not being able to find his place. Yunyao only needs to stand on the car to be inspected. She can personally feel the solemn atmosphere of the Western Zhou Games, as if the Zhou people were not just holding a sports meeting, but It is more like completing a major mission of blending heaven and man.
In short, Yunyao at the scene could not help but look serious and did not dare to treat him lightly.
By the time the monarch has walked back and forth three times, the first phase of the military parade is over, and the next step is to worship the heaven.
How could a large-scale event not include offering sacrifices to the heavens? There is a high altar with a bronze cauldron half as tall as a man. Surrounded by wizards and witches with colorful feathers on their heads and solid-colored furs, they danced around the bronze cauldron with unknown force. dance.
Under the altar, directly in front, there is Liuyi Dance, with drummers standing on both sides beating the drums, that is, the dance team and the drum team. This is a high-level sacrifice. Instead of just burning some sacrifices and kneeling down to worship, there are also performances by a dance team and a drum band to express respect for God visually and aurally.
Zhou Gongdan has the title of Duke and is the highest-ranking prince, so the sacrifices of Lu State are one level lower than that of Emperor Zhou. The Son of Heaven dances with eight yi, and the state of Lu uses six yi. In fact, the number of people is different.
Emperor Zhou¡¯s dance team has the largest number of people, with eight people in a row, a total of eight rows, that is, sixty-four people.
The lower level Liuyi Dance has six people in a row, a total of six rows, that is, thirty-six people.
The dancers are all graceful women wearing uniform red robes, with complicated hairstyles and exquisite gold and silver headdresses. They dance gracefully to the beat of the drums, connecting heaven and humans with their original dance postures, and conveying the humble prayers of human beings.
The drums don¡¯t stop, the dancing doesn¡¯t stop.
Yunyao was led under the altar. The baron was at the back. Yunyao was too short to watch the dance performance. But even standing at the very back, one could still see the acting monarch walking up the high altar with the support of several people, and every step was measured.
What is happening now is the second stage - the sacrifice.
Yunyao pricked up his ears and listened. The monarch began to speak his lines. The general content was to bless the country of Lu with peace and prosperity and good weather. It was very long, as long as the speech of the future leader.
?Then the monarch led everyone to worship heaven and was the first to kneel in front of the bronze tripod.
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A fire was lit in the bronze cauldron, and the wizards and witches would throw the sacrifices into it and burn them. Yunyao saw the cud dog for the first time. Not only the cud dog, but also the cud dog.Other livestock tied with thatch were thrown into the bronze cauldron by the wizard and burned.
Yunyao originally thought that the acting monarch was stingy, but later she realized that this was not stinginess, but a sacrificial step, because next the ashes would be distributed to each noble, part of which was smeared on the face, and part of which was taken home and scattered in the fief. soil of.
Although no pigs or sheep were killed, it was still solemn and full of ceremony. By the way, it also strengthened the leadership status of the monarch over the nobles. Taking the ashes back and scattering them on the land is regarded as the king's declaration of sovereignty over the land of the country.
After that, it¡¯s time to eat, and while eating, perform the shooting ceremony.
The archery ceremony is divided into three stages: performance archery, fixed-point archery, and chariot archery.
The king and nobles can sit on a high wooden platform, and other officials sit below the platform. Everyone has a low table with tableware on it.
The food will be moved to the table first for sharing. The person who cuts the food is the cook, the person who serves the wine is the wine person, the person who manages the salt is the salt person, the person who divides the meat sauce is the sauce person, and the person who covers the food is the power person.
This is a long banquet, so there is even a dedicated person responsible for covering the food. If the guests leave their seats, the food will be covered to prevent it from gathering dust.
They eat very carefully and the food is very rich. It is no wonder that the barons want to save their stomachs for a big meal during the shooting ceremony. They are not here to participate in the shooting ceremony, they are here to eat.
Yunyao sat at the end, and the food she was given was all the worst leftovers, but the taste was okay and it was indeed cooked with care. This was the starting point of Chinese food civilization. Although the ingredients were limited and seasonings were scarce, her attitude towards food was As serious and rigorous as it was thousands of years later, the pursuit of food is indeed one of the driving forces behind the tireless development of life.
The most important thing for a monarch is to have two teams, one is for management and the other is for cooking. Starting from the selection of ingredients, identifying sick animals and preventing diseases from entering the mouth, to the cooking, seasoning and preservation of food, a complete system has been formed.
This is definitely the highest-level banquet in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Yunyao thought that she had really missed it in the previous two years, but she had no choice but to observe mourning for three years after her father passed away. Of course, it is said to be three years, but it is actually one month after two years. Rounding up, it is three years. It can be seen that the people of the Western Zhou Dynasty have learned to take advantage of the Zhou rites.
Zhou Li said that one should observe filial piety for three years, but two years and one month can be considered three years. Human wisdom cannot be regulated by rituals and music.
¡°It¡¯s no wonder that in the future there will be fewer and fewer verbal agreements, legal provisions will become more and more stringent, and even corporal punishment will become more and more common, all because people¡¯s hearts are too lively.
Yunyao missed the shooting ceremony for two years because of her filial piety. This year she can have a big meal. There is wine and meat. The wine tastes similar to juice. The meat is divided into barbecued meat and boiled meat, both of which are very appetizing.
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