Qin Official

"When Qin Shihuang destroyed Chu, he compared it with Yu Shun's expulsion of Sanmiao, so he sacrificed it in the Shun Temple in the city. It was at that time, in Huaiyang City, that I met Duke Xia for the first time..."

As the imperial court's greatest blessing, Shusun Tong accompanied Zhang Han, one of the nine ministers, to escort the last batch of 30,000 rear troops and hundreds of thousands of grain and fodder to Huaiyang in Chendi.

After a lapse of sixteen years, Shusun Tong returned to his old place, and was inevitably moved with emotion in front of a group of Confucian scholars from all over the Central Plains.

At that time, he came late because his teacher Kong Kun was unwilling to answer the call of Qin Shihuang. As a result, he was stopped and searched by a black-faced Qin official outside. He was very careful and almost stripped him naked.

Later, Shusun Tong and two old Confucian scholars quarreled in the temple to tamper with Confucius' words and praise Duke Mu of Qin, and Hei Fu heard it...

Of course, Shusun Tong would not talk about these things. He only vaguely talked about what he had seen and heard, and said to the Confucians:

"At that time, the first emperor of Qin asked what was right, and Xia Gong, who was the leader, caught his own sword and stood on his side. After that, I returned to Qufu, and the people of Lu asked: 'How is the king of Qin?' I replied: 'The king of Qin is very elegant; but on the bedside The blade catcher is a true hero!"

Hearing this, the group of Confucian scholars first praised Hei Fu and praised his uncle Sun Tong for his ability to discern the Lord.

They had completely forgotten that some time ago, those of them who had an old relationship with Shusun Tong complained that when Shusun Tong became a high-ranking official in the imperial court, he did not recommend them as officials, but recommended only strong thieves who could kill generals and pull flags.

At that time, Shusun Tong said: "Xia Gong is fighting for the world with arrows and stones. Wouldn't you rather be able to fight? Therefore, I first said that I will kill the generals who hold the flag. I will not forget you, everyone, treat me."

And now, he has indeed not forgotten this group of old people who have a certain say in the Central Plains. He spent several months gathering them one by one. Today they gathered in Huaiyang to plan a major event for Heifu:

"Sacrifice Taihaoling!"

Taihao was originally the ancestor of Ren, Su, Xugo, Zhuanxu and other small countries with Dongyi surnames. However, later, due to the continuous accumulation of ancient history and the grafting of stories, he was completely integrated with the "Paoxi clan", that is, the myth of Fuxi.

Legend has it that Fuxi was one of the three emperors, who succeeded the Suiren clan and succeeded to the throne. His mother’s name is Hua Xu. He followed the great master's footsteps in Leize, and his life and death came in Chengji. Fuxi has the body of a snake and the head of a human. He has holy virtues. When you look up, you observe the images in the sky, when you look down, you observe the Dharma on the earth, and when you stand aside, you observe the characters of birds and beasts, in harmony with the earth. He began to draw the Eight Diagrams to communicate the virtues of gods and imitate the emotions of all things.

He also made a written deed to replace the knotted rope administration. So marriage began, with the gift of a feather. Raise and sacrifice for cooking. Therefore, it is called Pao Xi. There is Long Rui. Use the dragon to discipline officials. The name is Dragon Master. Make a thirty-five-stringed harp. King Mu De.

In short, he was a saint, and like Heifu, he was a great inventor. Bagua, written contracts, marriage, domesticated livestock, and music were all attributed to Fuxi.

Its capital was in Chen. It collapsed in the 111th year after its establishment and was buried in the north of Wanqiu. This is where Taihao Mausoleum was built.

Sacrifice to Taihao Mausoleum was originally proposed by a counselor named "Huang Shi", a new upstart in the Wings Camp, but Shusun Tong was also in favor and said to Heifu:

"Although Emperor Qin Shihuang worshiped Emperor Shun back then, he actually chose the wrong god to worship. Although Emperor Shun was one of the Five Emperors, in Chen, only the descendants of the Chen Kingdom worshiped him every year, but Taihao was different. After the Chen Dynasty, as well as the immigrants from Chu, the nobles, scholars, and common people all respected him very much and called him the ancestor of the people. They must sacrifice him on the second day of the second lunar month every year."

The customs of Guandong and Guanxi are particularly important in etiquette. Shusun Tong said that even if the barbarians captured the Central Plains, they should still show their emphasis on etiquette and music and make a paper to win the support of the nobles and scholars.

What's more, it's Duke Xia?

So Shusun Tong entangled the Confucian scholars and scholars in the Central Plains and asked them to participate in formulating the etiquette of worship. He said he was participating, but in fact it was him who made the decision according to the needs of Duke Xia, because Duke Xia wanted to go south from Song Dynasty to Chen Dynasty. , first worship the mausoleum and then enter the city, time is very tight.

On July 15th, the day of the sacrifice, Xia Gong’s 10,000 personal guards had already surrounded the Taihao Mausoleum. Although it is a legend, there really is a mausoleum as tall as a mountain in the north of the city. As for whether Taihao was buried inside. , God knows, anyway, with the official endorsement of Zhou, Chen, and Chu, it would be okay to build a temple here and worship every year.

After waiting for Duke Xia, Shusuntong talked about the matter:

"The original tombs were not as tall as today. I don't know when it started. According to folklore, using the soil from your hometown to build graves for your ancestors can give birth to children and avoid disasters. Therefore, men and women who come to worship must come from their hometowns. He brought a bag of loess and sprinkled it on the grave. Over time, Fuxi's tomb became as big as a hill."

The Chinese people’s beliefs are indeed very true.

Heifu laughed, and at the end he suddenly asked Shusun Tong:

"Is it smart?"

Shusuntong was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that before Regent Dong came, his wife was already pregnant, and she must be seven or eight months old now. He immediately said: "It is said to be very effective."

"I used to go in with my master. There was a Qiuzi stone with an obvious hole in it. There was a saying in the past that if you want a boy, put your finger in it and turn it three times to the left. If you want a girl, turn your finger three times to the right. Circle it, and then put your hand into the sleeve again, and it will come true."

Heifu said: "If this is true, Dongmen Leopard should have tried it back then."

Then he smiled and said: "Of course, it's too late now."

It sounded like he was "asking for a friend."

But later, during the unrestrained and passionate sacrificial witch dance that was the predecessor of Huaiyang's "Duan Jing Tiao" in later generations, Heifu quietly put his finger into the child-seeking stone that had been checked three times by the guards in advance.

Then he turned to the right, turned three times, and murmured:

"This time, I hope to have a little boy..."

…

"Tailao's sacrifice is to comfort Emperor Xi.

Five hundred springs and Autumn years, there must be a Ming King.

There were many events during the period, and Duke Xia came out to the east.

Unify the world again, eradicate violence and bring peace to the people.

Today I am in Wanqiu and I am playing Huazhang.

The old tree feathers are gone, and the new world is brilliant.

It is not a shameless manner, but it is still a feast. "

With the offering of Tai Lao, the lengthy memorial text was finally finished. Shusun Tong was solely responsible for today's ceremony. He said to Hei Fu:

"The five emperors have different music, and the three kings have different rituals. The rituals are based on the customs of the people at that time. Therefore, if the benefits and losses of the rituals of Xia, Yin, and Zhou can be known, it is said that they are not the same. I would like to adopt the ancient rituals and Qin And the rituals of the six countries are mixed together."

And this ceremony is indeed a mixture of Zhou rites and Qin, Chen, and Chu rites. It can be considered that all of them are taken into consideration. The Confucian scholars and scholars in the Central Plains can't help but nod and think it is appropriate.

The ceremony of worshiping Taihao was held before entering the city. On the one hand, it emphasized that this "successor" not only inherited the legacy of Qin, but also inherited the legitimacy of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, which was enough to let the Chendi scholars understand their goodwill in being willing to follow the local customs.

But ordinary people couldn't understand it at all, so after the ceremony, when Hei Fu was performing the ceremony of entering the city, he specially changed out of his sacrificial robes, put on another set of clothes, and flashed it in front of the three elders who greeted him.

Just this appearance is enough to shock the people of Huaiyang.

"I saw it right..."

The Huaiyang royal husband Zhuang Jia, who originally had hatred for the Qin people, was a little surprised when he saw Xia Gong's towering crown from a distance:

"What he's wearing is actually a Chu suit!?"

…

Although Chen Di had been captured for half a month, there was still some turmoil. The Chu people were simply suppressed by force. Xia Gong, who always paid attention to safety, naturally did not show up much. After settling in Huaiyang, he frequently invited local scholars to discuss matters. , how to form a new county government led by Chenjun Yangxia people, county lieutenant Wu Guang and others.

Therefore, the task of explaining Xia Gong's intention still fell on Shusun Tong.

"You read that right, Mr. Xia is indeed wearing Chu clothes."

At the banquet convening the three elders and scholars in Chendi, Shusun Tong endorsed Heifu in this way.

"Xia Gong is originally from Anlu, Nanjun. He is also from the land of Western Chu. He speaks of Jingchu and is from the same hometown as the Chen people. He has always been frugal. He usually wears short Chu clothes when he lives in Yan. Today he specially wore them. The reason why I wear Chu clothes and wear Chu crowns is because I entered the land of Chen and went out of my way to follow the local customs!"

"Do as the Romans do?"

Chen's elders were a little surprised. When Qin Shihuang entered Chen, he came as a conqueror. This Xia Gong was a little different.

And when they heard that Shusun Tong only talked about Xia and not Qin, the rejection of this group of property owners faded a lot.

At the banquet, Shusun Tong described Xia Gong's plan to rule Chen land, or in other words, Chu State, and the land of the Six Kingdoms:

"Qi Zheng cultivates education and governs according to the customs!"

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ps: Chapter 2 is at night.