Chapter Fourteen One day, the end will come again
Every April, the first sunny day calculated by the Imperial Heaven is designated as a spring festival.
Spring Festival has existed since ancient times.
Not only the current dynasty, the previous dynasty, and even thousands of years ago, there have been spring sacrifice ceremony.
According to legend, there is no one in this world.
Between the heaven and earth, thousands of miles of snow, and grass and trees cannot grow. No matter in the sky, the six earths, or in the water, there is no trace of vitality.
Until, two gods, a man and a woman, appeared in this world.
They built a city that can accommodate vitality. Then, plants and trees grew, birds, swimming fish, and domestic animals were able to appear. Then, human races were found in this world.
As time passed, everything gradually walked out of the ancient city, and slowly, everything spread throughout the world.
The spring sacrifice is to worship the two gods.
Someone once read ancient books and made an in-depth study on the spring festival.
The man came to the conclusion.
Tens of thousands of years ago, there was a spring sacrifice ceremony in this world. The spring sacrifice at that time was even more grand and cautious. Because people at that time still had prophecies from the gods to the human race-
One day, the end of time will come again, and the two gods will come back to the earth.
In the vast river of history, countless countries on earth have experienced wars and several times, civilization has been interrupted, ancient books have disappeared, and even the spring festival ceremony has disappeared for hundreds of years.
But shortly after that time, there were rumors that the two gods showed miracles on earth, causing the spring sacrifice ceremony to appear again.
In the thousands of years to come, every dynasty and every country will remember the annual spring festival ceremony.
Unfortunately, this person who worked hard to study the spring festival was a brilliant and magnificent talent when he was young, but he was in a poor life and was laughed at as a "scary" by the world!
This day is another annual spring festival.
Under the blue sky, the capital city is in the east, a high altar stands tall.
The spring festival of the Great Zhou Dynasty followed the old rules of the previous dynasty. The current emperor, prince, princess, and grandson personally climbed to the forty-five altar, and the emperor personally read the sacrificial text. In addition, the royal family's blood relatives and officials above the third rank were ordered to kneel down on the sacrificial text to listen to the sacrificial text.
The current saint Sima Zhi is wearing a black dragon robe, followed by his three sons - Crown Prince Sima Zhen, Second Prince Sima Xie, Third Prince Sima Hu, Longxing Tiger Step by Step, and climbing the dark stone altar step by step.
Although Sima Zhi is nearly fifty years old, he has a strong body, a strong body and a rosy face, which will never make people think of the word "old".
He seems to be in his prime!
When he was young, Sima Zhi followed his father to fight. He was very skilled in martial arts and amazing in physical strength. He was a tiger general in the army and had the talent of a general. He made great contributions to his father. When the world was pacified, Sima Zhi was made the crown prince by Taizu.
Sima Zhi's position as emperor was cut by him with one sword.
As the supreme emperor in the world, Sima Zhi has countless scars on his body. These old wounds and merits are engraved on this emperor.
Perhaps because of the war in his youth, Sima Zhi's legitimate wife was unable to protect the children in the first few days when she was with the army.
Sima Zhi's legitimate wife, Empress Yuan, gave birth to three sons and one daughter, but died many times. Only one youngest son stayed in the world, which is the current crown prince Sima Zhen.
It was precisely because of the death of three legitimate children that Sima Zhi's legitimate wife was too sad and died prematurely. Sima Zhi felt ashamed of his Yuan Dynasty, so he cherished his only legitimate son Sima Zhen very much. He brought him by his side every day, taught him at all times, and responded to all requests.
Compared with Emperor Sima Zhi, the crown prince and the two princes are of medium figure and handsome faces. These three have grown up and married wives, but they have no children yet.
The four of them climbed to the highest point of the altar.
The eunuch calmly and delivered four incense sticks to the four people.
"Zhen'er, you burn incense first." Sima Zhi spoke lightly.
The second prince and the third prince were both shocked, and the third prince showed a hint of reluctance on his face.
No matter what kind of sacrifice it is, the emperor should go first and then the prince.
Now the emperor asked Sima Zhen to burn incense first - before the emperor! before the emperor!
This clearly means passing the throne!
The second prince and the third prince didn’t understand that the father was strong and strong, so he actually wanted to pass the throne at this time!
"Yes!" Sima Zhen was slightly shocked, then followed the good deeds and first stepped forward, performed the three kneeling and nine kowtows at the sacrificial rituals on the high platform, and then inserted the incense and candle.
Sima Zhen returned to the back of Emperor Sima Zhi after eating incense.
Emperor Sima Zhi smiled slightly, then stepped forward and gave a solemn salute to burn incense.
Then there is the second prince Sima Xie.
Finally, the third prince Sima Hu stepped forward. He had just knelt down when a strange sound suddenly appeared on the altar.
"puff!"
"Puff! Puff! Puff!"
At such a solemn moment, the third prince Sima Hu was actually making puns!
This is still a loud and smelly chain!
Emperor Sima Zhi frowned slightly. Crown Prince Sima Zhen had no expression on his face. Second Prince Sima Xie covered his mouth and couldn't help laughing. Even the eunuch standing beside him couldn't help but open his eyes and laugh.
The third prince Sima Hu's face turned red with impetuousness. He immediately accelerated his movements, but could not suppress the "three urgent needs of people".
"Puff~puff~puff~puff~"
The sound was as gentle as a girl crying...
"Hahaha..." The second prince Sima Xie could no longer hold it back and burst into laughter.
"Rareless!" Emperor Sima Zhi shouted: "How can such an impolite thing be!"
The third prince Sima Hu turned around in shame and anger, glared at Prince Sima Zhen fiercely, and his mouth moved silently: It was you...
Sima Zhen had no expression on his face, as if he had seen nothing.
Emperor Sima Zhi said: "Come here! Please ask the third prince to go back! I have lost my moral integrity at the spring festival and I will not go back to my house to reflect!"
"Yes!" The third prince Sima Hu walked quietly.
The two generals who were originally standing around the altar immediately stepped forward and sent the third prince down the altar.
On the stairs down the altar, there were a few more "puff" sounds, and the third prince Sima Hu's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
The two warriors escorting the third prince kept smiling. Even the royal family and officials in the audience couldn't help but look up secretly.
After the third prince left the altar and the second prince finally managed to hold back his laughter, everything calmed down.
Emperor Sima Zhi looked solemn, stepped forward a few steps, unfolded the sacrificial text, and read it out loud.
The emperor's calm voice echoed around the altar.
The crown prince and the second prince stood solemnly behind the emperor. Under the altar, the royal nobles and high-ranking officials and powerful ministers knelt solemnly and lowered their heads.
Here, there is no other sound except the rustling sound of the wind blowing the grass and trees and the emperor's voice.
No one saw that two white lights flashed quickly in the originally blue sky.
Then, the sky, which was originally sunny and sunny, suddenly became densely covered with dark clouds.
At some point, Emperor Sima Zhi had stopped reciting the sacrificial texts. He raised his head and his face turned pale.
At some point, the royal family and senior officials under the altar raised their heads in horror, and several people even stood up straight in a daze.
The entire capital, the entire Great Zhou territory, and the entire world suddenly became dark at a certain moment.
Between heaven and earth, there is a dead darkness.
After a moment, the darkness dissipated, the sky was gray and yellow, and there were dark clouds in the sky.
The storm is coming.
Chapter completed!