Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 52
On October [-], the second year of Zhangwu, the great Han built an altar in the south of Wudan Mountain in Chengdu, and Liu Chan offered sacrifices to heaven on behalf of his father.

In ancient times, the emperor normally worshiped the sky twice a year. The first time was Mengchun praying for grain. On the first day of the first lunar month in Mengchun, he held a ceremony of praying for grain, praying for rain for all grains, praying for good weather and a good harvest.

The second winter solstice sacrifice to heaven, the winter solstice is the day of worship to heaven, the emperor led his ministers to worship the sky on the winter solstice day, thanked the emperor God, and prayed for the vision of national revival and good weather.

Of course, for major national events such as the new emperor's ascension to the throne, the canonization of queens and princes, or major national events such as natural disasters, foreign invasions, and rebellion by criminals, the emperor either went to the Temple of Heaven in person, or sent his prince to the Temple of Heaven to hold a sacrificial ceremony.

Liu Bei said that the defeat of Yiling was a matter of time, and the failure of the weather led to the defeat of Huo Gong, so he ordered Liu Chan to go back to Chengdu to worship the sky for him.

Before offering sacrifices to heaven, Liu Chan fasted for two days in the fasting palace of Xingong in the Shuhan Dynasty. The day before the sacrifice, Liu Chan went to the ancestral temple to salute in his crown, and at night he went to Wudan Mountain and lived in the fasting palace to fast. To be devout means not to see women, eat meat or drink, or listen to music.

The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven began at dawn, and Liu Chan got up before dawn, yawning, and let Gong'e wear the twelve-striped crown and the nine-pronged crown. After washing under the service of Gong'e, Liu Chan was also much more awake.

When Liu Chan arrived in a Luanjia, the civil and military officials were already standing on both sides of the altar, and they were all wearing three-chapter crowns with patterns below the rice.

Liu Yong, the second brother, and Liu Li, the third brother, wore nine chapters patterned crown clothes below the mountain.

If Ma Chao survived, the Marquis would have to wear a seven-chapter crown suit below Huachong.

What is Huaxia: Mianfu Huazhang is called Hua, and the great country is called Xia.

The twelve chapter patterns are: "Sun, Moon, Stars, Mountains, Dragons, Hua Chong, Zongyi (yí), Zao, Fire, Fenmi, Fu (fǔ), Fu (fú)."

Zhuge Liang, the prime minister, recited the sacrificial text aloud, saying: "Only Bingwu Shuo in October of the second year of Zhangwu, Ding Si, the crown prince Chan, dared to declare to the emperor's queen land: Han has the world, and there is no limit to history..."

Liu Chan walked from the middle platform to the upper Tiandi tablet and knelt down to offer incense, then returned to the middle level and performed three kneeling and nine kowtows, then went up to kneel to offer jade silk, and went up three times to offer three cups of wine, kneeling and knocking three times each time.

Liu Chan also needs to share the ancestral tablets on both sides, such as Taizu Liu Bangqian, repeat it twice, and finally Liu Chan leads the accompanying officials to kneel three times and kowtow nine times.In the end, Liu Chan knelt down 31 times and kowtowed 66 times in total.

Zhuge Liang ordered his attendants to withdraw the offerings and burn them in the stove to show that they were brought back to heaven by the gods to enjoy.

Um!When the ceremony was over, Liu Chan was already exhausted and his head was a little dazed, so Huang Hao helped him up to Luanjia.

Although the etiquette of Liu Chan's sacrifice to heaven is heavy, he still follows a principle: keep everything simple.After all, the national treasury is now empty, and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens cannot be spent, but if you can save money on tedious details, you can save.

The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is, after all, a ceremony, and it only needs to be achieved. Liu Bei ordered Liu Chan to offer sacrifices to heaven for two purposes. First, to announce to the soldiers of the Han people that this defeat is not due to Liu Bei’s military capabilities, but to the fact that the weather is not on our side for the time being. Don't worry after offering sacrifices to heaven; second, clearly tell the big and small officials of the Han court that Liu Chan is your future majesty, the crown prince wearing a twelve-striped crown.

Since ancient times, the costumes of princes and emperors are the closest. The emperor has twelve crowns, each with twelve five-color beads, and twelve patterns on the crown. The crown prince has nine crowns, nine five-color beads on each crown, and nine patterns on the crown.

But what does it mean if the prince usurps the emperor's costume?Depending on the power of the prince, it can be a prince like Li Shimin; or if he is favored by the emperor, like Zhu Biao, he can be clearly identified as the next emperor's prince.

Liu Bei ordered Liu Chan to wear a twelve-chapter crown and wear a nine-pronged crown. Although it is strange, it also clearly shows that Liu Chan is the next emperor. Except for Liu Chan's rebellion, he will basically not be shaken.

Liu Chan was sitting on the Luanjia, staring at the nine-pronged jade beads shaking in front of him. How could Liu Chan not know what Liu Bei meant?

In history, Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang when he was in Tuogu in Baidi City: "You are ten times as talented as Cao Pi, and you will be able to stabilize the country and make great decisions. If your heir can assist you, assist him; if he is not talented, you can take it yourself."

Some conspirators in later generations believed that Liu Bei was trying to test Zhuge Liang, but they didn't know that self-acceptance had two meanings in ancient times, one is "replacing by oneself", and the other is "deciding by oneself".If it is one, "the" should be followed by the normal situation, otherwise there is a problem with the sentence.

Originally, Liu Chan in his previous life didn't know what Liu Bei really meant.But after traveling through time and getting to know Liu Chan's current political situation, I realized that the true meaning of this sentence is that if Liu Chan is incapable, you can change the emperor and hand over the power of abolishing the throne to Zhuge Liang to decide.

Only Zhuge Liang, who held the throne and abolished the power, could subdue Liu Chan's management. At the same time, he added a curse to Liu Chan, "You are engaged with the prime minister, and you are like a father." (White Emperor City has a dispute about Tuogu, I understand it based on the plot choice. The history is cruel, and I hope that the thousand-year story of the emperor and ministers will be beautiful.)
This is the real foundation for Zhuge Liang to rule the politics and military affairs of the Han Dynasty in history!
In the past few months, Liu Chan has experienced many incidents such as rescue of Liu Bei in Ma'anshan, offering advice to Ding Nanzhong, and exchanging prisoners between Han and Wu. He has demonstrated extraordinary bravery, benevolence, and most importantly, a strategic vision beyond ordinary people. He finally convinced Liu Bei to make up his mind. Really confirm Liu Chan's position as the crown prince, making Liu Chan a veritable prince of the Han Dynasty.
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"Turn to Huiling." Liu Chan ordered lightly.

Huiling, the mausoleum built by Liu Bei for himself, is also the tomb of Gan's family. The coffin of Gan's family who moved back to Chengdu from Nanjun has finally arrived in Chengdu in the past few days. Liu Chan needs to go to worship as his son.

The main body of Huiling Mausoleum has been built, and the mausoleum is very deserted. Liu Chan stood in front of Gan's tomb, the green leaves on the tree rustled in the wind, and danced to bid farewell to the branches, so reluctant to give up.

Kneeling in front of the tomb, Liu Chan didn't know how to speak. He was extremely depressed. He was thinking about Gan's family, and he thought about his parents in his previous life. Under the mixed emotions, Liu Chan couldn't control it, and couldn't cry. The depression and missing his family members in his previous life came from months. emotions burst forth.

Crying is the best way to express sadness.The originally complicated emotions in my heart vented out in crying.

Liu Chan, who returned to normal, knelt down and kowtowed three times to Gan with red eyes. It seemed to be mourning Gan, but he was also mourning the past.

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