Be a master through ancient times

August 27, Confucius' birthday.More than 300 students from Guozijian burned incense and bathed at home, and then went to Nanjiao Cultural Park on an empty stomach.

There is a large square in the east of the Cultural Park, where there is a statue of Confucius.This stone carving of Confucius is two feet high and more than ten feet wide. On it is Confucius holding a bright lamp in his left hand and a bamboo slip in his right hand, symbolizing the meaning of Confucius guiding the direction of all living beings in the world with his words and deeds.

The middle of the bright lamp in his hand is hollowed out. If you look at it at night, there will be candles on it, covered with a crystal lampshade. The faint yellow candlelight can make Confucius' already kind and wise face look more sacred.There is a sentence engraved on the outside of the bright lamp, which says "the sky does not give birth to Zhongni, and the ages are like a long night".

The base of the statue is in the shape of a bamboo slip, about half a foot high, and a few famous lines from the Analects of Confucius are engraved on it.

The design of this statue of Confucius was drawn by Chu Ci himself, and the person who made it was Yang Cheng, the eldest disciple of Master Ku. He is good at stone carving, and he brought more than a dozen apprentices under him. In the past month, they have devoted themselves to this statue. On this statue of Confucius, it has almost reached the point of forgetting to eat and sleep.However, it is precisely because of their hard work that they created the largest statue of Confucius in the capital, which is more than half a foot taller than the one in the Confucius Temple.

Today coincides with the opening of the Southern Suburb Cultural Park, so many people rushed here after going to the Confucian Temple to worship, preparing to watch the ceremony.

In addition to all the teachers and students of the Imperial College, there are also students who have been studying and rehearsing in the Imperial College during this period.They were wearing the same style of student uniforms, with the same buns, and they stood neatly in the yard. They all looked so handsome, and the common people around couldn't help but admire them.

Before the auspicious time came, officials from the Ministry of Rites came to the Confucius Garden holding the imperial decree.

"Guozijian sacrificed wine to Wang Haisheng, and Siye Chuci accepted the order."

Wang Jijiu led Chuci to kneel at the front with the other masters, and the students and the common people who watched the ceremony through the fence also knelt down. Except for the official of the Ministry of Rites, there was no one standing at the scene.

By God, the emperor issued an edict: Today is the birthday of Confucius. I heard that the students of the Guozijian will hold a memorial ceremony for Confucius with the Nanjiao Cultural Park. I would like to invite Grand Tutor Wen Bing to bring all the princes to watch the ceremony to show my respect.In addition, the missions of various countries to the Wei Dynasty also heard about this matter and wanted to go to watch the ceremony.In order to establish a good diplomatic relationship, I have licensed the missions of various countries to send ten people to watch the ceremony. I hope that you will treat each other with courtesy and convince others with virtue, so as to show the demeanor of our great country, respect! "

"The minister waits for the decree to thank you!"

After receiving the order, Wang Jijiu stood aside respectfully.The others also stood up, looking at someone expectantly.A group of people came over from there, and the official announced loudly: "Mr. Wen brought the First Prince, Second Prince, Third Prince, and Sixth Prince to watch the ceremony!"

The others bent down and saluted to welcome all the princes.As for putting Taifu Wen at the top, it is because today is the birthday of Confucius, and Taifu Wen is the emperor's teacher. This is to show the royal family's respect for the masters.

Mrs. Wen smiled and nodded at the common people outside the fence. The eldest prince restrained himself a little today. Although he didn't smile, his expression was quite gentle.The second prince waved to everyone, as if he was close to the people.It was the first time for the little-known Third Prince to show his face. His head was always lowered, making it difficult for people to see his appearance.The sixth prince was much more lively, dressed in red, he looked like a little golden boy, he kept aiming silly in a certain direction, and even stretched out his snow-white chubby claws to wave for that person to come over.

Chu Ci stood behind Wang Jijiu, holding his forehead a little. His Highness Jiujiu is really an enthusiastic child.He also smiled in that direction, and immediately got a brighter response. Chu Ci was only interested in interacting with His Highness Jiujiu, and didn't realize that there was another line of sight on him.

When the group of people approached, Chu Ci inadvertently took a look at the mysterious third prince, and his jaw almost dropped when he saw it.

This... Isn't this the autistic baby who "why not eat minced meat" that I met during fishing?He is actually His Highness the Third Prince!

Chu Ci was very surprised. He didn't understand why Mrs. Wen could sneak a prince out of the palace?At that time, it was because they came out too frequently, so Chu Ci didn't think in this direction when he knew the identity of Mrs. Wen.Now that I think about it, at that time he told Mrs. Wen that when they got married, he would let this baby go with Wen Ran to pick up the marriage. Mrs. Wen's uncontrollably funny expression must be implying this!

The third prince Yu Ren sensed Chu Ci's gaze, and turned his head to look at Chu Ci with a puzzled expression, as if asking what's the matter?

Chu Ci smiled awkwardly, he absolutely must not let the child know what he was thinking.

After Mrs. Wen and the others took their seats at the top, the edict official continued to read: "The second prince of Yuexi State and his envoys came to watch the ceremony...Prince Luo of Mengshe Guoge came to watch the ceremony with his envoys... Your Excellency the Prime Minister of Nine Zhuo brought nine His Royal Highness the Third Prince Zhu and his envoys came to watch the ceremony..."

Batch after batch of envoys dressed in foreign races entered the square from the passage in the middle, feasting the eyes of the common people on both sides of the fence.

Because this event is very important, in addition to the royal relatives, there are rich and powerful celebrities and foreign envoys, so security work is also very important.

In addition to the guards guarding the Cultural Park, there were also guards patrolling the park, and even dozens of plainclothes Kou Jing brought with him.They mixed among the common people, observing the people around them, and they would start to be wary if anyone had a different expression.

In fact, some people really wanted to take advantage of Confucius' birthday to play tricks. Unfortunately, the Cultural Park was surrounded by a five-mile radius as early as a few days ago, and they couldn't find a chance to set up a trap.They also thought about carrying weapons and waiting for an opportunity to assassinate, but to enter the cultural park, they had to go through the "security check" at the archway.

This "security check" was a word Chu Ci uttered. He had people prepare two large magnets and place them on both sides, leaving only a passage for one person to enter and exit.All the people entering the garden must line up and pass between the two magnets before they can enter.As soon as someone walked over, they stuck to the magnet with a "dang".The guards on both sides immediately changed their faces, and went forward to search, and sure enough, they found a dagger on the man.

"take away!"

The people behind saw it, and left the line with a guilty conscience without looking back.

Besides, on the side of the square, after all the important guests have arrived, the auspicious time is coming soon.Chu Ci stood on the temporary platform and spoke, his voice came out from the big tank below, and most of the people in the square could clearly hear what Chu Ci was saying.

He acted as the host, and after the opening speech, he invited Mrs. Wen to give a speech.Although Mrs. Wen was a little surprised, she still happily stood on the stage and said some words of encouragement.As a grand tutor, it is quite normal for him to speak freely. Chu Ci listened carefully from the side, thinking that it would be best to be silent when he returned home.

After Wen Taifu spoke, Chu Ci announced the beginning of the ceremony, and then invited officials from the Ministry of Rites to preside over it.

"Please!"

With this cry, a group of 12 people came forward with three animals, five gifts, flowers, snacks and the like.They carefully arranged things on the table in front of the statue of Confucius before setting up the incense table.

"Happy!"

When the chief of ceremonies gave an order, solemn and solemn music resounded all around.Accompanied by the music, Wang Haisheng stepped onto the high stage with a manuscript in hand.

"Today is the 500th day of the eighth month of the second year of Tianhe, which coincides with the [-]th anniversary of Confucius' birth. All the students of the Guozijian stood in front of the statue of Confucius. They would like to pay homage to the sages with three sacrifices and five rituals, flowers and music. The prayer said: : The most holy teacher, the great master. His kindness is spread across the ages, and his virtues have been passed down through the ages, and his ceremonies have been honored for thousands of generations.... Today, my descendants, see the virtuous and think of the same. Benevolence is our own responsibility, and we are in peace. Pray!"

When he said the prayer, the students followed him.The people on both sides of the fence were silent. Seeing the serious and solemn appearance of the students, they felt a lot of yearning in their hearts.

"Burning Incense!"

After the 12 people filed out, another serious-looking old man came. He was a servant of the Confucian Temple, holding a large handful of lit bamboo incense sticks in his hand.He distributed the incense to the hands of the students at the front one by one, and asked them to pass it down. After everyone had it, he slowly left.

"bye!"

The students held their incense sticks solemnly and bowed down to worship.

"Kneel! Goodbye!"

After repeating this set of actions three times, the ceremony officer called out.Then let the students line up to insert the bamboo incense sticks in their hands on the incense table in front of the sacrifice.

"Let's have fun!" The ceremonial officer said again, but this time the music was a little different from before.If it was solemn and solemn just now, this time it is detached and light, making people feel happy.

The bodies of the students began to dance with the changes of the music. They danced "Da Shao". Compared with the traditional dance, the dance movements are somewhat different, but they look more harmonious. Everyone watched them neatly carved out like a mold The actions are amazed.

The smoke curled upwards and enveloped the statue of Confucius. Inexplicably, there was an illusion that Confucius was in a fairyland. Coupled with the surrounding fairy music and graceful dances, everyone seemed to be fascinated and immersed in it...

I don't know how long it took, until the official of ceremonies said "Licheng", everyone came back to their senses as if awakened from a dream.After regaining consciousness, their first action was to applaud vigorously, because they had never seen such a wonderful ceremony before.

After the ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius, Chuci climbed onto the platform again.

"Today coincides with the birthday of Confucius and the opening of the Cultural Park, which can be described as double happiness. Just now the Confucius Festival has been completed, please move to other places to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Cultural Park. In addition, the students of Guozijian have prepared several wonderful performances The textbook performances are held in Yunmeng, Liushuang, and Chenxiang Gardens. If you want to watch, please go to the west side to get tickets. Due to space restrictions, each show can only accommodate 200 people. Please forgive me If your schedule is later, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery first. If you are hungry, you can also go shopping in the commercial street in the middle of the park. Because the park is very large, there is a panoramic map for sale on the north side. Buy it yourself if you need it!"

This map Chu Ci originally wanted to be distributed for free, but considering that there are too many people coming, it is better to recover the cost first, otherwise Daxing Bookstore will not allow Chu Ci to pay on credit in the end if it cannot pay the printing fee.