New Story of Lv Bu

Since the grand funeral of Emperor Xiaoxian was successfully concluded, the Chinese New Year has become more and more intense in Luoyang City, the capital of this dynasty.

In the hearts of the ordinary people, the most important festival of the year "Zhengdan" is coming. The first three years of peace is an extraordinary year, and also the most difficult year, but after all, it has passed, and a fat year is a serious year. Every family is busy reorganizing food, cleaning houses, sewing new clothes, and the city of Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty, is full of peaceful and joyous festivals.

In fact, as early as the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, when the whole city was eating Laba porridge, the prelude to celebrating Zhengdan of the first year of Jian'an had been slowly opened. Laba, in addition to eating porridge, the most important thing is that there are grand sacrificial activities. This is what Hou Caiyong, a great scholar of the dynasty, described in the book "Yue Ling Zhang Ju": "Wax Sacrifice: Xia Yue Qing Sa, Yin Yue Jiaping, Zhou Yue Wa, Qin Yue La", and "wax" or " "La" is the most common. According to Mr. Kang Cheng's Zheng Xuan's explanation: "La said the sacrifice of poultry obtained from hunting in the field". In the village of this dynasty, the "wax festival" means the beginning of celebration of Zhengdan, and the people of the busy year can finally have fun.

The December of the lunar calendar is called the twelfth lunar month because of the "wax sacrifice". Ying Shao, a well-known jurist of this dynasty, once said: The wax sacrifice is "the handover of the new and old". "Continued Hanshu? Etiquette Zhi" said: "The first day of wax, the exorcism, it is called the epidemic". In addition to celebration, wax sacrifice is also a great sacrifice to expel the plague in the following year. Such large-scale sacrifices are usually led by the government.

The content of the wax sacrifice is mainly recorded in the two chapters "Jiao Special Sacrifice" and "Yue Ling" in the "Book of Rites". When the big Mars disappeared in the western sky, people began hunting in the fields to sacrifice to the gods; all the princes sent envoys, wearing straw hats, to contribute birds and beasts to the emperor's official Daluo. The first gods worshipped were the Land God and the Sifang God. "Jiao Special Sacrifice" is written as "Xian Shou" and "Si Shou", and Zheng Xuan believes that they are agricultural gods like Shennong and Houji. "Yue Ling" said that the emperor went to Tianzong to pray for the New Year and worshipped the commune and Menlu.

The Lari event recorded by Cui Miao in the book "Si Min Yue Ling" is very grand and will last for seven or eight days. Before the La Festival, people slaughtered pigs and sheep, offering food to the ancestors and the five sacrifices of men and households. On the day of the last day, the rice geese will be worshipped to the gods. The next day is called the Little New Year. Wine is served to welcome the lower realm of the gods and toast to the deity. Just like Zhengdan, pay New Year greetings to the emperor, teacher, and seniors. On the third day, sacrifice again, called steamed sacrifice. A few days later, he will go to the grave to worship the dead. The first day of the dynasty is set to be the third day after the winter solstice. "Emperors are prosperous and ancestors in their deeds, and their ancestors are in their destiny." When emperors travel, they must sacrifice to the Taoist God (God of Walking), which is called "ancestor"; at the end of the year, they must sacrifice to the gods, which is called "La".

Naturally, at the time of "wax sacrifice", from the imperial court to the small people, all sacrifices were made, and accompanied with it was the great Nuo ceremony.

Nuo is the ancient witchcraft to get rid of plague gods, and Nuo is the most solemn and wide-ranging Nuo ceremony held at the end of the year. Since Emperor Wu "deposed a hundred schools of dominating Confucianism", Confucianism in the Han Dynasty has taken the lead. At the same time, the continuous development of Confucianism has also absorbed many things that have long been established by convention, such as the Nuo ceremony. In the "Continued Han Shu? Etiquette Records", it was recorded in detail as follows:

The ritual: Select the children of Huangmen who are over ten years old and under twelve, and one hundred and twenty people are tongzi, all made of red soap, and they are holding the drums (tao long-handled drums). Fang Xiangshi (God, exorcism and warding away from evil spirits) golden four eyes, bear skin, black clothes and Zhu Shang, holding Ge Yang shield; twelve beasts have fur horns, and they walk through the yellow door. Redundant servants shoot them to chase evil spirits into the forbidden. In the night of Sheung Shui, the courtiers will meet, the servants, Shangshu, Yushi, Yezhe, Hu Ben, and Habayashi Lang will be the deacons. Chengyu Imperial Front Hall.

Huangmenling said: "Waizi prepare, please eliminate the epidemic." So Zhonghuangmen advocated, Dongzi (male witch) and said: "A is a fierce food, a sulphur stomach eats a tiger, a Xiongbo eats a charm, and a simple food. Ominous, take the blame for all food, Burch eat dreams, Qiangliang and Zuming eat dead parasites (zhe), follow the food view, wrongly cut off eating giants, poor odds, and take roots to eat Gu. Where the twelve gods chase evil Fierce, the female body, pull the female trunk, save the female flesh, pump the female lungs and intestines. The female is not in a hurry, the latter is the food. Because of Fangxiang and the twelve beast dance. Hoo, three times before and after the cycle, holding the torch fire, sending the epidemic out of the Duanmen; outside the door, riding the torch and leaving the palace, the five camp knights outside Simaque pass the fire and abandon the water.

Luo, the ancient character, Tongluo, Luoshui, is Luoshui. The whole ceremony is actually a performance of the twelve gods exorcising ghosts.

Between the ruling and opposition parties of this dynasty, the Nuo ceremony is a very important sacrificial activity. As usual, the people of the city are sent out together to help the old and the young to watch. When the exorcism ceremony was held, all levels of government were not far from the date of the seal. At the beginning and end of the year, in addition to preparing for the plan, as long as it is not an urgent official business, they can postpone Zhengdan and do it after the rest. However, too often is excluded.

"Zuo Zhuan" Zeng Yun: The important matter of the country lies in the sacrifice and the army. The only major events in the country are sacrifices and wars. As soon as we arrived in Laba, the Office of the Supreme People's Court began to get busy. The ancestral temples and cemeteries of the emperor of the past dynasties, as well as a series of large and small sacrifices, worship the gods as if they were gods, and they must not be sloppy. From top to bottom, everyone walks in a trot.

"This year's sacrifice must be done rigorously, grandly, and solemnly!" Tai Chang Ma Rixi ordered. After this year, next year will be the first year of Jian'an, and it is also the first year that Da Sima is rightly ascended to the throne of King Wen. In the future, I am afraid that the surname will be Lu. As a **** supporter of the Han sect, Ma Taichang can only use this method to bid farewell to the ancestors of the Han Dynasty.

Compared with the folks, the palace and court officials are not interested in various sacrifices and Nuo ceremonies. They have long been bored with the almost unchanging things. Except for the little dolls like Lingqi, no one would be happy about it. In the homes of aristocratic families or wealthy merchants, Zhengdan is being celebrated in an elegant and fierce way, which is gambling.

Gambling is divided into two types: gambling and gambling. Gambling is about heartbeat and gambling. What you want is winning or losing. Only when gambling and gambling are combined can you strengthen your body and mind, and be thrilling. The great Confucian scholars who have always strictly abide by the Confucian classics have also relaxed the constraints on their nephews and high-footed disciples in a timely manner. As long as they are not too outrageous, they will open one eye and close one eye as usual.

Among the entertainment between the palace and aristocratic families, Yi and Ga are very popular. Yi is very troublesome. Compared to Yi, gambling is much easier. In addition, it is also amusement and can more arouse people's emotions when playing. There are many ways to play blog, and many new tricks can be revealed. Bo is often carried out at banquets and is called drinking bo. Yi is often a recreational activity between the emperor and the literati, with a higher level and more elegant. Roughly speaking, older people like Yi, and young people like Bo.

Go, as a representative of Yi, has always been respected by the government and the opposition. It originated in the military battlefields of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period, and was already widespread during the Warring States Period. Qin Shihuang annexed six countries, but Go has not developed much. This dynasty was even more neglected. Except for the court, almost no one played it. Therefore, Ban Gu in the early years of this dynasty sighed and said: Now the game is in the world, but Yidu is extinct.

Go is coldly received, but playing chess is very popular, especially in palaces. "The Preface to the Classic of Playing Chess" said that most of the people who played chess were in the palace ban, so they could not be passed down at that time. Roughly speaking, playing chess was born in the period of Emperor Wu. There is a record that: Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was fond of Cuju, and his officials would not listen to any advice. The courtier Dongfang Shuo invented playing chess and dedicated it to Emperor Wu. From then on, Emperor Wu gave up Cuju and devoted himself to playing chess. After the dynasty Chongdi and Zhidi, playing chess disappeared in the palace, and it began to flourish again when the emperor was offered the emperor's filial piety.

There is also a saying that playing chess began in the Emperor Cheng Dynasty, who was greedy for female sex, was good at Cuju, and was very weak. The monarchs and courtiers joined in one after another, saying that Cuju strained the Eucharist, which is not suitable for the venerable. Emperor Cheng instructed the officials to choose a game that was not tiring to play. University scholar Liu Xiang contributed to the invention of playing chess. Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was very happy and gave Liu Xiangqing a fur and purple silk shoes. The authenticity of the two claims is indistinguishable, but it is an indisputable fact that after Wang Mang's rebellion, playing chess has flowed into the people and has become a source of joy for the ordinary people.

The chess game used for playing chess, according to the description of "Playing Chess Fu": "The game is a wonderful combination of Jingshan, with algae and vigor, abundance and high growth, roots and four decay, flat like a stone wall, and smooth like a soft bark." In fact, the chess game is made of gorgeous Lianyu materials. The square is square, the center of the bureau is high, and the surroundings are flat and glorious. As for the chess pieces used, they are generally made of "the northern stem of the mysterious wood and the western branches of the plain tree." They are made of refined wood. According to the record of "Panqi Jing", "two players play a game, six black and white, first The list of chess is equivalent, the next is called and the upper is hit." That is to say, you use your own chess pieces to hit the opponent's chess pieces. As for which one wins and which one loses, there are separate rules.

Compared with Go, playing chess is closely related to the tactics of Yizhe, and it is more accidental and sudden. It is the best portrayal of the term gambling. The two played against each other in the center, and everyone was watching. It popped up, and the onlookers might clap their arms and clap their chests, rejoicing, or reprimand them loudly, and even breathe out bad luck. The planner has a sonorous voice, and the odds are immediately announced. Such long skills cannot be done by people who are not good at planners. This situation and situation are enough to make people forget their worries.

In Luoyang City of the capital, there are three people who are best at planning, one is the Shaofu Xunyou, the other is Zhao Qi, the chief farmer, and the other is Chen Qun. However, there is also a valiant general, the capital of Luoyang City who has just rushed to the Han Dynasty to take up his post. He is Sima Yi. Sima Zhongda's entry into Beijing this time is a future. He shoulders the mission of the family, but can he get his wish?