Chapter 71: Handmade Chef's Delicious Feast(1/2)
As soon as Helan Chuzhen started talking, everyone's eyes widened following him.
What flying immortals under the moon, turning into shadows in the night,
The black cat that speaks human words, the giant that comes and goes without a trace,
Is this something that can only be seen in Qian Baobao's "Sou Shen Ji"?
Most of the people present are firm supporters of Confucian atheism. They are silent and have strange powers and confusion.
Especially for a character like Mr. Zu who is not stingy with all kinds of monsters and monsters, how can you believe his nonsense?
But after all, three people became a tiger, and the spirit of the Flying Immortal King under the moon was also seen clearly.
Although he didn't see any talking cats or invisible giants,
However, Helan Chuzhen's confession was very logical and clear. Once one point was confirmed, the other strange stories would also become somewhat true.
The most calm among everyone present were the two big bosses, King Rencheng and Master Tianci.
They looked at each other and smiled from time to time, as if they all knew something about the situation and understood each other tacitly.
King Rencheng did not rebuke Helan for his absurdity, but just made a noncommittal sound, then turned to Kang Sang and asked,
"Has the cause of death of these people been found out?"
"Report to the prince.
Thirteen people died in total, including two secret agents, four city gate defenders, two patrolmen, two watchmen, a temporary servant in the imperial kitchen, a guerrilla who protected the righteousness, and an innocent passerby.
The places of death are mainly distributed in the north and west of the city.
Judging from the cause of death, the old demon who sealed the demon slave must have been involved.
The unique suffocation damage caused by his Drowning Palm Technique is the easiest to detect.
In addition, among the incoming enemies there are top swordsman masters, and their cultivation level may not be inferior to Mr. Chong Er.
This Baoyi guerrilla was named Cui Zuqiu. He came from the Cui family in Qinghe. He was famous for his bravery and was also a good player.
There were thirteen sword wounds on his body. The sword shapes were the same, the depth was the same, and even the blood coagulation conditions were similar. It was obvious that a master had done it in one go, and had hit thirteen sword wounds in a row.
The opponent can control the force and angle so accurately, which must be the result of overwhelming strength.
The causes of death of these two secret agents were different. They were attacked from behind.
This shows that when General Helan followed the night traveler, there was also an oriole behind him.
However, the target of the night traveler that General Helan was following was Miss Mochou. It seemed that he was not the same person as the infiltrator who attacked the city gate, so he should be dealt with separately.
There are only so many things I can think of right now, and they are only for the prince’s reference.”
Kang Sang was unattractive in appearance, and he was always sullen on weekdays, so he could not attract anyone's attention at all. However, he could be so insightful at a critical moment, which made Qingyun change his view of him quite a bit.
Qingyun heard that someone could use a sharp sword, so he reminded him,
"Could this master of the Thirteen Deadly Swords be Yujiulu Brahmin?"
Kang Sang shook his head,
"I have seen sword wounds caused by tigers in Lan Ruo.
I have personally examined the injuries of Shensha, Chaoyun, and Mr. Fugui.
The tiger is more delicate, and with Yujiulu Brahman's technique, it can be as fast as it is fast, and it cannot be controlled so accurately."
"In other words, this person's swordsmanship is superior to that of Brahmin?"
"Not bad, and more than a little bit clever."
Qingyun secretly clicked his tongue after hearing this.
According to Kang Sang's inference, this person is several levels higher than Brahmin, even above Mr. Chong Er, so there are very few people in this world who can be his opponent.
Although the current Hulao Pass has a large number of soldiers and is heavily guarded, if we really talk about the top experts, I am afraid that there are not even a few of Xiao Feng's level.
If there really is a master with great supernatural powers who sneaks into the pass, uses the huge crowds of people at the large celebration as a cover, suddenly rises up, and shows off his own bravery and dangerous assassination, who can match him?
It was not Qingyun's turn to worry about preventing assassination.
This young man who once came to the Northern Kingdom with the same purpose was now taking great pains for the safety of King Wei.
Is this subtle change in perspective the personal charm of King Wei or a reversal of his worldview?
People walk in the world and follow their own hearts. Sometimes when they look back at the changes they have made, they feel like they have changed forever.
However, for Qingyun, the safety of King Wei was always too far away, and the safety of his friends had to be taken care of first.
Tonight, in order to prevent anyone from attacking Miss Mochou again, the four brothers who had become brothers decided to take turns to keep vigil.
Caiting and Seke originally wanted to join in the fun, but the men were very responsible people and refused to allow it.
This actually gave me a peaceful night.
It was not yet bright, but the sergeants in charge of setting up the venue and the palace servants in the dining room were already busy.
Li Chong made his own arrangements for the rituals, music, and rituals, which saved the King of Wei a lot of thought.
There are many original features in this great sacrifice. First of all, it uses Buddhist rituals to worship the river god.
In the past, Taoist temples evolved from ancestral beliefs were used to worship sages from mountains and rivers.
However, since the reign of Emperor Gaozong in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Buddhism has been worshiped and Taoism suppressed, so some new rules need to be explored for sacrificial rituals.
In order to worship the river god, Li Chong really spent a lot of time and researched many Western Tianzhu sacrificial rituals, and finally found some usable basis.
It is said that Laozi went west to transform the Three Pure Ones, and all the religions in the world worshiped the trinity of gods.
Therefore, there are three saints in India, namely Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
The three saints of India competed with the demons to drink the immortal nectar from Yaochi. They overturned the wine pot and spilled it into the world. Only then did the Ganges, Yahe (the main tributary of the Ganges Yamuna) and Sahe (Saraswa) come into being.
The Ti River has now dried up).
So the people of Tianzhu periodically offered sacrifices to the three rivers, painted their bodies with ocher yellow, stripped bare hair, bathed in the water of the holy rivers, carried pots for initiation, shared the scattered nectar from the Yaochi, and prayed for peace and longevity.
This festival is called the Teapot Festival in Tianzhu, and Chinese translators translated it as the Uncovered Assembly because of its custom.
Although the model has been found, the rules still cannot be copied.
It has been more than a thousand years since China got rid of the living habits of eating hair, drinking blood, and living in caves with exposed bodies. The people worship ethics and know shame.
Especially the current King of Wei is very opposed to the offending customs of sacrifice.
The unobstructed nature of the Uncensored Conference cannot be copied exactly as it is.
So Li Chong began to write articles, explaining the Confucian culture without any barriers and everyone who came was a guest, and set the tone of giving to the world and benefiting all living beings.
Later, the bathing pot is changed to pouring water to pray for blessings.
Water has a beautiful meaning of wealth in Chinese culture.
Splashing water to pray not only retains the custom of praying in Tianzhu to bathe in holy water, but also helps to make the Chinese people understand and accept it.
Li Chong came from the Li family in Longxi. Not only was he deeply influenced by Laozi's nonsense, he was also a senior expert in Taoist rituals.
The customs of the Tianzhu Uncensored Conference are too simplified, and many details are missing.
If you want to transplant it into China, you need to integrate and improve it with the Central Plains culture and the original Taoist sacrificial customs.
It was originally an unobstructed gathering where people bathed in water and prayed for blessings. In this way, new flowers bloomed in the middle-earth and turned into an unobstructed monastery that goes both by water and land.
High crowns, gorgeous clothes, etiquette and music, everything is elegant and tasteful, and everything is missing.
All imported objects are blessed with Chinese characteristics. This power of turning decay into magic is the best embodiment of cultural inclusiveness.
》》》》》Knocking on the blackboard in this world》《《《
As for the origin of the Wu Zhe Conference, although some domestic mysterious forces continue to whitewash it, its origin is indeed "Unzha". It is recorded in detail in "The Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" and there is no untrue description in the article. I don't think there is anything wrong with this.
It’s embarrassing, because the Northern Buddhism Water and Land Uncensored Assembly after Chinese improvements is a very high-level ceremony. This routine was later learned by Xiao Yan. The earliest record of the Uncovered Assembly in Chinese history books is that of Xiao Yan’s classmate Zhang Luo
. We just borrowed Li Chong to talk about this process of cultural integration.
The eight aristocrats of Xianbei with foreign surnames mentioned in this section, also known as the eight noble surnames of Xunchen, are the eight aristocratic families that were included in the Sinicization list when Yuanhong first changed customs: Qiu Muling (Mu), Bu Liugu (Lu), He
There are eight surnames: Lai/Helan (He), Dugu (Liu), Helou (Lou), Wuyiyu (Yu), Hexi (Ji), and Yuchi (Wei).
After finishing these two strokes, we start to talk about the key point of this section, the time when watermelon and pumpkin were introduced to China.
In the first two chapters, we mentioned that Qingyun ate cold melon at the banquet. Cold melon is an ancient name for watermelon. As for the time when watermelon was introduced to China, the Western notarization said that it was introduced to China by the Khitans from the Western Regions in the tenth century AD.
Mr. Li Shizhen said again: "Before the Five Dynasties, melon seeds had been introduced to eastern Zhejiang, but there was no name for watermelon, and it was not spread throughout China." Mr. Li's strength is to taste the herbs to identify contemporary things, and he is really not good at archeology.
The origin of species is basically based on hearsay without any basis. Therefore, he was not sure about the time when watermelon was introduced. He only said that it was five generations ago, and he used a cover letter. Even he himself was not sure.
For all farmers, the most authoritative classic is naturally the "Essentials for Elevating the People" mentioned earlier. There are many summaries about fruits in it:
"Guangzhi" of the Western Jin Dynasty: Guazhou big melons, as big as Dendrobium, come out of Liangzhou. Qixu, the imperial melons of old Yangcheng. There are Qingdeng melons, as big as Sanshengkui.
"Historical Records": Zhao Ping was the Marquis of Dongling in Qin Dynasty. Qin Po was a commoner and his family was poor, so he planted melons in the east of Chang'an City. The melons were so beautiful that they were called "Donngling melons" in the old world, starting from Zhaoping.
"Hanshu Geography": Duanhuang is an ancient melon state, and there are beautiful melons in the land.
"Yongjia Ji" of the Western Jin Dynasty: The beautiful melons of Yongjia are ripe in August. By November, the flesh is green and the flesh is red, the fragrance is sweet and refreshing, and it is the best among all melons.
To be continued...