Another grand ceremony is the ’Rite of Communication with Heaven’.
That is, the final act of the Fengshan ceremony, performed at the Heavenly Altar atop Sacrificial Moon Mountain...
"Fengshan... Feng... to report merits to the heaven; Shan... to report merits to the earth... How can we communicate better..."
The young Confucian Scholar murmured.
After a short while, he regained his composure and shook his head.
The Fengshan ceremony is to take place tomorrow morning, hesitating now and overthinking is futile... Zhao Rong thought to himself.
Then he led Gu Yiwu and other students, along with various officials, around the Earth Altar a few times for inspection, and once satisfied, led the group away.
The group made their way up Sacrificial Moon Mountain.
Along the way, Zhao Rong directed and arranged:
"Tomorrow morning, after His Majesty has completed the Earth Altar sacrifice, he will head west up the mountain. His Majesty will ride a straw-wrapped chariot to avoid damaging the mountain’s vegetation and rocks. We, as Confucian scholars assisting in the Fengshan ceremony, must follow closely behind His Majesty, but not overstep. The specific behaviors and etiquettes have already been explained to you..."
Gu Yiwu and the other students nodded repeatedly.
About two hours later, Zhao Rong and the others, under the autumn sun, finally reached the top of Sacrificial Moon Mountain.
Zhao Rong had thought that as a sacred site of the Li Territory, Sacrificial Moon Mountain should have left many ancient relics from predecessors.
As he knew, the ancient Li Clan revered high mountains and bright moons, leaving many relics in the towering peaks and moonlit spots of the Li Territory.
For instance, not long ago, Zhao Rong and others lingered at Xingzi Lake in Xingzi Town.
However, at this moment, what met their eyes at the mountaintop was... a calm lake.
A lake situated at the very top of the mountain.
The lake was crescent-shaped.
The surroundings were desolate, devoid of any structures.
In the center of this lake was a piece of ground big enough to stand on.
At the center of this ground, there stood a tall tree.
"Look, Meng has arrived."
PS: Brothers, refresh at 2 AM...
The final act of the Fengshan ceremony, performed at the Heavenly Altar atop Sacrificial Moon Mountain...
"Fengshan... Feng... to report merits to heaven; Shan... to report merits to earth... How can we communicate better..."
The young Confucian Scholar murmured.
After a short while, he regained his composure and shook his head.
The Fengshan ceremony is to take place tomorrow morning, hesitating now and overthinking is futile... Zhao Rong thought to himself.
Then he led Gu Yiwu and other students, along with various officials, around the Earth Altar a few times for inspection, and once satisfied, led the group away.
The group made their way up Sacrificial Moon Mountain.
On the road, Zhao Rong pointed and arranged:
"Tomorrow morning, after the young Majesty conducts the Earth Altar sacrifice, we will proceed westward up the mountain. His Majesty will ride in a cart with wheels wrapped in rushes to avoid damaging the mountain’s vegetation and stones. We are the Confucian Scholars assisting with the Sealing Heaven and Earth ritual, and we must closely follow behind His Majesty without overtaking. The specific ceremonial actions have already been explained to you all..."
Gu Yiwu and the other scholars all nodded.
About two hours later, Zhao Rong and the others, under the autumn sun, finally reached the top of Sacrificial Moon Mountain.
Zhao Rong initially thought that as a sacred site of the Li Territory, Sacrificial Moon Mountain should have many architectural relics left by predecessors.
As he knew, the ancient Li Clan revered high mountains and the bright moon, leaving many remnants on the high peaks and places where moonlight was the most abundant in the Li Territory.
For example, the Xingzi Lake in Xingzi Town, which Zhao Rong and others visited not long ago, was the site of the Sealing Heaven and Earth ceremony’s conclusion at the Heavenly Altar atop Sacrificial Moon Mountain...
"Sealing... Heaven... to report the accomplishments to the Heavens; Earth... to report the achievements to the Earth... How to communicate better..."
The young Confucian Scholar murmured.
After a while, he came back to his senses and shook his head.
The Sealing Heaven and Earth ceremony is tomorrow morning, and hesitating now is of no use... Zhao Rong thought to himself.
He then led Gu Yiwu and the other scholars, along with officials, around the Earth Altar a few times. After ensuring there was no problem, he took everyone away.
The group continued to ascend Sacrificial Moon Mountain.
On the road, Zhao Rong pointed and arranged:
"Tomorrow morning, after the young Majesty conducts the Earth Altar sacrifice, we will proceed westward up the mountain. His Majesty will ride in a cart with wheels wrapped in rushes to avoid damaging the mountain’s vegetation and stones. We are the Confucian Scholars assisting with the Sealing Heaven and Earth ritual, and we must closely follow behind His Majesty without overtaking. The specific ceremonial actions have already been explained to you all..."
Gu Yiwu and the other scholars all nodded.
About two hours later, Zhao Rong and the others, under the autumn sun, finally reached the top of Sacrificial Moon Mountain.
Zhao Rong initially thought that as a sacred site of the Li Territory, Sacrificial Moon Mountain should have many architectural relics left by predecessors.
As he knew, the ancient Li Clan revered high mountains and the bright moon, leaving many remnants on the high peaks and places where moonlight was the most abundant in the Li Territory.
For example, the Xingzi Lake in Xingzi Town, which Zhao Rong and others visited not long ago, was the site of the Sealing Heaven and Earth ceremony’s conclusion at the Heavenly Altar atop Sacrificial Moon Mountain...
"Sealing... Heaven... to report the accomplishments to the Heavens; Earth... to report the achievements to the Earth... How to communicate better..."
The young Confucian Scholar murmured.
After a while, he came back to his senses and shook his head.
The Sealing Heaven and Earth ceremony is tomorrow morning, and hesitating now is of no use... Zhao Rong thought to himself.
He then led Gu Yiwu and the other scholars, along with officials, around the Earth Altar a few times. After ensuring there was no problem, he took everyone away.
The group continued to ascend Sacrificial Moon Mountain.
On the road, Zhao Rong pointed and arranged:
"Tomorrow morning, after the young Majesty conducts the Earth Altar sacrifice, we will proceed westward up the mountain. His Majesty will ride in a cart with wheels wrapped in rushes to avoid damaging the mountain’s vegetation and stones. We are the Confucian Scholars assisting with the Sealing Heaven and Earth ritual, and we must closely follow behind His Majesty without overtaking. The specific ceremonial actions have already been explained to you all..."
Gu Yiwu and the other scholars all nodded.
About two hours later, Zhao Rong and the others, under the autumn sun, finally reached the top of Sacrificial Moon Mountain.
Zhao Rong initially thought that as a sacred site of the Li Territory, Sacrificial Moon Mountain should have many architectural relics left by predecessors.
As he knew, the ancient Li Clan revered high mountains and the bright moon, leaving many remnants on the high peaks and places where moonlight was the most abundant in the Li Territory.
For example, the Xingzi Lake in Xingzi Town, which Zhao Rong and others visited not long ago.