Zhou Shixian was shocked, and then he realized that it was originally a portrait hanging on the wall. It was painted very vividly and lifelike, exactly like the portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang that was circulated in later generations.

Looking around again, I saw more than one portrait. I counted it in my heart. There were as many as Zhu Yuanzhang alone, which seemed to be a depiction of Emperor Taizu's different ages.

Zhou Shixing understood that no wonder the rest of the Forbidden City was desolate and destroyed, and the Wuying Hall community on the west side was as intact as new, and it turned out to be used as the Yurong Hall.

The Yurong Hall is a place where Gods worshipped. Just like the Fengxian Hall, of course, it must be maintained with additional intention, so it will last for two hundred years to become more innovative.

He looked to the side again and saw a portrait of "black-faced and long bearded". He thought that this was probably Zhu Di, the legendary Ming Chengzu, who was the emperor of the south and the north. There were two other portraits of women next to him, which were naturally the faces of the two queens.

He guessed correctly. The eunuch from the inner palace first took him and Wang Chengen to bow to him, and then pointed at him and said, "This is the imperial face of Grandpa Chengzu, and here is the imperial face of Empress Xiaoci and Empress Renxiao.

Going further down, it’s wrong. There is actually a picture with the person on it, with a unkempt and a slutty face, and I don’t know what to say about the style of the painting.

"This..." Zhou Shixian pondered silently, thinking that this could not be a portrait of any emperor. He didn't dare to say anything, so he turned to see Wang Chengen, who shook his head and said he didn't know.

"It's so that the prince-consort can find out that this person is the same surname as you," said the eunuch in a flattering manner, "it's a portrait of the immortal Zhou Dianzhou."

Zhou Shixian was shocked. Is this the true appearance of Zhou Dian, the five scattered people under the Demon Sect?

OK, I am polite here. Please bless me to rebel against Qing and restore the Ming Dynasty and succeed in one fell swoop.

"Tomorrow, after the prince consort worships Fengxian Hall, the imperial faces worshipped here will be invited to Fengxian Hall for worship, so that we can renovate the Wuying Hall for Emperor Longsheng."

When Wang Chengen said to the eunuch in the inner palace, he nodded, took the drawings, and walked through Wuying Hall with Zhou Shixian, and came to Jingsi Hall in the back seat. He turned around and frowned slightly.

"Mr. I am here in the outer court. There are five halls, seven halls and sixty-three rooms," he unfolded the drawings for Zhou Shixian to see. "The platform corridor, twenty-four white marble railings, and three golden water bridges on the outside. These are all good, but there are fewer rooms. After all, the west side is still a little smaller. You see if we can put the middle..."

Zhou Shixian knew that Wang Chengen had the idea of ​​expanding to the middle of the Forbidden City, but in this way, he would use silver to be judged as millions, so he had to stop him.

"The emperor and the empress are simple by nature, not to mention that the state is difficult now, so this discussion will be criticized by Long Live." Zhou Shixian flatly refused.

"Then..." Wang Chengen looked around, but was still unwilling to accept it.

"Old Master, I don't think so," Zhou Shi showed his inspiration, pointed to the drawings, and proposed an alternative. "The rear of Jingsi Hall is the Great Shan Hall, as well as the garden and the Buddhist temple. Since they are all in the west and connected to each other, they will simply be repaired with the Wuying Hall, and then use the Wuying Hall as the previous dynasty for the long live governance. The Great Shan Hall is the rear dynasty for the emperor and empress and the princess. The empress believes in Buddhism and has a Buddhist temple that can be recited in the past. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

"Yes!" Wang Chengen also believed in Buddhism and said in surprise, "This Great Shan Palace is actually the Cining Palace in Beijing. It has more than 80 rooms, which is almost the same. The name of the Great Shan Palace is a bit..."

"This, please come back and give me a name in person."

"Success, Cheng, that's it." Wang Chengen smiled and smiled.

Zhou Shixian breathed a sigh of relief, and said that if he did this, he would be given 200,000 or 300,000 yuan.

Then the matter was completed. The two left the Forbidden City and returned to their place to stay with Gu Cichou.

The place where I stayed was arranged in the Huitong Hall. It was originally used by the Ministry of Rites to receive Gentile envoys. Now the war is in chaos and all nations do not come to the court. It has been vacant for several months. Zhou Shixian lives here and is just quiet. When it is time to eat, the deacons of the guild brought the food, Wang Chengen eats vegetarian food, and Zhou Shixian eats vegetarian food, without any conflict, and complements each other.

Sacrifice is not a trivial matter, the etiquette is quite complicated. The two leaders of the Etiquette Department practiced for an afternoon, and Zhou Shixian finally knew it.

No joke, tomorrow's sacrifice is not his own business. Strictly speaking, he is actually leading the sacrifice. All the governments and temples in Nanjing must send officials to accompany the sacrifice, and they require at least the second chief. If there is no second chief, then the second chief will be allowed to attend. If there is no second chief, the second chief will be allowed to attend. If there is no second chief, the leader will be allowed to attend.

Therefore, this is my official appearance before the officials in Nanjing. I don’t seek excellence, but I must not make any mistakes.

At night, I took a shower and changed my clothes, followed the requirements of the sacrifice, and did not drink alcohol, did not eat meat, did not ask about illness, did not mourn, and did not listen to music, striving to move the gods.

Before dawn the next day, several officials from the Etiquette Department waited in the hall to invite him, sorted out and inspected his crown and uniform, prepared a ceremonial guard, and accompanied him to walk towards the Forbidden City again.

Fengxian Hall is right next to Wuying Hall. He came here once yesterday, so he is familiar with the passage. When he arrived at the door of Xihua Gate, he saw a large number of officials waiting here, and his eyes were all on him.

Zhou Shixian took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and saluted to the officials accompanying the sacrifices according to the etiquette of the main priest, expressing gratitude to the officials accompanying the sacrifices, while the officials accompanying the sacrifices returned the salutes together, expressing that they did not dare to take it.

In Fengxian Hall, Feng'an was the emperor and empress's throne, or a divine card, which read the posthumous title of the emperor and empress's temple. There were more than a dozen people just about the emperor, and Zhou Shixian could not count it for a while. In short, according to the guidance of the official Pianli, he first knelt down, and then heard a sound behind him. He knew that all the officials who were accompanying him knelt behind him.

He was slightly proud of himself, and when he thought about it, it seemed nothing great. If he was standing at this time, it would be a little interesting.

The emperor's order was placed on the emperor's orders with tea soup, meals, roasted meat, oil cakes, horns, chestnut dates, round eyes, walnuts, steamed buns, mutton, juice pots, wine pots and other offerings.

On the queen's case, except for using a teapot instead of a wine pot, it was the same as the emperor.

In addition, before the central incense table, there is a one incense and two candles, a wine tank on the left, and a blessing plate is placed on the right, with a blessing written on it.

The sacrifice began, and a deacon held the incense box to the incense table. Zhou Shixian then walked to the incense table under the guidance of the incense official Zanli, and the incense official kneeled down and lit incense. Zhou Shixian followed it and lit incense three times.

After burning the incense, he returned to his original position and respectfully performed the four bows. The officials behind him also followed him to worship.

There is no need to read the blessing text by yourself, and there are professional recitation masters like the Praise Official to do it for you.

"It was mid-spring, and the rain and dew were wet..." The priest knelt on the ground in fear and fear, using this sentence as the beginning, and read it until "I am willing to give sacrifices and enjoy it." Then he concluded.

Zhou Shixian once again brought all the officials to bow again and again, and then a Dianyi official sang: "The chief priest brought blessings and went to Liao's position."

So, the prince-consor respectfully held the blessing, followed the officials behind him, walked out of Fengxian Hall in a mighty manner, threw it into the furnace, and watched it turn into ashes.
Chapter completed!