It snowed heavily last night, and the world was covered in white. Lin 'an County was also covered in silver.
In the morning, the people of Lin 'an County used brooms to sweep the snow aside, revealing a path that could be walked on. This snow caused the temperature to drop, and the people were all wearing thick cotton-padded jackets.
Once the snow stopped, Gu Bai got up early to clean the snow in the Academy. Chancellor Ji drank too much last night and slept for a long time. After Qiaoqiao finished cooking, she rubbed her sleepy eyes and yawned.
" Mayor, the county is holding the annual sacrifice at noon today. Everyone in the county will kowtow to their ancestors together. We'll just pay our respects in the county and there's no need to return to the village." Chancellor Ji stretched lazily and yawned continuously.
"Yes, Teacher!" Gu Bai swiftly refilled Chancellor Ji's bowl.
noon
The huge bronze cauldron was placed in the middle of the gate of the county ancestral hall. Countless commoners were actually standing in an orderly manner. County Magistrate Cao stood at the front while Chancellor Ji, Minister Liu, and some other elders stood at the back.
The emperor worshiped the heavens, and the commoners worshiped their ancestors! The county head had the responsibility of worshipping the ancestors. No matter how high his status was, he could only stand at the bottom. Even County Magistrate Cao could not surpass him!
Gu Bai stood in front of the crowd, in the middle of the line. The people were not happy.
County Magistrate Cao held three incense sticks as thick as an arm and lit them up. He strode towards the huge cauldron. A few men held copper plates in their hands and followed behind him with the three animals and five grains.
County Magistrate Cao walked up the wooden steps to the top of the bronze tripod and inserted high incense. The burly men behind him placed the three animals and five grains on the high platform in front of the tripod.
"Play the music!"
"Worship the ancestors!"
The loud sound of gongs and drums rumbled, rising and falling nine times.
County Magistrate Cao stood solemnly in front of the bronze cauldron and spoke loudly.
"Kneel to our ancestors!"
Countless people knelt down in unison.
"Pay your respects to your ancestors, pass down your bloodline, and give birth to your children!”
Everyone kowtowed!
"Second bow to the ancestors, cutting thorns and thorns to open up a fertile land!”
Everyone kowtowed again!
"Three kowtows to our ancestors, protect the human race and ensure that it exists in this world!”
Everyone kowtowed three times!
"Li Cheng! Rise!"
County Magistrate Cao shouted loudly, and everyone agreed!
Gu Bai stood up, praising in his heart,'This world's ceremony speech is surprisingly short and incisive!”
" Haha!" County Magistrate Cao laughed and said," Today is the first day of the new year. The county has prepared plenty of demon beast meat and wine! Men, serve the banquet!"
It was all thanks to the millions of demonic beasts that Gu Bai had killed. How could it be good to waste them if they didn't eat some?!
The tables were quickly lifted up and placed properly. Women quickly brought up plates of cooked demon beast meat, and children ran and jumped around, excitedly serving the tables.
"Haha!"
Everyone laughed heartily.
......
In the empty space, thousands of tables were filled with food and wine. The commoners ate and drank in large mouthfuls, laughing heartily!
Gu Bai sat at the main table, watching the citizens happily and loudly talk about their hopes for the future!
an instant
County Magistrate Cao raised his wine glass and stood up, saying loudly to the crowd,"
"Commoners, did you eat well during this year's annual sacrifice?”
"Is this year's annual sacrifice the most peaceful year?"
The excited citizens cheered in unison,"
"Very good!"
"That's right, we don't have to be afraid of demon beasts anymore this year!”
County Magistrate Cao shouted again in satisfaction,""Come, commoners, let's raise our wine cups to thank Scholar Gu!"
"Thank you, Scholar Gu, thank you…"
Gu Bai was eating a piece of bone when he hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands to greet the people around him.
"When you drink water, you don't forget the people who dug the well. You always miss the blood of heroes."
"Commoners, what I did was what I should do. What I did was what my ancestors taught me."
When Gu Bai finished speaking, he realized that everyone was a little sad. It was originally very lively, but the atmosphere suddenly changed.
"The demons are bullying us. We commoners can only farm for food but can't go into battle to kill the enemy. It's really shameful.”
"Yes, the prosperity of the world cannot be separated from the sacrifices of our ancestors. The demons of Poisonous Dove Ridge are inferior to pigs and dogs.”
"One day, when I can become a scholar like Scholar Gu, I will definitely kill the demon race until there are no descendants.”
It was unknown when the topic had started, but it had gradually started to attack the demons of Poisondove Ridge.
Gu Bai had read a lot of books in the Academy, and one of them mentioned the Poisonous Dove Ridge, one of the Twelve Ridges of the Demon Clan. Each ridge had a terrifying Demon King.
Poisonous Dove Ridge was a thorn in Great Qin's people's hearts, and it constantly hurt the people of the world.
The demonic beasts of Poisonous Dove Ridge were born with an extremely fast reproduction speed. This was a racial advantage.
They killed one batch after another, and every few years, a batch would come to attack the city.
Fortunately, the heavens gave you the talent to reproduce, so your intelligence would be weakened. Most demon beasts had average intelligence.
They had invaded Great Qin, and the burning and looting were minor matters. The main thing was that they had killed inhumanely.
Every time the demon beasts attacked a human city, they would not only mercilessly slaughter the humans in the city, but also kill them.
Instead, they used all kinds of cruel methods to kill the people. In the past, the Great Qin Emperor was poisoned to death by a poisonous python in Poisonous Dove Ridge.
This was the true source of his anger.
This was what Great Qin wanted to do the most since it was established-destroy Poisonous Dove Ridge and return peace to the human race.
After Gu Bai sat down, he took a sip of wine. He could understand how everyone felt.
Just as Chancellor Ji wanted to say a few words, a carriage in the distant sky was speeding over. County Magistrate Cai looked over and exclaimed,"
The carriage of the Imperial Horse Department of the Imperial Palace is usually used to convey imperial edicts." After saying that, he quickly walked forward.
County Magistrate Cai's voice was loud. In the blink of an eye, everyone in the gathering knew that the imperial edict had arrived. They hurriedly followed behind County Magistrate Cai and waited forward.
a moment
The Imperial Horse Bureau's carriage stopped in front of everyone, and a beautiful woman walked out with an imperial edict in her hand.
Seeing this, Magistrate Cao hurriedly bowed."
"I am the county magistrate of Lin 'an County. Greetings, Your Excellency."
The woman did not waste any time and directly opened the imperial edict to read it out. On the opposite side, County Magistrate Cai and the people of Lin 'an County bowed and listened.
Speaking of which, there was no such thing as kneeling in this world. Even when they saw the emperor, they would at most bow and salute.
" I have received orders from the heavens and have lived for a long time. Lin 'an County's outstanding scholar, Gu Bai, has made great contributions in saving the manor. He has been bestowed with the Spring and Autumn Brush, the Noble Righteous Clothes, five carriages of brocade, and ten thousand taels of silver. When he sees me, he will be exempted from the formalities and his wife, Fan Qiaoqiao, will be conferred the title of First Rank Noble Wife.”
Amid the cheers of the people, Gu Bai hurriedly bowed and greeted Qiaoqiao, who was stunned.
"Confucian scholar Gu Changshou and his wife Gu Fan thank the Emperor for his kindness!”
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