ALL NOVEL Chapter 298
Dong-dong-dong!
The sound of the drums gently awakened everyone's hearts.
Then, the flute and the xiao sounded together, and the crisp bells of the chimes gradually came in.
With the music, a luxurious carriage that could not be described in words slowly entered the scene.
The six horses in front were all wearing armor and walked with their heads held high. An old man with gray hair held the rope with both hands, wearing a feather crown on his head, and his expression was solemn.
He was the Minister of the Imperial Household Department.
This is the legendary emperor's six-horse carriage!
And the carriage was draped with golden translucent gauze curtains all around, which looked mysterious and solemn.
In the distance, two figures, a man and a woman, could be seen.
Li Zhi wore a twelve-tassel imperial crown and a red-yellow crown robe with twelve emblems on a black background.
What is a crown? Simply put, it is a gorgeous coat over ordinary clothes, which is generally a formal dress for sacrifice.
The Zhou Dynasty designed six different sets of crowns and robes according to the size of the sacrificial ceremony, which have been used by later generations.
The crown and robes that Li Zhi was wearing at this moment were the highest-standard ones.
No one dared to look up, for fear of disturbing the emperor's face.
Compared with court robes, daily clothes, and travel clothes, the main color of the Tang Dynasty emperor's crown and robes continued to use the red and yellow of the dragon robe, with black and red embellishments, and embroidered with twelve emblems, namely the sun, moon, stars, mountains, dragons, and Chinese insects.
Gathering the twelve emblems was a privilege enjoyed exclusively by the emperor. Generally, ministers would have one of the patterns embroidered on their official uniforms, but not many.
As for the color of the dragon robe, since the Tang Dynasty belonged to the earth virtue in the five elements, the dragon robe continued to use red and yellow.
"New Book of Tang·Car and Clothing Records" introduces: "When it came to Emperor Gaozu of Tang, he used ochre yellow robes and middle belts as his daily clothes, and then the emperor's robes and shirts were gradually replaced with red and yellow, and then the subjects were forbidden to wear them."
In the early Tang Dynasty, the people could wear yellow clothes, but not vermilion yellow. In the later period, because the bright yellow and vermilion yellow were too close in color, the people were strictly prohibited from wearing yellow clothes.
In fact, the colors of dragon robes in different dynasties were very different.
For example, the First Emperor wore a black dragon robe because the Qin Dynasty belonged to the water virtue.
The emperors of the Jin Dynasty wore red dragon robes because the Jin Dynasty belonged to the gold virtue.
In the Song and Ming Dynasties, they were both fire virtues, especially the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, whose surname was Zhu, all valued red.
Therefore, the dragon robes of the Song Dynasty were dark red, but there were almost no dragon patterns. The dragon robes of the Ming Dynasty were vermilion, and there were also yellow daily clothes, but not many.
The modern Ming Dynasty emperors wore bright yellow daily clothes because most of the portraits were portraits after death.
Because "Ming" means "Ming", only the emperor who passed away would wear a bright yellow dragon robe. The golden dragon crown made of pure gold is a burial item that can only be found in the emperor's tomb. Few people would wear it in reality.
However, when it came to the strange Qing Dynasty, the tradition of the previous dynasty was completely abandoned, and people ran around the streets wearing the emperor's "Mingfu".
Nowadays, there are many common sense errors in film and television dramas, the most typical of which is the color of the dragon robe. Except for the Qin and Han dynasties, the dragon robes of other dynasties are basically correct, and they are all golden yellow, or bright yellow.
It is obvious that it belongs to the Tang/Song/Ming Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty.
[Namely praise "Da Ming Feng Hua", the costumes in it are very restored, and red and yellow are dark colors. 】
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Beside Li Zhi stood a dignified and luxurious woman, Wu Meiniang, wearing a phoenix crown and a golden red phoenix robe, with less yellow area than Li Zhi.
The two of them just standing there are enough to make people feel afraid.
This is the ancient awe of the imperial power from the bones.
After the slow prelude, five hundred musicians beat the gongs and cymbals at the same time, shocking the heart.
Then three hundred musicians beat the drums from far to near.
"Ministers, we welcome the saint and the queen!"
At this moment, everyone in the palace square knelt down in unison to pay homage to the emperor.
The generals and civil officials of the Tang Dynasty knelt on one knee, covering their chests with their left hands and supporting the ground with their right hands.
And the foreign envoys knelt on both knees and bowed their heads to the ground.
When seven hundred musicians beat the chimes at the same time, the majestic momentum made everyone excited.
Wu Meiniang held Li Zhi's arm with a faint smile on her face. She had waited too long for this moment.
She glanced at Song Zhen in front of her from the corner of her eyes and pursed her lips.
She raised her head and glanced at her husband, who was also the saint of the present and the future emperor.
At this moment, Li Zhi couldn't suppress his heroic heart, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was about to be covered up.
This is not the first time Li Zhi has heard the background music. Song Zhen called it "Memory of the Forbidden City".
At first, Li Zhi did not understand why Ziwei City was called the Forbidden City.
Later he understood that Song Zhen wanted to distinguish Luoyang Palace from Chang'an Daming Palace.
According to the construction time, Luoyang Palace was built in the Sui Dynasty, and it is indeed older than Daming Palace. It is understandable to call it the Forbidden City.
As for memory?Heh.
After today, as long as the descendants hear this song, they will immediately think of the feat I bestowed upon the Emperor.
This is memory! It is a glorious moment that belongs to me alone!
It feels different from what I usually hear. What I hear today is more touching than before.
Sure enough, this kind of magnificent music should be heard live in front of a huge crowd! Only in this way can it be bold!
Song Zhen made a lot of changes to the original song. First, he extended the climax. The original song only had five sections, and Song Zhen increased it to ten sections.
Moreover, the middle part of the original song, which was full of the eerie and strange characteristics of daily life, was deleted.
In these three months, he summoned a large number of musicians from all over the country, more than 10,000 people, to discuss and study and compose new sections.
Domineering but elegant, elegant but calm, calm but magnificent!
Moreover, the climax was slightly changed, adding a high and loud military trumpet and slightly reducing the proportion of flute and xiao.
This can no longer be seen as a simple daily composition, because Song Zhen changed nearly 90% of it.
Not only did he raise the flat tune by two steps, but even the melody was significantly different.
The grand scene and the shocking momentum of more than 1,600 musicians playing simultaneously were enough to be unforgettable.
After Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang's carriage passed by, the soldiers and civil officials behind them stood up like waves, which was another different scene.
Song Zhen stood up and nodded gently to Wu Meiniang, who blinked her eyes, and everything was self-evident.
Accompanied by music, the carriage drove towards the altar in the center of the field.
After arriving at the destination, Huang Sijian knelt down, and Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang stepped on his back to get off the carriage.
Li Zhi took Wu Meiniang's hand and slowly walked up to the 108-step 30-meter-high altar.
Arriving at the top platform of the altar, Li Zhi turned around.
At this time, the whole audience shouted loudly.
"The sun and the moon will rise forever! The great Tang Dynasty will prosper forever! The saints will live forever! The country will prosper forever!"
Li Zhi spread his arms, looked up at the sky, slowly closed his eyes, and enjoyed the cheers of the ministers below.
Ah, this is my world!
Wu Meiniang also stood on the high platform, she looked down at the common people, and suddenly, she enjoyed this feeling of being high above.
A seed, at this moment, quietly sprouted in her heart.
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