太一 / Taiyi
太一 is the supreme celestial figure inferred in Qinji 121 as the likely sacrificial target of 极庙 / Qin Ji Miao. In the episode’s reading, Taiyi is linked to the heavenly center, making Ji Miao less a normal ancestral temple and more a cosmological ritual site.
This matters because Qin Shi Huang’s post-unification legitimacy is shown moving across multiple scales: ancestral reporting in Qin old lands through High-Temple Rite / 高庙礼, capital-space symbolism through Ji Miao, and empire-wide movement through 驰道 / Qin Chidao Road System.
Key Claims
- 太一 / Taiyi anchors the episode’s interpretation of Ji Miao as a cosmic center.
- The inferred Taiyi sacrifice extends Qin legitimacy beyond lineage memory into the structure of heaven itself.
- The episode links Taiyi symbolism to Qin Cosmic Capital Planning / 秦代宇宙化都城规划, especially the Wei River/Milky Way analogy and Xianyang-area palace-road layout.
Connections
- 极庙 / Qin Ji Miao — likely ritual site for Taiyi worship in the episode’s inference.
- Qin Shi Huang / 秦始皇 — ruler using cosmic-sacrificial architecture to stage imperial authority.
- 咸阳 / Xianyang — capital landscape recoded through celestial symbolism.
- Qin Cosmic Capital Planning / 秦代宇宙化都城规划 — conceptual frame tying Taiyi, Ji Miao, the Wei River, and road lines together.
- Imperial Symbolic Standardization / 帝国符号标准化 — Taiyi worship is part of Qin’s symbolic ordering after conquest.
- Mandate of Heaven Legitimacy / 天命合法性 — broader legitimacy context for heaven-centered political claims.