In the sixth year of Kaiyuan, autumn and August.

In the early days of the Golden Palace, several officials walked out of the queue and sang in unison.

"The ministers ask the saint to enshrine Mount Tai!"

Luo Cheng was a little surprised, "Why did you bring up the matter of sealing Zen at this time?" ”

Yu Shinan, a university scholar, said, "The merits of saints are obvious to all in the world. It is enshrined as a sacrifice to the sky, and Zen is a sacrifice to the ground. Yi surname and king, to the peace, will be sealed Mount Tai, Zen Liang father, the mandate of heaven to be the king, so that the people of the people, sue the peace in the sky, repay the work of the gods. ”

Dengfeng reports to the sky, descends to Zen and removes the earth.

Feng Chan Taishan, for the ancients, is not just a kind of show-off, but has a strong political significance. Especially after the change of dynasty, the emperor needs to go to Mount Tai to seal Zen, which means communicating with the sky, obtaining the mandate of heaven, and governing the world on behalf of the sky.

The Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven, the Mandate of Heaven, this Zen is this ritual of granting the Mandate of Heaven, so it is not allowed to be sloppy.

And not every emperor is qualified to seal the world of Zen, only the change of dynasty, the change of ownership, or after a long period of chaos, causing the world to return to peace, or the emperor who created a prosperous era, is qualified to seal the world of Zen, report to the heaven and earth to reorganize the great deed, and at the same time accept the mandate of heaven to govern the world on his behalf.

The Zen sealing ceremony has been held in Zhongyue Songshan and Dongyue Taishan, but Mount Tai has the most frequency and influence.

Feng Chan Taishan began with Qin Shi Huang.

"The saint, the ministers and others thought that it was too late to seal the Zen at present, the saint ended the turmoil of the Sui Dynasty, returned to the peace of the world, Anmin Tuobian, and covered the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, when the early sealing of Zen Mount Tai, report to heaven and earth, and accept the mandate of heaven. Please go to Mount Tai, build a round altar on the top of Mount Tai to repay the merit of the sky, and build a square altar at the foot of Mount Tai to repay the merit of the earth! ”

The ancients paid attention to orthodoxy and emphasized legal principles.

Qin inherited the Sui and relied on the world seized by force, although the dynasty was chaotic at that time, but Luo Cheng was an old minister of the Sui family after all, so it is more necessary to emphasize the divine authority of the monarch, in order to prove the legal rationality and legitimacy of the Great Qin.

This thing is actually very important, after all, this represents legitimacy, if you don't emphasize the divine right of the king, then doesn't it mean that whoever wants to be the son of heaven in the future can do it?

This is the same as letting Yang Jian Zen position, but the Zen position is not enough, and he must also seal Zen Taishan.

The world of Great Qin is not only given by Yang Jiachan, but also approved by God and bestowed by the monarch.

Several scholars asked the emperor to seal the Zen as soon as possible, sealed the Zen seal with gold clay and silver ropes, and then buried it under Mount Tai.

Luo Cheng said with a smile.

"Zhuqing has proposed Mount Tai to seal Zen more than once, but I think that if it is not completely unified today, there are still two feudal divisions in Jiangnan, if I go to Mount Tai to seal Zen, it seems to be a little shameless."

Several scholars immediately said, the two feudal domains in the south of the Yangtze River have long been attached, they are only the vassal kings of Daqin, and it does not affect the fact that Daqin dominates the world, although there is a catastrophe this year, but the court calmly faced, and the people worked together to tide over the difficulties, the people were not displaced, and the people did not starve to death due to the disaster, this is the great merit, which is also the protection of God, so we should go to Mount Tai to seal the Zen, worship the heaven and the earth, and worship the gods.

Luo Cheng was quite happy in his heart.

The scholars are not the kind of people who like to pat on the back, everyone says that he can be a Zen, which is also an affirmation of the emperor's merits.

At this time, the imperial historian Zhang Yichen came out of the ranks.

"The ministers invited the saint to enshrine Mount Tai, not only because of the different surnames and the change of dynasty of the king, but also because of the sage's achievements in governing the world, ending the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and re-securing the peace in the world, especially the conquest of the Turkic, Goguryeo and other foreign thieves who died in my heart, so that my Han family has no worries about external troubles, which is a great achievement. And this feat, in fact, is not all the merit of the saint alone, this is also the merit of the civil and military officials led by the sage, and the saint canonized Zen, which is also the affirmation of the subjects of the world. ”

In the imperial history, the eldest grandson Wuji also said, "The sage is highly meritorious, and now China is stable, Siyi is served, the five grains are harvested, and Fu Rui is continuous, and now is the time to sue the gods to heaven and earth." The eldest grandson Wuji believes that if the children in the family are studying in the school, if they have good grades, they must tell their parents as soon as possible, which is also to make their parents happy together. Now that Daqin has such good results, why did he delay telling Heavenly Father and Earth Mother?

"I'm worried about sealing Mount Tai, and when the time comes, the car will drive eastward, ride thousands of times, and it will cost too much. When the time comes, the road will be repaired along the way, and it will be supplied, which will cost a lot, and the Zen Mount Tai will inevitably summon the princes and vassal states to come, and the princes from all over the country, the rulers of Yuanyi, will rush to come, and this labor will move the people. ”

Wei Zheng, the servant of the door, said, "The saint doesn't need to worry about this, although he has just experienced a catastrophe, but the treasury of the Central Plains is still full, and the holy car is touring the east, the imperial court can supply it by itself, and it will not let the people increase the burden and bear it, as for the princes and vassal states coming, isn't this an opportunity to declare the prosperity of my Great Qin?" Let these feudal states see our strength, so that they will not dare to mess around, and it will also make the frontier more stable. ”

"As for the arrival of the vassals, they will be rewarded at that time, in fact, now the imperial court every year on the New Year's Day, as well as Christmas, the Thousand Autumn Festival, etc., the princes and vassal envoys will also come to congratulate, the court also has a set of mature tributary trade system, the court appropriately give them some trade preferences, exempt them from some tariffs, they are happy, and the court has never lost, every time the vassal tribute, the court and their transactions, in fact, are earned. Therefore, we don't have to worry about the rewards of the vassals, the more we come, the more we can earn. ”

Zhang Xutuo also said that the emperor enshrined Mount Tai, and he could also tour the east to see the situation in the eastern counties and understand the people's feelings.

All officials are in favor of sealing Zen Mount Tai.

"It is also possible to seal Zen, but I want to put forward a few points, first of all, it is not too pompous and expensive, for example, there is no need to build another road in order for me to seal Zen to the east, and there is no need for any loess mat road, willow planting on the side of the road, etc. In addition, there is no need to bring too many people on this patrol, just go to the harem with four concubines and nine concubines, and the number of palace maids and attendants must also be controlled within five hundred. ”

"There are also cars and cars to be simple, don't be too luxurious and grand, the accompanying guard army, you can choose four thousand from the Northern Ya Forbidden Army and the Inner Ya Army, and then transfer two thousand Yulin to drive. There is no need for more, I am patrolling in the heart of Daqin's territory, it is impossible to have tens of thousands of troops to escort it, don't do it like Yang Guang, go out on patrol once, and the team is two or three hundred thousand people. ”

The emperor's words made the ministers very surprised and happy, it is always good to have a frugal emperor, although the emperor is actually the richest person in the world, and the emperor's inner treasury can earn twenty or thirty million yuan a year, which is equivalent to all the income of the imperial court for half a year.

Zhang Yichen sighed and said, "The minister personally participated in the Sui Dynasty to build the eastern capital of Luoyang, when to build the Luoyang Ziwei Palace, the beams and pillars are taken from Yuzhang, Jiangxi, a beam and pillar need to be carried by two thousand people, but also with iron wheels, after walking a few miles, the iron wheels will be broken, and hundreds of people have to follow with iron wheels, and they can't walk thirty miles a day. The cost of one material will cost hundreds of thousands of workers, and the rest can be imagined. In the past, Qin repaired the Afang Palace and lost the hearts of the people. Chu State repaired Zhanghua Palace, also lost the hearts of the people, the Sui Dynasty repaired the eastern capital of Luoyang, also began to lose the hearts of the people, now the sage sits on thousands of miles of territory, the treasury income is several times that of the Sui, Mount Tai Feng Zen, but so everything is simple, this is really the blessing of the country! ”

The hall burst into congratulations.

Luo Cheng said with a smile, "When I was sixteen years old, I was recruited by the Sui Dynasty to dig a canal, a family of seven men, Cheng Ding was only five, but six people were conscripted to serve, either Zhuojun built ordnance, or Donglai built a warship, or Luoyang built a palace, or Hebei dug a canal, think about Yang Guang is so inconsiderate of the people, who will die if he doesn't die?" I also came all the way from the Sui Dynasty, and I saw with my own eyes how Yang Guang tossed and defeated the world, so I took it as a warning. ”

Yu Shinan said that it is a big event to seal Mount Tai, there must be a ceremony, and there must still be a reliance, and the harem only brings 500 people is too little, and the guards only bring 10,000 people is still too little.

"Sage, although the imperial court has just experienced a catastrophe, but the sealing ceremony can not be shabby, this is the most important event of my dynasty, and it is to sacrifice heaven and earth, it must not be simple, the treasury has sufficient money and food to supply, please rest assured, we will do this thing seriously, although it will not be too simple but it will not be too costly."

Wei Zheng also agreed, "Even if it is an ordinary peasant family, he is usually diligent and thrifty, but when he encounters a marriage of his children, he must have the etiquette that should be there, and the money that should be spent will be spent, and it will not be less than half a cent." ”

"It's a courtesy!"

A group of ministers insisted, saying that it could not be too shabby.

"This matter will be entrusted to the government, and I believe that you can do this Feng Zen without being rude or too extravagant."

Wei Zheng took the lead, holding the wat in his right hand and slapping it in his left palm.

Hundreds of officials followed, and the group beat the wat in favor.

Change the dynasty, unification, prosperity, auspiciousness.

Great Qin has everything, so the hundred officials asked for the title of Zen Taishan, and Emperor Luo Cheng finally agreed, at first he planned not to make too much pomp. But after this matter was finally handed over to the political hall and the Hanlin Academy, both sides agreed that the sealing of Zen Taishan, even if it is a dynasty of two or three hundred years of history, may not have been sealed several times, so it must be done not rude.

"The saint canonized Zen and wants to take the prince to go and let the prince sacrifice for Yaxian, what do you think?" In the political hall, Wei Zheng asked. Under normal circumstances, the emperor will leave the prince in Beijing to stay in the prison country, and leave the old man to be assisted by the prime minister.

But this time, the emperor not only wanted to take a queen, four concubines and nine concubines to Mount Tai together, but also made it clear that he would take the prince and let the prince be in charge of Yaxian.

Yaxian refers to the emperor in Mount Tai Feng Zen sacrifice, after the emperor toasted the first wine, the prince followed into the second round of wine, which is an extremely important ceremony. During the ceremony, the emperor was naturally the chief priest, paying tribute to heaven and earth and offering wine, and the prince handed the sacrifice next to him, and then offered sacrifices.

"I see that His Majesty has good intentions to let the crown prince accompany him and act as a sub-sacrifice, this is to consolidate the prince's throne, and it should be supported." Several prime ministers said.

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