17. Monarchs and ministers cry in unison

The prime ministers replied in unison, yes.

There is also almost half a year of preparation time, which is used to make imperial books, odes, and raise carved stones and stele pavilions.

Then the efficient prime minister's group, then a set of procedures for sealing Zen, briefly told the emperor, this set of procedures is based on the "Kaiyuan Ceremony" and set up, according to Du Huangshang, since the national turmoil to the rise of the Zhongxing, the people who are familiar with the Tang Dynasty Kaiyuan Ceremony are getting fewer and fewer, so first of all, you have to issue an edict to solicit people from all over the world to open the Yuan Ceremony, gather the Jingshi Jixian Academy, and revise the Zen Ritual Note.

Then there is the cost of sealing Zen, after discussion among the prime ministers, about 3 million guan is needed to prepare for this grand ceremony, to show the prestige of the country and the hope of the world, the treasury is hidden around 1.5 million guan, the provinces and towns in various provinces and towns have a total of 1 million guan "praise money", and His Majesty's southern treasury has 500,000 guan.

Next, Mr. Sima Chengzhen, the master of the Shangqing Dynasty, went to Huayue to prepare the sacrificial place first.

After being ready, let the fathers and elders of Huazhou come again to ask His Majesty to seal the Zen, His Majesty humbly gave in three times, and the fathers insisted on asking three times, and after three times, the prime ministers jointly asked for it, and His Majesty agreed.

After agreeing, please gather all the things in the world and gather them in the history museum for the purpose of repairing the actual record.

His Majesty according to the Zen ritual notes, surveyed the duties of the class, and divided the Zen envoys, ritual envoys, honor guards, halogen envoys, bridge and road maintenance envoys, grain and grass financial envoys, etc.

When Huayue sealed the Zen, it was possible to agree to change the yuan, and at the same time review the past, and put the "Xingyuan system" and "Xingyuan Zhongxing" books in the annals of history, so that future generations admired and abided.

After the end of this Zichen Palace, some emperors who were in a trance wanted to open a pavilion in Yanying Hall again, and invited the local princes who came to visit, but because there were too many people, only the four Majesties Gao Yue, Wei Gao, Du You, and Hun Yang were allowed to see them.

"Your Majesty......" When Gao Yue was dressed in a chapter uniform and bowed in front of the emperor, he only said these two words, and the emperor was in any mood for a while, and his eyes were actually a little moist.

He didn't have such complicated feelings for Wei Gao and Du You, and when he saw Gao Yue lying in front of him, he didn't know whether it was hatred, remorse, or other feelings.

The Emperor burst into tears.

The other three were at a loss.

But Gao Yue also cried with the emperor.

Du You and Wei Gao also began to cry.

Although Hun Xuan was a little inexplicable, he thought that everyone was moved by his true feelings, so he was also infected, and the general of Zheng Zheng also had red eyes and shed tears.

The historians on both sides write straight:

Emperor Gai Yingao, Wei and other pillars have not been in the court for a long time, and they have not been seen for several years or even ten years.

"The four seas and the east sea are in Ziqing, Dongyue Daizong is in Ziqing, and the four desecrations are also in Ziqing. After crying, Gao Yue begged His Majesty like this.

At this moment, the emperor's feelings for Gao Yue fell, and reason reoccupied the peak, so he categorically refused to say: "Sealing Zen is a thorough move to the heavens and the earth, and now I don't cultivate morality and politics, and the people are full of grievances, how dare I sacrifice to the sky, isn't this a deception?" ”

"Your Majesty has set two taxes, leveling Huaixi, fighting Qiangrong, and prospering the country, how can it be a deception?" In the Yanying Palace, Gao Yue did not give an inch.

"After the funeral, the people's money withered, and I was afraid that too much labor would hurt the people."

"The cost of sealing Zen is accumulated by the national treasury and the southern treasury, and the other required praise money is spent by the treasury of each domain, and it will never add a penny or a bundle of silk to the people." Du You is full of confidence.

The emperor was about to say something, Wei Gao was a little impatient, and said: "Your Majesty, the Zen Ceremony is not only the desire of the people, but also can show that Your Majesty is ordered by the sky, today's Zhongxing is still only between success and unsuccess, there are four Yi outside that have not been destroyed, and there are rebel towns to resist the king's order, and now Fu Rui gathers and the phoenix returns, it is just a good time to revive the great gift of Feng Chan and correct the world, if Your Majesty procrastinates and hesitates, the ministers are afraid that they will be deeply disappointed by the hope of the government and the wilderness!" ”

The emperor was dumbfounded, and only after a long time did he say, "I am not virtuous, and I dare not discuss the matter of sealing Zen lightly." ”

The next day, there was no court to ask the right question, in Huainan's grand and open concert courtyard, Wei Gao, Du You and others came from their shoulders, opposite Gao Yue, "Your Majesty is blindly humble, but in fact, he obstructs all kinds of Feng Zen, what can I do about it?" Du You said worriedly.

"The situation has reached this point, and we can only advance, never retreat." Wei Gao said that since half of the shepherds and commanders in the world are among the Jingshi, if they can't seal Zen again, then they will be passive from now on, "This will show others that the country is still in the hands of the Holy Lord." ”

Wei Gao's words are not groundless, it is said that Fang Zhen, who is already restless, took the opportunity to instruct the literati to write an anonymous manuscript, and bluntly said that the reason why His Majesty was reluctant to seal Zen was because he was held hostage by powerful ministers, and he was unwilling.

Gao Yue raised his hand to calm them down, and then he waved his hand to the courtyard wall on the west side, and the one-armed Li Feng led one out of the corner gate.

This gentleman is none other than Guo Foran, the former Jinwu general who patrols the city.

Guo Forging hurriedly saluted you, and then said: "I am a dull person, but I also know that the matter of sealing Zen belongs to the Son of Heaven, what kind of person is the Son of Heaven?" Heaven and earth are thorough, so they are qualified, and Wei Ling, Young Master, Shaobao, etc. are just human ministers after all, how can there be any reason to force the Son of Heaven! Therefore, if you want this to succeed, you must come forward from heaven. ”

"Oh my God, what is it!" Wei Gao couldn't help but feel a little angry.

Guo Forging laughed and said that I have been in the imperial capital for many years, and I can still do it if I ask the sky to do something.

"If General Guo can do this, then the city patrol supervisor Jin Wu will be yours sooner or later." Gao Yue calmed down and quoted the price.

"Then give Guo a deadline of ten days." Guo Forging was overjoyed and accepted the matter.

The Sanqing Hall of Daming Palace, located on the north side of Lingyan Pavilion, Li Chun, the prince of Guangling County, the emperor's grandson, led the two lieutenants of Tutu Chengguang and Huo Wenche, stepped on the center of the hall with grape deer pattern tiles, and walked step by step along the stairs to the central silk hall.

There, Sima Chengzhen was waiting for him.

"The matter has come to this, why not take advantage of the trend, if the water is yin to soft, quietly dormant, waiting for the opportunity?" After Sima Chengzhen heard Li Chun's resentment and confusion, he sighed and said persuasively.

"Honorable Master, if you let these powerful ministers act recklessly, within more than ten years, Li Tang will not be out of the Sanqing Palace!" Li Chun is a teenager with a heartache.

"Yes...... Because someone's fortune is really unheard of and unseen, I can't calculate it. Sima Chengzhen could only reveal the deepest reason to Li Chun.

"Who?"

"The crown prince and young master Wei Guogong Gao Yue. Previously, the Holy Lord thought that the magpie of his house gave him a penframe beam, but I calculated that his wood should be a dragon ruler wood. ”

"What!" Li Chun was extremely shocked.

"However, now Gao Yue's fortune is deeply hidden, and I really can't spy on it. Therefore, I will not participate in this Zen sealing, but let a few of my children come from Nanyue, Luofu and Maoshan and other places to replace me, and I myself want to go back to Nanyue Huayang Temple to take a good look. ”

Li Chun was worried, so he asked Sima Chengzhen to ask the respected master to spy on the heavens as soon as possible and return to Chang'an City.