Chapter 4 The Imperial Meeting of the Front Temple
As the time came, the first light appeared in the sky.
Suddenly, a dull drum beat sounded in the front hall, and then more and more drums joined, and for a moment the entire Xianyang Palace reverberated with a deafening drum sound, which lasted for twelve beats at the climax and then stopped abruptly.
This was followed by the sound of the chimes, and the sound of the pounding of gold and stone was crisp and pleasant, as if to expel the dull drums.
While I was admiring the bell, Bong Chang shouted: "The Great Pilgrimage, the beginning!" ”
Twelve Lang Zhong shouted at the same time: "The Great Qin Shi Huang has arrived!" ”
I saw Qin Shi Huang slowly walking out of the Xianyang Palace, at this time the morning sun also rose from the horizon, the rising sun sprinkled the first golden light to the first emperor, shining on his all-black court clothes, the same black robe around the waist with the left hanging Lu Jian, the right hanging green jade ring, wearing a six-foot crown through the sky, as if all the light in the world like the six countries into his big sleeve.
The assets of the emperor are unsurpassed!
Ying Zheng walked to the high platform in front of the hall and stood still, and everyone in front of the hall bowed down and saluted in unison, shouting in unison: "Ten thousand years for the emperor!" Great Qin 10,000 years! ”
The remaining seven tones were immediately added to the bell, playing a soul-stirring note together, and it also set off the spirit of the first emperor of Yingzheng.
For about a quarter of an hour, the music went to a low ebb until it ended.
Feng Chang then shouted: "The Great Qin Shi Huang sacrifices to heaven and earth!" ”
At this time, everyone in front of the hall walked together to pay homage, and the first emperor sacrificed heaven and earth in turn according to the process, and the Taishi recited the sacrificial text:
In the thirty-sixth year of the first emperor of the Great Qin, he was fortunate to rely on heaven to be virtuous...... What the emperor does, the way of inheriting the sky, the virtue of looking up to the earth, praying for the blessings of the four seas, Zerun Kyushu, Daqin Sheji, worship the heaven and the earth, there is no end, all the same!
'So long...... Taishi is also a talent, ......much longer than "The Story of Yueyang Tower", 'Lying on the ground, almost drowsy, I just want to go back to bed and sleep at the moment. In addition to reciting the sacrificial text, the emperor also had to offer sacrifices and make many designated actions, and it took almost half an hour to sacrifice heaven and earth alone.
Fortunately, in addition to sacrificing to heaven and earth, there is no need to perform the first salute in other processes, otherwise it would be very tiring to always put the head on the ground......
Finally, after the sacrifice was over, in the concluding remarks of Feng Chang, everyone got up and resumed standing.
Then the emperor inspected the grain that came up from all over the country, and then praised several large grain-producing counties such as Neishi, Ba, Shu, and Yingchuan...... It was close to noon, and although it was already late autumn and early winter, the sun was still very strong, but it was impossible to drink water......
Next came the Emperor's proclamation of a new era.
Taishi said again, what is the heavenly carrier, the country for ten thousand years...... Finally, it was announced: From today onwards, it will be the thirty-seventh year of the First Emperor.
The next focus was Prime Minister Li Si's announcement of the policy for the new year, mainly the levy of conscription, but there was not much mention of taxation, because there was nothing to add, and just the levy of conscription cast a shadow on everyone's hearts......
Because the Qin Dynasty only had two meals a day, the first main meal was eaten around 9 a.m., which was called the big snack, and the second meal was eaten around 4 p.m., which was called a small snack. At this moment, it is past noon, and everyone is used to skipping meals at noon, and they can still bear it. However, some people were a little dizzy when they heard that there was another increase in forced labor, and since the unification of the world, ten years have passed, and the people can no longer bear heavier forced labor......
Just when everyone's hearts were in aze, Li Si's voice continued to sound, reciting the 8th command, once again breaking the peace of the court:
Fengtian carried the Great Qin Shi Huangdi, and ordered:
Fang has made a decision today, since the fortune of the heavens and the emperor of honor, I have inspected the world four times to stabilize Kyushu and comfort the subjects.
Today, Hulu is in the north, Baiyue is stable, the water conservancy is smooth, the galloping road is extended, and when the agriculture and mulberry are combined, the community is calm. In order to make the temple prosperous and the subjects look up to virtue, I immediately toured the east in the early spring.
However, the political affairs have increased, and I have been able to catch them. Gongzi Fusu is known as a virtuous name, his politics is knowledgeable, his virtue is impeccable, and he is the prince of the prince to solve his worries. Announce it to the world, and make it hear. The reign of the First Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty was thirty-seven years old.
The front of the hall was still calm, only Li Si's voice echoed in the air, but if everyone's hearts would make a sound, the Xianyang Palace at this time was about to be overturned by everyone's voices.
Fifth Tour! The first four inspections were just after the unification of the Six Kingdoms, and at that time, the inspections could indeed deter the remnants of the Six Kingdoms and demonstrate the prestige of Great Qin. But as the emperor became more and more conceited, each tour was farther than before, the scale of the people levied was larger, and more and more grain and grass were consumed!
What is even more surprising to everyone is that the emperor would actually canonize the crown prince, with the emperor's character and obsession with immortality, how could he be canonized as a prince at this time, amazing! Weird!
I wasn't too shocked at this point, after all, I had heard the hint before. Besides, until now, I still regarded myself as a spectator, and I wasn't sure if I was dreaming or if I could really break through the barriers of time and space and travel back in time to the Qin Dynasty 2,000 years ago.
I know too much about the fate of the Qin Dynasty, and although it seems to be a little deviant from history now, there are no decisive events that can change history as a whole. Even Fusu's appointment as the crown prince, which deviates the most from the historical trajectory, I think it may be corrected by the forces in the dark.
'If the First Emperor still died in the sand dunes on the fifth eastern tour, even if the crown prince is established, the CRRC Decree surnamed Li may still work with Li Si to tamper with the edict, or maybe the First Emperor has other ideas and finally decides to appoint Hu Hai as the second emperor, hey, Lao Shen......
In the midst of everyone's different thoughts, the Great Dynasty Meeting is finally over.
Fengchang announced that after the end of the court meeting, everyone saluted and sent the emperor away, and the rest of the people left the palace in order. At this time, it was the end of the day, and everyone dispersed to eat and then returned to the official office.
Not only does my Daqin not take a holiday, but I don't care about food when I have a meeting......
However, the ministers who were going to participate in the small court meeting could enjoy the meals provided by the emperor in the side hall. It is said that it is rice, in fact, it is a bowl of corn porridge, a few dishes of Huo vegetables, sunflower vegetables, there are no vegetables in this period, mainly meat, but in order to prevent the minister from eating meat or eating too much, "the palace is out of order", so just let everyone cushion their stomachs, so as not to faint from hunger, after all, there are not a few of these ministers who are old.
There was no one to talk to during the meal, and there was a special imperial history watching from the side, who was talking to each other when eating, eating in an indecent posture, and poisoning people...... They will all be recorded, and maybe one day when you are impeached, there will be one of them.
After a short time, everyone finished eating and stood in the Xianyang Palace, ready to report to the emperor. At this time, only the ministers reported to the emperor, and the members of the imperial family who were not ordained officials could only listen to them.
In the past, the Pilgrimage was generally relatively peaceful. First, everyone knows what to say and what not to say, and almost all of them report good news and not bad news, unless they can't hold it back; The second is that the First Emperor has become almost arbitrary, and the things he decides are generally not controversial. Therefore, except for the occasional person who is not long-sighted, he will be reprimanded, and it is very rare that the emperor will be killed.
What everyone didn't expect was that this court meeting involved a big case because of one person......