Back then, when Prime Minister Li Xin was alive, Wang Dan was just a politician, and the northwest frontier was fighting with the Western Xia, so he was busy and couldn't take care of food all day. Wang Dan said with emotion, "I don't know when I can be stable, if only I could live a carefree life!" Li Xin listened, but said quite disapprerovingly, "In my opinion, there are still some good things, there are many things, which can make people not feel tired and lazy." If the Quartet is calm, the court may not be able to be peaceful. Wang Dan couldn't argue with it, but he didn't completely agree with it in his heart. Later, he reconciled with the Western Xia and Khitan, the border was quiet for many years, and the court had nothing to discuss, and the ministers had nothing to do, idle all day long, Wang Dan remembered what Li Xin said at the beginning, so he said to him, "Isn't this situation very good now?" Li Xin still said disapprehantly, "It's good now, the border is temporarily stable, I'm afraid that the emperor will pursue more and more luxury and comfort, and it is inevitable to be arrogant." Wang Dan didn't know if it was okay to hear it, but he finally felt that Li Xin couldn't help but worry about it.

From then on, Li Xin often reported the drought and flood thieves in Sifang Prefecture and County, and played Emperor Zhenzong one by one. Seeing that it was incomprehensible, Wang Dan said to Li Xin, "Is it worth bothering the Holy Lord for such trivial matters?" Li Xin replied, "You don't understand this! The Holy Lord is now in his youth, strong in blood, and full of energy. It is very necessary to let him know that the life of the people in the world is not easy, which makes him worry about it in his heart. Otherwise, if he is too comfortable and comfortable, and his energy is very vigorous, what do you think will be the result? He will inevitably indulge in lustful dogs and horses, build a lot of civil works, and even worse, go around on expeditions, or ask for immortals and worship Buddhas, and pretend to be ghosts, which is even more worrying. I am old, I am afraid that I will not be able to see it, and when it is the right time to participate in politics, I am afraid that this matter will become a problem for your henchmen!"

Indeed, Li Xin was quite a visionary, and it turned out that his worries were not unfounded. After the alliance of the Yuanyuan, Emperor Zhenzong was really obsessed with "praying to God and making ghosts", he poured the strength of the whole country, sealed Mount Tai, sacrificed the soil, prayed to God and sacrificed ghosts, which was extremely laborious and costly, and made the political and economic situation of the Great Song Dynasty deteriorate day by day.

After Emperor Zhenzong degraded Kou Zhun, he was still very unhappy, depressed and depressed all day long. Wang Qinruo looked at his face and pondered the holy will, and said to him, "Why is Your Majesty sullen, are you still angry with Kou Zhun?" "Hey, Aiqing doesn't know, I'm angry with myself!" Wang Qinruo pretended not to understand and asked, "I don't know why Your Majesty said this?" Emperor Zhenzong replied, "The city of Lanzhou signed an alliance under the city, and the Khitans must have thought that I was afraid of them, and I don't know how to laugh at me behind my back!" After saying that, after a pause, Emperor Zhenzong said hatefully, "I must take revenge and be ashamed!" Aiqing has any good methods, quickly say and I know. Wang Qinruo was good at sycophancy, good at figuring out his mind, knowing that Emperor Zhenzong was afraid of war, he deliberately said to him, "Why is this matter difficult! Your Majesty should start the royal drive again, personally lead the three armies, go to the Khitan, destroy the Liao State in one fell swoop, and recapture my Youzhou, which is as easy as probing for things. Wang Qinruo's words were impassioned and heroic, but Emperor Zhenzong was weak and trembling when he heard it.

Emperor Zhenzong suddenly felt like he was in Lanzhou, as if Huma's neighing sounded beside him, and the tragic scene of soldiers dying on the battlefield appeared in front of him. Emperor Zhenzong pondered for a while before slowly saying to Wang Qinruo, "Now that Heshuo has been decided, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the peaceful days have just passed a few days, how can I be so ruthless and let them fall into the abyss again." Aiqing has any other way?" Wang Qinruo listened, became more and more aware of it, and said to Emperor Zhenzong, "The people of the world advocate sacrifice, and all respect ghosts and gods. Among the sacrifices, the most important thing is to seal the Zen, Your Majesty might as well perform the great ceremony of the Zen, which will surely make the four seas surrender, the eight directions will be peaceful, and the surrounding countries will also have admiration. When Emperor Zhenzong heard this, he felt that it was deeply in line with his own wishes, and his heart suddenly lit up and he was greatly relieved.

The so-called Feng Zen is to seal Mount Tai as the highest god, which is an ancient mountain and river sacrifice. Later generations often used this to worship the heavens, and like the altar, it was a sacrificial activity. The head of the society is the hill under Mount Tai, and the head of the Zen society is the soil after the sacrifice of the head of the society, and the two are collectively called Feng Zen.

However, there is a very big difference between sealing Zen and worshipping heaven and earth. According to tradition, only the monarch of the world is qualified to perform the great gift of canonization. In that year, Qin Shi Huang enshrined Mount Tai, the road was blocked by wind and rain, failed to achieve this great gift, and laughed at future generations. On the other hand, no matter what the facts are, any emperor who performs the ritual of sealing Zen shows that he is a wise monarch. Therefore, emperors since ancient times have all attached great importance to this matter. When sealing Zen, it is necessary to carve a stone to remember the merit and pass it on to future generations. If it weren't for the peace and unification of the world, and the court was not rich enough, no one would dare to make this great gift.

Hearing Wang Qinruo's words, Emperor Zhenzong was immediately overjoyed and eager to try, and was about to agree, but he heard Wang Qinruo's words, "However, there is one more thing. Wang Qinruo was accustomed to playing tricks, and Emperor Zhenzong was puzzled and worried when he heard it, but he was afraid that what he said would be difficult to do, so he asked him, "I don't know what Aiqing is referring to?" Wang Qinruo said slowly, "Since ancient times, if you want to seal Zen, you must get auspicious luck from heaven to show it." "This, how is this good?" Emperor Zhenzong was quite embarrassed when he heard this, and couldn't help but be stunned.

Originally, this auspicious luck refers to the river out of the map, Luo out of the book, Liquan Yong, manna fall, sesame grass, Jia Gu and so on and so on all kinds of strange things, people say, this is the heavens consciously descended these signs, in order to express the world's peace and stability, auspicious wishes. However, these are just rumors, and Emperor Zhenzong is very embarrassed. When Wang Qinruo saw his expression, he felt quite proud in his heart, and said first, "No one can predict when the heavens will descend auspicious rui." Therefore, in order to seal Zen, the ancients inevitably deliberately made auspicious rui, and this practice is inevitably known, but the most important thing is to make people believe in it, respect it, and tell it to the world, so that the people of the world think that it is true, this thing is true. For example, does Your Majesty really think that as stated in the Book of Changes, there is a dragon horse carrying a picture from the water of the Yellow River, and a turtle carrying a book from the water of Luo? In fact, there is no such thing at all. Why is this matter said to be divine, it is just that the saints used Shinto to educate future generations, which is the so-called Shinto teaching. ”

When Emperor Zhenzong heard this, he was silent, carefully pondering what Wang Qinruo said, and felt that this was indeed the case. Emperor Zhenzong also remembered that there were also words in the "Book of Rites" that "set up a religion with Shinto", which was indeed from the mouth of a saint, and he felt relieved in his heart, but he remembered that he had the respect of his emperor to do such a deceitful thing, after all, he was not upright and strong, and he felt that it was very inappropriate, and his heart was empty, but he refused to give up. He pondered and meditated for a while, and then hesitantly said to Wang Qinruo, "In this way, even if you can deceive the people of the world, how can you hide it from other prime ministers and ministers? Will they definitely be able to agree?" Wang Qinruo replied disapprerovingly, "What's so difficult about this? Although Your Majesty can rest assured, the minister told everyone that this is Your Majesty's will, how can anyone dare to stand up and oppose it?" Emperor Zhenzong nodded uncontrollably.

Prime Minister Wang Dan has always been submissive, and Wang Qinruo has already seen through his character. When Wang Dan learned about this, he was really dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to express his opposition clearly, but Emperor Zhenzong himself was still quite hesitant in his heart, and it was always difficult to decide.

One day, Emperor Zhenzong had nothing to do, came to the Secret Pavilion, and happened to be on duty in the Secret Pavilion, Emperor Zhenzong felt that he, an old Confucian student, was well-informed and knowledgeable after all, so he asked him, "What is the matter that the ancients said that the river is out of the map and the Luo is slow to publish the book?" Du Hao is very old, and his brain is not very bright, and when he saw the emperor suddenly ask about this matter, he could not understand his meaning, so he could only reply casually, "This matter is a rumor after all, and in the humble opinion of the old minister, it is just a saint who teaches Shinto." "Emperor Zhenzong saw that he said the same thing, what King Qinruo said was true, it seems that the saint will also lie, in this case, why should I be too obsessed with the details! After thinking about this section, Emperor Zhenzong secretly made up his mind to go to Mount Tai to seal Zen.

Although Emperor Zhenzong made up his mind, he was still worried that Wang Dan would oppose it, so he summoned Wang Dan to the palace, gave him a banquet, and drank wine together. The two of them, you toast me, I toast you, and they drink heartily and very happily.

After drinking for a while, Emperor Zhenzong asked Wang Dan, "Does Wang Aiqing know what kind of wine he drank today?" Wang Dan's eyes were drunk and hazy, and he replied casually. Emperor Zhenzong laughed when he heard this, "You didn't say this, no matter what kind of wine I take to drink, it is all imperial wine, such a simple truth, why do I ask you? I am asking you, do you know the origin of this wine?" "Oh, it turns out that Your Majesty is taking the school to test Weichen." The origin of this wine, Weichen also knows a little bit about it. This wine was originally called Puzhong Liquor, which was produced in Puzhou. Before Emperor Taizu ascended the throne, he loved this wine deeply, and after his accession to the throne, he made this wine the imperial wine in the palace. Emperor Zhenzong saw that he told him the origin of this wine, nodded slightly, and said to him with great satisfaction, "What does Aiqing think this wine tastes like?" Wang Dan stammered his tongue and said with praise, "This wine is really the best in the wine, the entrance is peaceful and mellow, the aroma of the wine is refreshing, Weichen is no longer strong enough to drink, I am afraid that I will get drunk in the palace today, and I will make a big fool!" That is to say, the drinker should know how to cherish its fragrance and not let it slip out of his mouth. It must only be exhaled slowly from the nose, mellow and fragrant, smoky and intoxicating, as if floating in the clouds and fog. Emperor Zhenzong said while being intoxicated, and then said to Wang Dan, "Since Aiqing likes it, even if you let go of the amount of drinking, if you are drunk, I will send you home, and there is another good wine to give, Aiqing can taste it with her family." Just remember not to leak the true taste of the wine from your mouth, otherwise there is no difference between it and the village brew. Remember, remember!" Emperor Zhenzong said meaningfully.

When Wang Dan heard this, he hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him, and when he returned to the house, Emperor Zhenzong really did not break his promise, gave Wang Dan a jar of imperial wine, and ordered someone to send him back. When he returned home, Wang Dan couldn't wait to open the altar to seal the mud, but found that it was full of pearls. These pearls, uniform in size, are as big as the little finger, the same color, crystal clear, and are rare and rare to see. When Wang Dan saw it, he was overjoyed at first, and then he couldn't help but be stunned, and couldn't understand how the imperial wine had turned into a pearl full of pearls. Subsequently, Wang Dan remembered that during the banquet, Emperor Zhenzong repeatedly mentioned words such as closed mouth wine and closed mouth incense, and immediately understood everything. It turned out that the emperor's words had another meaning, this was bribing him, obviously to avoid his respect. Wang Dan already knew that he could not protect himself without knowing philosophy, and since then, Wang Dan has not expressed any opinions on various things in the court. Wang Dan kept silent, and the others didn't have much to do. Zhang Xiaochuan saw it, but he couldn't hold back, thinking of Kou Zhun's efforts to reduce the burden of the people, and thinking of Long Zaitian's loyalty and righteousness regardless of personal gains and losses. Although Zhang Xiaochuan knew that Emperor Zhenzong was quite jealous of him and deliberately alienated himself, but with morality on his shoulders and heavy responsibility, Zhang Xiaochuan had to reluctantly go to see Emperor Zhenzong.

When he arrived at the court, Zhang Xiaochuan said to Emperor Zhenzong, "In the past, the Yuan Dynasty formed an alliance, and the Great Song Dynasty Xu gave the Liao people 300,000 years of coins, coupled with years of war, the people's livelihood is withering, and the burden on the people is increasing day by day. When Emperor Zhenzong heard this, he had already changed color, and said very dissatisfied, "I have made up my mind, and this matter must not be mentioned again!" Zhang Xiaochuan wanted to admonish again, but Emperor Zhenzong immediately said, "The matter of sealing Zen, if anyone refuses to admonish it, there will be no forgiveness!" Zhang Xiaochuan opened his mouth and was speechless, and he was stunned for a while and retreated.

In the first month of the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu, Emperor Zhenzong summoned Wang Qinruo, Wang Dan and other ministers on the west side of the Chongzheng Palace, he was emotional, and said to everyone with a little excitement, "In my dormitory, the curtains and curtains are all made of green silk, even in the daytime, there is no lighting of lamps and candles, it is difficult to distinguish various colors, and it looks very blurry. On November 17 last year, in the middle of the night, I was about to go to bed when suddenly the room was full of light and bright lights. I was surprised and inexplicable, and when I got up to look, I saw a fairy, wearing a star crown and a silk robe, and said to me, "Quickly build a yellow urn dojo in the main hall and do a month of rituals, and you will be sent down three heavenly books, called "Dazhong Xiangfu", and the heavenly secret must not be revealed.' I was about to answer, but the fairy was gone. I hurriedly picked up my pen and jotted down his words. Since December 1st, I have stopped eating meat and fishy food every day, and set up a yellow urn dojo in the Chaoyuan Palace, erected a nine-layer colored altar, carved a sedan chair with fine wood, and inlaid with gold and silver treasures, hoping that the gods will give it and carry it back. I had been praying for more than a month, and my heart couldn't help but feel anxious, but I still didn't dare to leave. I was anxious and anxious, and suddenly the Imperial City Division hurriedly came to report, saying that there was a yellow silk silk in the south corner of the Zuo Chengtian Gate, and the upper end happened to be hanging on the mouth of the house, and I hurriedly asked the envoy to go and watch. After a while, the envoy came back and said, 'The silk silk is about two zhang long, and there is something tied in the middle, like a scroll, with three green silk strands wrapped around it, and there is a mud seal on it where it is knotted, and the handwriting inside is slightly legible. "I don't know what kind of mascot this is, how about you Aiqing take a closer look?"

Wang Dan listened to Emperor Zhenzong's words, and remembered Wang Qinruo's words and the altar of pearls, and immediately understood the reason. Wang Dan immediately took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, since you ascended the throne, you have served your ancestors with supreme filial piety, and with sincerity and respect from heaven and earth. Respect oneself and love others, rule the world, and work tirelessly, so that the neighbors of the four sides have come to repair, and the barbarians in the brooks and caves have asked for submission. Now that the fighting has stopped, the harvest of grains year after year is the result of His Majesty's hard work. The ministers had already discussed in private and said, 'The way of heaven is not far away, and there will be rewards for your majesty's merits!' This yellow silk scroll must have been descended from heaven to prove that your majesty is a man of virtue, and the ministers congratulated your majesty. When the ministers heard what he had said, they shouted long live together, and bowed and danced. Before, the ministers knew that Wang Dan still had a complaint about the matter of sealing Zen, but they didn't know why he suddenly made a 180-degree turn, and they were shocked in their hearts, regretting and secretly hating that they were late.

Emperor Zhenzong was about to lead everyone to Chengtianmen to welcome the Book of Heaven, and someone said, "I don't know what the Book of Heaven says, if everyone goes with me, I am afraid that the Heavenly Opportunity will be leaked, so it is better for everyone to avoid it for the time being, and His Majesty can lead one or two ministers to go!" Emperor Zhenzong said indifferently, "If there are words in the Book of Heaven that criticize the affairs of the imperial court, I should listen to the teachings with all Aiqing, reflect and repent; if I am only reproached for one person's mistakes, I should urge me to correct them, and these should be known to everyone! Why should I cover it up?" When the ministers heard this, some secretly gave a thumbs up, "What a monarch who knows the truth!" Some people exhaled even more, "The emperor is sage, the emperor is sage!" Only Wang Qinruo and Wang Dan knew what was going on. It's just that Wang Qin Ruoshan can cover up, his face is respectful and serious, and he acts as if nothing happened, but Wang Dan is uncomfortable, and he is ashamed and bitter in his heart, and he can't speak.

When they arrived at Chengtianmen, the ministers and Emperor Zhenzong burned incense to worship the heavens. Subsequently, he ordered Zhou Huaizheng and Huangfu Jiming to climb onto the roof, take down the book from heaven, and hand it to Wang Dan. Wang Dan knelt on the ground, took the book of heaven, held it over the top, and presented it to Emperor Zhenzong. Emperor Zhenzong worshiped the heavens again, Fang took the book of heaven, placed it in the wooden sedan chair decorated with pearl treasures, and walked with the prime minister Wang Dan as the lead, guiding the book of heaven forward, even the yellow umbrella that usually does not leave his side is not used, and some other etiquette is also waived.

Everyone has been leading the Book of Heaven to the Huang Zheng Dojo placed in the Chaoyuan Palace, and it was personally opened by Chen Yaosuo, the Privy Council. The crowd's eyes widened and they stared intently at the yellow silk scroll, unable to guess what it was. If everyone believes in the Book of Heaven, it is too much to underestimate the many people in the world. Because the vast majority of them don't believe that. It's just that the Son of Heaven, the Prime Minister, and the Privy Council are all serious, and they know that this matter is not trivial. The ministers have been in the officialdom for a long time, and the ability to steer the rudder when they see the wind is the basic cultivation, who dares to poke this hornet's nest, ask for hardship, or even kill themselves. A virtuous and upright person must also judge the situation before he can speak. If you speak out at this time and make Emperor Zhenzong unable to step down, wouldn't it be in vain to bring disaster and kill yourself. Therefore, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee are not very respectful, wise and self-protective, and silent. Zhang Xiaochuan was already very disappointed in what Emperor Zhenzong did, and he couldn't help but sneer "hehe" in his heart, and he could only watch from the sidelines and watch the farce unfold.

Chen Yaosu carefully untied the yellow silk from the scroll, removed the mud seal and silk knot, held it high, and presented it to Emperor Zhenzong. I saw a few lines of text on the yellow silk, and the content of the writing was: Zhao was ordered, Xing was in Song, and Fu was Heng. Stay in its instrument and keep it right. Seven hundred, ninety-nine fixed. It is to the effect that Zhao Kuangyin was ordered by the heavens, rose in Song City, became the emperor, and now the main transmission is in the hands of Zhao Heng (the new name changed after Emperor Zhenzong ascended the throne), Zhao Heng lives in the emperor's artifact, acts in the right way, and can be passed down from generation to generation, a total of 700 generations, and the ninety-nine throne (the emperor's position) will not be subverted.

Emperor Zhenzong knelt on the ground, solemnly took the scroll with both hands, and ordered the right doctor and Hanlin scholar Chao Yu to read it. Chao Yu is also very individual and courageous, he knelt on the ground, and said to Emperor Zhenzong, "Please forgive your Majesty, the minister's literacy is limited, and the books in the world have not been read, how can you know the Book of Heaven? It's just that on a day like today, it's really inconvenient to get angry, so I have to hold back and still read the book of heaven by Chen Yaosuo.

The ministers listened to Chen Yaosuo reading the book of heaven, and his tone was like the "Hongfan" chapter in the "Book of Songs", and it was like the "Tao Te Ching" written by Lao Tzu, and there were no new tricks, just some gorgeous words that sang praises and praised Emperor Zhenzong. After Chen Yaosu finished reading it, Emperor Zhenzong still knelt down to take the scroll, wrapped it in silk silk, and put it in the golden treasure. The ministers were congratulated by Wang Dan in the Chongzheng Palace, and then Emperor Zhenzong held a banquet to entertain the ministers, offering sacrifices to the heavens and the earth, Sheji, and Zongmiao; granted amnesty to the world, and gave the ministers additional officials and knights, each with their own rewards; changed the name of the year to "Dazhong Xiangfu"; from 1 February, the people of the capital were given five days of drinking; and the Zuo Chengmen where the Book of Heaven was discovered was renamed Chengtian Xiangfu; the official name of the envoy of the Tianshu honor guard was specially set up in the court, and so on, and the preparatory activities for sealing Zen were vigorously and busy for a while.

During this period, the common people were able to gather to drink alcohol without being held accountable, the workers of the government, the military camps, and the handicraft workshops were suspended from work and vacation, and the Jiaofang Band and the artists on duty in the capital Junrong performed in the streets. After a lot of effort, the drama "Auspicious Rui from the Sky", under the joint direction of Wang Qinruo and Emperor Zhenzong, finally succeeded. If something is good, it will be effective. Since then, local officials all over the world have rushed to report auspiciousness to the imperial court. Of course, not everyone believes it, and there are no shortage of daring people. Longtu Pavilion served Sun Qi is another one, and he said to Emperor Zhenzong, "Confucius said: What is the heaven, the sun and the moon are moving, and the four times are in order. Sure enough, the heavens do not speak, it moves with the sun and the moon, and the seasons alternate, to reflect its will. I can't speak, and of course I can't write a book, how can there be a book from heaven?" Emperor Zhenzong was speechless when he heard this, and he couldn't answer, but he didn't turn back when he opened his bow, and the matter had come to this point, Emperor Zhenzong could only continue to deceive himself and others.

At the behest of Wang Qinruo and others, in October of that year, 1,287 people from Yanzhou's local gentry came to the capital and jointly requested to be enshrined. Then, under the initiative of Yanzhou Jinshi Kong Wei, 864 people from all over the country who went to Beijing to take the examination organized 864 people to earnestly write a letter and ask for the canonization of Zen. Wang Dan also led a total of 24,370 civil and military officials, military generals and schools, as well as state and county officials, and Fan Luotou people, to write five times to ask Emperor Zhenzong to perform the great ceremony of consecration.

Emperor Zhenzong selected officials, assigned tasks, determined routes, built bridges and paved roads, trained honor guards, and carried out preparations for sealing Zen on a large scale. Civil engineering, the manufacture of ceremonial guards, utensils, retinue food, rewards, and various sacrifices all had a large expense. Therefore, people of insight since ancient times have opposed the practice of canonization, believing that it is an extremely laborious and absurd activity. Absurdity is one thing, but more importantly, it costs the people and money, and increases the burden on the people in all aspects.

Pretending to show sympathy for the people, Emperor Zhenzong ordered that no palaces should be built along the way, which of course was just a face-saving remark from the officials. If the palace had not been built, where would Emperor Zhenzong live? Besides, how could such a big event be without sycophants. Regarding the palace, of course, the state and county are built correctly. The CCB Palace must be made of cylinder tiles, and the transfer envoy requests to be transported from the capital. Emperor Zhenzong instructed, "It is too troublesome to transport cylinder tiles, so we will use ordinary plate tiles instead." "Even if it is built with slabs and tiles, it is also transported from the capital, thousands of miles away. Build a palace every thirty or fifty miles, you can imagine how much it costs. Of course, local officials are happy to do this, so why not take this opportunity to make a big profit. On the pretext of the CCB Palace, they occupied people's land and forests and enslaved the people. In addition, there are altars, ancestral temples and other buildings, and the cost is also jaw-dropping.

Everything was ready, and Emperor Shinjong set off from Kyoto to Mount Tai. On this day, before dawn, the accompanying ministers and the honor guard carrying the book of heaven were waiting in line outside the Qianyuan Gate, and the "Book of Heaven" was invited out of the palace by a specific official, and when they arrived at the Qianyuan Gate, they were put into the jade chariot. There were thousands of honor guards composed of Huang Lu's battle, front and back preaching, and Taoist priests, and they lined up in a neat procession and marched to the front of the Qianyuan Palace, and the accompanying ministers asked the royal driver to set off.

After a while, Emperor Zhenzong walked out of the hall. I saw that he was wearing a crown of heaven and a silk robe, majestic and majestic, so he was not serious. After Emperor Zhenzong boarded the special chariot, the honor guard blew and blew and left the palace. The people on both sides of the royal street have long been crowded, although they grew up under the roots of the imperial city, how have they ever seen such a big pomp, this is much more interesting than watching a big show.

The team of tens of thousands of people marched forward, and along the way, Wang Qinruo and others continued to report various auspicious signs. One moment said that Mount Tai was overgrown with grass, and one time said that the upper reaches of the Yellow River rained a lot but did not flood, and there were colorful auspicious clouds on the top of Mount Tai. Emperor Zhenzong knew that these were fakes, but he was still overjoyed.

When they arrived at Mount Tai, the chariot was too heavy, and they dragged the soldiers forward and backward, and rushed up, and the people were strong and strong, and they hugged and carried Emperor Zhenzong up the mountain. Emperor Zhenzong led a large group of men and horses to the top of the mountain, changed into the boots and robes he usually wore, and changed to a chariot. Only a few people went up the mountain. From the root of the mountain to the top of the mountain, there is a soldier every two steps, and the mountaineering road that is dozens of miles long is decorated with gorgeous embroidered streets.

First, on the altar on the top of the mountain, he sacrificed to God Haotian, and used the spiritual positions of Taizu and Taizong to cooperate with the sacrifice. The guard of honor holds the Book of Heaven in his hand and stands to the left of the tablet of God. Emperor Zhenzong wore a robe and a crown to pay tribute. The words on the jade and jade books were read out by Zhou Qi, the bookkeeper in the photograph. After reading, Emperor Zhenzong drank the blessing wine. Then, the book ordered Wang Dan to bow down and pray, saying: "Heaven has given the Holy God a great plan for unity, and the cycle will continue forever." "After the sacrifice, put the jade book and jade into the jade and gold and seal them. Then Wang Dan put it into the stone box, and the Taiwei Feng Zheng carried it to the bottom of the altar, and the general supervisor led the workers to bury it.

Emperor Zhenzong watched them finish and returned to the temporary residence on the mountain, and Si Tianjian had already come to report, saying that there were auspicious clouds around the altar, and the prime minister Wang Dan personally led the ministers to come to congratulate, and the people on the mountain and under the mountain cheered in unison, and the sound resounded through the valley, which was really extraordinary. Next, the land god Emperor Jiji was sacrificed at Sheshou Mountain, and the ceremony was the same as that of the god Hao. Sheshou Mountain is not very high, and Emperor Zhenzong wore robes and boots and walked up the mountain. The ministers repeatedly asked Emperor Zhenzong to take a chariot. Emperor Zhenzong insisted on refusing, and said to everyone, "The sacrifice is to go to meet the gods, and I will meet with the gods not far ahead, how can I pretend to take advantage of the gods anymore?"

After the sacrifice was completed, he ordered people to bury the stone box containing jade and jade books, and Si Tianjian reported that there was purple gas around the altar, yellow gas around the heavenly book, and so on. Subsequently, he ordered people to release the rare birds and beasts contributed by various places at the foot of the mountain, and Emperor Zhenzong went back to rest.

Next, Emperor Zhenzong began to receive congratulations from his retinue and retainers. Not only civil and military officials, but also relatives of the emperor, envoys from all over the world, fathers and elders of Fanke, monks, nuns, Taoists and other people from all walks of life came to congratulate. Emperor Zhenzong immediately announced a general amnesty and rewards: all serious criminals who would not be pardoned by a general amnesty would be pardoned; all civil and military officials were promoted to receive rewards; and some summer and autumn taxes and house taxes were exempted. Preparing to depart for the capital, from that day on, Emperor Zhenzong resumed his daily diet and no longer ate fasting as he did during sacrifices and meditations. Emperor Zhenzong summoned Wang Dan and other ministers to his entourage, and while handing them purple velvet robes and other clothes, he said, "Since leaving Beijing, Zhong Aiqing and I have eaten vegetarian food together, which is extremely hard. Now that the sacrifice is over, everyone can enjoy the meat to their heart's content. Wang Dan and the others responded submissively while kneeling down and thanking them. Only Ma Zhijie, the Privy Councillor, was rude and unwilling to echo them like them, and he said on the side, "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry so much about your ministers, your Majesty is the only one who eats vegetarian fasting." When the ministers and others came, they all brought a lot of beef and pork, and ate vegetarian food together, and then ate meat in private, and eating vegetarian food was just for show!" "Ah!" Emperor Zhenzong was quite surprised when he heard this, and the ministers were both shocked and afraid, and they were deeply afraid that Emperor Zhenzong would be furious, and the consequences would be really unimaginable. "Is that really the case?" Emperor Zhenzong asked the crowd, and everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to respond. Zhang Xiaochuan nodded, feeling really ridiculous in his heart, and he couldn't really laugh out, so he couldn't help himself. Wang Dan and the others saw that there was no way to deny it, so they had to confess. Emperor Zhenzong was angry and funny, and pointed at everyone with his finger, wanting to get angry but not letting it out. This deceives the monarch and deceives the gods, and according to the terms of the statute, they should be beheaded for public display. However, didn't Emperor Zhenzong himself secretly open meat rings? As the emperor, he thought that he had done a clever and covert job and concealed all the ministers. Who knew that the ministers also had the same thoughts as him. Fortunately, everyone is cheating on each other, but fortunately, no one suffers. How could Emperor Zhenzong be willing to kill all the ministers one by one, in that case, who else would accompany him to do these ridiculous things that deceive the heavens and the earth. Emperor Zhenzong smiled bitterly and shook his head, and could only laugh at the ministers.