Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1261 Feng Chan
Kaiyuan six years, autumn and August.

When the Golden Palace was in the early court, several officials walked out of the queue and played in unison.

"I beg the sage to confer Zen on Mount Tai!"

Luo Cheng was a little surprised, "Why did you bring up Feng Chan at this time?"

University scholar Yu Shinan said, "The merits and virtues of a sage are obvious to all people in the world. Conferred as offering sacrifices to the heavens, and Zen as offering sacrifices to the land. Changing one's surname to become a king, to bring about peace, one must confer the title of Mount Tai, Chan Liang's father, the mandate of heaven to be the king, to make all living beings, to tell Peace to the sky, repay the merits of the gods."

Dengfeng repays the sky, descends Zen and eliminates the earth.

For the ancients, Fengchan Taishan was not just a kind of showing off, but had a strong political significance.Especially after the change of dynasties, the emperors need to go to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen, which means communicating with heaven, obtaining the destiny of heaven, and governing the world on behalf of heaven.

The son of heaven, the son of heaven, is bestowed by the destiny, this Fengchan is the ceremony of granting the destiny, so it is not sloppy.

And not every emperor is qualified to enshrine the Zen world, only the emperor who has changed dynasties, the country has changed hands, or after a long period of chaos, the world has returned to peace, or the emperor who has created a prosperous age, is eligible to enshrine the Zen world and report to the world The great feat of reorganizing the universe, and at the same time accepting the destiny to govern the world on his behalf.

The ceremony of enshrining Zen has been held in Zhongyue Songshan and Dongyue Taishan, but Taishan has the most frequency and influence.

Fengchan Taishan began from Qin Shihuang.

"Saints, ministers and others think that it is already too late to enshrine Zen. The saints ended the turmoil in the Sui Dynasty and returned to the world. Go to Mount Tai, build a round altar on the top of Mount Tai to repay the merits of heaven, and build a square altar at the foot of Mount Tai to repay the merits of the earth!"

The ancients paid attention to orthodoxy and legal principles.

Qin succeeded Sui by taking the world by force. Although the government was chaotic at the time, Luo Cheng was an old minister of the Sui family after all. Therefore, it is necessary to emphasize the divine right of the king to prove the legal rationality and legitimacy of the Great Qin.

This thing is actually very important. After all, it represents legitimacy. If you don't emphasize the divine right of kings, doesn't it mean that whoever wants to be emperor can do it in the future?
This is the same as giving Yang Hao the Zen seat back then, but the Zen seat is not enough, and he must be conferred on Zen Taishan.

The world of Great Qin was not only abdicated by the Yang family, but also approved by the heavens and granted by the gods.

Several scholars all asked the emperor to enshrine Zen as soon as possible, seal the enshrinement document with gold mud and silver rope, and then bury it under the ground of Mount Tai.

Luo Cheng said with a smile.

"Zhuqing proposed more than once that Mount Tai be enshrined in Zen, but I think that the world has not yet been completely unified, and there are still two vassal states in the south of the Yangtze River. If I go to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen, it seems a bit shameless."

Several university scholars immediately said that the two vassals in the south of the Yangtze River had long been subordinated, and they were all just vassals of the Great Qin, which did not affect the fact that the Great Qin ruled the world. Although there was a catastrophe this year, the court calmly faced it and worked together to tide over the difficulties , The people were not displaced, nor were they starved to death due to disasters.

Luo Cheng was quite happy in his heart.

The Grand Scholars are not the kind of people who love to flatter. Everyone says that he can become Zen, which is also an affirmation of the emperor's achievements.

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

"Your ministers invite saints to enshrine Mount Tai, not only because of different surnames, but also because of the saint's achievements in governing the world, ending the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and restoring peace to the world, especially foreign thieves such as Turks and Goguryeo. It is a great achievement to conquer and make our Han family free from foreign aggression. This achievement is not all the achievement of the saint alone, but also the achievement of the civil and military officials led by the saint. The affirmation of the subjects of the world."

Sun Wuji, the eldest son of Yushi Zhongcheng, also said, "The sage has great merit and virtue. Now that China is stable, the barbarians are obedient, the five grains are harvested, and the blessings are constant. Now is the time for the gods to proclaim to the world." When studying, if you have good grades, you must tell your parents as soon as possible, which also makes your parents happy together.Now that Daqin has such good grades, why hasn't he told Heavenly Father and Earthly Mother?

"I'm worried about Fengchan Taishan. At that time, it will cost too much to drive eastward with thousands of rides and thousands of horses. At that time, roads will be built along the way, and supplies will be required. This will cost a lot, and Fengchan Taishan will inevitably have to call the princes and feudal states to come. Come on, the princes from all over the country, the emperors and rulers of Yuanyi, all have to come, this is a labor of love for everyone."

Wei Zheng, the servant of the door, said, "Sages don't need to worry about these things. Although they have just experienced a catastrophe, the treasuries of various places in the Central Plains are still full. The emperor's tour of the east, the court can supply it by itself, and the people will not increase the burden. As for the princes The vassals are here, isn’t this an opportunity to declare the prosperity of our Great Qin? Let these vassals 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 feudal vassals, they will be rewarded at that time. In fact, the imperial court's annual Zhengdan Dynasty, as well as Christmas, Qianqiu Festival, etc., the feudal lords and feudal envoys will also come to pay homage, and the imperial court has already established a mature set of tributes. In the trading system, the imperial court gave them some trade preferences and exempted them from some tariffs. They were very happy, and the imperial court never lost money. Every time the vassal vassals paid tribute, the imperial court actually made money from trading with them. So we don’t have to worry about it at all. As for the rewards of the feudal vassals, the more you come, the more you can earn."

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

All officials agree with Fengchan Taishan.

"Feng Chan is also fine, but I would like to raise a few points. First of all, it should not be too ostentatious. For example, there is no need to build another road for Feng Chan's east tour. There is no need for loess pads, roadside planting willows, etc. In addition, this There is no need to bring too many people with you on a tour, just one empress, four concubines and nine concubines in the harem, and the number of maids and servants should also be controlled within five hundred."

"There is also the need to keep the car and the car simple, not too luxurious and grand. The accompanying guards can choose 30 from the Beiya imperial army and the inner yamen's pro-army, and then send [-] to Yulin to accompany you. If there are too many It's not necessary, I'm patrolling the territory of Daqin, it's impossible to have tens of thousands of troops to guard, don't be like Yang Guang, with a team of [-] to [-] people for one patrol."

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, the emperor’s internal treasury can earn 3000 to [-] million yuan a year, which is equivalent to a small imperial court. All income for half a year.

Zhang Yichen sighed and said, "I personally participated in the construction of Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Sui Dynasty. At that time, the Ziwei Palace in Luoyang was built. The beams and columns in it were taken from Yuzhang, Jiangxi. A beam and column required 2000 people to carry it. Iron wheels, after a few miles, the iron wheels will break, and hundreds of people will have to follow the iron wheels, and they can’t walk thirty miles a day. The cost of one material will cost hundreds of thousands of workers. Others can be imagined In the past, when Qin built Afang Palace, it lost people’s hearts. When Chu State built Zhanghua Palace, it also lost people’s hearts. After the Sui Dynasty built Luoyang, the eastern capital, it also began to lose people’s hearts. Taishan enshrines Zen, but everything is so simple, this is really a blessing for the country and the country!"

Congratulations erupted in the hall.

Luo Cheng laughed and said, "When I was 16 years old, I was conscripted by the Sui Dynasty to dig canals. There were seven males in the family, and only five Chengdings, but six were conscripted to serve. Either Zhuojun built ordnance, or Donglai To build warships, one needs to build palaces in Luoyang, or dig canals in Hebei. Think about how Yang Guang is so inconsiderate of the power of the people, who will die if he does not 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 take it seriously.”

Yu Shinan said that Fengchan Taishan is a major event, there must be some ceremonies, and there must be some reliance. Only 500 people are too few in the harem, and only 1 guards are still too few.

"Saint, although the imperial court has just experienced a catastrophe, the ceremony of enshrining the Chan can no longer be shabby. This is the most important event in our court. It is also a sacrifice to heaven and earth. It must not be simple. The treasury has sufficient money and food. It can be supplied, please rest assured, the saint, I will take care of this matter seriously, although it will not be too simple, it will not be too expensive."

Wei Zheng over there also agrees, "Even if it's an ordinary farmer's small family, who usually manages the house diligently and frugally, but when it comes to children's marriage, there must be proper etiquette, and the money that should be spent will be spent, and it will not Less than half a point."

"This is a gift!"

A group of ministers insisted that it should not be too shabby.

"The court will be responsible for this matter. I believe that you will be able to make this ceremony neither rude nor extravagant."

Wei Zheng took the lead, slapping the wat in his right hand on his left palm.

Hundreds of officials followed, and they all agreed with Pai Wat.

Dynasty change, unification, prosperity, auspiciousness.

Great Qin has it all, so all the officials asked to enshrine Chan Taishan, and Emperor Luo Cheng finally agreed. At the beginning, he planned not to make too much ostentation.However, after this matter was handed over to the Zhengshitang and the Hanlin Academy, both parties agreed that even a dynasty with a history of 300 years may not have conferred Zen a few times, so it must be done in a decent manner.

"The sage enshrined Zen and wanted to take the crown prince there and let the crown prince sacrifice to Ya, what do you think?" Wei Zheng asked in the political affairs hall.Under normal circumstances, when the emperor enshrines Zen, he will leave the prince in Beijing to guard the country, and leave a seasoned and prudent prime minister to assist him.

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

Yaxian means that when the emperor offered sacrifices to Zen in Mount Tai, after the emperor offered the first wine, the prince followed him into the second round of wine. This is a very important ceremony.During the ceremony, the emperor was naturally the officiant, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth and drinking wine, and the prince handed the sacrifices beside him, and then Ya offered sacrifices.

"I think His Majesty has good intentions in allowing the crown prince to accompany him and serve as the sub-offer. This is to consolidate the crown prince's position and should be supported." Several prime ministers said.

(End of this chapter)