Li Er of the Tang Dynasty: Ancestor Xie is here!

Li Shimin defeated the twenty emperors of the Tang Dynasty and was now completely free.

The lineage of Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty and the lineage of the Southern Tang Dynasty were not in a hurry at all.

Anyway, for Lao Li, the Tang Dynasty is the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty are slightly behind you...

It's not a problem to play cards like this all the time. Although Lao Li wanted to lie down and not see the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Later Tang Dynasty, he always felt like his head was buzzing when Li Yu and Li Mingda wandered in front of him every day.

Out of sight, out of mind, so he encouraged Liu Bang and the three of them to think of a solution. After all, they hadn't passed the Han, Song, and Ming dynasties yet.

Since Li Shimin wanted to lie down, the pressure naturally came to Zhao Kuangyin.

"Then go to my nephew." Zhao Kuangyin's head was buzzing when he thought of his great nephew Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng.

It's not like he hasn't read the history books. When he first read the Chronicle of Zhenzong, Zhao Kuangyin sat in front of the desk and thought about it for ten days and nights, but he still couldn't figure out where Zhao Heng got the nerve to be granted Zen status.

The so-called "Feng Chan" refers to building a round altar on the top of Mount Tai to report the emperor's merits to heaven, so it is called "Feng Chan". He also built a square altar on the hill at the foot of Mount Tai to express the emperor's achievements to the earth, so it was called "Zen". There are gold policies and jade slips, on which the emperor's words for heaven are written. The gold policies and jade slips are sealed with "gold clay and silver rope" or "stone clay gold rope" and buried underground. Sima Qian's "Historical Records: Book of Fengchan" also has the record of "flying to great heights, records of gold, clay and stone".

A stone three feet high will be erected on Mount Tai, with the emperor's achievements engraved on it. It reads: "Serve Heaven with propriety, establish oneself with righteousness, serve relatives with filial piety, and educate the people with benevolence. Within the four guards, there are all counties, barbarians, and barbarians who come to pay tribute and serve in the same way as Heaven. The people are enjoying peace. , Tianlu will always be obtained."

The general meaning is that the emperor treated God with respect, was filial to his parents, was righteous, treated the people with kindness and righteousness, unified the world, and had a large population, so that foreign countries came to pay tribute... In short, they are all words that praise the emperor's noble morals and great achievements.

Before Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, there were five emperors in Fengchan, namely Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng, Han Wu Emperor Liu Che, Han Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi and Tang Xuanzong Li Longji.

These five emperors, at least when they were enshrined in Zen, were all outstanding heroes.

Even the darkest Ying Zhenghei had to admit that after all, Qin Shihuang unified the six countries - why did you, Song Zhenzong, have the face to become a Zen king? Not to mention the Six Kingdoms, the Liao Kingdom was the only one who sent troops to the city, and even gave people new year's coins when they won the battle. Do you still want to be granted Zen status with such a trick? It’s really shameless.

Zhao Kuangyin really couldn't stand it. He really didn't know where his great nephew got this face.

Before Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, emperors at least had some self-awareness and knew that their merits were not worthy of it, so they did not seek Zen status. For example, when Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, were granted Zen status, they were both peaceful and invincible. No matter what happened to them later, at least at that time, they were still qualified for Zen status.

But since Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty... Chezong Zhao Guangyi of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he has hinted to the officials more than once, should I be granted Zen status? In short, under various hints and winks, in the first year of Yongxi, more than a thousand Taishan people first requested the emperor to grant Zen status. Then hundreds of officials came to the table three times to request for Zen status.

Zhao Guangyi originally wanted to show his humility, but he was afraid that the officials would take it seriously, so he agreed in a grumpy manner. The Hanlin bachelor had already decided on the ceremonial steps for the Zen ceremony, and the road from Kaifeng to Mount Tai had been built, so this incident happened as expected - the palace was struck by lightning and caused a fire. In the eyes of the ancients, this was a gift from God. The emperor's punishment, so Feng Chan could only be postponed.

After that, due to frequent famines in various places, Yongxi's Northern Expedition failed again after the first Northern Expedition. Coupled with the uprising of Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun, the Song Dynasty, after a lot of troubles, could no longer afford the expenses of becoming a Zen king, so the dream of the God of Chaoliang River could only be declared aborted.

In fact, what can you say about his Feng Chan? Bragging to God about your superb driving skills? A donkey cart can catch shrimp farmers in the Gaoliang River with the elite cavalry of the Liao Kingdom, right? If you look at it from this perspective, then Zhao Guangyi is really bragging.

Driving a donkey cart to escape has been regarded as a Western scene throughout the ages.

In fact, it is not that it is incomprehensible. Zhao Guangyi's accession to the throne is a bit unclear, at least it is like yellow mud falling into his crotch. In order to prove the legitimacy and correctness of his accession to the throne, why not use Feng Chan to prove it? The path of trying to use merit has already been taken. Isn’t this the case that we have never fought in the Northern Expedition? Internal affairs also don't work. There are uprisings all over the place, and Zhao Guangyi feels miserable.

Therefore, this can be regarded as the wishes of two generations added to one person. Zhao Heng, who fulfilled his father's expectations and took over his father's throne, naturally inherited his father's dream of becoming a Zen emperor.

But Zhao Kuangyin didn't think so. He didn't consider the difficulties of his brother or nephew at all, and just looked at the father and son through colored glasses.

Bah, my brother Li is not even Feng Chan, how can you get such a big face?
But then again, it's not a bad thing for Zhao Heng to go to Zen. At least he succeeded in disgusting Kang Mazi and Chen Hongli.

"Then... just go to Song Zhenzong?" Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand to make a flush and looked at Zhao Kuangyin hesitantly: "Old Zhao, I'm not worried about anything else. I'm mainly worried that you won't be able to bear it."

Although Lao Zhu sounded concerned in his words, if you look carefully, you will hear a bit of schadenfreude in it.

He, Zhu Yuanzhang, dared to pat his chest and say that among future generations, there are those who are ambitious and talented, some who like to do odd jobs, and some who like side jobs, but there are no such shameless ones.

Looking at it this way, the Ming Dynasty is far superior to the Song Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang's view on future generations is very simple - as long as they are better than the Song Dynasty.

But there's nothing wrong with it, at least the entire Ming Dynasty from Hongwu to Chongzhen and the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are firmly in hand.

Daming: No matter how rich you are in the Song Dynasty or how developed the economy is, I only need to say that I have the Sixteenth State of Yanyun to allow you to easily break through the defense.

"What can't I stand? That's not my son anyway." Zhao Kuangyin sneered twice: "If he were my son, maybe I would still feel ashamed to see others. The problem is that he is Zhao Guangyi's son who believes in football."

Hmm... Lao Bian, from Liang Zhengbai Banner, speaks the Henan dialect very authentically.

"You can look away from this. I am very happy as a brother." Liu Bang winked at the side: "I don't feel embarrassed. As the saying goes, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Don't do anything for your children and grandchildren..."

"You don't need to be embarrassed, your Liu family has the highest average in the past few thousand years." Li Qing, who was sitting next to Ying Zheng and playing Contra with him, glanced sideways at Liu Bang and complained.

What he said was the truth. There will always be people in later generations who claim that there is no faint king in the Qing Dynasty. In fact, it is the nonsense of the old and the young. After tearing away the fig leaf, there is not much difference between the emperor with Qing and the emperor with Ming.

If we really talk about the level of the emperor, then the Liu family is really the scorpion daddy - the only one. Except for those emperors who were underage and had no personal experience in government, most of them were capable and had more political personalities than the last.

Liu Ying, the only one with a good temper and a kind heart, her fate is well known.

"Then it's settled, let's go to Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng." Li Shimin finally made his decision. Li Qing didn't care, since he was a little tired of staying at home anyway, so he could just go out for a walk, so why not?

……

October of the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu.

After the Chanyuan Alliance, Zhao Heng originally thought this was an achievement worth being proud of. He was very proud and admired Kou Zhun for promoting the alliance. Unexpectedly one day, Wang Qinruo said to him: "The alliance under the city is a shame in the Spring and Autumn Period. Chanyuan's move, with the respect of thousands of people, became an alliance under the city. There is nothing more shameful than this!" He also said that Kou Zhun tried his best to ask Zhao. Heng's personal expedition was a "desperate move", and Zhao Heng was unhappy from then on.

In February of the third year of Jingde, Kou Zhun was dismissed as prime minister for "no ministerial style".

A few days later, Zhao Heng asked Wang Qinruo again: "What should we do now?"

Wang Qinruo thought in his mind that Zhao Heng might be a little disgusted with using troops, so he deliberately tried to seduce Zhao Heng and said: "If the officials want to use troops to recapture the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, then the shame can be completely washed away."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Heng couldn't do anything anymore.

If I can regain the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, am I going to sign an alliance after winning the Battle of Chanyuan?
Fortunately, Zhao Heng had a good temper and did not do anything to Wang Qinruo. He thought for a moment, and then asked Wang Qinruo to think about whether there were any close alternatives.

So Wang Qinruo deceived Zhao Heng and said: "Then it is best for the officials to grant Zen status to subdue the world and praise the barbarians so that they do not dare to underestimate me, the Song Dynasty."

After finishing speaking, he was afraid that Zhao Heng would disagree, so Wang Qinruo said that auspiciousness could be artificially created. After thinking about it, Zhao Heng agreed to Wang Qinruo's suggestion, but he was worried that Prime Minister Wang Dan would object. (Note 1)

Wang Qinruo volunteered and claimed to have convinced Wang Dan. After Zhao Heng learned about it, he still felt uneasy, so he summoned Wang Dan to a banquet. While the banquet was in full swing, he ordered someone to take out a bottle of wine and give it to Wang Dan, saying: "Take it back and enjoy it with your wife and children!" After Wang Dan returned home, he opened the wine bottle and found that it was filled with beautiful pearls. He had to remain silent about the upcoming sacrifice.

For such a grant of Zen, Zhao Heng did not hesitate to use the dignity of the emperor to bribe his officials personally...

This is a specialty of the Song Dynasty and I have to taste it.

After that, Wang Qinruo and others repeatedly fabricated the incident of the Heavenly Book and Fu Rui, falsely claiming that the Heavenly Book had descended into the world. In the first month of the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu, Zhao Heng told Wang Dan and Wang Qinruo that last year he saw the god coming and said that when the Heavenly Book descended, Just now, my subordinates reported that there was a yellow silk hanging on the south rabbit of Chengtianmen House on the left, which was immediately a book sent from heaven. So Zhao Heng issued an edict to grant amnesty to the world and changed it to Dazhong Xiangfu in the Yuan Dynasty.

As for the program, Zhao Hengwan understood it. I don't know who secretly instigated Yanzhou elder Lu Liang and other 1,278 people to come to the palace, kneel down and cry blood, and beg Zhao Heng to be granted Zen status.

The scene was really full of gongs and drums and firecrackers blasting... everyone was there.

In short, the scene must be grand, and it must highlight that the Feng Chan is "the one everyone expects". Unless you mobilize the masses to knock on the door and beg, you will be embarrassed to talk to people about the people's sentiments.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is staged, but as a minister of the Song Dynasty, you'd better not think about it.

If you must think, don’t say it;
If you have to think and say something, don’t act on it;

If you think, talk, and act, then you don't really see anything.

Don’t be surprised if you don’t follow any of the above rules.

Acting always requires a complete set. After receiving the "crying pleas" from his fellow villagers, Zhao Heng said very reservedly: "This is a big deal, and you can't talk nonsense."

After Zhao Heng euphemistically expressed that he "does not want to be granted Zen status", Shao Ye, the magistrate of Yanzhou, led his subordinate officials and Yanzhou Jinshi Kong Wei and others to the palace to make an invitation; Prime Minister Wang Dan led all civil and military officials, military generals, state and county officials, and Tibetan officials Twenty-four thousand and seventy people from Yi, monks, Taoists, and elders came to Dongshanghemen and asked for the seal of Mount Tai. However, Zhao Heng issued an edict again and refused. There were four more requests. First, Zhao Xiang, the imperial censor in the palace, asked for the title of Zen, but Zhao Heng bowed and refused to answer. So Wang Dan and others earnestly persuaded: "The ceremony of enshrining Zen has been neglected for a long time. How can it be promoted without peace in the holy world?"

The general meaning is that it has been many years since the Song Dynasty was granted Zen status. How could it be possible to revive the Song Dynasty?

When Zhao Heng heard this, his eyes lit up.

Did I really single-handedly create the prosperous age of the Song Dynasty?

Wang Dan looked at Zhao Heng with a complicated expression, feeling mixed in his heart.

It’s okay to lie to your ministers, but don’t lie to yourself. It doesn't really matter if the ministers were deceived by you, just have a laugh and get over it. But I hope you can wipe the corners of your eyes after typing this paragraph and don't let the tears fall on the edict.

It's complicated in my heart, but I still have to get by in terms of face. Even if Zhao Heng continues to be shameless and deceives himself, he is still the Holy Emperor of today, and everyone still expects him to make a fortune.

So, under the deception of the ministers and the pleading of the people, Zhao Heng reluctantly agreed to go to Mount Tai to do some personal things in October this year.

The emperor kept a low profile, but his ministers certainly couldn't think so. Are you going to Mount Tai? What else could it be? Isn't it just Feng Chan?
Under the tacit understanding of each other, the imperial machinery of the Song Dynasty was officially activated and preparations began for the emperor to enshrine Mount Tai.

Fengchan is a big job, but it doesn't mean that you can take a tour group to Mount Tai and knock on two people. According to the experience of Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the ceremony of conferring Zen to Zen was not only a conferment of Zen, but also an announcement of the great national power of the Tang Dynasty all over the world. Therefore, he was accompanied by not only civil and military officials, relatives of the royal family, but also envoys from foreign countries who came to congratulate him.

Moreover, the Feng Chan ceremony is not simply a matter of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth. The entire ceremony takes seven days or more, which is a huge test for a country's treasury.

But the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty did not care much about the issue of the treasury. In short, they were a rich man. After forty years of life, wasn't the money saved in the treasury just for today?

However, none of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty thought of using this money to regain the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture, instead of wasting it on a whitewash of peace that was meaningless and would make people laugh for thousands of years. It can be said to be very sad.

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