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

Chapter 256 Zhao Kuangyin: Can a slap be heard?

Just a face project, there is nothing new under the sun.

Since ancient times, face projects have been essential and indispensable. More money is spent to calm the topic than to solve the problem. This is too much.

Let’s not go too far, let’s just say that in order to solve the problem of nuclear sewage, the money spent on public opinion topics is much more than the money spent on solving the problem.

In the eyes of the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty, anything that could be settled with a little money was not a problem.

When fighting, you have to fight tooth and nail.

You can't work hard. How can you make money even if you work hard?
Make money, not shabby. Spending money is to make better money, this is the truth.

Zhao Heng calculated his little accounts very clearly. Not only him, but also Wang Qinruo and others, everyone knew more clearly.

This is what makes people speechless. Whether facing the Liao Kingdom or the Jin Kingdom, they are like Yin Xiyue bowing in front of the plaster flag, like a dog without a backbone.

When it came time for "I surpassed the Yuan Dynasty", the Song Dynasty became more independent. However, it's like a car hitting a tree and you know you've turned, a big nose running into your mouth and you know you're dumping it, a stock going up and you know you're going to buy it, making a mistake and being sentenced and you know you're going to repent. At this time, the Song Dynasty, which had just steeled itself to fight against the Yuan Dynasty, had already gathered its strength like a bull in the sea.

It’s over! Can Mianzhou, Zhenzhou, Yangpingguan, Luzhou, Jingxiang, Xiangfan, and Yashan win seven games? Very blue.

Zhao Heng, who had ended his mental insufficiency, could be said to be stress-free and light-hearted. Originally, he was the kind of person who asked Wang Qinruo to create auspicious signs, but now he believed that the auspicious talismans in the Heavenly Book were real.

In fact, sometimes, Zhao Heng also secretly asked Wang Qinruo, and he wanted to clarify for a while, but received the following answer.

We, the Song Dynasty, should hoe the strong and support the weak!
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Then why not send troops to the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun to help the volunteers resist Daliao?

Because Daliao is too powerful.

After realizing that Daliao was too powerful, Zhao Heng chose to lie down.

Entering October, Zhao Heng could not restrain his restless heart. After a series of superficial acts of humility, he finally decided to lead all the civil and military officials to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen!

On the first day of October, Zhao Heng started a vegetarian diet to show his devotion to Feng Chan.

On the third day of October, Zhao Heng appointed Wang Sizong as the examination envoy and followed his car eastward to Mount Tai. He also asked him to collect officials' achievements, people's sufferings, geniuses' deeds, etc. along the way.

On the fourth day of October, guided by the luxurious jade car carrying the Book of Heaven, Zhao Heng and his party began to walk out of the Qianyuan Gate and officially headed for Mount Tai.

When the emperor travels, it is better to go to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen, which is naturally huge. In order to demonstrate the "national power" of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Heng did not hesitate to open up the national treasury and spend huge sums of money, but also wanted to embarrass himself and pretend to be this fat man.

Along the way, officials and people from all over the country reported the occurrence of auspiciousness. Zhao Heng, who received the good news, began to wave his hand and frequently rewarded officials, soldiers and people, creating a happy scene of singing, dancing and peace.

After a lot of troubles, not only the people suffered along the way, but the bureaucrats were also somewhat miserable. But at least Zhao Heng is not stingy, he really throws away money, so everyone tolerates it.

Fortunately, Zhao Heng successfully arrived at the foot of Mount Tai, which made the subjects heave a sigh of relief.

When you go to become a Buddhist monk, you naturally have to take the "Book of Heaven" with you.

And in Zhao Heng's Feng Chan, the Book of Heaven plays an important role.

On October 20, Zhao Heng arrived in Qianfeng County and stayed at Fenggao Palace.

On October 23, Zhao Heng officially started climbing the mountain, and the enshrinement ceremony kicked off grandly.

A few days ago, the mountain guards had blocked the mountain road and prohibited people from entering the mountain. Early that morning, the forbidden soldiers inspected both sides of the mountain road again, and then guarded them along the way with one sentry and two steps, until they reached Taipingding.

It can be said that great pains were taken for Zhao Heng's safety. Even if Zhao Heng fell down eighteen steps, he could still be stopped by the imperial army with human sandbags before he fell two steps.

Zhao Heng was pious and pious, but he was still a weak scholar-emperor, not as physically strong as an emperor on horseback. Furthermore, as an emperor, his treatment must be different. Zhao Heng took a walking chariot to climb the mountain. Zhao Yuanxi, the king of Yaxianning, Zhao Yuanxian, the king of Zhongxianshu, and Chen Yaosou, the Lubo envoy, followed him, but they were not qualified to ride on a walking chariot. Now, each person is given two horizontal boards, which are pushed up by relatives and subordinates.

But even so, it saves a lot of effort. Anyone who often climbs mountains knows that going up mountains is a physically demanding job.

Whenever he reached a dangerous place, Zhenzong would get off his chariot and walk. It's not that he sympathizes with the person who is carrying the sedan for him, but he is mainly worried that the person carrying the sedan will not be able to support himself, so he sells both the person and the sedan to him.

In the golden autumn of October, the mountain breeze is rustling, the autumn air is crisp, and the sky is high and the clouds are clear. Both sides of the mountain road are paved with green grass and towering cypresses. As a famous mountain with thousands of years of history, Mount Tai is the first of the Five Mountains. It also has the reputation of "Don't look at the mountains after returning from the Five Mountains", so the scenery is naturally pleasant. Zhao Heng was in a particularly comfortable mood.

For people like him who use their strength to climb mountains, their bodies are not tired and their mood is naturally good. So, that night, Zhao Heng stayed under a curtain on the top of the mountain.

On October 24th, Zhenzong enjoyed the Haotian God in Yuantai, sharing it with Taizu and Taizong. He also ordered the public ministers to attend the five emperors and the gods at the sacrificial altar, and the envoys of the ceremonial guards to carry the heavenly book to the left of the Haotian God. Zhou Qi, the minister of Zhongshu, read the jade book and the jade ultimatum. Zhenzong drank the blessing wine, and the great ceremony made Wang Dan kneel down and worship, saying: "God has given the emperor Taiyi Divine Book, and it will come again and again, and it will always be a sign of people." After the three presentations were completed, the gold and jade cabinet was sealed and placed on the stone case. Photographed by Captain Feng Zheng, who presented the gold cabinet. He will be made a supervisor and his disciple will be sealed. Zhenzong went to the circular platform to inspect, and then returned to the imperial palace. Wang Dan led his ministers to congratulate him, and the people on the mountain and the people shouted long live.

The enshrinement of the Heavenly Book had a significant impact on the politics and finance of Zhenzong's dynasty. Just to seal Mount Tai to the east cost more than 8 million yuan. In the early days of Zhao Heng's reign, after nearly forty years of economic recovery, the world was prosperous and financially sound. However, due to all the pretense, the savings of the previous generation were almost squandered, and in his later years, "the inner savings were slightly exhausted." "History of the Song Dynasty: Zhenzong Ji" commented that the enshrinement of the Book of Heaven was like "a country's monarchs and ministers are as crazy as crazy". Li Zhi of the Ming Dynasty also said: "It is ridiculous and deplorable for the noble kings and ministers to do this evil thing."

Song Zhenzong hoped to prove the orthodoxy of his imperial dynasty and the sole status of the Central Plains. But this is just a waste of money and people, whitewashing the peace. Thirty years later, Liao proposed to increase the "protection fee" in annual coins, and Xixia later also proposed annual coins. Later, while the Song Dynasty provided gold with annual coins, it also professed its vassalage. The Song Dynasty's "internal and external troubles" became increasingly serious. From any aspect, Song Zhenzong did not reach the strength of Fengchan Taishan. The highest level of worship ceremony for emperors in ancient China was the Feng Chan Book. Sima Qian specifically wrote in the "Historical Records·Feng Chan Book": "When the prosperity of each generation is high, the Feng Chan will be answered, and when it declines, it will cease." That is to say, only the kings in the prosperous age will die. Only then are you qualified to be enshrined in Zen and Mount Tai.

What no one expected was that it was Zhao Heng's wife, Liu E, who finally ended this "Book of Heaven" farce.

After Zhao Heng died, Liu E decisively buried the so-called "Book of Heaven" with him in the tomb.

if not? Being embarrassed by staying outside? After all, she, Liu E, was also among the girls of Yao and Shun, so she could not afford to disgrace this person.

Presumably Liu E would not be too happy every time she thought about being buried with Zhao Heng a hundred years later.

At what level do you want to be buried with me?
However, this Zen ceremony will obviously not pass by so peacefully.

In the plane Li Qing was eyeing, it would be impossible without an accident.

Just when Zhao Heng paid homage to the memorial tablet of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, a big hand was raised from the memorial tablet of Zhao Kuangyin, and towards Zhao Heng who was still saluting, he covered his head and face with a big-eared melon seed.

Can a slap sound?

This sudden big-eared melon seed slapped Zhao Heng on the face, making an earth-shattering "snap".

Zhao Heng's big face began to expand at the fastest speed in the universe. It swelled up almost instantly and was so red that it could compete with a monkey's butt for a red light.

This slap not only stunned Zhao Heng, but also the officials. Unlike Zhao Heng, the ministers watched helplessly as Zhao Heng knelt down towards Zhao Kuangyin's memorial tablet, and then saw a big hand emerge from Zhao Kuangyin's tablet and smack Zhao Heng to the ground.

We don’t dare to say it, and we don’t dare to ask it. Is this the manifestation of Emperor Taizu?
Wang Dan stood there expressionless, but in fact he was already laughing in his heart.

Heaven, earth, which angel (messenger from heaven) gave me this breath!

Immediately afterwards, he realized that the hand emerged from the tablet of Emperor Taizu.

A ridiculous idea came to his mind.

Could it be...hiss...that the great great ancestor has appeared?
The officials could see clearly, but Zhao Heng didn't know what happened.

He has never been beaten since he was a child, let alone such a big fight.

Do you know how much harm a big fight can do to an emperor?

"Escort me!" After a while, Zhao Heng reacted and shouted, rolling and crawling back.

However, as soon as he said this, in his horrified eyes, first of all, the tablet of his father, Zhao Guangyi... that is, Zhao Jiong, moved.

Behind Zhao Guangyi's memorial tablet, a small car suddenly hung up.

Then, his uncle Zhao Kuangyin's memorial tablet flew on top of the cart. He even reached out and took out a whip and hit Zhao Guangyi's tablet.

The memorial tablet of Zhao Guangyi made a donkey bray and pulled the cart towards Zhao Heng.

Then, in the eyes of everyone who were either frightened, amused, watching a show, or eating melons, Zhao Kuangyin's tablet chased Zhao Heng and opened his bows to the left and right, and there were more than 1,600 big mouths.

The Imperial Guards who were called up to escort them looked at this Western scene and did not dare to move.

What to move? This is Emperor Taizong dragging Emperor Taizu to slap the ears of the current emperor. Who is so full that he is impatient? Dare you come here to meddle in such nosy matters?

Of course, the officials did not dare to take care of it, or some people did not want to take care of it at all. Especially Wang Dan, it can even be said that he is somewhat happy to see the success.

Anyway, generally speaking, he is not very optimistic about this farce of Feng Chan. Since Taizu Taizong has appeared, then he, a minister, is not qualified to take care of it.

I got up and scratched my ears for a second. What is there to say?

Zhao Heng covered his face and endured the big-eared melon seeds covering his head and face, feeling extremely bitter in his heart.

He still felt aggrieved. Why was he beaten by an uncle and a father?
"This... Kuaihu..." Wang Qinruo said halfway when Wang Dan covered his mouth.

Wang Qinruo whined, his eyes as wide as bells, as if he was asking why he was being stopped from calling someone.

"Since you are attacking the Yi family, why should you interfere with your affairs?" It is true that he is worthy of his surname Wang. Wang Dan's face is calm and relaxed, as if he is talking about something that is not very relevant to him.

In fact, this matter has nothing to do with him.

When uncles and fathers teach their sons, it is their turn as ministers to oppose them?

However, this ingredient needs to be checked to see if it is a descendant of the Langya Wang family.

Wang Dan actually had a problem with Zhao Heng for a long time, and it didn't happen in a day or two.

Wang Dan was loyal and frugal, knew people well and was good at handling affairs, and was good at resolving political disputes. He has been in power for eighteen years and has been prime minister for twelve years, with pragmatism and hard work as his keynote. However, Zhao Heng never expressed public opposition to the matter of "conferencing the east and offering sacrifices to the west", which was criticized by later generations.

But in fact, these criticisms are really embarrassing.

You can't expect Wang Dan to stop Zhao Heng, who is obsessed with Zen, right?
Zhao Heng had already used his dignity as the emperor to bribe one of his ministers. If you don't know how to appreciate someone at this time, the outcome in the future will not be very good.

Even Wei Zheng, who was born in the Dazhong Xiangfu period, would probably be a shrinking bird.

If you offend Yan Zhijian, then who will score the points? For Li Shimin, that's completely okay. After all, Li Shimin said he has a big heart and he is indeed quite big. But if it's for the people in the old Zhao family... then forget it.

But not saying it doesn't mean that Wang Dan has no opinions in his heart. When Taizu Taizong appeared and beat Zhao Heng violently, Wang Dan felt as sweet as drinking honey.

Pooh! Did I say you are almost ready? You said to wait a while.

Under the beating of Zhao Kuangyin's tablet, Zhao Heng's nose and face were bruised and his face was swollen, and two of his front teeth were lost.

Now he is no better than Aunt Baiyun, who has two white front teeth and has been laid off.

But the difference from Aunt Baiyun is that Zhao Heng is indeed a celebrity.

It's hard to be a human being, but it's even harder to be a celebrity.

"Why are you still standing there? Protect me!" Taking advantage of the opportunity to breathe, Zhao Heng turned around and shouted.

"Officials, this...this is the manifestation of the tablets of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong. I am not good at it either..." the commander of the imperial army said with a troubled face.

"What Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong! These are obviously monsters possessed by wild monsters!" After hearing the words of the commander of the imperial army, Zhao Heng was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

From the bottom of his heart, he was unwilling to accept that Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong were going to show up and beat him together.

In Zhao Heng's view, he was Feng Chan's eldest brother, and that was the existence that gave the old Zhao family glory. Besides, hasn’t this title of Zen been your father’s dream? How can a person have such double standards?
As soon as Zhao Heng said these words, the Imperial Guards looked at each other. Since the emperor has made a decision, then...

Just when the Imperial Guards wanted to help, a voice echoed throughout the audience.

"I am a monster, so who are you?!"

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)