Aisin Gioro Doni entered the tent, and Zhu Hengjia took a look. He was about twenty years old, with red lips and white teeth. His whole person was like a landscape painting, exuding elegance.
His good impression increased even more, and he asked gently: "Are you Donnie? I heard that you like to read Chinese books and learn Chinese characters. Are you convinced that you lost in my hands?"
Doni sincerely praised: "I missed one move and was defeated by His Majesty. I am heartily convinced!"
Zhu Hengjia glanced at Donnie again. He was an open-minded man who could take things up and let them go. He would admit defeat when he lost. He was quite a man!
Smiling slightly, "Since you admit defeat, why not submit to the Ming Dynasty? I will treat you well."
"Thank you for your majesty's kindness, but I would like to give my surname to Aisin Gioro. For today's matter, I only want to die. Please fulfill it, your majesty."
"Why should you be too persistent? Then Azig's two sons, Fu Lehe and Merson, also have the surname Aixinjueluo. Didn't they all submit to me in the end? Fu Lehe also made military exploits and was promoted to the rank of general."
Zhu Hengjia refused to give up and continued to persuade with a smile.
There was a trace of ridicule in Donnie's eyes, "Everyone has his own ambitions, so don't force them. Pines and cypresses are noble, and they should not be judged in the same way as reeds."
People like Emperor Guangwu immediately caught this trace of disdain. An emperor not only likes to enslave his subjects physically, but also likes to oppress people mentally. At that moment, he released his domineering spirit and threatened: "I plan to grant Zen to Mount Tai.
We need sacrifices. You are so young, it will be pitiable to be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts.”
He said he sympathized with Dhoni, but how could an emperor really have compassion? His eyes were as cold as poisonous snakes, staring at Dhoni, motionless.
Doni shuddered, then regained his composure, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is the emperor for eternity, how can you embarrass a defeated general who has already surrendered? Please give him a happy life."
Zhu Hengjia suddenly smiled and said, "You're a really cute kid. If you want to eat or drink anything during this period, just tell the guard. When you get to the foot of Mount Tai, I'll give you a good time."
The day before he was enshrined, Ciduoni committed suicide by taking poison and kept his body for burial.
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Zhu Hengjia wanted to do something that no other emperor in the Ming Dynasty had done: to grant Zen status.
The title is "sacrifice to heaven", and Zen is "sacrifice to earth". Generally, emperors are not qualified to grant Zen. They must be ordered by heaven. Only those who are close to the world and bring peace to the world are qualified.
This ceremony has been held in Mount Song of Zhongyue and Mount Tai of Dongyue. Mount Tai is especially famous for its high frequency and great influence. From the first emperor of Qin to Zhenzong of Song Dynasty, six emperors consecrated Mount Tai ten times. Empress Wu Zetian was different in that she preferred
To enshrine Songshan Mountain.
"Historical Records·Fengchan Book" records that seventy-two emperors granted Zen to Mount Tai before the Spring and Autumn Period. It is believed that this ceremony began with Wu Huai in ancient times, but most historians believe that it began with Qin Shihuang.
The First Emperor flattened the six countries and unified the world, thinking that his achievements were as great as the sky. So he patrolled the East, held a Zen ceremony at Mount Tai, and erected stones to praise virtues. He had people gather earth on the top of Mount Tai to build a round platform to worship the Emperor of Heaven;
On the hillock, earth was piled up to build a square altar to worship the earth god.
From then on, all emperors who thought they had made great achievements for a long time wanted to go to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did so five times. Each time was more grand and the accompanying procession stretched for more than ten miles. First, he went to the "Landlord" Liangfu Mountain Ceremony Temple.
God; then hold a ceremony to enshrine, build an altar in the east at the foot of the mountain and bury the jade certificate; then climb Mount Tai and perform the ceremony; go down the mountain from Daiyin Mountain the next day, perform the post-sacrifice ceremony; and finally enshrine the statue at the northeast foot of Mount Tai.
of Suran Mountain.
Good guy, the emperors can really make the country poor with this approach!
It wasn't until the good man Song Zhenzong appeared that this unhealthy trend ended.
Emperors who have made great contributions to the country cannot be granted Zen status. Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng, Han Wu Emperor Liu Che, Han Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, who has not made great achievements?
Song Zhenzong Zhao Hengzhen did not.
This emperor was timid and fearful, so he signed the "Chanyuan Alliance" with the Liao Kingdom and gave up the Sixteen States of Yanyun. He did not have a great unification of China, but he had to enshrine Mount Tai. He was afraid that the people of the world would not accept it, so he came up with a bad idea: artificially concocted
"Book of Heaven" creates auspiciousness.
In 1008 AD, the old man set out from Bianjing, riding thousands of horses, to seal Mount Tai in the east. While sealing it, several volumes of the "Book of Heaven" fell from the sky. Look, the "Book of Heaven" descended to earth, and it was God's will that I seal Mount Tai! p>
No one believed it! The literati scolded him miserably, thinking that he dared to confer Zen status without any merit. It was so shameless! Since Zhenzong of Song Dynasty, other emperors did not dare to confer the title of Taishan easily, for fear of becoming Song Zhenzong's second best, but it saved the treasury.
A lot of money.
Emperor Taizu Gao of the Ming Dynasty conquered the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and restored China. It is said that his contribution should be treated as Mount Tai. However, Taizu was born in a poor family and was reluctant to spend money on such a wasteful thing. So he made an excuse and said, "Mount Taizu"
He is a god. Gods should be sealed by heaven and earth, not by human emperors, so the title of Mount Tai was cancelled. Since then, the Ming Dynasty no longer granted Zen status, but only sent some officials and Taoist priests to offer sacrifices from time to time, which saved public funds. p>
Zhu Hengjia is not as good as Taizu! He is extremely vain and thinks that his contribution to restoring the Han family's clothes is as high as heaven. And he came to Mount Tai by coincidence. If he doesn't enshrine him, he will be sorry for his hard work for so many years. However, he
They have one thing in common with Taizu: digging and reluctant to spend money. A random earthen altar is built on the top of the mountain, which is regarded as a round platform; a random earthen bag is piled at the foot of the mountain, which is regarded as a sealed altar?? In short, everything is simple.
Will it be ridiculed by future generations if it is so simple? Don't be afraid, there is Ding Kuichu, a great scholar in the royal family.
He summoned Ding Kuichu: "Ding Qing, now that the country is short of resources, this ceremony of conferring Zen will inevitably be a little simpler. You must embellish it a little bit when compiling the History of the Ming Dynasty."
As the usurper of the "History of the Ming Dynasty" and the number one flatterer of the Guangwu Dynasty, Ding Kuichu naturally understood it and embellished it a little in his own "History of the Ming Dynasty". What about "The emperor set up a high platform in the nine heavens, the red sun is like fire, and the immortals come to the platform."
, "The mountains are full of brocades, all covered with red damask", "Thousands of people and horses galloping hundreds of miles"?? According to Ding Kuichu's writing, at least 5 million taels of silver were spent on this enshrinement, but it actually only cost 50,000 taels.
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Zhu Hengjia was very satisfied after reading it, but he was also afraid that future generations would really believe what the "History of the Ming Dynasty" said, imitate the same example, and bring the world he had worked so hard to build into disgrace. So he hypocritically blamed himself in the "Family Instructions": "
I have spent a lot of money to become a Zen monk this time, and I deeply regret it. If future generations have no contribution to the restoration of the country, they must not do this. Otherwise, it will be unfilial."
A person in later generations who was known as the "Great Ming Dynasty" wrote a limerick about this matter and said:
"Imperial Power"
Emperor Guangwu is the most majestic,
You are not allowed to seal your home after sealing it.
If the descendants dare to disobey,
It means being unfilial and bullying the ancestors.
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Emperor Guangwu was old and too lazy to climb mountains, so he held a ceremony at the Tiankuang Hall of Dai Temple at the foot of Mount Tai.
This Dai Temple was built in the Han Dynasty. It was a place where emperors of all dynasties held Zen ceremonies and worshiped the God of Mount Tai. Stone steles left from various periods are everywhere. Under these stone steles are the mythical beasts bearing heavy burdens.
Dai Temple was built according to the scale and layout of the palace. The core is Tiankuang Hall, which is the shrine of Emperor Dongyue and is no less than the three main halls of the imperial palace.
"Behead the captured generals and officials to offer sacrifices to the gods." Emperor Guangwu suddenly remembered the incident when King Luo Keduo of Qingping County spat at him, "Especially that Luo Keduo, tell the executioner to cut him into pieces carefully!" The procedures go down one by one: ceremonial temple, offering sacrifices, sealing the altar, enclosing the ceremony, offering sacrifices to the Queen, and conferring Zen.
The jade plate and jade album were sealed.
The text on the jade plate says: "There is a successor of the emperor, Hengjia, who dares to declare to the Haotian God: Tianqi Zhu's family, luck and fire virtue. The emperor was ordered to establish the pole, Liuhe Yin prospered. Emperor Lie died, China was devastated. God's favor,
It has been four years since Xichen was loyal to the military, and Di Sui was in a difficult situation. He has restored China and respectfully inherited the treasure for four years. Today, he is going to the Central Plains to respect God's will, enshrine Daiyue, and thank him for his achievements in the sky. The smell of smell will be eliminated, and the world will be at peace."
The text in the jade book says: In the fourth year of Guangwu's reign, on the 16th day of Xinmao, the 16th day of the 6th month of Dingsi Shuo, the successor emperor, Chen Hengjia, dared to declare to the emperor: "I inherited the ancestral will, went to the Central Plains in the north, passed through Mount Tai, and never dared to forget it."
Virtue. I hope all the generals will use their orders to wipe out the Hu chieftains, quell the troops and quell the people, and the world will be at peace. When the exhibition is held, I will patrol, report my merits, and sacrifice myself. I will prepare jade, silk, preserved fruits, and common people, and prepare the gifts, and show my sincerity. Thank you.
Enjoy!"
He also read out the memorial text and said: "This is because the Jiashen Kingdom has changed, the world has been in chaos, the Tartars have invaded China, and civilization has been completely destroyed. I am really sad and worried, so I have no choice but to raise righteousness in Guangxi, be supported by everyone, inherit the great rule, and command
Generals, we are going to build slaves during the Northern Expedition. I have administered the government to benefit the people and fought to defend the way. God has ordered me to do so. I am bringing incense and silk to tell the story to the God, in the hope that God will embody God’s virtue of good life and protect our army. The Northern Expedition is a success.
The battle will be victorious. The world will be peaceful and the people will be healthy. The special princes will understand and comfort the desperate people, and the gods will learn from it. Enjoy!"
