From receiving the notice to the Zen ceremony to be held on August 15th, Heifu only had half a month. So he hurriedly handed over the government affairs to the county magistrate and Chen Ping, and took Weiyang and dozens of others along with him.
We drove westward non-stop, and finally arrived at Lixia City in Jibei County on the tenth day of August.
The lower part of the history is Jinan in later generations. The clear Jishui River meanders through the north of the city. I heard that there are many natural springs inside and outside the city, but Heifu was in a hurry when he passed by it twice and didn't bother to see the natural springs.
The Baotu Spring was flooded, and the visitor who came to Luo Palace in advance was asked: "Where is Your Majesty?"
The visitor knew that Hei Fu was a favorite of the emperor and was one of the few people named to attend the ceremony, so he said: "I dare to speak to you, your majesty. Your Majesty has arrived in Zouxian County and is offering sacrifices to Mount Yi..."
Zouxian County is in Xue County, which is the base camp of Confucianism, and Yishan Mountain is also called Dongshan. It is said that Confucius "climbed Dongshan Mountain and reduced Lu, climbed Taishan Mountain and reduced the world." Therefore, under the interpretation of Confucian scholars, climbing Mount Yishan became
An appetizer before Mount Tai's ceremony.
Although the emperor didn't like Confucian scholars very much, he had raised seventy doctors for so many years just to set etiquette. He did not categorically deny the suggestions of Confucian scholars. Since it is a famous local mountain, it would be nice to go up there and have a look.
Through that place, the prime minister, the imperial censor, and others were allowed to discuss with the Confucian scholars of Qi and Lu about engraving stones, praising Qin's virtues, discussing the etiquette of conferring Zen, and paying homage to mountains and rivers.
Hearing that he had finally caught up, Heifu breathed a sigh of relief, but secretly said:
"But I heard that Mount Yi is only over 500 meters high. Qin Shihuang, who was used to seeing the steep mountains and rivers in Guanzhong, might find it too short!"
After taking a short rest in Lixia, Heifu and his entourage continued southward and arrived at the foot of Mount Tai on August 12th. Qin Shihuang's eastward patrol had just arrived here.
Before he could meet Qin Shihuang, Hei Fu first met an acquaintance, Yang Huan, who had been ordered by Qin Shihuang to go to Nanchang to promote him.
Nowadays, Yang Huan is already a fifth official, responsible for driving the emperor's carriage and managing the accommodation in Mount Tai. He has a lot of power.
Yang Huan knew that Hei Fu's status was much higher than before, so he bowed respectfully to Hei Fu and led him to the palace where the emperor rested. While the two chatted along the way, Yang Huan began to count the hunting tour for Hei Fu.
The great entourage...
"In addition to the three thousand Lang Wei army and hundreds of Huben scholar-bureaucrats, those with higher status include Liehou Tongwuhou Wang Ben, Liehou Wuchenghou Wangli, Lunhou Jianchenghou Zhaohai, Lunhou Wuxinhou Feng Wuze, and You Prime Minister Li Si
, Prime Minister Zuo Wang Wan, Qing Wang Wu, the five great masters Ziying..."
Good guy, Hei Fu did the math, and there were actually four princes who came to support him. Wang Li inherited Wang Jian's title, but the emperor changed the supreme and perfect "Wucheng" to "Wucheng". The meaning is obvious: the Wang family's
The lost boy is still far from the level of his great father!
Feng Wuze, the Marquis of Wuxin, was a great hero in the pacification of Yan and Zhao, and Zhao Hai, the Marquis of Jiancheng, was the governor of the Beidi County. They were veterans from the era of King Qin Zhao. They had accumulated meritorious service and had reached the position of chief concubine. After the great victory in the Beidi,
Relying on his logistical skills, he finally accompanied Tian as a marquis, and his title was actually higher than that of the prime ministers on his left and right.
This was also done intentionally by the emperor, to achieve a delicate balance between those with real power and those with no real power, such as Gao Long. Even Li Xin was promoted to the rank of concubine and chariot chief because of his contribution to annihilating the Yuezhi.
Unable to directly enfeoff the marquis.
However, when Heifu heard later, he heard that Qin Shihuang's nephew, "Zi Ying", the son of Chang'an Jun Chengyu, who had rebelled in his early years, had come, but there was no young master Fusu, and he couldn't help but be surprised.
"What did this upright boy do to make his father angry?"
Yang Chen knew that Heifu had worked with the young master Fusu, and when he saw that he was hesitant to speak, he knew what he wanted to ask, so he sighed and said:
"Your Majesty originally wanted to take the eldest son with you, but the eldest son did not agree with the title of Zen!"
"Young Master wrote to Your Majesty, saying: There is a man who has been ill for ten years. After treatment, he will be cured, but he is still so thin that only his skin and bones are left. But now, he has to carry one meter per stone and walk hundreds of miles a day. He must do it
Not yet. Your Majesty also said that the feudal lords have been in chaos for five hundred and fifty years! As a good doctor in the world, your Majesty raised troops to put an end to the riots. The king avenged his crimes and the world was at peace. Although the sufferings of the people have been relieved, the wealth and energy are still there.
They were all used to help the court defeat the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi, but they were not fully enriched. At this time when the people were hungry, cold and tired, they wanted to conquer the world. I thought it was inappropriate, so why not stop the army and garrison, let the people recuperate for ten years, and then go to Zen.
Late……"
Heifu was stunned. This Fusu was really his own son. He dared to speak out and give advice on everything that others didn't dare to say!
Fusu is right. What is Feng Chan? Feng refers to building an altar of earth on Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven in order to repay heaven's merits. Zen refers to sacrificing to the landowner at Liangfu Mountain next to Mount Tai.
Repay the merits of the earth.
Therefore, to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth is to tell one's achievements to heaven and earth. Confucian scholars have always said that to offer sacrifices has existed since ancient times. Ancient emperors such as Huaishi, Fuxi, Shennong, Yandi, Huangdi, Yao, Shun, Yu, etc.
Everyone has held a Zen ceremony, but after three generations, no one has done it.
Heifu has no culture, so it is unknown whether this is true or not, but Qin Shihuang obviously believed it. After unifying the six kingdoms, the emperor wanted to tour the east to enshrine Zen as early as three years ago, but because of the matter in the northwest, it has been delayed until now
, now the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi are all broken, their great achievements have been accomplished, and they are about to proudly show off their great achievements to the world. All the ministers and scholars are praising them, but only the eldest son pours a basin of ice water down, Qin Shihuang can
Are you happy?
Of course, there is no need to guess the consequences. Qin Shihuang was angry and did not want to take his eldest son with him. He punished him by locking him in the mansion to copy laws and regulations. He took his ministers and officials and started this public-funded tour since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
After Heifu heard this, he only felt a toothache. Although Fusu's words hit the mark, he was too upright and did not speak in roundabout ways. He really deserved to be disliked by the emperor.
At this time, Yang Huan also skipped this topic and talked about the strange things that happened when the emperor was worshiping Mount Yi in Zouxian County a few days ago.
"When His Majesty was holding a sacrifice ceremony on the mountain, the officials accompanying him at the foot of the mountain heard a voice shouting "Long live" from the mountain. All the officials were surprised. After His Majesty came down from the mountain, he told the matter. None of the princes and Confucian scholars who accompanied the sacrifice knew it. Only
The alchemist Lu Ao reported that this was probably the auspicious result of your majesty's perfect governance..."
The emperor was overjoyed when he heard this, and exempted three hundred local families from paying taxes. They used the taxes to pay for Yishan sacrifices, and named the small town in their residential area "Shangzhiyi".
There was something strange about this matter, which was not believable. In addition, there was a magician meddling in it. Hef suddenly felt that something was not good, and secretly said:
"By doing this, Qin Shihuang is probably going to get off to a bad start. What is good at the top will be bad at the bottom. This is simply encouraging the ministers to use their imaginations and offer all kinds of auspiciousness to build momentum for Feng Chan!"
…
Heifu was able to witness Feng Chan, but he only had a superficial understanding of these ancient etiquettes. He knew what he knew and what he didn't know, so before he came, he humbly asked Fuqiubo, the "three elders of the county", for a tutoring lesson.
Fuqiubo told him that the ancient etiquette of conferring Zen was unknown. The most recent one was when Duke Huan of Qi became the first overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period after the Kuiqiu Alliance and wanted to confer Zen. Guan Zhong disagreed, and he made a statement first
Since ancient times, there have been cases of Zen, and then pointed out that only "ordained" monarchs can be granted Zen, hoping to dispel Qi Huangong's thoughts.
However, Duke Huan believed that he had conquered Shanrong in the north, Daxia in the west, and Zhaoling in the south. He had united the nine princes and conquered the world. His achievements were extraordinary. Even compared with those of the three generations, they were not much different. This was naturally "the destiny is mine."
Reflect, and therefore stick to your point of view.
Seeing this, Guan Zhong had no choice but to change his strategy and tried to dissuade him again on the grounds that there were no magical auspicious things like winged birds, flounders, phoenixes and unicorns coming. In the end, Duke Huan listened to Guan Zhong's suggestion and did not carry out the ceremony...
It's the same now. Everything is ready for Qin Shihuang's conferment of Zen, except for the auspicious support.
The emperor was very auspicious, which was tacitly understood by the officials. Since Qin Shihuang unified the world as emperor, Lu Ao and Hou Sheng persuaded him with the theory of yin and yang and the five virtues: "The Yellow Emperor has the virtue of earth, and the yellow dragon can see it."
If you get the virtue of wood, the green dragon stops in the suburbs, and the grass and trees are luxuriant. In the Yin Dynasty, you get the virtue of gold, and silver flows from the mountains. In the Zhou Dynasty, you get the virtue of fire, which has the symbol of red crow. This is the essence of the five virtues."
"Now that the Qin Dynasty has replaced the Zhou Dynasty, according to the Five Virtues, the virtue of water is better than the virtue of fire. Back then, Duke Wen of Qin went hunting and got a black dragon. This is the auspiciousness of the virtue of water!"
This was an endorsement of the legitimacy of the empire. Qin Shihuang took it seriously, so he changed the name of the Yellow River to "Deshui", and made October the beginning of each year in winter. The color was black, the scale was six, and the sound was Da Lu.
Political affairs respect laws and regulations...
This is the influence of the Five Virtues and the Black Dragon's auspiciousness on Qin Shihuang's governance.
Just as Heifu expected, when they passed through the defense lines formed by Lang Weijun and entered the palace, officials from various counties in Jibei and Xue County were scrambling to offer auspicious blessings to the emperor!
The governor of Xue County said that when the emperor first entered Xue County, farmers near Lucheng hunted a one-horned beast. Its fur looked like a deer, that is, a roe deer. The governor of Xue County thought that this was what Confucius met before he died.
Kirin.
The Linzi County Sheriff, on the other hand, played other tricks. He said that hunters often heard strange bird calls in the mountains outside Linzi City recently. They asked the local magistrates about it and said that it was very similar to the sound of phoenixes. Some people also picked up phoenixes.
Bright feathers.
Linfeng, Five Spirits, and the King of Kings, these two things are considered to be auspicious.
The governor of Jibei County couldn't find the one-horned roe deer and Feng Yu, so he simply presented the six-tasseled grain he found from nowhere, saying that it was a blessing from heaven and earth, and a good thing brought about by the king's wind.
And Boyang, the magistrate of Zouxian County, even the goose that lays twin eggs, the willow tree that grows catkins in August, anything that is a bit unusual, will offer it as auspicious omen.
Heifu couldn't help but sigh, five years, only five years, when Qi and Chu were destroyed, the Qin officials who were all thrifty, respectful, and loyal had been immersed in the colorful world of Guandong for several years, but they turned into a group of sycophants.
Although he would pay compliments against his will, he was not so shameless.
It seems that it is not just Jiaodong, this is the atmosphere that permeates the empire from top to bottom now!
For a time, all kinds of strange and auspicious things competed with each other, making the entire palace a mess. Those princes and officials from Xianyang, who had the precedent of Prince Fusu to dissuade Feng Chan from angering the emperor, all knew it tacitly, and no smart person stood up.
Come out and expose these inferior "auspicious things".
In this way, Hei Fu walked through the palace courtyard, which was filled with the sounds of birds and animals, like a zoo and exhibition hall, and met Qin Shi Huang again after more than half a year.
The emperor was still aloof and proud, but his face was hidden by the curtain. He was neither happy nor angry. It seemed that he was tired of these auspicious things that were rushing to come to him, and he had to perform a show with them.
play.
Seeing Hei Fu entering the hall and bowing before him, the emperor just said lightly:
"The governor of Jiaodong is here? This Xue County captured Qilin, the phoenix appeared in Linzi, and the six ears of grain appeared in Jibei. What auspiciousness does Jiaodong have?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone except Qin Shihuang, Wang Ben, Wang Li, Li Si, Zhao Gao, and even the alchemist Lu Ao and Hou Sheng looked at Heifu. They wanted to know that this person was praised by the emperor and said, "Heifu from
"You have not let me down." How would he respond to the feudal official?
Captain Hei paid homage: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. There is no natural auspiciousness in Jiaodong!"
"I have to say something different from previous years, that is, under the management of farmers, new high-yielding vegetables have been grown, and the grain production has also increased slightly due to the promotion of compost retting!"
After Hei Fu finished speaking, Zhao Gao lowered his eyes, but he was laughing in his heart.
When Fang Warlock Lu Ao heard this, a trace of doubt appeared in his eyes.
"No auspiciousness? I know it..." Qin Shihuang's voice came, but it was hard to tell whether he was pleased or dissatisfied.
But at this time, Heifu raised his head and said loudly:
"However, Jiaodong has some auspiciousness!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the hall was surprised. Even the county guards on the left and right who had given auspicious gifts to feel at ease, looked at Hei Fu in surprise.
Qin Shihuang also looked at Hei Fu again, and saw him smiling:
"I heard that Your Majesty is coming. In Yeyi, Jiaodong, there are tens of thousands of people who have been newly granted land, farmhands, and mediocre bailors. These are humble people who have never been ruled by the Qin Dynasty from ancient times to the present, and have never felt any sympathy for anyone.
, are actually singing praises to His Majesty and wishing him a long life! They say that Your Majesty is like the sun. When the sun shines on Jiaodong, it drives away the harsh winter, allowing them to have fields and houses, clothes and brown, and Guizhou to be prosperous and prosperous for a long time!"
"I also heard that God sees me and the people see me, and God hears me and the people listen! The people shout long live, and the sky shouts long live?"
Hei Fu bowed again and said, "This is the only auspicious thing in Jiaodong!"
Genius website address:. Mobile version reading URL: m.