General Qin

"Did Feng Chang fall?"

"Your Majesty, when I was walking on the mountain road, I stepped on the ground and fell down the steps. Although my life was not harmed, my leg seemed to be broken, and I no longer had the strength to climb to the top."

After Qin Shihuang heard the news, his face darkened instantly.

Because Fengchang was the minister in charge of ceremonies and sacrificial rituals in the Qin State, this time the grand ceremony of enshrining Zen in Mount Tai, after denouncing Confucian scholars and announcing the use of Qin rituals, naturally Fengchang would preside over the entire ceremony.

Just at the critical moment when the emperor was about to ascend Mount Tai and enshrine Zen, something went wrong with Fengchang, which was not a good sign.

The First Emperor did not force Lang Wei to carry Feng Chang with a broken leg to the top of the mountain, but waved his hand to indicate that he understood, and then continued to advance on the chariot.

A few days ago, after it was agreed to enshrine the Zen in the Qin Dynasty, the ministers of the DPRK and China had rehearsed the procedure several times, and generally speaking, there would be no disturbances. Moreover, there are still many courtesy officials under Fengchang, which can be used instead, and the impact should not be great, but it just makes people feel a little uncomfortable.

The team continued to march towards the top of Mount Tai.

Zhao Tuo also heard about Fengchang's fall at this time, and couldn't help but secretly startled, feeling that this incident was really a bit strange, whoever fell was bad, and it happened that Fengchang, who presided over the sacrifice, fell.

Zhao Tuo looked up at the sky.

He remembered that in history, Qin Shihuang enshrined Zen and encountered a heavy rainstorm.

The first emperor hid under a big tree to avoid the rain. After the rain stopped, he used this big tree to protect him and gave it the title of "Five Doctors". Later, this Five Doctors tree became a scene of Mount Tai.

But at this moment, the sky is cloudless, the sun is shining brightly, it is very hot, and there is no trace of rain.

"That's right. It took so long to enshrine Zen. How could it happen that there was a storm just in time? There is no such coincidence in the world. Feng Chang's fall seems to be accidental."

Zhao Tuo shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and continued his mountaineering journey.

They still have a long way to go.

It was not until the afternoon that Feng Chan's team reached the top of the mountain.

Because it is midsummer, even though it is already afternoon, the scorching sun is still shining in the sky, and when there is no wind on the top of the mountain, it is very sultry.

Ziying gasped and said, "Finally up the mountain. This Mount Tai is really majestic and difficult to climb. No wonder the people of Qilu are always proud of this mountain."

Zhao Tuo smiled and said, "Of course, it is a famous mountain in the world. After the emperor enshrines Zen, you can enjoy the mountain scenery."

As he spoke, he beckoned Lang Wei to bring two water bags, gave one to Ziying, and drank it in gulp.

Everyone crawled from morning to afternoon, they were already tired like dogs, and they were panting when they spoke.

Especially the old ministers like Li Si and Kui Zhuang were all sweating and trembling as they sat on the ground panting for breath.

The first emperor was calm and relaxed. After all, he climbed to the summit on a chariot, and he was still in good spirits after being exhausted by several groups of guards along the way.

He ignored the courtiers behind him, and walked to the edge of the mountain with the equally energetic Hu Hai, looking into the distance.

The green hills are continuous, as if a blue dragon is winding and crawling. The places you see are majestic and magnificent, and the scenery is so magnificent that people can see it in their eyes and feel open-minded.

In the sky, although the sun has already slanted to the west, it is still releasing its power.

"Hu Hai, what did you see?"

Emperor Shi Huang asked.

Hu Hai rolled his eyes and said, "This is the world of the father."

The First Emperor laughed and said, "You don't know who you learned from at such a young age, you already know how to flatter."

Hu Hai giggled, turned his head quietly, and looked at Zhao Gao, the commander of CRRC, who was sitting on the ground drinking water in the distance. When Zhao Gao saw it, he also smiled at him.

The First Emperor turned his head to look at the magnificent mountain scenery ahead again.

"My world..."

Zhao Tuo saw all this in his eyes, thoughtful.

After a while, after all the officials finished their rest and tidied up their clothes, the ceremony of enshrining Zen officially began.

The Lang guards carried up three big tripods first.

Then the cattle, sheep, and pigs were carried into the tripod.

This is called three prisons.

Back then, Duke Wen of Qin used this etiquette to offer sacrifices to Emperor Bai.

After three prisons, Mount Tai began to be sealed.

The so-called Feng Chan refers to two things.

Feng refers to building an altar on the top of Mount Tai to worship the sky.

Zen refers to using Liang Fu as an altar to sacrifice to the ground.

The combination of the two, sealing the sky and the land, is Fengchan.

Today, the first emperor is going to seal the earth and set up an altar on Mount Tai to sacrifice to heaven.

The emperor, who was dressed in Xuanxuan and wore a heavenly crown, personally led the officials, holding a wooden shovel and began to shovel the soil, and piled up the soil.

Zhao Tuo noticed that Li You, the servant of Shangshu, worked very hard in this activity. He pursed his mouth and did the work of two people by himself, as if he wanted to help Feng Chang, who had a broken leg, to shovel his soil together. Seems like.

Finally, the sealing soil is piled up.

Its width is one foot and two feet, and its height is nine feet.

It looks like a rather large bag of dirt.

The first emperor ordered someone to fetch the Jade Book, and wrote on it what he wanted to say to heaven.

This is the so-called commandment to heaven.

When the first emperor wrote in his own hand, all the officials stood silently with their hands down, not daring to make a sound, even Hu Hai, who was always restless, lowered his head obediently.

But everyone imagined in their minds what Emperor Shihuang would say to God in the Jade Letter.

"Is the emperor showing off to heaven his achievements?"

"Or do you want his Great Qin Dynasty to last forever?"

"Or pray to heaven to allow him to obtain the law of longevity and rule the world forever?"

Zhao Tuo secretly guessed, very curious.

But it's just conjecture.

Because this book will not be published, the emperor buried it under the seal with his own hands after it was written, keeping it secret.

It was the first emperor's dialogue with "heaven" as the son of heaven, and no one could know the details.

Zhao Tuo noticed that when the first emperor was writing the jade document, he suddenly paused, and turned his head to look in the direction where he and Hu Hai were.

His movements were quick, he seemed to glance casually, and then returned to normal.

Zhao Gao, the commander of the CRRC Mansion who had been following the first emperor, also saw this scene.

Zhao Gao was overjoyed: "The emperor is looking at Hu Hai!"

On the other side, Ting Wei Li Si frowned slightly.

All the ministers are thoughtful.

Only Zhao Tuo knew that although Hu Hai was standing next to him, it was Zhao Tuo who Shi Huang glanced at just now.

Of course, this is very likely to be just a random action of the first emperor, which does not have any meaning.

In short, after the first emperor finished writing the jade letter and buried it in the sealing soil, the ceremony of sealing Mount Tai entered the second half.

The First Emperor led a group of officials, stood in front of the mound, and began to bow down, expressing sincerity to heaven.

During the entire process of sealing Mount Tai, there were no accidents.

No cloud, no rain, everything went well.

Li You, who was standing at the back, heaved a long sigh of relief when he saw that the ceremony of sealing Mount Tai had been successfully completed.

"It seems that Fengchang has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with it."

At the same time, under the pen of Ting Wei Li Si, the stone of inscription made by all craftsmen has also been erected.

"The emperor is standing, making clear laws, and his ministers are repairing... The emperor bows and listens. He has leveled the world and is unremitting in governing. Su Xing sleeps at night, builds long-term benefits, and specializes in teaching... There is a distinction between high and low, men and women are courteous, and follow carefully ministry..."

It is also a stone tablet praising the merits of the emperor.

Unlike the Yishan Stone Carvings, which focus on describing the emperor’s achievements in conquering the six kingdoms, the Taishan Stone focuses on the emperor’s enactment of clear laws after he unified the world, and his unremitting efforts to govern. Under the rule, let men and women in the world obey their duties, and the society will be safe and stable.

Zhao Tuo secretly marveled.

It seems that the emperor has already formalized the ideological warfare. He proclaimed the destiny of Qin through enshrining Zen, and erected steles and stones to praise Qin's merits and virtues. The two are combined to brainwash the scholars of the six countries.

But, is it really that useful?

The etiquette of Fengtai Mountain has been completed, and then they only need to go to the temporary palace built on the mountain to stay overnight, and wait until the sunrise tomorrow before going down the mountain.

However, Emperor Shihuang did not leave immediately, he walked to the top of the mountain again and looked at the distant mountain scenery.

This time, he called Zhao Tuo to his side.

"His Majesty."

Zhao Tuo made a soft sound, stood beside the emperor, and watched the scene in the distance.

"What do you see?"

The First Emperor opened his mouth and asked the question he had asked Hu Hai just now.

Zhao Tuo looked at the scene of undulating mountains and plains at the foot of Mount Tai.

He said softly: "I will be Ling Jueding, and I will see all the mountains and small ones at a glance."

Emperor Shi Huang frowned.

These two sentences of Zhao Tuo sounded a little strange at first, but after thinking about it carefully, these strange two sentences and five words are quite subtle, which is exactly what they see when they stand on the top of Mount Tai and look at the distant mountains and artistic conception.

"That's right. It's quite like what Meng Ke said about climbing Mount Tai and making the world small. It's generous and powerful. It's worthy of being a martial artist who conquers the world for me."

Emperor Shi Huang gave a compliment.

It's just that his eyes were looking at the sun in the sky.

The world that Hu Hai said.

What Zhao Tuo said is that all mountains are small.

What they saw was only the place under Mount Tai, but what Emperor Shihuang had been looking at was the sky.

It is the sun that shines brightly in the sky.

When I climbed the mountain in the early morning, I saw the rising sun.

Halfway up the mountain, the scorching sun was in the sky.

And standing on the top of the mountain now, seeing the sun setting.

The First Emperor silently looked at the brightest star in the sky.

"Zhao Tuo, do you think there is a sun that never sets in the world?"

Does the sun never set?

Zhao Tuo froze for a moment, then looked up at the sky.

Because it is summer now, the sun sets very late, so although it is already afternoon, the sun still has a strong power, which makes it difficult to look directly at.

But if you look closely, you can see that it is clearly showing a tendency to fall to the west.

Zhao Tuo immediately realized that Emperor Shi Huang was comparing the sun with himself.

It's just that the current Emperor Shihuang is in his prime, only forty-one years old. He is thinking about this kind of problem at this time. Isn't he thinking too far?

Zhao Tuo thought for a while, and replied: "I heard Xun Qing said that the stars revolve with each other, the sun and the moon pass by each other, the four ages are governed, the yin and yang are transformed, and the wind and rain are generous. All things can live in harmony and nourish themselves. Cheng, this is the way of heaven and earth.”

"The sun rises and the moon sets, the moon sets and the sun rises, and the alternation of yin and yang can nourish all things. If the sun hangs high in the sky, I am afraid that everything in the world will be burned and destroyed under the scorching sun. At that time, nothing will exist, and the world will be dead. .So since the beginning of time, the sun has always set.”

"I feel that there is no sun that never sets in the world."

The First Emperor turned his head and took a deep look at Zhao Tuo.

Zhao Tuo looked calm and did not avoid the emperor's gaze.

The First Emperor is a metaphor.

Zhao Tuo is also making a metaphor.

The First Emperor remained silent, looking at the sun in the sky again.

He whispered in his heart.

"God, I just want to be the sun that never sets, and rule the world forever."