The Zen ceremony is an ancient ritual. An altar of earth should be built on Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and repay the heaven for the merits, so it is called Feng. On the hill below Mount Tai, the earth should be removed to repay the earth for the merits, so it is called Zen.
In the past, when Duke Huan of Qi was overlord, he gathered the princes in Kuiqiu and wanted to grant Zen. Guan Zhong said to him: In ancient times, seventy-two families of Liang fathers were granted the title of Zen in Taishan. However, there are only two or ten families in Yiwu. In the past, there was no Huai family or Huixi.
, Shennong, Emperor Yan, Emperor Huang, Emperor Zhuan, Emperor Ku, Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun, Emperor Yu, King Chengtang, King Cheng of Zhou, all received orders and then received the title of Zen...
When a king is ordered to change his surname, he will be promoted to Mount Tai. What? The meaning of teaching and admonishment. When he first receives the order, the system should be changed to suit the sky, and the world will be peaceful.
The destiny of heaven is regarded as the king, which regulates all living beings, declares peace to heaven, and repays the merits of the gods.
Since ancient times, great emperors have been proud of being enshrined in Mount Tai. It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang is qualified to be enshrined in Mount Tai in terms of his great achievements in using Huaixi commoners and swords to fight chaos.
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As early as the first year of Wu Dynasty, officials such as Li Shanchang and Song Lian kept asking people to go to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen before the founding of the People's Republic of China in order to uphold the principles of heaven and justice, but Lao Zhu always refused.
Even now, it is obvious that his mind has not changed, and he said with a somewhat impatient tone: "Why do you want to be granted Zen status? I want to wait until you become emperor in the future. We can't afford to lose that person."
Since the beginning of the emperor, only six emperors have gone to Mount Tai to pray for Zen, namely Qin Shihuang, Han Wu Emperor, Han Guangwu Emperor, Tang Gaozong, Tang Xuanzong and...Song Zhenzong.
Emperor Qin and Han Wu were the only emperors for thousands of years. He was the son of Guangwu's destiny. Gaozong was responsible for destroying the Western Turks, Baekje, Goguryeo and other barbarian countries.
Only Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty had the most outstanding achievement in his life: the Chanyuan Alliance. He then enfeoffed the east and worshiped the west, and sealed the Taishan in the east, which cost more than 8 million guan, and the west to worship Fenyin, which cost an additional 200,000 guan. This is not included.
During the trip to Bozhou, the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace was built. Only three statues were carved, which cost 10,000 taels of gold and 5,000 taels of silver. The waste of 2,600 buildings can be imagined...
Regarding this, Zhu Biao could only sigh that the Song Dynasty was really rich. Even if the Ming Dynasty's treasury was emptied, it could not get so much money. It was really extravagant and wasteful. The current atmosphere in the officialdom was unhealthy, and the Song Dynasty should also be held responsible.
"It's not that we have to offer sacrifices to Mount Tai. It's just that the imperial seal has been recovered and my father happened to be heading north. It's better to offer sacrifices to the monarchs of the Qin, Han, Tang and Song Dynasties to show that our Chinese heritage is orderly and legal, and to appease the hearts of the people in the north."
Zhu Biao didn't like the Song Dynasty either, and didn't think the Song Dynasty could be compared with the Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties, but it was still Chinese orthodoxy and could not be circumvented. What's more, the banner of the uprising in the late Yuan Dynasty was that the mountains and rivers were about to end the land of China, the sun and the moon reopened the Song Dynasty, and
Nine days, the sun and the moon open up the ecliptic, and the Song Dynasty's mountains and rivers are restored to their treasures.
With Song Zhenzong here, it is indeed no longer necessary to enshrine the Zen in Mount Tai, but it is very necessary to pass on the national jade seal and worship Emperor Qin and Han Wu in Mount Tai.
Lao Zhu's desire to patrol the north was not temporary. The Sixteen States of Yanyun were lost for more than 400 years. The Yuan Dynasty ruled the world for nearly a hundred years. In addition, the Jin Dynasty also ruled the north for more than a hundred years. This is an unknown number of generations.
People.
Over the past hundreds of years, the rift between the northern and southern Han people and various ethnic groups has gradually widened and is difficult to bridge. In addition, due to the fact that the Hu people have been mixed with the Han people for a long time during the Liao, Jin, Mongolia and Yuan Dynasties, the interest relationships are intertwined, and the trend of Hu transformation has become deep-rooted.
Being subjects of the same empire and the same nation with different languages, writing, customs and habits will cause people in various places to spontaneously feel alienated, and long-term poor internal communication will inevitably lead to centrifugal tendencies, thus weakening the common identity and national identity.
The poor communication between the north and the south often leads to the failure of government orders, which creates gaps within the bureaucratic group composed of people from different regions, causing disunity at the top and bottom, thus directly shaking the foundation of national rule.
Zhu Yuanzhang had a very clear understanding of this point. In February of the first year of Hongwu, he issued an order to ban the Hu language, the Hu surname, the Hu clothes, and the Hu customs, and ordered the restoration of clothes and hats as made in the Tang Dynasty.
In the third year of Hongwu's reign, Mongolia was banned, and the Semu people changed their names.
In the fourth year of Hongwu, intermarriage within the Mongolian, Semu and other ethnic groups was banned.
This year, the Ministry of Punishment has been ordered to compile the "Da Ming Code", which once again reiterated the prohibition of intermarriage within the Mongolian and Semu people in the form of legislation, requiring them to give priority to intermarriage with Chinese and to be consensual. Accordingly, extremely severe punishment measures were formulated, and simultaneously Officials at all levels are required to strictly implement it.
Various laws and regulations have emerged one after another, but the effect is not very significant, especially in the remote prefectures, counties and villages in the north, where the Hu style prevails over the Han style.
Now that basically all the scholars and gentry in Jiangnan who were obsessed with the old Yuan have been wiped out, the overall situation in the south has been stabilized. After Zhongwei is Fu, Zhu Biao can easily solve it after taking over.
After the south was stabilized, Lao Zhu could safely proceed to the north. This trip was not only to inspect the garrison, but also to see for himself how his decree was being implemented and all the subsequent problems.
Zhu Yuanzhang was different from Zhu Biao. He had not set his sights on overseas territories until now, because he clearly understood that the country he had built with his own hands actually had problems, and the hidden dangers behind the prosperity of singing and dancing were not small.
He wants to leave a splendid country to his children and grandchildren, rather than a hot potato that is dominated by foreign power and the middle power. The problem of barbarism in the north can even be traced back to the late Tang Dynasty. Who else would give up this kind of problem!
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and nodded: "In this case, we have to bring Chen Limingsheng with us, and by the way, Tianbao Nu also has to come over."
"Father, Holy Ming, this world is divided into internal and external, people are divided into Hua and Yi, and the land is different from near and far. My father is the king and father of all people in the world, and Hua and Yi are all children and subjects of the emperor. Therefore, we must treat Yi and Di equally, at least understand Don’t show any partiality..."
There must be a distinction between the north and the south. In the south, only a few people have different intentions, so they must be threatened, while in the north, where Han and barbarians are mixed, Hu Feng is prevalent, so they can only be pacified.
The first thing is to establish an authoritative image in the hearts of the northern gentry and common people that the emperor is the king and father of all the people in the world, compassionate and merciful. If you are in the Ming Dynasty, you are the pure son of the imperial court. If the barbarians enter China, China's political propaganda cannot stop.
Ease ethnic conflicts as much as possible and create peaceful ethnic relations to show that the emperor's grace extends to all directions, and only then can you realize your own political actions.
Zhu Biao talked eloquently about this matter, and the original ideas in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind became clear. The father and son were one of the proud sons of the era, and the other had systematically learned the art of slaying dragons. The two complemented each other.
The conversation lasted until late at night. Both father and son felt that there was a long way to go. Reversing this trend cannot be solved in a year or two or with a few forced policies. The problems left over from hundreds of years of history can only be solved with three or four measures. It would be nice to solve it in someone else's time.
There was nothing wrong with them as father and son, and Zhu Yuanzhang was very relieved about this, but it was a little uncertain whether the successor could inherit his father's political intentions and continue to implement them.
"We'll set off tomorrow at noon. We'll skip the morning meeting. You can send Yang'er to Kunning Palace tomorrow morning. I'm a little reluctant to not see you for a few months."
"No, then I will take my leave, and my father, please take a break as well."
The father and son walked out of the Jinshen Hall. Zhu Biao naturally walked towards the East Palace, while Lao Zhu walked towards the Huagai Hall. It seemed that he did not want to disturb Queen Ma when she returned to sleep.
"Master, please watch your step."
Liu Jin bowed in front of Zhu Biao and held up the palace lantern to guide the way. From the corner of his eye, he saw that His Highness was wandering around as usual and was a little worried. It was late at night and the floor tiles were slippery. It would be bad if he accidentally fell.
Zhu Biao came back to his senses and said, "Is Liu An still serving in Kunning Palace now?"
"Yes, being able to serve your empress is a blessing he has accumulated in his eight lifetimes."
Zhu Biao smiled and said, "All your sons and grandsons have been sent to various places. I haven't asked you to be transferred back to the East Palace in the past two days?"
Liu Jin replied naturally: "I am a bit stupid and can't bear my temper at all. If I hadn't warned you, I would have been dragged to death by them sooner or later."
"It's good that you can understand it. When you are rich and powerful, you will never lack people to cling to. Some of them can be used or not. They are all knowledge. You are smart and sober most of the time. But you are too smooth and always think that it is just a trivial matter.
, but it’s not just trivial things that can be fatal if accumulated too much.”