Qin Official

Heifu only had half a month from the time he received the notice to the ceremony to be held in Mount Tai on August 15th. So he hurriedly handed over the government affairs to the county magistrate and Chen Ping and others, took Weiyang and other dozens of people with him, and rushed westward non-stop. Finally, on the tenth day of August, he arrived at Lixia City in Jibei County.

Lixia is Jinan in later generations, and 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 on his way the two times he passed by. He didn't bother to see the Baotu Spring that was still spraying water naturally. He only asked people who came to Luoxing Palace in advance. Visitor: "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 Zen ceremony, so he said: "I dare to speak to the young master. Your Majesty has arrived in Zouxian County and is offering sacrifices to Yishan..."

Zouxian County is in Xue County, the base camp of Confucianism, and Yishan Mountain is also called Dongshan. It is said that Confucius "climbed Dongshan Mountain to make Lu small, and climbed Taishan Mountain to make the world small." Therefore, under the interpretation of Confucian scholars, climbing Yishan Mountain became An appetizer before Mount Tai's ceremony.

Although the emperor didn't like Confucian scholars very much, he had raised Doctor Seventy 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, let's go up there and take a look. It happens to be a place where the prime minister, imperial officials and others can discuss with the Confucian scholars of Qi and Lu about carving stones, praising the virtues of Qin, 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. On August 12, they arrived at the foot of Mount Tai. Qin Shihuang's eastward patrol had just arrived here.

Before he could meet Qin Shihuang, Hei Fu first met an acquaintance, Yang Xi, who had been ordered by Qin Shihuang to go to Nanchang to promote him.

Nowadays, Yang Huan is already a fifth official. He is responsible for driving the emperor's car and organizing the residence and transportation in Mount Tai. He has a lot of power.

Yang Huan knew that Hei Fu's status was much higher than before, so she 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 Tongwu Wang Ben, Liehou Wuchenghou Wang Li, Lunhou Jianchenghou Zhao Hai, Lunhou Wuxinhou Feng Wuze, and You Prime Minister Li Si , Zuo Prime Minister Wang Wan, Qing Wang Wu, the five great masters Ziying..."

Good guy, Heifu 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 North County. They were veterans of the Qin Zhao era and had accumulated meritorious service and had reached the position of great concubine. After the great victory in the North, he relied on his logistical skills to finally accompany 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, so that those with real power had ordinary titles, while those without real power had high titles, to achieve a delicate balance. 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, Heifu couldn't help but be surprised when he heard later that Qin Shihuang's nephew, "Zi Ying", the son of Chang'an Jun Chengyu, who had rebelled against the country in his early years, was here, but there was no young master Fusu.

"What did this upright boy do to make his father angry?"

Yang Zhen knew that Heifu had worked with the young master Fusu. 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 him, but the eldest son did not agree with the title of Zen!"

"The 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 No. Your Majesty also said that the rebellion among the princes lasted 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 fell victim to his crimes and the world was at peace. Although the suffering of the people has been relieved, the wealth and energy are still there. They were all used to help the court attack the Xiongnu and the Yueshi, but they were not very substantial. At this time when the people were hungry, cold and tired, they wanted to achieve success in heaven and earth? I think it is 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 and repay heaven for one's merits. Zen refers to worshiping the landowner at Liangfu Mountain next to Mount Tai in order to repay the land for its merits.

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 Wuhuai, Fuxi, Shennong, Yandi, Huangdi, Yao, Shun, Yu, etc. They all held a Zen ceremony, but after three generations, no one did it.

Heifu was uneducated, so it’s unclear whether this was true or not, but Qin Shihuang obviously believed it. After unifying the six kingdoms, the emperor wanted to tour the east three years ago to enshrine Zen. Because the matter in the northwest has been delayed until now, the Xiongnu and Yueshi are now in ruins. His great achievements have been accomplished, and he is about to proudly show off to the world. Showing off his great achievements, all the ministers and scholars praised him, but only his eldest son poured a basin of ice water down on him. Would Qin Shihuang be happy?

Of course, there is no need to guess the consequences. Qin Shihuang was angry and did not want to take care of his eldest son. 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 hearing this, Heifu only felt a toothache. Although Fusu's words were relevant to the current situation, he was too upright and did not speak in a roundabout way. 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 His Majesty's perfect governance..."

The emperor was overjoyed when he heard this and exempted 300 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 thought to himself:

"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 imagination and present all kinds of auspiciousness to build momentum for Feng Chan!"

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Heifu was able to witness the Feng Chan ceremony, but he only had a superficial understanding of these ancient rituals. Knowing what he knew was what he didn't know, so before he came, he humbly asked Jimo's "Three Elders of the County" Fuqiubo to make up lessons.

Fu Qiubo told him that the ancient etiquette of conferring Zen was unknown. The most recent time 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. He first stated some cases of Zen conferment since ancient times, and then pointed out that only "ordained" monarchs could be conferring Zen, hoping to dispel Qi Huangong's idea.

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, so stick to your point of view.

Seeing this, Guan Zhong had no choice but to change his strategy and dissuade him again on the grounds that there were no magical auspiciousness such as the winged bird, the flounder, the phoenix and the unicorn. In the end, Duke Huan followed Guan Zhong's suggestion and did not carry out the Zen 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." The Xia Dynasty 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". The winter of October is the beginning of each year. The color is black, the scale is six, and the sound is 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.

As expected by Heifu, when they passed through the layers of defense formed by Lang Weijun and entered the palace, officials from Jibei and Xue counties were scrambling to present auspicious signs 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 whose fur looked like a deer, that is, a roe deer. Sheriff Xue thought that this was the Kirin that Confucius met before his death.

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 this was really a good thing brought about by the good fortune of heaven and earth and the wind of the king.

The county magistrates of Boyang and Zouxian counties even offered geese with twin eggs, willows with catkins in August, and any unusual things as auspicious gifts.

Hei Fu couldn't help but lamented that in 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 whole 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, Heifu walked through the palace courtyard, which was filled with the sounds of birds and animals, like a zoo and exhibition hall. After more than half a year, he met Qin Shi Huang again.

The emperor was still aloof and proud, but his face was hidden by the curtain. He was neither happy nor angry. He seemed to be tired of all the 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 the unicorn, 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, in addition to Qin Shihuang, Wang Bi, Wang Li, Li Si, Zhao Gao, and even the alchemists Lu Ao and Hou Sheng all looked at Heifu. They wanted to know that this person was praised highly by the emperor and said, "Heifu has come from "You haven't let me down." How would he respond to the feudal official?

Captain Hei paid homage and said, "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.

Warlock Fang Lu Ao heard this, but there was a trace of doubt 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 good luck!"

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 Shi Huang also looked at Hei Fu again, only to see him smiling:

"I heard that Your Majesty is coming. In Yeyi, Jiaodong, there are tens of thousands of newly-granted landowners, farmhands, and mediocre people. These are humble people who have never been ruled by the Qin Dynasty since ancient times, 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's Kangding and long-lasting benefits!"

"I have also heard that God sees me and the people see me, and God hears me and the people listen! When the people shout long live, so does the sky shout long live."

Hei Fu bowed again and said, "This is the only auspiciousness in Jiaodong!"

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