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Chapter 82 Why didn’t Zhu Yuanzhang go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods?
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"Zhuge Kongming, a god-like figure."

During the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian, looked at the sky with envy.

When Yang Jian saw Tianmu mention his Sui Dynasty, he was in a good mood. He ended hundreds of years of disputes, cleaned up the mess left by the Sima family, and created the Kaihuang Reign. How could the Jin Dynasty founded by the Sima family be qualified to compare with him?
However, when he saw the words "Sui and Tang", his expression gradually turned cold.

"Humph, what do you mean my Great Sui Dynasty got away with it? Li Yuan is clearly a traitor who stole the country!"

Yang Jian was indignant. Without him ending the century-long conflict and initiating the Kaihuang Reign, how could the Li Tang Dynasty prosper so quickly?
It was clear that Li Tang benefited from the Sui Dynasty!
Just as Yang Jian was feeling indignant, a new title appeared on the sky curtain.

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[Why did Zhu Yuanzhang go to Zijin Mountain instead of Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods? ]

As the story is told on the screen, the scene of Zhu Yuanzhang's Fengshan ceremony at Purple Mountain appears on the screen.

[“Your Highness Zhu Yuanzhang, I bow to the heavens, the sun, the moon, the mountains and rivers, and the tombs of the ancestors of the past dynasties. Since the end of the Song Dynasty, the Mandate of Heaven has ruled the Central Plains from the desert for more than a hundred years, and now the reign has also ended.”]

[“As a minister, I will follow the will of Heaven and obey the people. I will eliminate the troubles that have existed for a hundred years and pacify the warlords in the north and south. On the fourth day of the first lunar month, I will offer sacrifices on the top of Purple Gold Mountain to announce to the Emperor of Heaven and Earth that I will establish the Ming Dynasty and establish the Hongwu Era!”]

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Looking at the high-spirited appearance of the actor who played Lao Zhu in the film and television drama, Qin Shi Huang, Han Wudi, and Tang Zong felt deeply moved and at the same time, they couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Why didn't Zhu Yuanzhang go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth?
It should be noted that the Fengshan Ceremony at Mount Tai was the highest level of sacrificial ceremony performed by ancient emperors. Generally, founding emperors or monarchs with great achievements would go to Mount Tai to worship the Emperor of Heaven in order to thank heaven for its protection.

As the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang came to the throne in the most legitimate way. Coming from a commoner, he drove away the troubles that had plagued the country for a century, promoted the spirit of the Han people, and ascended the throne to be crowned emperor. As a founding emperor, he was undoubtedly qualified to go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.

Therefore, when everyone learned that Zhu Yuanzhang did not choose Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods, they were all a little puzzled.

Fortunately, Tianmu quickly gave an explanation.

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[Because before Zhu Yuanzhang, there was a weird person who lowered the value of the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai. Zhu Yuanzhang really couldn't afford to lose face with that person, so he had to choose to hold the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Zijin.]

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The power of one person lowered the value of the Fengshan Ceremony at Mount Tai.

Shameful...

Seeing these words, Zulong couldn't help but breathe faster.

The most grand sacrifice is the sacrifice to the Emperor of Heaven, among the sacrifices to the Emperor of Heaven, the most solemn is the Fengshan, and the highest standard of Fengshan is the Fengshan at Mount Tai.

Fengshan can be traced back to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

Feng means reporting one's merits to heaven, and Chan means declaring one's achievements to the earth.

The reason for choosing Mount Tai for the Fengshan ceremony was to stand in the place closest to heaven, communicate with heaven, explain one's own achievements to heaven, and beg for heaven's protection. Such a grand sacrifice can only be performed by those with extraordinary merits.

After Duke Huan of Qi united the nine states and brought peace to the world, he wanted to go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. However, he was slapped in the face by Guan Zhong because he was not qualified!

This shows how high the threshold for Fengshan in Mount Tai is.

Therefore, Ying Zheng was very confused. Since when did the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai become associated with the word "shameful"?

What happened in the middle!
Who is this bastard who has lowered the value of the Fengshan Ceremony at Mount Tai?
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【There are seven emperors who performed Fengshan in history. Let's talk about them one by one. The first one is of course the first emperor of all time, Qin Shi Huang. With his achievements in sweeping across the universe and unifying China, it's not too much to perform Fengshan, right?】

【Then Zulong told the Lord of Heaven that his son had made great achievements. He unified China, standardized the writing system and the wheel gauge, and standardized the weights and measures. He carried forward the legacy of the six dynasties, and ruled the world with his long strategy. He swallowed up the two Zhou dynasties and destroyed the princes. He took on the supreme authority and controlled the world. He whipped the world with a whip and shook the world with his power.】

[In the south, he took the land of the Hundred Yue and made it Guilin and Xiangjun. The rulers of the Hundred Yue bowed their heads and tied their necks, and submitted to his orders. ] [He ordered Meng Tian to build the Great Wall in the north to guard the frontier, and to push back the Xiongnu for more than 700 miles. The Hu people did not dare to go south to graze their horses, and the soldiers did not dare to bend their bows to complain. ]

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"Good! Great good!"

"Come here, write down what Tianmu said!"

Reading Jia Yi's "On the Qin Dynasty", Ying Zheng was overjoyed. He felt the joy of reading a good article, and was also looking forward to the reaction of the people of the world when they saw what Tianmu said.

At the same time, he decided that when he went to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth in the future, he would use this summary on the sky curtain to comfort the heavens.

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[The second one is Emperor Wu of Han. He went up to the Heavenly God and told him that he had expanded his territory. The territory was very large. He defeated the Xiongnu and made them flee in panic. He also destroyed Nanyue and made all the small countries in the Western Regions submit to him. Our land area is now more than 10 million square kilometers, more than doubled.]

[Haotian God took one look and thought, well, these descendants are not bad, so he gave them a thumbs up.]

[The third one is Emperor Guangwu of Han. When Emperor Guangwu of Han came to power, he said, "I have unified the Han Dynasty again, and the land is about the same as during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. Moreover, I have worked hard to be a good emperor, and the people's lives are much better than during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han."]

[When God saw this, he said, "Thank you for your hard work, child. You managed to get through such a difficult situation and did such a good job. It is very gratifying."

[Tang Gaozong Li Zhi was the fourth to go up and told the heaven that our territory had reached the point where you could say how big it was. As far as the eye could see, the vast land west of Chang'an was all our Tang territory. All nations came to pay tribute and all the seas and seas were willing to pay tribute.]

[God took a look and thought, “Not bad, my descendants will not be a problem for me, so I will go to sleep.” But just as God closed his eyes, a woman came up. God was very curious and asked her why she came up. She was called Wu Zetian. When asked why she came up, she hesitated and could not say anything.]

[Just when I was about to ask what was going on, the God Emperor spoke up, saying that since my husband is here, can’t I come up and take a look? And by the way, tell God that you finally have a daughter.]

[God saw that it was indeed not easy for the woman, and she had not caused any serious trouble, so she was barely qualified. ]

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"What? So, this Wu Zetian is Zhier's queen?"

Li Shimin's head was buzzing. Now he finally figured out the relationship between Wu Zetian and his Li Tang dynasty.

Although he had guessed it long ago, Li Shimin still found it difficult to accept when the truth finally came out.

"What's wrong with Zhi'er? How can I let a woman usurp my Li Tang dynasty?"

Li Shimin was very depressed, but fortunately his descendants worked hard to help clean up the mess, otherwise Zhier would have been a sinner of the Tang Dynasty.

"Forget it, if a woman becomes emperor, then she will become emperor."

Li Shimin shook his head. Ever since the Tianmu was built, his horizons had broadened a lot. The rise and fall of dynasties were caused by the times. In addition, the Tang Dynasty eventually returned to the hands of the Li family, so he did not blame Li Zhi too much.

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[When God opened his eyes again, he saw a man named Li Longji, who said that he had established a prosperous Tang Dynasty. God became excited and said that the descendants of the Tang Dynasty were great. This was the third one. He thought that this dynasty was really great.]

[God looked down and saw that the young man had done a good job. However, before he could praise him, An Lushan and Shi Siming broke out and the war continued. God was speechless. The young man had done a good job and was a wise ruler, but he lost his integrity in his later years. What a pity.]

[Helplessly, God sighed and fell into a deep sleep. As a result, a hundred years passed in a hurry during this sleep.]

[When God was woken up again, he looked down and saw that the north was completely gone. You still have the nerve to come up and ask God for help. What the hell are you asking for help? How can you have the nerve? ]

[God suppressed his anger and asked, only to find out that this guy's name was Zhao Heng. God couldn't help but get angry and asked what merits he had. Zhao Heng said proudly, "I personally led the army to defeat the Liao army in Puyang, Henan, and I recognized him as my brother and signed the Treaty of Chanyuan with their queen mother. As long as I give my brother 100,000 taels of silver and donate 200,000 horses every year, he will not fight me."]

[I only spent 30 yuan to bring peace between Song and Liao for nearly 200 years. How do you think I did? ]

[Moreover, I have built many temples and palaces, wasting manpower and money, just to come and see you. Look how filial I am as a son. Isn't it enough to make you proud? ]

(End of this chapter)