The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 476 Volume Cao Pi's Fengshan Stone Inscription
Hua Xin.

Fengshan at Mount Tai?

As soon as Liu Xie heard it, he knew what the other party wanted to do.

"Put a hat on me, so that I can be on par with the former king, and then I can continue to insist on my own intuition about the connection between heaven and man?"

"How come these scholars have been using the same tricks for so many years, without any innovation?"

Sima Yi remembered——

"In the past, the first emperor Ying Zheng held a ceremony for Fengshan on Mount Tai to show that he was appointed by heaven. The Confucian scholars had different opinions and it was difficult to implement. So he dismissed all the Confucian scholars and borrowed the original Qin State's ceremony of offering sacrifices to the Emperor Yong to Fengshan, Chan Liangfu, and carved a stone to praise Qin's virtues."

"So, Fengshan and the theory of the connection between heaven and man are actually not that relevant. If Your Majesty wants to Fengshan, no one can say anything."

The Fengshan ceremony is solemn and sacred.

But this "solemnity and sacredness" is constantly packaged.

Sima Qian, the Grand Historian, once said in his "Book of Fengshan": The Fengshan ceremony "sometimes took more than a thousand years in the distant past, and some took hundreds of years in the recent past, so its rituals have been lost and its details cannot be recorded."

Even Confucius himself went to Mount Tai to look for traces of Fengshan, but he could not find any traces. When he was teaching his disciples the Six Arts, he said awkwardly: "The rituals of the sacrificial vessels are not clear, so it is hard to describe them."

That is why Sima Yi said that this matter might not be related to the theory of the connection between heaven and man compiled by Dong Zhongshu, so as to reassure the emperor.

"never mind."

Liu Xie waved his hand.

"As the Son of Heaven, why am I thinking about ascending Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods instead of studying how to recover Liaodong and replenish the treasury?"

A Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai, without mentioning its political impact.

The money it spent alone is probably enough to cover all the expenses for this expedition to Liaodong.

Liu Xie felt that it was not worth it to spend such a huge amount of money just to climb a mountain.

"Hua Xin and his people are just relying on their status as celebrities, thinking that I won't kill them for the sake of my reputation, so they continue to jump around, hoping to promote the Fengshan event... With Zhongda's wisdom, can't you see this?"

Sima Yi could certainly see this.

"I just thought that Your Majesty also wanted to offer sacrifices to the gods..."

Sima Yi felt a little embarrassed when the emperor revealed his thoughts.

"After all, Fengshan is to prove that it is the destiny..."

"Come on, come on."

Liu Xie was also in a bad mood.

"I've never heard that Emperor Gaozu also came to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods before receiving the Mandate of Heaven."

"Even if it was Emperor Qin Shi Huang, it would be hard for him to ensure that his foundation would last for two generations."

"If the people in Qingzhou and Yanzhou rebel because of the Fengshan ceremony, then my Fengshan ceremony will become a huge joke!"

Liu Xie was really not interested in Fengshan.

Several emperors who have been enthroned now——

The First Emperor Ying Zheng died during the reign of the Second Qin Emperor.

Emperor Xiaowu, who abdicated five times, almost brought about the destruction of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Guangwu, Emperor Xiaozhang, Emperor Xiaoan...

Although each of them has his own achievements, except for Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, the reputation and achievements of the other two are far inferior to those of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen and Emperor Zhongzong Xiaoxuan.

Liu Xie really had no intention of getting involved in such matters.

"Zhongda, go see them off and tell them that I am not forcing them to accept Wang Chong's Lun Heng. If they are willing to continue studying the connection between heaven and man, then let them do it, but don't show up in front of me anymore!"

Sima Yi went out, met Hua Xin, and told him what the emperor had said.

But Hua Xin still did not give up——

"Guan Zhong said: In ancient times, there were 72 families who enfeoffed Mount Tai and worshipped Liangfu, and I recorded 12 of them. In the past, Wu Huai enfeoffed Mount Tai and worshipped it; Fu Xi enfeoffed Mount Tai and worshipped it; Shen Nong enfeoffed Mount Tai and worshipped it; Emperor Yan enfeoffed Mount Tai and worshipped it; Emperor Huang enfeoffed Mount Tai and worshipped it; Zhuan Xu enfeoffed Mount Tai and worshipped it; Emperor Ku enfeoffed Mount Tai and worshipped it; Yao enfeoffed Mount Tai and worshipped it; Shun enfeoffed Mount Tai and worshipped it; Yu enfeoffed Mount Tai and worshipped it; Tang enfeoffed Mount Tai and worshipped it; King Cheng of Zhou enfeoffed Mount Tai and worshipped the head of the society: they all received orders and were able to enfeoff and worship it!"

"Today's emperor is a sage king who is following the footsteps of the ancient kings. How can he not follow the ancient rituals and go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods to prove the will of heaven?"

In the past, great scholars like Hua Xin were somewhat filtered in Sima Yi's eyes.

But as the connection between heaven and man was completely banned by the emperor, this filter was also ruthlessly torn apart by him.

Especially after Sima Yi gradually became involved in political affairs, he no longer had any filters for these great Confucian scholars, and even felt a little disgusted with them.

Well!
After all, court officials only have to deal with official documents, but these wild scholars have a lot to consider!
What is this to prove the Emperor's mandate, what is this to respect the ancient rituals, what is this to please the gods...

As for spending money?

It's not their money that is being spent, and they don't have to work, so what does it have to do with them?
Sima Yi is now the court attendant and has the emperor's order, so naturally he will not indulge Hua Xin.

"When I was in Guanzhong, I often went to Taibai Academy to study with great scholars like Cai Bojie and Liu Jingsheng."

"Privately, I also interact with intelligent people like Kong Ming and De Zu."

"They all think that the Heaven-Man Induction should indeed be abandoned!"

"You just said that you want the emperor to follow the footsteps of the previous kings and the rule of the Three Dynasties. Do you think that the Three Dynasties were better than the current Han Dynasty?"

"Since you think the three generations are better, why don't you farm the fields, build houses, and weave clothes yourself?"

Although Sima Yi could not fully understand the general trend of the times, the rebelliousness and violence in his bones made him believe that it was right to follow the emperor now.

The rule of three generations?

Whoever wants to go back can go back. Anyway, Sima Yi wants to wear silk from Shu, eat mutton from Beiting, wear beautiful jade from the Western Regions, and live his life walking on the brand new Chang'an Street!

Hua Xin never expected that a young man like Sima Yi would dare to speak to him like this!
He couldn't help but frowned: "I once worshipped Taiwei Chen Qiu as my teacher. Lu Zhi, Zheng Xuan, and Guan Ning were all my fellow students. How dare you speak to me like this?"

Seeing Hua Xin using his seniority to bully others, Sima Yi became even more disdainful.

"If it weren't for Grand Tutor Dong Zhuo who brought a silver plating to the court and petitioned the court to overturn the verdicts of the scholars who were caught in the Party Imprisonment, they would still be rebels today. What can they say now?"

"And I once heard that it was you who encouraged Yuan Tan to become king, believing that Yuan Tan had a destiny and should follow the example of his ancestor Chen Wan and establish a kingdom in Qi. Is that true or not?"

"Even the Jian'an Code, which has a lighter punishment, imposes the death penalty on all nine generations of the family for treason! The emperor does not want to implicate too many scholars, so he does not pursue you, the toad Confucianists! You do not repent and do not know how to appreciate the emperor's tolerance. Instead, you provoke him again and again. Do you really think the emperor's sword is not sharp enough?"

Hua Xin covered his chest and pointed at Sima Yi with his hands, his eyes popping out: "You! You!!!"

Sima Yi was too lazy to argue with Hua Xin anymore, so he just turned around and left.

Compared to these mortal Confucian scholars, Sima Yi still felt more comfortable staying by the emperor's side!

As expected, these words of Sima Yi and Hua Xin were spread.

For a time, the Confucian scholars of Qi and Lu were extremely indignant!
These Confucian scholars of Qi and Lu are actually the biggest supporters of the theory of the correspondence between heaven and man, and they are also the toad Confucian scholars who are now reviled by people.

The military defeat had already made them more panicked, and they thought of making a comeback politically by "Fengshan at Mount Tai". Unexpectedly, Emperor Liu Xie didn't care at all!

This is the sacred Fengshan!

Is it really right for the emperor to do so?
"The emperor today does not respect the way of heaven and is truly a tyrant!"

If one doesn't even follow the communication between heaven and man, is he still a human being?

Son of Heaven, Son of Heaven, if you don’t even worship God, can you still be called the Son of Heaven?

For a time, all kinds of violent remarks spread across the land of Qi and Lu!
……

"absurd!"

Emperor Liu Xie was not in a hurry yet, but Cao Pi could not help but write a letter to the emperor, requesting him to kill one to warn the rest and impose the death penalty on these useless Confucians!

There was certainly a reason why Cao Pi acted like this.

In terms of stance, since he was a graduate of the imperial examination system, he would definitely stand firmly against the toad Confucianists.

In terms of interests, his father Cao Cao was about to make amends and launch an expedition to Liaodong.

If these little Confucian scholars messed up the plan, Cao Pi might even want to kill them! "The scholar has been rebelling for three years, so why are you in such a hurry?"

Liu Xie was unmoved and continued to sort out Qingzhou's people's livelihood, politics and logistical preparations step by step every day.

"If even Kongming lanterns and Kongming mirrors can't convince them, how can anything else convince them?"

"Lunheng" now has a lot of examples to prove its point.

Not to mention the illusory, fabricated and forcibly related "resonance between heaven and man", even if "The Analects of Confucius" jumped out, "Lunheng" would still be able to compete.

It's simply because the land of Qi and Lu is the base camp of those toad Confucian scholars, so it seems particularly noisy!
"Your Majesty, are you just going to ignore them?"

At this moment, Cao Pi looked like he would "always support the Holy Emperor" and was full of fighting spirit!
Seeing this, Liu Xie swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth...

It is definitely not a wise move to argue with these small-minded Confucian scholars now.

Because these idiots are not here to prove something, they are here to debate...

The way of "Lunheng" can prove that you are right.

But because the "induction between heaven and man" is completely far-fetched, no one can prove that they are wrong...

This inherent disadvantage meant that "Lunheng" was doomed to be unable to defeat "Tianren Ganying" in debate in a short period of time.

"Lunheng" still needs time, technology and talents to slowly fill out this skeleton.

"but……"

"But since Zihuan is like this, I can't let you ignore this matter."

A long-lost smirk appeared on Liu Xie's face.

"Zihuan, do you want to go to Fengshan?"

"what?"

Cao Pi asked in confusion: "Doesn't the emperor intend to hold a ceremony of enshrinement?"

"I told you to go to Fengshan."

thump!
Cao Pi's legs softened and he knelt on the ground smoothly. He opened his eyes and started crying: "Your Majesty, please don't scare me with such words! I will only serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly, why do you tease me like this!"

Fengshan, that is what the emperor does!

If Cao Pi dares to go to Fengshan, does that mean he doesn't want his nine clans anymore?
Cao Pi was sure that as long as he agreed to this matter, his father Cao Cao would really dare to draw out the Sword of Heavenly Conqueror and stomp his dog head off with one blow!
"I'm not kidding you, I'm serious!"

"what?"

Cao Pi had nothing to live for.

He thought a lot at this moment.

When I was young...

When I was young...

And the first time I went to Nvlu...

Seeing that Cao Pi was about to start his revolving lantern, Liu Xie quickly scolded him: "What are you thinking about?"

"I am thinking about how to serve Your Majesty in the next life!"

"..."

Sima Yi, who was standing next to him, couldn't help laughing, and at the same time he began to worry about Yang Xiu who was still in Chang'an.

If this continues, Cao Pi will probably replace Yang Xiu as the emperor's bootlicker!
Liu Xie was also speechless for a while.

"I didn't intend for you to die!"

"To be promoted to a higher position means to be elevated; to be abdicated to the Liangfu foundation means to be broadened and thickened; to be engraved on a stone means to record one's own achievements and to show one's merit."

"Anyone who is enshrined in the Heavenly Palace must carve a stone. Do you know that?"

Cao Pi was naturally clear about this.

"In the past, Emperor Qin Shi Huang carved 147 characters on the top of Mount Tai to show his achievements... After that, all emperors of all dynasties followed the example of Emperor Qin Shi Huang when performing Fengshan rituals."

Liu Xie was powerless to complain about this.

Otherwise, it is said that the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system.

Even the process of carving a stone during the Fengshan ceremony has to be learned. Role-playing is truly engraved in their bones.

"Since you understand, I will order you to go to Mount Tai and carve a stone tablet for me."

"what?"

Cao Pi pointed at himself in disbelief: "Me?"

"Am I worthy?"

……

The stone carvings on Mount Tai are a display of the emperor's achievements to heaven.

If the emperor doesn't go, is it really a good idea to let him go alone?

But Cao Pi did not dare to disobey the order.

Even, there is some longing.

There were six emperors who performed Fengshan at Mount Tai.

But he was probably the only one who went to Mount Tai to carve the stone on behalf of the emperor!
Is it possible that my name will appear in history books in the future?
Cao Pi immediately asked the emperor: "May I ask what should be engraved on the stone of Mount Tai?"

"Copy all the contents of Lun Heng except the theory of destiny to me!"

what! ?

In an instant, Cao Pi understood the emperor’s “evil intentions”!
They actually carved Wang Chong’s “Lun Heng” on Mount Tai?

What is the difference between this and Shang Yang peeing in the Confucius Temple?
Cao Pi suspected that he would be beaten to death by those useless Confucian scholars before he even reached the top of Mount Tai!

"His Majesty……"

"What? Are you scared?"

"how come!"

Cao Pi gave the emperor a smile that was uglier than crying.

"The emperor has given orders, and I will obey them! But..."

"Just what?"

"Your Majesty, please send me some guards, otherwise I'm afraid I'll be beaten to death."

"I was beaten to death. Not being able to honor my parents is a minor matter, but not being able to serve Your Majesty is a major matter!"

After hearing this, Liu Xie also laughed out loud.

"Okay! I'll send some soldiers to protect you!"

"in addition……"

Liu Xie changed the subject, and suddenly there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

"Even if I don't go, you are ordered to carve the stone, which is still considered as part of the Fengshan ceremony."

"If those idiots dare to stop you from carving the stone, they will be treated as treason and you will have to deal with it yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Pi immediately fell to the ground in loyalty: "I obey your command!"

"I will definitely carve this stone tablet for Your Majesty before the Liaodong War is over!"

(End of this chapter)