As Mao hour arrives, the first glimmer of light appears in the sky.
Suddenly, a dull drum beat sounded in the front hall, and then more and more drum beats joined in. For a while, the entire Xianyang Palace was echoing with the deafening drum beat, which lasted for twelve times at the climax and then suddenly stopped.
Then came the sound of chimes, and the sound of the collision of metal and stone was clear and sweet, as if to drive away the dull drum sound.
While I was enjoying the ringing of the bells, Feng Chang shouted: "The Great Court Meeting has begun!"
The twelve doctors shouted at the same time: "The First Emperor of Qin has arrived!"
I saw Qin Shihuang slowly walking out of the Xianyang Palace. At this time, the morning sun was rising slowly from the horizon. The rising sun sprinkled the first golden light on the First Emperor, shining on his black court clothes and the same black waistband. On the left side of the robe is a deer sword, and on the right is a sapphire ring. He wears a six-foot crown that reaches the sky, as if all the light in the world is contained in his big sleeves like the Six Kingdoms.
The wealth of an emperor is unparalleled!
Ying Zheng walked to the high platform in front of the palace and stood on the high platform. Everyone in front of the palace bowed and saluted, shouting in unison: "Ten thousand years for the emperor! Ten thousand years for the Qin Dynasty!"
The remaining seven tones immediately joined the bell, playing together a soul-stirring note that further highlighted Ying Zheng’s majesty as an emperor through the ages.
In about a quarter of an hour, the music reaches its climax and ends.
Feng Chang then shouted: "The First Emperor of Qin offered sacrifices to heaven and earth!"
At this time, everyone in front of the palace went together to perform the first ceremony, and the First Emperor worshiped the heaven and the earth in sequence according to the process, and the Taishi recited the sacrificial inscription:
In the thirty-sixth year of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, fortunately, God showed his kindness... The emperor's actions followed the way of heaven and the virtue of the earth. He prayed for blessings all over the world and nourished the nine states. !
'It's so long... Taishi is also a talented person, much longer than "Yueyang Tower"...' Lying on the ground, almost drowsy, I just wanted to go back to bed and sleep. In addition to reciting sacrificial inscriptions, the emperor also had to offer tributes and perform many prescribed actions. The sacrifice to heaven and earth alone took almost more than half an hour.
Fortunately, apart from offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, there is no need to perform head-offering rituals in other processes, otherwise it would be quite tiring to put your forehead on the ground all the time...
After finally finishing the sacrifice, everyone stood up and returned to their feet during Feng Chang's concluding remarks.
Then the emperor inspected the grain tributes from various places, and then emphatically praised Neishi, Ba, Shu, Yingchuan and other major grain-producing counties... It was close to noon after this set of procedures. Although it was already late autumn and early winter, the sun was still shining. It's very strong, but it's impossible to give water...
What follows is the emperor's announcement of a new era.
The Taishi continued to talk about the destiny of heaven and the rule of the country for ten thousand years... Finally, he announced that he would be the First Emperor for thirty-seven years from today.
The next focus was Prime Minister Li Si's announcement of policies for the new year, which mainly focused on the collection of corvees. Taxes were not mentioned much because there was no more to be added. The collection of corvees alone made everyone's minds clouded. A shadow...
Because the Qin Dynasty only had two meals a day, the first main meal was eaten around 9 a.m., which was called a big meal, and the second meal was eaten around 4 p.m., which was called a snack. It's past noon now, and everyone is used to not eating at noon, so they can still bear it. But when they heard that the corvee was going to be increased again, some people were a little dizzy. Ten years had passed since the unification of the world, and the people could no longer bear the heavier corvee...
Just when everyone was distracted, Li Si's voice continued to sound, reciting the eighth order, once again breaking the peace of the court meeting:
The First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty commanded the destiny of Heaven:
Now the world has been decided. Since I inherited the fate of heaven and was honored as emperor, I have visited the world four times to stabilize the nine states and comfort my subjects.
Now that the Hulu are in the north, Baiyue is stable, water conservancy is smooth, the road is extended, farming and mulberry are in season, and the country is in peace. In order to make the ancestral temple prosperous and the people admire virtue, I will patrol eastward in early spring.
However, political affairs are increasing, and I am unable to cope with them. Young Master Fusu has always had a reputation as a virtuous man, he is wise in politics, and has impeccable virtues. He established the crown prince to relieve my worries. Announce it to the world and send envoys to hear it. The First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty issued a decree in the thirty-seventh year of his reign.
The front of the palace was still calm, with only Li Si's voice echoing in the air. But if everyone's voices could make a sound, the Xianyang Palace at this time was about to be overthrown by everyone's voices.
The fifth inspection! The first four inspections were conducted when the Six Kingdoms had just been unified. At that time, the inspections could indeed deter the remnants of the Six Kingdoms and demonstrate the majesty of the Qin Dynasty. But as the emperor became more and more conceited, each inspection tour was farther than the previous one, the number of civilians recruited was larger, and more and more food and grass were consumed!
What surprised everyone even more was that the emperor would actually appoint a prince. With the emperor's character and obsession with immortality, how could he possibly appoint a prince at this time? How amazing! Weird!
I wasn't too shocked at this time, after all, I had heard hints before. Moreover, until now, I still regard myself as a spectator. I am not sure whether I am dreaming or whether I can really break the time and space barrier and travel to the Qin Dynasty two thousand years ago.
I know the fate of the Qin Dynasty too well. Although it seems to be somewhat deviated from history now, on the whole, no decisive events that can change history happened. Even the most deviant thing from the historical trajectory of Fusu being established as the prince, I think it may be corrected by the power of the unknown.
'If the First Emperor still died in the sand dunes during his fifth eastward tour, so what if he established a crown prince? The Zhongche Mansion Order named Li might have collaborated with Li Si to tamper with the imperial edict. Or maybe the First Emperor had other ideas and finally decided to change the imperial edict. Maybe Hu Hai will be the second emperor, hey, what a bother...'
With everyone having different thoughts, the Great Court Meeting finally came to an end.
After Feng Chang announced that the court meeting was over, everyone saluted and sent the emperor away, and the others left the palace in order. It was already the end of the day, and everyone dispersed to eat their own meals and then return to the official office for work.
Not only do I, Da Qin, not take holidays, I also don’t pay attention to meals during meetings...
However, those ministers who were going to attend the small court meeting could enjoy the meals provided by the emperor in the side hall. It is said to be a meal, but it is actually a bowl of corn porridge, a few dishes of Huocai, and sunflower vegetables. There are not many vegetables during this period, and meat is mainly eaten. However, in order to prevent ministers from eating meat or eating too much and "disrespecting in front of the palace", so I just want everyone to have some food in their stomachs so that they won't faint from hunger. After all, there are many elderly ministers among them.
No one talked during the meal. There was a special censor watching from the side. Anyone who whispered to each other during the meal, had an indecent posture while eating, or poisoned someone... will be recorded one by one. Maybe you will be impeached one day. There was one of them.
Not long after, everyone finished their meal and stood in line in the Xianyang Palace, preparing to report their duties to the emperor. At this time, only ministers reported to the emperor, and members of the royal family who were not appointed officials could only listen from the side.
Umrah meetings in the past were generally relatively peaceful. First, everyone knew what to say and what not to say, and they almost always reported good news but not bad news, unless they could no longer hold back; second, the First Emperor was almost arbitrary, and there was generally no dispute over his decisions. Therefore, except for the occasional reprimand for those who were short-sighted, there were very few cases that made the emperor have murderous intentions.
But what no one expected was that this court meeting would involve a major case because of one person...
