"Sister-in-law, I heard that Linzi has a population greater than Xianyang and is the largest city in the world?"
"Sister-in-law, it is said that Mount Tai is as high as the sky, so this place is called Qidi. Can we touch the sky if we stand on Mount Tai?
"Sister-in-law...
After Qin Shihuang offered sacrifices at Mount Yi, on the way to Mount Tai, the voice of Hu Hai, a little kid, kept ringing in Zhao Tuo's ears.
I don’t know if it was because Zhao Tuo pretended to use the theory of destiny during Emperor Yishan’s Q&A.
In short, he attracted Hu Hai's attention.
After coming down from the mountain, Hu Hai got entangled with Zhao Tuo. Not only did he follow him all the way to ask questions, but when he got behind, he even squeezed into Zhao Tuo's car and chattered in his ear.
The First Emperor seemed to be happy to see his beloved youngest son getting close to Zhao Tuo. He was all smiles and had no intention of stopping him.
Hu Hai is twelve years old this year, which would be the sixth grade of primary school in later generations. He is in the most naughty stage and has extremely high energy, which makes Zhao Tuo miserable all the way.
The most important thing is that this little guy Hu Hai does not address Zhao Tuo by his title, but calls him brother-in-law. He shows that he is very close to Zhao Tuo, and the seemingly endless questions that come out of his mouth make Zhao Tuo hate him. Teeth itchy.
This made Zhao Tuo feel that compared with raising a baby, fighting with the enemy's wits and courage on the battlefield was really heaven.
"It would be great if Manman were here. He would just slap him and make this little thing scream."
Zhao Tuo thought a lot in his head and looked at Hu Hai with a somewhat wary look.
Compared with Zi Ying, who has a kind and honest personality, the name Hu Hai, the "Second Emperor of Qin", struck Zhao Tuo like a thunderbolt. Even though Hu Hai was still just a child, precaution was always indispensable.
After slightly adapting to Hu Hai's harassment, Zhao Tuo gradually regained the initiative with words. After a few weird stories, the little kid's eyes widened and he began to be led by Zhao Tuo.
"I heard that you studied under the orders of Zhongche Fu. I wonder what you learned on weekdays?"
Zhao Tuo launched a test.
Hu Hai curled his lips and said: "I just learned some Qin laws and Shang Jun's laws, but those things are not interesting and very boring. Fortunately, the teacher is not strict with me. I can play with just two laws on my back, which is pretty good." ."
"But none of them had fun listening to my sister-in-law's stories. No wonder the brothers all said that my sister-in-law abducted my sister from the palace with just one mouth and one tongue. It turned out to be true. If my father asked my sister-in-law, Just be my teacher, and you can listen to interesting things every day." Hu Hai stared at Zhao Tuo with his eyes wide open.
Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched. Be Hu Hai’s teacher?
This is a path that has never been imagined.
At this point, he was curious about why Hu Hai turned around and became Zhao Gao's disciple, so he asked why.
When he learned that the First Emperor originally wanted Meng Yi to teach Hu Hai, but Hu Hai disliked Meng Yi's rigidity and asked to be Zhao Gao's disciple, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but secretly sigh at the wonder of fate.
Now that he was talking about this, Zhao Tuo took the opportunity to inquire about some more things. Although Hu Hai was smart, he was still young and lacked experience. Zhao Tuo soon got out an important piece of information.
"The teacher said that my sister-in-law is the pillar of the Qin Dynasty and a first-class good minister in the current court. Let me get closer to my sister-in-law and learn a lot."
After Zhao Tuo sent Hu Hai away, he thought about these words and raised his eyebrows slightly.
It turned out to be Zhao Gao's idea for Hu Hai to get close to him.
"Brother Zhao, Brother Zhao, what are you doing?"
"Your Majesty, the Jibei County Sheriff is waiting outside." Zhao Gao, ordered by the CRRC Mansion, walked into the house and reported in a low voice.
It is now the second day of June, in Boyang, the county seat of Jibei County. The First Emperor is sitting in the palace, reviewing the documents in front of him.
Upon hearing Zhao Gao's report, the First Emperor said without raising his head: "Let him come in.
The First Emperor was a ruler who had to grasp everything. Even when he was on an eastern tour, he had to set a daily quota for reviewing documents. Fortunately, Zhao Tuo invented paper and popularized it in the administrative system, which made the transportation of documents very convenient, which benefited him a lot.
Feel the touch of your fingers on the paper.
The First Emperor couldn't help but admired: "The things that Marquis Wugong has produced in the past two years are really good. This paper alone can be called an important weapon of the country. On this tour to the east, maybe he should be allowed to serve as the young master again, saying Maybe you can even give me more surprises."
In the room, Li You, the minister's servant who had been waiting for the emperor's orders after he came in with the documents, trembled slightly when he heard these words.
He lowered his head silently.
Zhao Tuo was not only better at fighting than him.
Moreover, various craftsmanship objects with various functions can be created.
Why does Li You compare with Zhao Tuo?
"Perhaps, I am the only one who is as loyal to His Majesty as Zhao Tuo.
Li You raised his head and glanced quietly at the emperor who was reviewing the documents, with a flash of determination in his eyes.
loyalty!
This is the only thing he can take out.
At this time, the Jibei County Sheriff walked in under the leadership of Zhao Gao. He came to report his work to the emperor.
Mount Tai and Liangfu, where the First Emperor was going to enshrine this time, were one to the north of Boyang City and the other to the south of Boyang City. They were both under the jurisdiction of Jibei County. Therefore, the governor of Jibei County had to wait until he received the order from the emperor to come to enshrine. At that time, he started various preparations cautiously.
"After receiving your Majesty's order, I immediately set up corvee service and recruited ten thousand people from Guizhou chiefs, prisoners, and ministers to prepare roads in the north and south of Taishan Mountain and Liangfu Mountain. After several months of hard work, the roads in the two mountains are now open. Your Majesty can climb the mountain at any time to perform the ceremony of Zen."
"Good." The First Emperor nodded.
However, the Jibei County Sheriff's next words made his face darken again.
"Before I came here, I asked Feng Chang what things were needed when His Majesty enthroned Zen, so that I could make preparations to avoid mistakes in haste. However, Feng Chang said that His Majesty had not yet decided on the etiquette to be used, so he did not dare to say more. I could only I will die to report to Your Majesty so that I can prepare in advance."
There is no problem with the words of the Jibei County Sheriff. He is the chief of the county where Taishan is located. Naturally, he has to provide everything that the Emperor Feng Chan needs. If you ask in advance, you are afraid that you will not be able to find it by then, so he will be responsible.
The First Emperor did not blame the governor. He was angry for another reason.
"This group of Confucian scholars keep praising the matter of granting Zen. I asked them to discuss the etiquette for granting Zen, but they have not yet decided upon it since they arrived at the foot of Mount Tai from Xianyang.
The First Emperor said to Zhao Gao: "Gather all the ministers and Confucian scholars to discuss the matter, and let me decide on the etiquette of the Zen ceremony immediately."
"only."
Zhao Gao immediately took the order and went out. On the eastward patrol, in addition to driving, he, as the commander of the CRRC, was also responsible for responsibilities such as delivering orders, so he was considered to have been reused.
As the emperor's edict was issued, in the afternoon, all the ministers and ministers who followed him, as well as the Confucian scholars from the court and the land of Qilu gathered here.
Although Zhao Tuo did not care about etiquette matters, he was also involved because of his status.
He had long heard about the etiquette used by Confucian scholars to confer Zen status. Various factions fought from Xianyang to Qi, and they had to fight several times for every step. They fought with each other and never gave in.
As a result, we are now at the foot of Mount Tai, and the emperor will be granted Zen status in two days, but they haven't even come up with a plan.
Compared with the previous discussions on the emperor's title, there were ancient books to rely on, and they finally recognized the title of Emperor Tai. However, there is no specific record of Feng Chan in the book except a name.
All kinds of etiquette must be compiled on the fly. If you don’t compile them, you won’t be able to show them.
In this case, Kong's Confucianism compiled another, Yan's Confucianism compiled another, Meng's Confucianism also compiled another, and the remaining Confucian sects also racked their brains to come up with their own Regarding the etiquette of conferring Zen, the factions all claimed that the etiquette they had made up was the authentic one, and they argued with each other with various arguments, and the quarrels broke out.
"With this way of doing things, how can we be able to shoulder the burden?"
Zhao Tuo couldn't help but sigh secretly as he looked at the Confucian scholars who were still glaring at each other as they walked into the room after receiving the edict.
There is a big difference between the Confucianism of today and the Confucianism of later generations, and they are still in the early stages of development. Just looking at the people in front of me, most of them are just talkers with no real experience in governing the country or fighting in the court. This is why they were easily suppressed by Zhao Tuo and Li Si before.
Probably they would have to go through hardships such as "book burning" before the Confucian scholars would wake up and gradually become what they would become in later generations.
Tingwei Li Si, who was standing at the front of the room, saw the Confucian scholars filing in. Judging from their appearance.
Li Si knew that his opportunity had come.
Some people died, but not completely...
