Chapter 490: Fengshan at Mount Tai! [Subscribe]

"I did not perform Fengshan to show the grandeur of the process. The step of all the people offering sacrifices together is unnecessary."

While listening to Hua Xin's explanation, Cao Cao gave orders and adjusted some procedures.

Since ancient times, Fengshan has been a major national event.

Generally, there are only two types of emperors who are qualified to perform Fengshan.

One is that a person of a different surname proclaims himself emperor, changes the dynasty, and seizes the throne from the previous dynasty as a founding emperor.

He will prove his legitimacy through Fengshan.

It is equivalent to telling the world that the change of dynasties is permitted by God and to publicize the legitimacy of one's own rule.

This is a political purpose, the king's power is granted by God.

The second type is the emperor who governs the country, expands territory, makes great contributions to the world, and leaves a mark in history books.

The Emperor Qin Shi Huang and the Emperor Wu of Han are both included in this list.

Cao Cao had both of these qualities, so his Fengshan performance was in compliance with Heaven's will and was natural and proper.

But the Fengshan process is extremely costly.

If it is arranged according to regulations, there will be a series of measures before departure, including the size of the traveling team, the number of carriages, the civil and military officials accompanying the sacrifice, and the number of offerings, all of which are strictly regulated.

The whole process can be said to be a national effort to carry out Fengshan in order to express the acceptance and respect for the will of heaven.

Cao Cao has the memory of later generations, but he actually doesn't care much about these things.

He had a hidden purpose in performing the Fengshan ceremony, so the steps were simplified a lot.

For example, as the number of sacrifices was too great, Cao Cao ordered the cancellation of some of them.

It is better to save money by slaughtering your opponents than to slaughter tens of thousands of animals at one time.

Hua Xin said, "Your Majesty is generous, but the etiquette is the same as that of the Three Sovereigns, the Five Emperors, and the Qin and Han dynasties. Before the ceremony, Your Majesty needs to purify his mind, bathe, and change clothes..."

What it means is that before the grand ceremony, one must abstain from sex and cannot sleep with concubines, as this would violate etiquette.

Cao Cao agreed readily but refused to implement it in private.

After Hua Xin reported the matter, he politely took his leave.

Cao Cao came to the palace next door.

Diao Chan and Yin were both waiting for him here.

Before Cao Cao came, Diao Chan was trying on clothes for Yin.

In grand sacrificial ceremonies, the tiger is the mascot and has its own new clothes and little red flowers.

When Cao Cao came in, Diao Chan took out an imperial robe, the same dragon robe he wore when he ascended the throne, as well as some utensils for sacrificial ceremonies, and let him try them on one by one.

The emperor had several dragon robes, which he wore on different occasions.

The most formal one is the traditional Chinese robe with twelve patterns of nine dragons, which is worn during grand ceremonies or on special days every year.

Diao Chan was also wearing the formal dress of an imperial concubine and a pearl and jade crown on her head, and she was arranging Cao Cao's clothes in a very methodical manner.

The two were so close that they could breathe and smell each other.

Cao Cao lifted her fair chin and asked, "Are you feeling better? Are you still crying secretly at night?"

Diao Chan turned away and whispered, "I didn't cry secretly... I just felt sad when I thought about my adoptive father's death because of Wu..."

"I will go and enlighten you tonight."

"No, Hua Fengchang had the eunuchs tell all the palaces to follow the ancient rituals. Before His Majesty's enthronement, he cannot sleep with the concubines."

Diao Chan's bright eyes flickered and closed: "I am much better now, Your Majesty, please follow the etiquette."

Cao Cao: "I really want to enlighten you, what are you thinking about?"

Diao Chan was half-believing and half-doubting, "Then Your Majesty, come secretly at night and don't let anyone see you."

Before the Fengshan ceremony, the emperor stayed overnight in the concubines' bedrooms. No one dared to blame Cao Cao, but if the censors knew about it, they might target the concubines and leave them with a reputation of being beautiful women who bring disaster and seduced the king away from court.

Diao Chan has always cared about this kind of things.

"I won't go through the front door."

When Cao Cao entered and left the concubines' bedrooms, he usually went through the windows. He came and went without a trace and was always secretive.

After trying on the imperial robe, Cao Cao came to the study in the Taishan Palace.

The study here is temporary.

But it is still decorated majestically and luxuriously, with a coiled dragon table inside.

There was a bronze furnace burning in the middle of the hall, with smoke rising up.

Cao Cao sat behind the desk, and then a eunuch led in Ling Jin, Li Wufang, Zuo Ci, Nanhua, Taoist Ziqing and others.

The Taoists, headed by Taoist Ziqing, are currently leading many extraordinary people from all over the world to handle some special events for Cao Wei.

They mainly connect with Ling Jin and Li Wufang.

Long before the preparations for the Fengshan ceremony began, Cao Cao sent people to explore Mount Tai.

Many clues accumulated over the past few years point to the Yellow River Tomb, Kunlun, Qinling Mountains, and even Mount Tai.

There must be some unknown connection between the four.

Emperor Wu, and even Buddhists who entered China, were also looking for related information.

Ling Jin and Li Wufang were ordered to conduct advance investigation.

"Your Majesty, we have been running around for days, and we have not found anything special at the main peaks of Mount Tai."

Ling Jin said: "I have used the secret armor beast to dig at the mountain, but I still can't find anything."

All we know about Mount Tai is that there are secrets there, but there are no specific clues.

The previous entry gave a hint of mythology, indicating that under Mount Tai there was the legendary five-colored soil that could increase the thickness of the earth.

But the three myths at that time indicated that Cao Cao finally chose the geomantic energy of Kunlun Ruins.

The mythological significance of Mount Tai has not been truly revealed.

It is not surprising that no valuable clues have been found so far.

Perhaps Fengshan was needed to communicate between heaven and earth and promote certain meteorological changes.

Five days before the ceremony.

More than a thousand nobles from all over the country, including some surrendered tribes on the grassland, Buyeo, Goguryeo, and Southern Xinjiang, came from thousands of miles away to watch the ceremony.

Several days in advance, people at the foot of the mountain offered sacrifices of five animals and lit fires and smoke to inform heaven and earth that the grand ceremony was approaching.

In the blink of an eye, five days have passed.

The day of the grand ceremony has arrived.

The so-called Fengshan consists of two parts: "feng" and "chan".

There is a clear record in the "Historical Records: Fengshan Book":
"An altar was built on Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and repay the merits of heaven, which is called Feng. On the hill below Mount Tai, an altar was built to repay the merits of the earth, which is called Chan."

It means that the sky is above and the earth is below, first the enthronement ceremony is held and then the abdication ceremony is held.

Generally, Fengshan is held on the winter solstice.

The ancients believed that the intersection of heaven and earth was the most special day of the year, suitable for communicating with heaven.

But Cao Cao didn't want to wait that long, so he asked the heavens for help and got June as an auspicious day.

Early in the morning, before daybreak, all the officials got up early and gathered at the foot of the main peak of Mount Tai.

Livestock, various jade wares, tripods and other sacrificial offerings were arranged neatly.

Above and below Mount Tai, Cao Wei’s banners were flying and its troops were majestic.

People from far and near came before dawn and stood outside the martial law area.

Some families even brought slaughtered chickens and ducks to voluntarily participate in the ceremony together with Chao Yun.

All the officials attending the ceremony were very emotional.

In ancient times, the Fengshan ceremony was a rare event that could only be held once in a dynasty, and it could be considered a thousand-year event.

Looking down from the air, the total number of people, officials, and soldiers gathered at the foot of Mount Tai was nearly 300,000, which was truly an unprecedented occasion.

When Cao Cao walked out of the palace, the sounds of chime bells and drums arose, as if their sounds were heard by the gods.

As Fengchang, Hua Xin stood in front of all the officials, along with Zheng Xuan, and recited the eulogy for Fengshan:

"The Holy Emperor of Wei has been on the throne for three years. He has stopped the chaos in the world, made laws and made all parties submit to him. He personally climbed Mount Tai and toured the easternmost part. His ministers admired his deeds and the people praised his achievements.

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The governance is in place, and all parties coming to pay homage have their own rules and procedures..."

Balabala, the eulogy is extremely long.

Cao Cao came to the foot of the mountain while the eulogy was being recited.

Behind him stood a vast army, and his concubines, royal family members, officials, and other staff surrounded him.

As the eldest son, Cao Ang stood in front of everyone.

At this moment, an emperor’s achievements have reached their apex, and it is time for him to be rewarded with a seal of honor.

Cao Cao took the first step up the mountain.

Boom!

There was a sudden sound of thunder between heaven and earth, as if heaven and earth were resonating with him.

Cao Cao took the second step, and in an instant, the situation changed and luck surged.

A purple aura rose and spread from the Taishan area.

Cao Cao looked up and thought that God was giving him face this time.

The last time I was in the Xianbei king’s tent, I went up the mountain to offer sacrifices, but there was no movement at all.

It seems that the place is wrong. No wonder all dynasties came to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.

This is a place truly close to heaven, hiding unknown wonders.

Cao Cao began to walk up the mountain step by step.

In the first half of the mountain climbing journey, there were civil and military personnel accompanying us.

Zhang Liao and Dian Wei are representative military generals with distinctive armor.

Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Xun You and others are representatives of civil officials.

There are also Mr. Shuijing, Pang Degong, Hua Tuo, Zhang Ji and others, corresponding to the five parties.

There were also members of the royal family and various noble families, waiting in formation at the foot of the mountain.

The entire process is to demonstrate peace and prosperity in the country, and every detail is strictly regulated.

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Baihe Qiang is one of the most powerful tribes in the plateau area.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, they were active in Hexi and frequently robbed passing merchants.

Later they migrated to the plateau.

Cao's army went to suppress the remnants of the Five Barbarians. After arriving at the plateau, the Baihe Qiang took the lead in organizing troops and launching a resistance.

They gathered various tribes to resist Cao's army, and with the support of people from the Buddhist sect, attacked and killed some Qiang tribes, causing massacres.

That’s right, they attacked and killed various Qiang tribes and committed a massacre.

The purpose was to put the blame on Cao Wei, so as to organize the loose tribes in the plateau area in the shortest possible time and form a force to counter Cao Wei.

The same day as the Fengshan Ceremony.

The sky is bright.

Xu Chu, who tracked the Buddhists all the way to the plateau, led Cao's army and spies from the Hexi region in a surprise attack on the Baihe Qiang.

The Baihe Qiang are located on a high ground.

It is surrounded by mountains and water, with wooden piles as walls and continuous tents inside.

After they gathered from all sides, their number exceeded 10,000, and they were the most concentrated force against Cao Wei in the plateau area.

Cao Cao's order to Xu Chu was to annihilate the remnants of the Qiang and Di tribes among the Five Barbarians, and to coordinate with the Fengshan Ceremony, using the blood of the Five Barbarians for a blood sacrifice to echo the Fengshan Ceremony!

In the darkness before dawn, the Baihe Qiang sentinels suddenly heard a thunderous roar.

Following the sound, a person rushed into the Baihe Qiang from afar like a hurricane sweeping across the earth.

The wooden wall surrounding the tribe was instantly shattered into pieces by the impact of the figure.

In several tents outside, as soon as the Qiang people heard the noise, the figure rushed in and killed all the Qiang people in the tent.

The sound of blood splattering and bones breaking made people's scalp tingle.

The man who came like a tiger descending from a mountain was Xu Chu.

As the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai began, Xu Chu's body was filled with overwhelming power that morning.

He longed for a thrilling fight!

Using the enemy's blood to commemorate the military exploits of our Great Wei and the merits of sealing the heavens...Xu Chu's blood is boiling!

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Cao Wei's massive army was charging forward.

Mount Tai.

Cao Cao has reached the mountainside.

There were lightning and thunder in the sky.

His climbing path seemed to be walking from the human world into heaven.

The lightning, thunder, wind and clouds were like a test from heaven and earth to him.

Cao Cao walked steadily, oblivious to the various weather conditions in the world.

After reaching the middle of the mountain, there will be no more civil and military officials accompanying him, and only the emperor will climb to the top of the mountain.

Dian Wei, Xun Yu and others stopped on the mountainside and looked up at Cao Cao walking up the mountain.

The mountain road is long and thousands of feet high.

Cao Cao's figure became smaller and smaller.

He left behind one stone stair after another, gradually approaching the top of the mountain.

When he took the last step and stepped onto the top of the mountain, a scorching sun jumped out in the far east, spreading its rays of light that illuminated the vast world.

At this moment, day and night alternate, and heaven and earth shine together!
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