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Dong Su now always felt that Youzhou was too small, and she wanted to see the vast scenery. She had not seen the grassland scenery of Beijiang County, and she had not climbed Mount Tai in her previous life. How could she miss the opportunity in this life?

Thanks to the support of the empress, the Fengshan Ceremony of Mount Tai was officially put on the agenda. After the Shangsi Festival on March 3, the emperor officially set out for Mount Tai.

Fengshan is not like the southern or northern tours, where you can just take a few officials with you. For this Fengshan ceremony, 90% of the officials above the fifth rank in Youzhou City must accompany the event.

Moreover, all the nobles with titles must accompany him. Together with the imperial guards and palace servants, the Ministry of Rites gave the number of accompanying persons as 15,000!

Dong Su was shocked at first that more than 10,000 people were rushing to Mount Tai. But then, she remembered the number of people who visited Mount Tai during the summer vacation in her previous life.

Well, more than the emperor’s Fengshan ceremony.

Haha, the number of tourists visiting Beijiang County is more than the soldiers Ling Moxiao led when he conquered Beijiang!

She then asked the Ministry of Rites for records on the Fengshan ceremonies performed by emperors of previous dynasties. The Ministry of Rites said that in the past hundred years, no emperor had gone to Mount Tai for Fengshan, and it was only Emperor Gaozu who had gone there.

But the country had just been established at that time, the number of people who went was only about 2,000 people, and the ceremony was extremely simple, which was completely incomparable.

This time, the etiquette will have to be determined by the great scholars and officials from the Ministry of Rites. After they arrive at Mount Tai, they will discuss the sacrificial etiquette based on the on-site conditions.

Dong Su was speechless. Such a big thing, you actually had to discuss it on the spot! Is it so hasty?

I thought the annual rituals for sacrifices during festivals and other holidays were passed down from ancient times, but it turns out that many of them were newly compiled by your Ministry of Rites!

But we have to grasp the key point. In her opinion, sacrifice is important, but visiting Mount Tai is more important!

Especially after the famous poem "I will climb to the top of the mountain and look down on all the other mountains" was published, countless people yearned for Mount Tai.

Dong Su suspected that the officials were so active in proposing the Fengshan Ceremony because they also wanted to visit Mount Tai.

Dong Su originally wanted to take Grandpa and Shen's father with him, but they both refused. Grandpa's reason was that he was too old and not suitable for the tiring journey.

He didn't know how many times he would be able to travel far in his life, so he wanted to save the opportunity to return to Gwangju.

Mr. Shen’s reason was even simpler: his legs were not suitable for mountain climbing.

Because the only female members are the queen, the princess, Yuejian and Xiaoman.

In addition, Sister Ayuan was responsible for leading the medical team. Mrs. Jiang, Second Aunt, Chen Luoxue and others did not come.

The Fengshan Ceremony was a grand sacrifice, and even the princess and the queen were not supposed to come. However, the queen of this dynasty had a special status, and if she didn't come, the emperor probably wouldn't come either.

So when the Queen brought the princess along, no official had any objection and they were all very happy. His Majesty would be in a much better mood when the Queen came along.

This journey was to demonstrate the country's strength and royal majesty, and the royal ceremonial guards were magnificent and grand. The carriage that Dong Su rode in was inlaid with gold and jade, and was extremely luxurious.

At this time, she did not refuse luxurious decoration. At this moment, she represented the majesty of the Queen Mother of Great Xia and Goryeo, so of course she wanted it to be as gorgeous as possible.

It is much closer from Youzhou to Mount Tai than from Chang'an, less than a thousand miles.

The late emperor had longed for his entire life to be able to resist foreign enemies and govern the gentry at home, so that he could have his political achievements mentioned and be enthroned at Mount Tai.

But until his death, he had never been to Mount Tai, let alone Chang'an City. Now Ling Moxiao fulfilled his wish.

The official road to Mount Tai was built very wide and solid. Dong Su suspected that the officials had planned this in advance, so the local authorities rebuilt the road in advance.

She read in historical records that if the emperor encountered a blocked road or his carriage was inconvenient to pass when he was offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, he would have to send people to build new roads to keep his carriage moving, and he would not delay the auspicious time.

There are two recorded cases, one of which was using the bodies of executed prisoners to fill the road, and the other was using prisoners of the enemy country to build a bridge. The emperor rode through the mountains of corpses and seas of blood to Mount Tai to report his political achievements to the gods of heaven and earth.

Dong Su felt that, apart from the burial of living people in the previous dynasty, this incident not only demonstrated the supremacy of imperial power, but also expressed the fact that human life was insignificant.

She was thankful again that the official roads between the states had been built three years ago, and the road to Mount Tai had been repaired by the local authorities. Not to mention the cost of human lives, even the lives of dogs and sheep would not be wasted.

Her wheel tracks will never roll over the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

It was destined that the journey would be slow as the team was too large and it rained a lot in spring, so the journey would be delayed whenever it rained.

Dong Su discovered that, except for her family of five, all other officials and dignitaries were worried and nervous.

Fearing that delaying the trip would anger His Majesty, Dong Su smiled and said to Ling Moxiao, "You played the role of the 'tyrant' very successfully!"

Ling Moxiao once again affirmed that it is much easier to deal with a tyrant than a wise ruler.

It was not until the sixth day of April that they arrived at the foot of Mount Tai. After setting up camp, the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the great scholars who had arrived in advance had already drawn up the procedures for the Fengshan ceremony.

He also led people to rebuild the mountain trail that Emperor Gaozu had walked, widening it and making it easier to climb.

First of all, Dongsu was glad that Grandpa didn't come. Everyone climbed up to the top of Mount Tai on foot from Taizhiyang to hold a sacrificial ceremony.

After carving a stone tablet to commemorate your majesty's virtue, the whole ceremony was considered complete after going down the mountain from Taizhiyin to offer sacrifices to Hou Tu Niangniang.

Dong Su hurriedly asked the Ministry of Rites, where is this Mount Tai? Fortunately, it is not the mountain top of later times, otherwise you can't climb it even if you break your legs.

At this time, the road to Mount Tai had not yet been opened. She asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and it would take two hours to climb the mountain for sacrifice, which was acceptable.

The twins had already stated that no matter how high the mountain was, they would climb up by themselves and would not let the guards carry them.

Dong Su asked San Bao whether he wanted to go up with his brother and sister, or wait downstairs with Aunt Xiao Man?

Sanbao found the information he wanted from the previous conversation and answered solemnly: "I want the guard to carry me on his back."

Dong Su was speechless. This little lazy guy didn’t even think about climbing by himself!

Ling Moxiao laughed and said that Sanbao did not back down when faced with difficulties and he deserved praise. He said that there was no need for the guards to carry him, he would carry him himself.

Of course Dong Su didn't agree to let him carry you on his back. You're here to offer sacrifices to the gods. If there really are gods watching, how would they look if they found out you were carrying a baby?

Jia Si found a few local people to carry bamboo baskets for climbing mountains, laid cotton mats on them, and placed a small stool so that the three children could carry them.

With him, Jia Shiba, Shen Linzhong, Zhongyang, Qingniu, and Mo Xiujing, there is no need for guards at all.

When Xiaoman saw the bamboo basket, a look of reminiscence appeared on her face. Dongsu knew that she was remembering that her grandfather also used such a bamboo basket to carry her and Xiaohu from Macheng to Guangzhou.

That journey is a thousand times more difficult than climbing Mount Tai.

The grand sacrifice went smoothly beyond everyone's expectations. The weather was neither too hot nor too cold that day, and the sun was shining brightly. No one was injured on the way up the mountain, and even the oldest imperial censor with a white beard did not fall behind.

When the old censor said he wanted to go along, Dong Su really wanted to persuade him not to come. He was two years older than Grandpa, so why should he suffer this?

But these civil officials seemed to have an obsession with the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai, even deeper than the emperor's.

It seems that being able to climb Mount Tai with the emperor and have one's name included in the Fengshan list is the highest pursuit in a civil servant's life!

Dong Su was too embarrassed to ask others and originally wanted to ask Mr. Pang, but he found out that his situation was similar to that of the old censor. He was so excited that he burst into tears.

Among them, several sick censors could not accompany him. They looked as if they had lost their parents and said frankly that it was their lifelong regret and they probably would not be able to let it go until their death.

Dong Su even wanted to say that it would be better to wait until you guys recover from your illness before rushing over. You can catch up with the team by riding as fast as you can.

As a result, the Ministry of Rites said that the names had been decided at the beginning, and those who were not on the list could not come, so these sick officials had to stay in the capital.

She wanted to ask Xiao Pan again, but after seeing this situation, there was no need to ask. She was already very sure that the Fengshan Ceremony at Mount Tai was not the political achievement of the emperor alone.

It was the merits of the entire court, no, it should be said that it was the merits of all the people in the world. The prosperity of Daxia was so great that it could reach the heavens, and all the people of Daxia had a part to play in it.

Any emperor who can offer sacrifices to heaven and earth at Mount Tai will leave a deep mark in the history books and be ranked among the famous emperors of all ages.

The climb was so smooth that the twins never even sat in the backpack from beginning to end. Even though their feet were blistered from the rubbing, they insisted on walking by themselves and at most let an adult lead the way.

It would have been fine if the prince was so strong, but the little princess was also so strong. All the officials immediately praised her endlessly, as if they themselves had gained strength and their steps became lighter.

Dong Su was too embarrassed to say that she was tired and needed to rest for a while. When she couldn't walk anymore, Ling Moxiao held her hand and supported her.

Only Sanbao, the shameless one, wanted to sit in the backpack after walking for a short while. People pointed at the team and said as if it was natural:

"I am the youngest and my legs are short. I cannot climb mountains."

Jia Si and the others were happy to carry him on their backs. They really liked to tease the Second Prince about his speech and thought that this little guy was interesting and cute. However, sometimes the questions he asked made people at a loss as to how to answer them.

Anyway, everyone rushed to carry him, thinking that carrying him and chatting with him would make them feel tired. So Sanbao was carried all the way up the mountain.

Before the mountain sacrifice, others were assigning kneeling positions, the Ministry of Rites was teaching the rituals of the sacrifice, but only Dong Su was worrying about whether it would cause a forest fire?

Well, I believe that all the children who come from flower-growing families and have to burn incense and paper after going up the mountain will worry about this issue.

She was too embarrassed to ask the Ministry of Rites to investigate, fearing that they would think she was not pious enough. The problem that the Queen was worried about was too different.

Fortunately, there was Brother Xiao Pan. She secretly told Brother Xiao Pan about her concerns, and Brother Xiao Pan told her with certainty that there would be no forest fire.

There was mountain stream water nearby, and the mountains were humid in spring, so it was not easy for fires to start. Dong Su was relieved.

The Ministry of Rites sent the engraved stone tablet, and Ling Moxiao took Dong Su to see it. Dong Su took a quick look and found that his own political achievements were also written on it.

Such as regulating the country, building a navy, running a medical school, controlling the plague, promoting civilian education, etc.

This is indeed what happened, but the people in the Ministry of Rites were too good at exaggerating and boasting, and they even wrote her down as the most virtuous queen in history.

She felt that if the records on the stele were true, after a few hundred years, it would definitely be rumored that she was a god who had descended from heaven.

She felt her face burning, and she was so embarrassed that she quickly said to Ling Moxiao, "It's well written, I don't need to read it."

I heard that the Ministry of Rites would recite the text on the stele so that the 15,000 people who came to participate in the Fengshan ceremony could hear it, and that it would also be written into a document and spread throughout the world.

Dong Su was so embarrassed that he dug his toes into the ground. While reciting, he silently recited the Heart Sutra. If gods and Buddhas really exist, please don't blame me!

Ling Moxiao was very satisfied. He looked at Dong Su's merits more seriously than his own. He even thought the stone tablet was too small and many things the queen had done were not recorded on it.

I will add the missing parts when I write the literary and historical records later.

To ease the embarrassment, Dong Su said to Da Bao: "Remember this process, because you will have to lead hundreds of officials to perform Fengshan in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Dabao became anxious because he couldn’t remember it!

Besides, my father and mother had to do so many great things to be able to be enthroned, so what can I do in the future?

All the enemies were defeated by my father.

The younger sister was considerate. She held his hand and comforted him, saying, "Don't worry, brother. I'll remember it for you."

Little Sanbao also said seriously: "I will help my brother remember it too."

Dabao nodded with satisfaction, holding his brother's hand and his sister's hand, and said solemnly:

"Then the three of us will come together to offer sacrifices to the gods at Mount Tai."

Dong Su tried hard not to burst out laughing. Children are so easy to fool. The Ministry of Rites remembers everything clearly. Why do they need you to remember the process?

During the ceremony, something happened that made all the officials happy. Just as the emperor burned incense, a rainbow appeared in the sky across several mountains.

Dong Su said this was too common, it must be raining in that area! Or it was just a trick by Mo Men to deliberately add topic to the Fengshan Ceremony.

However, she quickly ruled out the latter because Li Nianyu also attached great importance to Fengshan and did not dare to use such tricks.

Anyway, all officials believed that this was a good omen sent from heaven, meaning that God was satisfied with the emperor and the court.

In this way, the Fengshan Ceremony of Mount Tai ended perfectly. After going down the mountain, Ling Moxiao rewarded the officials and dignitaries who accompanied him, and everyone received a reward.

Jia Si, who had just made great contributions in the battle of India and was awarded a title, made a request to the emperor and the empress when he came forward to receive his reward.

That is, he wanted to travel around the world, to find the America that the Queen mentioned, to find more high-yield grain varieties, and the rubber that Momen needed.

Yuejian had told Dongsu about this matter before, and Dongsu naturally agreed.

When Jia Si went on an expedition to India, Yue Jian was by her side learning navigation knowledge and looking for the shortest route to America.

Ling Moxiao agreed to Jia Si's request and sent him a warship, a hundred warships, and a total of 30,000 people including navy, sailors, ship workers, medical staff, and merchant caravans.

The purpose of this trip is not only to find America, but also to let the world know the power of our Great Xia Navy and submit to the Great Xia Kingdom in the East.

At the same time, new shipping routes were opened up, allowing Daxia's maritime merchants to go further.

Yuejian and Jiasi did not follow the main force back to the capital, but went directly to the harbor to set sail. Dongsu gave them the patterns of crops such as corn, tomatoes, peanuts, potatoes, peppers, and rubber.

She also gave Yue Jian the globe made by Ding Qixin. When they said goodbye to each other, the two sisters held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes, which made Ling Moxiao jealous again.

He and Dongsu had parted several times, but he never saw Dongsu cry. Dongsu really loved Yuejian!

As soon as Jia Si and Yue Jian left with the fleet, Ling Moxiao sent officials to Baiyue and Jiaozhi to start the plan of opening up mountains and protecting forests.

Once the rubber trees are brought back, they can be planted immediately.

Li Nianyu was the most anxious. If Ling Moxiao hadn't forbidden him, he would have gone to sea with Jia Si to look for rubber trees.

Once, Dong Su took the children to Mo Men to play, and heard him muttering in front of a half-finished steam engine that if he didn't build the steam engine while he was alive, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

Dabao was an honest child and actually said, "Lord Li should marry and have children, and pass on your wishes to the children."

Li Nianyu: “…”

Erbao is still the one who can comfort people: "My aunt Yuan said that the more advanced the medical care is, the longer people's life span will be. Lord Li, try to live longer."

Li Nianyu: “…”

San Bao was more direct: "When I grow up, I will definitely build a steam engine! You just need to live until I grow up."

After this child's third birthday, long speeches are no problem.

Well, the three children’s consolation successfully broke Li Nianyu’s heart.