Guo Hao and Shen Xin traveled around the mountains and rivers, swam into the cave, and met Fan Zhongyan.

More than twenty years have passed since Guo Hao abdicated, and China has undergone great changes, but it is impossible to cross to modern times at once.

The current emperor Guo Zhiqi continued to develop China according to Guo Hao's deployment. At this time, China had a wealth of people and strong soldiers, and looked like a great country.

Even so, the feudal system still has a great impact. Some systems have not only failed to maintain, but also rebounded a little.

However, what Guo Hao is worried about is not these, but the construction of spiritual civilization. Starting from Fan Zhongyan, a group of historical literati will emerge in China to drive the development of culture.

Guo Hao asked Fan Zhongyan what "Tao" was, but in fact he wanted to understand his outlook on life, choose a representative figure, and continue his thoughts.

"Fan Xiwen, I have said so much, I wonder if you understand that the Tao does not lie in the sky, the earth, the man, but in the heaven, the earth and the man!"

Guo Hao looked at Fan Zhongyan and hoped that he could perform, but Fan Zhongyan frowned, and it seemed that he didn't understand what Guo Hao meant.

Seeing this, Guo Hao sighed, turned around and said to Shen Xin, "Let's go."

Shen Xin glanced at Fan Zhongyan. Although she didn't understand what Guo Hao meant, she knew that Fan Zhongyan had lost a chance.

The two left Liquan Temple and headed towards Mount Tai all the way, but found that the official road to Mount Tai was blocked, and there were still many transportation teams transporting something.

Guo Hao was a little surprised, so he asked the merchants on the roadside: "Store, what is the government doing? So many people are going back and forth."

The shopkeeper glanced at Guo Hao and said, "You came from another place, right? You don't know that. The court is going to hold a Fengshan ceremony. They are preparing for the ceremony of reigning the ceremony."

"Fengshan Ceremony?"

Guo Hao was stunned for a moment. What was the Fengshan ceremony? He knew very well in his heart that he was named as offering sacrifices to heaven and Zen as offering sacrifices to earth. Together, he worshiped the heaven and earth.

Guo Hao also knew the meaning of the Fengshan ceremony very well. This was a ritual used to prove the orthodox rule. Many emperors in history flocked to it.

The emperors all wanted to be a feudal monk, but only a few of them were made, namely Qin Shihuang, Han Wudi, Han Guangwu, etc.

The Fengshan ceremony cost a lot, no less than a war. Although China now has this strength, Guo Hao believes that there is no need for this at all.

What is Guo Zhiqi doing?

Guo Hao refused to admit it, but in fact he was a little sore. He defeated the world and he didn't have the nerve to say Fengshan, but his son did it for him.

The orthodox Fengshan ceremony was located on Mount Tai, and a lot of preparations were required before this.

The ceremony of worshiping the heavens is adopted to worship the Taiyi God, and the altar is set up with three layers, surrounded by the Five Emperors of Green, Red, White, Black and Yellow.

Kill white deer, pig, white yak and other sacrifices, use the one-thorne and three-ridge grass produced in the Jianghuai area as a divine book, and use the five-color earth to seal it, and place strange animals and birds all over the mountain to show good fortune.

At the same time, we also have to worship gods and immortals. Some things were superstitious in later generations, but now they are of great significance.

Since the Fengshan ceremony is going to be held, Guo Hao does not plan to leave for the time being. The two of them are temporarily living in Shandong and plan to wait for the Fengshan ending before going elsewhere.

The emperor was in charge of the feudal throne, and the whole country was celebrating.

For a time, auspicious auspiciousness appeared around Mount Tai, such as the divine spring, the mountain was covered with Ganoderma lucidum, and some people saw the gods.

Guo Hao sneered at these rumors. He is over 80 years old and has been to many places over the years. He has never seen any gods.

So Guo Hao didn't believe that there were gods and immortals, but the people didn't understand these things.

Capital, imperial palace.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty. The auspiciousness of Mount Tai is everywhere, which means that our country of China has been recognized by the gods. Your Majesty is ordered to live forever!"

Cabinet minister Wang Qinruo bowed to congratulate Guo Zhiqi. Guo Zhiqi smiled and was very satisfied with the result.

After so many years, he has always lived under Guo Hao's shadow and does everything according to the rules. In fact, he is not free.

It was fine when he was young, but Guo Zhiqi was forced to say nothing due to Guo Hao's majesty.

But Guo Hao is no longer here, and he is in his forties. He wants to do something big before he grows old and tell the world that he is the emperor of China.

There are four ministers in the cabinet now who are his confidants, namely Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei, Linte, Chen Pengnian, and in addition to that, Wang Dan, Kou Zhun and Feng Zheng.

Four of these seven ministers are treacherous officials in history, even Guo Hao doesn't know, after all, he can't remember so many people.

To say that these four people are known as the Five Ghosts of the Northern Song Dynasty together with the eunuch Liu Chenggui, their ability to be the prime minister shows that they have real talents and knowledge.

The Ministry of Personnel is responsible for selecting officials. Although there are rules for assessment, this assessment can only be tested for a while but cannot be controlled for a lifetime.

Everyone has noble ideals when they are young, but as time goes by, people will change.

Perhaps it was because Guo Hao's foundation was so good that after Guo Zhiqi succeeded to the throne, he felt that he was idle and gradually became extravagant.

Guo Hao turned a blind eye to this. After all, although he was frugal at the beginning, he was forced to do so.

After all, it is royalty, and it is unreasonable to have no pomp, so Guo Hao did not interfere, as long as he doesn't show off his own style.

With the development of science and technology, the rise of education, and under the promotion of business, China's national strength has flourished, which makes Guo Zhiqi feel very disappointed.

Wang Qinruo saw his thoughts, so he agreed to his preferences and suggested that the emperor carry out Fengshan and report his merits to God.

Guo Zhiqi was a little moved when he thought that Guo Hao had never done this. Although some ministers were dissuading him, he still made up his mind.

"Okay, the late emperor created this huge country, and his achievements far exceed those of Qin Emperor and Han Wu. All countries from all directions know, but God still doesn't know.

This time, I will report to God on behalf of my father, praying that my country will last forever and the country will last forever. Liu will hand over this matter to Wang Aiqing, and I will let the six ministries cooperate with you!"

Wang Qinruo agreed with a smile, thinking about how to make the emperor happy and gain greater respect.

The country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change.

Even if it was a different court, Wang Qinruo was not the kind of person who cared about the people.

In order to cater to Guo Zhiqi, he sent people to create Fu Rui everywhere. This was a sign of the emperor's order, and many voices appeared for a while.

Since Guo Hao opened up the ban at the beginning, the people are free of speech. Many people are disdainful to Fu Rui but dare not say anything, so they can only discuss it privately.

In a teahouse, there are several scholars.

"Hey, do you think the court is irrelevant? Those auspicious things are fake at first glance. The officials are still convinced seriously, are there any brain problems?"

"Shh, Brother Li, please be careful. Why do officials do this? Don't you understand? Your Majesty wants to prove himself now, how dare the officials not agree!"

"What do you agree with? Zi doesn't say anything about strange powers and chaotic spirits. The former emperors all paid attention to studying things to gain knowledge, and did not believe in any monsters and monsters, otherwise how could they have today's China?"

After a scholar finished speaking, the rest were silent. Guo Hao listened clearly and felt relieved. There was still someone who understood.

"Ahem, although what this brother said makes sense, the officials did this to compliment His Majesty. As the son of the late emperor, he also needs to prove himself.

Fengshan is imminent, and it is understandable for people to do this. As the saying goes, if you have something to do, the lower ones will be effective. I believe that it will be better after the ceremony.”

Seeing that they didn't say anything, Guo Hao comforted him and the others nodded, but one of them was a little disdainful.

"A good sentence is liked by others and will be effective. Since this gentleman knows this truth, can't he understand the key?

The court's Fengshan will end, but the influence of Tao will not end. It's like a stone falling into the water, which will inevitably cause turbulence.

If the people do not understand the intentions of the court, once bad customs are formed, they will inevitably have bad effects.

I just think that these auspicious auspicious things are now, and it is clearly the reason why officials seek credit. This trend cannot be long. If the court does not take measures, it may leave behind future troubles!"

Guo Hao's expression became solemn when he heard this. What this scholar said made sense. If he hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have thought so much.

The court's move seemed to be a normal Fengshan, but under the arrangement of those who are interested, it has evolved into a Shinto-Tao religion, which has fascinated people's hearts.
Chapter completed!