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    ? In the first year of the Republic of China, the first year of Datong Emperor Zhao Han, this is obviously not a good year.

    Many provinces in the south have severe droughts, and food prices have almost doubled!

    In fact, the drought has eased a lot compared to the previous year, and the drought in the north has completely improved.  But the more intuitive feeling of the people in the south is that the price of food has soared, and Zhao Han's life will be worrisome when he ascends the throne.

    So after the autumn harvest of this year, some officials and civil scholars asked Zhao Han to observe the sacrificial ceremony, and to worship the heaven and the earth in Nanjing next spring, praying for the emperor and queen to bless the weather and the weather.

    "The Great Sacrifice to Heaven and Earth in the Southern Suburbs" is the most frequent sentence in "History of Ming Dynasty".

    Every first month, between New Year's Day and Lantern Festival, the emperor of Ming Dynasty would choose an auspicious day to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.

    ?Because there were too many people in Shangshu, Zhao Han had to express his opinion.  He summoned the cabinet and officials from the ten ministries, and said: "The heaven and the earth can be sacrificed, but it is not necessary. It is only for auspiciousness. The scale should not be too large. It is enough to send a few officials from the Ministry of Rites to sacrifice to the heaven and the earth on my behalf."

    Except for special occasions, Zhao Han usually refers to himself as "I", and calling himself "Zhen" means that he has made up his mind.

    Many ministers who were sitting and discussing matters stood up in unison at this moment, including Pang Chunlai.

    Pang Chunlai remonstrated: "Your Majesty, the important affairs of the country are sacrifices to the army. Although the emperor of the old Ming Dynasty often sent his relatives to sacrifice, they were only offering sacrifices to the gods of mountains, rivers and rivers. The worship of heaven and earth must never be handed over to others! Sacrificing heaven and earth, controlling  The six armies must be the emperor himself!"

    Li Banghua even knelt down directly: "I know that your Majesty is the emperor who is responsible for the people and does not care about the blessings of heaven and earth. His majesty will definitely refute, saying that the former Chongzhen worshiped heaven and earth every year, and the whole country is still suffering from severe drought and continuous military disasters. But your majesty must know,  This is not a matter of belief or disbelief, but something that can and cannot be done. The emperor must be the emperor, and he can only be the emperor. If any minister dares to sacrifice the heaven and the earth on behalf of his majesty, the minister will definitely impeach him for treason. Do not dismiss this  People, I will resign and return to my hometown!"

    "Your Majesty, please think twice!" Many ministers knelt down one after another.

    Zhao Han suddenly smiled and said: "Get up, I didn't think carefully, don't kneel down at every turn."

    Some things, even as an emperor, cannot be disobeyed, such as the Confucian etiquette that has been formed for thousands of years.

    Etiquette is the norm, and it is also a system of rules.

    This stuff is the root of Confucianism. In comparison, Zhao Han's reform of the imperial examination system is just a child's play.  Etiquette is not only reflected in the folk, but also in the court. It is the emperor's right and duty to sacrifice to heaven and earth.

    Anyone who dares to do it for him is treason!

    Zhao Han's smile was feigned, and he said: "Cabinet, Li Cao, and Ministry of Rites, go down and discuss the sacrificial etiquette. Just like the national flag, keep its charm, but try to simplify it."

    The national flag has been revised, and the rising dragon, crane, and unicorn patterns are still there, but they are simplified to only keep the charm of the lines.

    Chen Maosheng asked: "How far is it simplified?"

    Zhao Han replied: "No matter how far you simplify, you have to remember one gist: don't waste money and people!"

    "Obey!" Chen Maosheng cupped his hands.

    Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, a very disgusting phenomenon has appeared.

    Due to the lack of finances in the Ming Dynasty, the monarchs and ministers had no money for disaster relief, so when faced with a catastrophe, they often allocated symbolic funds for relief, and at the same time labored and mobilized the people to worship and pray.

    For example, when the Yellow River broke its embankment, the imperial court did not allocate money for disaster relief, and the embankment could not be built temporarily due to the flood. The governor of the river channel first offered sacrifices to the god of the river.  Occasionally, he would be impeached by the censor, and the content of the impeachment was: the object of sacrifice was wrong!

    A certain river channel worships this god, and a certain river channel worships that god. They must not be confused.

    Worshiping to the wrong god may result in loss of official position.

    The Great Guanzhong Earthquake killed 830,000 people. Emperor Jiajing only allocated tens of thousands of taels for disaster relief, which was less than the money he allocated to the Taoist Temple in Wudang Mountain.  Then, Emperor Jiajing sacrificed with great fanfare, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were mobilized. The focus of the court changed from earthquakes to sacrifices in an instant.

    Zhao Han will never allow this kind of phenomenon to happen. In his opinion, offering sacrifices is fine for auspiciousness, but that's all.

    Facing these ministers, Zhao Han said: "My dear friends, Mencius has a saying: When heaven will send a great mission to a man, he must first suffer from his will, exhaust his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, empty his body, and disturb his behavior.  For, so tempted and tolerant, it has benefited what it could not. It is the same for people, and it is the same for the country. I am united with China. In the face of natural disasters and visions, we should unite as one.  Overcome the difficulties. At the beginning of the rebellion, I did not own the entire territory of Jiangxi, but encountered a flood that did not happen in a century. At that time, officials at all levels fought against the flood together with the people. After the flood, although there were losses, the officials and the people were united. This is not heaven  Is the true meaning of the great appointment?"

    &nIn one day, the Wu Temple disappeared without a trace.

    Li Banghua repeated the question asked by the emperor and ministers in the early Ming Dynasty: "Your Majesty wants to reset the Wu Temple, will Jiang Ziya restore the title of king?"

    Zhao Han said with a smile: "Confucius' King Wenxuan is gone, how can Jiang Ziya's King Wucheng be kept? Since Confucius was named the most holy master of Dacheng, Jiang Ziya should be named a great master of soldiers."

    Although Emperor Jiajing had a lot of shit, he also did two interesting things:

    First, abolish Confucius' title of king and turn Confucius into a teacher.  That is to say, King Wenxuan of Dacheng was abolished and replaced by the most holy teacher of Dacheng.  The Kong family in Qufu was very upset, and from then on they enshrined the title of king bestowed by the Yuan Dynasty, and resolutely refused to enshrine the title bestowed by the Ming Dynasty.

    Second, remove Kublai Khan and his officials from the temples of emperors of all dynasties, and do not recognize Kublai Khan as the emperor of China.

    To be honest, the second thing is very inappropriate.

    Because most of the holy relics of Genghis Khan and the relics of Kublai Khan are in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.  In this regard, Daming has the legal authority of the Yuan Dynasty. In theory, the entire grassland belongs to Daming, and Emperor Jiajing would give up if he did this.

    Well, although it doesn't matter whether you give up or not.

    Pang Chunlai asked: "Do you want to invite Yuan Shizu back to the Emperor's Temple?"

    Zhao Han said with a smile: "Of course, please come back, and make an offering to Shizu Yuan. What lands Shizu Yuan owns Cough, we'll talk about it later."

    As long as Kublai Khan is invited back to the Emperor's Temple, China will have a strong claim to Mongolia, Tibet, and Xinjiang.  It seems useless, but it has political significance, and the reasons for sending troops are very sufficient.

    Zhao Han continued: "When rebuilding the Temple of Martial Arts and the Temple of Emperors, two people must be invited in. One is Yue Fei, who should enter the Temple of Martial Arts;  ?
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