"Brother Qi, what are you doing in Shandong this time?" After Zhao Xin finished talking about his own affairs, he asked again. He hadn't seen him for a few years, and he was also very curious about Zhao Qi. He heard Zhao Qi say that he was in the Western Regions, but why did he come to Shandong now?

"Huh?" Zhao Qi hesitated for a moment, but he quickly spoke, "I shouldn't have told others about this, but since you are from the Imperial City Department, you must have heard of this, that is the Fengshan thing. ※%※%,"

"Fengshan!" Zhao Xin couldn't help but feel shocked when he heard this, and he named it "Sacrifice to the Heaven" and Zen as "Sacrifice to the Earth". When Fengshan combined, it naturally means offering sacrifices to heaven and earth. The locations of Fengshan are generally located in Mount Tai. Because the ancients believed that Mount Tai was the highest and was naturally closest to heaven, the emperor, as the emperor, if he wanted to be recognized by heaven, he had to go to Mount Tai to worship the heaven and earth, so as to show the world that he had received the order from heaven.

Since Qin Shihuang unified the world and personally went to Mount Tai to conduct a Fengshan ceremony, thus determining his position as an emperor, Fengshan has become a grand ceremony for later emperors touting their achievements. However, Fengshan is not something that can be held by any emperor. According to Taishigong, at least one of the two conditions of peace and prosperity or auspiciousness from heaven is necessary. It is precisely because of this that almost all emperors who can Fengshan in history are famous people, such as Qin Emperor Han Wu, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Emperor Minghuang of Tang, etc., let alone whether these emperors are all wise rulers, but at least they have several political achievements.

However, among these Fengshan emperors, there was an alien, that is, Song Zhenzong, the third emperor of the Song Dynasty. This emperor who believed in Buddhism had no great achievements, but wanted to make up for the blow caused by his defeat in the Liao Kingdom by using Fengshan. So he directed and acted as a scam of the book of heaven. Then he ran to Mount Tai, and turned a good Fengshan into a farce, which made the descendants of the Zhao family in later generations deeply ashamed. After Zhao Yan's father Zhao Shu destroyed Xixia, some ministers suggested that he be Fengshan to Mount Tai, but Zhao Shu thought of the farce of Song Zhenzong. He also thought that the Liao Kingdom, the most powerful enemy of the Song Dynasty, had not been destroyed, so he was embarrassed to agree.

After Zhao Shu passed away, Zhao Xu ascended the throne, but unfortunately Zhao Xu was confused by the reform. As a result, he was busy with reforms while in power, but failed in the end, and naturally he did not achieve success. However, Zhao Xu was lucky. He had a deep foundation left by his grandfather and father, and soon ruled the Song Dynasty in order. He took the opportunity to destroy the Liao Kingdom, and some time ago, the final threat to the Jin Kingdom. In addition, the expansion in other directions made the territory of the Song Dynasty almost reach its limit. This achievement is not inferior to that of the Qin Emperor and Han Wu in history. In this way, Fengshan is natural, and this Fengshan can also save the face that the Zhao royal family lost during the Fengshan last time.

"I have heard of this. Speaking of this, my father asked him on His Majesty's birthday this year. It was said to be a gift to His Majesty, because as far as I know, His Majesty actually doesn't care much about Fengshan. What he cares about is that he can take advantage of Fengshan to make a comeback. It's really a difficult thing for Your Majesty to say. He is obviously a few years younger than us, but he has been subjected to various constraints since he was a child. If I let me live the life of His Majesty, I'm afraid I will go crazy in less than a year." Zhao Xin couldn't help but shake his head when he said the last time. Like his elder brother Zhao Jia, he had a sympathetic attitude towards Zhao Xu. Perhaps in others' eyes, Zhao Xu is just a poor person who has lost his freedom.

"Although Your Majesty has lost his freedom, he has also obtained the most noble status and the most powerful power in the world. This is considered to be gains and losses." Zhao Qi said in a vague tone at this time, and his eyes were always looking out the window while talking, and the expression on his face was also very blurry, making people unable to guess what he was thinking now?

"Brother, Fengshan is not a trivial matter. I heard that the entire process is all the old scholars of the Ministry of Rites. How could you go to Mount Tai?" Zhao Xin asked with an interesting expression again. Fengshan has a complete set of etiquette and must follow ancient etiquette. Although Zhao Qi is Zhao Xu's elder brother, it seems that it is difficult for him to interfere in things like Fengshan.

"Haha~, I don't understand the extremely complicated etiquette of Fengshan, but Your Majesty must require 100% safety when going to Mount Tai. In addition to the accompanying guards, someone must go to Mount Tai in advance to mobilize the local army to cooperate. In addition, the possible dangers around Mount Tai must be counted to make good responses. This kind of thing must be handled by an absolutely reliable person. I happened to have something to return to Beijing, and Your Majesty handed over this matter to me." Zhao Qi laughed, as if he was very proud of his ability to take on such an important task.

"So that's it. Brother Qi, you are Your Majesty's elder brother, just like me. So in Your Majesty's heart, you are naturally the person he trusts the most. And you have been in the army for two years and must be very familiar with military affairs. It is naturally the most suitable for you to do this." Zhao Xin also showed a sudden expression when he heard this. Zhao Qi turned out to be helpful to Zhao Xu to fight the front station. His main task was to record some possible dangers, solve them if they can be solved, and notify the court if they cannot be solved. This matter is related to the safety of Zhao Xu's coming to Mount Tai in the future. It is logical that it should be kept strictly confidential. No wonder Zhao Qi showed a hesitant expression just now.

Next, Zhao Xin asked about the specific matters about Fengshan. Although he had heard of some of them before, he didn't know them clearly. Zhao Qi also answered them one by one. It was not until this time that Zhao Xin realized that although Fengshan had already obtained consensus from the court, this matter was of great importance and the preparations needed were very complicated. So although Zhao Qi was going to prepare near Mount Tai now, in fact, there was at least more than a year before the real Fengshan.
Chapter completed!