Since ancient times, Mount Tai has been given too many mythical colors by China, and it was even regarded by the ancients as a paradise of "directly reaching the imperial throne". This is also the main reason why emperors of all dynasties have arrived in Mount Tai for the Fengshan Mountain. Today, Mount Tai finally welcomes another great emperor, that is, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin.

After Li Shimin and his group left Chang'an, they went east through Luoyang and other places, and finally arrived smoothly at the foot of Mount Tai. Perhaps because of the previous defeat of Tubo, they were very calm along the way. Xue Yantuo and the Western Turks, who were the most powerful to cause chaos in the Tang Dynasty, were stared at by the Tang army and did not dare to move. Other small countries did not have the strength to cause trouble, which finally made Li Shimin fulfill his wish for Fengshan.

"Confucius climbed the East Mountain and Xiao Lu, climbed Mount Tai and Xiao Tian. When he saw it today, it was indeed worthy of his reputation!" At the foot of Mount Tai, Li Shimin immediately stopped on a rock, looked up at the majestic Mount Tai in front of him and sighed. He saw that the peaks of Mount Tai were stacked, with red and white rocks and green vegetation mixed in between. Even before climbing the mountain, it made people feel relaxed and happy.

Li Xiu was also standing behind Li Shimin. At this time, he was looking at Mount Tai in front of him. Although he knew that Mount Tai was not very high, it seemed to be only more than 1,500 meters, it did not hinder the name of the world's number one mountain. Even at the foot of Mount Tai, he could truly feel the meaning of the word "high mountain to rise to the top". This is mainly because Mount Tai is the highest point of the entire Qilu Plain. When standing on the top of the mountain, the entire Qilu land was fully visible, so the saying "Climb Mount Tai and the world is small".

Not only Li Shimin and Li Xiu were looking at Mount Tai, but Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others next to him also looked up at the mountain, known as the leader of the Five Mountains. Since Qin Shihuang, almost all dynasties have come to Mount Tai for Fengshan. Fengshan is not only of great significance to the emperor, but also of great significance to those who are ministers.

For example, if they could climb to the top of the mountain to worship the sky with Li Shimin, it would be a supreme honor for them. However, every time the emperor sacrificed to heaven, he would only bring a small number of ministers. Naturally, there was no need to worry about Li Xiu and Changsun Wuji, and the rest depended on their status in Li Shimin's heart. So on the way here, these people began to hold back their energy. When they arrived at Mount Tai, they all couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"Your Majesty, although the scenery of Mount Tai is beautiful, we will still have to go to Liangfu Mountain today. It's getting late now. Should we hurry on our way?" But at this moment, we suddenly saw Wei Zheng step forward and reminded him that maybe Fengshan is about to come. Wei Zheng also knew that Li Shimin was excited now, so his tone was not as stiff as before.

After hearing Wei Zheng’s reminder, Li Shimin woke up and laughed at the moment, and then led the team to the direction of Liangfu Mountain.

Fengshan is divided into two steps: one is to sacrifice the land and the other is to sacrifice the sky. Sacrifice to the sky naturally means to reach the top of Mount Tai, but the sacrifice to the land is not in Mount Tai, but in the nearby Liangfu Mountain, the Liangfu Mountain that Zhuge Liang likes "The Song of Liangfu".

Speaking of the rule of worshiping the land on Liangfu Mountain, there is another story. When Qin Shihuang was fond of the feudal rituals, he summoned more than 70 Confucian scholars in Qilu to discuss the etiquette of Fengshan. However, these Confucian scholars argued endlessly. Some said they wanted to wrap the wheels with pampas so as not to hurt the grass on the mountain, some said they wanted to sweep the floor and sacrifice, lay a mat made of straw, etc. As a result, Qin Shihuang was furious and drove all these Confucian scholars away, took his own car to the mountain, first went to Mount Tai to perform the feudal rituals and sacrifice to the sky, and then went to Liangfu Mountain to perform the Zen rituals and sacrifice to the earth. This set of etiquette was basically slightly changed when worshiping the Emperor of Heaven during the Warring States Period.

However, when Emperor Wu of Han was in the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, he first went to Liangfu Mountain to perform Zen ceremony to worship the earth, and then went to the top of Mount Tai to worship the sky, and adopted the ceremony of worshiping Taiyi God. The whole ceremony was very solemn and grand. Because Emperor Wu of Han was the emperor who established the status of Confucianism, and Qin Shihuang had a bad reputation, later emperors all adopted the rules set by Emperor Wu of Han when they came to Fengshan again.

Liangfu Mountain is located in the southeast of Mount Tai. The two are only about two hundred miles apart. Moreover, because of the important status of Mount Tai, the roads here are quite developed, and there are official roads between the two mountains. So Li Shimin and his group rushed to Liangfu Mountain and finally arrived at Liangfu Mountain before dark. Local officials had already prepared a place to stay, which was very convenient.

Liangfu Mountain is also known as Yingfu Mountain. Because the emperor must come to Liangfu Mountain to worship the land when he goes to Mount Tai for sacrifice, this mountain is also called the earth god. It is said that Zhuge Liang's father Zhuge Gui served as Liangfu Weiwei, and he also lived with his father for a while. Therefore, he also had a special relationship with Liangfu Mountain and liked "Song of Liangfu". Of course, whether this statement is accurate is unknown, but it further added to the reputation of Liangfu Mountain.

After resting for a night, the next morning, Li Xiu got up early and looked at the legendary earth god. Because it was dark when he came yesterday, he could only see the outline of a mountain. Now he finally saw the true face of Liangfu Mountain.

Liangfu Mountain is actually very short, probably less than 300 meters, but the mountain is very steep and upright. It is said that there is a carved stone on the top of the mountain, which carved the entire "Great Prajna Sutra". Moreover, this carved stone is like a giant Buddha sitting upright, so Liangfu Mountain is also called Yingfoshan. Even on the east side of the mountain, there is a large-scale Guanghua Temple. Unfortunately, since Li Shimin restricted Buddhism, famous temples in the world have been greatly affected. Now Guanghua Temple is no longer as prosperous as before.

The period of Fengshan was also rigorously calculated by Si Tianjian, but Li Shimin was very anxious when he came and kept urging him to rush to travel. As a result, when Li Xiu and his friends arrived at Liangfu Mountain, there were still five days before the estimated date of worship. However, this was not bad. At least Li Xiu and the others had time to visit nearby. Originally, Li Xiu wanted to climb Mount Tai, but because of Fengshan, Mount Tai and Liangfu Mountain were now blocked. No one was allowed to go up the mountain before Fengshan, so Li Xiu could only wait until Fengshan to go up the mountain.

However, although Mount Tai and Liangfu Mountain cannot be reached, there are still many famous mountains and rivers around. For example, Liangfu Mountain belongs to the southern foot of Mount Kolai. There are also many beautiful peaks to the north. Some of them have many stone carvings left by literati and poets on them. Li Xiu does not need to worry about Fengshan, so when he has time, he will also go around the surrounding mountains.

Four days passed in a blink of an eye. Tomorrow was the day to worship the land on Liangfu Mountain. After the preparations a few days ago, the Fengshan ceremony was almost done. As a result, Changsun Wuji was idle, so he came to find Li Xiu that day. Li Xiu didn't go out, so the two of them prepared some wine and food in the yard while having a chat.

"Why didn't the princess persuade the princess before coming? Your Majesty strongly invite her to accompany Fengshan. This is also the supreme glory. Moreover, if you and your wife participate in Fengshan together, it will be a beautiful talk in the future." After chatting for a few gossips, Changsun Wuji suddenly spoke.

It turned out that before leaving, Li Shimin had invited Princess Pingyang to come to Fengshan with him. Because as long as the founding heroes who were still alive, almost all of them came this time. Although Princess Pingyang was a woman, she played a decisive role at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty's uprising, so she was fully qualified to participate in this ceremony. In addition, Li Shimin also wanted to take this opportunity to reconcile with Princess Pingyang, so she invited her several times, but she refused.

"Brother Wuji, you and Xiuning are old acquaintances. Don't you know her temperament? As long as it is determined, it is almost impossible to change. Plus back then..." Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh when he mentioned his wife, but when he talked about that year, he suddenly stopped. Because he would be a little taboo after talking about it, so he turned to smile and changed the topic, "Actually, I have advised Xiuning, but she refused to come, and I have no choice."

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but sigh. He and Li Shimin grew up together, so naturally they had known Princess Pingyang for a long time. Since childhood, Princess Pingyang has been a gentle person on the outside and strong inside. If she really got angry, the three brothers Li Shimin would have to give in to her.

"Forget it, I won't talk about this anymore, but before I came just now, I saw that the King of Wei was very lively. I heard that many local literati and famous scholars from Qilu had come. The King of Wei also held a banquet to entertain him. It seems that the King of Wei's name of love for talent has spread throughout the Tang Dynasty!" At that moment, Changsun Wuji suddenly shook his head, then changed the topic and smiled. When he mentioned Li Tai, his tone also had a bit of unfriendly and teasing.

"The fiefdom of King Wei was originally in the Qilu land, so it is normal for him to be more famous here. However, Fengshan is about to be imminent, but he still attracts so many irrelevant people. I'm afraid the intention is not that simple." Li Xiu said with a calm expression at this time.

"Hehe, it's just two intentions. One is for Your Majesty to show you so that Your Majesty can know how much he is loved by scholars, and the other is for those scholars. After all, Your Majesty takes him to Fengshan but does not bring the prince. The information conveyed in this is quite intriguing!" Changsun Wuji pointed it out without hesitation.

When Li Xiu heard Changsun Wuji's words, he smiled helplessly. It seemed that Changsun Wuji really didn't like Li Tai, and even felt disgusted inside and out. He didn't know how Li Tai provoked him?
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