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The vast sea, the water and the sky are the same color, only a few fishing boats, Sima Qian and Ren An stand on the seashore, looking at the ocean and sighing... At the foot of Mount Tai, the sun was covered by flags and the drum horns shook the sky. Emperor Wu led all the civil and military officials to prepare to climb the mountain.Emperor Wu asked: "Sima Qian, how do you feel?" Sima Qian said excitedly: "Your Majesty, I must record this spectacular scene in the annals of history." Emperor Wu said excitedly: "Okay, it must be written into the file and stored in the golden cabinet."

"Sima Qian, I'm going to enshrine Zen on Mount Tai. I want to beat Qin Shihuang. When Qin Shihuang climbed Mount Tai, there was no auspiciousness. On the contrary, there was a big storm. I at least made a treasure tripod. The sky is auspicious. When I climb the mountain, the sky will help me. and also." Sima Qian replied excitedly: "Your Majesty, Qin Shihuang conferred Zen on Mount Tai, which shocked the world because he unified the six kingdoms. Today, the emperor's literary and martial arts, unified the four seas, and the power of the Kyushu. In such a peaceful and prosperous age, Zen should be enshrined, so no matter whether there is a decline in auspiciousness or not, everyone will get it." The support of the world."

"Okay. My Feng Chan will definitely be powerful in all directions." Emperor Wu led civil and military officials and a brigade to climb the mountain from the southern foot of Mount Tai, and Emperor Wu walked at the forefront. Emperor Wu climbed the mountain enthusiastically. After climbing for a while, he was a little tired. The tall Yang Deyi and another servant supported Emperor Wu, almost climbing up.The ministers behind followed panting.When he arrived at Wukesong, Sima Qian, who followed closely behind Emperor Wu, said: "Your Majesty, this is the Wukesong place where Qin Shihuang climbed the mountain to avoid rain. The first emperor named it Wudafu Song."

Emperor Wu ordered to stop, walked under the pine tree to watch, and then said with a smile, "Isn't it a good sign that Fu climbed the mountain today and the sky is clear?" "Thanks to His Majesty's blessing, the sun is shining brightly today, and the sky is clear and clean," said the prime minister. "Haha..." Emperor Wu laughed. After reaching the top of Mount Tai, it was already noon. After everyone had a meal, they took a short rest and then began to hold the Fengchan ceremony. The civil and military officials who participated in Fengchan have surrounded the altar and waited.

Sima Qian looked up and saw that the altar was nine feet high and one foot two feet long, and it was made of five-colored soil. Sacrificial flags were planted around the high platform, and the incense burners on both sides in front of the platform were filled with smoke, and three bloody bull heads held by red silk were offered on the sacrificial table in front of the altar.Bloodwine lay ahead.Drummers stand in two rows. "The emperor is here." Emperor Wu walked over majestically. All civil and military officials knelt and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!!"

"Stay flat." The Fengchan Grand Ceremony began, and the drums and music rang together. Li Yannian, who has been promoted to captain of Xielu, directed ninety-nine and eighty-one musicians, and danced their carefully rehearsed Fengchan music and dance.The music is solemn and solemn, the musicians are singing sacrificial songs and dancing, the atmosphere is solemn and warm, and the scene is very grand.The song says: After the music and dance, Emperor Wu took the wine glass, raised his hands above his head, climbed onto the altar, and after praying to the sky three times, sprinkled it on the ground, then turned his head to take the tray that Yang Deyi raised high above his head, and took off the inner sacrificial offering sealed with gold and silver. Yan Yu, read silently in his mouth for a while, after reading, put it in the room in the center of the altar, two warriors came up to fill the soil and retreated to stand on both sides.

Emperor Wu bowed to the sky three times and then turned to the civil and military officials and said: "My subjects, because of the heavenly tripod, gave me auspiciousness, and felt that the king's order was received by the heavens. Surrender, Zebei the Great Han, protect our people, bless our country, may our Great Han Dynasty prosper from now on, and the people of the people will be blessed." All civil and military personnel knelt down and recited loudly: "The fortune of the country will prosper, and the people will be blessed." "The luck of the country will prosper, and the people will be blessed."

Emperor Wu also announced: "I have been ordered by the heavens, and now it is stipulated that the world will be amnesty." Wen Wu cheered again: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!!" The shout was like thunder and lightning, shaking the birds flying high on the top of the mountain, and the horses neighing at the foot of the mountain.Its majestic momentum and prestige are truly unprecedented. Emperor Wu also ordered a stele to be carved on Mount Tai: On the East China Sea, outside the emperor's palace, Ren An and Sima Qian stood by the sea, gazing at the vast sea. Ren An said to Sima Qian: "The emperor has listened to the alchemist and wants to go to the East China Sea to seek immortality. Why don't you persuade him."

Sima Qian said, "I should try to persuade you." In Emperor Wu's palace, Emperor Wu was discussing with the alchemists about going to the East China Sea to seek immortality in Penglai. "Your Majesty, Sima Qian is asking to see you." Yang Deyi came in and said. "Let him in." "I send my respects to the Holy Majesty." "What's the matter, dear." "Your Majesty, don't listen to these alchemists. There is no Penglai Immortal Island in the sea, they are all lies." Emperor Wu's face sank when he heard this, and he said, "Sima Qian, do you have anything else to tell me?"

"me……" "No, just kneel down." "Yes." Sima Qian took two steps back and then stepped forward, pointing to a alchemist and said, "Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense. Qin Shihuang just listened to those alchemists and spent all day looking for immortals on the sea, which finally led to the decline of the country... ..." "Bold, Sima Qian, are you alluding to me? My country is booming now, why talk about the country's decline!" "Your Majesty, the great man is indeed very prosperous now, if you listen to the words of the alchemist, it will lead to the decline of the prosperity!"

"Presumptuous, get down for me." In the vast sea, where the water and the sky are the same color, there are only a few fishing boats. Ren An and Sima Qian stood by the sea looking at the ocean and sighing. Ren An asked: "The emperor still wants to go to the sea to seek immortality?" "Yes, I persuaded you a few times, but the emperor is still very unhappy." "Alas," Sima Qian sighed, "Qin Shihuang died in his later years because he was obsessed with seeking immortals on the sea. Unexpectedly, Emperor Wu wanted to repeat the same mistakes." Emperor Wu led hundreds of civil and military officials and an army of 180,000 to go northward from Mount Tai along the East China Sea, trying to find the elixir of life. Sima Qian followed Emperor Wu in a big boat, followed by four boats. Emperor Wu stood in front of the boat and kept gazing at the east without blinking his eyes.But for three days in a row, he searched all over the world and found no Penglai fairy island. Emperor Wu asked the alchemist standing next to him angrily: "You said there are immortals and elixir in the East China Sea? Where is it?" The alchemist hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, immortals are not easy to find." "Then tell me, how can I get it?" "My Majesty, this is not something that can be obtained in one go. And the heart must be pious." The alchemist said hastily. "If you can't get it once, then I will come a few more times." "It is my will to return to Chang'an." "yes." The beautiful scenery is beautiful and picturesque. Emperor Wu, who was hunting in the mountains, suddenly heard a beautiful folk song: Emperor Wu followed the song to find it, and his followers followed closely. As the song approached, Emperor Wu pushed aside the branches and saw a beautiful girl picking mountain flowers, holding a large bunch of peach, apricot, and pear flowers in her hand. ... The mountain wind blows, and the fragrance hits people... Emperor Wu was stunned, and couldn't help walking towards the girl step by step. Seeing a stranger, the girl called out, "Father, father..." Emperor Wu rushed over and covered her mouth with his hand: "Girl, don't scream, you are so beautiful, I am the emperor, I will take you back to the palace and make you a concubine." "No, let me go! Let me go, father..." Emperor Wu picked her up, put her on the horse and left. "Help... Father..." "Xiang'er..." The girl's father was gathering herbs, and when he heard the shout, he chased after him, but Emperor Wu had gone far away. When the old man came home, the sick old wife heard that her daughter had been snatched away, and immediately passed out... After the old man woke up his wife, they hugged their heads and cried loudly. "We have such a lifeline, she was robbed, how can I live!" A mountain man said: "The one who snatched your daughter may be Emperor Lei. I heard that the emperor is visiting nearby recently." "My God, that's over." The old man cried. The neighbor persuaded: "Uncle, don't worry, go to the yamen to inquire." Emperor Wu carried the girl on his horse and galloped away, followed closely by the guards. "Let me go, let me go." The girl called desperately. Back at Jianzhang Palace, Emperor Wu put the girl in the Palace of Thousand Curtains, only to find that the girl's body was overflowing with fragrance, so he made her a fragrant concubine, and she was not allowed to wear clothes, but she was only wrapped in gauze, because she was afraid that the clothes would crush her soft body. Out of traces.Then he sent a maid to look at her, because Concubine Xiang was the most rebellious of all the concubines of Emperor Wu. When the old man came to the county yamen, the county magistrate said: "Bold, you dare to slander the current emperor. Besides, the emperor took it away. Who would dare to ask? I don't want my head? Hey, it might be a good thing. If it is really the emperor, you should If you are the emperor's old father-in-law, then we still ask you." The old man was so anxious that he had nowhere to go, a kind guard whispered to him: "I heard that the hero Guo Jie is in our area recently, you go and ask, maybe he can help you." "Thank you, officer." As soon as Emperor Wu came to the morning court, the servant came to report: "Your Majesty, it's not good, Concubine Xiang has been robbed!" "Ah! Hurry up and chase it back." When Emperor Wu came to Xiangfei Palace, he saw that there was no one in the curtain, only the lingering fragrance remained. Emperor Wu asked the servant: "Tell me about the situation." Several servants knelt down and said: "It's a masked and not tall man." Ting Wei said: "Your Majesty, according to the information provided by the guards, the strong man is not tall and walks like flying. Although he is masked, he has a pair of big eyes that look like copper bells. From this point of view, the robber may be the hero Guo Guo." untie." "Guo Xie? Why is he robbing my concubine? According to my decree, he is wanted throughout the country. Within three days, if you don't see a living person, you must see a dead body." "yes." The robbery of Concubine Xiang has become a big news both inside and outside the palace, and people are talking about it. Without Concubine Xiang, Emperor Wu would not think about eating and drinking. "Sima Qian, you once told me that when you were roaming around the world, you met Guo Bandit, and you praised him for his righteousness and wanted to write a biography for him, so why did he rob Xiangfei?" Sima Qian put down his pen and said: "Your Majesty, wherever I go, I hear praises for Guo Xiashi. As for why he robbed Concubine Xiang, I must have something righteous." "Hmph, you never think about me." "Your Majesty, I'm just telling the truth." "Okay, you step back, I'm going to rest." "Sima Qian resigns." Sima Qian put down his pen, got up and left. But it is said that Guo Xiashi carried Xiangfei out of the palace and arrived in a forest outside Chang'an. He threw his clothes to Xiangfei and said, "Put on your clothes quickly, we have to leave quickly, otherwise I'm afraid we won't see you." Mother is here for the last time." Concubine Xiang cried and said, "Thanks to the strong man for saving his life." Guo Xie disguised himself as an old man from the countryside, and Xiangfei's daughter disguised herself as a man. They traveled day and night, crossing mountains and mountains, and finally arrived at Xiangfei's home.But it was too late, Xiangfei's mother had already died. "Mother...Xiang'er is back." Xiangfei threw herself on her mother. Concubine Xiang's father knelt down to thank Guo Xie and said, "Thank you to the heroes for saving my daughter. Ever since Xiang'er was snatched by the emperor's soldiers on the mountain, her mother has never been able to get sick... Oh, the evil emperor! , he already has Sangong Sixth Hospital and wants to take my daughter away, oh..." "Hmph, it's not just the Sixth Courtyard of the Lan Palace, the dog emperor once said that he can go without food for three days, but he can't live without a woman for a day. This time he is really going to piss him off." Guo Xie said bitterly. "Let me help you bury the old man. From now on, you father and daughter will have to depend on each other." "Thank you heroes for saving me." Xiang Fei knelt down to Guo Xie. "Girl please get up quickly." "Your Majesty, Guo Xie has been arrested." "Bring it up." Guo Xie was brought up. "Kneel down." Guo Xie didn't kneel, but turned his head vigorously, and the two warriors pinned him firmly and forced him to kneel down. "The gangster Guo Xie, I ask you, why did you rob Xiangfei?" "Your Majesty, I didn't rob her, but took her back from the person who was robbed and returned her to the owner. Since she was robbed, her mother couldn't get sick. Before her death, her mother cried for help. meet her." "Xiangfei, where are you now?" "My Majesty, Concubine Xiang is dead." Guo Xie had no choice but to lie about it for Emperor Duanwu. "Ah, Concubine Xiang is dead, so I don't see a living person, but a dead body." "Your majesty, you already have Sangong and Liuyuan, and three thousand beauties. Are you still interested in a female corpse? If you snatch her corpse again, her father will die of anger. Your majesty, please do less evil." !" "Presumptuous, how dare you criticize the emperor!" "Who dares a knight if he doesn't dare?" "You dare, I want to see how brave you are?" "Yes, King Zhou can look at Bigan's heart, and you can also look at my guts." "Bold, how dare you compare me to a tyrant." "If the emperor does not rein in the precipice, he may become a tyrant from a British lord." Sima Qian went out to remonstrate and said: "Your Majesty, although Guo Xie robbed the concubine, although he committed a capital crime, he was a hero who sacrificed his life to save others. I dare to ask the emperor to pardon him because of the righteous behavior of a chivalrous man. Besides, Guo Xie has always been a hero. He is a chivalrous man who sacrifices his life for justice, and is deeply popular, if he tortures him, he is only afraid that the people will disobey him and lose their hearts." "Guo Xie, for the sake of Taishi Ling, I will spare you the death penalty. Come and drive him out of Chang'an, and he will never be allowed to enter Beijing." "yes." After retiring from the court, Sima Qian said: "Your Majesty, I found that you are indeed a British lord." Emperor Wu said: "Sima Qian, you forgot that I am still a repentant emperor." Sima Qian praised: "The emperor is wise."