Song Zhenzong: The final feast of Zen
During the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Zhenzong Zhao Hengben was leisurely serving as the Taiping Emperor in the palace. Unexpectedly, the Khitan suddenly came to cause trouble. When the border alarm sounded, he was so frightened that he almost fell off the throne.
There was chaos in the court, and Kou Zhun jumped out and strongly demanded that Zhenzong Yujia personally conquer. Song Zhenzong bit the bullet and rushed to the front line of Chanzhou. Hey, it's really strange. When the Song army soldiers saw the emperor's banner, their morale instantly exploded and they beat the Khitans to pieces. The Khitan hurriedly sued for peace, but Song Zhenzong was unable to do so, and Ma Liu signed the "Chanyuan Alliance". Although he had to send money and gifts to the Khitan every year, peace was obtained in exchange for it. Song Zhenzong believed that he had made extraordinary achievements throughout the ages.
This person can easily become a monster once he floats. Song Zhenzong felt that he was so awesome and his achievements must be known to everyone in the world. He slapped his head and decided to make a big show of Feng Chan Taishan. You must know that Fengchan was the highest-level sacrifice for ancient emperors, and it had been done by super bosses such as Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of Han before.
In order to make the Feng Chan look reasonable, Song Zhenzong first staged the farce of "The Book of Heaven Comes to the World" and sent people to secretly hide the silk books with the "Book of Heaven" in the palace and Mount Tai. Then he pretended to discover it and announced it to the world, saying that it was recognized by God. The ministers were wondering what was going on, but they didn't dare to say anything and could only accompany the performance.
A bunch of complicated ceremonies were held, and the ceremony was completed by climbing to the top of the mountain. This enshrining of Zen had completely drained the treasury of the Northern Song Dynasty, but Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty was satisfied. Little did he know that this became the last Zen ceremony in history. When later generations mentioned it, they could only laugh or cry. He turned this solemn sacrifice into a farce.
