The weather that day was neither good nor bad. A layer of white clouds covered the sky, blocking out the sunlight.
A brand-new carriage road had appeared on Mount Tai.
Ying Zheng led the civil and military officials toward the summit in carriages. As for the scholars of the Qi-Lu region, Ying Zheng had left them all behind and forbidden them from taking part in this Feng Shan Ceremony.
Rumble~
The sounds of wheels and horse hooves rang out in succession.
A thin mist lingered among the mountains.
As the carriages sped toward the mountaintop, mountain winds continuously brushed past them.
Once they reached a spot near the summit, Ying Zheng and the civil and military officials disembarked from their carriages.
To show their respect for Heaven, they would walk the rest of the way to the altar.
Ying Zheng stood at the front, with a group of civil and military officials behind him.
He raised his head and looked toward the summit. Flights of stone steps stretching all the way to the peak entered his sight.
"Come up with Us!"
After speaking to the ministers, Ying Zheng stepped onto the stone stairs without looking back.
Li Si and the other civil and military officials hurriedly followed behind him.
Step by step, the group slowly made their way toward the summit.
After walking for some time, the altar at the mountaintop came into view. It was, impressively, a square altar.
At Ying Zheng's command, offerings such as fish and meat were placed upon the altar one by one. The ceremony to sacrifice to Heaven was about to begin.
Once everything was ready and the time was right, Ying Zheng stepped forward alone. He would personally conduct the main rites.
"May Heaven show mercy..."
Ying Zheng recited the sacrificial text in