Mount Song as King of the Central Heaven.[49]（[49] These titles were bestowed in the seventh lunar month of 688, see ZZTJ 204.6449）His spouse was honored as Numinous Consort. In the past, Mount Song had temples dedicated to Qi of Xia and Qi's mother, and to Aunt of the Lesser Room Peak.[50]（[50] Lesser Room (Xiaoshi) was the name of the peak where the shan rite was performed.）She ordered prayers and sacrifices prepared at each of these sites….Because during the feng and shan rites [in the hibernal la month[51]（[51] The hibernal la month was the 12th month according to Xia chronometry, Wu Zhao's Zhou dynasty followed the horological precedent of her namesake Zhou. Therefore the hibernal month was the second month instead of the twelfth. See JTS 22.864）of 696], she secured the protective blessings of the spirits of Mount Song, Zetian thereupon elevated Spirit Peak's King of Central Heaven to August Emperor of Central Heaven and his Numinous Consort was made August Empress of Central Heaven. Hou Qi of Xia was named Perspicacious and Sagacious August Emperor. The spirit of Qi's mother was invested as Grand Dowager of the Jade Capital. The spirit of the Aunt of the Lesser Room Peak was designated Lady Goldtower. And Prince Jin was named the Ascendant Immortal Crown Prince. A temple was established for each.则天证圣元年，将有事于嵩山，先遣使致祭以祈福助，下制，号嵩山为神岳，尊嵩山神为天中王，夫人为灵妃。嵩山旧有夏启及启母、少室阿姨神庙，咸令预祈祭。至天册万岁二年腊月甲申，亲行登封之礼。礼毕，便大赦，改元万岁登封，改嵩阳县为登封县，阳成县为告成县。粤三日丁亥，禅于少室山。又二日己丑，御朝觐坛朝群臣，咸如乾封之仪。则天以封禅日为嵩岳神祇所祐，遂尊神岳天中王为神岳天中皇帝，灵妃为天中皇后，夏后启为齐圣皇帝；封启母神为玉京太后，少室阿姨神为金阙夫人；王子晋为昇仙太子，别为立庙。
The titular elevation of the Tushan sisters occurred on the xin-yi
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