Under Xu Ci's shouts, many ceremonial officials were immediately on hand, personally leading many Han ministers step by step towards the high platform above.
No matter how many Han officials gathered today, the high platform built by Zhuge Liang was more than ten feet long.
On the long steps on both sides, there is a soft seat made of Sichuan brocade facing east and west.
Shu brocade was already famous for its colorfulness in the world, and when the colorful Shu brocade encountered the swaying firelight, the two contrasted with each other, causing the entire steps of the high platform to emit a strange color in the dark night.
It’s both surprising and extremely pleasing to the eye.
Of course, most of those who felt this way were those ministers who had just returned from Cao Wei.
Man Chong, Jiang Ji and others looked at the gleaming Shu brocade soft seats arranged in hierarchies around them, with incredible looks in their eyes.
Since Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the world has been suffering from war for decades.
Once a large-scale war breaks out, the first to be affected will definitely be the monetary system.
This is indeed the case.
Needless to say, in recent years, as early as decades ago when Dong Zhuo was in power, the Han Dynasty monetary system with the five-baht coin as its core had completely collapsed.
And this has not changed in decades.
Although it sounds like a fantasy, the fact is that even in the past few decades, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan, the three British masters, have all thought of establishing a new currency system that could be exchanged for things, and it is still the mainstream method of transaction in today's society.
Perhaps Ji Han's Zhibaiqian and Sun Wu's Daquan Wuchian were criticized by many people in later generations. But after all, Ji Han and Sun Wu have always been thinking about reforming the monetary system.
It was good for Cao Wei. After the founding of the country, they directly copied the five-baht coin system that was ruined by Dong Zhuo, and then never modified it according to the current situation.
This does not mean that Cao Wei's monetary economy is very good, but it just proves that Cao Wei's monetary economy is even more confusing than the other two.
He was so confused that all the ministers in the court did not want to deal with him anymore.
Man Chong, an old minister of Cao Wei, and Jiang Ji and others understood this best.
It is shameful to say that due to the official inaction of Cao Wei in the monetary economy, bartering was the most common situation in Cao Wei.
What is even more shameful is that what is regarded as hard currency in Cao Wei is not the product of the country, but the Shu brocade of excellent quality...
For Man Chong, Jiang Ji and others, in their impression Shu brocade is equivalent to gold and is very precious.
One of the main channels for them to obtain Shu brocade is through royal rewards, but there are too many monks and too little rice. No matter how generous Cao Pi is, he will definitely not reward each minister with too much Shu brocade at one time.
There are only a dozen horses at most, and this number is enough to make any minister burst into tears of gratitude.
So it is understandable that after they saw the "wealthy" man, they felt incredible due to the huge contrast.
Can Shu brocade be used for such "waste"?
And considering the height of this high platform, if you want to cover the top and bottom of the high platform with soft seats made of Shu brocade, how much Shu brocade will be spent!
However, what Jiang Ji and others didn't know was that for the officials of the Han Dynasty, Shu Brocade, an item that was extremely precious to them, was actually not too precious.
Ever since he captured Yizhou, Liu Bei's favorite thing to do was to reward meritorious ministers with Shu Brocade.
For example, when he just captured Yizhou, Liu Bei generously rewarded Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu and others with thousands of pieces of Shu brocade with a stroke of his pen.
And there were dozens of ministers who were rewarded with hundreds of pieces of Shu brocade...
In terms of the actual situation of the Han Dynasty, what Man Chong, Jiang Ji and others thought was too "luxurious" was actually nothing.
On the other hand, Jiang Ji, who had a sharp personality, gradually came up with an idea after being shocked.
The Han Dynasty is definitely not as big as Cao Wei in terms of economic size. Even after regaining Guanzhong, it will be difficult to surpass Cao Wei in this regard in a short time.
Based on Jiang Ji's understanding of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, he believed that these two monarchs did not attach much importance to luxury.
So they can cover the entire high platform with Shu brocade, which shows that the output of Shu brocade in the Han Dynasty is by no means as rare as the rumors say.
Shu brocade has a large output, which can keep Dahan's economy in a stable situation.
This point is extremely difficult for Cao Wei to compare with.
In this way, is there an opportunity to take advantage of it?
Thinking of this, Jiang Ji temporarily hid the thought in his heart. He thought that after today's banquet was over, he would mention it to Mi Yang.
Under the guidance of the ceremony officials, the Han ministers who climbed up the steps one after another walked to their own brocade seats and sat down according to their status.
The higher his status, the closer his seat is to the high platform.
When walking to his own brocade seat, perhaps because of his low status, his seat was far away from the high platform.
But being able to have a seat on the high platform today is an honor that can be recorded in history, so after taking their seats, every Hanchen's face was filled with a smile of joy.
As Mi Yang, Zhuge Liang, and Zhang Fei, the three leading Han officials, continued to step forward, the number of Han officials behind them was decreasing step by step.
As he continued to move forward, when Mi Yang saw that there were only two steps under his feet, he did not pay attention to him behind him. He thought it was time for him to take a seat.
What he didn't expect was that the etiquette officer beside him didn't give such guidance.
Could it be that the etiquette officer forgot?
But this is almost impossible.
It seemed that he had anticipated that Mi Yang would have such doubts, so the etiquette officer beside him bowed down and explained in a low voice:
"Your Majesty has issued a special edict that the generals, prime ministers, chariot and cavalry generals are not ordinary ministers and should stand on the same stage as the emperor."
After hearing that Liu Bei had made arrangements, Mi Yang gave up her worries and continued walking towards the stage.
The two-story steps can be climbed in a moment. After Mi Yang, Zhuge Liang, and Zhang Fei arrived on the wide high platform, the ceremony officer led them to the three seats closest to the throne in the center of the platform.
After Mi Yang and others had just taken their seats, the etiquette officer on the high platform immediately came to the edge of the high platform and made a gesture to the people below.
After seeing this gesture, the sound of ritual music under the high platform suddenly changed.
If the ritual music just now was mainly cheerful, then the current ritual music is mainly solemn.
Under the solemn ceremonial music that echoed through Changling, Liu Bei, wearing imperial uniform and Liu's crown on his head, slowly walked towards the high platform under the gaze of tens of thousands of people up and down the high platform.
Liu Bei attaches great importance to today.
Because of the importance in his heart, he not only brought Liu Chan to Changling today, but also brought his other three sons, Liu Feng, Liu Yong, and Liu Li with him.
The appearance of an emperor and four princes immediately raised the solemn atmosphere on and off the high platform to the highest level.
The moment Liu Bei walked to the foot of the high platform, under the guidance of the etiquette officer, hundreds of Han ministers stood up and bowed deeply to Liu Bei below.
While paying homage to Liu Bei, a loud cry also resounded inside and outside Changling:
"His Majesty!"
After this loud cry, a more deafening cry exploded inside and outside the vast Changling:
"Long live!"
This burst of sound came from the tens of thousands of Han troops guarding inside and outside Changling tonight.
After this burst of shouting stopped, a new burst of shouting rushed in like a river flowing eastward.
The loud shouts of tens of thousands of brave warriors are like rolling thunder in winter. They are enough to shake the hearts of those loyal to the Han Dynasty to excitement, and it is also enough to shake the minds of those enemies who are careful.
Wave after wave of shouts continued inside and outside Changling, and amidst the continuous shouts, Liu Bei led the four princes behind him and walked towards the high platform step by step.
Every time he got closer to the top of the high platform, especially as Liu Bei saw the figures of Mi Yang and the three people on the high platform more and more clearly, the smile on Liu Bei's face grew bigger and bigger.
Since all the Han officials lowered their heads to welcome Liu Bei's arrival, they did not notice the objects held in the arms of the four princes behind Liu Bei.
That object was none other than the tablets of Guan Yu, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian and others.
I still remember it was such a bright moonlit night outside Xinye City.
He led his brothers and sisters and sat around a bonfire outside Xinye City, cuddling with each other.
Xinye is a small city and cannot be compared with Chang'an.
That bonfire was hastily constructed by a few people, and it couldn't compare to this high platform in his eyes.
But Liu Bei will never forget that night, because he felt that the fire that night was the warmest he had ever felt in his life.
It was also because of the promise they made under the bright moonlight that night while they were talking and laughing.
Although some people are no longer here, how can the promise be forgotten?
I will take you to the meeting right now!
Liu Bei's steps were so fast that others didn't think he was an old man in his late teens.
The height of more than ten feet was covered by Liu Bei's vigorous pace in a short time.
After Liu Bei stepped onto the stage, under the guidance of the ceremony officer, the shouts inside and outside Changling that made the dark clouds disperse gradually subsided, and the hundreds of Han ministers who were leaning over gradually raised their heads.
At this moment, Liu Bei led his princes and turned to face the Han officials below.
As soon as the hundreds of Han ministers raised their heads, with the help of the bright firelight, many of them saw at a glance the spiritual tablets held in the arms of Liu Chan and other princes.
Han Chen, who was a little further away, might not be able to see clearly the names on the spirit tablets, but this behavior of several princes was enough to shock them.
Who does the tablet in their arms belong to, and who can let the nobles of Tianhuang personally hold the tablet and enshrine it on a high platform on this New Year's Day?
But Han Chen, who was close, could see the words on the spirit tablet clearly at a glance.
Guan Yu, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Jian Yong...
After realizing that these people had received such posthumous honors, different emotions burst out in their hearts.
The eyes of Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang, Mi Yang and others slowly became moist, and their hearts were filled with strong thoughts and gratitude.
However, there were still some Han officials like Xu Ci who felt that Liu Bei's move was inappropriate and really violated the etiquette and law.
Especially Xu Ci, who is too often, when he saw the name on the spirit tablet for the first time, Xu Ci, who was stroking his beard, was so shocked that he almost pulled his beard off.
The first time Xu Ci wanted to persuade Liu Bei.
It wouldn't matter if it was just Guan Yu. He had just been posthumously crowned king, so it wouldn't be impossible to turn a blind eye.
However, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Jian Yong and others' official positions during their lifetimes were no more than Jiuqing, and Sun Qian and Jian Yong had not even entered the level of Jiuqing.
How can a minister with such status bear the honor of being crowned the prince himself?
There is no difference between holding the coffin in person and holding the coffin in person.
But before Xu Ci could say his first words, Liu Bei personally took Guan Yu's spiritual tablet from Liu Chan's arms, and then said loudly to the Han ministers below:
"I know that many of you, including you, are curious about who the prince of the Han Dynasty holds the spiritual card in his hands."
"I will tell you now that what they are holding are the spiritual tablets of Yun Chang, Zizhong, Gongyou, Xianhe and others!"
Taking advantage of his condescending position and Liu Bei's powerful voice, his words could easily be heard by many Han officials below.
Even if some ministers are too far away to hear Liu Bei's words clearly, there will be ceremony officers passing them on to ensure that Liu Bei's words reach the ears of every Han minister.
When they heard who those spiritual tablets belonged to, many Hanchens had shocked looks on their faces.
Who are these people?
Liu Bei had long expected that many Han officials would react like this.
But don't they deserve this honor?
"In the past, King Wen Goethe and King Wu Ge Xing. The master of the life of the husband, the tree body to walk the road, is not the only time, but also the one who opens the foundation and plants the thread, and shines in the next life.
Since the end of the Han Dynasty, Wang Gang has given up his authority, and the heroes have risen together.
So I thought about it and went on expeditions from Yan and Xu.
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Today, the Han Dynasty’s Xinyi writings are spread all over the world, and their majesty is awe-inspiring thousands of miles away. It can be called a revival!
In the past, I shared the sword with them, now I should share the honor with them!
In addition, the treacherous and fierce people are facing danger, and the natural expedition has not been launched. It is like Meng Lu's Xiangshi, who must fight against Mingtiao again.
Heaven's fortune is constant, and we aspire to unification. To fulfill this ambition, we must only be virtuous and virtuous.
What is virtue?
This is what the princes did today!"
Liu Bei expressed all his thoughts.
After listening to Liu Bei's thoughts, all the doubts in the minister's mind dissipated.
Because Liu Bei clearly stated in his words that the reason why he wanted to give Guan Yu, Mi Zhu and others such honors today was because of their past contributions.
In addition, he wanted to tell the people of the world through his actions that today the Han Dynasty values loyal ministers and good ministers.
As long as he is a loyal person of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty will give him as much honor as possible.
This is what Liu Bei considers to be an important manifestation of virtue.
Liu Bei also believed that only by achieving this, the Han Dynasty could unify the world in the future.
In addition, Liu Bei also expressed something implicitly:
Do you think that today's banquet is just for him, Liu Bei, to praise his virtues?
It's good to sing praises, but it's definitely not for him alone.
The objects of praise today should be those who have worked for the revival of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Bei is definitely a man of his word.
"General Hussars!"
Before he could return to the throne, Liu Bei couldn't wait to call Ma Chao.
After hearing Liu Bei suddenly calling him, Ma Chao's first reaction was to be stunned.
He understood the profound meaning of Liu Bei's words just now, but he did not expect that Liu Bei would be the first to think of him.
But Ma Chao's reaction was still very quick. After being slightly stunned, Ma Chao quickly walked out from one side and bowed to Liu Bei:
"I'm here!"
Looking at Ma Chao's majestic figure, Liu Bei's eyes were complicated, just like his view of Ma Chao.
Regardless of his previous views, Ma Chao's contribution to the Han Dynasty in recent years was enough for him to make the move he did today.
"The hussars rose up, and the company joined forces, and the first thing was to attack the Three Qin Dynasties, and to secure Lianglong. The plan was in the dynasty. When you go out, you will die, and when you retreat, you will sit quietly. First guard Yinping, and then return to Tongguan. You are ambitious and strong, and you are loyal and brave!"
Now I will add General Hussar and three thousand households to live in the city, and I can also favor one of Ma's sons as his heirs to inherit the incense!"
When Liu Bei's news spread throughout the entire high platform, the entire high platform was almost filled with exclamations of surprise.
They all guessed that Liu Bei was going to reward meritorious officials tonight, but what they didn't expect was that Liu Bei would go big on it as soon as he came up!
Why don't you drink some wine first to moisten it up?
This chapter has been completed!