It turns out to be Da Sima!
When Liu Bei announced the latest reward for Mi Yang, many people were not too shocked.
Or it would be more appropriate to say that it had been anticipated.
In the regular military rank sequence of the Han Dynasty, the general was the most important minister.
But in the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, there has been a military position that is not permanent, and its status and power are looming above the generals.
This military position is that of Da Sima.
If the general is responsible for the military power of the world, then the great Sima, on the basis of this point, even automatically involves the tentacles of power in politics.
The power of the Chief Sima of the Han Dynasty can be described in four words - he controls everything!
What many people don’t know is that after Liu Bei captured Hanzhong, he proclaimed himself the King of Hanzhong.
In "The King of Hanzhong Encourages Jin Biao", in addition to the title of King of Hanzhong, Liu Bei also appointed himself an official of the Han Dynasty.
That official position is not a general, but a great Sima!
From this point alone, we can see how special the Han Dynasty's chief minister holds in the hearts of the world. Even the title of princes and kings can only be ranked alongside him.
Throughout the more than 400 years of history of the Han Dynasty, ministers who can hold the post of Grand Sima can be regarded as the well-deserved core figures among all ministers.
Among the many figures, if the one who pushed the post of Grand Sima to the pinnacle of glory was undoubtedly Huo Qubing.
But it was Huo Qubing's younger brother Huo Guang who pushed the position of Grand Sima to the pinnacle of power.
During his tenure as Grand Sima, Huo Guang once did a very famous thing - he told the world that he had abolished the emperor and established a new one.
From this aspect, under the influence of Huo Guang, the position of Grand Sima also transcended the category of human ministers.
The Grand Sima is a position that every minister dreams of, but never dares to express his desire in his heart.
But for such an official position with great power, respected status, and special significance to the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei did not hesitate to consecrate it to Mi Yang in front of the people of the world.
The most important thing is that when faced with Liu Bei's homage, the ministers did not feel as unreasonable as they did just now.
Because no matter from every aspect, Mi Yang is worthy of the position of "Da Sima".
Among the officials of the Han Dynasty, only Mi Yang became the Great Sima and could convince the people of the world.
The ceremony was a natural one, and all the ministers focused their attention on Mi Yang for a moment.
There was envy, excitement, yearning, and surrender in their eyes.
The three words "Da Sima" have a great impact on them.
Liu Chan, on the other hand, became happy after learning that Mi Yang had become General Tiance and then Grand Sima.
Yeah!
My cousin should be rewarded like this!
Liu Chan, this "silly" kid, has not realized at all until now that after Liu Bei awarded the three important ministers today, he will have very little power left in his hands when he succeeds to the throne.
After much calculation, the only power left in his hands may be to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.
But even if Liu Chan wasn't "stupid", I guess he wouldn't mind Liu Bei's reward for the three important ministers today.
As for the person involved, Mi Yang, when the ministers looked at him, he no longer knew what to say.
Holding the Tiance sword given by Liu Bei tightly in her hand, Mi Yang looked at Liu Bei with tears in her eyes.
Whether as a king or as a father, Liu Bei really tried his best to give him the best.
Faced with such a master, what reason does Mi Yang have not to die for him?
Under the attention of all the ministers, Mi Yang knelt down on one knee with the Tiance sword in hand and bowed his head to Liu Bei and promised:
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness.
There is no need to say anything else, just to serve the country with all my heart!"
After hearing Mi Yang's words of thanks, Liu Bei raised his head and laughed heartily.
He leaned over to help Mi Yang, who was half-kneeling, and stretched out his hand to caress his back and said:
"Jia'er!
Good for it! Good for it!”
This was not the first time Liu Bei said similar words to Mi Yang, but every time Liu Bei said it, it contained a different meaning.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Mi Yang vaguely heard the meaning of "tuogu" from Liu Bei's words this time.
But before Mi Yang could continue to think about it, Liu Bei turned around and looked at a chamberlain after giving Mi Yang instructions.
After receiving the signal from Liu Bei's eyes, the chamberlain came forward with an imperial edict in hand. After standing in front of the ministers, the chamberlain unfolded the imperial edict in his hand and read aloud:
"General Yun Yuan of the left came from You, Ji, and made outstanding achievements. The prince was young and rushed into trouble, and he relied on his loyalty and obedience to save himself from danger.
Qieyun is not arrogant in taking credit, obeys the law, has integrity in gold and stone, is loyal to the defense, and in the Northern Expedition, he defeated the enemy several times and promoted the power of the Han army...
Promoted General Yun of the Left to General of the Guard, Yi Tong of the Three Divisions, and granted Yun the title of Marquis of Dangyang, and Yun's eldest son became the Marquis of Guannei!"
"...Huang Quan thought carefully and planned well, and in Longyou, Hanzhong, everything came true...
Huang Quan of the Jin Dynasty became the general of the rear and was granted the title of Marquis of the Pass!"
...
"In the past, Yi Zhi turned his back on Shang and returned to the Zhou Dynasty. He traveled hundreds of miles away from Yu and entered the Qin Dynasty. He reviewed the success and failure of the emperor and knew the inevitable success or failure. Therefore, he painted his description in pictures and recorded his achievements in good history.
Manchu's favor is pure and graceful, and his equipment is excellent. Now that Manchu Qing has returned to the Han Dynasty, he is as beautiful as the sages of the past.
Now that the Han Dynasty has returned to Chang'an, it is time to praise the beauty and go against the rebellion, so as to emulate the great righteousness of the world!
Now I worship Man Chong as Situ of the Han Dynasty, grant him the title of Marquis of Huaili, and grant him the honor of entering the court!"
...
Since today is a grand ceremony for all the Han Dynasty, it is impossible for Liu Bei to just reward Mi Yang and the other four.
It can be said that all ministers who have made contributions to the Han Dynasty in the past are among those who are being rewarded today.
It's just that compared to Ma Chao, who has special political significance, and Mi Yang, who has an unusual status, the rewards for the remaining people will not be carried out by Liu Bei himself.
Whenever the chamberlain reads the name of a minister and gives him a reward, the minister will happily go out to thank him for the favor.
As time went by, more and more ministers were named, and eventually even Man Chong, Jiang Ji and other surrendered ministers were on Liu Bei's reward list.
This is not surprising.
After all, although Man Chong, Jiang Ji and others were originally rebellious, they have now changed their minds and returned to serving the Han Dynasty.
Coupled with their own talents and reputation, it was expected that they would be rewarded by Liu Bei.
But what the ministers didn't expect was that Liu Bei's reward for Man Chong was so heavy.
As both surrendered ministers, Jiang Ji was only worshiped as a Congyi general, but Man Chong became a Situ of the Han Dynasty.
Situ is one of the three masters!
Although the Three Dukes in today's Han Dynasty are basically three auspicious babies, they have no real power at all.
But the corresponding honor of the Three Lords has not diminished at all, and the influence of the Three Lords in the hearts of the world has indeed never diminished.
Not to mention that other ministers did not expect this, even Man Chong himself was shocked by Liu Bei.
Man Chong's first reaction was that he didn't dare to accept it.
Man Chong is older than Liu Bei.
The old man Chong leaned on crutches and bowed to Liu Bei on the high platform, and said in panic:
"I have been guilty of being rebellious for many years. How dare I accept the position of the Three Dukes of Heaven and Han? I hope Your Majesty will choose someone else who is capable.
For the rest of my life, I just hope that I can find a small place to settle down."
As he spoke, Man Chong was about to kneel down to Liu Bei on the high platform.
Fortunately, the courtesy officer on the side stopped Man Chong in time, otherwise I don't know if Man Chong, an old man, could stand up straight after kneeling down.
After hearing Man Chong's refusal, Liu Bei had no intention of agreeing.
"Manjun, why don't you give me a reward today?
Didn’t Manjun know that he spent thousands of gold to buy horse bones?
Today I am King Zhao of Yan, and your minister is Guo Wei!"
The most important reason why Liu Bei gave Man Chong such a significant reward was not because he valued Man Chong's talent, but because he valued Man Chong's influence in Cao Wei.
Man Chong served in Cao Wei for decades and had countless disciples and former officials.
If the Han Dynasty can reward Man Chong generously regardless of past grudges, it will definitely arouse the favor of Man Chong's disciples and former officials, allowing them to spontaneously promote the Han Chong's actions in Cao Wei.
As long as the news of Man Chong receiving a heavy reward from the Han spreads in Cao Wei, as time goes by, more and more people will gradually turn to the Han.
This move can also fundamentally dispel the panic among the people of Cao Wei and Sun Wu about the rise of the Han Dynasty.
After all, many important officials of Cao Wei died at the hands of Mi Yang before.
Although those people deserve to die, if corresponding gentle measures are not taken, it is easy for Cao Rui to take advantage of such things and be led to believe that the Han will not let anyone who has betrayed the Han go.
Once this concept is deeply rooted in the hearts of Cao Wei's subjects, it will be directly difficult for the Han Dynasty's unification war to reach a higher level in the future.
For the sake of the unification of the Han Dynasty, it was Liu Bei's must to reward Man Chong generously and regard Man Chong as a model of Huairou.
After saying these words, Liu Bei saw that Man Chong still looked embarrassed, and he understood the reason.
So he went on to say to Man Chong:
"Do you care about your family?
You can rest assured that after you become the Third Duke of the Han Dynasty, I will send an envoy to bring your family back to the Han Dynasty."
After saying these words, as expected, Man Chong quickly bowed to thank Liu Bei and said:
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
A thank you means that Man Chong accepted the post of Situ of the Han Dynasty.
In fact, the reason why Man Chong did not accept Liu Bei's reward just now was not because he was indifferent to fame and fortune.
If he really was completely indifferent to fame and wealth, he would have become a tombstone long ago.
Man Chong was worried that when the news of him becoming a Han Situ spread back to Cao Wei, his family would be slaughtered by the Wei army.
Now that Liu Bei was willing to give him a guarantee, Man Chong's worries naturally disappeared, and becoming a powerful Situ was something he could only dream of.
Of course, the most important thing is that Man Chong believes that Liu Bei can do this.
Not to mention that with the current national strength of the Han Dynasty, it is in a corresponding advantageous position in diplomacy.
Let's just say that in the two battles of Nanzheng and Northern Expedition, the Han army captured many Wei soldiers. At worst, there would be another hostage exchange operation.
After Man Chong accepted Liu Bei's reward, the chamberlain continued to read out a different reward list.
The names on this list of awards are all those officials who have passed away, but who made great contributions to the Han Dynasty during their lifetime.
Among those ministers, the one whom Liu Bei felt most distressed was Pang Tong.
"Shi Yuan!"
Although Fa Zheng was also on this list, Fa Zheng died of natural illness, and he also had very brilliant achievements during his lifetime.
But Pang Tong was not.
Dying before leaving the army is the best portrayal of Pang Tong in this world.
"It seems that I have learned a lot about the remaining strategies of overlords and the key points of relying on them."
Whenever he thought of these words that Pang Tong recommended to him, Liu Bei felt heartbroken and couldn't help himself.
If Pang Tong hadn't died unexpectedly back then, with Pang Tong's talent today, he would have already become one of the three princes of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Bei was a man who didn't like regrets, so he posthumously awarded Pang Tong the title of Sikong and Fazheng the title of Taiwei in the imperial edict, and gave them the posthumous titles of "Jing" and "Xuan" respectively.
In addition to this layer of rewards, Liu Bei also explicitly asked Yizhou officials in the edict to move the coffins of Fazheng and Pang Tong back to Chang'an so that they could be buried next to his mausoleum one day.
Liu Bei even directly decided that Pang Tong and Fazheng should be worthy of the supreme honor of the Ancestral Temple.
Of course, those who have received such honor include Guan Yu, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Jian Yong and others.
After the chamberlain finished reading out the rewards for the deceased ministers, it meant that Liu Bei's rewards for the ministers today were coming to an end.
In today's reward event, the officials of the Han Dynasty were shocked a lot, but they themselves also received satisfying rewards accordingly.
Whether in terms of process or results, today's awards ceremony can be called a success and exciting.
After all the rewards were announced, Liu Bei returned to the throne and personally picked up the wine glass on the table.
"I have been fighting for decades, and although I have not yet unified the world, I still have my share of the world.
The flaming red flags of the Han Dynasty are spread all over the world today. Although I dare not boast that I have surpassed the two ancestors for this achievement, I can not disgrace the reputation of the two ancestors."
"However, I cannot achieve the achievements I have today without the help of all the ministers.
The country was built for you and I, the king and my ministers, so I am willing to share this great country with you!
I am nearly 70 years old, and I don’t know how long I can stay with you.
But as I celebrate New Year's Day today, I am very happy to be able to spend it with you.
Gentlemen, please let us raise our glasses together."
When Liu Bei said this, hundreds of Han ministers on the high platform raised their glasses of wine and faced Liu Bei.
The bright moonlight fell on Liu Bei from high in the sky, making Liu Bei seem to be shining in the eyes of the ministers at this moment.
After seeing all the ministers raising their glasses of wine, Liu Bei's eyes gradually became moist.
"Today's first glass of wine on New Year's Day, I would like to pay tribute to the late Guan Yunchang, Fa Xiaozhi, Pang Shiyuan, Mi Zizhong..."
Liu Bei, who kept recalling the voices and smiles of many old friends, raised his head and drank the wine from the glass without hesitation.
Then Liu Bei quickly filled the glass with a second glass of wine.
"For the second glass of wine, I want to pay tribute to the soldiers, celebrities and common people who have died for the Han Dynasty over the years!
Although many of them have never left their names in the world, they are all heroes of the Han Dynasty."
Full of emotion, Liu Bei drank the wine in the glass again.
When the third glass of wine was filled, Liu Bei was choked up and speechless as he looked at the hundreds of Han ministers on the high platform.
"This last glass of wine.
I respect you all, and I also respect the man who made shoes and sold mats back then!
Thank you for your persistence over the years!
Gentlemen, drink with me!"
"only!"
As a loud voice of agreement rang out, under the witness of the boundless world, the Han monarchs and ministers on the high platform raised their glasses to each other and drank the wine together.
After the glass of wine was finished, bursts of lingering laughter burst out from up and down the high platform.
This day was extremely enjoyable for the big man.
This chapter has been completed!