Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was enjoying himself in the Western Garden at this time.
Every time Chen Mu comes, he enjoys himself.
It's not that he completely ignores government affairs, but that ordinary government affairs are left to Chen Mu.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty only needed to control military power, election power and wealth.
Therefore, compared to those diligent kings, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was simply lazy, but he did not lose the power in his hands.
The people serving on the side this time are Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Jian Shuo and several other regular attendants, who are all in the West Garden today.
Outside the pavilion, the sun was shining brightly in early autumn, and singing and dancing were flourishing.
In the pavilion, the stars are holding the moon, and everyone is surrounded by a graceful and noble man, lazily enjoying the wonderful morning.
Liu Bei didn't know these people, but he could read their words and knew that the fat man in his thirties surrounded by everyone in the center should be the emperor.
So he immediately stepped forward, knelt down and worshiped: "Liu Bei, pay homage to the Emperor."
It is true that there was no kneeling ceremony in daily life in the Han Dynasty. However, when meeting the king on formal occasions, one had to kneel and kowtow. However, it was not a straight kneeling position, but a posture close to kneeling and kowtowing.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty knew that Liu Bei had arrived in Luoyang and was curious about him, so he said: "Get up and come closer."
Liu Bei had been reminded a long time ago and knew how to walk. He lowered his head, took small steps, and walked slowly outside the pavilion. He bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty."
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty looked Liu Bei up and down, and saw that Liu Bei had a face like a crown jewel, a mustache, and majestic features. He should be a very serious person on weekdays, so he nodded and said: "You are my clan brother.
Liu Xuande?"
Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Bei is the great-great-grandson of His Excellency Emperor Xiaojing and the queen of Prince Jing of Zhongshan."
In fact, what about his relationship with Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty?
It can only be said that the same ancestor is Liu Qi, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, but the blood relationship is so thin that it can be described as almost non-existent.
Because Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was a descendant of Liu Qi's son, Liu Fa, Prince Ding of Changsha, and belonged to Liu Xiu's lineage, while Liu Bei was a descendant of Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan, and had nothing to do with Liu Xiu. They were separated by more than ten generations, so they didn't count.
Within five servings.
The descendants of the surname Liu spread widely. By the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the number of Liu Bang's descendants was not one hundred thousand but eighty thousand. In terms of relative relationship, the two were really not close at all.
But after all, he is a descendant of the Liu family. If he has the ability, the emperor will still take a high look. After sizing him up, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty said in a calm tone: "It is indeed extraordinary and has the style of my ancestors of the Liu family."
If a person with a foreign surname had an emperor in his ancestors and was praised by the current emperor for being like his ancestors, he would probably collapse at that time and become frightened.
But both of them have the surname Liu, and are both descendants of Liu Bang and Liu Qi, so naturally there are not so many messy problems.
I say this purely out of intimacy. After all, Liu Bei is indeed very capable.
After receiving the emperor's approval, Liu Bei felt as if he had been injected with chicken blood. He said with excitement: "Your Majesty is the master of sage, and I am just a humble person. I got an official position by luck. Now that your Majesty does not think that I am despicable, I will definitely be my husband in the future."
Wear a ring of grass to repay Your Majesty's heavenly kindness."
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty looked at Liu Bei's enthusiastic expression and felt emotional in his heart. There are very few officials who are so motivated these days, let alone being so excited when they see the king. It seems that he is indeed a loyal and patriotic person, so he praised and encouraged him.
: "Xuande is determined. From now on, he will serve as an official well and govern the people well. This will be the greatest reward for me."
"Your Majesty's words will be kept in mind."
Liu Bei answered seriously.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty smiled: "I am very moved by Xuande's loyalty. Next month I will conduct a military parade in Xianyang Garden. Xuande has experienced wars for a long time, so he will be by my side and parade with me."
Liu Bei was even more happy and hurriedly said: "I respect your Majesty's decree."
Coming out of the West Garden, Liu Bei's face was glowing.
For a man who was a commoner a few years ago and had great ambitions because of his ancestor's bloodline, it was indeed exciting enough to meet the emperor and become a two-thousand-stone official.
Some people may say that as the founder of the country, shouldn't Liu Bei have a rebellious heart and want to dominate the world?
Why can a little encouragement from the emperor make him so happy?
However, now is not the time for the world to be in chaos. Even if the heroes of the late Han Dynasty truly compete for hegemony, it will take more than ten years. Not to mention Liu Bei, even Cao Cao will not be considered such a large dynasty, and it will suddenly collapse.
Therefore, both Liu Bei and Cao Cao are now loyal ministers. Naturally, their hearts are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and they are not thinking about fighting for hegemony at all.
After receiving the official seal and color award from the Shaofu, Liu Bei officially took office as the Yin of Henan.
On the second day after taking office, he left Luoyang and visited various counties in Henan. He went around to meet with county magistrates and check on people's sentiments. Secondly, it was Chen Mu's suggestion to let him familiarize himself with his jurisdiction first, so as to facilitate governance.
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In industry jargon, this is commonly known as stepping on the plate.
But Liu Bei didn't know that this was Chen Mu's trick.
Because Luoyang has the largest population and the most affairs, high-ranking officials, dignitaries, and relatives of the emperor and the country may have disputes if they are not careful, and no one is easy to offend.
Once the Luoyang order reported the matter, with Liu Bei's character, it is hard to say that he would really imitate Li Ying and Dong Xuan.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was the kind of person who only cared about money and power. He even lamented that Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty had not purchased any property, so he purchased a large amount of land in his hometown. This shows that he was completely a small landowner.
So if it offends ordinary dignitaries, it's okay if it doesn't have much interest in Han Ling Emperor.
If you offend someone like Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong who helped Han Ling Emperor make money, it will not end well.
Therefore, it is the best choice to send Liu Bei to Luoyang and keep him away from the political center temporarily.
Henan Yin has jurisdiction over more than 20 counties. Even if Liu Bei goes to a county in two days to handle local government affairs, it will take him two months to go back and forth, which is enough for him to kill time.
In the midst of all this commotion, in September of the fifth year of Zhongping, the Southern Army, which had been training for three or four months, was officially preparing to make its debut with a military parade in Xianyang Garden.
Liu Bei had only traveled to seven or eight counties at this time. Since the emperor authorized him to follow him to participate in the military parade, he ran back to Luoyang midway.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In mid-September, just after Wangri, it is close to the late autumn season. The leaves in Luoyang are yellow and withered, and the autumn wind sweeps the fallen leaves.
In Xianyang Garden, someone came over early in the morning to sprinkle water and clean the streets.
As one of the royal gardens of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xianyang Garden is located in the western suburbs of the imperial city and north of the White Horse Temple. It is lush with trees and has groups of undulating hills. A large number of palaces were built in the mountains and forests. The campus at the foot of the mountain is open and can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people.
Inside the White Tiger Gate, the emperor's chariot is ready, surrounded by the Yulin Guards and Tiger Guards. Liu Bei is riding a tall horse, dressed in armor, and dressed as a general, together with many ministers in the court, waiting for the emperor.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty left the Deyang Palace surrounded by his attendants and guards, and boarded the emperor's chariot. On his left and right were the Imperial Guards, and behind him were a group of courtiers riding horses.
Thousands of people came out of the White Tiger Gate, passed through the palace gate, and walked back to the west gate. From the upper west gate, they reached the outer city's west market.
The streets have been cleared long ago. Officers from Luoyang Liubuwei will be guarding the key points of each street. All merchants are waiting at the door. When the emperor's car drives by, everyone kneels down and shouts "Long live".
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the word "Long Live" was used as a congratulatory word and could be used by everyone. After the Warring States Period, it was mainly used to address the monarchs of the Warring States Period.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, when the ministers saw Yu Jun, they shouted "long live the emperor", paid homage and congratulated him, and took it for granted.
"Long live" at this time is actually a blessing to the king.
The motorcade slowly walked through the West Market and arrived at Xianyang Garden.
There are already a sea of people outside Xianyang Garden. There are two high platforms in the garden. The tallest one is flat and has a large canopy above it. There is also a smaller platform next to it, which also has a canopy.
The small platform is for He Jin. After all, He Jin is the general, commonly known as the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses. He is also presiding over the military parade today, so he has to show his face.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and many of his attendants came to the table in the morning. He Jin was on the small high platform next to him, and other officials were under the stage.
As He Jin raised the sword in his hand, rows of soldiers walked slowly from outside the garden, wielding weapons in their hands. Although the steps were irregular and they did not have the appearance of the army of later generations, because the Han people were good at martial arts and everyone had to be a soldier,
Therefore, there is a chilling atmosphere.
"Long live, long live, long live!"
The soldiers moved forward step by step, and every step they took was like an earthquake. The roar of the mountains and the tsunami came in, and the sound echoed, deafening.
The soldiers who came to the military parade today were actually not only troops from Xiyuan, but also soldiers from counties around Luoyang. The total number reached 50,000. Groups of soldiers passed by under the high platform, shouting slogans, not very orderly, a little messy, but
Shocking.
In such an environment, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty looked rosy, his heart was surging, and he was very excited.
The 50,000-strong army walked through one after another. This process took a full two hours. At noon, the autumn sun shone down, and everyone stood on the school field, forming several square formations and standing neatly.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty got up from his chair, looked down from the high platform, took out the sword from his waist, and raised it high.
"Supreme General!"
"Supreme General!"
"Supreme General!"
All the soldiers started shouting and knelt down in unison.
"Go, get down."
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty said hello and was about to step down.
He Jin, who was on the stage next to him, was startled. The ceremony he had originally envisioned did not happen, so he hurriedly got off the stage and followed him.
"Your Majesty, what is this?"
He Jin, Zhang Wen, Xu Xiang, Liu Hong and other three ministers were puzzled and wondered what Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was going to do.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty rode on a white horse that was pure color without a trace of hair and said excitedly: "I want to circle the field three times to inspect the appearance of the army."
Zhang Rang on the side advised: "The military formation is filled with murderous aura. As the true Dragon Emperor, Your Majesty, it is better not to let the murderous aura rush into the dragon's body."
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty said displeased: "This is my army. Even if it has murderous intent, it is my murderous intent. How could it rush into my dragon body? You all go with me."
Everyone had no choice but to follow him.
Those who can ride can ride on the horse, and those who can't can only watch from the sidelines. Those who can keep up with Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty are mostly from the military and a group of young people.
Although there are many strong men with swords among the three gongs and nine ministers, such as Zhang Wen, who had never fought against Xiliang in his early years, after all, they are all old men in their fifties and sixties, and their physical fitness cannot keep up, so naturally they can only watch.
With.
It is worth mentioning that Lu Zhi is among them. After being dismissed from office in his early years, Lu Zhi was rescued by Huangfu Song and Liu Bei's letter and now serves as the Guanglu doctor, replacing Cao Cao's previous position.
Liu Bei specially rode behind his teacher to show respect.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, surrounded by everyone, rode around the venue three times on horseback. He was the master who drove a donkey cart through the palace back then. He was an excellent equestrian. As the emperor, the mount he sat on was also a top-notch horse, carrying him.
Very stable.
The soldiers knelt on the ground, still shouting long live. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty ran three times, returned to the high platform, and gave the sword in his hand to He Jin. Then everyone stood up.
“A reward for everyone!”
At the end, with Emperor Han Ling's final order, the atmosphere reached a climax.
The soldiers cheered even harder.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was very happy and excited.
The faces of Shaofu Fan Ling and Shuiheng Captain Zhao Wu suddenly turned green.
If these rewards continue, the money spent will be hundreds of millions.
The financial expenditure, which was already not very rich due to the formation of the Southern Army, instantly worsened, and the money bags of the Shaofu and Shui Hengwei were greatly emptied.