After being the emperor for more than thirty years, unifying the Central Plains and opening up the Western Regions, Liu Chan himself felt that he was indeed qualified to be enshrined in Zen and Mount Tai. Moreover, this was the highest honor for an emperor.
However, he slowly said: "Xiangfu, although I have some minor achievements, I owe everything to you, my dear friends..." Liu Chan paused deliberately, looked at the civil and military officials in the main hall, and then said: "It's because
Thanks to the great support of all my dear friends, we have achieved what we have today."
"Female Zen to Mount Tai must be the work of a king in the prosperous times!" Liu Chan said with a smile: "Now that the world has been decided, all wastes are waiting to be revived. Let's discuss this later!"
Reject!
Liu Chan politely declined Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's request to be enshrined in Mount Tai on the grounds that the world was in its early stages of settling and it was not a prosperous dynasty.
Moreover, he did not give the prime minister a chance to continue to remonstrate, and said loudly: "Retreat from the court!"
After the dispersion of the dynasty, Liu Chan returned to Xuanshi Hall.
He is very satisfied with the current development of the big man. At least he does not have to worry about having no successor. Prince Liu Chen is becoming more mature, which also makes him want to let go.
On the other side, after the ministers left the court, they were all discussing in twos and threes.
Among them, inside the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Xu Shu returned to Chang'an. Emperor Liu Chan did not assign him an official position, but his status in the court remained unchanged. After the dissolution of the court, he came to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Yuanzhi!" Zhuge Liang frowned slightly and said: "Now that the world has been decided, the territory your majesty has opened up is far greater than that of previous emperors. At this time, it is appropriate to enshrine Mount Tai. This is also a move to calm the people. Why doesn't your majesty allow it?"
Zhuge Liang felt that given the current situation of the Han Dynasty, if Liu Chan was not qualified to be granted the title of Zen at Mount Tai, who among the kings in the past would be qualified to be granted the title of Zen?
Qin Shihuang?
Haha, but it just swept Liuheer.
Emperor Wu?
Haha, Emperor Mengyin and Emperor Jing were the first emperors to cultivate civilized and martial arts. By the time of Emperor Wu, the people of Han Dynasty were rich and powerful, and good generals were born, so they attacked the Xiongnu in the north and laid the foundation of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years.
But——
When today's emperor came to the throne, the Han Dynasty was just a small court located in Yizhou. Outside there were the powerful Cao Wei and the covetous Soochow, and inside there were the southern and middle areas that refused to be controlled.
It was in such an extremely unfavorable situation that the emperor's troops came out of Ziwu Valley and fought in Guanzhong, allowing the Han Dynasty to quickly transform from the weakest side of Han, Wei and Wu to a momentum that could compete with Cao Wei for the world.
Later, Dingliang Prefecture, Tongxi Region, and Pingbin Prefecture became the most powerful among the Three Kingdoms. Later, the Western Expedition destroyed Sassanid and Kushan and established two powerful Han kingdoms, making the Han Dynasty become the Han Dynasty.
A powerful empire that one can only imagine.
In the last move, he defeated Soochow and Cao Wei and realized the late emperor's long-cherished wish to unify the Central Plains. Even here, Emperor Liu Chan's civil and martial arts were unprecedented, not to mention the fact that he had not long ago turned the Roman Empire farther west into a new Han Kingdom.
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In addition to these martial arts, the emperor was also outstanding in civil affairs. He implemented the imperial examination system to select officials, established academies, and promoted new currencies.
Improved salt-making technology, wine-making technology, paper-making technology, invented gunpowder, three-bow bed crossbow, etc.
Without these new inventions, even if the Han Dynasty devoted everything, it would be difficult to reach the current height. Now that the world has been settled, isn't it the time to enshrine Mount Tai to show the majesty of the dynasty?
When Xu Shu heard this, he smiled and said: "Hahaha, Prime Minister, you still have to obey me. Who knows that the king needs to ask three times and give in three times before it can be a ritual?"
"Your Majesty's merits are eternal, how can he be compared with the emperors of all dynasties?" Xu Shu added: "But your Majesty advocates ancient rituals. I think it's not that you don't want to be enshrined in Mount Tai, but that you need to make three concessions and three requests in accordance with the ancient rituals. Your Majesty can agree.
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As soon as Xu Shu finished speaking, Zhuge Liang immediately shook his head and laughed loudly and said: "Old, old, we are all old. Liang must take care of Zhong Leyi, but now he made a low-level mistake and forgot
This is an ancient ritual."
"Hahaha!" Xu Shu also laughed when he heard this.
"Yuanzhi!" Zhuge Liang said again: "I returned to Chang'an and lived a leisurely and comfortable life, which made Liang very envious... Alas!" As he said, he sighed, and then said: "When the Fengchan Taishan thing is completed, Liang will
I submit my resignation to Your Majesty and enjoy peace and happiness like Yuan Zhi."
"Oh???" Xu Shu said deliberately: "The Prime Minister has this idea?"
"Of course!" Zhuge Liang said affirmatively: "In the past, when the late emperor visited the thatched cottage, Liang once said that when the emperor succeeds in the future, Liang should return to the countryside."
Xu Shu naturally knew about this matter. He was Zhuge Liang's former friend, so how could he not know his character? Now it was the perfect time to make a career and retire.
However, Xu Shu paused and asked: "Prime Minister, when the late emperor visited the thatched cottage in the past, did the Prime Minister ever think about the prosperity we have today?"
In the past, Xu Shu would never have asked this question, because he knew Zhuge Liang's character. If he asked about this before anything was done, it would make Zhuge Liang feel that he was doubtful about reviving the Han Dynasty.
Of course, Xu Shu never doubted it.
Even if he feels it is impossible, he will try his best.
In this regard, he is basically the same as Zhuge Liang.
Hearing Xu Shu's question, Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan slightly and asked: "In the past, did Yuan Zhi think about how prosperous he is today?"
"Not yet!" Xu Shu replied affirmatively.
"Hahaha!" As soon as Xu Shu finished his words, Zhuge Liang chuckled and said: "The one who knows the bright is Yuan Zhi. In the old days of Longzhong, although Liang himself was better than Guan Zhong Leyi, he didn't know that even if Guan Zhong Leyi was alive, he would not be able to turn things around.
Is it easy, is the situation bright?"
Yo ho!
Xu Shu was immediately shocked, this was not like Zhuge Wolong.
When he was young, he would only think that he was stronger than Guan Zhongleyi, but today's words, the meaning is very obvious, he felt that he was not as good as Guan Zhongleyi.
Maybe it’s because I’m getting older and I no longer have that pride.
"Prime Minister!" Xu Shu said again: "Although you and I never thought about today's prosperity in the past, the fact is that we have done it..." At this point, he paused, took a sip of tea, and then
He smiled and said: "Lucky for you and me, we got to meet a wise master!"
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"Hahaha!" Zhuge Liang also laughed loudly.
"What Yuan Zhi said is absolutely true. If there was only the late emperor, he would not be today's emperor!" Zhuge Liang said and raised his hands in the direction of Weiyang Palace in an attack, and then said: "It is difficult for a big man to reach the heights he has today, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
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Zhuge Liang firmly believes in this.
Although the late Emperor Liu Bei was benevolent, and he was surrounded by generals who were good at conquering and fighting, but without the special adventure of today, no matter how hard they tried, it would be difficult to turn things around.
Zhuge Liang never mentioned this matter to anyone.
Even his wife Huang Yueying, he never said anything.
The emperor once sleepwalked into the future, gained the ability to foresee things, and mastered some hard-core technologies that would only be available in the future, such as the three-bow bed crossbow, gunpowder, etc.
Without these, let alone establishing three Han kingdoms in the west, if they could expand the power of the Han Dynasty to Guanzhong, it would be the limit of what their generation could achieve.
The two chatted for a while, and Xu Shu suddenly asked curiously: "Prime Minister, where do you want to go after you retire?"
Because before this, Zhuge Liang said that after waiting for the Zen of Mount Tai, he would resign to the emperor and retire to the countryside, but where was he going to go?
Because this is what Xu Shu is thinking about now.
"Come from there, go back there!"
Zhuge Liang's answer was very simple, but Xu Shu waved his hand and said: "Prime Minister, with your status in the Han Dynasty today, even if you return to Longzhong, you will rarely have leisure."
In the past, before leaving the mountains, I could farm leisurely.
But now, even if you retire.
How can I get leisure?
"I wonder what Yuan Zhi has to say?" Zhuge Liang naturally agreed with Xu Shu's words. He now lives in seclusion in Longzhong, and officials from surrounding areas often visit him. How is this different from Chang'an? This is not the leisure he wants.
Xu Shu was really thinking about this matter. Ever since he left Ctesiphon, he had been thinking about where he should spend the last period of his life.
He can enjoy his old age in Chang'an. With his understanding of the emperor, Liu Chan will naturally treat veterans like them well, and he doesn't have to worry about any problems.
It's just that he really doesn't want to continue living like this.
He glanced at Zhuge Liang and said with a smile: "I have a good place to go. I am worried about having no company. If the Prime Minister is interested, we can go to this place together and feel comfortable."
"Oh???" Zhuge Liang was suddenly surprised. It turned out that this guy had already chosen a place to retire to, and asked in surprise: "Where did Yuan Zhi say it?"
Xu Shu smiled and said: "When he became emperor, Nanchang Wei Mei Fulai resigned from his post and went into seclusion. He once found a fairy mountain. He often went up to the mountain to collect herbs and refine elixirs. People said that the mountain had a pleasant scenery and faced the mainland across the sea. It was for
——Mecen Mountain."
"Mecen Mountain?" Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up when he heard this. Of course he had heard of this mountain. The name of the mountain was also because Mei Fulai once retired here to refine elixirs, so it was named after his surname. Before Mei Fulai retired to Meicen Mountain, this mountain was
It belongs to Yongdong Islands and is uninhabited.
"Exactly!" Xu Shu nodded and said, "If the Prime Minister hadn't said today that he would be enshrined in Mount Tai, I would have resigned from His Majesty today and gone to Meicen Mountain to live in seclusion."
"Well, Xu Yuanzhi!" Zhuge Liang said angrily: "You actually want to enjoy this blessed land of wonderland to yourself. Unfortunately, I have always regarded you as a confidant. It's a mistake, it's a mistake!"
"Hahaha!" Xu Shu laughed loudly after hearing this.
Five days later, there was a court meeting held every five days. On this day, not many things were done. After everything was done, the prime minister brought up the old things again and once again asked Liu Chan. Although the world is now settled, after these few days
With years of development, the Han Dynasty has become increasingly powerful, and it is reasonable for the Han Dynasty to enshrine Mount Tai, pray to heaven and offer sacrifices to the earth, so that the Han Dynasty can last forever.
Feng Chan Taishan was for the sake of the Han Dynasty for generations to come. It seemed that Liu Chan had no reason to refuse, but it was beyond everyone's expectations.
Liu Chan still declined.
According to what he said, in ancient times, if anyone worshiped Mount Tai, there would be auspiciousness in the world. If there is no auspicious phenomenon, it shows that God means that we have to continue to work hard, so we might as well avoid it.
Of course Liu Chan is very familiar with this rhetoric.
After all, he was born in the second generation, and in the extra two thousand years of history, he knew very well that every time he was granted the title of Zen to Mount Tai, auspicious signs must appear in order to demonstrate the emperor's merits and move heaven.
For example, the last one, Song Zhenzong, who later generations of emperors did not want to associate with, in order to be able to enshrine Mount Tai, he did not hesitate to think of creating auspiciousness and achieve the final enshrinement of Mount Tai.
Of course, in the eyes of these ancients, these so-called auspiciousness is auspiciousness.
But for Liu Chan, a time traveler, most of the auspiciousness of the ancients was thought to be manufactured, such as "King Chen Sheng!" or "Son of the Red Emperor and the White Emperor!"
These are all thought to be fabricated. Audiences who have watched "Legends of Chu and Han", "Myth" and other film and television dramas have all seen that Lu Fei pretended to be a ghost in the middle of the night, crying and howling, creating something like the Red Emperor and the White Emperor.
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But these ancients believed this.
Also, the second time Liu Chan refused to be granted the title of Mount Tai, it was not because he really didn’t want to be granted the title of Mount Tai, but because he had to follow the ancient etiquette and ask three times for three concessions. Since Zhuge Liang made this request, even if he refused, I believe Zhuge Liang would continue
Come.
We just acted together, and when we were asked for the third time, I reluctantly agreed no matter how hard it was. Being able to be granted Zen status once in a while would be a perfect ending to my life.
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The ninth day of the ninth lunar month in the 22nd year of the rise of the Han Dynasty (AD 261).
Donglai County.
Qingyou County, Citron Village.
"Something big happened!"
"Something big happened!"
A young man at the entrance of the village shouted loudly while running towards the village.
"Huzi, what are you yelling at?"
"What happened to make you so fussy?"
Han Tiecheng, a resident of Citron Village, shouted angrily: "If you don't work hard, why are you making such a fuss?"
"Second uncle!" Han Hu stopped and said out of breath: "Something big has happened!"
While Han Hu and Han Tiecheng were talking, nearby villagers gathered around.
"What happened? Huzi!"
"Could it be that the tigers and leopards in the mountains have come out again?"
Citron Village is close to mountains to the north, and tigers and leopards often appear in the mountains. However, most of them are in the deep mountains and rarely come close to human villages. If they occasionally come close, it is a big deal for the villagers.
"No, no!" Han Hu waved his hands and said, "There are no tigers or leopards. I was hoeing in the field just now, but while hoeing, I came across a particularly hard thing."
"Something hard?"
The villagers were a little curious, thinking that there could be something hard in the ground, maybe it was rocks. There were mountains everywhere around here, and there was nothing strange about rocks in the mountains.
However, Han Hu is the nephew of Li Zheng Han Tiecheng. He was a soldier a few years ago. He does not look like someone who has never seen the world. Now that the world is stable, for those who have been injured on the battlefield or have inconvenient legs and feet, there are young people at home.
For those whose old parents need support, the court will provide them with a certain amount of pension and then allow them to return to their hometown to support their parents.
Han Hu is one of them.
Originally, Han Hu was a county soldier of the Donghai Kingdom of the Wei Dynasty. Later, when the Han Dynasty unified the world, Han Hu surrendered to the Han army along with the county guard.
After the surrender, Han Hu was still a county soldier of the East China Sea Kingdom, and his status had not changed much. If there was a change, perhaps the only change was that they could now receive a salary of two silver coins per month.
In the past, when I served as a soldier in Wei State, I mostly received food and some supplies.
Now that the Han ruled the world, Han coins soon began to be promoted across the country. Copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins were the current market currencies of the Han Dynasty. As soon as they were introduced to the market, they were recognized by the people of Wei and Wu.
Because the new coins of Dahan are not worthy of their name like the previous coins.
Transactions using coins are more convenient and direct.
However, Han Hu had been injured on the battlefield. His left thigh had been wounded by a sword. Although he was treated later, he still had some inconvenience when walking.
It was also for this reason that he received fifty yuan of silver coins, returned to his hometown, and was also allocated some fields.
Because of this relationship, the villagers still relatively trust what he says. I believe that he will definitely not make a fuss here because of a stone.
"Go and have a look!" Seeing that the villagers were all curious, Han Tiecheng immediately asked Han Hu to lead Huo Huo to have a look and see what the hard things in the ground were.