Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

Unlike Zhang Yan, Liu Hong, Emperor Lingdi of the Han Dynasty, felt a little bit of familiarity besides being surprised at the moment, as if he had seen a scene similar to this somewhere before.

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"Marquis of the Kingdom of Wan, what is this?"

Liu Hong was concentrating on his inexplicable sense of familiarity at the moment, so naturally he didn't speak to Zhang Yan.On the contrary, He Jin, who followed behind Liu Hong and gave Zhang Yan the impression that he was a little taciturn and seldom spoke, took the initiative to ask a question.

Since standing below cannot see anything on the top of the platform at this moment, He Jin can only vaguely see that although the below is magnificent, it is just a base that plays a supporting role.The truly important objects were probably placed on the top platform of the building.

After hearing He Jin's words, Liu Hong reacted belatedly, and asked a question in Zhang Yan's direction.

"Son of Heaven, please ask the general. Above this platform is a sundial built by the late general. In essence, it is no different from the sundial used to watch the time in the palace."

Respectfully bowing his hands in the direction of Liu Hong and He Jin, Zhang Yan recalled some knowledge about sundials he had learned from the system before, and explained loudly to everyone present.

Of course, there are many words added by Zhang Yan in order to flatter Hanling Emperor Liu Hong.

"Everyone knows that this sundial is a kind of pre-Qin ritual vessel, and it is a tool specially used by the royal family to watch the time."

"And the general Mo saw in his family's library some time ago that this sundial is different from ordinary ritual vessels. It is a kind of 'sacrifice vessel', and it is one of the tools that help people communicate with heaven and pray for good weather."

"The reason why I want to build such a huge sundial in Luoyang City on the birthday of the emperor is that it will be convenient for the people to watch the time at any time, and secondly, if this giant sundial is built, I think it can also inspire me. The majesty of the country allows those barbarians who came to my man from outside the Yumen Pass along the Silk Road to see this thing from a distance, and feel surrendered to the strength of my man."

"The most important thing is that since the beginning of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, people have always believed that mountain peaks are closer to the sky, which is convenient for people to pray their hearts to the sky. Building a thing as high as a mountain in Luoyang City, the end will be I want to pray to the heavens for good weather, and bless my Dahan Guozuo for a thousand years and prosperity for ten thousand years."

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Chapter 15 He Jin Shows Goodwill

Suddenly, Zhang Yan showed his purpose and the significance of building this giant stone sundial to everyone present.And hearing Zhang Yan's words, Liu Hong, who was already very interested in this kind of things, was immediately coaxed very happy by this flattery. Some are no longer as ugly as before.

"What a big Han Guozuo for thousands of years, let father, you really recognized a good son, a good son!"

Excitedly, he patted Zhang Rang on the shoulder. It was obvious that Liu Hong was in a very happy mood at this time, and he no longer cared about things like etiquette.And Zhang Rang had known Liu Hong's character for a long time, so naturally he didn't emphasize those things incomprehensibly. Do it spontaneously and so on.

Between talking and laughing, the old and the young coaxed Liu Hong quite happily, and even the other's pale cheeks became more rosy.

It's not that Zhang Yan's character is born to like to flirt and follow others, it's just that after knowing Liu Hong's character and knowing that the other party's words and deeds can bring great help to his future, Zhang Yan now takes the initiative to tell the other party There is no harm in saying nice things.

After that, there was a scene where Liu Hong took the initiative to ask why such a thing that symbolized auspiciousness and prayed for the peace of the country and the people would accumulate black clouds, and at the same time Zhang Yan entered the construction site and pulled Wei Xian to question him.

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"So, the reason why the black clouds have gathered here is because the sundial needs to be sacrificed after it is built, and you are not born enough, so you have been delaying this matter?"

He looked at Zhang Yan in surprise, Liu Hong really didn't expect that the other party would reply to him with such an answer after asking the person in charge of the construction.

Just thinking about it in reverse, Liu Hong felt that this matter was reasonable.

After all, before Zhang Yan was bestowed the rank of Marquis by himself today, the position that the other party could best hold was nothing more than a small fourth-rank general.And as his subordinate, the middle-aged man in charge of construction is obviously only white, and there is nothing he can do about it.

Hearing Liu Hong's surprised question, Zhang Yan's expression was quite awkward at this time, and at the same time, he deeply understood Wei Xian's previous difficulties.

Different from the collapse of rituals and music in China during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, after Han Gaozu Liu Bang overthrew the Tyrant Qin and re-established the order of China, the Han Dynasty had strict standards for the implementation of sacrificial etiquette.

Although this standard is much looser than the previous record in the Book of Rites in some places, it still must not be surpassed for the content that is clearly recorded in the book.

Once there is a situation that violates the etiquette system, not to mention Wei Xian's white body, even those princes and kings who have been entrusted to the local area to do their best will be sanctioned by the royal agents, and they will not be spared in the end.

The most famous of these is probably the scene in the Romance where Wu Chenghou and Changsha prefect Sun Jian were shot to death by Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou at the time, because they secretly hid the special seal that only the emperor could wear-the jade seal.

"My lord, that's exactly the case..."

Embarrassedly arching his hands towards Liu Hong, Zhang Yan knew that although this sundial was built with high specifications, and even used dragon patterns and unicorn patterns in many places, which are only used by the royal family, strictly speaking, this sundial The thing is his birthday gift to Liu Hong, so it belongs to the emperor in name, and it is not that Zhang Yan is too overreaching.

It's just that when it comes to presiding over the sacrificial ceremony, not to mention the current Wei Xian, but Zhang Yan, who has obtained the official position of the fourth-rank general, will do it. Once the censors find out, those who wait for him will be 100% Into the dungeon, absolutely no escape.

Fortunately, today, in order to reward himself and make up for the regret that he only wanted a prefect of Lujiang County, who ranks last among the six counties in Jiangdong, Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, rewarded himself directly from the common people. For the highest rank of nobles with different surnames.

But now, having reached the level of princes and kings, he has the qualifications to hold a large-scale ceremony aimed at the five gods and even the mountains and rivers.

After all this is done, presumably this first spectacle that I have successfully built can be completed as scheduled.

"Because of the general's previous status, it is really difficult to hold a sacrifice without breaking the rules, and complete the last step of the construction of this sundial."

"I hope the emperor will make amends."

Once again, I apologize to the figure of Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. Zhang Yan has already planned to choose a day rather than hit the sun. Today, he will complete the last step of this spectacle and officially activate the sundial he built.And at this moment, after hearing Zhang Yan's words, everyone obviously had their own thoughts.

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First of all, Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, stood at the top. He obviously trusted Zhang Yan's remarks, and even agreed with him in his heart.

According to Zhang Yan's statement, such "ominous omens" are just because Zhang Yan is unwilling to break the rules and hold sacrifices in order to maintain the prestige of the Han family. This is a manifestation of the other party's loyalty.

And as the "Son of Destiny" responsible for leading civil and military officials to sacrifice to heaven and earth in all dynasties, Liu Hong obviously knew that there were some supernatural phenomena in this world.

As for Zhang Rang and He Jin standing behind Liu Hong, although they are not very clear about those supernatural phenomena, they also know that Zhang Yan's words are reasonable, especially Zhang Rang feels a faint sense of powerlessness in his heart .

Just according to what Zhang Yan said just now, a rather grand sacrificial ceremony is required to complete this extremely magnificent giant "sacrifice vessel".And Zhang Rang, who has been in a high position all year round, naturally knows that holding a large-scale sacrificial ceremony requires a special geologist to preside over the ceremony.

Even though Zhang Yan told everyone just now that he didn't mention the specific reason when he bluntly said that the person in charge couldn't find a suitable geologist, but as Zhang Ranglai, who has been paying attention to the progress of Wei Xian's side these days, it is obviously the same. Knowing his status as a eunuch brought a lot of burden to Zhang Yan on this trip.

On the other hand, He Jin remembered the officials he had promoted from Jingzhou a few years ago, and took the initiative to take over the matter.

"Wan Guohou, if you don't have a suitable choice for the person to preside over the sacrificial ceremony, I can recommend one or two for you."

Shen Sheng said something in Zhang Yan's direction, He Jin still had the idea of ​​wooing the other party in his heart at the moment, so he naturally chose to help where he could.

After all, icing on the cake is not as good as giving charcoal in the snow. Giving some help to this kind of opponent before he has gained greater real power can obviously win a little favor for himself in the opponent's heart.

And even if in the future he and Zhang Rang are torn apart, and Zhang Yan can't stand on his side when performing Quanwu Xing, but as long as the other party doesn't block him too much, He Jin thinks it's a good deal.

The official position of the prefect is not too big or small, but it is not small.If one of the two foreign aids Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo were stopped by Zhang Yan when he made a move in the future, then the probability of He Jin's success would be much lower.

"Thank you, General, for your kindness."

Arching his hands in He Jin's direction, Zhang Yan naturally understood that the other party was showing his favor to him.And although he is firmly on the side of Zhang Rang in the general direction, but now that the conflict between Zhang Rang and He Jin has not completely broken out, he will naturally not show that extreme paranoia and dismiss He Jin's kindness .

It's as if Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and others under He Jin's subordinates are not serving under the command of Jian Shuo, one of the ten permanent servants, and have a good relationship with Jian Shuo?

He cupped his hands again to express his gratitude in He Jin's direction, and Zhang Yan entrusted He Jin with the assistance of hosting the sacrifice.During this process, Liu Hong still stood silently in front of the crowd, still thinking about what gave rise to that strong sense of familiarity when he faced the black cloud on the top of the sundial earlier.

"This feeling seems to be still at that time..."

Chapter No.16 Chopstick Brothers

On the other side of the General's Mansion, a middle-aged man in his thirties was helping He Jin handle political affairs.And seeing the envoy He Jin sent to invite him, the man's eyebrows could not help but wrinkle tightly.

"Alien, why don't you go?"

After receiving the letter from the envoy, Kuai Liang had an expression of reluctance on his face.Seeing that his younger brother was lying on the side reading at the moment, with a leisurely and calm expression on his face, Kuai Liang immediately threw this hot potato into the hands of his younger brother Kuai Yue.

"Let me go? Brother, why don't you go..."

Wei Wei casts a white glance at Kuai Liang, who is not yet 30 years old, Kuai Yue, who is lying and rolling on the ground at the moment, immediately chokes back at his elder brother when he hears this.

"You dislike him for being an eunuch, so I don't dislike him?"

Some rogues threw the letter back on the table, Kuai Yue was still flipping through the military book he compiled.Seeing his younger brother's current appearance, Kuai Liang obviously had a look of helplessness.

Today, as a retainer of the General's Mansion, he was helping General He Jin handle political affairs, but he didn't want a messenger from the emperor in yellow to come to the General's Mansion to look for him, bluntly saying that he was delivering news for General He Jin.

After reading the letter, Kuai Liang learned why He Jin sent someone to find him when he was so busy that he was dying.

"Looking for the dragon's hope and holding a sacrificial ceremony for Zhang Yan, the Marquis of Wan Kingdom?"

"That kid Zhang Yan has soared to the sky, and was made a noble by the emperor?"

Looking at the words on the letter paper, Kuai Liang also lamented the rapid promotion of Zhang Yan's official position.As for the hope that he could go to the north of the city to preside over the sacrificial ceremony mentioned in the letter, Kuai Liang had already known it in advance.

You must know that the Kuai family in Jingzhou has always been the top family in the entire Jiangnan generation, and its social status and strength far surpass those local wealthy families that only emerged after the establishment of the new dynasty.

As the contemporary patriarch of the Kuai family, Kuai Liang received a good education from his family's resources since he was a child. He is not only proficient in the grand way of governing the world, but also quite proficient in astronomy, horse hunting and other heresy.

It can be said that in the whole of southern Jingnan, and even the entire southern part of Han Dynasty, it is difficult to find a master of metaphysics better than him and Kuai Yue.

Naturally, after gaining fame, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue also received invitations from Wei Xian and Zhang Rang a few days ago.

At first, more than half a month ago, Wei Xian asked someone to come to the general's mansion to invite him, but at that time Zhang Yan was only a fifth-rank general who was appointed by Zhang Rang's relationship, so Kuai Liang naturally responded to the invitation. He was very disdainful, and sent someone to drive the other party's envoy back without even hearing the other party's purpose clearly.

And not long after that, Wei Xian no longer sent people over, but Zhang Rang, the Zhongchang Servant, sent people to the General's Mansion to invite him.And at that time, because I was very disgusted with Zhang Yan, who pretended to be a thief and father for the sake of fame and fortune, I naturally refused it politely, without showing any face to Zhang Yan.

After just half a month, he didn't expect that his benefactor He Jin personally sent someone to invite him this time, which really made Kuai Liang finally take this matter seriously.

"Sacrificial vessel?"

"Congratulations from the Son of Heaven?"

Quickly reading the contents of the letter, Kuai Liang soon understood the purpose of He Jin calling him to go, and finally became interested in the moth that Zhang Yan made in the north of the city.This is probably the birthday gift prepared by Zhang Yan, who has been an official to the Marquis of the Kingdom of Wan and the prefect of Lujiang, for Liu Hong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Since this gift is a sacrificial vessel, it naturally requires a master who knows how to watch Qi to preside over the ceremony before it can be used. .

And although he already understood He Jin's thoughts at this moment, after careful consideration, Kuai Liang finally shook his head with some regrets, and did not immediately take over the matter.

It’s not that Kuai Liang felt that Zhang Yan’s trip was just a gesture of influence and unwillingness to help. You must know that presenting congratulatory gifts to the emperor is the duty of the princes and even the envoys of the prefectures and counties. Congratulations.Just considering the difference in background between the two, it was impossible for Kuai Liang to easily show his assistance to Zhang Yan, or even to the strength of the entire ten permanent attendants.

This difference in background does not mean that there is a gap in status between the two. You must know that Zhang Yan, who is now an official in the state of Wan, is actually no worse than Kuai Liang, who is from the main line of a prominent family.But because Zhang Yan was born in the power of eunuchs, he was born with a huge conflict of interest with the famous families in these places.

Especially after the Ten Permanent Attendants gained power, they replaced official positions in many places with their trusted family members, causing heavy losses to the family that was originally the backbone.And how could Kuai Liang, one of the representatives of the aristocratic family, openly play with Zhang Yan under the attention of many aristocratic families in the same camp?

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"Yidu, you know my situation. If I, as the head of the Kuai family, agree to this matter openly, it means that at this moment when the two sides are already at war, the Kuai family and those eunuchs have come together blatantly. Together."

After a while, Kuai Liang, who was holding the letter paper, frowned, and finally explained something to Kuai Yue.Although Kuai Yue is young, he is not a reckless person. He is even better than his elder brother Kuai Liang in adapting to changes. Naturally, he heard the meaning behind Kuai Liang's words.

As the head of the Kuai family, Kuai Liang didn't want to agree to this matter, and he couldn't agree, it was a matter of position.

This is the same matter. As He Jin's disciple, Kuai Liang didn't want to refuse, and he couldn't refuse. This was a matter of future.

Kuai Liang, who is now in a dilemma, naturally pins his hopes on himself, the younger brother who also comes from the Jingzhou Kuai family and has achieved a little success in Wang Qi.

"Ugh……"

Sighing slightly, Kuai Yue also understood his brother's difficulties in his heart.But compared to Kuai Yue, how would it be different if it were him?

You, Kuailiang, are the main line of the Kuai family, and every word and deed represents the attitude of the Kuai family. Then, as your younger brother, I, Kuai Yue, do not represent the attitude of the Kuai family?

To put it harshly, even if Kuai Yue replaced Kuai Liang and went to Zhang Yan to preside over the sacrificial ceremony for him today, in the eyes of those Jingzhou aristocratic families, wouldn't he be instructed by Kuai Liang, who is the head of the family?

Closing the book of war in his hand with a bitter face, Kuai Yue has no suitable solution now.And when he was thinking hard about how to reasonably reject this matter without offending He Jin, a figure that he had seldom talked to before, or even paid much attention to, suddenly appeared in Kuai Yue's mind.

"Brother, show me the letterhead!"

Climbing up from the ground, Kuai Yue quickly came to Kuai Liang's desk and snatched the letter paper regardless of the dust on his body.And after reading some of the key contents, Kuai Yue already had a preliminary plan in mind.