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

Reward official position?

Liu Hong shook his head. Zhang Yan had just been promoted in both civil and military positions. In a short period of time, it can be said that he has almost reached the top state that he can achieve so far. It can be said that there is no way to seal it.

Reward the title?

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Hong discovered that Zhang Yan, who had already reached the rank of Liehou, had almost reached the point where he could not be sealed to a certain extent.Unless he can stand up to all the opinions and break the iron law set by Emperor Gao that no one can be crowned king, Zhang Yan has no chance to raise his title to another level.

Suddenly, after seeing Zhang Yan's young and handsome face, Liu Hong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty who was in trouble, finally remembered the important matter that his father asked him for a few days ago, and at the same time, he inevitably had some plans in his heart. .

"Marquis of the Kingdom of Wan, accept the imperial edict."

Smiling and looking at Zhang Yan who was a little puzzled at the moment, Liu Hong smiled like an old fox.

Chapter 24 Some Special Rewards

"Marquis of the Kingdom of Wan, please accept the imperial edict?"

Glancing at Zhang Yan with a smile, Liu Hong, Emperor Lingdi of the Han Dynasty, only felt extremely happy deep in his heart at the moment, and at the same time felt a slight, dissatisfied emotion creeping out.After thinking about the matter that his father had entrusted in private, he suddenly had a sudden whim and a strange plan came up.

Although there has never been such a precedent in the entire Han Dynasty, even including the Shang, Zhou and Qin tyranny, but Liu Hong was really happy today, and it was inevitable that he would ignore it, so he waved and called the eunuch in the palace to fetch the special edict for the emperor's edict. The silk royal brush, I started to make ink with my own strokes.

After a while, when a densely written imperial edict was finally completed by him, Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, handed the edict to the eunuch next to him to read it out. Zhang Yan, the Marquis of the Kingdom of Wan, is a man of his.

"Accept the edict."

Gently waving his hand, Hanling Emperor Liu Hong said kindly.

……

"Today I feel the congratulations on the birth of Zhang Yan, Marquis of the Kingdom of Wan, especially——"

He read out the edict written by Liu Hong himself in the eunuch's characteristic high-pitched voice. The eunuch who was summoned to announce the edict on the spot was obviously familiar with it, so he quickly read out all the series of nonsense that described the emperor's grace before. After that, we entered the main topic stage of the entire imperial edict.

And just before entering the topic, the eunuch froze as if he had seen something unbelievable, as if his throat was stuck.

"Why, is there something wrong with this edict?"

Quite curiously, he looked up at the direction of the eunuch. Zhang Yan still maintained the posture of bowing to ask for the imperial edict, so even though the eunuch responsible for reading the edict was shorter than him, he still couldn't see the eunuch. What is written in the edict.

But seeing the expressions of astonishment on the faces of well-informed eunuchs now, Zhang Yan thought that what was written in the edict might not be the property that the emperor of the Han family would easily reward.

"Is it a peerless beauty recruited by the local government, or a strange treasure from a foreign land?"

Quite curiously, Zhang Yan guessed that it was not good for Zhang Yan to look up too obviously at this time, so he couldn't see the expressions on the faces of everyone present at the moment.And the great eunuch Zhang Rang who stood beside Hanling Emperor Liu Hong knew about the reward, but he didn't know why the eunuch under his command looked like he had seen a ghost, so he took a step forward in confusion, He sneaked a glance from behind the eunuch.

"hiss--"

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Rang couldn't help being surprised when he saw the row of flying characters on the imperial edict, and he was also surprised by the generous reward of Hanling Emperor Liu Hong this time.

Not to mention that there has never been such a precedent in the past dynasties, just to say that if this order is spread in that court, I am afraid that countless ministers will speak out to persuade Liu Hong to take back this order.

Just thinking about it in reverse, Zhang Rang felt that it seemed quite normal to do such a thing with Liu Hong's personality, and it could even be said that such arbitrary behavior was Liu Hong's truest appearance.

In the distance, the people who shared the sacrifices before were still cheering and celebrating, and the scene was extremely lively and noisy.But compared to the excitement there, the people around Hanling Emperor Liu Hong fell into a strange silence at this moment.

Waiting silently for the eunuch to continue to read out Liu Hong's edict, Zhang Yan at this moment is more and more curious about the content of the edict.Seeing that Liu Hong was also smiling with his lips pursed at the moment, the eunuch who was in charge of reading out the edict consulted Liu Hong several times with his eyes, then took a deep breath and continued to read the content of the edict.

"Today, I feel the congratulations on the birthday of Zhang Yan, the Marquis of Wan, and give a special gift to the Marquis of Wan, and enjoy the first-class king's shape when traveling, nine bronze food tripods, and one crown with nine crowns. I hereby announce to the world , let the salty emissary hear about it."

The eunuch's characteristic high-pitched voice came back again, but this time, when everyone present, including the general He Jin, heard the reward, there was a "boom", as if a frying pan was boiling.

"What, enjoy the royal form?"

Looking at the middle-aged man not far away in disbelief, He Jin didn't seem to have thought that Hanling Emperor Liu Hong would make such a decision this time, which raised Zhang Yan's status to the level of everyone present, including He Jin and others had to face up to the superb level.And precisely because of this, He Jin also suddenly became concerned about what kind of major event happened on the platform at the top of the sundial just now, which made Liu Hong make such a decision that could be said to be "violating his ancestors".

Just now when the sacrificial ceremony was held, both he and Zhang Rang were invited down to the top of the platform by the ceremony officer in charge of the sacrificial ceremony at the last moment, so they did not notice the expression and physical fitness of Hanling Emperor Liu Hong at the last moment the various changes that have occurred.But this time seeing that everyone had already set their eyes on Zhang Yan who was in the center of the field, He Jin immediately backed away quietly, intending to chat with all the scholars in his mansion about what happened today. See if they have any clues and ideas.

Although He Jin has plans to win over Zhang Yan so that he can avoid the other party from running out to make trouble for him when he acts on his own in the future.But if Zhang Yan grows up in the Han court at such a speed, He Jin is inevitably worried that the other party may become a big change in his plan in the future.

Quietly leaving the square where the sundial is located, He Jin didn't say anything more, and quietly walked away from the crowd and returned to his Grand General's Mansion.At the same time, Zhang Yan, who was under everyone's eyes, was still in that unspeakable shock.

"Reward the king's form for traveling?"

"Reward the Nine Cauldrons and eat?"

"A reward of nine crowns?"

Carefully pondering the edict issued by Hanling Emperor Liu Hong just now, Zhang Yan did not expect that the other party's reward this time would be so generous.

The so-called travel etiquette system is actually the travel treatment that people of different identities can enjoy when traveling as recorded in the Book of Rites.According to the simplest six horses of the emperor driving side by side, and then to the next level of princes driving four horses side by side, and scholars and bureaucrats driving side by side with two horse-drawn carts, there are quite strict regulations.

Since the first emperor Yingzheng elevated the status of "king" to "emperor" during the Qin Dynasty, princes from all over the country can also enjoy the same six-horse-drawn carriage as the previous emperor of Zhou.

Compared with those actual rewards of money or rights, such rewards more represent a huge improvement in Zhang Yan's social status, or it is an edict to everyone on the land of China. With so much love and trust, Liu Hong now treats him like his own brother and nephew like a vassal king.

Although it was difficult for Liu Hong to directly award Zhang Yan as the prince of a place after Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, set up the ancestral motto "If you are not called the king with the surname of Liu, the world will attack him together", but through this method , In fact, it means that he has expressed his attitude towards the people and nobles in the world.

And after that, the same is true of the Nine Dings and the Nine Dings and the Nine Daggers that only the prince can enjoy.

Chapter 25 I cleared the level

In addition to the reward related to the form, another thing that surprised Zhang Yan, and even worried, was the reward related to the ceremony of the Great Darkness.

The so-called Great Twilight Ceremony refers to the collective name of the ceremonies held by the Chinese ancestors at dusk, and it is also the root of the word creation of the "wedding" of later generations that existed in the classical period of China.

Different from ordinary people, when the emperor and the clan princes hold a wedding, they will hold a ceremony covering the entire capital, or a ceremony of princes and princes for large-scale entertainment and celebration. Now Emperor Ling of Han Dynasty Liu Hong said that he would reward Zhang A "ceremony of great obscurity" is actually a kind of euphemism for the marriage bestowed by the emperor.

It was this point that made Zhang Yan, who was bending over to obey his orders, feel a little strange in his heart.

You must know that this so-called "faint gift" is a very serious thing, so serious that even the emperor of a dynasty who can judge the world will not easily reward his subordinates in this regard.After all, if my reward is in line with the wishes of my subordinates, that would be fine, and the harmony between husband and wife can be called a beautiful thing, but if the rewarded woman does not meet the wishes of my subordinates, or If that subordinate already has his own heart, it is really difficult to decide whether this kind of reward is a reward or a punishment for that person.

In the era of the Qin and Han dynasties when etiquette was the most important thing, the matter of "faint ceremony" was extremely serious. This seriousness caused that once the princes or kings or heroes in the court were married by the emperor, those who were given the marriage ceremony The woman can be said to be the only legal wife officially designated by the prince and king in the future.

At this time, although it is very normal for men to have three wives and four concubines, among the three wives, only the "first wife" is the only one who can hold a dark ceremony with his husband. " and "Xiawi" although they have the name of husband and wife with their husbands, their status is almost equal to those of concubines.

Generally speaking, as long as the current emperor didn't have a brain problem, or if he knew his subordinates very well, he would never do such a thankless and stupid thing as bestowing a marriage.And if one wants to reward one's own subordinates in this regard, it is often rewarded to Mei Ji or a concubine as a substitute.

Now Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Liu Hong, unexpectedly said that he would reward Zhang Yan with a marriage, which immediately plunged Zhang Yan into a dilemma.

Regarding his future marriage, Zhang Yan had already made a series of plans in his heart.If he accepts Liu Hong's imperial edict now, he will inevitably be a little sorry for his hard work and persistence as Xiao Qiao's single pusher for so many years.

But if he didn't accept the imperial edict from Hanling Emperor Liu Hong at this moment, Zhang Yan would inevitably worry that his current behavior would discredit Liu Hong.Once this kind of anger-like behavior leads to setbacks in his future official career, it will even deeply affect his various plans after going to Lujiang.

Between coming and going, Zhang Yan inevitably stood there a little stiffly, not knowing what he should do now.

……

"Stinky boy, what are you waiting for if you haven't accepted the imperial edict!"

In a dilemma, finally an old voice came from in front of him, which woke Zhang Yan up from that state in time.

Looking up, Zhang Yan only saw his adoptive father Zhang Rangzheng standing in front of him with an angry expression, blowing his eyebrows and staring.And it was the other party's interruption that made Zhang Yan finally make his own choice in his heart.

"Father, don't be in a hurry, thinking about coming to the Marquis of the Kingdom of Wan is just a little pleasantly surprised."

Smiling, he comforted Zhang Rang, who was a little anxious. Hanling Emperor Liu Hong was not as eager as the other party, but asked Zhang Yan kindly, asking why the other party did not accept the edict.But after gritting his teeth, Zhang Yan finally spoke out, politely declining the other party's kindness at the moment, which also surprised and puzzled everyone present.

"Your Majesty, I will forgive you this time, and I hope your Majesty will understand."

With some bitterness, he bowed slightly to Liu Hong, and Zhang Yan felt extremely tormented at making such a decision at the moment.After all, all his previous efforts were just paving the way for him to gain a higher social status in Lujiang in the future.Rejecting Liu Hong this time, will inevitably cause Liu Hong to have some bad thoughts about him in his heart, and if the other party finds some reason to take away his post of prefect in a few days...

Sighing slightly, Zhang Yan's complexion couldn't help but become a little dark. Even the joy brought by successfully completing the miracle mission before was ruined a lot by this incident.

It was just beyond his expectation that after hearing what he said, instead of being angry, Liu Hong asked Zhang Yan with great interest, intending to hear why the marriage offer he had offered was politely rejected by the other party.

"Marquis of the Kingdom of Wan, if I remember correctly, you are not young this year, but you still haven't completed your marriage..."

"This marriage bestowed by the Son of Heaven is a great joy that is rarely seen by ordinary princes. Why did you come to your place and let you, Wancheng Marquis, look sad?"

He said something funny to Zhang Yan, and Liu Hong naturally had a very clear answer to this question, so he also wanted to make fun of Zhang Yan.It's just that he didn't notice the teasing look on Liu Hong's face at the moment. Zhang Yan just lowered his head like this, and didn't know how to explain to the other party that his situation was a little special.

"This……"

"Your Majesty doesn't know something. It's really that the last general already has his own heart, and it's hard for him to bear His Majesty's love."

After a while, Zhang Yancai finally confessed to Liu Hong with a slightly red face.Seeing his appearance, Liu Hong burst out laughing as if remembering something.

"Hehe, Marquis of the Kingdom of Wan, you really are...really quite similar to me when I was young."

He stretched out his hand and patted Zhang Yan's shoulder lightly. Liu Hong didn't get angry because the other party rejected his kindness before.On the contrary, he also took the imperial edict from the eunuch beside him, and solemnly handed it to Zhang Yan, who was covered in hairs from his laughter at the moment, and was quite at a loss.

"Whether to accept or not is up to you, the Marquis of Wan. However, I still suggest that you read the content of this edict before making a decision, lest some decisions are too impulsive and make you regret afterwards."

After stroking his beard, Liu Hong turned around with a smile and left without giving Zhang Yan a chance to say anything more.And when he got into his emperor's car, Zhang Yan opened the edict in his hand with some puzzlement, and at the same time, he was a little puzzled what kind of evil wind Liu Hong had picked up this time.

"Life is so big, it's the first time I see the emperor's edict, and I can read it first and then follow it..."

Muttering something silently, Zhang Yan pulled out the jade scroll from the imperial edict, and laid out the whole piece of silk in his hands.Seeing the large characters written in the standard official script, Zhang Yan's head suddenly became a little dazed, and at the same time, his whole face turned red with a "boom".

"What's the situation, I cleared the customs?"

Looking at the names and birth dates of the two clearly written on the edict, Zhang Yan hesitated for a moment, then rolled up the edict neatly, and stuffed it back into his arms.

……

Suddenly, thinking of Zhang Rang's eyes looking at him when he left just now, Zhang Yan felt a faint sense of gratitude in his heart, and at the same time felt a slight resentment that he was the only one who was kept in the dark about this matter.

Chapter 26 Banquet

At night, in a restaurant in Luoyang City, the sound of toasting and drinking can be heard from the inside of the hall from time to time, and each clink of glasses will arouse a group of men around them to laugh with good intentions.

In a small corner outside the crowd, Zhang Yanzheng, the protagonist of the banquet, was holding a wine glass in his hand, looking at the bright moonlight outside the window with some melancholy, not knowing what he was thinking.

……

"Congratulations, Demao."

A somewhat drunken voice sounded from beside his ears, Zhang Yan turned around and looked behind him, and saw a middle-aged man in a luxurious yellow robe walking towards him with a wine glass in his hands, and made a respectful respect to him from a distance, then After pouring a large glass of spirits into his mouth, a rather domineering aura emerged from his whole body.

This is Yuan Shao.Because of his previous meritorious service in chasing down the remnants of the Yellow Turban, he was canonized by the emperor of the Han family Liu Hong as the prefect of Bohai.

Seeing the ambitious appearance of the middle-aged man in front of him, Zhang Yan also gave him a drink in return, and the two said goodbye without further chatting.

……

"Congratulations, even you have come to this step before you know it."

A somewhat complaining voice sounded in his ears, Zhang Yan turned around and saw a middle-aged man in a gorgeous purple robe looking at him from afar.I saw him holding the cup in his direction with a reddish complexion, but he didn't drink the fine wine in the cup. Instead, there was a look of disdain on his face, as if he disliked the fine wine in the cup.

This is Yuan Shu.Today, after hearing that Zhang Yan led the army back from Taiyuan County, Yuan Shu disappeared from everyone's sight for some reason. In the evening, Zhang Yan held a celebration banquet in his own restaurant, banqueting his generals and inviting himself in Luoyang City When a group of acquaintances gathered together, Yuan Shucai appeared late wearing a fine attire.

It was just a face-to-face meeting, and the somewhat familiar annoying voice resounded in Zhang Yan's ears again: