Hanbo

Chapter 138 Bronze Ritual Vessel
In the evening, Zhong Gan and the clerks arrived and brought Huo Shan the battle report.

Huo Shan was currently eating a lamb chop.

"sit down."

The other three sat down, Zhang Anshi walked up to Huo Shan, and handed a piece of paper:

"Captain, battle report!"

Huo Shan looked at the oil in his hand, waved his hand and said:
"Sit down and read."

"promise."

"Let's talk about the battle damage first?"

Zhang Anshi asked, Huo Shan took a bite and nodded.

"In this battle, our army lost 11 soldiers from the Habayashi Army, 7 Wuhuan warriors, 421 Xiongnu Yicong, 773 Wuhuan Yicong, 53 horses, and over [-] Xiongnu horses. There is no specific count."

Huo Shan nodded, this time he will not ask why there are no detailed figures, because he really has no time to count.

It was getting late after the big battle, and after cleaning the battlefield, it was already dark, and the horses were captured, and there was no shortage of them, just remember a rough number.

The most urgent task now is to rest quickly. The army will start again tomorrow morning, so there is no time to waste.

Huo Shan ate a piece of lamb chops, rubbed the oil on his left thumb, and then picked up another piece:
"The gap in the Yi Cong of the Xiongnu was transferred from Wuhuan Yi Cong to make up for it. There is a round number of [-]. I will make arrangements for it during the war."

Zhong Gan arched his hands:
"promise."

Huo Shan pushed the meat plate forward:
"Haven't you eaten yet?"

Several people showed a smile, arched their hands and stepped forward, one of them picked up a piece and gnawed it. After Zhang Anshi picked up a piece of meat, chewed and swallowed it, he began to talk about the results of this battle.

"In this battle, our army beheaded 15427 people and 32 nobles."

"About ten thousand?"

Zhang Anshi nodded.

"Well, go on."

"More than 52000 horses were seized."

"How many are used?"

Zhong Gan held the bone in his hands and arched his hands:
"My lord, apart from the horses taken away by Er Shanyu, there are still more than 8 horses left in Zuoxian King's department, and there are almost [-] for us.

However, there were a lot of losses in this war, and those who ran away took some with them. The calculated ones can just make up for our losses.

The rest are not very suitable, or old horses, or small horses, or horses with crippled hooves. "

Lifting the horseshoe, Huo Shan thought of a question:
"I remember that we brought a batch of horseshoes before we came, have you replaced the horses of Habayashi?"

The horseshoe is not just nailed on, the horseshoe will grow, so it needs to be trimmed and replaced every once in a while.

"Back to my lord, it was changed half a month ago."

Huo Shan nodded in satisfaction, these things were arranged by Zhong Gan, after his reminder, Huo Shan also remembered that it was indeed changed.

"As long as there are enough horses, other unsuitable ones..."

Huo Shan chewed the meat in his mouth and thought for a while:
"Take them all!"

"Ziru, continue talking."

"No, more than 22 cattle and sheep were seized."

As soon as Zhang Anshi finished speaking, Huo Shan frowned deeply. There were too many, really too many.

You say not to take them, you are not reconciled, take them, it will drag the army to death!
It will really drag you to death, more than 20 cattle and sheep, don't mention the speed issue, just eat as much as you want, and the marching range has to be expanded!

Huo Shan raised his head and looked at Zhang Anshi:
"This is the season for grazing. Why are there so many? Shouldn't they be scattered all over the place?"

Zhang Anshi also showed a wry smile:
"Returning to the captain, there are still 10,000+ scattered hundreds of miles around, these are not counted."

"Oh, the troubles of happiness!"

Huo Shan sighed, and then said:
"I killed them, buried them, and set them on fire. No matter what method you use, you must reduce them to [-]. Pick the strongest ones and bring them with you. The rest cannot be left to the Huns."

Zhong Gan cupped his hands helplessly:
"promise."

It hurts, it really hurts, but there is no way, it can't be left to the Huns, and it can't be given to them if it is wasted.

Zhang Anshi continued.

"The property seized is worth 43 gold."

"Hey, it's half as many as Zuogu Liwang's tribe!"

Huo Shan showed a smile on his face, his belongings were easy to carry, and the pack horses of the Habayashi Army took a little stuff with them.

Everyone also smiled. Since entering the grassland, the property seized has reached 71 gold. What kind of concept is this?
There are 3000 people in the Habayashi Army. If they are divided equally, each person can get nearly 237 gold.

You must know that Liu Che's highest ordinary reward is only a hundred gold, of course, the reward for making great achievements is not included, and neither is Huo Shan.

After this battle, the generals of the Habayashi Army are millionaires per capita!

The gap between the rich and the poor of the Xiongnu is really big. The property of a small tribe is worth more than a dozen gold, but only a hundred gold, and a Zuoxian king can divide tens of thousands of small tribes.

But in Huo Shan's eyes, the Zuoxian King's family is still very poor, and the Huo Mansion alone can be divided into four or five.

"continue."

"The king's tent, the king's banner, the throne, the golden eagle, the golden wolf, the golden horse, and two golden crowns."

"Where is the golden seal of King Zuo Xian?"

"Return to the captain, but I didn't find it. The news of the interrogation was taken by my son Shanyu to the Shanyu Department."

Huo Shan nodded, thinking that Zhang Anshi had finished speaking, but seeing Zhang Anshi's suddenly excited face, Huo Shan became interested:

"What good did you find?"

"Return to the school captain, the sacrificial object."

Speaking of this thing, Huo Shan's face became more serious. These things are generally not small things. These people are still so excited, which probably means a lot.

"What?"

"School Captain, it is a complete set of sacrificial bronze sacrificial vessels. Judging from the style and appearance, it is definitely Xia's."

Zhang Anshi said while suppressing his excitement.

After Huo Shan finished listening, he stood up abruptly, his face full of shock:

"Really? Are you sure it's Xia?"

Zhang Anshi nodded fiercely:

"It's absolutely true, I have already seen it."

Huo Shan felt a little dazed, this thing is a great contribution, even if King Zuoguli and King Zuoxian are added together, it can't compare.

This kind of bronze sacrificial vessel is also owned by the big man, and there are many, but precious and special, there is no set, only half a set.

The most precious half of the Han Dynasty is a set of bronzes used in the founding ceremony of King Wu of Zhou, which was used in the Taimiao.

Logically speaking, it is already very precious, but he lacks a key meat-filled cauldron, which greatly reduces its value and significance!

Xia Shang's bronze sacrificial vessels are not without, but they can't be set, and the big man lacks such a set now.

But this thing depends on the specifications and the meaning. Can the emperor, the king and the princes be the same?
The lamb chops in his hand became stale in an instant, Huo Shan threw it on the plate, walked to the front and stared at Zhang Anshi:
"Tell me in detail, what is the specification?"

"Returning to the school captain, there is no shortage of wine vessels, water vessels, and musical instruments, all of which are complete."

Huo Shan was a little helpless, he suppressed his eagerness and said with a smile:

"You're still playing tricks on me, just talking about the key points, how many trips?"

Zhang Anshi chuckled:
"Seven cauldrons."

Huo Shan took a deep breath, a little excited and a little disappointed.

I am excited because it is not five tripods, three tripods or even one tripod. The specification of seven tripods is already very high.

Disappointed because it is not the highest Jiuding specification, and some are not worthy of Liu Che's status.

Dayu made Jiuding to give special meaning to the number nine, especially on bronze wares.

Since Dayu Kyushu Ding, the number nine has been the highest standard on bronze ritual vessels.

Dayu Jiuding is a symbol of China's orthodoxy.

However, Dayu Jiuding must be used for major events, so it is natural to need a substitute, and then there are many bronze sacrificial vessels.

Thousands of years of history, until now Dahan has always had its own set of specifications.

There are nine tripods for the emperor, seven tripods for princes, five tripods for scholars and officials, and three tripods or one tripod for scholars.

The lack of two is a small problem, and the seven tripods are enough. The most important thing is that they are all complete sets. If you are missing two, you can go back and look for them, and you can match them.

There is actually another story about Dayu Jiuding.

According to legend, in the second year of the Qin Dynasty, the Jiuding was transported to Xianyang, but when passing by Pengcheng, Surabaya, the Yuzhou Ding fell into the water and was salvaged, but disappeared.

Well, in Surabaya, Liu Bang in Surabaya naturally got a lot of luck, just like cutting the white snake, endowed with mystery.

But Jiuding lacks one tripod, what should we do?

Therefore, the first emperor later used He's Bi to create the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, replacing the meaning of Jiuding to symbolize orthodoxy with Jade Seal of Chuanguo, and then continued to pass it on.

The rest of the eight tripods disappeared. There is a saying that they were destroyed by the first emperor and they were cast together into twelve golden men. There are also sayings that they were brought to the imperial mausoleum by the first emperor. I hope it is the latter!

Since then, Jiuding disappeared and withdrew from the stage of history, and the Jade Seal of Chuanguo stepped onto the stage of history.

Huo Shan never expected to find Jiuding. It has disappeared for hundreds of years. Everyone searched for it one after another, but they couldn't find it. Huo Shan had no idea at all.

This set of sacrificial ritual utensils is very important, its significance is far inferior to that of Jiuding, but the big man lacks this thing!

As long as you take it back and give it some special meaning, it can symbolize the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty.

Huo Shan knew in his heart that when Liu Che saw this thing, he would be insanely happy.

Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, there has been no strict orthodox statement.

Dong Zhongshu's idea was adopted, in addition to being beneficial to the centralization of power, the emperor's rule, partly because he proved the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty from a certain aspect.

Like this year's "Taichu Calendar", it is also to prove the orthodoxy of the Great Han. The event of "Taichu Calendar" is not only to change the calendar, but also to change the banner and change the color of the clothes, and further establish the orthodoxy of the Great Han.

Confirming the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty is something Liu Che has been thinking about.

With this set of ritual utensils, it can be said that it is foolproof.

Ritual vessels, used in sacrificial rituals, have symbolic meanings, not to mention the Xia dynasty ritual vessels, which were the head of the Chinese dynasty.

In this era, apart from the birth of Jiuding, this set of ritual vessels is the largest.

Xia Dynasty ritual vessels symbolize Chinese orthodoxy, and Chuanguo Yuxi symbolizes the continuation of Qin Dynasty, perfect!

Champion Hou won a big battle and brought back the orthodox Chinese sacrificial weapon, isn't that a good thing?
People in the world will not doubt the correctness of this thing, because the old Xiongnu nobles are a Chinese branch separated from the Xia Dynasty.

As King Zuo Xian was the 'Prince' of the Xiongnu, it was normal to find the Rites of Xia in King Zuo Xian's court.

Taking a step back, even if it is fake, it must be true.

(End of this chapter)