When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 683 Wuhou Temple (V) Rotten Wood
"Teachers, over here!"

After visiting the Gallery of Civil and Military Officials, the people of Ji Han gathered together at Zhen De's call.

Wu Lan and Lei Tong could not help but look at Wei Yan again and again. They had never expected that Wen Chang, like the two of us, was not in the Corridor of Civil and Military Officials.

The group of more than 20 people continued to move forward, and in the blink of an eye they arrived at a hall with two courtyards and a single-eaved hip roof.

There is a plaque under the eaves, on which are engraved four large gold-plated characters - Yeshao Gaoguang.

Before anyone from Ji Han could ask, Zhen De started to explain, "Gao refers to Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty; Guang refers to Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty; Shao means inheritance or continuity. This plaque implies that Liu Bei inherited the empire of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang and Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and can be compared with them. Ji Han is the continuation of the Han Dynasty and a new stage. It emphasizes that Liu Bei is a descendant of the Han Dynasty and Ji Han is the orthodox of the Three Kingdoms."

"He inherited the imperial career of Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Guangwu, and can be compared with the two emperors." Liu Bei, who was mentally prepared, was also distracted for a while. He knew that Liu Xuande in the history of Xianxiang had encountered far more difficulties than he had encountered. Even so, to be fair, he was still far inferior to Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Guangwu.

Liu Bei suddenly remembered a sentence. How did that sentence go? The people have a scale in their hearts. They will remember who treats them well. Perhaps Ye Shao Gaoguang is like this.

After all, it was all thanks to the Prime Minister.

These thoughts only lasted for a moment, Liu Bei shook his head and smiled, "Go in."

Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Zhen De led a group of Ji Han officials across the threshold and walked into the hall.

Only then did everyone see clearly the statue sitting in the shrine, holding a jade sceptre in its hand, wearing imperial clothing, with a calm demeanor, staring ahead. Combined with its gilded body, it exuded a sense of peace.

The only drawback is.
"No matter how I look at this statue, it doesn't look like him!" Zhang Fei muttered behind Liu Bei, "When did my brother grow a long beard?"

As Zhang Fei said, Liu Bei did not have much beard. To be more precise, Liu Bei had no beard on his chin.

"Ahem, Teacher Zhang San. Don't worry about whether he has a beard or not. Liu Xuande in the opera has a beard. Obviously, this is based on the opera." Zhen De explained.

Zhang Fei was stunned, and instantly thought of something bad, "Then what about Guan Yu and Zhang Fei?"

"Aren't Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in the side halls on the east and west sides?"

As soon as Zhen De finished speaking, Zhang Fei hurriedly ran to the side hall on the east side.

Before everyone could take a good look at the main hall, Zhang Fei hurried over. He ran to Guan Yu and pointed in the direction of the East Side Hall, saying in a surprised tone: "Second brother, go and have a look! Go and have a look at the East Side Hall!"

"Third brother, you are too impatient. After all, it is just a statue of a god." Guan Yu looked at Zhang Fei helplessly. What's so good about his statue? Aren't there enough statues of his gods in the fairyland?
Zhang Fei shook his head like a rattle, "No no no, second brother, believe me, this time it will definitely be different!"

"Different?" Seeing Zhang Fei's confident words, not only Guan Yu, but also the others became interested. Different? How different?
Everyone followed Zhang Fei to the east side hall. The first thing they saw was a plaque hanging in the side hall, which read "Loyal as Heaven".

Well, it's a great honor, no problem.

When everyone stepped into the side hall and saw the statue, everyone except Zhen De fell silent.

The statue in front of us wears a crown, holds a jade sceptre in his hand, and is dressed in gorgeous clothes, just like an emperor. Looking at the facial details, the phoenix eyes are half closed, the beard is like a waterfall, and the expression is solemn, like a human or a god.

Compared with the statue of Guan Yu, the statue of Han Zhaolie in the main hall looks more like the emperor. Guan Yu's eyelids are twitching wildly, and he doesn't even feel like stroking his beard, his hands are just hovering in the air.

No, is there something wrong here? How did I become an emperor?

The officials of Ji Han looked at Guan Yu with complicated eyes, and their mood was up and down. They originally thought it was Liu Bei's temple, but suddenly someone told them that there was no Zhaolie Temple without a prime minister, and they finally accepted that Wuhou Temple could be equated with Zhaolie Temple.

Now you tell them that Guan Yu seems to be more important?
Seeing the dazed look on Ji Han's faces, Zhen De explained, "It's normal. Guan Yu was crowned a king in the Northern Song Dynasty and Guandi Emperor in the Ming Dynasty. Later, he became a martial saint and could sit at the same table with Confucius. In the present, Guan Yu has become a symbol of some kind of spirit, just like Wu Hou. Wu Hou symbolizes wisdom, while Guan Yu symbolizes loyalty. If we have to talk about incense, Guandi Emperor is more prosperous. A certain ruthless character named Chen had to throw the holy cup in front of Guandi Emperor before making up his mind, so it's normal for Guandi Emperor to wear the emperor's clothes."

Everyone's expressions changed slightly, and Zhang Fei looked at Guan Yu with surprise. He knew that Guan Yu had a high status in the fairyland, but he didn't expect it to be so high.

Liu Bei said in a clear voice: "That is to say, the Guan Gong statue not only represents the famous general Guan Yu in history, but also represents some kind of emotional sustenance. There is no need to make a fuss."

"Not bad." Zhen De nodded.

The expressions of Ji Han people eased a little. They understood what Liu Bei and Zhen De meant. Success or failure does not determine a hero, and loyalty and righteousness can be passed down through the ages.

Guan Yu glanced at the statues of Guan Ping and Guan Xing, and then quickly looked away. He didn't want to stay here any longer, so he urged, "Third brother, go see Zhang Fei's."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, second brother." Zhang Fei grinned at Guan Yu.

The crowd finally arrived at the West Wing Hall, where a plaque with the words "Sincerity penetrates gold and stone" was inscribed.

Looking at the four characters "誠贯金石", Zhang Fei clapped his hands and cheered, saying, "Excellent, wonderful! Fair, too fair!"

Guan Yu: “.”

The people who visited the West Side Hall did not find anything unexpected in the West Side Hall. The main deity was Zhang Fei, and the secondary deities were Zhang Bao and Zhang Zun. Even the statue of Zhang Fei had a leopard head and round eyes, and looked like a fierce general. The statue of Zhang Fei was the most consistent with the original among the three statues.

Guan Ping and Liu Chan were a little disappointed, as Shaodi/Second Brother was indeed missing.
"Now that we have finished looking at the east and west side halls, let's go back to the main hall."

With the same thought in mind, everyone returned to the main hall.

Wu Yi, Huang Quan, Wu Lan, and Lei Tong, who had just arrived, widened their eyes and pointed at the empty left side of the statue of Emperor Zhaolie of Han, saying, "Here... why is this place empty? There are two side halls, one on the left and one on the right, so why is there nothing here?"

Zhen De sighed, "Originally this place belonged to Liu Chan, but the people at that time felt that Liu Chan was not worthy of staying here. So they asked Liu Chan to leave. During this period, Liu Chan came back several times, but was driven out without exception. It is said that..."

Zhen De paused here and pointed to a piece of rotten wood in the corner.

Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng, Pang Tong and others seemed to realize something and their expressions changed slightly.

"This piece of rotten wood is the last emperor Liu Chan."

Liu Chan looked as if struck by lightning, his face turned pale. Rotten wood? He is rotten wood? Rotten wood cannot be carved?!
Wei Yan, who was obsessed with the corridor of civil officials and military generals not long ago, took a deep breath. Well, this is too cruel, isn't it? How much do the people hate Your Highness? How come the Wuhou Temple has existed for hundreds and thousands of years? This is hundreds and thousands of years of people scolding Your Highness as a rotten wood.
In comparison, shouldn’t I be thankful that I’m not in the Hall of Civil and Military Officials?

(End of this chapter)