The big man has a living father

Chapter 205 (Long Chapter) A Filial Son Crying at a Funeral
Huo Hai is really hitting his head.

Huo Hai really doesn't understand things like sacrifices.

However, the most important national affairs are sacrifices and military affairs, which cannot be taken lightly.

The good news is that Liu Bang was born unrestrained and freedom-loving, so the regulations regarding sacrifices were not particularly strict.

The bad news is that the moral system has now been changed to the Confucian system, and it was changed by Huo Hai himself.

The good news is that in recent years, Emperor Liu Che arranged for Li Yannian to compose music and Sima Xiangru and others to write lyrics, and they have come up with a complete set of sacrificial songs for respecting heaven and ancestors.

The bad news is that Huo Hai and Sima Xiangru are equally famous, which clearly means that Huo Hai should compose some sacrificial songs himself.

Yes, Liu Bang was unrestrained and loved freedom.

But Liu Bang liked listening to music.

Liu Bang liked Chu music, and it is said that the "Honghu Song" he composed was accompanied by Chu songs and dances.

He knew that Madam Tangshan could also sing in Chu style, so he asked her to compose "Fangzhongci Music".

In the second year of Emperor Xiaohui's reign, Xiahou Kuan, the director of the Music Bureau, combined the approved new music with the newly selected lyrics to create the "Anshi Fangzhong Song".

Although the name of this song is "Song of the Bedroom", it actually has a very high status in the poetry world. It can be said to be a link between the Book of Songs and the Han Dynasty Yuefu.

The "Jiaosi Song" created by Sima Xiangru and others in recent years is also such a song that connects the past and the future.

"Jiaomiaoge" is similar to "Song", "Fangzhongge" is similar to "Ya", ancient and profound with a peaceful tone. It is neither superficial nor mediocre, with rules and regulations, and is a great text of Xijing.

What a coincidence, isn’t it, Liu Che liked Qu Yuan.

The meaning is very clear. Huo Hai, you should go and write it too. You have to write it like the Chu Ci.

Yes, it’s because Liu Che liked it, and Liu Bang liked the Chu style, so it was called Chu Ci. It was called Sao style before, after all, it’s Li Sao.

Isn't it obvious to give this task to Huo Haipai?

That's no longer a hint, it's a clear statement.

"Write something more sexy."

Huo Hai really can’t write.

But Huo Hai also has to think of a way not to follow the original format.

First of all, there is no fixed pattern for sacrifices. At present, there are mainly sacrificial songs to worship the great god Tianyi. There are no sacrifices to Liu Bang, other ancestors of the Han Dynasty, or Yanhuang.

In this case, Huo Hai directly brought up the funeral culture, ancestor worship culture, and Taoist culture of later generations.

Although others may not understand, whoever listens will be confused!

Huo Hai was also hesitating about which aspects to move in. After all, the culture in this area in later generations was really too much.

We still have to choose which aspects to bring to the stage.

In fact, at the beginning, Huo Hai selected all the things that an orthodox priest should do.

In the end, Huo Hai couldn't help but move some Taoist things over.

Logically, this shouldn't happen, but death is the greatest thing.

This year, or to be more precise, last year, Ge Nan dedicated himself to the country and left nothing behind except half of Taoism. Currently, Taoism has been canonized as the state religion.

Since it happened last year, why not join the officiating this year?

This honor should indeed be given.

After all, a large part of funeral culture is Confucian, and Confucianism has not yet shed much blood or sacrifice, but they have already joined in.

Then Taoists should also join.

However, after realizing that participating in ancestor worship is an honor, Huo Hai opened his mind.

In order for this honor to appear in the sacrifice, one needs to strive for it, but shouldn’t there be a guarantee?
For example, if the Xiongnu headquarters made great contributions to the Han Dynasty, shouldn’t they be given a chance to offer sacrifices to Emperor Gaozu?

Isn't it too bullying to not give them a chance?
What about the guarantee? If you want a guarantee, it is easy to solve. In each new block, in the first year of joining the Han Dynasty, you can join the sacrificial activities and obtain this honor.

If you want to gain honor again in the future, you must make great and outstanding contributions to the Han Dynasty.

The number of times you participate in the sacrifice is the contribution ranking.

Therefore, those participating in the sacrifice this year should include various tribes of the Xiongnu, various tribes of the Western Regions, and the Cangwu County.

However, why not the Xiongnu and the Western Regions together? Because their previous geographical concepts and power concepts were no longer recognized, so each tribe needed to be worshipped separately.

You can only offer sacrifice to one thing. If you offer sacrifice to that thing, you have to give up the original thing you offered sacrifice to.

Also, in addition to the various tribes, there are sacrifices for more peripheral members.

The various tribes in the Western Regions of the Xiongnu now worship their ancestors. But after leaving the Pamir Mountains, they can no longer worship their ancestors, but worship gods, but this god is called Emperor Gaozu of Han.

Liu Che had listened to Huo Hai's original plan, so he was sure to understand the distinction and feel the signal it conveyed.

When Maodun, the Khan of the Xiongnu, wrote to Emperor Gaozu, he said that he was willing to visit China.

At that time, the Han people began to be referred to as China through official channels.

Today, based on the geographical environment, Greater China is divided into the Central Kingdom, and those outside the borders, even if they join the Han Dynasty, are just firewood, not flames.

As for this environment, it is necessary to enforce unified sacrifices.

Because the only major national affairs are sacrifices and wars, people within this area must be forced to unify both sacrifices and wars in order to form strong control and become part of the central country.

In this way, the list of those participating in the sacrifice came out.

……

In the new year, the Taimiao is bustling with people.

Because there weren't so many rules, there was no requirement for everyone to shut up and just listen, so the scene was a little noisy.

On the stage, Sima Xiangru, although quite old, still took the lead in singing.

"Heaven and earth are equal, yet I admire them all..."

Huo Hai couldn't help but complain when watching from the side.

Most of the entire set of "Jiaosi Songs" were written by Sima Xiangru, but Sima Xiangru only chose the one written by Liu Che to lead the singing!
But that’s true, this song is also used to worship heaven and earth.

Huo Hai felt a little dazed while listening to "Suburban Sacrifice Song: Heaven and Earth".

It suddenly sounded a bit like sacred music. After all, it was a whole choir-like team singing together, and they were not singing ordinary tunes, but songs that were specially made to deliberately lean towards emptiness and spirituality.

Although it is five tones, it still has a sacred feeling.

But this is a bit contrary to Tiangang, after all, sacrificial songs came first and then sacred songs.

Offstage, Liu Che: "Huo Hai, how are you doing?"

Huo Hai: “No problem.”

Liu Che put his hands on his hips and said, "Okay, okay, go ahead."

In fact, Liu Che himself didn't believe in this at all. Now sacrifices were performed for all officials and common people to see.

But if we are going to do it, we should do it in a formal way.

Before Huo Hai left, he said, "Your Majesty, please cry louder later."

Finished talking and left.

Liu Che: “???”

Liu Che looked at Wei Zifu: "What does he mean?"

Wei Zifu, who was holding the fifth prince Liu Mo, shook her head.

Liu Che turned to look at Princess Wei Chang: "What do you mean?"

Princess Wei Chang: "I heard it was... ahem, father, please listen for yourself."

At this time, Huo Hai walked past Sima Xiangru.

In public, the two of them exchanged a salute.

Sima Xiangru said in a very small voice: "I saw you invented that mahjong. How do you play it?"

Huo Hai: "Just..."

Sima Xiangru interrupted hastily: "Speak softly, this place is specially designed so that the slightest sound of talking can be heard clearly by the audience."

Huo Hai: “Let’s talk later.”

Sima Xiangru: "The sacrifice to heaven is over. Please invite the new husband of Princess Wei Chang of the Han Dynasty, Xuanwu Hou Huo Hai, to offer sacrifice to the ancestors!"

Huo Hai bowed and said, "Mr. Sima, please go slowly."

Huo Hai felt quite emotional when looking at Sima Xiangru. Huo Hai knew that according to historical records, Sima Xiangru should have been dead for a year.

But it was because he had improved the environment of the Imperial College that winter to avoid cross-infection of influenza that Sima Xiangru survived, and his life became better, his ideals and ambitions were realized, and his health recovered.

When Huo Hai saw him, he felt that it should be no problem for his elder brother to get over this hurdle.

As for mahjong, it was invented for the New World exploration team. It spread out but many people didn't know how to play it when they first came into contact with it.

Sima Xiangru was also very busy this year, and he finally had some free time after the New Year. Huo Hai had to wait until he was free to meet with Sima Xiangru in private.

After the others went down, Huo Hai spoke: "Ahem, test, test, 123, can you hear me?"

Princess Wei Chang in the audience made a hook gesture to indicate that there was nothing wrong.

Huo Hai then spoke: "At the end of the year, His Majesty asked me to lead the ceremony of worshipping the ancestors. When I was thinking about how to worship, I suddenly had an idea."

"Rather than asking me to sing the results to my great grandfather..."

"Why not let Chengguo sing them one by one to the great grandfather himself?"

As soon as these words were spoken, people at the scene immediately began to whisper to each other.

Wow, that seems to be correct.

Instead of having someone report the results to the elderly, why not let the results come to you themselves?

Wait, living sacrifice?

Can't you?
Huo Hai: "First of all, last year was the year with the fastest development in the history of the Han Dynasty. It was also the year when the sacrificial activities should have initially completed the transformation."

"Last year, the Han army headed north to the North Sea, traversing thousands of miles and reaching the floating ice shore of the Arctic Ocean. Going east, they also connected with Sushen and reached the New World of Alaska."

"We went west, chasing the ambitious Youguli King's tribe far from the Western Regions, as far as the Pamir Mountains. At the same time, we allied with the Qiang tribes and climbed onto the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau."

"Go south and reclaim the homeland from the ancient Cangwu Kingdom. At the same time, ships will be able to sail freely throughout the South China Sea."

Huo Hai turned a page of the yellow paper in his hand and continued: "The number of tribes and cities that joined the Han Dynasty reached as many as 108."

Among them, the Qiang and Xiongnu tribes accounted for the vast majority.

However, this military achievement is indeed terrifying. You know, in previous years, even conquering a tribe was a great achievement.

Breaking 100 in one go is really exaggerated.

Fortunately, Cangwu King Zhao Guang came to surrender, otherwise the integer of one hundred and eight would not be reached, and the maximum number would be one hundred.

Everyone was confused. Wasn’t it supposed to be Chengguo who sang it himself?

How did you read the manuscript?
Huo Hai raised the yellow paper in his hand and said, "I was afraid that the great grandfather wouldn't want to listen at this moment, so I wrote these things down and burned them directly for the great grandfather."

"The Xiongnu bunkers, the Western Region castles, the Qiang towers, and the Cangwu bamboo buildings were also burned. All the things that our great ancestor didn't enjoy when he was alive were sent over as well."

That being said, what was actually lifted up was made of paper.

There are also gold and silver origami, paper money, and incense and candles.

Huo Hai did not explicitly mention the respect for Yanhuang, but directly put up the tablet for respecting Heaven and Ancestors, and then placed the tablets for Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents and Teachers below.

This Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents and Teacher are different from the Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents and Teacher in later generations.

Heaven refers to the emperor of the time, Earth refers to the emperor under the earth, Jun refers to the ruler of a feudal state, Qin refers to relatives, and Shi refers to teachers.

Among the Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents and Teachers, except the Emperor who is still alive, all the others are deceased.

Huo Hai was lighting incense, and a Taoist priest and a Confucian scholar were shouting beside him.

"Respect heaven and follow the ancestors, and follow the way of nature."

"Heaven, Earth, Sovereign, Parents, Teachers; Benevolence, Righteousness, Propriety

Liu Che pinched his chin. It seemed that if they conquered India in a few years, or Buddhism became popular in Dunhuang, wouldn't they have to find another monk to chant sutras?

However, this first sacrifice was not Taoist or Confucian.

After Huo Hai put in the incense, he shouted like ordinary people in later generations: "The incense of the Han Dynasty will live forever."

Then he shouted: "Salute!"

Thirty-three guns fired at once.

Although he had seen the cannon a long time ago, Liu Che thought that the cannon was placed for his ancestors to see, but he didn't expect it to actually be fired!

Today, old Gaozu finally heard the sound!

In the audience, Xun Zhi said: "Damn it! They are offering sacrifices to the heavens, but all these cannons are blowing away the clouds... Woohoo~!"

Meng Qing: "Shut up."

Xun Zhui was also free. It was originally planned that after defeating the Xiongnu, the next step would be to attack the Xianbei and Sushen, and Xun Zhui was ready to take over.

As a result...the two companies saw this as an indication of investment, and invested quickly.

Although they had not openly declared their surrender, the courtesy shown to the Han envoys was not impolite at all. The Han envoy was not a lunatic and would not make trouble out of nothing, so Xun Zhi was left with nothing to do.

I was also inspired when I saw the cannon today.

It would be a pity to use this to blast the sky, it would be much better to use it to blast the city walls!

Meng Qing: "You didn't get to eat meat, so don't complain here. It's better to go and cry to His Majesty in private."

Xun Zhu was also helpless and could only agree with Meng Qing's opinion.

In the square, besides the Yulin Guards on guard, there were also a large number of civilians. When they saw the roar of the cannons, they were stunned.

What is this? It looks like a musketeer's gun, but it's many times bigger!
If you get hit by this cannon, won't you get bruises all over your body?! One bruise to the south and one to the north?

You're thinking too much. He got burned on the spot when he was hit.

This is not an ordinary cannon, this is a cannon filled with gunpowder...

No, to be precise, this cannon is used to fire filled shells, but today it fired a blank.

If Liu Che had not been there, everyone at the scene would have been so scared by this shot that they would have fled in all directions.

But it was precisely because there were people present that Liu Che did not slip away first.

Huo Hai took the finger that was hitting his ear off and said, "The soldiers of the Han Dynasty speak and sing with guns and cannons. I believe that when the old man Gaozu heard the guns and cannons, he would understand the sacrifices of the soldiers of the Han Dynasty."

"After the martial festival comes the literary festival."

The Confucian scholar next to him picked up a pile of yellow paper and threw it into the brazier.

A raging fire started.

"All the scientific and literary achievements of the entire Han Dynasty last year were reported to Emperor Gaozu."

In fact, Huo Hai wanted to do something fancy like recite the Song of Righteousness or something, but unfortunately I can't remember it all.

Huo Hai continued: "The royal family's ancestor worship activities have been successfully concluded, and the representatives' ancestor worship activities have begun."

"After the civil and military sacrifices, it is the religious sacrifice. Last year, the Han Dynasty established a state religion. Taoism, which was founded on the basis of the belief in Huang-Lao Dao and extracted its principles, became the state religion of the Han Dynasty."

"Last year, the Han Dynasty lost the leader of Taoism, the great scientist and Taoist Ge Nan Tianshi."

"In deep mourning, recite scriptures." Ge Nan is no longer alive, but the scriptures he wrote are still there, and the Taoist priest next to him also recited a passage.

Huo Hai continued: "The teaching ceremony is over."

"Master Ge Nan's close friend, Taoist friend Zhang Daoli, went to Mount Qingcheng to preach, and at the same time continued to study guns and cannons to contribute to the construction of the Han Dynasty."

"In his spare time, Zhang Daoli, based on the Taoist classics of chanting and holding ceremonies, combined with the characteristics of the Shu County accent and the national policy of the Han Dynasty to rule the world with filial piety, created the first Taoist folk-style Han Dynasty song "Filial Song" for worshiping the fathers."

"Today's first sacrifice is to honor the late emperor."

Liu Che widened his eyes.

When Huo Hai was asked to write a sacrificial poem, he used his clever little brain and directly borrowed a passage to use, right? !

However, Liu Che was still very pleased because a special segment was arranged for Emperor Jing during today's ancestor worship.

Because if today's activities continue according to this specification and process, then the process of burning paper money and sacrificial items will be locked in, followed by incense, civil and military sacrifices, and religious sacrifices, and the new Han representative sacrifice process will be solidified.

For the first time, there is one more person worshipping Emperor Jing. It is natural that in the future, it is possible that more people will be worshipping Emperor Jing, after all, he is his biological father.

Maybe I will be worshipped in the future... Thinking of this, Liu Che shook his head.

You want to live forever, so why offer sacrifices?

Liu Che wanted to hear what "Song of Filial Piety" was.

[My father passed away with crying, I was heartbroken and my clothes were soaked with tears.]

Suddenly that day a strong wind blew up, separating the father and son.

The son kneels before the coffin and tells his story, his father's kindness is as great as the heaven. 】

The gongs and drums were struck, and the suona played a mournful tune.

The son knelt, the daughter knelt, and the relatives cried in mourning.

The professional team on site burst into tears.

Liu Che was so shocked that he cried.

My dad! It's my dad!

I wrote this to my dad! Why are you crying?
What does it have to do with you!
Is there anyone trying to steal my dad’s money?

[Giving birth to me and raising me is not easy, raising children takes a lot of effort.]

My father had to consider his livelihood, so he became obsessed with hard work and endurance.

Working hard day and night, and being determined for my sons and daughters. 】

After hearing it again, Liu Che felt a lump in his throat.

I don’t know why, but after these professionals started crying, I, who never cries, also felt like crying.

Not just a little.

Liu Che silently took off his glasses, and tears began to flow down.

How could people in the early Han Dynasty have ever seen such a scene?

This guy's gongs, drums and suona, coupled with the tears of filial sons and grandchildren, is so contagious that it is hard to hold back.

It’s not that Liu Che didn’t cry when he was carrying the coffin.

Liu Che couldn't help himself after hearing this. Little Pearl's eyes were already spinning: "My dad~"

"My Royal Grandfather!!!"

A burst of crying scared Liu Che back his words! Liu Che turned around and saw that it was Liu Xian, the King of Jiaodong.

Liu Che used to be the King of Jiaodong. Later, because he became the crown prince and did not go to the country to serve his country, the title of King of Jiaodong was given to Liu Che's younger brother Liu Ji.

Liu Ji was not an honest man. When King Huainan Liu An was preparing to rebel, Liu Ji was also involved.

He was also exposed. This guy scared himself to death.

But Liu Che still missed his younger brother very much because he did not take any substantial action, so he appointed his son Liu Xian as the successor to the throne of King of Jiaodong.

Just because of Jiaodong King, the northern shipping base chosen this year was Qiancheng, not Jiaodong (Qingdao).

Chang'an has developed greatly this year, and the State of Lu has taken off. The King of Jiaodong could not help it and came to Chang'an.

At this moment, Liu Xian quickly knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Grandpa, Royal Grandpa, my Royal Grandpa!"

Logically, he cannot admit that he is a descendant of the emperor. A king can only acknowledge a king as his ancestor and cannot trace his ancestry back to the emperor.

But the situation today is different. Liu Xian reacts faster than anyone else. No wonder he is called Liu Xian.

Liu Xian made a click and a large group of people knelt down beside him.

Liu's filial sons and grandsons all knelt down.

They all burst into tears.

Gongs, drums and suona were originally used for celebrations, and today's funeral music is the first time.

This guy, with the tone of the lyrics from the festival and his Shu County accent, all together, is demonic.

Huo Hai knew that they could all act, so he reminded Liu Che to cry louder before going on stage.

Liu Che still couldn't catch up. After all, no matter how emotional he was, he was still Liu Che, a man who believed that he was destined by heaven. If you really wanted to touch his heart, no one could act as fast as they did.

The tears that were about to well up in Liu Che's eyes were frightened back.

[My child is hungry, so I quickly buy him some candy, milk, honey, apples, cantaloupe, and so many other things. I want to have everything.

The child is cold, so he quickly makes new clothes. Long gowns and single shirts are fine. The child is happy with sweaters and woolen clothes, but there is no need to mention cotton coats and trousers.

If a child falls ill, the father will anxiously carry him in his arms and will not leave him. He will not be afraid of thunder, lightning, wind or rain, and will seek medical treatment in the middle of the night. The father will stay up all night, running around and working hard until the child recovers.

Teach your children to stay out when they have nothing to do, for fear that they will be bullied. Be careful near rocks and water, for fear that they will be hurt by medicine.

When he was seven years old, he was sent to school and all the paper, pens, inkstones and inkstones were bought. 】

When he sang this part, Liu Che wanted to cry but couldn't. This ordinary family's filial piety song was not suitable for him.

After all, Emperor Jing did not go to great lengths to send Liu Che to study and collect pens, ink, paper and inkstone.

No, Emperor Jing had never seen paper and inkstone.

But the people next to them cried even more miserably.

The people watching also burst into tears.

To be honest, now that everyone is living a good life, many people still have a conscience and remember how good their parents were to them when they were young.

But now that I see everyone living a good life, my heart aches when I think of my parents who passed away before this day.

The following few verses are really touching.

Even many people's fathers did not buy so many things for them, but precisely because those things were expensive and hard to come by in the past, the only one or two things they bought, such as malt sugar and linen clothes, are deeply remembered.

Thinking about it now makes me want to cry even more.

Seeing such a large group of people crying so loudly, Liu Che couldn't hold back his tears.

Whether this was an act or a true expression of emotion, the Han Dynasty's benevolent education still worked.

In fact, now that people are wealthy, they always have to have some conscience.

If there was nothing to eat before, out of the 100 murders in Chang'an City, 95 were cases of inheritance between brothers and fathers.

Nowadays, people have enough food and clothing, and many people don’t have to argue or fight with their loved ones in order to survive. Naturally, they are much more peaceful and begin to miss the kindness of their loved ones.

Liu Che really wanted to cry just now, but was frightened and interrupted by Liu Xian.

Now Liu Che really cried, he was acting.

Just cried.

The filial piety song has ended.

Everyone around turned to look at Liu Che.

Liu Che was also very embarrassed. It would be awkward whether he continued or not.

Huo Hai raised his hand to signal Xiaoge's professional team to continue.

This filial piety song just started, and you guys gave up? Who said that the filial piety song should only be sung once!

The Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. Singing filial songs during sacrifices and letting filial sons cry was a first, and much more powerful than fancy singing.

Liu Che took the opportunity to finish the song.

The others didn't care about Liu Che anymore. Their performance wasn't over yet and the people around them continued to cry.

Outside, the common people had finished crying from the bottom of their hearts and looked towards the royal relatives.

"No wonder he is a royal relative. Look how miserable he is crying."

"Nonsense, the filial piety song is sung for the late emperor, it is normal for people to cry miserably, we are just crying while singing the filial piety song for the late emperor."

"You know nothing. The royal family is not short of money and they eat a lot of salt. Science reports that crying is the process of people regulating water and salt through the flow of tears and washing the eyes."

"You're bullshitting. I cried to my father out of my heart. You are the one who regulates the salt. Your whole family regulates the salt."

"Hey, hey, hey, the scientific inner meaning of crying is to regulate the salt to flush the eyes. It doesn't hinder the reason why we cry, because it is to fulfill our filial piety."

"Yeah."

There are thousands of different kinds of people.

Among these people, there must be many who cried because they were truly filial.

But some are not.

And everyone would say that they cried out of filial piety.

Then moral education is successful.

Because people who don't have the feeling at least know how to pretend, and the act of pretending itself is considered filial piety.

Although it is different from Zhicheng's, it is better than the era when everyone is unfilial, unjust, and unkind.

Liu Che wiped away his tears and the third song ended.

Liu Che waved to Huo Hai and said, "Will you sing it every year from now on?"

Huo Hai: "No, no, this is actually written to be sung on the second day of the funeral and the seventh day after the burial. It is not sung at the end of the year. It is just the first sacrifice, so it is sung at this time."

Liu Che breathed a sigh of relief.

The main thing is that it only happens once a year during the New Year. Who can stand it?

Isn’t it okay to celebrate the New Year with joy and happiness while paying homage to our ancestors?

He was so happy and everything he wanted came true. Huo Hai had already connected the firecrackers.

Anyway, Huo Hai brought over all of his modern ancestor worship practices and made them formal and complicated based on Confucian and Taoist customs.

After all this is done, it will be the turn of the tribes that joined the Han Dynasty this year to offer sacrifices.

In fact, some people are not convinced during sacrifices, such as the prince of Loulan.

Because it was agreed before the sacrifice that only one person could be sacrificed.

After you have offered sacrifices to Emperor Gaozu of Han, unless your biological father or grandfather is dead, if you dare to offer sacrifices to any other person who is not worshipped by the imperial court, you will be dead.

But if you don’t come to the scene to worship Emperor Gaozu today, you will die today.

Anyway, the court is not short of people, so just call him Prince of Loulan and then hold the sacrifice and that's it.

The Loulan prince finally chose to happily dance the Loulan sacrificial dance in front of the tablet of his great ancestor [Respecting Heaven and Following Ancestors], while shouting: "Loulan has been wandering in the Western Regions for too long. Finding you is like finding a relative!"

The King of Han saw this and thought, “Oh, you are getting excited, right?” So he kowtowed even harder, and kowtowed on the drum: “The King of Han has finally returned to the embrace of the Han Dynasty. Did you see that, Taizu? People often say that Zicuo can improve greatly, but I can’t forgive myself. I am not a thing, I am not a human being. How could I dare to follow the Chanyu and go against the Han Dynasty? I will kill myself!”

The people next to him rushed forward to stop him: "Han Hou, keep your body useful and contribute to the Han Dynasty, Han Hou!"

The King of Han now only has the title of Guannei Hou. Without making some contributions, he really cannot become a marquis. He performs very enthusiastically.

Someone in the audience asked Han, "Your nephew? How come he is older than you? He is very sincere."

Han said that he wanted to say that he and the bandits are sworn enemies, but then he remembered that they are all Han Chinese now: "Heh, we have been separated for decades..."

The Qiang tribe was much better, not as exaggerated as shown, and they performed sacrifices sincerely.

They have been living on grass on the plateau. If barley had not been discovered and grown on the plateau in the past two years, they would have had nothing to eat.

Now that I have joined the Han people, I can eat meat and wear clothes when I work. I have everything I need, and the work I do is not as hard as the housework I used to do.

What's there to say?

Who said that Gaozu is not my real ancestor? You know nothing. Do you know Huangdi? Aren’t the Liu family also the legitimate descendants of Huangdi? We Qiang people are also the descendants of Huangdi. From now on, we will no longer be called Qiang people, but descendants of Yan and Huang!
The King of Cangwu, or to be more precise, the King followed Zhao Guang, Marquis of Tao, to Chang'an not long ago.

These days, I was so shocked by the environment and business in Chang'an that I couldn't eat the whole day. I was glad that I surrendered, and I was also glad that Zhao Yingqi was a lunatic who scared me into surrendering.

I came to the scene today and wow, how come each of these guys is crazier and cooler than the other?!
Sui Taohou shouted: "Your Majesty! I didn't expect that we would meet again eighty years later after we parted ways!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell silent.

Is there anyone here today who has met His Majesty Gaozu?
Since Zhang Cang and Shi Fen passed away, which minister has seen Emperor Gaozu? Since Emperor Gaozu's favorite concubine Shi Fen's sister passed away, I thought no one in the world had seen Emperor Gaozu, but today an old guy appeared again?
Only Zhao Guangjian knew whether he had met Emperor Gaozu or not.

"When I was young, I only had a fleeting glance at you. Your bravery and greatness have always been in my heart. When I saw Your Majesty that day, I dared not speak, but I saw your shadow at a glance, and saw the same greatness and bravery as you in Your Majesty."

"It is your majesty's bravery and extraordinaryness that make the Han Dynasty even stronger. I sensed the power of the Han Dynasty and remembered the teachings of the Han Dynasty to Cangwu, just like a father to his rebellious son. That's why I made up my mind to break with the bandits and return to the Han Dynasty!"

"Now that I have joined the Han Dynasty, I do not seek glory and wealth, but only hope that the people of Cangwu County can live a good life like the people of the Han Dynasty. I beg to serve you in the underworld after my death!"

When Liu Che saw this, he thought that although this old fellow was very old, he was still full of energy and could live at least another ten years!
Liu Che also went up in person.

Today's performance is over and the best actor has been selected.

Although Zhao Guang’s dancing is not as fancy as others, his lines are great!

Liu Che helped Zhao Guang up: "Marquis Sui Tao, please stand up."

Zhao Guang cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I just realized today that I have made a huge mistake in my life. I should have come back a long time ago! I should have come back a long time ago!"

Liu Che: "It is not too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost. Return to the Han Dynasty and regain the glory that belongs to Cangwu. I hope that the people of Cangwu County can continue to create glory for themselves and the Han Dynasty. In the future, the court will invite the government offices, tribes, armies, dependents, and state-owned companies that have made great contributions to participate in the New Year ancestor worship."

"I hope that next year, more people of insight will be able to return to the embrace of the Han Dynasty. This will be considered as Sui Taohou setting a good example for them."

Sui Taohou shouted: "How can this old minister be worthy of being a role model? However! Even though I am only ninety years old, if anyone dares to offend Your Majesty, I can still use my iron bones to chop off his head for Your Majesty's sake!"

What a reckless and loyal man! Who could have guessed that he rebelled against the Han Dynasty at the age of ten, and surrendered only last month at the age of ninety-one and two months?

Liu Che was very pleased and thought the play was a good match: "Marquis Sui Tao, the Han Dynasty not only emphasizes governing the country with filial piety, but also cares for the elderly. Now is the time for the young people to go out and explore the world, and it is time for the elderly to enjoy their lives at home."

"I understand the intention of Sui Tao Hou!"

Zhao Guang: "If there is a war, the descendants of the Zhao family will respond with an imperial edict!"

Liu Che nodded with satisfaction and said, "Come here, I will reward you with a thousand pieces of silk and a new house of sixty acres."

Sima Qian recorded today's events word by word.

Even though some parts may seem absurd, as long as they are well written, they are the essence.

Will the sacrificial rituals be changed to a completely new process in the future?
The first step is to offer sacrifices to heaven, the second step is to offer sacrifices to ancestors, and the third step is for the new citizens to recognize their ancestors?

But why did the representatives of Egypt and Parthia not acknowledge their ancestors but instead shout to their ancestral gods?
Worship God?

What's the difference?
Sima Qian suddenly remembered the hierarchy of Guliang School.

"So that's how it is." Sima Qian was more sensitive than many others and saw the great changes amid the excitement.

Where did Huo Hai study Guliang School? How come he knows so much about it?
But why do we only look at Chang'an instead of the Han Dynasty?
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Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)