In the Three Kingdoms period, the opening scene features the killing of Huang Gai, shocking Zhou Yu!

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The day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Bronze Sparrow Terrace.

The weather was perfect.

The sky over Ye City was cloudless.

Although the cold wind is still blowing

If you ask where the most eye-catching spot is, it's definitely the "Jian'an Hero Tower" in the center of the square.

……

Around noon,

The day after Cao Cao, along with his ministers and Liu Xie, arrived in Ye City.

Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie, and Chancellor Cao Cao rode in the same carriage, slowly entering the square.

The carriage curtain was lifted.

Both of their gazes were simultaneously drawn to the stone tower in the center of the square.

On the front of the tower, four large characters, handwritten by Zhao Yu and painted with cinnabar, were glaringly red:

Eternal, lasting, immortal.

The vehicle came to a complete stop.

Zhao Yu, dressed in a black official robe, led Ma Jun and a group of craftsmen, who were already waiting in front of the tower.

"Your subject Zhao Yu respectfully welcomes Your Majesty and the Prime Minister."

Liu Xie stepped down from the carriage.

Looking up at the tower,

His eyes were filled with shock:

"Minister Zhao, what is the name of this tower? Why do these four characters... make my heart ache?"

"Your Majesty, this is the 'Jian'an Heroes' Tower'."

The completion of this tower was my own decision, primarily to commemorate all the nameless soldiers who sacrificed their lives since the Yellow Turban Rebellion for the integrity of the Han Dynasty's territory and the peace of its people.

"The names of all the craftsmen and laborers who participated in the construction of the Bronze Sparrow Terrace are engraved on the back to commemorate their contributions."

"There are no emperors or generals here! Only the backbone of the Han Dynasty."

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao was shaken. Who could understand the meaning of this better than him?

Pushing aside the guards, he strode quickly to the tower.

His large hand traced the cold, icy marks.

"Ang'er..."

Then he remembered the group of officials behind him, dressed in fine clothes and eating sumptuous meals, their faces expressionless.

It suddenly felt incredibly ironic.

"I have raised an army for thirty years, what has it been for?"

"Was it for the Han Dynasty? Was it for the world? In the end, it was the names on this tower, each and every one of them, who risked their lives to elevate me to this position!"

Take three steps back.

"Today, I will neither worship Heaven nor Earth."

"We only worship our dead brothers!"

finished,

In front of tens of thousands of people, he knelt down, as if overturning a mountain of gold and jade pillars!

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

The eyes of strategists such as Cheng Yu and Xun Yu instantly reddened.

Generals like Xu Chu and Zhang Liao were moved to tears and knelt down with a thud.

What's even more shocking is...

Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie, who had been standing to the side, also moved.

He pushed aside the eunuch who tried to stop him and strode over to Cao Cao's side.

"Your Majesty, you mustn't!"

An old scholar wanted to advise,

"You are the emperor! How dare you kneel before mere grass and weeds..."

"Shut up!"

Liu Xie turned around abruptly, his eyes revealing an imperial majesty.

The old scholar was so frightened that he swallowed the rest of his words.

Since the compilation of the Jian'an Encyclopedia began, he has come to understand...

From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors onward, which successful ruler didn't stand on the shoulders of the common people and soldiers?

He originally thought that was the proper thing to do.

But seeing this scene today, he finally understood.

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it."

"I am the boat, and they are the water. Without the water, where is the boat?"

"I am the Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty."

Liu Xie lifted the hem of his dragon robe and knelt beside Cao Cao.

"On behalf of all the ancestors of the Han Dynasty over the past four hundred years, I thank you, heroes!"

The Emperor kneels! The Prime Minister kneels!

This is what a true Han Chinese should look like.

……

The worship ceremony was so solemn that it made the atmosphere feel suffocating.

Zhao Yu didn't know how it ended either.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, the prayers are finished, it's time for us to go up on the stage."

Zhao Yu helped the two of them up.

"It's windy up there, let's find another way to get up."

The group arrived at the base of the main body of the Bronze Sparrow Terrace.

Cao Cao almost burst into tears again, just as he had wiped them away.

"Zhao Yu, are you making me climb up there?"

"No."

Zhao Yu snapped his fingers.

"Ma Jun, bring out the 'divine weapon'!"

The winch made a sound.

A sedan chair descended from the sky.

"This is an elevator."

Zhao Yu gestured for them to proceed.

"Please come inside, Your Majesty and Prime Minister. Let's... fly up."

Cao Cao looked suspicious:

"Is this cage... sturdy?"

Zhao Yu: "We just transported 5,000 jin of bronze sparrow a few days ago. You two only have 400 jin combined, it's nothing."

As Zhao Yu rang the bell...

The four oxen at the top of the tower began to exert their strength.

The elevator car jolted and slowly lifted off the ground.

at first,

Everyone was still putting on airs.

When it rises to a height of three zhang...

Liu Xie couldn't hold back any longer.

He peered out the window, watching the ant-like crowd on the ground, and shouted excitedly:

"I've flown! I've really flown! Minister Cao, look! That old man Kong Rong has turned into a black dot!"

Cao Cao gripped the armrest tightly, his face deathly pale, and closed his eyes, feigning composure.

"Your Majesty... composure is the foundation of an emperor."

In my mind: Slow down! Slow down! Don't you know I'm afraid of heights? Why is the rope still rattling?!

In the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

"when!"

The sedan chair came to a stop and went straight to the top floor, the Bronze Sparrow Pavilion.

As soon as I stepped out of the bridge box.

Enter the attic.

It's like experiencing both ice and fire.

The cold wind howled outside.

It was warm and cozy inside.

Of course, the most attractive feature is the row of oddly shaped "soft couches" by the window.

That was a "lazy sofa" that Zhao Yu specially commissioned craftsmen to fill with duck down.

Cao Cao's legs were still a little weak at this point.

He sat down as soon as he saw the chair.

"puff."

I was completely engrossed.

"Um?"

This feeling of my spine completely relaxed, my whole body wrapped in cotton... it's so decadent! So corrupt! So... comfortable!

Cao Cao then slumped backward.

Put your feet up on the table in front of you.

"Hiss—so comfortable. What's the name of this chair? It's as comfortable as a haystack!"

Zhao Yu: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, this is the 'Immortal's Leisurely Couch,' commonly known as the 'Ge You Laying Down.'"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xie also found a couch and sprawled out inside, completely abandoning any semblance of imperial dignity.

"Minister Zhao, install a set in my bedroom as well."

When I get tired of writing, I lie down like this.

As they were talking, the ministers had already climbed up.

After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food,

In this warm and spring-like pavilion, the literati's flamboyant side comes to the fore.

Cao Cao held up his wine cup.

"Today, the Bronze Sparrow Terrace is completed, and such a beautiful sight graces the landscape. Gentlemen, why not compose a poem to enhance the refined atmosphere?"

This was a great opportunity to show off. Cao Pi was about to stand up when another figure beat him to it.

Cao Zhi, dressed in white, was elegant and refined.

He was slightly tipsy, and now was the time when his talent was at its peak.

"Father, I already have a plan in mind!"

Cao Zhi paced back and forth in the palace, completing his poem in seven steps, and then began with magnificent prose: "The towering gates stand majestically, twin towers float in the vast sky!"

"A magnificent pavilion stands tall in the center of the sky, its soaring towers connecting to the western city walls!"

"...sharing the same standards as heaven and earth, and shining as brightly as the sun and moon!"

The "Ode to the Bronze Sparrow Terrace" is a magnificent and elegant piece of writing.

After reading it aloud, Cao Pi opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

How can you compare these?

He didn't get all the limelight.