Yuan Shao's navy was filled with resentment. This was because not only did Cao Cao's ten platoons cause the destruction of over seventy warships, they were also terrified. How could they not be terrified? No one knew whether their warships would be sent to the bottom of the Yellow River in the next moment. More than seventy warships, more than thirty thousand soldiers, and thousands of soldiers who boarded Cao Jun's ten warships, had lost nearly forty thousand soldiers. Broken walls and floating corpses were everywhere.
But even so, Yuan Shao still had sixty thousand soldiers, while Cao Cao had less than thirty thousand. Because of the ten warships, he had less than twenty-seven thousand soldiers left. He was still suppressed by Yuan Shao's army, but it was impossible for him to retreat now! Because if he retreated any further, he would reach Guandu's camp. The reason why Cao Jun wanted to fight in the Yellow River was because he had been suppressed by Yuan Shao's army for several days. Cao Cao could not bear it no matter if it was in terms of morale or food consumption. Therefore, he needed to attack. He needed a head-on battle. He wanted to tell the Cao Cao's army in Guandu that Cao Jun would not be defeated, even if there was a great disparity in strength.
But now, because of the ballistae, they lost 3000 men on the battlefield while Yuan Benchu, an old friend of his, lost 40,000 men. This could be considered a great victory, and it greatly boosted Guandu's morale. But now, Guandu couldn't retreat anymore. If he retreated, then the morale that had just risen would decline again. At that time, Guandu would once again fall into a passive position and get beaten up.
The ballistae could only be used once because Yuan Shao's army was not stupid. Although the ballistae were sharp, they still needed to be loaded on the warships. What if Yuan Shao did not let your warships out of the camp? If Yuan Shao blocked your Guandu, then your ninety warships would rot in Guandu.
"Swoosh!" Cao Cao pulled out the Yitian Sword from his waist and shouted towards the sky, "Officers and soldiers! "You all think highly of me, which is why you all decided to follow me, to gather under the Han Emperor and fight for the revival of the Han Dynasty. I, Cao, thank you all, and I ask you all to bow to me!" Cao Cao suddenly half-knelt on the ground with the Yitian Sword in his hand and lowered his noble head.
"My lord, what are you doing?" On the side, Guo Jia's eyes flashed with admiration. Why did he admire Cao Cao? Other than the fact that Cao Cao was good at handling talents and managing the country, there was another reason. Cao Cao was a man who knew when to yield and when to stand tall.
This point could be seen from when Cao Cao first entered the official career. Before he was promoted, he was a wanton person. He did not do anything good and was always smiling. His father, Cao Cao, did not like this son at all. Later, after Cao Song's good friend, Lu Bo, was promoted, Cao Cao seemed to have changed into a different person. He beat the influential people until their faces changed. However, Cao Cao was not a stubborn person. He also knew that it was easier to become an official in the imperial court. Therefore, after those influential people were taken down, as long as they promised not to cause trouble in his territory, he would still release them. After that, Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang. Everyone was angry at Dong Zhuo but did not dare to say anything. However, Cao Cao was not afraid. What did Dong Zhuo do to Dong Zhuo? What did Cao Cao do to Dong Zhuo? Although he failed in the end, it could be seen that Cao Cao was a flexible person. And now, Cao Cao was kneeling on the ground because he wanted to gain the morale of the soldiers.
Guo Jia pretended to be at a loss in order to set off Cao Cao's sincerity.
"Prime Minister, you must not!" The officers on the side also panicked. Who was Cao Cao? He was the Prime Minister of the Great Han Dynasty. It could be said that he was second only to one but above tens of thousands. Cao Cao was their boss and could decide their life and death. Usually, they would be very excited to see Cao Cao. But now, Cao Cao was kneeling in front of them. This greatly affected the soldiers who came from ordinary families. They were so scared that they were about to kneel down. Fortunately, Guo Jia stopped them. Cao Cao was kneeling to stimulate the soldiers' morale. If the soldiers kneeled down, who would be at the helm and who would be preparing for battle?
Cao Cao half-knelt on the ground. "Soldiers, after this is Guandu, and then my Yan Province and Xu Du. We can retreat, we can go up the Yellow River and leave Yan Province for Zhili. But what about the soldiers in Yan Province? Those women and children, your wives and families, can they retreat? Less than a tenth of the defeated army survived! If even the elite soldiers are like this, how can those women and children survive? Once we are defeated, then our families, our wives and children will be exposed to the enemy's cavalry. Tell me, are you willing to see this scene? "
"Not willing, not willing!"
"We can die in battle. We can be completely annihilated. However, our homeland must not be destroyed. Even if I die, I will protect my entire family. I, Cao Cao, swear that as long as I am alive, I will not let your wives, daughters, and family suffer any grievances!" Cao Cao stood up. The Heavenly Sword suddenly slashed toward his own arm. The Yitian Sword was very sharp. As soon as it touched his arm, it opened a wound. Blood flowed down his arm.
"If I win, I will protect my home. If I lose, I will die! If I lose, my family will be destroyed! " Cao Cao's voice was sonorous and powerful. There were many Qingzhou soldiers in Cao Cao's army. These Qingzhou soldiers were transformed from Qingzhou's Yellow Turbans. They were the Yellow Turbans bandits and had experienced the feeling of fleeing everywhere. That feeling was really uncomfortable. It was fine when they had military provisions but when they didn't have military provisions, they had to eat their own children. Many families had been ruined. Now that Cao Cao had taken them under his command, they remarried and settled down in Yanzhou. They originally thought that the days of drifting without a fixed residence were over. They wanted to live a life of plowing and weaving. Because of this, the fighting strength of the Qingzhou Army had decreased a lot. This was because no one wanted to risk their lives anymore. Naturally, they didn't want to be barefoot anymore. But now, it was different. If they didn't risk their lives, then the days of drifting would appear again. They wouldn't become bandits again. Their wives and daughters would die in the chaos of war and on the road.
They didn't want this kind of life. The Yuan Shao Army in front of them was the cause of all this. As long as they defeated the Yuan Shao Army, Yan Province wouldn't be breached. Their homes would be saved and their families would be able to live a stable life. In an instant, the eyes of these Cao Jun soldiers began to turn red.
"Boost the morale?" Yuan Shao stood on the flagship and couldn't help but sneer. High morale was indeed a magic weapon for victory. However, it also depended on who the opponent was. Yuan Shao's army was twice as strong as the enemy. Yuan Shao's army had a bellyful of anger. No matter how strong their morale was, it was useless in front of absolute strength.
"Cao Jun will win!" Guo Jia followed Cao Cao's words and raised his arms and roared loudly.
"Cao Jun will win!" The soldiers below were also infected. They had no way to retreat. If they retreated, their families would be ruined. Only by defeating the enemy could they protect their homes and give their descendants a peaceful life. Cao Cao had already promised that if they died in battle, their children would be raised by Cao Cao and their families would be taken care of by Cao Cao. Therefore, they didn't have any worries.
"Officers and soldiers, follow me to kill the enemy!" Cao Cao ignored the wound on his arm and shouted. Hundreds responded to his call.
"Kill!" Cao Jun's morale was as high as a rainbow. The war drums shook the sky and they actually began to counterattack. The eyes of the Cao Jun soldiers were filled with red light. They were defending their homeland. They would rather die than let the enemy take a step into Guandu.
"Finally, you don't want to be a coward anymore! Good! Just wait for me, Yuan Shao, to give you the final blow! Beat the war drums, all troops, charge! " Yuan Shao's Army also issued the order. Killing Cao Jun was worth a hundred coins. Moreover, they were twice as much as the enemy. At this time, how could they not fight with all their might? On this mother river, both sides of the soldiers went crazy.
The flames of war raged on the Yangtze River and the killing continued on the Yellow River. Now, the quietest people were Liu Pao and Liu Mang in Shouchun.
What was Liu Mang doing? Of course, he was busy developing his Shouchun. The entire city needed to be repaired. The places that were destroyed by Liu Mang's ballista needed to be repaired. The garrison in the city also needed to be adjusted. The most important thing was that Liu Mang's Army needed to absorb the common people. Nowadays, the population of Shouchun was scarce. It was already good to find one or two shops within a few dozen miles. When Yuan Shu and Yuan Gonglu were in Yangzhou, they had caused a lot of trouble in Yangzhou. Therefore, what Liu Mang needed to do now was to absorb as many people as possible.
Now, the entire population of Yangzhou, or even the entire Great Han Dynasty, had begun to shrink. If Liu Mang wanted to absorb people, he naturally had to issue a series of policies to attract the common people. The first thing Liu Mang did was to take the original fertile land around Shouchun, whether it was owned or not. After that, it was distributed. The City Guard, the Black Flag Army, and all the soldiers were given 50 mu of fertile land.
Among them, Yang Hong was the most dissatisfied. Although Shouchun was big, it only has less than one hundred thousand hectares of fertile land. Liu Mang suddenly gave out ten thousand hectares of land. How should he reward Liu Mang later? Moreover, Shouchun was not ownerless. A lot of land deeds were in the hands of nobles. However, these nobles had left Shouchun to avoid disaster. However, the land deeds in their hands were really useful. You can use them now that they are not here, but once they come back, what will you do? Will those land deeds be counted or not counted?
"Count as fart!" Liu Mang almost wanted to curse. What kind of bullshit noble is this?! Liu Mang had offended nobles many times. He had killed all of the nobles in Wancheng city and offended all of the nobles in the world. Therefore, Liu Mang was completely barefooted and was not afraid of wearing shoes. Since the nobles left Shouchun, they naturally did not want this large piece of land. If they did not want it, then Liu Mang would kindly accept it!
"Milord, don't you think your reward is a bit too much?" "Milord, don't you think it's a bit too much?" This was Xu Shu's opinion. What was fertile land? Fertile land was paddy field. Generally, one mu of land could produce four loads of grain. How much grain was four loads of grain? Based on a load of 100 catties, it would be 400 catties. 50 mu of fertile land would be 20,000 catties, which was about 160 dan of grain. If taxes were not included, this was almost equivalent to an official with 100 dan of grain.
An official with 2000 shi of grain could only be achieved by a provincial magistrate. During the time of Emperor Wu of Han, a provincial magistrate only had 600 shi of grain. But now, a small soldier could produce 100 shi of grain. So, this reward was not high.
"The reward is too heavy!" Liu Mang did not agree with Xu Shu's words. He also knew what Xu Shu meant. When people have enough to eat, they would naturally think about the value of life. What kind of people were the most afraid of death? Of course, the nobles were the most afraid of death. Why? Because they had a good life that they did not enjoy. They lived without lack of food and clothing, delicacies, and beautiful women. Who would not want to live such a life for a long time?
Therefore, such people were the most afraid of death. There were only two kinds of people who were not afraid of death. The first kind was the people who were naturally not afraid of death. They were the so-called courageous people. This kind of people was very rare, even some generals would find it difficult to do so. The second kind was the poor people. They were so poor that they could not live, so why would they care about their lives? Naturally, the treatment of the soldiers was the same. A good man would not be a soldier, and a good iron would not be hammered into nails. If one could have a good life and be able to survive, who would be willing to be a soldier? If the rewards given to the soldiers were too high, the soldiers would be able to live a carefree life even if they did not become a soldier. Why would they risk their lives? War was dangerous, and one could die if they were not careful.
"This reward is not heavy at all!" Liu Mang looked at the group of civil and military officials sitting down. He did not know when it started, but Liu Mang had gradually changed. In the beginning, he did not want to take care of anything. But now, he had to take care of everything! At that time, not to mention going to the battlefield to kill the enemy, even killing a chicken was very scary. But the world was forcing people. In order to live, he could only ask the enemy to die.
"City Guard! I, Liu Mang, personally established it outside Shouchun, on Bagong Mountain! The City Guard had more than 1000 people, but 432 of them died in battle! The cavalry battalion was completely wiped out. Do you think this reward is heavy or not? After the battle of Wancheng city, the Urban Army was almost completely wiped out because of me, Liu Mang, not dying in battle. Now, the Urban Army is almost completely replaced. You tell me, is this reward not heavy?! "Liu Mang asked again and again, making it hard for his subordinates to refute.
"Let's talk about the Black Flag Army! Although the Black Flag Army has not been in my organization for a long time, but in the battle of Wancheng city, more than 1800 of the 3000 Black Flag Army soldiers died! Now, how many of the 5000 Black Flag Army soldiers are veterans? Do you think this reward is heavy or not? " Liu Mang was not angry at these people, but he wanted to tell these people that the reward was not heavy at all.
"Of course, these rewards are not given now!" Liu Mang said to these civil and military officials. "Only the Black Flag Army and the City Guard who have experienced two battles can get 50 mu of fertile land. The others will be rewarded with 5 mu of fertile land!" Liu Mang also knew that it was unrealistic to reward all of the 10,000 people. So, only the soldiers who have participated in two battles and survived can get 50 mu of fertile land. "These 50 mu of fertile land will not be rewarded to the old soldiers. If there is someone who disobeys orders on the battlefield, does not respect military orders, violates military law, or is timid and cowardly, all rewards will be taken back!"
"Milord is wise!" Xu Shu's eyes flashed a few times. He also knew that Liu Mang was not only going to reward, but also to make a clear attitude of reward and punishment.
"By the way, Uncle Hong, have you counted the names of the dead soldiers?" The number of soldiers who followed Liu Mang to battle was not small. If there were not 10,000, there were at least 8,000. Liu Mang had to count these soldiers one by one. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, soldiers were expendable goods. Once they were seriously injured, their general would not care about them. This was not Liu Mang's style. These nobles were also people of flesh and blood. They had their own families. They were risking their lives for Liu Mang. If Liu Mang did not care about them, who would care about them?
"The statistics are out. More than eight thousand people died in the battle!" Yang Hong took out a document from his bosom and said.
"Eight thousand?!" Liu Mang's brow wrinkled. He looked at Yang Hong's eyes with a bit of hostility.
"Oh, it's 8,945 people!" Yang Hong looked at Liu Mang's gaze and was shocked. These soldiers were just a bunch of numbers to the generals, but to their families, they were the whole world. Liu Mang had been fighting for a while and did not have time to think about these soldiers. But now, everything had settled down. Lujiang had Lü Bu, Chen Gong, and Shouchun had Liu Mang. Everything seemed to be on the right track. It was time to settle these soldiers' affairs.
"Seriously injured!" When Liu Mang heard the specific number, his frown loosened.
"92 people were seriously injured!" Yang Hong continued to count the numbers.
"Only ninety-two people!" Liu Mang's eyes were a little gloomy. He also knew that with the current medical standards, serious injuries were almost equivalent to death. Those who survived serious injuries were lucky. But this was also in Liu Mang's army. If they were in the army of other warlords, they would be equivalent to dead people. Even if they did not die, their generals would send them on their way. For example, Dong Zhuo's army was specialized in this matter. As long as there were seriously injured soldiers, they would be buried alive.
"What about the families? Is there a count?" This was the most important thing that Liu Mang asked Yang Hong to do. Those soldiers died for Liu Mang. Liu Mang naturally had to take care of their affairs.
"Yes!" Yang Hong calmed down. "5,728 people have families. The rest have no families! This includes 45 people who were seriously injured. "This task was very busy for Yang Hong. He asked and inquired about the situation one by one. Yang Hong only slept for two to four hours for several days.
"Five thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight people?" Liu Mang slowly said to himself. He knew that most of the people who had families were the private soldiers of the Liu family who died for him in Wan Cheng. There were a total of 5,000 people, and 4,800 of them had families. Only a few of them were alone. The rest were the soldiers of the City Guard and the Black Flag Army! The City Guard's first army was formed from the former Pengzhou Army and the Xu Province Army. Lü Bu had already been beaten to such a state. Many of the Xu Province soldiers had already abandoned Lü Bu. Those who stayed behind had an irreconcilable hatred with Cao Cao. Because Cao Cao massacred half of Xu Province, they had no families and no relatives. Just like Chengyu, Chengyu treated Liu Mang as his family. The Pengzhou Army had already left their families and followed Lü Bu. Naturally, their families could not be found. The City Guard's second army was formed from the Guangling Army. These Guangling Army soldiers were the subordinates of Chen Deng. Naturally, Chen Deng was able to bring them out of Guangling Prefecture because they had nothing to worry about. Therefore, the City Guard soldiers also did not have any families.
As for the Black Flag Army, they were originally orphans raised by the Zhou Family. Orphans naturally had no family and were all alone.
"Wancheng City's Liu family's private army. Give half a gold to each family who died in battle. This matter will be handed over to you, Liu Neng!" Liu Mang said to Liu Neng. Liu Kai and his father, Liu Kai stayed in Wancheng City because the Liu family's foundation was there. Liu Neng wanted to make a name for himself, and Liu Mang was his master. But these days, Liu Neng was being forgotten by Liu Mang. This was not because Liu Mang had forgotten Liu Neng, but because Liu Mang was testing Liu Neng.
There were several people guarding Wancheng City: Huang Xu, Xu Sheng, Huang Zhong, Liu Kai and his son. Huang Xu had become the deputy general of the City Guard. Huang Zhong had been following Liu Mang and was the leader of Liu Mang's personal guards. Xu Sheng was the general of the Black Flag Army. Only Liu Neng did not have a specific official position.
"Lord, the Liu family's private army will be handed over to our Liu family!" Liu Neng stepped forward and cupped his fist. The Liu family's private army were basically the servants of the Liu family. If they died, the Liu family would naturally compensate them.
"I don't care how the Liu family compensates them, but as long as they died for me, Liu Mang, I, Liu Mang, will be responsible! It is precisely because they are your Liu family's private army that I only gave half a gold! " Liu Mang knew that these noble families naturally had their own set of rewards and punishments, but it had nothing to do with Liu Mang. These rewards must all go to the families who died in battle.
"Yes!" Liu Neng nodded and retreated to the side.
Liu Mang looked at Liu Neng for a moment. Liu Neng was a talented person, otherwise, it would be impossible for all the noble families in Wan Cheng to prepare for a rebellion. Liu Neng persuaded his father to bet on the Lvbu's Army. To be able to make such a bet at that time, one could see Liu Neng's talent. After that, Wan Cheng was almost breached again and again. His father, Liu Kai, complained, but Liu Neng had always been very firm in his belief that they would win. It was impossible for Liu Mang to let go of such a talent. However, Liu Neng's scheming was deeper. His father stayed with Liu Mang's father-in-law while he stayed with Liu Mang. Usually, he did not speak, but it did not mean that Liu Mang did not pay attention to him. He seemed to be pulling the strings of Liu Mang's civil and military officials. Gan Ning, Xu Sheng, and Chengyu were all visited by him. Even Xu Shu was also invited by Liu Neng. This person either harbored evil intentions or had great ambitions. Liu Mang was more inclined towards the latter.
Such a person was dangerous but talented. Moreover, he had gone through life and death situations with Liu Mang. It was reasonable for Liu Mang to use him. It all depended on Liu Mang's ability to control talents.
"The remaining City Guard soldiers will be rewarded with 50 mu of fertile land and one gold coin for each household. They must all be paid!" Liu Mang said to Yang Hong.
"Yes, Milord!" Yang Hong nodded. Liu Mang felt that he could not leave Yang Hong. Although Yang Hong was a bad example in terms of strategizing, he was really good at handling information, diplomacy, and other trivial matters. He could be said to be an expert in internal affairs. However, one person's energy was limited. Liu Neng was the assistant that Liu Mang was going to teach to Yang Hong.
"Milord, what about the remaining soldiers?" Yang Hong asked. "There are also the soldiers who died without a home and the 45 who survived."
"It's the same for those with forty-five rooms. Fifty mu of good farmland plus one gold. If they want to be rich men, then let them go! If they don't want to be rich, let them come to me. I have my own uses! " Liu Mang thought for a moment and said. "There are also those who died in battle!" Liu Mang was a little silent. "Yuanzhi, give me the Shouchun Imperial Palace Map!" Liu Mang took the Imperial Palace Map from Xu Shu's hands.
This was Shouchun, Yuan Shu's former headquarters. Although Yuan Shu had only been an Emperor for a few years and had dreamed of being an Emperor for a few years, Yuan Shu was really addicted to being an Emperor. The entire Shouchun was originally a big city. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was still the capital of a country. Therefore, Yuan Shu built the Imperial Palace here.
With white marble as the cornerstone, there was a building every five steps, and a pavilion every ten steps. The corridors were winding, and the eaves were high. Although it wasn't as luxurious as Epang Palace, it wasn't inferior to Xu Du at all. Just the palaces alone numbered seventy.
It was attacked by Old Cao once and destroyed once. Later on, Yuan Shu rebuilt it again. Although he could not completely restore it, he still repaired dozens of palaces. The place where Liu Mang was at was one of the side halls.
"Here, Uncle Hong, gather the craftsmen and help me build a huge stone tablet. Inscribe the Tablet of Heroes and place it outside. Write down the names of all the soldiers who died in the battle and bury their ashes under the stone tablet!"
"Ah! Milord, you can't do this! "Yang Hong was a little excited because where was Liu Mang's finger pointing? It was the main hall of the Shouchun Imperial Palace. Now, Liu Mang wanted to put a huge stone tablet outside the main hall and place a memorial tablet inside the main hall. How could Yang Hong accept this?
The main hall was naturally the place where the Emperor or the Son of Heaven stayed. Now that Yuan Shu was dead, Yang Hong's new master was Liu Mang. He wished that Liu Mang was in the main hall right now. The Imperial Jade Seal was also in the hands of the Lvbu's Army. In fact, even if he became the Emperor, no one could stop him.
"Why not?" Liu Mang turned his head and said.
"Milord, this is the main hall, the place where the legitimate Emperor resides. It is the lifeline of the country. For the face of the country, how can you place a memorial tablet?" Yang Hong tried to persuade Liu Mang. In his opinion, Liu Mang would ascend to the throne sooner or later. The main hall should be left to Liu Mang. As for the memorial tablet, it was enough to find a side hall.
"The lifeline of the country? The face of the country? Which country? Is it my Great Han? Or the so-called Cheng Country? " Liu Mang actually did not have any feelings for the Great Han. He only cared about the people of the Great Han, not the country of the Liu Clan.
"Cheng Country!" These two words were the pain in Yang Hong's heart. Yuan Shu thought that he had the Imperial Jade Seal, but he forgot that it was just a piece of jade. It was not a million troops or a hundred thousand provisions. It was just a good-looking piece of jade. Therefore, Yuan Shu lost, lost miserably. In the end, even his corpse was incomplete. Yang Hong began to think of his old master, Yuan Shu. His face could not help but become gloomy.
"Uncle Hong, let bygones be bygones! Right or wrong, success or failure will be determined by future generations! " Liu Mang comforted Yang Hong. Yuan Shu's defeat was related to Yuan Shu's own desires. It was not Yang Hong's fault. In this world, there were many people who wanted to replace the Great Han. Who was a loyal and treacherous official? You said that Cao Cao was a treacherous official. He held the Emperor to order his vassals. However, Cao Cao did not become an Emperor in his lifetime. He stopped at King Wei. He could not become an Emperor! That was not the case! Cao Cao's strength was there. At that time, there were many people who wanted him to become an Emperor. His son, Cao Cao, was the most anxious. However, because of the presence of the Great Han Emperor, Cao Cao could not make up his mind. Therefore, it was more like holding the Emperor to order his vassals.
You said that Liu Bei was a loyal official! However, he became an Emperor after Cao Pi forced the Great Han Emperor to abdicate. If he was a loyal official, he would have thought about how to welcome the Great Han Emperor to Shuchuan. However, Liu Bei did not care at all and directly became an Emperor in Chengdu. However, history regarded Liu Bei as a representative of loyalty. Yuan Shu was also such a person. However, he did not do as well as Liu Bei on the surface. The bird that sticks out will be shot. He became the target of public criticism.
"This main hall is the place of the Emperor. Naturally, heroes will be placed there. The stone tablet will be engraved with the names of the soldiers who died in battle. In the main hall, General Su Fei, General Song Xian, and General Wei Xu will be placed there. This hall will be renamed the Hall of Heroes! All the soldiers who died in battle will enter the hall according to their merits. They will enjoy incense offerings and be worshipped by future generations. As long as I, Liu Mang, am alive, as long as there is one person in the Lvbu's Army, they will be worshipped every year! "Liu Mang's voice was sonorous and powerful. The generals and civil officials below all looked at Liu Mang with sparkling eyes.
Su Fei died in the naval camp of Wancheng City, so naturally, he could enter the hall. Song Xian, Wei Xu, and Liu Mang were giving face to Lü Bu. This was because Lü Bu forgave them before they died and let the army wear white cloth for them. This was the standard for dying in battle, not for betrayal.
Hall of Heroes! Enjoy the incense offerings of the common people! This was already the highest standard. There were only two types of people who could enjoy the incense offerings. The first were their ancestors, and the second were the immortals. This Hall of Heroes would be worshipped by the entire army and the common people. It was not much worse than worshipping the heavens.
"My lord is wise!" All the generals knelt down. Why did generals fight? First, it was to have a wife and children, and second, it was to bring honor to their ancestors! If this Hall of Heroes was really built, it would be worth it even if they died in battle. After all, it would be worshipped by future generations.
"My lord! I have no objection to the generals in the Hall of Heroes, but what about us civil officials? "Xu Shu asked the question that all the civil officials wanted to ask the most.
"The main hall is divided into left and right sides. The left side is the Martial Arts Hall, where the generals are worshipped. The right side is the Civil Hall, where the civil officials are worshipped until they die!"
"I, your servant, thank you, my lord!" Xu Shu knelt down and kowtowed three times and nine times. What kind of etiquette was this? It was only used in front of the emperor. Xu Shu didn't know the rules! Of course not. His study of Zhou Li was no worse than those great scholars, but Xu Shu still knelt three times and kowtowed nine times.
"Thank you, my lord!" The other civil officials and generals followed suit and kowtowed three times and nine times.
Once Liu Mang showed this skill, the whole world might see Liu Mang in a different light. The Hall of Heroes! What were people most afraid of? What they feared the most was not being remembered by others after they died and being forgotten by history.
It was just like those assassins in the Spring and Autumn Period. Didn't they give up their lives just to be famous?
After Liu Mang's Hall of Heroes was built, the first thing it would take was the hearts of the soldiers. Who wouldn't like such a lord? They would risk their lives for him. After they died, their wives and daughters would be taken care of by him. The fertile land would be enough for them to live a comfortable life. After they died, they could enter the Hall of Heroes and be worshipped by the world. In the future, their families could proudly say that their fathers or grandfathers had fought their whole lives for a great cause.
Why did people fight in the world? It was nothing more than fame and fortune. Liu Mang's Hall of Heroes was the highest honor in the world.
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