During the Eastern Han Dynasty, kneeling was a form of etiquette, unlike the later generations where " men have gold on their knees."
This ceremony was also known as the so-called nine bows, which were respectively kowtow, kowtow, empty head, vibration, auspicious bow, ominous bow, strange bow, praise bow, and solemn bow.
The kowtow was the most important of the bows and was used for extremely formal and solemn occasions, such as worshipping the heavens, worshipping the gods, worshipping the ancestors, worshipping the monarch, worshipping the father, and worshipping the teacher.
At this moment, Sun Jian kowtowed to the ground.
It was also the courtesy of a disciple!
Baili Ming had been in the Eastern Han Dynasty for a long time and was gradually familiar with the customs of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Seeing Sun Jian's bow, he hurriedly supported him and said,"
"General, you can't do this. Don't do this!”
However, he did not move. Sun Jian said firmly,
"Mister, don't move first. This bow is to express my determination. I only hope that Mister will come out of the mountain and help me!”
"What do you think, sir?
Faced with this situation, Baili Ming was stunned.
In fact, he didn't have much resistance to joining Sun Jian's army. It was just that he wanted to observe for a while more out of caution.
He didn't expect Sun Jian to give him such a big move as soon as he entered Mushui Pass.
How could he refuse?
Just as he was thinking, Dian Wei, who was behind Sun Jian, laughed and said,
"Brother Ruozhong, since the lord is so generous, you should agree!”
"Brother Dian, when did you join us?"
Seeing Dian Wei address Sun Jian as Lord, Baili Ming smiled bitterly.
Good fellow!
They agreed to join the army together.
This guy had only been here for one night and he had already turned traitor?
Dian Wei chuckled and said,
"After seizing the pass today, the lord invited me warmly. I thought that since I joined the army, I might as well join the lord's army, so I agreed!”
Then, he smiled at Baili Ming and said,"
"Brother, why don't you join me and join the general?”
"Wouldn't it be wonderful if we brothers worked together?”
The originally solemn atmosphere was suddenly disrupted by this boorish man.
However, Sun Jian had already drawn his bow and there was no turning back. He simply stood up and said,
"I didn't know that you were so talented before and might have offended you, but now I'm extremely sincere. Considering the chaos in the court and the rise of the dukes, if you don't come out of the mountain, what will happen to the common people?”
After he finished speaking, he looked at Baili Ming with his eyes full of hope, appearing to be sincere.
Being stared at by the two of them, Baili Ming could only shake his head and smile bitterly.
Although Sun Jian didn't show any courtesy, his attitude was touching, and he couldn't refuse.
"Forget it, forget it. Since the general is sincerely inviting me, I dare not die!”
Sun Jian was overjoyed when he heard this.
"In that case, does Mister agree?”
Dian Wei was also overjoyed.
Baili Ming nodded and said,"
"However, if you want me to work for you, you have to do three things for me!”
Sun Jian waved his hand and smiled.
"Let alone three things, even if it were thirty or three hundred things, I would still deserve it!”
"Sir, feel free to speak!"
Seeing that Sun Jian was taking care of everything, Baili Ming smiled and said,
"There's no need for thirty things. As long as these three things are fulfilled, Ming will do his best.”
"The first of the three things is that you must agree to my request. After you serve me, no matter what, you must not massacre the city in the future. Unless you have no other choice, you must not kill the innocent and the civilians!”
After saying that, he looked at Sun Jian and said,
"General, should we do this?"
As someone from the later generation, what he could not accept the most was the act of massacring a city in ancient times.
Slaughtering a city against a hegemonic power is a hundred evils without any benefit.
During the Three Kingdoms period, the population had already decreased sharply.
If he went to slaughter the people for his own selfish reasons, it would only make things worse. He could not accept it, let alone assist.
Sun Jian's heart trembled when he heard this.
He thought that Baili Ming's three requests would be related to him, but he did not expect the first one to be about the people.
What a benevolent man!
He immediately said solemnly,
"There is no need for Mister to say anything about this. I was born in poverty and have always placed the commoners first. I have always hated the slaughter of commoners.”
"I am willing to swear that in the future when my army conquers cities and lands, I will not kill the Han people wherever I go. If I violate this oath, I will not be a son!”
"Good!"
Baili Ming nodded. Although Sun Jian had specifically emphasized that they were Han civilians, that was enough.
As for what happened to the outsiders, it had nothing to do with him.
"As for the second matter, if General is to prosper in the future, no matter how big the territory is, you must listen to advice and not act willfully!”
"You must know that one person's plan is short, but everyone's plan is long.”
"If you insist on doing things your own way, you will easily lose your way and be left with no support, let alone the matters of the world!”
Sun Jian nodded.
If the first point was about the people, the second point was to restrain him.
However, it was undeniable that Baili Ming was right.
If he acted willfully, he would easily ruin the big picture!
He knew that he was impatient and did not dare to disobey. He hurriedly said,
"This matter will also be subject to Sir's decision!"
"In the future, if Jian has any problems, I hope Mister can advise him!”
"Good!"
Seeing how straightforward Sun Jian was, Baili Ming nodded again and smiled.
"As for the third matter, it's about Ming himself!”
"There's nothing else. It's just that if General violates the previous two matters or if the world is at peace, I hope that General can let me leave safely if I want to retire!”
"This…"
Sun Jian was stunned.
It wasn't that this request was difficult to accept, but that it was too indifferent.
It was fine if he couldn't abide by it, but the Great Calming of the World actually had the intention of disarming.
How indifferent to fame and fortune!
It was simply not something that should be said at this age.
What was a realm?
This was the realm!
Compared to him, he seemed to have lived for decades in vain!
Thinking of this, he grabbed Baili Ming and said,"
"Sir treated me sincerely, so how could I not treat you sincerely? Don't worry, even if I have to disappoint the world in the future, I won't disappoint you!”
That look was extremely sincere, causing Baili Ming's scalp to go numb.
He quickly withdrew his hand without revealing his expression and bowed.
"In that case, Ming greets the Lord!”
He finally agreed!
Sun Jian was overjoyed and did not know what to say. He hurriedly pulled Baili Ming up and said,
"Sir, you don't have to be like this. Today, I have you. It's like a tiger with wings and a fish in water. It's really a great fortune in life!”
For a moment, he pulled Baili Ming along and praised him endlessly.
Baili Ming was being pulled and couldn't take it off, so he could only smile and reply.
Dian Wei stood behind the two of them and laughed as he looked at the way the monarch and his subjects interacted with each other.
It was a harmonious scene in the courtyard.
At the end of the speech, the generals had also bowed, and they had also pledged their allegiance. It was now up to the official position.
Sun Jian did not hesitate to appoint Baili Ming as the commander of the army, as well as the future commander of Yuzhou.
This was because Sun Jian had welcomed Yuan Shu when he raised his army, and Yuan Shu had recommended Sun Jian to be the general of the Krupp Breaking Army and the governor of Yuzhou.
However, the imperial court was in chaos, and the appointment had yet to be made.
However, there was no doubt.
The position of Chief Historian and Military Advisor instantly made Baili Ming rise from an ordinary person to a position below one person and above tens of thousands of people.
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