Bab 78: Chapter 78: Taishi Ci of Donglai

Eleven 12,000-word requests for updates have me on my knees; I could handle 3,000 words, but at 12,000, I'm definitely feeding a spoiled child...

Speaking of which, back then King Zhao of Yan recruited talents and built a high platform, the very one later mentioned in a poem by Li Bai: "Serving with a pen on the Golden Terrace, passing cups on the Jade Wine Passing Tray." The original high platform thus became known as the Golden Terrace, and from then on the saying of 'guests upon the Golden Terrace' came into being.

With such a precedent set, Liu Bei's recruitment of talents also called for the construction of something similar, in keeping with ancient customs. Even if someone were to cause trouble, they would have to contend with King Zhao of Yan, dead for five hundred years—we were simply following ancient customs.