Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 323 Worship
During the autumn harvest season, hundreds of people driving on the official road slowly headed west, stirring up dust.

There are golden rice fields on both sides of the official road. At this time, there are few middle-aged men working in the fields, and most of them are women, children, and the elderly.

Some thin, dark-skinned children, wearing baggy and worn-out clothes, with big eyes, holding straws in their hands, looked at the majestic convoy in front of them, full of curiosity.

The slightly older and more knowledgeable children timidly held the hands of their younger siblings to prevent them from colliding with the nobleman, their eyes were full of envy.

Liu Chan sighed, closed his eyes, and put down the car curtain, feeling a little heavy.

Thanks to Zhuge Liang's outstanding political talents, and Lu Yi's governance for the people, during the Hanzhong garrison period, a large number of ponds and ponds were added for farming; water conservancy facilities were built for the people of the counties, and a large amount of farmland was irrigated, and Hanzhong gradually prospered.

However, after three consecutive years of the Northern Expedition, the poverty of the people in Hanzhong has begun to emerge. All the men in the family are sent to corvee, and the old and weak, women and children are busy with farm work and only have a little rations.On the other hand, it is also fortunate that Cao Cao moved nearly half of the people in Hanzhong, so that there are few people in Hanzhong now, and every household has a share of land, so the life of the people in Hanzhong will not be too miserable.

However, if we don't stop fighting to recuperate now, we won't be far from the common people having food!

"Your Majesty, why are you sighing?"

Xia Houhui stretched out her soft catkin to hold Liu Chan's hand, and asked softly.

Liu Chan looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, patted the back of her hand, and forced a smile: "It's nothing, the car is a little boring."

Xia Houhui showed concern, and said slowly: "If Your Majesty is feeling bored, why don't you let the convoy stop for a while to rest."

"No, I will be at Guanzi Mountain for a while." Liu Chan waved his hand and said softly.

After a pause, Liu Chan changed the subject and asked, "Yuanrong, this Empress Zhang is a member of the Zhang clan, and she is so prestigious in the Five Dou Rice Sect in Hanzhong?"

The Cao family believed in Taoism, and Xia Houhui, who was born in the Cao family, also admired Taoism.Therefore, Xia Houhui wanted to go to Guanzi Mountain to seek the blessing of the Sanqing gods for the sake of peace of mind when she was pregnant this time.However, Zhang Tianhou is currently the one with the deepest origin of Taoism in the Five Dou Rice Sect in Hanzhong, inheriting the teachings of the former leader Zhang Lu.

Xia Houhui smiled slightly and said: "Zhang Tianhou is the daughter of Zhang Lu, the former prefect of Hanzhong. She learned Taoism since she was a child. When Zhang Lu followed my grandfather into the Central Plains, he wanted to betroth Zhang Tianhou to Cao Yu, but Tianhou refused. She fled Luoyang and went to seclusion. Hanzhong. It was only after entering Han that we heard about it.”

Hearing this, Liu Chan frowned slightly, and couldn't help feeling a little wary of Zhang Tianhou.After all, she is the daughter of Zhang Lu, and she is also a very prestigious person in the Five Dou Rice Sect in Hanzhong.

However, Liu Chan didn't particularly care about it. After all, since Zhang Lu went to Hanzhong with Cao Cao, most of the believers of the Five Dou Rice Sect followed him.

"Your Majesty, Guanzi Mountain has arrived!"

Liu Chan got out of the car first, and saw dozens of people wearing Taoist robes not far away, standing respectfully outside the range of Habayashi guards.

Seeing that Xia Houhui also got out of the car, Liu Chan led the crowd forward in big strides.

Under the leadership of sacrificial wine, all Taoists in Guanzi Mountain greeted them together.The Daoist Qinglong, who is over fifty years old, has a half-white beard and hair, and a few wrinkles on his face. He is neither humble nor overbearing in front of His Majesty, and he is not too nervous.

"Excuse me, why don't you see Zhang Tianhou come out to welcome you?" Liu Chan looked indifferent, with some questioning meaning between his words.

Master Qinglong was not in a hurry, and made a salute: "Your Majesty, Zhang Tianhou has been locked in the cave and has been ignorant of world affairs for twelve years. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

"Ok?"

When Liu Chan showed displeasure, Xiahou Hui behind the veil gently pulled Liu Chan's clothes, opened his red lips, and said, "I want to worship Sanqing Daoist today, may I have Kun Dao (female Taoist priest) introduce me?"

Master Qinglong looked calm, and said slowly: "Junior Sister Poor Daoist, Taoist Lingsu, please introduce me to Madam."

A 40 years old Kun Dao, with a quiet face and a gentle expression, held a whisk in his hand, and made a salute and said: "Madam, please speak further!"

Xia Houhui bowed slightly to Liu Chan, led dozens of personal guards, and followed Kun Dao.

Daoist Qinglong bowed his waist and saluted, and said respectfully: "If your Majesty doesn't think the Taoist temple is simple, why don't you follow the poor way to enter the temple and rest for a while, and wait for the lady's ceremony to end."

Liu Chan sized up the Taoist in front of him, smiled lightly and said, "No need, I am a layman, if I enter the meditation, it will disturb the tranquility of Sanqing."

After speaking, Liu Chan pointed to the surrounding guards of Habayashi.

Seeing His Majesty being close to the people, Master Qinglong and the many Taoists around him relaxed slightly.

"There is a pavilion in the mountains, which is very cool and cool. Your Majesty can rest in the pavilion even if you don't enter the temple." Master Qinglong replied.

"But, the real person will lead the way!" Liu Chan did not refuse this time, and said lightly.

It didn't take long for everyone to be on the mountainside, where the sun was shaded by trees and the cicadas were singing.

Along the way, Liu Chan was in a leisurely mood, raising his eyes, watching the scenery of the mountains, and the scenery of the north bank of the Han River from time to time.

When they arrived at the pavilion, they saw that Li Gui had already checked the inside and outside of the pavilion led by Habayashi Guard.

The attendant spread the blanket on the floor, put it on the table, and served tea.

Liu Chan sat on the ground with the people around him, and Master Qinglong sat in the corner of the pavilion, looking extremely cautious.

Liu Yong sat upright, cupped his hands towards Liu Chan, and said, "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Xixiang (Ma Chao) was buried at the foot of Leigong Mountain in Jiangbei. I wonder if Your Majesty needs to send someone to worship?"

Liu Chan was surprised, he really didn't know that Ma Chao's tomb was nearby.

Liu Yong stationed troops in Seoul, and now Liu Chan is going west, and he came back specially to accompany him.

Liu Chan didn't promise immediately, but thought a little bit. After all, worshiping Ma Chao is not a trivial matter now, but a political event involving Liang and Qinzhou.

It seems that although Ma Chao is very famous in Liang and Qinzhou, his reputation is mainly between Qiang and Di, and he is notorious among the common surnames of the Han people.

Regardless of Ma Teng's father Ma Teng and other brothers who were in Cao Wei, Ma Chao directly raised troops, resulting in the death of all Ma Teng clansmen.The execution of Wei Kang, the governor of Liangzhou who surrendered, forced the people of Longyou counties to unite against Ma Chao.

After Ma Chao captured Licheng, he killed all the clansmen of Yang Fu and Jiang Xu, including their family members.

In the end, he had no choice but to defect to Zhang Lu, and Zhang Lu originally wanted to marry a daughter (Zhang Qiying) to win him over, but later his subordinates used Ma Chao as an example of killing his tribe, and Zhang Lu regretted not marrying.

It was also in later generations that Ma Chao was lucky enough to catch up with the Shu Han, a country that can earn his reputation, and his reputation gradually improved, otherwise it would be no different from Lu Bu's reputation.

Liu Chan pondered for a long time, looked around the crowd and asked, "I don't know if you think I will send someone to pay homage to the Lord of the Township?"

Dong Yun asked a little, hesitantly said: "Your Majesty, it has not been long since the recovery of the Longyou surname, and the people's hearts are not at ease. Besides, the situation in the Northern Expedition is very good now, and Liangzhou may be pacified in a few months. It may make the people of Lianglong and Longzhou suspicious."

(End of this chapter)