Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 512 Strategy

At dawn, the dawn shines on the city of Chang'an.On the east-west straight road in the city, the wheels of the cart rolled on the bluestone slabs, making a creaking sound, surrounded by more than a hundred Han army cavalry guards.

After Zhuge Liang regained the land of Hexi, he arranged for Fu Kuang, Liu Lin, and Su Gu to garrison the dangerous place, and then led his army back to Chang'an.

In the car, Zhuge Liang sat cross-legged, and on the table in front of him was a map of the northern part of Guanzhong and the vicinity of Hetao.Now he is about to enter the palace to ask Liu Chan to exchange their thoughts in recent days.

Holding warm ginseng tea in his left hand, Zhuge Liang tapped on the map with his right finger as if thinking about something.

"The Prime Minister has arrived."

"En!" Zhuge Liang recovered from his thoughts, put the map on the table into his sleeve, put on a thin jacket, and got out of the car.

Facing the bright light in the east, Zhuge Liang couldn't help squinting his eyes slightly, and then looked at Xuanwu, the dilapidated but towering north gate of Weiyang Palace.

It is different from the modern city layout facing south.During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, most of the capitals of Linzi of the State of Qi, Xinzheng of the State of Zheng, Xintian of the State of Jin, Anyi of the State of Wei, and Handan of the State of Zhao were mostly facing east from the west.

When Xiao He built the Weiyang Palace, he also inherited this architectural style. The East Tower and the North Tower are the main entrances, the East Tower is called Canglong, and the North Tower is called Xuanwu.

According to the rites of Zhou, in the west, the place of the elders, the position of the venerable, the humble and the young are in the east, and the elders are in the west.There is no two superiors, and there are hundreds of humble ones.Therefore, the etiquette system after the Zhou Dynasty believed that the southwest was the position of the venerable, and the same was true for the city, with the southwest direction as the top.For example, in the Hongmen Banquet, Xiang Yu sat on the west side; Weiyang Palace was in the southwest corner of Chang'an, not in other directions.

However, since the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the changes in the interpretation of Confucian classics, most of the cities were facing south, advocating the supremacy of imperial power, and the emperor worshiped the emperor of heaven in the southern suburbs.

As Zhuge Liang stepped into Weiyang Palace and saw the surrounding buildings, he, who was proficient in gossip, was also amazed by Xiao He's ability.The places chosen for the Weiyang Palace are all superior. It is no wonder that the former Han Dynasty was able to be so prosperous, oppressing the four barbarians, and shining the world.

Zhuge Liang raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said in a low voice: "Chang'an, built by the former Han Dynasty, has lost its luck. How can it be continued. The great Han should build a new capital, bid farewell to the old and usher in the new, and shine in the world."

In his thoughts, Zhuge Liang had already arrived in front of the White Tiger Palace.Most of the palaces in Weiyang Palace, such as the front hall, greenhouse, and Qilin, are dilapidated and difficult to live in. Only the White Tiger Palace can be moved in after it is taken care of, so Liu Chan lives here.

While Zhuge Liang was climbing the steps, Liu Chan had already come out of the hall to meet him.Zhuge Liang was very relieved to see his majesty who was getting older but still treated him so respectfully.

Even so, Zhuge Liang did not take the credit and be proud, but bowed down with the opportunity.

"Honor Zhuge Liang pays homage to Your Majesty!"

Liu Chan stepped forward to help Zhuge Liang up, and said, "It's cold in the ground, Father Xiang, please pay attention."

"Your Majesty is benevolent, the old minister thanked Your Majesty." Zhuge Liang said respectfully.

Liu Chan took Zhuge Liang's arm, walked into the White Tiger Hall, and sighed: "I was very excited before entering Chang'an. Now I am in Chang'an, but I am not happy. I only feel that the road is far away!"

Zhuge Liang looked at the strange and simple palace, feeling uneasy, and pursed his lips and said: "The old capital has been restored, and in the year of your majesty's heyday, you will be able to emulate Emperor Wu and rejuvenate the great Han. Above, you can live up to the former emperor, and below, you can Anli people to live in peace." Rule the world."

Liu Chan didn't answer, but patted the back of Zhuge Liang's hand to show mutual encouragement.

Liu Chan sat down behind the case, and said: "Now Guanzhong has been settled, and Chang'an is gradually peaceful. Anding, Beidi, and Xinping counties have been attached one after another. The county pavilions in various places have resumed spring plowing, and the people who surrendered against the Wei Dynasty will return to my big man. The father of the prime minister In my opinion, I think how the great Han should govern in the future, so that we can go east to attack Wei."

Zhuge Liang pondered a little, and said: "Guanzhong is an important military town in the northwest of the Wei Dynasty. It is often exploited by the Wei Dynasty. Most of the people are exhausted, and the water conservancy is also in ruins. Now it is an important town for our Han Dynasty. We should not follow the actions of the Wei Dynasty. The minister thinks it can be done. Select officials and manage the three assistants, just like when you were in Hanzhong, build water conservancy and reward farming and mulberry."

"Given the fertile water and soil in Guanzhong, within a few years, it will be fertile and wild for thousands of miles, and it will be as healthy as the land of Shu. Although the population is small, it can still save food and grass to supply the army, and it will be the foundation for the army to go east."

Liu Chan frowned slightly, and asked: "Father, can you read what Lu Zhi said. Chengdu is located in the southwest, far away from the Central Plains. It is more than three thousand miles away from Luoyang, and two thousand miles away from Chang'an in Guanzhong. If I am a big man It will be difficult to send troops to conquer the Central Plains. In the opinion of my father, should I move the capital? Or build a mausoleum and move the hero?"

Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is not in a hurry. The veteran officials have all read the memorials presented by Du Shu, Lu Zhi, and Yan Fei. These three people can be called national scholars. Unexpectedly, there are such scholars in Guanzhong , it???s beyond your expectation.???

"Lu Zhi's words are not unreasonable. If we go out of the three east counties and attack Wuxiang County, we can bypass the two strong cities of Xiangfan, avoid the danger of Wuguan, and drive straight into Nanyang. If we send another army to attack At Wuguan, you can attack front and back, and Wuguan surrenders itself. Then you can send troops to the north, and the front of the troops will directly approach Luoyang."

Zhuge Liang briefly explained the content of Lu Zhi's Shangshu.

"It's just that as Liao Li said, I'm afraid that Sun Quan will attack my great man Nanyang from the north. At that time, my great man will be the enemy from both front and rear. If we repeat the example of Jingzhou's fall, our great man's vitality will be seriously injured."

Speaking of this time, Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "But after I have a deep understanding of the reality of Bingzhou, I think that Hedong may not be as difficult as it said."

Then, Zhuge Liang took out the map from his cuff, put it in front of Liu Chan's table, and said, "Your Majesty, please see that since the end of the Later Han Dynasty, there have been maps of Beidi, Shangjun, Xihe, Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, and Yanshan since the end of the Later Han Dynasty. Eight counties, including the Qiangmen, fell to the hands of the Qianghu, Wuhuan, Xiongnu, and Xianbei barbarians one after another."

Beidi County in Guanzhong is not the Beidi County in Zhuge Liang's mouth. There are only Niyang and Fuping counties in Guanzhong Beidi County.

When talking about Beidi County (now Wuzhong City, Ningxia), which moved inland, we have to talk about the Northwest Qiang Rebellion in the Eastern Han Dynasty.At that time, the Western Qiang in the Hehuang area in the northwest and the Eastern Qiang who were moved to Anding, Beidi and other counties by the Eastern Han jointly rebelled, resulting in the interruption of traffic. The prefectures and counties withdrew to Guanzhong with the people.

Under such circumstances, a large number of counties, including Longyou and other counties, moved inward.After the Qiang Rebellion was put down, the prefectures and counties in Longyou resumed their organizational system, but Beidi County withdrew to Guanzhong after a short period of reintegration.The family changes of Fu's family in Beidi can be regarded as a microcosm of the historical trend.

At the same time, traces of history can also be seen today.The county seat of Beidi County was called Fuping in ancient times, and it was also called Fuping when it moved to Guanzhong.Fuping County in Shaanxi Province was the county seat of Beidi County in the past, and the original county seat became Wuzhong City.

"And after Cao Cao unified the north, he was able to drive out some Hu people in counties and counties, and restore the two counties of Yanmen and Xihe, but the land to the west of Dahe is near Hu Township, and Yanmen has become a border. Xianbei Kebi can take over all the former places of the Xiongnu, From Yunzhong and east of Wuyuan to Liaoshui, they are all Xianbei courts. They have repeatedly violated the frontiers of the Saikou, secluded and bitter."

"There were powerful enemies outside Bingzhou, which caused Tianyu to be surrounded by Macheng and Bigui to be defeated in Xingbei. In Bingzhou, Cao Cao divided the Southern Huns into five tribes. Then there is the appearance of returning to unity, and gradually becoming stronger. This erhu can help me as a big man."

Zhuge Liang pointed to the maps of the early Eastern Han Dynasty and said loudly.

(Third shift today, ask for tickets~)

(End of this chapter)