Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 826

In May, the cold air in Guanzhong has already dissipated, and the sun is getting hotter and hotter, but it is not yet hot.Spring plowing in various parts of the Han Dynasty has ended, and it is time for the county soldiers to gather for drills.

Liu Chan, who is good at fighting, summoned the tribal leaders of the Dao Kingdom and the civil and military men of the Han Dynasty to gather in the old place of Shanglinyuan in Guanzhong to hunt.There were also princes accompanying him, and Liu Chan wanted to observe the effect of his martial arts practice.

At present, the Guanzhong Plain is already lush green, full of flowers, and a scene full of vitality.

Liu Chan rode a steed, galloped across the field, held a longbow, and aimed at the panic-stricken stag eighty paces away.

"Whoosh!"

The bow is full of the moon, and the arrow is like a shooting star, whizzing and shooting at the buck.The stag wailed and fell down.

"color!"

The people accompanying him clapped their hands and shouted in unison.

Facing the applause of the crowd, Liu Chan smiled lightly, tightened the reins, and the horse under his crotch stopped after a few steps.

Pointing at the deer that had been killed by an arrow, Liu Chan sighed to the leaders of the Hu people and the generals of the Han army, "I haven't practiced archery for a long time, and I have regressed a little. Its way is like sailing against the current. back!"

Yuan Tuo galloped up to meet him, boasting: "Although Shan Yu's archery is backward, he is not comparable to ordinary people. We are ashamed of ourselves!"

Under the leadership of Yuan Tuo, the leaders of the Hu people who lacked words all responded.

Compared with the advocacy of the Hu people, the advocacy of Liao Li and others is even better. They said: "If the way of archery declines, the way of governing the country will improve. This is probably the case!"

Liu Chan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, threw the heavy bow to the guards, and said in Xianbei language: "I don't know if we and the Hu tribes dare to compare with the Han soldiers for today's hunting results. The winner will be rewarded heavily."

Under the Taoist military system, the chiefs of each tribe were both chiefs and generals, but all Hu people who served as senior generals in the Han Dynasty were forced to speak Chinese and were not allowed to speak Xianbei.At present, Liu Chan spoke Xianbei in order to show that he was on the side with them, thinking that he would win people's hearts.

"Shan Yu, in terms of bravery in foot battles, I am afraid that I will not be able to match the Han people; but in terms of bravery in horse battles, the Han people are no match for me." Qi Fuyou said loudly.

"Yes!" Liu Chan raised his whip and pointed forward, and said, "Five people from each side will go into the forest to hunt until sunset. The winner will be rewarded with a hundred pieces of Shu brocade."

"promise!"

When this order was issued, five Han Hu Xiaoyong cavalrymen were quickly picked out from the accompanying attendants, and they galloped out amidst the sound of the trumpets ringing gold, shouting at each other as a challenge.

Liu Chan smiled slightly and said: "The venison is delicious, and it is better to enjoy it alone than to enjoy it with others. Now I will share this deer with all the ministers, and wait for the warriors to come out of the forest and see how they win or lose!"

"Thank you Your Majesty/Chan Yu!" Everyone responded.

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Under the curtain, the monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty sat on the ground, Liu Chan was in the middle, and the red fire banners stood behind him.Beitai Shangshu Pushe Zhang Jiu, Zhi Jinwu Yuantuo, Qi Fuyou, Mai Qiannian and other high-ranking Hu people are on the right, and Wang Ping, Liao Li, Fu Xun and other Han officials are on the left.The princes do not distinguish between Han and Hu, and sit separately at will.

The attendants brought the whole roasted deer to the table, and Liu Chan, with a dagger in his hand, cut the meat from the roasted deer and distributed them to the Han and Hu officials in order.Han and Hu officials who took the meat all saluted to show their gratitude.

This is Liu Chan's policy on Hu, which is completely different from Liu Xiu.Liu Xiu led the Southern Huns into the border, but only governed the Shanyu, but did not govern the interior of the Southern Huns, allowing them to occupy one side, so that for more than a hundred years, the Southern Huns did not completely belong to the Eastern Han Dynasty.

However, Liu Chan took measures to divide the Hu people who belonged to the Han territory, and promoted important people to enter the court as officials, and married Xianbei women as concubines with the clan, trying to bind the big Han and the high-ranking Xianbei and integrate them into one.

Liu Chan bit the venison and asked, "What is the life of the tribal herdsmen among the various countries?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we have to rely solely on government orders. The state and county officials sent people to teach us how to farm, and we also have herds as a career, so we can still live in peace. However, the Xianbei Hu people in Shuofang are often harassed by enemies and want to plunder us. Fortunately, the Han army Helping each other, I failed several times." Qi Fuyou reported.

Qi Fuyou's daughter married the prince Liu Zhen as a concubine, so their tribe has the closest relationship with the Han Dynasty, and they are also the bone capital of the Northern Kingdom.

Liu Chan swallowed the venison and asked: "Ke Bi Neng died, and his tribes have been separated. It has been ten years now. Could it be that there is a Xianbei tribe in Shuofang's hometown?"

Beitai Shangshu Pu Shezhang stroked his beard and said, "That's right. Dou Bin, the leader of the Wuluhui tribe, annexed the scattered tribes in all directions. Because of the abundant water and grass in Wuyuan and the clouds, the horses are strong, and the string-controlling warriors are tens of thousands, they often harass them. The northern land is indeed Shuofang's great enemy."

Liu Chan frowned slightly, and said: "Let the northern land focus on defense, and don't care about the deer returning to the tribe for the time being. After I pacify the Central Plains, I will drive them out."

"promise!"

After responding, Liu Chan didn't speak anymore, and turned to thinking about how to govern the frontier in the future. Under this, the air in the tent was a little frozen.

The Fifth Prince Liu Chen sitting in the seat on the left is not very old, only 13 years old, but he is tall and straight, about seven feet tall, unlike people of the same age, his eyes are energetic, and his hair is full of heroism. yellow.

He rose up angrily, and said with high spirits: "Since Shuofang is the homeland of our Han family, Anneng is now occupied by outsiders. Don't be upset, father, and when your sons and ministers grow up, you should lead armored cavalry to sweep the land of Monan in order to revive it." The land of my big man."

Hearing this, Liu Chan raised his head to look at the young and heroic Liu Chen, and said with a smile: "It's a good ambition, and it's worthy of being my grandson!"

Yuan Tuo was quite honored, and he showed off to Qi Fuyou, "This is the son of my daughter, and he must belong to the grandson of the king."

As he said that, Liu Chan looked his son up and down. He knew that the northern king in history had a strong character, but his fifth son, Liu Chen, was also very strong because of his blood of the Hu people.In the past, the second prince, Liu Kun, mocked him as a little boy with insulting meaning. He was so angry that he chased half the palace with his sword, trying to kill the second prince, and Liu Kun ran away in fright.It wasn't until his mother Yuanchan came forward that Liu Chen was stopped.

Liu Chen was whipped and punished by his mother Yuan Chan, but he still refused to give in. Xia Houhui arrived and stopped Yuan Chan's punishment.Liu Chan, who came back from the expedition, heard about it and lamented that his fifth son was tough and much stronger than himself.

After looking at it a little, Liu Chan decided on the case, and said in a deep voice: "Since you have this ambition, I will make you the king of the Northland and guard the border for the great Han. When you reach the age of fifteen, you will go to the Northland to become a vassal."

Liu Chen showed joy, knelt down and said: "I thank my father."

Liu Chan stepped forward to help Liu Chen, and said to everyone present with a smile: "This son has the blood of a Hu man, and he also has a Hu man's character."

Making Liu Chen the king means that the princes have reached their age, and the big man needs to make them kings.Not only the fifth prince Liu Chen needs to be crowned king, the second prince Liu Kun, the third prince Liu Yao, and the fourth prince Liu Hu also need to be crowned king, but Liu Chan has not yet figured out how to arrange the three of them.

And the reason why Liu Chen was made king was because of the coincidence. Considering that some princes would be granted the title of northern frontier in the future, it would be better to make Liu Chen the king of the northern land and let him protect the fortress for the great man.As for the establishment of the vassal state and how to protect the fortress, there is no rush for the time being, and we will talk about it after they are released.

After Liu Chen's incident, the atmosphere in the camp calmed down again, the crown prince congratulated Liu Chen, and Han, Hu, Wen and Wu all started talking.

During the conversation, at dusk, the Han Hu warriors who went to the hunting competition returned to the camp with their prey. After everyone took stock, the five Han warriors took the lead with more rabbits and beat the five Hu warriors.

Liu Chan did not appear happy, but first appeased the five Hu warriors in Xianbei language, and then rewarded the Han cavalry with the Shu brocade, and then, in the name of Shan Yu alone, rewarded the five with the Shu brocade as a reward.This made the five Hu warriors very grateful and willing to work hard for Liu Chan.

Finally, at the banquet, Liu Chan took advantage of the joy of the Hu people and asked to change the previous military system of the Dao Kingdom. In addition to providing [-] horses for every battle, [-] of them will be requisitioned to Chang'an at the moment, and they will be rotated every three months.In case of war, Wanqi will go out with the army normally.

This move was Liu Chan's strengthening of control over the Hu tribe. The Hu tribe leaders might be displeased, but due to Liu Chan's order and Liu Chan's gesture of favor today, they all agreed.

The goal was accomplished, and the hunt ended under Liu Chan's signal.

(End of this chapter)