Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 878 Map
Yanxi three years, the first month.

The sky is gradually snowing, and the inside and outside of Chang'an City are covered with snow.

On the vast white plain, a group of riders galloped on the hunting ground, compared to spring.Winter hunting against the background of white snow is more atmospheric, but the level of hunting is also more difficult.

After searching for nothing for a long time, the leading young rider reined in his horse impatiently, and the group of hunting people who followed him also stopped.

Zhong Hui took off his felt hat, showing his face reddened by the cold wind, and asked, "His Royal Highness, you seem to be feeling irritable these days. I don't know why?"

Liu Hu sighed, and said: "Gu is hunting in the forest, but the crown prince has gone to Yangzhou to make meritorious deeds. How can Gu feel at ease?"

During the conversation, the attendants dispersed, and Liu Hu dismounted to talk with his confidants and dignitaries.

Zhong Hui pondered for a while, and said: "Your Highness entered Luoyang alone and regained Luoyang for the great man. His bravery is well known to the world. But trying to compete with the prince with this may be insufficient."

"What strategy does Mr. Zhong have to teach Gu?" Liu Hu asked.

Zhong Hui paced back and forth and said: "At the beginning of your Majesty's ascension to the throne, you respected the virtuous and courteous, respected Du Wei, and accepted the hearts of scholars in Bashu. Your Highness should follow the example of His Majesty in the past, respecting the virtuous, establishing literature, and praising His Majesty. The name."

Liu Hu frowned slightly, and said: "There is a detailed strategy, if you act rashly, it may backfire."

Zhong Hui smiled slightly, and said: "Since Jiang Huanqi set out to conquer Liaodong, His Majesty has been quite dissatisfied with the accuracy of the map, and the mountains and rivers often come in and out. In the past, the world was divided into three parts, and the map was often scattered and deviated. If Your Highness can redraw the world His Majesty must be pleased with the map, and will appoint His Majesty to take charge of this matter."

The military excellence of the big man is not only reflected in the bravery of the soldiers, but the actual big man also attaches great importance to military equipment such as maps and armaments.However, since Liaodong is in the northeast and it is conquering the Goguryeo area, the map is definitely not as detailed as the Central Plains area.Sometimes the front military reported to the central government, but Liu Chan still couldn't find the corresponding location.

After a pause, Zhong Hui said: "As for the matter of the crown prince's saving the land, I thought it would be difficult to make full use of it. Among the government affairs in the past dynasties, saving the land is the most difficult. Although the prince is talented, it is still difficult to complete the work of saving the land. .And there are Yangzhou scholars under the crown prince's family, so there is a dilemma!"

Liu Hu did not make a hasty decision, but asked Yang Hu for his opinion, and said, "What do you think, uncle?"

Yang Hu cupped his hands and replied: "Your Highness, you can follow Zhong Jun's words. Your Majesty has made great contributions to the world and rebuilt the Han Dynasty. His martial arts are terrific, but his literary governance is slightly inferior. Your Highness can start with literary affairs to please His Majesty's heart. Your Highness will also Can get a name."

Holding his horsewhip, Liu Hu thought about it and said, "It's a good strategy to start with literature, but to redraw the map, the first thing to do is to be a cartographer, but there are few such heroes in the big man."

"Your Highness, I am the nephew of the late Guang Luxun Pei Jun, the former servant of the Huangmen of the Wei Kingdom, and Pei Xiu, the current doctor, may take on this important task." Zhong Hui recommended: "Pei Xiu is young and intelligent, erudite and memorized. The article should not be written, Xiaoyou wrote in the Xiangdang, he is really a noble talent. He has done a lot of research on the geography of the world, and he can assist His Highness to redraw the map."

"good!"

The troublesome matter was resolved, and a smile appeared on the corner of Liu Hu's mouth.

"Who is ahead!"

Liu Hu and the others looked for their reputation, only to see the attendants scattered around scolding the people who appeared in front to be vigilant.

There was also a call from the front to answer, and he replied loudly: "I am the king of the northern land of the Han Dynasty! Is the fourth brother in front of you?"

This hunting ground belongs to the royal family's special hunting ground, and outsiders are not allowed to enter without authorization.They can hunt here at the moment, but only those few princes.

Liu Hu pressed down the servant's bow and arrow, and said with a smile, "It's the fifth younger brother, what's the effect of today's hunting?"

The sound of horseshoes sounded, everyone looked around, and saw that the person was tall and straight, with a high nose and thick eyebrows, and was wearing a thick white cloak, but the white cloak was already covered with bloodstains.His brown hair also told everyone that he had some Xianbei blood.

Liu Chen was very enthusiastic, stepped forward and hugged Liu Hu's arm, and said with a smile: "Brother, Chen stayed in the hunting ground for four days, and finally hunted a fierce tiger."

Liu Chen is very powerful, and he likes hunting very much, and he specializes in fighting those beasts.At the beginning, Liu Chan warned Liu Chen, but Liu Chen restrained himself a little.But as Liu Chan relaxed his discipline, his mother Yuanshi was proud of Liu Chen's ability, and recently he let his nature go.

Everyone followed Liu Chen's footsteps and walked over. They were dumbfounded when they saw the tiger Liu Chen was talking about.

Liu Hu looked at the utterly dead tiger lying on the carriage, and exclaimed, "My brother's martial arts strategy is far better than being a brother."

"Ha ha!"

Liu Chen laughed a few times, very proud, and said: "My brother has been away from the palace for a long time, and today I have hunted a fierce tiger, my heart has been fulfilled, and I am going back to the palace soon!"

"Fifth brother, walk slowly."

"Go! Boys!"

Liu Chen got on his horse, waved his hand, and led the team back to the palace.

Seeing Liu Chen's achievements, Liu Hu looked at his spoils, lost interest, and led the team back to the palace.

However, on the way, Liu Hu saw Liu Chen being reprimanded by an old man pointing his head at the side of the road, and Liu Chen, like a good boy being scolded, lowered his head and dared not make any rebuttals, and finally stretched out his palm to be used by the old man. The ring beats.

"Who is this person?" Liu Hu pointed to the old man and asked curiously.

"His Royal Highness, this is Lu Yu, and Lu Zi's family. He was just appointed by His Majesty as the Prince Fu of the Beidi, and concurrently served as the Prime Minister of the Beidi." Someone who knew him replied.

Liu Hu smiled amusedly, and rode away.

Lu Yu held the ruler and asked scoldingly, "Does Your Highness know the mistake?"

Liu Chen nodded again and again, and said straightly: "I know my mistake! Chen knows it too!"

"Remembering Your Highness's filial piety, the old minister will not pursue it anymore. I hope His Highness knows the mistake and can correct it."

"No!" Liu Chen replied respectfully.

……

Liu Chan sat on the couch and read the letters written by the ministers.He placed a heater on the left and right of his seat to drive away the cold.After all, as he got older, Liu Chan also began to fear the cold.

"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince Shangshu thinks that since the book "Yu Gong", the names of mountains and rivers in the world have been used for a long time, but for hundreds of years, wars have raged, place names have changed frequently, and are often confused. And the map is complicated. Craftsmanship skills are different, and there are also deviations. Today, our Han Dynasty dominates China and collects maps of Wei and Wu, during which there are often doubts."

Fu Xuan handed Liu Hu's memorabilia to Liu Chan, and said: "The four princes asked for orders to redraw the map for the Han Dynasty and compile new civil affairs books. The old civil affairs books were checked to fill in the gaps, and the new civil affairs books for Hebei, Henan, and Jiangzuo were compiled."

Liu Chan looked at the content of the memorial and sighed: "This is a huge project, it will take several years to complete, and it will also use a lot of manpower and financial resources."

"Although Your Majesty is called Reconstructing the Han Dynasty, there have been many changes in its system. Since the unification of the world, Your Majesty has merged the army, amended the law, released slaves, and now promotes land administration. It shows His Majesty's heart. Redraw the map, new Compiling civil affairs is also a great achievement, Your Majesty may think about it." Fu Xuan suggested.

Liu Chan put down the memorabilia and said with a smile: "In the past, the book "Yu Gong" talked about the affairs of the nine states in the world, but now Dahan is benefiting, Liang, Ning, Hunan and other [-] prefectures are different. Redrawing the local map is beneficial to our Dahan Central Controlling the world is also conducive to the stability of the border, so that future generations can follow it. As for the civil affairs in various places to facilitate the administration of county officials, it is really a good thing, so why hesitate!"

After pondering for a while, Liu Chan said: "Since the fourth prince is interested in this, how can I stop it. Now let the fourth prince preside over the repair of maps, civil affairs and other books, and report all the manpower and finances he lacks."

"Tell the fourth prince, if this matter is completed smoothly, there will be kings such as Yan and Liao; if it fails, then he will be the king of Zhongshan." Liu Chan laughed.

"No!" Fu Xuan replied.

While speaking, he was leading his attendants into the palace with a group of precious wild game, and said: "Your Majesty, the King of the Northland will present tiger skins, tiger whips, venison and other things he hunts, as a tribute to His Majesty."

Liu Chan didn't see Liu Chen, so he asked, "Where's the King of the North?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Wang Yan of the Northland has arranged too many scriptures to be copied by Wang Fu, and it is difficult to escape. I am ordering my servant to serve it on my behalf." The servant replied.

"This kid!" Liu Chan said with a smile, "I don't think he dares to come to see me!"

For Liu Chen's frequent hunting of wild animals, Liu Chan stopped him, because it was too dangerous after all.Before Zhang Wen's death, only the first four sons were taught by him. After Zhang Wen died, Liu Chan often went out to fight, and he had little discipline for Liu Chen. In addition, his mother Yuan's family was born in Xianbei, and he was not keen on Han knowledge. Let him focus on martial arts.

This also led to Liu Chen's serious partiality. Now Liu Chan arranged for Lu Yu to be his Wang Fu, with the intention of disciplining Liu Chen for himself, and at the same time let him teach Liu Chen scriptures and history.

"Tell the king of the Northland not to hunt any more, so that he can study well. I will test his knowledge in a few days. If he doesn't agree with me, his title of King of the Northland will be lost." Liu Chan warned.

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)