Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 88
Shuhan Xingong, Changqiu Palace.

"Hey! Hey! Hey!" The sound of the machine loom sounded inside and outside the Changqiu Palace. Empress Zhang was absent-mindedly fiddling with the machine loom to weave Shu brocade. From Liu Chan's cultivation, Empress Zhang used it to weave brocade in the palace to show her virtue.

"Queen, my servant found out that His Majesty favored a singer last night." Zhang Qiang walked into the palace quickly, gasping for breath with her towering chest.

Empress Zhang heard that the flying shuttle brocade movement in her hand suddenly stopped. After a long silence, Empress Zhang said slowly: "Who is this person? Is this person innocent?"

"My surname is Wang. She is a singer in the palace. She was favored by His Majesty at the banquet last night. She is innocent." Zhang Qiang saluted and said respectfully.

Empress Zhang regained her senses and started weaving Shu brocade again, and said lightly: "Okay, treat each other with the courtesy of a beautiful woman later, and don't neglect anything in the palace."

"Empress?" Zhang Qiang heard the unhappiness in Empress Zhang's heart, and said with some hesitation.

Empress Zhang flew the flying shuttle in her hand, and said in a sudden voice: "I have been married to Your Majesty for two years, and I have not given birth to any children, and I am the only concubine. How can I be a mother to the world? After a while, you can also serve the Emperor."

Zhang Qiang was both surprised and happy, but she still didn't dare to show a little smile on her face, so she could only stand back silently and prepare the beauty thing, which will be delivered to Wang later.

After Zhang Qiang left, Empress Zhang's cheeks were pale, and her heart was sour. Her beautiful eyes gradually became uncontrollable and misty. It's just that Empress Zhang's temperament was soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and tears rolled in her eye sockets. When the tears fell , Empress Zhang raised her head, reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and lowered her head to continue weaving.
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Liu Chan didn't care about the matter of the harem, and got up early in the morning to meet Zhang Wen in the palace, Zhuge Liang was also on the list.

"Here is your Majesty King Wu's letter." Zhang Wen respectfully presented the letter in his arms.

Dressed in casual clothes, Liu Chan knelt down in the hall, took the letter handed over by his attendant, and opened it for reading.After reading it, Liu Chan's face changed slightly, and he handed the letter to Zhuge Liang.

Liu Chan looked at Zhang Wen, and said slowly: "I need to discuss this matter with the Prime Minister, and Zhang Qing can wait outside the hall."

Zhang Wen bowed his hands and withdrew.

After Liu Chan pondered for a while, seeing Zhuge Liang read the letter, he asked, "Father Xiang, what do you think after reading the letter?"

This letter stated that Soochow and Shuhan shared the world, and the existing territories of Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou and Soochow belonged to Soochow.The existing territories of Bingzhou, Liangzhou, Jizhou, Yanzhou and Shuhan belong to Dahan.As for Sizhou, Hangu Pass is used as the boundary for half of the country, and it vaguely reveals the idea of ​​wanting to be emperor.

Zhuge Liang patted his beard and murmured, and said slowly: "Sun Quan's plan is very big, and I think I can promise first. If the world is really divided in the future, there will be a war between Wu and Han in the future."

Liu Chan said with a light smile: "Sun Quan plans far away from the world, and seeks the throne close. Attack my big man with your hands."

Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "When the time comes, I'm afraid that before Wu Guo makes a move, my big man can also take the first action to destroy Wu country. In the relevant land, my big man is like Qin Guodong and pointed at the six countries. It is unstoppable."

"Promise first! After all, at present, I am a big man who wants to ask Wu. But for the matter of Sun Quan thinking about proclaiming himself emperor, the big man will not admit it for the time being." Liu Chan tapped on the table.

"For now?" Zhuge Liang whispered to these two words.

Liu Chan showed a mysterious smile, and joked: "Father Xiang will know in the future."

Liu Chan turned and said in a low tone: "Besides, if I am a big man who agrees, what is the face of a big man, and I must not agree at this time."

Seeing Liu Chan's calm handling, Zhuge Liang asked again: "Since that's the case, I don't know what your majesty is going to say in reply to Sun Quan."

After Liu Chan pondered, he said: "I think that I am the orthodox of the Han Dynasty, and I will not hesitate to fight against the rebels. I don't want to continue to fight with Wu Guo; I mentioned in a vague way that I succeeded to the throne when I was young, and Yiling was just defeated. The prime minister will come later. Hand over a copy of the repairable book to Deng Zhi, and ask him to take it to the state of Wu."

Zhuge Liang bowed his hands and promised.Liu Chan signaled his attendant Xuan Zhangwen to enter.

With a smile on his face, Liu Chan said slowly: "Zhang Qing, I, the king of Wu, promised to divide the world in the alliance that King Wu should make. As for the other matter, I will hand over a copy of the revision book to Deng Zhi and deliver it to Master Wu."

Zhang Wen admired and said: "In the past Shang Gaozong mourned (Note ①), which revived Yin and Shang Guozuo again; Zhou Chengwang (Note ②) was young but made the Zhou Dynasty rule the world with virtue. In the past, the two emperors made great contributions to the world. All over the world. Today, Your Majesty’s resources are equal to those of the ancient sages. The great Han has Prime Minister Zhuge to assist in governing the government, and all the officials in the Manchu Dynasty are like heroes. Promise me that the Wu Kingdom will share the request, and I think that the great Han will be prosperous.”

When Liu Chan heard that Zhang Wen had compared himself to Emperor Gaozong of Shang and King Cheng of Zhou, he couldn't help but blush and said with a smile, "Thank you Zhang Qing for your congratulations. Zhang Qing is about to return from a long journey, and I will raise my glass again to see him off."

Huang Hao, who was waiting by the side, hurried out with his plate, while Liu Chan walked down the jade steps, raised his wine glass, and saluted Zhang Wen.

Zhang Wen raised his wine glass in panic, and for a moment, the eloquent Zhang Wen choked up and said, "Thank you Your Majesty for giving me the wine! I don't know when we will see each other after today's farewell."

Liu Chan held Zhang Wen's hand and said softly: "Zhang Qing is a great talent, I just wish I could not work with you. The journey is far away, you should be careful in everything, and we will meet again in the future."

The two drank together, and Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang sent Zhang Wenxing outside the hall.

For Liu Chan, treating Zhang Wen courteously is just hoping to use his reputation as the Zhang family of Wu County to publicize the reputation of the great man in Wu State and leave a good reputation among the scholars of Eastern Wu. After all, there is no better meat trumpet than Zhang Wen.

Looking at Zhang Wenyuan's back, Liu Chan thought so.

Of course, he did not disappoint Liu Chan’s expectations. After Zhang Wen returned to the state of Wu, he continued to publicize Liu Chan’s benevolence, love for the people, courtesy and corporals; Zhuge Liang’s loyalty and ability to govern the country; With the demeanor of the ancient sages, Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang's reputation spread far and wide in Soochow.

After Sun Quan heard about it, he secretly hated Zhang Wen for praising the politics of the Han Dynasty and the monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty. However, considering that his reputation was too prominent in Jiangdong, and he was one of the four major clans in Jiangdong Wujun, he did not dare to act rashly.He was often worried that Zhang Wen could not be used by him, so he ordered Zhang Wensui and the troops of Yuzhang County to go out to fight against Shanyue, and finally took advantage of the Jiyan incident (Note ③) to indiscriminately depose Zhang Wen, and his second brother was also dismissed Zhang Zhi, Zhang Bai.
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①During Wu Ding's reign, he ignored political affairs for the first three years, and then worked diligently on political affairs. He appointed Fu Shuo, Ganpan, Zuji and other virtuous people who were born as prisoners to assist the government. It has achieved unprecedented development, and is known as "the prosperous age of Wuding" in history.

② King Zhou Cheng was young when he succeeded to the throne, and Zhou Gongdan assisted the government to put down the chaos of the three prisons.After King Cheng of Zhou came to power, he built a new capital, Luoyi, sealed off the feudal lords, ordered the Duke of Zhou to march eastward, compiled rites and music, and strengthened the rule of the Western Zhou Dynasty.During the reign of his son Zhou Kangwang, the society was stable, the people were harmonious, and "the punishment was wrong for more than [-] years", which was hailed as the rule of Chengkang.

③Ji Yan was Cao Shangshu (the top leader of the national personnel department) selected by the State of Wu. Out of the consideration of reforming the political system of the State of Wu, improving the efficiency of administrative management, he launched a large-scale investigation of officials, and focused on the most noble officials around Sun Quan. .However, a large number of wealthy families rebelled, and Sun Quan executed Jiyan to appease the resentment of the wealthy families for the sake of stability.

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