Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 90
"Whoosh!" There was a sound of piercing through the air, and the arrow hit the dummy's head. Eighty steps away, Liu Chan stood there in a standard archery posture, holding the bow in his left hand, and the bowstring trembled violently.

Seeing that he hit the target, Liu Chan shook his head and sighed instead of joy on Junwei's face.I haven't practiced for nearly half a year, and my shooting skills have deteriorated a lot. Last year, I was able to hit a man with a hundred paces on horseback in Sheshan, but now he can shoot a man with [-] paces.

"The way of archery, if you don't advance, you will retreat." Liu Chan sighed as he handed the imperial bow to Huang Hao, took the wet towel from Huang Hao, and wiped the sweat from his head.

"The way of archery is a small way, and I can just follow it; the heroes are vying for the throne, and your majesty is now shooting the country, this is the great way." Wang Ping praised from the side.

Liu Chan smiled, handed the wipes to Huang Hao, and joked: "Look, I let General Wang read the book. It seems that it's not just the art of war meeting, but also the flattering language."

Facing Liu Chan's teasing, Wang Ping remained calm and replied, "I just answered truthfully."

"Zixu, what do you think of my shooting skills?" Liu Chan asked another young man beside him.

Xiang Yu, style name Zixu, Qingyi Qiang Min, adopted son of Qingyi Hou Xiangju.Xiang Yu is a taciturn man, seven feet seven inches long, good at shooting with ape arms, good at shooting, and excellent riding skills.Hundreds of Huaniuqiang cavalry entered Kouhanjia County, and Xiang Yu led more than ten Qingyi cavalry to attack the camp at night.

Xiang Yu was silent for a while, and said truthfully: "Your Majesty's sharp shot hits the head of a person eighty steps away, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people without talent."

Liu Chan asked with a smile, "How is your archery?"

"Yu can shoot eagles." Xiang Yu replied cautiously, a little restrained.

Xiang Yu was a little worried about Liu Chan's unhappiness, and added: "Your Majesty is powerful, but I am not as good as you; Your Majesty's archery talent is beyond Yu's comparison."

"Haha! Zixu, you and I are a family, so there is no need to be formal." Liu Chan saw that Xiang Yu was restrained, and smiled.

Liu Chan took off the vigilante on his thumb and said, "Zixu is good at shooting, so I will give you the jade vigilante I have worn for many years. May you shoot more enemy generals for the big man in the future."

Xiang Yu was overwhelmed by the flattery, knelt down on the ground, took Liu Chan Yuwei with both hands, and said in fear: "Thank you for your kindness, Lord, I will go through fire and water for your Majesty, and I will not hesitate to do so."

Liu Chan helped Xiang Yu up with a smile, and comforted him, "You and I are a family, and you are also my brother, so why be so formal."

After Wang Ping pacified the Han-Jia Rebellion, Hou Xiangju of Tsing Yi took his daughter to Chengdu to meet Empress Wu, hoping that Xiang would enter the palace to serve Liu Chan, but soon Liu Bei was critically ill, and the matter of entering the palace was delayed.

While waiting for October, Xiang Ju heard about the Three Guards, went to the palace to meet Liu Chan, and offered to transfer Qingyi Qiang households into the guards, cryptically mentioning Xiang's entry into the palace.

Liu Chan has long been worried about Tsing Yi Qiang. Although he knew Xiang Ju's intention behind ordering his daughter to enter the palace, he couldn't refuse Tsing Yi Qiang's temptation and agreed.

Xiang's entry into the palace is nothing more than the fact that Empress Zhang has no children. If Xiang's husband is a boy after entering the palace, according to the tradition of "there is a heir to establish a heir, and no heir to establish an elder", the prince will basically be the son of Xiang's son in the future.

Regarding the fact that Empress Zhang has no children, Liu Chan is also very troubled. Empress Zhang and Liu Chan have been married for 2 years. Liu Chan has always favored Empress Zhang because the prince needs the status of the eldest son in the future, but until now he has no heirs. The ruling and opposition parties have discussed this one after another.

Under the advice of Empress Dowager Wu and Zhuge Liang, Liu Chan started accepting concubines after autumn, hoping to have more children. He never thought that the beauty Wang, who had been favored by Xiang Shi just after entering the palace, was found to be pregnant.

For Wang Meiren's pregnancy, for Liu Chan, and for the court, it was a happy event. The news spread, and the court congratulated her.It's just that in the palace, while everyone was congratulating Liu Chan from top to bottom, the Queen's Changqiu Palace was a little quiet.Liu Chan also knew it well, and comforted Queen Zhang for several days in a row. ...
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Shuhan New Palace, garden.

After Liu Chan shot the arrow, he lay on the couch and felt the winter sun. It was very warm and comfortable, and it was pleasant for a while.

At present, the basic national policy of the Han Dynasty has been set, the court situation is gradually stabilizing, and it has been recuperating for nearly half a year. Zhuge Liang will start his army to march south next spring.

During this period of time, Zhuge Liang has also consciously handed over some basic miscellaneous matters to the officials of the inner government under Liu Chan's suggestion, and is currently focusing on preparing for Nanzhong military affairs.

In this context, Liu Chan deliberately recalled Wang Ping, and the Southern Expedition was imminent, and the temple beforehand was inevitable.

"Zijun and Zixu sit down. If someone comes to serve tea, you don't have to be polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wang Ping and Xiang Yu sat down, drank tea, and tasted pastries. Under Liu Chan's emphasis, they did not deliberately restrain themselves.

Liu Chan lay on the couch, looked at Wang Ping, and asked thoughtfully, "Zijun, do you know why I called you back from Seoul."

Wang Ping stopped the pastry in his hand, wiped his mouth, cupped his hands and replied, "Is it about the Southern Expedition?"

Liu Chan was not surprised either. After all, the story of the Southern Expedition had already been circulated in the imperial court, and Wang Ping knew about it after he returned to Chengdu.

Liu Chan nodded and said slowly: "That's right, next year's spring campaign to the south, it's already the end of the year, and the matter of the temple can't be delayed any longer. After all, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: "The man who has not fought and the temple counts the winner must be counted more; If you are invincible in a war, you must be considered a small one. Therefore, I would like to hear your opinion."

After pondering for a while, Wang Ping replied: "Ping does not dare to say too much about Nanzhong. When I talked with Wei Zhang Ma Di about Nanzhong, You Chang (Ma Di's word) said: "Nanzhong's terrain is dangerous and the road is far away. , If you can’t take his heart, the big man will be calm today, and tomorrow when I leave, Nanzhong will inevitably rebel. The way to use soldiers is to attack the heart first, and attack the city as the bottom; the heart is the top, and the soldiers are the bottom.'”

Liu Chan nodded in agreement and asked, "What do you think, Zijun?"

"I also agree that to pacify Nanzhong, it is necessary to accept its heart first. For example, in the later Han Dynasty, the officials of the Brazilian county oppressed the people and the people were too much. The people rebelled, so they could not be pacified. Therefore, the minister thought that if the rebellion in Nanzhong is to be quelled, the officials need to be rectified. , If it is not rectified, corrupt officials and officials will oppress the local people, and they will inevitably rebel. Then they will subdue the hearts of the Nanzhong scholars and barbarian leaders. Finally, the Sanweizhong can be promoted to Nanzhong. Wang Ping talked eloquently.

"That's right. It seems that Zijun has made a lot of progress in joining the Pakistani guard." Liu Chan was a little relieved that Wang Ping had made a lot of progress in terms of strategy and politics.

"Zijun, do you know anything about Yuexi County?" Liu Chan took a sip of tea and asked slowly.

"It is well known that there are many barbarians in Yuexi County, and none of them obey the big Han. There are Yak Qiang in the north of Yueyi County and west of Hanjia County. The counties were troubled by "the chief officials are treacherous", and Yongchang, Yizhou, and Shu counties all rebelled and sealed off, with more than 90 people, destroying more than [-] counties and killing the chief officials. The rebellion lasted for nearly two years, and the court of the later Han Dynasty was helpless. The [-] treacherous officials who 'violated the barbarians' will be punished with death." Wang Ping said solemnly.

(End of this chapter)