Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 30 The Arrival of Angels
Liu Zhang sent Dong Fu away with a three-year agreement.

Liu Mao has just been suppressed by him in the Prefectural Mufu. There is Zhang Lu in Hanzhong in the north. On the surface, he is loyal and obedient, but secretly he is planning to separate Hanzhong. The old people in the south and middle area rebel from time to time. A few days ago, Yuexi County reported a report. The news said that an old man was causing trouble, and he still needed to discuss with Wang Shang who to send to put it down.

Between the elbows and armpits, Sima Zhao Wei, the subordinate of the tent, harbored evil intentions. Many wealthy people in Yizhou also stood by and watched, wanting to observe the quality of his new Yizhou shepherd before making the next decision.

Liu Zhang's current situation can be described as turbulent. At this time, he just wants to recruit more talents, heal the gap and hatred between Dongzhou and Shu people, and first secure his position as Yizhou Mu.

Besides, his father and brother had just passed away, so even if he got married, he would have to wait for a while.In addition, as a modern person, although he had to follow the local customs when he came to ancient times, he was somewhat unable to do anything to a 15-year-old girl.

Taking various factors into consideration, Liu Zhang simply made a three-year agreement. Three years later, Huang Wan would be eighteen years old, which was the right age.

According to the "Book of Rites, Qu Lishang": "A man is crowned when he is twenty, and his husband is ranked first. He is married when he is thirty. A woman is promised to marry when she is fifteen, and she is married when she is twenty." 'In the eyes of modern people, it is a relatively normal age for marriage. However, during the Warring States Period, wars were frequent. In order to supplement the number of men, Duke Huan of Qi once ordered: "Girls should be married at the age of 14." And King Gou Jian of Yue ordered: "Girls should be married at the age of 15. ", pushing up the age at which women can get married.

However, if a woman gets married and has children before she is 15 years old, it is very harmful to her health.According to historical records, a minister once warned that this move was harmful to women.However, it was not adopted by the emperor.It can be seen that it is not that the ancients did not know this, but because of this, the population could increase rapidly.

He got Huang Wan's maiden name from Dong Fu and knew that this Huang Xiaoniang's single name had the character Wan.

As for killing the two traitors Li Que and Guo Si within three years as told to Dong Fu, this is Liu Zhang's latest plan. He plans to secure the position of Yizhou Mu within three years and get Li Que and Guo Si. The heads of these two thieves brought trouble to the world.

It's just that if you want to achieve great things, you need talents. Of course, the most scarce thing in the late Eastern Han Dynasty is talents, but there are not many talents in Liu Zhang's shogunate now.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhang couldn't help but feel a little distressed, worried that his father Liu Yan didn't give him a good start, but dug a lot of holes for him anyway.

The first big pitfall is naturally the conflict between Dongzhou people and Yizhou people. There is no need to elaborate on this.

Another big pitfall is the gap between him, the Yizhou pastor, and the Shu scholars. Liu Yan is a strong man and is unwilling to give any power to others, especially the Shu sergeants.

Of course, there is a reason for this. Jia Long, the state official who pacified the Yellow Turban turmoil in Yizhou, was also the one who welcomed Liu Yan into Shu, because Liu Yan sent Zhang Lu to Han to cut off the road between Guanzhong and Shu, and killed Ba Wang Xian, the prefect of the county, and Li Quan, whose surname was Bajun, established their authority, so Jia Long suspected that Liu Yan was disloyal to the court and had different ambitions.

So Jia Long, the governor of the state, and Ren Qi, the governor of Jianwei, conspired to rebel against Liu Yan. Although Liu Yan defeated Jia Long and Ren Qi with the help of Dongzhou soldiers and the Qingqiang he recruited, Liu Yan's trust in the Shu people plummeted, and his trust in the Shu people People rarely receive and recruit people.

All in all, among the senior civil servants in Shu, there was only one Wang Shang among the Shu scholars. With his loyalty and ability, he was able to take up the post of governing the country. However, Liu Yan still rarely adopted Wang Shang's advice. This year, Liu Yan and Ma Teng conspired, and Wang Shang had repeatedly advised him, saying that he was seeking the skin of a tiger, which would cause great harm.

This was true for the civil service, not to mention the military service under Liu Yan. Liu Yan deployed four commanders, front, rear, left and right, to compare with the emperor's four armies, commanding the troops, each with a position of two thousand shi.

Among these four Sima, the left Sima Yang Huai, the right Sima Gao Pei, and Zhang Lu, who was changed from the later Sima to the Duyi Sima, were not Shu people. The only Shu native Sima who led the army entered Shu with Liu Yan. Zhao Wei, who had a close relationship with Liu Yan, served as the former Sima, and later changed to the Sima of the Account.

"Once bitten by a snake, I will be afraid of the well rope for ten years." Liu Zhang couldn't help but sigh. Liu Yan's caution had certainly prevented the Shu people from usurping power, but at the same time, it also put an end to the hopes of the scholars in Shu.

Furthermore, Liu Yan was certainly very capable and could take control of Bashu even when the Shu scholars did not cooperate, but Liu Zhang was different. He did not have this ability. Besides, the world was in chaos, and the one who wins people would win.

Therefore, during this period, Liu Zhang continued to recruit talents and win over people's hearts. He recruited people from bad backgrounds, poor families, people from other places, and those who were alienated from him. However, there were only less than ten people. There was still a shortage of people in his shogunate. people.

"Time waits for no one." Liu Zhang sighed. For the goal in his heart, he needed to speed up.
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"Envoy, it's time to set off, the angel sent by the imperial court is coming soon."

Pang Que informed Liu Zhang that the chariot was ready and it was time to set off to meet the imperial envoy.

'Finally here. Liu Zhang didn't pay much attention to the court's messengers. The court's angels were not just him, a birdman sent by the Yizhou Mu. Now any angel would dare to pass through Hanzhong to Shu. I'm afraid he would be tired of life.

Zhang Lu, the mad dog his father Liu Yan put in Hanzhong, was not a vegetarian.

"Let's go." Liu Zhang waved his hand, and the state pastor's chariot set off.

Accompanying him were Dong Fu, a well-known figure in Yizhou, Wang Shang, an important official in the government, and Zhao Wei, a subordinate of the accountant. As for the rest, they all settled in their own way. They also needed to be of high status to receive the imperial envoys.

A group of bicycles were riding on the streets of Chengdu.Liu Zhang knew that the envoy from the imperial court who came to read out the decree was Zhang Su, who was sent by him. Maybe it was not impossible for him to wait in the palace, but as a clan relative, he must maintain respect for the Han imperial court.

The princes who were not relatives of the clan did not need to take the imperial court seriously, but as a clan relative, Liu Zhang still had to behave respectfully. The majesty of the imperial court was somewhat related to him.

Cars rattled, horses roared, and with the retinue leading the way, the group quickly arrived outside Chengdu.

In the distance, Liu Zhang squinted and could see the messenger's chariot.

Similarly, Zhang Su, who was sitting on the chariot in the distance, saw everyone in Yizhou coming out to greet him, especially Liu Zhang who was at the front.

As soon as he saw Liu Zhang, Zhang Su remembered the scene where he met Liu Xie, the emperor of Han Dynasty.

He reported to the emperor the intention of Yizhou ministers to elect Liu Zhang to succeed Yizhou Mu, but before the emperor could reply, the chariot general Li Que, who was at the top of the military hierarchy, asked: "I wonder what the character of Liu Yizhou's second son is like."

Zhang Su answered truthfully that the third son, Liu Mao, was very much like his father and had the courage to do his job, while the fourth son, Liu Zhang, was very different from his father and was gentle and benevolent.

After hearing what he said, a middle-aged scribe had a secret conversation with Li Jue and Guo Si while discussing matters in the court.

Then Li Jue immediately jumped up and affirmed Liu Zhang, who was recommended by the Yizhou officials: "This is good, this is good."

General Guo Bang shouted to the Han emperor sitting on the throne: "Your Majesty, we want this."

"Let Liu Jiyu serve as Yizhou Shepherd."

Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, responded obediently: "Yes, yes, it's all as the general wishes."

The court where the Emperor of Han Dynasty attended should have been quiet and solemn, but instead it was as messy as a vegetable market, and it was really a loss of dignity.

As the emperor, Liu Xie was coerced by these Liangzhou thieves and pointed east to east and west to west without daring to say a word of disobedience.

'Damn it, why did the big man become like this? 'Zhang Su cursed rudely in his heart.

Zhang Su took the opportunity to inquire about the scribe who played a key role in it. His surname was Jia Mingxu, his courtesy name was Wenhe, and he was the mastermind of the Liangzhou people.

Zhang Su had some admiration for Jia Xu. He was the mastermind, and he had a sharp eye. He could see at a glance that if the fourth son Liu Zhang succeeded Yizhou Mu, there would be one less enemy in Guanzhong, instead of letting the third son Liu Mao succeed Yizhou Mu based on his talents.

Seeing that the carriage was approaching Liu Zhang, the new shepherd of Yizhou, Zhang Su did not dare to show his identity as the envoy who read out the decree for the imperial court. He got off the carriage and saluted Liu Zhang.

"Jun Jiao has worked hard all the way." Liu Zhang called Zhang Su's cousin affectionately.

Zhang Su raised his hands and declined: "I don't dare to say it's hard to do things for you."

Then he said in a raised voice: "This trip is fortunate to live up to my destiny."

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