Ji Han Liu Zhang

Hanzhong.

Although there was a big battle in Hanzhong last year, during the process of Liu Zhang's attack on Hanzhong and expelling the rice thief Zhang Lu, on the one hand, the attack was very fast and the rice thief Zhang Lu was quickly expelled from Hanzhong; on the other hand, Liu Zhang's army had strict laws and regulations and did not commit crimes against the people. Therefore, Hanzhong remained generally peaceful and the common people enjoyed peace.

Today, Nanzheng, the county seat of Hanzhong County, is a peaceful place with scholars and common people coming and going.

Of course, some of the credit also goes to Huang Quan, the current governor of Hanzhong and concurrently the General of Zhennan, for his good governance and his care for the people. After all, a good local governor can bring peace to the area within one or two years, while an inferior local governor will corrupt the local administration in three to five months, making the local people live in misery.

This can also be seen from the ballads recited by children in the streets of Nanzheng: "Hanzhong Governor, Huang Fujun, has been here since he came, and the people are happy." The ballad highly praised Huang Quan, the governor of Hanzhong, and regarded Huang Quan as the wise Fujun of Hanzhong.

The children's singing attracted the attention of Wang Mou, who was passing through Hanzhong on his way to Wudu to serve as the prefect. Seeing the bustling streets of Nanzheng, he nodded unconsciously and had a good impression of Huang Quan, the prefect of Hanzhong, whom he had never met.

Wang Mou, whose courtesy name was Yuantai, was a native of Hanjia. He was famous in Shu for his demeanor and conduct. Compared with the current Hanzhong prefect Huang Quan, who was still unknown and unknown a year or two ago, Wang Mou could be considered a well-known figure. In his early years, his fame far surpassed Huang Quan.

However, despite his fame, Wang Mou was not a proud person, and he believed that if he was passing through Hanzhong, he would have to visit Huang Quan, the landlord, to avoid being disrespectful and causing Huang Quan's displeasure.

After all, Huang Quan was the prefect of Hanzhong and the General of Zhennan, and he was stationed in Hanzhong, the throat connecting Guanzhong and Shu. It can be seen that Huang Quan was highly trusted by Liu Zhang.

Huang Quan, who was in a high position and had great trust from his lord, relied on the former Wudu prefect Wu Yi as the vanguard of the expedition to Guanzhong. Now Wu Yi was promoted to the prefect of Youfufeng because of his military merits, resulting in the post of Wudu prefect vacant. Wang Mou got the post of Wudu prefect by chance.

In front of Huang Quan and passing by the territory where Huang Quan was in charge, he dared not be arrogant and put on the airs of a celebrity. He planned to go to Nanzheng County Temple in person to visit Huang Quan to show his courtesy.

In addition, there was another matter that prevented Wang Mou from despising Huang Quan. Huang Quan's sister had already been engaged to his current Lord Liu Zhang. However, Lord Liu Zhang intended to kill the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si first to avenge his father and brother, and then get married.

And now that his master Liu Zhang has conquered Guanzhong and beheaded Li and Guo, it means that Huang Quan's sister will soon be married to him as his legal wife. Now the prefect of Hanzhong, Huang Quan, has become his master's uncle, and their relationship has become even closer.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Wudu Governor Wang Mou sighed a bit. He became famous earlier than Huang Quan, but his career path was not as smooth as Huang Quan's. Moreover, he could only see the dust raised by Huang Quan's progress, and he could not even compare with Huang Quan. It can be said that his fate is mysterious and unpredictable.

Lamenting that everyone has different life experiences, those who fly first may not fly high, and those who fly later may not fly low. Among them, there may be those who can ride the wind and soar into the sky, like Wang Mou. He saw the county temple in Nanzheng from afar.

However, there seemed to be a group of people waiting at the gate of Nanzheng County Temple, which made Wang Mou half-squinted his eyes and carefully observe. After seeing the costumes of the people waiting at the gate of the county temple, he urged the driver to speed up. Not long after, Wang Mou arrived not far from Nanzheng County Temple. He did not let the driver drive to the gate of Nanzheng County Temple, but got off the car in advance and walked towards Nanzheng County Temple in two steps. Although he walked fast, his figure was still steady and decent.

"Prefect Huang." Wang Mou came to a group of people waiting at the gate of Nanzheng County Temple. Based on their attire and their positions, he recognized who was the current Prefect of Hanzhong from the crowd and was the first to bow.

Huang Quan returned the greeting and then expressed his apologies: "The affairs of the county are complicated and I cannot travel far. Therefore, when the king is coming, I did not go out to greet him. I just waited at the gate of the mansion. This is a lack of courtesy to treat a wise man. I hope the king will not blame me."

"How dare I, how dare I. I feel unworthy of the kindness shown to me by Governor Huang, who is waiting for me at the gate of his mansion. If Governor Huang comes out to greet me, he would be flattering me to death." Wang Mou did not dare to be arrogant, and he retreated a bit in his words.

After some polite words, Huang Quan, as the landlord, welcomed Wang Mou into the county temple.

In the west pavilion of Yuxian Temple, Huang Quan and Wang Mou sat down as host and guest respectively. Then the attendants handed them wine and placed it on the table in front of them respectively, and poured them a glass of wine.

"Mr. Wang, please." Huang Quan raised his glass and saluted Wang Mou.

"Mr. Huang, please." Wang Mou changed Huang Quan's address from Huang Taishou to Mr. Huang to show his hospitality.

After a glass of wine, Huang Quan talked about Wang Mou's upcoming position as the governor of Wudu: "Wudu is a place where Han and Yi people live together. Many Di kings rebelled before. Although they were pacified by the previous governor of Wudu, Wu Ziyuan, Wudu is a small place, and there are still rebellions from time to time. Fortunately, Wang Jun is the governor of Wudu. I think he can pacify Wudu and prevent it from rebellion."

Huang Quan was very impressed with Wang Mou, who was the prefect of Wudu. After all, Wang Mou was well-known in Shu. Moreover, Wang Mou was more than just a name. He had made good political achievements in the local area and was praised by the people of the place he governed. He could be regarded as a good governor.

With Wang Mou appointed as the governor of Wudu, Huang Quan thought that the people of Wudu could live in peace.

"I am ashamed to be valued by Mr. Huang. If I take the post of the prefect of Wudu, I will do my best to serve the Ming Dynasty and stabilize the area and prevent any chaos in Wudu. Otherwise, I will run into the mountains and forests with my hair loose and never see the world again." Wang Mou said this humbly at first, and then made a solemn promise, swearing that if he did not do a good job as the prefect of Wudu, he would run into the mountains and forests and become a savage.

"Why is it so?" Hearing this, Huang Quan smiled and said, "A place like Wudu is a place where Han and Yi people live together, people's sentiments are uncertain, and the situation is complicated. No matter who is in charge, there will inevitably be some minor disturbances. As long as there is no chaos that will cause the whole county to boil, you can be considered a wise governor."

"Yes, Mr. Huang is right." Wang Mou nodded in agreement. Wudu is a border county with many barbarians. No one can guarantee that there will be no chaos. The only thing they can do is to ensure that there will be no major unrest and that the whole county of Wudu will not be in turmoil. (End of this chapter)