Ji Han Liu Zhang

Nanzheng.

After the new prefect of Wudu, Wang Mou, rested for one night in Nanzheng, he resigned to the prefect of Hanzhong, Huang Quan. He planned to rush to Wudu to take up his post as soon as possible. Wudu had been unattended for several months since the former prefect Wu Yi went to Guanzhong. It was temporarily under the care of the nearby prefect of Hanzhong, Huang Quan.

Not long after, under the bright rising sun, the carriage that Wang Mou was riding in drove out of the east gate of Nanzheng. With the rumbling of the carriage and the neighing of the horses, and dozens of people in the carriage, it headed non-stop towards Wudu in the east.

"It's fate."

Wang Mou, who had just walked out of the east gate of Nanzheng, sighed. He had a conversation with Huang Quan yesterday and had a detailed understanding of the current situation in Guanzhong. He also learned about Liu Zhang's many deeds of conquering Guanzhong and eliminating Li and Guo. He understood that Guanzhong was now completely under the control of Liu Zhang.

The last person who succeeded in taking Guanzhong from Chencang Road was the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang. His minister Liu Zhang's operation was very similar to that of Emperor Gaozu, exactly the same.

Wang Mou recalled a prophecy that was widely circulated in Shu, which came from the mouth of Dong Fu, a master of the school of prophecy. It was the prophecy that Dong Fu said when he advised the former governor of Yizhou, Liu Yan, to enter Shu: "The capital will be in chaos, and the aura of the emperor is in Yizhou."

Now it seems that Dong Fu, the master of prophecies, is indeed worthy of his reputation. He does have some tricks. The division of Yizhou is indeed endowed with the aura of an emperor, and it should be Liu Zhang, Wang Mou asserted in his heart.

Since Lord Liu Zhang has the aura of an emperor, then Huang Quan's sister, who was described by Dong Fu as having the potential to be of great honor, must indeed have the potential to be of great honor.

It is possible that Huang Quan's sister will become the founding queen, and Huang Quan will naturally become a great general in the future. The Huang family of Baxi County will be closely related to the country and will enjoy wealth and honor for generations.

"Fate, fate!" Thinking of this, Wang Mou sighed again.

Over there, Huang Quan saw off Wudu Prefect Wang Mou, then turned back to the residence of Hanzhong Prefect and buried himself in paperwork.

As the governor of Hanzhong, sitting in the place connecting Guanzhong and Shu, Huang Quan had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. On the one hand, he had to ensure the stability and harmony of Hanzhong under his rule, so that the people of Hanzhong would live in peace and prosperity; on the other hand, he had to guard against the rice thief Zhang Lu in Shangyong. Although Shangyong did not pose a big threat to Hanzhong, Huang Quan believed that he still had to be absolutely safe and not reveal any flaws to the rice thief Zhang Lu.

Huang Quan could not help but be attentive here. On the one hand, Lord Liu Zhang treated him very specially. He first appointed him as the chief clerk and later promoted him to be the prefect of Hanzhong. He was treated like a great man and he should repay the kindness as a great man. On the other hand, now that Guanzhong was settled, his sister Huang Wan would marry Lord Liu Zhang and they would then be a family. Naturally, he would pay attention to his brother-in-law's great cause.

When Huang Quan arrived at the west pavilion of the mansion, he met Wang Lei, his chief clerk.

Wang Lei was holding a pile of documents. When he saw Huang Quan coming, he greeted him with a smile: "My Lord, these are documents that need your review. They are all urgent matters and need to be dealt with as soon as possible."

"Well, put them on the desk. There will be a result today." Huang Quan nodded. He called Wang Lei and asked Wang Lei to put the documents on the desk. At the same time, he gave Wang Lei a guarantee.

After saying this, Huang Quan sat down in front of the desk and began to review the documents one by one. Although Guanzhong was now settled, there were no major wars, only some military activities to suppress bandits, and small fights. Huang Quan should not have to worry about the transportation of food and fodder, the flow of supplies, and the documents he buried in his desk every day like he did when the Guanzhong War was going on.

However, although Guanzhong was stabilized, it had been in great distress after several years of chaos and still needed temporary assistance from Hanzhong for food, money, and supplies. However, Hanzhong's supplies were insufficient, so the army had to rely on Shu to transport food and money.

Therefore, as a transit station between Shu and Guanzhong, Hanzhong has a lot of matters to deal with every day, and Huang Quan, as the prefect of Hanzhong, is also very busy. What Huang Quan said to Wang Mou, the prefect of Wudu who was passing through Nanzheng, about the complicated affairs and the inability to welcome guests from afar, was indeed true.

At the same time, what Huang Quan needs to deal with now is not only the transportation of money and grain to Guanzhong, but he also needs to take care of the return of the Guanzhong scholars and common people who have been stranded in Hanzhong.

The Guanzhong scholars and common people who had been forced to flee to Hanzhong because of the chaos in Guanzhong, were all delighted after hearing that Liu Zhang had arrived in Guanzhong, and they wanted to return home. Some of them had already set out early, and it is unknown whether those who left early have already reached Guanzhong.

As the prefect of Hanzhong, Huang Quan had to make proper arrangements for the common people of Guanzhong to return home, so that there would not be any twists and turns on their way home. After all, most of the common people returning to Guanzhong were young and middle-aged, and they were good registered population and could contribute to the revitalization of Guanzhong.

"How many people have left in recent days?" Huang Quan asked his chief clerk Wang Lei.

Chief Clerk Wang Lei responded, "There are about a thousand people, and there are more than a thousand people preparing to leave. There are very few people from Guanzhong who are willing to stay in Hanzhong. They all want to return to their homeland and don't want to stay in a foreign land... Lord, do you need to keep these people?"

After answering Huang Quan's question, Wang Lei asked tentatively that he intended to retain these young and strong people who had drifted to Hanzhong. After all, in troubled times, young and strong people were scarce and could be of great use to the local area.

"No need." Huang Quan shook his head and said firmly, "The common people are concerned about their hometowns, so it is not easy for us to stop them. Moreover, compared with Hanzhong, Guanzhong is short of young and strong men. You need these common people who are returning home... So not only do we not need to keep them, but we also need to make appropriate arrangements for the common people in Guanzhong to return home so that they can return home as soon as possible."

"Yes." The chief clerk Wang Lei nodded and agreed.

"The spies from Shangyong sent a message saying that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun had been unable to capture Shangyong for a long time, and had led their troops back to Xiangyang. You will write a letter and send it to General Shen Mi, asking him to take good care of Hanzhong's eastern defense and not leave any gaps to the traitor Zhang Lu." After reading a letter, Huang Quan instructed Wang Lei.

At the same time, he explained the reason: "In the past, the rice thief Zhang Lu preached in Hanzhong, and many people believed in him, and many of them were devout believers. Although there are official documents and advice from the three elders during this period, there are still many people who believe in ghosts and look east, hoping that Zhang Lu will return. Therefore, we must be careful."

"What the Lord said is true. The people are ignorant and believe in ghosts. Many of them do not repent. Firstly, these people are difficult to deal with. Secondly, their beliefs are firm, which is indeed a big problem." Wang Lei sighed.

Huang Quan smiled calmly, his mentality was very open: "Once the rice thieves are gone, the ghost path will decline greatly. Now we just need to influence them subtly and pacify them for a few years, and the ghosts in Hanzhong will be wiped out." (End of this chapter)