The great man will live forever

Chapter 98
Champion House,

"Hey, this little guy is so cute with his pouty mouth. Come on, call him godfather!"

Liu Han walked into the room lightly, with a gentle smile in his eyes.

He knelt down and clapped his hands gently to attract the attention of the several-month-old child.

The child opened his eyes and looked at him, curiosity and expectation in his eyes.

Liu Han stretched out his hands and picked him up gently, carefully supporting his soft body.

He lowered his head slightly and looked into Huo Shan's eyes. Those watery eyes seemed to have just woken up, looking at the world blankly.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

At this time, Huo Qubing came in angrily.

"say what?"

"Of course it's about Li Gan's injury to my uncle. You know it, and His Majesty also knows it. Only I know it now."

Huo Qubing spoke so loudly that the servants around him were so frightened that they did not dare to move and half-knelt down.

"Wow wow wow!"

Huo Yan, who was in Liu Han's arms, was so frightened that she cried, "Look at you, you've scared your son."

He immediately handed Huo Shan to the wet nurse and asked her to take her down.

"Be careful and coax her well."

"promise!"

Several servants and the nanny breathed a sigh of relief and quickly fled the room with Huo Shan in their arms.

Perhaps realizing that he had lost his composure, Huo Qubing softened his tone.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

The reason why Huo Qubing was so angry this time was mainly because he had an unusual feeling for Wei Qing, and he could be said to be both uncle and father.

When he was a teenager, he didn't know who his father was. He was an illegitimate son, and so was Wei Qing. Their life experiences were almost identical.

It's funny to say that the two illegitimate sons became the two great commanders of the Han Dynasty. They reached the peak of famous generals and left their names in history. They defeated the Xiongnu and completely changed the fate of the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu.

As an illegitimate son, Wei Qing felt sympathy for Huo Qubing, who was also an illegitimate son, so he cherished him very much.

When Huo Qubing was growing up, Wei Qing took Huo Qubing with him, assumed the role of a father, and carefully trained Huo Qubing to grow up.

Therefore, in Huo Qubing's heart, Wei Qing is an uncle and a father, and he has very deep feelings for Wei Qing.

When he heard that Wei Qing was injured, he felt even more uncomfortable than when he was injured. This was one of the reasons why Huo Qubing was so angry that he wanted to kill someone.

Liu Han did not answer directly, but asked, "Just came back from the General's Mansion?"

"Yes, I asked you, why didn't you tell me?"

"The general didn't tell you, why didn't you yell at him? Didn't I tell His Majesty? Your Majesty also punished Li Gan, deprived him of his title, and demoted him to the frontier. What else do you want to do, kill him?"

"so what?"

"That's the Han Houye. Can you kill him if you want? I was so angry that I was impulsive. Since the general didn't want to pursue the case, why didn't you go along with his wishes? When I found out, I immediately reported to the emperor and punished Li Gan. The general is probably still angry with me."

Liu Han retorted at first, and then persuaded Huo Qubing with hard words.

Immediately, Liu Han changed the subject, "By the way, I'm leaving in a while. I'm going to travel around the Han Dynasty. His Majesty also gave me the Divine Turtle Sword. It's a royal charter. Kill first and then show off. Isn't it awesome? Before leaving. , I, Imperial Physician Que Tianhua, have ordered me to come and take a look at you."

"Go for a walk?"

"Just look around. I hope to visit all 49 counties in the Han Dynasty. I've seen a lot of deserts in the north and admired the grasslands. I especially want to see the south and Sichuan. I'll get you an iron-eating beast when the time comes. Come and be a mount, how majestic it is."

After the Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world, in order to strengthen the centralization of power, the system of prefectures and counties was implemented.

Neishi, Sanchuan, Hedong, Shangdang, Taiyuan, Daijun, Yanmen, Yunzhong, Jiuyuan, Shangjun, Beidi, Longxi, Yingchuan, Nanyang, Nanjun, Dangjun, Handan, Shanggu and Julu were established nationwide. , Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi, Liaodong, Dongjun, Qijun, Xuejun, Langye, Sishui, Hanzhong, Bajun, Shujun, Jiujiang, Zhangjun, Kuaiji, Changsha and Qianzhong 45 counties.

Then, Qin Shihuang pacified Baiyue and added four additional counties: Minzhong, Nanhai, Xiangjun, and Guilin, for a total of 4 counties.

Liu Bang unified the world, established the Han Dynasty, implemented a system of parallel prefectures and states, and first granted seven kingdoms with different surnames, Han, Zhao, Chu, Huainan, Yan, Changsha, and Liang.

Then six countries with different surnames were eliminated, except for Changsha, and then nine countries with the same surname were established, Chu, Jing, Dai, Qi, Zhao, Liang, Huaiyang, Huainan, and Yan, and a system of coexistence of counties and countries was implemented.At this time, its territory was smaller than that of the Qin Dynasty. The Hetao area in the north was occupied by the Xiongnu, and the area south of the Five Ridges in the south was ruled by Zhao Tuo, forming South Vietnam.

The southeast, present-day Fujian, southern Zhejiang, and southwest, present-day Guizhou, Yunnan, and southwestern Sichuan were also separated from the jurisdiction of the central government, with only 36 counties in the entire territory.

In the third year of Emperor Jing's reign, after the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu was quelled, the counties under the vassal kingdoms were gradually eliminated, the privileges of the princes and kings were taken away, and the status of the kingdom was downgraded. It was the same first-level administrative division as the counties, which was basically equivalent to the county system of Qin Dynasty.

The two dynasties of Wen and Jing successively implemented the policy of using relatives to control sparse and build vassal states, which increased the number of kingdoms and reduced their territory. Emperor Jing took over all the counties in the kingdom and placed them under the central government, which also increased the number of Han counties. At one time, there were even 25 kingdoms in the Han Dynasty. There are 43 counties. There are more counties, but the territory has not increased.

In 127 BC, Wei Qing regained the land of Hetao in one fell swoop. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Shuofang County and Wuyuan County, and immigrated 10 people to settle the land and renovate the old Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty.

In 122 BC, the Han Dynasty continued to expand its achievements westward. Liu Han and Huo Qubing were ordered to attack the tribes of King Hunxie and King Xiutu who occupied Hexi.

In the spring, he wiped out more than 1 enemies at the foot of Gaolan Mountain and captured the Xiongnu Jin people who offered sacrifices to the sky.

In the summer, more than 3.5 enemies were wiped out and 72 people including the Five Kings and Five Queen Mothers of the Huns were captured.

Later, more than [-] people of King Hunxie were surrendered. Since then, Hexi has become a part of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established four counties in Hexi from east to west: Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang. They were historically called the "Four Hexi counties".

From then on, the Hexi Corridor was integrated into the Chinese territory, which also opened the way for the Han Dynasty to connect with the Western Regions.

Up to now, the Han Dynasty has a total of 49 counties, which is about the same number as the Qin Dynasty, but the territory is still smaller. However, Emperor Wu will continue to fight, which will exceed the peak period of Qin Shihuang and include the Western Regions.

Huo Qubing asked, "Why do you want to leave?"

It’s hard to say that I want to see various places in Han Dynasty 2000 years ago.

Take a look at Zhongyue Songshan, Dongyue Taishan, Xiyue Huashan, Nanyue Hengshan, and Beiyue Hengshan 2000 years ago;
Look at the Shu Road, Dujiangyan, and Qingcheng Mountain; look at the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea;
Look at the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Pearl River; look at Poyang Lake, Dongting Lake, Taihu Lake...

"Reading thousands of books is worse than traveling thousands of miles. I just want to walk, see the great rivers and experience the magnificent mountains and rivers of my great nation."

"Okay, then you pay attention to safety."

"I asked His Majesty to send 800 people to escort me. Why don't you go with me?"

Huo Qubing was a little moved, but finally shook his head, "Forget it."

"Also, I'm in good health. I think you should take a look at the imperial doctor's orders. It's been several years and I haven't had a single child. You are quite lecherous. First there was the Hun princess, and then there was the beauty.

I also heard that you brought a little maid from the palace a few days ago, but now you don’t have a child. I had one after drinking. Are you really hurt? "

Huo Qubing said and looked at Liu Han's lower body.

Liu Han's face darkened, "No, I'm fine. Maybe it's the wrong time. Your Majesty isn't a prince who only becomes a prince when he's almost 30?"

"You like Huo Shan so much, how about I adopt him to you?"

"I can live, don't take this seriously, you have to take a look, the Huns have poisoned the water."

"Didn't I drink hot water all the time?"

"Be careful of the old age, years of hard work, long-distance travel, and you have been seriously injured, why don't you take a look? Some diseases are not visible on the surface."

Huo Qubing didn't want to see it alive, but Liu Han had a tough attitude, so he reluctantly agreed.

The next day, the imperial physician ordered Que Tianhua to come to see Huo Qubing, and Liu Han stayed by his side.

"The Marquis has a strong and powerful pulse, a steady pulse, a harmonious pulse, and a strong physique."

After diagnosing the pulse, imperial physician Que Tianhua came to almost the same conclusion as Liu Han did last time: Huo Qubing was healthy.

"Look, I just said it's nothing, it's unnecessary." Huo Qubing was already impatient.

Liu Han ignored him, but looked at the imperial physician Ling Que Tianhua and asked him carefully, "Are there any diseases that are difficult to detect and are latent. Once they break out, the consequences will be serious? He has been in war all year round and his body is exhausted. Are there any diseases? possible?"

"You wish I was sick, right?" Huo Qubing was a little unhappy.

After Liu Han's persuasion several times, the imperial doctor ordered Que Tianhua to check it carefully again. "I really didn't see anything. There should be no problem."

"you sure?"

"Ok!"

At this moment, Liu Han felt relieved and began to prepare for a long journey. Before leaving, he repeatedly told Huo Qubing to take care of his health.

However, he didn't know that this departure would become an eternal farewell!
(End of this chapter)