Chapter 59: To Hanzhong
"Teacher, when do you think we will be able to return to the north?" Zhao Chen said.
"If you want to return to the north, I'm afraid it will take a few years! But when that time comes, we won't be as alone as we are now! By that time, we should have already taken it down, we already have our own army in our hands, and we can decide to sink and float in the world! Li Gang said.
They are standing here now, Yue Fei, Wang De and others are standing in the distance to raise their guards, and they will not be heard by the people of the Zhejia Army.
"Hmmm! I hope so! This old thief actually secretly drove the two Wu Jie brothers away, I don't think it's possible to see them before leaving! Zhao Chen said.
"If you want to completely control Your Highness, naturally Your Highness will not be allowed to see them!" Li Gang said.
"Well, we'll keep suffering! Keep accumulating strength! Teacher, after arriving in Hanzhong, I don't know what the situation will become? Zhao Chen said.
"After arriving in Hanzhong, it is very likely that I will be driven away from His Highness, Li Ruoshui, Yue Fei and others, so that His Highness will become a real loner! His Highness is only a little over ten years old, just a teenager, and it will be much easier for him to control it! Li Gang said.
Zhao Chen nodded, he thought for a moment, and said, "Teacher, after you leave from my side, you will definitely persecute you!" I hope that you will go out and endure the persecution, and at the same time develop secretly, and help me get rid of it when the opportunity is ripe! ”
"It's nature!" Li Gang nodded and said.
"Thank you so much, teacher!" Zhao Chen bent down and bowed respectfully, and said.
Since coming to this era, he rarely salutes people like this, it is really because Li Gang has helped him greatly, and he is also a teacher and friend, and he is really grateful to Li Gang in his heart!
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, what is this doing? You are a monarch, I am a courtier, isn't it natural for me to help you? Weichen can't afford such a big gift! Li Gang was inexplicably grateful in his heart, and hurriedly said.
"You can all afford such a gift! You are all my right-hand man Zhao Chen, one day, if I can really take charge of the government, I will definitely not forget your kindness to me now! "Zhao Chen cut the railway.
"Your Highness, you say this, the old minister really doesn't know how to repay ......" Li Gang's eyes were a little moist, and he said.
"Let's go, let's go to Hanzhong! Along the way, I will also ask the teacher to tell me about the situation in Hanzhong! Zhao Chen smiled and said.
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The Zhejia army has begun to leave the Great Dispersion Pass, and Zhao Chen, Li Gang and others have also left the Great Dispersion Pass!
This time, Zhao Chen, Li Gang and others did not continue to ride the horse, but sat in the carriage!
In the carriage, Li Gang began to explain to Zhao Chen the geographical knowledge of Hanzhong, as well as some historical allusions in Hanzhong and so on.
Ancient Hanzhong and modern Hanzhong are completely different! In modern times, Hanzhong is part of Shaanxi, but in ancient times, Hanzhong was a political office of the same rank alongside Shaanxi.
Historically, during the Qin Dynasty, Hanzhong belonged to the state-level political office, and Hanzhong was one of the 36 counties divided by Qin Shi Huang at that time! During the Tang Dynasty, it belonged to the capital of Shannan West Road! In the Song Dynasty, the "road" was used as the country's first-class political office, with Hedong Road, Hebei Road, Jingdong Road, Jingxi Road and so on.
Until the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongols occupied Hanzhong, in order to cut off the connection between Hanzhong and Chengdu, so that Sichuan "has no danger to defend", so the Mongols revoked the status of Hanzhong as a national political office, and merged Hanzhong into the Guanzhong region, and since then Hanzhong has become part of Shaanxi Province.
But geographically, Hanzhong is undoubtedly closer to Sichuan and Shu! The climate here is also closer to Sichuan and Shu, and even the culture here is close to Sichuan and Shu, and the voices of the people here have a Sichuan flavor!
Zhao Chen didn't know much about these before, but while listening to Li Gang at this moment, he nodded lightly!
The carriage had been on the road for half a day, but it was still on the mountain! In ancient times, the road traffic was unusually backward, and when they went down the mountain, they often encountered no way to go, and at this time they needed a large army to open the road! If there is no Folding Army, I'm afraid the speed of the march will be even slower!
"The position of Hanzhong is extremely important, it can be called the gateway to Shu, connecting the north and south traffic! This is a battleground for soldiers! Here, the most famous figure is undoubtedly Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao! Does His Royal Highness know anything about Liu Bang? Li Gang said.
"Han Gaozu Liu Bang, he was born in a reckless manner, and there is a legend that he used to be just a gangster, and later became the emperor!" Zhao Chen nodded and said.
As Liu Bang, the most famous emperor in history, Zhao Chen naturally still knows about it.
"Your Highness is right, Liu Bang is indeed from a gangster, but he can get the world, naturally there is a reason! Does Your Highness know why? Li Gang said.
"This ...... Please let the teacher know! Zhao Chen said.
As a senior high school student, after coming to this era, he also used to study all kinds of knowledge hard, but except for a period of time in the palace, he was fleeing the rest of the time, so what he learned was effective! For Liu Bang, he only knows some basic knowledge, and he doesn't know at all why Liu Bang was able to get the world and what unique qualities Liu Bang himself has.
"He was able to get the world, first of all, because he knew how to use people well! Liu Bang has three civil and military ministers, known in historical materials as the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, His Royal Highness should know these three people, right? Li Gang said.
"Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Han Xin!" Zhao Chen nodded.
"Yes, it's these three people! Zhang Liang is strategizing, winning thousands of miles away, Xiao He guards the country, appeases the people, makes the rear stable, and allows the army to be transported to the front line in a steady stream, Han Xin is leading millions of people, the battle will be won, and the attack will be taken! These three people, whether at that time or in the more than 1,000-year history of our Han people, can be regarded as outstanding people! With the help of these three people, Liu Bang will naturally be able to get the world! Li Gang said.
"I see!" Zhao Chen nodded.
"As His Highness just said, Liu Bangnai was born as a gangster, he doesn't even recognize a few big characters, he doesn't have martial arts, he can't command the army, he is much worse than Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin in these aspects, but he can use talents, so he can get the world! For a king, he can be illiterate, he may not know martial arts, and he may not lead troops to fight, but as long as he can know how to make good use of people and hand things over to his capable people to do, this is a good king, I hope Your Highness will keep this in mind! Li Gang said.
"I understand!" Zhao Chen nodded.
In a society governed by one man, knowing how to make good use of others is the most outstanding skill of a king! can discover talents and use talents, even if the king himself does not have many skills, but he can make the country prosperous and strong, and make himself the so-called "holy king"! In fact, not only in ancient times, but in modern China, if a superior can know how to make good use of people, then the place he governs will not be too bad! This is true not only in politics, but also in shopping malls, and even in any field! If you have the ability to know people and make good use of them, you are the best superior!
"It's a pity, since the Han Dynasty, there are no outstanding people like Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin!" Li Gang sighed softly and said.
"Who's to say no? In today's era, there are outstanding people comparable to Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin! The teacher was resourceful, helped the palace escape all the way from Kaifeng, Xiangzhou and other places, and finally came to the northwest, and now he has completely settled down, and the teacher can be compared to Zhang Liang! The teacher once served as the prime minister and once governed the country, and he was also quite organized, which can also be compared to Xiao He! As for Han Xin, I think Yue Fei can be compared to Han Xin! Zhao Chen said.
"How dare Lao Chen compete with Zhang Liang and Xiao He? As for Yue Fei, he is a nameless boy, although he is strong in martial arts, but if he wants to compare with Han Xin, he is afraid that he is still too much worse! Li Gang shook his head and said.
"Not really! You are all the right-hand men of this palace, how can you not compare to Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin? Zhao Chen said with a smile.
Li Gang is the first prime minister of Nandu, and it is Li Gang and others who maintain the situation of partial peace in the Southern Song Dynasty, so that the Southern Song Dynasty can continue to exist for a hundred years! As for Yue Fei, he is the most famous national hero of the Chinese nation, with outstanding achievements in his life, and almost no one can compare with him in this era! Yue Fei's art of war is not trivial, even if it is really similar to Han Xin, I am afraid that it is not too much different!
Zhao Chen's analogy is not an exaggeration!
"Lao Chen and the others don't dare to compare with the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty! Your Royal Highness, Liu Bang can get the world, in addition to knowing people and making good use of them, he is good at forbearance is also one of them! Li Gang said again.
"Oh? Is he also good at forbearance? Zhao Chen said.
"Not bad! At the end of Qin, the princes rose up, the world was in turmoil, the princes discussed, and the one who entered Xianyang first was the king! Liu Bang was the first to enter Xianyang, but Liu Bang did not claim the throne! Doesn't he want to be king? Not so, he knows that his strength is not the strongest, and now being the king will only become the target of public criticism! Therefore, not only did he not claim the throne, but withdrew from Xianyang, gave Xianyang to the strongest Xiang Yu, and made Xiang Yu the target of the public, and he retreated to Hanzhong! Isn't this forbearance? Li Gang said.
"That's what the teacher said!" Zhao Chen nodded.
"Liu Bangnai was born as a gangster, he likes money and beautiful women, but after he conquered Xianyang, his property was untouched, and women had nothing to do, which is also forbearance! In order to achieve your goals, you can suppress your desires, this is the truth of Liu Bangren! Li Gang said.
"Liu Bang has many advantages!" Zhao Chen nodded.
According to historical records, Liu Bang is heroic and good at dealing with people, even if he is a janitor, he can make friends, so the heroes of the world are willing to use it! He also knows that mistakes can be changed, even after becoming an emperor, if he finds that he is wrong, he will change it immediately! Although this person came from a humble background, he was tenacious and bold, taking advantage of the chaos to recruit heroes from all over the world, and finally he could open up the 400-year Han Dynasty! Your Highness, you must learn from Han Gaozu well! Li Gang said.
"Teacher, don't worry, I will learn from Han Gaozu Liu Bang!" Zhao Chen said.
Now he also suddenly discovered that this emperor who was born as a gangster in history is indeed extraordinary, and he has many advantages, which are worth learning from himself! After all, he will also be an emperor in the future!
"In addition to Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, there has also been a character in Hanzhong, Liu Bei! At the end of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei was also the king of Hanzhong, the king of Hanzhong! It's just that Liu Bei failed in the end and didn't get the world! Li Gang said.
"Why did Liu Bei fail?" Zhao Chen said curiously.
For this question, he is very interested, in modern society, whether it is watching novels or TV series of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei's Shu Han is "orthodox", which tells the story of Shu Han the most, but Shu Han ultimately failed, so he is curious!
"Liu Bei did not fail, before Liu Bei died, Shu Han was still one of the Three Kingdoms! At that time, it was still the three kingdoms, and Cao Wei did not have the ability to destroy Shu! The death of Shu Han was a matter after Liu Chan succeeded to the throne! The reasons for this are complex, there are disputes over monarchy and persuasion, the relationship between Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang is not as harmonious as recorded in historical records, as well as the dispute between Zhuge Liang and Li Yan, the two ministers of Tuogu, and the dispute between officials of the Jingzhou faction and the Sichuan and Shu factions, which made Shu Han's national strength extremely depleted, and when Zhuge Liang died, Shu Han was already an empty shell...... "Li Gang began to say slowly.
Zhao Chen sat there and listened carefully, the so-called "take copper as a mirror, you can be dressed properly, take people as a reference, you can know the gains and losses, take history as a mirror, and you can know the rise and fall", he comes from modern society, his vision is beyond this era, just about governing the country, about politics, he still has countless places to learn from Li Gang!
The road passed slowly, and in the evening, they came down from the mountain! At this moment, he ordered to set up camp, and they rested at the foot of the mountain for the night.
Early the next morning, they continued on their way!
Due to the mountainous terrain and limited population density in ancient times, they often didn't meet a single person in a day!
Along the way, in addition to listening to Li Gang explain geography and historical knowledge, Zhao Chen occasionally asked Yue Fei, Wang De and others for martial arts knowledge!
Along the way, they did feel the arrival of spring! The willows have sprouted, and occasionally you can see the grass that has just grown! This is south of the Qinling Mountains, and the climate is already very different from the north!
After walking for five days, the terrain gradually flattened, and Zhao Chen knew that they had come to what later generations called the "Hanzhong Basin"! This is the granary of Shaanxi, known as "the land of fish and rice, the house of national treasures" in ancient times, and it is not far from Hanzhong City when it comes here!
After another three days, after passing through countless towns and villages, they finally saw a big city in the distance!