"Your Highness, there is Hanzhong City ahead!" At this time, Zhi Keqiu drove the horse to Zhao Chen's carriage and said.

Zhao Chen nodded, he had naturally seen Hanzhong City in the distance, and he had also seen countless officials at the gate of the city, and those officials were running in this direction!

At this moment, the convoy gradually stopped, and after about a quarter of an hour, those officials from Hanzhong finally came to the prince's frame! Soon, the sound of "See the Prince" sounded!

Zhao Chen got out of the carriage with a smile on his face and said, "All Aiqing should be flat!" This palace will temporarily live in Hanzhong in the future, and there will be all of you! ”

Zhi Keqiu smiled on the side: "What is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince talking about, they are all your courtiers, and this Hanzhong is also the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, why do you still say that you have to work for them?" They deserve to serve the Prince! ”

After finishing speaking, Zhi Keqiu pointed to a minister next to him and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, this one is Cao Rong, the prefect of Hanzhong!" ”

Next to him, a middle-aged official in his 30s, who was white and chubby, and was a little low, walked over, and the official smiled and said, "Weichen see His Royal Highness the Prince!" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was able to come to Hanzhong, which is really a blessing for Hanzhong! ”

His voice was a little hoarse, and I don't know if he was born like this or if it has become like this in the past few days!

"Hanzhong is a major tax collector of the state, in fact, I have long wanted to come and see it!" Zhao Chen said with a smile.

Zhao Chen is right, in the Song Dynasty, Hanzhong was indeed the country's tax powerhouse! The commercial tax here is second only to Kaifeng, Chengdu and other places! Of course, the governance of Hanzhong in the Song Dynasty is also very different from that of modern Hanzhong, and the governance of Hanzhong in the Song Dynasty is very large, including the current Qinba region under the rule of Hanzhong! After all, at that time, it was a huge area equivalent to the provincial level in later generations!

"The reason why Hanzhong can become a tax-paying place is also related to the hard work of Lord Cao!" Zhe Keqiu smiled on the side.

Zhao Chen was secretly surprised in his heart, he could see that Zhe Keqiu had been praising this Cao Rong, it stands to reason that he shouldn't be! You must know that he is the Xuanfu envoy of Shaanxi, with an army of 100,000 in his hands, and his status is much higher than this Cao Rong, so he has no reason to praise Cao Rong with a low posture!

At this time, Li Gang suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Lord Cao, I heard that you are the brother-in-law of General Zheyan Wenzhe, is that so?" ”

Cao Rong was stunned for a moment, nodded after a while, and said, "It is also a blessing for the sister to be able to marry General Zhe!" ”

Zhao Chen realized this, it turned out that this Cao Rong was the brother-in-law of Zhe Keqiu's son, no wonder Zhe Keqiu would praise Cao Rong! After knowing their relationship, Zhao Chen no longer had much affection for this Cao Rong! He originally wanted to entrap this Hanzhong Taishou, but now he has no such plans!

Zhao Chen thought about it, and the reason why he wanted to go to Hanzhong was that he was afraid that it had something to do with Cao Rong as the prefect of Hanzhong!

"Let's go, let's enter Hanzhong City!" Zhao Chen returned to the carriage and said lightly.

At the moment, the convoy continued to move forward, and the gates of Hanzhong City had already been opened, and Zhao Chen secretly observed the scene of Hanzhong City in the car! Hanzhong City is a big city in ancient times, and the scale of the city is naturally not small, just because of the arrival of the prince, countless soldiers of the Zhejia Army have entered the city, and the whole city is under martial law, and there are not many idle people on the street at this moment!

Only now, Zhao Chen found that since he came to this era, he had hardly dealt with ordinary people of the Great Song Dynasty!

"It seems that if I find time, I will also pay a visit to Weifu to see the lives of ordinary people! However, there are compromises to be sought, and it is difficult to visit micro-services! Zhao Chen said secretly.

"Your Highness, we are heading to the Han Palace!" At this moment, there was a sound of pleading from outside the carriage.

"Han Palace?" Zhao Chen was stunned.

"Your Royal Highness, this Han Palace is the palace built by Liu Bei when he was the king of Hanzhong! After Liu Bei, there were also princes canonized in Hanzhong in the two Jin Dynasty, and there were many royal children in the Tang Dynasty who were canonized in Hanzhong, most of them lived in Liu Bei's palace, and the palace was rebuilt, and the palace was the Han Palace! In the future, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will probably stay in the Han Palace, and he will be here when he ascends the throne in the future! "Fold, ask.

Zhao Chen nodded, he was still very interested in the so-called "Han Palace"! These palaces of the Tang and Song dynasties have long disappeared by the time of the descendants, and now being able to see such palaces is also a novel experience for him!

"How many people are in this Hanzhong city?" Zhao Chen said.

"There are about 400,000!" Fold and seek the way.

"More than 400,000, that's a big city!" Zhao Chen nodded.

In modern times, more than 400,000 is only the level of county seats, and the population of slightly larger prefecture-level cities and provincial capitals is above one million, and cities with a population of 10 million are not uncommon! But in ancient times, more than 400,000 was already a large population! Now it is the only city in China with such a population size!

"Hanzhong has a large population and abundant products, it is the place where Han Gaozu achieved hegemony, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, and he will definitely be able to revive the Great Song Dynasty!" Zhe Keqiu laughed outside.

He said such things in his mouth, and in his heart he was thinking that this place could be used as a place for the Fold family! In the future, he will lead the folded family to get the world here!

Looking at the Hanzhong officials around him, he had a smug smile on his face!

Many of these officials in Hanzhong are descendants of the Zhe family, Cao Rong needless to say, is a relative of the Zhe family, and most of the other officials are also co-opted by Cao Rong and take refuge in the Zhe family!

"The army is in my hands, and the officials in Hanzhong are also in my hands, Zhao Chen, you little prince want to escape from the palm of the old man's hand, that's a dream!" Fold can be secretly authentic!

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The convoy moved slowly, and after a long time, the convoy finally stopped, and the voice of pleading sounded again: "Your Highness, we have come to the Han Palace!" ”

Zhao Chen nodded, and the soldiers of the Zhejia Army next to him opened the car door, and Zhao Chen got out of the car!

He stood on the ground and looked at the "Han Palace" in front of him!

This Han Palace covers a huge area from a distance, and it is probably the largest building complex in this Hanzhong City! He could only see a few buildings in front of him now, all of them in the shape of a palace, and it was not clear what was behind it!

After coming here, Zhao Chen suddenly had a feeling of returning home! Although this is the Han Palace, not the Imperial Palace of Kaifeng, but because it is a palace, he feels extremely kind! After traveling to this era, he stayed in the palace for the first half of the year, and he already regarded the palace as his home!

"Your Highness, I have already sent someone to inform Cao Rong before, and ask Cao Rong and them to tidy up the Han Palace! Now that the Han Palace has been cleaned up, let's enter the Han Palace! "Fold, ask.

Zhao Chen nodded and said, "General Zhe, the palace is here, can someone protect the safety of the palace?" ”

Zhe Keqiu said with a smile: "Weichen has sent more than 2,000 soldiers to defend the Han Palace, which is enough to ensure the safety of His Highness!" ”

Zhao Chen gritted his teeth lightly, he thought to himself that this was the case, he sent so many soldiers to "defend" the Han Palace, obviously wanting to put him under house arrest here!

"Let's go, let's see what this Han Palace looks like!" Zhao Chen strode forward, and hurriedly followed!

They entered it through the palace gate due south, and there was a large hall in front of them! This hall is the main hall of the Han Palace, and it is here that the ancient princes dealt with the affairs of the fiefdom!

"Your Royal Highness, this Han Palace has been inhabited by princes and county kings of the past dynasties, and the name of this palace is constantly changing, today my Prince of the Great Song Dynasty has entered here, and it may become the palace of the Great Song Dynasty in the future, does Your Highness want to name this palace?" Fold and seek the way.

"Okay, let's call it Taihe Palace!" Zhao Chen thought for a while and said.

Taihe Hall is the name of the main hall of the Forbidden City in later generations, and Zhao Chen took it at this moment! Listening to such a name, he also felt comfortable mentally, after all, this name gave him a familiar feeling!

"Taihe Palace, good name! There are several palaces behind this, all of which are named by His Royal Highness! "Fold, ask.

They walked towards the back, and then Zhao Chen named it "Zhonghe Palace" and "Baohe Palace", until they reached the place where Zhao Chen lived in the back, Zhao Chen named it "Qianqing Palace", and the place where the concubines lived was named "Kunning Palace" by him!

After all, this is only a former palace, the territory is limited, except for these five palaces, the rest are some buildings similar to palaces and attics, Zhao Chen will no longer be named!

"From now on, I, Zhao Chen, will live in this Han Palace!" Standing at the door of the Qianqing Palace, Zhao Chen said secretly.

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"Your Highness has been bumpy and tired all the way, so let's rest for the time being! The last general will wait and leave first, and tomorrow the last general will wait for others to arrive, and then discuss the matter of His Highness's accession to the throne! Zhe Keqiu bowed, and said.

"Good!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"Li Gang and Li Ruoshui naturally can't live in the palace, and the last general has already prepared a mansion for the two adults, and invited the two adults to go to the mansion! As for General Wang Dewang, I have also prepared a mansion for General Wang, and General Wang, please come with me! "It's okay to ask for it.

Zhao Chen frowned, he was reluctant in his heart, he didn't want these people to leave his side, but he also knew that what he could ask for was impeccable! He is the crown prince and lives in the palace, and soon he will ascend the throne, and this palace will become a palace, how can Li Gang, Li Ruoshui, Wang De and others, as ministers, live in the palace?

"We're waiting for the resignation!" Li Gang, Li Ruoshui and the others looked at each other for a moment, then knelt on the ground and said.

Zhao Chen watched them leave, and now there are only three close people next to him: Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian! At this moment, these three people have already changed into the clothes of the guards, and they will stay in the Qianqing Palace to protect Zhao Chen's safety!