Time came in a hurry, and in an instant, it was already July.

The weather in July is hot, and the sun hangs high in the sky, shining on the earth. The road is full of greenery, flowers in full bloom, and the fragrance is overflowing.

Not far away, the turquoise water of the lake shimmers in the sun, and the breeze blows, creating layers of ripples, making people feel a burst of coolness.

The mountains in the distance are towering, and the clouds and mist are shrouded, as if bringing people into a quiet landscape painting.

"Ahead is Longquan Station."

Liu Chan followed the prestige, and not far away was the Longquan Post Station outside Chengdu.

When he went to Nanzhong, there was a beautiful woman there who brought him spring and summer clothes.

Now he is wearing, the clothes she has woven with her own hands.

It's just that the beauty probably didn't know that he was returning today, and now she is not seen outside the post station.

"Is Lang Jun looking for someone?"

After bidding farewell to Princess Zhurong, Guan Yinping's interest was much higher, but when he saw Liu Chan's eyes stopping outside Longquan Station, his heart was vigilant, and his pretty eyebrows were furrowed.

Since she entered the son-in-law Liu Chan's room, Guan Xing has counted the faces around the son.

Princess Zhurong is just a barbarian girl's ear, so she should not be afraid.

Zhang Peilan, the daughter of the third uncle, and her son's childhood sweetheart, the two secretly have feelings for each other, this is what needs to compete for favor!

"It's just a little embarrassing." Liu Chan had a look of emotion on his face.

When he first went south to Nanzhong, it was still in March and April, and now it is July.

Although the speed of the expedition to Nanzhong can be called rapid, four months is not a short time.

"Don't talk about it, let's go to the city!"

Liu Chan clamped the horse between his legs, waved the reins lightly, and the horse under his crotch understood, and immediately galloped towards Chengdu City.

In the evening, the sun gradually sinks in the west, the sky is rendered into an orange-red afterglow, and the city of Chengdu in the distance is like a giant beast hibernating, and it is like a huge seal, as if welcoming the returning son Liu Chan.

The glow of the sunset shone on the young man's body, which made Guan Yinping a little stupid for a while.

....

The news of Gongzi's return to Chengdu, although Liu Chan communicated through the messenger, but probably his marching speed was not much slower than that of the messenger, Dong and Liu Ba originally thought that he Liu Chan would not arrive until ten days later.

As everyone knows, Liu Chan led his son's army, talked about martial arts, and almost marched from Yunnan County to Chengdu at once.

The time spent in the meantime was not more than ten days at all.

After entering Chengdu, Liu Chan walked all the way into the state pastor's mansion.

The officials of the state pastoral government who got the news hurriedly gathered in the state pastoral mansion and came to meet Liu Chan.

Wu Yi was in a hurry, he straightened his clothes, and said to Dong He on the side: "Didn't you say that the son will return to Chengdu in ten days?" Why are you back now? ”

Dong He also had a look of helplessness on his face.

"When I received the letter from the son, I inferred according to the speed of the march that the son should return to Chengdu after five to ten days, and I don't want the son to be vigorous and resolute, it's good to be young, I'm afraid it is the character of the son that can subdue the barbarians in Nanzhong, and even organize the people to train into a flying army, and immigrate to enrich Chengdu and Hanzhong."

It is extremely difficult to make the results of this item.

But it was made by Childe, a twelve-year-old boy.

How can these old officials not admire this?

If it weren't for the child's luck, who would believe it?

"This is indeed the temperament of Childe!"

Wu Yi bowed slightly.

Sima Pangyi of General Zuo's Mansion stepped forward and said: "The son wants to come, but he doesn't want me to wait for a big deal, so he went to greet him, and this time he came in a hurry, which shows his lordship!" ”

Li Hui, shooting aid, Yi nationality, Liu Ba and others nodded in response.

"That's a good point."

Just as everyone was talking, someone outside the door suddenly shouted: "Childe has arrived!" ”

In the governor's mansion, the originally noisy people were silent, and their eyes were fixed on the position of the gate.

Pedal Pedal Pedal ~

The slight sound of footsteps is so obvious in the hearts of everyone at this moment.

Liu Chan slowly walked into the state pastor's mansion before entering the gate, but he found a cadre of ministers waiting in the door early.

"I'll see Childe later!"

General Lang in charge of the army, General Zuo's office, Dong He, took the lead in visiting.

Xu Jing, Liu Ba and others saluted.

"I'll see Childe later!"

All the ministers saluted in unison, and this momentum was not small at all.

Liu Chan hurriedly stepped forward, he helped the ministers up one by one, and said: "Zen Fang Ruzi, although he stayed in Chengdu, but the matter still depends on your predecessors, why do you need to do this great gift?" Hurry up, please! ”

I think that when he Liu Chan first went to the state pastoral mansion to take office, although he was also courteous to these ministers, he was definitely not in such a state as today.

These beards are all white, and many people can be his grandfather Liu Chan according to their age, but now they are sincerely saluting him.

The reason for this, he Liu Chan naturally knows it.

Originally, Liu Chan was respected by them because of his identity as Liu Bei's son, but now after he pacified Nanzhong, with his own ability, he has already won the respect of these old ministers!

They saw hope from Liu Chan!

Liu Bei is now in his fifties, according to this era, it can be regarded as an advanced age, Liu Chan is only twelve years old, and he has shown the ability to lead the troops in battle.

They saw the hope of reviving the Han Dynasty, and they also saw that the future of following their son Liu Chan would be bright.

The courtiers who originally wanted to take another look now immediately began to bet on Liu Chan.

Since he pacified Nanzhong, they really regarded Liu Chan as Liu Bei's heir, and he was the only heir!

"Gongzi took the risk of sending troops to quell the rebellion in Nanzhong, and even subdued millions of barbarians, so that they emigrated to the real side, the credit is great, few people compare, my Han has a son, it is really the blessing of the community, the blessing of the people, and the blessing of the lord!"

Dong He held the white beard in his hand and said with a sigh.

"Yes, Gongzi led an army of 3,000, but he was able to pacify the land of Nanzhong, which was incomparable to the great sages of the ancients!"

"It is the blessing of the community and the blessing of the people!"

....

The subordinate officials of the State Pastoral Mansion and the subordinate officials of the General Zuo Mansion slapped Liu Chan one by one with no money.

"The princes have praised it."

It feels good to be praised, but Liu Chan didn't get dizzy because of this.

Only then did a Nanzhong be pacified, where did it go?

"Why should Childe be humble, at the age of Childe, who can pacify the four counties, who can do it?"

"Yes, it's the ancient Ganluo, and it's not as good as the son!"

"Childe has dragon energy, and Childe has the hope of the Han family!"

...

Seeing that the horses were endless, Dong He stood up at the right time at this time.

"That's it, since it's already time to meet the son, they will disperse, can today's errand be done?"

"Since you welcome Childe, Ann has asked Childe to stand outside the hall?" Liu Ba also stepped forward to respond.

As soon as Dong He and Liu Ba spoke, those officials who wanted to make friends with Liu Chanpan, or even had a familiar face, had to disperse with regret on their faces.

"Childe, please!"

Dong He smiled and made a gesture of please to Liu Chan.

"Please."

Liu Chan was welcomed by Dong and Liu Ba, Xu Jing and others to the lobby of the State Pastoral Office.

"Childe, please take a seat!"

Dong He made another gesture of please.

When Liu Chan heard this, he didn't shirk it, and walked up directly and sat on the main seat.

He had sat in this position before, but the feeling of sitting before was different from the feeling of sitting now.

Although he stayed in Chengdu before, but for the state pastor's office, he was like a passerby, Dong He, Liu Ba, Li Hui and these people offered him high on it, only as a statue of a god, and the entire state pastor was actually faintly resistant to him, and was not fully tolerant.

Now that Liu Chan is sitting in this position, he feels that the state pastoral government is constantly accepting him and catering to him.

Looking at the ministers under the hall, the eyes of Liu Chan at this moment are no longer the eyes of the elders looking at the younger generations, but the eyes of the ministers looking at the monarch.

The difference between the two is not the same.

"Childe, this is the general list of officials in Shu County for more than three months."

Liu Ba managed the officials of Shu County, and at this moment handed the general list of officials to Liu Chan's case.

reported the work to Liu Chan, and naturally regarded Liu Chan as the master.

"Childe, this is the general list of civil affairs of Shu County for more than three months."

Xu Jing is in charge of civil affairs. At this moment, the general list of civil affairs is also handed over.

"Childe, this is a summary of personnel changes in Yizhou."

Li Hui is Gong Cao, in charge of personnel work, and at this moment, he is also handing over the summary list of personnel changes to Liu Chan's case.

The rest of the ministers also handed in a summary of their work for more than three months, waiting for Liu Chan to review it.

"Childe, this is the general list of agriculture in Yizhou."

"Childe, this is the general list of Yizhou's defense."

....

Regarding the courtier's statement, Liu Chan naturally knew it.

He first picked up the general table of officials and watched it carefully and carefully, and then said after a long time: "Liu Lingjun is a good official, and he is quite experienced in handling things, and he has worked hard. ”

"Serving the son, how can you talk about hard work?"

Then, he picked up the general table of civil affairs and read it carefully.

After a long time, Liu Chan looked at Xu Jing and said with a smile: "Xu Citizen's administration is just right, and if this method is implemented, Shu County will be thriving and thriving!" Xu Gong sleeps at night, and Zen respects it! ”

"What is the matter, how can we talk about respect?" Xu Jing stroked his white beard in his hand, although he was polite, but when he heard Liu Chan's praise, this old face was like a chrysanthemum blooming, and it was extraordinarily brilliant.

Personnel, agriculture, defense...

Liu Chandu read them one by one and commented them one by one.

It took more than two hours to make up for all the homework he had not done in Chengdu for more than three months.

He also has a preliminary understanding of the changes in Yizhou in the past three months.

"It's not easy to govern the place, and you've worked hard."

After reading these general tables, Liu Chan can be regarded as knowing the tediousness of governing a state.

If it weren't for these ministers, Liu Chan alone would not be able to handle these government affairs well, even if he worked hard all day.

It was the workaholic Zhu Yuanzhang who came over, and there was no one to help, and it was enough to govern a state.

"It's all about serving the country, so what's the hard work?"

Dong He looked at the ministers in the palace and said, "It's getting late, the monarchs are gone, and they will come to duty tomorrow morning." ”

Liu Chan looked at the recital for more than two hours, it was already past the time to get off work, and the ministers were still in the hall, just to do it for Liu Chan to see, and strive to leave a good impression on the son Liu Chan.

"Yes, it's getting late, so you'd better rest quickly!"

When the ministers heard this, they saluted Liu Chan and said in unison: "No! ”

The ministers in the hall left in turn, and Liu Chan also got up from the main seat.

To tell the truth, he traveled long distances, and he was already tired of traveling, and he sat in the state minister's mansion and handled government affairs for more than two hours in a row, and it was impossible to say that he was not tired.

"Childe and slow."

Dong He stepped forward slowly and said, "The old minister has something to say to the prince alone. ”

Speaking alone?

"Please!"

The two of them went to the inner hall of the hall, where only the dim lights flickered, and beyond that, there were some paperwork.

"Now there are only you and me in the room, Zhonglang General, if you have something to say, you can say it now."

Dong He nodded lightly and said, "The prince knows that Hanzhong has been decided, and the lord is ready to return to the master." ”

Back to the teacher?

Liu Chan was stunned for a moment in his heart, it seemed that his suggestion to stay in Hanzhong was not adopted by Liu Bei.

Although Liu Chan was disappointed in his heart, it was not surprising.

Hanzhong was not built, it could not provide grain and grass, and it was indeed difficult to station a large number of troops for a long time.

This daily consumption of grain and grass is a heavy burden for Yizhou.

Now it is no longer possible to suffer the people.

No matter how bitter it is, it will be chaotic.

I have to wait for the immigration to be completed, and Hanzhong Tuntian has improved slightly, so that we can rely on Hanzhong and enter the land of Guanzhong and Yongliang.

"The Mandate of Heaven is in Han, and my father can win in a battle in Hanzhong, which is within my expectations."

"Yes, the destiny is in Han!"

Dong He nodded lightly, and then said: "But before returning to the master, I hope that the lord will be the king in Hanzhong!" ”

Called the king of Hanzhong?

Liu Chan had already expected it in his heart.

Now that Liu Bei has defeated Cao Cao in Hanzhong, he has reached the pinnacle of his life, whether it is prestige or strength!

Cao Cao was already crowned King of Wei in 216 AD, which was the first king with a different surname in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

And Liu Bei, who is Cao Cao's lifelong enemy, naturally cannot lose to Cao Cao politically, even if it is to be equal to Cao Cao's political status, it is urgent for Liu Bei to establish himself as the king of Hanzhong.

Secondly, Xuande himself wishes, I am afraid that he also wants to be king.

Although his ambition has always claimed to be to revive the Han Dynasty, at this point, it makes little difference between letting Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and letting Liu Xuande come to revive the Han Dynasty.

His dream since childhood was to take the "Yu Bao covered car", which was the emperor's car, in more than 30 years of southern and northern wars, this goal of reviving the Han dynasty seems to be close at hand.

Liu Bei began in 198 AD, was Cao Cao on the Han Xian Emperor named the left general, after more than 20 years, Liu Bei has been a left general, the left general is not directly called the emperor, need to be called the king first, so Liu Bei to establish himself as the king of Hanzhong, lay a good foundation, ready for the emperor.

Moreover, Liu Bang was named the king of Han that year, that is, he set the capital of Hanzhong, and then set out from Hanzhong to attack Sanqin first, and then sent Hanguguan to the east to unify the world.

This is a successful route, but also a lucky route, the reason why Liu Bei chose to be the king in Hanzhong is to get involved in Liu Bang's good luck back then, which also shows that Liu Bei's ambition is to unify the world.

This is also the reason why Liu Bei cannot be called "King of Ba", "King of Shu" or "King of Chu".

Judging from the area that Liu Bei actually ruled in Jian'an for 24 years, the only geographical units that can constitute the name of the word Wang Wang are "Chu" representing Jingzhou and "Ba" and "Shu" representing "Yizhou".

Between the Qin and Han dynasties, "Chu", as the largest anti-Qin force, successively had "Zhang Chu" established by Chen She, "Later Chu" established by Emperor Xiong Xin of Chuyi, and "Western Chu" established by Xiang Yu.

And Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, once served as a courtier of Later Chu and Western Chu, and then defeated Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, to establish the Han Dynasty.

Although the Eastern and Western Han Dynasty both set up the king of Chu, considering the continuity between the king and the subsequent emperor name, if Liu Bei used "Chu" as the official country name when he was called emperor, wouldn't he forget his ancestors.

If Liu Bei is called the King of Ba and the King of Shu, he lacks the support of the political tradition of the Han Dynasty.

At the same time, Ba and Shu faintly have the meaning of frontier and barbarian land, and Liu Bei's name of Ba and Shu is not conducive to highlighting the orthodox status.

At that time, Liu Bang did not want to enter Hanzhong to become a vassal domain, Xiao He persuaded him that Hanzhong "said that Tianhan, and its name is very beautiful", which shows that Hanzhong is named after Hanshui, and corresponds to the heavenly "Tianhe" (Tianhan), which is a good name. This also shows that the Han Guo comes from "Hanzhong".

Of course...

Since it is orthodox, why not directly call it "King of Han" to highlight the orthodox status of "Han family and Miao descendants"?

The main reason is that the Han court headed by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty still exists in name, openly using "Han" as the royal name, and the same name as the Great Han State, which is obviously suspected of trespassing, and it is easy to fall into the same "usurpation" context as Cao Cao.

Therefore, with a plausible "King of Hanzhong" as the royal title, he can not only show his deference to the court with the two-character king, but also connect with the ancestor Liu Bang, why not do it?

From this point of view, his cheap dad Liu Xuande is actually very scheming.

"What does Zhonglang mean by this?"

Dong He carefully looked at Liu Chan's expression and said, "I just came to ask Gongzi's opinion, is it appropriate to be called the king now?" ”

Should I be king?

Liu Chan didn't think about it, and said: "My father has contributed to the society and has great ambitions, so he deserves to be called the king!" ”

King!

Why not be king?

Liu Bei is not called the king, how does he Liu Chan be the prince?

Moreover, the act of becoming the king is also to win people's hearts!

Liu Bei only first raised his own status, and then he could reward others, only by rewarding others could he attract people to follow his own business, Liu Bei has been a general Zuo for more than 20 years, General Zuo can only open a government to govern affairs, and he is still far from establishing a regime.

I'm afraid that Dong and these courtiers also want to take a step forward.

Liu Chan looked at Dong He meaningfully, and the latter's reaction was really as he thought.

"Childe has this thought, and please join the son, please call the lord the king of Hanzhong!"

Self-establishment as the king of Hanzhong is not just a show, he has a set of processes, and you have to let the people of the world obey you.

If Liu Bei wants to establish himself as the king of Hanzhong, the first thing to do is to let his subordinates persuade him to become the king of Hanzhong, and he has to persuade him to refuse three times to show modesty, and then he has to give Liu Xie, the emperor of Han Xian, a seal written by Liu Bei's subordinates to persuade Liu Bei to become the king of Hanzhong.

Therefore, this king of Hanzhong can be regarded as worthy of his name.

In his previous life, there was no Liu Chan in the name of this joint list, but when he thought about it, he also understood.

I am afraid that it is because he pacified the four counties of Nanzhong, and in Liu Bei's group, he is no longer that insignificant figure.

In the original history, Liu Chan was more of a totem, a statue, and a cohesive person.

His courtiers all understand, when it comes to the ability to govern the country? Liu Chan can't do it, when it comes to marching and fighting? Liu Chan can't!

Then it will be used as a carrier to inherit the will of the lord!

The allegiance in the hearts of these courtiers has never been Liu Chan, but Liu Bei's will!

But today's Liu Chan is very different from the historical Liu Chan.

He is no longer the carrier of Liu Bei's spirit, and has become a real lord!

Dong He asked Liu Chan to jointly put on the table, which represents Liu Bei Group's recognition of his Liu Chan ability!

"On the persuasion form, I signed myself!"

Liu Chan took the persuasion form, and Dong He had already prepared the pen and ink.

"Please put the book in the first place."

Hearing this, Liu Chan shook his head slightly.

"How can I be the first to persuade you?"

There is also a saying about the rank on the list.

The basis of the ranking is status, and the status here refers to official positions and titles.

There is a principle in the ranking of the size of the official position, that is, the official position of the Han Dynasty > Liu Bei's subordinate officials of the Zuo General's Mansion > the direct subordinate generals under Liu Bei. The titles are county marquis> township marquis> pavilion marquis> Guannei marquis.

The higher the rank of persuasion, the more power from the dragon.

This is also Liu Bei's means of regaining people's hearts, if he is persuaded to be the first, whether it is reasonable or reasonable, or for Liu Bei's purpose of collecting the hearts of his subordinates, it is contrary to it.

He smiled lightly and said, "Just twenty away!" ”

Without waiting for Dong He to refuse, Liu Chan wrote the seven characters of "Liu Chan, a left-behind minister in Chengdu", on the position of 20 people away.

"Childe is wise!"

This first candidate is naturally for Ma Chao.

His words were just polite compliments, and with the wisdom of the son, he also understood what he said.

The first signature, none other than Ma Chao!

Ma Chao's official position is the Han court's partial general annexation of the state pastor, this is the authentic Han official, his title is the Marquis of Duting, Liu Bei Group can be compared, but also only the Hanshou Pavilion Marquis of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei's new Pavilion Marquis is Liu Bei, not the Han Dynasty, and the gold content is slightly insufficient.

In addition, let Ma Chao's signature be the first, which is also to accept the hearts of others and give him the merit of being a dragon.

There is a lot of care, and it can't be said in a few words.

When Liu Chan handed over the signed persuasion form to Dong He, he knew in his heart that he was afraid that in a few days, the name of his son-in-law Liu Chan would change.

The next time his subordinates call him, he will become the crown prince Liu Chan!

And he, Liu Chan, also has the right to open the house!

The Prince's Mansion has its own subordinate official system!

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