Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 174
Tianshui ancient slope (now Gangu County ancient slope, note ①) grassland.

The sky and the earth are boundless, insignificant and infinite, and the borrowing (xi) river winds like a jade belt; the sun is shining, the fields are painted with gold, and the mountains are shining.

On the vast and undulating ancient slope grassland, horses gallop and eagles hover in the sky.Huben and Qingqi scattered in all directions, driving the panic-stricken prey towards the center.

Liu Chan was riding on a horse, chasing the deer, and saw that he bent his bow and set an arrow, and with a sound of "whoosh", the stupid deer paused for a moment, then rolled forward a few steps, and fell down.

He galloped out, held the reins tightly, leaned sideways, picked up the silly deer that was still warm with one hand, turned around, and said loudly: "Your Majesty shot another deer with a sharp shot."

Liu Chan reined in the horse's head, noncommittal to his boasting, and chuckled lightly.

Seeing Tiantai Mountain in the distance, Liu Chan handed the bow and arrow in his hand to Xiang Yu, pointed his whip at the distant mountain, and asked, "Ahead is the place where the ancient Qin people worshiped the sky, Tiantai Mountain?"

Jiang Wei, the Fengyi general who was serving nearby, replied respectfully: "That's right, Tiantai Mountain can be a holy place for Qin people to sacrifice to heaven. According to folklore, Qin Feizi was buried nearby."

Hearing this, Liu Chan couldn't help sighing: "The Qin people chased Xirong in the north and left Guanzhong in the east with a land of less than fifty miles. They became the overlords of the Warring States Period. I, a big man, need to learn from their tenacity."

Looking at the young emperor in front of him, Jiang Wei was filled with admiration, and praised, "Your Majesty is a wise king, and the prime minister and chariot general are like the ancient virtuous ministers and good generals. They will calm the world and restore the Han Dynasty, and there will be no problem!"

Liu Chan smiled and said nothing, as we all know, the folk customs in Longyou are tough, and the surnames in Longyou practice military affairs, and they are deeply influenced by the customs of Qiang and Hu.The pursuit of Mingjun is not the same as in the land of Guandong, but likes such types of monarchs as majestic and powerful, such as the deceased Lao Liu, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce.

It's just a pity that in history, Lao Liu was reluctant to part with the four counties in southern Jing. He didn't send troops to Yong and Liang prefectures as soon as possible.

That's why Liu Chan, who had been in contact with Lao Liu, imitated Lao Liu with a bit of style.After the meeting in Ji County, Liu Chan took Jiang Wei, Xiang Yu, Huo Yi and others out hunting, inspected the grasslands of Longyou, inspected the horses, and met the surnames of Longyou by the way.

For this reason, Liao Li, Ma Liang, Yang Yi and others also persuaded them, but they were all shirked by Liu Chan on the grounds that the field hunting was to appease Qinzhou and form the Han cavalry.

Um!Zhuge Liang agreed with it very much. Zhuge Liang thought that the emperors of the Later Han Dynasty were not as martial as the emperors of the Former Han Dynasty, and he very much supported Liu Chan's hunting trips, as long as they did not delay the country's major affairs.

When Liu Chan saw that it was time for dinner, he said boldly: "I have gained a lot today, and I will go back to eat meat and drink in big bowls."

All the generals and soldiers nearby naturally cheered!
Today we went hunting, and we hunted a lot of deer, sheep, rabbits, deer, and pheasants.

After all, Huben and Qingqi beside Liu Chan are not vegetarians.In particular, Xiang Yu led the Qingqi, who were proficient in archery and riding. Qingjiawei was in the foothills of western Sichuan, and galloped through the mountains like walking on flat ground. If he couldn't ride well, he would have fallen to his death in the mountains.

In addition, there are children of the surname of Longyou who travel with the emperor, and Qingqi dare not be ashamed. All of them performed well and captured countless prey.All of a sudden, the animals on the Gupo Grassland fell ill.

"Roast the venison first." Liu Chan got off his horse, threw the whip to Jiang Wei, and said with a smile.

"Come here!" Seeing this, Wei Yan hurried forward to help Liu Chan hold the horse.

Liu Chan took a closer look and saw that it was Wei Yan who came, and joked: "It's rare to have General Zhenxi help me hold the horse and hold the reins!"

Hearing this, Wei Yan panicked and said: "I don't dare, if your majesty wants to go to war, the general is willing to lead the horse and throw the stirrup for your majesty."

Liu Chan handed the reins to Wei Yan, and said with a smile, "I wonder if the general is willing to roast venison for me?"

"promise!"

I don't know if it's because he didn't eat venison in his previous life. Liu Chan is very partial to venison. After all, venison is delicious, nourishing spleen and Qi, warming kidney and strengthening yang.

Um!In ancient times, there were no entertainment facilities, except for food and toilets...

"Your Majesty, the surname of Tianshui came to pay a visit." Huo Yi came over and reported.

Liu Chan smelled the smell of barbecue and suddenly felt hungry, and said, "Xuan!"

Soon, more than a dozen elderly and middle-aged people walked over under the leadership of Huben, trembling.

"Caomin pay homage to His Majesty!" Without knowing the etiquette, everyone hurriedly knelt down and greeted Liu Chan.

Liu Chan looked at the crowd in front of him, and said calmly, "It's enough to avoid the ceremony. I don't know if the Tianshui Zhao family will come?"

The middle-aged man, with a blank expression on his face, stepped out and knelt down, saying, "Here is the Tianshui Zhao family!"

"Marquis Yingping (Zhao Chongguo), is he from the Zhao family in Tianshui?" Liu Chan asked.

"It was the Zhao family in Tianshui, but after Marquis Yingping moved to Jincheng County." The middle-aged man said.

"Zhao Angke is also the person you are waiting for from the Zhao family?" Liu Chan asked again.

The man was terrified, sweating profusely, and said, "Zhao Ang is also from the Tianshui Zhao family."

Seeing this, Liu Chan smiled slightly and said: "Marquis Yingping is loyal to state affairs, he is a pillar of our great man, and he has made great contributions to the great man. Zhao Ang expelled the Qiang Hu and made great contributions to the country, but he didn't notice it for a while. He served Cao Wei and died in the battle of Hanzhong , the merits and demerits balance out, I will not pursue it."

After a pause, Liu Chan continued: "In short, the Zhao family in Tianshui served the Han Dynasty and made outstanding contributions. Don't forget the big man. I want to enlist the Zhao family's heroes to enter the Yulin Cavalry and protect me. I don't know how?"

Hearing the words, the man was overjoyed, and hurriedly praised: "The Zhao family in Tianshui is willing to go through fire and water for the great man, so as to restore the Central Plains!"

Liu Chan nodded slightly, pointed at the roasted venison in Wei Yan's hands, and said with a smile: "This is the venison shot by my own relatives. You can go to General Zhenxi and share the meat and eat it."

The man knelt down and kowtowed, thanking him: "Your Majesty is benevolent, the Zhao family dare not forget each other."

Wei Yan showed displeasure and snorted softly, but he didn't dare to disobey Liu Chan's order, picked up a butcher's knife, and cut the venison for the Zhao family.

Those who came together were full of envy for the man surnamed Zhao.

Liu Chan looked around the crowd, saw a person with deep eyes and high nose, and asked, "Are you Tianshui Di Shi (Note ②)?"

The Di clan man knelt down and replied respectfully, "I am Tianshui Di clan."

"Are you Qiang or Han?" Liu Chan asked.

The man from the Di family did not dare to hide anything, and said honestly: "I am a Qiang man. Because our ancestors admired the Han family, they took the surname Di and lived in Tianshui for generations."

Liu Chan was silent for a while, and asked, "Is life easy?"

The man smiled wryly and said: "It's okay, it's all thanks to the unity of the tribe to fight against foreign enemies, and to live here for the rest of the world."

"In my eyes, both the Qiang people and the Han people are the people of my great man. I am the emperor of the Qiang people and the emperor of the Han people. Since the Di family entered my great man, I treat them equally. I don't know how?" Liu Chan said in a deep voice.

The man was overjoyed, knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, and said in his mouth: "Mr. Di is willing to punish the evil and eliminate the evil for my big man's running dog, and restore the Han Dynasty, in order to repay your majesty's kindness."

Liu Chan said with a smile: "The prince of the Xiongnu, Jin Riyi, can be a minister of my great man, and I can also believe that Di's family will be my pillar of the great man one day. Go and share the venison and eat it!"
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① Gupo is one of the original grasslands preserved by the Qin people in Tianshui for horse herding in the Zhou Dynasty in the early days, so it is named Gupo, also known as Sixian Liang. the source of the river.

"Gangu County Chronicles" and other records: "Dunliang, Jingdunliang in the south of the county, was once a place for Feizi to herd horses."

② Di Renjie was born in Shanxi, but his ancestors were the Tianshui Di family, who later migrated to Shanxi, and his ancestors were Sinicized Qiang people.

(End of this chapter)