Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 270 Persuasion
Time flies, and before you know it, it's the twelfth lunar month.

In the evening of deep winter, it was extraordinarily cold and desolate.

The Habayashi guards with halberds guarded the palace with solemn expressions.

The maids dared not make a sound, and took brooms to clean the snow inside and outside the palace.

Outside the palace gate, several maidens were kneeling in the snow, shivering.

Empress Zhang Yun wore a cotton robe, walked up to Gong'e, and said softly, "It's cold on the ground, get up!"

"Does Your Majesty have a meal (dinner)?"

Gong'e gasped, and said gratefully: "Thank you, Madam, Your Majesty has not eaten yet."

Zhang Yun nodded, took off his cotton robe, and walked into the hall.

I saw Liu Chan closing his eyes, frowning and meditating, rubbing his nose with his hands, as if he was very depressed.

Looking at this scene, Zhang Yun couldn't help feeling a little distressed. He and Da Lang had been together for nearly ten years. Logically speaking, both parties should know each other well.

But Zhang Yun has never seen Dalang angry and sad in front of him, and basically hides alone in the palace alone to mediate his emotions silently.

Zhang Jun greeted him, with a delicate fragrance on his body, he walked lightly to Liu Chan's side.

Liu Chan closed his eyes, sniffing the increasingly heavy fragrance, a pair of silky and delicate hands stroked his face and massaged the position of his temples.

"You're here!" Liu Chan has been familiar with Zhang Yun's taste for many years.

"kindness!"

Zhang Yun rubbed Liu Chan's temple, and said slowly: "Old General Zhao died of illness, I still look forward to Da Lang, take care of your health, and focus on the overall situation."

Liu Chan opened his eyes, sighed, and said, "Even so, I'm really sad."

After a pause, Liu Chan said sadly: "Zhao and Qing rescued me, and when we finally met, they still thought about me wholeheartedly, but now they died of illness. I feel extremely sad."

Zhang Yun stopped, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Your Majesty, who are you?"

Hearing this, Liu Chan was stunned, and replied in doubt: "I am the Son of Heaven, the husband of Yun'er."

Zhang Jun looked at Liu Chan, held his hand, and said softly: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, the Lord of the World, how can you forget the world because of one person's love? Your Majesty should have the world and the people in his heart, not just General Zhao and others." The ministers of other great Hans."

Zhang Jun stared at Liu Chan with enthusiastic eyes, and said: "If Da Lang dominates the world, his achievements should be comparable to that of the great ancestor Guangwu. If he can sweep away the disadvantages of the later Han's decline and abolish the later Han, and revitalize the virtues of the former Han, Guangwu is incomparable." .”

Liu Chan was a little dazed, he didn't expect Zhang Yun to say such words.

I traveled through so many years, only towards the goal of revitalizing the Han Dynasty, and never thought about how future generations would evaluate me.

Liu Chan pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "Jun'er's words are so deafening, I only know today."

Hearing this, Zhang Yun smiled sweetly, and said with a smile: "I don't know if Your Majesty has an appetite, but this concubine brought His Majesty's favorite preserved deer."

Liu Chan laughed and said, "Jun'er, let's serve the food first!"

After finishing speaking, Liu Chan got up and walked to the palace gate, and shouted: "I pass on my will, and I ordered General Wei's son Zhao Tong to succeed General Wei, and his second son Zhao Guang was named General Yamen, so that the two of them can keep their filial piety at ease."

Huang Hao clasped his hands in the corner and said, "No!"

Looking at the snowflakes falling in the sky again, Liu Chan sighed, this was the last thing he could do for Zhao Yun.

"Dalang!"

Liu Chan turned back to the palace, and the serving maid closed the palace gate and lit the lamps.

Seeing Liu Chanduan sitting in front of the desk, Zhang Yun was about to eat, lightly parted his red lips, and said, "Yun'er played the harp for Da Lang to relieve his fatigue."

Zhang Yun knelt in front of the zither, hooked the string with his left hand, and wiped the string with his right hand. Suddenly, the beautiful sound of the zither resounded through the hall.

Accompanied by the sound of music, Liu Chan quickly finished his dinner and read today's memorial.

Liu Chan opened Zhuge Liang's memorabilia and thought to himself: "Well! The Prime Minister is preparing to attack Liangzhou in the north, so soon!"

Liu Chan couldn't help pondering the memorials, although Zhuge Liang had optimized the command system of the Han army after several months of training and lectures.However, it is basically impossible to expect earth-shaking changes in the combat effectiveness of the Han army in just a few months.

Moreover, there are only more than [-] people in Longyou. According to the current stockpile of grain and grass of the Han army, they can only support Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition for a few months.

Liu Chan couldn't help being a little worried about the results of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, especially since Longyou had not yet carried out further governance.

My own plan for Longyou and the improvement of Longyou's agricultural production have not yet been proposed, so if I send troops easily now, I am afraid that I will return without success.

Liu Chan glanced at the memorial again, and saw that Zhuge Liang did not write a specific plan for dispatching troops, but only explained a few words that now is a good opportunity to dispatch troops, and we must not let it go, please order to go out and other words.

Liu Chan just wanted to ask Dong Yun and others, but thought that it would be inconvenient to summon them today for Xiumu, so he meditated alone.

Zhang Jun seemed to catch a glimpse of Liu Chan's tightly furrowed brows, stopped playing the string in his hands, and asked warmly: "Your Majesty, is there any unsolved trouble, can you talk to Yuner?"

Hearing this, Liu Chan pondered for a moment, and said: "The Prime Minister wants to send troops to attack Liangzhou in the north. I am thinking that the army will go to Yong and Liang to fight. If there are many soldiers and there are few people in Longyou, there will be insufficient food and grass. I am afraid that the Prime Minister will return without success. .”

Zhang Yun bowed his head in thought, and after a long time, he said, "What do Da Lang think of the Prime Minister's military strategy?"

Liu Chan chuckled, and then replied: "The prime minister's army is slightly superior to others, and there are few people in the world who can compare with him."

"And what about the chariot general?" Zhang Yun asked again.

Liu Chan was a little surprised, and replied: "Only in terms of martial arts, the Chariot General (Huang Quan) is second only to the Prime Minister in the Han Dynasty. In the world, there are very few people who can compare with it."

Zhang Yun smiled slightly, and asked back: "Da Lang asks himself, can Wu Lue compare to the prime minister and the chariot general?"

Liu Chan immediately understood Zhang Yun's meaning, couldn't help but smiled wryly, pretended to be displeased and said, "Could it be that I don't know soldiers!"

Zhang Yun covered his mouth and chuckled a few times, and said: "Don't you know that Gaozu, Gaozu is no wiser than Zhang Liang, braver than Han Xin, and he is no match for Xiao He. But if you can control him, you should know this with your majesty's intelligence."

Liu Chan pondered for a moment, and asked, "Jun'er is telling me to believe what I heard, and not to interfere in this matter."

Zhang Yun shook his head and said: "Da Lang can listen to it, but it depends on how Da Lang does it."

Liu Chan glanced at Zhang Yun, and asked curiously: "Yun'er didn't ask about military affairs or government affairs in the past, why can he answer today's words?"

Zhang Yun blinked and said, "Since Mrs. Xiahou entered the palace, the concubines have often gone to talk with each other, and they have talked about these things. Mrs. Xiahou really lives up to the reputation of being knowledgeable. No wonder Your Majesty is very fond of her."

Liu Chan smiled awkwardly, pretended to be stupid and said, "It's good if the harem is harmonious!"

After a pause, Liu Chan changed the subject and said, "What Yun'er said just now is quite reasonable, and I take it very seriously. After a while, I will go to Hanzhong in person and ask the prime minister about the attack on Liang."

"Your Majesty, just know what's in your mind!"

(End of this chapter)