Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

After Liu Chan inspected the mansion, he and the others braved the light snow and walked along the Weishui River Valley to the Maiji Mountain plank road.

The plank road repaired by Deng Ai is based on the original plank road in the Qin and Han Dynasties. Therefore, it can be seen that the rocks inscribed by the Qin people hundreds of years ago are quite touching.

Compared with the plank roads in the Bashu area, the Weishui plank road is shorter in terms of steepness. Although Deng Ai said that there are more than a dozen plank roads, each one is actually very short. The shortest is no more than three or four meters; the longest is no more than a hundred meters.Most of them travel along the Weishui River Valley.

Not long after walking, Liu Chan and others arrived at the pavilion on the Maiji Mountain plank road and took a rest to avoid rain and snow.Zhange is a pavilion built on the top of the plank road, specially for people on the plank road to rest, and can be regarded as a post station on the road.At the same time, it has the function of protecting it from decay and decay due to rain.

Looking into the distance from the pavilion, Liu Chan can see that Linwei County, the prefecture of Hanchang County, is located on the north convex bank of the Weishui River.

After the Great Han seized Guangwei County, instead of abandoning it, it imitated Cao Wei and changed Guangwei County to Hanchang County as a bridgehead for attacking and defending Cao Wei.

At present, the prefect of Hanchang is Liao Hua, who is in charge of soldiers and horses.The border prefects of the Han Dynasty are different from the inland prefects. The border prefects are all in charge of military affairs and government affairs, with great power, such as Jufu, Liao Hua, and Ma Di.The inland prefects are commanded by the county captains, and the prefects are only administrative staff.

Liu Chan supported the wooden railing on the plank road and asked, "How many miles is this place from Chencang?"

"Your Majesty, there are still more than three hundred miles away from Chen Cang." Deng Ai replied.

Liu Chan looked at the high mountains to the west with great interest, as if he had the idea of ​​exploring Chencang.

Ma Haoliang seemed to have seen Liu Chan's thoughts, and quickly dissuaded him, saying, "Your Majesty, the road to Chencang is steep, and the soldiers against Wei are often guarding nearby..."

Liu Chan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm just asking casually. The big battle is coming, so it's not a joke."

Ma Liang wiped the sweat off his brow, and said: "Your Majesty, it is Linwei County, I wonder if I should go to Linwei County for a while, and return to Shangyu at noon."

Liu Chan stepped on the wooden plank, and the plank road made a creaking sound, and said, "No hurry. Where has Liao Hanchang's (Liao Hua)'s troops arrived?"

Huang Quan pondered for a while, and said: "According to the military order of the Prime Minister, Liao Hanchang and Huo Anding led [-] troops to test the reality of Anding County. They arrived in Wuzhi two days ago and intend to attack the camp guarded by the guarding Qiang Hou Dangyu."

Liu Chan held onto the wooden fence and said calmly, "Guo Huai's ability is really good, he can actually make the people of the Eastern Qiang tribe be bewitched and driven by him."

The Qiang people living in the five prefectures of Anding, Shangjun, Beidi, Xihe, and Wuyuan in the north of Guanzhong were called Dongqiang, and those who stayed in the Longyou area were called Xiqiang.

Compared with the Western Qiang, the Eastern Qiang was more sinicized.During the Qiang rebellion in the Eastern Han Dynasty, they actually imitated the Han people and elected Dai Dianling as the emperor, and took the initiative to join forces with the Western Qiang to rebel. The internal and external alliances caused the corruption of the Kansai area, and even some Qiang people invaded the Jizhou area.

Although the Qiang rebellion was suppressed, they still rebelled from time to time.After the Xianbei Shanyu Tanshihuai unified the grasslands, he ordered people to appease the Eastern Qiang tribes. The northern border of the Eastern Han Dynasty was difficult to be peaceful. After Sanming of Liangzhou came to power, it gradually calmed down.

The source of the Eastern Qiang is more complicated. In order to fight against the Huns, the Eastern Han Dynasty not only allowed the Southern Huns to live in the north of Guanzhong, but also moved the Longxi Qiang people to live in the interior and recruited them to fight as cavalry.In addition to the Longyou Qiang rebellion, the Longxi Qiang people migrated to the interior, and when the rebellion broke out later, some Han people even participated.

The problem of the Eastern Qiang has not been resolved, and it took hundreds of years to slowly integrate with the Han people.In the Tang Dynasty, the Eastern Qiang still existed, and Du Fu described the scene of the Eastern Qiang people joining the army in his poem "Qiang Village".It was not until the Tang and Song Dynasties that the Eastern Qiang was completely sinicized.

It can be said that the Eastern Han Dynasty planted too many mines for future generations, and some of them even blew up themselves.

Huang Quan thought for a while, and said: "Guo Huai is good at understanding the Qiang people, knows the geography of the Northwest, and is well-versed in both civil and military affairs. He is not an ordinary enemy, but a strong enemy of my great Han."

Liu Chan patted the wooden railing, confidently said: "It's just a strong enemy, I have a literary chief, why should I be afraid of Guo Huai! One day, Guo Huai will be captured by my big man."

Having said that, Liu Chan still regretted that Xiang Yu's arrow didn't kill Guo Huai.After all, in history, Guo Huai not only blocked Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, but also repelled Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition.In Liu Chan's eyes, Guo Huai is the second enemy after Sima Yi.

"Your Majesty is mighty!"

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The snowflakes in the sky were falling one after another. Seeing that the snow was getting bigger, Liu Chan didn't delay, gave up the arrangement to go to Linwei County, and led everyone back by the same way.

After a while, snowflakes covered the ground. Liu Chan was wearing a cloak and a velvet hat, walking along the river, and asked, "Huang Qing, do you have any news about the prime minister's army? When will the various ministries send troops to hunt down the thieves?"

Huang Quan shook the snowflakes that had accumulated on the velvet cap, panting and said: "According to the military report issued by the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister and the [-] troops have arrived in Hanzhong, and are currently resting in Hanzhong, dispatching various military supplies, items, and planning to march The route. If there is no accident, the Prime Minister will leave for Longyou in February."

"As for the subordinates of the ministers, they will also send troops to Longyou in February next year to attract the thief general Sima Yi to look west so that the prime minister can send troops. General Zuo's subordinates, as far as I know, are currently summoning soldiers from Liangzhou to gather in the first lunar month. Send troops to Anding County to attack Guohuai."

Liu Chan glanced at Huang Quan, whose hair was slightly white, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that time flies.Not only Zhuge Liang is getting old, but Huang Quan is also getting older, the last time he saw his hair was very dark.

It's funny to say that Zhuge Liang's literary and military successors, Jiang Wan and Huang Quan, are basically the same age as Zhuge Liang, and even older than Zhuge Liang.It's just that the mental state and body of the two are much healthier than Zhuge Liang.

Liu Chan said with concern: "After this battle, Huang Qing might as well go to Hanzhong to recuperate for a few months."

As soon as this remark came out, Huang Quan was not in a hurry, but said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister is in the army, not a general in battle, so why should he rest and recuperate! Besides, the prime minister is busy in the army, how dare the minister take time off."

Huang Quan and Ma Zhong grew up in a similar way. Huang Quan first served as a Brazilian county official, and was later recruited by Liu Zhang as the chief secretary. Before meeting Lao Liu, he basically followed the civil service route.After Lao Liu entered Shu, he appreciated Huang Quan very much and discovered his military talent.And Ma Zhong met Lao Liu when he was sending troops in Yong'an, and was discovered by Lao Liu.

It can be said that Lao Liu's kindness to Huang Quan is due to Bole.In response to that sentence again, Maxima often exists, but Bole does not often exist.Therefore, Lao Liu and Zhuge Liang are still a good match, Zhuge Liang can discover political talents, and Lao Liu can discover military talents.

Seeing Huang Quan's dedication to his work, Liu Chan couldn't help jokingly said: "I know that Qing's dedication is so far, and the narrowness of Hanzhong is incompatible. In this case, after the war, Qing will be stationed in Chang'an to supervise the military in Qinzhou. Qinchuan, which is [-] miles away, is enough for Qing Work hard."

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed.