Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Tianshui County, Shangyu, August.

In summer and autumn, the sky is high and the air is crisp, the vegetation is luxuriant, the summer heat has subsided slightly, the summer plowing has ended, and the autumn harvest has not yet arrived, it is a good time for folk sacrifices and marriages.

Liu Chan stationed his horse on the hillside and looked east, his face seemed normal, but he was deeply thinking about the military affairs in Guanzhong.

It has been half a year since Huang Quan dispatched troops, and the various ministries in Guanzhong have made no new progress except news of a stalemate.The same is true of Wei Yan's troops. Even under Sun Li's harassment, Wei Yan's grain road had some problems, so he had to retreat a little.

"His Majesty!"

Yuan Chan rode a steed, her braided hair shaking, walked up to Liu Chan, and said in Chinese, "It is worthy of being a bloody horse. Let's gallop. The concubines and everyone can't keep up."

It has to be said that Yuanchan has a talent for languages. After several months of study, she can already communicate with common words. Although she has some accents, it does not affect her conversation with Liu Chan.

Liu Chan stretched out his hand to stroke the braided hair on Yuan Chan's head, and said with a smile, "Chan'er's braided hair is very unique. From now on, apart from palace etiquette, you can just braid your hair, and you don't need to learn other ladies' hair accessories."

Yuan Chan smiled with beautiful crescent eyes and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Liu Chan patted her head very fondly, and said, "In a few days, you might as well go back to Chengdu with Mrs. Xiang!"

After Liu Chan came back from Didao, Mrs. Li thought of her son eagerly, so she returned to Chengdu. It was Mrs. Xiang who replaced her to serve Liu Chan.

Today, Liu Chan took the group out for an outing, Mrs. Xiang refused Liu Chan's kindness on the grounds that the sun was too hot and she was afraid of tanning her skin, and waited for Liu Chan's return in the mansion.

After all, it is not unreasonable for Mrs. Xiang to be deeply loved by Liu Chan. Her skin is white and smooth, which is unmatched by all the concubines in the palace.Especially these years, with the increase in age, Mrs. Xiang is in her thirties, worried that she will become old and fall out of favor, and she is obsessed with skin care. She rarely goes out of the palace in Chengdu.This time, if Liu Chan hadn't been far away in Longyou and longed for his favor, with her personality, she would never have traveled far.

Hearing this, Yuan Chan pursed her tender lips, looked at Liu Chan, and said pitifully, "What's the matter, could it be that the concubine has made His Majesty unhappy!"

Liu Chan held the rein, looked towards the east, and said calmly: "In a few days, I may go to Guanzhong."

Yuan Chan showed doubts and asked curiously: "Your Majesty, could it be that Guanzhong has been captured?"

Liu Chan shook his head and said: "The battle in Guanzhong is unclear, and it is very dangerous to be in a stalemate, so you go back to Chengdu with Mrs. Xiang, and wait for me to return to the country."

Yuan Chan patted the short sword on her waist, and said proudly: "Although the concubine is a woman, she has learned riding and archery from her father and elder brother since she was a child, and she will definitely be able to protect Your Majesty."

Yuan Chan is not like Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Sun is unruly and domineering. She imitates her father and brother and likes martial arts. She wears swords with her maids to intimidate others. She has never been on the battlefield.People's awe of her lies more in her identity than in her sword.

To be honest, most of the martial arts of women born in Northwest China are better than Mrs. Sun's.During the period of the Three Kingdoms War, far from the peaceful era of the later generations, after a hundred years of Qiang chaos, women in Yongliang in the northwest wore halberds and spears, held bows and arrows, and even accompanied their husbands in battle to kill the enemy.

As for Yuan Chan, she was born in a bald-haired tribe in Xianbei. The bald-haired tribe is not a big tribe. Because they live with aquatic plants all year round, Yuan Chan has learned riding skills since she was a child, and her use of swords and guns is not inferior to that of men.He also went to the battlefield with his elder brother a few times, and his respect in front of Liu Chan was only because of Liu Chan's identity.

Liu Chan stretched out his hand and tugged Yuan Chan's tender face, and said with a smile: "Hundreds of thousands of people are fighting, with your martial arts, what's the use of following me? Besides, when I go to the military camp, what will happen to the soldiers if I bring women into the camp?" Think about it? Chan'er is obedient and follows Madam back to the palace."

Yuan Chan blinked her eyes, and said timidly: "The concubine is a barbarian. She entered the court as a concubine. She doesn't know etiquette and looks different from other people. If she is bullied by others, what should the concubine do?"

Liu Chan took the reins, lightly clamped the horse's belly, and said: "Don't worry, the empress is virtuous and virtuous, and Qi Zhi's harem is not a jealous person. If you go back to the palace to find her, she will make arrangements for you. Besides, Li Madam is also in the palace, usually bored, you can talk to her to relieve boredom."

"promise!"

When the two of them were walking and were about to meet the big outing troops, Yuan Chan took out the veil from her bosom and hung it on her face to avoid other people's words. After all, outsiders such as Ma Liang, Li Qiu, and Su Gu were there.

Although it is said to avoid suspicion, it does not mean that women in the Han Dynasty had a low status and could not meet outsiders.We must know that the Han Dynasty did not regard women as shameful for remarriage, but only had very high requirements for women's chastity after marriage.Take Lao Liu's marriage to the Empress Dowager Wu and Mrs. Cao Pi Nazhen as an example, to know the status of women in the Han Dynasty. After all, these two widows have become queens.

Ma Liang, Li Qiu, Su Gu and others greeted them, Liu Chan dismounted and handed over the reins to Su Gu.

Holding the whip, Liu Chan looked at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "Ma Qing, I have made up my mind. I will lead the army to Guanzhong in half a month. I will oversee the army and encourage the morale of my hundred thousand soldiers."

Liu Chan's idea of ​​going to Guanzhong is not groundless, but it has been more than a month.The recent wars in the world have become a mess. Cao Rui personally marched to Xiangfan to fight Sun Quan against the emperor; Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi confronted each other across the Weishui River, showing their strategies.

This made it difficult for Liu Chan to suppress the eagerness to move in his heart. He was not a peaceful person. From the fact that he supervised the battle in Hanzhong every time in the Northern Expedition, we can see Liu Chan's character.

Especially as the war reached a stalemate, Liu Chan couldn't sit still in Longyou.Four or five years of recuperation cannot be blocked by Sima Yi's tortoise tactics like in history.Otherwise, with Sima Yi's lifespan, not to mention Zhuge Liang, Wang Ping could be killed.

Ma Liang looked worried, and said: "Your Majesty is the lifeblood of my great man. How can I go to Guanzhong lightly. In this northern expedition to Guanzhong, my great man will be the best, and it will be a matter of time to conquer Guanzhong. Your Majesty did not hear "Mencius" said: If you don't attack, the princes attack and don't attack. The emperor is already in charge of the army in the rear, why should he join the front army."

The emperor punishes but does not punish, and the princes punish but does not punish.It means that it is not the emperor's job to go to the front to fight, it is the job of the princes.The emperor is responsible for condemning, shouting slogans and issuing orders.

Liu Chan shook his head and said: "The first emperor established the country with arms and fought north and south, so there was Ji Han. I am the descendant of the first emperor, how can I retreat. Emperor Gao commanded the army to rule the world, and Emperor Guangwu used his arms to pacify the world. Today, the battle in Guanzhong is anxious. For half a year, the soldiers were exhausted, this is a good time for my lord to come to Guanzhong."

Ma Liang opened his mouth, and when he was about to remonstrate, Liu Chan continued: "At the time of Yiling, I went out to the east to boost the morale of the army, but unexpectedly, Lu Xun set fire to the camp and the late emperor was besieged. At that time, although I was young He was young, but he overcame thorns and thorns, and saved the late emperor from a heavy siege. Therefore, I don’t know soldiers! What’s more, there are yellow chariots in the army.”

"Now that the efforts accumulated over the past few years have been devoted to attacking Guanzhong, all the generals have stepped forward bravely. How can I back down? I know Ma Qing's worries, and I will go to Guanzhong to live in the back of the general's camp. It is enough to protect ourselves with the guard of Yu Lindu. Besides, in the battle of Chencang, our army is superior and Wei army is inferior, so there is no danger!"

The rear of Huang Quan's army camp is in the Weishui Road, which is relatively safe, and can be evacuated in time if there is an emergency.

Hearing the words, Ma Liang could only remain silent, and said after a while, "Your Majesty, you must act carefully during this trip, and don't act hastily. The hope of a great man rests on Your Majesty."

"Although I have lived in the palace for a long time, I also have courage. I can shoot tigers with bows, and I have sweaty horses. Ma Qing can rest assured."

As he said that, Liu Chan looked at Li Qiu and ordered, "Let Tuoba Xianbei send out a thousand riders to follow me to the east."

"promise!"