Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 570 Arrangement
When Zhang Lu left Hanzhong, he deliberately kept it a secret from the people. However, after leaving Wudang and arriving in the Chu Kingdom, there was a roar of gongs and drums and the sound of firecrackers...

This also made Zhang Lu feel more at ease - if he didn't do any publicity when he arrived at the border of Chu State, Zhang Lu would suspect that the King of Chu wanted to silence him!

But now it was a grand scene of "the princes came to vote", and Zhang Lu's family was sent all the way to Jinling.

To show his grandeur, Bai Tu personally went to a port not far from Jinling to greet Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu also understood that since he had already surrendered, it was absolutely not easy to make any decisions at this time...

Seeing Bai Tu coming to greet him in person, he immediately stepped forward with a "touched" face and bowed first: "Zhang Lu, Hanzhong, pays homage to the King of Chu!"

"No need to be polite, Marquis Hanning." Bai Tu also stepped forward to help him.

"There is no Marquis Hanning today, only Zhang Lu who loves the Chu Kingdom..."

The two of them were at the port, and they were giving in. One said, "If you suspect that I want to occupy Hanzhong, you are looking down on me." The other said, "Hanzhong has a heavy responsibility and must be handed over to the King of Chu before you can rest assured."

After some humble words, the two moral gentlemen returned to Jinling together!
Slightly different from Liu Cong and Mrs. Cai who had surrendered to Chu before, Zhang Lu came directly to Jinling with his whole family, completely losing the right to rule Hanzhong and not actually "handing over" it to Chu.

Zhang Lu's "come to surrender" only gave the Chu State an upright excuse to send troops, and it could suppress the backlash of local factions to the greatest extent. It was not as powerful as Mrs. Cai's offering to Xiangfan, and if there was no Chu State, Hanzhong would also Already lost!

Therefore, Zhang Lu's treatment of himself is actually a bit unfair...

As for the upper limit, it may be similar to Liu Cong, and the lower limit...maybe just an ordinary marquis.

Of course, compared to these, Zhang Lu cared more about preaching!
Now Zhang Lu regrets it very much. If he had known this, he would have sailed down by boat six or seven years ago. By then, it would have been meaningless for Bai Tu not to recognize him as a "celestial master" certified by Chu State. However, this is absolutely impossible now. .

Fortunately, Bai Tu's attitude made Zhang Luxian relieved.

As for how to "negotiate terms" in detail, naturally they couldn't do it at the port. Instead, they went to Jiangshanyuan with Bai Tu first.

Zhang Lu's whole family was in Jinling at this time, and despite his reputation in Hanzhong, he abandoned the city and fled, becoming a stepping stone for the Chu army.

Even if some believers were not completely disappointed with Zhang Lu because of this, they still couldn't withstand Chu's "stepping in" again and again in the future, and he had no chance to fight back in Hanzhong.

In fact, if it was just an evacuation, although it would lose the face of the "Celestial Master", it would not be a big deal. However, Zhang Lu first used the name of the Celestial Master to call all the believers to the city to "strengthen the walls and clear the fields", and then did not fight. He escaped... This is very regrettable!

In the Jiangshan Palace, Zhang Lu formally met with Bai Tu and the ministers in the palace as a "guest".

Zhang Lu once again praised... ah no, after praising the King of Chu, Bai Tu also ordered someone to read out the edict that he had prepared long ago - not to mention rewards such as houses, gold and silver, the most important thing is, Confess Zhang Lu as the Marquis of Yuhan, and he will be hereditary and will not be replaced!
Zhang Lu was naturally grateful for this - the place Yuhan had some connections with Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu's grandfather, Zhang Daoling, once made alchemy at "Longhu Mountain" in Yuhan County...

Is it a coincidence?Or did the King of Chu know this and was hinting at something?
So after Zhang Lu thanked him, he brought up the matter of "Tianshi Dao" and wanted Bai Tu to "allow" him to preach in Chu State. However, everyone could tell that Zhang Lu not only expected "permission", but also wanted Bai Tu to "allow" him to preach in Chu State. I hope the Chu court can support him.

Zhang Lu definitely has no intention of "religious victory" now, and his words also hinted that Taoism is a good helper to help the court stabilize the world, and he will also cooperate with the Chu court...

However, Bai Tu was still noncommittal about this, and only said that if Zhang Lu wanted to "found" any sect in Chu State, remember to follow the procedures, first go to the Taishi Bureau to report, and then go to the Ministry of Rites to register.

The Taishi Bureau and the Religious Department of the Ministry of Rites have their own rules. Zhang Lu only needs to act according to the rules...

Of course, Zhang Lu also heard that Bai Tu obviously didn't want to give Tianshidao any preferential treatment, and also warned himself to reorganize the teachings.

Zhang Lu felt a little disappointed for a while.

However, the reward from "Marquis Yuhan" made him not only speechless, but also secretly happy in his heart. More importantly... Bai Tu at least did not directly ban the Celestial Master's way!

Of course, Bai Tu would not specifically ban Tianshi Dao. After all, if Zhang Luneng could change the teachings of Tianshi Dao to the point where it could pass the review and accept supervision, then there would be no reason to ban it. But if it failed... there would be no need to ban it himself.

At this time, Zhang Lu mentioned another thing: "Your Majesty, Lu... I have a daughter..."

Bai Tu frowned when he heard this - Zhang Lu knew it would be good to change his mind, but why did you mention your daughter?Do you think anyone can "kidnap" me?
Usually, whether it is Xu Rong, Zhang Chunhua or Huang Yueying, which one is not... in love?
How could I, a 1.8-meter-long man with a white picture...

"Ahem, Lu has a daughter who is very talented and eager to learn. I heard that the king is opening a palace school in the palace, and the king's beloved son is the teacher... I wonder if the dog girl can enter the palace school?" Zhang Lu looked at it. Seeing Bai Tu's expression, he immediately brought out another set of words he had prepared.

Originally, Zhang Lu really wanted to use Zhang Qiying for marriage, and the target of the marriage was naturally the King of Chu himself - after all, the King of Chu was only [-] years old. On the contrary, because of "late marriage and late childbearing", the eldest son of the Chu King was only seven years old...

However, Zhang Lu tentatively mentioned this idea to Zhao Yun, but Zhao Yun stopped him vigorously.

Perhaps Zhang Lu felt that 14-year-old Zhang Qiying was old enough to get married, but in Chu State... this was obviously not the case.

Moreover, Bai Tu has always only agreed to something after he was "really fragrant", so forcing him to do so will definitely not work, especially since the age gap between the two is so big - Zhao Yun did mean this, but of course he wouldn't have said it in his original words!
Therefore, although Zhang Lu did not give up, he had the idea of ​​settling for the next best thing.

Bai Tu's biological son is only seven years old, but his adopted son is about the same age as his daughter.

Although the adopted son Deng Ai is definitely not related to the position of King of Chu, Zhang Lu also found out along the way that Deng Ai is talented and highly regarded by Bai Tu. He will definitely be an important minister of the Chu State in the future. It would be a good idea to form a good relationship with him. safe.

"Gong Xue? There is no such statement. If Marquis Yuhan really has this intention, I can guarantee that your daughter will go to Jinling University..." Bai Tu was stunned when he heard this.

What palace studies?Where do his two sons and Wang Yuanyuan study?Then three little dolls!Your daughter is very talented, but she still has to go to "elementary school" at the age of 14?
"No, no, no, Dog Girl has just arrived in the Chu Kingdom. She doesn't know much about Chu studies or science. It's better to lay the foundation. I heard that the king's adopted son is extraordinary and must be a good teacher..." Zhang Lu went further. hinted.

Only then did Bai Tu understand...

Bai Tu didn't like being arranged, but if it were arranged by Deng Ai instead...

(End of this chapter)