This year's frontier is also recovering rapidly.
It's not March yet, but the ice and snow have already begun to melt, and a little bit of green can be seen in the bare mountains and forests in the distance.
In the past, in April, snowfall could be seen in the frontier fortress and it was relatively common.
The snow on the mountain melts, and the water flows from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, and the water is clear.
As you walk forward by the stream, you can see many farmers in the distance, busy beside the stream.
They are diverting the stream and digging a small canal to divert part of the stream to their village.
Gao Changgong, wearing armor, passed by on the official road.
Several village officials rode on horseback to inspect the roads along the streams, prohibiting the people along the roads from grabbing water and blocking the water privately.
The village is hidden on the mountainside in the distance. From a distance, you can see a lot of rising smoke, and occasionally the barking of dogs can be heard.
Peaceful countryside atmosphere.
Gao Changgong really didn't expect that one day he would be able to experience this kind of atmosphere in the frontier fortress.
In the past, it was the poorest, most dangerous and most difficult area in the country, but now it has such a rural atmosphere.
No wonder people say Liu Taozi has a destiny. Even if others don't believe it, the people in the frontier must believe it.
Gao Changgong bypassed the official road in front of him and came to a fork in the road.
A post house was set up at the fork in the road, and there were post officials and post soldiers to stop and check.
Gao Changgong led more than a hundred people, even though he did not produce any official documents, but with this attitude, the clerks did not dare to be rude to him. They were cautious and smiling when they came for interrogation. However, registration was still required.
Yes, if you don't have the registration for the inn here and can't get the relevant vouchers when you get to the next place, you will be arrested.
After the normal notification of identity information and destination, Gao Changgong was able to continue traveling.
The closer one gets to Pingcheng, the more such inquiries occur.
Pingcheng is now about to hold the enthronement ceremony, and the entire Hengzhou has begun to strengthen its defenses, fearing that some short-sighted people will come out to cause trouble while everyone gathers in Pingcheng.
Sometimes the official road passes through the village, and villagers on both sides will take out some things to sell to passers-by.
Gao Changgong saw that many villages along the road were beginning to prepare for celebrations. Some local officials tied up livestock with brightly colored cloths to celebrate and enjoy with the villagers.
Gao Changgong looked at the farmers in the distance in surprise. He was about to move forward, but someone suddenly stopped him.
It was a half-year-old child, wearing thick clothes, with thick black eyebrows and bright eyes. There were two soldiers following behind him.
"May I ask if he is the governor of Lingzhou?"
Gao Changgong was stunned, staring down at the little baby in front of him for a moment, and then said: "It's me."
“It’s really Gao Jishi!!”
"I have admired you for a long time!"
The little baby was a little excited, and quickly pointed in the direction of the nearby village, "My eldest brother has been waiting for you over there for a long time!"
Gao Changgong was a little confused and asked curiously: "Who is your eldest brother?"
"My eldest brother is Liu Taozi, the King of Han."
Gao Changgong was even more shocked, "So he has a younger brother?"
He didn't feel that the little doll was lying to him. He asked the knights to dismount, and he handed the reins of the war horse to the guard on the side, and followed the little doll towards the village.
"Prince Governor, my name is Liu Wuzhi, and you can just call me Xiao Wu."
"We have been waiting for you for a long time"
Xiao Wu was very attentive to Gao Changgong. Every time he looked at him, a flattering smile would appear on his face, as if he had other intentions.
They walked through the village road, turned a corner, and came to a big fork in the village. There was a very nice mansion sitting here, with stables on both sides.
The soldiers saw Xiao Wu, Gao Changgong and others and hurriedly went in to report.
As soon as Gao Changgong walked to the door, he saw two people walking out.
One is Liu Taozi, and the other is Lu Qubing.
"King!"
Gao Chang bowed respectfully to see him, and Liu Taozi directly helped him up, "This is a family banquet, so there is no need to be so proportionate."
Lu Qubing laughed, nodded and said: "There are no outsiders, so there is really no need to be so polite, just come in first."
Gao Changgong followed Liu Taozi into the courtyard.
The courtyard was much smaller and there were not that many houses. It was good in the countryside, but it was still not comparable to the big mansions in the city. Gao Changgong saw two women standing in the courtyard, one was older and the other was younger.
Liu Taozi introduced: "This is my mother, and that is my wife."
Gao Changgong was surprised, and hurriedly took off the mask on his face, formally bowed to Liu Zhang, and then bowed to Hu Luhan.
Mrs. Liu Zhang looked at Gao Changgong who had taken off his mask, was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "As expected of the grandson of King Gao, he is truly a handsome young man."
"Thank you sir, I'm so ashamed."
"Have you ever gotten married?"
"Not yet."
Mrs. Liu Zhang asked a few more questions and left with Hu Luwan. Xiao Wu followed them, still a little reluctant to leave.
Gao Changgong glanced at Liu Taozi, "Is this really a family dinner?"
Lu Qubing said first: "Yes, Taozi knew you were coming, so he wanted to come and greet you. It just so happened that his family might not have been out for a long time, so he simply took them out of the city for a walk. The old lady insisted
If you want to take me with you, I will follow you."
"There just happens to be nothing to do in the imperial court."
Liu Taozi just opened her mouth at this moment. Seeing that Lu Qubing had been talking for a long time, Taozi just nodded, "As he said."
"I didn't even know you had a mother, a wife and a brother. I only knew about your father. Why didn't your father come?"
Liu Taozi looked at Lu Qubing and motioned for him to continue.
Lu Qubing said hurriedly: "I met his parents when I was in Cheng'an, but I didn't know the identity of his father at that time."
"Then he suddenly disappeared. I didn't dare to ask, so I just assumed it was an accident."
"Taozi's parents have always been hidden in Cheng'an. Later they went to Yecheng and hid in the mansion. His wife was just married. She is the youngest daughter of General Hu Luguang. In fact, he is not the one who married Taozi.
The announcement made many people panic, and then the old lady took the initiative to contact General Hu Luguang and married his daughter to appease these old people."
When Lu Qubing had finished explaining, Liu Taozi found the right opportunity to interrupt him.
"Spring has not yet begun, but the scenery of the villages outside the city is quite good."
"The local officials slaughtered the livestock and ate with the villagers to celebrate my ascension to the throne."
"I just used a fake identity to stay here and see the situation in the place."
Gao Changgong looked around, "Go out for a walk?"
"good."
Soon, the three of them got on their horses and left the village without armor, only carrying bows and arrows.
There is a way to go, and I am not afraid that the atmosphere will cool down, but I can't seem to find any prey.
Liu Taozi and Gao Changgong walked side by side.
"Those brothers of yours, don't worry."
"Yanzong has become the general of the left guard of the Mandrill Camp, and is now in Jinyang, responsible for escorting the Jinyang soldiers to various places."
"Your eldest brother is flexible, smart, and good at treating people. I'm going to let him work at the Secretariat."
"Zu Jue persuaded me to establish the Imperial College in Pingcheng. If it can be established this year, your second brother Gao Xiaoheng would be very suitable to teach and treat classics in the Imperial College."
"As for Gao Xiaowan, he is an upright person who speaks the truth and can be listened to at the Yushitai."
"They are not too opposed to my coming to power. After all, they were almost killed by the emperor back then, and they also know that without me, they would all be corpses at this moment."
Gao Changgong said: "I am the first to take in so many members of the former clan and dare to let them take on important responsibilities."
"I don't retain people based on their background. In today's China, there are many bugs who only know how to feed the common people, but there are very few people who can do things."
"If you are talented and have never done anything harmful to nature and are willing to work with me, I will take you in. Of course, you must abide by Han law in the future."
Liu Taozi said, suddenly pulling up her bow.
"Whoosh~~"
Arrows flew out.
A hare in the distance had no time to dodge, and was nailed directly to the tree. Liu Taozi quickly stepped forward, picked up the hare, and hung it on the saddle.
Gao Changgong looked around and said, "Your eyes are really nice."
Lu Qubing smiled and said: "Taozi's eyes have always been very good. I remember when Gao Jun came to Cheng'an for the first time, Taozi thought you were a good official. He always sees people accurately."
Gao Changgong was a little stunned, "So that's it."
"Keep looking. Just one rabbit won't be enough for us."
Everyone moved forward slowly in the dense forest again, and Gao Changgong asked again: "What about the strategy going forward?"
"Is it still the Pseudo Zhou Dynasty? Or is it going to move to Yecheng and recover Henan?"
“It’s still mainly the pseudo-week period.”
Liu Taozi said calmly: "I'm not worried about Duan Shao. Although Duan Shao is strong, the land of Henan is full of decadence. Dugu Yongye and Duan Shao don't get along. It's only a matter of time before the two of them kill each other. Officials everywhere can only
He is strong when he is dealing with the people, but is weak the rest of the time. Duan Shao is good at military affairs, but not good at governing the country. Even if he has 200,000 strong soldiers in Henan, in my opinion, it is not worth mentioning."
"On the contrary, Yu Wenyong of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty is an extraordinary man. He has many talents under his command. If he is given time, I am afraid he will become stronger and stronger and difficult to deal with."
"Therefore, Yu Wenyong should still be given priority and Duan Shao should be given second priority."
Gao Changgong agreed, "I think so too."
"But that Wei Xiaokuan is really difficult to deal with."
"This guy is good at guarding and is very popular with the people."
"After he arrived, there were often Zhou people who came out and surrendered voluntarily. After he arrived, there were no more."
"He implemented various policies within his own administration, required officials to treat the people in a benevolent manner, and actively trained his soldiers, making it difficult to deal with them as one united front."
"Hu Luxian and I went on three expeditions, trying to tear down his defense while he was still on a weak footing."
"But I couldn't get any benefit three times, and I was almost ambushed by him."
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Gao Changgong frowned. Each general would give him a different feeling. Facing Duan Shao would be like facing a majestic mountain, making people fearful and having nowhere to start. Facing Hu Luguang would be like facing an army.
The sharp crossbow arrows shot out could not be blocked head-on. When facing Wei Xiaokuan, he felt like facing a turtle.
Let you hammer randomly, then stick your head out and take a bite, the bite will be extremely painful!!
When Gao Changgong talked about his several encounters with Wei Xiaokuan, both Liu Taozi and Lu Qubing listened very seriously.
"As Zhizhi said just now, the people of Zhou are indeed undergoing changes."
"The scouts I sent said that the Emperor of Zhou issued an edict requiring all regions to implement land equalization, prohibiting private possession of people and land, and prohibiting officials from lying about cultivated land and household registration. Violators will be punished with death."
"Wei Xiaokuan is imprisoned in Xiazhou. We are subject to restrictions in many places. We must find a way to get rid of him."
Just as Liu Taozi was about to answer, she suddenly reached out and shot another arrow.
Another hare fell to the ground after being shot.
Liu Taozi picked up the body again and got on the horse, "When I was in Jinyang earlier, Yao Xiong said he wanted to sneak attack Suizhou."
"I promised him."
Gao Changgong said softly: "I'm afraid I won't be able to gain much advantage. Wei Xiaokuan is not that easy to deal with."
"I know."
"But Yao Xiong's words made me think a lot."
"He said that when dealing with people like Wei Xiaokuan, the most important thing is not to let him idle."
Liu Taozi frowned and said seriously: "Wei Xiaokuan is a cautious person and has to do everything personally. This is his advantage and also his disadvantage. If we continue to extend his front, with three or four,
Or five generals could attack him from different directions and harass him. Sooner or later, this old man will be exhausted to death by himself."
"Killing from exhaustion??"
This was the first time Gao Changgong had heard of such a tactic.
"It doesn't mean that it will really tire him to death. At least it will make him unable to spare the energy to think about other things and make him tired of running around. If he wants to defend six states by himself, there will be no way!"
"Even if a state sends a general, I will break his front teeth!"
"It's a pity that the weather has recovered too quickly this year, and it's too late for large-scale troops to cross the river."
The three of them had already started walking back. Lu Qubing couldn't help but ask, "Is the war about to start again?"
"The war in the south has just subsided."
"Don't worry, it's just some friction and collision. Now we can't fight."
"Even if I want to fight, I have to wait until after this autumn harvest."
The three of them returned to the village. The only ones that could be hunted around the village were hares, and other species were not accustomed to staying too close to the village.
Liu Taozi made a simple oven in the courtyard.
Two rabbits were not enough to eat, so Xiao Wu bought two more poultry from the village. Even though it was not enough, it was okay for everyone to divide the meat into pieces.
Xiao Wu's mouth was full of oil, and he carefully sat next to Gao Changgong.
"Master Governor, is there still a shortage of people in Lingzhou?"
"Just be a soldier. Brother won't let me enter the mandrill camp."
Gao Changgong's elegant eating style was different from that of Liu Taozi, a reckless man. He glanced at Xiao Wu and then at Liu Taozi.
Liu Taozi said nothing, and Gao Changgong asked: "Can you draw the bow?"
"able!"
"Can I ride a horse?"
"I can ride and shoot!!"
"Well, if that's the case, I need a personal guard under my account. Can you come?"
Xiao Wu was overjoyed, "Thank you so much, General! Thank you so much, General!"
He quickly looked at Liu Taozi and said, "Brother, this is what Gao Jishi himself promised."
“Go over there and eat!”
Liu Taozi waved her hand, and Xiao Wu ran away with a silly smile.
Gao Changgong stared at Xiao Wu and said seriously: "Children of this age are easy to learn bad things. It's best to keep them around to practice and suffer some hardships. My brother has a bad temper just because he stayed in the house for a long time without anyone to discipline him.
Change, leave this brother of yours to me, I will take good care of him."
Liu Taozi nodded, didn't say much, and ate up the meat in his hands in just a few bites.
"Go back early after you finish eating."
"I still want to ascend the throne."
Pingcheng.
Wei Shou was wearing new clothes, he was very proud, his face was red, and he was in high spirits.
He did not expect that he would be lucky enough to handle the appointment of the King of Han.
Of course, he was the most familiar with etiquette and rules, but in terms of status, he always felt that he was not as close to his lord as others.
Zu Jue was even more moved when he learned that this was something his lord had personally told him.
He made up his mind to arrange this matter.
However, when Zu Jue came to see him, he had already warned him not to be too extravagant and to keep everything simple.
Wei Shou also knew his lord's character and did not like complicated rules and useless etiquette.
Wei Shou has been thinking of solutions these days.
How can we hold a ceremony that is both simple and grand, capable and majestic?
Old Man Wei thought hard and finally discovered the mystery for him.
He decided to change the past ways and use a new and alternative ceremony to celebrate the new king's accession to the throne.
He bet that a great king would like him. If the bet was right, he might be able to handle all the ceremonial matters and become one of the important ministers of the temple.
He is ready.
Next, it’s time to look at the results.
Ministers from all over the country arrived one after another, and the expected date of enthronement officially arrived.
Wei Shou asked his ministers to wait at the entrance of the Han palace.
The officials didn't know what it meant, but this matter was designated by Wei Shou, and they could only abide by it.
Wei Shou ordered the palace gate to be opened wide. Liu Taozi rode in a chariot used by ancient princes and kings, wearing formal clothes, with knights in front and behind leading the way. He just walked out of the palace. The officials knelt down and worshiped, and then followed the new king from here all the way to the north gate.
There were soldiers on guard along the road, and they formed a human wall. Outside the human wall, there were people crowding around.
Wei Shou signaled, and the soldiers took the lead in shouting long live, followed by the common people, and the officials had no choice but to join in the shouting.
Under the shouts of long live the mountain, Liu Taozi left the city in a car and came to the high slopes of the northern suburbs.
Wei Shou built a high altar here, led the new king forward, slaughtered the animals and offered sacrifices to heaven.
Then Wei Shou issued a formal edict: the founding of the country, the establishment of the system, and the establishment of the King's Festival.
Announce that from now on the king's orders will be called imperial edicts, and when he pays homage, he will be called your majesty, etc.
After the reading, the ministers gathered around the emperor again and walked back to the palace along the road. There were ceremonial officers scattering coins along the way, so that the people could celebrate together.
When they arrived at the palace, the king sat on the throne, and the ministers lined up on both sides to pay their respects again, and then the ceremony ended.
Many ministers still feel a little confused. When they say simplicity, it seems too simple? Hou Jing was more rigorous than this at the beginning, right?
The generals were quite happy. Following the emperor all the way, there were shouts from all directions, which made them very excited.
Liu Taozi sat in the upper position and asked people to read out the results of the awards to the officials.
Xingtai official finally became temple official. Only the prefix changed, but the nature became different.
Gao Jun, the Xingtai Shangshuling, suddenly transformed into the Han Dynasty Shangshuling.
The biggest change was in Zu Jue. The general Shi Shi became a servant and a secretary.
Chapter completed!