A group of carriages arrived at the Han River. Jiang Cang poked his head out of the carriage and took a look outside.
"Father, why is Hanshui called 'Hanshui'?"
"The Han River corresponds to the Milky Way in the sky. The Milky Way is named 'Tianhan', so that's why." Jiang Chun responded.
Jiang Cang suddenly realized, "It turns out that Han River means the Milky Way."
"Historical records say that the emperor of the Han Dynasty did not want to take office in Hanzhong at the beginning. There is a suggestion that 'the water of Han should be in Hanzhong. The occupation of Hanzhong has physical advantages, it can be attacked and retreated and defended, and Qin can control the world with it.' So Liu Bang became the king of Hanzhong."
It was Jiang Di who spoke.
She is eighteen years old this year, and her face is getting squarer, but she is dressed in men's clothing and has a gentle and confident temperament. She looks much more outstanding than Jiang Cang. At this time, she is holding a volume of "Taiping Huanyu" in her hand and reading it to understand the world.
Mountain and river situation.
After adding casually, Jiang Di turned to Jiang Chun and suddenly asked: "Has father ever heard of the 'Tianhan Shogunate'?"
"I've heard about it." Jiang Chun said: "In the past two years, people have often said that when Li Jieshuai governed Sichuan and Shu, most of his government orders were handed over to the shogunate for implementation, and he was also called the 'Tianhan shogunate' or the 'Hantai shogunate'. This is not a good thing."
Jiang Di said: "I haven't seen Mr. Han and Mr. Yi Ning for some years. They must be in charge of the Han shogunate today, right? It turns out that when I was in Xuzhou, my daughter also worked with Mr. Yi Ning."
Jiang Chun smiled disapprovingly and forgot to speak.
He came here this time precisely because of his relationship with Li Xia and the Han family, and he was about to be promoted again...
Ahead, a stone bridge stretched across the Han River, and carriages crossed the river directly.
On the north bank, houses and shops have been erected outside the city. It can be seen that the scale of Hanzhong City has expanded to the outer city.
Cargo ships gather in the lower reaches of the Han River, and business travel is prosperous...
Jiang Chun only glanced at it before the carriage passed through the streets of the outer city, passed through Wangjiang Gate, and drove into Tianhan Street.
Li Zhaocheng held a few official documents and turned across Tianhan Street to the gate of the Marshal's Mansion. He raised his head and took a look at the ancient Han Terrace. If he felt something, he climbed up to the high platform.
Stepping onto the stone steps, I saw Yan Yunyun supporting Han Chengxu standing on the Han platform and talking.
Yan Yunyun doesn't often wear a mask now, and can openly reveal the scars on one side of his face. The scars are much lighter, not as bulging as before, and the remaining half of his face is red. His hair has been completely tied up, like a woman's attire.
She was already married, and after much selection, she chose a down-and-out doctor named Han Wufei.
Han Wufei was born into a medical family. His name means "I don't want to be wronged." He also had a bad brain. After being kicked out by his biological brothers, he was mediocre. If he hadn't met Yan Yunyun, he wouldn't even be able to support his biological mother.
After they got married, Han Chengxu personally tried Han Wufei's medical skills. He was not even qualified to be a military doctor, so he could only do small jobs in the pharmacy making medicine.
Li Zhaocheng naturally looked down upon such a person and thought he was not worthy of Yan Yunyun, but she said he was good and there was nothing he could do about it.
He himself also got married, marrying the daughter of the Shi family...
When they met again in Hantai, Li Zhaocheng realized that they had reached a new stage in life and were no longer the same as before.
"I've met Mr. Han." Li Zhaocheng saluted.
He has become a husband and has started to grow a beard. It is only a short beard, not very long, but his temperament seems much calmer.
Han Chengxu turned around, smiled kindly, and said, "Da Langjun came just in time. I thought I would go over and see you."
"This junior is going to Chang'an soon. I guess Mr. Han has a lot of things to explain?"
"Have you been feeling embarrassed lately?" Han Chengxu was not in a hurry to explain, and just asked like a casual chat.
Li Zhaocheng smiled slightly, but shook his head.
He knew that he was asking about his marriage.
Li Yong arranged for him to marry the Shi family first, but the marriage was a bit hasty. As a result, only half a month after the wedding, news came from Chang'an, saying that Liu Heima was willing to surrender, but hoped to marry with the Li family.
Of course Shi Jun was extremely dissatisfied, but Li Yong had already made arrangements, saying that Li Zhao would become the descendant of Li's eldest family member, and the heir of Li Yong's family.
The problem was thrown to Shi Jun's side. His daughters were already married. On the one hand, it was an important matter to persuade the princes of the North to join him. On the other hand, the Li family had a long argument with arguments... At the end, he could only hold his nose and acquiesce.
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After Li Yong arranged the matter, he was satisfied and took his students to Longxi to take charge of the situation, leaving Li Zhaocheng with the bad face of dealing with Shi Jun every day.
The embarrassment is certainly very difficult, but it is not humane.
"Mr. Han has worked hard, this junior can barely handle it."
"That's good." Han Chengxu said: "With your father-in-law, we are still talking with the Liu family. Don't let it slip... You and your wife must also keep it a secret."
Li Zhaocheng responded: "Yes, this junior knows."
In fact, he was not too close to Mr. Shi. He liked Mr. Shi's ability to manage the family, but holding her was like holding an elm tree when it came to husband and wife, which made him feel too boring.
Thinking of this, Li Zhaocheng tried his best not to look at Yan Yunyun, knowing that life in this world is not perfect.
"Your first marriage, Li Gong will arrange it for you. This second marriage will be arranged by Alang for you when you arrive in Chang'an. At that time, Li Gong will probably have to make another trip from Longxi to Chang'an."
"This junior is a little worried. I am going to Chang'an. I wonder if I should bring my family with me?"
"Bring them with you." Han Chengxu said: "After you get married in Chang'an, you can bring your two wives with you to Longxi with Li Gong. It will not be difficult to deal with leaving your natal family."
"Thank you, Mr. Han, for your advice."
Han Chengxu nodded and explained the many things that Li Zhaocheng had to do after arriving in Chang'an.
"It is now September. The reports of Alang's recapture of Longxi must have been sent to the court one after another. The Central Committee must be discussing whether to follow Alang's request and transfer Wang Jian to guard Longxi. You must remind Alang to take control of Guanlong as soon as possible.
In hand..."
Li Zhaocheng listened very carefully and seemed very respectful.
Finally, Han Chengxu took out a personnel transfer arrangement and handed it over.
"This was agreed upon last time through a message with Alang. I have made some adjustments, but I don't know if the central committee can give me approval if I recommend it."
"My father-in-law was transferred to Tongchuanfu Road as the pacifier?"
"That's right. When Yi Shiying moved to Dali, this position became vacant. The only one who is qualified to hold this position and is close to Alang is Shi Gong. This is why Li Gong is eager to marry you to Shi Jia."
Li Zhaocheng nodded and said: "Junior understands."
"There are still too few ministers of the Song court who are so qualified and close to Alang... The post of transfer envoy was succeeded by Kong Xian. For the vacant post of Lizhou governor, Alang recommended Lu Xiufu."
"I'm afraid my qualifications are too shallow."
"It's really difficult to plan. Not only Lu Xiufu, but also the entire mobilization center may not agree."
Li Zhaocheng's eyes fell to the end and asked again: "Second brother, do you want to seek the position of 'Xuanfu Disposal Envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi'?"
"Yes, this should be the reward for Longxi. We first planned to send the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu envoys. We will wait until next year to discuss regaining the rewards in Guanzhong, and then it will be possible to open a government office."
"During the Jianyan period, Zhang Jun once held this position..."
"Back then, Zhang Jun had already joined the Privy Council before he proclaimed Fu Sichuan and Shaanxi Province. In comparison, Alang's qualifications are still lacking. How we plan will depend on our abilities..."
Watching Li Zhaocheng leave Hantai, Han Chengxu said: "He has become much calmer."
Yan Yunyun nodded and said: "Yes, but he is still a little too refined and cannot be alone."
She had always seen clearly that Li Zhaocheng was indeed a bit cowardly in temperament, but with his extraordinary background and knowledge, he would have to take on many things sooner or later.
She has no intention of dealing with such people again, otherwise she will inevitably be involved in powerful positions in the future, which will affect her hard-earned status.
Yan Yunyun then felt that Han Wufei was indeed very good, honest, simple, kind, and true to his heart, so he treated her well. She didn't need to have any skills. She already had a lot of such things and didn't value them.
"Go on, the shogunate's strategy will change in the future."
"Daughter, listen."
Han Chengxu said slowly: "Before, we talked about 'repairing internally and fighting externally'. Now that Alang has captured Guanzhong, the situation of 'fighting externally' has changed. We no longer target Kublai Khan in the north. Kublai Khan is troubled internally and externally, and is surrounded by enemies on all sides. Ali Brother Bu, Li Fen, Song Ting, and our Alang, he will not go to war with Alang again, and will definitely make peace. Therefore, in the next three to five years, what we need to guard against is Song Ting. The fight with Song Ting is not There will be a war..."
"My daughter understands." Yan Yunyun said: "The dispute with the Song Dynasty is a battle of words, a battle for official positions, a battle for talents, a battle for money and food, and a battle for interests."
"Yes, this is different from war. War requires men who lick blood on the battlefield. The fight with Song Ting requires smart people, and there are too few smart people available to Alang. What you have to do in the future is this fight for interests."
At this point, Han Chengxu sighed and said: "It's difficult. You are in charge of business affairs for Alang. On the one hand, you need to prosper the trade between Sichuan, Shaanxi and Dali, and even to Tianzhu. On the other hand, you need to compete with the Song Dynasty for profits. Jinghu , Jiangnan, Guangdong and Guangxi, big businessmen gathered together, backed by powerful people, I'm afraid you are no match."
"My daughter has never thought about having to bear such a heavy burden."
"Competing with the Song Dynasty for profit, you must gain profits, but you must not lose face..."
Han Chengxu explained for a while, then looked down at the Han Tower and said, "Prefect Jiang is here."
"My daughter is going to pick her up. Father, please sit down for a moment."
"Let's take it together. After all, Magistrate Jiang is an official, so we shouldn't neglect it..."
As the oldest member of Li Xia's shogunate, Han Chengxu was also the first to feel Li Xia's strategic adjustments.
The few people he met in this short while were involved in several aspects of the dispute with the Song Dynasty.
As for the battle for official positions, Li Xia has power in Lin'an, but it is not enough. He lacks someone who can make a fuss in the officialdom.
It’s Jiang Chun…
After a while, laughter sounded outside the gate of the handsome manor.
"Congratulations to Prefect Jiang for being promoted again. It's time to return to serve in the court this time."
"I would also like to thank Li Jieshuai for the recommendation. Mr. Han is also out of town. Speaking of which, I am Qiaoer's adoptive father. I should show Mr. Han the gift of a junior..."
Amid the laughter, Jiang Di, dressed in men's clothing, turned to look at the ancient Han Tower.
Only then did she understand why Li Xia's shogunate was called the "Hantai shogunate".
After that, when his eyes fell on Yan Yunyun, Jiang Di felt that there was a completely different aura and official aura on him than before.
And the official aura was much heavier than that of her father...
After the greetings, Han Chengxu invited Jiang Chun and his son to the front office for a talk. There, Yan Yunyun led Mou Zhu and Jiang Di, who had changed into women's clothes, to the back office to meet Mrs. Shu Shuai.
Mou Zhu didn't know what she was feeling. She lowered her voice and reminded Jiang Di: "I heard that Mrs. Li is pregnant for six or seven months. Please speak softly later."
Jiang Di responded casually and looked at Yan Yunyun in front of him again, becoming more and more certain that he was already working in the Li Xia shogunate.
She initially imitated Li Xia, perhaps out of admiration, but now that she is becoming more talented, she already has the idea of showing her ambitions.
As soon as I entered Hanzhong today, I couldn't help but have an idea in my mind.