"You're just trying to instigate me, why are you so anxious?" On the road leading to Guanzhong, Zhu Rongheipi was expelled from the team by Lu Lingqi. He shook his head with a speechless expression. When he arrived at the large army of men, he saw that
He looked at Ma Chao next to him and saw that he was wearing bright silver armor. He couldn't help but said: "Your armor is really beautiful."
Ma Chao glanced at the unkempt dark-skinned woman, snorted disdainfully, looked ahead and ignored her.
"Don't you seem to be able to understand my rude words? Looking at you, you don't seem to be from the Central Plains!" Zhu Rong Heipi asked.
Ma Chao has a handsome appearance. Among Chu Nan's generals, in terms of appearance, he is not inferior to Chu Nan and Zhuge. However, unlike Chu Nan and Zhuge Liang, he has different facial features. Ma Chao's facial features are deeper, with a high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, and
There are two styles of beautiful men in the Central Plains.
But this thing is also Ma Chao Nilin. Hearing this, he suddenly exploded and coldly snorted: "I am the queen of a famous family, where are you from? What qualifications do you have to talk to someone!?"
In an instant, the surrounding air became a few degrees colder, and one after another looked at him leisurely.
As we all know, Chu Nan's subordinates, especially the generals, are from poor families. Many generals have fought their way up from the bottom. It can be said that according to the standards mentioned by Ma Chao, except for Liu Ye and Pang Tongzhi,
Besides, no one is qualified to talk to Ma Chao. Ma Chao's words can be regarded as scolding everyone including Chu Nan.
Huang Zhong wiped the long knife in his hand silently, Zhang He looked forward, Zhou Cang occasionally looked back, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, Gao Shun turned back indifferently, glanced at him without saying anything, Zhang Liao put the knife on his shoulder, he was very
Do this less frequently.
Chu Nan did not look back from the beginning to the end, and seemed not to hear the words of the two people. On the other side, Lu Lingqi, who was in the demon-suppressing army, also looked back.
Zhu Rong Heipi has an extremely keen intuition of danger. Although he doesn't know what happened, he instinctively feels that the aura of everyone has changed, becoming dangerous and terrifying.
"He...they...seem to be very dissatisfied with you? Do you seem to have said the wrong thing?" Zhu Rong Heipi looked at Ma Chao curiously, not understanding what he said wrongly, but she felt the danger around Ma Chao, silently
The ground was a little far away from Ma Chao, and I was worried that the fight would cause blood to spatter on me.
The corner of Ma Chao's mouth twitched, he looked around, and said awkwardly: "Isn't the last general saying that you..."
"Nothing, just hurry up." Chu Nan shook his head and motioned for everyone to hurry up.
That night, everyone was camping in Huayin. Huang Zhong heard that Ma Chaonai had extraordinary martial arts skills after Fubo, so he had a friendly spar with him.
The next day, everyone camped in Chang'an. After Gao Shun heard that Ma Chao was Fubo, he led the camp to have a discussion with him.
On the third day, everyone arrived at Chencang. Zhang Liao, Zhang He, and Xu Huang joined forces to have a duel with Ma Chao.
On the fourth day, Ma Chao failed to get up, so everyone rested for one day. Chu Nan cordially expressed condolences to Ma Chao, and then rested for two more days. It was not until the eighth day that everyone reunited with the troops gathered from Chang'an, and then set off on the road again.
"You... don't have four, right?" Feeling that the team's atmosphere had returned to harmony, Zhu Rong Heipi looked at Ma Chao, who had a bruised nose and swollen face, and was covered in bandages, and asked with concern.
Ma Chao: "..."
Ma Chao glared at Zhu Rong Heipi fiercely and closed his eyes, out of sight and out of mind.
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Hanzhong, Nanzheng.
"Send...send troops? Or will the prime minister personally lead the troops!?" Zhang Lu felt his scalp numb when he heard that Chu Nan had personally led the troops. He just sent someone to inquire about retaining the qualifications to preach the Five Pecks of Rice Sect. Even this matter was okay.
Discuss, why did you lead the troops here directly? Chu Nan should lead the team himself!
Zhang Lu felt that he had been wronged.
The name of this man, the shadow of the tree, Chu Nan has always won every battle since he became an official in Xuzhou, and that was all in the early days. Later, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei of Jingzhou, and Sun Quan of Jiangdong have never heard of Chu Nan being defeated.
So many powerful princes were destroyed by Chu Nan. How could Hanzhong, a tiny place, compete with others?
In an instant, Zhang Lu wanted to take the family scroll and hide in the mountains to avoid Chu Nan's soldiers.
"Master Tian, don't panic." Yan Pu quickly stopped the panicked Zhang Lu and sighed: "Why don't you send someone to find out the news first? Besides... Master Tian, you want to see if he can stop it first?"
After Zhang Lu heard this, he hesitated for a moment and shook his head and said: "How to block it? The prime minister is leading an elite division, and a city wall several feet high can be as smooth as walking on the ground. If a weak force sends troops to hinder and anger the prime minister, isn't it asking for death? Quick,
Send someone to ask the Prime Minister, and ask the officers and soldiers guarding the gates along the way not to stop him. Wherever the Prime Minister goes, don't leave any trouble. In addition, present the official seal of the Hanzhong Prefect... Forget it, it is better to let the second brother go.
"
Zhang Lu was worried that others would not understand what he meant, so he immediately called his brother Zhang Wei and asked him to bring his official seal, Hanzhong household register and a lot of property to see Chu Nan. The Five Pecks of Rice Sect only needs to retain its orthodoxy, and the rest
You can talk about everything.
In this way, as soon as Chu Nan entered Chencang Road, he met Zhang Wei who came to see him.
Looking at the official seal and Hanzhong household register presented by Zhang Wei, Chu Nan asked Zhou Cang to accept it, looked at Zhang Weida and said: "General, don't worry, I am not here for Hanzhong, but because I was invited by Liu Zhang from Chengdu to go to Shu to help him suppress the rebellion."
Yes, please let me know so you don’t need to panic.”
Zhang Wei breathed a sigh of relief, left the prefect's seal and household register, bowed to say goodbye to Chu Nan, and flew back to Nanzheng to explain the matter to Zhang Lu.
"That's it." Zhang Lu breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately led the Hanzhong civil and military forces thirty miles out of the city to meet Chu Nan. That night, Chu Nan stationed his army outside the city, and brought his generals to Nanzheng. First, he took over Nanzheng, and secondly, he also
To appease Zhang Lu and other officials.
Compared to the interests of the nobles, Zhang Lu was obviously more concerned about his Five Pecks of Rice Sect's orthodoxy. Chu Nan's visit to Hanzhong was not without purpose. He really wanted to discuss with Zhang Lu about the mission of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.
"The classics in the religion do have the intention of guiding people to do good. It is considered a good sect. The Five Pecks of Rice Sect preaches, and this court can accept it, but there is one thing that needs to be discussed." Chu Nan looked at Zhang Lu and said with a smile.
"Mr. Chu, please speak." Zhang Lu quickly bowed and said.
"Preaching is okay, but it needs to be controlled by the imperial court. Especially the teachings that are not conducive to the imperial court must be changed." Chu Nan said with a smile.
Religion can exist, but firstly, it cannot be separated from the control of the imperial court, and secondly, it cannot be dominated by one family.
Change doctrine?
Zhang Lu hesitated and said: "May I ask Duke Chu, how can this teaching be changed?"
Chu Nan glanced at him and smiled: "As I just said, leading people to do good must not be detrimental to the court. In addition, we must not spread the concept that being too negative can breed inertia in people."
People need spiritual beliefs and seek spiritual comfort, but they cannot be too crazy.
"The imperial court is also studying the specific details. If you are willing, you can go to Luoyang as soon as possible and participate in it. The imperial court does need some religion to unite people's hearts. Since you are interested in this, as long as you do not violate these three rules,
The imperial court is also willing to support it."
Court support?
Zhang Lu's eyes lit up when he heard this. If this sect could have the support of the imperial court, the effect would be incomparable. The effect of the mission would definitely increase, and its status would far exceed that of other sects. In this regard, Zhang Lu has almost achieved this through the convenience of the Hanzhong prefect in recent years.
He had a deep understanding of the fact that all the people in Hanzhong became followers of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Chu." Zhang Lu said sincerely.
"Hanzhong Gu wants to take over as soon as possible to ensure the smooth flow of food routes. Since you have this intention, after this matter is over, how about taking all the Hanzhong dignitaries to Luoyang to help you preach?" Chu Nan asked with a smile.
All the powerful and powerful people from all over the country must move to live in Luoyang, under Chu Nan's nose, so that the New Deal can be carried out in an orderly manner without killing people. Otherwise, local forces will be constrained, and this place is relatively closed. Many things are afraid of
Can't go on.
"It all depends on Duke Chu's orders." Zhang Lu nodded quickly.
Before Chu Nan's trip, the Ministry of Civil Affairs had prepared officials at all levels in Yizhou and Hanzhong. The new Hanzhong prefect was an official selected in Xuzhou. He had served as seven county magistrates over the years, and later became the prefect of Jincheng. His ability
Not bad, and he is quite upright. He is now over forty, calm and steady, and worthy of heavy responsibilities. After Chu Nan was stabilized, he immediately led officials at all levels to Hanzhong and began to take over the people's livelihood in Hanzhong. As for Hanzhong officials, they went to Hanzhong.
The Luoyang Ministry of Civil Affairs reported that he could not continue to serve until he passed the re-examination by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Also going were the family records of Zhang Lu and the family records of Hanzhong's powerful people. Even if these people were unwilling, facing Chu Nan at this moment, they could only choose to bow their heads.
In Hanzhong, Chu Nan stayed for five days. After arranging things properly, he set off again.
"Be careful, Mr. Chu!" Before leaving, Zhang Lu followed Chu Nan and said, "Monsters are rampant in Shu now. Many passes from Hanzhong to Shu have been occupied by monsters."
Chu Nan still didn't have much idea about this. After thanking Zhang Lu, he led the army in the direction of Zitong.
However, along the way, the several checkpoints passed were, as Zhang Lu said, completely deserted. Along the way, I saw not many people, but monsters did emerge in endlessly, even insect monsters that were rarely seen in the Central Plains.
It is not uncommon here to see three-foot-long mosquitoes crossing the border in swarms. However, these monsters are not all together, and fights between each other often occur.
"This is the first time I have seen so many powerful monsters!" Qiao Shu couldn't help but sigh. The sisters led the Demon Suppression Department to fight against monsters all year round. They had seen many groups of monsters, but nothing like what they saw now.
It pales in comparison.
Moreover, once the beasts encounter a powerful foreign enemy, they will temporarily join forces to attack, and they have evolved intelligent monsters, and even know how to destroy the plank road to stop Chu Nan and his party.
Fortunately, Liu Ye brought many craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry with him, otherwise this journey would have been really difficult.
From Hanzhong to Zitong, it was originally a one or two day trip, but it took ten days to reach it. We almost walked on the road where the corpses of monsters were piled up. We didn't meet the Shu army guarding the place until Jianmen. The number was
Not much, but the strength is not bad, at least it can resist the beast tide...