Ascension to the throne is not only a personal matter, but also a matter of ancestors.
The Xiliang Kingdom established ancestral temples, relocated people, built ancestral tombs, etc.
Han Laocheng also began to use the title of king to order Gansu to rectify the government from top to bottom, appoint and dismiss officials, install cronies, etc.
Officialdom, the army, and the people.
Han Laocheng adopted a three-pronged approach, with strict and orderly policies.
morning.
Lanzhou City, in the side hall of the palace. Han Laocheng was wearing regular clothes and playing chess with Chen Ding. There were eunuchs from Xiliang Kingdom waiting on the left and right.
Chen Ding lost this game of chess. He put down the white piece, bowed his hand to Han Laocheng and said: "Your Majesty is very powerful in chess, I am no match for him."
Han Laocheng smiled slightly and said: "Master Chen is serious. Our chess skills are between equals. It's just that the lonely king won this game by luck."
Chen Ding chuckled and did not continue to be polite.
Han Laocheng put the sunspot back into the box and sighed: "Getting along with the adults is like drinking fine wine, very pleasant. It's a pity that the adults are leaving."
Everything Chen decided to do was done. Set off tomorrow and return to Guanzhong to resume life.
Chen Ding smiled slightly and said: "Thank you for your attention, Your Majesty. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we are still young, and we will definitely meet again."
"That's right." Han Laocheng nodded, then stretched out his palm and patted it. Immediately, a guard came in carrying an exquisite box and stood beside Chen Ding.
Han Laocheng opened the box, and it was a dazzling box of gems of various colors.
Han Laocheng said with a smile: "Liaodong produces Dongzhu and Haidongqing. Gansu produces fine horses and gems. Master Chen. This is the wish of the lonely king. Please don't refuse."
Chen Ding thought for a moment and thanked him decisively: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Han Laocheng smiled slightly, picked up the box and handed it to Chen Ding.
At this moment, an official broke in from outside the door. Han Laocheng's face darkened and he was about to reprimand. The official bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, this is a serious matter."
"Hmph." Han Laocheng snorted coldly. The official finally came to his senses and immediately started to sweat profusely.
Chen Ding stood up wisely and said to Han Laocheng: "Since the prince has state affairs, I will take my leave first."
"Sir, walk slowly." Han Laocheng nodded and turned to signal the eunuch beside him.
Chen Ding cupped his fists and saluted, and walked out of the side hall accompanied by the eunuch. The moment he walked out, his eyes flashed.
After all, Han Laocheng's foundation is shallow. Although I was canonized by the Han Dynasty, there must be some dissatisfaction among the people below.
There might be a rebellion somewhere.
In the side hall.
Han Laocheng looked at the official and said in a deep voice: "Next time you encounter this kind of situation, be careful what you say."
"Yes." The official was lying on the ground, fearful and sincere.
"What's the matter?" Han Laocheng asked.
"The officials in Liangzhou Prefecture are super powerful and disobey the king's orders. They separatized Jinping City and still used the Chu Kingdom's reign name." After the official took a deep breath to calm down, he raised his head and said in a deep voice.
"This old thing." Han Laocheng cursed.
There were few people in Gansu who could make him feel uncomfortable. Guan Chaoqiang is one of them. This person belongs to a wealthy family in Hexi, and there are many talented people in the family. His current official position is the magistrate of Liangzhou, and he manages Liangzhou Prefecture like an iron bucket.
When they faced the Han army before, the two sides were relatively harmonious.
Now....
"Immediately send people to contact Guan Chaoqiang, and be gentle first. As long as he is willing to surrender, anything can be said. If it doesn't work, we can only send troops to eliminate him."
Han Laocheng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
"Yes." The official responded loudly, stood up and turned around to leave.
"It's also expected." Han Laocheng stood up, put his hands behind his back, and shook his head.
Becoming king is no small matter, someone has to stand up.
Fortunately, he had a good relationship with Wu Nian and was guarding the street pavilion. As long as the street pavilion is in their hands, the Han army will not dare to take a step further.
Internal rebellion started to drizzle.
............
"Da da da!!!!"
On the road, a group of two to three thousand people, surrounded by many carts, headed towards Guanzhong.
The flag with the word "Han" flutters in the wind.
It was the team of Han envoy Chen Ding.
Soon after, the Han army camp appeared in front. Chen Ding stopped the carriage, got on a horse, and galloped towards the tent.
Inside the big tent. Wu Nian sat on the main seat, with Wen and Wu standing on the left and right. Hearing the noise, Wu Nian raised his head and looked towards the tent door, about to speak.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Chen Ding got off his horse and quickly entered the tent. He bent down and told Wu Nian what he heard in the side hall.
Wu Nian had a playful look on his face, nodded and said, "There must be an internal rebellion. Do you know who it is?"
"I don't know." Chen Ding shook his head. He didn't dare to ask more about the situation at that time, lest he might alert the enemy.
"Yes. Although I don't know who it is, I am a little more confident in my plan." Wu Nian smiled and nodded, then raised his head and looked at the civil and military forces in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Invasion is like fire, and soldiers are swift and powerful. .”
"There are men and horses in each department, three horses per person, and a month's worth of dry food. Tomorrow morning, we will go around the street pavilion with the others and go to the Longxi Plateau to attack the city and seize the territory."
"Yes." The civil and military officers responded loudly.
Early the next morning. The Han army put away their tents and left the camp alone. Four elite cavalrymen from ten thousand households and hundreds of thousands of horses gathered in the north of the camp.
People's voices and horses neighed, and the murderous atmosphere went straight into the sky.
Soon after, General Feng Chong was in the vanguard and Wu Nian was in the rear. The elite cavalry of these 40,000 households set off toward the west in a cloud of dust and smoke.
The Han army came back again.
............
Jieting City. The city gate is open, and carts come in and out from time to time. It not only transports military supplies within the city, but also transports domestic garbage outside the city.
The soldiers were wearing strong armor and armed with weapons, standing guard or training, and their killing aura soared into the sky.
Han Lin did not relax.
Big house, front yard.
Han Lin was wearing single clothes and holding a spear, practicing his spear skills. The moves are wide open and closed, and the sound of drinking air is like thunder, full of power.
"Da da da." Suddenly, a soldier came in from outside the door and went straight to Han Lin, panting: "General, something bad is going on. A large number of Han cavalry are coming, only thirty or fifty years away. It’s in.”
"What?" Han Lin stopped moving and his eyes widened.
The soldiers on the left and right also looked horrified.
Han Lin did not relax, but he was only afraid of the worst, not afraid of ten thousand.
The sudden return of the Han army was beyond his expectation.
Wu Nian had just made a grand announcement and granted him silver and food.
Just to regret it?
Wu Nian thought that by doing this, he could conquer Jieting?
Han Lin composed himself, laughed loudly, and said, "My sons, please pass on the order, close the city gates, and strengthen your guard."
"He has a good plan, and I have a wall ladder."
"I didn't let my guard down at all. Whether it was once, twice, or 10 times, it was the same."
"He can't even think of breaking through our Jieting City."
Surprise is a surprise, momentum cannot be lost.
We win.
