Chapter 937: King of Hanzhong

The autumn of 205 AD.

Liu Bei led the Shu army to occupy Hanzhong.

Hanzhong, known as Nanzheng in ancient times

It refers to the Hanzhong Basin in southern Shaanxi, which is located at the junction of Shaanxi, Hubei, Gansu and Sichuan provinces.

It has the reputation of "the birthplace of the Han Dynasty and the Chinese cornucopia".

Hanzhong has the source of the Hanjiang River, the largest tributary of the Yangtze River, as well as the Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountains, one north and one south, providing a natural barrier and forming the geographical feature of "two mountains and one river".

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, there was a saying that "only by obtaining Hanzhong can we establish a country with peace of mind".

It illustrates the extremely important military status of Hanzhong.

The Hanzhong Basin was recognized by successive rulers for its strategic location long before the Three Kingdoms.

The Qin Dynasty seized Hanzhong and entered Shu, which became the foundation, and then seized the world.

Although Han Gaozu Liu Bang took the lead in attacking the capital of Qin, he was unable to compete with Xiang Yu in general, so he had to welcome him, and was named King of Hanzhong by Xiang Yu.

Liu Bang also wisely chose the Hanzhong area to recuperate, and entered Shu, which became the foundation. In the end, he turned defeat into victory, defeated Xiang Yu from all sides, and established the Han Dynasty by himself.

There are many reasons for Han Gaozu Liu Bang's success, but occupying Hanzhong is a very crucial step. With this favorable terrain, he can compete with Xiang Yu and strive for hegemony in the world.

Today, a man named Zhang Lu occupies Hanzhong.

Zhang Lu's grandfather is the prestigious Zhang Daoling, the head of the Jade Emperor's Four Heavenly Masters. One of the founders of Taoism, he is also known as Zhang Tianshi because the five buckets of rice Taoism he founded was also called Tianshi Tao.

Later, the five buckets of rice were passed on to Zhang Lu's father, and now Zhang Lu is the third generation celestial master.

Later in the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Lu was posthumously conferred by the court as "Zhengyi Master Taiqing Zhaohua Guangde Zhenjun".

After Liu Bei retreated to Xichuan, Fazheng and Zhang Song pointed out that Liu Zhang was weak, Zhang Lu was in the north, the people were rich and the country was rich but they didn't know how to be compassionate, and a wise man thought of a wise king.

It strengthened Liu Bei's ambition to annex Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu, replace them, and take the line of Gaozu's hegemony.

In history, the kind and cowardly Liu Zhang feared that Zhang Lu and Cao Cao would threaten Yizhou,

Invite Liu Bei to enter Xichuan.

Now, Liu Zhang is afraid of Zhang Lu and Yuan Tan, and there is no reason to refuse Liu Bei who is working hard for the Han Dynasty, so Liu Bei was able to enter Sichuan smoothly.

...

At this moment, Liu Bei is standing at the head of Hanzhong City, looking at the land from a distance.

The magnificence of two mountains and one river comes into view.

At the same time, the Shu army cheering for victory also came into view.

Fifty thousand Shu soldiers greeted him with cheers and shouts.

Liu Bei stood at the top of the city, looking up at the sky of the big man.

Xi Chuan behind him is the foundation of his family's ancestor, Long Xing.

And the Shu soldiers in front of him, although they were not his soldiers, but still Liu Zhang's soldiers, gradually established his prestige.

Hanzhong is another child of his.

He didn't intend to hand over Hanzhong to Liu Zhang, he wanted to occupy Hanzhong, and he didn't intend to return these Shu soldiers, but took them for his own use.

Taking advantage of someone's eyes and not being able to see here, rule Xichuan, and walk on the Avenue of Stars of the great ancestor Liu Bang Longxing.

Liu Bei was able to travel tens of thousands of miles from Youzhou to Xichuan and still not fall. On the one hand, there are reasons for his own ability. But more is the accumulation of the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty. As the only hope of the Han Dynasty, it can be said that he inherited his ancestral property all the way to come here.

Along the way, there was nothing left of the lost ancestral property.

But I have to say that even having this family background is also a kind of resource advantage. He is the rich second generation N generation with a golden spoon in his mouth.

"Brother, Yuan Tan gave birth!"

Liu Bei, who was waving to the soldiers on the top of the city, turned his head and saw Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

I was startled, "Are you going to be grandpa?"

Guan Yu: ==#, turned his head forty-five degrees and looked up.

The second master was a little dissatisfied, because Liu Bei always mentioned such things. And Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have stated many times that they will never betray Liu Bei to their son-in-law.

Even if you become a grandfather.

"No, no, it's not your niece's daughter. It's Cai Yong who is the grandfather." Zhang Fei said.

Liu Bei heaved a sigh of relief. Cai Yan was the most talented woman in the world. He also pursued her at that time, but at that time her status was too low to look up to her at all.

To actually fall in love with such a beast as Yuan Tan, she really blinded a beauty, and asked, "Boy or girl?"

Zhang Fei grinned, and stretched out two fingers, "Girl. Two thousand gold, one ton. Yuan Tan said it himself."

"Hehehe." Liu Bei was elated, "Yuan Tan spent his whole life as an army, so he had few children, and finally saved two, both of whom are daughters. They were born well. Yin is prosperous and Yang is declining, that's what he said."

Suddenly, Liu Bei was lonely. Amid tens of thousands of troops cheering for victory, he bowed his waist and walked towards the setting sun.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other.

Liu Bei was also a soldier all his life, and in history, he also had few children. Following Yuan Tan Qingtian's rise with a thunderbolt, he snatched away the family's two daughter-in-laws without dying.

The widowed old man... that's what he said.

...

After a few days.

The news of Liu Bei's elimination of Zhang Lu spread to Chengdu.

But in Liu Zhang's hall, it was not about this matter, but it was somewhat related.

Liu Zhang and his son have been in Xichuan for twenty years, and they have many confidants in civil and military affairs.

The generals are headed by Zhang Ren.

Civil servants take Huang Quan as the first.

Huang Quan is a scholar-bureaucrat who believes in metaphysics, and he is now talking about Liu Bei with Liu Zhang.

Standing in the hall, he talked eloquently, "Liu Bei is a nemesis. He can defeat Gongsun Zan, Kong Rong, Tao Qian, and Liu Biao. It can be said that he can defeat four people in a row."

Metaphysics was popular among the gentry.

Huang Quan saw Liu Bei's ambition, and in order to persuade Liu Zhang to deal with Liu Bei, he made more insinuations from this point.

"Isn't there another Lu Bu Meike?" Zhang Song mocked.

Huang Quan said coldly: "Yes, Lu Bu's daughter climbed up to the eldest son, and with the luck of the eldest son, she was not restrained."

Zhang Song also sneered, "Master Huang is really alarmist. Did Gongsun Zan and others fail because of Liu Bei? No, they were all killed by Yuan Tan."

Then he bowed to Liu Zhang, "My lord, cooperation will benefit both, and separation will harm both. Let Liu Bei rule Hanzhong and resist Tang."

Fazheng has always followed Liu Bei, and it can be said that he has clearly taken refuge in the past, and Zhang Song is a pawn left inside.

Sitting in the hall was a middle-aged man in his thirties, but he looked like a young man who hadn't experienced anything, panicked.

It is Liu Zhang, the lord of Xichuan who has been said to be weak in the evaluations of all dynasties.

At this moment Liu Zhang hesitated. Speaking of Liu Bei's victory in Hanzhong, his prestige was condensed in Xichuan, gradually threatening his status. But there is no reason to deal with Liu Bei like this.

At this time, Liu Bei sent a letter, advising Liu Zhang to become the king of Hanzhong, against Tang Wang Yuan Shao.

Zhang Song knew that this was Fazheng's strategy to stabilize Liu Zhang's side, and said, "My lord, don't you understand Liu Bei's heart now? He just wants to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, and he has no selfish intentions. Why don't you obey the destiny, become king, and worship Liu Bei as your king?" General, as a subject..."

People like Huang Quan and Zhang Ren were obviously caught off guard by this move, and they were also speechless. Could it be that Liu Bei really has no selfish intentions, is he thinking wrong?

They will not take it lightly, but they cannot refuse Liu Bei's proposal.

Ever since, the direction of the wind began to shift to the king's side.

This time it was unanimously approved, and they were all persuading Liu Zhang to become king.

Could it be that Liu Zhang saw that his subordinates were so united? How many years have passed? As a prince, he has more or less passion in his heart, and he was gradually said to be very excited.

The king of Hanzhong, Gaozu is the king of Hanzhong, which is of great historical significance.

Ever since, in the autumn of this year, Liu Zhang announced to the world that he was the king of Hanzhong.

The regulations are the same as those of Tang Wang Yuan Shao, that is, add nine tins, use dragons to drive, bring crowns, and continue the incense of the Han Dynasty.

Worship Zhang Ren as the general, Huang Quan as the prime minister, and Liu Bei as the chariot general...