Chapter 269 Liu Bei is going to be the King, the King of Hanzhong? !
Chapter 269: Liu Bei is going to be the King, the King of Hanzhong?!
A donkey came from Guanzhong.

Carrying Pang Tong over mountains and ridges, they finally arrived in Hanzhong...

Although there were tens of thousands of soldiers in Guanzhong, there was only one team of soldiers, about three hundred people, escorting Pang Tong.

But there were still several hundred Mi soldiers following him. After all, they had come to someone else's territory, so Pang Tong was surrounded by several hundred people.

Put down the wine gourd,
Pang Tong looked around and couldn't help but secretly praise: "Zhang Lu has a good way of governing Han. Although his territory is not large, the population is not small."

Hanzhong is located in the Han River Valley, with thousands of miles of fertile fields. It is a prosperous and wealthy place.

During the hundred years of Qiang Rebellion, countless people in the Guanzhong and Sanfu areas were displaced and fled.

After Zhang Lu occupied Hanzhong, he cut off the road to Yizhou, so the refugees were left in Hanzhong. As a result, the population of Hanzhong increased dramatically, reaching 100,000 households!

It’s already as good as half of Bashu.

In other words, although Zhang Lu only had the small county of Hanzhong, he still had the strength to challenge Liu Zhang who occupied Bashu!

"Sir, we'll reach Xinzheng in just ten miles."

Pang Tong nodded: "Now we can ask these rice soldiers to pass the message and tell them that the King of Chu's teacher, Mr. Fengchu Pang Tong, is here!"

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The headquarters of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect is located in Nanzheng City.

A man in Taoist robes, who looked like an immortal, was pacing in the courtyard with a slightly uneasiness.

He is Zhang Lu.

The tenth-generation grandson of Zhang Liang, Marquis of Liu in the Western Han Dynasty, and the eldest grandson of Zhang Daoling, the founder of Tianshi Taoism.

The third generation Zhang Tianshi...

In fact, it was under his leadership that the Five Pecks of Rice Sect began to flourish. Without Zhang Lu, Taoism would be like the Han Dynasty without Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che.

Zhang Jue's Tianping Dao was actually just a pirated version of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.

Zhang Lu's life was a legendary one.

First of all, his grandfather left him the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, which became the capital for his future rise.

Secondly, his father left him a beautiful mother.

Zhang Lu's mother was beautiful and had learned a lot from her father-in-law, the first generation Zhang Tianshi. At first, she only helped Liu Yan to exorcise evil spirits, but later she developed to the point of dual cultivation.

Relying on his mother's relationship, Liu Yan gained power in Hanzhong.

After Liu Yan died, his son Liu Zhang succeeded him.

Zhang Lu did not respect and obey Liu Zhang. Bayi Du Fu, Pu Hu, and Yuan Yue all attached themselves to Zhang Lu. Liu Zhang was furious and killed Zhang Lu's mother and family members on the grounds that Zhang Lu did not obey his orders.

At this point, the half-brothers, Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang, became enemies and attacked each other, but neither could do anything to the other.

Zhang Lu then completely seized control of Hanzhong, used the Five Pecks of Rice Sect to educate the people, and established a regime that combined politics and religion...

"Report!"

A rice soldier entered the mansion: "Master!"

Zhang Lu turned his head sharply and asked: "What is the situation in Chengdu now?"

Mi Bing said: "Liu Zhang surrendered!"

Liu Zhang surrendered?

Zhang Lu couldn't believe it at all.

Chengdu is a big city and difficult to attack. Liu Zhang has 30,000 elite troops in the city. How could he surrender?
Mi Bing continued, "Master, Liu Bei spread the news that he had reconciled with the King of Chu. He was not attacking Chengdu for himself, but for the King of Chu."

"Everyone in the world was afraid of the King of Chu, and Liu Zhang was also afraid, so he surrendered..."

After calming down a little, Zhang Lu waved his hand and asked the Mi soldiers to retreat. Then he walked into the hall, glanced at the map hanging on the wall, and couldn't help sighing.

Zhang Lu had neither capable soldiers nor good strategists.

Hanzhong is just a county, surrounded by Nanyang, Bashu, Guanzhong, and Liangzhou.

Nanyang belongs to Jingzhou, and Guanzhong and Liangzhou have all fallen into the hands of Liu Wu.

Liu Zhang was afraid of the King of Chu, so he surrendered.

But Zhang Lu was ten, a hundred times more afraid of the King of Chu than Liu Zhang! !

The King of Chu had dozens of ways to break into Hanzhong... Only Liu Zhang, the enemy who killed his mother in the south, was slightly better, at least giving him a break.

But now Liu Bei has entered Chengdu...

Zhang Lu had been managing Hanzhong for decades and had more than a million followers, but he couldn't deal with Liu Zhang. How could he be a match for Liu Xuande?

Liu Xuande has come through mountains of swords and volcanoes, he is definitely a high-end player.

As for whether Liu Bei had truly reconciled with Liu Wu or it was just a fake reconciliation, it made no difference to Zhang Lu.

Because in his eyes, Liu Bei, Liu Wu, and Cao Cao were all high-end players, far from being able to compete with him at this level...

"Master! Master!" someone was heard shouting again.

Upon hearing the voice, Zhang Lu hurried out to meet him, because this time it was not some Mi soldier, but Zhang Lu's most trusted confidant in Hanzhong, Gongcao Yan Pu.

"Why are you here so hastily?" Zhang Lu asked, "Is it Liu Xuande who has sent troops to attack us?"

Yan Pu paused for a moment before saying, "No, it's not Liu Xuande, but King of Chu Liu Wu!"

"King of Chu Liu Wu?" When Zhang Lu heard this name, he immediately felt a chill on his back, his whole body was numb, and he was extremely nervous.

But he immediately reacted: "Didn't the King of Chu go to conquer Liangzhou?"

"No matter how anxious they are to return, they won't attack Hanzhong so soon..."

"It's not the King of Chu who is returning, but the King of Chu's teacher!" Yan Pu quickly explained: "Master Jun, the King of Chu's teacher, Mr. Fengchu Pang Tong, has come to Hanzhong and will soon arrive in Bashu. He wants to meet Master Jun!"

"Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan?" Zhang Lu had naturally heard of this name. If one can get one of the two, the world can be pacified.

Moreover, since Liu Wu rose to power, Pang Tong, with the title of Teacher of the King of Chu, also became famous.

Zhang Lu: "How did this Pang Tong come here?"

Yan Pu: "Coming here on a donkey, how strange..."

Zhang Lu: "How many troops are there?"

Yan Pu: "Only three hundred people!"

Zhang Lu: "Yan Pu, go open the city gate quickly and follow me to welcome Master Feng Chu!"

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Xudu.

In the imperial city,
All the officials gathered under the Danbi, waiting to attend court.

"Call all officials to the palace!"

The eunuchs' voices of chanting were heard.

King Wei Cao Mengde, who was at the front, glanced sideways slightly, and seeing that no one dared to step forward and go up the stairs, he took a lazily step forward.

Then he looked at the man who had just walked with him and said, "Kong Ming, the Prime Minister is the first among the three ministers and commands all officials. Why don't you go first?"

Zhuge Liang did not look directly at him, but he was neither humble nor arrogant: "My Han family has its own system of etiquette and law. Although the prime minister is one of the three highest officials, the king of Wei is the king. Kong Ming hopes that the king of Wei can understand that Kong Ming is not afraid of the king of Wei, but respects the Han system."

Then he took a step forward and stepped onto the first step.

"Haha, you are such a pedantic person, no wonder you were controlled by Liu Zilie..." Cao Mengde teased him to his heart's content, and then spread his hands: "After all, we are officials in the same dynasty, please come in, Prime Minister Zhuge!"

Hundreds of officials began to surge in, forming a black mass, and finally entered the hall, where they were divided into civil and military officials.

Liu Xie waved the crown on his forehead and said, "Prime Minister Zhuge, has there been any news from the King of Chu?"

Zhuge Liang stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, the King of Chu is now on a long expedition to Liang Province, and no news has come yet."

"Hmm." Liu Xie suddenly felt bored when there was no news from Liu Wu, so he said, "My dear ministers, if you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court."

Ever since Liu Wu rose to power and supported him, Liu Xie actually began to gradually regain his status as an emperor.

In the past, he would never have dared to say this in front of Cao Cao.

In fact, Liu Xie said this to Cao Cao...

"Your Majesty! I have something to say!"

Cao Cao bowed his head, stepped out with his sword in hand,
Then he raised his head and said, "The Left General of the Han Dynasty, the Governor of Yuzhou, and the Marquis of Yichengting, Liu Bei, Liu Xuande! Uncle Liu is loyal to the country, highly respected, and unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness... I, I ask Your Majesty to promote Uncle Liu to the King of Hanzhong!"

　Death

　　
　
(End of this chapter)