The Hanzhong Basin is located between the Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountain, with a length of more than 200 miles from east to west, less than 60 miles from north to south, and only more than 10 miles at the narrowest point, just like a smooth pedal, connecting the two major regions of Guanzhong and Bashu!

Don't look at the Hanzhong Basin, the area is not large, but the land is very fertile, and the temperature is suitable, there is no snow all year round, and the Han River originates from the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains, which crosses through the middle of the basin and brings sufficient water sources, so the Hanzhong Basin is very suitable for farming.

Since the Great Rebellion in the Central Plains, the people of Guanzhong have fled south with their families in order to escape the war, so that the population of Hanzhong has increased dramatically, exceeding 400,000 people, of which Nanzhengcheng is the most densely populated, accounting for one-third of the total!

Nanzhengcheng - located in the west of the Hanzhong Basin, on the south bank of the Han River, was founded in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty - the Warring States Period, is now the seat of Hanzhong County, and is also the nest of the Zhanglu Group!

In addition, Xiang Yu overthrew the tyrannical Qin and divided the eighteen princes and kings, with Liu Bang as the king of Han, in charge of the land of Bashu and Hanzhong, and set the capital in Nanzheng City, so Nanzheng is also the root of the Han Dynasty!

"Da! --Da! Da! ”

Outside Nanzheng City, on the wide and straight avenue, a team is marching slowly, in front of 18 knights, all of them are black armor, high-headed horses, led by a banner, on the book eight big characters: Han angel, soothing the Quartet!

In the middle of a double-wheeled ox cart, covered with black tarpaulin, the four corners set off the ornaments, Hanzhong County is narrow, and the outside world is inconvenient to communicate, there is a great lack of horses, generally use oxen to pull the cart.

There are more than 100 foot soldiers behind, wearing armor and holding knives and guns, closely following the ox cart, and forming a semi-encirclement trend, not so much a guard, but a surveillance!

"Mr. Ziyi has been driving all the way, but you can go to the righteous house to rest for the night, and after recuperating your energy, it is not too late to enter the city tomorrow to see my heavenly master!"

"What the sacrificial wine said is very true, I will see Zhang Tianshi tomorrow, and I hope that there will be a lot of good words, and a small gift will not become a tribute!"

"Glassware...... Haha, it's easy to say, go to the righteous house to rest! ”

"No!"

The team accelerated forward, and soon came to a righteous house, after the double ox cart was parked, Jiang Gan got out of it - a high crown and forehead belt, a red robe and a green ribbon, holding a Han envoy talisman, hanging a triple white yak tail, representing the right to reward and kill!

Since defecting to Cao Ying, Jiang Gan has relied on his two lines of sharp teeth and three inches of tongue to envoy the barbarian tribes, lobby the princes of the Quartet, and have made a lot of contributions.

This time, he was entrusted by Xiao Yi to come to Nanzhengcheng as an envoy of the Han Dynasty to lobby Zhang Lu, and he also brought a very high price, hoping to take Hanzhong County without blood.

Jiang Gan entered Hanzhong from the Baoxian Valley, the plank road of 400 miles, walked for more than half a month, and it was pouring heavy rain, and the rocks were rolling, and the guards were killed and injured seven or eight, but fortunately, there were mountain people to help guide the way, so they came over in a difficult way.

No wonder when leaving, Da Sima said that 'Shu Road is difficult, it is difficult to go to the ......blue sky', and he must be careful to hurry, and asked how many people in his family have not fulfilled their wishes, where is the private money hidden, and whether there are illegitimate children or the like......

Immediately afterwards, another person came out of the ox cart, with a medium stature and extraordinary appearance, called a middle-aged beautiful man, that is, there was a greedy color in his eyes, and he held a glass cup in his hand, which was a celebrity (not a celebrity) in Hanzhong - Yang Song

Hundreds of thousands of Cao troops gathered in Guanzhong, Hanzhong County was shocked three times a day, hearing that a court envoy was coming, Zhang Lu did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly asked the strategist Yang Song to greet him, first test the other party's tone, so that he can know it in his heart!

Yang Song is indeed very famous, because he has two examples: one is that he is very eloquent, good at slapping horses, turning Zhang Lu's group around, and becoming the most trusted confidant.

The second is greedy for money, there are only yellow and white things in his eyes, and there is no bottom line in doing things, which really fulfills the old saying, reaching out in the coffin - death asks for money!

"The remote place in Hanzhong is not as prosperous and rich as Xuchang, and Mr. Ziyi should not be disgusted, but mountain wine, game, and village aunts...... It's not a flavor, haha! ”

"Hanzhong Mountain is beautiful, rich in products, and there are such outstanding people as sacrificial wine, how to talk about the word remote, in the future, Mr. has free, please go to Xuchang to take a walk, in the next will do the friendship of the landlord, Wanbaolou, Tianxiang Pavilion - enjoy it!"

"I've heard people say that there are countless treasures in Wanbao Building, everything is worth 10,000 gold, and if you have the opportunity, you must take a good look at it, and it will not be in vain!"

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Jiang Gan lobbied Zhang Lu on this trip, but also to spy on the reality of Hanzhong, it is best to plot against some civil and military ministers, so he is extremely friendly to Yang Song, and he is even more generous.

Taking people's money and eliminating disasters with others, Yang Song has received so many benefits, naturally he knows everything and says everything, and in the gossip along the way, he revealed many military and political secrets, and even made Zhang Lu's character, hobbies, and thoughts clear!

In addition, Yang Song is greedy, but he is not stupid at all, knowing that the Hanzhong Group is weak and will be annexed by Cao Ying sooner or later, he also has the heart to borrow Jiang Gan's path to climb Xiao Yi's towering tree, and it will be good to go to Xuchang in the future and continue to enjoy the glory and wealth!

"Please! --Please! ”

"Cook quickly, prepare the dishes, get the car down like wine, and have a few drinks today!"

"No!"

Jiang Gan and Yang Song walked side by side, leading the attendants into the righteous house, there are more than 100 houses in it, which are not splendid, but they are also clean and tidy, but there is no one in sight!

The Hanzhong soldiers were not surprised, and some of them skillfully walked into the kitchen, found a place to store the ingredients, and then washed rice, washed vegetables, and cut meat...... Ready for dinner!

The other part is holding tools to clean the inside and outside of the house, to see if there are any loopholes in the house, whether the furniture is damaged, and they are all carefully repaired, and they are very happy to work!

It turns out that there are no inns, restaurants, or restaurants in this place in Hanzhong, but there are many righteous houses, and the parishioners will send the surplus grain, meat and vegetables at home to the righteous houses impermanently, and let the pedestrians take them by themselves, without spending a penny!

And you can take as much as you use, you can't be too greedy, and you are not allowed to squander and waste, otherwise there will be ghosts haunted and infected with a serious illness!

In addition, while pedestrians enjoy free accommodation and meals, they should also do what they can for the house, clean and repair the house, and donate money and belongings...... It can be described as convenient for others and convenient for yourself!

"Jingle Bell! Jingling! --Everyone, work hard, repair this section of the road today, don't make a mistake next time! ”

"Okay, Lord Heavenly Master blesses, the disciple must change his mistake if he knows it!"

Not far from the house, a group of people were paving the road, and there was no one to supervise the work, but they were in full swing, smashing stones, smashing roadbeds, digging drainage ditches, and no one was lazy.

This is also one of the characteristics of Hanzhong, do not set up any officials, but to manage the people with religion, Zhang Lu is the third generation of heavenly masters, under the big sacrificial wine, sacrificial wine, Taoist people, ghost pawns...... Teach the people to be honest and not to cheat, so that the patients will turn themselves in!

The offender is lenient three times, and if he repeats the offense, then the punishment is increased; If it is a minor transgression, then when the road is built with a hundred steps to atone for sins, and all things grow in spring and summer, slaughter is forbidden and alcohol is forbidden, which can be described as quite humane!

"Friendship and mutual assistance, honesty and deception, no road is left behind, and no door is closed at night...... Zhang Tianshi's ancestors and grandchildren have been governing Hanzhong for decades, but they have created a happy land!

The same cultivators, the Zhang Jiao brothers caused trouble in the world and became sinners through the ages...... By the way, the little black face is also from Taoism, what does it do, hehe! ”

Along the way, Jiang Gan witnessed and heard, got a lot of information, and also had a deeper understanding of the Wudou Rice Sect in Hanzhong......

'Five buckets of rice' is commonly known in the outside world, because all the people who join the religion have to pay five buckets of white rice, its real name is: Zhengyi League Weidao, also known as 'Heavenly Master Dao', the founder - Zhang Daoling, Pei Guofeng County, read through the "Tao Te Ching" at the age of seven, astronomy and geography, the book of Heluo Weiwei are all well understood!

He once entered Taixue to study (the highest school in the Han Dynasty), and later lived in seclusion in the north of Luoyang, practicing the art of immortality, claiming to have seen Taishang Laojun, and awarded him three days of righteousness, three or five Gong jade seals, male and female slashing evil swords, and was named the Heavenly Master!

Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty - Han An two years in July, Zhang Daoling came to Hanzhong, began to recruit disciples, educate the people, defeated the local primitive witch religion, firmly established a foothold, Zhang Daoling feathered into immortals, his son Zhang Heng for the second generation of heavenly masters, Sun Zhang Lu for the third generation of heavenly masters!

Zhang Lu was Liu Yan's subordinate, responsible for guarding the Hanzhong region, after Liu Yan died of illness, his son Liu Zhang was weak and incompetent, Zhang Lu did not listen to the order, simply cut Hanzhong, Ba County area, he became a town prince, and often attacked Shudi!

The difference is that other princes compete for hegemony in order to replace the Han family and create a new dynasty; And Zhang Lu's goal in life is to carry forward the Heavenly Master Religion, preferably to become the state religion and establish a **** country.

Jiang Gan has traveled all over the world and has seen too many wars, diseases, and natural disasters...... The people fled to death, and the people were empty, but the harmonious social atmosphere in Hanzhong has a feeling of paradise in the world, which makes people happy and yearning!

It should be a great thing if the Heavenly Master Sect spreads and turns the whole world into a paradise, and the people are in harmony, but I always feel a little wrong, and I can't figure it out for a while?

The righteous house was cleaned and the food was ready, Jiang Gan and Yang Song occupied a single room, sat opposite each other, and chatted while eating, while the rest of the guards ate in batches, and the mounts also added forage......

"Da Sima is powerful in all directions, known as the world's number one general, and people in Hanzhong often talk about it, but there are different opinions, it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, Mr. Ziyi and Da Sima have a good relationship, can you explain a thing or two for the younger brother?"

"Haha, is Da Sima this person - brave in the world, wisdom is as deep as the sea, it is difficult to see its whole picture from afar, and I don't know its depth when I look closely, the more people who are familiar with it, the more I can't say it clearly!"

"Oh, I don't know what Da Sima likes, if I am lucky enough to meet in the future, the little brother will be prepared!"

"Money, beautiful women, hunting, chess, BMW and famous knives...... Da Sima likes it very much, but he doesn't like it the most...... What exactly does he like? ”

Yang Song was bent on leaning against the big tree to enjoy the shade, so between conversations, he kept asking Xiao Yi about it, and he also did what he liked, thinking that he was on the right to advance!

As a result, Jiang Gan didn't know what he was asking, not because he was deliberately hiding anything, but after knowing each other for nearly 20 years, he still couldn't see Xiao Yi's nature clearly.

Let's say he's a good guy, is there a good guy with a black belly, a ruthless heart, a murderer, and a good guy who likes to play with skulls?

Say that he is a bad person, is there a bad person who worries about the country and the people, loves the people like a son, and takes the world as his own responsibility?

I can't see through, I can't explain clearly, and I can't explain clearly, but thinking of what Xiao Yi did, the doubts in Jiang Gan's heart were gradually solved...... The Heavenly Master Dao can only teach one side of the people, not the Kyushu of the world!

The Chinese nation occupies the fertile soil of the East and has established a brilliant civilization, but it is surrounded by groups of tigers and wolves, such as Goguryeo, Karasuma, Xiongnu, Xiqiang, Hu people, Nanban, and Baiyue...... Who doesn't want to enter the Central Plains, drink the Yangtze River, and occupy this rich land?

The reason why he didn't dare to act rashly was because of the large population of China, the intelligence and wisdom, and the strong martial spirit, which poured out countless famous generals and warriors, Wang Qian, Li Mu, Meng Tian, Wei Qing, and Huo Quai...... Whoever dares to stretch out his claws, immediately swing his sword and cut it, and then plow the court and sweep the hole!

If the Heavenly Master Sect prevails, and talks about honesty and friendship all day long, not fighting and not deceiving, won't it turn the Chinese people into docile sheep, and once the hungry wolves around them rush in, what will they use to resist?

It seems that Zhang Jiao's Taiping Dao is not good, and neither is the Zhang family's Heavenly Master Dao, only Da Sima's way of killing is a good way to help the world and save the people, so that Huaxia will become an evil dragon - the dragon chant for nine days, and the beasts bow down!

(End of chapter)