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Chapter 59 - Going to Middle Han Area

"Teacher, when do you think we can return to the north?" Zhao Chen said.

"If I want to return to the north, I'll probably need a few years!" But at that time, we will not be as powerless as we are now! At that time, Zhe Keqiu will probably be taken down by us. We already have our own army in our hands, so we can decide how the world floats! " Li Gang said.

Yue Fei, Wang De and the rest were standing far away, protecting them. No one from the Home Breaker would hear their words.

"Hm!" I hope so! Zhe Keqiu, this old thief, actually secretly chased away the Wu Jie brothers. I want to see them before I leave, but it's impossible! " Zhao Chen said.

"Zhe Keqiu wants to completely control His Highness, so he naturally won't allow His Highness to see them!" Li Gang said.

"Forget it, let's continue to endure!" Continue to accumulate strength! Teacher, after entering the Middle Han Area, I wonder how the situation will turn out? " Zhao Chen said.

"After we reach the Middle Han Area, it is very likely that Zhe Keqiu would drive me, Li Ruoshui, Yue Fei and the others away from his Highness' side. Only then will his Highness truly be lonely! His Highness is only ten years old and is just a teenager. If he wants to control him, it will be a lot easier! " Li Gang said.

Zhao Chen nodded, he thought for a moment and said: "Teacher, after you all leave my side, Zhe Keqiu will definitely persecute you all again! I hope that when the time is right, you will help me get rid of Zhe Keqiu! "

"Of course!" Li Gang nodded and said.

"In that case, thank you teacher!" Zhao Chen bowed respectfully and said.

Ever since he came to this era, he rarely bowed to others like this, because Li Gang had greatly helped him. He was also his teacher and friend, and in his heart, he was truly grateful to Li Gang!

"What is the crown prince doing?" You are the monarch and I am your subject. Isn't it natural for me to help you? This humble subject cannot afford such a gift! " Li Gang's heart was filled with gratitude as he hastily replied.

"All of you can afford such a gift! All of you are my, Zhao Chen's, right-hand men. If I am able to one day control the imperial government, I will never forget the kindness you all have given me! " Zhao Chen said resolutely.

"Your Highness, this old subject really doesn't know how to repay you for saying such words …" Li Gang's eyes were moist as he replied.

"Let's go to Middle Han Area!" Along the way, I still need teacher to tell me more about the situation in Middle Han Area! " Zhao Chen laughed and said.

The Home Breaker had already started to leave the Dazhang Pass, Zhao Chen, Li Gang and the rest had also left the Dazhang Pass!

This time, Zhao Chen, Li Gang and the rest did not continue riding on horses.

In the carriage, Li Gang began to explain to Zhao Chen the geography of the Middle Han Area, as well as some of the historical records of the Middle Han Area.

Historically, during the Qin Dynasty, the Middle Han Area was considered as one of the top administrative organizations. At that time, the Middle Han Area was one of the 36 countries that Qin Shihuang was in! When they were at Tang Dynasty, this place was the capital of the Western Way of the Southern Mountains! In the Song Dynasty, the "Road" was used as the first-class administrative office of the country. It was divided into Hedong Road, Hebei Road, Jingdong Road, Jingxi Road, and so on. The road was equivalent to a province, while the Middle Han Area was the administrative office of the Lizhou Road.

Until the Yuan Dynasty, when the Mongols occupied the Middle Han Area, in order to cut off the connection between the Middle Han Area region and the Chengdu region, making Sichuan "safe from danger", the Mongols annulled the status of the Middle Han Area as an administrative center at the national level, and merged the Middle Han Area into the central region. From then on, the Middle Han Area became a part of Shaanxi Province.

But in terms of geography, the Middle Han Area was undoubtedly even closer to the Chuan Shu! The atmosphere here was closer to the Chuan Shu, and even the culture here was similar to the Chuan Shu.

Zhao Chen did not understand much about this before, but now that he was listening to what Li Gang had to say, he nodded his head lightly!

The carriage had already traveled for half a day, but it was still on the mountain! Road traffic in ancient times was abnormally backward. When they went down the mountain, they often met with no way out. At this time, they needed the army to lead the way! Without the Home Breaker, their speed would have been even slower!

"The position of the Middle Han Area is extremely important, we can call it entering the Shu Gate, connecting the north and south transportation! This was a place where the military had to fight! Here, the most famous person was undoubtedly Hangaosu [1] Liu Bang! Does Your Highness understand Liu Bang? " Li Gang said.

"Hanggong's ancestor, Liu Bang, came from a humble background. There was a rumor that he was just a hooligan before he became the emperor!" Zhao Chen nodded and said.

As the most famous emperors in history, Liu Bang naturally knew them all.

"Your Highness is right, Liu Bang is indeed a delinquent, but there is naturally a reason for him to be able to obtain the world! Does Your Highness know the reason? " Li Gang said.

"This... Teacher, please inform me! " Zhao Chen said.

As a senior student in his third year of high school, he had once studied all sorts of knowledge after coming to this era. However, aside from the days in the palace, he had spent the rest of his time running away, so his studies were effective! He only knew a little basic knowledge about Liu Bang. As for why Liu Bang was able to obtain the world, he was not at all clear about the unique qualities that Liu Bang himself possessed.

"The reason he is able to obtain this world is because he knows how to use others! Liu Bang has three civil and military ministers under his command, and they are known in the historical records as the Han Dynasty's three prodigies. Your Highness should know of these three, right? " Li Gang said.

"Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Han Xin!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"That's right, it's these three people! Zhang Liang's plan was to stay out of the fray and win for a thousand miles. Xiao He guarded the country, pacified the citizens, allowed the rear to calm down, and allowed the army's rations to be delivered to the front lines in an unending stream. Han Xin, on the other hand, led a million troops. The three of them can be considered as the most outstanding figures, whether it is at that time or in the thousand year history of the Han people! With the help of these three, Liu Bang can naturally obtain the help of the whole world! " Li Gang said.

"So that's how it is!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"Like Your Highness had said, Liu Bang was born a hooligan, he did not even know a few large characters, he does not have any martial arts, and he cannot command the army. In terms of cultivation, he is weaker than Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin, but he can make use of talent, so he can obtain the world! "For a King, you can't read, you can't use martial arts, you can't lead soldiers to war, but as long as you know how to use people well, you can leave things to those with ability to do it. This is a good King, I hope Your Highness will remember this!" Li Gang said.

"I understand!" Zhao Chen nodded.

In a man's society, knowing how to use people well was the most outstanding ability of a sovereign! To be able to discover and utilize talent, even if the Sovereign King did not have much ability, he could still make the country prosperous and powerful, and could even become a so-called 'Holy Lord'! In fact, it was not only ancient times. In modern China, if a superior could understand how to use people, then the place he governed would definitely not be too bad! It was not only in the political arena, but also in the shopping mall. It was the same in every field! He had the ability to use people well, and that was the best superior!

"What a pity, from the Han Dynasty onwards, there have been no more outstanding people like Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin!" Li Gang sighed softly and said.

"Who says no? In this era, there are outstanding people who are comparable to Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin! My teacher was extremely resourceful and helped me escape from Kaifeng, Xiangzhou and many other places. Finally, I came to the northwest and now that I am completely settled, my teacher can be comparable to Zhang Liang! His teacher had once been a prime minister and once governed a country. He was also very organized. This point was comparable to that of Xiao He! As for Han Xin, I think he can compare to Han Xin! " Zhao Chen said.

"How could this old subject dare to stand shoulder to shoulder with Zhang Liang and Xiao He? As for Yue Fei, he is just a nameless brat. Although he is powerful in martial arts, I am afraid he is still lacking when compared to Han Xin! " Li Gang shook his head.

"That's not necessarily true! You are all my right-hand men, how can you not compare to Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Han Xin and the rest? " Zhao Chen laughed.

It was precisely Li Gang and the others who maintained the peace of the Southern Song, allowing the Southern Song to continue existing for a hundred years! As for Yue Fei, he was the most famous hero in the whole of China. He had made great contributions in his life and no one could compare to him in this era! Yue Fei's military strategy was no small matter, even if Han Xin was right, he would not be much different from his!

Zhao Chen was right!

"I dare not compare with the three prodigies of the early Han Dynasty! Your highness, for Liu Bang to be able to obtain the world, other than him being able to use human techniques, his ability to endure is also one of them! " Li Gang said again.

"Oh? Is he also good at patience? " Zhao Chen said.

"That's right!" At the end of Qin Dynasty, the dukes stood side by side, and the world was in chaos. The dukes discussed that the first to enter the realm of Xianyang was to become king! Liu Bang was the first to enter Xian Yang, but Liu Bang did not call himself king! Doesn't he want to be king? This was not the case. He knew that his strength was not the strongest, and now that he was known as king, he would only become the target of public criticism! As a result, not only did he not call himself king, he even withdrew from Xianyang and gave Xianyang to the strongest person, Xiang Yu. He let Xiang Yu become the target of public criticism, and retreated to Middle Han Area! Isn't this patience? " Li Gang said.

"Teacher is right!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"Liu Bang was born a delinquent, he liked money and beautiful women, but after taking down Xianyang, he did not touch anything, and women would not be fortunate. In order to achieve his goals, he can suppress his desire. This is the truth that Liu Bang endured! " Li Gang said.

"Liu Bang has many good points!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"According to historical records, Liu Bang is a bold and heroic man, he is good at dealing with people, he can even befriend a guard, thus, all the heroes of the world are willing to serve him! He still knew that mistakes could be corrected. Even after becoming an emperor, if he found out that he was in the wrong, he would correct it immediately! Although this person was born of a humble background, he was tenacious and magnanimous, taking advantage of the chaos to rise up. He was widely considered to be a hero of the world and only in the end could he establish the Darkhan Dynasty for 400 years! Your Highness, you have to learn from Han Gao Zu! " Li Gang said.

"Teacher, rest assured, I will learn from High Ancestor Liu Bang!" Zhao Chen said.

Right now, he suddenly realized that this historical hoodlum who came from an emperor was no small matter. He had many advantages that were worthy of learning! After all, he was going to be an emperor in the future!

"Other than Han Gao's ancestor, Liu Bang, there was another person who came out of the Middle Han Area, Liu Bei! At the end of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei was also known as the King of Middle Han Area, the King of Middle Han Area! It's just that Liu Bei failed in the end and did not obtain the world! " Li Gang said.

"Why did Liu Bei fail?" Zhao Chen asked curiously.

In the modern world, whether it was watching novels or TV dramas from the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei's Han Dynasty was "orthodox". The story about Shu Han Dynasty was the most common story, but in the end, Shu Han Dynasty failed.

"Liu Bei did not fail. Before he died, Shu Han Dynasty was still one of the Three Kingdoms! At that time, the Three Kingdoms still stood side by side, Cao Wei did not have the ability to destroy Shu! The death of Shu Han Dynasty was something that happened after Liu Zen ascended to the throne! The reason for this is complicated. There is the dispute over the monarchy and persuasion, the relationship between Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang isn't as harmonious as it was recorded down to be, there is also the battle between Zhuge Liang and Li Yan, the two Dugu ministers, and there are also the struggles between the Jingzhou Faction and the Chuan Shu Faction officials. Li Gang began to slowly explain.

Zhao Chen sat there and listened carefully. The so-called "With copper as a mirror, one can dress properly, with people as a mirror, one can gain and lose clearly, with history as a mirror, one can learn from others". He came from the modern society, and his vision far surpassed this era.

This continued until the evening when they finally came down from the mountain! At this moment, Zhe Keqiu ordered them to set up camp and they rested at the bottom of the mountain for the night.

The next morning, they continued their journey!

This place was very mountainous, and the ancient population density was limited. Usually, they wouldn't even be able to meet a single commoner in a day!

Along the way, besides listening to Li Gang's explanation of geography and history, Zhao Chen also asked Yue Fei and Wang De for more information on martial arts!

On the way here, they had indeed felt the arrival of spring! The willow tree had already sprouted, and occasionally one could see grass growing out! This was south of the Qin Mountains, and there was a huge gap between the climate and the north!

After walking for an entire five days, the ground gradually levelled up. Zhao Chen knew that they had arrived at the "Middle Han Area Basin" that the later generations had spoken of! This was the granary of Shaanxi Province, which was also known as "The Land of Fish and Rice, the Palace of National Treasures". At this point, it was not far from Hanzhong City!

Three days later, after passing through countless towns and villages, they finally saw a large city in the distance!