Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

"Your Highness, Hanzhong City is ahead!" At this time, Zhe Keqiu drove his horse to Zhao Chen's carriage and said.

Zhao Chen nodded. Naturally, he had seen Hanzhong City in the distance, and he also saw countless officials at the gate of the city, and those officials were running towards this direction!

At this moment, the convoy gradually stopped, and after about a quarter of an hour, the officials from Hanzhong finally came to the prince's frame! Soon, the voices of "see the prince" rang out one after another!

Zhao Chen got down from the carriage, with a smile on his face, he said: "Everyone, please be at peace! I will temporarily live in Hanzhong in the future, so I have to thank you all!"

Zhe Keqiu smiled from the side: "What are you talking about, His Royal Highness? They are all your subjects, and this Hanzhong is also the territory of the Song Dynasty. Why do you want to help them? They should serve the prince!"

After finishing speaking, Zhe Keqiu pointed to a minister next to him and said, "His Royal Highness, this one is Cao Rong, the magistrate of Hanzhong!"

A tall, white, fat, and slightly short middle-aged official in his thirties came over. The official smiled all over his face and said, "Please refer to His Royal Highness for my humble minister! If His Royal Highness can come to Hanzhong, it is really Hanzhong. Fortunately!"

His voice was a little hoarse, I don't know if it was born like this or it has become like this in the past few days!

"Hanzhong is an important place for national taxation. In fact, I have long wanted to take a look!" Zhao Chen laughed.

What Zhao Chen said is correct. In the Song Dynasty, Hanzhong was indeed an important taxation center for the country! The business tax here is second only to Kaifeng, Chengdu and other places! Of course, the governance of Hanzhong in the Song Dynasty is also very different from the modern Hanzhong. The governance of Hanzhong in the Song Dynasty is very great, including the current Qinba area, which belongs to Hanzhong! After all, at that time, this was a huge area equivalent to the provincial level of later generations!

"The reason why Hanzhong can become an important place for taxation is also related to Mr. Cao's hard work!" Zhe Keqiu laughed aside.

Zhao Chen was secretly surprised. He could see that Zhe Keqiu had been praising Cao Rong, which logically shouldn't be! You must know that Zhe Keqiu is the Xuanfu envoy of Shaanxi Province. He has an army of 100,000 in his hands, and his status is much higher than this Cao Rong. He has no reason to lower his posture and praise Cao Rong!

At this time, Li Gang suddenly said, "Lord Cao, I heard that you are General Zheyanwenzhe's wife-in-law, is that true?"

Cao Rong was taken aback for a moment, nodded after a while, and said, "It's also my sister's blessing that she can marry General Zhe!"

Only then did Zhao Chen realize that this Cao Rong was the brother-in-law of Zhe Keqiu's son, no wonder Zhe Keqiu praised Cao Rong! After knowing their relationship, Zhao Chen no longer has much affection for this Cao Rong! He originally wanted to win over the prefect of Hanzhong, but now he has no such plan!

Zhao Chen thought about it again, the reason Zhe Keqiu wanted to go to Hanzhong might have something to do with Cao Rong being the magistrate of Hanzhong!

"Let's go, let's enter Hanzhong City!" Zhao Chen returned to the carriage and said calmly.

At the moment the convoy continued to move forward, all the gates of Hanzhong City had already been opened, and Zhao Chen secretly observed the scene of Hanzhong City in the car! As a large ancient city, Hanzhong City is naturally not small in size, but because of the arrival of the crown prince, countless Zhejia soldiers have entered the city, and the whole city is under martial law. At this moment, there are not many idle people on the street at all!

Only now did Zhao Chen discover that since he came to this era, he has hardly dealt with ordinary Song people!

"Looks like if I find time, I'm going to visit in micro-services to see the lives of ordinary people! But there are discounts, and it's difficult to visit in micro-services!" Zhao Chen secretly said.

"Your Highness, we are heading to the Han Palace!" At this moment, there was a voice from outside the carriage.

"Han Palace?" Zhao Chen was taken aback.

"Your Highness, this Han Palace is the residence built by Liu Bei when he was the King of Hanzhong! After Liu Bei, there were also princes from the Jin Dynasty who were canonized in Hanzhong. In the Tang Dynasty, there were also many royal children who were canonized in Hanzhong. Most of them lived in Liu Bei's palace. Among them, and the palace was rebuilt, then the palace is the Han Palace! From now on, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will probably stay in the Han Palace, and he will be here when he enthrones!" Zhe Keqiu said.

Zhao Chen nodded, he is still very interested in the so-called "Han Palace"! These palaces of the Tang and Song Dynasties have long since disappeared in later generations. It is also a novel experience for him to be able to see such palaces now!

"How many people are there in Hanzhong City?" Zhao Chen asked.

"There are about four hundred thousand!" Zhe Keqiu said.

"More than 400,000 yuan, that's a big city!" Zhao Chen nodded.

In modern times, more than 400,000 people are only at the level of a county seat, and slightly larger prefecture-level cities and provincial capital cities have a population of more than one million, and cities with a population of tens of millions are not uncommon! But in ancient times, more than 400,000 people were already a large population! Now only China has a city with such a population size!

"Hanzhong has a large population and rich products. It is the place where Han Gaozu achieved hegemony. His Royal Highness is here, and the Great Song Dynasty will definitely be rejuvenated!" Zhe Keqiu laughed outside.

He said such words in his mouth, but in his heart he was thinking that this place could be used as a place of rejuvenation for Zhejia! In the future, he will lead the Zhe family to win the world here!

Looking at the Hanzhong officials around him, Zhe Keqiu had a smug smile on his face!

Many of these officials in Hanzhong are direct descendants of the Zhe family. Needless to say, Cao Rong is a relative of the Zhe family, and most of the other officials were recruited by Cao Rong and took refuge in the Zhe family!

"The army is in the hands of Zhe Keqiu, and the officials of Hanzhong are also in the hands of Zhe Keqiu. Zhao Chen, you little prince, want to escape from the palm of the old man, it is a dream!" Zhe Keqiu secretly said!

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The convoy was moving slowly, and after a long time, the convoy finally stopped, and the impossibly loud voice sounded again: "Your Highness, we have arrived at the Han Palace!"

Zhao Chen nodded, and a soldier from the Zhejia Army opened the car door, and Zhao Chen got out of the car!

He stood on the ground and looked at the "Han Palace" in front of him!

From a distance, the Han Palace occupies a very large area, and it is probably the largest building complex in Hanzhong City! He can only see a few buildings in front of him now, all of which are in the shape of a palace, and he doesn't know what is behind him!

After coming here, Zhao Chen suddenly felt like a wanderer returning home! Although this is the Han Palace, not the Kaifeng Imperial Palace, but because they are all palaces, he feels extremely kind! After traveling to this era, he stayed in the palace for the first half a year, and he already regarded the palace as his home!

"Your Highness, I have already sent someone to notify Cao Rong to let them tidy up the Han Palace! Now that the Han Palace has been tidied up, let's enter the Han Palace!" Zhe Keqiu said.

Zhao Chen nodded and said, "General Zhe, my palace is here, can someone protect my palace?"

Zhe Keqiu said with a smile: "Wei Chen has sent more than 2,000 soldiers to defend the Han Palace, which is enough to ensure the safety of His Royal Highness!"

Zhao Chen gritted his teeth lightly, thinking to himself that it was so, so many soldiers were dispatched to "defend" the Han Palace, obviously wanting to put him under house arrest!

"Let's go, let's see what the Han Palace looks like!" Zhao Chen strode forward, Zhe Keqiu hurriedly followed!

They entered it from the palace gate in the south, and there was a big hall in front of them! This hall is the main hall of the Han Palace, where the princes in ancient times dealt with fief affairs!

"Your Highness, this Han Palace has been inhabited by successive princes and county kings. The name of this palace is constantly changing. Today, I, the Prince of the Song Dynasty, entered here. In the future, it may become the palace of the Song Dynasty. Do you want to name this palace?" You can find the way.

"Okay, let's call it the Hall of Supreme Harmony!" Zhao Chen thought for a while and said.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the name of the main hall of the Forbidden City in later generations, so Zhao Chen took it at random! Hearing such a name, he also felt comfortable psychologically, after all, this name gave him a familiar feeling!

"The Hall of Supreme Harmony, what a name! There are several palaces behind here, please name them all, Your Highness!" Zhe Keqiu said.

They walked towards the back, and then Zhao Chen named it "Zhonghe Hall" and "Baohe Hall", until the place where Zhao Chen lived in the back, Zhao Chen named it "Qianqing Palace", as for the place where the concubines lived. It was named "Kunning Palace" by him!

After all, this is just the former palace, with a limited site. Except for these five palaces, the rest are buildings similar to palaces and attics, so Zhao Chen no longer named them!

"From now on, I, Zhao Chen, will live in this Han Palace!" Standing at the gate of Qianqing Palace, Zhao Chen secretly said.

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"Your Highness has been bumpy and tired all the way, so let's rest for the time being! The end will wait and leave first, and the end of tomorrow will wait for someone to arrive before discussing the matter of His Highness's ascension to the throne!" Zhe Keqiu bowed and said.

"Okay!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"The two lords Li Gang and Li Ruoshui naturally cannot live in the palace. The last general has ordered people to prepare a mansion for the two lords, and invite the two lords to go to the mansion! As for General Wang Dewang, I will also give it to General Wang. I have prepared the mansion, General Wang, please come with me!" Zhe Keqiu said again.

Zhao Chen frowned, he was reluctant to let these people leave his side, but he also knew that what he could ask for was impeccable! He is the crown prince, living in the palace, soon he will ascend the throne, this palace will become the palace, Li Gang, Li Ruoshui, Wang De and others are ministers, how can they live in the palace?

"Weichen, please leave!" Li Gang, Li Ruoshui and others looked at each other for a moment, then knelt down on the ground and said.

Zhao Chen watched them leave, and now there are only three close people beside him, Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian! At this moment, these three people have already changed into the clothes of the guards, and they will stay in the Qianqing Palace to protect Zhao Chen's safety!