Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

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

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

At this moment, the team gradually stopped. After about a quarter of an hour, the officials from Hanzhong finally came to the frame of the Prince! Soon, the voices of "see the prince" rang!

Zhao Chen got out of the carriage with a smile on his face, and said, "All Aiqings should be flat! This palace will temporarily stay in Hanzhong from now on, so you have to work!"

Zhe Keqiu smiled on the side and said: "What is your Royal Highness's words? They are all your courtiers. This Hanzhong is also the territory of Song Dynasty. Why do you want to say that you are working for them? They should serve the prince!"

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

A long, white, fat, and slightly low middle-aged official in his 30s walked over. The official smiled and said: "Weichen, see His Royal Highness! His Royal Highness can come to Hanzhong, it’s really Hanzhong. Fortunately!"

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

"Hanzhong is a heavy taxation place for the country. Actually, I wanted to take a look a long time ago!" Zhao Chen smiled.

Zhao Chen's words are correct. In the Song Dynasty, Hanzhong was indeed the country's taxation center! The commercial tax here is second only to Kaifeng, Chengdu and other places! Of course, the rule of Hanzhong in the Song Dynasty was also very different from that of modern Hanzhong. The rule of Hanzhong in the Song Dynasty was extremely different, including the Qinba area now under the rule of Hanzhong! After all, at the time, this was a huge area equivalent to the provincial level of later generations!

"The reason why Hanzhong has become a taxing place is also related to the hard work of Master Cao!" Zhe Keqiu said with a smile.

Zhao Chen was secretly surprised. He could see that Zhe Keqiu had been complimenting this Cao Rong. It shouldn't be reasonable! You must know that it is the Shaanxi Xuanfu ambassador who has a hundred thousand troops in his hands, and his status is much higher than that of Cao Rong. He has no reason to lower his posture and praise Cao Rong!

At this moment, Li Gang suddenly said, "Master Cao, I heard that you are the uncle of General Eryan Wenzhe. Is that true?"

Cao Rong was taken aback, then nodded after a moment, and said: "It is also a blessing for her sister to be able to marry General Zhe!"

Zhao Chen knew that Cao Rong was the brother-in-law of Zhe Keqiu's son. No wonder Zhe Keqiu would praise Cao Rong! After learning about their relationship, Zhao Chen no longer has much good impression of Cao Rong! He originally wanted to win over the Hanzhong prefect, but now he has no plans!

Zhao Chen thought about it again. The reason why Zhe Keqiu wanted to go to Hanzhong was that he might have something to do with Cao Rong as the prefect of Hanzhong!

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

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

Until now, Zhao Chen discovered that since he came to this era, he has hardly dealt with ordinary people of Song Dynasty!

"It seems that when I find time, I want to visit the microservices to see the lives of ordinary people! But there are discounts, and it is difficult to visit the microservices!" Zhao Chen secretly said.

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

"Han Palace?" Zhao Chen was taken aback.

"His Royal Highness, this Han Palace was built when Liu Bei was the king of Hanzhong! After Liu Bei, there were also princes canonized in Hanzhong during the two Jin Dynasties. During the Tang Dynasty, many imperial children also canonized Hanzhong. Most of them lived in Liu Bei's palace. During the period, and the palace has been rebuilt, then the palace is the Han Palace! His Royal Highness will probably stay in the Han Palace from now on, and he will be here when he becomes the throne!" Zhe Keqiang 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 disappeared by the descendants. 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 said.

"Probably more than four hundred thousand!" Zhe Ke asked.

"More than four hundred thousand, that's a big city!" Zhao Chen nodded.

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

"Hanzhong has a large population and rich resources. It is the place where the emperor of the Han Dynasty achieved hegemony. His Royal Highness is here, and he will certainly be able to reinvigorate the Song Dynasty!" Zhe Keqiu smiled outside.

He said such things in his mouth, but in his heart he was thinking that this place could be used as a rejuvenating place for the Zhejia! In the future, he will lead Zhejia to gain the world here!

Looking at the Hanzhong officials around him, Zhe Keqiu's faces were smug smiles!

Many of these officials in Hanzhong were direct descendants of the Zhe family. Needless to say, Cao Rong was a relative of the Zhe family. Most of the other officials were also taken over by Cao Rong and took refuge in the Zhe family!

"The army is in my hand, and this Hanzhong official is also in my hand. Zhao Chen, you little prince wants to escape from the palm of the old man, that is a dream!" Zhe Keqiu secretly said!

The convoy was moving slowly. After a long time, the convoy finally stopped, and the voice of Qie Keqiu rang again: "Your Highness, we have come to the Han Palace!"

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

He stood on the ground and looked at the "Han Palace" ahead!

This Han Palace occupies a huge area from a distance, and I am afraid it is also the largest architectural complex in Hanzhong City! He can only see a few buildings in front of him, all in the shape of a palace, but it is not clear what is left behind!

After coming here, Zhao Chen suddenly felt like a wanderer returning home! Although this is the Han Palace, not Kaifeng's imperial palace, because they are all palaces, he actually feels extremely cordial! After traveling to this era, he has stayed in the palace for the first six months, and he has regarded the palace as his home!

"His Royal Highness, I have sent someone to notify Cao Rong before and let Cao Rong and the others organize the Han Palace! Now that the Han Palace has been cleaned up, let's enter the Han Palace now!" Zhe Ke asked.

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

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

Zhao Chen gritted his teeth lightly. He thought that it was so. Zhe Keqiu sent so many soldiers to "defend" the Han Palace, obviously wanting to put him under house arrest!

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

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

"His Royal Highness, this Han Palace is home to princes and county kings of the previous generations, and the name of this palace is constantly changing. Today, when my Prince Song enters here, it may become the palace of the Song Dynasty in the future. Your Highness would like to name this palace?" You can ask for discounts.

"Okay, it's called 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 for later generations. Zhao Chen took it at this moment! He felt comfortable with such a name, after all, this name gave him a familiar feeling!

"The Hall of Supreme Harmony, a good name! There are several palaces behind here, please name your Highness!" Zhe Ke asked.

They walked towards the back, and then Zhao Chen named "Zhonghe Dian" and "Baohe Dian", and went to the place where Zhao Chen lived in the back, which Zhao Chen named "Qing Qing Palace". As for the place where the concubines lived He was named "Kunning Palace"!

After all, this is just the former palace with limited territory. Except for these five palaces, there are buildings that resemble palaces and attics, and Zhao Chen no longer names them!

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

"His Royal Highness is tired and bumpy all the way, so let's rest for now! The end will wait and leave first, and the end of tomorrow will wait for someone to arrive, and then discuss the matter of your Highness's enthronement!" Zhe Keqiu bowed.

"Good!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"The two adults, Li Gang and Li Ruoshui, naturally cannot live in the palace. The final general has already asked the two adults to prepare a mansion, and the two adults are invited to go to the mansion! As for General Wang De, I also give it to General Wang. The mansion is ready, General Wang, please come with me too!" Zhe Ke asked again.

Zhao Chen frowned. He felt unwilling to let these people leave his side, but he also knew that if you can ask for anything, you can't fault it! He is a prince and lives in a palace. He will soon ascend to the throne. This palace will become a palace. As ministers, how can Li Gang, Li Ruoshui, Wang De and others live in the palace?

"Weichen wait to retire!" Li Gang, Li Ruoshui and others looked at each other for a moment, then knelt on the ground and said.

Zhao Chen watched them leave, and now there were only three close people beside him, Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian! At this moment, these three people have already put on the clothes of the guards. They will stay in the Palace of the Qing Dynasty to protect Zhao Chen's safety!