Big man: I am the Champion Marquis!

Chapter 230 Arrangement
Huo Xian's capping ceremony made many people envious. The emperor personally capped him, and the crown prince, generals and others were either deputy guests or spectators. This treatment was unparalleled.

But if you think about it, everything is normal. This champion marquis seems to be loved by everyone. The emperor, the generals and others have never concealed their preference for the champion marquis, so it is normal for his crowning ceremony to be so standard.

After finishing all these things, everyone knew that what they had to consider now was the emperor's tour, which was an absolutely big event.

Huo Xian ran to Jianzhang Palace and took out the carefully prepared map. "Your Majesty, I will have people start to move out tomorrow. We must prepare to set off."

Liu Che, who had closed his eyes, opened them and asked, "If you don't come to find me, I will go to find you. It's already this late, and we can't go out without deciding on a route."

Huo Xian could hear the emperor's complaint and immediately said, "Your Majesty, when we go on our tour, the first stop is Chonggao Mountain."

Chonggao Mountain is Songshan Mountain. It was because Emperor Liu Che heard three cheers of "Long live the emperor" in Songshan Mountain before. This means that Songshan Mountain has a special status and must be visited.

Huo Xian was a little excited and said, "Your Majesty, this time we have to walk all the Five Mountains. I calculated that we can just walk all the Five Mountains!"

The concept of the Five Mountains existed very early, and can be traced back to the time of the emperor. However, it was not until the time of Emperor Wu of Han that the Five Mountains were formally formed. However, the system of the Five Mountains varied according to the situation.

The current Five Sacred Mountains are basically determined as Mount Tai as the Eastern Mountain, Mount Hua as the Western Mountain, Mount Huo (Mount Tianzhu) as the Southern Mountain, Mount Damao as the Northern Mountain, and Mount Song as the Central Mountain.

Liu Che couldn't help but feel a little worried. "If we really want to walk all the Five Mountains, it will take at least a year or two. This is a bit inappropriate."

According to Huo Xian, after leaving Chang'an, they would go directly to Songshan Mountain, then go south to Tianzhu Mountain, then go east to the seaside and all the way north, which would naturally lead to Mount Tai.

Continue northwards and you will reach Mount Damao, the Northern Peak. Then you can return, and after going to Mount Hua, you can return to Chang'an. It seems like a big detour, but it is in line with the emperor's original arrangement.

Huo Xian said quickly, "Your Majesty, I have calculated that we will definitely make it in time. We can go to Chonggao Mountain first, and then head south. We can take a boat directly down the river and reach the seaside."

Go down the river from Tianzhu Mountain in Anqing and land again in Jiangsu. You can look for some so-called fairy islands along the way. Such an important task must not be forgotten.

Liu Che said directly, "If you don't go to Nanyue, it will take at least two or three months to go around in circles like this. There are so many followers, and I don't know how many people will suffer from such a large-scale mobilization. You, you just care about playing by yourself."

It is unbelievable that the emperor actually understands the difficulties of his subordinates. This is totally not his style!

After all, the emperor always only thinks about himself. In order to satisfy his own preferences, he doesn't care about the lives of others. But now he feels that Huo Xian is tormenting others, and the emperor is not happy with it!

Huo Xian looked a little regretful and grumbled, "Your Majesty, since you are going out for an inspection, you should go a little further. We are not in a hurry anyway, it would be great if we could travel all over the mountains and hills!"

Liu Che did not find Huo Shan's attitude strange at all, and the attendants beside him also did not think there was anything strange about it.

In the eyes of these people, Huo Xian has always been like this. This is what is called "noble but not scholarly". He is so rich that he can't see other people's difficulties at all, just like the emperor.

Liu Che simply and rudely said, "You are used to expeditions everywhere. It doesn't matter if you lead thousands of troops to travel thousands or tens of thousands of miles. Can these ordinary people hold up now?"

Huo Guang and others also thought it made sense. Huo Xian was really used to fighting everywhere. He had gone to the north to Mobei and to the west to Dayuan. He had also followed the emperor on tours before, so he had traveled all over the country.

The only places he had not been to were the Four Han Counties, Nanyue, Yunnan and Guizhou that had been newly incorporated into the territory. He had basically been to other places at least once or twice.

Huo Xian felt even more regretful and said, "Then let's not go to Nanyue. We'll go there again when we have the chance. Then we'll go to Chonggao Mountain, then walk east to the seaside, and then go to Mount Tai!"

Liu Che thought this arrangement was reasonable. If he didn't go to Mount Nanyue, he could save a lot of trouble and it wouldn't delay his series of arrangements. Going to Mount Songshan and Mount Taishan, and looking for a fairy mountain near the East China Sea, this was the basic option.

Seeing that Huo Xian was about to speak, Liu Che continued, "We won't go to Huashan or Damaoshan either. We will go directly back to Chang'an from Hejian."

Hejian, also known as Cangzhou, does not have the Cangzhou Iron Lion now, nor is it known as the "hometown of martial arts", but it is also the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road.

The Silk Road is not just a road. Emperor Liu Che had previously sent a fleet from Cangzhou to South Asia, and the farthest it went was probably Sri Lanka.

"Your Majesty, then we will have less places to visit!" Huo Xian couldn't help but complain, "I'm lucky. We can travel all over the Five Mountains in half a year!"

Liu Che said directly, "If everything goes according to your wishes, then I will either be touring the country or marching with thousands of troops. Shan'er, I am touring the country and investigating people's livelihood, not marching to fight a war!"

Huo Xian seemed a little dissatisfied. He felt that the emperor had directly rejected most of his carefully designed route, and he felt a little depressed.

The emperor was actually very depressed. If he really followed the route set by Huo Xian, he would not be able to do anything else for the past six months. He would just be marching all the way and not even think about going on tours. He would have no time to rest.

Since the emperor has said so much, Huo Xian seems unable to continue to object. After all, he is a subject and can only follow the emperor's orders.

Huo Xian still had a little pride in his heart. He had long guessed that the emperor had directly rejected most of the routes. If the emperor had not rejected it, that would have made people anxious and worried.

It was unrealistic to really travel all over the mountains and hills in one go. Not to mention that this tour would inevitably involve a large team, even if all the soldiers were elite, they would still feel very tired.

To say this now is nothing more than to give the emperor a "warning" and come up with some unrealistic plans before carrying out the next series of specific arrangements.

Many carefully planned routes have been rejected before, so it would be a shame to continue to reject them, otherwise it would be a shame to Huo Xian’s painstaking efforts.

The emperor also needs to be given some shackles, otherwise he will let himself go and the people under him will suffer.

Huo Xian pretended to be unhappy and said, "Well, that's it. But we must go to Mount Chonggao and Mount Tai, and then take a boat to Hejian on the sea. I want to see the big fish!"

Liu Che couldn't help laughing, "Well, maybe we can even see Kun! You, you've already been crowned, do you really think you're only nine years old?"

Huo Xian had a lot of experience. He followed Emperor Liu Che to perform Fengshan at the age of ten. He set up a stone on Mount Tai, then toured the East China Sea, and then returned to Mount Tai to perform Fengshan. He also worshipped the landowner on Mount Liangfu and offered sacrifices to Hou Tu on Mount Suran. However, this time he would not return to Mount Tai, so he would directly perform Fengshan on Mount Tai. Mount Liangfu and Mount Suran were both considered to belong to Mount Tai, and were both in the future Tai'an City.

Huo Guang glanced at Huo Xian and thought that his nephew was very smart. With this approach, a lot of inspection time could be saved and it wouldn't be so laborious to mobilize a large number of troops.

This is definitely a good thing. After all, it is not easy to go out for an inspection. It is bound to cost a lot to hold a grand ceremony. Now a little bit of saving can also give the already tight finances a little respite.

"Cao Zong cannot leave first. Select two attendants to go out first." Huo Xian said to Liu Che, "Your Majesty, I will not select the attendants. Let them go to Chonggao Mountain to welcome him first."

Liu Che naturally had no objection. If he was going on a tour, he would definitely need some officials to go ahead. It was easy to send one or two attendants, who were close ministers to the emperor and played a supervisory role.

The specific execution is definitely done by some officials, but the Shizhong are the emperor's men, and people can only feel at ease if they follow and participate in the whole process.

"Ma Tong and Jin Midi will go first." Liu Che said with a smile, "Jin Midi is diligent and cautious, and Ma Tong is decisive. They will definitely get things done if they go there."

Jin Midi's personality is similar to Huo Guang's. They are almost like artificial intelligence and are very careful in their work. Liu Che can naturally rest assured and he does not want to waste time.

The reason why Ma Tong followed was very simple, not because he was cautious and modest, but because he came from a wealthy family and had the potential to become a cruel official.

It is of course beneficial to use such ministers, and the emperor is naturally aware of the personalities of Ma Tong and others. However, as long as such cruel officials can get things done, the emperor can ignore some things.

Huo Xian naturally had no objection to this. He did not participate in the task of selecting the emperor's ministers, naturally to avoid suspicion. Even though he was a close minister of the emperor, he could not take over the emperor's duties and do everything.

Huo Xian was naturally aware of the proper measure here, and he could also master the trick well, being close without breaking any taboos.

Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. You need to have some sense of propriety when doing things in front of the emperor. The balance here also needs to be studied in depth, and you must not go astray.

After carefully discussing the travel route with the emperor, it has now been officially finalized. All that needs to be done now is to execute it. This is not difficult and you will gain experience after going through it a few times.

Not only Liu Che and Huo Shan had experience with these matters, but Wei Zifu, Liu Ju, Wei Qing and others were also very experienced and knew how to cooperate with the emperor to arrange some things.

The same goes for the civil and military officials. Those who are fortunate enough to be chosen to accompany His Majesty the Emperor on his inspection tour will naturally take the time to prepare.

Those who were not selected stayed in Chang'an, either to assist the prince in handling some government affairs, or to stay and serve as the emperor's eyes and ears to observe some movements in Chang'an.

Everyone just needs to do their own job, and there is no need to think too much about other things, because even if you think about it, it won't actually make much difference.

Finally, these things have been finalized, and what remains is the specific implementation, so Huo Xian doesn't need to worry too much about it.

As the Grand Marshal and General of the Cavalry, Huo Xian was ostensibly responsible for arranging the emperor's tours. However, both he and Liu Che knew that he was responsible for arranging the general direction of many things, but did not participate in the specific execution.

Arriving at the Jiaofang Palace, Huo Xian looked around, "Where's Wuyou? Bring him out so I can see him!"

A female official quickly replied, "My Lord, the young Lord is still sleeping soundly. He won't wake up for at least an hour."

Huo Xian felt a little regretful. Huo Wuyou had only seen this child twice. His biological son was never around, so he had no chance to hug him. There was nothing he could do about it.

However, Huo Xian also thought that it would be better for the child to grow up in the Pepper Palace. If the child really went to the Marquis Guanjun's Mansion, he would have to hire a group of "confinement nannies" and some babysitters first.

Huo Xian lazily lay on the floor and asked, "Where is His Highness? I'm here, why hasn't His Highness come yet?"

The female official really didn't know what to say. The Champion Marquis was really not shy at all. Her Royal Highness the Queen was the mistress after all, so naturally she had a lot of things to deal with. The Champion Marquis just had to wait.

This is also the most normal pattern in the eyes of many people. However, the Marquis of Guanjun did not seem to have this awareness. When he arrived at the Pepper Palace, he clamored to see the Queen.

When the Crown Prince came, he would wait when he should. When the General came, he would never clamor to see the Crown Prince, but would quietly wait for the summons.

These seem to be the true ways of a subject, and they are indeed the most correct practices. However, this Marquis of Champion does not seem to have such awareness.

But no one seemed to have any objection to this. The main reason was that the queen was probably used to it, so naturally other people wouldn't say much about it. Once they got used to these things, that was all.

Wei Zifu arrived and saw Huo Xian was asleep. She immediately laughed and asked, "You fell asleep right after arriving?"

The female official smiled and replied, "The Lord did not see His Highness, and the young Lord was also fast asleep. The Lord probably felt bored and fell asleep."

image?

It can be said that Huo Xian has no image at all in front of some people. He does not strictly abide by some rules of being a minister, which does not make people disgusted, but makes people feel close to him.

Huo Xian suddenly woke up and opened his eyes. When he saw Wei Zifu, he said, "Aunt, why didn't you wake me up?"

Wei Zifu, who was used to Huo Xian being the first to complain, joked, "It's alright anyway, there's no point in asking you to get up. Then you'll say you're too tired from being busy with government affairs and can't even rest."

This is embarrassing, my lines were snatched away.

But Huo Xian was not embarrassed and immediately got down to business, "Your Majesty will be going on tour in ten days, everything has been arranged!"

Wei Zifu also became serious. This was the real big deal!

(End of this chapter)