Chengdu.
Zhang Hua sneezed several times in succession and hurriedly took a few sips of tea.
This place really was very different from Luoyang, especially in its climate.
Zhang Hua wiped the sweat from his forehead again and looked at Zhuge Dan, who sat in the seat of honor.
Zhuge Dan had yet to leave. The army that had originally marched against the Shu Kingdom had now almost entirely departed, but Zhuge Dan still remained in Chengdu.
He still had over twenty thousand soldiers here, stationed at various strategic positions around Chengdu.
Zhuge Dan remained here because matters had not yet been settled.
Although the Shu Kingdom had fallen, it had, after all, ruled for many years. No one could say whether another rebellion might break out. Moreover, the terrain here was simply too well suited to separatist rule, and Cao Mao needed someone he could trust to hold the area.
Zhuge Dan was receiving several more renowned local scholars.
Zhang Hua sat to one side, also studying the men before him.
After the fall of the Shu Kingdom, Cao Mao had promoted a great many renowned scholars from this region. Many who had been persecuted or exiled during Liu Shan's reign, or had simply never entered official service, had been entrusted with important posts under Cao Wei.
Where some benefited, others suffered losses.
With the influx of officials from elsewhere, many local Great Clans had also suffered a blow. After all, their state had fallen, leaving them inherently a head lower before these Cao Wei officials.
Over these past days, Zhang Hua had traveled about and witnessed many things.
He had dismissed quite a few officials, who had practically treated governing the Shu Kingdom as a revel in dividing the spoils of war.
After arriving in their localities, they