In late May, Zhuge Liang began to withdraw his troops.

Before the withdrawal of troops, Zhuge Liang carved a monument in Kunming to preach his merits.

The inscription refers to Tian Xin, there is a positive and a pair of two, the main monument stands in Kunming City, and the secondary monument is buried nearby.

There are only a few big characters on the front of the stele: the stele is a servant, and he is a Han servant; On the back, nine words are engraved: Long live, the one who wins me will pass here.

The meaning of the inscription is simple, and the text is a deterrent and warning to Nanzhong; The memorization is to express expectations for the future, and in the future, there will definitely be people who have made higher achievements and done better than him to thoroughly deal with the Nanzhong issue.

When the army withdrew through Qingshi Mountain, the army rested, Zhuge Liang toured the mountain to watch the scenery, and suddenly pulled out his knife and stabbed into the soil and rocks in the mountain, and the left and right entourages were surprised inexplicably.

saw that Zhuge Liang calmly let go, did not explain, and abandoned the knife.

A group of people looked left and right, but it was difficult to draw their swords, so they had to chase Zhuge Liang away.

When Meng Shu heard about this, he made a special trip to the mountains to see the knife, the blade was submerged in the moist soil, the surrounding grass was dense, and the handle of the knife wrapped with red silk rope in the bright green was very conspicuous.

"The prime minister's move must have a deep meaning, why is this?"

"I don't know, how can I guess Prime Minister's intentions?"

There was a lot of whispering around him, and Meng Yu asked, "Xiaoju, do you have any opinions?" ”

Meng Yan frowned: "I heard that Prime Minister Zhuge is good at ghosts and gods, and this knife is probably intended to be in Yizhou Tianziqi." ”

Yizhou is so big, is the Son of Heaven in the Chengdu Plain, or in Nanzhong?

The fighting in the Central Plains, as well as the repeated struggle for Yizhou, led to the phenomenon that the population of Nanzhong exceeded that of the Chengdu Plain...... If Nanzhong can unify the only one, there will be no opportunity to enter the Yizhou Plain and then look forward to the world.

Well, now Zhuge Liang seems to have discovered something, stabbing the mountain range with a knife and breaking the leyline feng shui in Nanzhong.

Meng Yu looked at the bright red hilt, as if the knife was not inserted in the mountain, but in the head of the twelve surnames in Nanzhong.

There was a lot of discussion in the army, Zhuge Liang held a feather fan in his hand to cool off in the shade of the tree, and thought about the future government alone.

The reluctance of the northern government to accept the decomposition arrangement means that the two prefectures of Yanyu lack local garrisons, and it is difficult to quickly calm down the internal security, and they will waste an extra year of rest; Improper measures during this period may cause the two prefectures of Yanyu to be unable to recover peace.

Ma Liang and Pang Lin's respective countermeasures are generally in line with the local situation. Although it can gradually appease and calm the place, the speed is too slow...... Compared with Tian Xin, Ma Liang and Pang Lin are not very efficient in governing the local area.

If Tian Xin is placed in Yanyu Prefecture, an order will be given, and there will be no need to go through a lot of trouble, and the bandits will be eliminated.

Even Tian Xin issued an 'eleventh smash order', ordering the bandits to surrender, and concentrating on drawing lots to implement the eleventh smash order, the bandits could also take the initiative to join and find a way out.

The 11th Killing Order is a two-pronged order that can solve public grievances and punish bandits; Even if it is like Zhang Liao's guards, after executing the killing order, they can not blame the past, let alone bandits and the like.

It's a pity that Beifu refused to decompose, and Tian Xin also returned to Lingnan, the mess of the Central Plains...... Only when the autumn harvest is in place next year can it be roughly straightened out, and the people's will will will be returned to the autumn of the year after next at the earliest, so that the war can be supported to a limited extent.

The Central Plains is vast and sparsely populated, and now the population should be concentrated for development, but Ma Liang and Pang Lin do not have the courage of this level.

Limited by the post-war recovery of the four states of Kwantung and the progress of Jiangdong's clean-up and digestion, it is almost impossible for the next round of the Northern Expedition to attack from five fronts and advance at the same time.

This is the limitation of national strength and manpower, and it is impossible for Tianxin and Beifu to exert their strength again.

Since the reclamation of the Nanyang area in Beifu, it has been able to be self-sufficient, and the officials of Beifu live a stable life, rich in clothing and food everywhere, and master the armed forces to unite as one, only they levy other people's tax rents, and there is no other people's tax rent.

Therefore, the officials of the Northern Mansion have become the first group of people to get rich in the troubled times, and the normal wealth stimulation and harsh military orders can no longer drive the officials of the Northern Mansion to work hard.

Unless the Wei army attacks the Nanyang region, the officials of the Northern Mansion will be the violent tigers sleeping in Nanyang.

The officials of the Northern Mansion were reluctant to go to war, and Tian Xin was also a similar reason.

The imperial court can't come up with a reward that satisfies Tian Xin, and if he really wants to take it out, the only thing he can give is Guanzhong.

If Guanzhong gives Tian Xin, the development of events in the future will be completely out of control.

Who can be blamed for this? Nobu Gata is too lucky? Every war in which Tian Xin participated, the benefits were sufficient.

made everyone want to fight with Tian Xin, not to mention others, just Ma Chao, almost unwilling to partner with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, only willing to fight with Tian Xin.

Don't look at the majesty of Jin Ma Chao, before defecting to Liu Bei, how many battles did Ma Chao himself win?

"Where is the Prime Minister?"

The sound of horses' hooves stopped, Zhuge Liang vaguely heard a familiar sound, and when he followed the sound to look, he saw Chen Zhen tumbling down from the horse's back and being supported towards here.

"Prime Minister?"

"Filial piety, what's the matter?"

Zhuge Liang also took a handle and helped Chen Zhen on the pony, Chen Zhen's thighs were worn out, his back thighs sat down and his legs were spread, deliberately glanced left and right to follow him, Zhuge Liang bowed slightly, and the people around him left the shade.

Chen Zhen took out the lacquer seal bag from his arms, he couldn't hold back, his eyes were tearful: "Prime Minister, Jiangdu is in a hurry." ”

"Huh?"

Zhuge Liang's arm trembled and caught the bag, took out the dagger and cut the bag, cut it three times before cutting the lacquer seal bag and taking out the silk book inside.

Chen Zhen wiped away his tears and turned his head to look at the trunk, so as not to be seen by Zhuge Liang's staff from near and far.

Zhuge Liang read carefully, only feeling dizzy: "How can this be? Filial piety, how can you say so! ”

Chen Zhen just sighed and choked up again.

Zhuge Liang's eyes were moist, his expression was sad and indescribable, if there was not a glimmer of hope, he would have lost his temper at this moment.

At this moment, we can't mess up our own positions, and we must calmly bring the troops back, otherwise the hard-working Nanzhong will be in chaos again.

The army retreated as usual, Zhuge Liang could only make arrangements in advance, and summoned Li Hui, Zhang Yi, Ma Zhong, Ma Tan and others respectively, with Li Hui as the governor of Nanzhong, Zhang Yi as Changshi, Ma Zhong as Sima, and eight captains and twelve marquis of Nanzhong.

Chen Zhen was the first batch of envoys sent by Liu Bei, sent to Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, and Zhang Fei turned back halfway and arrived in Jiangdu first.

When Zhang Fei arrived in Jiangdu, there were not a few merchants and civilians walking around at the originally prosperous and prosperous Jiangdu wharf, and only more than 100 soldiers were left to control the boats.

In the southern part of the city, there is a strange smell and the smell of lime water mixed with grass and wood gray water, and many houses are painted white with lime water.

There are porridge sheds all over the street, which boil both rice porridge and medicines.

Li Yan greeted Zhang Fei, Li Yan did not wear coarse silk gloves on both hands, his whole face was yellow, his eyes were dark and he looked tired.

Zhang Fei had a red scarf on his face, and his tone was not good: "Zhengfang, I heard people along the way say that it was a Jiangdong thief who poisoned him, but is there such a thing?" ”

"There are no clues and no evidence."

Li Yan's eyes widened, revealing bloodshot eyes: "The theory of poisoning is not credible, and there is still a saying in the city that Sun Quan's ghost is haunting...... Hehe, he said that he invited Chen Gong, and the epidemic dispersed. Your Majesty is embarrassed about this matter, what does Duke Wei think? ”

Zhang Fei looked left and right at the streets and alleys: "Zhengfang and Xiaoxian are familiar with each other, what do you think?" ”

"This official has no opinion, I only know that the officials of Yin, the capital of Jiang, have been running around day and night without resting, and if Chen Gong does not come, the epidemic will subside; If Chen Gong comes, when he comes, the epidemic will also subside. ”

Li Yan said that there was a sad look between his eyebrows: "Duke Wei, the imperial court is now going to put Chen Gong on fire." ”

Zhang Feichu didn't understand the meaning of his words, and then suddenly realized and reacted: "Xiaoxian still doesn't know yet? ”

"I know a little bit about it, but I don't know the inside story."

Li Yan just stretched out his arms and bowed, Zhang Fei just nodded, turned over on his horse, and galloped towards Xuanwu Gate.

After passing the Xuanwu Gate, Zhang Fei looked at the empty northern city and saw that many courtyards in Yuanqili were raised with white flags.

The people of Jiangdong are accustomed to and adapt to the epidemic, but the people of Jingzhou, Yizhou, and the northerners are not adaptable, and their resistance is even worse.