Hanzhong, Imperial Palace.

Liu Bei's back is already a little hunched, but since the armies from all walks of life have been dispatched, Liu Bei's energy is rare and vigorous, and he will convene the ministers to discuss the court every day, and he will always pay attention to the battle reports on the front line, as long as there is any news from the front line, Liu Bei will check it as soon as possible.

For Liu Bei, the most glorious moment of his life may be to take Chang'an, Dingding Guanzhong, and lay a solid foundation for the new Han Dynasty.

These days, the good news from the front line has been coming, first from Chen to Poyi County, then Zhang Fei went down to Tianshui, and then the street pavilion broke Zhang He, and then the news that Huang Zhong broke through Chen Cang, the smile on Liu Bei's face has not stopped these days.

"Good! Good! Good! "On the throne, Liu Bei is reading the battle report in his hand at the moment, about Luoyang, Luoyang has fallen, Guanzhong can almost be said to be in the bag, only with the strength of Cao Wei in Guanzhong, in terms of the current situation, it is decided.

Originally, in the plan, as long as Guanzhong was taken, the blockade of Hangu Pass would be considered a victory, but now Liu Yi and Guan Yu teamed up to break Cao Wei's reinforcements, kill Cao Xiu, and even the land of Heluo fell into the palm of his hand, which was an unexpected joy.

Zhuge Liang smiled and looked at the battle report, although with the position of Luoyang, they would face the same dilemma as Dong Zhuo back then, the supply was too long, if it was ten years ago, Zhuge Liang would definitely not recommend taking Luoyang, or even Hangu Pass, as long as they can take Tongguan.

But now, the emergence of the rail car makes this supply line no longer as difficult as before, and Nanyang is also in the hands, so that Luoyang will not only not become a burden to Liu Bei's forces, but will become the bridgehead of the Han Dynasty, and Luoyang will have a very important significance in his eastward expedition to the Central Plains.

"Although the battle of Guanzhong has not yet been decided, Luoyang has fallen, and it is not easy for the Wei army to support Guanzhong." Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "In this way, it is understandable that Bo Yuan only attacked Hangu Pass and did not go to Hongnong." ”

Recently, in the Hanzhong area, rumors about Liu Yi's high merit and lack of effort have been boiling, and now this Luoyang intelligence has come, which can be regarded as a justification for Liu Yi, even if this battle is mainly based on Guan Yu's big break Cao Xiu and reverse the predicament, but with Zhuge Liang's understanding of Liu Yi, among them, Liu Yi's contribution must be not small, this is the battle report sent by Liu Yi, with Liu Yi's character, he naturally praises Guan Yu, and he has to wait for the battle report from Guan Yu's side.

"Bo Yuan has been with me for 20 years, how can I not know that he is a person." Liu Bei shook his head and sighed: "It's just that there are some things, my Han has been overpressed over the years, and there has been a rebound, Kong Ming also expected it at the beginning, but he didn't expect it, but it bounced on Bo Yuan." ”

Zhuge Liang naturally understood what Liu Bei said, over the years, under the influence of Liu Yi, the Han Dynasty vigorously promoted the status of craftsmen, and at the same time opened academies in various places, so that the children of meritorious soldiers could enter the academy to study in order to motivate them to join the army.

However, whether it is the construction or the commendation of meritorious soldiers, although it does not clearly affect the status of scholars, Liu Yi's construction, especially the emergence of rail cars, has made the transportation of various places smooth, and the flow of materials in the territory has flourished, and the imperial court has made a lot of money on this track, and it is no longer overly dependent on the gentry from all over the country economically.

After all, there are a number of official positions in the imperial court, especially in the past two years, the imperial court has begun to set up an organization independent of the officialdom to monitor corruption, and there are more choices, but in fact, the probability of entering the office is less than before.

Most people can't see this kind of macro problem, but they can see a lot of it, which is to increase the competitiveness of the scholar class in the whole policy.

And Liu Yi in Yunnan to make the new field law really touched the interests of many people, those newly reclaimed fields owned by the imperial court, the rental people only have the right to use but not the right to buy, although the interests of the scholars can not be threatened for the time being, but if the people want to sell the fields are transferred to the imperial court, over time, private land will become less and less, after all, no one can guarantee that a family can prosper forever, but such a system, of course, protects the interests of the people, but for the scholar class, it is equivalent to limiting the possibility of land annexation.

So except for some people who really focus on the overall situation and the world, Liu Yi is now excluded among the scholars in Jingshu and Shu, in the face of this force, Liu Bei can only swallow his anger for the sake of the overall situation, after all, the power of the scholars is impossible to abandon at the moment, as an emperor, he is looking for a balance.

Liu Yi made these things, in fact, two hundred years ago, Wang Mang also did it, but Wang Mang failed, but the system itself is actually not bad, since Liu Yi made it, Liu Bei also wanted to use his strength to promote, but the resistance was great, some beyond imagination.

Fortunately, this time Liu Yi relied on the Battle of Luoyang to save his reputation, even if those people wanted to have a seizure, they couldn't have a seizure, Liu Yi was not only fine, but also promoted this time.

But then, Liu Bei was a little worried, Guanzhong must be, to run Guanzhong, Liu Yi will stay here for a long time, and the confrontation of these forces may not be avoided.

The scholars are not chaotic now, the most important thing is that Liu Yi's policy makes General Liu Bei's heart firmly grasped in his hands, no matter how chaotic the world is, as long as this policy remains unchanged, the military heart will be held in his hands, and this policy of the imperial court is something that no family can give.

And now the combat effectiveness of the regular army of the Han Dynasty and the local army is very different, it is useless to have many armed people who are temporarily organized, and the private soldiers of the family cannot be compared with the regular army at all, and every pair of armor supplied by the Tiangongfang to the army is recorded, and there are at least four or five links to monitor each other, even if the family wants to reach out, they can't reach in.

The army and the academies in various places are Liu Bei's greatest confidence, but Liu Yi is the core figure, and the reason why he is hated is not because of his high merit, but because of the ability that Liu Yi has mastered, helping Liu Bei to open and break the shackles of invisible restraint little by little, especially in the past few years in Nanzhong, the emergence of rail cars and the selection of the first batch of talents in academies around the country have become the fuse for Liu Yi to be involved in the center of the storm, which really makes people feel threatened.

Those who contribute to the country are not liked by everyone, because the interests of the country and the country are often not aligned, especially for everyone.

It's just that the situation has been completed, Zhuge Liang knows very well that now that Liu Yi has won, the crisis has been temporarily lifted, but the problem still exists, but it just sinks, because Liu Bei believes in Liu Yi, so now Liu Yi can be saved.

But what if Liu Bei is gone one day? Can Xinjun give Liu Yi unreserved trust like Liu Bei?

After all, once a son of heaven and a courtier, Zhuge Liang naturally hoped that the new monarch could continue to trust and reuse old ministers like them as he is now, but throughout history, such a situation is rare.

The two monarchs and ministers were relatively speechless for a while.

"Your Majesty." The chamberlain came in, bowed to Liu Bei and said, "There is a Shangyong Taishou Liu Feng, who asks to see him outside the palace." ”

"Why did Feng'er come here?" Liu Bei has obtained a glance at Zhuge Liang, it seems that he has not seen Liu Feng for many years, how long has it been, so long that Liu Bei has forgotten, at this moment I heard that Liu Feng is coming, but it arouses the nostalgia in Liu Bei's heart, after all, now the status of the prince Liu Chan has been consolidated, and Liu Feng has stayed in Shangyong for many years, I heard that even the military camp is rarely visited, Liu Bei's wariness of Liu Feng has long been eliminated.

"Biography!"

"Whoa!"

Soon, Liu Feng's round, trembling figure came in from outside the hall with a little panting, giving people the feeling of rolling in a ball of meat.

"Minister...... Liu Feng, see Your Majesty! Liu Feng took a breath and bowed to Liu Bei.

"Poof~"

There was a muffled sound, which seemed a little clear in the silent hall, and the hem of Liu Feng's waist and hips was directly burst with Liu Feng's bow, and Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang's eyelids jumped when they saw it, thanks to the big man who didn't kneel down, otherwise, with Liu Feng's current appearance, he wouldn't be able to get up when he knelt down.

"Are you...... Feng'er? Liu Bei looked at Liu Feng carefully, his cheeks on both sides were hanging down, and between his eyebrows, he could vaguely see a familiar feeling, but it was fundamentally different from the heroic Liu Feng in his memory, Liu Bei was a little unsure.

"The minister is Liu Feng!" Liu Feng bent over and scratched his head a little innocently, this gentleman's loss of honor is somewhat bad.

"How did my son become like this?" Liu Bei stood up, walked down the steps, and looked at Liu Feng with some surprise.

"This ......" Liu Feng said: "The minister has been indulging in pleasure all these years, and he has abandoned martial affairs, and he has added wine to his body...... That's it. ”

"You ......" Liu Bei looked at him like this, a little distressed, shook his head and said, "Sit down." ”

"Uh......" Liu Feng looked at the mat on the ground, a little embarrassed, he has been sitting on a chair all these years, but now although the tables and chairs have become popular, but on formal occasions, he still sits on his knees, and looked at Liu Bei with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, the minister came today to ask for sin, so there is no need to sit here...... Don't dare to sit. ”

"What is the sin?" Liu Bei knelt down again, and it was really heartbreaking to see a good military general become like this.

"The minister privately opened the grain of the mediocre to Mohou, and he came to ask for sin!" Liu Feng didn't say anything about Li Yan, only said about the situation in Luoyang, and the original military rations were not enough, so he opened the granary of Shangyong and sent it to Liu Yi.

"Why don't you explain it to the square?" Liu Bei said unexpectedly.

"Not in order!" Liu Feng bowed and said.