"It seems that Meng Huo is still actively gathering people, and he has not chosen to let go because of the pacification of the four counties." Liu Yi put down the letterhead in his hand, picked up the teacup, and took a leisurely sip.

It has been three days since he left the quiet room, and Liu Yi's body has recovered a lot, at least his eyes are no longer dull, his complexion is much more ruddy than before, and his voice has also recovered a little richer.

"If you give up now, then Meng Huo's prestige in the barbarian clan will be damaged." Ma Jian smiled and said, Liu Yi can recover, he is undoubtedly happy, now Liu Yi can not go to Liu Bei's enthronement ceremony, not only him, Guan Yu who garrisoned Nanyang and Cui Zhouping of Xiangyang are impossible to withdraw at this time, the reason is just like when Cao Cao died, prohibiting Taishou from all over the country to mourn, it is easy to give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of.

The purpose of ascending the throne is to make himself stronger and prosperous, and to announce to the world that he will not recognize the Cao Wei regime, if he transfers important officials from all over the country because of the enthronement ceremony, and allows the enemy to take advantage of the situation, it will put the cart before the horse.

"Prestige ......" Liu Yi shook his head: "He wants it, we don't give it, this time we want to convince him, then there is other news from Shamo Keke?" ”

"Nothing else, now Shamoke has just taken his clansmen to seize some territory in the Qiaoshan area, and many Nanzhong tribes are more repulsive to them, if it weren't for Nameng's appreciation of Shamoke's bravery, he wouldn't know about these many things." Ma Yan shook his head, Shamoke was the secret room they sent to Nanzhong, as for how much role he could play, at least for now, he only got some corner news, even if Meng Shu valued him, it was impossible for him to completely ignore the opinions of other Naxi middle and large clans, and Shamoke himself was obviously not the kind of person who knew how to go left and right, and was sleek and sophisticated.

"The approximate time for Meng Shu to send troops, as well as the number of people, with these, it is enough." Liu Yi nodded, Nanzhong is different from the Central Plains, the access to intelligence is limited, it is not bad to have such an inside line, Liu Yi has not asked for anything else, at least he is not blind: "It's just Shamoke, can you really believe it?" ”

After all, Ma Liang has the possibility of subjective assumptions, he is friendly with the Shanyue and barbarians in Jingzhou, so he naturally subconsciously thinks that he is a good person, but this cannot be used as a basis, Liu Yi wants to hear Ma Yan's thoughts.

"It is credible, Wuxi Man is now naturalized well, many people have moved to the town, Shamoke has entered Nanzhong this time, and there is also the idea of seeking more development for Wuxi Man, so this kind of person is more reliable." Ma Jian smiled.

"In this way, I am relieved." Liu Yi nodded.

"Husband, it's time to rest." Lu Lingqi came out of the inner hall, saluted Ma Yan, and said to Liu Yi.

Liu Yi's body has not fully recovered, and according to the doctor, he can't be too tired, so during this time, Liu Yi's diet and daily life are strictly controlled by Lu Lingqi.

"It's not early, let's retire first!" Ma Jian hurriedly got up and said goodbye with a smile.

"Don't slack off on the affairs of Nanban, watch closely." Liu Yi also got up and said.

"Whoa!" Ma Jian nodded, and after saluting Lu Lingqi again, he said goodbye and left.

"Don't be so nervous, my body is recovering well." After sending Ma Jian away, Liu Yi looked at his wife and said helplessly.

"The concubine also hopes that her husband can get better faster." Lu Lingqi shook her head, normally, she wouldn't care too much about Liu Yi's affairs, but now, Liu Yi's body has not fully recovered, and Lu Lingqi naturally has to take care of it.

"That's fine." Liu Yi didn't say anything more: "I'm just a little tired, Mrs. will go to rest with me." ”

"Hmm~" Lu Lingqi responded in a low voice, what happened next was a little indescribable, although she didn't want to, but sometimes she couldn't resist Liu Yi, so she could only push it halfway.

……

The war in Nanzhong is temporarily suspended, but the hidden danger has not been solved, but for Liu Yi, the most important thing is to carry out the infrastructure work in Nanzhong, the improvement of bridges, roads, walled cities, agricultural technology and tools, the city does not have to rush to build a new one, with the current state of Nanzhong, to build a city, it is better to build a few more walled cities to be effective, a city that can accommodate more than 100,000 people, placed in Nanzhong, it is estimated that ten years may not be able to really play its effect, which is different from Jingnan, Jingnan has the innate advantage of convenient transportation, However, there is no waterway running through the entire Nanzhong here, and most of them still have to be transported by land, which is naturally not as convenient as Jingnan.

The most important thing is that building a new city, even if it is small, requires enough manpower, material resources and time to build hundreds of walled cities, which is of greater practical significance to Nanzhong.

"This time, the Yongchang Wang and Lu Kai have helped us and others to quell the rebellion, and they should be rewarded, this must be implemented as soon as possible, don't chill people's hearts." After resting at home for half a month, Liu Yi was finally allowed to start work, in the past half a month, he did the most, is to design the infrastructure construction of Zhuti, Jianning, and Qiqi counties, as for Yongchang and Yuewang, Liu Yi has not been to it in person, and he can't do the sand table, so he can only postpone it for the time being, and then build it after Nanzhong is completely pacified.

"Tinghou, don't worry." Ma Tan said with a smile: "This matter has been reported to the royal court, and there will be a reward soon, in addition, everyone in this battle will also have a reward, and I am afraid that this pavilion will be able to go further." ”

"Me?" Liu Yi shook his head and said: "I am now ranked in Jiuqing, and the position of Shaofu is more suitable for me, and besides, I don't seem to have contributed to this battle, if the king is rewarded, I will be deserved." ”

"Tinghou's words are wrong, if it weren't for Tinghou, our army would not be able to win so quickly, that is, the official position is not understood, but the title can be promoted." Ma Tan said with a smile, this time Liu Bei is the emperor, and he will definitely be a big vassal, even those who stay in the royal court can be rewarded, not to mention that Liu Yi has come thousands of miles to this poor mountain and bad water for Liu Bei to purge the rear heroes, if Liu Yi is not rewarded, it will be a little chilling.

"Don't talk about this, now the cement factory, timber mill, iron foundry has been built, I am ready to start construction in a few days, first build the road, along the Lushui first start a road, and wait for the autumn harvest, and then along the leaky river to the direction of Qiqi County to repair the road, starting next year, not wolf mountain also need to build a, these three main roads can be unimpeded in the trade of the three counties, but the whole journey is nearly four thousand miles, that is, it can be repaired ten miles a day, these three roads are prepared with money and food, and it will take a year to build, in addition to the cityscape around the city also needs manpower, in the next few years, the whole Nanzhong is afraid that it will be very busy~”

"A few disciples of Tinghou can also come to help!" Ma Jian said with a smile, Liu Yi's disciples are now helping Liu Bei build the palace, which is quite appreciated by Liu Bei, if these people are also transferred to Nanzhong, it will undoubtedly make Liu Yi have a lot less pressure.

"Pu Yuan will come here, as for the others, the city construction in Shuzhong also needs manpower, can't come, I am ready to accept a few disciples here." Liu Yi shook his head and smiled.

"Oh?" When Ma Tan heard this, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Liu Yi and said, "What does Tinghou think, how is it?" ”

"You?" Liu Yi glanced at Ma Tan in surprise: "When did you become interested in these?" ”

He remembered that Ma Jian had been openly and secretly persuading him not to spend too much attention on craftsmanship, why did he suddenly have this thought now?

"I just want to share some of the burden for the Pavilion Hou." Ma Tan said with a smile, his attitude towards craftsmen has not changed, but no one stipulates that scholars can't learn, Zhuge Liang is learning.

"Okay, first design a few walled cities for me, let me see your talent, the first five volumes of Tiangong Kaiwu are all about this, you can apply what you have learned, if you lead an army alone in the future, maybe it will be of some help." Liu Yi did not refuse, his subordinates do need a few all-round characters like Ma Tan, the previous ones, although they have their own talents in craftsmen, but it is impossible to achieve Liu Yi's current status, Ma Jian is different, his future has a greater possibility.

"Thank you!" Ma Tan saluted solemnly.

"Don't be in a hurry to call yet, the design of this city is different from marching and fighting, you have to find out for yourself." Liu Yi shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it when you can design it." ”

"Whoa!" Ma Jian nodded solemnly, he is not very demanding, as long as the camp can reach Liu Yi's level when marching and fighting.

"There's another thing that I don't understand." Ma Tan asked suddenly.

"What?" Liu Yi looked at Ma Yan.

"Tinghou carved a jade seal, how can there be no jade shavings?" Ma Tan wondered.

"The artifact is natural, probably it was automatically absorbed when the jade seal was completed." Liu Yi looked into the distance and said lightly.

……

Hanzhong, the royal palace!

When Guan Ping rushed to Hanzhong with the jade seal all the way, it was already May, less than ten days before Liu Bei chose to ascend the throne and claim the emperor.

"Guan Ping, see the king!" Liu Bei was discussing with Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Fa Zheng and Li Yan, and when he heard that Guan Ping was back, he hurriedly asked people to welcome Guan Ping in, and as soon as he entered the door, Guan Ping bowed to Liu Yi.

"Hurry up, this is not a palace, Tanzhi doesn't have to be so polite!" The wrinkles on Liu Bei's face became more with the smile, as he got older, when he saw his juniors, he always felt inexplicably kind, not to mention Guan Ping, who was regarded by Liu Bei as the future Adou Auxiliary Minister.

"Whoa!" Guan Ping got up according to his words, held the jade box carrying the jade seal in front of him with both hands, bowed down and said: "Ping came back this time, one is to escort the jade seal, and the other is also to repay the merits, the four counties of Nanzhong have all been broken, Zhu Bao has gathered the crowd to rebel and has been ambushed, Yue Taishou Gaoding has surrendered, and the four counties of Nanzhong have been pacified." ”

Juti is a subject country of Qianwei, and although it is located in Nanzhong, it is not actually counted in Nanzhong.

"Bo Yuan is worthy of being Lone's important minister, and he has never disappointed Lone." Liu Bei didn't look at the jade seal, but just glanced at Zhuge Liang and smiled.

"I heard that the Marquis of Yuting carved a jade seal and lived for 20 years, but is it true?" Li Yan suddenly looked at Guan Ping and asked.