The plan has been decided, Zhuge Liang let go of a matter of concern, and the next thing is to report to the lord the recent major events in the DPRK.

"Since the implementation of the Juntian Order in Hanzhong, the poor people in Yizhou have rejoiced, and many domestic slaves and tenants have fled with their families and rushed to Hanzhong with their families to ask for land division. When Chen was in Hanzhong, more than 100 families had already been settled. Although this move increased the household registration of the imperial court, but also shook the foundation of the wealthy family in Shuzhong, given time, I am afraid that there will not be thousands of people fleeing, so the family has repeatedly complained to the government in the past few months, vowing to ask the court for an explanation. ”

Liu Bei snorted coldly: "These big families occupy so much land and population, but they don't want to give more than half of the military rations, so they should be allowed to taste the taste of betrayal and separation." Liu Ba, Fei Shi, and Yongmao took the lead in the book, I'm afraid that there are not these ghosts and ghosts instigating behind their backs! ”

Zhuge Liang said: "There is also the price of Shuzhong soaring before, and after several months of investigation, Shangshutai finally found out that it was caused by Dongwu minting Zhibai money privately and flowing into Yizhou for large-scale procurement, and behind the merchants of Dongwu, there is also the shadow of the Yizhou family. ”

Liu Bei frowned and said, "How can you say this?" ”

"After all, the merchants of Soochow are not familiar with the place, and even if they have more money privately, it is useless to find local sources and channels. Therefore, they colluded with big Yizhou households to act as compradors and cover their whereabouts. This is also the root cause of the imperial court's repeated investigations, but repeated investigations have been fruitless. If it weren't for the fact that a few days ago, Li Zhengfang (Li Yanzi), the governor of Yong'an, seized a smuggled Wu merchant ship at the junction of Jing and Yi Prefectures, I am afraid that this matter would not have been able to appear to this day. ”

Liu Bei said angrily: "What a Sun Zhongmou! It's okay to break his promise and not send Shang Xiang back to Shu, but he is still making trouble in secret, don't you dare to go east again and take his head! ”

After a pause, he said angrily: "Since Liu Ba, Fei Shi, and Yongmao are willing to be used, they will be cut together!" Just kill the chickens and monkeys, and also show these big families of wall grass, whether the sword in the lone hand is still sharp! ”

Zhuge Liang hurriedly persuaded: "The lord is angry. Liu Ba, Fei Shi, and Yongmao, the ministers should persuade each other with good words, as for the Yizhou family, it is enough to wait for the ministers to think of a way to appease them......"

He saw that Liu Bei still looked angry, and said: "Besides, the national thief is Cao Wei, not Sun Quanye." Now Cao Pi usurped the Han, and the gods and men were angry. After the lord is on the throne, he should be a strong soldier and a horse, look at the pass, and wait for the world to change, and immediately go on a northern expedition! If you give up Wei to attack Wu, how can you suddenly solve it as soon as the troops are handed over. May the Lord judge it. ”

Cao Wei killed Guan Yu and usurped the Han family, and cutting down Wei was Liu Bei's greatest wish at this time.

"Kong Ming's meaning, but the Northern Expedition will be immediately after the throne?"

Zhuge Liang bowed his head and said: "Yes, in the first battle of Xiangfan, although our side lost Jingzhou and the general Guan Yu, the vitality of the army was not damaged; From next year, Hanzhong will also be able to solve some soldiers, grain and grass on the spot. Therefore, the minister thought that while the people's hearts were still thinking about the Han, and taking advantage of the turbulent situation in Cao Wei, the Northern Expedition should be sooner rather than later! ”

Liu Bei looked excited, gritted his teeth, and said hello repeatedly.

At this time, Zhuge Liang bowed down again and said: "But before the Northern Expedition, the relationship with Dongwu must be straightened out." After all, Yizhou is a frontier land, and you can't use the land of a state to resist the world. ”

Liu Bei is a person, and when he hears the words, he knows the meaning of his words.

"Do you want to form an alliance with Sun Quan?"

"Exactly!"

"He seized Jingzhou first and killed Yun Chang; and secretly colluded with the Yizhou family, trying to profit from it, so he wanted to break his body into pieces, how could he still compromise and negotiate an alliance with him? Kong Ming, this person is untrustworthy and unrighteous, and his actions are the most unpredictable, and the matter of forming an alliance must not be mentioned again! ”

Liu Bei flatly refused.

Zhuge Liang sighed, and before he could be persuaded again, suddenly someone from the palace came to report:

"The king, the military advisor, the prince has made Jiang Wei go to the outside of the mansion to ask for a meeting!"

Liu Bei's face softened slightly, and he replied:

He came to see him at once. In the past few days, all I have heard are Cao Pi, Sun Quan, and the family, but they are all unconscious guys! I want to hear if this kid has been wandering for a long time, and if he brings back any good news! ”

It turned out that Jiang Wei hurriedly set off to return to Shuzhong after receiving Zhao Tong's letter that day. This trip is more than 2,000 miles along the way, Rao is he all the way day and night, eating and sleeping, it still took a month, before he can arrive.

When the foreign minister returned, the first thing he did was to report to the official. He didn't care about visiting the seriously ill Zhang Bao first, and took the lead in coming to visit Liu Bei.

After a while, I saw him dressed in military uniform, brought a child inside, and bowed to the worship:

"Minister Jiang Wei visited the king and the military advisor, this time he was fortunate not to be dishonored, and he came to report it!"

Liu Bei looked fixedly, but saw that Jiang Wei was dusty, his face was weathered, and he didn't know how much mud was stained on his armor, so he wanted to run all the way and suffered a lot.

Immediately helped him up and comforted: "Boyo has worked hard all the way, please get up quickly." ”

He noticed the eight or nine-year-old boy next to him and asked, "This is ......?"

Jiang Wei replied: "This is Ma Cheng, the son of General Zuo Ma Chao." General Ma was loyal to the king, and knew that the prince lacked the manpower to summon him, so as soon as he received the edict from the lord, he immediately asked the minister to bring his son back to Shuzhong. ”

He patted Ma Cheng's shoulder again and said softly: "This is His Royal Highness the King of Hanzhong, and I won't see him yet." ”

Ma Cheng knelt down according to his words, and bowed to worship according to the rules ordered by Jiang Wei on the road, and shouted: "Boy Ma Cheng, meet His Royal Highness the King of Hanzhong." ”

Liu Bei bowed his head slowly, Ma Chao was willing to send his son into the court, it seems that this person really has no two hearts; And looking at Ma Cheng's cautious appearance, I think that Ma Chao has been walking on thin ice in the past few years, and when he has been beaten enough, it seems that he can be properly reused in the future.

At that moment, he helped Ma Cheng up, touched his head again, and said with a smile:

"Your father is a lone general, and he has made great achievements. When you grow up, you should become a man like him, and become a pillar of the Han Dynasty, you know? ”

Ma Cheng nodded obediently and replied, "The kid swears allegiance to the Han and the king." ”

Liu Bei nodded with satisfaction, and said in his heart, the luck in Jiang Wei's mouth is not dishonored, probably because he successfully brought people to Shuzhong.

He turned to Jiang Wei and said, "After a while, you will lead Ma Cheng to the prince's side, and arrange for him to be a prince first." ”

Jiang Wei responded, and suddenly hugged his fists and said: "The minister and the left general Ma Chao have made this trip to the West Sea, and they have also contributed to two major events. ”

Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"The Xihai tribes promised to supply horses to our army, no less than 3,000 horses per year, all of which were delivered in silk, and this first batch of 5,000 war horses will be delivered to Wudu in the spring of next year!"

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this, the depression in his chest decreased slightly, and he praised:

"The Wei army is in the world, and the lonely is worried that our army is riding on foot, after all, it has lost its maneuver, and it is difficult to turn around, and now you are contributing to this, and our cavalry should have made great progress, which is really a great achievement!"