Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were silent. []

After a long time, Pang Tong spoke: "Kong Ming, Your Majesty is asking you to clean up the mess." After this battle, the trouble of the Qiang and Di tribes in the northwest will be solved together, and I think the situation in the Western Regions will also change because of this war. Your Majesty, this is asking you to clean up the mess! ”

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly, shook his head helplessly and said, "Hundreds of thousands of people! Your Majesty is really generous...... With so many people moving to Yongzhou, the amount of manpower, material resources, and financial resources consumed is probably astronomical. Although His Majesty's plan this time is good, it is difficult to implement! ”

"Hahaha, Kong Ming, you are better at this kind of thing than me. Besides, those young talents in our Shu, Fei Yi, Dong Yun, Guo Youzhi and others also need to be experienced. It is just this opportunity to let them have a little more knowledge. Pang Tong said with a smile.

"Okay, I got it. I'll go out to Liangzhou tomorrow. This Chang'an City will be handed over to you. ”

"You can rest assured about this. The three generals of Guan, Zhang and Zhao are all in Chang'an, and Chang'an City is foolproof. ”

"Shi Yuan, that's not what I'm talking about. Now. Cao Zhen has left Tongguan, there are only 10,000 horses led by Guo Huai above Tongguan, Tongguan is the gateway of my Chang'an, so Shiyuan, you have to seize the opportunity, once you have the opportunity, you should take down Tongguan! ”

"Okay, I'll do my best to do this."

……

Liangzhou, the camp of the Han army.

The horse's injuries are mostly healed, but . In the past few days, the horse has not left his station. Only when Wei Yan came, Ma had gone out once.

And when Adou came to the barracks and settled down. Immediately after that, I went to visit the horse in person.

"The horse has seen Your Majesty." When Ma saw Adou come in, he walked away. Go up.

Adou hurriedly stepped forward to help the horse, and at the same time, the horse's injuries appeared. It's already so good.

"General Ma, the injury is no longer serious!"

"Your Majesty Xie cares, and the minister's injury is no longer serious."

"Come, sit inside." Adou pulled his horse and walked inside.

After taking his seat, Adou noticed that the horse always looked like he wanted to talk and stopped. The appearance of the .

"Ma Aiqing, what do you want to say?" Adou asked.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say. Say. Ma said, looking at Adou's attendants left and right.

"Stand down." Adou waved his hand, and the attendants on the left and right immediately retreated.

"Your Majesty, you have to be careful of Zhuge Kongming!" The horse spoke.

"Prime Minister? Prime Minister, what's wrong with him? ”

"Your Majesty, that Zhuge Kongming deceived His Majesty at a young age and wanted to monopolize power, Your Majesty must not ignore it."

"Oh? Is there such a thing? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, that Zhuge Kongming could have come to my Guzang's aid a long time ago, but he deliberately made Jiang Wei stop, so that my Guzang City was breached. This Zhuge Kongming is clearly a wolf ambition! ”

"En......" Adou nodded slightly, but did not say anything.

Although Adou and Zhuge Liang didn't spend much time together, thinking about the records of later generations, Zhuge Liang was highly evaluated, even the most tricky historians never doubted Zhuge Liang's loyalty.

Adou coughed dryly and said, "Ma Aiqing, is there any misunderstanding in this?" ”

"Your Majesty, what misunderstanding can there be, Zhuge Liang deliberately did not support Gu Zang, obviously with the intention of harming me. That's the best proof of this. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, Jiang Wei is in this big camp, and Your Majesty can go and ask for it. ”

"Well, this ......" Adou smiled helplessly. Zhuge Liang did not send troops to support the horse, because he was afraid that the horse would rebel when Liu Bei died, saying that he deliberately harmed the horse, which was really wronged Zhuge Liang. And the matter of not aiding the horse, Zhuge Liang also reported it to Adou.

But now, Adou can't explain it for Zhuge Liang. If Adou explains, it will make Ma feel that he, the emperor, does not trust him.

"That's it, Prime Minister, you can help me carry this black cauldron!" Adou thought helplessly in his heart, and said at the same time: "Ma Aiqing is loyal to me, and I will definitely investigate this matter slowly and carefully after I go back."

……

Walking out of Ma's big tent, Adou remembered another thing in his heart.

Since ancient times, there have been partisan disputes in the court. When he was in Yizhou before, Liu Bei had two forces under his command: officials from the Jingzhou First Department and officials from the Yizhou First Department. The Jingzhou family was an official recruited by Liu Bei when he was in Jingzhou, and the civil officials were naturally Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, and among the military generals were Wei Yan, Huang Zhong and others; As for the officials of the Bashu lineage, Liu Bei defected to Liu Bei after entering Shu, and his Chinese officials were Zhang Song, and the military generals were Zhang Ren.

Counting up, Liu Bei trusted the officials of Jingzhou more back then. However, in recent years, Liu Bei has vigorously promoted local officials in Yizhou, and a large number of young talents have emerged. This has also made the number of officials in the Yizhou department much larger. The officials of the Jingzhou No. 1 family and the Yizhou No. 1 family get along very well on the surface, but secretly they form gangs, show their abilities, and compete for favor in front of Liu Bei.

Any emperor would not like the situation of party disputes among his courtiers, but in the current situation, it is inevitable for officials to form gangs. Now that the Han army has occupied Yongzhou, and the strategic focus will also shift northward in the future, it will inevitably appear again a group of officials of the Yongzhou system.

Adou can predict that in the future, the infighting between the officials of the three departments will inevitably be very intense, and if you add this horse who has nothing to do to make trouble, Adou will feel a headache when he thinks about it.

In Adou's view, party strife is inevitable, and later so many emperors have not solved the problem of party strife, let alone him. However, as long as the party struggle does not affect the normal operation of the government and the interests of the country, Adou will also choose to turn a blind eye, and this official is divided into several parties and factions, and it is better to contain each other than to be alone and control the military and political power.

"It's difficult, it's hard to be an emperor!" Adou sighed slightly. Suddenly, Adou remembered something.

Adou stretched out his hand into his arms, groped for a long time, and found the half of the copper plate, and at the same time, Yao Chong's appearance appeared in his mind.

"I almost forgot about this big man!" Adou looked at the half of the copper plate, and then said, "Cherrigi, since you are here, don't expect to go back safely. ”

……

The dragon flag of the Great Han was floating high in the barracks, constantly swinging with the wind.

Cherrigi looked at the dragon flag fluttering in the distance, his face gloomy and uncertain.

The Han emperor has been here for a long time, but Cherrigi has not been able to do the slightest, Cherrigi has launched several attacks, but the dragon flag of the Han is still floating in the middle of the Han army camp.

Cherrigi wanted to give up, but he was very reluctant. continued to hold each other, but there was no way to take the Han army's barracks.

Mi Dang came from behind, came to Cherrigi with light steps, and said, "My lord, Fu Jian, the king of Di, has sent someone to deliver a letter!" ”

"Fu Jian? He sent a letter to him. Take a look! ”

The fan handed over the letter, and Cherrigi opened it with a smile on his face.

"King, what did Fu Jian say?" Mi Dang asked.

"Fu Jian said that he would personally lead 100,000 soldiers to Liangzhou to help."

"That's great! With Fu Jian's 100,000 soldiers, we can hope to capture the Han army camp. ”

"Hmph, this Fu Jian has conditions for sending troops, and he asked me to exempt them from paying taxes and grain for two years." Cherrigi snorted coldly.

"Two years of taxes? This Fu Jian's appetite is not small. King, shall we promise him? ”

"Of course yes, why not! Although the combat effectiveness of these 100,000 Di people is far inferior to that of our Qiang people, they can just be used as meat shields for us and consume the arrows of the Han people. When the Han arrows are exhausted, we will attack again, and we will definitely be able to destroy these Han troops in one fell swoop. Cherrigi said with a sneer.

"But the king, do we really want to exempt the people from paying taxes for two years?"

"Just promise to come down first, and wait until next year, we will collect the grain as we want. If those people dare not to pay, we will kill them until they do so. There was a hint of coldness on Cherrigi's face, and there was a murderous intent in his eyes.

Seeing Cherrigi's expression, his body trembled slightly, and it seemed that Cherrigi was planning to go back on his word. However, in the Western Regions, it is originally a world of the jungle, and the truth and faith will not work in the Western Regions.

……

The camp of the Di people.

Fu Jian was anxiously waiting for the messenger's return.

Cheriji is not a fool, he ran to Liangzhou with the Di army, and said that he supported Cheriji for no reason, and Cherrigi would definitely be suspicious, so Pu Lin offered a plan to Fu Jian, at the cost of reducing taxes and food for two years, in exchange for the Di people to send troops, in order to eliminate Cherrigi's doubts.

What kind of person Cherrigie is, Fu Jian and Pu Lin both know it, especially Fu Jian, who has been the king for so many years, and has been bullied by Cherrigie, Fu Jian will not believe that Cherrigi will keep his promise.

Fu Jian walked back and forth in the tent, if Cherrigi didn't agree, then he would send troops to no name, so that the whole plan would be affected.

"Don't worry, King, that Cherrigi is extremely greedy, so he will definitely agree." Pu Lin persuaded from the side.

"King, the people we sent out are back!" Voices rang out from outside.

Fu Jian's eyes lit up, and he said eagerly: "Bring him up." ”

In the blink of an eye, the messenger sent out by Fu Jian came over, and before the messenger could speak, Fu Jian asked first, "How is it, Cherrigi Ke agreed?" ”

"Yes, Cherrigi promised!" The messenger shouted almost in a shouting voice.

The people in the "Huh......" tent all breathed a sigh of relief. After a long time, Pu Lin stood up first and said, "King, I will send someone to contact the Han army."

……

Han army camp.

Adou stood in front of the camp, his eyes fixed on the front.

Behind the layers of white-eared elite soldiers arched a few feet behind Adou, and further back, there were rows of Han troops, all poking their heads out and looking in the direction of Adou. But in front of it, except for the human head, it is the human head, which is piled up layer by layer, and nothing can be seen except the back of the head.

This did not affect the curiosity of the Han soldiers. In the eyes of these ordinary soldiers of the Han army, this majesty has been in the barracks for a long time, but he has never shown his face. The more this is the case, the more mysterious this young majesty seems, and the more exaggerated those rumors about Adou become, so after Adou came out today, a large number of soldiers came over to satisfy their curiosity. This formation is no worse than the lively momentum of the first emperor's patrol.

Adou also felt that he was being watched, but Adou didn't care at all. Everyone has curiosity. Besides, I heard that when the First Emperor went out on patrol, thousands of people were empty, and anti-thief leaders like Xiang Yu and ruffians like Liu Bang came out to watch.

Now the army of the Di people is already on the way, and on Yao Chong's side, Adou also sent someone to inform him. A large net has been opened, just waiting for Cherrigi to get in. Now I just wait for the people to arrive, and they can move.

"Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed......" Adou sighed softly.

"Dongfeng?" Wei Yan next to him had the tip of his ear and heard Adou's voice.

When Zhuge Liang burned Chibi, the borrowing of the east wind has already spread all over the world, and the deeds of Zhuge Liang borrowing the east wind are even more miraculous.

"Just now Your Majesty said that you only owe the east wind, does Your Majesty also want to borrow the east wind like the prime minister?" Wei Yan was slightly stunned, and cautiously asked, "Your Majesty, do you want me to order someone to build a sacrificial platform?" ”

"Sacrifice to the roof, what sacrifice to the rooftop?" Adou was stunned.

"Your Majesty, didn't you just want to borrow the east wind?"

Adou was slightly stunned, and then he realized that Wei Yan had misunderstood what he meant.

"This is all in place, only the east wind is owed, it's just a big analogy."

Wei Yan smiled awkwardly, this sycophant was careless, and he didn't shoot it in the right place.

Feeling Wei Yan's embarrassment, Adou opened his mouth to change the topic and asked: "Wei Aiqing, back then, Emperor Wu ordered Zhang Qian to send an envoy to the Western Regions to open up the Silk Road. Later, General Fubo Ma Yuan, Dingyuan Hou Bandu once went on an expedition to the Western Regions. In the last years of Emperor Ling, the world was in turmoil, the yellow scarves were everywhere, and the Western Regions were all in name, not to mention the Western Regions, even Dunhuang, Jiuquan and other places were beyond the reach of the whip. ”

Adou said, pointed to the west, and said: "I personally went to the Western Regions before, and now in the Western Regions, the Qiang people are the biggest force, and other people such as the Di people, the Che Shi, and the Qiuzi are far inferior to the Qiang people. Without the defeat of the Qiang people in this battle, their vitality will be greatly damaged, and the Western Regions will inevitably return to chaos again. So I want to establish the Western Regions Protectorate again and manage the Western Regions, what do you think? ”

"Okay, if Your Majesty wants to open up territory, the minister is willing to be the vanguard!" Wei Yan said immediately.

"Pioneer? You don't have to go. I want to send Ma Aiqing to the Western Regions. ”

"General Meng Qi grew up in Liangzhou since he was a child, he is familiar with the Western Regions, and he is stronger than his ministers, and General Meng Qi is indeed the best candidate."

"Yes, in this Western Regions, no one is better than Ma Aiqing. This time to go to the Western Regions, at least five or six years, at most more than ten years, can be immediately contributional. And Ma Aiqing has a grudge against Cao Cao to kill his father, if I send Ma Aiqing to the Western Regions, I'm afraid he will be unwilling! ”

"Your Majesty has done a thorough job." Wei Yan nodded, then understood what Adou meant, and then asked, "Your Majesty wants the minister to talk to General Meng Qi?" ”

"Yes, for so many years, you and Ma Aiqing have guarded Hanzhong, and the two of you are the most familiar with each other, so I want to send you."

"Your Majesty, General Meng Qi and that Cao Cao have a grudge against his father...... If Your Majesty wants the minister to be able to move General Meng Qi, he must be willing to give up two positions. ”

"What's the job?"

"One is General Fubo, and the other is the Marquis of Dingyuan!"

"That's it?" Adou was slightly stunned. This General Fubo is only one of the miscellaneous generals of the Han Dynasty, above General Fubo, there are five generals in the front and back, left and right, and then there are General Wei, General Che Cai, General Hussar and General. Now the horse official is a hussar general, and the official position among the generals is second only to the general Guan Yu. How can he deign to be a Fubo general?

As for the Marquis of Dingyuan, there have been many in China, but the Marquis of Dingyuan in the Han Dynasty should be Bangu. This Dingyuan Marquis is to reward the class for opening up the territory of the Han Dynasty, and there are few people in the entire Han Dynasty who have opened up territory for the Han Dynasty.

It can be said that General Fubo and Marquis Dingyuan are not big officials, but they have extraordinary significance.

I only heard Wei Yan continue: "General Meng Qi has two major wishes in this life, one is to avenge his father, and the other is to be able to open up territory like his ancestor General Fubo Ma Yuan......

"I see!" Adou nodded, and a flash of inspiration flashed in the back of his head, and he said: "Whether it is General Fubo or Marquis Dingyuan, they are all names used by predecessors, General Ma wants to create a foundation for me that has not been created by predecessors, and a single General Fubo, or Marquis Dingyuan, must not be reached." I am going to create a new position, called 'General Fuyuan'. ”

"General Fuyuan? Mighty! Wei Yan's eyes flashed, revealing a hint of envy. This name alone made Wei Yan feel that it was magnificent enough. Compared to the titles of other generals, this Fuyuan general sounds much more powerful.

"Your Majesty, the minister will go and talk to General Ma." After Wei Yan finished speaking, he immediately turned around and retreated.

"I hope Wei Yan can succeed!" Adou smiled slightly.

The so-called one mountain is difficult to accommodate two tigers, since Ma has completely misunderstood Zhuge Liang, it is better to simply transfer the horse to the Western Regions, and if there is a horse in the Western Regions, Adou does not need to worry about the countries of the Western Regions coming to find trouble, and can focus on the Central Plains, and at the same time let the horse and Zhuge Liang be separated, temporarily stabilizing the interior.

……

Billowing dust rose from the edge of the sky, and the earth trembled and roared in all directions.

The Di army has finally arrived.

100,000 people, mighty coming.

At this time, whether it is Cherrigi or Adou, they all know that the moment of the decisive battle is coming, and this battle is related to the belonging of Yongliang and the two states. At the same time, both men believe that they will be the victors.

Cherrigi is full of plans to use the people as cannon fodder. At this time, Cherrigi had no idea that the Di people were already working on the most critical piece of the puzzle in this war. And now, this piece of the puzzle that determines the outcome has come!

The decisive battle has finally begun!