As Ma Dai retreated into the military general train, the eyes of everyone in the hall turned to Jiang Wei, who was standing humbly in the road.

Suddenly, a person walked out of the ranks and asked coldly: "Jiang Wei, when you visited the king of Hanzhong, you called yourself Zhonglang of Tianshui County. It's true that you were originally the Zhonglang of Tianshui County, but Tianshui was placed under the rule of pseudo-Wei, and today you have defected to my Han and claimed to be your former official position, but I'm afraid that something will be wrong, right? ”

Jiang Wei looked sideways, and saw that it was an official in his fifties with a face like a knife, he didn't know this person, so he replied: "Tianshui is the land of the Han Dynasty, and it will be temporarily in the hands of the enemy today, and it will be taken in the future." Weichen is not only the Zhonglang of Tianshui County, but also the Zhonglang of the Han Dynasty. ”

The man didn't expect Jiang Wei to dare to talk back, and said slightly angrily: "It's not bad for you to say that, but I heard before that you have been puppeteed by the puppet Wei Yongzhou Assassin Shi as a soldier Cao, why do you only call yourself the county Zhonglang today, and not the state?" Could it be that Tianshui is the Tianshui of the Han Dynasty, and Yongzhou is not the Yongzhou of the Han Dynasty? ”

This is really a heart-wrenching statement. Jiang Wei wondered in his heart, ordinary people who accept people from afar are all harmonious, and the monarch and the minister can answer each other. This person is strange, Liu Bei has not yet spoken, but he can't help but speak, as if he wants to step on his head.

But he is not a person who can be humiliated. At that moment, he took out a book from his arms, which was the document he used to be the Zhonglang of Tianshui County. He unfolded the book and put it on his chest, and said loudly: "Tianshui County Zhonglang, although he is a contemptible official, the seals used on his appointment documents are all owned by the Han family. Although Yongzhou is engaged in a noble position, it is recruited by the pseudo-Wei assassin history. The Tianshui Jiang family has been Hanchen for generations and is deeply favored by the country. Although Weichen is not talented, he is willing to inherit the will of his ancestors, only for Han officials, not Wei Chen! ”

(Author's note: Cao Cao was awarded the title of Duke of Wei and King of Wei in the 18th and 21st years of Jian'an, and began to appoint hundreds of officials, no longer managing government affairs in the name of the Han Dynasty. But before that, they all opened the government as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. Jiang Wei's father died in the seventeenth year of Jian'an in the line of duty, and Jiang Wei was therefore shaded as the county Zhonglang, so the documents for the establishment of the expedition at that time should have been sealed in Chinese. ）

Only for Han officials, not Wei Chen! His words were quite graceful and loud, and many ministers who had followed Liu Bei for a long time couldn't help but applaud. There are also many ministers who blushed after hearing this, and their expressions are quite uncomfortable.

Fa Zheng watched coldly, and when he saw that most of the officials with uncertain expressions were from Shuzhong families, he couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart: "Vertical people can have this insight, and you wait for this group of wealthy families who only care about small profits and don't know the overall situation, which is really embarrassing and companionship." ”

The official saw that he had lost face, and he was about to say it again, when a majestic voice suddenly came from Dan Qiao: "Laiqing, today is a day of great joy, don't say more." Then the official gave up and bowed down and retreated.

Jiang Wei heard the word "Laiqing", and said in his heart: "Could it be Laimin?" Well, it could be this person. According to the records of the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", Lai Min was a well-known troll in the Shu Han court, who had always been open-mouthed, and was dismissed several times because of his wild words. was sprayed by this person, Jiang Wei could only pinch his nose and consider himself unlucky.

Liu Bei was very satisfied with Jiang Wei's answer, so he smiled and said: "Jiang Qing is the queen of Zhongliang, please come forward and speak!" ”

Jiang Weiyi took a few steps forward, bowed and said:

"His Royal Highness, Weichen had a lot of credit for suppressing the Qiang Rebellion in Tianshui County, so he was recruited as a soldier in Yongzhou. Weichen didn't mean to be here, and suddenly heard that His Royal Highness had erected the banner of the Han family in Hanzhong. Although Weichen is a contemptuous man in the border field, he also knows the word loyalty. In the past, General Guan's gold seal was not far away, and his mother was a righteous minister, so today she brought the whole family to vote. Weichen has no long skills, only a warm blood, willing to lead a horse and whip for His Royal Highness, just to be able to restore the Han Dynasty one day and return to the old capital! ”

Jiang Wei regarded Houlu, a high-ranking official of the Wei State, as a ragged, not far away, experienced all dangers, came to vote with his family, and behaved decently, with extraordinary manners, and his true feelings were revealed between his words. Liu Bei had a great impression of him, and praised: "It's a good revival of the Han Dynasty, and it is still in the old capital." ”

At this time, Fa Zheng, who ranked second among the Wenchens, came out and asked: "Speaking of reviving the Han Dynasty and returning to the old capital, I don't know if Jiang Zhonglang knows what the current military situation and civil customs are in Yongliang Erzhou?" ”

Jiang Wei's heart sank, and he knew that the test was coming. He looked sideways, and saw that the person who spoke was thin, pale, and the class was so high, he vaguely guessed his identity, and then hugged his fists and replied respectfully: "It is said that it is Yongliang Erzhou, but in fact, it is now in the pseudo-Wei, Cao Cao and the fourteen states are Kyushu, and the division of counties and counties in the northwest has changed greatly, and Liangzhou has long been gone." ”

In ancient times, information was blocked, and the transmission efficiency was extremely slow. When Cao Cao defeated Ma Chao and entered the Guanzhong, Liu Bei was fighting with Liu Zhang for Yizhou, so he never knew much about Cao Wei's internal affairs. For example, when it came to the fact that the 14 states were merged into nine states, many people in the DPRK and China only heard the sound of the state and did not know the details, and they all paid attention.

Lai Min, who was embarrassed by Jiang Wei, came out again: "We inherited the Han system and only recognized the fourteen states in the world divided in the first year of Xingping (194 AD), dare to ask Jiang Zhonglang, whether it is Cao Thief and Kyushu, or revoke Liangzhou, what does it have to do with our country?" ”

Is it addictive or what?

Jiang Wei was unhappy in his heart, but he smiled slightly, and asked rhetorically: "This lord, as a Han Chen, I can naturally not recognize Cao Cao's practice of arbitrarily cutting and merging states and counties. But at the same time, we are opponents of each other, and there will eventually be a day when we will lead troops to a decisive battle. Sun Ziyun: Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated in a hundred battles. As an opponent, but I don't know the truth and reality, how can I take advantage of the situation and defeat the enemy in the future? ”

With all that said, it's time to show the "big killer".

Jiang Wei no longer paid attention to Lai Min, took out a very flat folded cloth from his arms, bowed down and raised his hand to make a presentation, and said: "Weichen has a picture today, and I want to dedicate it to His Highness." ”

The eunuch behind Liu Bei walked to Jiang Wei's side to take the cloth, and then stepped back to Liu Bei's side, bending down and handing it to Liu Bei with both hands.

The cloth was folded very neatly, and Liu Bei unfolded it layer by layer, and it was three feet square. Seeing this, the eunuch behind him hurriedly stepped forward and held the unfolded cloth obliquely on one side, so that Liu Bei could easily check it.

Liu Bei is nearly sixty years old, his eyes are slightly dizzy, and he sees that the cloth in front of him is either horizontal or several lines vertical and horizontal, densely packed with small characters. He narrowed his eyes and looked closer to the cloth. Who knew that this closer look would suddenly immerse me in it and couldn't extricate myself.

After a long while, he stood up and said excitedly: "Xiaozhi, Kong Ming, come forward and take a look!" ”

Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng stepped forward as they said, one left and one right, standing behind Liu Bei, and they also squinted at the picture.

The map describes in detail the topographic map of the northwest area of the Han Dynasty, from Chang'an, the former Sizhou in the east, to Jiuquan in the west, and the names of the counties along the way are marked one by one, and the paths between the counties are also linked with lines of different thicknesses.

What is even more rare is that the garrison generals and garrisons of some important cities are introduced, and even the water system, topography, and residential areas in the area from Chang'an to Tianshui are listed.

This map is made by Jiang Wei in the past few days based on the Yongliang topographic map hung after the old room duty, and the information he has learned, combined with the mapping skills of later generations. Although his drawing knowledge was only half a bucket of water, it was undoubtedly refreshing compared to the ordinary maps he had made at the time.

(Author's note: Pei Xiu, the father of ancient Chinese scientific cartography, was born in another five years.) Before him, most of the ancient Chinese maps were rudimentary and had no standards. ）