Here Fang Shao is sitting on pins and needles at home, and in the state pastor's mansion, Liu Bei is also restless.

He sat on the bed of Hu, holding an ink pen in his hand, staring blankly at the silk book on a few volumes, his brows furrowed tightly, as if he was troubled by something difficult, and when he thought of the depths of the difficulty, he unconsciously went to suck the tail of the pen.

"Alas, it's difficult, it's difficult......"

After staring for a moment, Liu Bei threw the pen on the case, jumped off the bed and paced back and forth, remembering something for a while, and was busy writing a few names on the silk book, and then shaking his head and sighing, crossing out the names that had been written.

After tossing and turning like this for more than half an hour, the silk book had been altered, Liu Bei picked it up and looked at it for a long time, shook his head and threw it on the ground.

Just as he was anxious, a baby's crisp and high-pitched cry suddenly came from outside the screen.

Liu Bei's frowning brows suddenly relaxed, and when he looked back, he saw that Mrs. Mi was walking into the study with little Liu Tai in her arms.

"Why are you here?"

As soon as Liu Bei saw his son, he forgot about any troubles, and he stepped up in a few steps, and reached out to pick up his son.

Mrs. Mi carefully handed Liu Tai into his hand, and said with a smile: "Atai can't stop crying, I think he misses his father, so I came over and asked my husband to coax him." ”

"Atai" is Liu Bei's nickname for Liu Tai, claiming to mean the meaning of Guotai and the people's peace, and others think it is a good name when they hear it, but Fang Shao always wants to laugh every time he hears it, because this name easily reminds him of a black classmate who played basketball in later generations.

"Ataimo cry, father hug, good."

Liu Bei hugged Atai in his arms, his face was gradually getting old, and he kept making all kinds of strange expressions, and the whole person was like a young man who became a father for the first time, facing this little life in his arms, he seemed to love and be cautious, for fear that he would be used to the hand of the knife and gun, and accidentally hurt the little guy by overexerting force.

Under Liu Bei's coaxing, Ah Tai soon stopped crying, and fell asleep after a while.

Mrs. Mi smiled: "This child, sure enough, is closer to his father, husband, you will sleep obediently as soon as you hug it." ”

Liu Bei's face was filled with strong fatherly love, and he was also pleased: "Yes, this child is a little close to me." But he seems to look more like you, Madame, you look at this nose, this complexion, they are very similar to Madame. ”

Mrs. Mi said: "I think Atai is still more like your husband, you see that his two eyebrows are so thick, is it the same as her husband's." ”

In fact, the newly born child, no matter how thick the eyebrows are, where can they be thick, the so-called like and not like, in fact, is mostly a psychological suggestion for parents.

Liu Bei nodded again and again when he heard this, and said: "Listening to Madame's words, Atai's eyebrows are really similar to mine, well, these two sword eyebrows are very heroic, and they will definitely be able to become a great weapon in the future." ”

The two husbands and wives teased the child for a long time, and Mrs. Mi suddenly saw a messy appearance, so she said: "Husband, do you have anything to worry about, why did you use so many silk books." ”

Liu Bei handed Adou back to Mrs. Mi, pressed his finger on his forehead a few times, and sighed: "Madam also knows, I don't say that I will raise troops to take Yizhou, and I am worrying about who to leave to guard Jingzhou and who to take to Yizhou these days." ”

Mrs. Mi said casually: "There are many strategists and generals under the husband's account, and that Liu Jiyu is cowardly and incompetent. ”

"Hehe, in the woman's opinion, you don't understand the major affairs of the military state."

Liu Bei shook his head and smiled, and then lifted the pen, thinking in his heart about this time, choosing an accompanying mastermind was the first, he counted with his fingers, and the people who could be strategists under his hands were none other than Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and a few others.

"Although Xu Yuanzhi is strategic, he is good at tactics and is slightly lacking in general strategy. Kong Ming's military division was slightly superior to everyone else, but it was slightly deficient in tactics. As for Shi Yuan's military division, although he is inferior to Kong Ming in terms of overall situation, he is stronger than the other two in the battle plan, and he should be the best person to follow me into Shu to conspire. ”

Liu Bei thought about it again and again, and just thought of Pang Tong's name, but then thought: "Although Shiyuan's military strategy is strong, he has just been promoted to military division, and his prestige is not reached, so I am afraid that it will be difficult to control the generals of the army. ”

In this way, Liu Bei put the pen away again.

"Let's not talk about the candidate for Sichuan, this left-behind candidate is also a difficult matter. First of all, a general should guard Jingzhou and preside over military affairs. Yide is definitely not good, let him stay in Xuzhou back then, but then fell to Lu Bu, Yide can be a general, but not a handsome. In this case, those who can be trusted, have prestige in the army, and do have the ability to command, only Yun Chang is left, well, it seems that the commander who stayed in Jingzhou has to be Yun Chang. ”

Liu Bei frowned, and wanted to write Guan Yu's name again, but immediately made another difficulty: "Although Yun Chang has the ability to command, he has always been a light soldier and a slow soldier, if he is left to command the army, most of them will not get along well with the civil ministers, and the discord between the civil and military forces is a greater hidden danger." ”

So, Mrs. Mi stayed with Liu Bei, watched him toss back and forth, and finally drew up a list of attacking Sichuan and staying behind.

Liu Bei's plan was to take Guan Yu as the commander of Xiangyang Taishou to lead the naval army, sit in Xiakou, guard Hanshui, and defend the military in the north and south of Jing. With Zhang Fei as the Taishou of Nanjun, he led the army to camp in Jiangling and was responsible for the military south of the Yangtze River. Zhao Yun took over as the Taishou of Wuling, Liao Li as the Taishou of Changsha, Hao Pu as the Taishou of Lingling, and guarded the counties in the south of the Yangtze River. With Zhuge Liang sitting in Linsteam, he presided over the government affairs of the six counties in Jingnan, supervised the transfer of grain, and coordinated the relationship between the military and the government. With Xu Shu as the counselor, he assisted Guan Yu to sit in Xiakou.

As for the first army in Sichuan, it was led by himself, with Huang Zhong and Wei Yan as generals, Pang Tong as military advisors, and most of the civil and military officials brought by him were Jian Yong and other old departments.

Liu Bei's two sets of team candidates are obviously well thought out, and for him, whether Jingzhou succeeds or not, it is the most important base and the rear that provides food and grass support for the soldiers, and Jingzhou's stay is naturally the top priority. In Liu Bei's group, in addition to Liu Bei himself, only Guan Yu has the prestige and military command ability to stand alone, coupled with the relationship between the two of them, Guan Yu is the most suitable person to take charge of the left-behind army.

In view of Guan Yu's surname as a light scholar, it is extremely important to handle the relationship between him and the civil officials in Jingzhou, as well as to coordinate the relationship between the guards and the civil officials, and even with the civil officials.

As for the choice of generals in Sichuan, Liu Bei chose Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, one is because Huang Zhong is a veteran of Jingzhou, and Wei Yan is an excellent general cultivated and excavated by himself.

Furthermore, considering that the candidate for the mastermind of the military division is none other than Pang Tong, but with Pang Tong's prestige, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to convince the public, then the generals under his command should be more obedient people. Not long after Huang Zhong's first arrival, Wei Yan was the new general, and the two were not as good as Guan Zhang, so they were easier for Pang Tong to control.

It took a few days, Liu Bei finally came up with a set of left-behind deployments that could satisfy him, he held the silk book in his hand, carefully studied it for a long time, and felt that there was nothing missing, so he breathed a sigh of relief, stroked his beard and said proudly: "This arrangement should be foolproof." ”

Mrs. Mi leaned aside, glanced at the list casually, and suddenly found that Fang Shao's name was also on the list of entering Shu, so she muttered: "What, does Fang Zheng also want to enter Sichuan with her husband?" ”

She suddenly asked, and Liu Bei smiled and said, "What, doesn't Madam think that Fang Zhen shouldn't follow me into Sichuan?" ”

Mrs. Mi was stunned for a moment, and said with a faint smile: "I am a woman, what can I know." It's just that Adou is almost three years old, and the former husband also said that he wanted to find a gentleman for him, I felt that Adou was very close to the other party, so I thought why not let him be Adou's husband, Fang Cheng is a student of Kong Ming's military division, and he will teach Adou, and he will definitely be able to teach a look. ”

Liu Bei smiled and said: "It's rare for Mrs. Adou to think about it, but Zhongzheng He went to Yizhou before, and he knows a lot about the situation in central Sichuan, and he is deeply scheming. As for finding a gentleman for Adou, he is still young, and he is not in a hurry, and it will not be too late after I pacify Yizhou. ”

So, Liu Bei set this list, and the next day he summoned the civil and military dignitaries who had been gathered, announced his decision to everyone, and listened to the opinions of all parties.

In Liu Bei's decision, both military officers were promoted to military lieutenant generals, this change in official positions is very meaningful, and the title of lieutenant general also means that the two of them are no longer just strategists, but have the power to directly command the army.

Liu Bei's superb level of employment has been well reflected in this class, almost every civil official will be given a position and power that matches their ability and status, Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu and others all expressed their obedience to Liu Bei's arrangement.

Everyone's emotions were excited, and they had already begun to look forward to the bright future after crossing Jing Yi, and among all the civil and martial arts, only Fang Shao was sitting there alone, with a trance on his face, not knowing what he was thinking.

In fact, Liu Bei's appointments had long been expected by Fang Shao, what he wanted now was to hurry home and leave Sun Shangxiang and Zhuge Rong alone, he was really afraid that Sun Shangxiang would pull out some branches, and how much he would have to spend to explain to Zhuge Rong.

The high-spirited Liu Bei noticed that Fang Shao's expression was a little different, and asked, "Zhongzheng, why are you in a daze, do you have any objections to my appointment?" ”

Fang Shao woke up suddenly, and hurriedly said: "Of course not, the lord's arrangement makes us each have our own strengths, and Shao is very much in favor of it." ”

Liu Bei stroked his beard and smiled: "Then what are you thinking?" ”

Fang Shao realized that his actions were a little inappropriate, and he needed to find a suitable reason, and after thinking about it for a while, he had an idea, and said, "Shao is thinking, when will the time to send troops come?" ”

Liu Bei said very easily: "Everything is ready, you can start the army immediately, and you don't need to wait for anything." ”

Fang Shao said lightly: "Shao thinks that everything is not all ready, and when to enter Sichuan, we still need to wait for a crucial opportunity." ”

(To be continued)