News of Cao Pi's proclamation as emperor reached Jinguancheng, where it was reported that Cao Pi had established himself as emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty and built a palace in Luoyang, and that the Han emperor had been killed. When Liu Bei heard this, he cried bitterly all day long, ordered hundreds of officials to hang filial piety, looked at the sacrifices from afar, and said "filial piety to the emperor". Xuande was worried because of this, and he became ill, and he couldn't be a director, and all government affairs were entrusted to Kong Ming.

He behaved like this, and the civil and military officials naturally knew it.

Because of the victory of the battle of Xiangfan and the defense of Jingzhou, Liu Bei's authority was more victorious, and his status in the hearts of the officials and people in Jing and Yi was higher.

Concubine Wu was the queen, the eldest son Liu Chan was the crown prince, and Xu Qi opened the mansion; the second son Liu Yong was the king of Lu, the third son Liu Li was the king of Liang, and the adopted son Liu was the king of Chu; Zhuge Liang was named the prime minister, and Xu Jing was the situ.

In addition, Guan Yu was named the general, Xie Xianghou, Jingzhou Mu, and Fake Jieyue; Ma Chao was named the Hussar General Xianghou, Liangzhou Mu, and Fake Jieyue; Zhang Fei was named the general of the Che Cavalry, and the Marquis of Xixiang, and the fake Jieyue, and Wei Yan was named the general of Zhenbei, and Hanzhong Taishou.

The rest of the civil and military generals have a reward.

After Liu Bei became emperor, he discussed with his ministers: "Cao Cao is dead, and now Cao Pi usurps the Han, and the gods and men are angry." I want to try to pass the middle of the pass as soon as possible, and send troops to the upper reaches of the Wei River to seek rebellion, how about it?"

Zhuge Liang said: "The day before yesterday, Guan Yu's northern expedition to Nanyang was not keke, the army was damaged, and he needed to rest and recuperate, and the minister thought that His Majesty should work hard, and after three or five years, the military equipment of Jing and Yi Prefecture was complete; ”

Zhuge Liang said what Lao Cheng said about seeking the country, after all, Jingzhou and Yizhou have been fighting for many years, the population has suffered serious losses, the people's livelihood has withered, the treasury is empty, and if you continue to forcibly fight, it is a poor soldier and extravagant force.

Liu Bei followed his words and ordered Zhuge Liang to open a mansion and build a government office with full authority to govern Yizhou.

And Feng Zhou is the crown prince, so naturally there is no need to get involved in these things.

He wants to teach and educate people and build a cultural team.

He shrank in the prince's mansion every day, listened to Zhuge Liang's teaching in the morning, and served as a teacher himself in the afternoon, reading and reading for Wu Tong and other soldiers of the Wei Army.

He plans to reinvent the entire Beiwei Army within three or five years, and everyone has the ability to take charge of their own affairs.

Liu Bei was in the palace and often asked his subordinates: "What is the prince doing?"

He replied: "The prince is teaching and educating people. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he laughed out loud and didn't ask any more.

Zhuge Liang used the position of prime minister, worked hard, no matter how big or small, he personally decided from the public. The people of the two rivers, Xinle is peaceful, the night is not closed, and the road is not forgotten. Fortunately, they are ripe year after year, and the old and young are singing praises, and whenever they encounter a mistake, they strive to be the first to do it as soon as possible. Therefore, all the things used in the use of military equipment are complete;

Theodotte raised his head and looked up at Jinguan City, his heart filled with shock.

"Ahulla Mazda (the equivalent of Zeus) is above, and there is such a prosperous city in this world, even Ctesiphon and Constantinople combined, which are not as prosperous as half as it. ”

Theodotte's boasting is somewhat mixed with some of his faults as a merchant traveler, although Zhuge Liang's achievements in governing Jinguancheng are very great, and now Jinguancheng is indeed more prosperous than many other cities in the Central Plains, but it may not be as good as Luoyang, the capital of the Central Plains.

Moreover, Ctesiphon (very close to Baghdad) and Constantinople are famous cities that can be compared with Luoyang, and in terms of prosperity, they will not be worse than Jinguan City.

In February of the third year of Ji Han Zhangwu, Theodotus, a merchant from the Parthian Empire, came to Jinguancheng from the Central Plains.

It was a sunny spring with a warm day, and countless people were hurrying through the streets, as if an invisible force was urging them. Theodot waited for a long time at the gates of the city, until the shock of the great city had been digested, and then he turned back.

"Zhang Xianyan, can you really let me see the emperor of the Han Dynasty and his sworn brother Zhang Yide?"

Theodotte asked the accompanying Ji Han officials, Zhang Xi, a subordinate official of the Taishou Mansion in the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Xi was also surprised by the changes in Jinguancheng, he was originally from Shu, served in the Taishou Mansion in Hanzhong, and had not returned to Jinguancheng for four years, but he didn't expect Jinguancheng to become so prosperous.

He couldn't help but deeply admire Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.

The flow of people at the city gate was very huge, Theodotus looked at it for a while, and saw that the city gate was crowded with people in a blink of an eye, followed by two honor guards coming in, Theodot was a little surprised, and asked Zhang Xi: "Zhang Xianyan, what kind of big man is that?"

"What kind of big people are they?" Zhang Xi shook his head: "It's just the envoy of Xiqiang and Nanban." ”

Theodotus was not a merchant who knew nothing about the East, he came from the Silk Road, and knew that the king of Xiqiang, Kebineng, and the Nanban Meng Shu were both very famous figures, and they must have sent envoys to Jinguancheng because they were afraid of the strength of the Han Dynasty.

"Your country and all the nations have come to court, it is really extraordinary, extraordinary. Theodotte laughed.

Zhang Xi shook his head, but he didn't make a sound, if there are three points today, Cao Wei occupies ninety percent of the world, and the Han is just shrinking in the southwest corner, just like when Gao Zu first decided, it is not extraordinary.

Liu Bei said that in the past three years, the emperor has been working hard to govern the country and has not launched a large-scale war, so Zhuge Liang's talent for governing the country has been brought into full play, and the Ji Han power in the southwest corner of the deception is thriving, and the population is also growing rapidly.

In the past three years, Liu Bei sent Ma Chao to pass through Xiliang many times, and sent Zhao Yun to suppress the Nanban, but as a result, Meng Shu was defeated in a battle, so that the Nanban surrendered.

For the people of Jing and Yi Prefectures, this is exciting news, although the vast majority of them do not know where Xiqiang and Nanban are, but the Wanbang court can also see that the Han Dynasty is thriving.

It was under these circumstances that Theodotus, a merchant envoy from the Parthian Empire, set foot on the land of Jihan.

"Theodotte, get into the city quickly. Zhang Xi urged: "If you don't enter the city again, when the sun sets in a while, it will be the next duty time, and it will inevitably be blocked here." ”

Following Zhang Xi, Theodotte finally stepped into Jinguan City.

Zhang Xi placed him in the inn, and he went to meet the great Honglu He Zong, handed over the official document, and explained everything.

So soon, all the civil and military officials of Jinguancheng knew an interesting story.

To the west of the 36 countries of the Western Regions, what is it called the Parthian Empire, a group of diplomatic missions under the banner of trade came, not only with the Central Plains trade letter, but also with the country's first warrior, named to compete with the general Zhang Fei to compete in martial arts.

According to the official report of the Taishou Mansion in Hanzhong, this warrior named Timachus was black-faced and bearded, brave and daring to fight, rampaging Parthia, Anxi, and the 36 countries of the Western Regions, and was invincible. After coming to the Central Plains with this merchant delegation to meet Cao Pi, he visited the Chinese warriors all over the country, and actually defeated Xu Chu, the Marquis of the Long Live Pavilion, and more than a dozen warriors under him, and defeated Cao Zhen's general Wang Shuang, which shocked the Central Plains for a time.

This person is still insufficient, I heard that Zhang Fei, the general of the Shuzhong Cavalry, has the courage of ten thousand people, and the crown is the Central Plains, even Xu Chu lost to him at the beginning.

So Tikmas instigated Theodot, the head of the merchant group, to lead a team to Yizhou, first, to visit Ji Han and do a trade meeting, and secondly, to let his own warriors shock China, and return to China to talk about it in the future, which is also something worth boasting about.

After this news spread, the entire Jinguan City was boiling all at once.

"Where did the Xirong barbarians come from, they are so ashamed to speak so loudly, and they dare to challenge the general of the chariot cavalry!"

"Yes, I don't think you need the general of the chariot to make a move, but the major general Zhang Bao can defeat the enemy. ”

"Don't underestimate this warrior of the Western Regions, according to rumors at the border pass, this guy is very brave, what kind of person is Xu Chu in the north? It is the invincible fierce general of the Weishui Force War Horse Hussar, Cao Cao and Cao Pi are very trusting of him, and there are many ranger swordsmen under him, so many masters take turns to fight, and they all lose to this Western Regions warrior, which is enough to show how capable he is!"

"No wonder he asked by name to challenge the general of the cavalry, it turns out that he really has the ability!"

"Not really!"

When Liu Bei heard about it, he immediately summoned Zhang Fei and asked him about his wishes, Zhang Fei said: "Although I am a general of the chariot and cavalry, I am still a warrior of the Central Plains, how can I let the master of the Western Regions specialize in beauty? As long as Your Majesty agrees, my brother is willing to fight with this person!"

Liu Bei was overjoyed and said: "In the land of Yan Zhao, there are many generous and tragic people, the third brother is extremely noble, and the pride is still there. ”

When Ma Chao and Zhao Yun were on the side, they all smiled and didn't say a word.

There is also a prince sealing the boat, with an indifferent face.

Zhang Fei asked, "Why are you two laughing? Is it because the warriors of Fanbang in the Western Regions have heard of my name, but they have never heard of your name, so they are not convinced?"

Ma Chao said with a smile: "Fanbang of the Western Regions, isn't it hearsay for the name of my Central Plains warriors?

Zhao Yun also said: "The great husband walks in the world, protects the Son of Heaven, and blesses the people, how can he pass it on to the countryside in the name of might?"

Since Liu Bei became emperor, these three people are the highest military attachés in the court, and they often discuss major affairs together, so they have a harmonious relationship, and they don't care about each other's words and ridicule, and they are happy.

Sure enough, Zhang Fei laughed and said, "You are all jealous of me." ”

He turned his head and saw the prince beside him, so he said, "What does the prince think?"

Feng Zhou said with a smile: "I heard that the warrior of the Western Regions is very good at martial arts, if he is lucky enough to defeat the third uncle, he will definitely be very proud, and after returning to the Western Regions, he will definitely boast and say: 'With the prosperity of the characters in Middle-earth, I am still not a match.'" Remember it for encouragement to your children. That is, the name was changed to "Saiyide", the name of the third uncle not only resounded throughout the Central Plains, but also spread throughout the Western Regions, thinking about it carefully, I don't feel shivering. ”

"Hahaha......"

After Liu Bei, Ma Chao, and Zhao Yun heard this, they leaned forward and leaned back with a smile.

In the midst of laughter, Liu Bei pointed to Feng Zhou, and said with a smile: "You cunning child, you dare to arrange your third uncle!

Only Zhang Fei was swarthy, but he smiled helplessly.