Since the Han Dynasty, because of the emergence of many famous ministers, there was a strong Zhou Gong thought in the Han Dynasty.

Under this kind of thinking, there are many ministers named auxiliary ministers, who are actually all in power.

Cao Cao's terrible example is not mentioned, Huo Guang is one of the most famous of those auxiliary ministers.

So in the eyes of later generations, perhaps only the Son of Heaven can do such a thing as posthumously crowning the king.

But in the Han and Han dynasties, as long as the power in the hands of the minister was strong enough, then he could also declare the order of the Lord at some time.

This is one of the reasons why Liu Bei entrusted Mi Yang with these today.

It is possible to do this before there is a way to do it.

And Liu Bei will ask Mi Yang so much today for a very important reason.

From Liu Bei's point of view, the general trend of the world is not yet clear.

The Han Dynasty he established has not yet been recognized by everyone in the world, and his own prestige is not as good as that of the two first emperors, Sejong and Sezu.

The most important thing is that Liu Bei lived in an era in which there was never a precedent for any courtiers to be posthumously crowned kings.

Therefore, Liu Bei must complete the idea in his heart at an appropriate time.

This is Liu Bei's helplessness as an emperor.

But Liu Bei knew that he was already dying, and after Guan Yu left him, this realization was even more deeply planted in his heart.

Under this understanding, Liu Bei was worried that if the world did not recover one day in the future, he would leave first.

With Liu Chan's gentle temperament, even if he left a secret edict for him, he might not act in accordance with his secret edict under strong resistance if he did not have the courage.

Such a result is something Liu Bei does not want to see.

Therefore, Liu Bei wants to prepare for the future, and he wants to take insurance for his ideas today.

And Mi Yang is the insurance he chose.

With the relationship between Guan Yu and Mi Yang, and Mi Yang's resolute and courageous character, even when the time is ripe in the future, he is no longer there.

But as long as Mi Yang is still there, he will definitely use all his efforts to complete this amazing move in his heart for himself.

It's just that this will undoubtedly cause a lot of pressure on Mi Yang.

Although according to Liu Bei's own conjecture, as long as the merits he established or the merits established by Mi Yang are large enough, then it is possible to fulfill this expectation in his heart to a certain extent.

It's just that in the absence of any precedent to refer to, Liu Bei is not completely sure in his heart.

Moreover, Liu Bei knew that no matter under what circumstances he proposed the idea of chasing Guan Yu as the king, the resistance encountered by the government and the opposition would definitely be very great.

And in the future, this huge resistance may all fall on Mi Yang's body.

This made Liu Bei satisfied with Mi Yang's promise, but he also had a lot of worries in his heart.

Under the worry in his heart, Liu Bei replied to Mi Yang in a teaching tone:

"My entrustment to you today may make you face endless battles between the government and the opposition in the coming days, will you be afraid?"

"The cold knives and dark arrows in the court, sometimes more difficult to guard against than the blades on the battlefield, have you thought of this?"

Hearing the worry in Liu Bei's heart, or rather an expectation, the firm look on Mi Yang's face did not waver in the slightest.

What Liu Bei is worried about, doesn't Mi Yang know?

But even if he knew, Mi Yang would not change his promise.

People should know how to be grateful, which is a creed that Mi Yang has always kept in mind.

Whether it is Liu Bei or Guan Yu, it can be said that they are as kind to themselves as a mountain.

Therefore, Liu Bei's entrustment to himself today, as long as he has the ability to complete it in the future, then he will definitely spare no effort to do it.

Facing Liu Bei's worried eyes, Mi Yang bowed deeply to Liu Bei again:

"In the king is the king, in the father is the father.

Your Majesty is the monarch of the minister, and the woman is like a son and son to me, so please rest assured, Your Majesty will definitely not be a minister in the future

Disappoint Your Majesty."

Hearing Mi Yang say this, and seeing Mi Yang's face full of determination, Liu Bei's face finally had a smile that appeared for the first time in the past few days.

He Liu Bei didn't see the wrong person, and Guan Yu didn't see the wrong person either.

Mi Yang's second promise sounded sonorously and powerfully floating in Guan Yu's mourning hall.

Perhaps Liu Bei's entrustment to Mi Yang today, and Mi Yang's promise to Liu Bei today, will not be recorded in the annals of history and known to the world.

And no one can predict exactly what will happen in the future.

But no matter how things develop in the future, Liu Bei is very satisfied with Mi Yang's performance today.

Mi Yang is just an insurance for him in the future, but this does not affect Liu Bei to pay more and more attention to Mi Yang because of today's events.

After there was a relatively perfect solution to the first thing he was worried about, Liu Bei began to think about the arrangement of the second thing.

The second thing is that in Xinye Castle recently, the ministers are divided into two factions to argue about the question of who to choose as the governor of Jingzhou.

After seeing Mi Yang's performance today, Liu Bei's original plan in his heart became a little more firm.

Liu Bei looked at Mi Yang and said, "Yun Chang once suggested to me before his death that it would be most appropriate for Jingzhou to be guarded by you in the future."

After hearing Liu Bei's words, Mi Yang did not show surprise on his face.

Guan Yu also said similar things to him before his death.

It's just that Mi Yang didn't have a happy thought in his heart, because Liu Bei's words were about the future.

Mi Yang just waited for Liu Bei's next words with a normal face.

Sure enough, Liu Bei said to Mi Yang:

"Recently, many ministers in Xinye have elected you as the governor of Jingzhou, but I will not accept such a nomination, and the next governor of Jingzhou after Yun Changxue's death is Yide."

When Liu Bei said this, it means that the candidate for the next governor of Jingzhou has been determined.

After hearing Liu Bei's words, some disappointment appeared on Mi Yang's face.

Although he had similar speculations in his heart, when he really knew that he could not become the governor of Jingzhou, Mi Yang said that he would not be disappointed, it must be false.

When Liu Bei said the above words to Mi Yang, he kept looking at Mi Yang's expression.

He naturally sensed the look of disappointment on Mi Yang's face.

And Mi Yang's performance is normal in Liu Bei's opinion, compared to Zhang Fei's reaction to the election of the governor of Hanzhong, Mi Yang has already been considered calm.

But the reason why Liu Bei chose Zhang Fei as the governor of Jingzhou was not because he didn't trust Mi Yang's loyalty and ability, or because he didn't want to reuse Mi Yang.

On the contrary, Mi Yang's performance both before and today made Liu Bei think that Mi Yang was the one who could inherit his ambition and assist the Han family to move forward.

Liu Bei's idea coincided with Guan Yu's thoughts before his death.

And under this kind of thinking, Liu Bei already had a unique arrangement for Mi Yang's future in his heart.

Looking at the disappointment on Mi Yang's face, Liu Bei said at the right time:

"Although our army defeated the Wei army in the Battle of Xiangfan, this battle also caused our army heavy losses.

And the grain and grass in Jingzhou have become unsustainable.

At this time, what Jingzhou needs is rest and recuperation, not a series of battles."

"If you are asked to supervise Jingzhou at this time, you may be able to keep Jingzhou well, but it is already difficult to make new contributions."

"When this is over, you will lead the army back to your Yibei Prefecture, prepare your troops and horses, and wait for the next day to follow me to the northern expedition to Guanzhong."

After hearing Liu Bei's words, Mi Yang instantly raised his head and looked at Liu Bei in surprise.

It turned out that Liu Bei didn't let him become the governor of Jingzhou at this time, and he had this kind of plan.

I have to say that Liu Bei's grasp of the situation is very accurate.

Putting aside the internal situation in Jingzhou after the Battle of Xiangfan, in this battle alone, the generals of the Han army were fully aware of their own shortcomings.

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into a formed cavalry army.

A very important reason why the Han army was able to win the Battle of Xiangfan was that under the design of Guan Yu and Mi Yang, the elite cavalry of the Wei army did not participate in that battle.

Otherwise, the victory in the war would most likely belong to the Wei army.

And when Cao Pi of Wancheng knew the news of the defeat in this battle, no matter how much he didn't understand the strategy, he would definitely not make the same mistake a second time.

In addition, Xinye continued to go north into the Central Plains, and the advantages of the Han army in the Central Plains could not be brought into play, but they had to face the attack and harassment of a large number of cavalry troops of the Wei army.

Just an attack on the grain route is a problem that the Han army cannot solve.

Therefore, in order to better the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains in the future, the Han Dynasty must establish several formed cavalry armies as soon as possible.

In order to achieve this goal, the only way to achieve this goal was to take the Yongliang or Guanzhong regions first, where there were a large number of excellent war horses and knights.

This is considered from a military point of view, and from a political point of view, Chang'an, the old capital of the Han Dynasty, is located in Guanzhong.

If the Han Dynasty can move the capital back to Chang'an, it will cause a drastic change to the current situation.

In addition to these two considerations, the reason why Liu Bei planned to set the main direction of attack of the Han Dynasty in the future was Guanzhong, and there was a special consideration.

Although he said that he would wait for the unification of the world, he would posthumously crown Guan Yu as the king by virtue of his great achievements.

But that time was long, and Liu Bei didn't want Guan Yu to wait too long.

In the case of a shortcut, Liu Bei will definitely find a way to go.

Compared with the distant ideal of unification of the world, the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong is undoubtedly an opportunity for him to establish his great prestige as quickly as possible.

Such a temptation is irresistible for Liu Bei now.

In history, before Liu Bei launched the Battle of Yiling, he had a lot of time to give Guan Yu a nickname, but he never did it.

Perhaps Liu Bei's thoughts in history are the same as those of him now.

That is, after the destruction of the Sun clan to unify the south, with such feats, Guan Yu was given a higher title.

It's just a pity that the battle initiated by Liu Bei to gather the vast majority of Ji Han's elite ended in a fiasco on Ji Han's side.

This made all of Liu Bei's thoughts completely wasted.

But although the situation in this world has changed a lot from history, as long as people remain the same, then Liu Bei will eventually do something similar to his original history.

From these three aspects, the direction of Liu Bei's main use of troops next must be Yongliang or Guanzhong.

Under this strategic policy, the generals who can follow Liu Bei's Northern Expedition will undoubtedly have many opportunities to make meritorious contributions.

In the world, military exploits are the most effective means to quickly accumulate personal prestige, which is true for Liu Bei, and it is also true for Mi Yang.

This is what Liu Bei planned for Mi Yang, and the most important thing for him in the next few years.

Since his entrustment today will cause Mi Yang great pressure in the future, then of course he must also pave a ladder for Mi Yang to ascend to heaven that can withstand this huge pressure in the future.

When Mi Yang heard that Liu Bei wanted to follow him in the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong in Japan, he understood Liu Bei's good intentions.

In the case that Jingzhou could not launch another big battle in a short period of time, staying in Jingzhou kept his prestige at the same level as it is now.

But if he can make great contributions again in the battle of the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty in the future, then his prestige in the Han Dynasty will undoubtedly rise to a new height.

This is an excellent arrangement for his future.

After understanding Liu Bei's good intentions, Mi Yang bowed to Liu Bei with a grateful face.

From when he was a child to the present, Liu Bei has always spared no effort in his cultivation.

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Although the cultivation of Bei is not as effective as Guan Yu's, it can moisturize things and silently benefit Mi Yang for the rest of his life.

In this life, it was really his honor to meet Guan Yu and Liu Bei, the two elders.

And after Liu Bei saw Mi Yang bowing to him gratefully, his eyes showed a soft color.

In fact, what Mi Yang didn't know was that Liu Bei's arrangements for his future were far more than that.

But now is not the time to talk about this, so after Liu Bei bowed to Mi Yang, he asked Mi Yang to get up and summon Fei Yi outside the mourning hall in.

In the face of Liu Bei's order, Mi Yang did not hesitate, he immediately got up and went to open the door, and then passed Liu Bei's command to summon Fei Yi, who had been waiting outside, to come in.

And Fei Yi, who had been with a heavy face for the past few days, immediately showed surprise on his face after learning that Liu Bei was suddenly going to summon him.

In the past, Liu Bei had always locked himself in the mourning hall and easily did not see any ministers.

Unexpectedly, when Mi Yang came today, Liu Bei was finally willing to summon him.

This made Fei Yi cast an admiring look at Mi Yang when he entered the mourning hall.

It is rumored that the relationship between His Majesty and General Zuo is just like that between Emperor Xiaowu and Huo Guanguan back then, and this statement is indeed true.

It's just that what Fei Yi didn't know was that since Mi Yang entered the mourning hall, he didn't say a word of comfort, he just made a promise.

Before and after Fei Yi quickly came to Liu Bei's side, Liu Bei raised his eyes to look at Fei Yi, and he said to Fei Yi:

"Proposed edict: Just like the story of Lu Hou, use the etiquette of the Son of Heaven to prepare a funeral utensils for the general, announce it to the world, and let the salty envoy know about it!"

Liu Bei's voice was not loud, but when his words fell into Fei Yi's ears, his expression was shocked.

Well, that's too high.

What is a grand mourning, Fei Yi can be regarded as really seeing it.

Looking at Fei Yi's shocked look, Mi Yang secretly thought in his heart: There are more shocking things to come.