In November of the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei withdrew and returned to Hanzhong.

Although the victory was great, the logistical pressure was too great.

There have even been civil unrest in Yizhou.

You must know that Cao Wei Group is extremely harsh on the people at the bottom.

There are countless examples of Cao Wei's exploitation of the common people in history, and the birth of women can be regarded as benevolent government.

Therefore, it is normal for the Cao Wei group to have civil unrest in the rear, and there was even a Cao Wei dynasty, where rebellions occurred every year.

However, Liu Bei Group, except for a "straight hundred money" that has no choice, has a relatively loose policy for the people and treats them well.

Therefore, there were fewer rebellions in Liu Bei's group in history, and only families like Yonghong, Gao Ding, Zhu Bao, Huang Yuan, Xu Ju, Gao Sheng, Ma Qin, Liu Gao, Meng Huo and other families, wealthy families, and Yi Wang rebelled.

There is only one Mianzhu mountain thief Zhang Mu among the low-level rebels, and this person is a bandit and robber, not an oppressed low-level people.

The rest of the people are the leaders of the Taishou in various places, the wealthy families of Yizhou, and the ethnic minority leaders in the southern region of Yizhou.

It can be seen from here that Liu Bei's group's suppression of the family and its love for the people at the bottom have indeed been supported by the people.

However, this battle not only caused several rebellions of the wealthy families in the rear, but even two times when the people of the two counties of Shu County were overwhelmed and chose to kill the officials and order the uprising.

This shows how great the logistical pressure of Liu Bei Group is and how serious the consequences are.

But the good thing is that everything is over.

After Liu Bei returned to Hanzhong, he immediately sent the army back to the counties, so that the counties could feed the army on the spot without having to travel long distances to transport grain.

Hanzhong only left Guan Yu and Xu Shu, and ordered Zhang Fei, Deng Zhi, Li Yan and others to Liangzhou to pacify Xiliang. Then he ordered Pang Tong to return to Shu County, and Jiang Wanfei Yi and others went to Ba County to pacify the local area and pacify the civil strife.

He returned to the dynasty as a teacher, went south from Hanzhong Micang Road, and returned to Jiangzhou. Then Liu Bei followed Zhuge Liang's suggestion to carry out a comprehensive recuperation policy in Yizhou, sent the dispatched civil servants back to their original places, and distributed coins and materials as rewards.

A series of measures have continued, although for the time being, the consequences and hidden dangers brought about by this year's war have not been eliminated. However, due to the accumulation of the previous years and the large increase in productivity, the grain and grass in the rear are still sufficient, and they can barely support the situation.

On the Jingzhou side, the main impact of the flood is more serious, and the logistical pressure is almost all on the people of Yizhou, so that the people of Jingzhou have no burden of forced labor, but the flood has inundated Nanjun, Jiangxia, Xiling and other places, causing a lot of disasters, and it still needs to be treated.

Fortunately, Nanyang was taken back, as a grain and grass center in Jingzhou, Nanyang was occupied by the Cao army before, Cao Cao did not have time to move the people, and there was no extra troops to carry out large-scale slaughter, but the people of Nanyang suffered less losses from the military disaster.

Therefore, after Nanyang was brought back, Shen Chen immediately asked Zhou Budo, Cai Du and others to carry out local governance, quickly restore productivity, and Kou Feng levied grain and grass in Jingnan, and transferred people to conscription to reduce the burden on Yizhou.

In the midst of this hustle and bustle, the war between Jingzhou and Guanzhong finally came to an end. The three families each started their own internal politics, and they reduced taxes and production with light forced labor, hoping to recover as soon as possible.

Yizhou Ba County, Jiangzhou Han Wang's Mansion.

Liu Bei sat on the main seat.

In this battle, Liu Bei dispatched more than 300,000 troops, including 100,000 on the northern line of Guanzhong and 200,000 on the southern line of Jingzhou.

If it weren't for Zhuge Liang's hard support and difficult dispatch in the rear, I am afraid that Liu Bei and Shen Chen would not have been able to wait for the day of victory, and there would have been a great chaos in the rear, which would have caused the collapse of the grain road and the civil unrest.

In fact, because of the continuous autumn rain, Shu Dao has been like Li Yan in history, encountering heavy rain and unable to follow up, almost making Liu Bei on the front line run out of food for more than ten days.

It was also Zhuge Liang who made a quick decision and immediately chose to change the road, so that the people and auxiliary soldiers relied on people to carry the horses, and sent them from the most difficult Bashu Road to Xicheng County, Shangyong County, that is, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province in the future, and then from Xicheng to Guanzhong from Fu Luo Road.

This trip is the most difficult, because although the Bashu Road and Fu Luo Road are not as exaggerated as the Meridian Road, almost all the whole journey is steep cliffs, and there are few roads to walk. But it is also difficult to walk in a rugged area, and it is extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, you may step on the air, fall under the cliff, and break your bones.

Hundreds of men and auxiliaries who were transporting grain and grass in the rear died on this road, which shows the degree of difficulty.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang sits in the rear, which can be said to be a great contribution.

The first thing Liu Bei did after returning to Jiangzhou was to reward meritorious deeds and lay the foundation for the reward and punishment of this battle.

In the main hall of the Han Palace, Zhuge Liang sat first under Liu Bei's right hand, followed by Fa Zheng, Jia Xu, Ma Liang, Zhou Lin, Li Hui, Yang Yi, Liao Li and others.

The first person in the general position on the left hand side is Ma Chao, and the rest of Wei Yan, Pang De, Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, Huang Quan, Lei Tong, Yang Ren, Ma Dai and others are seated.

At present, Shen Chen is sitting in Jingzhou, and generals such as Huang Shot, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Gan Ning are all there. Zhang Fei went to Xiliang, Pang Tong returned to Shu County, and Guan Yu and Xu Shu continued to stay in Hanzhong.

Therefore, the heavyweight civil generals are only Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng, Jia Xu, Ma Liang, Ma Chao, Wei Yan, Pang De and others here.

Liu Bei looked around, his gaze lingering on Ma Chao for a moment.

It stands to reason that if Ma Chao is allowed to return to Xiliang, the speed of recovering Xiliang will definitely be much faster than Zhang Fei's.

But there's no way he'll let Ma Chao go.

Historically, he was very wary of Ma Chao, only giving him a lofty position and less real power.

Therefore, if Ma Chao is put back in Xiliang, it will be stupid.

In case Ma Chao rebelled, with his prestige in Xiliang, he could raise his arms and pull up hundreds of thousands of Qiang people, wouldn't he let the tiger return to the mountain?

Therefore, Liu Bei must keep Ma Chao by his side at all times, and at the same time said that this is to show his attention.

But of course, these things can't be explained.

At this moment, Liu Bei glanced at the people below, and then raised his head and said, "Everyone, we have won a big victory in this battle." ”

"Hahaha."

Many of the strategists and generals below smiled and cheered.

Liu Bei got up and saluted everyone: "This time we fought with Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and we all won, thanks to your great help, thanks to the soldiers of the three armies who fought to the death, and thanks to the hardships of millions of people in Yizhou. ”

Everyone hurriedly got up and returned the same salute: "King Han is serious." ”

"Sit down, everybody."

Liu Bei smiled and waved his hand, motioning for everyone to sit down.

After everyone sat down, Liu Bei said with a smile: "Now that the general trend has been achieved, the overall situation has been decided, but the war has just subsided, the rear is constantly disturbed, and the people are not happy, so we still have to comfort the people more." ”

Zhuge Liang said: "What the king said is extremely true, the people are suffering, and the war should be truce, the sword and crossbow should be stopped, the fertile land should be cultivated, and the people's livelihood should be raised." In the land of Yizhou, at least for a few years, there can be no more major wars, and there can be no more people and conscripts. ”

"Hmm."

Liu Bei nodded and said: "This matter will be handed over to Xiangguo, the Central Prime Minister, the Right Prime Minister and the Imperial Doctor, and the local governance of Yizhou will all depend on you." ”

"Yui."

Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng, and Jia Xu gave up.

Although Pang Tong was not here, he returned to Shu County, and now the main territory of Yizhou is Shu County, Ba County and Hanzhong County, and the population is also concentrated in the three places.

Therefore, Liu Bei meant to let the four people govern the northern part of Yizhou well and recuperate in order to restore the vitality of Yizhou.

After saying that, Liu Bei looked around and said: "Xiaoqing is on the book, he has recovered the entire territory of Jingzhou, and drove Cao Cao and Sun Quan out of Nanzhou, although Jingzhou has been affected a lot in this turmoil, but Xiaoqing said that it is mostly caused by floods, Nanyang, Zhangling and Jingnan counties are still stable, next spring, Jingzhou grain and grass will be harvested, and the people can also be sent to the people, he hopes that I will send troops to attack Wu at that time, what do you think?" ”

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"Your Majesty, the minister agrees."

Fa Zheng got up as soon as possible and said: "Jiangdong's vitality in this battle has been greatly damaged, and the troops have lost seventy-seven, eighty-eight, and it is difficult to resist anymore. Cao Cao is also a lost army, and it is not easy to hold the land of Henan without losing, and it is impossible to have troops to rush to Sun Quan's aid. And we only have Yizhou's internal friction is extremely heavy, Jingzhou is acceptable, and we can send troops to attack Wu. ”

"Hmm."

Liu Bei nodded slightly, then looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming, what do you think?" ”

"The minister agrees."

Zhuge Liang said: "Xiaoqing once said, "It is advisable to chase the poor with the remaining bravery, and not to become a famous overlord." "Seven inches must be beaten to fight a snake, and the roots of the grass must be removed. After this battle, Jiangdong almost collapsed. Sun Quan will inevitably rebel more than once, and if he can send troops at this time, he should join forces with the outside, and it will be easy to take Jiangdong. ”

This is the original Shen Chen Zhuge Liang for Liu Bei's strategy of dividing the north and the south into the world, although this strategy was proposed by Lu Su in history, but now Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang are obviously pioneers and have been working hard for the implementation of this plan.

Now is the time.

Sun Quan was abolished, Cao Cao was unable to send troops, Jiangdong immortals were difficult to save, if you don't take advantage of this time to wipe out Jiangdong in one fell swoop, when will you wait?

"The minister also seconded the proposal."

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

Ma Chao, Jia Xu and others got up one after another, Ma Chao did not have the right to speak independently, and Jia Xu did not want to speak.

But now that Zhuge Liang Fa is all in favor, it is naturally impossible for them to oppose it.

Seeing that everyone thought it was okay, Liu Bei said: "That's it, let's disperse first today." Kong Ming, Xiaozhi, Wen He, Ji Chang...... You stay and discuss the question of the first time of the battle. ”

"Yui."

The generals retreated, and the ministers stayed.

Liu Bei summoned a few important ministers to the backyard, and he walked in front, coinciding with the recent light rain in Jiangzhou, and the rain fell down the eaves and soaked the pebbles in the court.

They walked under the corridor, Liu Bei looked at the banana tree in the courtyard, and said to Zhuge Liang as he walked: "Kong Ming." ”

"Huh?"

"Who do you think has the most credit for this battle?"

"The lord has the greatest credit."

"Haha."

Liu Bei smiled and said, "I thought it was you who had the most credit." ”

Zhuge Liang thought about it, then nodded and said, "Yes, the minister's credit is the greatest." ”

"Xiaoqing is second, what do you think?"

"Naturally."

"Hmm."

Liu Bei nodded.

The two of them continued on their way.

Liu Bei walked and walked, and suddenly his face was melancholy, and he said with a little sadness: "The matter of cutting Wu, Xiaoqing hopes that I will personally recruit and bring Yunchang, and Xiaoqing will take the town of Guanzhong, Kong Ming, what do you think...... I don't know why, but I'm feeling a little uncomfortable. ”

"The minister knows what the lord is uncomfortable with, but Xiaoqing is not wrong, if the lord makes a mistake, Xiaoqing will blatantly criticize the lord, but the lord has done a good job, he knows how to measure, and now he is a monarch and minister, and he should also follow etiquette."

Zhuge Liang said seriously: "Although Xiaoqing said that feudal kings will eventually be eliminated by history, a wise king should not hope that every descendant will be virtuous, and talented courtiers will not expect every generation of kings to have noble virtues and abilities." But now that the lord is wise, then he should follow the trajectory of history, and after that, a more appropriate system and higher productivity are needed to advance history. ”

Shen Chen had discussed these words with Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Pang Tong, and also said them to Liu Bei. Any feudal monarch has to face a reality, that is, the dragon gives birth to nine sons are different, and he cannot expect every emperor to be a good emperor, and needs to accept the emergence of a playful emperor like Emperor Han Huan and Emperor Han Ling.

Once a mediocre and playful emperor came out, it would be devastating for the dynasty. People like Song Huizong belonged to the crumbs of the famous emperor, and directly brought down the huge Northern Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Liu Bei recognized Shen Chen's thoughts and doctrines, because he knew very well that what Shen Chen said was right.

If he wants the Han Dynasty to be permanent and wants the dynasty to last forever, then he will not choose to be suspicious of Shen Chen, but will work with Shen Chen Zhuge Liang and them to find a way to make the dynasty last longer, make the lives of all the people better, make the officialdom less dark and corrupt, and make future generations have a bright monarch and a virtuous court.

Liu Bei has been in a situation of supporting them to move forward now, and this support is sincere and spares no effort, he hopes that he can maintain a continuous and close relationship with Shen Chen Zhuge Liang and them, so that this friendship between monarchs and ministers will be preserved.

But a few days ago, he received Shen Chen's letter, and he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

There are three main things in Shen Chen's book.

First, many meritorious heroes were promoted, such as Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, Wen Ping, Lu Chang, Zhang Xiu, Zhou Budo, Cai Du, Deng Ai, Huang Shot and others, and greatly praised them.

Second, he believes that the first credit for winning this battle should go to Zhuge Liang.

The third is to hope that Liu Bei will personally conquer Jiangdong, which has been disabled by him, and hope that he will go to defend Hanzhong on behalf of Guan Yu, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will attack as generals.

There are a few other trivial things that I won't mention.

These three things actually contain a truth, that is, to give credit.

Shen Chen knew that his credit this time was too great, almost to the point of being unsealable, and it would inevitably make it difficult for Liu Bei to do it, so he gave up all the credit, and even eliminated Jiangdong, and gave Guan Yu and Zhang Fei peaches to pick peaches.

Such good intentions made Liu Bei both relieved and sighed, but also couldn't help but feel sad.

Liu Bei said to himself countless times in his heart that he was not Liu Bang, and Shen Chen was not Han Xin. Even if Shen Chen wanted to oppose him one day, he would personally go to the front of the battle alone to ask him why he had turned his back on him.

Obviously treats Mr. Xiao wholeheartedly and never has suspicion or distrust, why does he feel that he will be suspicious of him because of his high merits?

But Zhuge Liang's words still made Liu Bei realize that maybe Shen Chen was thinking about him.

Because people's hearts are complicated, even if Liu Bei can trust Shen Chen wholeheartedly, what will the other courtiers think in their hearts?

Especially Guan Yu.

Always arrogant.

Even if Guan Yu is in charge of Shen Chen.

But if the credit is not as good as Shen Chen, it is inevitable that there will be some mustard.

Therefore, Shen Chen's self-depreciation is not because he is afraid that Liu Bei will be jealous of him, but because he is afraid of people's hearts.

After figuring this out, Liu Bei felt a lot better, and couldn't help but be even more moved, and said to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming." ”

"Huh?"

"If I die one day, the country will be entrusted to you and Xiaoqing."

“.......”

Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time, then slowly bent down and saluted: "Only." ”