The war in Xiliang is raging, and Guanzhong is happy.

The rebellion of the Huns in Baosai made the people of Sanfu a false alarm, and at the end of the year, every household burned incense to worship their ancestors, and some people organized Zhang Luo to discard the social fire for many years.

Zhuge Liang stepped into Chang'an for the first time, facing the former royal city of the Han Dynasty, with mixed feelings, tall city walls, towering palaces, and mottled door knockers, although they have gone through wind and rain, they still stand.

"How fortunate is it to have a look at the old capital?" The moment he stepped into the east gate, for some reason, Zhuge Liang's eyes were moist, and his heart, which had not fluctuated for a long time, was surging, and he couldn't help himself.

"Why do I have tears in my eyes, because I love this earth so much!" I thought of Liu Qi's words when he pacified Nanyang, and I felt related.

Knowing that the Huns were trapped in Xiao Pass, Su Ze led the troops to take his lair, and Zhuge Liang sent Huang Zhong and Deng Ai to defend the city in Linjing, and ordered them to temporarily hold their troops still.

In addition, he personally went to the workshop to arrange craftsmen to rush to make equipment, and asked Zhong Xuan to post a list of texts, and recruit carpentry and lacquer craftsmen to prepare for the war in Liangzhou.

For several days, Zhuge Liang didn't ask about political affairs, and walked all over the streets and alleys of Chang'an with Ma Tan, and seemed to be able to hear the cheers of Gaozu and the roar of Han Wu from the ancient brick wall, recalling the hundreds of years of history of the Han Dynasty, the rise and fall of glory and disgrace.

On this day, he was appreciating the plum blossoms in Weiyang Palace, and suddenly Zhong Xuan sent someone to report that someone had come to join the army, and it was Hu Zun who had made great contributions to the Huns.

Zhuge Liang returned to the mansion and saw a young man who was in the dust, the corners of his mouth were frozen and cracked, but his eyes were full of spirit and his own heroic spirit.

After seeing the ceremony, he ordered someone to look at the seat and asked: "Your Excellency has made meritorious contributions to the thief, and now when you are contributing to the country and making meritorious contributions, why do you not say goodbye?" ”

Hu Zun sighed lightly, and briefly said the matter of Xiao Guan, because the proposal was not adopted by Zou Qi, he had no choice but to leave the camp and go to find out the news of the Huns.

"What a young hero!" Zhuge Liang nodded with satisfaction, shook his feather fan and asked: "I know about the war in Xiaoguan, so I know that there is someone behind the Xiongnu to point out, can you find out the information?" ”

"I sent someone to pretend to be a woodcutter and send firewood to Xiaoguan, and learned that the Huns had won a great victory, and it turned out to be a Taoist commander." Hu Zun replied with his fists, and immediately scolded: "This demon eats inside and out, and he doesn't know how to protect the people, but he actually helps the tiger and wolf, and he should be hit by five thunders." ”

Zhuge Liang was surprised, frowned, and said, "Can you find out the origin of this person?" ”

Hu Zun shook his head and said: "I only know that he is a Kunlun Taoist, called Yixin Daoist, and he practiced in Kongtong Mountain before, I think it must be a lie." ”

"One heart?" Zhuge Liang's eyes were slightly cold, and he held the feather fan for a long time.

Ma Tan said worriedly: "Could it be that he is a military advisor and a fellow Daoist?" ”

"Definitely!" Zhuge Liang came back to his senses, but his expression became more and more solemn, and he said slowly: "Yiyi, the one with one heart!" This person must be played by Sima Yi! ”

"What?" Ma Tan was shocked.

"So it's him?" Hu Zun was also taken aback, he couldn't imagine that he would encounter such a ruthless person for the first time with his troops.

Zhuge Liang sighed: "Sima Yi is bent on revenge, and when he heard that Meng Qi returned to Xiliang, he gave up Hanoi and followed, and it was not a lie to pass through Xiaoguan. It's a pity that General Pang didn't know about it, and he was killed by him, so he broke me as a general. ”

Hu Zun came back to his senses and said busily: "According to the Huns, after Sima Yi killed General Pang De, he left Xiaoguan and crossed the river to the northwest to Kunlun. ”

Zhuge Liang sighed: "I'm worried that Sima Yi will do whatever it takes to take revenge, and I'm afraid that the Xiliang Rebellion was also provoked by this person." If this is the case, the situation in Xiliang is complicated, far beyond the expectations of the King of Han, and I am afraid that he will make a big move! ”

"How can this be?" Zhong Xuan also became nervous, and said worriedly: "Sima Zhongda has gone mad and killed innocents indiscriminately, and it will be a big disaster for a long time." ”

"If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools." Zhuge Liang stood up, looked at the west, and ordered: "Tell the workshop to rush to work day and night, and the equipment I need must be made as soon as possible." Immediately play the king of Han, this matter needs to be prepared, you can first transport grain and grass from Yizhou to Tianshui, in case of emergency. ”

When the discussion was being made, Zou Qi, the Taishou of Anding, sent someone to report that Hu Bo, the king of the Huns, heard that the old nest of Helan Mountain was ended, and the grain and grass were not continued, and he could not advance or retreat in Xiaoguan, so he came to ask for surrender.

Hu Zun was furious when he heard this, and couldn't help but scold: "Hun dogs, bullying the weak and fearing the hard, how many people have killed me, how can you spare him?" ”

Zhong Xuan also said: "Hu Bo has no choice but to surrender because he has lost his foundation, and he must hold a grudge and accept the surrender, fearing that he will rebel and take revenge in the future." However, if they refuse to submit, there will be a fight. The king of Han ordered us to appease the alien races, and Huairou turned education into the top, what is Kong Ming's opinion? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Hu Bo took advantage of the chaos to raise troops and wanted to be the lord of the Huns, which shows that he has been planning chaos for a long time!" If this person is not killed, in the future, heroes everywhere will rise up in chaos, take the opportunity to loot, officers and soldiers will look at the wind and surrender, everyone is lucky, then the riot will not stop repeatedly! ”

Hu Zun was overjoyed, hugged his fists and said: "I am not talented, I am willing to return to Linjing again and kill Hu Bo with General Huang." ”

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "The king of Han has always been benevolent and generous, and he wants to recruit the people of the four seas, and greatly prosper the Ji Han. I have a plan, not only to get rid of Hu Bo, but also to recruit the Huns to be used by me, the battle of Xiliang just came in handy. ”

Hu Zun hurriedly asked, "Will the plan be released?" ”

After Zhuge Liang transferred the case, he wrote down two brocades and handed them to Hu Zun, and instructed: "I will make you the general of Kou, go to Linjing to help in the war, and ask General Huang Lao to act according to the plan, and after subduing the Huns, he will go to Xiliang with me to make contributions." ”

"Yes!" Hu Zun was excited, took the bag with both hands, hid it closely, didn't care about going to the banquet, and hurriedly left Chang'an for Linjing after eating a light meal.

Zhong Jian also went to prepare, and Ma Jian said: "Sima Yi must have arrived in Xiliang at this time, this person should be eliminated as soon as possible, it is better to send an assassin first, if you can get rid of it, it can be done once and for all." ”

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Sima Yi is deceitful and suspicious, this trip must be very vigilant, how can an assassin get close?" ”

Ma Jian said: "Since the establishment of the Yanfeng Camp for nearly ten years, it has cultivated countless orphans and dead soldiers, and there are many masters who have carefully taught martial arts to the sword master Wang Yue. Sima Yi is just a scribe, and he broke into Xiliang alone, and he has no henchmen, which is a God-given opportunity. ”

"That's right!" Although Zhuge Liang felt that this matter was not so simple, what Ma Tan said made sense, so he let him arrange it himself.

After sitting alone in the lobby for a while, Zhuge Liang sighed lightly and went to the workshop to inspect.

Seeing that the Central Plains has been decided, the Han Dynasty will prosper, and I don't want the personal grievances between Ma Chao and Sima Yi to cause chaos in the country.

When he came to the workshop, he heard the noisy sound of knives and irons, and a hot air came to his face, mixed with the smell of pig iron and fire oil, and Zhuge Liang's eyes instantly returned to clarity.

The workshop was in full swing, the charcoal fire in the furnace was red, a prosperous scene, and when he was observing, he heard a person scolding: "Good boy doesn't know the depth, what ability do you have, dare to change the Yuan Rong crossbow?" ”

"I, I, I ......" The man was hesitant and couldn't answer.