Shortly after this year's bumper harvest, thanks to several timely rains in spring and summer, in the Jianghan Plain, the Jianghuai Plain, the Henan Plain, and the Luoyang Plain, the grain-producing areas from south to north have bumper harvests one by one, and they all tend to be stable.

At this time, judging from the number of official residences issued by the imperial court, half of the population who fled the famine in the counties under its jurisdiction were returned, and there were many warehouses restored, among which there were some fugitives who were hidden by the big clans, and everyone could feel the overall taste of revival.

"But the stability of this throne requires a blood sacrifice......"

In the evening, when Zhuge Liang went into the city to visit his brother Zhuge Jin, from the bustling procession into the city, you can see a little restlessness in the hearts of the people, and the prices of military-related materials on the market are rising.

Combined with the fact that he has never left this city since he entered Luoyang, and only dispatched the generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He to various roads in military affairs, and pacified the east of Luoyang from south to north, the residents of Luoyang have some psychological expectations, and at the same time maintain confidence in the new victory.

Two years ago, the Jiangdong Shi clan rebelled, and in the face of Guan Yu, Zhang Liao, and Huang Zhong's three-way advance, Sun Ce, the twenty-year-old young lord of Jiangdong, first killed all the rebel Shi clans, and the He clan surrendered.

Guan Yu expressed his appreciation for Sun Ce, but it was difficult to decide what to do with the Sun family, especially when he secretly heard that his eldest brother was interested in a five-year-old girl named Sun Shangxiang.

General Guan, who was angry, placed this little girl, and according to the roster, he collected the Qiao sisters, who were just fifteen years old, and sent them to Luoyang......

The Sun brothers seem to have been given the opportunity to meet with the Qiang people because of their sister, and they were transferred to the Northwest Frontier Army to defend the Qiang people by the imperial court...... Even the remnants of the Yuan clan surrendered in the spring of last year, and moved out of Yecheng after being forgiven by the Queen Mother.

The chaos in the world has come to an end in less than 20 years, leaving only Julu, Chang'an, Yanzhou, and Yizhou that have not yet been included in the control.

As the so-called whole world is not the king's land, the nascent Han Third Empire couldn't help but set its eyes on these nails, and the subjects guessed the direction of the first military use after Emperor Wu's accession to the throne.

"It should be the first to use troops against the puppet emperor of Chang'an...... There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country, not to mention that Chang'an is only a lonely city, and it can be ...... in a war."

"Not necessarily, I heard that Yizhou has a bumper grain yield in four years, and the rice warehouse is full, and General Ziyun has come to the Sword Pavilion and is ready to attack at any time......"

Some people wondered: "Why don't you say Cao thief?"

"Don't you know? The Di newspaper said that he had submitted a request to surrender, but the thief was cunning, and he never tore his face, so he probably couldn't fight at this time. ”

Zhuge Liang listened quietly along the way, and didn't hear a few people talk about Julu, the continuous drought, blood sacrifices, and escapes in Jizhou for four years, in people's eyes, that area is already a thousand miles of no man's land, and no one believes that the remnants of Taiping Dao can hold on to it until now, so there is no need to discuss it.

"But the truth ...... Is it really so smooth?"

In recent years, the Xunpan network, which had been reformed on the post transmission system of the Han Dynasty, spread to all states, and official newspapers and private newspapers flourished, making the information exchange of the empire much faster, the propaganda on the political bureau more powerful, and the dominance deepened.

The Empress Dowager He presented the jade seal of the country to Jinshang, which has been talked about by the people to this day, which is a symbol of the smooth transition from the second empire of the Han Dynasty to the third empire of the Han Dynasty.

Only on the surface it seems to be as smooth as a lake, the political system has not changed much, the military is so smooth, a qiē is smooth sailing, making people sigh the red smoke of the ancestral tomb of Baitu Mountain today, as a result, the old Liu family is inexhaustible, and the Sanxing Han family is the bell of the mandate of heaven, and no one can shake it.

However, the undercurrents under the smooth lake, all kinds of thrilling struggles, turning points, successes and failures, and many truly secret things, will never be mentioned in the official newspapers, and cannot be passed on to the people in private.

On the whole, these peripheral wars seem to have become distant for the people of Luoyang, and four years will not make people forget the pain of hunger, military disasters, and the loss of relatives, Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang army have reduced the population of Luoyang by almost a quarter, and the wounds of many families are still difficult to heal, but life still has to go on, and the hearts of the people are probably like this.

Zhuge Liang thought about it and retracted his gaze, the revival of the folk atmosphere made him feel very fresh when he first came to Luoyang, from the perspective of a young man, it was much more lively than Wancheng and Xiangyang City in the southern capital.

"Liang'er?" a familiar voice sounded in his ears, and he looked back sharply.

One of the lieutenants took off his helmet and showed a youthful face, with a somewhat rude expression, as if he had deliberately grown a mustache to show maturity...... This is a very thoughtful person.

After this moment's Nian Shan judgment, Zhuge Liang was a little hesitant to ask: "Brother?"

Intellectually, I feel that it is, but emotionally I can't accept that my brother, who used to be famous for his elegance, has only joined the army and followed this in the last three years.

Zhuge Jin laughed, and his voice was so loud that half the street could be heard: "It's only been three years, and you don't know your eldest brother!"

"Aren't you coming for an internship, don't be scared ......"

He lowered his voice and whispered in his brother's ear, and turned back to a group of veterans: "Come and meet, this is my little brother Zhuge Liang, the big man in the future, you all have to remember."

A group of veterans knew that it meant to take care of them, and they laughed and coaxed: "The younger brother of the chief must be extremely powerful." ”

"The future is ...... bright"

Zhuge Liang: "......"

The slight discomfort did not affect the young man's keen thinking, he instantly came to his senses, and asked Zhuge Jin in a low voice: "Do you want to use troops against Jizhou and Qingzhou today?"

"This is our well-connected hometown, so I ordered you, brother?"

"I know I can't hide it from you...... But you must not have imagined that the lord also called your name, otherwise why would I be in a hurry to summon you?"

"Huh...... Do you know me Zhuge Liang today?" the young man frowned, and suddenly realized that the banquet he went to with his uncle four years ago to give away books was probably not accidental.

What's behind this?

He buried this doubt in his heart, raised his face, and smiled at the sergeants around him: "If you are in the army in the future, you will rely on you more!"

Night is coming at this time.

Jizhou Julu

The gray and tall city, it is expected that the qi people will wait and see, and they will not see much popularity, only a piece of darkness is shrouded, and if you carefully identify it, you can see a trace of gray living breath, which is about to become a torrent.

A tall altar, guarded by an altar wall, covers a total area of 100 hectares, is very grand, and a corridor connecting the buildings through the north and south.

On the altar, there are three layers of altar system, white marble railing, eight eaves pillars outside, eight gold pillars in the middle, below, tens of thousands of Taiping people bow, and Zhang Jiao in the center, holding a crystal nucleus, silently tried the method, a moment of blue light flashed, and the crystal nucleus disappeared on the altar.

After only a few breaths, a dull voice sounded: "Well done, I'm satisfied." ”

A thousand-meter-long ark ship slowly emerged from the void, and huge shadows were cast on the streets and alleys of the city, but the exterior of the ship was full of fairy clouds, and the light of the rui qi was projected on the altar.

Thousands of monks walked out of the glow, their eyebrows were dark, their alien imprints were complete and clear, and their breath was strong and vigorous, all of them had the strength of real people, and they fell on this fresh and vast hot land for a while, their eyes were excited, and their hearts were blazing.

"Show your strength, the wind and clouds will change, just in my generation!"

"Devour, conquer!"

Such a noisy voice, different from the arrogance of the fairy after the seizure, finally had the instinct of holding together, and quickly launched the head of the organization under the altar, and more than a dozen sect leaders knelt in front of Zhang Jiao: "Meet Zhang Zhenren......"

For these true mortals in the Native Domain, the immortals have always been high up in the sky.

Even if Zhang Jiao hadn't recovered his immortal spirit at this time, but with the Taiping Dao Supreme Treasure Nine Scepter in his hand, he was extraordinary in terms of combat power, so he didn't pretend to be a face at all, and directly ordered more than a dozen leaders and real people: "Immediately launch a light attack on the surrounding face, while the strength of this land is still weak, I want to let the horror of death envelop this land, completely destroy Ye Qing's popular foundation, and then truly defy the sky!"

"Yes!"

In this way, there were also people who rolled their eyes, but there was a cold sentence on it: "It's okay to betray, but think about the cost, the Domain still treats you as a little combat power, and the Outer Domain regards you as fertilizer...... If you don't believe me, you can try to see what happens to the enemy, and soon you will be able to understand it. ”

A staff paused on the altar, the entire city was trembling, the black tide was surging, and the aura was permeated, such a naked power threatened, everyone looked at each other for a while, and only said that they didn't dare.

"Don't you dare? you dare anything, but you don't dare to face the revenge of the saint...... Remember, as in the past, this time we will conquer this outer land, and let the saints reign on the earth, and even if you flee to the ends of the earth, you will not be able to escape a bombardment, and you will be destroyed!"

After Zhang Jiao's warning, he turned around and knelt down respectfully to the Star Monarch ship above: "Uncle Yi, are you leaving now?"

There was silence above, suspended motionless, and after a long time, there was an indifferent voice coming down: "Your assistant is full of credit, and I will call you when I leave." ”

Zhang Jiaowei paused and got up, understanding what this earth immortal meant...... Don't leave for the time being, this must be waiting for the opportunity in this round of dark side attacks, and escape from the dragnet pursuit of the nine Earth Immortals of Heavenly Court with the least risk.

"Since that's the case, then I'm going to quickly crusade against this Ye Qing, so that before the Star Monarch ship leaves, I can easily strike at Ye Qing......"

He pondered carefully, knowing that he was not leaving for the time being, and his courage came from the Star Monarch Ship, and the corners of his mouth flashed with a cold arc: "No matter you Ye Qing has the ability to calculate everything, before absolute power, whether it is the will of the people, or the trap, it is just scum, let you see the true power of this domain." ”