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Chapter Five Hundred and Thirty The Strategy of Xiliang

Liu Bei held a banquet for three days, and the three days passed quickly. It ended on the afternoon of the third day. For the Han ministers, this was just the opening. In the three days, it was also to wait for those ministers who were unable to arrive in time because of the long road. Three days later, the real highlight was the real highlight. In fact, the reward for this war was actually a rough direction before Liu Yi arrived in Chang'an.

In this battle between Guanzhong, Zhang Fei was the head coach, so he was naturally the most successful. However, Guan Yu and Liu Yi took Luoyang and completely cut off Cao's reinforcements. This is also an important reason why the battle in Guanzhong could end in such a short time. If you talk about merit, you should be considered the highest of the three.

In the end, Liu Bei appointed Guan Yu as the general, Zhang Fei as the general of the cavalry, and was in charge of the three dukes. The two of them were jointly in charge of the power of the world's military and horses. Liu Yi was promoted to Sikong and in charge of the affairs of the world's civil engineering. At the same time, the Shaofu was still under the charge of Liu Yi, but the Shaofu was appointed by Pu Yuan. As Liu Yi's disciple, Pu Yuan was the real leader of Tiangongfang in recent years. The weapons in the army were basically from Pu Yuan. Regardless of age, qualifications and ability, Pu Yuan was qualified to serve the Shaofu.

In addition, Liu Ba was promoted to Situ, and Huang Quan served as the Grand Marshal. The two of them have also made a lot of efforts to govern Shu Han over the years, and they are both qualified and capable enough to serve the Three Dukes. Most importantly, the positions of the Three Dukes are now somewhat weak, and their power is in the hands of the Prime Minister. In addition to the position of Sikong, because of the development of the Han Dynasty in recent years, the power has increased instead of being reduced, the Taiwei and Situ have more reputations, but in terms of real power, they are worse than those of Liu Yi and others.

Even so, being able to become the third duke would be greatly promoted and affirmed for the two of them, and they were considered to be entering the core decision-making level of the Han Dynasty.

Further down, Ma Chao defeated Tianshui, and later led his troops to defeat the Qiang army. Jin was the general of the guard. Zhang Ren guarded Jieting and fought hard against Zhang He, sweeping Longxi, Anding, Jincheng, Wuwei, and other counties in the north. He became the general of the western expedition. Chen Dao defeated Xu Huang, captured Ji County, became the general of the eastern expedition, and Huang Zhongze was named the general of the southern expedition.

Wei Yan and Deng Ai defeated Chang'an and killed Cao Zhen. Wei Yan was appointed as the General of the North. Deng Ai was young and had insufficient qualifications. In addition to intercepting Cao Zhen this time, his meritorious service was more effective in handling military farming. Therefore, he was named the General of the Military Field Army and was in charge of military farming in the court. This was considered a newly established official position by Liu Bei, but his real power was not small.

After that, there were the rewards from soldiers such as Pang De, Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, Meng Da, Yang Ren, Yan Yan, and Wu Ban. These were basically all real power generals. Guan Ping and Zhao Guang had already taken office, so they were not enthroned again.

"Congratulations to Bo Yuan for promotion to the Third Duke." When the reward was officially completed, it was already the seventh day after the banquet. Lu Lingqi had already brought her wife and children to Chang'an, and Pang Tong and Zhang Fei ran to congratulate her.

"Happy and happy together." Liu Yi smiled. At this age, he didn't pretend to be noble. He felt that it was just a false reputation. He had to do things and had power. The position of Sikong was not only in charge of the world's civil engineering. Liu Yi had to go to various places for on-site assessment or construction, and there was no need to go through procedures. Liu Yi had the right to directly mobilize officials under the prefect, and the Shaofu was directly under the jurisdiction of the Sikong Mansion. This time, he was promoted to the Third Duke, which was much more convenient for Liu Yi, and his salary was much higher than before.

"Kong Ming has been busy with corruption in Shu these days, so he has no time to come and give me a special congratulations and ask me to send the gifts." Pang Tong signaled that he would put the gifts down and looked at Liu Yi and smiled.

"It's okay." Liu Yi brought his son out, patted Liu Cheng's head and said, "Why don't you call someone quickly?"

"My nephew has met two uncles." Liu Cheng bowed to them in a regular manner.

"Chener is twelve years old now, right?" Pang Tong sat down on the chair, looked at Liu Cheng and said with a smile.

"This year will be twelve." Liu Yi nodded and sat down with Zhang Fei and said.

"Why didn't you see that girl Liu Ming?" Zhang Fei looked around. In the past, the most popular girl was usually the first one. He is familiar with Liu Ming. As for Liu Cheng... this child is well-behaved and sensible, and he is also very scheming in his work. Instead, he is not as popular as Liu Ming.

"The queen summoned her and went to the palace with his mother." Liu Yi asked someone to serve tea to the two of them and said with a smile.

Lu Lingqi and Empress Mi have a good relationship. They have already met each other when they were in Mocheng. Over the years, because of Liu Yi and Mi Zhu, they have been walking frequently. Lu Lingqi and her daughter have been in Yunnan for six years. When they came to Chang'an this time, they were recruited by Mrs. Mi to reminisce about the past.

"Have Cheng'er finished his studies?" Pang Tong taught Liu Cheng several questions after taking the exam, and found that Liu Cheng was answering questions smoothly. He was surprised. When Liu Yi left Chengdu, Lu Lingqi entrusted the brother and brother to Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong would teach them some knowledge without any trouble. Compared to Liu Ming, who was a distracted person and like a demon king in the world, Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang still like Liu Cheng a little more.

In fact, Liu Cheng was quite abrupt when he was a child, but he was bullied by his sister and became more restrained. However, in terms of intelligence, he was no worse than his sister.

You know, Liu Ming was able to make the teaching staff feel ashamed at the beginning. As Liu Yi's son, Liu Cheng grew up in the best environment since childhood, and Liu Yi's family tutoring was actually quite strict. Liu Yi was very concerned about the education of his children, which also made Liu Ming and Liu Cheng extremely outstanding among the playmates of similar age.

"I remember my uncle's teachings in my heart. I have never dared to relax for a moment in Nanzhong these years." Liu Cheng said respectfully.

Pang Tong said three times in a row. He loved Liu Cheng from the bottom of his heart. Although his son was not bad, he lacked some spiritual energy. With his father, he might achieve success, but he was only at the prefect of a county. Liu Cheng was old and mature. Although it was too early to say these things, when he was old enough, he would have the potential to become a top strategist.

"When will you be ready to leave?" Pang Tong pulled Liu Cheng and looked at Liu Yi and asked with a smile.

"In just a few days, Kong Ming has mobilized funds from Shuzhong. I am planning to open the road first, and then build a new factory in Guanzhong and repair the entire Guanzhong and Xiliang roads." Liu Yi thought for a while.

She didn't expect that in order to raise enough development funds, she actually attacked the officials of Jing and Shu directly. The methods were quite fierce. She should have made arrangements in advance. When she really started, she didn't give anyone much time to react. Just when Liu Bei was having a banquet for the ministers in Chang'an, she brought evidence of the crime, arrested people, and confiscated her house, and then the new people who had prepared themselves took over the political affairs. More time was spent on the road.

This move was very good and didn't give anyone any time to respond. When Changan got the news, the matter was basically over.

"Your Majesty has ordered Zilong to return to Chang'an, but Meng Qi will actually fight this cavalry battle, and it should be stronger than Zilong. Why did Bo Yuan recommend Zilong to Your Majesty instead of Meng Qi?" Zhang Fei asked at Liu Yi.

This time, in addition to rebuilding the Erdu, Liu Yi also had Xiliang and even Hetao to be responsible. With the capture of Guanzhong and Heluo, Liu Bei's side was already connected to the north and south, and the focus was no longer on Jingzhou. Therefore, Liu Yi suggested transferring Zhao Yun back and changing to Huang Zhong and Yang Ren to guard the town, which was also a chance to return home in glory. After all, the old man was over 80 years old. To put it bluntly, he might die of illness at any time. Letting him return home in glory is also a kind of care. In these years, the idea of ​​falling leaves returning home is still very strong.

As for who is stronger and weaker, this is not like that. Liu Yi estimated that if he fought in the Central Plains, Zhao Yun should be stronger, but if he dealt with the nomadic peoples in the north, Ma Chao would be stronger. After all, Zhao Yun has been away from the north for many years, and the commanders are mainly infantry and cavalry fighting, which may be okay, but he is probably not as good as Ma Chao, who has always lived in the northwest and has made great achievements among the Qiang people.

"General Meng Qi has a rebellious personality. The situation in Xiliang is not complicated. But it is simple, but it is not simple. Some battles can be fought, while others cannot be fought. General Meng Qi may not be listened to my advice." Liu Yi said with a smile.

In fact, there is another reason. I guess Liu Bei is not very relieved if he really put Ma Chao back to Xiliang. After all, Ma Chao is poor and comes to invest. Coupled with his past experience and Ma Chao's prestige among the Qiang people, it is hard to feel at ease.

These things cannot be said explicitly.

This time, ability is important, but reliability is equally important. Therefore, Zhao Yun is obviously more in line with it.

Zhang Fei and Ma Chao had a good relationship, and they were obviously a little dissatisfied with this statement. Pang Tong smiled and changed the topic and said, "If Bo Yuan goes to Xiliang this time, some things must be done."

"Say the Huns to surrender?" Liu Yi looked at Pang Tong and said.

"Yes." Pang Tong nodded: "In the future, cavalry is essential. If the Huns can be competed for, it will be much easier."

People can ride horses since they were young, and no matter how much they trained, they would never catch up. Looking at the wars over the years, the Han Dynasty certainly had its own cavalry, but half of the cavalry on the battlefield were the Huns, Xianbei or Wuhuan cavalry. Therefore, it is very important whether the Southern Huns will continue to surrender to Wei or rely on the Han Dynasty.

"Do you have any plans?" Pang Tong looked at Liu Yi and asked with a smile. His main purpose was to help Liu Yi plan this time.

"If I am willing to rely on it, it is best. I will try to see if I can completely transform the Southern Xiongnu into my great Han Dynasty. If I refuse or want to be able to get along with others, I will try to change to a Shanyu." Liu Yi said with a smile.

Pang Tong nodded after hearing this, "It seems that I am too worried. Since Bo Yuan knew it, I will stop talking more."

As for changing the Shanyu, it sounds a bit exaggerated, but in fact, the Southern Xiongnu are not strong now. Even if the Han Dynasty has not yet recovered the world, they still have this strength and confidence.
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