Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Before Liu Bei left, he worshiped Guan Yu as Da Sima, made Zhang Fei Marquis Zhuo, and Ma Chao Marquis Mei, and all other meritorious officers and men were promoted.

Because the Dasinong Mansion established the Zongxun Affairs Office to specifically find some outlets for the titles and salaries of the noble clans, Liu Bei no longer grudged the title of county marquis, and generously rewarded meritorious ministers.

Not long after returning to Chang'an, news of the great victory in Hexi also spread to the capital.

At the end of last year, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong defeated the main force of Cao Zhen in two counties, Puling and Cangsong. Sneak attack and capture Guzang, Wuwei Zhisuo, which was neglected in defense.

Cao Zhen, who was hit repeatedly, abandoned Xiutu, went to Xianmei, defeated Fanhe, and went to Zhangye. In the end, more than a hundred of his relatives fled to Jiuquan. The Han army finally had a horse farm in Qilian Mountain.

After hearing this, Liu Bei was so happy that he couldn't help himself. Cao Zhen is now a "lonely ghost" and ignores it.

When Lan Tian learned that the Northwest was recovered, he thought that now that he had the horse resources, it was time to take out the stirrups. He drew a blueprint overnight and asked Song Chen to find a blacksmith in the capital to build it.

Two days later, Lan Tian entered the palace with the finished product, and finally met Liu Bei in Qilin Pavilion.

At that time Liu Bei was standing in the pavilion thinking, seeing Lan Tian appeared in front of him, his tone was reproachful: "What has Ziyu been busy these two days? I don't know how to enter the palace to share the joy with me..."

"Your Majesty, I learned that the Northwest was pacified, so I made this thing and offered it up for several days." Lan Tian took the stirrups out of the cloth bag.

"I thought Ziyu brought something alive, but I didn't expect it to be such a thing. It seems to be..." Liu Bei looked at Lantian in surprise.

"This is a double-legged stirrup, which is much easier to use than what we have now. General Zilong regained the northwest border, and His Majesty has his own horse farm. This thing can make it easier for the cavalry to control the horses, and greatly improve the ability to move and fight." Lan Tian explained. .

"Is it so magical?" Liu Bei looked disbelieving, thinking that such a small thing can improve the combat power of cavalry?

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "Your Majesty finds a cavalryman some time and you will know."

"Why take the time? I'm going to find someone right away." After Liu Bei finished speaking, he walked to the door and handed the stirrup to Chen Dao, asking him to try the effect himself.

Lan Tian turned around and looked around, only to see that the doors and windows here were sealed, so he asked puzzledly: "Your Majesty, there is nothing here, are you meditating here?"

"Meditation? No." Liu Bei shook his head lightly, pointing to the empty wall and explained: "This place is called the Qilin Pavilion. In the past, Emperor Zhongzong Xiaoxuan surrendered to the Huns, so people drew pictures of eleven heroes to hang here to commemorate. It's a pity. During Dong Zhuo and Li Jue's catastrophe in Chang'an, the portraits of those famous officials were lost, and I just thought about filling them in."

"It's been too long, I'm afraid it's not easy to restore..." Lan Tianxin said that there is no electronic file now, the painter and those famous officials have died for hundreds of years, you can't copy the same.

"Ziyu misunderstood, I am not painting the ancients, but the heroes of me." Liu Bei finished speaking seriously, and then added: "Qing is among them."

"Ah? How is the minister qualified?" Lan Tian was very surprised.

Seeing this, Liu Bei frowned and said, "Ziyu is my buttocks. If you are not qualified, who is qualified? It's just that I haven't thought about how many portraits to hang. Do you have any suggestions?"

"Your Majesty is the lord of ten thousand chariots, there shouldn't be any restrictions on etiquette, you can do whatever you want." Lan Tian said in his heart that he would hang as much as he wanted, but it was best to follow his tongue, such as the 28 generals of Yuntai and the 24 ministers of Lingyan Pavilion.

"Then I will think about it carefully." Liu Bei nodded slightly.

Not long after, Chen Dao ran excitedly to meet him, and praised the magical effect of the double-foot stirrups, saying that he could better improve his riding skills, and he could perform more movements immediately.

"It's really great, I'm afraid Ziyu has a draft, right? Why didn't he show it earlier?" Liu Bei looked at Lantian meaningfully.

Lan Tian smiled mysteriously: "It's not difficult to make this thing. Your Majesty didn't have a racecourse before, so it's equivalent to being an enemy..."

"Uh... I really have you..." Liu Bei smiled awkwardly, and then took Lan Tian's hand and said, "Shu Zhi said it so well, I can't help but try it myself, if it's really so amazing, I will rush to make it in batches, the first Give Ziyu a batch of stirrups as a bride price first?"

Chapter 944 It's Better Than Killing Him

Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong marched west, Zhuge Liang went south, and Guan Yu and Lantian's family members entered Beijing. During this period, the Han army's external pace slowed down. In addition to stabilizing the recovered base, it also paid close attention to clearing out the remaining enemies around Luoyang.

At the end of March, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and other armies crossed the Yellow River and besieged the remnants of Wei State in Hanoi County.

At that time Zhu Ling was stationed in Huai County, the prefecture, and Zhang He withdrew from Luoyang and did not dare to go back to Yecheng directly, so he stationed in Wude, east of Huai County, thinking that the situation was not good enough to retreat.

Da Sima and General Guan Yu wanted to deal with Zhang He personally, but Zhang Fei volunteered before the battle and said that he had experience in dealing with Zhang He, so he handed over Wude to Zhang Fei and Ma Chao to attack.

The Jingzhou army crossed the river from Wushejin, Pang De led the army to take Wenxian, Heyang, Boxian and other cities, Guan Ping led the army to take Pinggao, Zhouxian, and Yewang, and Lan Ji took Yongcheng, Shanyang and other external cities. Guan Yu personally led his headquarters to besiege Zhu Ling in Huai County, and Zhang Fei and Ma Chao crossed the river from Hucheng Pavilion to attack Wude.

Zhang Fei successfully crossed the river and reached the north bank of the Yellow River. He divided his troops into half and asked Ma Chao to besiege Wude. He also blocked Qinshui to the south of Wude to prevent Zhang Yun from escaping to the lower reaches of the Yellow River. Zhang He fled back to Yecheng by land.

Last year, the Han army made an all-out attack and captured Huainan, Nanyang, Yingchuan, Chenliu, and Luoyang. Returning to the Han Dynasty, except for the two cities of Huai County and Wude, where the Wei army gathered, the rest of the counties all fell upon hearing the wind.

When Zhu Ling was defending in Huai County, he was shot by the arrows of the Han army and fell into the city and died. The defenders in the city immediately surrendered to Guan Yu. It's a pity that all the ships that docked in Qinshui were confiscated, and he was forced to flee to Yecheng by land at dusk.

After Ma Chao found out, he left 2000 people to take over Wude, and then led his troops to chase after Zhang Xi.

In two days, Zhang Xi lost more than half of his soldiers and horses in order to get rid of Ma Chao in the rear. When he fled to Huojia to prepare for supplies, there were only 3000 remnants around him.

"Son Zhang Yun, didn't you expect that? I've already cast a net in Huojia, let's see how you run this time, hahaha..." The gate of Huojia city opened, and what Zhang He saw was his nightmare, Zhang Fei.

Zhang He was startled by the devilish laughter, and when he was in a hurry, he reined in his horse and turned around and sprinted away. Because Zhang He pulled the rein too hard, the horse slipped on its front hooves when it turned around, and fell sideways, including the man and the horse, in front of the city gate. Seeing this, Zhang Fei shook his head and sighed.

Because Zhang Yun was not young, his right leg was crushed by the horse when he fell, and he passed out on the spot. Zhang Fei didn't make up the kill on the spot, but was going to take him to Chang'an for punishment.

Cao Pi moved his capital to Yecheng, and the morale of the Wei State was low. Hearing that Guan Yu attacked Hanoi, he realized that he might threaten Hebei. Zhu Ling.

Wu Zhi has a strong temper and weak ability. When he led his army to the vicinity of Chaoge, he learned that the enemy general Zhang Fei was in Huojia, so he didn't dare to go south to support him. So far, all Hanoi cities west of Huojia fell to the Han army. in the grasp.

In addition, under the order of Guan Yu, Lan Ji took Liu Xie back in Shanyang and prepared to take him back to Chang'an to fulfill his mission.

When Liu Xie saw Lan Ji's attire, he almost thought that Lu Bu had come back from the dead, and remembered the old days when he was controlled by Dong Zhuo, so he followed Lan Ji very cooperatively.

Guan Yu stayed in Guanping to guard Luoyang, and left Mengda to guard Hanoi to defend Hebei. He arranged for the army to rest around Luoyang, and then took Liu Xie and Zhang Yun to Chang'an to face the saint.

Zhang Yun woke up and lay on the wooden cart with a broken leg, crooked head, and squinted eyes. The military doctor diagnosed him as hemiplegia. Zhang Fei didn't want to kill him after seeing it.

From the end of April to Chang'an, Liu Xie, in front of civil and military officials, 'revealed' the fact that Cao Pi forced us to usurp the throne, and 'confirmed' the fact that he had issued an edict to the emperor's uncle Liu Bei, and then went to the ancestral temple to worship Liu Bang and other ancestors, filling Liu Bei's position. Proclaiming the emperor is the last legal vacancy.

Cao Pi usurped the throne and made Shanyang Gong not counted. After the process was over, Liu Bei changed Liu Xie to Juan Wang (fief of Juan County), and ordered him to live in the capital with his family to enjoy his old age.

Seeing that Liu Bei regained the old capital Luoyang, he took back the scroll king Liu Xie to make up for it. When the dragon heart was happy, he changed the reign name to Yanyao, implying that Yanhan would shine again.

At the beginning of May, important figures from the northwest and southwest went to Beijing, and Xu Shu, the governor of Jingzhou, was also recalled.

Immediately afterwards, the establishment of the empress, the wedding of the crown prince Liu Chan, Lan Ji's marriage to Guan Yinping, etc. Chang'an City continued to be lively for nearly a month.

It was the first time that Liu Bei's veterans gathered in Chang'an so neatly. Looking at the old faces who fought with him in the hall, most of them were already grey-haired, their faces were full of vicissitudes, and tears welled up in their eyes for no reason.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter with you?" Prime Minister Zhuge Liang stood closest and asked curiously.

Liu Bei waved his hand lightly: "Time flies so fast, I only enjoyed a month of happy gatherings, and soon you will lead the army to go out again, I really miss you."

"Your Majesty, Cao Pi only has one place in Hebei, and when the generals recover the great Han rivers and mountains, they will be able to stay in the capital for a long time to accompany them, so you don't have to be sad." Zhuge Liang persuaded.

"Seeing that everyone is getting old, I can't bear it..." Liu Bei shook his head lightly.

"Your Majesty, don't say that. The last general should be the oldest in the palace. He was fighting in Hexi a few months ago. Age is not a problem at all. As long as the fighting spirit in your heart is not extinguished, you will always be young. If you don't believe me, ask me." General Long." Huang Zhong was the first to be unconvinced when he heard the word old.

Liu Bei smiled slightly, "Old General Huang is as brave as before. I have too many things to do these days, and I almost forgot to have a gift for you."

"Gift?" Huang Zhong was confused.

After a while, a few guards from Chen arrived at Baimu and carried the paralyzed Zhang Xi to the hall. Huang Zhong almost didn't recognize him because of his crooked mouth, slanted eyes and extremely bad complexion.

"This is……"

"I know that Qing has a deep friendship with Old General Yan, and you have always wanted to capture this person for revenge. Yide captured Zhang Yun in Hanoi a few days ago, and now I hand it over to the old general to kill him at will."

Huang Zhong lowered his head and sized him up repeatedly. Seeing the horrific appearance of the other party, he got up and shook his head and replied, "The old minister thinks that Zhang Xi's appearance is actually better than beheading him, and the old minister doesn't know how to deal with it."

"Then..." Liu Bei frowned.

Zhuge Liang offered a plan and said: "Zhang Yun is a general of the Wei State. Since the old general Huang is unwilling to kill him, why not send someone back to Hebei? Cao Pi might die of anger when he sees him."

"The prime minister's words are reasonable." Liu Bei nodded slightly.

After the early morning meeting, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Fazheng, Xu Shu, and Lantian were left behind.

When everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, only Lan Tian seemed to understand something.

Chapter 945 Yan Han Ten Wings Kirin Pavilion

The courtiers left the Xuanshi Hall one after another, and Liu Bei watched all the ten people left behind, and then a dozen people dressed as scribes entered the hall.

"Your Majesty, this is..." Zhuge Liang hesitated to speak.

"Brother?" Zhang Fei was full of curiosity.

Liu Bei explained with a smile: "This is the most famous painter in the capital. Many of you will go to war soon. I asked them to draw portraits of the ministers, so that I can see and think about people."

"I see." Guan Yu stroked his beard and nodded, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Then let's start." Liu Bei waved his hand, and the painters each decided on the candidate, and sat down cross-legged in Xuanshi Hall to start painting.

When painting was boring, Zhang Fei suggested to Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, it's too boring for everyone to sit like this. Why don't you let Ziyu tell stories. I remember he used to be very good at talking."

"Ziyu?" Liu Bei asked tentatively.

Lan Tian was taken aback when he heard that, and quickly shook his head and said, "Yide said it was in the past...you must have a wonderful story when you are fighting outside, don't you think so, Zilong?"

"Uh... In fact, everything is fine. Yundu acted according to the strategies of the military advisers, so the process of conquering Cao Zhen was smooth, but your disciple's career is remarkable. He actually successfully crossed that canyon. If he hadn't Jincheng attacked Guzang unexpectedly, and we may be two months late." After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he looked at Huang Zhong, intending to ask him to testify.

Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun had a tacit understanding, nodded and replied: "General Zilong is right, General Deng is really blessed, and General Lan is really good at teaching."

"It has nothing to do with me. Shi Zai entered Sichuan in his teens. I think he was influenced by His Majesty's blessing. Everything in the world belongs to you." Lan Tian replied modestly.

Liu Beilong was overjoyed, pointing at Lantian and laughing: "Yide is right, Ziyu really knows how to say it, if you can say it, just say more."

"Ah, this..." Lan Tian was at a loss.

Zhang Fei suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked Zhao Yun, "By the way, Zilong, Zhongling and Yinping got married a few days ago, why did you take the Green Sword as a congratulatory gift? His Royal Highness has never seen you like this in his wedding..."

Zhao Yun replied embarrassingly: "That was the agreement between me and Zhong Ling. He was only a few years old more than ten years ago. Besides, the crown prince doesn't like to practice martial arts, so he sent a basket of footballs..."

"Are you lying to me? Ten years ago? How old is Zhongling now..." Zhang Fei looked disbelieving.

"It's true. Yide also knew that Zhongling was bold since he was a child. At that time, when he saw the green sword cutting iron like mud, he liked it very much..." Zhao Yun explained in a low voice.

Lan Tian added embarrassingly: "It was originally a child's speech, but who would have thought that Zilong would take it seriously..."

"Zhao Yun's promise is true to everyone, no matter how old he is. Besides, Zhongling's martial arts are outstanding among the juniors, and the Qingzhi sword is more useful in his hands." Zhao Yun replied solemnly.

"Zilong is a real hero." Liu Bei nodded in appreciation.

Zhang Fei looked at Lantian and muttered: "Ziyu, look for yourself. After all, you are the people around you. If you don't tell me a story today to amuse yourself, just make some new dishes to try in the evening."

"Third brother, Ziyu's wife and daughter have just arrived in Beijing, so how can they have time to get you new dishes? What a nonsense." Liu Bei reprimanded softly.

"Uh... aren't we talking about interesting things in the military? Why are you bringing the topic to me again?" Lan Tian looked bitter.

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Deng Shizai is your disciple, right? He made contributions under Zilong's command, and Lan Zhongling is your son, right? He made contributions under my second elder brother's command, and he cannot do without you."

Lan Tian swallowed his saliva, pointed at Zhuge Liang and said, "The prime minister won a complete victory when he led the army for the first time. Now that the rebellion has been quelled and ethnic relations have been stabilized, you don't want to know how he uses troops? It has nothing to do with me, does it? "

"Ziyu, there really is..." Zhuge Liang slapped him in the face on the spot.

"Isn't it?" Lan Tian looked surprised, and then asked after confirming, "Didn't you use Ma Di's trick of heart-to-heart warfare to capture Meng Huo seven times and make Nanman return to his heart?"

"Yes, it really has something to do with you." Zhuge Liang shook his head.

"Hahaha, I knew it, military advisor, tell me quickly." Zhang Fei laughed heartily.

Seeing Lan Tian's confused face, Zhuge Liang explained with a smile: "Has Ziyu forgotten? During the entire Southern Expedition to suppress the rebellion, General Sha's barbarians have been holding back the enemy's rear, so the speed of the suppression is so fast. The capture also has his credit."

"Samoke?" Lan Tian frowned.

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, "To be precise, it was Lu Tie under his command. I remember that when Meng Huo was finally captured, I asked General Sha to use my banner as a suspicious soldier. Both Liang and General Lu Tie rode on four-wheeled wooden carts. When he saw a four-wheeled vehicle, he rushed forward, ready to chop the vehicle into pieces, and finally General Lu hit him with an iron crutch..."

"Hahaha, Lao Lu is such a wonderful person." Zhang Fei couldn't stop laughing, and everyone in Xuanshi Hall couldn't help laughing when they thought of that scene.

Lan Tian was speechless, and he really didn't bypass himself, so he changed the subject and asked: "I asked Gao Boping to send an old soldier to help Sha Moke, but I didn't expect him to take Lu Tie, who was handicapped. Are you hurt?"

"The adaptability of the barbarians in the mountains is stronger than that of the Han army I brought. Liang didn't know that Ziyu had already served in Chang'an. Otherwise, let them go north to Chang'an together and drink the wedding wine at Zhongling." Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly.

"Your Majesty, we have so many portraits, where are you going to hang them?" Zhang Fei and Lan Tian sat opposite each other, and he looked up at each other's portraits. Sure enough, the paintings were lifelike and vivid, and he looked younger than himself in the paintings. It is said that the painters His Majesty found have some real skills, and the portraits of themselves should be good too.

"Kirin Pavilion." Liu Bei didn't intend to hide his clumsiness.

"Ah? Is that the empty room?" When Zhang Fei didn't take it seriously, Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others were all shocked, thinking that His Majesty is a big deal.

"Your Majesty, this..." Zhuge Liang hesitated to speak.

Liu Bei smiled slightly: "Qing and others are my thighs, besides this painting, I have other rewards tomorrow."

Even Lan Tian couldn't figure out the reward that Liu Bei had promised. Everyone looked solemn on the way out of the palace, but Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong had the most natural expressions.

Zhang Fei was really cheeky, and followed Lan Tian back to his house for dinner. Zhang Fei's straightforward personality had not changed for decades. Sure enough, the man was a teenager until his death.

At night, Huang Zhong, who had little sleep, slept very deeply. When he saw Zhang Xi's appearance during the day, he suddenly felt that the thing that was pressing in his heart disappeared, and his body became much lighter. When he was painting, he closed his eyes and rested his mind, as if sitting on a cloud .

Because of Huang Zhong's heavy sleep, he didn't get up on time for the next day's court meeting. It was not until Weiyang Palace's servants came to ask him that he struggled to get up from the couch.

Seeing that Huang Zhong was in poor health, the servant wanted to let him stay at the mansion to rest and return to the palace to report to Liu Bei. Xuanshi hall.

"Old general, who is this? I will upload the imperial physician immediately." Seeing this, Liu Bei immediately stood up.

"The old minister had a good time yesterday and drank a few more drinks because of greed, please forgive me..." Huang Zhong clasped his fists and saluted, deliberately lying to Liu Bei.