Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 909 BMW Golden Saddle
In the 21st year of Yankang, the Minister ordered Zhuge Liang to return to Luo County.

At this moment, it has been four full years since he went to Hezhou with him. During these four years, he has done a good job in the expansion of the outside of the Great Wall. Zhuge Liang insisted on opening up a large area outside the Great Wall. The areas in the area are nominally owned by the three prefectures of He, Xin, and Ning. County magistrates and county guards were sent, and a group of powerful and outlaws were moved from Hebei to enrich the number of these areas.

It has to be said that although the land outside the Great Wall is cold, there are also many fertile lands. However, millet, rice and the like cannot grow here. The main thing is to plant wheat and wood millet on a large scale. For those who can grow, Zhuge Liang has been busy outside the Great Wall for many years, and has made sufficient preparations. He even saw that the reclamation and enlightenment work here has begun, so he exempted these people from their status as slaves and gave them Their right to cultivate freely.

Even, regardless of the opposition of local officials, Zhuge Liang exempted the tax here for three years.

Many people can't understand what Zhuge Liang wants to do and what he thinks. Zhuge Liang will not explain to them. After the frontier troops in Ningzhou and Youzhou took over the local defense, the Northern and Southern armies also withdrew. here.

Zhuge Liang didn't want to go back too early at first, but the emperor's letters kept urging him to return earlier, and he couldn't resist, so he handed over the affairs of this place to Lu Yu, leaving Zhuge Zhan as his deputy, and But he returned to Luoyang.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhuge Liang's face was still full of sorrow. It had been many years, but Zhuge Liang had never been really happy. Thinking of Zhuge Zhan's angry and reluctant gaze before leaving, Zhuge Liang was also a little sad in his heart. He is not a heartless person, and he is also reluctant to part with his own children. However, there must be someone who knows his own thoughts to help deal with matters outside the Great Wall.

When conferring state herds in various places, in order to better guard against powerful enemies outside the Great Wall, the emperor arranged a group of strong and iron-blooded state shepherds in the border counties so that they could better deal with challenges from outside the Great Wall. But now, Zhuge Liang I feel that they are very unsuitable to deal with the current issue beyond the Great Wall. The slaves have been busy for four full years, and they hate the big man in their hearts.

Zhuge Liang liberated them and exempted them from taxes, just to allow them to develop beyond the Great Wall, and to continue to move the people of Hebei to this place, so that this place will completely become the domain of the Han, so that Zhuge Liang can feel at ease. Unfortunately, these In the past year, except for those lawless tyrants and prisoners, very few people were willing to go outside the Great Wall to develop.

Therefore, enlightenment is very necessary, that is, we must not let them forget their hatred for the big man, but also let them speak polite words and enter the cultural core of the big man. Xun You from Wa Island got in touch and asked him to send some capable people to go outside the Great Wall, and even hoped to relocate some people from Wa Island.

Zhuge Liang knew in his heart that his method of forcibly relocating the people would definitely be cast aside, but this was already the best way at present.

The carriage drove slowly on the road, and finally, Zhuge Liang also arrived at Luo County. Just after entering the Sili area, officials from all over the country came to greet him. Zhuge Liang's reputation in these years has been very high, and he is about to arrive. In Luo County, even a group of officials went out to greet him, Zhuge Liang also got off the carriage, looked at the people who came, and returned the greetings one by one.

Standing in front of the officials, it was Prince Liu Qu who came to greet Zhuge Liang. Liu Qu was smiling, but his eyes looked at Zhuge Liang with extraordinarily hot eyes, almost adoring. Zhuge Liang was a little creepy when he saw him. It's not that he hasn't dealt with this prince before, but the prince's attitude towards him seems to have changed a lot.

"My lord, you are finally back!", Liu Qu held Zhuge Liang's hand affectionately, and said seriously, "My lord is the name of an elder in the clan. Logically speaking, it is not unreasonable for him to call Zhuge Liang like this, after all. Zhuge Liang is the son-in-law of Emperor Xiaokang, the sister-in-law of Emperor Xiaokang, and the uncle of the current son. However, Liu Qu suddenly called him that, but Zhuge Liang felt a little uncomfortable.

"Your Highness... this..."

"Hey, you can just call me Hu'er. These days, I miss you very much." Liu Qu didn't give the other ministers a chance to speak. He pulled Zhuge Liang and walked towards the county town, following him. Beside him, only Zhuge Liang was the only one in his eyes, and he looked extremely fanatical. Zhuge Liang frowned, thought for a long time, and attributed all this to the reason he had been planning temple orders outside the Great Wall for these years.

Probably the prince also heard about these things, so he treats himself so courteously.

However, this is a good thing, not that Zhuge Liang likes to be respected by the emperor, but he thinks that the prince can treat talents with such courtesy, which is a good thing for the big man, who has a wise prince.

"With Mr. Zhuge Ling here, there will be no worries about the country's affairs!" Liu Qu looked very happy, and the two walked into the county together. Looking at the familiar street, Zhuge Liang was filled with emotion. Hu'er took him, Walking towards the palace, Zhuge Liang once again thanked many friends who came to greet him, and then entered the palace, Liu Qu led him towards Houde Hall.

"Kong Ming!" Liu Xi was very excited when he saw Zhuge Liang again. He walked forward with a smile. When they met their old friends, both of them were a little excited. After a long time of greeting, they sat down. Just standing aside without saying a word, Liu Xi waved him away. After Liu Qu reluctantly left, Liu Xi talked about important matters with Zhuge Liang.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my crime. I made my own decision and exempted the people outside the Great Wall from taxation for three years. I also wanted to settle down outside the Great Wall earlier, and also implemented a series of overseas policies on the outside of the Great Wall. , as long as you can learn elegant dialect and know how to read and write characters, the temple will reward you, so that outside the Great Wall can be enlightened as soon as possible." Zhuge Liang talked about his own mistakes as soon as he opened his mouth.

He hoped that the emperor could understand his painstaking efforts outside the Great Wall, and even if he was dismissed, he must not abolish those decrees he had made outside the Great Wall.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xi seemed very calm about this, nodded, and said: "That's right, Kong Ming, I believe you can do it well, you can just do it with confidence."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"You and I are old friends, why is this so?" Liu Xi shook his head and asked about some things outside the Great Wall. Zhuge Liang also truthfully told the story of the expansion outside the Great Wall. He didn't even understand the cycle he had seen. After telling Liu Xi, "So that's the case." Liu Xi nodded. He became the first person among the big men to trust Zhuge Liang's words, which touched Zhuge Liang's calm heart a little.

"Things outside the Great Wall, you can follow the policies of Prime Minister Xun in Wa Island... I will send someone to take charge. A few days ago, Duke Xun Ling wrote a letter recommending his son Xun Shen to me, and wanted Xun Shen to go to Hezhou I see that Xun Linggong is alone, and Xun Shen takes care of him all day, so I don't have the heart to agree to him."

"Your Majesty, Xun Shen is indeed a good choice. However, I recommend another person. Although this person is young, he can definitely handle these things well."

"Oh? Could it be that you want to recommend your son?"

"No, Zhan'er is lazy by nature. He is not suitable. The most suitable candidate is the former son of Duke Yuan, Yuan Yao."

"Yao'er? He's still young, can he do well?"

"Your Majesty, if he does not do well, I can share the same crime with him."

"Oh, that's fine, then let's do it."

"Speaking of which, I didn't care too much about Shijun's son. These years, I can't be regarded as a good disciple. Shijun is just such a son. If you don't mention it, I will almost forget it.", Liu Xi Feeling emotional, he frowned, the wrinkles on his forehead were quite obvious, Zhuge Liang was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "This kid is still good, and he has made great achievements overseas in these years."

"That's what you taught well."

The two chatted for a long time before discussing things beyond the Great Wall.

"Kong Ming, tell me, within a year, are you sure you can conquer Guishuang?" Liu Xi suddenly asked, Zhuge Liang was startled, and hurriedly raised his head, saying, "Your Majesty, just now we are attacking the outside of the Great Wall, and the treasury is going to attack again." It is not stable, there are many disasters, and the soldiers of the North and South Army are exhausted. How can they mobilize troops again within a year? What's more, Guishuang is different from the outside of the Great Wall. Hundreds of thousands of troops will be dispatched!"

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

Listening to Zhuge Liang's persuasion, Liu Xi smiled wryly, "Why don't I know this? But, Kong Ming, if I'm not in a hurry to conquer Guishuang, I'm afraid that after a while, I will use the power of the whole country to conquer Guishuang." Going to conquer, I'm afraid. If I let me do it, I can at least destroy the powerful enemy at the least cost, which is considered a good thing."

"Your Majesty, within a year. I'm afraid it won't work. If we start to make preparations now, it will take three years."

"Three years?" Liu Xi was taken aback for a moment, gently placed left and right on his heart, which was in severe pain from time to time, and quickly put it down again, shaking his head.

"I, I'm afraid it won't be three years."

"Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang was startled and stood up, feeling a little flustered, "Why did Your Majesty say such a thing? Your Majesty is still young, so you must not speak like this."

"I'll give you two years." Liu Xi was unmoved, but said seriously, "Two years later, the northern and southern armies will send troops together to turn Guishuang into a state of the Han Dynasty, can you do it?", Liu Xi He looked at Zhuge Liang expectantly, Zhuge Liang had never seen the almost pleading look on the Son of Heaven's face, and Zhuge Liang's expression gradually became resolute.

"Please!"

Zhuge Liang bowed with his body.

(End of this chapter)