Mi Han

Outside the endless city of Chengdu, there is an army of thousands of people marching.

This army was the Five Thousand Liang Army led by Deng Ai.

Deng Ai has been to Chengdu.

When Mi Yang followed Liu Bei back to Chengdu from Jingzhou, Deng Ai followed him as Mi Yang's chief writer.

It's just that although it didn't take long, the identities of both Mi Yang and Deng Ai have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Mi Yang needless to say.

And when Deng Ai came to Chengdu for the first time, it was just a small studio.

But now when Deng Ai set foot on the fertile soil outside Chengdu for the second time, he was no longer the knife catcher who was attached to Mi Yang, but Liyi Xiaowei who led an army alone.

The military rank of a school lieutenant is not high in Chengdu, where the Sangong and Jiuqing live together, and it can even be said to be unremarkable.

But for Deng Ai, in just a few years, he was promoted from a lowly poor man to the post of captain, which was something he never even dared to think about in the past.

Due to the change of status, when Deng Ai led the army to the outside of Chengdu, he looked at the majestic city in front of him, and he also had different feelings in his heart.

When he saw Chengdu, the political center of the Great Han, for the first time, his emotions were mainly rejoicing.

Fortunately, one day, I can witness such a majestic city with my own eyes.

While rejoicing, he was inevitably a little inferior at that time.

Because he was an unremarkable person back then, and he didn't even have the qualifications to enter Chengdu.

But now it's different.

As one of the chief generals who led the King Qin to the south in the name of Liangzhou Mu, when he looked at the majestic city in his eyes, his heart inevitably burst with pride and ambition.

He knew that Mi Yang was giving him a chance—named Gongwei, but actually a crusade.

And the world has a hundred meritorious deeds, and military exploits are kings.

Thinking that he will lead five thousand elites to conquer Nanzhong in the near future, Deng Ai's heart can't restrain his lofty ambition.

Five thousand elites are not many, but Deng Ai firmly believes that with his own talents, he is enough to shine in the Southern Expedition.

As a result, his name resounded in Chengdu.

Under Liang Zhoumu's command, is there any weak general?
Perhaps the lofty ambition in Deng Ai's heart is just his wishful thinking at present, but when he led the army to the outside of Chengdu with his back on Mi Yang, the scene outside the city still filled Deng Ai's heart with satisfaction.

Chengdu is the residence of the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Even though Deng Ai led the army to go south, the army he led still stopped three hundred steps away from Chengdu.

Three hundred steps is the maximum safe distance recognized by the world that arrows cannot reach.

With Deng Ai's current status, he is not qualified to lead the army into this safe distance, unless his lord Mi Yang personally leads the army south.

However, just after Deng Ai's army stopped three hundred steps away from Chengdu, Deng Ai, who was in front of the five thousand Liang army, soon discovered that there was a Confucian scholar riding a horse towards the gate of Chengdu. He came quickly.

And behind the Confucian scholar, there are teams of convoys full of food.

Presumably it was a nobleman in Chengdu who sent someone to meet the five thousand troops from Liangzhou.

Deng Ai's expectation was right, the one who was driving towards the Five Thousand Liang Army was the current upstart in the ruling and opposition parties of the Han Dynasty—Shangshu Ma Su.

And Ma Di was ordered by Zhuge Liang to wait in advance to meet Deng Ai's army outside the city gate.

The distance of three hundred steps is nothing to the healthy horse under Ma Su's crotch.

After a while, Ma Di rode his horse to the front of Wuqian Liangjun.

And when Ma Di arrived, he was immediately shocked by the scene before him.

I saw Liang Jun, who was five thousand majestic and holding a spear, lying in front of him like an indestructible wall of guns.

Under the sunlight, the iron armor worn by the five thousand elite Liang Jun was emitting bursts of dazzling light.

The bursts of light coupled with the immobile posture of the Five Thousand Liang Army made Ma Su, who had never led an army before, involuntarily feel a little chill in his heart.

Even if the sun is warm today, even if Ma Di knows that the five thousand Liang army is the army of King Qin.

"Liang Jun, truly worthy of the name of a powerful army in the world."

A heartfelt admiration emerged in Ma Di's heart instantly.

Ma Di has never led troops to fight, but he has never eaten pork, and he has always seen pigs run away.

Ma Di followed Zhuge Liang and saw many well-trained soldiers, such as thousands of tigers guarding the palace.

However, in Ma Di's eyes, he felt that compared with the thousands of Liang Jun in his eyes, the thousands of tigers and ben may not be able to tell the difference in appearance, but in terms of deterrent power, the five thousand Liang Jun is far away. over it.

In his eyes, the five thousand Liang soldiers had a kind of bloody aura that the central army of the Han Dynasty did not possess, which meant that the five thousand Liang soldiers were all elite soldiers.

As soon as he thought that such an elite soldier of all battles was the frontier army of the great Han, a strong sense of pride emerged in Ma Di's heart.

At the same time, a sense of self-confidence emerged in his heart-with such a strong army, why worry about Nanzhong's rebellion?
The strong sense of self-confidence dispelled Ma Di's regret that Mi Yang failed to lead the army south in person.

And in front of the five thousand Liang army, Ma Su did not dare to trust him in the slightest.

After Ma Di stopped his good horse, he jumped down in front of Deng Ai, and bowed to him: "The captain has worked hard."

After saying this, Ma Su began to observe the flag behind Deng Ai.

It was only a few days before Ma Di found out about Mi Yang dispatching troops and horses to the south.

It's just that Zhuge Liang didn't tell Ma Di which general he sent south, so Ma Di thought that he could find out the identity of the general by observing the flag.

Ma Di, who was still looking forward to it, saw some disappointment in his eyes when he saw the flag symbolizing his status behind Deng Ai.

As Mi Yang's prestige in the world became more and more prosperous, the reputation of the generals under his command gradually became famous in the enemy country.

This is not the case in the enemy's country, let alone in one's own country.

As far as Ma Su knows, there are currently only three generals in the Liangzhou military.

Because of various reasons for those three, Mi Yang would not let them lead the army southward alone.

Therefore, the general Mi Yang dispatched to the south this time must be at the level of a school lieutenant.

Among the school lieutenants under Mi Yang's command, Ma Su only heard of Ding Feng and Zhang Ni.

Ding Feng's reputation as a "Wooden School Captain" is not based on it, but Zhang Yi had a reputation in Yizhou before, and both of them are powerful generals in Ma Di's heart.

This can't be blamed on Ma Di's ignorance and ignorance, it is really that the flow of news in the world is too backward.

Not to mention Ma Di, even in Liangzhou, there are not many people who can fully understand the captain under Mi Yang's command.

After Ma Di saluted, Deng Ai returned the salute to Ma Di out of courtesy: "Be diligent in the king's affairs, and dare not speak bitterly."

Deng Ai's stuttering problem has not changed, he stumbled when answering this sentence.

Seeing that it wasn't Ding Feng and Zhang Ni who led the army southward, Ma Su felt a little displeased.

He thought it was understandable that Mi Yang should not go south easily if he wanted to guard Liangzhou, but he should at least send two generals Ding Feng and Zhang Ni to go south.

Coupled with Deng Ai's stuttering problem, this made Ma Di despise Deng Ai even more in his heart.

How can it be of great use if you have a disability?
Even if the Liang army going south is all elite, if the generals who command the troops are not good enough, no matter how elite the army is, they will not be able to exert their combat effectiveness!
It's just because of Mi Yang's prestige and status, Ma Di only despises Deng Ai in his heart now, not dislike Mi Yang's arrangement.

He is not qualified now.

As a matter of fact, under contempt, Ma Su's attitude towards Deng Ai was inevitably a little colder on the surface.

Maybe Ma Di's performance was not too obvious, but for Deng Ai who suffered countless cold eyes since childhood, Ma Di's insignificant changes were also keenly captured by him.

Deng Ai understood the reason for Ma Di's change of attitude, but he didn't say anything.

Get used to it, and besides, the Chengdu official in front of him is just mediocre.

He doesn't need to care about his views on mediocrity.

Since there is some contempt in his heart, Ma Di will naturally not stay for long.

After handing over the grain and grass prepared by Zhuge Liang in advance to Deng Ai, and bringing Deng Ai's army to the barracks that had already been built, Ma Di left after completing the task.

Looking at the back of Ma Su leaving, a figure suddenly appeared beside Deng Ai:
"I don't think this guy is a good guy."

It was Deng Ai's childhood friend Shi Bao who said this.

Shi Bao, as a rising general in the Liang army who has not yet made any contribution, was also thrown into the five thousand Liang army going south by Mi Yang this time.

And because of the very similar background with Deng Ai, Shi Bao is also a very sensitive person. He has just noticed Ma Di's contempt.

Shi Bao is not Deng Ai. Historically, when he was old, he would be resentful because of his background, not to mention that he is still young, so he said the above sentence to Deng Ai.

However, while agreeing with Shi Bao's words, Deng Ai warned Shi Bao: "We are the frontier soldiers. If it is not necessary, don't have conflicts with the people in Chengdu, otherwise it will damage the reputation of the state shepherd."

After admonishing this sentence, Deng Ai patted Shi Bao's shoulder again and said with a hint:
"When I was in Liangzhou, I heard from Zhou Mu that he intends to promote another captain, and he, together with me, Cheng Yuan, and Bo Qi, will be called Liangzhou Siyi captain.

You should understand what I mean. "

Shi Bao originally had an expression of injustice on his face, but after listening to what Deng Ai said, his face was full of excitement.

Understand, how could he not understand?

In order to become a captain, one must have military exploits, and the Southern Expedition is imminent, isn't it a great opportunity for him to build up his military exploits?

Thinking of this, Shi Bao hugged Deng Ai solemnly after being excited, and then left to supervise the entry of the soldiers and horses in the camp.

Shi Bao firmly believes that success lies in the accumulation bit by bit.

Looking at the back of Shi Bao's departure, Deng Ai seemed to see his former self, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It's just that he didn't tell Shi Bao one thing, that's the same thing, he also told Fu Qian and others.

As a superior, one must be good at drawing big cakes to subordinates. Deng Ai has been eating big cakes painted by Mi Yang all the way to this point.

Deng Ai has always regarded Mi Yang as his idol in life.

What idols do, he must learn.

It has been several days since the Five Thousand Liang Army arrived in Chengdu.

During these few days, the Five Thousand Liang Army was not idle.

Under Deng Ai's command, they started training from time to time to ensure that their combat effectiveness would not be reduced due to slack.

Deng Ai knew that the Southern Expedition was imminent, and all he had to do was to be ready at all times.

While the Five Thousand Liang Army was in a hurry to train outside the city, Zhuge Liang in the city was not idle for a moment.

Since the Great Court Meeting, more than a month has passed in the city of Chengdu.

For more than a month, Zhuge Liang stayed up late and worked overtime almost every day.

Under his leadership and the cooperation of all the talents, until today, he has finally sorted out the criminal evidence of the Yizhou family.

Most of the complicated government affairs that are currently placed on the Zhuge Liang case are related to the criminal conviction documents of a family in Yizhou.

Now that the crime has been clarified, the next step is to convict.

Zhuge Liang kept flipping the ink brush in his hand, just like a judge's pen that punishes evil and promotes good, and wrote the corresponding punishment on the volumes of conviction documents.

Zhuge Liang is a well-known calligrapher in the world, and his calligraphy was famous for its agility in the past.

But at this time, in this bright hall, Zhuge Liang wrote a series of judgments on the documents, but the words revealed a majestic and fierceness that was not common in the past.

The imposing and imposing bright red notes, like thunder from the nine heavens, seemed to sweep away the innumerable crimes on the documents.

After writing for a long time, even Zhuge Liang, who is used to dealing with government affairs, felt waves of fatigue.

But Zhuge Liang knew that he must not stop now.

Because Nanzhong can rebel at any time, and the strong enemy in the north may also be unstable. Even Sun Quan in the east, Zhuge Liang never trusted him.

The current situation seems to be beneficial to the big man, but Zhuge Liang has a faint worry in his heart.

Maybe one day, the big man will be the enemy of the whole world.

Zhuge Liang is not afraid of that day coming, and he also knows that day may come sooner or later.

But before that day comes, he wants to clean up the moths inside as soon as possible.

One after another, the documents approved by Zhuge Liang were sent out of the Shangshutai by Zhuge Liang's subordinates, and then sent to other places at an extremely fast speed.

Whenever a document is sent out, it means that there is a Yizhou family that has completely disappeared in the history of Yizhou.

Originally, Zhuge Liang's coercive method had caused great instability in Chengdu.

Especially in the past few days, the specific judgment has been announced to the public.

When he learned that he was doomed to die, the desperate thing happened as expected.

But a trapped beast is a trapped beast after all, even though there are many portals in the crown, leading private soldiers to attack the encirclement, they were still suppressed by the Huben army forcefully.

Not only in the crown belt, but also in other places in the city of Chengdu, a lot of turmoil happened one after another.

Chengdu seems to have returned to the situation of "three shocks a day" in the past.

But just a few days ago when the news of the Five Thousand Liang Army going south spread in Chengdu, the restless situation in the whole city of Chengdu seemed to have been poured with cold water.

Except for the turmoil in the crown belt, other places in Chengdu began to gradually settle down.

All this is because of Mi Yang's reputation.

Everyone knows that Mi Yang's Liang army is the elite of the world, a powerful army that has truly confronted powerful enemies and defeated them.

For such an army, no one wants to fight unless it has a numerical advantage.

In particular, Mi Zhu's death is inseparable from the Yizhou family. In this era where filial piety is valued, once Zhuge Liang was annoyed and let Liang's army into the city, what would happen?

No one wants to face the consequences unless there is really no way out.

Under the deterrence of strong internal and external forces, the situation in Chengdu is slowly developing in a good direction.

Not long after, Yiqi Express made the situation in Chengdu more turbulent.

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