Outside the city of Chengdu, Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei who was gradually moving away. Only when his figure completely disappeared from his sight did Zhuge Liang reluctantly look back.

After Liu Bei and his thousands of troops disappeared into the horizon, Zhuge Liang turned around and looked at the hundreds of Chengdu courtiers behind him.

He said loudly: "Now that the king has mobilized a large army to defend the country, Yizhou is empty of troops."

"With empty military strength, it is inevitable that something will happen."

"Liang has the important responsibility of staying behind for the king. I also hope that all the ministers can work together with Liang to protect Yizhou for the king."

"Waiting for the day when the king will triumph."

After Zhuge Liang said these words, the hundreds of Chengdu officials present bowed to Zhuge Liang and shouted in unison: "Wei."

Among the hundreds of Chengdu courtiers present, more than half were from Yizhou's local gentry due to the advantages of the local territory.

Although under the previous promulgation of the "Shu Ke", the interests of most of the wealthy Yizhou families present were greatly damaged, making them quite resentful.

However, they glanced at Zhuge Liang, who stood in front of them like a pine and cypress, and some of their thoughts were temporarily put aside.

Everyone knows that Hanzhong's battle method is the best, and his words "It can be attacked" on Dingjun Mountain caused Cao Cao to suffer great harm.

But at that time, Zhuge Liang would not have been strategizing in Chengdu, pacifying people's hearts, suppressing unruly ministers, and continuously delivering troops, food and grass to the Hanzhong front line.

Liu Bei and Fazheng in Hanzhong could not wait for the opportunity to say "it can be attacked".

Zhuge Liang was able to stabilize Yizhou's rear area for Liu Bei with one person's strength, but it was not all due to his Yuan Ting Yue Zhi's virtues.

The dragon is lying in Shu, don't move rashly.

After saying these words, Zhuge Liang ordered the hundreds of Yizhou ministers present to return to the city for business first so as not to delay political affairs.

Under Zhuge Liang's order, soon after, the hundreds of Yizhou officials present left one after another.

Outside Chengdu, only Zhuge Liang and one other person were left at this time.

The person accompanying Zhuge Liang was named Ma Su, also known as Youchang.

Ma Di, a native of Yicheng, Xiangyang, is the younger brother of Ma Liang, a servant who is highly regarded by Liu Bei today.

He initially followed Liu Bei into Shu as a Jingzhou official. After Liu Bei pacified Yizhou, he made him the county magistrate of Chengdu.

Ma Su was extremely talented and liked to discuss military strategies. Because of this, Zhuge Liang used to look upon him with special regard. Every time he met with him, he would talk about it from day to night.

After Ma Su saw that all the ministers had left, he bowed to Zhuge Liang and said, "In the opinion of the general, will the king return victorious from his expedition to Jingzhou this time?"

What Ma Di asked is exactly the question in the mind of every official in Yizhou today.

As time goes by, more and more news has spread to Chengdu.

The recent military information received in Chengdu is that Cao Cao personally led an army of 100,000 troops to suppress Xiangyang, and Lu Meng also led an army of 100,000 troops to surround Gong'an.

It was after receiving this news that Liu Bei became more and more anxious. Before Zhuge Liang could fully gather the soldiers and horses in Shu, he planned to go out ahead of schedule.

After this military news spread in Chengdu, facing the crisis situation of the two major princes of the world joining forces and gathering an army of 200,000 to surround Jingzhou, people in Chengdu were panicked for a moment.

Many people were frightened by the military power of Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and believed that Liu Bei was not very sure of victory when he led his army to rescue Jingzhou.

If Liu Bei hadn't smashed the jade jade to prove his ambition, those famous people in Yizhou might have jumped out and begged Liu Bei to give up Jingzhou.

Now, not only the ministers who are from Yizhou have doubts in their hearts, but also many people in the Jingzhou faction, who Liu Bei relies on as his arm, have doubts about this point.

For example, Ma Su today.

But compared to the Yizhou scholars, it is impossible for the Jingzhou scholars to advise Liu Bei to abandon Jingzhou.

They just expressed concerns about Jingzhou's future.

Facing Ma Su's inquiry, Zhuge Liang's graceful face showed no worry at all.

He said to Ma Su, "Now in Chengdu, only I and Xiaozhi can persuade the Lord to stop the Eastern Expedition.

But the Eastern Expedition is inevitable, whether it is to save the former general or for the great cause of the Lord, Jingzhou must not be lost."

"What everyone is worried about is that the enemy's army is strong and our army is small."

"However, in military conflicts, there is no constant momentum, and success or failure cannot be determined solely by the number of troops."

"Although Cao Cao's army is powerful, he does not have a navy army among his troops.

The former general only needs to order his navy to block the Han River and cut off the waterway so that Cao Wei's cavalry cannot cross the Han River, then Xiangyang and Jiangling will be safe for the time being."

"As for the police."

Zhuge Liang's tone paused.

At this time, he recalled the voice of a person reciting "Shu Ke" in his mind, and Zhuge Liang also showed a little nostalgia in his eyes.

Although Mi Yang and him did not have the formal names of master and disciple like Fazheng.

But when it came to teaching Mi Yang, what he taught was no less than the Fa Zheng.

It's just that he usually teaches more about Mi Yang's political strategy.

Fazheng misses Mi Yang, so why doesn't he?

"The public security city is strong, and I personally supervised the construction of it."

"Zisheng already has a reputation as a good planner in Jingzhou. In the past, he was very meticulous in his actions. He is stationed at the police station, so he will have no worries in a short period of time."

"The king is bringing an army of 30,000 to Jingzhou this time. Although the number of troops is small, if planned properly, he will be able to retreat the two enemies and protect Jingzhou."

Seeing that Zhuge Liang was so convinced, Ma Di couldn't help but ask, "According to the general's opinion, after the king leads his army into Jing, should he assist the former general, or should he go to relieve the public security siege first?"

"Or should we divide our troops into two and rescue each other?"

Zhuge Liang did not answer Ma Su's question. He just replied, "Now that Xiaozhi is accompanying the king on the eastern expedition, and with Xiaozhi by his side, the king should have no worries about defeat, and you can rest assured."

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he looked at Ma Di and saw that the worry on his face had faded a lot.

The reason why Zhuge Liang explained so much to Ma Su was that he valued Ma Su and wanted to train Ma Su to become a talent.

It is also because since Ma Liang joined the army in the Eastern Expedition, Ma Di is now a representative figure among the Jingzhou scholars in Yizhou.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Jingzhou is in danger, and the people in Yizhou are most worried about these scholars who are native to Jingzhou.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang specifically informed Ma Di of his views. After Ma Di disseminated his remarks in the future, the hearts of the scholars in Jingzhou and Yizhou would naturally gradually settle down.

As for what he said, he didn't say it specifically to appease people, it was what he really thought in his heart.

Zhuge Liang looked at the sun in the sky. He stretched out his slender fingers and pointed at the rising sun.

Then he clasped his fingers in a circle and captured the sun, which was emitting warm sunlight, in his palms.

Today's Liu Bei is no longer the same person he was when he was trapped in Xinye.

With his careful planning for more than ten years, Liu Bei's power today is as vigorous as the rising sun in the sky.

Liu Bei's strength is no longer what it used to be, and he has countless elite soldiers and generals under his command.

By this time, as long as Jingzhou is not lost, reviving the Han Dynasty is no longer a dream.

And his desire to bring all the people of the world under his royal rule so that they can live and work in peace and contentment is no longer a dream.

The future is promising.

...

Although Liu Bei is now the King of Hanzhong and his status is extremely noble, he has been fighting endlessly throughout his life. Today, he still chooses to go on a horseback expedition instead of riding around in a king's chariot like Cao Cao.

When Liu Bei was weak and stationed troops in new areas, he once lamented to Liu Biao:

I never leave the saddle, and the flesh on my thighs has disappeared. Now that I no longer ride, the flesh on my thighs has grown. The sun and the moon are galloping, and I am approaching old age, but my achievements have not been accomplished, so I feel sad.

It is precisely because of that tragic past that Liu Bei, who has always been high-spirited and never discouraged, cherishes the time when he can fight in person even more when the dragon enters the sea.

Unless he dies, he will never let his flesh regenerate again.

But although Liu Bei went out on horseback to fight, Fazheng was ill, so Liu Bei gave his king's chariot to Fazheng to rest.

Moreover, Liu Bei was afraid that Fa Zheng would be hard, so he specially ordered his king to slow down and not to bump into Fa Zheng.

With the slow-moving Wang Jia present, the entire army's march was slowed down a lot.

Therefore, after driving for a certain distance, Fazheng immediately clapped his hands and stopped Wang Jia.

As the king's carriage stopped, Liu Bei, who was marching, thought something had gone wrong with Fazheng. He quickly rode his horse to the front of his king's carriage and asked the king's carriage about the law of Fazheng, "Is filial piety and uprightness all right?"

Seeing this scene, it seemed as if Fazheng, who was sitting in the king's chariot, was the king of Hanzhong.

But this scene made all the soldiers and officials present feel strange.

Liu Bei's favor towards Fa Zheng has never been more excessive than this.

Fazheng, whose face was getting paler, opened the Wangjia's small window and said to Liu Bei, "The king came in to talk. I have something to say to the king."

Seeing Fazheng's unhappy expression, Liu Bei quickly dismounted his horse and entered the king's carriage.

After entering the king's carriage, Liu Bei felt something cold inside the carriage, and immediately scolded the waiter in the carriage, saying,

"How can the stove be lit? How can the minister be cold if he is ill?"

Faced with Liu Bei's rebuke, the waiter quickly kowtowed and admitted his mistake.

Liu Bei's meticulous care for Fazheng made Fazheng feel warm in his heart.
To be continued...