Zhuge was reborn and killed the old thief Sima

Zhuge Liang left Wu Chen in Lishui Pass on the grounds of discussing how to join the imperial court, so that he had no time to attend to anything else.

This gave Na Xizhen and Zhou Buyi enough time to raid several other small counties and take away the things left by the bandits.

At the same time, Wei Yan on the other side was not polite. He did not station himself at Pangling and the pass of Dayao Mountain, intending to intercept the fleeing bandits.

Instead, they directly opened the mountain pass and allowed them to pass, heading towards Yulin County to the west.

But just when they put down their worries, Wei Yan, who had been ambushing on both sides of the mountain road, suddenly appeared, and after a roar, arrows fell like raindrops.

There were no Zhuge Yuanrong crossbows, but Wei Yan still had enough crossbowmen at this time. In addition, he had been prepared for it. The huge rocks and trees rolled down and blocked the road, killing and injuring countless people.

In the end, Wei Yan personally led his elite soldiers and horses to charge down, killing several bandits who were just about to take control of the situation, and once again defeated the ragtag group of bandits who had united to collapse.

By the time Wei Yan raised his arm, the remaining thousands of bandits had completely lost their nerve. They all looked at Wei Yan and did not dare to move rashly even though his side had the upper hand.

We can only put down our weapons under Wei Yan's call, take off our clothes and wait for their fate...

In this battle, Wei Yan killed more than a thousand enemies. Although many fled, he was able to surrender more than 4,000 people, and he was in a good mood for a while.

It's just that the group of surrendering soldiers were a little panicked after learning about Zhuge Liang's previous "miracles".

"Does that gentleman still have such ability... I really underestimated him..."

It is not easy to defeat 20,000 bandits with a thousand soldiers, even if they are a mob. Therefore, Wei Yan can't say anything bad. He can only gather these surrendered soldiers and wait.

Command.

"Sir, you have given an order. After the general has captured all the soldiers, horses and surrendered troops, he will temporarily hide in the mountains to receive the incoming heavy supplies of food, fodder, and other supplies.

Then we will train our troops and horses, and wait until we continue to send troops to Yulin County and other places..."

Zhuge Liang didn't let him wait too long, and after receiving the order this time, Wei Yan didn't say much nonsense. He just shouted for all the surrendered troops to start practicing.

Wei Yan's method of subduing them was very simple, that is, after training these surrendered soldiers to have no strength at all, he would then give them enough food and drink to show his intentions.

Finally, a few thorny and disobedient ones were pulled out and killed directly in public as a warning to others...

It’s an old method, but it works!

As time went by, a large amount of grain, grass and baggage were secretly transported to Dayao Mountain, and Wei Yan's troops and horses were slowly integrated in his hands.

After completing their tasks, Xi Zhen and Zhou Buyi also returned to Zhuge Liang and continued to obey orders.

The first batch of supplies that needed to be paid as tribute to His Majesty were also looted by Wu Chen.

"Although Jiaozhou is not rich, it does have a lot of good things. I have found a lot of pearls, incense, ivory, rhinoceros horns, corals, colored glaze and other things.

In addition, since it is our first time to pay tribute to His Majesty, we naturally need auspicious things!

This is a tortoiseshell turtle, and it is rumored that it is a descendant of the ancient auspicious beast Bixi.

Kong Ming, you also know that this Bixi is very strong and can bear heavy loads. Now that the world is in chaos, I also hope that Your Majesty can revive the imperial court and revive the great nation!"

Looking at the excited Wu Chen, Zhuge Liang, who had always been unmoved by everything, couldn't help but tremble at the corners of his eyes this time.

He really wanted to ask Wu Chen, there were so many auspicious treasures in Jiaozhou, how did he think of sending them to the court?

Have you wasted so much energy?

"I hope your Majesty will revive the imperial court and revive the Han Dynasty... You really offended that Cao Sikong to death..."

Although he felt quite helpless, Zhuge Liang really didn't want to say anything more. He could only ask Xi Zhen with a smile to keep all the objects safe, and then select a special person to take care of the tortoiseshell to prevent it from having any accidents along the way.
Things will become much simpler after that. The Kuai family has agreed to join the game. Although the Pang family has not said it explicitly, they have also hinted that they are willing to get involved.

As a result, Kong Ming directly wrote a letter asking Liu Bei to mobilize troops again.

"This time the tribute was mainly paid by Duke Xuande, with Jian Yong as the principal envoy paying homage, Liu Yan as the deputy envoy, and Feng Xi and Zhang Nan personally leading the troops to protect him.

At the same time, he took the children of the Kuai family and the Pang family as his followers and headed to Xudu."

Kong Ming's letter also gave a detailed explanation of all personnel arrangements, telling Liu Bei not to change them easily.

"Although there are many talents under my lord's command now, this tribute is of great importance. Although Xianhe's reputation is not as good as Gongyou's, his talent is not as good as Zizhong's.

But he has been following his lord for the longest time, and he has a good reputation in the court and under Cao Mengde. He has a humorous personality, quick thinking, and can deal with many challenges.

As for Liu Yan...Liang has other uses!"

Regarding this mission, Zhuge Liang naturally couldn't just take it easy. They still had four or five years, but Liu Bei today was not only poor and useless.

Everyone was under control. Liu Biao was always wary of Liu Biao when he lived in Jingzhou, and he could not take the initiative to offend Wu Chen, Shi Xie and other people appointed by the imperial court in Jiaozhou.

Even in name...it's still very poor...

"Uncle of the Han Dynasty, General Zuo, Marquis Ting of Yicheng..."

Each of these three names is louder than the last, but they are of no use at all. In Zhuge Liang's case, these three are not even as good as Sun Quan's general who conquered the captives and was also the prefect of Kuaiji.

They are even further apart than Liu Biao. The reason why they are able to hold such high and powerful positions in Jiangdong and Jingzhou is because they have other things besides their official positions.

Liu Biao originally had the power to establish a government, and was also in charge of the military affairs of the three states. He had great power. By virtue of starting his career too early, he took advantage of Li Jue and Guo Si.

Sun Quan, on the other hand, benefited from the favor of his late brother Sun Ce, although he was only a captor general and also the prefect of Kuaiji.

But there is also a Wuhou who joins the family. The governor of Kuaiji has the power to govern the local area, the general who seeks to suppress the captives can also lead the army, and the Wuhou can handle things in Jiangdong legitimately.

People in Jiangdong do not need to report to the court and hand over all documents and matters to Sun Quan. This is recognized by the court!

And the lord of his family... General Zuo only has his own name, and does not have any power except in war. Marquis Ting of Yicheng can't even get the taxes from the fiefdom.

As for the uncle of the Han Dynasty, this is the best result, after all, Zong Zheng approved it.

Kong Ming's purpose of paying tribute this time was very simple. He roped in the Kuai family and the Pang family, and took advantage of the opportunity now that Cao Mengde was devoting all his strength to attack Jizhou and other places.

I want to give Liu Bei a great cause that belongs to the imperial court.

You can legitimately accumulate power in Jingzhou. As long as you have this status, those wavering and hesitant Jingzhou scholars will be completely relieved and flock to...