In October of the fourth year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Bei of the Han Dynasty entered Liangzhou from Jiange.
Mi Yang, who had received the news in advance, led a group of civil and military ministers from Liangzhou to wait for Liu Bei outside the city gate.
When the daylight in the sky became increasingly dimmer, Mi Yang, who had been waiting for nearly a whole day, finally saw a large number of Yulin troops appearing in the mottled sunset.
As Liu Bei's personal troops, the Yulin Army's appearance also means that Liu Bei is not far away.
But before Mi Yang could catch his gaze, a figure that he hadn't seen for a long time but had missed countless times in his heart appeared in his sight.
In front of the military formation of thousands of Yulin troops, a white-haired emperor was not wearing the dignified and solemn emperor's crown. Instead, he was wearing armor and riding on a tall horse, heading towards Nanzheng City.
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Just as Mi Yang is looking for Liu Bei's figure, Liu Bei, who is sitting high on the horse, is not looking for Mi Yang's figure?
In an instant, the eyes of the monarch and his ministers suddenly met in the air.
After the two pairs of handsome eyes met each other, Liu Bei and Mi Yang's faces showed smiles subconsciously.
To the world, Liu Bei was the founding king who re-created the Han Dynasty and his achievements were comparable to those of his ancestors. Mi Yang was a world-famous general who was victorious in every battle and shocked the world.
In the eyes of the world, the relationship between Liu Bei and Mi Yang is an extremely harmonious relationship between emperor and minister, just like Emperor Xiaowu and Huo Da Sima a hundred years ago.
But in the hearts of Liu Bei and Mi Yang, the relationship between each other and themselves is not just as simple as a monarch and a minister.
After seeing Mi Yang's figure, Liu Bei happily waved his riding whip, making his speed instantly increase.
Soon after, Liu Bei, who was riding in the lead, arrived in front of Mi Yang.
When the ministers behind Mi Yang saw Liu Bei's arrival, they immediately saluted Liu Bei, but Liu Bei turned a blind eye to the ministers' salutes. His eyes at this moment were only on Mi Yang.
"My great general, how are you doing these days?"
When Liu Bei said this, he laughed heartily.
This loud laughter proved his uncontrollable joy after seeing Mi Yang.
When Mi Yang faced Liu Bei's greetings, she was overjoyed.
He bowed to Liu Bei on the horse and said, "Everything is well with you.
It’s just that I miss His Majesty very much.”
Even though there were thousands of soldiers standing around and hundreds of officials gathered behind him, Mi Yang still said these words without any scruples.
After hearing Mi Yang's thoughts, Liu Bei's laughter never stopped.
Mi Yang's ministers were all surprised when they heard the first words the monarch and ministers said to each other after they met.
You must know that the identities of Liu Bei and Mi Yang are not simple. It is now the time for the Han army to prepare for the Northern Expedition.
When Liu Bei, the emperor, met Mi Yang, the general, the first thing they discussed was not about national affairs, but about venting their personal feelings.
This gave the ministers present a strong sense of disobedience.
I have long heard that the personal relationship between the General and His Majesty is excellent, but when we meet today, how can the relationship between the two of them be described as excellent?
It is appropriate to describe him clearly as being affectionate as a father and a son.
When Jiang Wei among the ministers saw this, he suddenly thought of something.
When Guo Huai learned that Mi Yang had defeated Cao Zhen, he was shocked and at the same time quickly made an inference to appease the morale of the army - after this battle, Mi Yang was afraid that Mi Yang would be superior to his master.
For a general, "excellent" is definitely not a good word, and in history, famous generals with "extremely outstanding" achievements rarely end well.
But after seeing today's situation, Jiang Wei felt scornful of Guo Huai's inference.
Regarding the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, Cao Wei still wants to separate?
Simply ridiculous.
After letting out a burst of satisfied laughter, Liu Bei approached Mi Yang and said:
"It's getting dark, the general, why don't you hurry up and get me into the city.
Is it possible that the general wants me to sleep in the open air?"
Liu Bei's joke made Mi Yang feel a little funny, but he didn't show it on the surface.
He bowed to Liu Bei's horse, personally held the reins for Liu Bei, and then pulled the horse and led Liu Bei towards Nanzheng City.
At this moment, the Yulin army has not yet arrived at the city.
However, there was no need for the Yulin Army to enter the city in advance to investigate hidden dangers. Liu Bei simply allowed Mi Yang, who was "highly accomplished", to slowly bring him into Nanzheng City.
Watching Mi Yang lead the way for him, Liu Bei had a look of nostalgia in his eyes.
Mi Yang was raised by his side when he was still a child.
Due to his debt to the Mi family and the fact that Liu Bei had no young children at that time, he truly loved and nurtured Mi Yang as his son.
The young Mi Yang may have been very timid because he had been fleeing for many years. At that time, in order to strengthen Mi Yang's courage, he specially took Mi Yang out of Xinye City and taught him riding skills in person.
It's a pity that a timid character cannot be corrected in a short time.
At the beginning, Mi Yang completely regarded his activity of teaching riding skills as a kind of outing entertainment.
Whenever the sun sets in the west, he will hold Mi Yang and sit on the horse together, protecting him as he walks to Xinye City.
The scene back then and the scene now seem to have many overlaps.
The only thing that has changed is that he has aged and Mi Yang has grown up.
More than ten years are enough to change many things. He is no longer General Zuo who relies on others, and Mi Yang is no longer a panicked child in the corner.
For Liu Bei, the most surprising and gratifying change in his heart is that he was the one who protected Mi Yang and led the way for Mi Yang back then, but now it is Mi Yang who supports him and walks step by step towards the distant Guanzhong.
This feels so good.
Perhaps Mi Yang had a similar feeling, so he didn't take the initiative to speak along the way.
In the wide street, there was only the light tapping of horse hooves and the sound of hundreds of ministers following behind.
I don't know how long it took, but just before the sky was about to darken completely, Mi Yang finally brought Liu Bei to the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion in Nanzheng City.
Since Liu Bei came to the throne, he has never been keen on personal enjoyment, so there is no palace for him in Nanzheng City.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Without a palace, Liu Bei could only temporarily live in the governor's mansion.
When Liu Bei entered the governor's mansion, he saw Mi Yang's family waiting in the mansion.
Currently in Nanzheng City, Mi Yang's family is full of only two people - Guan Yan and Mi Cheng.
When Liu Bei saw Xiao Mi Cheng, a kind smile instantly appeared on his face.
Liu Chan just got married this year, so naturally he didn't give birth to a grandson so soon, but Liu Bei is already over sixty years old this year.
At Liu Bei's age in this world, it was enough to be a great-grandfather, let alone a grandfather.
In previous years, why didn't Liu Bei ever think about enjoying the pleasure of entertaining his grandchildren?
And because of his feelings for Mi Yang and Guan Yan, the moment Liu Bei saw little Mi Cheng, he regarded him as half of his grandson.
Liu Bei asked Guan Yan to hold Xiao Micheng in front of him with a kind look on his face.
Little Mi Cheng didn't give in to strangers. When he saw a kind old man opening his hands to him, he threw himself into his arms without any hesitation.
Xiao Mi Cheng's affectionate display made Liu Bei laugh happily.
While holding Xiao Mi Cheng in his arms, he pointed at Mi Yang and said with a smile to Guan Yan:
"This son is more courageous than his father. When Zi Sheng was five years old, he was very afraid of life and cried all day long.
At that time, I thought that Zi Sheng was weak and weak and would be of little use in the future."
Liu Bei spoke categorically, and his words were filled with disgust for Mi Yang at that time.
Liu Bei's words made Mi Yang blush, but made Guan Yan laugh.
She and Mi Yang were childhood sweethearts. How could she not know what Mi Yang was like when he was a child?
After praising Xiao Mi Cheng and looking at Xiao Mi Cheng's plump face, Liu Bei suddenly said:
"The father-in-law has gotten married this year, and if things go quickly, an heir will be born next year.
Before I left Chengdu, I had already thought about it. If the first son was born to the public heir, I would send the first imperial grandson to Zi Sheng's family to educate him.
If the first child born to the male heir is a daughter, then I will make a marriage contract between her and Cheng'er.
What do you think?"
After saying these words, Liu Bei looked at Mi Yang and Guan Yan.
But his eyes mainly stayed on Mi Yang.
After Mi Yang saw Liu Bei's meaningful gaze, he, who was always alert, quickly understood Liu Bei's profound meaning.
Liu Chan married Zhang Fei's eldest daughter in Chengdu this spring.
After Liu Chan succeeds to the throne in the future, there is no doubt that Zhang Fei's eldest daughter will become the queen of the Han Dynasty.
The first son born to the emperor and the empress was the eldest son representing the inheritance of the legal system.
Coupled with the power behind the Zhang family, her first son will definitely be the crown prince of Han Dynasty in the future.
Liu Bei wanted to send this first imperial grandson, who had special political significance, to be educated by his side, and to eat and sit with Mi Cheng. Do I need to say more about the profound meaning of this?
This is to allow the Mi family to enjoy the honor of being at the top of the hierarchy during the three generations of Han emperors.
The marriage contract was based on this idea.
And why did Liu Bei suddenly have this idea?
For Liu Bei, the founding emperor of the country, he may not need to worry about his great achievements.
But it is a fact that Mi Yang has great achievements. As an emperor, he cannot pretend to turn a blind eye to this.
He also sees the relationship between Liu Chan and Mi Yang, and he is not worried about anything happening between them.
But what about the third generation?
Regarding the worries in his heart, if it were Cao Cao, he would definitely take the approach of killing the wrong one rather than letting it go, but Liu Bei had his own unique way of dealing with it.
We are bound by kindness and righteousness, and I hope you will not let each other down.
After understanding the deep meaning of Liu Bei's words, Mi Yang bowed to Liu Bei and said:
"I naturally have no objection to His Majesty's arrangement."
After seeing that Mi Yang was willing to accept his arrangement, Liu Bei felt obviously better.
At this time, the ministers who had just followed behind were also entering the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion one after another.
Looking at the ministers gathering behind him, Liu Bei reluctantly put down Xiao Mi Cheng.
He told Guan Yan: "Educate him well."
After saying these words, Liu Bei took Mi Yang and walked towards the lobby on the side.
After Liu Bei and Mi Yang entered the hall one after another, many civil servants and military generals gathered outside the hall also entered the hall in their own order.
The Northern Expedition was Liu Bei's main purpose for going north this time.
Liu Bei, who felt that time was running out, did not want to waste one night in vain.
On the day he arrived in Nanzheng, he would convene a council to discuss the strategy of the Northern Expedition.
After all the Han ministers who were qualified to enter the hall entered, the sky outside the hall was completely covered by darkness.
Immediately, many chamberlains in the hall spontaneously lit candles around them. After all the candles in the hall were lit, the originally dark lobby instantly became brighter.
In the packed hall, Liu Bei sat at the top, and sitting not far below him was Mi Yang.
Behind Liu Bei, the map of Guanzhong was hanging high at this moment.
After seeing all the ministers sit down, Liu Bei didn't say much in the opening remarks. He glanced at the ministers present and then spoke:
"In the battle of Liangzhou, the bandit army was defeated, leaving Guanzhong empty.
Now is a great time for our army to launch the Northern Expedition. I wonder if you have any plans to help me in the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong and regain Chang'an!"
Liu Bei's majestic voice floated in the silent hall.
At this moment, he was no longer the kind and kind old man, but an emperor who exuded majesty all the time.
But long after Liu Bei's words fell, no minister in the hall came out to say anything.
It's not that they are not enthusiastic about the Northern Expedition. On the contrary, every Han official here feels honored to participate in the Northern Expedition.
It's not that they are all ignorant people, otherwise they wouldn't be qualified to sit in this lobby.
The reason why no one responded to Liu Bei was that Mi Yang was sitting in the lobby.
Mi Yang saw that after Liu Bei asked the ministers, all the ministers looked at him. His first reaction was that he felt a little confused.
Your Majesty is asking you, if you don’t think carefully about countermeasures, what’s the point of looking at me?
But then Mi Yang soon understood the reason why the Han ministers were like this.
His record is really too dazzling.
With so many dazzling achievements, it is easy for people to have unconditional trust and dependence on him.
The general must have a strategy, and his own strategy must not be as good as that of the general. If that's the case, why are you still advising?
Just listen to the general!
After understanding the thoughts of the Han ministers, Mi Yang felt a little helpless.
Before convening this conference, he still had the intention of hearing the best strategy, but judging from the current situation, this is unlikely.
Thinking of this, Mi Yang could only stand up under the attention of the ministers.
When Mi Yang stood up, he didn't notice Jiang Wei standing behind him, with a look of eagerness on his face.
When Mi Yang stood up, the faces of all the officials in the hall straightened up, including Liu Bei's.
I'm coming.
Mi Yang first walked to the middle of the hall and bowed to Liu Bei. Then, under the gaze of everyone, he came under the hanging map and said to everyone:
"In the First Battle of Liangzhou, there were no sergeants left in Guanzhong, which meant that it would be difficult for the rebel army to engage in large-scale infantry field battles with our army without reinforcements.
However, the purpose of our army's Northern Expedition is to regain lost territory, not to engage in field battles with the enemy.
After the First World War in Xiangfan, Cao Pi accepted the suggestions of Jia Xu and Sima Yi and repaired city defenses in various key cities in Guanzhong. To this day, there are many strong cities in Guanzhong.
This is the biggest obstacle to our army’s Northern Expedition.”
When saying this, Mi Yang's tone was solemn.
His words meant that the Han army was about to engage in the most arduous siege battle.
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