Hanzhong, imperial palace.

Liu Bei's back was already a little hunched, but since the various armies sent troops, Liu Bei's energy was rarely strong. He would summon all his ministers to court to discuss matters every day, and he would always pay attention to the war reports on the front line. As long as any news comes from the front line, Liu Bei would check it as soon as possible.

For Liu Bei, the most glorious moment in his life might be to take Chang'an, set up a stable foundation for the new Han Dynasty, and unify the world may have no hope of life, and he will know his destiny at fifty. Now, Liu Bei is already 70 years old, and he can clearly feel that his vitality is constantly disappearing. However, if he can establish a foundation for Guanzhong for the Han Dynasty, and with a wise minister assisting the prince, in this life, it would be enough to watch the foundation he laid himself rejuvenate in his own hands.

These days, good news from the front line has been constantly coming, first from Chen to Poli County, then Zhang Fei went to Tianshui, Jieting defeated Zhang He, and then Huang Zhong defeated Chen Cang. The smile on Liu Bei's face has never stopped these days.

"Okay! OK! OK!" On the throne, Liu Bei was flipping through the battle report in his hand. Regarding Luoyang's capture, Guanzhong can almost be said to be in his pocket. With the power of Cao Wei himself in Guanzhong, he will definitely win with the current situation.

Originally, as long as Guanzhong was taken down, blocking Hangu Pass would be considered a victory. Now Liu Yi and Guan Yu have joined forces to defeat Cao Wei's reinforcements and killed Cao Xiu, and even the land of Heluo fell into his palm. This is an unexpected surprise.

Zhuge Liang smiled and looked at the battle report. Although they were in Luoyang, they would face the same dilemma as Dong Zhuo back then, and the supply was too long. If it were ten years ago, Zhuge Liang would definitely not recommend taking Luoyang, or even Hangu Pass, as long as he could take Tongguan.

But at present, the emergence of rail cars has made this supply line no longer as difficult as before, and Nanyang is also in hand. In this way, Luoyang will not only not become a burden to Liu Bei's power, but will instead become a bridgehead for the Han Dynasty. In the future, Luoyang will be of great significance to the eastward expedition to the Central Plains.

"Although the victory or defeat in the battle of Guanzhong has not been decided, Luoyang has already fallen, and it is not easy for the Wei army to support Guanzhong again." Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "In this way, Bo Yuan only attacked Hangu Pass and did not go to Hongnong, which is understandable."

Recently, rumors about Liu Yi's self-reliance in Hanzhong area have been full of controversy about Liu Yi's reputation and not working hard. Now that the Luoyang information has been reported, it has been considered to be a legitimate person for Liu Yi. Even though this battle was mainly due to Guan Yu's victory over Cao Xiu and reverse the dilemma, Zhuge Liang's understanding of Liu Yi must have made considerable efforts among them. This is the battle report sent by Liu Yi. With Liu Yi's personality, he naturally supports Guan Yu, and he has to wait for the battle report from Guan Yu to come.

"Boyuan has been with me for twenty years, how can I not know about his character?" Liu Bei shook his head and sighed: "It's just that some things that my great man has been overwhelmed over the years and have rebounded. Kong Ming had expected it at the beginning, but he didn't expect it to hit Boyuan."

Zhuge Liang naturally understood what Liu Bei was talking about. Over the years, under the influence of Liu Yi, the Han Dynasty vigorously promoted the status of craftsmen and opened academies in various places, allowing the children of meritorious soldiers to study in the academies to encourage them to join the army.

However, although this kind of reward for the meritorious soldiers did not explicitly affect the status of scholars, Liu Yi's development of work, especially the emergence of rail cars, made smooth transportation in various places, and the flow of materials in the country prospered, which also made the court make a lot of money on this track, and no longer relied too much on the gentry in various places economically.

The study of the children of the meritorious soldiers has made the imperial examination no longer limited to the aristocratic families, which has made the journey of becoming an official. After all, there are many positions in the imperial court, especially since the imperial court began to form institutions that monitor corruption independent of the officialdom in the past two years, there were more choices, but in fact, the probability of becoming an official is less than before.

Most people cannot see such macro-level problems, but there are also many that can be seen. This has increased the competitiveness of the scholar class in the entire policy.

The new field law created by Liu Yi in Yunnan has really touched the interests of many people. The newly reclaimed fields belong to the court, and the people who rented them only have the right to use but no right to buy and sell. Although they cannot threaten the interests of the scholars for the time being, if all the fields that the people want to sell will be transferred to the court in the future, over time, the private land will become less and less. After all, no one can guarantee that a family can last forever. However, such a system protects the interests of the people, but for the scholar class, it is equivalent to limiting the possibility of land annexation.

So apart from some people who really focus on the overall situation and the world, Liu Yi is now excluded among the scholars from Jing and Shu. In the face of this force, Liu Bei can only swallow his anger for the overall situation. After all, the power of scholars is impossible to abandon at present. As an emperor, he is looking for a balance point.

Wang Mang actually did these things that Liu Yi created two hundred years ago, but Wang Mang failed, but the system itself is actually not good. Since Liu Yi created them, Liu Bei also wanted to use the power to promote them, but the resistance was so great that it was a bit beyond imagination.

Fortunately, Liu Yi relied on the battle in Luoyang this time to regain his reputation. Even if those people want to have an attack, they can't. Not only will Liu Yi not be able to do anything, but he can also be promoted this time.

But next, Liu Bei was a little worried that Guanzhong would definitely be in charge of Guanzhong. Liu Yi would stay here for a long time, and the confrontation between these forces would probably be inevitable.

The scholars are not in chaos now. The most important thing is that Liu Yi's policy made General Liu Bei's morale be held in his hands. No matter how chaotic the world is, as long as this policy remains unchanged, the morale of the army will be held in his hands. This policy of the court is something that no aristocratic family can give.

Nowadays, the combat effectiveness of the regular army of the Han Dynasty and the local army is very different. Most of the armed people organized temporarily are useless. The private soldiers of the aristocratic families are incomparable to the regular army. Each pair of soldiers supplied by the Tiangongfang is recorded, and there are at least four or five links to monitor each other. Even if the aristocratic families want to reach out, they can't reach in.

The army and academies in various places are Liu Bei's greatest confidence, but as the core figure, the reason why Liu Yi was jealous was not because of his great achievements, but because of the ability that Liu Yi mastered, helped Liu Bei open and break the invisible shackles bit by bit. Especially in the past few years of Nanzhong, the emergence of rail cars and the selection of the first batch of talents in academies in various places became the fuse for Liu Yi to be involved in the center of the storm, which really made people feel threatened.

Not everyone likes what contributes to the country, because the interests of the country and the country are often inconsistent, especially for everyone, this is especially true.
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