After the first month of the year, Liu Bei led his troops to sneak into Jiameng Pass and began to prepare for the next battle to enter Shu.

"Boyuan, are you too careful?" Before leaving, Pang Tong looked at the heart protection mirror that Liu Yi stuffed him and said with some laughter and cry: "I am a military strategist, not a general who charges the battle. What's the use of giving me a heart protection mirror?"

It was not just a heart-protecting mirror. When Liu Bei decided to transfer his troops to Jiameng Pass secretly, Pang Tong's clothes, shoes and even the literati crown on his head were replaced by Liu Yi. Of course, these clothes were naturally not made by Liu Yi, but were made by hired people to help Pang Tong. Not only were they comfortable to wear, but most importantly, they had certain defense and resilience. This time, Liu Yi took office as the prefect of Hanzhong and would not go to war with the army. Naturally, he did not want Pang Tong to die inexplicably on the battlefield like in history or Romance.

In order to avoid the plot in the Romance, Liu Yi also made some moves with Lu. Until now, Lu is still lying half-dead in the stable. It is impossible to go to the battle. Perhaps he has been inseparable from the battlefield in this life. If he rides a white horse on the battlefield, without Zhao Yun's ability, life and death really depends on God's will.

"Do you think I want it?" Liu Yi sighed and looked at Pang Tong seriously and said, "I see that your Yin Tang is black. This trip to Shu will be covered with blood. There are no eyes on the battlefield. The lord is a person of great luck and has been through the battlefield for a long time. I am not worried. But if you look like this, you will most likely be unlucky. The lord will have to rely on you for his great cause in the future. I really don't want you to die on the battlefield like this. I hope you can save your life with these things."

Whatever you say to, people like Pang Tong are the best way to communicate straightforwardly, and it is best not to say that I am good to you directly. This will make you feel sick in your heart. If you say this, you can also relieve some embarrassment. After all, if you don’t know, you think Liu Yi has some special hobbies.

Liu Bei, who was arranging someone to take care of him, shook his shoulders abnormally for a few times, and then walked away as if nothing had happened. Pang Tong was still a little moved in his heart, but when Liu Yi said this, the emotion disappeared. He turned over and looked at Liu Yi, and smiled and said, "Give me a word...get out!"

Good intentions are not rewarded!

Looking at Pang Tong's back as he left, Liu Yi shook his head and sighed, hoping that the things he gave Pang Tong could reverse the luck of this declining person. Liu Bei didn't have many talents under his command. One of these top talents would die less and take over Yizhou. It was the peak of Liu Bei's career, but Liu Yi did not want this peak to be like a meteor, with only a moment of glory.

If Pang Tong had not died, there might not be any need for Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun to enter Shu. If Zhuge Liang was in charge of Jingzhou, the tragedy of losing Jingzhou might not have happened.

The army was heading towards Jiameng Pass along the post road. Hanzhong is now implementing a policy of retreat. Before everything stabilizes, the checkpoints have been blocked, whether it is to go to Shuzhong or to Guanzhong to ensure that all news about Hanzhong is blocked to the maximum extent.

According to convention, Liu Yi asked Liu Bei for a deputy. Yan Pu, under Zhang Lu, was now a county magistrate, assisting Liu Yi in handling some trivial matters. In addition, Liu Feng was also left to guard Shangyong, while Huang Zhong stayed in Nanzheng, responsible for training troops and rushing to help both places at any time.

Liu Yi continued to open the road. Cao Cao's army had not arrived yet. Liu Yi did not want to waste any time. The Ziwu Valley road was much more difficult than the road in Jiameng Pass before. There were places where plank roads or bridges were needed everywhere. This time, Liu Yi mobilized Wanrenfu to build a plank road and build a bridge. Liu Yi divided the road into five sections. He had to go back and forth in the rugged mountain road every day to supervise the progress of the project.

Now that Liu Bei has entrusted Hanzhong with full authority to manage it, he naturally cannot only pay attention to the progress of road construction. Therefore, Liu Yi asked Huang Zhong to send thousands of sentry detectives, scouts pretending to be ordinary people and sneak into Guanzhong, and the land of Nanyang to find out the news. However, if there is any disturbance, Liu Yi can know and quickly rush back to Nanzheng to preside over the overall situation in the shortest time.

"General Han, this..." After less than half a month of taking office, his new identity had not been fully adapted. As a result, his immediate boss gave up and ran to the deep mountains and forests to build roads. This made Yan Pu speechless. Looking at the constitution left by Liu Yi, he looked at Huang Zhong who was reading a book next to him. He couldn't help but want to complain: "I heard that the Duke of the Lord had also served as the prefect of two counties in the past. Yueyang and Changsha were quite prosperous under his control. The Duke of the Lord was like this at that time?"

"Of course not." Huang Zhong smiled and shook his head, saying with a hint of reminiscence: "I didn't realize it has been two years since I left Jingzhou."

Just say it?

Yan Pu nodded. It seemed that Liu Yi was not lazy when he saw that his lord was not lazy.

"At that time, the gentleman handed over the affairs of the two counties to the two county magistrates. He basically either accompanied his wife and children at home, or occasionally went to supervise the construction of Yueyang City. I was quite envious of the life." Huang Zhong recalled the rumors about Liu Yi in Jingzhou at that time, and couldn't help but feel a little envious. This man is old, and although he also has the desire to make achievements, he also longs for a life like Liu Yi.

Yan Pu: "..."

He felt as if he was listening to a joke. How did such a person manage the two counties in an orderly manner?

Huang Zhong was on par with him, and was not Liu Bei's confidant. At this moment, Yan Pu was not very taboo and asked directly: "Pu asked himself that he had seen some world and had never heard of anyone governing like this. Those two county magistrates could supervise the affairs of the two counties in an orderly manner, which was enough to serve as the prefect. Why should he let the prefect serve as the prefect of the two counties again?"

"Mr. Cui is a famous scholar in Qinghe. I heard that he did not want to become a county magistrate and was just helping Mr. Bo Yuan." Huang Zhong groped out his beard and said, "That Ma Su was asked by the lord. I heard that he was quite capable, and the lord praised him. Another point is that the lord never greed for the merits of his subordinates, and the person who can be selected by the lord is generally quite capable. Zi Mao can be selected by the lord as the lord to handle county affairs. It is also very human."

Yan Pu was still speechless, but for some reason, after Huang Zhong said this, he felt a little satisfied.

Shaking his head and throwing away these messy thoughts, Yan Pu sighed. It seemed that this man in power was already a routine for him to do so. He could do it himself. Besides, without him pointing his fingers, he could be more relaxed.

Of course, military power, financial power and the appointment and removal rights of officials at all levels in Hanzhong are still in Liu Yi's hands. Yan Pu is in administration on behalf of Liu Yi, but after all, unlike Cui Zhouping and Ma Su, as surrendered ministers, Liu Yi cannot delegate all rights to Yan Pu. Liu Yi is in his hands. These three important rights are not very good. Yan Pu's actual rights are not great, but it is enough to maintain the normal operation of the county government.

It is not a secret that Liu Yi's indifference to power is under Liu Bei's command, but for this reason, Liu Bei is more willing to use Liu Yi.

Of course, Liu Yi himself has certain abilities and is helpful to Liu Bei's great cause. Otherwise, if he is an ordinary person, even if he has the same nature as Liu Yi, he would not have this opportunity. Besides, Liu Yi is just not greedy for power, not a salt fish without pursuit. Just looking at the contributions Liu Yi made after joining Liu Bei's command, it would be quite a bit. Such talents who have their own pursuits but do not admire power are probably very welcome to any wise monarch.

Huang Zhong sat for a while, a little boring, then said goodbye to Yan Pu, handing over the matters in the general to the deputy general to take care of, and took his personal guard to Ziwu Valley to find Liu Yi. In order to receive the news in time, Liu Yi specially formulated a complete set of strategies to convey messages to ensure that Liu Yi could receive information in the shortest time when an accident occurred. Although it was difficult to walk on Ziwu Valley, it was not difficult to find Liu Yi.

On a narrow cliff, two thick chains were connected to one side of the cliff. A craftsman was working on the chains and was working hard to work in the air with the chains. A spacious arch bridge gradually took shape in the hands of these hanging craftsmen. When Huang Zhong came to the cliff, he could still see the iron frame and bricks that were not completely covered by cement.

"Why is Han Sheng here?" Liu Yi carefully remade the data of the arch bridge. After confirming that it was correct, he turned his head to look at Huang Zhong and said curiously.

"Then Yan Zimao complained that Mr. Wang didn't ask about the serious matters. He was a little upset when he heard it. Now that he had nothing to do, he came to Mr. Wang to see if there was anything needed to help?" Huang Zhong said with a smile.

"Is there any movement in Guanzhong?" Liu Yi asked.

"It's strange that almost all the counties sent to Guanzhong have sent sent sent posts to listen to news, but they did not get the intention of Cao's army to mobilize troops on a large scale." Huang Zhong shook his head. Logically, Cao Cao could not allow Liu Bei to seize Yizhou without being indifferent, but now there is no news, which makes Huang Zhong very confused.

"If you were the chief general of the enemy, where would you choose to attack Hanzhong?" Liu Yi looked at Hanzhong and said.

"Go to Chencang into Xigu or Jigu." Huang Zhong thought for a while and said that if you use troops on a large scale, there are only these two ways to go: "Or send troops from Nanyang to attack Shangyong."

Liu Yi nodded. These places are also the main defenses of Hanzhong. It is difficult for Cao's army to attack, but now Cao's army is still holding its troops. Although Liu Yi doesn't know what the other party is trying to do, he must have other plans.

"It may be possible to leave this Ziwu Valley." Liu Yi groped his chin and said.

"This is not easy." Huang Zhong shook his head and smiled.

"The more you do this, the more you need to be careful." Liu Yi said: "I am going to set up three levels in Ziwu Valley, each of which is one to one qu. Han Sheng is coming just right. I'll help me see where to set up the levels?"

Huang Zhong looked at Liu Yi outside his words: "Sir, do you think Cao's army will come here?"

"There are good and strange soldiers. The so-called strange is a blind spot that the enemy cannot imagine. Han Sheng is good at defeating the enemy with goodness, but if Wen Chang had a long time, I'm afraid the first person I think of is here!" Liu Yi smiled.

It's really possible.
Chapter completed!