Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 6621 Watching
While people in Jiangdong were desperately trying to investigate the causes and consequences of Zhou Yu's assassination, Zhuge Liang in Chang'an was also in some confusion.

"What's wrong, Kongming?" Li You looked at Zhuge Liang who suddenly stopped working and looked thoughtful. After finishing the document in his hand, he asked with some curiosity.

"Commander Zhou's spiritual talent disappeared in my observation." Zhuge Liang frowned and spoke with obvious confusion on his face.

Theoretically speaking, if the spiritual talent disappears within Zhuge Liang's observation range, the only possibility is death. But considering that it was Zhou Yu, the other party was very likely experimenting on something. With the other party's ability, it is not impossible for him to transcend the observation range of the spiritual talent.

So when Zhuge Liang said this, he didn't directly say death. After all, everyone in Chang'an knew about Zhou Yu's situation, and it was impossible for him to die just like that. Therefore, Zhuge Liang was just a little confused and didn't think that Zhou Yu was assassinated.

"Ah?" Li You was stunned when he heard this. Unlike Zhuge Liang who would not normally think in this direction, Li You had absolute trust in Zhuge Liang's ability, even trust that far exceeded trust in himself. Therefore, Li You did not think that Zhou Yu could easily transcend Zhuge Liang's observation.

Maybe if Zhou Yu wanted to do it, he could do it by spending some time and effort, but to do such a thing means that a lot of experiments have been carried out before it happened, and Zhuge Liang must have a lot of records. In the absence of records, Zhou Yu surpassed Zhuge Liang's observations in one go. To be honest, even if Zhuge Liang believed it, Li You would not.

Li You, who was in such a state of mind, after hearing Zhuge Liang's description, his first reaction was that Zhou Yu died inexplicably. Because apart from special means to make the spiritual talent disappear from Zhuge Liang's observation range, the only two possibilities left were betrayal of the Han Dynasty and no longer being Zhuge Liang's ally, and death. Compared with the former, the possibility of death is obviously greater.

"What's wrong, Master Li?" Zhuge Liang looked at Li You's expression which suddenly changed and realized what Li You was considering, but in Zhuge Liang's opinion, this possibility was very small.

"For this kind of thing, it's better to let Zichuan come over. I don't think it's what you think." Li You lowered his eyebrows and spoke with a serious look. Zhuge Liang was somewhat silent when he heard this. If there were other possibilities, it would be a big deal.

In Northern Europe, Sun Ce, who had defeated Odin, suddenly felt a little palpitation. He looked around and didn't find anything strange. He used his blank brain to think carefully, but couldn't think of anything. Zhou Yu's face just appeared naturally. Sun Ce shook his head and suppressed the sudden panic in his heart.

"Zhou Yu's spiritual talent disappeared under Kong Ming's observation?" Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this. What the hell was going on? Although he didn't know what was going on, Liu Bei's first reaction was that something big had happened and Zhou Yu was dead, not like Zhuge Liang had estimated that Zhou Yu had come up with some special means to transcend his own observation range.

"Let Zhongkang go." Liu Bei, who rarely went on local inspections and was taking care of the children at home to stabilize people's hearts, saw the Executive Yuan sent people out of the palace. He brought Liu Chan here with him out of curiosity. After hearing such explosive news, Liu Bei was a little numb. What was Zhou Yu doing?
"Send Zhongkang directly to Ye Diao City?" Li You was somewhat hesitant after receiving Liu Bei's order. If Zhou Yu really had a problem, Xu Chu might not be able to solve it if he went there.

"There will be no problem in Jiangdong. It's possible that something happened to Zhou Gongjin." Liu Bei said to Li You calmly and did not take Li You's worries to heart.

"Okay." Zhuge Liang accepted Liu Bei's suggestion after just a little thought, then looked at Liu Chan beside him with a smile on his face.

"It just so happens that I have nothing to do recently, so I'll take Adou with me. Besides, the old soldiers from East Africa will need to come to Chang'an first when they come back, so it's a good opportunity to meet them all and get to know them." Liu Bei said cheerfully, pretending that he knew nothing. It's just that this recognition, how should I put it, is hard to say whether he wants Liu Chan to get to know the other party, or lets those people recognize Liu Chan.

"Adou, how many guards in Chang'an do you know now?" Li You drafted the document, stamped it, and asked the palace guards to send it to Xu Chu's residence. Liu Bei had nothing to do today and was not wandering around. He did not need Xu Chu to guard him all the time in Chang'an City, so he could only let the guards go and notify. However, Li You saw that Liu Bei was not working, so he asked Liu Chan casually.

Compared with those imperial tactics, Li You now feels that Liu Bei's method of identifying people is more reliable. On the one hand, it can effectively grasp various domestic and foreign intelligence, and on the other hand, it can control the upper and lower layers of the army and ensure the stability of military force.

Li You thought that if Liu Chan inherited this ability, then Liu Yong would have to call him brother, not to mention having a spiritual talent. Even if Liu Yong was the reincarnation of Emperor Guangwu, he would have to call him brother.

When Liu Bei heard what Li You said, he also realized something. To be honest, Liu Bei was also blind to what was happening. He did not realize what his strongest skill in his life was. Knowing people is one thing, and the other is knowing how to recognize people!

Liu Bei can now recognize almost all the leaders of the Han Empire, and because he knows so many of them, he has already structured the interpersonal relationships among these people in his brain. With maintenance from time to time, these interpersonal relationships can be updated. It's simply outrageous.

"I should be able to recognize more than 400 guards by now." Liu Chan said after thinking for a while. He was not talking nonsense in this regard. On the one hand, his father would take him there occasionally, and he would chat with the other party and introduce them, and he would take notes. On the other hand, he often got to know them by climbing over the wall and seeing their faces.

After all, Liu Chan was a bit useless, but he was really kind-hearted and didn't put on airs. Plus, the imperial guards in Chang'an were all tough guys who were rotated in, and they were all captains, and Liu Bei knew them all. So when Liu Bei brought Liu Chan with him, they would chat a little when they met. Liu Chan was sweet-mouthed and would call him uncle or brother or something like that, which was also considered as meeting someone. Over time, Liu Chan really got to know so many people.

"More than 400?" Zhuge Liang turned his head and counted in his mind. "It's really great to know so many Chang'an guards. I will keep working hard in the future."

Even though there are only more than 400 people, according to the level of the Chang'an Imperial Guard, these 400 people can form a team and take Liu Chan's friends with them, which is enough to form the Sixth Division of the Emperor. As the emperor, if he has money to pay them and can get to know the backbone of the Sixth Division of the Emperor, then there will be no problem in him ruling the world.

"Speaking of which, are there only two of you in the government today?" Liu Bei asked curiously.

Liu Bei was quite satisfied that Liu Chan could recognize more than 400 guards. Given Liu Chan's situation, he would not lie about such things. Therefore, the fact that he could recognize more than 400 guards meant that Liu Bei's senses were at least much stronger than Cao Cao's. Cao Cao could not match people after remembering five, six, seven or eight hundred people. Even the soldiers he remembered in the early days were confused later.

Combined with Liu Chan's generous character and ability to judge people, Liu Bei thought that his eldest son was still very reliable.

"Normally, unless something important happens, we are not together. Only when Zichuan shows up, he will gather everyone together to deal with certain things. After that, we usually go back to our respective government offices to gather our men to work. Normally, there is only Kong Ming here." Li You pointed at Zhuge Liang and said, "Actually, I am also normally at Lantai."

"I understand, I understand, Censor Lantai," Liu Bei said casually.

Li You also smiled upon seeing this. To be honest, he, as the Censor of Lantai, was very much envied. However, the noble families who were capable of confronting Li You now had no time to envy him, so Li You was naturally living a very carefree life now, doing the right things and moving forward step by step.

"How is the situation in Central Asia recently?" Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and asked. Chen Xi was slowly erasing his traces. Zhuge Liang was currently in charge of national affairs, but some things still required Chen Xi to make decisions, so if there was anything, he could just ask Zhuge Liang directly.

"Not good. After destroying the locusts, the remaining locusts have crossed the Red Sea. Central Asia has entered its third round of locust plague." Zhuge Liang pulled out the intelligence sent back from the observation post established in Central Asia, his expression somewhat gloomy.

"How long can the Central Asian families hold on?" Liu Bei frowned when he heard this. The scale of the three rounds of locust plagues has been reduced to tens of billions after the joint efforts of the three empires. But even if it is tens of billions, it is still an irresistible natural disaster for the Central Asian families.

"The Zhao, Cui, and Guo families, which had the biggest food shortages before, have obtained some food from other channels. They are now urging for food, but according to current estimates, there should be no problem." Zhuge Liang took out three emergency food and grass requests from Central Asian families, and also took out a disposal plan for the Zhen family, indicating that this matter could come to an end first.

After all, those who are still shouting loudly that they have no food are those who can survive.

"I heard that the family that received food from Media was blackmailed by other families?" Liu Bei took the document handed over by Zhuge Liang, took a look at it and asked.

The Zhao and Cui families joined forces to capture Media and filled the gap in their own food and grass. Although Haftan arrived late during this period, he came after all and ate some leftovers. However, Haftan himself was a wild dog and did not care about these. In addition, the Zhao and Cui families were also deeply afraid of Haftan's fighting ability, so they used the Zhen family's supplies as a favor and gave one-tenth of them to Guo Liuyin.

So Guo Zhao returned actively and stayed in Mediah Trading City. After all, he didn't even have a house on his fiefdom anymore, so he could use this place as a shelter for now. The Zhao and Cui families didn't have any good solutions and could only accept it.

It can be said that these three families had completely solved the food problem and could continue to survive. However, the Zhao family, who returned with a full load, was blocked by the Wang family of Taiyuan, and the Cui family was blocked by the Yang family.

These two families are not cruel. They just ask for a rationing system, with the Zhao and Cui families getting as much as they want, and our family getting one third.

Compared to Cui's struggle, Zhao Jian was much more direct. He didn't say a word and let Wang Xiang sort it out himself. Wang Xiang and the Wang family took away the needed food and grass in just one morning. During this period, there was no communication between the Wang and Zhao families, but Wang Xiang was very clear that there was no wrangling and it was all about favors.

As for the debt of favor, it is not worth much at all. But if it is valuable, it is when it comes to such a wealthy family, especially those with whom one rarely has dealings but who value trust and integrity. Just look at the food that Zhao Jian gave this time. At least when the Zhao family encounters a major incident and is wiped out, the Wang family must protect one of the Zhao family's children.

If things go back on their word, the Wang family, after raising and educating the child, will have to help rehabilitate the fallen Zhao family, and then let the child rebuild their family.

Many people in the Zhao family were actually dissatisfied with Zhao Jian for handing over the grain to the Wang family. However, considering that it was Zhao Jian who acted decisively and led his own army to attack Media and capture Media, which led to the current events, they didn't say anything.

As for the Cui family, the Cui family and the Yang family had actually been arguing for a long time. The relationship between the two sides was very complicated. There was comradeship, but there was also mutual pulling and mutual sanctions. But in the end, after hesitating again and again, the Cui family still gave the Yang family some food and grass. However, this part of food and grass was not enough, and it could only be said that it allowed the Yang family to hold on for a little longer.

Liu Bei's own intelligence system basically relies on word of mouth, but it has a wide range of sources of information. In addition, the brothers who dare to tell Liu Bei basically don't talk nonsense, so the accuracy rate is also quite high. After all, there are always some brothers who can run faster than the official documents of the post station and give some outrageous news in advance.

After all, there really is a field worker who can travel thousands of miles away, punch in for work in Chang'an, eat in Luoyang, patrol the Weiyang Palace, and fish in the Yangtze River.

Especially the royal guards in Chang'an, because Huang Tao was too competitive, they specially organized a group of brothers for Huang Tao. It's amazing that you can run fast. Well, you are really amazing. I really can't outrun you, but I can't find a third one at your level. But I can find ten people at your level.

That's right, just like the Grand Minister of Agriculture told Huang Tao at that time, the field missions assigned to the Imperial Guards are not for you to take to earn field subsidies, but to allow the brothers of the Imperial Guards to lead suitable field missions back to their hometowns every month to show the country's care.

Huang Tao inadvertently brushed too much, resulting in many of the guards not returning home for half a year. At first, he thought that his fellow villagers had something to do recently and returned more frequently. As a result, when he asked back, it turned out that his fellow villagers had not been back recently. After asking again, it turned out that basically all the guards in the palace had not been back?

What the hell is this? The Sima who came from the sky is not a human being, right? Fine, roll him up!
Therefore, the speed at which intelligence has been coming from various places has been extremely fast recently. The brothers in the Imperial Guards are helping those brothers who can run fast to contain Huang Tao, and they are even specially looking for brothers who can run fast from other places to come here for further training and continue to contain Huang Tao. However, from the current point of view, they can only rely on numbers to barely suppress Huang Tao.

There is no way. When it comes to mobility, Huang Tao is like a highly mobile person with internal energy out of his body, and he even has a clone. A brother who runs fast in a normal way of thinking really can't catch up with Huang Tao.

After Liu Bei knew about this privately, he planned to call Huang Tao and those people together for a big competition, and then talk things out to give both sides a way out. After waiting for half a year, he would transfer Huang Tao to a local area to serve as a county lieutenant or the general of Yuzhou's military service.

However, it seems that recently the Chang'an Imperial Guards may have realized that Huang Tao is really fast, and they have accepted the defeat and are planning to treat Huang Tao to a drink and stop the internal competition. Therefore, in the next two years, Huang Tao will most likely still be the Sima of the Imperial Guards in Chang'an.

Although this official position only has 600 stones, it is normal for a Beijing official to be three levels higher, not to mention that he is the one who leads troops.

"Now the food problem mainly occurs in families such as the Yuan family of Chenjun and the Yang family of Hongnong?" Liu Bei asked after looking at the official document, and Zhuge Liang nodded when he heard it.

"The supplies haven't arrived yet?" Liu Bei asked with a cold gleam in his eyes.

Zhuge Liang did not answer, but Liu Bei understood.

"How long can the Yang and Yuan families last?" Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and asked.

"When the supplies arrive, the Yang and Yuan families should just be out of food." Zhuge Liang said with a sigh. Of course, if this sentence is said the other way around, that is, only when the Yang and Yuan families are really out of food, will Sima Lang's food arrive. In other words, if the negotiation fails, Sima Lang's food will only arrive when the Yang and Yuan families are out of food.

So the question is, will there be any problem with Sima Lang’s judgment?

"You didn't care?" At this moment Liu Bei's expression became extremely indifferent, and he even looked at Li You with a bit of coldness. As a guy who had made straw sandals and suffered from hunger, Liu Bei knew very well how terrible hunger was. What's more, the people under the rule of the Yuan family of Chenjun and the Yang family of Hongnong were not counted as naturalized Parthian people. There were more than 100,000 people from the Han Dynasty alone.

"We are waiting for Sima Lang to be assassinated." Li You said calmly, "Sometimes a brutal stabbing in the street can best alert the bureaucracy and make them understand what to do and what not to do. Legal handling does not have this effect."

What is the most frightening thing for the bureaucracy? Is it that members of the bureaucracy are dealt with by other members of the bureaucracy? No!

What the bureaucratic system fears most is that they, who think they are the sons of wealthy families, are of great importance and hold power, are stabbed to death on the streets by the despised grass, ants and common people.

Because the former is the struggle of a minority, the operation of the self-proclaimed civilized superiors, while the latter will reveal the essence of this world - the most ordinary and silent people are the basis for overturning everything.

"You guys?" Liu Bei was stunned for a moment.

But before Liu Bei could get angry, Zhuge Liang had already explained, "It was the choice made by the Yuan and Yang families."

The first half of the year is over, and it feels like time has passed incredibly fast