Zhuge Liang replied while using his pen: "This is a painting for the barbarians in the South and Central Plains. Their customs are fond of witches and ghosts, and they like to curse allies. They are very different from those of the imperial court. Therefore, I want to make a painting to teach the cultural customs of the Central Plains.

They, so that they can be educated by the emperor and gradually become the same as the Han people."

"Awesome, I didn't expect Zhuge Liang to think of assimilating the barbarians in Nanzhong from aspects of religion and customs, which is a deeper level than what I thought of using Sinology education." Yang Qing sincerely admired him.

"The great righteousness of the world lies in the unity of the world. The Prime Minister's painting to educate the barbarians is actually a thousand-year contribution. Qing Qing deeply admires him!" Yang Qing bowed and bowed.

"Haha, you know why you need to be polite, get up quickly." Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and said: "You often have wonderful ideas, come over and discuss with me what else to draw."

"Dare you disobey me?" Yang Qing agreed happily, and then started discussing with Zhuge Liang.

After most of the day, Zhuge Liang first painted the heaven and earth, the sun and the moon, the rulers, and the city; secondly, he painted the dragon, the dragon and the barbarians, and the cattle, horses, and sheep; then he painted the chief officials of the department riding horse flags and coverings, patrolling to comfort; and he painted the barbarians leading the way.

The image of an ox carrying wine, and a gold treasure, involves creation, mythology, officialdom, customs and other aspects.

Soon after, Zhuge Liang ordered his people to copy dozens of copies of this map, and gave them to various tribes of barbarians together with auspicious brocade and iron certificates. After the barbarians got it, they valued it very much and enshrined it. Later, every time the governor or captain came,

It's the same as when you use it to express your accomplishments.

After Zhuge Liang finished the last stroke, Yang Qing quickly ordered the servant to bring a basin of water for Zhuge Liang to clean his hands while he began to admire the painting.

After Zhuge Liang wiped his hands with a towel, he returned to the desk and sat down. He took a sip of warm tea and felt that his fatigue had disappeared a lot. He twisted his sore wrist again and smiled when he saw Yang Qing still at the painting table.

He said: "Let the painting dry for a while. You have been standing for a long time, so come and sit down and have a rest."

"Yes." Yang Qing came to Zhuge Liang's lower left and sat down.

"I haven't asked you why you came to the house?"

Yang Qingdao: "The Prime Minister has been painting for a long time. He must be tired. It's better to rest for a while."

"It doesn't matter. For me, painting is just a way to relax and have a rest. State affairs are more important."

Yang Qing knew that Zhuge Liang had this temperament in state affairs and did not force it, so he said: "Yes. Actually, it's not a big deal. I just came to report to the Prime Minister that the tea planting strategy has been drawn up with Li Shijun and others." As he said that, Conghuai said.

He took out a scroll of letters and handed it to Zhuge Liang.

Tea cultivation was a strategy he proposed to benefit the people, and he was the only one who knew the advanced tea-growing and tea-making technology. Therefore, Zhuge Liang asked Yang Qing to work with Li Hui and others to prepare a tea-growing strategy based on local conditions in the past few days, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble in a few days.

The people of Tianzhi left Yizhou County, which delayed the matter.

Zhuge Liang took the slip and read it quickly. He closed it and put it away. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Mingzhi did a great job. With this planting technique, I don't have to worry about growing tea. I will remember you for your contribution."

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"Thank you, Prime Minister, for the compliment." Yang Qing said with a smile, "It's just Prime Minister, I wonder when the reward from the court came?"

"Hmph, why are you so anxious? You should be the first to contribute to the pacification of Nanzhong this time, and the reward will be yours."

Yang Qing chuckled: "I'm not in a hurry, I'm just worried about my people. Many of them risked their lives to follow me south. I must find a good future for them, right?"

"Well, your subordinates Liu Yin, Zhang Yi, Yang Xi and others are indeed outstanding talents. Their contribution this time is not small, and the court will not be stingy with rewards. Don't worry."

Yang Qing smiled and said: "The Prime Minister is impartial and upright, so Qing can rest assured."

"Hmph, I think you are quite addicted to officialdom!" Zhuge Liang glanced at Yang Qing and said calmly.

"Is there something behind his words? Zhuge Liang doesn't think he has any big ambitions, right?" Yang Qing thought to himself.

"The Qinggu family is a widower, and I don't care about the property. I live in the public house for food and clothing. I really only live on my salary, so I just want to get promoted to get rich." Yang Qing said a little aggrievedly.

"Haha, you kid." Although Zhuge Liang knew that Yang Qing was joking on purpose, he still couldn't help laughing when he heard his reply.

After laughing, he also said jokingly: "It's a valid reason. You can pass the test."

"It's not easy to get through in front of the Prime Minister." Yang Qing smiled bitterly and asked: "By the way, Prime Minister, when will the army return to the court?"

"It's coming soon, just in the next few days." Zhuge Liang said looking to the north.

Five days later, Zhuge Liang saw that the people in all the counties in Nanzhong had settled down and all the strategies for governing Nanzhong had been laid out one by one, so he decided to return to the court. The army first assembled in Dian Lake, preparing to pay homage to those who died because of the rebellion.

The dead officers and southerners.

I saw the high altar with incense tables, candles, lamps, flags and banners all set up, and the sergeants placed sacrifices like human heads on the ground. It turned out that these sacrifices were not real human heads, but the ones ordered by Zhuge Liang and the people.

The flour is used as a preparation to shape a human head, and the meat is filled with beef, mutton and other meat. It is called steamed buns to replace the custom of the southern barbarians using real human heads for sacrifice.

The auspicious time has come. Zhuge Liang, wearing a golden crown and crane cloak, led a group of civil and military officials such as Li Hui, Zhao Yun, Yang Qing, etc. to the stage to offer sacrifices. He also ordered Yang Yi to read out the memorial text. The text said:

On the first day of the ninth month in the autumn of the third year of the Jianxing reign of the Wei Dynasty, the Prime Minister, the Sili Xiaowei, led the pastor of Yizhou, and Zhuge Liang, the Marquis of Wuxiang, presented a memorial ceremony to commemorate the death of the king, the great and small generals and the ghosts of the southerners, and said:

I, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, have won the mighty victory over the five tyrants and succeeded the three kings. Yesterday, I invaded the country from afar, and the foreign customs raised their troops. I followed the scorpions to stir up demons and steal the hearts of wolves to achieve chaos. I was ordered by the king to investigate the sins of Xia Huang. I carried out a large-scale bravery.

Get rid of the ants; the heroic army gathers, the crazy bandits disappear; only then can you hear the sound of breaking bamboo, which means you have lost the power of the ape.

However, the soldiers and young men are all heroes from all over the world; the bureaucrats and generals are all heroes from all over the world: they practice martial arts and serve in the army, and they surrender to the enemy, and they all apply for three orders and show off seven captures in total; Qi Jian serves the country with sincerity and is loyal to the emperor. When will it happen?

Occasionally, you lost your chance to attack due to treacherous plots: you may have been hit by a stray arrow, and your soul will be buried in the spring; or you may have been injured by a sword, and your soul will be gone forever. If you are alive, you will be brave, and if you die, you will be famous. Today, you are going to return the victory with a triumphant song, and you will be offered as a prisoner.

Your heroic spirits are still here, and you must hear my prayer: follow my banner, chase my tribe, return to the upper country together, each recognize his hometown, receive steamed and tasted flesh and blood, and receive sacrifices from his family; do not be a ghost from a foreign land, just a stranger from a foreign land.

soul.

I will report to the emperor that all your families will benefit from the dew of kindness. I will give you clothing and food every year and salary every month. I will repay you with this to comfort your heart. As for the local gods in this land and the dead ghosts in the south, they always eat blood.

The support is not far away; the living are majestic, and the dead are also kings. If you want to stay in peace, don't cry. Talk about sincerity and offer sacrifices. Oh, how sad! Fu Wei is still enjoying it!

After reading the memorial text, Zhuge Liang burst into tears, which moved the entire army to tears. Meng Huo and other Nanzhong soldiers, as well as the chiefs of the cave owners, were all moved by it. The people around him also burst into tears when they thought of their relatives and family members who had lost their lives.

After the memorial ceremony was completed, Zhuge Liang sent an order for the army to regroup, and Li Hui and other officials and people in the city came to see them off with fresh fruits and wine.

When the southern expedition army returned to the court, Zhuge Liang decided not to return to Yuexun County from Lushui and then return the same way. Instead, he went from Xian to Wei County, went north along the Wuchi Road, passed through Yuwu, Hanyang, entered Zangda County, and arrived at Pingyi County.

Then it passed through Nanqin and Nanguang to Bodao, the starting point of the Southern Expedition, and finally returned to Chengdu from Bodao along the waterway.

The reason why he did not go back the same way was because Zhuge Liang wanted to go to Zanggao County and Zhuti County in person. As the prime minister of a country, he must have a true understanding of the states and counties under his rule. Zhuge Liang finally came to the south.

Of course, we must visit all the counties in Nanzhong as much as possible.

But in this way, Yang Qing could not move with the army, but had to separate from Zhuge Liang and others in Kunze.

"Mingzhi, I don't know when we can meet again after we say goodbye today." Guan Xing said to Yang Qing while holding the wine glass.

Yang Qing also raised his wine glass and said, "Don't worry Anguo, it won't be too long before you and I see each other again."

"Haha, there is no need to worry about Anguo. The Prime Minister is not willing to stay in Nanzhong for a long time. I can guarantee that this kid will return to Shuzhong in less than half a year." At this time, Zhao Yun also came over with a wine glass.

After he said this, everyone's reluctance to say goodbye dissipated a lot. Yang Qing presented his wine glass to the two of them and said: "General Zilong, Anguo, I would like to toast you two. Please take care of yourself along the way."

"Take care Mingzhi, I'll take the first step and see you again in Shu someday." Guan Xing answered.

Zhao Yun stroked the tiger's beard with his hand and smiled boldly: "Haha, I'll see you again in Shu. Drink!"

"See you in Shuzhong!" Yang Qingguan Xing also replied in the same way.

Then the three of them drank the wine in the cup, and they all showed the bottom of the cup. The three of them looked at each other, and after a while they laughed at the same time.

Yang Qing took the wine glass and paid homage to Ma Zhong, Wang Ping, Gou Fu, Yang Yi, Liao Hua and other old friends and new acquaintances. Everyone expressed their feelings of farewell to each other and bowed to each other.

He came to Zhuge Liang again and offered a toast. Zhuge Liang held Yang Qing's hand and said, "I have said what I need to say last night, and I won't say more now. I would like to give you one last word, take advantage of the little time left to

Yuexun will be diligent in his administration and good at caring for the people, and he will definitely govern Yuexun into the upper county of Nanzhong."

"Promise, Qing will remember the Prime Minister's teachings and hope that the Prime Minister will take good care of his health." Yang Qing bowed and bowed.

"Don't worry, I'll remember it." Zhuge Liang said happily.

Li Hui, Yang Qing, Meng Huo and other officials sent Zhuge Liang's army thirty miles outside the city one way after another. After Zhuge Liang's forced request, everyone parted with tears and no longer saw each other off.
Chapter completed!