In Wancheng, in the inner hall of the backyard of the Jingyu Governor's Office, Sima Yi, the general of the cavalry of Cao Wei, was holding the book and reading it carefully. Sandalwood flasks were lit in the copper furnace beside him, which made people feel relaxed and calmed down.

However, Sima Yi seemed not to be affected by sandalwood. Although his face was calm, his frown brows showed that he was not as calm as he looked on.

Sima Yi's qi cultivation skills have always been the first-class. There are few things that can move him, but at this moment he kept sighing, and his expression on his face was unpredictable, because the book in his hand was the battle report from Guanzhong.

A few days ago, the news that Zhang He was defeated by the Han army in Jieting reached Wancheng, and the disastrous defeat of tens of thousands of elite troops was shocked by Sima Yi.

As an important official of Cao Wei, he received a detailed description of the notices, so he had to read them several times a day in the past few days, in order to understand the military style of Zhuge Liang, the great enemy, through these details.

"Oh, although Jun Yi was one step late to get off the Shu army and was blocked in Jieting, the key to the failure of the army was that he lost to the Shu people in the field. If Jun Yi could defeat Zhuge Liang in the formation battle outside Jieting City, he would probably not end up with annihilation now." Sima Yi put down the script and closed his eyes and pondered.

Sima Yi opened his eyes again, got up and left his seat, and was strolling in the house while thinking: "In the battle of Jieting, Zhuge Liang made many strange plans, but his approach to military use is still dominated by upright formation battles. The formation of the Shu army is really powerful. If I face the superiors in the future, I must be careful."

"According to Zhang Junyi's recollection, the battle formation set up by Zhuge Liang is somewhat similar to the ancient Bagua Formation, but the changes in it seem to be more complicated and exquisite. It is not simply to press the eight directions of the slightest, life, injury, Du, Jing, death, shock, and open up the eight directions, but to turn the large formation into small formations, turning the enemy troops in the formation one by one..."

Thinking of this, Sima Yi returned to the front of the case and laid a piece of Cai Hou paper, took a pen and dipped it ink to draw a guess about Zhuge Liang's Eight Formation Picture.

"Father, what are you drawing?"

Sima Yi had just finished drawing a basic Bagua formation when he suddenly heard a shout from behind, which scared him so much that he shook his brush and threw out a few ink dots and fell on the paper.

Sima Yi turned around and turned around and saw a handsome young man standing in front of him, his face darkened, and he shouted angrily: "What kind of sensation is it?"

This young man looks seventeen or eighteen years old, with long body, beautiful eyebrows, beautiful eyes, wearing a blue brocade curly skirt, and pleated cloud-soled shoes. He is indescribable and elegant, and he is indescribable. He is indescribable and elegant. Anyone who sees him will call him a beautiful young master.

The young man was not afraid of Sima Yi's scolding, but instead grinned and said, "Hehe, Father, what are you drawing? Why does it seem like a Bagua Formation?"

"It's not true that it is the Bagua Formation, it's not true that it is not true." Sima Yi smiled and said, "Zhao'er, the one who painted the Shu army formation that General Zhang He fought against Jieting for his father. However, it was just based on the battle report to test the painting. I don't know how different it is from the formation made by Zhuge Liang, the pseudo-coy of Western Shu."

It turned out that this young man was Sima Yi's second son Sima Zhao. Sima Yi took office in Wancheng and only Sima Zhao was the only family member. Other relatives, including the eldest son Sima Shi, stayed at home in Luoyang.

Unlike the strict training of his eldest son Sima Shi, Sima Yi's teachings to Sima Zhao were not only liberating in his knowledge of civil and military affairs. Sima Zhao could play and play around with the children of the court without hesitation, so his personality was quite unrestrained.

Sima Zhao looked closer and couldn't see the reason, so he laughed and said, "Haha, why bother to worry about this formation? It's better to call the emperor to work in Guanxi. As long as he faces Zhuge Liang, wouldn't his father know the reality of the formation?

And I see that General Zhang He and General Cao are just like this. They are fooled by Zhuge Liang. If they have to deal with the Sichuan thieves, their father will take action, otherwise our Majesty will be defeated."

"Bastard." Sima Yi glared at Sima Zhao after hearing this, "Who taught you to criticize the emperor and important officials of the country so much? How dare you, Huangkouzi, comment on military and national affairs?"

"Whoever teaches me is what the child thinks about?" Sima Zhao said timidly.

"Hmph, don't go outside to say these words, otherwise be careful of your skin."

Sima Zhao responded with his head down

"I understand."

Seeing him listening, Sima Yi continued in a gentle tone: "For his father, I thought of the match between Zhuge Liang with Guanxi, but Wancheng is also inseparable from being a father, and it is not for the father to be a father. Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu may have wanted to cause trouble in the past two months."

"What my father meant is that Dongwu wanted to launch an army to invade the territory?"

Sima Yi replied: "The country is dealing with Western Shu. Dongwu must have ideas for such a good opportunity. However, I am guarding Jingzhou, and there are also Grand Sima watching over Yangzhou. Even if Sun Quan is willing, he will have no chance to take advantage of it."

"So that's it, the child understands."

Sima Yi said, "You are still young, and military and national affairs are not something you, a young man, can handle. If you want to help you counsel the great affairs of your father, you have to read a few more years."

"Father, I have been reading for half a day in the morning." Sima Zhao said weakly.

Sima Yi smiled and said, "I understand, go and play with your friends, and you will also be responsible for your father."

"Yes, the child is leaving." Sima Zhao ran out happily.

Sima Yi looked at his son's back and smiled lovingly, turned around and returned to the desk and continued to draw.

After more than ten days of measures to safeguard the people in the four counties of Longyou have gradually returned to normal.

The Han army's military discipline was solemn and uncompromising that the people were all right, the officials were honest and diligent, and the people were fair and strict. Zhuge Liang and others' benevolent and righteous governance style refreshed the people of Longyou.

Looking back on the waves of rulers in the past thirty years, the officials and people of Longyou know what it is to love the people like their sons today. For a while, the prestige of the Han Dynasty increased day by day, and the people's memories of Cao Wei began to melt from now on.

"Prime Minister, after many days of efforts by Qing and Youchang, Duke Wei finally calculated the registered population of the Longyou counties and came to report it." In the public room, Yang Qing first exchanged glances with Ma Su and Yang Yi, and then bowed and said to Zhuge Liang.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting contents later! Zhuge Liang put down the official documents in his hand, looked up and said happily: "Oh? You will get your household registration so soon? Well, let's talk about it."

"Yes." Yang Qing pulled out the book from his arms and said, "Based on the books sent by the counties of Tianshui, Qing and Youchang and Duke Wei of You and Duke of Wei checked the files during the period of Emperor Ling. Now, we have roughly figured out how many people there are in the four counties of Longyou.

There are 8,932 households in Tianshui, 4,755 households in Nan'an, 8,571 households in Longxi, 9,320 households in Guangwei, with a total of 31,578 households in total and 157,890 households in the registered households."

"Is there only such a few people in the four counties and nineteen counties? It seems that Yongliang's war is indeed ruined and decayed." Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "But I have seen the manors and forts in the countryside, with great names throughout the countryside."

It is definitely abnormal that the four counties in Longyou are not as large as one county in Hanzhong. Although the population that flowed into Hanzhong when the heroes emerged was no less than 100,000 people, it was later moved away by Cao Cao. Therefore, even if Hanzhong experienced less wars, it was impossible for a county in Hanzhong to be more than the four counties in Tianshui, Wei, Nan'an and Longxi.

The reason is nothing more than that the powerful surname concealed a lot of people, especially in the Yongliang area, where warlords were frequently in chaos and Qiang and Hu often invaded.

In order to protect themselves, people from the same clan and villager often gather together to live under the leadership of local tyrants. Over time, ordinary people become farmers, tenants, and slaves of wealthy households, and these people cannot be counted.

Yang Qing smiled and replied, "Nothing can be hidden from the Prime Minister. These days, I have conducted open and secret investigations and inquiries from many sources. Finally, I learned about the general situation of the hidden population of the four counties in Longyou."

"Oh? How many household registrations have been hidden by the noble surname?"
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