After roughly determining the central political structure of Liangzhou, Mi Yang turned his attention to the military aspect of Liangzhou.
From the military aspect, for Mi Yang, controlling the military power in Liangzhou was his top priority.
"The one who has military power is the commanding officer of the three armies and the master of the general's power. The general can hold the power of the army and use the power of the army to come to the masses, like a ferocious tiger, soaring around the sea with its wings, and doing whatever it encounters."
If you are about to lose your power and do not use your power, you will be like a fish or a dragon escaping from the rivers and lakes, seeking the power of swimming in the ocean, running on the waves and playing with the waves, how can you get it? "
This is what Zhuge Liang taught Mi Yang when Mi Yang left Chengdu.
Because he knew that Zhuge Liang's warning was very correct, he had always kept military power firmly in his hands since Mi Yang left Chengdu.
Nowadays, the world has changed, and Mi Yang, who became the pastor of Liangzhou, has never forgotten this.
Military power, as the name suggests, is the ownership of soldiers and horses.
Now in Liangzhou, the ownership of the regular soldiers is very mixed.
Because in the past two years, the command structure of Hanzhong and Hanxing counties has been constantly changing.
While the command structure was constantly changing, Mi Yang was still fighting abroad most of the time. Under the influence of these two reasons, the military power of the Liangzhou army was scattered among the generals.
For example, there is currently a general in Liangzhou who has more military power than Mi Yang.
That person was Wu Yi, the second-largest figure in Liangzhou—General Zhengbei and Governor of Hanzhong.
You must know that in Liangzhou, the Han army that can be called Mi Yang's direct lineage only had the 10,000 he brought from Jingzhou at the beginning.
A large part of the remaining tens of thousands of Liangzhou troops were originally soldiers from Hanzhong.
When Wei Yan served as the governor of Hanzhong, Wu Yi was originally the second-in-command in Hanzhong. After Wei Yan was transferred from Hanzhong by Mi Yang, Wu Yi successfully became the first-in-command in Hanzhong based on seniority.
Of course, most of the military power in Hanzhong was taken over by Wu Yi when Mi Yang was away.
Taking power out of the barrel of a gun, if he cannot take back all the military power in Liangzhou, then Mi Yang will not be able to follow his orders in Liangzhou.
This situation is absolutely unacceptable to Mi Yang.
Therefore, we must find a way to take back the military power in Liangzhou as soon as possible.
But this military power is not easy to control.
The sudden withdrawal of military power from subordinates must have a certain reputation.
If the name is not correct, the words will not be correct.
The most important thing is that Mi Yang wants to take back all the military power in Liangzhou to himself, not to take back part of the military power conditionally.
And if you want to complete this matter, Wu Yi's attitude and thoughts are very important.
But just think about it and you will know that Wu Yi is definitely not willing to take the initiative to hand over his military power.
Not to mention Wu Yi, no one wants the military power in their hands to be suddenly taken away.
And if Wu Yi does not cooperate with Mi Yang, it will undoubtedly be difficult to regain military power.
Because in terms of status, although Wu Yi's official position was not as high as Mi Yang's, he was also a relative, and his sister was still the living empress of the Han Dynasty.
Moreover, Wu Yi's official position was only one level lower than Mi Yang's.
The most important thing is that as a general who has held Hanzhong for a long time, Wu Yi's personal prestige must be very deep among the Han soldiers.
If Mi Yang rashly and forcefully takes back Wu Yi's military power, there is no guarantee that Wu Yi will not do something drastic.
Mi Yang didn't know Wu Yi very well. Since he didn't know him well, Mi Yang didn't mind guessing him with the greatest malice.
It’s always good to be prepared.
So the top priority now is for Mi Yang to find a reason to persuade everyone to take back Wu Yi's military power.
What should be the reason for that?
Mi Yang, who was troubled by this, suddenly saw Fa Miao sitting below him and drafting documents. After seeing Fa Miao, his mind subconsciously recalled the five words Fa Miao had written for him in the corridor a few days ago.
After thinking of this, Mi Yang's face showed a smile.
In name, his wife had already thought about it for him early in the morning.
After making some calculations in her mind, Mi Yang called Fa Miao forward with her hand.
Seeing Mi Yang suddenly reaching out to summon him, Fa Miao was a little confused for a moment.
But his body didn't hesitate at all. He stood up from his seat and came to Mi Yang's side.
After Fa Miao came to her side, Mi Yang whispered to Fa Miao.
As Mi Yang told Fa Miao the plan in her heart, Fa Miao listened and nodded.
After listening to all Mi Yang's whispers, Fa Miao immediately cupped his hands slightly towards Mi Yang, then slowly backed away towards the outside of the lobby.
Mi Yang sat on the main seat and watched Fa Miao's leaving figure. She couldn't help but place her fingers on her knees and keep tapping.
This was something he had developed since his previous life, a small action he did subconsciously when thinking about things.
As her fingers continued to tap her knees, Mi Yang was rapidly making various trade-offs in her mind.
After a long time, the fingers in Mi Yang's hand stopped tapping, and Mi Yang asked Ding Feng, who had been guarding behind him:
"How is Chengyuan's health doing?"
Seeing Mi Yang's question, Ding Feng, who had been concentrating on observing the situation around him, hurriedly bent down and replied respectfully: "My brother is no longer seriously injured. He wrote a letter a few days ago, saying that he can always fight for the king and kill the enemy again."
When Ding Feng answered Mi Yang, there was a smile on his face that could not be concealed.
Mi Yang would take special care of Ding Feng's body, which shows that this is his love for Ding Feng.
After Mi Yang listened to Ding Feng's answer, he didn't believe the second half of Ding Feng's words.
In that battle, Ding Feng's injuries were not minor at all.
Although nearly two months have passed now, given the current medical conditions, it is impossible to heal those injuries in just two months.
However, Ding Feng's statement that "there is no serious problem" can be believed.
After knowing this, Mi Yang nodded:
"Lu Zhizhong will come to Nanzheng from Xicheng soon. Write a letter to Chengyuan and ask him to bring his troops and horses to come with Lu Zhizhong."
Upon hearing Mi Yang's order, Ding Feng hurriedly accepted it.
Although Mi Yang's order was a bit sudden, Ding Feng never wondered why.
This is also the reason why Ding Feng can always serve as the subordinate governor of Mi Yang's sect.
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After Fa Miao left the hall, he ordered his subordinates to publish the document he had just written. On the other hand, after freshening up, he left the governor's mansion and walked towards Wu Yi's mansion.
Fa Miao had a strong memory for political affairs. He remembered that today was the day when Wu Yi was at home.
Wu Yi's mansion is not far from the Zhou Mu Mansion.
Fa Miao, who was sitting in the chariot, passed through several lanes and soon arrived at the gate of the house of Wu Yi, the general who conquered the north.
After arriving at the door of Wu Yi's mansion, Fa Miao did not rush in. He just ordered his entourage to throw a greeting card into Wu Yi's mansion.
After doing this, Fa Miao continued to sit in the car and closed his eyes to rest.
He knew Wu Yi wouldn't let him wait too long.
Sure enough, not long after Fa Miao's greeting card was submitted, Wu Yi, wearing casual clothes, hurried out of the mansion with his younger brother Wu Ban and came to the gate of the mansion to greet Fa Miao in person.
The reason Wu Yi and Wu Ban behaved this way was not because they were afraid of Fa Miao's power in Liangzhou.
Although Fa Miao is now the Liangzhou Biejia, most of Biejia's powers are reflected in political affairs, and they cannot yet make the Wu brothers who command the army feel afraid.
Now the only person in Liangzhou who can make the Wu brothers feel afraid is Mi Yang.
The Wu brothers behaved this way because they actually respected the Fufeng Fa family's family prestige.
Although the Wu brothers were also from the Central Plains noble clan, their family prestige was still inferior to that of the Fufeng Fa clan.
Wu Yi led Wu Ban before and after arriving at Fa Miao's chariot, and saluted Fa Miao in the chariot with the etiquette of welcoming distinguished guests.
After the Wu brothers saluted him, Fa Miao did not show off. He immediately got out of the car and respectfully saluted the Wu brothers as a junior.
After bowing to each other, Wu Yi smiled and said to Fa Miao: "The distinguished guest is coming, and Yi is overjoyed!"
With that said, Wu Yi led Fa Miao towards the mansion.
Compared with Wu Yi leading the way from the front, Wu Ban accompanied Fa Miao inside.
But Wu Ban, who was standing next to Fa Miao, had doubts in his heart as he walked.
Why did Fa Miao suddenly come to visit today?
With this doubt in his mind, Wu Ban quietly winked at Wu Yi in front of him.
After Wu Yi saw Wu Ban's wink at him, he did not respond to Wu Ban.
He just continued to laugh and led Fa Miao towards the living room of his house.
Although Fa Miao was walking intently, it didn't mean that he didn't notice Wu Ban's actions.
However, Fa Miao, who came with other thoughts, didn't care too much about this.
Under the leadership of Wu Yi, Fa Miao quickly came to the living room.
After all three people entered the living room, Wu Yi ordered the servants to serve wine and food, and asked Fa Miao to sit down. Then he sat opposite Fa Miao, while Wu Ban sat next to Fa Miao. .
Judging from where the three of them were sitting, it seemed that the Wu brothers were surrounding Fa Miao.
For a moment after the three of them took their seats, no one spoke to each other first.
This directly made the atmosphere in the field fall into embarrassment.
With such an atmosphere, we can't blame the Wu brothers for not being hospitable. After all, the two brothers didn't know what Fa Miao's purpose was.
Without knowing the purpose of Fa Miao's visit, the Wu brothers thought it would be better to wait and see.
As for Fa Miao, his character has always been taciturn.
The awkward atmosphere lasted for a while when none of the three people wanted to take the initiative to speak.
When the servants brought the food and wine and placed them in front of and behind the three of them, Wu Ban, who had a bold personality, had the opportunity to raise his glass to Fa Miao and said:
"The class will raise a glass first to congratulate Manjusri on assuming the post of the state's best ambassador."
After finishing speaking, Wu Ban quickly drank down the drink in his hand before Fa Miao could react.
When Fa Miao saw Wu Ban like this, he relaxed a little. He thanked him and then picked up the wine glass in his hand and drank it towards the Wu brothers.
After sharing a drink, the atmosphere became slightly more lively.
After a few casual conversations, when the Wu brothers were relaxing, Fa Miao suddenly revealed a bombshell news to the two brothers.
"The duties of governing and registering the state have been determined."
As soon as Fa Miao's words came out, he instantly attracted all the attention of the Wu brothers.
Wu Ban took the lead and couldn't help but asked Fa Miao: "Can Manjusri tell me who these two heroes are?"
Wu Ban's tone was full of expectation.
Seeing Wu Ban taking the initiative to ask about this matter, Fa Miao had a slight smile on his lips, and he said slowly: "They are Lu Jiyang and Deng Shizai respectively."
Fa Miao spoke slowly when he said the names of Lu Yi and Deng Ai.
He did this because he wanted to observe carefully what Wu Yi and Wu Ban's reactions were after hearing the news.
Compared to the more calm Wu Yi, who had no obvious changes on his face, Wu Ban's face showed some embarrassment.
In anger, Wu Ban was about to say something, but his words were stopped by Wu Yi in time.
Wu Yi's stop made Wu Ban's words have to be swallowed by him.
But because he didn't say anything out loud, Wu Ban's expression became even worse at this time.
The performances of Wu Yi and Wu Ban were watched closely by Fa Miao.
But he acted as if he didn't see it and was just drinking silently.
He already got the answer he wanted.
At this time, Wu Yi seemed to have guessed some of Fa Miao's intentions.
After calming Wu Ban's mood a little, he looked at Fa Miaoyan intently and said, "Both of them are talented people. This arrangement by Zhou Mu is very appropriate."
After hearing what Wu Yi said, Fa Miao finished another glass of wine and said to Wu Yi:
"In a few days, the governor of the state will hold a banquet in the mansion to entertain all the subordinates and generals. We hope that General Zhengbei will not be absent when he arrives."
Hearing what Fa Zheng said, Wu Yi had a hint of reluctance on his face.
Since he was unwilling, Wu Yi looked for excuses and said:
"Yi is responsible for the defense of Hanzhong under the heavy responsibility of His Majesty, and he does not dare to let down his guard even for one day. As a soldier, it is best to participate in such banquets as little as possible."
When Wu Yi said this sentence, he emphasized the word "Your Majesty" quite strongly.
Obviously Wu Yi knew that as Mi Yang's subordinate, he could not directly refuse Mi Yang, so he wanted to use Liu Bei as a shield for rejection.
But since Fa Miao can make this trip, he naturally has the confidence to complete the task.
Wu Yi had a shield, and Fa Miao also had a spear to break the shield.
"General Zhengbei, do you still remember the time when the ministers advised your majesty to marry the queen?"
"Back then, my father helped the general. Today, I hope the general will not let Miao be blamed for his incompetence."
The current Empress of the Han Dynasty is Wu Yi's biological sister.
At first, Liu Yan was disloyal and heard a fortune teller say that Wu Yi's sister would be a noble person, so he asked his son Liu Mao to marry the Wu family.
After Liu Mao's death, the Wu family remained a widow.
Later, Liu Bei pacified Yizhou. At that time, Mrs. Sun had returned to Soochow, and the officials persuaded Liu Bei to marry the Wu family.
The original ministers included the ministers of the Yizhou faction, and Wu Yi, as one of the leaders of the Dongzhou faction, had never dealt with the ministers of the Yizhou faction.
The ministers of the Yizhou clan are not saints. If there is no special reason, they will take the initiative to help Wu Yi and help his sister become Liu Bei's wife.
As for the reason for the prediction, at that time when the prediction was prevalent, there were eighty to eighty noble women in Yizhou who were said to have the appearance of great nobility.
Why did Liu Bei go out of his way to marry a widow?
On the surface, Wu Yi and Wu were both passive in these two marriages, but is this really the case?
Everything is just a common method among noble families.
Anyway, Wu Yi gained huge benefits from these two things.
Of course, when Fa Miao mentioned this matter now, he was not trying to expose something. He was just reminding him that his father was kind to Wu Yi in this matter!
After being persuaded by the ministers, Liu Bei considered that he and Liu Mao were from the same clan and did not agree. It was Fazheng's words that finally made Liu Bei make up his mind.
Without Fa Zheng's words, there is another question as to whether Wu Yi is now a relative.
Wu Yi understood the deep meaning behind Fa Miao's initiative to bring up this matter, but it was a fact that Fa Zheng was kind to him in this matter, and now Fa Zheng's son came to ask him for this in return.
For this reason, no matter how unhappy Wu Yi was, he could only close his eyes and reply: "I will definitely arrive that day."
Hearing what Wu Yi said, Fa Miao stood up and bowed slightly to Wu Yi.
mission completed!
