"Jiang Boyue! Do you know your guilt?!"
Liu Chan asked angrily.
Jiang Wei knelt before the emperor, his head lowered, with a complicated expression.
When Jiang Wei returned to the temple, Liu Chan hurriedly summoned Zhang Yi. Only then did he learn that Zhang Yi had been captured alive. At this moment, Liu Chan almost exploded with anger.
Liu Chan is very similar to Sima Anshi to a certain extent. He is relatively tolerant and can be regarded as a relatively generous person. Of course, he is definitely not as generous as Sima Anshi.
He rarely loses his temper and is very polite to his ministers.
But at this moment, he really couldn't help it.
This was not because the army suffered heavy casualties, but because he felt that there was something wrong with Jiang Wei.
When Fei Yi was assassinated, many people secretly believed that Jiang Wei had done it.
Fei Yi was trusted by Liu Chan, more so than Jiang Wei anyway.
Historical records record that Fei was humble and simple, never accumulating money for himself. He and his family wore very simple clothes, and no one followed them when they went out, just like ordinary people.
He assisted Liu Chan in governing the Shu Han Dynasty. At that time, Jiang Wei wanted to go to war. Fei Yi did not object, but would not condone him.
He was only given 10,000 to 20,000 men each time, and told him: Prime Minister Zhuge failed to defeat the enemy at first, and now our talents are far inferior to him. How can we accomplish what he has not accomplished?
Today's strategy is to govern diligently, strengthen defense, and wait for changes in the world so that future generations can inherit the cause and look for opportunities to accomplish great things.
Later, Fei Yi held a New Year's Eve meeting in Hanshou. When Fei Yi was drunk, Guo Xiu suddenly took action and stabbed Fei Yi to death with a knife. Fei Yi died a few days later, and Guo Xiu was also killed.
And this Guo Xiu was from the Guo family in Xiping. Yes, he was a member of the Queen Mother Guo's clan. The most important thing is that this man was captured by Jiang Wei and surrendered.
The Wei general who was captured and surrendered by Jiang Wei assassinated Fei Yi, who was at odds with Jiang Wei.
At that time, some people thought that this was Jiang Wei's doing, and they filed reports for a thorough investigation.
Liu Chan was also hesitant. To a large extent, Liu Chan was very similar to Sima Yan. He was indecisive, hedonistic, easy to listen to advice, generous to others, and occasionally had outstanding performances.
He performs well when he is assisted by famous ministers, but once the capable ministers around him die, there will be very serious consequences.
To sum up, these characteristics seem to be no different from Sima Yan.
Fortunately, the wise ministers around Liu Chan at that time all supported Jiang Wei and believed that it was impossible for Jiang Wei to do such a thing. It's just a serious crime.
But now, something like this happened again.
Zhang Yi was also at odds with Jiang Wei. He repeatedly opposed Jiang Wei's large-scale army expedition to Wei. After the expedition, he was the only general captured alive.
When Liu Chan learned about this, he couldn't bear it anymore.
"I am aware of my guilt."
Jiang Wei replied.
Liu Chan had a straight face, but he was thinking about how to deal with Jiang Wei, and his expression was uncertain.
Huang Hao, who was standing not far away, lowered his head and his eyes were full of joy.
You are just a surrendered general, how dare you be rude to us? If you don't do it, who will you do?
This time we will make you completely lose your power, so that you will never dare to ride on our heads again.
Just when Liu Chan was about to speak, Huangmen walked into the palace and reported, "Your Majesty, the Minister has ordered Chen Gong to see you."
Liu Chan was stunned for a moment and then asked someone to come in.
Chen Zhi walked up to the emperor in small steps, bowed immediately, and knelt down beside Jiang Wei.
Liu Chan put away the anger on his face and said, "Mr. Chen, you came at the right time!"
Chen Zhi's eyes glanced at Jiang Wei beside him, and then he looked helplessly at the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I was unable to come in time."
"Don't say that! You're here just in time, get up and offer me a seat!"
Chen Zhi said again: "Your Majesty, General Wei has been fighting all year round and has made countless contributions to the temple. He has inherited the prime minister's legacy and is ten times more talented than me. He is still kneeling down, so how can I dare to sit down?"
After hearing this, Liu Chan asked angrily: "This man lost his army and lost his general. Shouldn't he be punished?"
Chen Zhi replied: "Your Majesty, victory and defeat are common occurrences. Can we deny his past military exploits just because of one defeat?"
"General Wei is good at fighting. There is no one in the country who knows how to fight better than him, and there is no one better suited to command an army than him. He is loyal to you. Your Majesty should not treat him like this just because of a single defeat."
Liu Chan didn't know how to refute for a while, so he said: "That matter about General Zhengxi"
Chen Zhi hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, I have already asked many generals and lieutenants in the army about this matter. General Zhang asked himself to be the leader of the army. His ambition is commendable. The troops used by the Cao thieves this time It is several times larger than ours. They are attacking from both sides. If General Zhengxi had not taken the initiative to cut off the rear, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"General Zhengxi fell into the hands of the enemy. This incident made the ministers particularly sad."
"However, now that he is gone, there are fewer generals in the army to fight. Your Majesty should pay more attention to the generals. I hope your Majesty will not be angry. I am willing to evaluate General Wei's fault according to his military achievements and losses, and give him appropriate punishment." punish"
Chen Zhi obviously wanted to keep Jiang Wei.
Jiang Wei sat next to Chen Zhi with a look of shame on his face. At this moment, he couldn't even say the words to ask for self-punishment, because once he went down, there would really be no one in Shu Han who could inherit his position.
Liu Chan couldn't make a decision for a while.
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He hesitantly looked at Huang Hao aside.
"Husband Huang, what do you think?"
Huang Hao's heart trembled, and then he became a little excited. His Majesty actually asked him about such a big matter? ?
When Jiang Wei heard this, he felt even more indescribably angry. He suddenly looked at Chen Zhi beside him.
The demise of the Later Han Dynasty is right in front of us, can't we still learn a lesson?
Chen just pursed his lips, but said nothing more, and looked at Huang Hao together.
Seeing Chen Zhi's gaze, Huang Hao also hesitated.
Of course he wanted to kill Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei always liked to meddle in other people's affairs and got into trouble with them. This made Huang Hao and others very dissatisfied. Such an opportunity was too rare.
But at the same time, this is also an opportunity for Huang Hao to interfere in the government affairs of the temple. This opportunity is even more rare.
If he said that Jiang Wei should be dealt with severely at this moment, then Chen Ji would probably refute it, and would also change his attitude towards him in the future, which would prevent Huang Hao from intervening in the temple affairs.
But if Huang Hao can support Chen Zhi's choice, he will have more opportunities to interfere in the temple in the future.
He hesitated for a moment and made a decision quickly.
"Your Majesty, I think that Mr. Chen is an important official in the temple. His words are naturally very reasonable. Although General Wei lost his troops this time, he can let Mr. Chen investigate his affairs because of his past military exploits."
After hearing Huang Hao's words, Liu Chan immediately knew what to do.
He looked at Jiang Wei and said, "I will pardon you this time. This cannot happen again in the future!"
"Okay! I'm tired! Mr. Huang, send them out!"
Jiang Wei and Chen just thanked the emperor and were immediately sent out of the palace by Huang Hao.
At this moment, Jiang Wei's emotions were extremely complicated. He felt that he had been humiliated. Was it because of Huang Hao that he was spared by His Majesty? ?
He wanted to curse, but because of important matters, his face was red at the moment and he tried to look away, trying to forget Huang Hao's existence.
Chen Zhi was different. After leaving the palace, he once again thanked Huang Hao for his help.
Huang Hao was flattered by this.
"Mr. Chen, don't talk like that. It's my honor to be able to do something for you. I know that you are a virtuous man who cares about the country. Please don't worry."
The two of them started chatting, the atmosphere was very harmonious, and they looked like a pair of good friends.
Chen only said goodbye to Huang Hao and left with Jiang Wei.
When the two got into the car, the atmosphere was still somewhat silent.
Jiang Wei suddenly laughed, his smile was so bitter.
"If it's because of Huang Hao that I can be pardoned, I'd rather die."
Chen just looked ahead calmly and didn't speak.
Jiang Wei was also silent for a moment and continued: "Mr. Chen, your Majesty favors eunuchs so much. This will definitely bring disaster to the world."
"You shouldn't treat Huang Hao like this."
Chen Zhi remained expressionless. He looked at Jiang Wei and said nothing.
Doesn't he know this truth? In this era when aristocratic families despised eunuchs, he put down his dignity, took the initiative to make friends with eunuchs, and improved his relationship with them, even at the cost of being infamous and ridiculed by others. Didn't he know the benefits and disadvantages?
But what can he do?
His leader Fei Yi died, and his predecessors Dong Yun and Lu Yi also died.
Your Majesty simply does not trust the ministers in the temple, does not get close to them, and does not listen to their advice.
What can Chen do?
Apart from taking the initiative to make friends with the official groups who are favored by the emperor, using them to improve the relationship with the emperor, and then getting the emperor to agree with his ideas, what can he do? !
Although Chen Zhi didn't say anything, Jiang Wei still lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Mr. Chen."
"Why was there such a big defeat this time?"
"Cao Cao has figured out my tactics and predicted my strategy. The combat effectiveness of Cao Cao's army is stronger than before, and its morale exceeds ours."
"Their generals are also very good. There are generals, cavalry generals, and commanders. The various departments and captains cooperate closely and the tactics are well deployed."
Jiang Wei said slowly: "Mr. Chen, we can't go on like this. If Cao's thieves' armies everywhere have such fighting power, the big man will die in our hands."
Chen Zhi's eyes were a little shocked, "You still want to go on an expedition??"
He shook his head, "We can no longer go on an expedition. The ministers in the temple will not agree. Even if I come forward, I will no longer support it. In three years, it will not be possible."
"We have to go to war. If we don't go to war, I'm worried that the big man won't be able to survive these three years."
"I heard that you sent someone to discuss important matters with the general of Wu State?"
"Well, there is such a thing."
"I heard that the general of Wu State is very young and lacks any record of success. He is eager to make meritorious deeds. Do you think we can send someone to discuss the expedition with him again?"
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