After understanding his specific responsibilities, Zhang Xi felt a little more at ease when he became the Minister of the Ministry of War.
You still have to learn, not only to explore on your own, but also to humbly ask people like Zhang Yi who have practical experience in government affairs for advice. This made Zhang Yi stunned.
It's not that Zhang Yi is uncomfortable with superiors asking subordinates for advice, but Zhang Yi believes that Zhang Xi has also worked step by step from the local level and should have no shortage of practical government experience.
As for the military aspect, you are joking. Would a former general of the Han Dynasty not understand military affairs? !
If Zhang Xi doesn't understand military affairs, then people like Guo Huai and Zhang He should quickly go to the General and go home to be with their wives and children.
So Zhang Yi really doesn't understand what Zhang Xi is doing.
But since Zhang Xi humbly asked for advice, Zhang Yi couldn't hide it. Anyway, it was enough to teach Jiang Wei, and it wouldn't be troublesome to have another Zhang Xi.
But Zhang Xi suddenly realized that he really didn't know anything.
In fact, Zhang Xi could understand what Zhang Yi told Jiang Wei and understand why he did what he did. In the field of actual government affairs, Zhang Xi actually did not lack training.
As for the military, although Zhang Xi paid little attention to the recruitment of soldiers and lacked certain practical experience, what Zhang Yi said was actually not actual operations, but more about supervision and training. As an official, It is enough to be responsible for overall planning, and you need to know the methods of recruiting and recruiting officials, but there is no need to actually operate it yourself. You only need to do a good job of supervision to prevent officials from committing crimes.
After all, he is also someone who has been in charge of a party. In fact, Zhang Xi is also familiar with this aspect, and no one is worse than the other.
After listening to the end, Zhang Xi finally realized that what he lacked was not actual government experience, but confidence in his abilities.
It's not like I haven't learned anything after traveling for more than ten years. After such a long period of fighting, making suggestions, and taking charge of the government, I have already unknowingly learned the political methods of this era.
I thought I was not good at it, but in this era, my experience and abilities are enough to cope with my current job.
As for whether it can be improved, at least Zhang Xi has not found inspiration in this area yet. Maybe he will be able to think of it in the future when he becomes more familiar with his work or encounters unexpected events.
In this case, you don’t have to worry about your lack of ability and being unable to shoulder the heavy responsibility.
After Zhang Xi figured it out, he immediately felt a lot more relaxed. He went to the government office to clock in during the day, and after returning home from get off work in the afternoon, he stayed in the mansion to educate Xiao Xuan'er and Xiao Zheng'er.
Speaking of which, Xiao Xuan'er is already thirteen years old this year. If she doesn't get a good education, she will soon become like her mother, a girl who only knows how to wield swords and guns.
As for Xiao Zheng'er, it's time for enlightenment.
But just when Zhang Xi was busy at work and teaching her children at home, trouble came to her door while she was living a happy family life.
In December of the first year of Zhangwu, an envoy sent by Sun Quan arrived in Chengdu.
Nominally, Sun Quan sent people to congratulate Liu Bei on his succession to the throne of Han Emperor, but in fact, Sun Quan sent people to test Liu Bei's reaction to his proclaiming emperor.
In this envoy, Zhuge Jin is the chief envoy and Lu Fan is the deputy envoy. There is no problem with these.
Zhuge Jin is Zhuge Liang's eldest brother. He also had experience in going to Chengdu as an envoy to persuade two families to negotiate peace talks in the past few years. It is normal for him to act as an envoy.
As a veteran of Jiangdong and a veteran respected by Sun Quan, Lu Fan's qualifications, connections, and eloquence are all unparalleled. He is also a suitable candidate to serve as deputy envoy to help Zhuge Jin socialize and entertain.
But the question is - Lu Fan, a shameless old man, actually brought Sun Quan's "edict", saying that he would make Sun Shangxiang the "eldest princess" of Soochow? !
This is like putting Zhang Xi on the fire! ! !
Fortunately, his daughter-in-law is quite sensitive in this regard. Although Lu Fan was kind to her, at this time, Sun Shangxiang didn't save any face for Lu Fan and directly kicked him out of the house with the edict. Door.
Therefore, Sun Shangxiang also wanted to retain a bit of aristocratic dignity, otherwise Sun Shangxiang would have scolded Lu Fan.
Good guy, you've already hid in Chengdu, why doesn't your unscrupulous brother miss any opportunity to take advantage of you? !
Sun Shangxiang was very angry and a little sad about this. At night, he caught Zhang Xi and complained. He scolded Sun Quan in front of Zhang Xi, which made Zhang Xi scramble to comfort Sun Shangxiang for a long time.
But there is one thing to say, Sun Quan did not do this properly.
It is impossible for Sun Quan to be unaware of the impact of his rash proclaiming emperor. Since he came under the banner of congratulating Liu Bei on his succession, the envoy should naturally be cautious in his words and deeds. This is in line with the current relationship between the two parties.
For example, among the three brothers of the Zhuge family, Zhuge Jin, the eldest brother, came to Chengdu. Zhuge Liang could only arrange a place for the eldest brother to live in Guanyi. He never mentioned that Zhuge Jin would live in his mansion, nor did he allow him to stay as a worker. Zhuge Jun, a member of the ministry and a foreign minister, came forward to entertain his eldest brother, and he stayed wherever he should.
Moreover, every meeting and discussion between Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin must be during the day and accompanied by many people. They only talk about business matters and never mention personal affairs to show fairness.
Privately, the three of them are brothers. Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun have no problem kneeling down to greet Zhuge Jin when they see him. But in official matters, one is the great Han Zhongshu Ling and the Ministry of Industry Yuan Wai Lang, and the other is not sure how to define it. The envoys sent by Sun Quan, all three of them must avoid suspicion.
In this regard, Zhuge Jin had no intention of complaining about his second and third brothers. Instead, he felt that it was natural.
Look at what others do, and look back at what you, the older brother, do? !
You actually asked Lu Fan to bring an edict to confer Sun Shangxiang as the "eldest princess". Doesn't this mean that your biological sister is not a human being inside and outside the Han Dynasty, and by the way, it also implicates Zhang Xi as a human being inside and outside? !
Sun Shangxiang only kicked Lu Fan out because Lu Fan was older and half a teacher, and he really had nothing to do with his brother Sun Quan.
Sometimes Zhang Xi doesn't quite understand. How does Sun Quan's brain circuit grow? Why is he so weird and doesn't care about his sister's feelings at all? !
When he launched the sneak attack on Jiangling, Sun Quan never thought about the position of Sun Shangxiang who was still in Jiangling City. Now he is still doing this. What a crime.
And Zhang Xi also had a headache.
This matter has already happened. Even if Sun Shangxiang drives people out of the mansion, it can be regarded as a statement of position. However, Zhang Xi has to apologize for this matter and explain it to Liu Bei personally.
Although Zhang Xi knew that Liu Bei would not be estranged from Zhang Xi because of this matter, Zhang Xi also had to know how to avoid suspicion automatically. The nature of this matter is different between being on the list and not.
Then Zhang Xi was summoned by Liu Bei.
This is a bit beyond Zhang Xi's expectation. We can't let our protagonist become the emperor, and even his character will be ruined, right? !
Do you really want to hold yourself accountable for this little thing? !
Facts have proved that Zhang Xi was thinking too much. Liu Bei summoned Zhang Xi just to convey some information through Sun Shangxiang.
I have to say that Zhuge Liang's eldest brother Zhuge Jin came prepared this time.
From the standpoint of Jiangdong's ministers, Zhuge Jin didn't think there was anything wrong with Sun Quan proclaiming himself emperor, so when he came to see Liu Bei this time, Zhuge Jin didn't feel guilty at all and would not repeat the embarrassment he had when he came to seek peace last time.
And this time when he came to Chengdu, Zhuge Jin had already prepared his rhetoric, trying to persuade Liu Bei to admit that Sun Quan was the emperor. At worst, he could not let Liu Bei deny that Sun Quan was the emperor.
The first thing Zhuge Jin showed was the changes in the current world situation.
Although Cao Wei now lost Liangzhou and the northern part of Yongzhou, in the eyes of the people of the world, these two places were the kind of places with a vast territory, few people, and surrounded by foreign races.
Although there are nine counties in total, in terms of total population, it is not as large as the population of Yuzhou, which has only two counties.
The biggest advantage of Liu Bei occupying these places is probably to obtain resources for the supply of war horses, but it does not really help Liu Bei's economy and military. On the contrary, as the successor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei has occupied Liangzhou. It can be easily abandoned, but it must also support the development of Liangzhou for a long time. To be honest, Liangzhou can not only bring a cavalry force to Liu Bei Group, but it is Ji Han's burden at other times.
Although Cao Wei lost these places, they were far from being damaged. Even if Liangzhou did not provide war horses, Cao Wei still had Wuhuan from the north to help. Liangzhou was not indispensable to Cao Wei.
In the current situation, although Liu Bei has some strategic initiative, the overall situation is still that Cao Wei is strong, while Wu and Han are weak. If Wu and Han are at odds with each other, Cao Wei will reap the benefits.
Secondly, Zhuge Jin laid out a case. In fact, it was not that there had never been two emperors standing side by side before.
Two hundred years ago, when the Han Dynasty declined and Wang Mang usurped power, many heroes came together like today. There were many people who proclaimed themselves emperors and kings.
And after Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu tidied up the old rivers and mountains and proclaimed himself emperor in Luoyang, it was not that there were no other emperors in the world. Among other things, at that time, Gongsun Shu separated himself from Shu and proclaimed himself emperor, calling himself White Emperor.
At that time, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, in order to deal with the warlord Kuai Xiao in Longxi, did not fail to write letters to Gongsun Shu, calling each other by name without mentioning his identity.
Emperor Guangwu had the courage to tolerate Gongsun Shu. Could it be that Liu Bei, who succeeded the Han Dynasty, could not follow the precedent and have good relations with Soochow? !
Finally, Zhuge Jin also made a position for the relationship between the two parties - after Cao Wei is eliminated, the two families will naturally compete with each other. At that time, it will not be too late to decide who is the real master of the world. .
(End of chapter)
