Zhang Xi's conditions were so weird that Zhuge Liang didn't want to find out what the reason was.
Since Zhang Xi agreed to the marriage between the two families, he would ask someone to calculate the birth date, select a good and auspicious day, and formally ask someone to come to propose the marriage.
And this matter is really not Zhuge Liang's top priority at the moment.
Zhuge Liang's top priority is always state affairs.
In the past two years, too many things have happened, and there are too many things that need to be adjusted by the DPRK and China.
First of all, in the winter of the third year of Jianxing, Yang Hong, the governor of Shu County, died of illness.
For the position of the governor of Shu County, the Jingzhou faction and the Yizhou faction fought for it, and Zhuge Liang had to work hard to balance the relationship.
In the end, after a fight, the Yizhou faction won the victory in name.
Because Zhuge Liang transferred Li Hui, the governor of the surrender, back to Chengdu and served as the prefect of Shu County.
On the one hand, Li Hui had served as the governor of Nanzhong for almost ten years, and it was no longer suitable for him to stay in Nanzhong.
On the other hand, Li Hui's health has been getting worse and worse in recent years. He also deliberately avoided suspicion and wrote several times asking to return to Chengdu for retirement. Zhuge Liang was just taking advantage of the situation.
Therefore, Liu Chan issued an edict, making Li Hui the general of Zhennan and the prefect of Shu County, and transferred him back to Chengdu to serve.
Because Li Hui is from Shu after all, no matter what his current position is, he serves as the prefect of Shu County, and the aristocratic family in central Shu really can't say anything. Anyway, we can't let people from Jingzhou serve as the prefect of Shu County. Is it coming to the state’s neck? ! !
But as soon as Li Hui resigned from the post of governor of the surrender, the Jingzhou faction and the Yizhou faction became the top leader in Nanzhong. Wouldn't they have to fight for it again? !
Nanzhong involves the interests of too many Yizhou people, and it cannot be controlled by a Jingzhou person, otherwise these Jingzhou people will definitely put their hands into the money bags belonging to the Yizhou people.
This time the two sides were even more quarrelsome.
The people of Yizhou recommended Ma Zhong, the prefect of Zangqi County, as the governor of Gajiang, while the people of Jingzhou recommended Ma Su, the chief minister of the Prime Minister's Office, and the former prefect of Yuexi County, Ma Su, as the governor of Gajiang.
This choice is very interesting.
It's true that Ma Zhong is Brazilian, but he was able to take charge of Zangzhou County because of Zhang Xi's recommendation and appointment. In addition, he has been in charge of the Royal Cement Factory for many years, so he has long been a staunch imperialist.
As for Ma Di, although it is true that he is from Xiangyang, the problem is that Ma Di is now a member of the army in the Prime Minister's Office. This position is close to the decision-making level, and it is not much lower than the authority of the governor of the city. Moreover, anyone with a discerning eye can see it. Zhuge Liang appreciates Ma Di very much. It is highly valued and will definitely be of great use in the future. It is impossible to leave it to Nanzhong and serve as a guard.
So, even Zhuge Liang didn't know what the two groups were fighting about.
Is it to fight for one's own interests or to fight for a breath?
In fact, the Yizhou faction and the Jingzhou faction are really just competing for a breath this time.
After nearly four years of rule, everyone has clearly seen Zhuge Liang's character.
This is a character who has a strong view of the overall situation and is very good at balancing the forces of all parties.
It is impossible for such a person to let non-Yizhou people interfere in the sensitive area of Nanzhong.
However, Zhuge Liang would not let a person who favored the Yizhou family serve as the commander-in-chief of Gaijian, harming the interests of the imperial court.
Therefore, this candidate was actually decided when Zhuge Liang transferred Li Hui to the north. Among all the governors of the six southern counties, if you can find someone more suitable than Ma Zhong, I will lose!
This kid Ma Zhong is both a Yizhou native and an imperialist faction. If not him, who should I choose? !
The Jingzhou faction actually knew this, but they had to fight for it.
They lost the Shu County governor matter. No one expected that Zhuge Liang would actually transfer Li Hui back. After doing this, the Jingzhou faction could not find a suitable candidate to fight against him.
If I don't fight for the candidate to surrender to the governor this time, won't it make those Yizhou natives think that the people of Jingzhou are afraid of them? !
Therefore, the purpose of the Jingzhou faction in bringing Ma Su out was not really to make Ma Di the governor of Gajiang. The Jingzhou faction also knew that this was impossible.
The purpose of the Jingzhou faction is to let the Yizhou faction see clearly that even if you Yizhou people win this time, we, the Jingzhou faction, still occupy the decision-making level of the Prime Minister's Office.
It can be said that the prime minister valued Ma Su more than Zhang Yi.
Moreover, Ma Su is young. Zhang Yi is already over sixty, and he is older than the prime minister. How many more years can he last? !
In fact, it's just fighting spirit. Zhuge Liang really can't understand it, but Ma Zhong is the perfect candidate.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang reported to Liu Chan and requested that Ma Zhong be appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Lailai, General Annan.
The little fat man approved without hesitation.
The little fat man has been the emperor of the Han Dynasty for almost three years. Although he has no rights in these years, he has gradually developed some political qualities. He knows that Zhuge Liang's personnel appointment will be of great benefit to him. Nanzhong is half the Han Dynasty. It's a money bag. You don't have to watch it. How can the little fat man rest assured? !
Therefore, there is no need for Zhuge Liang to explain why to the little fat man, the little fat man already understands it himself.
Zhuge Liang can be said to be very pleased with this. Although the emperor is young, he is still smart after all.
It seems that it may not take long for me to return power to His Majesty.
Just a few days after Zhuge Liang thought this way, bad news suddenly came from Jingzhou.
Guan Yu became seriously ill again.
But this time he was seriously ill. When Guan Yu was half-conscious and half-conscious, he dictated a memorial and sent it to Chengdu.
The core meaning is that Guan Yu felt that he might not be able to hold on for too long, and all aspects of Jingzhou's affairs also needed to be handed over in advance. Therefore, Guan Yu went to the emperor and recommended Xu Shu to replace him as governor of Jingzhou's military affairs, with Wang Ji as deputy.
This is more or less like asking an orphan on his deathbed.
Everyone knows Guan Yu's aloof temper. If he felt that he could still move, he would not easily give up his power as governor of Jingzhou.
It's not that Guan Yu is greedy for power, but because since the death of the late emperor, governor Jingzhou and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains have become the only obsession in Guan Yu's heart. Guan Yu will not give up this obsession easily.
But now that Guan Yu is suddenly so sparse, it is easy to think that Guan Yu's body may really not be able to hold on.
With this news, Zhuge Liang looked serious and went to the palace overnight, summoning Zhang Fei and Wu Yi for a secret talk overnight.
Early the next morning, Zhang Fei temporarily entrusted the military affairs of the Northern Army to Wu Yi, and he flew out of Chengdu and headed straight for Jingzhou.
The emperor also issued an edict, appointing Xu Shu as the acting governor of Jingzhou and governor of Jingzhou's military and political affairs, and appointed him as the governor of Jingzhou, Wang Ji.
Note that Xu Shu here is only acting as the governor of Jingzhou, and Wang Ji is only assisting Xu Shu, not becoming Xu Shu's deputy. Before Guan Yu's situation is completely determined, Zhuge Liang still does not want to directly adjust the military and political leaders of Jingzhou.
As for Zhang Fei, on the one hand, he went to Jingzhou to investigate the specific situation. On the other hand, if there was an emergency, Zhang Fei hoped to see his second brother one last time before Guan Yu left.
In this way, Zhang Fei rode out of the city, went straight to Hanzhong, and then went south along the Han River to Xiangyang. It was already the first month of the fourth year of Jianxing.
After staying in Xiangyang for two months, Zhang Fei finally returned to Chengdu in April of the fourth year of Jianxing, bringing news that was neither good nor bad.
Guan Yu survived and survived the winter of three years in Jianxing.
But Guan Yu's body was already very weak. Even seeing Zhang Fei, he could only lie on the bed. For Guan Yu, who had been fighting all his life and was extremely aloof, it was even more uncomfortable than killing him.
If he hadn't still remembered his elder brother's instructions and relied on Governor Jingzhou and his obsession with the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, Guan Yu really wouldn't have been able to survive now.
Zhang Fei, who was nearly sixty years old, really couldn't bear to see this. After taking care of his second brother in Xiangyang for two months, he ran back to Chengdu, met with the emperor, and asked the emperor to go north to the Central Plains.
He couldn't wait any longer, and neither could the second brother.
Facing his third uncle's crying, Liu Chan was obviously at a loss. While personally comforting his third uncle, he quickly sent someone to ask Zhuge Liang to come forward and help persuade him.
Zhuge Liang had a headache for a long time.
After two years of recuperation, I finally recovered some of the people's livelihood, but I can't let it be completely ruined because of the impulse of the three generals.
But Zhang Fei's prestige in the military is not something to brag about. In addition, Zhang Fei is in charge of the Northern Army. According to the agreement at that time, Zhuge Liang will not interfere with the military power. Therefore, in theory, as long as Zhang Fei can persuade Liu Chan to send troops, Zhang Fei can lead the Northern Army the next day. Go on an expedition to the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains.
Fortunately, Liu Chan didn't have any ideas and didn't dare to make any random claims, so he called Zhuge Liang.
After throwing this hot potato to Zhuge Liang, Liu Chan didn't care. As long as Third Uncle and Prime Minister Zhuge reached an agreement, he agreed no matter what.
Zhuge Liang had no choice but to keep talking with Zhang Fei for who knows how long before he reluctantly calmed down Zhang Fei and asked Zhang Fei to wait for another year.
Yes, Zhuge Liang privately promised Zhang Fei that he would choose an opportunity to launch the Northern Expedition in the fifth year of Jianxing.
But that’s really not possible this year. At least before the autumn harvest, the big man still has to focus on recuperation.
After the autumn harvest, preparations for the Northern Expedition began. In the fifth year of Jianxing, troops could be sent out directly.
Zhang Fei was temporarily appeased and agreed to settle the score with Zhuge Liang after the autumn harvest.
After the autumn harvest, Zhuge Liang was thinking about how to deal with Zhang Fei's urging to send troops. When Qinzhou urgently reported that the Qiang people in Longxi, Wudu, and Nan'an counties were in rebellion, with no less than 100,000 troops.
Jiang Xu, the governor of Qinzhou, was trapped in Tianshui and waited for help.
(End of chapter)
