It’s really not that Zhuge Liang deliberately tricked Zhang Xi. It was Zhang Xi’s suggestion that completely coincided with Zhuge Liang’s ideas.
After all, Zhuge Liang couldn't let go of his strategic concept of "East and Sun Quan", and he couldn't think of a better strategy to deal with Soochow's changes. Therefore, this compromise strategy is the most in line with Zhuge Liang's current state of mind. .
We can neither show weakness to Soochow easily, nor can we force Soochow to Cao Wei's side. This is Zhuge Liang's most practical idea now.
At this point in the discussion, the general framework has been determined, and all that remains is the discussion of some small details.
At this time, there is no need for so many people to participate together. The remaining details only need to be held in a small meeting.
Li Yan can go to Hanzhong to continue guarding, and Huang Quan can continue to work on the land replacement of his Yizhou family and the training of the Yongzhou Navy. Wei Yan and Zhao Yun are busy recruiting Yongzhou County troops and formulating training matters. Chen Zhi and Fei Yi wanted to formulate the contents of today's meeting into a memorial, which would be sent to the emperor of Chengdu for review after being reviewed by several big shots.
Even Jiang Wei, who was sitting in the audience, needed to go back and write a memorial to send it to Liu Chan through his own channels for what he saw and heard today for Liu Chan's reference.
Therefore, the only people who participated in the small meeting were Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, Pang Tong, Xu Shu, and Zhang Xi.
In fact, Fazheng was here to make up the numbers. Within the framework of the big meeting's decision, the interests of the Yizhou faction were rarely involved. If it weren't for the purpose of watching Pang Tong not act like a monster, Fazheng wouldn't even need to attend this meeting.
The real focus of discussion in this small meeting is not to effectively supplement the framework of the large meeting, but that Guan Yu has passed away and Jingzhou cannot be guarded by generals with real power. Who should be sent there.
According to Zhuge Liang, this powerful general must be someone who has sufficient ability and prestige, who can also understand the court's foreign policy, and who can be accepted by Jingzhou's aristocratic families.
There are actually not many candidates who meet so many conditions. There are only two people - Wang Ji and Zhang Xi.
Although Wang Ji is young, he has been an official in Jingzhou for ten years, and he is getting along very well from top to bottom. Coupled with his status as "Zheng Xuan's disciple", although Wang Ji also comes from a poor family, among the wealthy families, It has its own place.
The only problem is that Wang Ji's prestige is not enough. Although he is excellent in government affairs, in terms of military strategy, Wang Ji has never had the opportunity to show his talents, and he may not be able to effectively threaten and suppress Cao Wei in the north and Cao Wei in the east. Sun Wu.
As for Zhang Xi, he also served as an official in Jingzhou in his early years. Although his relationship with the aristocratic family was not very good, Zhang Xi's prestige was not low in the hearts of the children of the aristocratic family.
The Yuelu Academy, which was created by Zhang Xi in order to find work for aristocratic families, has now become a literary holy place that students in Jingzhou and even Jiangdong counties yearn for.
With this, Sima Hui, a bad old man, has been called the "Second Duke of Huide" along with Pang De Gong. If the descendants of the Pang family and the Sima family didn't have some moral integrity, it would be possible to stir up public opinion and become a saint.
By this time, Sima Hui had passed away, and the only living founder of Yuelu Academy was Zhang Xi.
Therefore, although Zhang Xi has not been in Jingzhou for a long time, his prestige in Jingzhou is not low.
Moreover, if Zhang Xi goes to guard Jingzhou, with his reputation, neither Cao Wei in the north nor Sun Wu in the east would dare to be careless. He is really capable of fighting with the generals of the two countries. .
In addition, Zhang Xi took the initiative to propose a diplomatic strategy towards Soochow, so it was naturally impossible for him to not understand the court's intentions. He would definitely be a more suitable candidate than Wang Ji to guard Jingzhou.
The only problem for Zhang Xi is - if he goes to Jingzhou, what about Yongzhou? !
Yongzhou is also at a critical moment when everything is waiting to be revitalized. If Zhang Xi, the governor of Yongzhou, is transferred away, who will take charge of the overall situation of Yongzhou? !
Leave it to Wei Yan, the second in command? !
Wei Yan was very good at fighting, but in terms of governance, especially in a place as big and critical as Yongzhou, did Wei Yan have the ability to manage it? !
So. After some careful discussion, Zhuge Liang decided that he would guard Yongzhou.
Yes, Zhuge Liang does not plan to return to Chengdu, he wants to guard Yongzhou himself.
On the one hand, Yongzhou, as the forefront of the Northern Expedition, will definitely be an important logistics base and troop dispatching base for the Northern Expedition in the future. This place must be well managed.
Even if Zhang Xi is in charge here, Zhuge Liang is a little uneasy.
On the other hand, the emperor is almost twenty-five years old, and it is time for him to learn to control the affairs of the state. Zhuge Liang cannot always control the affairs of the state like this.
Pang Tong and Fazheng were also assisted in the court. Although these two people had some disputes, they knew how to control the scale and nothing major happened.
Based on these two considerations, Zhuge Liang decided to personally take charge of Yongzhou, and leave Chengdu to the emperor to learn and control, with Pang Tong and Fazheng as escorts. As for Zhang Xi, he quickly went to Jingzhou to take office! ! !
Zhang Xi, that speechless old boy, Zhuge Liang, have you forgotten that we just made the marriage contract for our children, and now you kick me to Jingzhou? !
Okay, just let Zhuge Qiao run from Yongzhou to Jingzhou to welcome the bride next autumn! ! !
Zhang Xi's resentment was actually just complaining.
In fact, Zhang Xi also knew that among the generals of the Han Dynasty, he was the only one who was most suitable to guard Jingzhou.
Zhao Yun is getting older, and Zhuge Liang is now planning to arrange for Zhao Yun to return to Chengdu to retire. With Xu Miao and Pang De in Liangzhou, there shouldn't be any big trouble.
Needless to say, Zhang Fei. According to Xu Shu, since Guan Yu died of illness, Zhang Fei seemed to have been completely drained of energy and energy. Coupled with his age, it is not certain whether he can recover.
Wei Yan's military ability is not bad, but his ability in government affairs is not good. It doesn't matter if he goes to Jingzhou to fight, but it is really difficult for him to engage in diplomacy. In addition, Wei Yan's temper and face, if he can stay in Jingzhou It's fresh.
As for Wu Yi, let's see if people like Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, and Fu Shu have further training value.
It's true that Wu Yi is not bad in ability, but he has a fatal flaw - he is a general who is a relative.
That is to say, the empress dowager of the Han Dynasty in this time and space is the Bu family, Wu is just the concubine, and there is the emperor's biological mother Gan in front of her. Otherwise, Wu Yi may not even have the chance to lead the army.
The two major foreign enemies of the Han Dynasty, eunuchs and foreign relatives, had accompanied the Han Dynasty for more than 400 years. How could Zhuge Liang not guard against this?
Therefore, Zhang Xi knew very well that he must go to Jingzhou.
As for the marriage of his daughter, he can go to Jingzhou first and leave his wife and daughter in Chang'an. Then he can wait until his daughter gets married and then go to Jingzhou to accompany him.
You can't let your daughter suffer.
The matter was settled like this, and most of the remaining matters were exchanges between Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang, which were still about the distribution of interests of the Jingzhou family.
Zhang Xi does not need to interrupt, he only needs to listen. After hearing the decision, he will just follow the detailed rules when he arrives in Jingzhou.
At this point in the small meeting, basically everything that needs to be decided has been decided, and the rest is just small talk.
Of course, this group of people didn't get together just to chat about trivial matters.
For example, if the statement is correct, he starts to complain about his two good brothers.
"In this Northern Expedition, Governor Zhengfang's contribution to the transportation of grain and grass is not small. I wonder what position Kong Ming thinks he can be given?!" Fazheng asked seemingly casually.
When Zhuge Liang heard Li Yan's name, he frowned slightly, then looked at Fazheng and said, "At this time, filial piety and uprightness can be reported to the emperor, and the emperor can make the decision."
I've said it a long time ago, I'll give you face on this matter, just make your own decision, why do you still have to implement it? !
But Fazheng cannot but ask this question. Ask the Emperor? ! When it comes to the final result of the Emperor, isn't it you, Zhuge Liang, who has the final say?
It's better to make things clear and everyone can settle the matter.
"Although Zhengfang is a man with selfish motives, whether he is the governor of Hanzhong or the governor of the Northern Expedition, he can still be considered as doing his best. If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished. This is also advocated by Kong Ming, and it cannot be different." Fazheng said.
I know you can't stand Li Yan's excessive selfishness, but it's fair to say that at least in the past few years, Li Yan has managed Hanzhong well. The Governor of the Northern Expedition, Liang Cao, has also done his best with his talents, and it's time for him to be promoted.
Zhuge Liang was also helpless after being told by Fazheng, so he could only nod his head and said, "What do you think Liang thinks that Zhengfang can be transferred back to the six departments of the imperial court and appoint Xiaozhi?!"
Zhuge Liang compromised.
The Six Ministries are under the jurisdiction of the Shangshu Province, and Fa Zheng is the Shangshu Ling. Whoever he wants to appoint as one of the Six Ministries is not easy for Zhuge Liang, the prime minister, to object directly.
Fazheng finally nodded with satisfaction this time, and then said, "Shangyong Mencius, in recent years."
"Speaking of superiority, when Yuan Chang is here, he needs to be guarded by good people to ensure that he never gets arrogant based on his merits."
Well, Zhuge Liang changed the topic directly.
Meng Da was disliked by the late emperor ever since he didn't save Jingzhou. His political future was at an end, and now he wanted to raise his head again. Let alone Zhuge Liang, not even Liu Chan would agree.
Although Liu Chan is a bit lazy, he attaches great importance to family ties. He actually knows who is good to him and who is bad to him. His second uncle has fallen ill and died on the road because of the big man. Looking at Meng Da, for his own sake His selfish desire to not save Jiangling almost led to the loss of Jingzhou.
What kind of emperor would dare to use such a person? !
If Meng Da hadn't helped Kou Feng conquer Guanzhong later, he wouldn't have had the chance to continue being the governor of a county.
As soon as Fazheng saw Zhuge Liang's attitude, he knew that Meng Da really couldn't make money. It was a pity that Meng Zidu's ability could only be better than that of the reckless man.
However, it’s hard for Fazheng to say anything. What Meng Da did back then, Fazheng also thought was weird. Could it be that Meng Da’s brain was kicked by a donkey at that time? !
You can have selfish motives, but you have to put national affairs first. It's okay now. Meng Da can only bear the consequences.
Fazheng's side was fine for the time being, but Xu Shu's side had a new problem.
In fact, it was not a big deal, but Xu Shu remembered that when he was on the Kunyang front line, someone used a three-color thread to convey the highest-level espionage information, and the signature was also very strange, with only the word "Liu".
Xu Shu wanted to ask what was going on.
Zhuge Liang was also confused about this.
The meaning of the surname "Liu" is very important within the Han Dynasty. No matter what Zhuge Liang did, he would not send a clan member to be an espionage officer, nor would he send someone with such an obvious surname to work as an undercover agent in Cao Wei's territory. .
Zhuge Liang quickly found Fei Yi and asked about this matter.
Fei Yi also expressed confusion that among the spies he sent to Cao Wei, there was no one named Liu.
Yes, in these days, there are not a few people named Liu, and many of them are even descendants of the Han Dynasty. It is impossible for Cao Wei to catch a person named Liu and investigate his ancestry for eighteen generations. But the intelligence front pays attention to a secret. This It is better to use a surname that will obviously be noticed by others.
Therefore, Fei Yi didn't understand who sent this secret report and what the word "Liu" meant.
Okay, now it's Xu Shu's turn to be confused.
(End of chapter)
