"The imperial edict has arrived!"
Guo Youzhi quickly came to Qiaozhou's house, but saw that Qiaozhou had been beheaded, and immediately exclaimed: "Wen Chang! How could you kill a second-rank official in the court without asking for an order! What you do is different from a butcher!"
Wei Yan put away his sword with a sneer and replied: "The last general is following the orders of the Prime Minister! It seems that such a rotten scholar talks about state affairs, liaises with the enemy, and dies unjustly. If the Prime Minister does not implicate his family, it is already magnanimous!"
Guo Youzhi said angrily: "Wen Chang! Since the death of the late emperor, the prime minister has never killed a senior official in Sichuan. Today, Qiao Zhou was your majesty's childhood teacher. This man bears the name of Confucius in Sichuan. If he kills him rashly, won't the students in Sichuan be in turmoil?" ! There may be disasters like national subjugation!"
"Bah! Only those who are so rotten and rotten and clamor for surrender to Wei every day deserve to be killed! Only those who are left here will suffer the consequences of the country's destruction!" Wei Yan said angrily.
After hearing this, Guo Youzhi could only sigh, silently took back the imperial edict, and immediately returned to the forbidden area to resume his life.
It was originally a military meeting before the Northern Expedition, but it was suddenly disrupted by Li Xian and could not continue. Each unit had to temporarily receive the Prime Minister's order and return to its own camp to inventory the ordnance in preparation for the Northern Expedition. Zhuge Liang never expected that Li Xian would dare to directly forge Qiao Zhou's letter of collaboration with the enemy. Although he was usually very disgusted with this Guanglu doctor, he would slander the Shu Kingdom in front of Liu Chan every day. I don’t know how many times Yu has died a long time ago, and I feel sad in my heart.
"Youchang, you immediately draw up a memorial, saying that the minister was confused, mistrusted the villain, and killed Qiao Zhou by mistake. The letter is false. You have asked yourself to be demoted to the post general and temporarily take charge of the prime minister's affairs. You will be guilty of the Northern Expedition and have made meritorious service. Then you can go to find A prisoner on death row said that he had forged the letter, so he was killed in prison." Zhuge Liang ordered. Didn't he know that if he couldn't maintain Yizhou's somewhat turbulent interest situation at this moment, he would be afraid of his Northern Expedition, and these people would be crazy to make little moves behind his back. Fortunately, people like Fei Yi, Dong Yun, and Guo Youzhi were relatively reliable. , at least it has not caused major chaos in Yizhou, but today Qiao Zhou was almost killed in a brutal way. It is really difficult to end it. I really don't want to use these plots unless I have to.
"Student, let's do it now. By the way, Jiangzhou Li Yan comes to apologize." Ma Su said.
The most troublesome thing came, and Zhuge Liang sighed for a moment: "I should have thought of this a long time ago, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly. If our army were to go on the Northern Expedition and rely entirely on this person for logistical supplies, we would definitely kill Qiao Zhou. I am heartbroken." Be terrified."
Ma Su cupped his hands and said, "As the Prime Minister said, this Li Yan is also one of the Tuogu ministers. I'm afraid it's not easy to prevaricate."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "I didn't know that this Li Yan is also capable, but he is a little selfish. Now that Qiao Zhou has died, if we want to stabilize the nobles in Yizhou, we must first stabilize Li Yan. Let's do that." , you can make another statement and suggest that your majesty make Li Yan the minister and the governor of Jiangzhou, so that he can open the government to discuss affairs."
Ma Su felt a little dazed after hearing this, and asked, "Prime Minister, is this a bit too much?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head helplessly and said: "The army is going to the north, and all the food and grass supplies are on him. If it's not Kaifu, then sell it to him. As long as he can do his best and keep our army from being burdened by food and grass, it will be a great achievement." .”
Ma Di nodded, immediately left the Prime Minister's Mansion and went straight to the Chancellor's Desk.
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Li Mansion.
"Kneel down for me!" Li Jun shouted sternly.
Li Xian immediately knelt down in the hall, not daring to vent his anger. No matter how heroic he was outside, he was still a child at home.
"Doctor Qiao is a second-rank official in the court. You beat someone up in the prime minister's palace. Have you ever thought about the consequences? Although you have been in the army for so many years and have won many battles, do you understand the most basic etiquette? How can you? How can you be so violent!" Li Jun slammed the crutch in his hand on the ground.
"Dad! That Qiao Sunday was in the Prime Minister's Mansion, in the Golden Palace, and in the school, talking bad about me, a big man. When the boy got angry, he punched him." Li Xian knelt down in the hall and muttered in a low voice.
"Do you understand? When Doctor Qiao was still the prince, he was the prince's family order. Don't you understand why he is able and dares to do so?" Li Jun said almost angrily.
"I know that he is relying on His Majesty's face and that he is the leader of the Yizhou faction, so he dares to be so arrogant." Li Xian said.
"My son! Since you know why you want to cause this trouble! If you don't go up and give him that punch, will the Prime Minister stop the Northern Expedition?" Li Jun asked immediately.
"Dad, I am by no means an impulsive person. It's just that when I saw this man's face today, I really couldn't suppress the depression in my chest, so I punched him." Li Xian said quickly.
"Bullshit! I can bear it, but you can't? General Wei Yan didn't even say anything, when will it be your turn!" Li Jun became angrier as he spoke, wishing he could hit him with a cane. Little did he know that Li Xian knew very well that the sooner Qiao Zhou was eliminated, the better. Unfortunately, this man was the representative of the gentry clan in Shu, so it was really difficult to get rid of him. In another time and space, this man not only persuaded Liu Chan to surrender, but even persuaded him to surrender. Deng Ai rewarded his soldiers with people from the Shu palace. The most famous one was Li Zhaoyi who refused to be humiliated and drew his sword to kill himself. Such scoundrels with no integrity must be eliminated no matter what despicable means they use.
"You remember! The word "endurance" comes first in all things. Only when you can't bear it can you achieve great things!" Li Jun used crutches on the ground again, and his voice was obviously a little softer than before.
"The Prime Minister has already rounded your back. It seems that he will take you with him during this Northern Expedition." Li Jun looked up to the sky at this time, but he didn't realize that he had burst into tears. "You have just returned to Chengdu for a year. At home, I haven’t had a good year, and I didn’t expect you to go on an expedition again.”
"Dad..." Li Xiangang wanted to speak, but was stopped by Li Jun.
"My father knows your difficulties. You know how to fight. The Prime Minister values you. We all know that this time the Northern Expedition is not as good as the Southern Expedition. The Wei soldiers are strong and strong. When you encounter someone you cannot win, you must learn to be patient. Never do what you did that day again. Acting recklessly!" Li Jun finally explained.
Li Xian immediately paused and cried: "The child is unfilial. He has not fulfilled his filial duty and has been far away from me recently. Please take care of your health! If the child can come back triumphantly, he will definitely take his father to see the scenery of Chang'an. If The child cannot come back, and I have a big brother who will take care of my parents for me. The child is unfilial!"
"As a father, why don't you want to go and see it? Don't say that you are unfilial. Only when you have a country can you have a family. By being loyal to the country, you are being filial to your parents!" Li Jun stood up slowly and helped Li Xian, who was kneeling, "We Go to the ancestral hall to burn incense and pray for good luck for you."
Li Xian nodded with tears in his eyes, helped Li Jun and the others into the ancestral hall, burned incense and prayed to their ancestors. Li Jun turned back and said slowly: "My son, you must, must come back safely!"
Li Xian immediately nodded with tears in his eyes, forced a smile and said, "Father, are you still not confident in your son's martial arts?"
Li Jun did not dare to look at Li Xian anymore. He knew that this child had not yet married, so he just wanted to rejuvenate the big man. But how could this big man be so rejuvenated now? After all, he was his own son, and it would not be good to have more. What to say, he said: "Your mother has learned a few Sichuan side dishes in the past few days and cooked them for you to eat in the evening. You should eat well."
"Yeah! My mother's craftsmanship is always the best." Li Xian also nodded. He never thought that it was supposed to be a family lesson for him, but today it turned into this.
After eating that night, Li Xian fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up the next day, he calculated that the confinement time had passed, so he went to the school grounds immediately. During his absence, Tian Dali and Gong Jie The logistics and baggage have been fully coordinated, and we are just waiting for the order to set off the army.
The court of Shu.
"The late emperor was not halfway through his career when the middle path collapsed..." Liu Chan ordered people to read Zhuge Liang's list of apprenticeships in front of the palace. For a time, all the civil and military officials in the court had tears on their faces, but Liu Chan seemed to be listening indifferently, and his eyebrows seemed to be still full of emotion. Think of other fun things.
"Xiangfu, you really want to go to the Northern Expedition, but the Wei army has strong soldiers and horses. How can our army defeat it? Why not recuperate in Sichuan for a few years?" Liu Chan asked intentionally or unintentionally.
"This is the country's plan. The land in central Sichuan can be protected for ten years. If your Majesty wants to be the master of the ZTE, he can only make extraordinary achievements in the northern expedition. Our Han Dynasty has a glimmer of hope." Zhuge Liang said with a cup of his hands.
Liu Chan asked: "A chance of survival? Isn't Xiangfu exaggerating? Do you have any other opinions?" After saying that, he turned to look at His Highness, but no one came out.
Liu Chan turned to look at the military attachés and asked, "General Zilong, what do you think?"
Zhao Yun came out and said: "The Northern Expedition is a national plan! I invite you to be the vanguard general!" Liu Chan didn't sound very satisfied with this answer. He knew in his heart that he didn't want the Northern Expedition. He should be a safe and happy emperor. His ultimate pursuit, but Qiao Zhou, who understood his own thoughts best, had been killed by someone using despicable means, and it was hard to say anything for a while.
"Then, Guo Youzhi!"
"I'm here!"
"You make a decree for me. Tomorrow my father-in-law will go on the Northern Expedition. All ministers must work together as one. I will personally go out for my father-in-law!"
"I accept the decree."
Zhuge Liang and his generals immediately raised their hands and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty! May my emperor live long live!"
