Fei Yi, the servant, stood beside Yu Yi and said: "I heard that those who govern the country must put the law first. If the law cannot be enforced, it will not be able to convince the public. The Prime Minister's Northern Expedition failed, and Jieting is also responsible. , it is appropriate to demote oneself to the third level." Yu Yi nodded, thinking to himself, Kong Ming has no shortcomings, but he is too careful, and takes everything on himself. Every time there is a battle, if the generals below are not His clever plan failed to work, and he did not give full play to the leadership of the generals below. This is not good. This time, Jieting was defeated miserably, and Ma Di was also beheaded. It was considered a somersault. I hope he can use this as an opportunity. It would also be a good thing for him to improve his leadership style.
Thinking of this, Yu Yi issued an edict and demoted Kong Ming to the right general. However, he still performed the functions of the prime minister, governor of the army and horses as usual, and asked Fei Yi to report the situation.
After Fei Yi left, Queen Huang Rui'er came and said: "The Prime Minister is your Majesty's friend. Now that he has lost the battle, it is excusable. Will demoting him to the third level be too severe a punishment? If Ma Su is beheaded, will he feel cold?" The heart of Shu scholars?"
Yu Yi shook his head and said: "No, I know Kong Ming. He is cautious and very strict with himself. Demoting himself to the third level is also to establish a trend in the court. As for Ma Su, he is very arrogant. Before the military order It is not easy to save his family with his life and property. You must know that many pairs of eyes are watching us. The Northern Expedition is a huge project. If rewards and punishments cannot be clearly defined, it will definitely lead to complaints from everyone."
Huang Ruier bowed and sighed: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Yu Yi nodded and said: "I sent Fei Yi to deliver the order to test Kong Ming's mood. I will also visit him in person in a while. I should talk about some things!"
After Huang Ruier left, Yu Daye came again. Yu Yi greeted him with a smile and said: "My son is now both civil and military. I am very pleased."
After hearing this, Yu Daye looked a little embarrassed. He touched the back of his head and said, "My father often said that the proper way is to be both civil and military. So when I was practicing martial arts, I also paid attention to learning military skills."
Yuyi smiled and said: "Very good, but you still have a question."
Yu Daye quickly asked the reason, and Yu Yi slowly said: "You are almost twenty-five today, why haven't you married yet?"
Yu Yi hinted at this matter. It turned out that he just thought that Yu Daye was focused on martial arts and that it would be fine in a few years. He did not expect that Yu Daye had no such idea at all.
He replied: "Didn't you find the right one?"
Yu Yi said: "We still have a lot of beauties in Xishu, why are there no suitable ones?"
Yu Daye was forced to have no choice but to reply: "Almost!"
Yu Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "When are you going to bring it to me for a look?"
He replied: "At the end of the year!"
Yu Yi stood up suddenly, pointed at Yu Daye, and said, "Okay, I've written this down!"
Yu Daye reported the situation in Chengdu. Yu Yi gave instructions one by one and talked about the death of his mother Diao Chan. Yu Daye left the hall and returned to Chengdu.
Yu Yi always felt that his son seemed to have something on his mind, so he sent a confidant to Chengdu to observe Yu Daye's situation and report to him at any time.
Fei Yi read out the edict of demotion according to the content, and was afraid that Kong Ming would feel a little ashamed, so he congratulated: "Actually, the people in Shu are very happy to know that the prime minister has begun to win over the four sages."
Kong Ming's face changed and he said: "What are you talking about? What's the difference between getting something and then losing it, and not getting it? You said that and congratulated me like that, it really makes me ashamed!"
He added: "I heard that the Prime Minister has acquired a talented person, Jiang Wei, who can pass on his legacy. The Emperor is very happy."
Kong Ming said: "I lost the battle and did not get an inch of territory. This is my biggest crime. If I only get one Jiang Wei, what will be the loss to Wei?"
He added: "The Prime Minister now commands a hundred thousand lions, and he can go to attack Wei again."
Kong Ming said: "Earlier, our army stationed troops in Qishan and Jigu. At that time, we had more soldiers and horses than Wei, but we still could not defeat them and were defeated by them. This shows that it is not the number of soldiers and horses that matters, but the commander. People, now I am going to reduce the number of troops, horses and generals, reflect on it, and make adjustments. If it doesn't work, it will be useless no matter how many troops and horses there are. From today on, if anyone is worried about the affairs of Shu, as long as they can always blame me , tell me my shortcomings, then things will have a chance of success, and the Wei thieves can be eliminated, and his contribution will be great."
After hearing this, Fei Yi and others admired Kong Ming's theory and praised his self-discipline, so they returned in person to Yuyi to report the situation.
After Yu Yi learned about the situation, he sighed: "Kong Ming is really my loyal minister, and I am worried about reviving the Han Dynasty. You can step aside for now. I will go to Kong Ming personally in the future to discuss the future attack on the Central Plains. "
After Fei Yi left, Yu Yi gathered the harem together. When he left last time, all the concubines gave birth to children for Yu Yi. Yu Yi never had the chance to meet her. This time Huang Rui'er mentioned it again, and he decided to meet her. Meet, fulfill the dual responsibilities of husband and father, and give them both names.
Huang Ruier gave birth to a son named Yu Zekai, a girl of the noble Zhang Nv. Because he was Zhang Fei’s daughter, Yu Yi named him Yu Sifei to commemorate his brother’s feelings, and his concubine Xiaolan gave birth to a girl. , named Yu Jingwen, Xiaoju gave birth to a boy for Yu Yongqi, Zhang Xiaoya gave birth to a girl for Yu Qingqing, Zhugeshan was not pregnant when she left, and Xiaoli's daughter Yu Sisi was already married, so Yu Yi's harem became only these.
Of course, there are so many children, Yu Yi can't give his father's love to each one. He can only find out where they have some talents according to everyone's opinions, and then arrange people to improve them. For example, if some like martial arts, let them learn martial arts. , Some like strategy, so they read military books and learn strategy, and some like art, so they learn art, which fully breaks the inferiority status of men and women. Yu Yi believes that as long as they are capable, they should be treated equally.
Yuyi gave some small gifts to each of his sons, and they ran away happily. Yuyi looked at the backs of the children, not knowing whether he was happy or helpless. After all, this is unimaginable in modern times.
After the children left, Yu Yi said to everyone: "This time when I went to Xiangyang City, I met a woman named Zhuge Shan. She may also be included in the harem. I hope you understand."
Under the leadership of Huang Rui'er, the harem is very harmonious, and they all treat each other as sisters. When they heard that there was a newcomer, they were very happy and wanted to meet them.
Yu Yi explained: "According to her last wish, she stayed in Xiangyang City. You will have the opportunity to meet in the future."
Yuyi has never forced himself on a woman, and all women follow him willingly.
