Hanzhong, Prime Minister's Mansion.
The Han Prime Minister was leaning on the back of his chair, holding the document in one hand and holding the jade lens hanging on the bridge of his nose with the other hand, and was reviewing it intently.
After the imperial court rebuilt the Shangshutai, official documents from the county level and below were generally sent to the Shangshutai.
After the Shangshu Desk has finished processing, the results will be sent to the Prime Minister.
As for matters above the county level, the Shangshutai will give opinions on how to deal with them and then hand them over to the Prime Minister for review.
If the Prime Minister has no objection, he will transfer it to Yousi for processing.
This saves the prime minister a lot of thought.
In fact, because of that serious illness, although the Prime Minister finally survived, it was obvious that his energy was not going to last.
The current Han Dynasty Prime Minister's hair and beard are all gray, and the handsome figure in the past has become faintly rickety.
The loose robe is clearly longer in the front and shorter in the back, and her cheeks are extremely thin.
No one would have thought that the thin old man sitting on the chair was Wolong, who was eight feet tall and very handsome back then.
At this moment, there was a sudden rush of footsteps outside the study.
The visitor barged in without any notice.
The number of people in the Prime Minister's Palace who can receive such treatment can be counted on one hand.
Yang Yi looked panicked and didn't even know she kicked over the door of the study room.
Seeing that he had no time to salute the Prime Minister, he directly said:
"Prime Minister, there is news from the north that His Majesty from Shanyang County... has passed away!"
Shanyang County is a special existence in the eyes of the world.
Although Shanyang County is within the territory of Wei, and its title is no more than a county prince, the emperor's etiquette can be used in the county.
Because his name is Liu Xie.
Zhuge Liang, who was always calm and unfazed when faced with problems, changed his expression when he heard the word "die" and the document in his hand fell to the ground with a "clack" sound.
He took a deep breath, quickly calmed down, slowly bent down, picked up the document, patted the dust on it, and put it on the table.
Then he supported the table with his hands and seemed to want to stand up. Unexpectedly, he was halfway up and suddenly fell back into the chair.
"Prime Minister!"
Yang Yi was shocked and quickly stepped forward to help the prime minister.
Zhuge Liang waved his hand to stop his movement.
Zhuge Liang closed his eyes and seemed to be adjusting his emotions.
After his violently heaving chest calmed down a little, Zhuge Liang opened his eyes and asked slowly:
"Is the news true?"
"It's absolutely true! Not only is it spread everywhere in Luoyang, but the Wei thieves even specially spread the news to Guanzhong. I heard that the false emperor Cao Rui went to Shanyang County and personally draped sackcloth to bury him."
Hearing this, Zhuge Liang showed an extremely complicated expression on his face.
"Did you go after all..."
For today's Han Dynasty, Emperor Xian Liu Xie is a figure who does not want to be mentioned.
But it is someone who must be mentioned.
Because he was the orthodox member of the Han Dynasty, and he personally gave up the throne to the Wei thieves.
After receiving the news of his death, the late emperor issued mourning uniforms and led his ministers to pay homage to Emperor Xiaomin from a distance.
Unexpectedly, more than ten years have passed since the late emperor passed away, and news of the death of Emperor Xiaomin once again came.
Zhuge Liang had many thoughts and was sad, but he seemed to have a kind of relief.
He asked in a low voice:
"In addition to the funeral of the Wei thief and the fake emperor, is there any other news from the Wei thief?"
Zhuge Liang's original intention was to ask if there were any rumors that Cao Rui had harmed Emperor Xiaomin.
Although I know that this possibility is unlikely, after all, if the Wei thieves really wanted to harm Emperor Xiaomin after all these years, they would not wait until today.
But what if?
Unexpectedly, Yang Yi nodded:
"Prime Minister, there is indeed something going on in the north. I heard that after His Majesty passed away, plague began to spread in Luoyang, and at the same time, a fire broke out in the Chonghua Hall of the Luoyang Palace."
"Now that Cao Rui has gone to Shandong to pay his respects, people in Luoyang are panicking. They say anything..."
Zhuge Liang raised his brows and said with emotion: "This is happening! This can be said to be God's punishment for the Wei thief!"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but get up and take a few steps back and forth, sighing:
"It's a pity that the Han Dynasty is separated from Luoyang by a pass, otherwise it would be impossible to disrupt the situation."
If the Wei thieves had become stronger and the Han Dynasty could only temporarily retreat to Shu, the death of Emperor Xiaomin would naturally not be a big deal to Cao Rui.
As long as Cao Rui makes a gesture of personally mourning the funeral, he can not only easily offset the impact of this incident, but can even win people's hearts by the way.
But it's different now.
Over the years, the national power of the Wei thieves has declined visibly.
But the big man has great hope of revitalization.
This is momentum.
The death of Emperor Xiaomin, coupled with the epidemic of the Luoyang plague, may have deepened the suspicion among people in Wei.
Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang quickly shouted:
"Somebody come!"
Li Yi's figure immediately appeared at the door: "Prime Minister."
Zhuge Liang asked Yang Yi to repeat the news from Wei, and then said to Li Yi:
"You immediately send someone to inform Feng Mingwen about this."
The Qishan Road from Hanzhong to Longyou is full of postal kiosks.
Coupled with the waterway, official documents can be delivered very quickly.
After arriving at Longyou, because there is no shortage of horses in Liangzhou and there are roads used by caravans, the speed will not be too slow.
So now the connection between Liangzhou and Hanzhong is actually very close.
"No." After Li Yi agreed, he asked hesitantly, "Does the Prime Minister have any other instructions?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said with a smile:
"After Feng Mingwen got the news, he knew what to do. If he couldn't influence Luoyang, then there would be no good way here in Hanzhong."
It's no secret that Feng Yong can influence You Xiaer.
Coupled with the caravan exchanges between Han and Wei, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty believed that Feng Mingwen would definitely have some channels unknown to others.
Besides, the purpose of this kind of thing is to inform the other side.
It's just that now it's sent on an expedited basis, which is faster than normal official documents.
After Li Yi left, Zhuge Liang sat back on the chair and asked casually:
"What's the latest news from Liangzhou?"
Recently, due to the opening of Liangzhou Workshop, many people have begun to clamor to regain Guanzhong as soon as possible.
The reason is also very simple.
After the caravans leading to Guanzhong arrived in Chang'an, their goods could only be traded at designated places. They could no longer enter Guandong at will and find a home to sell on their own.
Although I don’t know how Sima Yi settled the Guandong side.
I only heard that with Cao Rui's permission, Sima Yi could find his own financial resources to provide for the Guanzhong army.
But most of the caravans shipped from the Han Dynasty would still be controlled by Sima Yi.
This certainly does not satisfy some people within the Han Dynasty.
So they eagerly wanted to regain Guanzhong.
In fact, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty wanted to regain Guanzhong more than anyone else.
But he knew better that without the response from Liangzhou.
To be precise, without the cooperation of the army led by Feng Yong.
Relying on Hanzhong alone, there is no way to break through the various camps and fortresses set up by Sima Yi in Guanzhong.
In the battle of Xiaoguan, Feng Yong defeated the bandits in Guanzhong until they lost all their courage.
For at least ten years, Wei thieves would not dare to peek westward at Longyou.
Just look at the actions of the Wei thieves in Guanzhong when the Han Dynasty recaptured Liangzhou.
Sima Yi had no intention of supporting Liangzhou at all, and only focused on digging trenches and building fortifications in Guanzhong.
The battle at Xiaoguan completely won the strategic advantage over Guanzhong for the Han Dynasty.
But it was this battle that completely crippled the elite Feng Yong had accumulated over the years.
Until now, Liangzhou's military strength has not been able to restore the grandeur before the Battle of Xiaoguan.
Feng Yong has his own set of tactics for training elite soldiers.
But no matter how hard you practice, no matter how much money and food you spend, in the end you have to go through real swords and guns to be considered a true elite.
When he went to Yuexun County, he took the Yi people to train his troops, and then he had the elite soldiers to fight in Jieting.
Later in Longyou, Wei thieves and barbarians from Longyou and Liangzhou were taken to train troops, and only then were the elite troops ready for the battle at Xiaoguan.
Now in Liangzhou, he continued to attack Xianbei in the west the year before last and last year. This was his training method.
According to the estimation of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, such elite soldiers cannot be trained in two or three years.
Therefore, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty did not even look at those people who only clamored to regain Guanzhong all day long.
Now, looking at the entire Han Dynasty, Feng Mingwen is the only one who can completely reassure the Prime Minister to let him lead an army alone and cooperate with him to defeat the thieves.
Feng Mingwen did not leave Liangzhou for a day, and the prime minister of the Han Dynasty did not leave Hanzhong for a day.
No matter how loud the others screamed, the Han Prime Minister just regarded them as the buzzing of mosquitoes and flies.
The Battle of Longyou is a touchstone. It is clear at a glance who is good and who is mediocre.
There may be some oversights, or some bad luck, but the Prime Minister of Dahan is already old, and Dahan's development momentum is quite good.
It's good to go on like this. If nothing happens, don't worry about it anymore.
Yang Yi has been with the Prime Minister for a long time. Even if he can't completely guess what the Prime Minister is thinking, he can still get a glimpse of it.
At this time, I heard the prime minister asking about Liangzhou, but he was actually asking for news about Feng Yong.
Although he felt unhappy at the moment, he still replied respectfully:
"Prime Minister, it's nothing serious. The news came back from Liangzhou, saying that Governor Feng went to Juyan County to patrol the border a few days ago and asked people to reset the pass."
"I heard that because of what the Han did in Juyan County, the Hu people in the north were dissatisfied..."
When the Han Prime Minister heard this, he suddenly smiled, which made Yang Yi a little confused.
"How can a barbarian be dissatisfied with that boy?"
The great Han Cheng seemed to be talking to himself, but also seemed to be asking questions.
Yang Yi saw that the prime minister seemed to be in a good mood, so he tentatively said:
"Feng Junhou's work... sometimes can be really unpredictable. If he follows the previous method, he will harvest it slowly with the benefit of wool."
"In just two or three years at most, all the Hu people living in Yanze can return home. Why do they need to use their swords, labor the soldiers, and arouse resentment among the Hu people in the north?"
Zhuge Liang glanced at Yang Yi, but his expression did not change at all: "That kid does act a little unreasonably sometimes."
"What the Prime Minister said is very true. I heard that Feng Junhou took his concubine on a boat trip to Yanze one day. The concubine only said that the scenery of the lake is beautiful."
"So he ordered that a monument should be erected around Juyanze, and there would be inscriptions on it saying that the land should not be filled to create fields, and those who violated the rules would be severely punished."
"It is even stipulated that people living around Yanze are not allowed to cut down trees at will. Anyone who cuts down one tree must plant two more trees. All these measures are indeed a bit ridiculous..."
Cao!
The Han Prime Minister's face finally lost its calmness and tranquility.
The face of a smooth-talking and lecherous person who did not care about people's livelihood in order to make a woman happy seemed to appear before his eyes.
"Which concubine?"
"Li Mu."
The Han Prime Minister's mouth twitched: When I sent Li Mu to you, I didn't see you so lustful?
"Do the people living in Yanze have any complaints?"
"Ahem, I haven't heard of this. It was probably to please Feng Junhou. Many officials also said that this move was for the sake of the people. They were afraid that the people's fields would have no water to draw and the livestock would have no water to drink, so they came up with such a thing. Measures…”
If you don’t complain, you’re just talking nonsense!
The Han Prime Minister didn't bother to care.
Rather than flattering that boy, she was clearly catering to that boy's concubine.
That Li Mu is in charge of the entire textile workshop in Liangzhou.
And those who go to Juyanze to open grasslands are basically from Liangzhou's wealthy families. Do you think those so-called officials can't help but be flattered?
As for the real Qianshou Cangtou, he can't even open up a wasteland on the plains. How can he still be able to enclose lakes and create fields?
"Any more?"
"Yes, Feng Junhou wrote two poems when he and Feng Guanshi were visiting Guansai, and also composed one of them into a song, saying that he wanted everyone in the army to be able to sing..."
"Prime Minister, tell me, this...this...isn't this nonsense?"
I know that many of the soldiers under you, Feng Junhou, are literate, but even if they are literate, now even elegant things like poetry are being wasted by the big soldiers. Isn't this insulting to the gentlemen?
The Han Prime Minister said "tsk" and was about to speak when suddenly there was a cough from outside the door.
Hearing this cough, the Han Prime Minister's expression finally changed.
"Well, Mr. Wei, please go down first. I'll look for you tomorrow if something happens."
"No, Prime Minister, please take a good rest first."
Yang Yi understood and quickly bowed and retreated.
Then the Prime Minister's wife appeared at the door of the study: "Alang, it's time to take medicine..."
The short-tempered Han Prime Minister took the bowl obediently and drank the medicine.
Seeing that Zhuge Liang didn't leave any medicine residue behind, Huang Yueying nodded with satisfaction.
She took the bowl back from Zhuge Liang and said while clearing the things on the table:
"Although Yang Yi is talented, he is a complete villain. There are many talented people in the Han Dynasty. Now Alang doesn't need to rely on him to handle the affairs of the house, so why should he listen to his greedy words?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said:
"After all, he helped me a lot in the past, and he hasn't made any big mistakes now. If he gives up on his words, wouldn't it be cold to people's hearts?"
In the past, Yang Weigong helped with all kinds of planning and trivial matters in the army.
In recent years, as students from the academy have gradually entered the military, it is most convenient for them to handle such matters.
"Besides, is it possible for a woman like you to comment on this matter in court?"
Huang Yueying sneered when she heard this:
"Why don't you tell Feng Mingwen about this? Please tell him not to try it with women?"
"I heard that there is a secretariat in the governor's house in Liangzhou. The background is not simple."
As she spoke, she threw the bowl on the table with a bang, "The secretariat of the Liangzhou Governor's Office was removed. They just said that it is against the rules for a woman to interfere in politics!"
The medicine that the Han Prime Minister had just taken suddenly surged in his stomach, and he was about to spit it out in anger.
He pointed at Huang Yueying tremblingly:
"you you you you you……"
The Prime Minister’s wife raised her chest and did not give in at all:
"What? Yang Weigong is a dignified minister of the Prime Minister's Office. He knows how to talk about other people's wives and concubines all day long. Is this a decent thing?"
The Prime Minister's wife said "poof" without concealing her disdain: "Worse than a woman!"
"Shut up!" The Han Prime Minister was finally able to say a complete sentence, "I keep Yang Wei Gong for my own reasons, and you are not allowed to talk nonsense!"
The Prime Minister's wife looked at him sideways, disbelief written all over her face.
Zhuge Liang sighed:
"I arranged for everyone in the palace to be either in the palace or on the chancery. Only Yang Weigong, although he has been a long history, has not changed at all. Don't you think it's strange?"
"This is really strange. If you think you value him, then you should arrange a good path for him just like you arranged for Jiang Gongyan."
"But if you say you don't value him, then why do you consult him every day and let him indulge without stopping you?"
The Han Prime Minister did not answer the question directly. He stretched out his hand to motion for Huang Yueying to help him, and said meaningfully:
"No matter what, Yang Wei Gong is talented after all, and after me, the Han Dynasty will probably never have a Prime Minister's Palace again."
"Therefore, someone will decide what to do with the long history of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the future, whether to use him or not, and how to use him. Don't worry about such things."
Huang Yueying was horrified: "You deliberately left him..."
Zhuge Liang waved his hand: "The way to go depends mainly on Yang Wei Gong himself. After all, the emperor is kind and will not kill people easily."
"I'm old and can't care so much anymore. Now, I just want to live to see the day when I can see Chang'an..."
Huang Yueying glanced at him: "The emperor is naturally kind, but he can't help but have a cruel minister."
Zhuge Liang sneered and said, "Don't you know that Liu Hanzi from Liangzhou is so ruthless?"
Huang Yueying couldn't help laughing: "What does the Hu girl that Mr. Liu married based on his ability have to do with Feng Mingwen?"
