As winter passes and spring comes, everything wakes up, and the dull Chengdu becomes bright and full of life, just like Zhuge Liang's mood.
After a year of farming and cultivating grains and seclusion, the wounds of Yiling's defeat were repaired, Ji Han's national power was greatly restored, and the time was ripe to go south to put down the rebellion of Yong Kai and others.
Today coincides with the court meeting, Zhuge Liang reported to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the rebellion in Nanzhong has been going on for a long time, which is really a serious trouble for the country. Today, the rice warehouses are full, the treasury is full of money, and all the military supplies and equipment have been prepared. I, your Majesty, You should lead the army south to conquer.
I hope that your Majesty will ask his ministers to suppress the thieves, put down the rebellion, regain Nanzhong, and restore peace to the people of Nanzhong! "
Liu Chan pondered for a long time and said: "Xiangfu, today the Han Dynasty is weak. There are Cao Wei in the north and Sun Wu in the east. They are all tigers and wolves. If there is no Xiangfu in charge of Chengdu, the imperial court will be shaken, and I will not be at ease."
Moreover, in the miasmatic and barren land of Nanzhong, my father-in-law has the last wish of the late emperor, how can he leave me and venture into dangerous places? Therefore, the southern expedition should be discussed from a long-term perspective. "
Hearing that Liu Chan was worried about him, Zhuge Liang was quite moved. However, he had his own concerns about the Nanzhong matter and had to go. He immediately comforted Liu Chan and said, "Your majesty, don't worry. Today, Soochow and I, the great Han, have renewed their alliance, and we have no different intentions." Cao Wei's attack on Wu a few months ago was abandoned halfway, and his vigor has been lost. He will not be able to make a long-term plan in a short period of time, so there is no danger to the north or east.
Moreover, if Li Yan is in Baidi City, he can be the leader of Soochow, and if Wei Yan is in Hanzhong, he can be the enemy of Cao Wei. I also asked generals Wu Yi and Xiang Chong to be stationed in Chengdu, which can ensure that your majesty will be safe. Today, I will first go to pacify the south, and then look for opportunities to make an expedition to the north, restore the Central Plains, and revive the Han Dynasty, in order to repay the kindness of the late Emperor and His Majesty. "After that, he bowed.
Liu Chan saw that Zhuge Liang was so determined and knew that the rebellion in Nanzhong should not be delayed for a long time. He thought for a while and then said: "My father-in-law, please get up. I am also worried about the chaos in Nanzhong. But they are just clowns, so why bother to go to my father-in-law?" ?”
"His Majesty......"
Before Zhuge Liang finished speaking, a man suddenly appeared from the courtroom and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the rebellion in Nanzhong does not require the Prime Minister to go personally." Zhuge Liang looked for the voice and found that it was Wanglian, the chief minister of the palace.
The Duke has been suffering from chronic illness for the past year and has been recuperating at home. He has not paid attention to the affairs in the mansion for a long time. He did not expect that the court meeting would appear today. He thought it was strange, but at this moment he understood clearly that this gentleman was specifically trying to persuade him.
Seeing Wang Lian's sick face and trembling body, Zhuge Liang couldn't bear to call out: "Mr. Wen Yi?"
Wang Lian seemed not to have heard, and continued in a deep voice: "The Prime Minister shoulders the important responsibilities of the country and attracts the attention of the whole country. It is not appropriate to go on an expedition against the barbarians. To deal with Yong Kai's scabies disease, the Prime Minister only needs to send a large general to deal with it, and he will definitely succeed. , why do you need to touch me personally? The south is dangerous, if something unexpected happens, won’t the prime minister live up to the kindness of the late emperor?"
As the chief official of the Prime Minister's Office, Wang Lian was Zhuge Liang's most trusted subordinate. Seeing that Wang Lian had spoken out against the Prime Minister's personal conquest, the ministers immediately gathered together to persuade him.
Zhuge Liang knew Wang Lian's good intentions, but he had to go personally to quell the rebellion in Nanzhong. Since the death of the late emperor and Guan Junhou, the only person in the Jihan Kingdom who can command large armies in combat is Prime Minister Zhuge.
In the 18th year of Jian'an, the late emperor failed to attack Liu Zhang, so he transferred Zhuge Liang to lead Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others into Shu to fight. It was this time that Zhuge Liang led the army to Shu for the first time.
The results were also very good. Bajun, Jiangyang, Deyang and other counties in eastern Yizhou were successfully pacified. The three armies successfully joined the late emperor and surrounded Chengdu.
At this point, Zhuge Liang was no longer just an important minister sitting in the center and strategizing, but also became the third commander-in-chief of Ji Han after the late emperor and Guan Yu who could command tens of thousands of troops in combat.
After the death of the late emperor, the military and political power of Ji Han was concentrated on him alone. Now he was the commander-in-chief of the Han army, so he really had to be the head coach of the southern expedition.
The remaining ministers either lacked talents or qualifications and were unable to convince the generals to lead the army south. Even Li Yan, another minister who had Tuogu, did not have sufficient qualifications and status.
In terms of qualifications, Li Yan was just a surrendered general who surrendered after the late emperor entered Shu. If he were to be a commander, not to mention Zhao Yun and other Yuan Cong veteran generals, even Wei Yan and other Jingxiang people would not obey him.
Although he is both civil and military in terms of talent, his biggest achievement so far is to defeat tens of thousands of thieves such as Ma Qin and Gao Sheng with 5,000 county soldiers. Although his achievements are great, they are not as valuable as defeating the armies of various princes.
In terms of status, when the late emperor Tuogu, although he had already occupied the official position of Shangshu Ling and Central Protector, he was responsible for controlling the internal and external military affairs, and his powers were not insignificant, but in terms of Shangshu Ling's own official position, he was only an official with a rank of thousands of stones, not to mention the actual power of Shangshu Taiwan. In the hands of the person who recorded the affairs of the minister, and the person who recorded the affairs of the minister at this time was Zhuge Liang.
As for the official positions of Protector of the Central Government and unifying the internal and external military, it is not that the late emperor handed over the military power of the Han Dynasty to Li Yan. Unifying the internal and external military does not mean unifying the Chinese and foreign military. The internal and external here actually refers to the internal and external of Yong'an Palace.
In fact, Li Yan has been stationed in Baidi City since then, commanding the Chinese army that stayed here. This is because of the dispatch of the Central Protector and the unified internal and external military.
It was not until the first year of Jianxing that Prime Minister Zhuge came to power and promoted Li Yan to Guangluxun that Li Yan's official position was promoted to the Jiuqing level.
The reason why he was promoted to Guang Luxun was actually because his position mainly focused on Su Wei palace portal, which was in the same vein as the previous Zhong Du Hu who was in charge of the Chinese army.
Therefore, although Li Yan and Prime Minister Zhuge are both ministers of Tuogu, the status gap between them is very far, and they are not even close. It's just that Li Yan doesn't seem to have a correct understanding of this in his heart, thinking that Prime Minister Zhuge is first and he is second.
Of course, this is a bit far-fetched. I say so much to clarify that only Zhuge Liang can be the current military commander of Ji Han. In fact, only he can shoulder this important task at present.
"The land in the south is located on the border. Many of its people are not accustomed to kingship, and it is very difficult to pacify it. I will go to conquer it myself. I will decide whether to be strong or soft, and no one else can entrust it to me." Zhuge Liang continued to explain. .
Liu Chan and the ministers also felt that it was reasonable after hearing this. There were often rebellions in Nanzhong. If we wanted to have long-term peace and stability, Zhuge Liang could only master the best strategy for quelling the rebellion this time.
Seeing that Zhuge Liang was talking to such an extent in court, Wang Lian couldn't persuade him anymore. Liu Chan also made up his mind and immediately said loudly: "Here comes, prepare an edict..."
After the court was over, Zhuge Liang walked briskly toward the palace gate when he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind.
"It's Mr. Wenyi." Seeing Wang Lian sweating profusely and stumbling, Zhuge Liang hurried forward to help him.
"Mr. Wen Yi is not feeling well. He should rest at home. Why go to court even if he is ill?" Zhuge Liang sighed.
Wang Lian coughed twice and said: "Lian still wants to persuade the Prime Minister not to go to Nanzhong in person. The Prime Minister has a heavy responsibility and a body of gold, so why bother fighting with a young man?"
Zhuge Liang said: "I accept Mr. Wen Yi's good intentions, but the matter has come to this, there is no need to persuade him anymore, Liang's intention has been decided."
Wang Lian sighed: "Alas, Lian knew his fate not long ago, and his time to serve under the Prime Minister is running out. Good health is the foundation for achieving great things. This is Lian's deepest understanding now. The Prime Minister has the hope of the world, and he must cherish it even more. Because of my body, I even asked the Prime Minister to think about it again." After saying that, he bowed.
Zhuge Liang quickly helped him up and said gratefully: "I will definitely keep Gong Yiliang in mind. Please take care of yourself. The great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty cannot be separated from your help."
At this time, the two of them had already left the palace gate. Wang Lian smiled and nodded after hearing Zhuge Liang's comforting words. He stared at Zhuge Liang for a while, then bowed, and Zhuge Liang bowed back.
After a while, Wang Lian got into the carriage with the help of his servants. Zhuge Liang looked at the carriage going away for a long time and was reluctant to leave. He knew that one of his old comrades in the Sanxing Han Dynasty would be missing.
