At the Prime Minister's Mansion in Chengdu, Zhuge Liang looked at the urgent report sent by Yang Qingcai with a smile on his face. The tea-horse mutual trade has been fully implemented in Ju County, and the strategy of recruiting Qiang and Hu has taken another step forward.
Coupled with the gold medal trust system mentioned by Yang Qing in the official document, Zhuge Liang was even more satisfied. With his ability, he could understand the purpose of this system with just a moment's thought. He secretly thought that if this gold medal trust system could be implemented for a long time, then in the future The imperial court will have another powerful means to deal with the barbarian Qianghu.
"Sure enough, Mingzhi often has fantastic ideas and can think of things that ordinary people can't think of. This kind of talent is rare in the family." Putting down the urgent report, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.
Just when Zhuge Liang was about to call Zhang Yi and others to discuss whether to implement the gold medal letter talisman system on a large scale, he suddenly saw Ling Shi on duty outside the public house coming in and reporting: "Prime Minister, Chiang Kai-shek and Fei Zheng are here to see you."
Zhuge Liang said: "Invite them in."
"promise."
Soon, Jiang Wan walked in together with a middle-aged scribe with a thin body and a pale face.
"I have met the Prime Minister." The two of them bowed.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Gong Yan and Gong Ju are here, sit down."
Gongju is the epitome of this middle-aged scribe, whose surname is Fei Mingshi, who is currently engaged in Yongchang in the Yizhou Mufu.
He was a native of Yizhou. He was originally the magistrate of Mianzhu County during the Liu Zhang period. He surrendered when the late emperor conquered Yizhou. Therefore, he was valued by the late emperor and was successively appointed as the governor of the army, the governor of Zangda, and the commander of the front department of the state.
When the late emperor was elected as the King of Hanzhong by his ministers, Fei Shi was ordered to go to Jingzhou to convey the appointment of his promotion to the former general.
At that time, Guan Yu was very dissatisfied when he heard that he, the former general, and Huang Zhong, the rear general, were in the same row. Fortunately, Fei Shi's clever persuasion prevented any trouble.
It stands to reason that Fei Shi has made a lot of contributions and is quite talented. After so many years, his official career should have been further advanced. Unexpectedly, this official kept going back and forth, and now he is only working in Yongchang. It is really sad. The reason lies in his overly straightforward character.
In the twenty-sixth year of Jian'an, Cao Pi forced Emperor Xian to abdicate and usurp the throne. At that time, the Han Dynasty had no unification, so the officials elected Liu Bei, King of Hanzhong, as emperor to inherit the unification and continue the Han Dynasty.
Just when all the ministers were urging Liu Bei to proclaim himself emperor, Fei Shi opposed it at an inappropriate time. This angered Liu Bei and was demoted to Yongchang.
Because he was demoted by the late emperor, Fei Shi remained silent in the Jihan court for several years. It was not until the past two years that Prime Minister Zhuge cherished his talent and intended to support him that Fei Shi's situation improved.
After the two of them sat down, Zhuge Liang asked, "Why are you two here together?"
"Back to Prime Minister, I happened to meet Gongju outside the Xiangshe, so we came in together." Jiang Wan replied with a smile.
Zhuge Liang nodded and asked Fei Shi, "What's the purpose of Gongju's entry into the government?"
Fei Shi cupped his hands and replied: "For the record, Prime Minister, the Yongchang prefect Wang and his wife have urgently reported to the state capital a few days ago to talk about the rebellion of the Southern Barbarians. I don't dare to be good at poetry, so I came here to report to the Prime Minister." After saying this, he handed over the official document.
The officials in the prefectural and pastoral offices have their own responsibilities, and they are divided into professional officials and ministerial officials. Fei Shi, the Yongchang official, is in charge of Yongchang affairs.
It’s just that the Han Dynasty only has one place in Yizhou, and Zhuge Liang personally serves as the pastor of Yizhou. Therefore, in order to avoid unclear division of labor, Zhuge Liang requested that in addition to military and state affairs, the regular political affairs of each county should be handled by the state government. After all, the state pastoral government still has Many officials are working.
"Are the Southern Barbarians causing trouble again?"
Zhuge Liang was slightly startled, but thinking that Yongchang County had reported the matter to the state capital first, he knew that the chaos was not serious. He then calmly took the document and read it: "It turns out that several small tribes at the junction of Yongchang and Yunnan counties were dissatisfied with the imperial court. Chaos caused by government decrees is not a big chaos, just let Wang and Lu Kai work together to put it down."
"No." Fei Shi responded.
Zhuge Liang also warned: "After Gongzhi returns, we still have to explain it to the king and his wife Lu Kai below. To implement the decree, we must clearly explain the benefits to each tribe and wait for the barbarians to understand before promoting it."
"Yes, Shi understands."
After discussing this matter, Zhuge Liang looked at Jiang Wan again: "Is Gong Yan here?
"
Jiang Wan replied: "Prime Minister, this was sent from Soochow..."
Before he could finish speaking, the officer on duty came in again and said, "Prime Minister, Mr. Li Hong has arrived."
"Invite him in."
Zhuge Liang then said to Jiang Wan and Fei Shi: "We will discuss the matter with you later. I asked him to come to Li Hong. He said he has important information to report and it is of great importance. I want to deal with it first."
"Na Wan will leave first."
"Shi will take my leave first."
Jiang Wan and Fei Shi knew that the matter was confidential, so they stood up and resigned. Zhuge Liang waved his hand: "No, you guys should listen together."
Jiang Wan was the prime minister who joined the army and left him alone. He had no doubts about the poem. Zhuge Liang then explained: "The matter discussed later involves Meng Da. You are also acquainted with Meng Da in the public examination, so you can review the details with me."
"yes."
Fei Shi was surprised and suspicious when she heard that Meng Da was involved, but it was not easy to ask questions at this time, so she continued to sit down. After a while, Li Hong was brought in.
"See the Prime Minister." Li Hong was about forty years old, tall and fair-skinned. The three long strands of beard under his chin gave him a somewhat elegant look.
Zhuge Liang excused himself, then pointed at Jiang Wan and Fei Shi and said, "As you know, Jiang Wan joined the army, this is Fei Shi and Fei Gongju, who is currently working for the state government."
Li Hong first greeted Jiang Wan and then greeted Fei Shi and said, "I've seen Fei Shi."
"Gongju, this is Li Hong and Li Mingsheng, who was originally the county magistrate under Shen Yi of Weixing County in the pseudo-Wei Dynasty. Because he couldn't stand Shen Yi's extravagance and cruelty that harmed the people, he and Shen Yi were incompatible. Not long ago, Shen Yi was about to harm Ming Sheng. Fortunately, someone reported the news, and Ming Sheng led his family's children to defect to my big man overnight."
Fei Shi suddenly understood and returned the favor, saying, "I see, I have met Mr. Mingsheng."
After everyone finished reciting the ceremony, Zhuge Liang asked Li Hong: "Mingsheng, you had some important information about Meng Da before. What is it?"
Li Hong cupped his hands and said, "Prime Minister, not long ago Hong passed by Shangyong to meet Mengda on official business, and happened to see a person in his house. This person seems to have just defected from Shu."
"Mr. Mingsheng, could this person be Wang Chong's traitor?" Jiang Wan asked with a flash in his eyes after hearing this.
Li Hong nodded and said: "It is this person. Meng Da said that this Wang Chong was originally a general under General Li Yan of Jiangzhou. He fled to the puppet Wei side because he had a grudge with General Li Yan and was not tolerated. It is embarrassing to say that. , my experience is almost the same as that of Wang Chong, how shameful!"
Fei Shi smiled and tried to persuade her: "Mr. Minghong has filtered it out. You abandoned the darkness for the light, but Wang Chong abandoned the light for the darkness. The two cannot be compared."
"Exactly." Jiang Wan also nodded, raised his hands and said to Zhuge Liang: "Prime Minister, Li Duhu also has documents regarding Wang Chong's defection."
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said calmly: "Well, that's right, I still remember this, and I will reply to Li Zhengfang later."
Li Hongdao: "It seems that it is indeed this person who organized a special banquet for Wang Chong to receive Mengda. Hong was also invited to attend. During the banquet, Wang Chong told many secrets about our great man, including those involving you, Prime Minister. . I thought of this matter yesterday and thought it would be useful to the Prime Minister, so I came to report it today."
At this point, Zhuge Liang and the three of them looked at Li Hong with curiosity. He did not let the three of them wait, and continued: "Then Wang Chong said that since Meng Da surrendered to Cao Wei, Prime Minister, you hate Meng Da very much. Da, once threatened to kill his wife and children, but fortunately the late emperor did not listen."
"Huh, that's nonsense. The Prime Minister has always been kind to others. How could he ever say this?" Jiang Wan said angrily.
Fei Shi also said angrily: "That's right. Meng Da's wife and children who stayed in Chengdu are still living well. The imperial court also allocates money every year to ensure their expenses. This is simply a huge favor. Wang Chong is so generous. It’s clear that this slander was made out of thin air, and it is extremely shameless.”
Zhuge Liang stopped the feather fan in his hand and said with a smile: "Gong Yan and Gong Ju don't need to be angry. Don't care about the villain's words. Besides, Meng Da is not an ignorant person. I don't think he will believe it easily. Let Ming Sheng continue talking."
Jiang Wan and Fei Shi agreed, and Fei Shi continued: "Cheng
The prime minister was indeed wise. Meng Da refused to believe it after hearing this and said, Prime Minister, you understand the whole story of what happened back then, even though you would not do this. "
"Then Meng Zidu is not stupid!" Fei Shi sneered.
