At night, Yang Qing did not stay at Xiahou Mansion for dinner, but left early. It wasn't that he didn't want to spend more time with Xia Houyue, but Zhuge Liang suddenly sent someone to ask Yang Qing to come over to see him, so Yang Qing had no choice but to leave first.
Zhuge Liang did not summon Yang Qing at the Prime Minister's Mansion, but placed the meeting place at his own mansion.
Since he was going to Zhuge Mansion to meet Zhuge Liang, Yang Qing went home first to pick up the gifts he brought back from Hanzhong, and then took the car there.
When Yang Qing came back from Hanzhong, she wanted to bring some local specialties to her old friends in Chengdu. Ma Di, Guan Xing, and Zhao Yun all had them, so Xia Houyue gave them to her in the afternoon.
As for Zhuge Liang's family, he originally planned to pick a day when Zhuge Liang was free to visit his house. Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang suddenly held a banquet at home tonight to entertain him, so he sent gifts along the way.
"Meet the Prime Minister." In the main hall of Zhuge Mansion, Yang Qing bowed and saluted Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "That's all, let Mingzhi sit down."
"Bosong." Yang Qing responded, and then cupped his hand to Zhuge Qiao beside him. Zhuge Qiao also returned the courtesy and said: "Brother Ming." Yang Qing turned around and waved to Zhou Xing outside the house, and Zhou Xing and Yue Zhao immediately walked in holding gifts.
"Prime Minister, these are rare things that Qing brought back from Hanzhong. They were given to the Prime Minister, Madam, Lady Zhuge and Bo Song's family as a token of their affection." Yang Qing pointed at the gift box and said.
Zhuge Liang's face darkened when he saw this, and he was about to get angry. Yang Qing noticed it and said quickly: "Prime Minister, don't worry, Qing bought these with his own salary. They are not expensive things. They just see their novelty. It's interesting, so I brought it back to my wife and Madam Zhuge to relieve their boredom." After hearing this, Zhuge Liang's expression returned to normal, and he smiled and said to Zhuge Qiao: "In that case, just accept it, Qiaoer."
"Who are these two?" Zhuge Liang asked curiously when he saw that Zhou Xing and Yue Zhao were tall and straight, and they had a powerful aura just standing there.
Yang Qing replied: "Prime Minister, this is my subordinate, Zhou Xing, and the other is my personal guard. Both of them are highly skilled in martial arts and smart and capable. The Qing Dynasty relies on them to protect him when traveling south to north." After that, he said to Zhou Xing and Yue Zhao: "You haven't met the Prime Minister yet?" Yang Qing asked the two of them to carry the gifts in person, intending to give them a chance to show their faces in front of Zhuge Liang. This is also the reason why he, the superior officer, loves his subordinates. A promising move will never treat those who follow him loyally.
Zhou Xing, Yue Zhao and others hurriedly greeted each other. Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded: "Okay, they are both good sons and daughters of my great man. I will follow your family master and I will definitely have a lot of achievements in the future."
"Yes, Prime Minister." The two responded. Yang Qing saw that Zhou Xingyue Zhao's face was also exposed, so he waved his hand: "Okay, you two leave first and wait outside the house." Zhuge Liang also said to Zhuge Qiao: "Qiao'er also goes to the kitchen to take a look first. How is dinner prepared? Let me talk to Mingzhi."
"Yes, sir." After everyone had gone out, Zhuge Liang said slowly: "Mingzhi, do you know why I asked you to come here tonight?"
"Prime Minister, you want to know about the situation in Hanzhong?" Yang Qing replied speculatively. After Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, he said loudly: "I intend to report to the emperor in these few days that he will send out troops to attack Wei, recover the Central Plains, and return the old capital to complete the late emperor's legacy of reviving the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the Prime Minister's Mansion will hold the last government meeting tomorrow. , and finalized the decision to station in Hanzhong and await the Northern Expedition.”….
"And you, the prefect of Hanzhong, will become a key figure in tomorrow's government meeting. The officials will definitely ask you about the situation in Hanzhong. I am afraid that you will not respond well, so I want to hear the current situation in Hanzhong first so that I can be aware of it." It turns out that this is the case. It seems that even though Zhuge Liang has been impatient to launch troops for the Northern Expedition, he is still very cautious when the critical moment comes.
Thinking about it, soldiers must pay attention to the major events of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. Although Zhuge Liang had made complete preparations for the Northern Expedition, he was going to attack the strong with the weak, and it would not be a good idea if instead of being unable to regain the northern land, the Northern Expedition army would be destroyed and the country would be in danger of subjugation.
Of course, with Zhuge Liang's vast talent, he was confident that even if the Northern Expedition failed, it would not lead to a major defeat. However, out of his usual cautious temperament, he still wanted to hear Yang Qing's report in advance.
Yang Qing cupped his hands and said: "Yes. Prime Minister, Hanzhong is now ready to welcome the Northern Expedition army and the Prime Minister's Mansion. The two camps at Mianyang Yangping and Shima have been..." The conversation between the two men ended After talking for more than an hour, the food in the kitchen was ready. Zhuge Qiao came over to check on it several times, and saw that the two of them had been letting the food heat up before they finished talking.
"Okay, you have done a great job these past six months. The situation in Hanzhong is good. Tomorrow the government will decide that there will be a happy ending." After knowing everything about Hanzhong clearly, Zhuge Liang suddenly smiled and felt relieved. One breath.
Zhuge Liang caught a glimpse of Zhuge Qiao's figure on the corridor outside the house, and said again: "You are hungry, let's eat first." He shouted outside the house: "Qiao'er, let the kitchen serve the food."
"Prime Minister, are there just the three of us?" After sitting down in the dining hall, Yang Qing looked around and saw that only three tables had food on them, and asked curiously.
With his relationship with Zhuge Liang's family, there is no need to pay attention to the separation between men and women. Usually when he visits Zhuge's house, he will eat with Huang Yueying, Zhuge Guo and other female family members.
"Brother, my mother has some physical inconveniences. My wife and Guo'er are with me in the hall, so I won't eat here." Zhuge Qiao explained.
Yang Qing said: "I see." Counting the days, Huang Yueying was afraid that she was about to give birth. No wonder Zhuge Guo and Mrs. Zhuge Qiao had to wait on her.
The Baiguan Chaohui Hall is the most important hall in the Prime Minister's Mansion. The meeting of officials and officials or the Prime Minister's Mansion are all held in this hall.
At this moment, sandalwood is lingering in the Hall of the Hundred Officials, and the officials are solemn. In the Prime Minister's Palace, there are many officials, including long history, soldiers, ministers, subordinates of Cao Cao, and chief clerks. They are dealing with the army and the prime minister's office stationed in Hanzhong in the north, which is related to the Ji Han Dynasty. The decision-making process of lifeline was finalized by the government.
"Where is Youchang?" Zhuge Liang asked when he saw everyone had arrived. Ma Su stood up and responded, "I'm here for my humble duty."
"Please tell me the strength of the army heading north."
"No." Ma Su looked at the crowd and said loudly: "According to the established strategy, the main force of the Han army in Chengdu, the tiger infantry, sudden generals, Wuqian, scattered cavalry, and armed cavalry, totaling more than 40,000 people, went north to Hanzhong to garrison." He nodded and asked, "Are the armies ready?"
"Prime Minister, the troops stationed in Mianzhu, Pixian and other places have returned to their bases. They only need the Prime Minister's order to set off northward."….
"Good." Zhuge Liang gestured for Ma Di to sit down. He turned to look at Jiang Wan and said, "Gong Yan, please tell me about the deployment of defenses in various places after the main force of our army goes north." Jiang Wan stood up after receiving the order. He understood that Zhuge Liang The reason why I was asked to make the announcement was because I would not go north with the army but would stay at the Prime Minister's Mansion. Therefore, I needed to see if I was familiar with the deployment of military forces across the country.
"After the army moves north to Hanzhong, Chengdu will leave 5,000 troops to protect the emperor, and other counties and counties will also have 5,000 troops to guard the place. In the east, Jiangzhou Li Duhu and Yong'an General Chen have a combined army of 35,000. It is enough to resist the enemy in the east. As for Nanzhong, Governor Li also has nearly 10,000 troops to protect him, so the main force of our Han army can go north with confidence." Zhuge Liang said: "Very good, now it depends on whether the situation in Hanzhong is enough to meet the enemy. Forty thousand troops are stationed." He then asked Yang Qing, who was sitting below: "Mingzhi, do you think Erhanzhong can accept tens of thousands of troops stationed?" Yang Qing knew that the highlight of his day was coming, so he stood up and said, "Go back Prime Minister, we in Hanzhong are fully prepared."
"Oh? Let me tell you about the situation in Hanzhong, let you see if Hanzhong is suitable for the army to be stationed now." Yang Qing said: "No. After more than half a year of hard work by our Hanzhong soldiers and civilians, now Yangping and Shi in Mianyang County The two camps in Ma were completed at the end of last year, and the accommodation and various fortifications in the camp were in complete order, waiting for the army to move in. As for food and grass, we in Hanzhong have already stocked up 300,000 shi of food in Mianyang, which is enough to support the army. Three months of rations. In addition, weapons workshops have been set up in Baocheng and Mianyang, and the military equipment can be easily supplied to the army nearby. As for the officials and people in Hanzhong, they have long been looking forward to it, hoping that the prime minister and the army will go north as soon as possible. Eradicate the evil and rebellious people, and relieve the people from suffering." Yang Qing finished introducing the most important residence and food and grass situation in one breath. Xiang Lang, Zhang Yi and others couldn't help but nodded, thinking that Yang Qing was indeed a capable official. In less than a month, In the year, Hanzhong had already made preparations for the army and the Prime Minister's Mansion to move north. Most people present were confident about moving north to Hanzhong.
Zhuge Liang had a clear view of everyone's expressions and said: "The situation in Hanzhong is now clear. Do you think it is feasible for our army to march north?"
"Prime Minister, we are willing to go north to Hanzhong with the army." Everyone replied. In fact, it has long been a consensus in the Prime Minister's office to go north to Hanzhong and wait for the Northern Expedition. Even if one or two people oppose the Northern Expedition, they dare not go against the wishes of everyone.
Zhuge Liang also held the last government meeting before going to the table just to be cautious. At present, the ministers were united and united, and they were ready to go north to Hanzhong to attack Wei.
"Okay, everything is ready now. At the next meeting, I will report to the emperor the emperor's northern expedition to Cao Wei to complete the great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty and returning the old capital." Zhuge Liang stood up and said loudly, his expression was so impassioned!
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