Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said: "He is trying to persuade me to accept Jiuxi and become a king. He is hiding evil intentions! I didn't expect that Zhengfang had such a deep grudge against me that he would resort to such methods. It really makes me sad."
"Prime Minister, Yi has long said that Li Duhu has a bad intention and should take more precautions to catch him early, but the Prime Minister is just unwilling. Thinking of the kindness he shared with Tuogu, he tolerated it, which only fueled his arrogance.
Now that he is unable to detect the Prime Minister's willingness to endure for the sake of the country, he actually commits the evil deeds of this woman. If the emperor and the courtiers find out about it, the government and the public will be shocked, and the whole country will doubt the Prime Minister's loyalty. At that time, I am afraid it will cause a war. What a mess. Yang Yi said earnestly.
The reason why Yang Yi is so worried about the consequences of this matter is that Shou Jiuxi is not a good idea for his ministers.
Jiuxi refers to the nine kinds of ritual utensils such as chariots and horses, clothes, music, Zhuhu, Nabi, Huben, axe, bow and arrow, and 鬯. It was originally the highest reward given by the emperor to his ministers. The Han Dynasty has received this honor for four hundred years. There are only two people there.
Ordinarily, these two people should be famous and respected throughout the ages, but now they are all the ugly images of eldest female ministers in the hearts of people all over the world. One of these two people was named Wang Mang and the other was named Cao Cao.
Wang Mang accepted Jiuxi and established a new dynasty on behalf of the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao received Jiuxi, and his son Cao Pi succeeded Han and established Wei. With these two people speaking on their behalf, the minister Jia Jiuxi seemed to be a precursor to usurping the throne.
Therefore, Li Yan's move was ostensibly to flatter Zhuge Liang, but in fact, he intended to put Zhuge Liang on the fire, and his intentions could be described as vicious. After reading the letter, Zhuge Liang was angry and sad. slender
Angry, naturally because Li Yan was so crazy that he used such despicable methods to fight for power. As for the sadness, it was because Li Yan's move not only greatly disappointed him, but also failed to live up to the great kindness entrusted to him by the late emperor.
Nowadays, the Han Dynasty is in decline, and the ministers should work together and help each other in order to seek revival. Who knows that the two most important ministers in the court cannot truly unite, which is really helpless.
Especially at this critical moment when the Northern Expedition was about to begin, Li Yanlai's move really made Zhuge Liang feel a bit difficult to handle.
"The primary purpose of Li Yan's move was to refuse the order to bring him to Hanzhong. As for the injustice done to me, it was secondary. Although his methods are despicable, we still have to treat him with righteousness."
After Yang Yi became angry, Zhuge Liang calmed down and said in a gentle tone: "He is not only a rare talent, but also a minister of the late emperor. The Northern Expedition to Cao Wei and the restoration of the Han Dynasty are still inseparable from his assistance."
"But Prime Minister, I don't listen to your orders at all now. I'm afraid all your efforts will be in vain." Yang Yi said sadly.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "As long as my loyalty to the Han Dynasty remains unchanged, my heart will not be wasted. You don't need to worry about this matter. I have my own way to deal with it."
"But Prime Minister, this Jiuxi..."
Yang Yi wanted to persuade him again, but Zhuge Liang interrupted him: "Go and deal with official business. There has been a lot of official business recently."
"Yes, Prime Minister." Yang Yi opened her mouth, wanting to say something more, but in the end she didn't speak again, bowed and walked out.
Looking at Yang Yi's leaving figure, Zhuge Liang let out a long sigh and closed his eyes in deep thought. After a while, he opened his eyes and wrote a reply.
Zhuge Liang wrote two letters in succession, one to Meng Da and the other to Li Yan.
In a letter to Li Yan, he wrote: "I and I have known each other for a long time, but we no longer understand each other! I have taught you to enlighten the country and teach you the way to be free from restraint, so I have not been silent."
I am Dongfang Corporal, but I mistakenly used the name of the late Emperor. He was a highly respected minister and was awarded tens of billions of salary. Today, the pursuit of thieves has not been effective, and the close friends have not responded. However, they favor Qi and Jin, and sit on their own nobles. This is not the right thing. If Wei Zhanrui is destroyed, the emperor returns to his former residence, and he is promoted along with his disciples, even if he can receive ten lives, what will happen to Jiuxie! "Fair
In response to Li Yan's conspiracy to persuade Jiuxi, Zhuge Liang first directly expressed his disappointment with Li Yan, and then spoke earnestly about the responsibilities that the two of them should have as both independent and important ministers. Finally, he bluntly stated that if he could restore the Han Dynasty and restore the Han Dynasty, he would be able to restore the Han Dynasty. The great cause of the old capital, let alone nine tins, can be received by ten tins. At that time, everyone can be promoted and enjoy this glorious moment together.
Zhuge Liang meant to restore Shou Jiuxi to its original glory, skillfully dispelling the arrogance behind Shou Jiuxi, and showing his broad mind of serving the country.
"I hope this letter can impress Zheng Fang and make him return to the right path of reviving the Han Dynasty." Zhuge Liang murmured after sealing the letter and putting it in the box.
Ten days later, Li Yan looked at Zhuge Liang's reply and did not say a word for a long time. He did not expect that Zhuge Liang would openly say something that could be tolerated by Shi Xi, which suddenly made the deep political meaning behind Jiuxi become insignificant.
Li Yan felt as if he had been punched in the air, and Zhuge Liang's carefully prepared move was easily resolved by Zhuge Liang. His opponent responded so easily, making him look very stupid.
"What a great Zhuge Kongming, how can he be worse than Jiuxie even though he can take ten lives? Hey, I underestimated him after all." Looking at Zhuge Liang's autographed letter, Li Yan laughed angrily.
Hu Zhong on the side said cautiously: "Captain, what should we do next? The Prime Minister is urging you to lead your troops north again."
"What should I do? Doesn't he want me to go to Hanzhong to work as an assistant? Well, I have to give him some money for running errands."
Hu Zhong asked curiously: "Errand money? What is errand money?"
"Humph, you will know later." Li Yan said coldly.
When Zhuge Liang received Li Yan's reply, he was disappointed again. Not only did Li Yan not listen to the advice, but he even intensified his efforts and openly demanded power from himself.
"Ba County, Badong County, Basi County, Fuling County, and Guanghan County are divided into Bazhou, and Li Duhu is appointed as the governor of Bazhou." Yang Qing took the letter from Yang Yi and read it out in surprise when he saw this section.
He came to bid farewell to Zhuge Liang today. He had been away from Nanzheng for a long time, and it was time for him, the prefect of Hanzhong, to return to the governor's office for a visit.
Unexpectedly, he happened to meet Zhuge Liang and Yang Yi discussing Li Yan's reply letter. He happened to be meeting, and Zhuge Liang asked him to discuss the details together. slender
It was just that he didn't know it and was shocked when he saw it. Yang Qing didn't expect that Li Yan would divide Bazhou and appoint himself as the governor in exchange for leading troops to the north. This kind of blackmail has blatantly exposed his ambition to seek personal gain.
"Prime Minister, Li Duhu seems to be seeking power by doing this?" Yang Qing said hesitantly.
Li Yan's reasons for dividing Bazhou were high-sounding. Yizhou was too big and Chengdu's governance would inevitably be beyond the reach of Chengdu. Splitting Bazhou could strengthen the rule over the eastern part of Yizhou and enhance the defense in the east.
It sounds reasonable, but with only Yizhou left in the Han Dynasty and at the juncture of the Northern Expedition, Li Yan's proposal to separate Bazhou at this moment was clearly out of selfish motives and not for official purposes.
"Mingzhi, why are there still suspicions? He has already made it clear that he wants to have the same treatment as the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister takes the post of Yizhou Mu, he will also serve as the governor of Bazhou. He really does not want to be inferior to the Prime Minister at all." Yang Yi Said with a sneer.
Yang Qing said: "Li Duhu's move is indeed extremely inappropriate. Qing thought that he was still unwilling to lead his troops north, so he deliberately created this problem. He knew that under the current situation, it was impossible for the prime minister to agree to separate Bazhou. If the Prime Minister refuses his request, he will have reason to refuse the Prime Minister's transfer order."
"Mingzhi is right. It is absolutely impossible to separate Bazhou. What the Han Dynasty needs most right now is to twist into a rope and gather together a force. There must be no separation of forces." Zhuge Liang said firmly. slender
Yang Yi asked: "What about sending him to lead the troops north to Hanzhong?"
"This matter is over now. I will find another way to defend Hanzhong."
Zhuge Liang said to Yang Qing again: "Mingzhi, you need to worry more about the transportation of grain and grass. I originally planned to let Li Zhengfang take charge of this matter, but it seems that it can't be done now. We have to worry about it together with the government and the county."
"Don't worry, Prime Minister, I'm going back to Nanzheng this time just to supervise the shipment of a batch of grain and grass. I'm just waiting for business and will return immediately."
Zhuge Liang nodded and smiled: "Well, thank you for your hard work."
