Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 113 Zhuge returns to court
In October of the second year of Jianxing, Zhuge Liang led the Southern Expedition Army and more than 80,000 households (more than [-] people) from Nanzhong soldiers. A total of about [-] people set out from Dianchi County to serve as teachers.

Different from the speedy soldiers of the Southern Expedition, due to the large number of old, young, women and children returning to the division, the army marched very slowly.At the same time, due to the increase in class teachers, the food and grass consumed by them also increased sharply.At this time, the importance of Yu Wushu, which was previously set up near Bodao as the transportation center for grain and grass in the south, became prominent.

Under the command of Zhang Yi, a large amount of autumn harvest grain in central Shu was quickly transferred to Yuwushu through the nearby water system, and then supplied to 80,000 people and horses through Wuchi Road.

It is worth noting that, except for half of the soldiers who followed Zhuge Liang in the Southern Expedition, except for half of the soldiers who were used to rotate and escort the slaves back to the country, the remaining half of the three guards were in Nanzhong to obey the orders of the Governor's Mansion, cooperating with its military activities and helping the counties to suppress local rebellions .

When Zhuge Liangli had just left Nanzhong, Gao Ding's remaining troops rebelled in Yunnan County, the prefecture of Yunnan, trying to kill the prefect Lu Kai.Fortunately, the Baijiawei led by Jufu was stationed nearby at that time. After hearing about it, they immediately sent troops to calm down and captured the rest as slaves.

The three guards are extremely special in Nanzhong. They do not belong to military households or peasant households, and are not under the jurisdiction of the local county. They only obey the orders of the Governor's Mansion.And regardless of the borders between counties and counties, you can conquer barbarians across borders.

Therefore, the number of guards and slaves are on the rise.For example, Chijiawei, which originally had only one eup (1500 households), experienced the Battle of Nanzhong and suppressed various rebellious barbarians, and the number of Wei households has reached 4500.

At the same time, in order to prevent him from undermining the stability of Nanzhong, Li Hui transferred Chijiawei, who was in urgent need of slaves, to the southern part of Yongchang County (northern Myanmar) to let him capture slaves at will.

In December, the Nanzhong Army, which had traveled long distances in February, had returned to Chengdu.

Liu Chan ordered Liu Yong to go out of the city to meet Zhuge Liang for him.So Liu Yong led all the officials of the Han Dynasty out of the city for dozens of miles to set up roads to meet them.

Zhuge Liang didn't dare to take it too seriously, so he got out of the car to meet Liu Yong in person, and after speaking briefly, he ordered all the officials to disperse.However, Fei Yi was specially invited to sit in the same car, and all the civil and military officials present looked at Fei Yi with admiration.

Inside the gorgeous car, Zhuge Liang and Fei Yi sat facing each other.Fei Yi sat upright and did not dare to be rude, while Zhuge Liang was relatively relaxed.

"The prime minister put down the Nanzhong rebellion with the force of thunder, and the Han scholars and common people feel at ease. Congratulations!" Fei Yi said, clasping his hands.

Zhuge Liang didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "The pacification of Nanzhong is the beginning of governing the country, and then it depends on Li De'ang's governance."

"Wen Wei (Fei Yi's word), what has been the situation in the government and the opposition in the past year?" Zhuge Liang asked.

Fei Yi thought for a while and said, "Officials in the government and the opposition perform their own duties. Those who violate the law are reported by Pan Sizhi for His Majesty's decision. The internal government affairs are handled by Zhang Changshi and handed over to His Majesty for approval. Your Majesty often summons the ministers and ministers to handle political affairs together. Those who disagree will be handed over to the inner government for re-negotiation and decision before reporting."

Zhuge Liang nodded in relief, and sighed: "The country handles political affairs by gathering people's thinking and broadening loyalty. The country is not afraid to discuss political affairs repeatedly, because it can avoid personal faults, which will cause losses to the country's political affairs. Repeated consultations and research on dissenting matters Abandon broken shoes and find jewels."

Fei Yi sighed and said: "Your Majesty has the style of a virtuous monarch. He often orders us not to be afraid, but to talk more about the mistakes of governance. Your Majesty is a pragmatic person, and he does not like people who are ambitious and talkative. He ordered the ministers to talk about solutions."

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang regretted and said: "If all the ministers in the court are like Dong Youzai, it will be easy to govern the country. Dong Youzai (Dong He, Dong Yun's father) participated in politics in the court for seven years. When he saw something inconsiderate, he would go back and forth several times to report to him. I made a statement, but it is a pity that I have passed away. We who govern the government should be like Dong Youzai, not to leave because of trouble, otherwise the country will suffer losses."

Fei Yi clapped his hands and said yes.

Zhuge Liang continued to ask: "How is the promotion of the new farming method? Will the harvest increase this year?"

Fei Yi showed joy, and replied: "The new farming method has been popularized in the inner county. According to the recent report in the inner county this year, when the autumn harvest is harvested this year, the people's average yield per mu will increase by about 3%. It is commendable that they all say that they are blessed by the great man to have such an income. This year, the treasury is abundant, and if the great man cultivates for a few more years, he can start the northern expedition."

Zhuge Liang nodded his head and thought about it. With the current national strength of the Han Dynasty, the Northern Expedition will take several years to farm and produce, reform the disadvantages, and increase the military strength before the Northern Expedition can begin.But I am afraid that Cao Wei has been running Guanzhong for a long time, and it may be difficult to rush, and it needs to be slowly eaten away. It is best to have Sun Wu to help.

Zhuge Liang thought about this and asked: "Wen Wei, how is the war between Cao Wei and Soochow?"

Fei Yi smiled lightly and said, "As Shao Xian said, Cao Pi and Sun Quan faced each other on both sides of the Yangtze River in Guangling for several days, and led their troops back."

Zhuge Liang sneered and said: "Cao Pi is the master of success! Cao Pi is not a martial artist, and he is only good at literature. He has an enterprising heart, but he has no enterprising ability."

"Report to the prime minister that the imperial palace has arrived." The royal yelled.

The car drove to the outside of the Shuhan New Palace, and Fei Yi helped Zhuge Liang, who was looking tired, to get out of the car.Zhuge Liang straightened his clothes and walked slowly into the palace to meet Liu Chan.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is visiting outside." After receiving the notification from the attendant, the eunuch Huang Hao reported inside.

"Please come in, Mr. Xiangfu." Liu Chan showed joy, and quickly walked a few steps to the steps to welcome Zhuge Liang.

Soon, Zhuge Liang, who was dressed in Xuanyi and wearing a Jinxian crown, stepped inside.

When Zhuge Liang was about to salute, Liu Chan stepped forward to support him, and said in a gentle voice, "Father Xiang doesn't need to be too polite. It's a lot of hard work to go to Nanzhong this time."

Liu Chan saw that Zhuge Liang's temples were slightly white, and his face was tired. He held his right hand, pulled Zhuge Liang into a seat, and sighed: "When Xiangfu was by my side, I didn't feel any difference; since Xiangfu left me, I went to Nanzhong. , No one in the court can compare."

"Your Majesty should not underestimate yourself. I heard that what your Majesty has done in the past year is the style of a virtuous monarch." Zhuge Liang said solemnly.

Liu Chan smiled, waved his hands and said, "I haven't seen my father for a long time, and I don't talk about state affairs. My father knows that the harem gave birth to three sons for me."

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang showed a smile, cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, there are successors to my great man."

Liu Chan said in a low voice: "My father and I are named monarchs and ministers, and we love each other like father and son. Now I don't worry about the heirs of the harem, but I worry about the heirs of the father and son."

As soon as this remark came out, Zhuge Liang showed embarrassment. He himself was worried about his heirs. There was only one daughter and no male.

Years ago, Zhuge Liang took a widow as his concubine in order to procreate males, but after hard work, there was still no result.

Liu Chan pretended not to see Zhuge Liang's embarrassment, and continued: "I think that Xiangfu's brother, Zhuge Jin, has three sons. The eldest son, Zhuge Ke, is very talented but stubborn; It is not as good as Xiangfu can write a letter to his brother requesting that Zhuge Qiao, the adopted second son, be his son."

Liu Chan looked at Zhuge Liang intently.

(End of this chapter)