Mi Han

Chapter 361

Although Nanzhong is part of Yizhou, due to various complicated reasons, although Dahan has four counties in Nanzhong.

However, it is not the officials sent by the imperial court who are actually in charge of the military affairs of the four counties, but the local powerful alien clans.

Of course, with the current national power of the big Han, the power of a single powerful foreign race is not terrible.

However, if the local forces in the four counties of Nanzhong united to rebel together, tens of thousands of soldiers could be drawn.

This number of soldiers is very threatening to the hinterland of Yizhou, which is empty of troops.

This is why Liu Bei wants to act first.

It's just that after Zhuge Liang listened to Liu Bei's words, he thought for a while and advised Liu Bei: "I don't think now is the time to make a big southern expedition."

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words to dissuade him from going south, Liu Bei was a little surprised.

He doesn't think Zhuge Liang, who has always been good at strategy, can't see the problems he can see.

So Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang, "What's your opinion?"

Zhuge Liang bowed to Liu Bei and said: "Your Majesty, why do you think the barbarians in Nanzhong want to rebel but dare not? Even if the foreign enemies have already linked up with them."

The reason why there are frequent rebellions in Nanzhong is not only because of the intricate internal causes in the local area, but also because the enemies of the big Han often send people to link up with the ambitious people in Nanzhong.

Of course Liu Bei knew about this situation.

He even knew that the foreign enemies mentioned by Zhuge Liang included Sun Quan of Jiangdong.

After listening to Zhuge Liang's rhetorical question, Liu Bei replied without hesitation: "Naturally, it is because our army has been so powerful in recent years that the rebellious people in Nanzhong dare not act recklessly."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly after Liu Bei finished answering.

Then he said to Liu Bei: "Because of our army's successive victories, the Nanman became more and more peaceful.

Of course, the southern barbarians have been disobedient for a long time. As His Majesty said, they will rebel sooner or later. "

"However, considering the current situation, the Nanban will not act recklessly in a short time, and they will still obey His Majesty on the surface.

All warriors pay attention to the fact that their teachers must be famous, and the barbarians in Nanzhong have not yet shown any clear signs of rebellion. If Your Majesty suddenly sends out a large army to attack them, it is not in line with this point.

The big man is the orthodox of the world, and the situation is turbulent today, so we should pay more attention to this point. "

Seeing that Zhuge Liang prevented him from attacking Nanzhong on the grounds that he had no name as a teacher, Liu Bei was noncommittal.

What Zhuge Liang said is correct, if the teacher comes out of no name, not to mention other things, it will only affect his own morale.

It's just that Liu Bei knows that Zhuge Liang is a great talent who knows how to deal with the world, so he won't just refute himself with this point.

As Liu Bei did not expect, Zhuge Liang continued to advise Liu Bei:

"Although Kuang Nanzhong is known as a gathering place of foreign races, there are still many wealthy Yizhou clans in the territory.

The many Yizhou wealthy families have taken root in the local area for hundreds of years, and they have extraordinary influence both in Nanzhong and Shu County.

If His Majesty suddenly raises troops without a name, it will make Yizhou, which is finally stable, be in turmoil again. "

Seeing Zhuge Liang mentioning this, Liu Bei's face became solemn.

Liu Bei knew what Zhuge Liang was reminding him of.

Why can the turmoil in Nanzhong continue for hundreds of years without stopping?

This was the case even when the national power of the Eastern Han Dynasty was prosperous.

That's because of the turmoil in Nanzhong, and his semi-independence was acquiesced by all the gentry in Yizhou.

The special geographical advantages of Nanzhong made him a retreat for the Yizhou gentry.

Once the Yizhou gentry committed crimes in the center of Yizhou, they could use their local influence to flee from Shu County to Nanzhong for refuge.

Although this would severely damage their clan prestige, it at least ensured the survival of the family.

And the big man has always had the tradition of committing crimes and making meritorious deeds, and living and dying intermittently.

As long as they can guarantee the lives of their clansmen, and some of their clansmen can make contributions later, or become celebrities in Yizhou through raising hope, then their clan has a chance to make a comeback.

Perhaps before entering Yizhou, Liu Bei didn't know this kind of coquettish operation by the Yizhou gentry, but when he entered Yizhou, he had seen this kind of operation with his own eyes.

For example, when he first entered Yizhou, Yizhou was "shocked three times a day".

During that period of time, he strengthened his rule for strict laws and regulations, and killed many people.

But more people fled to Nanzhong.

And the reason why he was able to stabilize Yizhou as quickly as possible through tough means, the existence of Nanzhong was also a very important reason.

As long as there is a way out, the gentry will not easily fight together.

However, if he draws his sword and cuts off the retreat of the Yizhou gentry under the circumstances that his teacher is unknown, Yizhou is likely to fall into turmoil again.

And that kind of turmoil may not be calmed down as easily as it was back then.

Yizhou is currently Liu Bei's base, and no emperor would not be concerned about the instability of the base.

Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei was lost in thought because of his words, so he continued:
"Jingzhou has been caught in the flames of war for more than ten years. The rich and prosperous country of the past has long disappeared. Now most of my national strength is supported by Yizhou.

In recent years, Yizhou has also frequently lost its national power to support the war.

The barbarians in Nanzhong are scattered all over the country. If we want to completely pacify them, our army should have tens of thousands of troops.

However, the terrain in Nanzhong is dangerous and the traffic is not smooth. The battle of the Southern Expedition will not be short.

With Yizhou's current national strength, it is really impossible to support His Majesty's long-term southern expedition.

Even if you don't consider the fact that the division is unknown, it is not a good move to send troops to the south at this time, just based on the national strength of my big man. "

After Zhuge Liang said this, he looked at Liu Bei, hoping that he would seriously consider his opinion.

But under Zhuge Liang's reminder, Liu Bei's thoughts in his heart just now have been shaken.

Zhuge Liang was right.

If the big man has the national power to support a large-scale expedition now, he must think of the Northern Expedition immediately, not the Southern Expedition.

It's just that although what Zhuge Liang said is very reasonable, the reason why Liu Bei wanted to go south was not to completely bring the four counties of Nanzhong into his rule.

What he worried about was that when he made a large-scale northern expedition in the future, Nanzhong would take the opportunity to attack the hinterland of Yizhou.

If this hidden danger is not eliminated, Liu Bei will always feel uneasy.

Seeing that Liu Bei was still hesitating, Zhuge Liang stepped forward and asked Liu Bei, "In the past, whenever His Majesty went out to conquer, he would keep his ministers to guard Chengdu."

"And I assure His Majesty that as long as I stay in Chengdu for a day, the turmoil in Nanzhong will not affect His Majesty's Northern Expedition."

Zhuge Liang's words are full of strong self-confidence.

Zhuge Liang's self-confidence affected Liu Bei.

He looked at the confidant minister who had never spoken falsely in front of him for more than ten years, and there was a smile in the corner of his eyes.

"Once Nanzhong is in turmoil, it is useless to try to appease and give favor.

Military chaos can only be suppressed by military struggle.

And at that time, all the great men and good generals will fight with me, but is Kong Ming sure that he can bring peace to the war by himself? "

Liu Bei had this question because although Zhuge Liang had led troops in the past, he seldom led troops independently.

Facing Liu Bei's question, Zhuge Liang immediately cupped his hands and replied, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

"Nanzhong is peaceful, if the ugly people in Nanzhong dare to betray our emperor, those who jump the beam, even if they are strong, they will be killed!"

After hearing Zhuge Liang's phrase "Those who jump the beam, even if they are strong, they will be killed", Liu Bei burst out laughing instantly.

"it is good."

A single word while laughing, revealing Liu Bei's incomparable trust in Zhuge Liang.

Words without actual record may be pale to others, but Liu Bei is willing to believe in his Crouching Dragon without any reason.

Just because Zhuge Liang has never let him down for more than ten years.

When a big rock in his heart had a solution, Liu Bei's mood became very good now.

He took Zhuge Liang's hand and stood on the high steps together.

At this time, Liu Chan was already in the vast open space in front of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, driving the horse under his crotch and continuing to shoot at the target with his bow.

Liu Bei looked at Liu Chan's more proficient riding and shooting movements, and there was undisguised love in his eyes.

"I once heard Mr. She said: You have praised the prince in front of many ministers: you are wise, and you have greatly enhanced your cultivation, which is beyond expectations."

Liu Bei suddenly said this, Zhuge Liang was a little surprised, but this sentence was indeed what he had said, so he replied to Liu Bei:

"That's true."

"If the prince is really as you said, then why should I worry?"

Liu Bei is good at knowing people, so why doesn't he know his son deeply?
In Liu Bei's view, although Liu Chan has strengths, he is definitely not as good as Zhuge Liang said.

The reason why Zhuge Liang praised Liu Chan so much in front of his ministers was that he was using his personal prestige to increase Liu Chan's reputation.

Zhuge Liang heard the melancholy in Liu Bei's words.

He wanted to say something to dispel Liu Bei's melancholy.

But before he could speak, Liu Bei said to himself:
"The prince doesn't like to practice martial arts, I know that.

I also know that whenever I am in the palace, he will take the initiative to practice archery in front of me, because he wants to make me happy, and he doesn't want to disappoint my expectations. "

"This is the prince's strength. To his respected relatives, he is benevolent and filial.

But that's exactly what I'm worried about. "

"I am his esteemed relative, and the queen is also his esteemed relative, the prince obeys me, and will naturally obey the queen in the future.

But I don't believe in the queen, or I don't believe in the Wu family behind the queen.

Back then, Wu Yi was Liu Zhang's in-law, but he was able to surrender to me before the battle.Then in the future, who knows that Wu Yi will not be like this?
After all, he was too close to the Yizhou gentry. "

Zhuge Liang silently listened to Liu Bei talking about his inner worries.

As an emperor, Liu Bei has many hidden worries in his heart.

Although Liu Bei is a king of benevolence and righteousness, benevolence and righteousness does not mean that he does not have his own concept of right and wrong.

For some ministers with black history and unstable positions, Liu Bei will not lack doubts.

With the departure of many old friends, there are fewer and fewer people who can listen to Liu Bei's hidden worries.

Between Liu Bei's words, he also revealed a little regret.

Back then, he married the Wu family to stabilize the Yizhou gentry who were interested in Liu Zhang.

At that time, he only thought about helping the Han Dynasty, and he never thought that he would be able to ascend the throne in his lifetime.

So at that time, in his opinion, marrying sister Wu Yi, who had many interests involved with the Yizhou gentry, was what he should do as a lord.

However, as his status continued to improve, and when he finally ascended the throne, Liu Bei regretted his actions back then.

The official wife of a prince and the queen of an emperor are two different concepts.

Especially after the empress was promoted to empress dowager, the political significance represented by her was even more incredible.

In the world of the Han Dynasty, except for the emperor who could call himself Zhen, the queen mother could also call herself this.

This shows the political status of the Queen Mother in the Han Dynasty.

Although not all queen mothers have the right to rule in the court.

But when the Empress Dowager's possession of the imperial title system becomes a political tradition, its impact on politics is very far-reaching.

Both the queen mother and the emperor are the rulers of the subjects of the world.

And when this kind of powerful political significance may fall on the family of foreign relatives with evil intentions, Liu Bei's worries inevitably arose.

Seventy is rare since ancient times, he is over sixty this year, how many years can he live?
Especially after Guan Yu left, Liu Bei, who was hit hard, became more and more unconfident about this in his heart.

Your own body knows it by itself.

If he leaves this world in the future, then with Liu Chan's character and talent, he obviously cannot become the leader of the revival of the Han Dynasty in this sinister and chaotic world.

And beside him, there are no completely trustworthy clan members from his own clan.

Therefore, he had to arrange a minister for the auxiliary government, and he already had a candidate for the minister for the auxiliary government in his heart.

But politics is all about name first.

If the queen mother who is in the throne intends to compete for power with the auxiliary ministers he arranged, then what will the future of the great man be like?
Whenever Liu Bei dreamed back at midnight, this worry always appeared in Liu Bei's heart.

Some things, it is time to plan ahead.

Liu Bei took a deep breath, and then said to Zhuge Liang: "I have asked people to check the identity of many of the loyal ministers who were released from the north."

"I will have someone hand over the list to you in a while. You must arrange for those people to enter the counties and counties of Yizhou as soon as possible."

Zhuge Liang knew why Liu Bei did this, so he immediately responded to Liu Bei: "Wei."

After arranging this matter, Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang beside him, and he said to Zhuge Liang: "After a while, I will give you the right to open a government and manage affairs."

Hearing that he intends to grant himself this power, which represents the supreme honor of a minister, Zhuge Liang subconsciously wants to refuse.

For hundreds of years, only the Sangong and the Great General had the power to open the government and manage affairs.

It's just that Sangong's opening of the mansion has already become a fiction, and only the opening of the general's mansion is the real opening of the mansion.

The reason why the general can often become the actual person in charge of the Eastern Han Dynasty is not only because he holds the military power in the world, but also because he has the power to open the government and manage affairs.

Zhuge Liang did not expect Liu Bei to bestow such crucial power on him so soon.

But in the face of Zhuge Liang's refusal, Liu Bei's attitude was very firm.

"Sooner or later, you will open the mansion."

If you don't open the mansion, how will you fight those people who are deeply rooted in the local area in the future?

If the mansion is not opened, who will guard my country in the future?

At this time Liu Bei felt a little tired, so he walked towards the bedroom accompanied by his attendants.

Before Liu Bei walked away, he left a last sentence to Zhuge Liang: "Order someone to tell Zicheng, so that I can do it!"

When these words reached Zhuge Liang's ears, he found that Liu Bei's figure had gone away.

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei's leaving figure. Today, for the first time, he felt the figure of the stalwart in the past, and he began to grow old.

Time flies by like a fleeting horse, no matter how great a hero is, he will eventually grow old one day.

Today is Liu Bei, and it will be him in the future.

When Liu Bei is old, he can be arranged to guard the great Han country.

What about when he is old in the future?

Could it be him mentioned in His Majesty's last words?
(End of this chapter)