Mi Han

Chapter 384

The meeting between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, the monarch and his ministers, cannot be hidden from the intricate network of relationships in Chengdu.

Although the dignitaries in Chengdu don't know what Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang said in detail.

But as long as someone with some wisdom can guess it, the meeting between the monarch and his ministers must have something to do with Mi Yang's New Deal.

Therefore, when the news of the meeting between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang spread in Chengdu, the discussions that had been boiling in Chengdu fell down for a moment.

When Liu Bei first entered Chengdu, the arrogance of the Yizhou gentry was very arrogant.

Liu Bei was so arrogant that he couldn't help but want to open a map cannon, and gave all the homes and fields belonging to wealthy families inside and outside Chengdu to his generals, in order to give a warning to the Yizhou gentry.

Although Liu Bei's move was not carried out under Zhao Yun's persuasion, it can be seen from this incident that Liu Bei disliked the Yizhou gentry and how far the Yizhou gentry exceeded the rules.

Fortunately, there were two right-hand men by Liu Bei's side back then, and together with Liu Bei they formed an iron triangle, and the entire Yizhou gentry was rectified to the point of death.

And in the political alliance of the Iron Triangle, the main output is the Fa-rectification of "revenge for evil".

At that time, Fazheng was the prefect of Shu County and the minister, and he was the minister with the highest administrative power except Zhuge Liang.

Under this identity, Fazheng first went around threatening his character of distinguishing between grievances and grievances, and vengeance.

Then the gentry in Chengdu who had been kind to him were taken care of by him, and the gentry who had minor conflicts with him were all severely liquidated by him.

Qiao Yu's son died in Fazheng's Shangshutai.

After all, no matter how much Fazheng is under Liu Zhang's command, no matter how unrespected he is, with his family background and background, the only ones who can have a grudge against Fazheng are the aristocratic families in Yizhou.

Because Fazheng's "revenge" was too cruel, many Yizhou aristocratic families were liquidated and almost collapsed.

Many people jointly sued Zhuge Liang, hoping that he could report the matter to Liu Bei so that Fazheng would stop being a domineering force.

And after Zhuge Liang knew about this, he just comforted those aristocratic families who had been liquidated, and then he, who had always enforced the law impartially, just pretended not to hear about it.

As for Liu Bei, what he has done is to constantly exert power on Fazheng, so that he has enough power to overthrow everyone.

Gradually, the aristocratic families in Yizhou came to their senses.

Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Fazheng, the three great talents in the world, intentionally formed an iron triangle to attack them, the aristocratic families in Yizhou.

Also since then, with the cooperation of the Iron Triangle, the arrogance of many aristocratic families in Yizhou has been completely suppressed.

After Cao Cao took Hanzhong, he heard that Yizhou's "three surprises a day" were caused by the hands of the Iron Triangle.

With such a painful lesson before, even if Liu Bei's sharp blade method is dead now, as long as Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are still there, then the powerful families in Yizhou will have fear in their hearts.

But to the surprise of many Yizhou aristocratic families, Liu Bei still did not issue an edict to express his clear views on this matter after meeting Zhuge Liang.

He didn't even say a good word for Mi Yang's new policy in front of a close minister.

Such a political signal made the fear in the hearts of many Yizhou powerful families gradually disappear.

After all, today's situation is different from the past, although many people can see that the Qing discussion in Chengdu is aimed at Mi Yang.

But at least on the surface, whether it is the reason for the clean-up meeting or the main speaker of the clean-up meeting, everything seems to be so fair and reasonable.

Gentlemen can be deceived by methods. This trick may not work against Fazheng, but it is still useful for Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.

After realizing this, many Yizhou aristocratic families who seemed to be inspired began to actively plan for the next step.

Soon, as the autumn harvest was going on in various parts of Yizhou, the unfavorable news about the autumn harvest in various places also turned into piles of documents, which were reported to Shangshu Taizhong in Chengdu at an extremely fast speed.

It's just that during this period of time, for some reason, Shangshuling Liu Ba, who basically has no real power, has often been on duty in the Shangshutai.

However, although the real power in Liu Ba's hands is not as good as before, as long as he still has the status of Shangshuling, no one can stop him from reading the many documents submitted by various places.

After reading the documents that recorded the progress of the autumn harvest in various places, which was greatly affected by Mi Yang's New Deal, Liu Ba's pale face clearly showed dissatisfaction.

After coughing a few times, he focused on picking up a document and quickly walked towards the meeting room where Zhuge Liang was.

When Liu Ba arrived, Zhuge Liang was discussing matters with his subjects.

Zhuge Liang, who was immersed in the discussion, saw Liu Ba coming with dissatisfied eyes, and then looked at the document in Liu Ba's hand. He calmly told his subordinates to leave first.

Seeing Liu Ba's hesitant approach, many officials seemed to realize something.

So under Zhuge Liang's order, they immediately withdrew from the conference hall one after another.

After the others had left, Liu Ba came to Zhuge Liang with a document in his hand, but even though he had many questions in his mind, he still bowed to Zhuge Liang first.

Liu Ba didn't think much of Liu Bei, but Liu Ba admired Zhuge Liang wholeheartedly.

After Liu Ba bowed, Zhuge Liang gently asked Liu Ba to stand up.

After Liu Ba got up, Zhuge Liang, who had already seen through everything, asked Liu Ba first, "Zi Chu, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Because he respected Zhuge Liang's character, Liu Ba had nothing to hide from Zhuge Liang.

He said bluntly, "Could the prime minister just let him go on messing around like this?"

What Liu Ba said about him was exactly Mi Yang.

"The new policy has not yet been implemented, but it has already shaken the hearts of the people, causing the progress of the autumn harvest to be greatly delayed, and the chaos in the country has already appeared.

The national treasury must have nine years of storage, and the grain is the basis of the country. If the prime minister does not stop him, I am afraid that the country of the Han Dynasty will become more and more turbulent. "

Liu Ba's personality is high and flamboyant, he doesn't bother to beat around the bush, and speaks out what he really thinks in his heart.

Maybe he hasn't really surrendered to Liu Bei until now, but as long as he is Liu Bei's subject for a day, then he will think about the big man for a day.

Facing Liu Ba's worries, Zhuge Liang's reaction was not as intense as Liu Ba's.

What Liu Ba could see, he had already seen.

What kind of turmoil and instability the big man is facing now, he already knows it in his heart.

It's just that he, who has some calculations in his heart, now has a question.

"Zichu wrote a letter to impeach Zicheng just because of Zicheng's new policy?"

Facing Zhuge Liang's question, Liu Ba choked for words.

In the public impeachment letter of hundreds of ministers before, Liu Ba was one of the leading ministers because of his status.

But Liu Ba was not someone who would defend himself.

He also knew that with Zhuge Liang's wisdom, there was no need to deceive him with some lies, so under Zhuge Liang's watchful eyes, Liu Ba uttered another layer of thoughts in his heart.

"In the 400 years since the Han Dynasty, there have been a lot of foreign relatives in disorder, especially in the former Han Dynasty.

Although Mi Yang has made great achievements, he is a foreign relative after all, and the prince is soft, not the master of the king.

With this hidden danger, His Majesty not only does not guard against it, but also favors him too much, which is not a good thing for the country. "

After expressing the true thoughts in his heart, Liu Ba also stared at Zhuge Liang and got up.

He wanted to see if Zhuge Liang had the same view on his view.

But it is a pity that Liu Ba did not see a half-point agreement from Zhuge Liang's face.

This filled Liu Ba with disappointment.

Perhaps many people thought that Liu Ba felt that he was not a minister of Yuan Cong, so he always felt uneasy.

But if it is only this reason, it is not enough to make Liu Ba like this. After all, among the many ministers who are currently being reused by Liu Bei, how many are really Yuan Cong?
What's more, Liu Ba himself is a Han family clan member whose roots are Zheng Miaohong.

What really makes Liu Ba feel uneasy is that the master he really wants to serve in his heart is not Liu Bei, but Cao Cao.

The most important thing is that Liu Bei also knows this.

Perhaps Liu Ba's choice made people very puzzled. After all, Liu Bei had always treated him kindly, and he himself was a relative of the Han family.

The reason why Liu Ba wanted to worship Cao Cao was because Cao Cao was a master of strategy, and his methods of governing the government were very suitable to Liu Ba's appetite.

If Cao Cao is Mi Yang's monarch, then no matter how good Mi Yang is, Cao Cao will not be defenseless against him at all.

Coupled with the precedent of rebellion by foreign relatives in the Han Dynasty, it is impossible for Cao Cao not to check and balance Mi Yang.

In Liu Ba's mind, Cao Cao's imperial way is the best way to ensure the long-term stability of the country.

But what about Liu Bei?
Liu Ba is a very contradictory person. On the one hand, he is afraid that Liu Bei will fear him, but on the other hand, he is arrogant and unwilling to make friends with Zhang Fei just to please Liu Bei.

Liu Ba's contradictory character is also reflected in his concept of being a minister.

Even if he doesn't want to serve Liu Bei, as long as he is Liu Bei's minister for a day, then he will do well for Liu Bei.

It is precisely because of this character that Liu Ba cannot turn a blind eye to the hidden dangers of today's great man.

From the heart, Liu Ba himself does not dislike Mi Yang, but he is worried about Mi Yang's further growth.

Human nature is evil, the king is the king, and the minister is the minister.

Once the boundary between monarch and minister is blurred, what happened in history will happen again.

But why don't His Majesty and the Prime Minister understand such a simple truth?

Liu Ba looked at Zhuge Liang with puzzled eyes.

Facing Liu Ba's puzzled gaze, Zhuge Liang sighed softly.

Liu Ba didn't know what Liu Bei was going to do next, but he did.

So just now he wanted to persuade Liu Ba, hoping that Liu Ba could get out of this quagmire as soon as possible.

But unfortunately, from Liu Ba's eyes now and his words just now, it can be seen that Liu Ba cannot be persuaded to come back.

Different political opinions can be negotiated and adjusted, but if the ideas are different, then the only way to go is to part ways.

What Liu Ba didn't know was that Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei didn't understand some things, but they chose to believe them.

Zhuge Liang sighed and said to Liu Ba: "I understand what Zichu said, Your Majesty will not be indifferent to the turmoil of the big man."

After saying this, Zhuge Liang took out a document from his pocket, got up and came to Liu Ba, and handed the document in his hand to Liu Ba for viewing.

Although Liu Ba didn't understand why Zhuge Liang would suddenly take out a document, his movements were not slow at all.

He immediately took the document in Zhuge Liang's hand and read it. After reading the contents of the document, Liu Ba's face showed joy.

Your Majesty is wise after all!
What content in the document will make Liu Ba feel happy?
This document was written by Liu Bei himself. The content of the document is that Liu Bei wants Zhuge Liang to draft an edict to announce to the world.

There are two main ideas in that edict, one is to let Mi Yang suspend the implementation of the New Deal in Liangzhou, and the other is to hold a grand court meeting in Chengdu three days later.

At that time, Liu Bei will discuss with many courtiers whether Mi Yang's new policy should be implemented in that great court meeting.

Although Liu Bei did not explicitly veto Mi Yang's New Deal, it was a very clear signal that he asked Mi Yang to suspend the implementation of the New Deal.

Moreover, Liu Bei chose to resolve this matter at the Great Court Conference, which means that as long as the Great Court Conference is held smoothly, Mi Yang's New Deal is likely to be aborted.

After all, with the boiling discussions inside and outside Chengdu, there were not many ministers in Chengdu who supported Mi Yang's New Deal.

Under such circumstances, with many ministers "united as one", Mi Yang's chaotic governance will of course end in failure.

Even Liu Bei will have such a move, which means that he may not be optimistic about Mi Yang's New Deal.

And after understanding the political signal sent by this edict, how could Liu Ba, who felt that he was about to set things right, not feel happy?
The reason why Zhuge Liang showed this document to Liu Ba was because he wanted Liu Ba to draft the edict.

"This matter, I still need to trouble Zichu to catch the pen."

Faced with Zhuge Liang's request, Liu Ba certainly had no reason to refuse.

When Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, it was Liu Ba who drafted all kinds of prayers, edicts, and documents needed for him to ascend the throne.

It can be seen that Liu Ba's talent is overflowing.

What's more, it is also his duty as a minister to write an imperial edict for the emperor.

After Liu Ba bowed to Zhuge Liang, he agreed to the matter.

When Liu Ba bowed to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang's eyes had an unspeakable meaning.

What Liu Ba didn't know was that the reason why Zhuge Liang asked him to write this edict had another purpose.

Taking Liu Ba's previous actions as an example, if he were to write this edict, wouldn't it be more exciting for those ghosts and monsters?

At that time, many people will automatically jump out.

It's a pity that Liu Ba didn't see Zhuge Liang's other intentions. After he responded to the matter, he immediately wanted to leave to draft the edict.

But when Liu Ba reached the door and was about to step out, Zhuge Liang stopped Liu Ba.

Facing Zhuge Liang's sudden shout, Liu Ba turned his head to look at Zhuge Liang in puzzlement.

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Ba who turned his back and looked back. He bowed deeply to Liu Ba and said in his mouth:
"Zi Chu, let's go!"

Seeing that Zhuge Liang just bid farewell to him, Liu Ba didn't take it seriously, and finally walked out of Zhuge Liang's meeting hall resolutely.

In the past, maybe he and Zhuge Liang were people of the same path, but everyone had ideas in their hearts.

With different ideas, each has its own end.

(End of this chapter)