Mi Han

This riding express came from Liangzhou.

Feeling the urgency of the military situation, the messenger from Liangzhou traveled south almost day and night.

The rush of day and night made the messenger look very haggard.

When he shouted the words "emergency military situation" under the city gate of Chengdu, the captain of the city gate of Chengdu did not dare to neglect at all. After confirming his identity, he hurriedly led the messenger to Shangshutai.

And when Zhuge Liang, who was dealing with complicated government affairs, heard the news, the ink pen that was constantly reversing in his hand suddenly stopped.

At the same time, a serious look appeared on his face.

What he was most worried about happened.

After realizing this, Zhuge Liang hurriedly asked his subordinates to take over the military newspaper from the Liangzhou messenger, and then opened it to read it.

Although he already had an inference in his mind, Zhuge Liang still needed to know more information so that he could make the right decision in the next step.

After reading the military situation in Fa Miao's own handwriting, Zhuge Liang's face became more serious.

At this moment in this lobby, Zhuge Liang is not alone in his office.

Shangshu Ling Ma Liang, Shangshu Ma Di, Yang Yi and other talented people are all in the lobby at this time.

As talented people, they quickly noticed the abnormality from Zhuge Liang's face.

When they just heard that there was an urgent military situation in Liangzhou, some bad guesses appeared in their hearts.

Now that Ma Liang and the others looked at the look on Zhuge Liang's face, they realized that maybe the situation was worse than they thought.

Ma Liang, who is second only to Zhuge Liang in the hall, ordered Ma Liang to ask:
"Prime Minister, has Niwei changed?"

When asking this sentence, Ma Liang still had some hope in his heart.

The inference that Wei Jun has changed can include many aspects, and Ma Liang hopes that it is not the aspect he least wants to see.

It's just that Zhuge Liang's next answer not only disappointed Ma Liang, but also made him and several other heroes panic.

"According to Zicheng's report, Ni Wei is amassing military forces in Chang'an. Maybe the enemy will attack Hanzhong soon."

When Zhuge Liang said this, his tone was heavy, but he did not lose his composure after all.

Compared with Zhuge Liang, the reactions of Ma Liang and others were not so calm.

Yang Yi, who is the most irritable among all the talents, subconsciously said: "Then what should I do?"

Although the other talents did not lose their voices like Yang Yi, it could be seen from their expressions that Yang Yi asked what they wanted to ask.

In fact, those who can assist Zhuge Liang with his office in the same hall are all the current talents of the great man.

It's just that, their reaction is so great, because they know more than ordinary people.

Ma Liang, Ma Su, Yang Yi and others have been by Zhuge Liang's side recently, and Zhuge Liang will discuss with them whenever he has important matters.

They knew that Zhuge Liang would go south after taking care of the affairs of the capital.

Even in the recent period, Shangshu Taichung has issued several documents urging localities to turn over grain and military service.

Obviously, Zhuge Liang has already begun formal preparations for the Southern Expedition.

Under such circumstances, for Ma Liang and other talented people, what they are most worried about is that the rebellious Wei in the north will take the opportunity to attack Hanzhong.

Compared with Ni Wei, Nanzhong must be far inferior in strength.

However, Nanzhong is remote and the terrain is complicated. If the Han army sends troops to Nanzhong, the loss of the Southern Expedition will not be low, and it is likely to be a protracted war.

This is not something that can be reversed by human power alone.

This is also the biggest reason why Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang did not attack Nanzhong before.

And if at this time, the anti-Wei aggressively attacked Hanzhong, then Hanzhong would not be able to get support from Yizhou.

It is true that Mi Yang is currently the No.1 general of the big man, but everyone present understands the truth that if you defend for a long time, you will lose.

Besides, Ni Wei's national power is far stronger than that of the big Han. If Ni Wei intends to fight a protracted war with Mi Yang in Hanzhong, how can the national strength of a county in Hanzhong alone be able to resist it?

During the First World War in Public Security, the food supply in Public Security City was almost exhausted.

And if Mi Yang seized the opportunity because Sun Quan was not eager for quick success at that time, no matter how good Mi Yang was at fighting, he would not be able to achieve such brilliant results.

In the face of the gap in national power, no matter how powerful an individual's strength is, sometimes it seems quite pale.

As the worries in their minds deepened, various situations unfavorable to their own side began to appear in the minds of Ma Liang and others.

They had always hoped that Ni Wei would not take any action, but this was too underestimating the enemy.

The enemy has never been short of talent.

Thinking of this, Ma Liang took the lead in paying homage to Zhuge Liang and said, "Prime Minister, why don't we postpone the southern expedition and our army concentrate on defending the north."

As soon as Ma Liang's suggestion came out, it was immediately agreed by all the sages present.

Since the big man can't fight on both sides at present, the best way for the big man is to concentrate on one side.

Compared with pacifying Nanzhong, Liangzhou, which is the gateway to Yizhou, is undoubtedly more important.

It's just that after Zhuge Liang listened to Ma Liang's suggestion, he shook his head slightly.

Ma Liang's suggestion may solve the current predicament, but it only treats the symptoms, not the root cause.

Zhuge Liang knew that Wei Jun would make a big move, and they probably had secretly contacted Nanzhong.

Even if he stops the southern expedition and concentrates on the north now, won't the Wei army continue to agitate, and will Nanzhong be peaceful?

You must know that the fundamental reason why he is preparing for the Southern Expedition is that Nanzhong is too deeply involved with the Yizhou family.

When he attacked the Yizhou family, it meant that the battle with Nanzhong was inevitable.

Since there is bound to be a battle with Nanzhong, he would rather hold the initiative of this battle in his own hands.

Besides, even if Nanzhong does not rebel now, the mission of the big man lies in the Northern Expedition.

At the beginning, Liu Bei also thought about solving the hidden danger of Nanzhong in advance, but he was dissuaded by Zhuge Liang at that time.

Because the situation at that time was that the Dahan had not yet completely torn face with all the Yizhou aristocratic families, and there was still a certain possibility of peace between the Dahan and Nanzhong.

But now we all know that the South and China will be opposed, so should we keep this hidden danger until it breaks out during the Northern Expedition in the future?

Ma Liang's suggestion may ensure the stability of Yizhou for a while, but it is not a long-term solution, and Zhuge Liang will not adopt it.

Only by truly pacifying Nanzhong can the enemy's "north-south strangulation" dilemma be completely resolved.

Thinking of this, there was a flash of determination in Zhuge Liang's eyes, and he told Ma Liang: "Tell the ministers and ministers that a court meeting will be held tomorrow morning."

Ma Liang regards Zhuge Liang as an idol, and he knows Zhuge Liang quite well.

After learning that Zhuge Liang intended to hold a court meeting, he roughly guessed what Zhuge Liang's decision was.

Ma Liang wanted to persuade him again, but thinking of Zhuge Liang's past style, he sighed inwardly, and took the order to leave.

Following Ma Liang's departure, Zhuge Liang saw that it was getting late, so he asked Ma Su and others to go down to rest first.

After everyone left the hall, Zhuge Liang read the military newspaper in his hand several times. After confirming that there was nothing missing, he put the military newspaper in his hand aside.

After finishing this matter, Zhuge Liang started to deal with the government affairs of the case again.

But Zhuge Liang's heart is not as calm as his surface. When he learned that the big man is gradually entering a crisis, how could Zhuge Liang, who is loyal to the country, not feel worried?
Perhaps in the hearts of Ma Liang and the others, when they retreated, they would have thought in their hearts that if they hadn't persecuted the Yizhou family too much, then the big man would not have faced the current crisis.

The idea of ​​Ma Liang and others is not wrong, but it is definitely not Zhuge Liang's idea.

Even if time goes back and Zhuge Liang predicts what happened today, he will not regret the choice he made back then.

Do what you should do, this is one of Zhuge Liang's life creeds.

Perhaps this is the case in the world, which often cannot develop steadily according to people's assumptions, and often undergoes huge changes due to people's choices.

But so what?
Judging from the situation, the current weather is not on the side of the big man, but Zhuge Liang's heart is not shaken in the slightest.

If the weather doesn't favor the big man, then he will conquer the sky!
And this is not the first time he has done this.

The vermilion pen in Zhuge Liang's hand was flipped over again, but unlike just now, his writing now looks more imposing.

With the flipping of Zhuge Liang's pen tip, the bright red "Zhan" characters, like green dragons coming to life, kept flipping under Zhuge Liang's steady gaze.

At this moment, in Zhuge Liang's mind, the sound of gold and iron horses seemed to sound.

If the monarch is ill and the country is in trouble, what should we do?

Only crouching dragons do not lie.

Since Liu Bei became ill and ignored political affairs, Zhuge Liang took charge of the entire Han Dynasty in the name of auxiliary government.

Of course, in name Zhuge Liang is only the auxiliary minister, and there is a prince who supervises the country on his head.

It's just that everyone knows that Liu Chan, the prince of Jian Guo, is just a name.

So when Zhuge Liang's order to convene the court meeting spread throughout Chengdu, many ministers spontaneously gathered in the hall in the morning of the second day, waiting for the convening of the court meeting.

Compared with the last court meeting, there are much fewer ministers participating in the court meeting today.

And where those ministers have gone, everyone present is tacitly aware.

Fortunately, the official system of the Han Dynasty is different from that of later generations, so even if there are many fewer ministers, it will not affect the normal operation of the court too much.

Before the prince Liu Chan arrived, all the ministers present quietly looked at Zhuge Liang, who was sitting at the head of the ministers, from time to time.

Even if the owner of the court meeting is different today, the nature of the court meeting will not change.

The convening of the court meeting means that matters that affect the fate of the country need to be discussed and decided.

Just because they knew this, many ministers who didn't know the inside story were secretly speculating about Zhuge Liang's purpose for holding the court meeting.

Is it going to go on a killing spree again?
Only a few people in the hall who knew the inside story, including Ma Liang, watched Zhuge Liang with worried eyes.

But no matter what other people looked at him with, Zhuge Liang knelt down on his seat calmly.

His calm demeanor made Ma Liang and the others feel as if the emergency military information they received yesterday was fake.

The ministers did not wait long. After a burst of ceremony and music sounded, Liu Chan, the Prince of Jian Guo, came to the hall.

After Liu Chan sat in his exclusive seat, all the ministers in the hall stood up and paid respects to Liu Chan.

Liu Chan, who participated in the Great Court Meeting for the first time, was obviously inexperienced.

When many ministers paid homage to him in unison, a bit of panic appeared on Liu Chan's immature face.

In the past, he was only raised in the deep palace, and he had never seen such a battle.

It's just that the panic on his face gradually dissipated the moment Liu Chan saw Zhuge Liang.

It's good that the father is here.

With this level of sustenance, Liu Chan did not make a fool of himself in the end. He imitated the etiquette he had learned in his impression and let all the officials sit down.

After all the ministers were seated again, Shangshu ordered Ma Liang to hold a military newspaper and go to the center of the hall to read out the contents.

This military newspaper is exactly the one sent from Liangzhou yesterday.

So when Ma Liang finished reading the contents of the military newspaper, the whole hall immediately fell into an uproar.

Although the uproar was not big, it still seemed a little noisy.

Not all the great people in the hall were talented like Ma Liang. They could not analyze the pros and cons of the enemy and ourselves in an instant like Ma Liang and others, and they could not analyze how unfavorable the current situation is to the big man.

But they just need to know one thing - the Wei army is about to attack Liangzhou on a large scale.

After learning of this, it is understandable that the officials fell into an uproar.

It is true that in the past days, the Han army has won many victories against the against Wei, but the size of the against Wei is still there, and the strong national strength advantage makes him still the most powerful country in the world.

Facing the massive invasion of the world's most powerful country, no one will feel relaxed.

It's just that when everyone thought that Mi Yang was still in Liangzhou, they felt a little more at ease.

Just when a minister came out to speak to Liu Chan and urgently allocated a large amount of money, food, and troops to support Liangzhou, Zhuge Liang took the lead to stop the uproar of the crowd, and then he continued to release a heavy news to Liu Chan and the ministers.

"Nanzhong will rebel soon."

Perhaps originally there was only an uproar in the hall, but when Zhuge Liang told the news, instead of an uproar, the hall fell into panic in an instant.

There is a strong enemy invading in the north, a foreign race is in trouble in the south, and both the north and the south are under the enemy. Which minister can keep calm about such news?

Especially Liu Chan.

Originally, he already felt dizzy when he heard that Niwei was going to attack Liangzhou, but now he heard that Nanzhong was going to rebel, his already chaotic head suddenly fell into a shutdown.

A more flustered emotion than the ministers appeared on Liu Chan's face.

He almost got up from the throne in a hurry.

Amidst the intense panic, a few ministers who reacted quickly stood up and spoke to Liu Chan, asking Liu Chan to quickly transfer back to Mi Yang to pacify Nanzhong.

Compared with Wei Jun who didn't know when to act, Nanzhong is in Yizhou, so of course the firefighting should be rescued first.

But before this suggestion became mainstream, many ministers vetoed this suggestion—return to Mi Yang, who will guard Liangzhou?
Is it possible that Zhang Fei will be transferred back, so who will guard Jingzhou?
Under this level of concern, many ministers fell into a situation where the six gods had no master.

Of course, some ministers still put forward some pertinent suggestions, that is, let Liu Chan send envoys to appease Nanzhong, and then mobilize troops to assist Mi Yang in defending Liangzhou.

It's just that this kind of suggestion was refuted by other ministers. When some people suggested and others refuted it, the panic in the Han court became more and more serious.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang first raised his hand to suppress the panic in the hall with his own prestige, then he came to Liu Chan and said:
"Liangzhou Mu can't go back, and Nanzhong can't be caressed.

The minister is willing to personally lead the army to conquer Nanzhong! "

Zhuge Liang's voice was loud and powerful, like a clear dragon chant.

It's just his suggestion that made all the ministers look at him with surprised eyes.

Is it feasible for the prime minister to personally conscript?