A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 462: The emperor and his ministers are suspicious and sacrifice their ministers to protect the emperor, Emperor Xiaoyi’s border is unstable

September

Liu Chan ordered Huben Zhonglang General Mi Fang, a hero of the country, to be deceived and cause great disaster. Therefore, he was removed from the position of Lang General and all official positions, and was sent back to the Marquis Mansion. He was not allowed to leave the house for three years.

The edict was drafted and printed by the Zhongshutai, then reviewed and approved by the Shangshutai, and then arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Outer Dynasty.

However, Zhuge Liang gave him the right to record the affairs of the minister and sent him back to the minister's desk. He refused to accept the edict, believing that the edict violated national law and interfered with normal national procedures, so he re-examined it.

With the help of his power to record the affairs of the ministers and the help of other ministers, he decided that the edict was inappropriate and sent it back to Zhongshutai to draft a new edict.

Liu Chan was very unhappy about this, especially under the instigation of Sima Yi, Mi Zhao and others, who directly exempted Zhuge Liang from the right to record ministerial affairs and give instructions.

The second edict arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion very smoothly.

Without the power of Zhongshu and Shangshu, Zhuge Liang could only follow the imperial edict.

However, the next day, Zhuge Liang submitted his resignation to Liu Chan.

"Prime Minister, do you really want to do this? Except for Mi Fang, I can let the Prime Minister investigate and deal with everyone else, but Mi Shi really can't."

Liu Chan looked at Zhuge Liang sadly.

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said: "I heard that before the death of the late Emperor, he left fourteen words with His Majesty: 'Don't do good deeds because they are small, and don't do evil because they are small.'

Now that Mi Fang has violated the national law, she is not punished because of her previous achievements. Once this is revealed, corrupt officials will no longer regard the national law as a beast, but will think that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, and they will take chances and try the law themselves.

Since the real culprit behind the scenes cannot be found or caught, and I am really embarrassed to face the soldiers of the Southern Expedition, Your Majesty should put all the blame on me in order to calm the grievances of the officials in the court. "

Liu Chan slightly begged: "The late Emperor and Duke Dongmin have repeatedly recommended the Prime Minister to me, asking me to listen to the Prime Minister's words more.

My mother recently passed away, and many old ministers passed away one after another. Due to health reasons, Taifu rarely came to the palace to teach me, and sometimes he couldn't explain it clearly because of his status.

If all the prime ministers resign, who should I listen to? Is it Sima Yi? Although he has extraordinary abilities, he is still a surrendered minister. I may rely on him, but I still have concerns in my heart. I cannot fully trust him like I do the prime minister.

I also ask the Prime Minister to think carefully and not abandon me. "

Zhuge Liang was moved by the admiration in Liu Chan's words, but he had to do this for the sake of the Han Dynasty and Liu Chan.

"Your Majesty's feelings should not be ignored, but in the face of state affairs, we should not act willfully.

If I succeed in investigating the spy case, it will be fine, and all the criticism in the world will be calmed down. But now that I have failed halfway, I have offended 70% of the court officials, and it can no longer be the same as before.

Since he cannot communicate with the government, it will be detrimental to the country to remain in this position. And Your Majesty will also leave the world with the impression that you are patronizing ministers and appointing cruel officials, which will be detrimental to Your Majesty.

It is the most beneficial thing for me to serve the country, your Majesty, and even myself.

Moreover, there are so many talented people in the world today. If I am absent, Bai Jun and Fa Zheng can take over the affairs of state in my place, and then Fei Yi and Dong Yun can take their place again. Your Majesty can treat Bai, Fa, Fei, and Dong like Chen. "

Liu Chan wanted to persuade him again, but Zhuge Liang had already decided to leave.

September

Liu Chan agreed to Zhuge Liang's appointment, removed him from the post of prime minister, appointed him as the prince, tutor, and imperial scholar, and basically stayed away from the government.

Zhuge Liang was left out in the cold, and the criticism of Liu Chan by both the government and the public disappeared for a while, and the name of the Holy King was even spread.

In order to fill Zhuge Liang's position, the imperial court appointed Fa Zheng as the Prime Minister of the Left and Gui Shizhong; Bai Jun was the Prime Minister of the Right and the Minister of Lu. The two cooperated with each other and were in charge of political affairs.

Yin Feiyi of Henan was the Shangshuling, in charge of government orders; General Dong Yun of Nanzhonglang was the Chariot and Cavalry General, in charge of military affairs.

Xuanwu fourteenth year

Zhang Liao, Yuan Zhao, Gao Shun and other old ministers died one after another, and new star generals began to appear.

Liu Chan appointed Jiang Wei as Nan Zhonglang General, responsible for guarding Xiangyang; Deng Ai as East Zhonglang General, guarding Hefei; Yang Hu, as the governor of Yizhou and Xizhong Lang General, guarded Bashu and re-supervised the construction of warships.

April
Taifu, Zhongshu Ling, and Bai Wang Baiyi wrote to request for official appointment:
"I am old and foolish. I often cannot provide good advice or clarify principles for Your Majesty. I can no longer be promoted to the position of Taifu or Zhongzhengling. I hope Your Majesty will have mercy on you."

Liu Chan saw that Bai Yi was almost ninety years old and could hardly express his desire, so he agreed to Bai Yi's request.

He appointed his son Bai Kang as Taifu and Zhongzhengling, granted him permission to return to the country to take care of his old age, and rewarded him with many treasures.

Due to the distance between Bai Kingdom and Luoyang, and the fact that Bai Kang will need some time to handle domestic government affairs when he comes to the court, it is estimated that it will take half a month to a month.

Sima Yi took the opportunity to make a statement:
“The Central Government is solely responsible for national review matters. It is afraid of having too much power and often uses favors to convey each other, which is not good for the country’s selection of candidates.

The Situ Mansion is responsible for household registration management across the country, and it cooperates with the Zhongzheng Mansion and complements each other. Therefore, it is requested to intervene in the affairs of the Zhongzheng Mansion to restrain each other. "

Liu Chan was not prepared to agree, but Sima Yi and some important ministers continued to criticize the Bai family for having too much power. Your Majesty should be careful.

Bai Jun, Fazheng and other disciples and former officials of Zhuge Liang knew that these people had impure intentions, so they kept arguing with them:

"Your Majesty, the virtues of the Bai family are obvious to all and can be traced back to history. Over the years, through the hands of King Bai, there have been countless outstanding talents of the country, like crucian carp crossing the river.

King Bai, at an octogenarian age, worked tirelessly to select talents for the country and worked hard. How could your majesty hurt the hearts of the heroes?

Furthermore, King Bai did nothing wrong in being loyal to the king and protecting the country. Some people who want to deprive him of his power may have ulterior motives. I hope your Majesty will consider this carefully. "

Immediately, Bai Jun, Fazheng and others started a war of words with Sima Shi, Wang Ji and others. It was not until May, when Bai Gongkang handed over the domestic affairs and came to court that he presented evidence on the spot of some officials who had been evaluated by the Zhongzheng government and whose reputations had declined, and asked the officials and the Prime Minister's government to remove or demote these people. This debate came to an end. Curtain.

November

Zhuge Liang, the Marquis of Shu, the Crown Prince, the Tutor, and the Imperial Academy, died of illness at the Marquis of Shu Mansion in Luoyang at the age of fifty-six.

Liu Chan was very sad about Zhuge Liang's death, and he gave him the posthumous title of "Zhongwu", which means he is the Zhongwuhou of Shu. His son Zhugezhan inherited the title of Marquis of Shu and was appointed as the Changshi of Sanqi and the Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office.

According to Zhuge Liang's last wish, he was buried in a thin body at the left of Huiling in Yedu.

Xuanwu 16th year

Liu Chan died, and the 26-year-old crown prince Liu Xuan succeeded to the throne. He respected his mother, Queen Zhen, as the empress dowager, and named his younger brothers Liu Yao Anding King, Liu Cong Xihe King, Liu Zan Xinping King, Liu Chenbei King, Liu Xunxing King, and Liu Xinxin King. Piety to the king of the party.

Under the witness of Liu Xuan and Empress Dowager Zhen, who were still in mourning, the officials gave Liu Chan the posthumous title "Yi", which is called "Yi" for being gentle and virtuous; "Yi" for being gentle and holy; "Yi" for being harmonious and centered; and "Yi" for being a loving hostage. It was Emperor Xiaoyi of Han Dynasty.

Since the world was uncertain and Sun Wu was still entrenched in the east of the Yangtze River, the ministers and Taifu Bai Kang believed that it was not appropriate to build a temple and sent Emperor Xiaoyi's tablet to Emperor Zhaolie's Liezu Temple for worship and sacrifice.

The new emperor ascended the throne and political forces were reshuffled.

Since Liu Xuan was new to the Dabao and had little experience, he planned to select a few important ministers to join Zhongshutai to assist him in governing the country.

Then Taifu and Zhongzheng ordered Bai Kang; Situ and Zhongshu ordered Sima Yi to be the heads of the two assistants; Bai Jun was the prime minister on the right, responsible for the affairs of the minister, and gave the affairs to the minister; Vice.

The rest include Sikong Pei Xiu, Chariot and Cavalry General Dong Yun, Yu Shi Zhongcheng Zhou Tai, Shangshu Ling Fei Yi, former General Guo Zhang, and later General Guan Ping.

September 10th
Military reports came from Liaodong that the Sui tapirs had conquered the Sanhan area (Mahan, Chenhan, and Bianhan), proclaimed themselves the king of Korea, and colluded with the King of Goguryeo to trap and kill the governor of Liaodong, causing cholera in Liaodong.

Liaodong County, Xuantu County, and Lelang County were attacked by the two countries. The villages were burned and the people were massacred. The three counties had to be garrisoned based on the fortified city.

Moreover, the two tribes are still attacking westward, intending to invade Changli County and wreak havoc in western Liaoning.

The Sui Tapirs are the tribe closest to the three Han counties, so they have been most influenced by the Han. Over the years, the Liaodong Governor has continuously supported them in their crusade against the three Han people who did not listen to orders, and as a result, they were made powerful.

After the death of his old leader, the eldest son who was pro-Han and was supposed to succeed was usurped by his second son. He colluded with Goguryeo, who had always refused to accept Chineseization and fled into the mountains, always wanting to rebel against the Han.

Last year, the Sui tapir people finally conquered Sanhan. With the Sanhan area and the material support of Wu's fleet, the Sui tapir leader thought that his wings were full, so he made an appointment with the King of Goguryeo, proclaimed himself the King of Korea, and made friends.

When he heard about the death of the Han Emperor this time, he expected that the Han Kingdom would have no time to care about him, so he accepted Sun Wu's funding, rebelled against the Han Dynasty, and attacked Han County.

Also sent to Luoyang along with the Liaodong rebellion was the military report that the Wu State had sent 80,000 infantry troops to attack Hefei.

Liu Xuan immediately summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.

Dong Yun, the cavalry general, said: "The Wu State separatized Jiangdong just because of the geographical advantage. Now they are attacking Huainan County, but they are not willing to be defeated. They want to take advantage of the recent death of the late emperor to get a share of the pie.

There was also rebellion in Liaodong. How could such a coincidence happen in the world? I believe that it must have been the collusion between Soochow and the tapirs and Goguryeo people, which led to the current war.

Therefore, Your Majesty can send a general to lead troops to support Soochow. I believe that when Soochow sees the reinforcements arriving, they will definitely not fight for a long time and lead their troops to retreat.

Therefore, the key point in this is Liaodong. If Liaodong is not peaceful, Liaodong will not be stable whenever he wants to conquer Wu in the south.

If we want to pacify Wu, we must first pacify Liaodong. "

Liu Xu nodded, approved Dong Yun's proposal, and said, "Is it possible for you to recommend yourself?"

Dong Yun came out and said: "I have some strategies for myself, please fight in Huainan."

Liu Xuan immediately appointed Dong Yun as general and led 50,000 troops to support Huainan County.

He also asked if anyone in Liaodong was willing to fight.

Guan Ping, Zhong Hui and Wenyang all came out to ask for battle.

Just when Liu Xuan was about to appoint one of them, Sima Yi stood up and said: "Old minister, please fight."

Liu Xuan didn't respond and asked: "Situ is ninety-nine this year, so it is better to assist me in handling political affairs in the court. Liaodong is difficult, and there is no need for Situ to suffer."

Sima Yi said firmly: "Since I surrendered to the Han Dynasty, I have not made any achievements. However, Your Majesty and the late Emperor did not regard me as an enemy of the country and promoted them to officials and titles. I am so grateful that I cannot express my gratitude.

There is a rebellion in Liaodong today, and I really can't hide the shame in my heart. Therefore, I ask your Majesty to allow me to repay the kindness of the late Emperor and Your Majesty. Even if I die, I can rest in peace. "

"this···"

"Your Majesty, you can rest assured of Situ's ability. When Situ served in the Puppet Han Dynasty, he faced off against the loyal Marquis Wu of Shu in Hanzhong. For many years, Marquis Wu was not allowed to enter, and he was regarded as a comrade by Marquis Wu. Now it is just a rebellion, and Situ can only do a little bit. Xiaojier."

Wang Ji, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, came out to explain to Sima Yi and waved the flag and shouted. The other ministers from Sima Yi's faction all praised him.

"But Situ's body and age?"

Sima Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about the status of the veteran ministers. In the past, King Bai was still able to select talents for the country when he was octogenarian, but the ministers were no longer obedient. It was okay for your Majesty to pacify Liaodong."

"In this case, let Situ be responsible for Liaodong affairs."

Later, Liu Xu appointed Sima Yi as Grand Sima and gave him the title of Shizhong. He led 50,000 troops to conquer Liaodong and pacified the two kings. Former general Guo Zhang and rear general Guan Ping are listed here as deputy generals.

(End of this chapter)