Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 413 407. Crossing East
"So that's how it is. The Grand Commander knows some secrets about the traitor Cao Pi... This traitor openly usurped the throne and committed treason, which is hated by both humans and gods. He deserves this disaster. So the Grand Commander's intention is to wait for Cao Pi's death to come, and then we will join forces to march north?"

Liu Chan nodded, understanding Feng Xi's meaning. Feng Xi wanted the Han Dynasty to slow down a bit, wait until Cao Pi, who was very capable, died, and then wait for his young sons to come up. This was a good idea.

Apart from other things, Liu Chan immediately thought of himself. When he heard that his father had died and was surrounded by ministers to succeed him, he was so panicked. How could he understand those national affairs? He could only take one step at a time. Fortunately, with the help of the prime minister, his third uncle, the general governor and other wise men, Liu Chan was able to stabilize his position.

"Your Majesty is very clear. This is exactly what the Grand Commander meant."

After Yang Yi's fuss, Liu Chan saw that Zhuge Liang didn't seem to want to keep him in suspense anymore, and he spoke fluently at this moment. He probably wanted to punish Yang Yi after he got down.

"Well, okay, the Grand Admiral's words make sense. Such a major event cannot be rushed. Then let's do as the Grand Admiral says. We will wait for two years and accumulate strength."

Liu Chan nodded and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that today's court meeting could come to an end.

"Your Majesty, although the Grand Commander suggested a two-year delay in the Northern Expedition, he has other plans. I hope this old minister will let Your Majesty know."

But it was obvious that Liu Chan was overthinking it. Zhuge Liang actually had something else waiting for him, which made Liu Chan's originally enlightened smile freeze. He could only nod mechanically and wait for Zhuge Liang to continue.

"The Grand Commander believes that the Han Dynasty, relying on four states, is fighting against the Cao Wei Dynasty, which has nine states. No matter how determined we are, we are at a disadvantage in terms of land area and population. Therefore, the Grand Commander intends to cross the sea to the east to investigate the situation in Izu and Wakoku to see if we can expand the territory of the Han Dynasty, and at the same time recruit more soldiers and increase production."

Zhuge Liang continued to speak after Liu Chan tacitly agreed, but the power of his words at this moment was no less than that of the previous Northern Expedition. If the Northern Expedition was the foundation of the country and everyone could not ignore it, then the expansion of territory at this moment made everyone feel excited.

Throughout the ages, anyone who has expanded territory, no matter how incompetent he was when he was in office, can leave a strong mark in history as long as he can expand even a hundred miles of territory for China. Now that such a good thing has happened to Liu Chan, Liu Chan naturally has to pay special attention to it.

Although Liu Chan was lazy, he also wanted to experience something that would be remembered for generations.

But before this, Liu Chan didn't know where Yizhou and Wakoku were.

"Since the Grand Commander has such great ambitions, we should encourage him. But... where are these Wakoku and Izu?"

Since Xu Shu knew all of this, Zhuge Liang should know it as well. So Zhuge Liang told everyone in the hall the rumors and origins of the two islands just like Xu Shu did.

"So, Izu might be a wild and desolate place, but did this Japanese island once express its submission to the Han Dynasty?"

Liu Chan touched his chin and pretended to think, but he was a little hesitant.

Because according to convention, since the other party has been willing to be a vassal, according to the consistent practice of the Han Dynasty, unless the other party takes the initiative to rebel, the Han Dynasty will never take the initiative to attack these vassal states.

"Your Majesty, the Grand Commander also has an explanation for this matter. The Grand Commander once said that the people who presented the memorial to our Han Dynasty in the past were the Mao people on the Wa Island, and the people on the Wa Island now are the Yamato people.

The two are not of the same race, and the Yamato people are cruel by nature, fearing power but not virtue. Once they find out that our Central Plains is in war, it may be detrimental to the descendants of our Han people. Therefore, the Grand Commander earnestly requests that you land on the Wa Island, educate them, and teach the people of the Wa Island the etiquette of our Han people. "

Feng Xi knew a little about the history of Wa Island, so he just made it up at this moment. After all, there were really Mao people on Wa Island. As for whether they were Mao people during the reign of Emperor Guangwu, Feng Xi had no idea. However, Zhuge Liang and others also knew that this was probably just an excuse for Feng Xi to justify his actions.

However, the Han Dynasty really needed to expand at this time, so Zhuge Liang and others turned a blind eye to Feng Xi's half-true and half-false excuse.

As for the so-called civilizing the Japanese island, it was only in name only. It was not up to Feng Xi to decide what to do. As for Izu Island, neither Liu Chan nor anyone else would have any objection. After all, Izu Island was a real deserted island. Even if there were people there, they were uncivilized natives. The Han army's civilizing them was also meritorious. Even the most pedantic literati would not have any other objections to this.

Therefore, compared with the noisy Northern Expedition, the main issue raised by Zhuge Liang, which was also the key issue that Feng Xi was mainly asking for instructions on this time, the eastward crossing, was passed very smoothly.

Liu Chan waved his hand and commented on this with just four words: Go ahead and do it.

Of course, Zhuge Liang would definitely polish it up a bit, and then the Shangshu would draft an edict and convey it to Feng Xi through official channels.

After all, such a major matter cannot be dealt with in private and hastily, and the process must be followed.

After discussing Feng Xi's crossing to Izuo and Wodao, Zhuge Liang had nothing more to report. Liu Chan was overjoyed and quickly announced the resignation of the court, preparing to return to his study to have a good rest and fish.

Zhuge Liang did not change his expression, turned around and walked out. Yang Yi panicked and hurriedly took two steps at a time, chasing Zhuge Liang out.

"Prime Minister, I..."

Yang Yi caught up with Zhuge Liang and opened his mouth to explain something, but Zhuge Liang shook his head and only said three words.

"Go back and talk."

Yang Yi understood that there were so many people here and those Jiangdong surrendered officials were watching him, so there were some things Zhuge Liang definitely could not say here.

Yang Yi followed Zhuge Liang back to the Prime Minister's Mansion and came to the study where Zhuge Liang worked every day.

"..."

Zhuge Liang did not say anything, but as usual, he picked up the memorials and reports on the table, glanced at them, slowly sorted them according to their importance, and decided the order in which to deal with them later.

Yang Yi felt a little uneasy. This was clearly the study in the Prime Minister's Mansion, which he was very familiar with, and the person sitting opposite him was also the Prime Minister, whom he was very familiar with. However, the atmosphere had changed, and he felt as if he did not belong to this space.

"..."

Zhuge Liang still had no intention of speaking. Yang Yi struggled in his heart for a long time, with cold sweat on his forehead. He couldn't stand the feeling of silence, and finally he couldn't hold back and took the initiative to speak.

"Prime Minister, what happened today is all my fault."

Yang Yi admitted his mistake first. After all, Yang Yi knew that he had made a big mistake. Zhuge Liang was very cautious in dealing with these Wu surrendered officials, fearing that there would be any problems during the adjustment period.

But you end up exposing the other person's secrets right away, just like someone who takes a pair of scissors and cuts the doctor while he is performing a careful operation.

(End of this chapter)