Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 414 408. Demotion
"Alas... Lord Wei, how can I say that you are good? Normally, you can always speak clearly about military and national affairs. Why is it that when it comes to being related to the Grand Commander, you seem to have lost your mind and can do things so recklessly?"

Hearing Yang Yi admit his mistake, Zhuge Liang sighed heavily. Yang Yi was really embarrassed today, and the one who embarrassed him was not his own man. You know, Yang Yi was a military officer in the Prime Minister's Office, and that meant Zhuge Liang's man.

Just like what future millennial parents often say, "If you are rude, people won't blame you because you are a child. They will just think that you have no manners and your parents didn't teach you well."

With Yang Yi's identity, who knows whether his words and actions are what Zhuge Liang meant? Fortunately, Zhuge Ke, who was facing Yang Yi directly today, was Zhuge Liang's nephew, so misunderstandings were avoided.

After all, even if Zhuge Ke was a commoner, he was still Zhuge Liang's relative. Zhuge Liang would not deliberately let Yang Yi tease him. Everyone also believed that this was just caused by Yang Yi not controlling his mouth for a while. It was a blessing in disguise.

Yang Yi lowered his head, not knowing how to answer. He couldn't just tell the truth and say that he still hated Feng Xi for scolding him in front of Liu Bei two or three years ago? Wouldn't that make him look too narrow-minded?
"Prime Minister, I...I just..."

Yang Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. Of course he couldn't admit it, but he couldn't seem to find any excuse for the moment. He could only stand there awkwardly, stammering and unable to speak, just like a primary school student who didn't review and was called on by the teacher to recite the text.

Zhuge Liang knew Yang Yi's thoughts very well. He knew that Yang Yi must be holding a grudge against Feng Xi. At the same time, Feng Xi's rapid rise in the past two years had caused Yang Yi to feel some inappropriate jealousy. The combination of these two factors led to today's result.

"Mr. Wei, a gentleman should be open and honest. Right and wrong and grudges should always be made clear face to face. If you harbor resentment, you will hurt others as well as yourself."

Zhuge Liang shook his head in his heart. It was not appropriate to point out some things himself. He could only hint at them. As for what Yang Yi thought, it was up to him. If Yang Yi could let go of these grudges, he would still be a capable general.

Zhuge Liang still valued Yang Yi's abilities, and he really didn't want Yang Yi to fall into depravity because of some emotional problems.

But unfortunately, although Zhuge Liang has some ability to judge people, he is not as good at using people as Lao Liu.

Now that Yang Yi had caused such a big mess, it would be unreasonable for Zhuge Liang not to punish Yang Yi. Although Liu Chan seemed to have let him off lightly during the day, Zhuge Liang knew that he could not do that.

If Yang Yi openly scolded the surrendered minister of Wu, and nothing happened the next day, and he went to court as usual, then what Liu Chan said today would really be nonsense. If the emperor lost face, he would not be able to save Yang Yi even if he wanted to.

Of course, regardless of whether Liu Chan had the ability to do so, Zhuge Liang's sense of responsibility alone would not allow such a thing to happen. How could he be said to be causing trouble for Liu Chan?

So now Zhuge Liang is more worried about where to send Yang Yi.

To be fair, with Yang Yi's ability, he would be able to get by wherever he went, after all, his ability was there. But he couldn't be allowed to go to Jingzhou, because Yang Yi had a bad temper and he would probably have a dispute with Feng Xi within a few days of going to Jingzhou. No matter who was bullying whom, Zhuge Liang didn't want to see it.

Of course, with a little Karami of Yang Yi's level, the only one who would be in trouble if he got angry with Feng Xi was him. Now Feng Xi didn't know that Yang Yi still hated him, so he didn't pay any attention to him. But if Yang Yi took the initiative to jump, it would really be a way to his death.

Zhuge Liang thought again and again and felt that Nanzhong or Jiaozhou were more suitable for Yang Yi. On the one hand, these places were far away from Fengxi and Chengdu, which could allow Yang Yi to fade out of the political center for a while.

After all, time will wash away everything. If Yang Yi is sent abroad for three to five years, those surrendered officials of Wu will probably have forgotten him. It will be fine to promote him back then.

In addition, Zhuge Liang felt that Yang Yi should indeed go to the grassroots to gain experience. Yang Yi was still a little arrogant and looked down on the lower-class people. This mentality would definitely affect Yang Yi's future work.

Having made up his mind, Zhuge Liang stopped thinking and looked at Yang Yi, who was worried because of Zhuge Liang's silence. "Duke Wei, between Nanzhong and Jiaozhou, which place do you want to go?"

"Ah!... Prime Minister, I... Alas, I would like to go to the land of South Central."

Yang Yi's eyes widened. He was not stupid. When Zhuge Liang asked him this, he knew that Zhuge Liang was going to arrange a punishment for him. Yang Yi subconsciously wanted to argue, but then he realized that it was all his own fault. After thinking about it, he realized that Jiaozhou was humid, hot and remote. He did not want to go there, so he might as well stay in Yinan.

"Okay, I will recommend you as the Chief of Yizhou County. You must comfort the local people after you take office. Yinan was ravaged by Yong Kai last year, and this year Meng Huo is causing chaos. The local order is in chaos, but I believe that with your ability, Duke Wei, you will work hard to bring peace and happiness to the people of Yizhou County."

Zhuge Liang nodded and arranged Yang Yi's punishment in just two sentences.

"Well, Lord Wei, go and make some preparations. I will go to the palace to report this matter to His Majesty."

Zhuge Liang sent away Yang Yi, who was somewhat bored. After all, they were all adults and had to be responsible for their words and deeds. Yang Yi should be demoted for talking nonsense, but the impact this time was not too great.

Zhuge Liang prepared the carriage and went to the palace to meet Liu Chan after lunch.

At this time, Liu Chan was sitting at his desk after dinner, staring at the wall and daydreaming. Suddenly, a guard reported that the prime minister wanted to see him, which brought his attention back to reality.

"Please invite the Prime Minister."

Although Liu Chan did not treat Zhuge Liang as his father-in-law as in the original timeline, he was still a pillar of the country and one of the trusted ministers who was loyal to the emperor. Naturally, he would not neglect Zhuge Liang.

"I have met your Majesty."

Soon, Zhuge Liang entered the study, politely presenting himself.

"Prime Minister, please take a seat. It seems that the Prime Minister has decided how to deal with Yang Yi, right?"

Liu Chan was not stupid. There would be a banquet to appease the surrendered officials of Eastern Wu in the evening, and Zhuge Liang would definitely attend. The only reason he came to him at this time was to deal with the issue of whether Yang Yi should stay or go.

"Your Majesty is wise and wise. Although Duke Wei's words are outspoken and have chilled the hearts of the surrendered ministers of the Eastern Wu, considering that he has followed the First Lord and Your Majesty for a long time and has extraordinary abilities, I humbly request that he be demoted to the position of Chief of Yizhou County to provide relief to the local people."

Liu Chan nodded. After several years of study, he knew that if he wanted to cherish such an official who had made a serious mistake, he should be sent to a remote county for a few years to wait for the storm to pass before returning.

Now it seems that Zhuge Liang still has a love for talent.

(End of this chapter)