Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 295 The Ups and Downs of the Imperial Family (4)
Just as he was thinking about it, a personal guard "dengdengdengdeng" ran up to the stage quickly, knelt down on one knee and said, "Report to the Prime Minister, Shang Shupu shot Jiang Wan, Duzhi Shangshu Yang Yi, and former general Jiang Wan." Wei, the admonishing doctor Fei Shi, and Tai Shi Ling Qiao Zhou came to ask for a visit."

Zhuge Liang heard this, and Xu Xu's right hand, which was shaking the goose feather fan, couldn't help but froze slightly: "Oh? Doctor Fei and Master Qiao are also here to ask for an audience? Sigh! All right! Let them go to the main tent of the Chinese Army and wait."

While talking, he beckoned to Liu Nuo, and ordered: "Liu Jun, you will pass on the truth order to the three generals Wei Yan, Wang Ping, and Ma Dai later, and let them lead the soldiers to practice twice The 'Bagua Formation' method of warfare, and then let everyone rest!"

A few days ago, Zhao Zi, the special envoy of the State of Wu, came to Chengdu and brought a letter written by Sun Quan to the court of Shu Han. However, Kaitai proclaimed himself emperor, and changed the year name to "Huanglong" corresponding to the "Qinglong" year name of the pseudo-Wei Dynasty. He very much hoped that the Shu Han could treat him with a pragmatic attitude of "respecting the two emperors of the East and the West". It is best to send envoys to celebrate.If the Shu Han accepted the above facts and requirements, Wu Guo and the Shu Han would form a "state of brothers" and join forces to form an alliance. On the condition of "equally dividing the Central Plains", they would jointly attack Cao Wei.

The letter he handed over caused an uproar in the Shu Han court.The advising doctor Fei Shi, Anhan General Li Miao, Da Si Nong Meng Guang, Shao Fuqing Chen Zhi, etc. all objected angrily. Share it with the separatist heroes like Jiangdong Sun Wu who take advantage of the time to make profits?Now, the most valuable place for a big man to stand above the four seas and six unions is this orthodox name-if we hand it over to others, wouldn't it be "the Han will not be the Han, and the country will not be the country" ?How can this work?

Moreover, after throwing out the letter from Sun Quan, Zhao Zi actually lived in Yiyiran in the Chengdu embassy with the audacity to live in the embassy in Chengdu. Go to the Meridian Gate to urge Hanting's answer.

This time, Fei Shi, Meng Guang, Chen Zhi and others were even more indignant—Meng Guang went to the embassy one evening and had a big fight with Zhao Zi, and even shouted for him to "get out of Chengdu". The serious words, but Zhao Zi still accepted it with a smile, as if he didn't care.

Meng Guang was so angry that he ran to join Fei Shi again, and hurriedly submitted a memorial to Shu Emperor Liu Chan requesting an edict to expel Zhao Zi.However, after their memorials were submitted, they disappeared like stones and seas, and there was no response again—they realized at this moment: It turned out that Liu Chan also had an ambiguous attitude on this matter!Since he has such an attitude, he can only invite Zhuge Liang, the ruling minister of Tuogu and the current prime minister, to make a decision on this matter.

This time, Fei Shi and others discovered that Zhuge Liang, who was the ruling minister of the Shu Han Dynasty and had great power in the ruling and opposition parties, had kept an intriguing silence on this "big right and wrong" issue!His statement is always a mystery!
Fei Shi, who is upright by nature, didn't care much, and today accompanied Jiang Wan, Yang Yi, Jiang Wei and others who came to the outskirts of Beijing to report on military and administrative affairs, and rushed to Zhuge Liang in person to ask for clarification.

He had just sat down and waited in the big camp tent, when a guard outside the tent shouted: "The prime minister is here!"

Following this shout, Jiang Wan, Yang Yi, Jiang Wei, Qiao Zhou, etc. stood up in awe, and bowed down to greet the tall and tall figure respectfully.But Fei Shi just stood up and bowed his hands to Zhuge Liang: "Fei has greeted the prime minister here."

"Gong Ju (Fei Shi's word is "Gong Ju"), I really didn't expect you to have Yaxing to come here to meet with the real minister today! The real minister is welcome!" Zhuge Liang greeted him with a smile on his face, his tone There was a different kind of kindness in it, "Sit! Sit! Sit! What are you teaching me here today? The truth is all ears."

Fei Shi was not too polite, and sat back at the table and said eloquently: "Your Excellency, do you know what Zhao Zi'er from Dongwu intends to come to the west this time?"

"Oh... Gongju is here for him!" Zhuge Liang smiled lightly, "Although the truth is that I haven't met Zhao Zi in person, I know one or two reasons why he came..."

"Fei also knows that the Prime Minister is busy with military affairs these days, so he may not know enough about Zhao Zi's intentions on this trip: So Sun Quan, the son of the Eastern Wu, sent Zhao Zi to deliver a letter, claiming that he intends to 'join the East and the West' with me." , and wishful thinking that my man would send envoys to celebrate! It is tolerable, which is unbearable!" When Fei Shi talked about this matter, his eyebrows were raised and his face was full of displeasure, "The orthodox name of my man It is enough to shine brightly on the sun and the moon, how can it be stolen by other Jiangdong rats? Fei Moute came to remind the prime minister not to be bewitched by him!"

Listening to Fei Shi's impassioned speech, Zhuge Liang shook the goose feather fan lightly in his hand, with a solemn expression, and remained silent for a long time.This Fei Shi is an extraordinary person—he is the most respected leader of the "Yizhou native faction" in the Shu Han court, and he is famous far and wide for his outspoken and courageous actions.I think that when the first emperor Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor as the king of Hanzhong, all court officials, including Zhuge Liang, joined forces to persuade him to advance. To force the lord to usurp the throne, so he travels thousands of miles and gathers the soldiers to hunt down the thieves. Now the enemy is not conquered, but he will stand on his own first, fearing that people will be confused. In the past, Gaozu made an agreement with Chu. Ziying, still conceived to give way; what’s more, Your Highness wants to stand on his own before he comes out of the court? A foolish minister sincerely doesn’t want to take it for His Highness!” As a result, Liu Bei gave him a severe reprimand, and demoted him to two ranks to reflect on his mistakes.But Fei Shi is still stubborn and does not admit his mistakes.Therefore, Liu Bei also had to say that he was "naturally tough, able to make clear discussions."How can a character like him be convinced by Zhuge Liang with verbal arguments?

Zhuge Liang pondered for a long time, finally gritted his teeth, and answered bluntly: "The truth is that Zhao Zi came to ask his country to be "respected as emperor" with my great man. I have written a memorial, and I am going to submit it to your majesty for a decision-I recommend you Please take a look at it first.”

Fei Shi was slightly taken aback: So the prime minister has already made up his mind?He stretched out his hand to take the memorial, and saw neatly written on it:

Chen Liang played His Majesty:

Hearing about Zhao Zi's case recently, the old minister is familiar with it.According to the humble opinion of the veteran, Sun Quan of Wuyue has been rebellious for a long time, but he has not publicly titled him!The reason why I am a big man who ignores his provocative feelings and ignores him is to ask for his support.If it becomes clearer now, the hatred between the enemy and me will be deep, and it is hard to guarantee that he will not move his troops westward to commit crimes.As a result, my big man had to wrestle with him, and he had to annex his land before discussing the Central Plains.However, there are still many talents in him, and it is not certain that he will arrest Mu.It is definitely not the best choice for the two sides to hold each other and wait for the old man to let the northern bandits get a plan!In the past, Emperor Xiaowen humbly resigned rich money to serve the Xiongnu, and the first emperor also made an alliance with Wu to fight against the Cao family in Chibi. These are all wisdom actions in response to power and flexibility, and grand thinking and far-reaching benefits, rather than ordinary people acting rashly. comparable.

Those who are discussing today think that if my big man makes him proud of his status, then Sun Quan will be arrogant; Not believable either.Such a discussion, the veterans all think it is specious!who?Its intelligence is not good, so it is restricted to Jiang Zibao!Sun Quanzhi was unable to cross the river, just as the bandits of Wei were unable to cross the Han Dynasty.If the army comes to fight, Bi Gao will split the land as the next rule, and the next will be the people who have a large territory and show their martial arts inside, and they are not sitting upright.If we remain in harmony with me as long as they do not move, we will not have to worry about going east in our Northern Expedition, and we can also prevent the people in Wei and Henan from being exhausted in the west. This is already a deep benefit.Therefore, Sun Quan's crime of treason is really not appropriate to explain, but must be tolerated.The old minister hereby urges His Majesty to think deeply about it!

Fei Shi stared blankly at the memorial.After a long time, his hands trembled violently, and he could hardly grasp the scroll of bamboo slips—he raised his head suddenly, staring at Zhuge Liang, his eyes were full of mourning, and his voice became Trembling: "Old... this old man can't believe it - this... this memorandum was actually written by you, the Prime Minister! It's full of calculations, not a single word of etiquette and reason! Paradox! If... if it were someone else, I would have already scolded him as a national traitor and impeached him heavily!"

Zhuge Liang slightly covered his cheeks with the goose feather fan in his hand and turned away, as if he didn't want to face him directly.

Fei Shi was still staring at him straightly, with big tears falling from the corners of his eyes: "My lord, please listen to Fei's blunt words - jade can be broken but not whitened, bamboo can be burned but not destroyed Its whiteness and its integrity are precisely because jade and bamboo are more valuable than others! The reason why my great man looks down on the Wei thieves and Wu Lu and stands in the world is because our great man has an upright orthodox name, 400 years You have a long history! Didn't you...you once said, "Han and traitors are not independent, right and wrong have different paths, and the king's industry is not partial to peace"? Now I, a big man, abandon the name of orthodoxy and respect the same title as Wu Lu, Isn't it 'self-defeating and self-defeating'? It's like a scholar sitting with pigs and dogs, can it be said to be appropriate?"

His words were like hitting Zhuge Liang's chest with a heavy hammer, causing the muscles on his face to twitch from the pain.

"Master Prime Minister, why did the millions of people in Yizhou respond positively to your orders? It's just because you and His Majesty have had the name of Yan Han for 400 years! The treacherous lord Wang Mang was still unable to succeed in rebellion. , let alone Cao Rui and Sun Quan today? Didn’t you say to Mr. Du Wei in the second year of Jianxing, “Cao Pi’s usurpation and self-establishment of the emperor is the name of the earth, dragon, and dog, and he must not It's been a long time!' Why are you so flattering the Jiangdong Sun family today, and you don't hesitate to break your promise to get fat?"

"Doctor Fei! You are talking too much!" Jiang Wan couldn't listen any longer, and said angrily, "The former emperor's defeat of Yiling in order to avenge the Marquis of Guan, this is a lesson not far away—now Do I, a big man, have the strength to go to war with the Wei thief and Wu Lu? The prime minister’s move is to sacrifice small righteousness and take on the big enemy.

Jiang Wei also said in a loud voice: "If our army goes down to Chang'an with a spear in this Northern Expedition, then Sun Quan will be afraid of self-examination and return to his abusive title. What harm will it do to me, a big man?"

Zhuge Liang gently lifted the goose feather fan in his hand, stopped their argument, slowly closed his eyes, and said deeply: "Doctor Fei is right, the truth is that this move is indeed a fallacy of betraying the country and the people." , ruined the reputation of the imperial court... public opinion can be submitted to the table and heavily impeached, to show that the Han court has a direct remonstrance; and the truth will be punished, there is no other word. In order to realize the will of the late emperor and other martyrs to 'clear the Central Plains, revitalize the Han Dynasty, and restore the two capitals', I am willing to dedicate it at any price and by any means—even if my name and name are destroyed. I will not hesitate!"

Speaking of this, he opened his eyes and shot out a burning light: "Xi Buddha said, 'If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell?' This is the true voice of the truth!"

(End of this chapter)