Chapter 776: At the end of the day, the prime minister's final journey!
——"Woo woo woo..."
As the Shu sergeant raised his horn again, the sound of the horn was majestic and sad.
Zhuge Liang stopped Liu Chan's words. He touched his old and thin hands tremblingly, and Liu Chan supported his plump and white hands.
He paused for a moment, squeezed Liu Chan's hand to comfort him, and then let go.
He began to give his final sincere instructions.
"Your Majesty, what we are doing is to inherit the late emperor's legacy of 'promoting the Han Dynasty' and to complete the great cause that the late emperor has not finished... And this is also the inheritance of our souls, because we are Han who rule the world with filial piety! Keep doing it,
Why do we have to do it even in desperate situations? Because we are the weakest and we don’t have time yet.”
"The concern of a big country is to win and be exhausted, but the concern of a small country is to make contributions and survive. Why are there so many people stationed at Peishui Pass to resist the invasion of the powerful Wei Dynasty? Like me, they follow the late emperor and want to repay their kindness.
Your Majesty."
"As I leave now, I have a few words of sincerity to tell Your Majesty. First, I hope that Your Majesty will have an open and enlightened attitude, so that the kindness of the late Emperor can continue to flow in this land! Such morale of people with lofty ideals,
The human heart is still there, and the second thing is that the master should not speak inappropriately, so that loyal ministers and admonishers cannot be loyal...it will chill their hearts!"
"After talking about the methods, Your Majesty may be worried that we are so weak and the Wei Dynasty is so strong? Can we do it? Don't be afraid, the people in the world are not worried about few but about inequality, as long as our Shu Han's program of governing the country is always a bowl of water.
, respect the law and govern Shu according to the law. It is the same whether it is the middle palace or the prime minister's palace. No matter good people or evil people act in accordance with the law, your majesty is a wise king! As for what your majesty should do? Dragon controls the middle palace, your majesty only needs to do one thing
One thing is to use people, to make up for one's own "nothing" with other people's "haves", that is His Majesty's "haves". There are so many people who follow the late emperor and repay His Majesty, treat them equally, that's enough! Specific
, Your Majesty can consult Jiang Wan, Fei Yi and others on political matters, and Zilong and others on military matters."
——"If the Shu Han Dynasty always takes 'ruling the country according to law' as its strategic program, then Your Majesty should take 'keeping the virtuous and far away from the necessities' as the criterion. There are so many people who are honest and loyal, if your Majesty can keep the virtuous and far away from the necessities, we will be very successful.
Hopefully, victory will come sooner or later!"
At this point... Zhuge Liang paused for a moment, and his posture became a little rickety.
During the conversation, Liu Chan heard a few coughs from him.
With the support of the principal, Zhuge Liang continued to finish all the unspoken words, but his eyes were filled with tears.
"Compared to emperors and generals, I am just an ordinary person. It is good that I can save my life in this troubled world. If the world were full of princes who only care about their immediate interests, I would never come out... No one would
I would never have thought that there would be such a person in this troubled world, a "special" person who holds "righteousness" in his heart, a middle-aged man who has been through many hardships but "doesn't measure his virtue and his ability", a person who says he is "rampant and embarrassed"
But the Mingzhu is full of imagination and vision, but his ambitions are far from over."
"He was courteous to the corporal several times, and his sincerity struck me, so I am willing to do my best for him. Time flies, and the 'overthrow' of Dangyang Lian and Jiangdong's 'Chibi Defeat' has been far away, and I
I have known the late Emperor for so many years, and when he passed away, he entrusted me with a new round of overthrowing crises. What can I do? I am just a cautious person. "
"From the day I took over, I have been trembling with fear every day and every night. I am afraid that I will not do well. If it is really overthrown, how can I be worthy of the late emperor? Why have I been involved in everything in Shuzhong in the past few years, just because I am afraid
If I don't do it well... I'm afraid I'll be sorry for him. In less than a year since the late emperor's death, I lost Jianmen Pass and Jiameng Pass. Now I have retreated to Peishui Pass. This is already a last-ditch battle. I have fulfilled my mission and won.
That Cao Yu once happened, it shows that Cao Yu will be careless and will be defeated! Your Majesty, our goal has never been to expand the territory, it is to 'destroy Wei and kill Yu', to prosper the Han Dynasty, or to return to Luoyang. This goal is not
The desires and selfishness of one person are the belief of the officers and soldiers of the three armies that 'the Han and the traitors will not stand apart, and the royal family will not be in peace'. It is the belief given to all of us by the late emperor!"
"The minister licks the prime minister, the prime minister means 'inheriting', passing on, the prime minister means 'assisting', and assisting... The duty of the minister is to inherit the will of the late emperor and assist His Majesty... The responsibilities of Fei Yi, Dong Yun and other ministers are
Give honest advice and do the right thing. If you don't do well or don't do it, you will be punished. If you punish them for their negligence, you will have to make it public. The responsibility of the minister is to take up the great cause of defeating thieves and rejuvenating the Han Dynasty. If you don't do well, you will also be punished!
As for your Majesty's responsibility, just delegate the power. Entrusting this matter to me is the greatest favor your Majesty has for me. This responsibility is my happiness! If you can't do it well, ahem... Your Majesty won't do it badly, because
Your Majesty is the son of the late emperor. No matter what your Majesty does, I will always be the one who will die! Cough cough cough..."
The continuous coughing sound sounded again.
Zhuge Liang seemed to have some kind of premonition in his heart. He was uneasy. He had to give all instructions before going out for this expedition.
"Father, I..." Liu Chan said softly.
Zhuge Liang did not wait for his follow-up words. He bowed and took a few steps back, then turned sideways and slowly walked down the steps against the sunlight.
His posture seemed a little stooped, and his coughing became much more violent.
With the support of the primary school student, he boarded the bus again.
Taking the feather fan from the primary school's hand, he looked back at the host at the city gate in the spring breeze.
Of course, there was the Prime Minister's Mansion thousands of steps behind the empress. Zhuge Liang wanted to go back and see his wife, but...he didn't have time.
"Sorry, Yueying..."
Muttering to himself... Zhuge Liang entered the carriage.
The banner of "Conquer the Central Plains" was raised in the wind. The color of the flag was no longer bright, but one corner of the flag was still rolling gracefully in the wind, gently brushing Zhuge Liang's gray temples.
He raised his hand to touch the big flag flying in the wind, and suddenly he seemed much younger. His old and heavy thoughts were blown away, and the ambitions of his youth stirred in his chest again.
He smiled, raised his hand, waved his feather fan, and ordered: "Let's go!"
The entire Shu army responded enthusiastically in unison: "Yes!"
Amidst the sound of drums and horns, the purging troops in the army filed away, flags flipped, and yellow sand covered the soil. Liu Chan watched the troops go away, only to see Zhuge Liang's figure gradually fade out of sight, and he never looked back from the beginning to the end.
Liu Chan looked like he was bursting into tears, and he shouted with great attachment: "Xiangfu, Xiangfu..."
When the orderly steps of the army disappeared from his ears, Liu Chan's crying also stopped abruptly.
"Ah Weng..." He turned around and walked to Gan's father's side. His eyes changed from tears to sharp and as cold as ice... "This is what Zhuge Kongming just said...he wants to use his strength and die."
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ah…
Gan's father didn't even react.
Liu Chan's words were even colder, "Then let him die in Peishui Pass. I don't want to see him come back alive."
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Outside the palace in Shu, countless soldiers stood solemnly.
Zhao Yun, Gan Fu, and Jiang Wei stood in the hall, while Liu Chan squinted his eyes and sat on the dragon chair of the Lord of Shu Han.
It seems that after only one morning, he has become much more mature and courageous, as if he is no longer the child he was before!
"You are saying that where the Yinping Road leads to Motian Ridge, Wei troops are coming in a steady stream? Is that right?"
Liu Chan asked first...
Jiang Wei handed over his hand, "Yes, countless supply stations have been built at Motian Ridge, which is enough for soldiers to sneak across to Yinping. In less than a month, more than 20,000 Wei troops will be gathered there!"
"Okay!" Liu Chan grinned with a meaningful smile. "Is there any way to make the Wei army at Motian Ridge assemble faster?"
this…
Jiang Wei's eyes were fixed, "Unless we can recruit craftsmen from Chengdu to repair the Yinping Road...but..."
Jiang Wei wanted to say, this is difficult...
After all, at this critical moment, recruiting people to repair mountain roads is unjustifiable both emotionally and rationally. If it even reaches Zhuge Liang's ears, it will arouse his suspicion and cause unnecessary trouble.
"It's easy to say... I'll just send people to recruit." Liu Chan took charge of the family for the first time.
"Your Majesty..." Father Gan said quickly: "At this time, we are recruiting craftsmen...I'm afraid..."
"Are you afraid that Zhuge Liang will know?" When Zhuge Liang's name was mentioned, Liu Chan's eyes flashed with the sharpest edge.
"I was worried about leaking the news, but instead..."
"Then don't leak the news!" Liu Chan's tone was firm and gloomy, "General Zilong, the guards at the four gates have all been replaced by Wei troops, and the officials in Jingzhou and Dongzhou have all been secretly placed under house arrest... I see how the news can still be leaked!
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It's unimaginable to everyone.
Liu Chan, who cried at every turn, was extremely afraid of Zhuge Liang, and dared not speak loudly, has become so sharp at this moment. Is he still a child?
What you did before...were you pretending to be crazy or acting stupid?
Or...or is it because of something else?
"Your Majesty... I'm afraid it will be... difficult for officials to be placed under house arrest." Zhao Yun raised another question... "Once they are arrested separately, it is inevitable that someone will get the wind in advance and inform each other... On the contrary..."
"Oh..." Liu Chan sighed meaningfully and squinted his eyes: "Then there is no other way? A way to catch them all!"
"Yes!" Jiang Wei thought of something and said quickly: "Your Majesty is the emperor. If you summon all the officials in Chengdu to come to the court to discuss politics, then the court will be the best opportunity to catch them all!"
Well.
A little bold.
Zhao Yun and Gan Fu both broke into cold sweats.
Only Liu Chan was overjoyed, "Okay, this is a good idea!"
Gan's father opened his mouth again: "Also, after the death of Eunuch Huang, the local clans in Yizhou share the same hatred... It seems that we can... we can talk about it!"
Liu Chan said with a smile: "I will talk to you personally!"
Speaking of which…
Liu Chan seemed to suddenly think of something. He lowered his voice and asked with an expression of great concern: "How is Sister Zhen?"
Well…
Ganfu, Zhao Yun and Jiang Wei were startled.
This guy...
Is there really a legacy of Wei Wu? He is indeed... the son of the Supreme Emperor Cao Cao!
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Sima Yi quietly looked at the fish flying freely in the lake.
Zhang Chunhua came over and asked anxiously: "Why is that so?"
"What is Madam asking about?"
"When there was no Zhuge Liang in Peishui Pass, my husband launched four attacks on the city in three days. The morale of the Shu army was low and the city almost collapsed...Why did my husband stop attacking the city as soon as Zhuge Liang returned?"
Zhang Chunhua could not understand Sima Yi more and more.
Obviously... under the current offensive, the Shu army cannot hold on for a few days.
"hehe…"
Sima Yi smiled and replied calmly: "From the moment Zhuge Liang came back, he has already lost..."
Zhang Chunhua said worriedly, "I thought Zhuge Liang would be able to let go of this trip back. This time he comes back... we may not have a peaceful life again. The Shu Han is so weak, what is he trying to do? He can't be like other people."
By surrendering to the Wei Dynasty, will the world's subordinates and common people still have a share of well-being?"
Sima Yi smiled lightly: "Perhaps this is his promise to Liu Bei. This promise... will support him to continue to persevere. If one day, he really chooses not to persevere, then... maybe he is not worth it.
My mentor and I have such respect."
Zhang Chunhua sighed, "Has he never thought about his family?"
"Haha..." Sima Yi laughed again, "If he could think more about his family, he would not fail to know that now his wife is already in our Wei Dynasty. Such a person... do you think he is respectable? Or do you think he is respectable?
How sad?"
"It's sad!" Zhang Chunhua blurted out without hesitation, "If you can't take care of your family, how can you take care of the world?"
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From Fuling County, south of Ba, enter from Zhinan and trace the boat to Fuling River!
——"Huayang Guozhi·Bazhi"
Fulishui is directly connected to the sky. On both sides of the checkpoint are lofty mountains, mountain slopes, wind-blown wheat seedlings, and green grass... This will be the place where Wei and Shu will fight.
In the Shu army camp, Zhuge Liang turned his back to the camp gate, his thin figure cast on the hanging map.
Yang Yi came in holding the soup and medicine, with a worried look on her face, "Prime Minister, seven generals secretly turned on and off, and more than 3,000 soldiers surrendered to the Wei Dynasty. Although it is urgent,... Prime Minister's health is important, so don't be too hurt."
While speaking, Yang Yi was already choked up...
Zhuge Liang took the decoction and looked at him helplessly.
How could Zhuge Liang not know that the current situation is such that people's hearts have been dispersed and it is difficult to lead the team?
Immediately, he took a sip of the good medicine, patted Yang Yi on the back and said: "The people are coming to the big tent to discuss military affairs!"
Yang Yi took the medicine without finishing it, hesitated for a moment and said "yes"!
Just a moment…
In the big tent, Zhuge Liang's face no longer looked as sad as before, and he regained his former composure. He sat down in the tent, his feather fan waved gently, and the generals sat down in two groups.
He opened his mouth and said: "In honor of the kindness of the late Emperor, he played a game with the Lord of Wei and conquered the Central Plains...Today there are only more than 50,000 soldiers left...ahem..."
Suddenly Zhuge Liang started coughing.
Wei Yan simply took away Zhuge Liang's words and said for him: "Now our army is fighting in Fushui, and with all the strength of the country, we will definitely win in one battle and conquer the lost territory!"
Wei Yan was so arrogant... There were expressions of astonishment on everyone's faces.
Yang Yi said restrainedly: "General Wei, we will wait and listen to the Prime Minister's orders..."
Wei Yan proudly glanced sideways at Yang Yi, "What's the use of the Prime Minister's dispatch? It's not even half a year ago, and we have already retreated to Fushui Pass. If you had listened to me and fought out from Motian Ridge, the battle would have been won."
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Speaking of which…
Someone around him tugged at Wei Yan's armor, indicating that he shouldn't say that.
But Wei Yan became more and more wanton, "The battles have been defeated in succession. Now the morale of the three armies is low and the top and bottom are exhausted. This is all because... the prime minister is too cautious, not to take risks, but to be safe... Haha, against the Emperor Cao Yu of the Wei Dynasty? Just one fight
It’s impossible to be safe for just one day. I’m afraid the Prime Minister hasn’t figured out the situation yet, right?”