The next day, Zhuge Dan submitted a memorial and sent the family letters from his nephew to the palace.
According to the imperial edict of the Empress Dowager Hall, all ministers gathered for discussion, and the meeting place was the Chaotang. This place called the Chaotang was not the East Hall of the Tai Chi Palace, but another place located in the middle area of the palace.
The main building of Luoyang Palace, Taiji Hall, is one of them; but Taiji Hall is not on the central axis of the entire palace, because Luoyang Palace has two longitudinal axes. The palace gate directly opposite Taiji Hall is Changhemen, and the Chaotang is opposite
The open door is Sima Gate. Both doors are the main entrance of the palace.
When ministers enter the palace, they usually don't go through the Changhemen and Simamen, but mostly through the East and West Yemen. Today, when going to the palace for a meeting, most people go through the Dongyemen, because the court hall is in the eastern area of the palace.
The court hall is located on the north side of the Shangshu Provincial Courtyard. The ministers passed through the Shangshu Provincial Courtyard and arrived at the court hall. The people who presided over the meeting were the two San Gongs, Gao Rou and Jiang Ji.
However, people soon heard from the eunuch that Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother was also here and had arrived in the attic to the north of the court hall.
The eunuch told this matter just to warn the ministers in advance not to go to the attic today casually, and they need to be notified for their meetings. This is because ministers usually go to the attic to discuss matters, especially those at the level of the Third Duke. When Sima Yi and Cao Shuang co-administered the government, the two men
He took turns going to the palace to handle government affairs, and the attic was the place he usually stayed.
Although Her Majesty the Empress Dowager is here, there is still a meeting today. After all, Her Majesty did not come to the court to preside over the proceedings.
The proceedings had not officially begun, and the hall was still noisy and noisy. At this time, the post of Sili Xiaowei was vacant, and no one was in charge of order. The most qualified three men, Gao Rou and Jiang Ji,
, you are all talking there!
Situ Gaorou was several years older than Sima Yi, and also older than Jiang Ji. He was already over seventy, but his health was not bad. On the contrary, Jiang Ji was old and his hands and feet were not very agile. The eunuch specially gave Jiang Ji
A couch was brought in. Others were kneeling on the seat, but Jiang Ji sat down on the couch with his feet down.
In fact, it feels like we are discussing something now, because what civil and military officials are talking about in small groups is mostly the Battle of Huainan and the matter of Soochow sending people to Luo. It is today's topic.
This is really a hot topic in Luoyang recently. Maybe people are interested in talking about it in private without the imperial court issuing an edict!
The general Qin Zhongming led his army to drink up the river and intimidate Sun Quan, the emperor of Soochow. This incident was not only shocking to the state of Wu, but also to the state of Wei. In particular, Sun Quan actually sent someone to negotiate peace in private, which was beyond people's expectations!
Gao Rou told Jiang Ji an incident from the past: "I still remember that when Emperor Ming first ascended the throne, he met a man who had surrendered to the state of Wu. I asked you, when you are in Jiangdong, who in the Central Plains region can be called a famous person?
The surrender replied, "I have heard of Li Anguo."
Old people like to reminisce, so Jiang Ji nodded and said, "I remember this. The late emperor summoned Li Feng to meet him, and later he married the princess to Li Feng's son."
Gao Rousui sighed: "Yes."
It can be seen that in the eyes of the Emperor of Wei, the Kingdom of Wu was the country that valued the most. The emperor also valued people who were famous in Soochow.
There are many people fleeing to Soochow in the north. The population of Wu State is still not as good as that of Wei State, but its territory is indeed very large, and it has expanded to Jiaozhou and Yizhou! Wu State is competing for hegemony with Wei State, and
hang
Attack the surrounding ethnic groups.
Although the Wei Dynasty has never recognized the status of Soochow, the many battles between Wei and Wu have gone back and forth, and people have long accepted that it is a country that can fight against each other!
Sun Quan was the one who had dealt with Emperor Taizu Wu, and he was more senior than Emperor Ming of the Wei Dynasty, so his qualifications were there.
Therefore, Sun Quan was willing to take the initiative to negotiate peace, even if he just instigated his ministers to come to Luo in private, it would still be a sensational thing for the Wei court officials! If Sun Quan had not really felt threatened, he would not have been willing to let go easily.
This time the Wei army defeated Zhuge Ke's 100,000-strong army. Compared with the battle to capture the three counties of Hanzhong, the victory was not necessarily greater. However, the public opinion caused by Sun Quan's attitude in Luoyang was even greater. People can already imagine that the general Qin Zhongming
The overwhelming force in the Battle of Xianxi was so terrifying!
Gao Rou had been working in the criminal law for a long time, and his understanding of military affairs was not as good as that of Jiang Ji, so he asked: "I heard a saying that the general's order to abandon Hefei was a strategy secretly discussed with the prince of Yangzhou?"
Jiang Jizhibing was a veteran general of the Wei Dynasty. He thought for a while and said: "Such remarks make sense. Hefei has always been a critical place. Let Zhuge Ke succeed first, which can indeed play a role in luring the enemy into a war."
There were several officials listening around. When they heard Jiang Ji's words, they suddenly looked stunned, as if they had mastered some kind of asymmetric information and truth, and felt vaguely satisfied.
But what exactly happened, who can be sure?
When the people were almost there, Gao Rou turned around and said: "Colleagues, let's start the discussion."
The young official next to him also helped and said loudly: "Gong Situ Gao, please be quiet.
Let’s start the meeting.”
Everyone then returned to their respective seats, gradually became quiet, and then saluted the three princes who were sitting sideways. The ministers held wooden signs in their hands, and there was no case in front of them; only the secretary in charge of recording had a wooden case in front of him.
There were also eunuchs standing and listening.
Sangong and Jiuqing would not express their opinions first, otherwise it would affect other people's opinions. He Zhen had just been recalled from the post of governor of Youzhou to be minister. At this time, he first said: "Gongtai Mingjian, I think
, we can take the opportunity to force the Lord Wu to agree to the conditions, give up the imperial title, and declare himself a vassal to our court."
The people around him immediately started whispering to each other. If it could really be done, that would be great! In addition to legal principles, the legitimacy of the Wei emperor was also one of the ways to obtain the submission and recognition of the surrounding tribes and forces.
But Xia Houxuan immediately put forward a different view, "It is impossible for the Lord Wu to agree, otherwise wouldn't it be better to send envoys here?"
Someone immediately echoed: "After the Battle of Shaopi, the war between our country and Soochow has never really ended. After that, the Wu army attacked the Xiangzhong areas, and our army attacked Jiangling and other follow-up operations. Both sides marched to the border to prepare for the war.
, even more frequently. Now that the Wei army has won a complete victory in Xianxi, it is better to take this opportunity to agree to a truce so that Jing, Yang, Xu and other states can recuperate. Since the Zhengshi period, the two countries have been fighting constantly, and now our country can take a solid
The result of victory.”
Xia Houxuan's idea also received support from many people, mainly because everyone judged that it was impossible for Sun Quan to become a minister after he became emperor! All officials expressed their opinions. Anyway, the result of the meeting was not a decision-making, but was only a reference opinion.
However, if we discuss the conclusion together, we can discuss it with
When decisions are made unanimously, there will usually be less resistance when implemented.