Chapter 173 Qing Ben beautiful, why not make yourself a king
Chapter 173 You are a beautiful woman, why don’t you make yourself king?
Li Yan was previously the Shangshu of the Shu Han Dynasty, recording Shangshu affairs, and also served as the governor of Jiangzhou. He had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, and was the only two ministers in the Shu Han Dynasty who had the power to open a government.
This time Cao Shuang, the general of Cao Wei, invaded Hanzhong from Ziwu Valley. In order to strengthen the defense of Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang asked Li Yan to lead 20,000 people to Hanzhong to stop the enemy.
Li Yan was dissatisfied with being transferred from Jiangzhou. There were private rumors that Sima Yi and others had set up high-ranking officials to lure him to surrender. Zhuge Liang knew what he meant, so he promoted Li Yan to the position of hussar general and appointed his son Li Feng to succeed him as governor.
In order to defend Jiangzhou, Li Yan was willing to go north to Hanzhong to garrison. Zhuge Liang ordered Li Yan to manage some affairs of the Prime Minister's Office as the Central Protector. Li Yan then changed his name to Li Ping.
When Zhuge Liang was stationed at Wuzhangyuan, Li Yan was responsible for supervising the transportation of grain and grass. During the summer and autumn, it happened to be rainy and there was no supply of grain and grass. Li Yan sent Ma Zhong to join the army, and the governor Cheng Fan sent a message to Zhuge Liang, asking him to withdraw his troops. Zhuge Liang got the message
Finally, after careful consideration, he finally retreated.
As soon as he returned to Hanzhong, he saw that Li Yan was trying to cover up his mistakes. Zhuge Liang produced Li Yan's handwriting, compared it on the spot, and pointed out that it was inconsistent with the previous one and that he was deceiving the inside and hiding the truth from the outside.
Seeing that Li Yan was unavoidable, he wanted to blame Cen Shu, the general who oversaw the movement, to replace the fault, but failed.
Subsequently, Zhuge Liang and all the officials of the Prime Minister's Office jointly submitted a letter asking Liu Chan to remove Li Yan. The memorial said:
[Today, the usurpers have not been eliminated, the country is in trouble, and the state affairs are only peaceful. We can achieve victory, but we must not leave it in bud, which will endanger the great cause. Liu Yan, the military advisor and cavalry general on the march, Duxiang Hou Liu Yan, sent the former military advisor Pingxi General to lead Liangzhou.
Wei Yan, the marquis of Nanzheng, the former general, Yuan Wei, the marquis of Duting, the former general, Wu Yi, the marquis of Gaoyang Township, the governor of Jingzhou, was led by the left general, Gao Xiang, the marquis of Xuanxiang, the right general of the front, and Wu Ban, the marquis of Anleting, the general of the rear, led
Yang Yi, the general of the Sui Army in Changshi, Deng Zhi, the general who supervised the army on the march and Yangwu, Liu Ba, the general who supervised the army's expedition to the south before marching, Fei Yi, the partial general who protected the army during the march, and Han Cheng, the partial general who protected the army before the march.
Xu Yun, the marquis of Ting, marched to the left to protect the army and believed in Ding Xian, the general of Zhonglang. Liu Min, the general to protect the right, guarded the south. Jiang Wei, the marquis of Dangyang, marched to protect the army. The army marched to the middle to capture the general Shangguan.
Yong, on the way to join the army Zhaowu Zhonglang general Hu Ji, on the way to join the army Jianyi general minister Yan Yan, on the way to join the army partial general minister Cuan Xi, on the way to join the army Bi general minister Du Yi, on the march to join the army Wu Lue Zhonglang general minister Du Qi, on the way to join the army Sui
Rongdu Lieutenant Sheng Bo, who was engaged in the military strategy of Zhonglang, the general and minister Fan Qi, etc., often dismissed him from his position, removed his official salary, restricted his biography, sealed his ribbons, issued policies, and reduced his title.】
Liu Chan followed this and demoted Li Yan to the rank of commoner. Li Feng, Li Yan's son who stayed in Jiangzhou, was also moved to be the governor of Zhu Ti and left Jiangzhou.
As soon as this incident came out, there was an uproar in Sichuan.
As the second most powerful person in the Shu Han Dynasty, Li Yan was deposed as a civilian because of a failure in transporting grain. It is really shocking.
When the news reached the Qiang region, even though Ma Su had expected it, he was still filled with emotion.
The struggle for power has always been cruel. "Everyone is innocent, but he is guilty of carrying a jade." Li Yan's huge power is also one of the reasons for his conviction this time.
Speaking of Li Yan, he didn't have any serious crimes. Whether he contributed to Sima Yi's rebellion or his inability to supervise food this time, although there were some clues left, strictly speaking, it was not a fatal crime.
If Li Yan and Zhuge Liang had the same political views, Zhuge Liang would naturally allow him, a minister with a large number of troops, to sit in the rear. However, Li Yan had always been opposed to Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, believing that this move was a waste of national power and was futile.
In addition, Li Yan held an important position and did not care about serving the country. First, he advised Zhuge Liang to "add nine tins and become the king", and later he acted for his own benefit by "asking five counties to be the governor of Jiangzhou".
In this way, Zhuge Liang will no longer tolerate him continuing to lag behind.
Therefore, although the poor supervision this time was just a small mistake, the reason for his troubles had already been laid.
Objectively speaking, there are only two charges that can be leveled against Li Yan.
One is the ineffective supervision of food supplies.
But how much responsibility should Li Yan bear for failing to supervise food? Should he be beaten to the end? This question is a matter of different opinions and wisdom.
There are also some objective reasons for the ineffective supervision.
First of all, even after the roads have been repaired, it is still very difficult to transport grain on the Shu Road. The previous Northern Expeditions of the Shu Han Dynasty were mostly due to lack of food. During the Battle of Hanzhong, Cao Cao also retreated because of the lack of food and grass.
It can be seen that in this era, failure to transport grain is a common and objective difficulty that cannot be completely avoided by human power.
Furthermore, it rained heavily for more than a month in summer and autumn, and even Cao Shuang's army was trapped in the Ziwu Valley for more than a month, unable to move forward. It was understandable that the grain transportation was not efficient.
Finally, Li Yan was not the actual grain transportation officer, but an "urging and supervising" officer, and the grain transportation officer was Cen Shu.
Li Yan's responsibility as an official responsible for supervising and supervising transportation is the same as the previous responsibility of "Liu Bei led the troops when he went out, and Zhuge Liang often guarded Chengdu to provide enough food for the troops", that is, to assemble grain, grass, baggage, and reserve troops in the "rear area of Hanzhong" to support the war at the front.
If Li Yan failed to assemble grain and fodder, or failed to transport grain to the front, this responsibility would naturally fall on Li Yan. But Li Yan obviously supervised the grain transportation, and the grain transportation was only delayed due to continuous heavy rain.
Of course, such mistakes would occur because Li Yan was careless.
But there is no doubt that the failure to transport grain should not be blamed on a certain person. Even if it is blamed on an individual, the main person responsible is not Li Yan.
Before Zhuge Liang returned to Hanzhong, Li Yan began to investigate the matter and wanted to kill Cen Shu, the grain transport officer.
But Cen Shu was from the Prime Minister's Palace and a close confidant of Zhuge Liang, so Li Yan was unable to do so.
The second charge that can be imposed on Li Yan is: falsely spreading the holy will.
In fact, Li Yan did not do this.
After experiencing the counterintuitive plot, Zhuge Liang has established a strong relationship of trust with Liu Chan, and Liu Chan will never issue such a delaying order again.
Zhuge Liang united with hundreds of officials to impeach Li Yan. The memorial did not accuse Li Yan of "deceiving the emperor", but only said that his moral character was unmatched, his work was unfavorable, and he was too selfish.
Except for the No. 3 figure Liu Yan, the others on this impeachment list, such as Wei Yan, Yang Yi, Fei Qian, Jiang Wei, etc., all held official positions in the Prime Minister's Office. Even Li Yan was working in the Prime Minister's Office at this time.
In summary, the nature of Li Yan's dethronement is clear at a glance.
To put it bluntly, what Zhuge Liang needs is honest people like Jiang Wan and Fei Yi, who have no selfishness or ambition, work peacefully in the rear, transport food and troops to the front, and don't care about anything else; not Li Yan who has his own
If you think about it, you will easily get a subordinate official who comes out of trouble.
Of course, there is another factor that cannot be ignored in deposing Li Yan. Li Yan and Meng Da are close friends.
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, and people flock together.
The duplicitous and capricious Meng Da had betrayed Shu (Liu Zhang) and surrendered to Han (Liu Bei), rebelled against Han and defected to Wei, and rebelled against Wei and defected to Shu. Li Yan was an insider when Meng Da rebelled against Wei and defected to Shu for the last time.
, through Li Yan's relationship, they frequently exchanged letters and agreed on the date of the uprising. At the same time, Meng Da also sent envoys to flirt with Sun Quan, waiting for a price between Shu and Wu.
So Mengda died.
In other words, Li Yan had connections in the Wei State, which is why there were rumors that "Sima Yi opened his mansion and recruited high-ranking officials with generous salaries and surrenders."
With Zhuge Liang's caution, he would not allow such hidden dangers in the rear.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Li Yan was beaten to the end.
………
It stands to reason that no matter how the wind and clouds in Sichuan change, it has nothing to do with Ma Su. As Zhuge Liang's confidant and the most capable general of the Shu Han Dynasty, his current status is as stable as Mount Tai.
The governor's office of Yongzhou had also been moved to the Qiang land by Ma Su, and most of the troops under his command were composed of Qiang people. Even the "personal guard" Xu Shen was arranged to wash horses.
That is to say, Ma Su did not have the idea of proclaiming himself king. If he did, the objective conditions would have been mature.
You only need to climb high and call out, you can become the king of Xiqiang, and you can divide the three kingdoms into four kingdoms in a moment.
Usually, this is the time when a general is most in danger.
If the king doubts his minister, he will die!
But Ma Su is safe.
First of all, although he has such great power and convenience, he does not control the troops himself. Half of the troops (50,000 cavalry) are in the hands of Zhao Yun, who is loyal to the Shu Han, and the other half (50,000 Qiang soldiers) are in the hands of the Qiang people.
In the hands of Wang Axiu.
Secondly, his "youngest" five (six) sons were all "hostages" in Sichuan, which was enough to make Emperor Liu Chan feel at ease.
Of course, it is not Liu Chan's turn to worry about this matter yet, the one who is worried about it is Zhuge Liang.
However, Ma Di and Zhuge Liang had a close buddies-like relationship as both teachers and friends.
So, no problem.
Shao Dang Qiang.
The palace has been renamed Yongzhou Governor's Mansion.
Ma Su tried his best to appease the great wizard, sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed, and seriously thought about his future.
Temporary safety does not mean eternal safety.
People without thought, he must worry about.
Once Zhuge Liang dies in the future, Shuhan's dilapidated aircraft carrier will definitely not be controllable by ordinary people.
He may not be able to do it.
At this moment, in his head, two villains, one black and one white, were arguing fiercely.
The little black man waved his chubby hands with a fierce momentum: "This opportunity cannot be missed, it will never come back. I want to make myself the king, the king!"
The little white man seemed a little unsure: "No, I want to help the Han Dynasty, conquer the Central Plains in the north, and restore the glory of the Han Dynasty!"
The little black man became more and more angry: "Stupid! Adou can't be helped up. Why didn't I make a plan earlier! If you don't take care of yourself, you will be destroyed by heaven and earth!"
The little white man tried his best to argue: "This is wrong. The reason why people are called people is that they do something and don't do something. Your Majesty and the Prime Minister treat each other very well. Why should I rebel?"
The little black man dismissed it: "What rebellion? Not only do I not like to hear this, but Sima Yi, Yang Jian, Li Yuan, Zhao Kuangyin, they all don't like to hear it!"
The little white man said weakly: "You will be infamy for thousands of years..."
The little black man had a proud expression on his face: "If you remain infamy for ten thousand years, you will remain in disgrace for ten thousand years! If you are responsible for what you have done before you are alive, why should you worry about comments after your death! For the sake of glory, wealth, and hegemony of the dynasty, why should we be afraid of a little infamy!"
The little white man said worriedly: "But if we break away from the Shu Han and stand on our own, all the family members left in Sichuan will be killed."
The little black man had a look of hatred on his face: "Do the five sons in Sichuan have anything to do with you? Do they have anything to do with you??"
The little white man's voice became even lower: "They are six sons..."
The little black man said: "A man, why worry about having no children? He only has a son, let him go!"
The little white man argued to himself: "You can't beat Zhao Yun."
The little black man waved his hand: "Working with Axiu, it's easy to control Zhao Yun! If it doesn't work, stop taking the medicine!"
The little white man said again: "Xu Shen will kill you."
The little black man glared: "Then kill him first!"
The little white man continued: "What if Shu Han becomes angry and joins forces with Wei to attack?"
The little black man glanced at the little white man angrily: "The whole country has fled to the plateau, to the Western Regions. We are preparing our troops and waiting for the opportunity to look east. What can they do to me?!"
"..."
There was a buzzing in my head, like a thousand ducks quacking.
Ma Su yelled, clenched his fists and hit the case on the head repeatedly.
Bang bang bang...
Force yourself to calm down.
Reason gradually returns to the body and takes over.
In his head, the little white man who represented justice suddenly grew in size. He yelled righteously and fiercely: "Who are you, you evildoer? You've broken my Taoist heart. Give me a slap!" With a slap, he knocked the little black devil to the ground and bounced Lao Gao up.
Another kick, like a shot, flew hundreds of miles away.
The little black man flew back safe and sound, and hummed proudly: "Xi Xi Xi Xi... You are me, I am you, you can't kill me..."
The body of the little white man continued to swell and grow, reaching a height of ten thousand feet in an instant, like a god coming to the world. In comparison, the little black man was only the size of a toe of the white giant.
The white giant opened and closed his mouth widely, and his voice was like a bell: "I want to try it!"
"Here comes the sword!"
A huge sword shining with dazzling light came out of thin air and flew into the hands of the white giant.
The little black man raised his head to the sky and put his hands on his hips, showing no fear at all: "Even if you kill one of me, there will still be thousands of me."
Bang——
The giant sword slashed down.
The little black man instantly disappeared into ashes and shattered into powder. Before being annihilated, he shouted:
“I will come back!”
This sentence echoed in my mind endlessly, and the lingering sound lingered in my ears.
call……
Ma Su breathed a long sigh of relief and collapsed on the bed as if exhausted. His head was sweating profusely, his chest was heaving violently, and he was breathing in fresh air.
Unknowingly, many thoughts that I shouldn't have had quietly sprouted in my heart.
In the past, he was just a junior general under the Prime Minister. Apart from getting promoted and getting rich, having a concubine, and a little thought of helping the Han Dynasty, he had no other superfluous ideas.
Now that you are the governor of Yongzhou and the general who conquers the west, you have great power, and you have been leading the army alone for a long time. Some bold ideas can't help but come up.
If others do not serve themselves, they will be punished by heaven and earth...
If you are responsible for what happened during your lifetime, why do you care about commenting on it after your death...
How terrible!
When he thought of Sima Yi's infamy in later generations, Ma Di decisively put an end to this unreliable idea.
Break away from Shu Han and establish yourself as king?
Forget it.
Just be a loyal minister.
Ma Su secretly made up his mind, closed his eyes and prepared to sleep. He had spent a lot of energy trying to appease the great wizard before, and he was feeling sleepy.
Some are unstoppable.
But as soon as I closed my eyes, the fate of dozens or hundreds of heroes who had made great contributions to the founding of the country in the past dynasties flashed before my eyes like a revolving lantern.
Han Xin, Deng Ai, Zhong Hui, Obai...
The car is broken, Ling Chi is killed, and the nine tribes are killed...
There are various ways to die.
What a miserable word!
Ma Su sat up suddenly, completely sleepless.
Usually, there are only two consequences for a master with great achievements, one is to usurp the throne and become self-reliant, and the other is to die a bad death.
For thousands of years, among all the founding emperors, only the officials of Liu Xiu's dynasty received a good death.
But there was a reason why they died a good death. Liu Xiu was too capable of fighting, and he didn't worry at all that his mediocre subordinates would turn upside down.
Liu Xiu is such a loser!
There's nothing to be afraid of.
Hey~, I’m a loser too!
So what am I afraid of?
With the fateful order in hand, even if I have great achievements and monopoly power, who can do anything to me?!
At worst, I'll just run away.
If Zhuge Liang doubts me and wants to target me, I will not give him the little black pill to take and wait for him to return to the west; if Zhao Yun dares to disobey me, hehe...
As for Jiang Wei, Wei Yan, Yang Yi and others...
You are absolutely no match for me.
Thinking of this, Ma Su shook his head and laughed.
I realized that my worries were unfounded.
He lay back down again, hugged the soft human-shaped pillow, and fell into a deep sleep.
Shivering, trembling, Liangzhou copy, I will conquer it tomorrow...
