The last month of the year was extremely cold, with the howling cold wind mixed with snowflakes flying wildly across the land of Guanzhong, shrouding the entire Wuzhangyuan under a blanket of white snow.
Although Sima Yi retreated to Chang'an and all the Guanzhong area west of Chang'an was controlled by the Shu Han, Zhuge Liang's headquarters was still stationed on the high ground of Wuzhangyuan, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Nowadays, he no longer needs to be on the front line to command the army. The four generals Ma Di, Jiang Wei, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Huang and Li Yang can not only lead an army alone and launch an offensive against Wei, but they can also cooperate with each other to fight.
This made Zhuge Liang happy, but inevitably a little empty.
In the past 25 years since Maolu came out of the mountain, he has never been so relaxed. After taking over most of Guanzhong, Zhuge Liang felt that the huge burden on his shoulders suddenly disappeared.
Now that the Shu Han Dynasty is about to achieve the goal of strengthening the Qin Dynasty, and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, supporting the Han Dynasty has gradually become more realistic and is no longer an unattainable dream.
A total of more than 5,000 people were stationed on Wuzhangyuan. The main force of 150,000 troops had already been taken to Chang'an City by Ma Su, and there were 30,000 logistics troops with them.
Zhuge Liang was wearing a thick cloak and was writing hard at his desk. There were piles of documents and classics around him. From time to time, he stretched out his arms and grilled them on the red charcoal fire. When his numb hands could warm up a little, he continued.
Waving the pen in his hand, the pen on the wooden table started to move like a dragon and a snake.
He wanted to write down all the Shu Han's next national policies and strategies in a letter and send it back to Chengdu. After His Majesty's review, it would be handed over to the officials of the Prime Minister's Office for implementation.
No one can do these things for him.
As he was concentrating on writing, the tent curtain was suddenly opened, and Yang Yi, wearing a long-sleeved shirt and a turban on his head, walked into the tent with the cold wind. Yang Yi looked at Zhuge Liang, who was still writing tirelessly on the paper. First,
Deliberately making some noise, he walked up to Zhuge Liang and said, "Prime Minister, are you writing to your Majesty again?"
Zhuge Liang slowly raised his head, put down his pen, and looked at Yang Yi.
"Master Wei. How is the war in Chang'an going?"
"Prime Minister, great news."
"Oh? Where does good come from?"
"Lu Xun defeated and captured the two counties of Jingnan!" Yang Yi picked up the simplified version of the map on the wooden case, pointed to a place on it and said slowly: "Half a month ago, Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu, personally led an army of 100,000 people.
He fought with Lu Xun in Wuling. Quan was defeated by Lu Xun with a fire, and his army collapsed. Sun Quan withdrew his army and returned to Wuchang, and Guiyang County was captured by Lu Xun..."
"Oh, how are Lu Xun's casualties?"
"There were only a few thousand casualties. However, there are few soldiers in Jiaozhou. In a short period of time, Lu Xun may not be able to seize the opportunity to pursue the victory." Yang Yi stood aside and answered in detail.
"Lu Xun... actually won!" Zhuge Liang seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly raised his head and asked Yang Yi, "I remember that Lu Xun is still nominally my Shu Han minister, right?"
"Yes, Prime Minister, although Lu Xun has never come to the court to see His Majesty, he is indeed the Marquis of Lingnan conferred by His Majesty the Shu Han Dynasty."
Zhuge Liang said "Huh" and said thoughtfully: "It's a pity that we are only nominal vassals. If we sincerely surrender to Shu Han, I believe that the process of Shu Han's unification of the world will be greatly accelerated."
"Prime Minister, even if Lu Xun does not truly belong to Shu Han, he has offended Sun Quan, and the two families are currently at odds. Under such a background, Lu Xun will definitely not disobey the instructions issued by the Prime Minister's Office, not to mention that Ma Di is still married to the Lu family.
For in-laws..."
Yang Yi spoke very calmly, as if he was telling an objective fact that had nothing to do with him, but in fact, his words vaguely reflected the hidden dangers of Ma Su's huge network of relationships.
Zhuge Liang knew that Yang Yi's nature was like this, and he always regarded Ma Su as his competitor, or imaginary enemy. Whenever he had the opportunity, he would come to him to criticize Ma Su.
Over the years, Zhuge Liang heard this countless times, and always laughed it off.
Even if what Yang Yi said is true, Zhuge Liang has no intention of taking any action. First, Ma Su has grown to a height that even he cannot check and balance. Second, Shu Han needs Ma Su, at least until the world is unified, he cannot do without Ma Su.
If you want a general who is versatile in both civil and military affairs to serve the country, you must bear the consequences of his power. This has been the case since ancient times.
It is not advisable to give up food due to choking.
"Prime Minister, there is another good news." Yang Yi continued: "Prairie Wuhu and Gongsun Yuan fought with the three armies of Wei in Hedong, Daijun, and Yuyang a month ago. The Xianbei and Eastern Qiang coalition forces in Hedong were defeated by Wei. However,
The other two Wei armies in Youzhou were limited by the lack of cavalry and were defeated by the Eastern Xianbei, Wuhuan and Gongsun Yuan coalition forces. At present, most of the entire Youzhou has been lost, and the four Hu troops outside the Great Wall are directed towards Jizhou."
"This is indeed good news." Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and said with a smile: "My lord, Ma Su is good at military strategy but not at current affairs. My health is getting worse. I am afraid that sooner or later, you will have to take charge of all major national affairs. You
You have to work hard..."
Yang Yi liked hearing this, and immediately raised her hands in joy and said: "Yi will definitely live up to the trust of the Prime Minister."
"Okay, please step back. From now on, you can take care of these trivial matters in the army. You don't have to come back to repay me."
"Yes, Prime Minister, please take care. I have resigned."
Yang Yi turned around, opened the curtain and walked out of the tent, her heart agitated.
After so many years, he finally heard the Prime Minister say for the first time personally that the whole nation was relying on each other. This not only meant that he would soon become the number one person in the Shu Han Dynasty, but also meant that after ten years of suppression, he had come from behind and overtook Ma Su.
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Ever since the Prime Minister began his southern expedition against the Southern Barbarians, Ma Di has been in the limelight and has been slightly overpowering him.
For the past ten years, Yang Yi has always thought that one day she would be able to stand up and take control of Ma Di. Now this dream is getting closer and closer.
Yang Yi thought with pride that there were two people he hated the most, one was Wei Yan and the other was Ma Di. Wei Yan had been demoted three levels in a row and no longer posed a threat to him, but Ma Di was the only one who made him uneasy.
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Ma Su was not only a great fighter, but also had an intimidating reputation. He only had to climb high and shout, even if he didn't have the talisman to mobilize troops, he could still command the army's generals and soldiers to follow him wherever they wanted to fight.
Frankly speaking, Yang Yi had no confidence at all in competing with such a person for the post of prime minister. Therefore, during the period when Ma Di replaced Zhuge Liang in power, going his own way was Yang Yi's silent protest to Ma Di.
You have great power, you have high reputation, you are great!
But I, Yang Yi, don’t listen to you, what can you do to me!
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After Yang Yi left, Zhuge Liang sat back on the wooden desk, smoothed the brocade silk, roasted the frozen brush on the edge of the charcoal fire for a while, and continued to write: "...Today the Shu Han tiger is in Guanzhong, and the troops are approaching Chang'an.
Below the city, the Qin Dynasty is gradually becoming stronger, and Shu County is no longer suitable as the capital. I hope your majesty will inform the ministers and discuss moving the capital to Guanzhong in the near future to control the world!"
After writing this letter, Zhuge Liang suddenly couldn't help himself. He tightened his cloak tightly, walked out of the handsome tent, looked up at the scenery of flying snow, and remained silent for a long time.
On this day, the momentum of the rise of Shu Han can no longer be concealed.
