Guangming Palace is located in the middle and north of Chang'an City, next to Weiyang Palace. It was originally a palace used by the previous dynasty to receive distinguished guests. After Liu Chan moved the capital to Chang'an, he found that Weiyang Palace and Guangming Palace were relatively well preserved.
In addition, due to the emptiness of the treasury, the Prime Minister's obstruction and other reasons, we did not go to great lengths to build a new palace. We just painted the Guangming Palace with a new coat of paint and moved in.
Since he came in, Liu Chan has been thinking about how to talk to his father-in-law, get some money from the treasury, build a magnificent palace, marry more than a hundred concubines, and feel the imperial treatment.
After all, the world is unified, and he, the emperor, should enjoy himself.
Although the separation of the two governments has been going on for two years, and most of the rights of the Prime Minister's Palace have been returned to the inner government, in fact, Liu Chan still has not obtained the most critical financial and military power.
And the most important thing is that Zhuge Liang always has the power of veto.
At this point, we have to mention the power structure of the Shu Han Dynasty, which is divided into the emperor - the prime minister - the inner and outer mansions (the general's mansion) - the civil and military officials - the governors of various places - the governors of various places (the generals of various places) - the counties of various places
Lieutenant's Seven Steps Ladder.
Although Liu Chan is the highest leader of the Shu Han Dynasty, he actually doesn't care about anything.
Government affairs are all handled by the internal government, which means that the four auxiliary ministers discuss and resolve them, and those that cannot be resolved are reported to the Prime Minister for tribunals.
Military matters fall under the jurisdiction of the General's Office. If the General's Office cannot resolve them, they will be reported to the Prime Minister for disciplinary action.
If the Prime Minister cannot solve the problem, it will be reported to him, the Emperor, for disciplinary action.
But the Prime Minister is Zhuge Liang, the all-powerful father-in-law. Is there any problem that he can't solve?
Liu Chan has been on the throne for thirteen years, but he has never really been the master of the family. Therefore, after learning the news that Zhuge Liang left Chang'an, Liu Chan was excited at first. He felt that he could finally be the master of the family.
But on the third day after Zhuge Liang left Chang'an, the leader of Ji Han Zhongxing was sitting in the middle of the Guangyang Palace, covered with a thin Shu brocade quilt, holding a wine glass in his hand, and his chubby round face was full of anxiety.
meaning.
He feels so unaccustomed to having no one caring about him!
Next to him, the young eunuch Huang Hao was reporting what he had heard: "Your Majesty, as soon as General Ma Su arrived in Chang'an yesterday, General Sima Yi and his son Sima Shi came to visit him. I heard that Sima Shi's wife was critically ill.
Go and ask Ma Su for medicine."
"In addition, before the prime minister left, all the things he needed were distributed to the two governments, and all the government orders were circulated to all places. All the counties were as stable as Mount Tai, except for Bingzhou and Youzhou, where the Hu people were not at peace."
"Also, General Ma Di left the mansion overnight yesterday and is missing."
"Very good." Liu Chan replied absently, his eyes a little wandering, as if he was thinking about something very important.
Huang Hao noticed that His Majesty was very anxious today. Normally, he would not be able to joke with His Majesty at such times.
After a pause, Liu Chan suddenly asked: "Huang Hao, you said that since the prime minister is gone, will anyone object to my building a palace? Will anyone stop me from choosing a concubine?"
Huang Hao thought for a while and felt a little unsure, "As long as the general and the ministers don't object, there should be no one to object."
Liu Chan nodded and asked Huang Hao a few irrelevant questions.
After Huang Hao answered one by one, the Guangyang Hall quickly became quiet.
Liu Chan rubbed his hands and hesitated for a moment, then suddenly stood up, looked at Huang Hao and said, "Huang Hao, the person I trust most in the entire palace is you. Honestly, am I a fool?"
Huang Hao lowered his head and chewed these words silently, without replying immediately.
Obviously, Your Majesty’s question is not valid at all.
Throughout the ages, has any foolish emperor been able to lead a weak country to dominate the world? Being able to understand people and delegate power is also a great wisdom, an ability that many emperors do not possess.
Therefore, what His Majesty is asking is not the question "Am I a foolish emperor?" but "If I am not a foolish emperor, how come I still have no power after being on the throne for thirteen years?"
But this question has touched the little eunuch's blind spot, and Huang Hao doesn't know how to answer it.
Liu Chan probably realized that he was asking a question out of the blue, and quickly changed his words: "I have something to do for you."
Huang Hao quickly bowed his head and listened.
Liu Chan did not give any direct instructions. He made a gesture first, and waited until the imperial guards guarding the hall walked out in an informed manner, leaving the entire Guangyang Hall to the master and servant. Then he said:
"My father-in-law has been gone for three days, right?"
"Three days." Huang Hao replied.
Liu Chan's eyes drifted to the outside of the hall, and he tapped the table with his fat fingers: "But why do I feel that my father-in-law has been gone for three months, and I feel so empty that I always feel that he will never come back?"
Huang Hao comforted him and said: "The Prime Minister used to lead his troops on expeditions and never returned for a whole year. Why did Your Majesty suddenly become sentimental?"
Liu Chan suddenly raised his voice: "It's different, it's different this time."
He stretched out his hand anxiously and tightened his grip on Huang Hao's sleeves: "Go to Nanyang immediately to see if my father-in-law has left anything for me."
Huang Hao was startled, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has just left... Do you want me to go in person?"
"Yes, you go in person, immediately, immediately!"
Hearing Liu Chan's words, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Huang Hao's face. He had been cut into the palace since he was a child and had never traveled far alone. Moreover, he had no idea where Nanyang was.
Although there would be someone to guide him and someone to escort him to Nanyang, he was worried that he would mess up the matter.
Huang Hao shrank his neck and muttered: "Your Majesty, is that slave gone?"
Liu Chan waved his hand and motioned for him to get on the road quickly: "Hurry up, don't waste time, go quickly!"
Huang Hao left with a sad face.
In fact, the reason why he didn't want to go to Nanyang was not only because of the long distance, but also because the prime minister didn't want to see him. He was extremely afraid of Zhuge Liang, who usually had a serious face.
But His Majesty has spoken, and he has to go.
…
At dusk, the red sun sets in the west.
Twenty miles outside Xiangyang City, there is a thatched cottage on Wollongong in Longzhong.
After the unification of the world, Xiangyang City was reassigned to Nanyang County.
The fifty-five-year-old Prime Minister Zhuge Liang of Ji Han, with the support of the young general Zhao Yun, tremblingly opened the door of the thatched cottage that had been dusty for many years.
The original gate has long been decayed and weathered. Now the gate should be reinstalled by the enthusiastic villagers nearby, including the three thatched cottages that are as new as yesterday.
Zhuge Liang looked at the familiar scenery in the yard, took a deep breath, his long gray eyebrows trembled, and murmured: "Go back, go back. Come, my long-cherished wish."
When Zhao Yun heard this sentence, he was deeply touched.
If it can be said that the Prime Minister's long-cherished wish has been fulfilled and he will have no regrets for the rest of his life, then why is he not like this?
If at this moment, the late Emperor Liu Bei had known about the situation, he would have rested his eyes in peace.
It's a pity that he and the Prime Minister are the only ones left among those old guys who had ardent ideals back then.
Zhao Yun helped Zhuge Liang sit down on the steps of the thatched cottage, took the xylophone from the carriage, set it up, and waited respectfully aside.
Zhuge Liang slightly adjusted the sound quality and plucked the strings hard.
The melodious and melodious sound of the piano then flowed from the fingertips, floated out of the yard, and echoed in the bamboo forest.
Deep in the bamboo forest, a majestic-looking scribe held a horse and stopped to listen. The familiar words could not help but emerge in his heart.
Read poetry and books with your hair tied up, cultivate your moral character and your moral character.
Looking up and looking down, Tao Lue has something in mind...
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The sky is gradually getting dark, and a new moon is rising.
