Emperor Shuang: The counterattack started from the Gaopingling Incident Chapter 396: All major military and political matters come out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, make a deal
Chapter 396: All major military and political matters come out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, make a deal
Yang Zong came to the stage and clasped his fists to report: "Prime Minister, Zhang Lu's grandson Zhang Zhaocheng sent someone here early this morning to say that he had important matters to discuss with the Prime Minister and wanted to make a deal with him."
Cao Shuang said with great interest: "Oh, isn't Zhang Zhaocheng still determined to hide in Shu and wait for the opportunity? Why is he interested in making deals with the Wei Dynasty? Just now I thought it was a major military and political matter within the Wei Dynasty. After all, now the situation is big
All state affairs in Wei are decided by the Prime Minister's Office."
Zhang Zhaocheng is the grandson of Zhang Lu and the son of Zhang Qiying. He was very ambitious when he was young. He has stayed in Shuzhong all these years and secretly runs the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, the "family business" passed down from his ancestors. It is now considered to be quite large.
During the seven years when Zhuge Liang led the Northern Expedition, he mainly handled military affairs on the front line and never returned to Chengdu. The daily government affairs of the Prime Minister's Office in the rear were handled by Shi and Join the Army, but major domestic and international matters still had to be reported to him.
Make a decision.
The imperial court in Chengdu and the left-behind prime minister's office maintained close contact with the military prime minister's office in Hanzhong through Yi Chuan, communicating information back and forth, and being able to convey Zhuge Liang's instructions in a timely manner.
For example, after the failure of the Battle of Jieting in the sixth year of Jianxing (228), Kong Ming mobilized his troops and prepared to fight again. However, officials in the court were quite critical of this and did not advocate another Northern Expedition.
After the objections of those ministers reached Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang wrote a "Post-Dispatch Plan" to the court to refute it, maintaining the previous combat policy and continuing his Northern Expedition.
In the seventh year of Jianxing (229), Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor and sent an envoy to inform Shu Han. Hundreds of officials in the Chengdu court were firmly opposed to this and proposed to break off diplomatic relations with Soochow and abrogate the alliance.
Due to the intense public sentiment in the court, it was difficult to deal with the situation by leaving the palace to have a long history and joining the army, so he had to report it to the Prime Minister's Palace in Hanzhong. Zhuge Liang also gave detailed instructions, explaining the benefits of forming an alliance with Wu to fight against Wei.
Even if Sun Quan does not send troops to attack Wei, as long as he is on good terms with Shu, "I will not worry about looking eastward in my northern expedition. The people in Henan will not be able to reach the west. This is a profound advantage."
He decided to send guard Chen Zhen to Dongwu to congratulate him, and re-established a war alliance against Cao Wei, and divided the world that might be obtained in the future: "Xu, Yu, You, and Qing belong to Wu, and Liang, Ji, and Yan belong to Shu.
, the land of Sizhou is bounded by Hangu Pass."
This shows that although Zhuge Liang was on the border, he still maintained close contact with the rear and was able to effectively implement his political intentions and make the court and officials obey.
During the Three Kingdoms period, after Cao Cao became the prime minister, he was promoted to the Duke of Wei and received the "Nine-Xi" ceremonial guard. This was a very human minister, comparable to the ceremonial utensils of the Duke of Zhou.
After Sun Quan falsely surrendered to Cao Wei, Cao Pi "made Taichang Xing Zhenzhijie worship him as a general, grant him the title of King of Wu, and add nine tins".
As Liu Ye said, receiving the Nine Tins and being crowned king is just one step away from the emperor in terms of etiquette and attire.
"The husband's throne is at the first level of the emperor, and the etiquette and order of the imperial ministers are chaotic." Since Wang Mang came to the Han Dynasty, powerful officials usurped the throne and changed dynasties. They often started with receiving the Nine Tins and being granted the title of king, and then gradually ascended to the throne of the emperor.
's throne.
After Zhuge Liang was stationed in Hanzhong, Li Yan wrote to him: "I advise Liang to accept Jiuxi and become a king." This shows that Kong Ming was very powerful at that time. Li Yan was the sole and important minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, and he should loyally assist his later master Liu Chan.
, why do you want to persuade Zhuge Liang to enter Jiuxi and become king?
Li Yan was testing whether Zhuge Liang would follow the path of Wang Mang and Cao Cao, preparing to replace Liu and seize the throne.
"Logically speaking, as a lonely and important minister, Zhuge Liang should have expressed great indignation over this. In addition to severely reprimanding Li Yan, he should also solemnly express his devotion to the master and his loyalty to the Han Dynasty."
But Zhuge Liang did not do that. Although he rejected Li Yan's suggestion, he explained that the reason was because his achievements were not yet established. If Cao Wei was eliminated and the Central Plains was invaded, then even "Ten Tin" would be acceptable.
"Today, the attack on the thieves has not been effective, and the confidant has not answered, but Fang favors Qi and Jin, and sits on his own noble throne. It is not his right. If Wei is destroyed and (Cao) Rui is killed, the emperor returns to his former residence and is promoted together with his disciples. Although he has ten lives,
It can be accepted, let alone Jiuxie!" It can be seen from this that Kong Ming's ambition is not only to become king and receive Jiuxi, but he believes that the necessary conditions are not yet met and the time has not come yet.
Before Zhuge Liang left for Hanzhong, he made proper arrangements for the rear affairs. The first focus was "Fuzhong", which was the residence of the left-behind prime minister who handled domestic affairs; the second was "Gongzhong", which was the palace where Liu Chan lived to protect the rear master.
and monitoring.
As mentioned above, the residence of the left-behind prime minister in Chengdu was handled by Zhang Yi, the chief minister, and Jiang Wan, who joined the army. Dong Yun and other officials were assigned to take charge of palace affairs.
Zhuge Liang gave Liu Chan detailed warnings in "Foreign Discipline". If there is anything to be done, no matter how big or small, he must first consult the guardians and obtain permission before doing it.
"The ministers, including Guo Youzhi, Fei Yi, Dong Yun, etc., are all good and honest, with pure intentions and loyal intentions. Therefore, the late emperor simply removed him and left him as his majesty. I foolishly thought that the affairs in the palace were not big or small, so I took them into consideration, and then
If implemented, it will surely make up for the deficiencies and bring about widespread benefits."
The official in charge of palace affairs and security work is Dong Yun. His father, Dong He, worked with Zhuge Liang in his early years as an agent in General Zuo's Mansion and Da Sima Mansion.
Later, Fei Yi moved to join the army and went north to the front line. "(Dong) Yun moved to the position of Shizhong, leading General Hu Ben and Zhonglang, and commanding the guards' soldiers."
Before leaving, Zhuge Liang gave Dong Yun and others an order. If they failed to fulfill their duties, they would be sentenced to death. "If there is no word of virtue, then kill Yun and others to show their arrogance."
Therefore, Dong Yun was very strict in the management of palace affairs and did not dare to indulge Liu Chan at all. He even vetoed the expansion of the harem's concubines and the acquisition of girls, which made Liu Chan wary and did not dare to act rashly.
The army in the Chengdu area is in charge of Xiang Chong. He is the nephew of Shi Xianglang, the military minister. "In the first year of Jianxing, he was granted the title of Tinghou of the capital, and later became the governor of the central region and the guard of Diansu."
Before Zhuge Liang left, he asked Liu Chan that Xiang Chong should be consulted on all military matters in the capital. "General Xiang Chong is a well-behaved person, knowledgeable about military matters, and used it in the past. The late emperor called him Neng, and he was elected as the governor by consensus. Yu.
I think that if I know everything about the camp and consult it, I will be able to make everything harmonious and the good and the bad will be settled."
In addition, Chen Zhen, who replaced Li Yan as Shangshu Ling, was responsible for delivering documents for Liu Chan to read and sign, and his position was also very important.
Zhuge Liang reminded Liu Chan to be especially close to and obey Dong Yun, Chen Zhen, Zhang Yi, and Jiang Wan.
"Attendant, minister, long history, and soldier, I know that Zhenliang died on the occasion of his death. I hope that your majesty will trust you, and the Han Dynasty will prosper. You can count on it."
The above situation reflects that although Zhuge Liang is far away from the rear, he has arranged many reliable agents inside and outside the left-behind prime minister's house and the palace, relying on them to handle domestic military and political affairs, and made careful arrangements and strict restrictions on Liu Chan's various activities. This prevents him from intervening in government affairs, enjoying himself and spending extravagantly, thereby ensuring the stability of the situation in the rear.
After Cao Cao established the Sikong Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion in Yecheng, he also set up left-behind officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion in Xudu. The Prime Minister Chang Shi led the troops to monitor the emperor and officials.
"Zi Zhi Tong Jian" records that "King Wei (Cao) Cao sent the Prime Minister Chang Shi Wang Bidian to supervise Xu Zhongshi." Hu Sansheng noted: "King Cao of Wei still led the Han Prime Minister to live in Ye, so he thought he must be the Chang Shi Dian soldiers to supervise Xu. "
Different from Cao Cao's hegemony, the left-behind prime minister's office in Chengdu of the Shu Han Dynasty was still in charge of domestic government affairs, and the task of monitoring the rear lord was mainly responsible for Dong Yun and others.
While Cao Cao handled the world's military and political affairs in the Prime Minister's Mansion in Yecheng, the officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion in Xudu were mainly responsible for local security and security and did not manage government affairs. For example, the Prime Minister Chang Shi Wangbi, who "supervised Xu Zhong", usually lived in the military camp. Here, there are military generals under the supervision of the subordinate officials.