"I have met the Prime Minister."

"There is no need to be polite when you are filial, just sit down first."

Zhuge Liang motioned Chen Zhen to sit down, "Have you ever gotten used to Xiaoqi returning to the court?"

Chen Zhen was a native of Nanyang. When the late emperor took charge of Jingzhou as a pastoralist, he was promoted to work. Later, he followed the late emperor to Shu and served successively as the captain of the northern part of Shu County, the prefect of Wenshan, and the prefect of Qianwei.

This year, after Zhuge Liang pacified Nanzhong, he was worshiped as Shangshu and returned to the court for less than a month.

"There are a lot of affairs in the state and county, but when I return to the court, I have a lot of leisure, which is really a bit unaccustomed to me."

Chen Zhen, who was in his forties and in the prime of his life, laughed when he heard this and said, "The Prime Minister is tired from work and is an official in leisure. I am really ashamed."

Zhuge Liang understood the elegant meaning after hearing this, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I don't know that doing everything by myself is detrimental to my mental strength, but..."

As he spoke, he let out a long sigh, "Every time I think of the late emperor's entrustment of Wangye's peace in Jincheng, I don't dare to relax at all."

"Although Zhen is not talented, he is still willing to help the Prime Minister with his little strength. Now that he is back in the court, he is busy all day long. What can he do?"

"I asked Xiaoqi to return to the court and make his own arrangements. How can I say it's Lulu?"

Zhuge Liang reassured.

"But I don't know what the Prime Minister wants to do?"

"I would like to send Xiaoqi as an envoy to Soochow."

"As an envoy to Soochow?" Chen Zhen was startled. He did not expect that the Prime Minister would make such an arrangement for him.

"Yes." Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "South China is settled and the Han Dynasty is at peace. I want Xiaoqi to go and see what the Soochow government and the public are thinking at this time."

"The most important thing is," Zhuge Liang lowered his voice and said, "Now that the south has been decided, it is time to attack the Cao thieves in the north and revive the Han Dynasty. If we can get help from Soochow and prevent the Cao thieves from looking after each other, we will get twice the result with half the effort.

effect."

Chen Zhen was shocked and finally understood. He quickly stood up and said, "I don't understand the Prime Minister's hard work and almost missed a big event."

"But I wonder if Xiaoqi has the confidence to push Soochow to send troops to the north to help me revive the Han Dynasty?"

"Dare you refuse to die?"

Chen Zhen said impassionedly at the moment, but he asked with some doubts, "I heard that Deng Bomiao was trusted by Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. Why didn't the Prime Minister send him away?"

"Between Han and Wu, the road was long and blocked by mountains, rocks and rivers. It was very inconvenient to go back and forth. The Northern Expedition against Cao Cao was not a day's work. In the future, there will be more goodwill between Han and Wu."

"If we only rely on Deng Bomiao, what will happen if he is still in Wu territory and the Han Dynasty suddenly has something to inform Soochow? So I thought, I will send more people to Soochow at this time to familiarize myself with the situation in Soochow.

, so that there won’t be no one to send in the future.”

Zhuge Liang explained.

"The Prime Minister's plans cannot be guessed by the lower officials." Chen Zhen said with admiration.

"Xiao Qi is old and mature, and he was born in Nanyang, Jingzhou. Now Sun Quan is ruling Wuchang, which is located in Jingzhou, so Xiao Qi is familiar with the family and the road."

Zhuge Liang continued, "I have a man who is from Jiangxia. Wuchang belongs to the land of Jiangxia. Xiaoqi is going here. If I take this man with me, I will be able to get along better."

"But Fei Wenwei (Fei Yi)?"

"How did Xiaoqi find out?"

"The lower official remembered that on the day when the Prime Minister returned to Jincheng, he asked Fei Yi to drive with him. Now that this person has become famous, I think the Prime Minister must have promoted this person just for today."

"Haha, Xiao Qi knows me."

Zhuge Liang laughed.

Chen Zhen also laughed along with him.

The two of them had somewhat similar views.

But after Zhuge Liang smiled, he glanced at Chen Zhen again, with a slightly hesitant look on his face, and said, "If I attack Cao Cao in the north in the future, the rear must be peaceful. The emperor is still young, so he must have good ministers to support him."

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"In my opinion, Yong'an Li Zhengfang and I are the same people who were entrusted by the late emperor, so I want to entrust each other with the affairs of the rear. I remember that Li Zhengfang and Xiao Qi were both born in Nanyang, right? I wonder what Xiao Qi thinks of this person?

"

When Chen Zhen heard this, he was shocked and said anxiously: "Prime Minister, you can't!"

Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed, and then disappeared immediately, "Li Zhengfang is a person who was entrusted by the late emperor. He is a talented person, and he and Xiaoqi are from the same county. Why is Xiaoqi so opposed?"

"It's precisely because Zhen and Li Zhengfang are both from Nanyang, so they know a lot about them, so I think this is inappropriate, Prime Minister!"

Chen Zhen said eagerly.

"Oh, why?"

Zhuge Liang asked.

"Although Li Zhengfang is known for his talents, he has excessive selfish desires and a lonely nature. He disdains the company of his peers, but he is good at catering to his superiors."

When Chen Zhen said this, he saw the Prime Minister sitting above with a gloomy face, and he didn't know what his expression was in his heart.

But he knew very well that Li Yan could be used well, but he couldn't be used to carry out heavy tasks, otherwise there would be chaos.

So Chen Zhen felt that even if he offended this person, he should advise the Prime Minister to pay attention.

"At the beginning, Li Yan served as the prefect of Qianwei County, built buildings and built roads, and had good political achievements. However, he built a lot of buildings for his own personal gain. Yang Hong, the meritorious Cao at the time, failed to persuade him and was driven away by him. Also, the Prime Minister

Do you remember Wang Chong who ran away from Cao Cao a few days ago?"

"Of course I remember."

"Wang Chong was originally a subordinate of Li Yan, but he was not liked by Li Yan. He was afraid of being harmed by Yan, so he was forced to leave the land of Cao Cao. This shows how evil he is towards others."

Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time after hearing this.

Seeing this, Chen Zhen tried hard to persuade him, "If the Prime Minister really entrusts Li to be in charge of the rear affairs in the future, he will put his own interests first. By then, the Prime Minister will not return after a long campaign, and the Emperor will still be young.

If you look at it and are covered by strictness, what should you do?"

"At that time, the official heard that Liao Li was talking to Feng Langjun in Fengzhuang. He thought that although Liao Li was unbearable, his words to Li Yanzhi won the heart of the official: He has scales on his belly, so he can only exploit his body.

.It can be said to be to the point!”

Seeing his sincere words, Zhuge Liang sighed and said, "However, after all, Li Yan is the person who was entrusted by the late emperor, and his reputation in the court is not low. Moreover, restoring the Han Dynasty is a major event and requires everyone's joint efforts. Now the major event has not been decided, and the Han Dynasty

When a family is in danger, instead of criticizing its faults, it is better to praise its strengths and think that it will help in great things."

"The Prime Minister has gone private for the sake of public service, and I am admired by the lower officials. However, if you want to entrust Li Yan with something in the future, please think more about what you said today."

Chen Zhen knew that the prime minister had made up his mind, so he had to make his last effort and reminded, "The Han Dynasty is in danger, and great things must be done with caution. If the prime minister wants to use his strengths, he must also be careful of his shortcomings, so as not to ruin the great things."

"I will definitely keep your words of filial piety in mind."

Zhuge Liang said solemnly.

The next day, Li Feng arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion early, preparing to follow the Prime Minister to meet Feng Langjun, whom he had admired for a long time.

Zhuge Liang saw that his expression did not seem to be hypocritical, so he immediately asked, "Da Lang, do you know what your lord told me in the letter?"

Li Feng was a little surprised why the prime minister asked this question, "The matter between your lord and the prime minister is a national matter. How can Feng know about it?"

When Zhuge Liang saw what he said and looked at him looking like a young master, it was obvious that he valued this meeting, and he couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous in his heart: How could a person like Li Yan teach such a gentle gentleman like Li Dalang?

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"Then Feng Mingwen was imprisoned by me because he led someone to beat up his daughter-in-law. Let him reflect on it." Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "And how could someone like Li Dalang want to be with him?

How about getting acquainted?"

"Feng Langjun is a generous and righteous person. He is the first of many young men in Jincheng. He beats up his daughter because of his true feelings. For such a affectionate and righteous person, coupled with his scheming and clever strategies, he is just right.

You are a role model for our generation!"

A look of fascination appeared on Li Feng's face again.

Zhuge Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He wondered what Li Yan, who had scales on his belly, would think if he knew what his son looked like now.

"Forget it, let's wait for one more person, and we'll go there together when he comes."

"But I don't know who it is?"

"The son of Wang Guoshan, Wang You and Wang Honghua."

"It turns out that after Zhonglie, Nafeng also wants to make some friends."

Wang Guoshan was Wang Fu who accompanied the late emperor on his eastern expedition and was killed in the battle of Yiling.

His younger brother Wang Shi followed Zhuge Liang on the southern expedition and sneaked into the rebel camp alone to persuade Yong Kai to surrender. Later, he was discovered by Meng Huo and committed suicide to protect the Han Dynasty.

It can be said that one family has two loyalties.

Before Wang Shi was in danger, he entrusted Wang You to the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.

Today, Feng Yong is the head of the many noble disciples in Jincheng. Zhuge Liang brought Wang You with him this time to let Feng Yong take care of him on weekdays.

When the three of them walked into the cell under the leadership of Jincheng Ling, they heard a sound of ghosts crying and wolf howling coming from the cell before they arrived: "I miss my lover in prison, I wonder if you believe me..."

The song couldn't be made into a tune, the tune couldn't be adjusted, and he couldn't even understand what he was saying. Yet, listening to that voice, he still felt good about himself and sang with great enthusiasm.

From time to time, there would be a faint and long vibrato, forcing people to feel that he was really crying.
To be continued...