Liu Bei's arrangement did greatly limit Zhuge Liang's autonomy.

However, the constraints from multiple parties also caused great trouble to Zhuge Liang's normal work.

This time, Cao Pi's large-scale invasion was an unprecedented war. If Zhuge Liang came forward to mobilize troops and dispatch generals, senior generals like Li Yan might not buy it, and variables would be added for nothing.

Once the war is unfavorable, Zhuge Liang will not only bear the various consequences of failure, but will also violate Liu Bei's will and are suspected of being abusing power.

After Li Yan was entrusted by Liu Bei in Baidi City, he was appointed as the central guardian of the army, nominally in charge of the whole country's military.

At this critical moment, he should stand up and take the initiative to take responsibility.

In fact, Li Yan lived in Yong'an, and Liu Bei just asked him to check and balance Zhuge Liang to prevent Zhuge Liang from usurping power, and could not interfere with his normal work.

He is said to be in charge of national military affairs, but Li Yan is not as good as Zhuge Liang's prestige and military capabilities in the army, and is not enough to command the national military.

Li Yan's real function was to prevent the invasion of Lu Xun of Wu State, so he naturally could not take into account the invasion of Cao Pi's five-way army.

Although Zhuge Liang was in charge of government affairs, he was Liu Bei's Zhengyin military advisor since Xinye and has been involved in military decision-making.

Even when Liu Bei was alive, he had a high military voice.

Left behind in the rear, Liu Bei also gave Zhuge Liang the right to dispatch troops.

When Liu Bei marched into Xichuan and Zhuge Liang stayed in Jingzhou, he was the military and political leader.

Liu Bei attacked Hanzhong, and Zhuge Liang stayed in Chengdu, and he also had the right to mobilize Xichuan troops.

At the critical moment of the war, Zhuge Liang mobilized Xichuan's troops and brought them all to the Dingjunshan front, which allowed Liu Bei to win the Hanzhong War.

But this time Zhuge Liang did not take the initiative to take on the heavy responsibility, but instead failed to get out of illness. The biggest reason was Liu Chan.

Liu Chan was Liu Bei's successor and the nominal supreme decision-maker? His attitude towards Zhuge Liang and Li Yan determined how Zhuge Liang responded to external crises.

Zhuge Liang deliberately avoided it? It was not a matter of ability. He had already made a decision on the attack to repel Cao Pi and had made arrangements. Otherwise, would it delay the big thing? It would be a matter of giving people a handle.

But if he wants to handle all matters well, he needs Liu Chan's full support, rather than being constrained everywhere.

More importantly, he also needed Liu Chan's order to justify the military power in Li Yan's hands.

Therefore? Zhuge Liang deliberately pretended to be sick but couldn't come out, just waiting for Liu Chan to come to the door in person and then took over the military power.

The next day? Liu Chan didn’t even have breakfast? The car drove to the prime minister’s mansion.

When the doorman saw the emperor's arrival, he didn't dare to stop him anymore? He didn't even dare to report it, so he hurriedly bowed to the ground. He welcomed Liu Chan into the door.

Liu Chan did not ask the sect official to inform him first? Instead, he asked directly:

"Where is the Prime Minister? Are you leading the way? I want to visit the Prime Minister's condition."

The clerk dared not be perfunctory? He answered truthfully:

"I don't know where the Prime Minister is. I can only get the Prime Minister's order? The sect will block all officials and do not enter at all."

Liu Chan followed the Queen Mother's advice and got off the car and walked to show his respect for his father. The nearby servants followed him from afar. He walked forward by himself. He soon walked into the third yard and saw Kong Ming leaning on a bamboo stick alone? He watched the fish by the small pond.

When Liu Chan saw that Zhuge Liang was not bedridden, he was happy and did not feel dissatisfied because Zhuge Liang was sick. He stopped his close servants from reporting, walked lightly behind Zhuge Liang, and after watching for a long time, he asked slowly:

"Is the Prime Minister's health already good?"

Zhuge Liang was watching fish on the surface, but in fact he was considering the strategy of resisting Cao Pi's five-way attack.

Because Liu Chan ignored the government affairs, Zhuge Liang and Li Yan were both ministers of their destiny, and they still had some concerns.

Although Zhuge Liang was very sure that Cao Pi's five armies would return in vain this time, it was quite difficult to arrange the generals to make contributions.

Because Xichuan had not accumulated enough power, Zhuge Liang did not intend to fight Cao Pi's army this time, but used a trick to force the army to retreat.

Therefore, the generals who went to resist Cao Pi's army did not need to lead the army to fight. As long as they were exhausted, even if they were a great achievement, there was no big risk.

Therefore, the general who arranges to go to war cannot only look at the general's personal military capabilities, but also the power to which he belongs.

Because Liu Bei's group has many factions, if you want to achieve a balance between several major factions, Zhuge Liang could not give all the opportunities to make contributions to his own people.

Eating alone is not a good thing, and it soon became the target of public criticism, so he, the prime minister, was over.

Zhuge Liang knew that to do big things, it was not necessary to condense the major factions in Xichuan into an iron plate, but a stable and united situation was essential!

Only by balancing the forces of all parties can the Shu Han regime develop steadily.

These things are not difficult for Zhuge Liang, and the most difficult thing is to restore the relationship with Sun Quan.

Zhuge Liang was not afraid of Cao Pi, but was thinking about how to restore Sun Quan's ally relationship.

Liu Bei was defeated in the battlefield in Jingzhou and died of illness after retreating to Baidi City.

His death was somewhat related to Sun Quan. Guan Yu was directly killed by Lu Meng, and Fan Jiang and Zhang Da, who murdered Zhang Fei, also fled to Jiangdong.

It can be said that the death of the three Liu Bei brothers was more or less related to Sun Quan.

The so-called "national hatred and family hatred" and "father hatred is irreconcilable", the possibility that Liu Chan promised to restore his ally with Sun Quan is not very high!

Even Zhuge Liang, who was in power, would be strongly opposed if he rashly proposed to form an alliance with Sun Quan again.

First of all, the elders who are in charge of military power will definitely be separated from Zhuge Liang.

Cao Pi attacked the five routes, and the situation seemed to be very critical. Zhuge Liang was unable to leave his illness and did not think about resuming the alliance with Sun Quan immediately, but instead established normal diplomatic relations first.

But Zhuge Liang was unable to make up his mind who would send to the State of Wu.

Envoys sent to other countries need good eloquence and extraordinary courage to live up to their mission.

Therefore, the risk of traveling to other countries is not small, especially hostile countries!

But once the mission is successful, the contribution will be great, which is a shortcut for civil officials to make achievements and get promoted and make money.

Lin Xiangru during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was a typical representative. He was awarded the position of senior official because he went to Qin State and returned the jade to Zhao.

When Ma Liang was in Jingzhou, he was recognized by Guan Yu with his outstanding ability and was known as the second person in Jingzhou.

But he still did not enter the core of Liu Bei's power. There were many candidates who could compete with him in Jingzhou, mainly including Wang Fu, Pan Jun and others.

Ma Liang had a great sense of crisis. In order to attract Liu Bei's attention and to establish his position as the second person in Jingzhou, Ma Liang had to ask for help from his classmate and friend Zhuge Liang, who wanted to get his recommendation and get a chance to go on a mission to Jiangdong.
Chapter completed!