Hanzhong, Xitan Shanfu Camp.

Zhuge Liang also received the news that Cao Rui had issued an order to send troops, and that Cao Zhen was leading an army to the west. Although the Wei army claimed to be 300,000 men and looked menacing, the response strategy had already been formulated last year. At present, the Hanzhong army is following the established strategy. Guard all the passes tightly, be prepared for danger, and be ready to attack the invading enemy at any time.

"Prime Minister, the reply from General Zhendong has arrived." Hu Ji quickly walked into the palace and handed over the letter in his hand.

Zhuge Liang was standing in front of the map thinking about the specific details of resisting the Wei army's invasion. Hearing this, he immediately turned around and said happily: "So fast? I hope Brother Zhengfang can understand the seriousness of the matter this time, take the overall situation into consideration, and lead the army northward." After that. , received the reply and read it.

Yang Yi, who was sorting out confidential documents in the right hall of the house, was also very concerned about Li Yan's reply. She walked over slowly. Seeing Zhuge Liang frowning more and more, she asked softly: "Prime Minister, what did General Zhendong say? Can you agree? Lead 20,000 Jiangzhou troops to Hanzhong to support?"

"Hey, take a look for yourself." Zhuge Liang handed the slip into Yang Yi's hand and sighed softly.

Yang Yi took it and browsed it quickly. After a while, he closed the slip and handed it to Hu Ji. He said in an angry tone: "Prime Minister, what does General Zhendong mean by this?"

You have presented him to the court as a hussar general, but he is still not satisfied. He also made insinuations in the letter. There is something in the letter, saying that Cao Wei ministers Sima Yi and Chen Qun have the power to open the government. He clearly wants to act like the prime minister. The government is in charge!"

"Yes, Prime Minister, General Zhendong has gone too far. When the Wei army invaded in large numbers, he took the opportunity to seize power. He ignored the overall situation and put the country's life and death at risk. It is really chilling." After reading the reply, Hu Ji, like Yang Yi, felt very indignant about Li Yan taking the opportunity to seek personal gain.

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan gently, returned to his seat, took a sip from the teacup on the table, and said slowly: "According to the regulations of the imperial court, except for the prime minister, the Taifu, the three Dukes, the Grand Sima, and the General can definitely open the palace. In addition, generals such as the Hussar General, the Chariot General, the Guard General, and the Quartet General are indeed qualified to open a government office, and Li Zhengfang politely proposed that it is appropriate to open a government office to manage affairs."

"But Prime Minister, whether these officials can really open the government depends on the emperor's will. If the emperor does not allow it, even if the court has regulations, they will not be able to open the government to handle affairs.

Although General Zhendong is about to be promoted to General of Hussars, he will not be able to open a government without His Majesty's explicit edict," Yang Yidao.

Hu Ji nodded and agreed: "Yes, the reason why the emperor allows his ministers to open a mansion to manage affairs is often because the ministers have outstanding merits, and then he allows the opening of the mansion to show his favor. When your Majesty first came to the throne, he ordered the prime minister to open the mansion, and it was also because The Prime Minister has made great contributions to the Han Dynasty over the years.

Although General Zhendong is also an important minister of the country and has guarded the east gate of Jiangzhou for the imperial court for many years, which can be regarded as a loyal duty, he has not made any great achievements in these years, so what qualifications does he have to ask the imperial court to open a government to manage affairs? General Zhendong The general's move is clearly a struggle for power with the prime minister."

"Sigh, fighting for power with me is the second best thing. Li Zhengfang did this mainly because he was worried about the ownership of Jiangzhou after leading his army north. He was afraid that I would take the opportunity to take back the power of guarding Jiangzhou." Zhuge Liang said with a wry smile.

Yang Yi cupped his hands and said, "What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. General Chen Dao, the governor of Yong'an, died of illness two months ago. Now another 20,000 Jiangzhou troops have to be sent north. General Li Yan is worried that the court will attack Jiangzhou and Yong'an at this time.

It is normal to make personnel changes, but this is not the reason for General Li Yan to seize the opportunity to demand power.

Prime Minister, I despise my position and think that I will never agree to General Li Yan's unreasonable request. I must refute it with a strong attitude and strictly order him to lead the army northward quickly, otherwise he will be punished for disobeying military orders and delaying military flights."

"I agree with Yang Sima's suggestion." Hu Jidao: "Prime Minister, when you report that General Li Yan was promoted to General of Hussars, you have defied all opinions and submitted to compromise. You must not allow General Li Yan to take advantage of it, otherwise, I am afraid that the generals will

If you are not convinced, the morale of the army will be shaken."

In the first half of the year, the Ji Han Dynasty not only lost the veteran general Chen Dao, the governor of Yong'an, but also the prime minister's director, Shi Zhangyi, died of illness three months ago. Jiang Wan, who joined the army, took over as the director of the residence, and Yang Yi, with his qualifications,

Talents whose achievements were not inferior to those of Jiang Wan were also promoted to Prime Minister Sima during the same period.

Prime Minister Sima has a long history with the prime minister, and he can be called the right-hand man of the prime minister. Prime Minister Sima is mainly responsible for the guards of the prime minister's palace, guarding the prime minister, and protecting the prime minister when he goes on an expedition. In the current political system of Jihan, the prime minister's palace is the core of power.

Under this circumstance, the power of Prime Minister Sima is even more important, and he can assist the Prime Minister in controlling the military power of the country.

The post of Prime Minister Sima was originally held by Wei Yan, but now that Wei Yan has essentially become a feudal official, it is no longer suitable to serve as an official in the Prime Minister's Palace accompanying Zhuge Liang, so Yang Yi took over instead.

Of course, Zhuge Liang would not let Wei Yan, a thorn in his side, lose an important official position for no reason, especially when the position of Prime Minister Sima was taken away by his rival Yang Yi. In order to make up for Wei Yan, Zhuge Liang appointed Wei Yan as a former military advisor.

The former military division is mainly responsible for advising on military and national affairs. It is a new casual military position established by Zhuge Liang at the beginning of this year. At the same time, there are also central military division, left military division, right military division, and rear military division. The central military division is in the front and rear.

Above the left and right military advisors.

At that time, in order to better command the army's Northern Expedition and smooth the transmission of military orders, Zhuge Liang gradually integrated the original temporary dispatches such as guarding the army and supervising the army, forming another complete set of tasks in addition to the general class.

The promotion system for casual officers and military personnel.

Under the military division, there are four levels of military positions: supervisors, guards, officers, and leaders. Each level is divided into center, front, back, left, and right, which corresponds to the center, front, back, and left of the Northern Expedition.

, the fifth army in the right field.

Among them, the duty of the military adviser is to advise on military and state affairs, the supervisor is mainly responsible for supervising the leading generals, and the guard is mainly responsible for the election of military attaches, and of course also has the power to supervise middle-level officers. The Dianjun is mainly responsible for enforcing laws and regulations, and the leader is mainly responsible for commanding some military brigades.

In this way, the divisions, supervisors, guards, officers, and leaders, together with the original departmental governors, strengthened the command of the Northern Expedition army, ensuring that Zhuge Liang could command more easily. Of course, because this system is still new, it is quite confusing with the original military positions.

The reason is still being explored and clarified.

In addition to Wei Yan who was promoted to the rank of former military advisor, Yang Qing was also promoted to the post of post-strategist. His position as prime minister and military advisor was removed at the same time, and he was no longer a subordinate officer of the prime minister's office.

Regarding Yang Yi and Hu Ji's suggestions, Zhuge Liang considered them for a while, then shook his head and said: "No, the Wei army is about to invade. At this time, we still have to endure each other for the sake of the country. Li Zhengfang and I are both entrusted, and we cannot rise at this critical moment."

Dispute, otherwise the court will be in turmoil."

After a pause, he continued: "Of course, Li Yan cannot agree to his request to open a government office. Isn't he worried that he will lose the military and political power of Jiangzhou after leading his army north? Then he will ask his son Li Feng to succeed him as Jiangzhou."

Governor of the state to reassure him."

"Prime Minister, is this too much of a concession?" Yang Yi said.

Zhuge Liang replied earnestly: "Being majestic, tolerant for the country, and considering the overall situation are the qualities that a qualified ruler must possess."

"Yes, I understand." Yang Yi stopped being stubborn after hearing these words of encouragement.

Zhuge Liang then ordered to Hu Ji: "Weidu, please write a reply letter for me according to this idea. If Li Zhengfang does not follow the order again, I will definitely report it to the emperor and punish him."
Chapter completed!