"The lower official has seen the prime minister."

"There is no need to be polite to be filial piety, sit first."

Zhuge Liang motioned for Chen Zhen to sit down, "Have you ever gotten used to filial piety returning to the court?" ”

Chen Zhen is a native of Nanyang, and when the first emperor led Jingzhou pastoral, he was turned into a business. Later, he entered Shu with the first emperor, and successively served as the northern governor of Shu County, Wenshan Taishou, and Qianwei Taishou.

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

"There are many state and county affairs, but it is idle to return to the court, but I am really a little unaccustomed."

Chen Zhen, who was in his forties, was in the prime of life, and said with a smile, "The prime minister is tired, and the officials are idle, so I am really ashamed." ”

Zhuge Liang knew what he meant when he heard this, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I don't know that doing everything is harmful to my heart, it's just ......"

said with a long sigh, "Every time I think of the trust of the first emperor, Wang Ye is biased towards Jincheng, and I don't dare to relax in my heart." ”

"Although Zhen is not talented, he is also willing to help the prime minister. Now that he is back in the court, he is busy all day long, what can he do? ”

"I let Xiaoqi return to the court, I have my own arrangements, how can I say that I am busy?"

Zhuge Liang reassured.

"But I don't know what the prime minister wants to do?"

"I want to send filial piety to envoy Soochow."

"Envoy Soochow?" Chen Zhen was stunned, he didn't expect the prime minister to make such an arrangement for him.

"Yes." Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "The south is determined, and the Han Dynasty is safe." I want Xiaoqi to go and see what the Soochow government and opposition are thinking at this time. ”

"The most important thing is that," Zhuge Liang said in a low voice, "Now that the south has been decided, it is the time for the Northern Expedition to restore the Han Dynasty." If you can get the help of Soochow and make Cao Thief not care about each other, it will have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort. ”

Chen Zhen was taken aback, finally understood, and hurriedly got up and said, "The lower official doesn't understand the prime minister's painstaking efforts, and he almost missed a big thing." ”

"But I don't know if Xiaoqi has the confidence to promote Soochow to send troops to the north? To help me revive the Han Dynasty? ”

"Dare not to die?"

Chen Zhen said impassionedly at the moment, but he asked with some doubts, "Xia Guan heard that Deng Bomiao was deeply trusted by Sun Quan of Eastern Wu, why didn't the prime minister send him?" ”

"Between Han and Wu, the road is far away, and there are mountains, rocks and rivers to block it, and it is very inconvenient to go back and forth. The Northern Expedition to Cao Thief was not a day's work, and in the future, between Han and Wu, I am afraid that there will be more goodwill. ”

"If it is only Deng Bomiao alone, if he is still in the Wu realm at that time, the Han suddenly has something to inform Dongwu, what should he do then? Therefore, I thought that at this time, I would send more people to familiarize myself with the situation in Soochow, so that there would not be no one to send in the future. ”

Zhuge Liang explained.

"The prime minister's conspiration is beyond the speculation of the lower officials." Chen Zhen admired.

"Filial piety is old, and he was born in Nanyang, Jingzhou. Now that Sun Quan is ruled in Wuchang, it is in the land of Jingzhou, so filial piety is familiar with this journey. ”

Zhuge Liang continued, "I have one person, who is a person from Jiangxia, that Wuchang belongs to the land of Jiangxia. ”

"But Fei Wenwei (Fei Yi)?"

"How did Xiaoqi know?"

"Xia Guan remembered the day when the prime minister returned to Jincheng, and let Fei Yi drive with him, now that this person's reputation has risen, presumably the prime minister promoted this person for today."

"Haha, filial piety knows me."

Zhuge Liang laughed.

Chen Zhen also laughed.

The two of them have a slight sense of similarity.

It's just that after Zhuge Liang smiled, he glanced at Chen Zhen again, with a slightly hesitant look on his face, and said, "If he and I go north to attack Cao Thief, the rear must be peaceful." The Son of Heaven is still young, and he must be supplemented by good ministers. ”

"In my thoughts, Yongan Li Zhengfang and I are both the first emperor's lonely people, so I want to entrust the latter affairs. I remember that Li Zhengfang and Xiaoqi were both born in Nanyang, right? I don't know what Xiaoqi thinks of this person? ”

When Chen Zhen heard this, he was shocked, and said urgently: "Prime minister!" ”

Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed, and then immediately disappeared, "Li Zhengfang is a person entrusted by the first emperor, and he is talented, and he is in the same county as Xiaoqi, why is Xiaoqi so opposed?" ”

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

Chen Zhen said eagerly.

"Oh, why?"

Zhuge Liang asked.

"Li Zhengfang is a person, although he is known for his talents, but he is a person with excessive selfish desires, his sex is also lonely, and he disdains to associate with his peers, but he is good at catering to his wishes."

When Chen Zhen said this, he saw the prime minister sitting on top with a gloomy face, and he didn't know what expression he was doing in his heart.

It's just that he knows Li Yanqi very well, and he can use it, but he can't do it, otherwise there will be trouble.

So Chen Zhen felt that even if he offended this person, he had to persuade the prime minister to pay attention.

"At the beginning, Li Yan was appointed as the county guard in Qianwei, building civil engineering, building avenues, and making good political achievements. However, for his own selfishness, he built a wide range of buildings, and when Cao Yang Hong failed to persuade him, he was driven away. Also, can the prime minister remember Wang Chong, who ran away from Cao Thief a few days ago? ”

"Naturally, I remember."

"Wang Chong was originally a subordinate of Li Yan, but he was not liked by Li Yan, and he was afraid of being harmed by Yan, so he was forced to leave the land of Cao thieves.

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he was silent for a long time.

Seeing this, Chen Zhen persuaded him painstakingly, "If the prime minister really entrusts Li Yan to manage the affairs of the rear in the future, he will put his personal interests first." At that time, the prime minister has not returned the campaign for a long time, and the Son of Heaven is still young, if he does not notice it for a while and is blinded by strictness, what should he do? ”

"Back then, the lower officials once heard that Liao Li and Feng Langjun were talking in Feng Zhuang, thinking that Liao Li, although his person was unbearable, but what he said to Li Yanzhi was that he won the heart of the lower officials: he had scales and armor in his belly, and he was profitable. That's right! ”

Zhuge Liang saw that his words were sincere, so he sighed and said, "However, Li Yan is the person entrusted by the first emperor after all, and his reputation in the court is not low. And the revival of the Han dynasty is a major event, and everyone must work together. Now that the major events have not been decided, the Han family is in danger, and instead of cutting down its faults, it is only praising its strengths, thinking that it will help the big event. ”

"The prime minister goes to private for the public, and the officials admire him, but when he wants to entrust Li Yan with something in the future, please consider today's words."

Chen Zhen knew that the prime minister had made up his mind, so he had to make the last effort and reminded, "The Han family is in danger, and you must be cautious when you want to use its strengths, but also be careful about its shortcomings, so as not to spoil the big things." ”

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

Zhuge Liang said solemnly.

The next day, Li Feng came to the Prime Minister's Mansion early, ready 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 fake, so he immediately asked, "Da Lang, do you know what Lord Ru said to me in the letter?" ”

Li Feng was a little strange why the prime minister asked this question, "The matter between the adult and the prime minister is a major national event, how can Feng know?" ”

When Zhuge Liang saw him say this, and then looked at him like a stumbling son, it was obvious that he attached great importance to this meeting, and couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous in his heart: How did a character like Li Yan teach such a gentle gentleman-like Li Dalang?

"That Feng Mingwen was imprisoned by me because he led someone to smash the female lu, so let him reflect on it." Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "And how could a character like Li Dalang want to get acquainted with him?" ”

"Feng Langjun is a bold and righteous person, he is the head of many sons and sons in Jincheng, and smashing the female Lu is just true love and true nature, such a affectionate and righteous character, coupled with the intent of the abdomen, and repeatedly offers strange strategies, it is also the example of our generation!"

Li Feng's face appeared with fascination again.

Zhuge Liang couldn't cry or laugh, thinking that if Li Yan, who had scale armor in his belly, knew what he would think if he knew that his son looked like this now?

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

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

"The son of the kingdom mountain, Wang You and Wang Honghua."

"It turned out that after the martyrs, Nafeng also wanted to make friends."

Wang Guoshan was the king of the Eastern Expedition with the first emperor and was killed in the Battle of Yiling.

His younger brother Wang Shi followed Zhuge Liang to the south, sneaked into the rebel camp to persuade Yonghong to surrender, and was later discovered by Meng Shu and committed suicide for the Baohan Festival.

It can be described as a family with two loyalists.

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

Today's Feng Yongnai is the head of many noble sons in Jincheng, and Zhuge Liang brought Wang You with him this time, which also means that Feng Yong will take care of one or two on weekdays.

Under the leadership of Jincheng Ling, when the three of them walked into the cell, before they arrived, they heard a ghost crying wolf howling from the cell: "I think about Yiren in prison, I don't know if you believe me......"

The song can't be made into a tune, the tune can't be adjusted, and he can't even understand what he is reading, but he listens to the voice, and the person still feels good about himself, and he sings vigorously.

From time to time, there was a faint and long trill, which forcibly made people feel that he was really crying.

When Zhuge Liang heard this voice at first glance, he was taken aback in his heart, and looked at Lu Yi, his eyes were full of doubts, and at the same time he was a little worried: This kid, something can't have happened, right?

Lu Yi had a helpless look on his face, "Back to Prime Minister, Feng Langjun is singing, he has been like this for the past few days." ”

At this time, the singing stopped suddenly, and Feng Yong's voice could only be heard from the front, "Lao Lu, Lao Lu, I heard your voice, come and play chess with me." ”

"Why haven't you come yet? Don't hide, I can hear your voice! ”

"If you don't come again, I'll look for you!"

Feng Tujiao shouted vigorously, he hadn't seen Lu Yi's figure for a long time, and when he was in a hurry, he pushed open the cell door with a "squeak".

Unexpectedly, one of his feet was stepping out of the door, and when he saw someone coming in front of him, he made a "whoosh" sound and hurriedly put his foot back away.

Then with a "Kuang Dang" sound, he took the initiative to close the cell door again.

"Prime Minister, why are you here?"

Feng Tujiao had the most sincere smile on his face.

The prime minister's gaze swept over the cell, and the corners of his eyes immediately twitched, only to see a bed in the corner of the cell, on which a thick woolen blanket was spread.

In each of the remaining three corners and in the middle of the room, there was a stove, and the fire was burning brightly, and even when you stood outside the cell, you could feel the warmth of spring.

There was also a large table in the middle of the room with a chessboard on it.

On the side of the chessboard, there is a random book with an unknown name.

And two plates of dried fruit!

The prime minister of the Han Dynasty glanced at Feng Tuqiu deeply, and said in his heart, Are you living in a prison cell or at home?

Feng Tujiao accompanied the smiling face, "squeak", opened the cell door again, stretched out his hand and said, "Does the prime minister want to come in?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Feng and Wang You finally felt that something in their hearts was collapsing, and at the same time, they all turned their heads to look at Jincheng Ling Lu Yi.

Lu Yi's face was sad and indignant, thinking that his mother's son would add a big lock to this cell tomorrow!

However, Zhuge Liang walked in calmly, looked at it carefully, and then muttered, "Being imprisoned can be entered into your job, and it is the first in the world." ”

Feng Yong laughed dryly, and didn't know how to answer.

"This is the son of the Yongan Li Dudu family, Li Feng and Li Haoxuan, this is the son of the late Jingzhou Yicao Wang Guoshan, Wang You and Wang Honghua, these two are the same age as you, and you will be closer in the future."

Li Feng and Wang You have already taken the initiative to come forward to salute: "Feng (You) has seen Feng Langjun. ”

"Oh, oh, I've never seen both."

Feng Yong returned the salute a little unknowingly, and at the same time glanced at Zhuge Liang again, what did the old demon Zhuge mean by bringing these two people over?

Of course I know that Yongan Li Dudu is not Li Yan.

But who is the late Jingzhou Yicao engaged in Wang Guoshan?

Zhuge Liang looked at Li Feng and Wang You, who were both polite and moderate, and then looked at Feng Yong, who was still a little dazed and didn't know why, and helped his forehead, saying in his heart If this son can be more peaceful, don't always give yourself a headache, how good would it be?

"You may not be familiar with Wang Guoshan, but your younger brother should know that it is Wang Yiqiang, the Taishou of Yizhou County, who died in the royal affairs during the southern expedition this year."

Zhuge Liang saw Feng Yong's eyes and knew what he meant, so he explained again.

"It turns out that Wang Langjun is from the gate of loyalty and martyrdom, disrespectful and disrespectful! The king is engaged in loyalty to the king, and the king is too observant of the Han Festival, which is really admirable, and after seeing the Wang family today, I am very fortunate! ”

When Feng Yong heard this, he hurriedly stood in awe.

"The ancestors sought benevolence and benevolence, but you were only blessed by the adults and uncle Yu Yin, and I couldn't afford to be a brother."

Wang You said modestly.

Hey?

What do you call me?

Although many people in Jincheng today call me brother, I am sure that I have never met you.

Feng Yong thought of this and glanced at Zhuge Liang again.

I saw Zhuge Liang open his mouth and say, "The two generations of the heads of the Wang family in Guanghan County died in the king's affairs, and they are the gate of loyalty and martyrdom, and Wang Dalang has the legacy of his father. There is also Li Dalang, who is a rare gentle son, a few of you, you are friends with each other, and you can be regarded as a good thing. ”

When Feng Yong heard this, he finally understood.

This Wang family should be because of the death of two generations of family heads, coupled with Wang You's young age, the Wang family will be in danger of declining nine times out of ten, Zhuge Old Demon in order to support the Wang family, so let himself take care of Wang You.

As for Li Feng...... It made Feng Yong a little embarrassed.

Generally speaking, the Han is now divided into three major factions.

One is a native faction, the other is a foreigner faction who followed Liu Bei into Shu, and the other is the Dongzhou faction that is not on the sidelines.

The nativists controlled the land and population of the Han Dynasty.

The outsiders held the top power of the Han Dynasty.

The name of the Dongzhou faction originated from Liu Yan back then.

At that time, after Liu Yan and Liu Zhang's father and son settled the displaced people, they selected young and strong people to form the Dongzhou Army to suppress the army of the local rebels.

The Dongzhou faction was an official at all levels composed of outsiders during the Liu Yan and Liu Zhang periods.

Later, they basically all surrendered Liu Bei.

It's just that after Liu Bei was demoted, the identity of the Dongzhou faction became a little embarrassing.

For the localists, they are outsiders, and for the outsiders who followed Liu Bei into Shu, they are half of the Shu people.

Because Liu Yan and Liu Zhang rewarded a lot of land in order to win over the Dongzhou faction, they could be regarded as taking root in Shu.

Strictly speaking, Feng Yong himself can be regarded as a Dongzhou faction.

Because their whole family was an outsider who had been exiled to Shu, his adult was included in the Dongzhou Army by Liu Yan and his son.

Liu Bei entrusted Li Yan with orphans, and in addition to Li Yan's talents, he inevitably had no intention of appeasing the Dongzhou faction and balancing the power of the foreign faction and the Dongzhou faction.

Therefore, Feng Yong and Li Feng are actually from the same faction, and the two should be naturally close.

When Liao Li scared Feng Yong, he wanted to provoke Zhuge Liang and Li Yan to fight, and let Feng Yong go to Li Yan, in fact, it was also because of this reason.

Later, Feng Tujiao gritted his teeth and survived that hurdle.

Because he knows that Li Yan is a pit!

How could he possibly jump into this pit until the last minute?

But the world is impermanent, he escaped back then, and in the end, Zhuge Old Demon actually brought Li Yan's son to him in person, and let himself be close to him?