In an official-based society, holding meetings is a science.

Some meetings require everyone to sit together – even though the vast majority of people are in the background. Such meetings generally do not address core interests. And when it comes to core interests, it must be a closed-door meeting on a very small scale.

For example, now, in a secret room in the North City Tower of Yang'an Guan, Liu Chen, Jiang Wei, Guan Yi, and Huo Yi are sitting together and discussing two key issues after the war. Whether to take advantage of this great victory to enter Yongliang and the distribution of power in Shu Han after the end of this war.

Whether to enter Yongliang or not has not been discussed for too long. This matter is very clear: Shu Han was badly injured in this war, not to mention the emptiness of the treasury, and most of the wealth accumulated by the Fuxing Society for seven years was also consumed. The capture of more than 200,000 people has caused indigestion in Shu Han. There are a lot of domestic problems such as the attitude of Soochow, the stability of Nanzhong, and the accountability of the Yizhou family.

Even if these are not a problem, if you really lead the tired Han army into Yongliang at this time. Well, maybe you can have an advantage for a while. But as long as Cao Wei's side drove the eastern army into the Guanzhong Plain, Shu Han's current total of 50,000 or 60,000 troops was completely insufficient......

So, take this opportunity to launch the Northern Expedition as an option. Actually, it doesn't exist. There is no need for any controversy.

However, the next topic is about the post-war redistribution of power. It's not easy to reach a consensus.

The four of them had been sitting together for a long time, but everyone tried to be patient, because on this occasion, the one who spoke first must suffer.

Finally, Liu Chen, who was still a young king of the Northland, spoke first: "The three generals are all pillars of the country, and Xiao Wang has the liberty to confide in him here. Xiao Wang thought that after this war, although my Han Sheji turned from danger to safety. But this day really can't go on like this. Dahan must cheer up in the future. Change has to be made! ”

Hehe, my king of the Northlands, after this battle, your mind has changed a little.

Yes, if Liu Chen, the king of the Northland, was just a simple and hot-blooded prince in the past, he may have longed for the position of prince, but he never had the luxury of hope. So now, especially after falling out with all his relatives in the main hall at that time, and now after fighting a few battles with the revival army, he has no feeling for the position of the prince at all - he wants to take the position directly!

However, the problem now is that after this battle, the prestige of the central government of Shu Han has been completely destroyed, and the status of the military generals who control the army has begun to rise rapidly. After Yan Yu's death, there are now three army leaders left in Shu Han. If Liu Chen wants to take the position, he must get the support of these three army leaders.

In the case that the Yong'an Corps has been basically wiped out, among the three major army leaders, Huo Yi's strength is the weakest. So he had to open his mouth after Liu Chen spoke: "The old man is old, and he still wants to go back to Nanzhong, and it is best to die in office." ”

It should be said that among the three major army leaders, the one who has the deepest feelings for Liu Chan is this Huo Yi. After all, we have played together since childhood. But Liu Chan's performance this time really disappointed Huo Yi deeply - if you want to surrender when we don't come in, forget it, we come in and persuade you to drive and conquer in person, but you don't dare? This is your country!

But no matter how disappointed he was, as Liu Chan's playmate, he was unwilling to force Liu Chan into the palace. Therefore, he made it clear: You can do whatever you want, I won't participate!

"Hehe, Shao Xian is only sixty-one this year, two years younger than Jiang Wei. But Jiang Wei didn't feel that he was old. ”

General Jiang Wei is in this room, ranking second in rank and first in military rank. Before the rise of Guan Yi, the mobile corps in his hands was also the most powerful corps in Shu Han. But compared with Guan Yi, first, he has no money. Second, although he has been with the soldiers of the mobile corps for more than ten years, he really wants to say that his absolute obedience to the commander is inferior to that of the revival army. Therefore, after Huo Yi made a statement, he could only follow suit.

Speaking of which, Jiang Wei was the most disappointed with Liu Chan: Who am I trying to do with the Northern Expedition for more than ten years? Yes, I admit it, there is a selfish desire to strengthen my own position through the Northern Expedition. But the most fundamental thing is for the country! Without the Northern Expedition, sooner or later the country will degenerate into another Liu Zhang - no, worse than Liu Zhang. Because now the family of Yizhou has been much stronger than Liu Zhang's era after decades of accumulation, if it is not for the Northern Expedition, this country will become another Eastern Wu - at that time, the emperor's control over the whole country will be greatly weakened, and he will become the leader of a group of big families.

But how did you Liu Chan treat me? I was fighting to death in the front, and you actually gave up on me when someone stabbed me in the back? This is betrayal! It's a shameful betrayal!

Also, when I was resisting Zhonghui in the Sword Pavilion, you actually wanted to surrender?! This is really "the ministers are about to fight to the death, why did Your Majesty descend early?" ”

However, although he has so many grievances against Liu Chan, Jiang Wei still has a bottom line that will not be broken: to be Hanchen! It doesn't matter who the emperor is, but this country must be a great man. After all, if he hadn't had this belief, he would have surrendered to Cao Wei a long time ago - as long as he was willing to surrender, great glory and wealth would be certain!

So the meaning of Jiang Wei's sentence is: "I don't feel old, and I don't want to quit the stage." But I want to continue the Northern Expedition, King of the Northland, can you firmly support my Northern Expedition after you ascend the throne? ”

"When the prime minister was alive in the past, he once said that if you don't kill thieves, the royal industry will also die. But sit and wait for death, who will cut it down? In Chengdu in November last year, Xiao Wang also said in despair that he would rather die on the battlefield than surrender. Therefore, Xiao Wang believes that the Northern Expedition must be persistent! ”

Although Liu Chen was just an idle prince before, he was all a person who had been rolling in the political circle for more than 20 years. So he understood Jiang Wei's words, and he also made a clear statement: General, I absolutely support the Northern Expedition.

So, next, it's up to Guan Yi. The head of the Renaissance Society, his current strength has attracted everyone's attention. He is not short of money, he is not short of food, and as for the knife handle, he has an army that is willing to follow him to fight a civil war - this Jiang Wei can't do.

Of course, Guan Yi never thought of replacing the Liu Emperor with him. As a traverser, he really doesn't have any thoughts like the Gang of Monarchs and Ministers, and the righteousness of monarchs and ministers cannot restrict him. The reason why he didn't want to be an emperor was entirely because he had thousands of years of knowledge more than others: What's so good about me usurping the throne? Today I usurp the throne of others, and tomorrow others will not be able to usurp the throne of my children? Look at the Cao family, this is the current newspaper. As for the descendants of the Sima family, if there is no me, a traverser, to change history, it will be miserable in terms of history.

Therefore, it is better for the emperor to have the surname Liu. As for which surname is Liu, this has to be said well.

"Hey, why are you all looking at me? You must know that I am the leader in sending troops without will. I was busy fighting a few days ago and didn't think of this, but now that the war is over, I have returned to Chengdu, whether it is the Yi Three Tribes or the Zhujiu Clan, I am still uncertain? ”

This is hypocrisy, at this time you are a big hero who saves the country, who dares to do anything to you?

However, the three people present were not fools, and they all knew that Guan Yi was forcing them to express their stance again.

"Whoever dares to talk about General Zuo's unwilled dispatch of troops is a spy of the pseudo-Wei. Xiao Wang will definitely not let him go! ”

"If there is no Zifeng to send troops, the country will die today. Whoever dares to dwell on this matter again, Jiang Weiding must carefully and thoroughly investigate this person's heels. ”

"If there is no Zifeng, the old man will still be a second minister in this life. So well done and done right! ”

Well, that's good. So......

"Since the sixteenth year of Yanxi, the center has been weak, and the local government has gradually lost its constraints. The officials of the court are becoming more and more degenerate, and the powerful bullies are embezzling the good people...... Therefore, the Northern Expedition of our Han Dynasty has a sense of powerlessness. ”

Guan Yi said this meaning: since Fei Yi was assassinated. The central government of Shu Han began to mess up (in fact, it is said that Liu Chan did not make the country good after he became in power). Because of the weakening of the country's strength, the support for the Northern Expedition is small, and the national strength of Shu Han is not as good as Cao Wei, and it cannot effectively support the Northern Expedition, so it is strange that the Northern Expedition can have achievements.

This is what he meant, but there is another meaning underneath this statement: Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Shu Han has always been the prime minister's responsibility system. Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wan, and Fei Yi successively assisted the government, and when the emperor has no real power, the country is actually quite good. Why don't we revert to the old system?

With this meaning, then Guan Yi's original intention is very clear: I, Guan Yi, want to become the fourth minister of Shu Han after Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wan, and Fei Yi. Grasp the military and politics! Of course, I supported the Northern Expedition. However, in the future, the Northern Expedition of Shu Han will be led by me!

The three people in the room understood this request, but they were all a little unhappy.

Relatively speaking, Liu Chen was the least disgusted: although Guan Yi had already asked the emperor to step aside, he was not even a prince now. Who can say what will happen in the future?

As for Huo Yi, since he was very young, he was accustomed to Liu Chan being a rubber stamp. I don't think there's anything wrong with this model for decades. But the thirty-one-year-old minister ...... There was nothing when Liu Chan was there. If Liu Chan hangs up, can the new emperor suppress him?

Jiang Wei is the most unhappy of the three: what is the powerlessness of the Northern Expedition after Fei Yi's death? Is my nine Northern Expeditions so unbearable? What does it mean that you will lead the Northern Expedition in the future? So where is my place?

Seeing that the three of them were silent, Guan Yi smiled slightly: "In Yi's opinion, my Han is indeed a little less bloody now than in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. So it's better for the prince to be younger and courageous. ”

Liu Chen children's shoes, you can't directly ascend with such a strong character. When you are in charge, you instinctively want to control everything. But no matter how good you are, you are still inferior to me, a time-traveler with more than 2,000 years of experience. Therefore, in order not to have a direct conflict between the two of us, you can forget about the mind of going directly to the top. However, I support you to become the crown prince first.

Mr. Huo Yi, I understand what you are worried about. If I were greedy for power, I would never let the king of the Northland, who has such a strong personality, become the crown prince - the current crown prince Liu Xuan is much more obedient than Liu Chen's children's shoes. It's actually very simple for me to do this, while Mr. Liu Chan is still alive, I want to be a minister. In the future, I will return power to the new emperor.

As for Jiang Wei......

"General, my Han has suffered serious damage to the national strength after this difficulty. Yi believed that he should recuperate for three or five years before going on the Northern Expedition. In the next Northern Expedition, Yi thought that if everything went well, he should be able to gather more than 100,000 elites to attack at the same time in Longxi and Guanzhong. ”

General, don't you know my ability to make money? After I come to preside over the Shu Han Dynasty, in three or five years, I will conjure up a lot of money and food soldiers. When the time comes, you go to Longxi, I go to Guanzhong, and we will go on a northern expedition together!

After a long time, Liu Chen, the king of the Northland, opened his mouth: "General Zuo saved the country from peril, and he made great contributions. It is not enough to pay for its merits. ”

"Chen Huoyi seconded the proposal."

"Minister Jiang Wei seconded the proposal."