Chengdu, the rebuilt Hanzhong Palace, is now the Han Palace.

After all, Liu Bei is over the age of six, although the afterglow of his ascension to the throne is still there, but after several days of ceremonial sacrifices, his body has long been overwhelmed and tired.

The Han dynasty was decadent and dead. These twelve emperor's crowns, for him, still mean a heavy responsibility.

The appointment of important generals has long been down, and the appointment and dismissal of some middle and low-level officials have been drafted by Zhuge Liang and Ma Liang, and he only needs to make a decision.

Despite this, his heart could not be settled. If nothing else, after the autumn harvest this year, the imperial court will send troops to the Northern Expedition - this is his greatest wish at the moment.

However, the premise of launching the Northern Expedition is internal peace and national border stability.

Yizhou is bordered by Cao Wei to the north, Sun Wu to the east, and Yunnan to the south.

There are two good generals in Hanzhong and Badong, Wei Yan and Li Yan, and the defense is not leaky.

It's a pity that two months ago, Deng Fang, who was then the Taishou of Zhuti County, General An Yuan, and the Governor of Nanzhong, died of illness in office. It's like a complete territory, with an extra gap out of thin air.

The southern and central regions have a vast area, and are places where ethnic minorities such as Kunming, Suo, Pu, Dai, Wing, and Qingqiang live together with the descendants of many Han immigrants.

Although its land is deserted, the cultivated cattle, war horses, gold and silver, and rhino leather that come out of its land have always been an important supplement to the imperial court's military resources.

Liu Bei's focus in the Northern Expedition was not in Nanzhong, so he only hoped that Nanzhong would maintain a situation of "rough discipline and discipline, and Yi and Han were coarse".

The former governor Deng Fang carried out his policy intentions well, that is, to implement appeasement measures, maintain the stability of the counties in Nanzhong, suppress the resistance of the Yi people and foreign races, make good friends with the local Han people, stabilize the lives of the people of all ethnic groups in Nanzhong, and organize the counties to continuously transport soldiers and other strategic material resources needed by the military state in the Nanzhong region to Chengdu for national use.

Because of him, the imperial court maintained its rule over Nanzhong at the minimum cost, and obtained a fixed amount of property from Nanzhong every year, which can be said to have benefited a lot.

However, when the Northern Expedition was about to begin, the governor, who was deeply respected by the southerners, died of illness without warning.

The most intuitive reaction to this matter is that in the more than a month since his death, there have been more and more rebellions among the people of Nanzhongyi, and more than half of the tribute materials have been reduced.

Liu Bei finally realized that the appointment of the new governor of Nanzhong had reached the point where it could not be delayed.

Today is the last day of the enthronement ceremony, and tomorrow, all the ministers who have come from other places to watch the ceremony and listen to the seal will rush back to their stations, including Li Yan, the governor of Yong'an.

Li Yan served as a taishou in Nanzhong Qianwei County, and defeated the thieves Ma Qin, Gao Sheng's rebels, and the rebellion of Gao Ding, the commander of Yueshan County, with outstanding achievements.

Listening to this person's opinion will be beneficial to the choice of the new governor of the city.

So Liu Beizheng summoned Li Yan as soon as he finished everything.

"Zhengfang (Li Yanzi), you have been in Nanzhong for a long time, so you will talk about your impression of the scholars in Nanzhong according to what you have seen and heard."

"Yes."

Li Yan, who was dressed in surrender and meticulous in appearance, bowed down and replied after hearing this:

"The minister was trusted by His Majesty to guard Nanzhong Qianwei County, but he also got acquainted with several people. The minister thought that the Yong clan of Jianning, the Meng clan of Zhu Ti, the Zhu clan of Zhu Qi, and the Wang clan of Yongchang were the strongest among the major surnames, and their attitude was deferential and close to the imperial court. If Your Majesty wants to be promoted, you may wish to choose from these four schools. ”

"Yes." Liu Bei stroked his beard lightly and slowly bowed his head.

For these big surnames, he has heard many ministers mention them one after another in the past few days, saying that the attitude of these local big surnames is quite deferential, and if you want to use them, it is not impossible.

But thinking about it carefully, Zhu Bao, who is a disciple of the Zhu family, has been promoted to the Taishou of the Zhu County a few years ago; Wang Yan, a member of the Wang clan, is also already the Taishou of Yongchang County.

As the head of a country, he naturally has to pay attention to balance and balance, and he can't teach one family to be dominant.

Since the surnames Zhu and Wang have been canonized, they can no longer be promoted. From this point of view, what can really be chosen is none other than Jianning's Yong's and Zhuti's Meng's.

Liu Bei lightly snapped his fingers and continued to ask: "Yong's, Meng's...... What is the reputation of these two surnames? ”

Li Yan was expressionless and replied: "Yonghong, the patriarch of the Yong clan, is generous and polite, and the southerners do not respect him; Meng Yan, the patriarch of the Meng clan, is fierce and heroic, and his reputation spreads. These two people are both people who believe in the southern land, and their reviews are indistinguishable. ”

"Yonghong is generous, Meng Yan is brave, he is a writer and a martial artist......"

Liu Bei twisted his beard lightly and said secretly: "This time the turmoil in Nanzhong requires a decisive governor to come forward and suppress it, so as to clean up the mess...... This Meng Yan has a brave name, but he is more suitable than Yonghong's generous generation......"

He had a slight trade-off in his mind.

At this time, Li Yan lowered his head and said in a low voice: "However, I heard that decades ago, the Meng clan had a branch of the tribe left Zhu Ti, fled to Yunnan, and married the local Yi people, spread branches and leaves, and the time has passed, and now the leader of this branch is named Meng Huo, who can fight well, and has tens of thousands of Yi soldiers under his command, and has the blood of the Han and Yi families, so he is deeply respected by the southerners, and it is rumored to be one of the best forces in the south. ”

"There is such a thing!"

When Liu Bei heard this, he was immediately shocked again, and unconsciously, he had a plan in his heart again.

Meng Yan's family is already powerful, if after becoming the governor of the capital, he takes advantage of the situation to accept Meng Huo, a side branch of the foreign son, as an Austrian aid, it is not surprising that he will sit on the throne of the emperor of Southern Middle-earth.

How could such a powerful prince be tolerated by a king?

His face was silent, but he had quietly erased the word "Meng Yan" in his heart.

When Li Yan retired, Liu Bei closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, and said in his heart:

"In this case, it is better to temporarily promote Yonghong to be the Taishou of Yizhou County, look at his means, and if he is effectively governed, he will be officially named the governor of the capital of Yu......"

When the decision was secretly made, the palace people reported that Yun Prime Minister Zhuge Liang asked to see him.

He happened to want to ask Zhuge Liang's opinion, and immediately invited him to come in for an audience.

After the ceremony, Liu Bei invited Zhuge Liang to take a seat, and said straight:

"Regarding the candidate for the governor of Nanzhong, I am willing to build Ningyong Yonghong, what about Kong Ming's intentions?"

Zhuge Liang was shocked: "This person must not!" ”

Liu Bei frowned and said, "Why?" ”

Zhuge Liang confessed, got up and replied: "The minister is here to tell Your Majesty, after Deng Fang died of illness, the minister sent Yizhou to engage in Changfang to Nanzhong to investigate public opinion, and the chapter has just been delivered recently. According to Chang Fang, Yonghong is actually a person who sells his reputation and reputation, and the servants in the family are in Jianning, and the people of the county are all retreating. And Changfang reciprocated with a secret letter, saying that he had ears and eyes to detect the meticulous work of Dongwu, and was suspected of colluding with the surnames of Nanzhong. Therefore, the minister thinks that the local surname in Nanzhong can only be appeased, and it is not suitable for reuse! ”

"Ahh

Internal and external collusion, this is the bottom line in Liu Bei's heart, it is categorically difficult to tolerate the trampling of others, at this time, at first glance, immediately shocked and angry.

"It's hateful, even Zhengfang (Li Yanzi) has been deceived!"

finally calmed down, and he couldn't help but hesitate again-

The local scholars in Nanzhong had different intentions, so naturally they must not be used again. In order to plan for the future, it is necessary to send a tough-armed and scheming general from the DPRK to suppress it.

At that time, there were many famous ministers and good generals in the court, and Ma, Zhang, Zhao, Wei, and Li were all capable of fighting.

It's a pity that Ma Chao, Wei Yan, and Li Yan are guarding the border, guarding against strong enemies, and they can't be moved lightly; Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are the vanguard generals of the Northern Expedition, and they must also stay in Shu to fight their troops, and they can't leave lightly-

Looking at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, he couldn't think of a usable person for a while!

Finally, Zhuge Liang saw the troubles of the lord, shook his fan and smiled:

"Your Majesty, there is a person in the DPRK, who was born in Nanzhong, is familiar with the local people, and is loyal to Your Majesty, Your Majesty may as well see it."

"Oh? Is there such a character? Liu Bei frowned and pondered, and after a while, but when he saw him pat his forehead, he said in surprise: "Thanks to Kong Ming's reminder, I almost forgot about this person!" ”