Hearing that Kong Ming was actually interested in going south now, Liu Chan couldn't help but be amazed in his heart, even he knew that this was not the best time to go south.

The relief of the people has exhausted all the Changping stored grain in Chengdu, not only that, but the treasury is also empty, and the Shuzhong campaign is based on Chengdu as the largest reserve, but now Chengdu has no money and no food, how can it support the southern expedition of the army!

According to Liu Chan's original idea, after a year of recuperation, as in the historical record, the southern expedition at the beginning of spring next year is undoubtedly the most suitable.

However, what he didn't expect the most was that Zhuge Liang would actually belong to the Southern Expedition at this moment, which can be said to have broken his image of Zhuge Liang who was so cautious in history.

Walking quickly into the council hall, Liu Chan saw Zhuge Liang standing in it, his handsome face as calm as water.

With his eyebrows raised slightly, Liu Chan was puzzled: "Father, I heard that you are going to march south?" ”

When Kong Ming heard this, he immediately chuckled and said: "Exactly, this is the excerpt drafted by the minister, and I hope Your Majesty will see it!" ”

Looking at Kong Ming's smile at this time, and after getting confirmation, Liu Chan felt a little strange in his heart.

He didn't rush to see Kong Ming's recital, Liu Chan just put it on the table, stared at Kong Ming with both eyes and said, "Father, why is this?" ”

Intuition told Liu Chan that there was something hidden in this, even if it was the butterfly effect caused by Liu Chan's crossing and changing history, then he should have a reason, and Liu Chan wanted to know the real reason.

Also smiling, Kong Ming said: "Your Majesty, it has been seven months since the Nanzhong Rebellion, and in addition to Yongchang, the four counties of Nanzhong have all fallen into the hands of the rebels, and the people are living in difficulty, and they need the imperial court to send troops to quell the chaos!" ”

After Kong Ming finished speaking, Liu Chan knew that this was definitely not the truth.

"Father, I don't know what you said, but this is indeed not the best time for the southern expedition, and none of the money, food, soldiers and horses in Chengdu can be prepared in a short period of time, if you rashly send troops, the burden on the people of Shuzhong will increase again! It is even more likely to arouse the complaints of the people in Shu, our army has not returned much to the people since it entered Shu, but has taken a lot of people, how can we wait for the monarchs and ministers to be at peace? ”

"Your Majesty, the rebellion needs to be put down quickly, otherwise it will bring down the whole country, now that our army has soldiers and horses, why not take this opportunity to go south, quell such a rebellion, and take the opportunity to stabilize the rear, so that we can devote all our hearts to the north and revive the Han family!"

Kong Ming's words were a bit far-fetched, but no matter how much Liu Chan asked, Kong Ming used these reasons to block himself.

After all, the identity is there, Kong Ming is Liu Chan's father in this world after all, and somehow, maybe it is a habit of more than ten years, when he sees Kong Ming, Liu Chan can't be treated like a normal person, and there will always be a feeling of excitement.

"Father, if you want to go south, you must have soldiers and horses, and now the soldiers and horses are borrowed from Li Yan in Yong'an, and at the same time, the southern expedition must also cost a huge amount of money and grain, won't this money and grain also have to be borrowed from Li Yan?" Liu Chan said casually.

Who knows, as soon as Liu Chan finished speaking, he saw Kong Ming looking at Liu Chan, not as if joking, and said quite solemnly: "That's right!" ”

“……”

"Father, you're sure you're not joking, right?" Liu Chan smiled a little embarrassedly.

Is it okay to talk nonsense yourself? No kidding! If you borrow a soldier from Li Yan, you have to exchange it for the Taishou, and then ask for money and food, do you want to give it to the Taishou again?

"Your Majesty, Yong'an has gradually prospered since my army entered Shu, because he is the last port before entering Shu, and it is also the place with the closest relationship with Jiangdong, over the years, after Li Yan's governance and development, Yong'an has a new look, moreover, Yong'an has only monitored Jiangdong for many years, and there is no war with it, so the money and grain in the inventory at this time are enough to support the needs of the 30,000 army to the south!"

Liu Chan's face was even more embarrassed, and he even said helplessly: "Father, how can I ask Li Yan for money and food!" Li Yan and his father were both appointed by the former emperor to entrust the minister, and I had to treat each other solemnly! ”

In this regard, Kong Ming did not care, and said again: "Your Majesty, the king returns to the king, the minister returns to the minister, and the difference between the monarch and the minister cannot be ignored. Please also ask Your Majesty to order Li Yan to quickly transfer tens of millions of money and grain for the Northern Expedition ten days later! ”

"Father...... This ......"

"Your Majesty!" Kong Ming emphasized again.

For Kong Ming's majesty, Liu Chan couldn't resist it after all, and immediately wrote an edict and ordered someone to send it to Yong'an!

Seeing this, Kong Ming's originally nervous face gradually had a hint of a relaxed smile.

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, feeling the movement of the people behind him, Kong Ming smiled and said, "Duke Wei, do you also think that this southern expedition is not suitable?" Ryo was in too much of a hurry this time? ”

Heard? Yang Yi nodded very honestly and said: "Prime Minister, we have just passed through a big war with the Wei State, and now the foundation is still very weak, and it is too dangerous to venture out!" ”

Looking out the window, the winter plum that had begun to wither, a trace of helplessness flashed in Kong Ming's mouth at that moment!

"Wei Gong, Liang knows, not only Your Majesty, but many people think that this southern expedition is too hasty, and if it is not done well, it will cost the people and money, which is really unwise!"

"But!" The tone turned around instantly, and I saw Kong Ming say: "Even so, Liang still wants to go south, Liang has made up his mind, it is useless for you to persuade him, it is useless to say more, it is better to save some effort!" ”

As he spoke, Kong Ming took out a bamboo slip from the bookshelf, and immediately handed it to Yang Yi, introducing: "This is the answer given by Ma Jian after Liang first asked Ma Jian when he made up his mind not long ago!" ”

"Ma Tan has followed Liang for more than ten years after all, he undoubtedly understands Liang's temperament the most, and there is not a single sentence in his entire letter to persuade me to postpone the southern expedition, but to encourage Liang very strongly, and even put forward a lot of ideas for Liang!"

Flipping the bamboo slips, Kong Ming said: "And among these opinions put forward by Ma Tan, only this Ling Liang is full of imagination, there are many different races in Nanzhong, since the Han Dynasty, Nanzhong has not been peaceful, and large and small rebellions have occurred from time to time, so Ma Tan's opinion is to attack the city and attack the heart first!" ”

"Avoid killing and find a way to convince them from the heart! Only in this way can we ensure the real peace in Shuzhong, and we will be able to do no worries about the Northern Expedition in the future, so as to avoid the disadvantage of the front, and the rear will be unstable again, and fall into the attack from both sides. Liu Chan said.

As Kong Ming said, even if Ma Tan knew that the southern expedition was not beneficial at this time, but with his understanding of Zhuge Liang, he couldn't persuade him at this time, since this is the case, it is better to agree with what the prime minister said, and by the way, give advice to the prime minister, Ma Tan was pacing back and forth in the Taishou Mansion, and at this time he was a little worried about Chengdu!

Soon, the news of Zhuge Liang's southern expedition spread far and wide, not only among officials, but also among the people.