Zhuge Liang wants to return to Chengdu with only one purpose - to move the capital.

I can't let the Son of Heaven stay in Chengdu anymore, and if he stays any longer, even if the Han Dynasty really rises three times in the future, with the prestige of the Son of Heaven now, he can't afford the reputation of the lord of Zhongxing.

The world will say that it is Zhuge Liang, Zhang Xi and others who have laid down the situation of the Han Dynasty. If one is not good, it may cause dissatisfaction between the monarch and the minister.

There is one thing to say, if the Son of Heaven is really a weak and incompetent person, even if Zhuge Liang fights for his reputation, as long as he can rejuvenate the Han family and repay the kindness of the first emperor, then it will be fine.

But the Son of Heaven. In Zhuge Liang's eyes, Liu Chan may not be as good as the first emperor Liu Bei, but at least he is also a qualified lord.

Since the lord trusts himself wholeheartedly, Zhuge Liang also has to plan for Liu Chan, lest he retire in the future, and Liu Chan has no ability to manage power.

So. It is imperative to move the capital.

Last time I asked Pang Tong to speak, Zhuge Liang already knew the attitude of the ministers of the court and the central government towards moving the capital, and this time when he went back to Chengdu, Zhuge Liang wanted to try his best to promote this matter.

As for whether to move the capital to Chang'an or move the capital to Luoyang. To tell the truth, Zhuge Liang also knows that moving the capital to Luoyang is the most suitable, but now Luoyang is still not very safe, Hedong, Hanoi, and the tiger prison can't be closed, so that the Son of Heaven can move the capital to Luoyang, and there is almost no difference from moving the capital to the front line.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang's plan is to let the Son of Heaven go to Chang'an to live temporarily, and then consider moving the capital to Luoyang after the war advances in front and Luoyang is safe.

It's just that if you do this, Zhuge Liang also knows how much trouble and pressure there is in the middle. Therefore, before returning to Chengdu, Zhuge Liang needs to enlist the support of some people.

Xu Shu and Zhao Yun are both in Luoyang, so it is convenient to discuss on the spot.

Anyway, I don't know how Zhuge Liang persuaded the two of them, so that the two agreed to jointly sign Zhuge Liang's sparse performance, play together, and agree to move the capital.

And with the support of these two people, Zhuge Liang felt that it was still a little insufficient. He wrote to Zhang Xi in Jiangling, asking him to take time to come to Nanyang, and on Zhuge Liang's way back to Chengdu, the two met.

In fact, Zhuge Liang's intention is very simple, that is, he wants to borrow the prestige of the powerful old minister to endorse the relocation of the capital and forcibly suppress the opposition of the court.

And among them, General Wei, Guanzhong Governor Zhao Yun, and former general, Jingzhou Mu Zhangxi, are two very important candidates.

Zhao Yun is one of the surviving ministers of the current emperor. Don't mention Liu Yan, it's just a mascot.

And Zhang Xi, needless to say, is not only a local commander with real power, but also one of the important ministers of Tuogu, without his endorsement, Zhuge Liang did not dare to forcibly promote the move of the capital.

The relationship between Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang has always been close, and they also know each other's character, when Zhao Yun learned of Zhuge Liang's true intention to move the capital, it was not difficult for Zhao Yun to support Zhuge Liang.

Ke Zhang Xi. Zhuge Liang is still a little muttering.

In Zhuge Liang's eyes, although Zhang Xi is also his political ally, Zhang Xi also has his own thoughts and concerns.

Although Zhang Xi has no actual interests behind him. Well, at least until Yingchuan County is not captured, Zhang Xi has not yet yet. However, last time Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi discussed the matter of moving the capital, at that time Zhang Xi made it clear that the time to move the capital was not the time, and it was not appropriate to act rashly.

Therefore, if you want Zhang Xi to sign his own concert and agree to play it jointly, Zhuge Liang still needs to come forward to persuade him personally.

In this way, after receiving Zhuge Liang's letter, Zhang Xi temporarily handed over the reconstruction of Jiangling to Wang Ji, and set off north to Wancheng to meet Zhuge Liang.

After the two met in Wancheng, Zhuge Liang did not talk nonsense, and directly put forward his own proposition - first move the capital to Chang'an, and then move the capital to Luoyang.

Maybe now is indeed not a good time to move the capital directly to Luoyang, but out of consideration for the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the control of the Central Plains and Guanzhong region, it is certainly not good for the Son of Heaven to continue to stay in Chengdu.

"Therefore, Liang thinks that it is imperative to move the capital at this time."

Zhuge Liang said categorically, trying to make Zhang Xi agree with his ideas.

And Zhang Xi, Zhang Xi thought for a long time before asking, "Does the prime minister have a foolproof plan?!" It is necessary to know that the people of Yizhou may not be willing to move the capital to the Son of Heaven!! ”

Zhang Xi just asked what way Zhuge Liang planned to persuade those Yizhou localists, or rather, what price Zhuge Liang planned to pay in exchange for the Yizhou localists agreeing to move the capital.

If Zhuge Liang just intends to borrow the military authority of the local town guard general to deter and force the Yizhou localists to agree. That Zhang Xi really couldn't promise Zhuge Liang.

This is a very bad example, this head cannot be opened.

opened, it is likely to evolve into the consequence of the late Tang Dynasty's feudal town festival envoys.

You really can't blame Zhang Xi for wanting to go there, mainly because Zhuge Liang showed Zhang Xi the list of joint concerts, the first is Zhao Yun, the second is Xu Shu, and the third is Wei Yan Yishui's local real power general.

Now Zhuge Liang asked Zhang Xi to sign and endorse the chapter, which easily made Zhang Xi think crookedly, thinking that Zhuge Liang wanted to engage in internal and external collusion and use military power to control the government.

This is something that Zhang Xi is absolutely unwilling to accept.

But considering that the person in front of him is Zhuge Liang after all, Zhang Xi also feels that Zhuge Liang is not the kind of person who does not care about the long-term for the sake of immediate interests. Therefore, Zhang Xi still took the initiative to ask Zhuge Liang about his plan to move the capital, wanting to see what Zhuge Liang planned.

In short, before figuring out what Zhuge Liang planned to do, Zhang Xi would not easily agree to endorse Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang didn't expect Zhang Xi to think so much. But explaining to Zhang Xi his plan to move the capital and convince Zhang Xi was also within Zhuge Liang's expectations.

In the middle of the year, Shi Yuan sent a letter, saying that filial piety was seriously ill and difficult to recover. In August, Xiaozhi died of illness, and the Son of Heaven was posthumously named the Wing Marquis and buried at the southern foot of Jinping Mountain. ”

Zhuge Liang said that Zhang Xi did know about it while listening to it, but not in August, but in November, after the Jiangling War ended.

There is one thing to say, Zhang Xi really did not have no conscience, but the thing that shocked Zhang Xi the most at that time was Zhou Yu's death.

Although Fa Zheng has a good relationship, he is really not that familiar.

Moreover, now for Zhang Xi, what he wants to know is what Zhuge Liang's purpose is when he talks about this. It's not like to mourn Fa Zheng in front of Zhang Xi, right?!

When Xiaozhi was dying, he recommended Li Zhengfang to act as Shang Shuling, and the chief thought that it was feasible?!"

You are a dignified prime minister, is it feasible to ask a border general about the personnel appointment of the DPRK and the central government. It's a bit of a lot.

Of course, in fact, Zhang Xi also understands that Zhuge Liang's sentence of "is it feasible" is not asking whether Li Yan can hold the position of Shang Shuling, but wants to ask Zhang Xi whether it is feasible to use the position of Shang Shuling to correct Li Yan in exchange for the support of the Dongzhou party for moving the capital.

Fa Zheng is one of the leaders of the Dongzhou faction, and the official residence is still in the book.

Although there is also a Zhuge Liang who is the chief regent of the government at the head of Fazheng, in these years, Zhuge Liang has gone out to sit in Guanzhong, and now he is sitting in Luoyang, Fazheng, the Shangshu order, is actually the real power figure who actually handles most of the government in Chengdu, and it is also the key to the revival of the power of the Dongzhou faction in these years.

Now that Fa Zheng has passed away, the Dongzhou faction has lost a leading figure, and naturally hopes that Li Yan, the leader of the Dongzhou faction, will take over Fazheng's power.

After all, if nothing else, Zhuge Liang will continue to release himself and stay in Luoyang, in this way, most of the affairs of the DPRK and China are still Shang Shuling's final say.

Therefore, before his death, Fa Zheng recommended Li Yan to take over as Shang Shuling, and Zhuge Liang also hoped to gain the support of the Dongzhou party for moving the capital by agreeing to Li Yan to take over Shang Shuling.

And Li Yan's ability is enough to take over Shang Shuling, but his character is really .

"Although Li Zhengfang has outstanding ability, but this person's selfish desires are too heavy, if he fights Shangshutai" Zhang Xi expressed his opposition not euphemistically.

But Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "There is Shiyuan in charge of the province, the chief doesn't have to worry too much, if the chief is really not at ease, Liang intends to recommend Jiang Gongyan as the Zhongshu servant, and Dong Gongyun shoots for the scholar, so, how?!" ”

Understood, a Jingzhou person, a Yizhou person, decentralize power, and check and balance the Dongzhou faction Li Yan's old routine.

In this way, Li Yan will indeed not be able to dominate the DPRK and the central government and govern the government for his own personal interests, but at the same time, he can still meet the requirements of the Dongzhou party to develop and strengthen his own interest group.

Of course, the most important thing is that this exchange of interests does not leave the distribution of interests in the imperial court system, and it is not considered internal and external collusion, which breaks the rules.

Really, as long as there is no internal and external collusion and suppression with military power, in fact, Zhang Xi will not be much disgusted with this matter, what he is most worried about is that Zhuge Liang is in a hurry to break the rules and do things.

There is no end to the troubles.

Hearing this, in fact, Zhang Xi already roughly understood Zhuge Liang's approach, and there was no objection, but for the sake of insurance, Zhang Xi still asked more.

"If this is the case, the people of Yizhou, how will Cheng deal with it."

To put it simply, those Yizhou locals, how do you Zhuge Liang plan to exchange interests?!

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and said, "Liang thinks that Yizhou has a vast area from Hanzhong to Nanzhong, which is not conducive to long-term governance. Liang intends to divide it into two, with Qianwei and Jiangzhou counties as the boundary, the north is the Yizhou Thorn History Department, and the south is the Yunzhou Thorn History Department, divide and rule. ”

Well, as soon as he said this, Zhang Xi understood.

The official position of one more state was used to appease the local faction in Yizhou, and at the same time, it was equivalent to the imperial court giving up part of the local governance power of Yizhou.

The so-called Yizhou Thorn History Department is not a big deal, that is, the traditional sphere of influence of the Yizhou local faction.

But the extra Yunzhou Thorn History Department, if it is also handed over to the Yizhou people to manage, the area in Nanzhong is now iron, copper production, and even a unique royal cement factory in the world!

The benefits in this are too big.

Zhuge Liang's price is a bit too big.

"In this way, I am afraid that it will be difficult to control it for a long time." Zhang Xi was not too tactful this time, and raised his own objections.

And Zhuge Liang still smiled slightly, and said, "It is enough to show Ma Zhong as the history of Yunzhou and Zhou as the history of Yizhou." ”

Although Ma Zhong is a native of Yizhou, he was born in a poor family and has nothing to do with the family, and he was taken into the pocket by Liu Bei a long time ago, and he is a hardcore imperial faction.

With this Ma Zhong watching the place of Nanzhong and mastering the copper and iron output here, then even if the people of Yizhou benefit, they will not lose control of the place.

And the Zhou Zhou. This is a reassuring pill and placebo for the local faction in Yizhou, telling the people of Yizhou that Yizhou is still up to you.

Again, the same old thing, checks and balances, appeasement, and then the exchange of interests.

It can be seen that Zhuge Liang has already thought very comprehensively, and all the exchange of interests is within the existing framework of the imperial court, and Zhuge Liang has no intention of breaking through the existing framework and taking risks to do something.

As for hoping that Zhang Xi will agree, he probably wants to use the military power of Zhao Yun, Zhang Xi and others to deter the Yizhou locals in the DPRK, and they in the province are in a hurry to jump over the wall, right?!

Well, probably

(End of chapter)