The meeting lasted for almost half a month, but there was fierce controversy between them, and no one could convince anyone, and it was not possible to reach a clear conclusion for a long time.

For this reason, the little fat man Liu Chan was a little anxious.

This is the first battle after the Han Dynasty moved its capital to Chang'an, and it must be majestic and successful, and the little fat man still has this political consciousness.

Therefore, even if the little fat man is playful, he is still very concerned about the direction of this strategic meeting.

Even, in the small circle around the little fat man, there is a discussion about whether it should be a southward march or an eastward crusade.

Although what they said doesn't count, they can't stand the fact that they all have this awareness, and it's okay to get together and discuss it.

This small circle includes Jiang Wei, Wen Qin, Biqiu Jian, Chen Yi, Huo Yi, Fu Yi and others Since the little fat man moved the capital to Chang'an, Chen Yi didn't know what means, but he was very much loved by Liu Chan, and they all mixed into this small decision-making layer.

Whether it is Zhuge Liang in Luoyang or Pang Tong in Chang'an, there seems to be no surprise about this.

After all, Chen Yi in this time and space really didn't let Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others see anything bad.

Chen Yi was born in a famous family, he can bend down to go to a place like Nanzhong to do things, and he can also lead troops to fight at critical moments, and his own talent is also very outstanding, and the last one mixed from Zhang Xi's hands played a very important role.

After all, the people who can serve under Zhang Xi, although their abilities are different, they must all be talented people.

Besides, whether it is Liu Bei's team left to Liu Chan, or Zhuge Liang's assistance to Liu Chan, there are indeed too many generals, and having a pure civil official like Chen Yi to help Liu Chan better understand the government is also happy for Zhuge Liang.

In this way, Chen Yi relied on his own skills and Zhuge Liang's acquiescence to blend into Liu Chan's small circle, and with his high emotional intelligence, he was mixed up.

These people got together to discuss, whether it was to march south or east, only Chen Yi reminded Liu Chan in time that this time was a good time for Liu Chan to brush up his prestige.

To participate in the formulation of this kind of national policy as much as possible, and to become a decision-making participant as much as possible from a bystander, for Liu Chan, there are only benefits, no harms.

If the national policy is achieved in the future, it can at least be said to be the wise leadership of the Son of Heaven, but if the national policy is not successful, it will be Zhuge Liang and others who are to blame.

As for Liu Chan's joining, will it affect the decision of the national policy. Well, even the little fat man himself knows this, it's impossible.

With the shrewdness and strategy of Zhuge Liang and others, the national policy they formulated must have been discussed and verified in detail, and even if Liu Chan's opinions were contrary to the results of the national policy, Zhuge Liang and others would only persuade Liu Chan to change his mind, and would not do what Liu Chan wanted.

It seems that this does not mean much respect for imperial power, and if the emperor is cautious, he will definitely hold a grudge. But Liu Chan won't.

Liu Chan, although he is not a master, but he also has his advantages, he is very self-aware.

If there is a problem with the decisions made by the prime minister, then if the national policy is formulated according to their own ideas, there will definitely be even greater problems.

Others may be worried about the problem of the fall of imperial power, but Liu Chan really doesn't feel this way.

In this way, Liu Chan accepted Chen Yi's suggestion, and sent people to inquire about the process of Zhuge Liang's matter in three days, and even sometimes went to the Prime Minister's Mansion in person to observe the process of discussion. A posture that cares very much about the formulation of national policies.

Internally, in fact, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Xi and others all knew that Liu Chan came, but he only listened and did not speak.

But externally, in the eyes of other courtiers, Zhuge Liang and others were discussing the formulation of national policies under the auspices of Liu Chan. This is at least a diligent ruler.

In this way, the people in Guanzhong and even the Central Plains region who heard the rumors of this Ji Han Tianzi for the first time have a very good impression and evaluation of the little fat man.

The little fat man's reputation has improved a lot, and he seems to have a considerable sense of existence, but the little fat man can't hold it anymore.

He himself is not very capable of the monarch, at the same time, he is also a very fun-loving monarch, you let him listen patiently to Zhuge Liang, Zhang Xi, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others discuss for a day. This is a sin.

So, the little fat man often asks his father-in-law in private. It's not a problem to keep arguing like this, this kind of thing related to national policy, it's better to decide early.

With the emperor's speech, Zhuge Liang and others finally decided to go south after some discussion and compromise again.

There are many, many reasons!

But there are two most important reasons for this.

First, Soochow belongs to soft persimmons, which are easy to pinch.

Cao Wei is rich in the end, and now he is recruiting troops and horses, once the war starts, how many reinforcements will arrive in Yanzhou, even Zhuge Liang himself is not sure.

The situation around Luoyang is not too stable, just like Zhang Xi said, the two counties of Hedong and Hanoi are real threats, and Guo Huai and Chen Tai of Yingchuan are not easy people to deal with. Sima Yi, who was stationed at the Tiger Prison Pass, used a blitzkrieg in the last war to completely make a name for himself.

It was not easy to fight in Yanzhou in the east, and the first battle after the Han Dynasty moved the capital had to be won, which caused Zhuge Liang to carefully consider whether to compromise or not.

There's no way, Dongwu is indeed easier to fight than Cao Wei.

Although the comparison of the military strength of the Three Kingdoms will change from time to time, the individual combat power of the infantry of the Three Kingdoms, needless to ask, Soochow must be at the bottom.

The Soochow Navy is invincible in the world, but the incompetence of the Soochow Army is also known to the world.

Again, this time Zhang Xi advocated recovering the four counties of Jingnan first. The two counties of Changsha and Guiyang are difficult to say, but the two counties of Wuling and Lingling, whether they are the common people or the Wuling Wuxi barbarian race, have a much higher recognition of the Han Dynasty than the recognition of Eastern Wu.

The difficulty of attacking these two places is much lower than attacking Yanzhou.

The second reason lies in the opponent.

When attacking Yanzhou, Zhuge Liang will encounter opponents not only Sima Yi and his son, Qin Lang, Chen Tai, Guo Huai and others, but also may be intercepted and threatened by Lu Xun of Eastern Wu.

Attacking Yanzhou, it is difficult to break through directly in the direction of Tiger Prison Pass, after all, it is not only Xiongguan over there, but also Sima Yi personally guarding it, so it is not easy to fight.

Therefore, the focus of the breakthrough in attacking Yanzhou must be in Yingchuan County, through Yingchuan County to Chenliu County and other places, and directly attack Yanzhou.

But there is a problem that if you want to enter Yanzhou from Yingchuan County, Runan County, south of Yingchuan County, is a real threat.

This place is now occupied by Soochow.

After the last war, Jiang Ji sent an envoy to Jiangdong and exchanged the ownership of the entire Runan County for the return of the six county towns secretly occupied by Dongwu in the southeast of Yanzhou. Now Runan County is completely ruled by Eastern Wu, and the new Runan County Taishou is Zhu Ju.

Therefore, when entering Chenliu County through Yingchuan County, it is necessary to always be on guard against whether the Eastern Wu Army in Runan County will send troops to threaten the rear wing of the Han army, and once the Eastern Wu Army sends troops, it is impossible for Zhu Ju to send troops alone, and Lu Xun, who is in Shouchun, may even join the battlefield.

Even if Zhuge Liang has the help of Zhang Xi's leading troops, he may not be able to face the leading forces of the two famous generals at the same time.

On the other hand, the opponents who needed to face the southern expedition advocated by Zhang Xi to attack the four counties of Jingnan were only Zhu Ran, Zhuge Ke, Lu Dai, Lu Kai and others.

This grade dropped in an instant.

And under Zhang Xi, there are Wang Ji, Shi Bao, Zhou Tai, Zong Pre, and Yang Wei. Relying on these people alone is enough to deal with the group of Eastern Wu guards in the four counties of Jingnan, not to mention that once the southern expedition is determined as a national policy, Chen Zhi of Badong County, Pang Tong of Chang'an, Jiang Wei, Wen Qin, Biqiu Jian and others of the Southern Army may lead troops to Jiangling to help in the war.

Is it very difficult for so many people to clean up a group of Dongwu turtles?!

In this way, after a fierce debate, in the end, Zhang Xi and Pang Tong finally decided on the strategy of conquering Jingnan by persuading Xu Shu to defect, and finally decided to conquer Jingnan by three to one.

This national policy discussion, which lasted for 20 days, finally came to an end temporarily.

After the little fat man brushed up on a wave of prestige, he no longer had to suffer this crime, and he could happily go back to the harem to accompany his wife.

It can be seen that although Queen Da Zhang has been childless, the relationship between the little fat man and Queen Da Zhang before is still very good.

Zhang Xi actually wants to go back to Chang'an's mansion to accompany his wife, after all, once he decides to go south, Zhang Xi will not have too much time to accompany his wife in the future.

But so be it. Even if Zhang Xi pretended to bring his wife to Chang'an privately, before the official business was over, Zhuge Liang did not plan to let Zhang Xi go back to be at ease.

Who's family doesn't have anything good to do, Zhuge Liang still wants to go home to tease his grandson, isn't this a state affair first.

Well, Zhuge Liang's grandson here is not Zhuge Zhan's son Zhuge Shang, he is talking about Zhuge Qiao's son.

Yes, Zhuge Qiao and Xiao Xuan'er have been married for three years, and finally gave birth to Zhuge Liang's eldest grandson last year.

Of course, Zhuge Liang is very relieved, but Zhuge Zhan is a little embarrassed that his nephew is five years younger than him.

However, Zhuge Zhan, who is only six years old now, should still not feel this embarrassment.

(End of chapter)