Zhang Wu five years, Xia.

In the Wuhan Palace, Liu Bei half leaned on the couch, and Du Du checked his pulse.

Zhuge Liang waited by the side, his expression revealing a look of concern.

"How?"

Zhuge Liang stepped forward with a feather fan and asked.

"Your Majesty's pulse is as usual, and there seems to be no serious illness." Du Du replied with a frown.

"Then why does Your Majesty have Taicang (stomach) bloating pain?" Zhuge Liang asked.

Du Du was embarrassed, then looked at Liu Bei's tongue coating, and said: "Prime Minister, look at Your Majesty's tongue coating, it should be evil qi entering the body." Rongdu prescribed a few patches of medicine for His Majesty to see if he could cure His Majesty. During this period, Your Majesty should abstain from alcohol and meat, and not be gluttonous. ”

Liu Bei touched his swollen stomach and said, "When I used to be flat and pure, there were wooden arrows in Taicang, and there were dark diseases, and they would occasionally attack. Zhu Qing doesn't need to panic, it should be just a minor illness. ”

A few days ago, Liu Ba returned home to recuperate, and unfortunately passed away the day before yesterday.

Liu Bei was saddened, so he asked Liu Chan to attend the funeral and discuss the successor with Zhuge Liang today.

Unexpectedly, during the discussion, Liu Bei had a stomach attack, and the pain was so bad that he couldn't do it, so he pulled his stomach two or three times. Zhuge Liang couldn't rest assured, please come to Dudu for diagnosis.

Du Du's diagnosis is the same as the judgment of age, and he can't find any major problems, but he thinks that evil qi has entered Taicang.

After taking a sip of warm water, Liu Bei's stomach was soothed a lot, and he asked the attendant to follow Du Du to grab the medicine.

Sitting on the couch, Liu Bei motioned for Zhuge Liang to sit down and said: "Jinzi died of an unfortunate illness at the beginning of this year, and the position of Shang Shuling is empty and ownerless, and it is not a long-term thing. Since I thought for a long time, there are two candidates, one of which is Changxu, and the other is Yuan Zhi, I don't know who Kong Ming thinks can be Shangshuling? ”

Before Fa Zheng died, Liu Bei adopted Zhuge Liang's suggestion and let Sun Shao and Liu Ba share the palms. Two years later, Liu Ba fell ill and died, leaving only Sun Shao. Now, with Liu Bei's intentions, either let Sun Shao be in charge of Shangshutai alone, or let Xu Shu serve as Shangshuling.

Zhuge Liang pondered a little and said: "Looking at Changxu and Yuan Zhi, they have their own strengths, and in terms of past political achievements, Ren Shangshu is feasible. It's just that today's Jiangzhou is like the division of the Han Dynasty, and His Majesty wants to make Yuan Zhi a Shangshu order, and he should choose a good minister to succeed him. ”

After a pause, Zhuge Liang said: "Now is the time when the Guangjian conceals the population, if the Yuan is transferred directly to Wuhan, it may delay the concealment of the Guangjian in Jiangzhou's counties." ”

The system of the Southern Han Dynasty was different from that of the Han Dynasty, and Zhuge Liang served as the prime minister and was in charge of domestic political affairs. Shang Shuling was his deputy, assisting Zhuge Liang in handling national affairs, and before Huo Jun entered Wuhan, Shang Shuling was the third person in politics.

Today, Sun Shao and Xu Shu are qualified to serve as Shang Shuling, compared to Sun Shao, who can be promoted to Shang Shuling at any time, Xu Shu, who is currently the assassin of Jiangzhou, is much more complicated.

Jiangzhou was split from Jing and Yang, and its mission was to weaken the power of the two states and increase the central authority of Wuhan.

Now Xu Shu has been in office for many years, single-handedly building Jiangzhou, and his prestige is very high. If Xu Shu is transferred away at the moment, how easy is it to find someone to replace Xu Shu's position? This is especially true at the beginning of this critical period in the search for populations.

Liu Bei thought for a moment and said, "Since this is the case, let Changxu serve as Shang Shuling for the time being." Shang Shufu shot, I don't know if you have a candidate? ”

Zhuge Liang pondered his fan and said: "The minister thinks that Ma Jun Ji Chang, Fei Jun Binbo, and Pan Jun Chengming can all succeed him." ”

"What is Liao Gongyuan?" Liu Bei asked rhetorically.

Zhuge Liang frowned and shook his head, and said, "Your Majesty, although Gongyuan is a good talent of Chu, he has the ability to prosper the world. But his temperament is arrogant, and he is afraid that he will cause chaos in Taichung. ”

"In that case, let Bingbo serve as a scholar!"

Liu Bei saw that Zhuge Liang had objections, so he immediately selected Fei Guan and said: "Let Zhong Xuan draft the edict on behalf of me, and worship Erqing to take charge of Shangshutai." ”

Liao Li's talent is remarkable, and after Liu Bei became the master of Jingchu, he and Pang unified themselves to make progress. Due to the problem of talent, Liu Bei left Pang Tong by his side and served as a military advisor. Liao Li is good at civil and political affairs, and he is sent out to serve as a taishou.

Now Liao Li is serving as a servant, and according to his performance, Liao Li is a servant of Shangshu, and his problem is not big. But Zhuge Liang often had contact with Liao Li and knew that Liao Li had flaws. In order to make the best use of his talents, it may be a good thing to leave Liao Li by Liu Bei's side.

"Kong Ming, is there a letter from Jiang Yin?" Liu Bei asked.

After the New Year's Day, Jiang Jian and his son stayed for half a month in Liu Bei's stay. It wasn't until Ma Chao wrote to inquire about the situation that the father and son were reluctant to leave Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was also very interesting, although he didn't send it in person, let Ma Liang hold the festival and send the father and son to Xiakou on his behalf. And Jiang Jian and his son returned to Longyou and were tortured by Ma Chao.

Jiang Jian first explained why he went to Luoyang and then went south to Wuhan. After that, he conveyed to Ma Chao Liu Bei's affection for him, and he could understand why Ma Chao claimed to be a vassal to Wei.

After a while, although Ma Chao was dissatisfied with Jiang Jian's father and son, he went to Wuhan without his order. But Ma Chao was overjoyed with the harvest of Jiang Yin's trip, not only forgiving Jiang Jian for violating the order, but also promoting Jiang Jian to an important position.

In order to help Jiang Jian ascend to the throne and win Ma Chao's trust, Liu Bei agreed to Ma Chao's previous request. That is, when Ma Chao was forced by Lu Xun to sign a treaty under the city, Ma Chao begged Liu Bei if he could provide a batch of grain and grass for free.

In the past, Liu Bei would never do meat buns and beat dogs, but now in order for Jiang Jian to win Ma Chao's trust, he promised Ma Chao what he wanted. It provides 50,000 stone grain and grass every year, and Ma Chao provides 300 horses every year.

Zhuge Liang stroked his fan and groaned, and said: "According to Jiang Jun's letter, Ma Chao ordered him to command the troops and guard the street pavilion. And Ma Chao has already sent people to explore the two counties of Hehuang and send an envoy to connect the Qiang department, which seems to have the intention of strategizing the two counties, but Ma Chao is afraid of the soldiers and horses in the pass, and will not act rashly in the short term. ”

"However, Jiang Jun has secretly contacted the righteous man to serve His Majesty."

Liu Bei was a little worried, and said: "Contact others, I'm afraid that Jiang Jun will be detected by Ma Chao." Today, Kong Ming must talk to Jiang Jun, so that he can't act in a hurry, and he is in a hurry, but he is in a hurry to get things done, and he will be observed by outsiders. ”

Liu Bei has participated in the edict incident, and even the more people who conspire, the more likely it is to be exposed. It's hard to bury a hidden line in Ma Chao's country, how can it fall short?

"The minister has replied to Jiang Jun and told him that according to the wisdom of his father and son, he should act carefully." Zhuge Liang replied.

Taking advantage of the gap between the conversation between the monarch and the minister, the attendant entered the palace and said, "Your Majesty, the Huoshe people have returned to Beijing from Jianghuai and are asking to see them outside the palace today. ”

"Xuan!"

After a while, Huo Yi stepped in from outside the hall and saluted Liu and Ge.

"Chen Huo Yi visited His Majesty and met the Prime Minister."

"Uncle first excuse me!"

"Sit down!"

Liu Bei pointed to the side seat, asked Huo Yi to sit down, and said with a smile: "Uncle first traveled east this time, can you gain something?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister visited Huo Du and explained what happened. Huo Du wrote three letters, and asked the ministers to hand them over to His Majesty, Bu Yangzhou, and the former general. The minister held a letter to step Yangzhou, Yangzhou has released his previous suspicions, and concentrated on retrieving hidden households. ”

Huo Yi presented the two letters and said: "Wu County was the first to be investigated, followed by Danyang County. The people of Danyang were frivolous, and the people of the Tao family were in rebellion, and they were pacified by General Huo Shizai. The thief Tao Liang was beheaded, and the rest have been punished in Yangzhou. Today, Yangzhou is dedicated to governing Huiji, and wants to investigate the hidden household of the Huiji family. ”

"When the ministers left Yang, Yangzhou had hidden more than 50,000 men and women. The specific number may need to wait for the autumn, and the states and counties will be able to know. ”

In the autumn, the counties and counties had to escort the taxes to the state, and at the same time, the treasurer or governor had to report to the state.

After autumn, the winter turned to Wuhan, and the states escorted taxes to Wuhan, and reported to Zhuge Liang and Shang Shuling. After that, Zhuge Liang and Shang Shuling will give a certain evaluation according to the performance of local officials.

After checking, before the first month, Zhuge Liang needed to present Liu Bei to the year-end summary of the Han Dynasty this year, as well as the performance of the magistrates.

Hearing this, Liu Bei smiled and said, "Zhuzhou has searched for hidden households, and there are nearly 200,000 so far. I don't know if there will be more than 300,000 men and women analyzed by the end of this year. ”

Zhuge Liang stroked his fan and smiled, and said: "Jingzhou is a state with a solid population, and the number of hidden households in Gaba and Jiangzhou will be 300,000!" ”

"More than 300,000 people, plus more than 100,000 people in the mountains, there should be more than 400,000 people."

Zhuge Liang chattered about the population data, his smile became brighter, and said: "In two or three years, he was able to get the number of one state in the Central Plains, which is really the work of His Majesty's government." ”

If Zhuge Liang from the original plane crossed over to the present plane, he would probably cry out with excitement. In order to supply the Northern Expedition, he had to make careful calculations and reduce expenditure. Then, like now, if we put more effort into governing the south and proceed smoothly, we can get 400,000 people in a few years.

"Haha~"

Liu Bei stroked his silver-white beard, laughed a few times, and said, "This should be the work of Zhuqing!" ”

After a pause, Liu Bei asked, "Boxian, what is the matter of besieging Shanyue today?" ”

Huo Yi arched his hand and replied: "Your Majesty, General Huo said that he may have considerable results tomorrow. ”

"Great goodness!"

(End of chapter)