What happened in Huanghutai, under the instruction of Liu Bei, was passed on to Zhuge Liang by Ma Liang.

Zhuge Liang had just returned to Beijing from Jingchu because of the rectification of the rule of officials, and when he heard the content of Ma Liang's generation, although he expected it, he still sighed sadly.

"Prime Minister, in addition to the above, Your Majesty took the rebellion of the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty as a lesson and formulated the ancestral precept, saying that after today, the ministers shall not play the role of the Queen Mother, and the family of the descendants shall not be the auxiliary government; If the eunuch is an official, he shall not pass the decree. ”

Ma Liang arched his hand and said: "And if it is not a military merit, it is not allowed to be a prince above the marquis, and the vassal king is not allowed to hold military power." The above four orders, the inscription gold le stone, hidden in the Yellow Bird Pavilion. This edict will be passed on to future generations, and if there is a violation, the world will punish it. ”

After Liu Bei met that day, he chatted with Wang Cang for a long time, and finally took the two Han Dynasty as a reference, plus the military merits and the two orders of the vassal king.

Listening to Liu Bei's ancestral teachings, Zhuge Liang said with emotion: "In the past, the Han Dynasty took Wang Mang's usurpation as a lesson, and when Emperor Guangwu reached Emperor Xiaozhang, he restrained eunuchs and strictly guarded against foreign relatives. However, when it came to filial piety and the emperor, the monarch was young, and the Dou family was in the dynasty, and Dou Xian made a career because of it. ”

After that, the eunuchs were powerful, the dictatorship of foreign relatives was replaced by chaos, and the Chinese and Han dynasties declined because of this. I hope that after our dynasty, we can be like the ancestral teachings made by Your Majesty, and the two will no longer be troubled. ”

Due to the early death of Emperor Zhang, everything has changed significantly. Emperor Han He was young, and the Dou clan was in charge of the dynasty, and in order to take charge of the government, let his Dou clan enter the dynasty to govern.

In the early days, he had stomach pain and diarrhea, but Liu Bei didn't feel that he couldn't do it. Until blood in the stool, mixed with other diseases, and there was no hope of cure, this made Liu Bei feel that his death was approaching. In order to avoid sudden death, Liu Bei had to plan for the future in advance.

Zhuge Liang held the fan and groaned, and said: "In terms of forgiveness and courage, General Yide is getting older, and he is like a brother and sister with His Majesty. If Your Majesty is unlucky~, the minister is afraid that General Yide will ....... ”

For example, the trial production of the capital was abolished, the recruitment system was introduced, and the forbidden army of the north and south was formed. Focusing on peace, reward Wuhuan and Xianbei with money, so as not to fight and lose money and money.

"Your Majesty's illness is getting worse, I can't rest in my heart, how dare I rest!" Zhuge Liang is colorful.

"The prime minister just returned from Changsha, don't you take a break today?" Ma Liang said with concern.

Zhuge Liang sat on the chair and said, "Your Majesty, the matter before and after the Lieutenant General Ma has been told to Liang. Liang thought that the ancestors had four precepts, and when the country was edicted, it should be feasible. ”

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he retired his heroes with money and did not allow the military merit group to participate in too much politics. When the heroes retreated, they reused the scholars to rule the world, and the imperial power was greatly concentrated.

After Ma Liang and everyone in the house retreated, Liu Bei said: "Ancestral training is a long-term matter, not an urgent matter now. I feel that my illness is getting worse day by day, and I don't know what is going on. Now the prince is young, and the world is complicated, and it is difficult to govern. After I left, I became a director of the Prime Minister. ”

Ma Liang hesitated a little, and in view of his relationship with Zhuge Liang, he said in a low voice: "Although Your Majesty has a candidate for the auxiliary government, he is the one in charge, and he is hesitant. Nowadays, there are many people who may be interested in being prime ministers, and prime ministers should think about this. ”

"Please take good care of your body and recover as soon as possible. What is such an unfortunate thing? Zhuge Liang said.

Emperor An of the Han Dynasty died early, and the Eastern Han Dynasty entered the period of the infant emperor, with repeated coups and repeated seizures of power. Relatives, eunuchs, and scholars took turns to appear, and then they entered the period of the two emperors of Huan and Ling.

As for Zhang Fei, it is expected that at this age, even if he entrusts major events, his main responsibility is only to stabilize the government.

After all, although Zhuge Liang is a workaholic, he is not a masochist, and if there is someone trustworthy to help him, how can he refuse!

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "For the sake of national affairs, I want to let Kong Ming, Zhong Miao, Yide, and Boyan govern. The monarch governs the country and manages state affairs; Zhong Miao led the army and made the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains; Bo Yan came out of Bashu, and Zuo Zhongmiao; Wing Defu Kong Ming, to An Chaoye. Jun is the view of the heavens and the earth, I don't know what to think? ””

Liu Bei looked at Ma Liang and instructed: "Ji Chang, I have important matters to discuss with the prime minister, and I will lead the attendants to retreat. ”

Zhuge Liang can generally understand Liu Bei's thoughts, and now Liu Bei has too few relatives available, and he doesn't need his son-in-law Lu Xun, for fear that there will be no clan relatives to entrust to big things.

Militarily, taking Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty as a reference, the Eastern Han Dynasty was cautious in its use of troops.

Although it is often said that the feudal dynasty died due to land annexation, the dynasties that died due to land annexation were except for the Western Han Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. For example, the Jin, Sui, Tang, Song, Qing and other dynasties did not enter the country because of foreign enemies, but because of high-level chaos.

"Your Majesty, please!"

There are many talents today, but Zhuge Liang still misses the days when he was a director side by side with Xu Shu. As Zhuge Liang said, he is responsible for too many things, and the decrees he implements will inevitably be problematic.

The reason why Liu Bei intends Xu Shu to be the auxiliary minister has a lot to do with Xu Shu's coming from Yingchuan. Xu Shu has no foundation, no henchmen, and will not have a conflict with Zhuge Liang and Huo Jun.

The countries of the Western Regions asked for the rule of the Han Dynasty, but because Liu Xiu was unwilling to work the people and lose money, the countries of the Western Regions were occupied by the Northern Xiongnu for a long time. Later, Ban Chaoli took the Western Regions, and the Eastern Han Dynasty restored the capital to protect the mansion.

"The matter of Huanghutai, I don't know if Kong Ming knows about it?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhuge Liang got up from the couch and said, "I am walking with Ji Chang, and I should enter the palace to visit Your Majesty today." ”

"I have been through a lot of battles, and there are many wounds, big and small. In the past, he got dysentery, and then he turned blood. After that, the body was weak, miscellaneous diseases were frequent, fever and cold, and I was afraid that there was no hope of recovery. ”

"Liang is not as good as Zhong Miao, if Zhong Miao wants to lead a big thing, Liang is second." Zhuge Liang assured.

"Good!"

Zhuge Liang can only hope that the emperors after Ji Han can follow Liu Bei's edict, do not repeat the mistakes of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and try to maintain the stability of the government and the opposition.

Liu Bei helped Zhuge Liang up and said, "I have henchmen who are worried about it now, but I don't know how to solve it. ”

Although Liu Chan is older than history, Liu Chan is still young. It is impossible to let Liu Chan preside over the affairs of the Han Dynasty today. And for the sake of the Northern Expedition and the stability of the Ji Han Dynasty, Liu Bei must entrust state affairs to the ministers and let them assist Liu Chan.

"But the monarch is the prime minister and is in charge of state affairs. I'm afraid that Yuan will go straight back to Beijing, and I'm afraid that it will be difficult for you to show your hands and feet, so I'm hesitating for it! ”

Politically, the prime minister was abolished and replaced by Situ; Set up a scholar's desk to centralize power. Therefore, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the ministers needed to record the order.

Later, due to the expansion of Liu Bei's territory, in order to govern the territory, Xu Shu had to be left alone. Today, from the perspective of the director, Zhuge Liang very much hopes that Xu Shu will be the auxiliary minister.

The reason why Dou Xian attacked the Xiongnu in the north was that he killed Liu Chang, in order to avoid death, make meritorious contributions and atone for his crimes, and ask for his life to march north, so there is a matter of Yan Ran strangling stones. Although it swept through the Northern Xiongnu, it also made the grassland power vacuum, and Xianbei rose because of it.

After a while, Zhuge Liang and Ma Liang rushed to Huanghutai by car to see Liu Bei, who was recuperating from his illness.

Zhuge Liang sighed and said: "Today's state affairs are important, if Your Majesty wants to belong to Huo Du, and Huo Du is interested." It is not impossible to let Huo Du govern, so why should I fight for it, because it is a major matter of the country. ”

Zhuge Liang did not hesitate and said: "The vastness of the Han land is not something that can be governed by one minister. The ministers are rough and governed, and they often make mistakes and need to be corrected. Yuan Zhi has a rigorous temperament, and when he is a general and a military officer with Liang, he will correct it if he hears it, and he will admonish it if he hears it wrong. It is said to gather people's thoughts, and Guangzhong is also beneficial! ”

It is no exaggeration to say that it is not a big problem for the high-level not to make trouble, to maintain a certain degree of stable governance, and to maintain a certain degree of stability and governance for two or three hundred years. If we encounter an agricultural revolution, it is not impossible to say that the country will last for 300 years.

Although Zhuge Liang did not finish speaking, Liu Bei knew what he meant. Zhuge Liang was worried that Zhang Fei was old, and he had a deep friendship with Liu Bei. If Liu Bei dies of illness today, Zhang Fei will be hit hard, and it is very likely that he will follow him.

"Prime Minister, Prime Minister~"

Saying that, Zhuge Liang admonished Ma Liang and said: "Ji Chang is a servant, although he has a good relationship with Liang today, but he can't abolish the public for personal reasons." If you don't ask your majesty to do it, you can't speak outward, so as not to be known by the gangsters. ”

Liu Bei sighed and said, "Today's recruitment of Boyan to Beijing is to avoid the sudden outbreak of illness and a major event that harms the country. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Where is Your Majesty today?"

"No!"

But let Xu Shu enter Beijing, in order to avoid a fight with Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei still had to ask his opinion.

Liu Bei has gradually become a candidate for the Auxiliary Minister. But whether Huo Jun is in charge or Zhuge Liang is in charge, which makes Liu Bei hesitate.

In the pavilion, with Liu Bei's approval, Zhuge Liang had to see Liu Bei.

At this time, Liu Bei was thin, sitting on the couch with a blanket on his body. The spirit is worse than when he saw Huo Jun, but he can still receive his subordinates normally.

Liu Bei waved his hand, motioned for Zhuge Liang to sit down, and said, "Kong Ming is tired of inspecting Jingzhou. There is no major event recently, but you can recuperate and not go out easily. ”

"Your Majesty!"

Xu Shu is a strict person, sometimes returning home from work, and when he learns that there is a mistake, he will also visit Zhuge Liang late at night, point out the problem, and suggest modifications. Even after the revision, if he found that there was a problem with the decree, Xu Shu would take the trouble to see Zhuge Liang and revise it.

Zhuge Liang knelt on the ground and said sadly: "May Your Majesty rest in peace, and Liang should serve the work of dogs and horses, so as to repay Your Majesty's kindness." ”

Ma Liang pondered for a while and said, "Prime Minister, Your Majesty has recruited Lu Baliang to return to Beijing for the future. ”

"Liang greets Your Majesty, how is Your Majesty's Imperial Body?" Zhuge Liang saluted and asked.

"In the year of the sixtieth year, there are many diseases!"

Liu Bei held Zhuge Liang's hand and said: "The slave and Kong Ming have a deep relationship, and the prince should be taught by the prime minister in the future." ”

In addition to politics and military affairs, the early emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty, as Zhuge Liang said, deliberately restricted the rights of their relatives and suppressed eunuchs. For example, the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, because the daughter of Ma Yuan was the queen, Emperor Ming did not draw Ma Yuan on Yuntai in order to avoid suspicion.

"Your Majesty is recuperating in Huanghutai today!" Ma Liang replied.

"Good!"

"Your Majesty~"

"I don't like to read, I don't like to read, and I know the rough. Because of his short-sightedness of knowledge, he ran around, and after experiencing the things of the world, he felt that he could not learn. Although the prince is intelligent, he is shallow in knowledge. In the future, the king should give the way to govern the country, but the way of power and tricks to harm the people must not be granted. ”

"Although Zhong Miao is humble in temperament, he can also take national affairs first. But his heart is so proud that he often does not want to be inferior to others. In the future, if you contend with him, let him do more. Liu Bei said uneasily.

"Now Your Majesty wants to make Yuan Zhi a minister, Liang can be less, and he can also concentrate on running for the country. If Zhong Miao goes out of Jianghuai, Liang can not go out of Jianghan, sweep his wings, and echo Guan Long with Boyan. Please ask Your Majesty to entrust the important affairs with Yuan Zhi! ”

"No!"

After being silent for a long time, Liu Bei sighed and said, "I haven't thought about what you said. However, in addition, I want to recruit Yuan to enter Beijing directly, and his age is similar to that of the kings, and his temperament is strict, and he is cautious and cautious. If you can return to Beijing, you should be able to help you. ”

Later, the Han and Emperor Changcheng seized power with the joint efforts of their cronies and succeeded in killing the Dou family. After the affairs of the Han Dynasty and the emperor, the dictatorship of foreign relatives began in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the eunuchs were no longer suppressed.

Zhuge Liang, as a top politician, can naturally realize this. And Huo Jun, as a latecomer, can also know these through historical lessons. Therefore, he did not support the four ancestral precepts formulated by Liu Bei, but he did not have the idea of refuting them.

"But is there anyone else?" Zhuge Liang pondered and asked.

Because of the experience of the demise of the Western Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty has innovated in many political systems.

Ma Liang bowed respectfully.

"Your Majesty is getting seriously ill today, I don't know if there are other arrangements besides the ancestral training?" Zhuge Liang asked.

Liu Bei spat out a turbid breath and said, "I hesitate about the matter of governance, and I haven't talked to Zhong Miao yet. Rong Zhen pondered for a few days, and then accepted the secret words of the king. ”

"Liang respectfully obeys His Majesty's edict!"

(End of chapter)