Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 192 Dragon and Tiger Meeting
Under the blue sky and scorching sun, outside the ten-mile long pavilion in Chengdu, the later general Liu Yan led the officials of the Han Dynasty to welcome Zhuge Jin and others who were visiting Han.

In the face of Zhuge Jin's visit to Han, Dahan also attached great importance to it, and the standard of sending out to welcome him is not to say that it is not low.

The person who came to visit was Zhuge Jin, the left general of the state of Wu, and the Marquis of Wanling.

The person who received him was Liu Yan, the imperial family of the Han Dynasty, the later general, and concurrently served as a Weiwei. He was second only to Zhuge Liang in the official position in Chengdu.

Moreover, among the Han officials who greeted them, there were Shang Shuling Chen Zhen, the captain-in-law Zhuge Qiao, the captain of Changshui Zhuge Jun and others.

Prince Consort Zhuge Qiao, the adoptive son of Zhuge Jin; Captain Changshui Zhuge Jun, brother of Zhuge Jin.

After entering Chengdu, the Prime Minister Zhuge Liang personally picked up the wind and washed away the dust.

The big man has put a lot of effort into meeting the specifications and arranging the status of officials.

"Liu Yan, General Empress of the Great Han Dynasty, has been waiting here for the envoy of Wu for a long time!" When Zhuge Jin and others approached, civil and military officials at all levels, led by Liu Yan, bowed their hands and greeted them.

"Wu envoy left general Zhuge Jin, I have seen you all!" Zhuge Jin got out of the car more than ten steps ago, stepped forward slowly to return the salute, and said.

"Under the scorching sun, if you are in trouble, I will personally welcome you." Zhuge Jin said.

"Please!" Liu Yan raised his hand, signaling Zhuge Jin to go first.

Zhuge Jin returned the salute, but he was not polite, and walked on.

Liu Yan was half a body behind, pointing to the Han officials who followed him, and introduced: "This is Shang Shuling Chen Zhen;...the captain-in-law Zhuge Qiao, and the captain of Changshui Zhuge Jun."

In the sound of Liu Yan's introduction, everyone bowed their hands to Zhuge Jin one by one.

Zhuge Jin stared blankly at Zhuge Qiao, her nose sore.

Zhuge Qiao looked at Zhuge Jin who had not seen him for a long time, and thought of the kindness of upbringing, wondering if it would be appropriate to call him uncle or father.

For a while, not knowing how to answer, Zhuge Qiao said in silence for a while, "Captain Zhuge Qiao has seen Wu Envoy."

Zhuge Jin was not annoyed when she heard the words, and nodded in relief.

Finally, when Zhuge Jin saw Zhuge Jun, her nose was sore, she stepped forward and patted Zhuge Jun on the shoulder.

After the two parties got to know each other, they said a few words, got on the car and drove to Chengdu.

In Chengdu, Zhuge Liang was still handling government affairs in the inner government, and his work rhythm would not be disturbed by Zhuge Jin's arrival.

Under the scorching sun, the room was stuffy, Zhuge Liang was sweating profusely on his head, and beads of sweat slid down his temples. Seeing this, the guards opened the windows to circulate the air and disperse the heatstroke in the house.

After everything was settled, Zhuge Liang sat on the case, holding a feather fan and gently shaking it to drive away the heat, while looking down at the soldiers' reward book for the Northern Expedition, he said: "When the envoy Wu arrives in Chengdu, please notify me. Don't forget!"

"No!" The relative replied.

At this time, Yang Yong, who belonged to Dongcao in the inner mansion, did not salute and went straight in.

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly when he heard the sound of footsteps approaching from far to near. He raised his eyes and saw Yang Yong, who belonged to Dongcao, and asked, "Zizhao (Yang Yong), do you have something to report?"

Yang Yong, courtesy name Zizhao, was born in Xiangyang, Jingzhou, and was of the same clan as Yang Yi.At that time, he was a subordinate of Dongcao, and he was in charge of the position of using talents.

Yang Yong saluted slightly, and asked solemnly: "I heard that the prime minister is assessing the rewards of soldiers, is there such a thing?"

Zhuge Liang felt a little baffled, and asked curiously: "Exactly, but what's wrong?"

Yang Yong straightened his back and looked at Zhuge Liang, and said slowly: "The Prime Minister's move is naturally inappropriate. It is the responsibility of my subordinates to conduct the government properly and assess the rewards of the soldiers. This move by the Prime Minister will cause the superior and my subordinates to do so. Wait for the subordinate officials to confuse their responsibilities."

"It's also like the way to run a family. The prime minister is the head of the house. To manage the housework, you need to send servants to farm, maids to cook, roosters to announce the dawn, dogs to bite thieves, oxen to pull carts, and horses to travel. Things in the house are in order. There is no delay. The head of the family is leisurely and contented, and can sit back and relax, eating and drinking every day."

"But suddenly one day, the head of the family did it himself, without using slaves, chickens, dogs, cows and horses, exhausting his body, and getting caught up in trivial matters, exhausted and listless, resulting in nothing. Could it be that the head of the house is not as capable as the servants and chickens and dogs? ?”

"Of course not, the head of the family just forgot his duties as the head of the family." Yang Yong said bluntly.

How Zhuge Liang couldn't hear what Yang Yong said, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and sighed sadly.

Yang Yong took a few steps forward, pointed to the book on the case, and said sharply: "The ancients said: 'Those who sit and talk about Taoism are Sangongs, and those who stand up to do things are Doctor Qing.' Bing Ji never paid attention to the corpses on the road, but worried about the cattle. Being short of breath due to the heat is like Chen Ping who never knew about the country's money, food and taxes, but said: 'Others will be responsible for themselves'."

"These two virtuous ministers all know the truth of their respective duties. Why doesn't the prime minister know? Now that the Wu envoy is far away, the prime minister welcomes him personally. However, you take time out to check the soldiers' books and even your body Sweating profusely and working so hard, what's the point?" Yang Yong said with a sigh.

Zhuge Liang heard Yang Yong's sincere love, so he couldn't help getting up and thanking Yang Yong, and said: "Your words are deafening, and Liang is ashamed!"

After a pause, Zhuge Liang sighed, and said: "I don't know, it's just that Liang received the kindness of the late emperor, and the entrustment of the whole country. I'm afraid that others will not be as dedicated as I am!"

Yang Yong fell into silence, and after a while, he said slowly: "People in the inner palace are all loyal to their duties. Although our talents are far inferior to those of the prime minister, we may still do things like the rooster crowing and the dog biting the thief. .”

After a pause, Yang Yong said sincerely: "Nowadays, the Great Han Fang has made some achievements, but it is still at stake. If the Prime Minister overworks, hurts his body, and who will be responsible for his recovery? Although His Majesty is young and wise, he lacks experience. You need the support of the prime minister before you can rule the world, can the prime minister abandon it?"

Zhuge Liang heard the words, nodded his head and sighed, and said: "Liang will definitely pay attention in the future, and live up to the sincere words of Lord Yang."

Yang Yong bowed his hands and saluted, and said respectfully: "The prime minister went, and personally checked the reward book of the soldiers. The prime minister can rest assured. Now I will test it for the prime minister. Afterwards, I will report it to the prime minister."

Zhuge Liang pursed his lips, bowed his hands to Yang Yong, and said, "There is Lao Zizhao!"

Yang Yong looked at Zhuge Liang who turned and left, let out a long breath, and buried his head in the case.

All the way to Chengdu Road, Zhuge Jin looked at the farmland on both sides of the road through the curtain of the frame. There are thousands of hectares of fertile land and rice paddies.

It was the summer harvest season, and the people in central Sichuan were harvesting rice in the fields, and the children were carrying water back and forth in the fields, creating a busy scene.

Driving through the east gate of Chengdu and entering the market place, I saw a flood of people, standing shoulder to shoulder.Every time you go to a place, the sound of locomotives follows each other, and the river is full of colors, rendering the prosperity of Chengdu.

Fat Zhuge Ke looked at the bustling scene of Chengdu with a look of envy, and said, "Father, I never thought that Chengdu would be so prosperous, far better than Wuchang, and even Jianye can't match it."

Um!When Zhuge Jin visited Han, he brought Zhuge Ke with him, traveling at public expense!

Zhuge Jin scanned the scene outside the window, stroked his beard and smiled, admiring his second brother Zhuge Liang.

Sun Quan also took a tacit attitude towards this, and was not at all worried that Zhuge Jin would defect to Shu Han. After all, Zhuge Jin and Sun Quan had been together for many years, and the two had a deep relationship.If he wanted to defect, he would have defected as early as Liu Bei's time, and he would not wait until now.

Moreover, Sun Quan also told Zhuge Jin in advance that if he proclaimed himself emperor, he would be named a general, with a high position and power, how could a big man lure Zhuge Jin to defect.

The main purpose of Zhuge Jin’s mission was that Sun Quan wanted Zhuge Jin to make friends with Ji Han on behalf of Soochow, and get the emperor’s etiquette promised by the great Han; the second was to deepen the high-level relationship between the two countries. Wu valued.

(End of this chapter)