Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 195 Forbearance for the country
Liu Chan had mixed likes and dislikes for Liao Li. In terms of governance, Liao Li was not inferior to Jiang Wan. In terms of overall talent, he was on the same level as Pang Tong.

He also has unique views on military affairs. Before the Northern Expedition of the Ji Han Dynasty, he said many times that the great Han should rush to the Yongliang and Liangzhou states, and then slowly encroach on Guanzhong and become the state of Qin.

In 209 A.D., after Lao Liu proclaimed himself the shepherd of Jingzhou, Liao Li, who was less than 30 years old, worked in Lao Liu's state, roughly equivalent to Lao Liu's secretary.Soon after, he was transferred to be the prefect of Changsha. At that time, Lao Liu had only four and a half counties in his hands, so he valued him very much.

Later, Lu Meng crossed the river in white clothes and attacked Jingzhou. Liao Li fled back to Shuzhong. Lao Liu did not blame him and was reappointed as the prefect of Bajun.

But it is a pity that Liao Li, who was demoted because of the Zigong incident in history, criticized Zhuge Liang for his improper employment and slandered Lao Liu for his strategic mistakes, which led to the seizure of Hanzhong and the near loss of Badi.

At the time when Nanzhong was rebelling and the great Han was overthrown, Liao Li from the Jingzhou faction spoke rudely. Naturally, Zhuge Liang couldn't bear the words of Liao Li, who was also a high-ranking man. If he tolerated it, Zhuge Liang's authority would be greatly reduced. Distribution frontier.

But Liao Li was also full of remorse, and he had the intention of repenting. Even so, after Zhuge Liang's death, his successors did not dare to transfer Liao Li back to the court for reuse.

In this life, after being trained and suppressed by Liu Chan, Liao Li's mouth has been restrained.On weekdays, Liu Chan also cherishes talent and is always tolerant, but since the Northern Expedition, Liao Li has a short memory and often acts like a demon.

Facing Liu Chan's question questioning his loyalty, Liao Li raised his head, his eyes were red, tears glistened at the corners of his eyes, and he said in a sobbing voice: "Li was appreciated by the late emperor and promoted to an official; the prime minister entrusted important tasks to the ministers; Your Majesty does not consider the mistakes of the ministers, Still love undiminished."

"Ghosts and gods, how dare Li'an be disloyal to His Majesty!" Liao Li raised his voice.

Liu Chan also let out a long sigh, it is easy to be a prince, but it is difficult to be a king!
The emperor may be self-willed and does not need to make people he dislikes; but if he wants to be a wise king, he must tolerate everything and tolerate the character of talented people.Especially those who tolerate great talents who are loyal to themselves!
Lu Meng seized Jingzhou. Although Liao Li abandoned the county and fled, he did not surrender to Wu but returned to Han. Compared with Pan Jun and Jingzhou officials who surrendered, Liao Li deserves Liu Chan to give him another chance. It's all about tolerance for the country.

Liu Chan looked at the city of Chengdu in the distance, and said calmly: "You know that these words have violated the law. If the prime minister hears about it, you will be blamed."

"I know that I will act carefully in the future and dare not speak falsely." Liao Li knelt down and kowtowed, weeping.

"Hey! Gong Yuan occupies a high position and is an important minister of my man, so he should be cautious in his words and deeds. Fortunately, there is no one else on the terrace. If this word is spread, it will disturb the hearts of all the officials of the man. What is Gong Yuan talking about?" Loyal to me!" Liu Chan said with a sigh.

"I know I was wrong!" Liao Li knelt down and said sincerely.

"Get up! Today's warning, you should keep it in your heart, and don't forget it!" Liu Chan walked up to Liao Li and warned.

Looking at Liu Chan's boots, Liao Li was overjoyed and said gratefully: "I should be cautious in my words and deeds, and I will live up to your majesty's warning today."

Hearing this, Liu Chan snorted softly, waved his sleeves and hands behind his back, strode forward, and said, "I am not a sage, and I am not an admonisher. I don't want to do this. If you repeat this matter again, you, Liao Li, will guard the border for me." go to Xinjiang."

Liao Li looked at the back of the away emperor, took a long breath, wiped the sweat off his head, and rushed forward to catch up.

Liu Chan went back for more than a hundred steps, and at the corner of the corridor, he met Zhuge Liang who was going to report.

Liu Chan stopped, pointed forward, and signaled to go together, and said with a smile: "What a coincidence! I was just about to talk to my Xiangfu about the affairs of Wu, and I never thought that my Xiangfu would enter the palace."

Liao Li caught up with Liu Chan and saluted Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan.

Liu Chan glanced at Liao Li, nodded slightly, took a step forward, and said with a smile: "This morning I played chess with Gongyuan Terrace, and Gongyuan's chess skills have improved a lot, I'm afraid his chess skills have surpassed Xiangfu."

Zhuge Liang returned the salute slightly, followed Liu Chan's footsteps, a body behind, and said with a smile: "This is the way of chess, if you don't advance, you will retreat. I am busy with business, and I only have entertainment with others in my free time."

Liu Chan nodded and said with a smile: "I heard that Yang Zizhao, a member of Dongcao, advised Xiangfu the other day.

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Chan's back and said with a wry smile: "Don't dare to deceive the king, it is true!"

"Zizhao's remonstrance is a word of loyalty. The father of the prime minister is overworked on a daily basis, which is really unacceptable. The father of the prime minister does everything by himself, how can he be busy, the only way is to grasp and delegate power. I still hope that the father of the prime minister will listen to change In other words, the hope of the revival of the great man is still in Xiangfu." Liu Chan said with emotion.

"No, I should pay attention!" Zhuge Liang replied.

"I don't know how the meeting between Xiangfu and Wu envoy Zhuge Ziyu last night?" Liu Chan turned around the corner of the long corridor and continued walking, asking.

"It's a pleasant conversation, and the envoy Wu is willing to agree to my great man's request. When the king of Wu proclaims himself emperor, my great man will send an envoy to make an alliance with blood, and just share the title of emperor." Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and said.

Liu Chan walked to the long pavilion in the garden, stopped, took a seat, sighed and said: "I think that I, a big man, promised Sun Quan to proclaim the emperor's etiquette, and I feel really uneasy. I was forced by the situation before, and I had to ask Soochow to help me. Sending you off with courtesy, but I feel ashamed in my heart, and I have no face to face the former emperors of Han."

That being said, there was no shame on Liu Chan's face.Liu Chan's words are just to express his attitude of being helpless and forced to do it because of the situation, not intentional.

Zhuge Liang also understood Liu Chan's meaning, followed his words, and responded harmoniously: "Sun Quan has a rebellious heart for a long time. Even if the country does not allow it, Sun Quan will proclaim himself emperor. The country just does what it wants, let Sun Quan be happy, and send troops to help us in the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty. Liang thought that if the late emperor knew about it, he would agree to it!"

Liu Chan looked at Zhuge Liang, pondered for a while, and said, "In this case, I will inform all the officials that Zhuge Ziyu and his son will be invited to a banquet tonight to show my talents in civil and military affairs."

After a pause, Liu Chan asked curiously: "I have heard that Xiangfu's nephew Zhuge Yuanxun (Zhuge Ke) wrote in Wu State as a child prodigy. I don't know what Xiangfu thinks?"

Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and pondered, and said slowly: "Ke is smart and rational, has great ambitions, and is responsive to debates. No one can match him, but his temperament is rough, and he thinks highly of himself. It is difficult to accept the words of others, and needs to be polished."

"Oh! How did Xiangfu know?" Liu Chan asked.

"Liang heard that Yuan Xun was in charge of food and grass, and his heart was mostly displeased. He was annoyed by the cumbersome documents and found it difficult to calm down. He often claimed that he was willing to lead the army to fight, but he was still not lazy in transporting food. How could he lead the army to fight!"

Liu Chan looked at Liao Li and said with a smile, "I don't know if Gong Yuan is willing to test Yuan Xun's ability for me tonight?"

Liao Li stroked his beard with a light smile, and said proudly: "There is nothing I can do, I am willing to try Zhuge Yuanxun's ability."

Zhuge Liang had nothing to do, and said: "For tonight's banquet, just don't lose your composure."

"No!" Liao Li responded.

(End of this chapter)