Chapter 214 208. Premonition of Turmoil
"That's right, Third General. The Grand Commander's envoy came to inform me of this yesterday. The Grand Commander's memorial should have been forwarded to Your Majesty."

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but smile when he saw Zhang Fei like this.

"Ah...? Oh...oh, the Grand Commander's report is indeed here."

Liu Chan was stunned again. He just glanced at the memorials from yesterday before he remembered that there was indeed a memorial from Feng Xi. He was a little depressed yesterday and could not remember what was written in it. When he heard Zhuge Liang mention it, he hurriedly asked the eunuch beside him to take it, opened it and read it again.

"This... what official position should be given to Mr. Xu? I wonder what the Prime Minister thinks?"

Liu Chan quickly read Feng Xi's memorial again and found that there was no new information, so he could only kick the ball back to Zhuge Liang.

"I think the Grand Commander will be even more powerful with Xu Yuanzhi's assistance. You can appoint Xu Yuanzhi as the military supervisor and military advisor general to assist the Grand Commander in commanding the troops of the three states and be responsible for the war against the Eastern Wu."

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and arranged Xu Shu's position clearly. The two had known each other for many years, so he naturally knew what kind of person Xu Shu was. Compared with intrigues with others in the court and playing those dirty politics, Xu Shu preferred to be on the front line and participate in the war.

As for Xu Shu's official position, it was not too high, because if Xu Shu was rashly given a higher official position, let alone the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, even if it was lower than this level, it is estimated that there would be great opposition from the old Yizhou people in the court.

Now that he has quite a bit of power and has been transferred to Jingzhou, I guess no one would say anything. Zhuge Liang glanced at the Yizhou faction members in the court, such as Liu Ba, Qin Mi, Qiao Zhou, and others. They really looked calm and composed, as if they didn't care about Xu Shu at all.

"Prime Minister, this..."

Zhang Fei got a little anxious when he heard this. How could he not know how talented Xu Shu was? But the military supervisor and military advisor general were not enough in Zhang Fei's mind. At least he had to be an official of more than 1,000 stones to be qualified, right?

"Don't worry, Generals. Your Majesty is not someone who doesn't know how to reward and punish. If Xu Yuanzhi has any merits in the future, he will naturally be rewarded."

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan a few times, and Zhang Fei reacted with just two sentences. If the starting point is too high now, it will be difficult to adjust in the future, and it will also give people a reason to criticize. Now that you can be rewarded as long as you have made contributions, it is not a bad idea.

"The Prime Minister's words make sense. If Mr. Yuanzhi can help the Grand Commander defeat the Eastern Wu and Cao Wei in the future, I will certainly not be that foolish."

When Liu Chan heard this, he knew it was his turn to express his opinion, and he quickly responded with a few words. Now no one in the court had any other opinions, and the matter was settled. After that, the Secretariat would be responsible for drafting the edict and passing it on to Xu Shu.

"Now that this matter is over, it is better to withdraw..."

Liu Chan wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although he had not done anything, he still felt that he had worked hard and it was time to retire and have a rest.

"Your Majesty, in addition to Xu Yuanzhi's return to Han, the Grand Commander also mentioned Cao Wei's conspiracy, which must be guarded against."

As a result, Zhuge Liang did not give Liu Chan a chance to escape and brought up the second matter.

"Ah...ah? Is there still...Cao Wei's conspiracy...?"

Liu Chan hurriedly picked up Feng Xi's memorial and saw what was written below: the conspiracy of Cao Wei that Xu Shu had heard.

"That's right. According to Xu Yuanzhi, Cao followed Liu Ye's advice and planned to spread rumors in Jing and Yi, slandering the Grand Commander for having troops and being self-reliant, intending to do something bad, and trying to alienate Your Majesty from the Grand Commander. We must be on guard against this."

Zhuge Liang naturally knew about the arrangements made by Liu Shan before his death. Even if Feng Xi really wanted to rebel, few people in Jingzhou would follow him in rebellion, so Zhuge Liang was not worried about this. What he was worried about was that if Liu Shan believed the slander and planted the seeds of doubt in his heart, he would make things difficult for Feng Xi in the future, which might affect the revival of the Han Dynasty.

"In this case, let the officials in various places be more careful. If anyone dares to talk nonsense, let them arrest and interrogate him to see if he is Cao's spy."

Liu Chan came up with a plan without even thinking about it, which stunned Zhuge Liang and the others. Liu Chan's idea was not that bad. On the contrary, it was already rare for Liu Chan to have such an idea. Just like if an ordinary person gets 60 or 70 points in an exam, his parents might scold him for not studying hard. But if a disabled child gets 60 or 70 points, he will naturally be given a lot of care.

Although Liu Chan was not a disabled child, his usual behavior was not much different. He basically only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. Now that he could have his own ideas, Zhuge Liang and others were naturally quite moved.

"Your Majesty's lesson."

Since Liu Chan finally had his own ideas, the ministers below naturally would not offend Liu Chan and immediately bowed and agreed.

"In that case, today..."

When Liu Chan saw that everyone had no objection to his method that he had come up with on the spur of the moment, he happily announced the end of the court and went back to have a good rest.

"Then your majesty, what should we do about the Nanman matter?"

As a result, Zhuge Liang did not let Liu Chan go, and choked back his words when he wanted to announce his retirement from court.

"..."

No matter how stupid Liu Chan was, he had learned his lesson after being blocked twice. Without Zhuge Liang's words, he glanced at the memorial in his hand and figured out what was going on.

"Well... From my point of view, the southern barbarians don't seem to pose much of a threat? After all, the southerners are just uncivilized people. We have well-trained soldiers and sufficient food. Why should we be afraid of them?"

Liu Chan asked himself that the Han Dynasty was still strong, but what could a few southern barbarians accomplish? Was it necessary to meddle in such a trivial matter?
“Your Majesty, please allow me to report that although the Southern Barbarians are just a mob, I heard that their 72 caves have been unified by a new barbarian king for several years. If the Southern Barbarian king is in charge of the unified command, although they cannot cause a fatal blow to our Han Dynasty, their siege of cities and territories will still cause great suffering to the people in the counties near the south.

Moreover, if the southern barbarians take advantage of our army's northern expedition to the Central Plains in the future and invade, it will also have an unknown impact on the war situation."

Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang spoke some righteous words and made Liu Chan's head doubled.

"This...I wonder what ingenious plan the Prime Minister has?"

Since his own method didn't work, Liu Chan could only ask Zhuge Liang for advice pitifully.

"In my humble opinion, the southern barbarians have always envied the strong and bullied the weak. Now they think that the late emperor has passed away and our Han Dynasty is weak, so they dare to have such thoughts. It would be better to send an envoy to rebuke them and let them know that our Han Dynasty is still strong. At the same time, order the southern counties to prepare for war to prevent them from fighting without declaration."

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll do as the Prime Minister says!"

Liu Chan was delighted when he heard this. Why should he use his brain to do something that Zhuge Liang could do?

"In that case, today..."

"But it is better to let Li Deang handle the matter of Jiaozhou himself. After all, the Han and Zham peoples live together in Jiaozhou, and the situation is complicated. I am afraid that it cannot be solved by a single person."

Before Liu Chan could announce the withdrawal of the court, he was choked by Zhuge Liang again. He slumped helplessly in his chair, nodding with lifeless eyes.

(End of this chapter)