The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 485: General Wei Records the Secretary's Affairs

Chengdu, Imperial Palace.

When Zhuge Zhan arrived at the palace in a daze, he saw Liu Chan with a smile on his face.

If the Wei people boasted about others, Liu Chan might not believe it.

But when it comes to praising Zhuge Zhan, he really believes it.

Not only him, but also the people in the country believe it very much!

The ministers might not believe it, but they were not on good terms with Jiang Wei.

Take Huang Hao for example. He would definitely prefer a young man like Zhuge Zhan to be the general. Zhuge Zhan is such a good person and never causes trouble for himself in front of the emperor.

In the entire Shu Kingdom, Jiang Wei was probably the only one who opposed it.

But what's the use of this?

Liu Chan was looking at Zhuge Zhan in front of him at this moment, with mixed feelings in his heart. He couldn't help but walk down and held Zhuge Zhan's hand. Looking at the young man in front of him, Liu Chan vaguely saw the figure of an old friend on his face.

Liu Chan's eyes suddenly turned red.

Zhuge Zhan was startled. "Your Majesty?! What happened?!"

"Good, good!"

"I have thoughts of the distant past, and Cao thief is restless!"

Liu Chan said happily, and then hurriedly pulled Zhuge Zhan to his side and handed him the documents that Huang Hao brought up.

"Look at these, hahahaha, Cao Mao must be extremely horrified right now!"

Zhuge Zhan had just finished reading the document in his hand. As soon as he finished reading it, he vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Zhuge Zhan's starting point was really too high.

As top second-generation officials, you can look at the official careers of Zhong Hui and Zhuge Zhan.

At the age of 20, Zhong Hui served as a secretary, responsible for assisting the Shizhong and others in the internal official system and managing the secret documents of the temple.

At the age of 22, he served as Shangshu Lang, responsible for assisting in the Shangshu Office and responsible for the specific implementation of matters.

At the age of 24, he served as the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, responsible for assisting the ministers of the Central Secretariat and for the drafting and issuance of imperial edicts.

Later, he served as the Yellow Gate Minister, in charge of the affairs of the imperial palace.

After getting rid of Sima Zhao and others, Cao Mao appointed him as the Secretary of State because of his merits.

It can be said that after Zhong Hui entered the officialdom, he had been working as a deputy running errands in the most important departments. He had visited all the core institutions of the temple and was familiar with the overall operation. It would be strange if such a person was not strong!

And what about Zhuge Zhan?
At the age of seventeen, he was appointed Commandant of Cavalry, at the age of eighteen, General of the Imperial Guards, at the age of twenty, Commandant of the Archery Department, and at the age of twenty-two, Minister of the Court.
Then he directly entered the Shangshutai system and became Shangshu Pushe! !
He hasn't even been a Shangshulang!

Then he was promoted to Military Advisor General, and now he has become General of the Guards.

This promotion is totally unreasonable and too outrageous. The Shizhong is the head of the internal official system, and the Shangshu Pushe is the number one minister in the Shangshu Tai except for the Shangshu Ling.

This also shows that Liu Chan really had no vigilance or alertness towards him, nor did he consider what would happen if he lived longer.
He inherited his title from Zhuge Liang, and he reached the highest position before he was even 30 years old!

But Liu Chan obviously had no intention of suppressing his idea, especially when he had the personal endorsement of Zhong Hui, the Wei man whom Xiahou Ba talked about all day long.

"From today on, you will be the General of the Guards in charge of the Secretariat, and will work with Lord Dong to manage the affairs of the Secretariat!"

"what?"

Zhuge Zhan looked at Liu Chan in astonishment.

He did not have enough practical experience. He was transferred here and there, and his time in each position was too short. He also started in too high a position, which made his reputation greater than his ability.

Zhuge Liang was very worried about this situation at the beginning.

He once looked at the young Zhuge Zhan and commented, "He is too smart now. I am worried that he will not achieve great things in the future."

Judging from this sentence, what he was worried about was probably that Zhuge Zhan would be promoted to too high a position too early, thus preventing him from accumulating enough experience.

Zhuge Zhan was really feeling guilty at this moment.

In fact, considering the weight Zhuge Zhan held in Liu Chan's heart, as long as he started to impeach Huang Hao for many things, Liu Chan might not kill Huang Hao, but Huang Hao would definitely be in big trouble.

But Zhuge Zhan did not do so. Even when Jiang Wei demanded the execution of Huang Hao, he did not say a word.

Zhuge Zhan had been placed with too much hope since he was a child, which made him extremely cautious. He did not dare to do anything wrong, tarnish his father's reputation, or disappoint everyone's expectations of him.

At this moment, he really wanted to refuse the emperor.

Whether it was General Wei or being in charge of Shangshu affairs as General Wei, it seemed a little too early for him.

But looking at Liu Chan's eyes, he really couldn't say no.

If I refuse, His Majesty will be very disappointed.
Seeing Zhuge Zhan's hesitation, Huang Hao couldn't help but say, "General Wei, I know you're modest, but please obey my orders. The entire Han Dynasty knows that you are the one who can turn the tide!"

"Do you want to disappoint the people of the world?" Zhuge Zhan pursed his lips and looked at the emperor in front of him again.

"only!!"

Seeing Zhuge Zhan accept the order, Liu Chan was very happy. He said excitedly at this moment: "The entire Chengdu army will be commanded by you. Get familiar with it first. Later, you will be sent to Hanzhong to garrison there. The Wei people have made me restless in the past, and I will make Cao Mao restless too!"

Liu Chan said confidently.

At this moment, Zhuge Zhan finally remembered Jiang Wei's letter.

Jiang Wei actually didn't say it too directly in the letter.

What could Jiang Wei say when facing the prime minister's son?

Are you saying that you are a Zhao Kuo, and if the emperor asks you to come to Hanzhong, you must not come?

This would become an insult, and it would easily offend the young man. Therefore, Jiang Wei's letter was relatively subtle.

Jiang Wei explained to Zhuge Zhan the huge gap between the two countries today, told him about his own difficulties, and mentioned the prime minister, saying that the prime minister's kindness is still remembered by people all over the world. Therefore, his defeat would not shake the determination of people all over the world. However, Zhuge Zhan was different.

As the son of the Prime Minister, if you lose the war, there will be big problems.

Jiang Wei's method of persuasion was very good, and it was also a relatively appropriate handling of Zhong Hui's strategy.

Zhuge Zhan then spoke up, "Your Majesty, I'm not familiar with military affairs. Although I've led troops before, I've never fought in battle. The general is currently in Hanzhong, so Cao Cao is afraid to march south. If we change the general mid-battle, I'm afraid it will cause unrest."

Liu Chan thought differently. "Your Excellency had never led an army before, yet you still defeated Cao Cao step by step, didn't you?"

"Besides, I'm not asking you to go right away. You can get familiar with the army now. Don't worry, I believe in your abilities!"

Zhuge Zhan could not refute it at this moment.

When Zhuge Zhan thanked the emperor and left, he had become the most important minister of Shu Kingdom, and his functions even surpassed Dong Jue.

But Liu Chan didn't think there was anything wrong with this.

Huang Hao stood aside, also thinking about the situation at this moment.

If Jiang Wei can stay at ease in Hanzhong and not provoke me, then I can maintain the current situation. If Jiang Wei is not good for me, I can use Zhuge Zhan to replace him!

Huang Hao's eyes were extremely bright.

The content of the emperor's reward to Zhuge Zhan was soon known to everyone, but no one thought there was anything wrong with it.

Some people even felt that the emperor was suppressing Zhuge Zhan and that he should have been promoted to General Wei long ago!
The turmoil caused by Zhong Hui has just begun to emerge.

Soon, this matter spread throughout Shu Kingdom. This time it was not because of Zhong Hui, but entirely because of Zhuge Zhan's reputation.

The people of Shu, who were on the verge of despair, seemed to have found a savior at this moment.

They talked excitedly about Zhuge Zhan, and believed that as long as Zhuge Zhan could be reused, there would be no need to fear Cao Cao, and everything would be fine.

Under this fanatical promotion, the voices calling for Zhuge Zhan to take up a higher official position became louder and louder.

This is what the common people at the bottom think. They hope that the internal affairs will be managed by Marquis Wuxiang, and that he will also be in charge of the war.

Of course, the secret promotion of the ministers was also indispensable in this regard.

The ministers' patience with Jiang Wei was growing thinner and thinner.

Jiang Wei's annual northern expeditions made his ministers extremely dissatisfied.

Jiang Wei had a stubborn temper and didn't care about what his ministers thought at all. In comparison, Zhuge Zhan was much better.

As for their abilities, the ministers don't care. Is it the generals who are defending Hanzhong? It's the mountains and rivers that are the key. Without these checkpoints, can you, Jiang Wei, stop Cao Cao's army?
It’s all about defense, who doesn’t know how to do it?

At least they won't launch a mindless Northern Expedition!
In this way, Zhong Hui gathered together the emperor, eunuchs, ministers, and even the people of Shu. The momentum was so huge that Zhuge Zhan was very uneasy. There were people visiting his mansion all day long.

Huang Hao seemed to have found an excuse. He began to purge the ministers in the court again on the grounds of whether they would express their stance on the Zhuge Zhan incident.

Liu Chan's younger brother, Liu Yong, the Prince of Lu, had a very close relationship with Liu Chan, but he hated Huang Hao very much and would speak ill of Huang Hao every time he saw Liu Chan.

At this moment, Huang Hao was no longer afraid of him and began to speak ill of Liu Yong to Liu Chan. He accused Liu Yong of despising Zhuge Zhan, which was despising Prime Minister Zhuge, and was against the will of the world. So, Liu Chan ordered his brother to reflect on himself and forbade him to come to see him again.

At this time, another incident happened in Shu.

The captain of the Chengdu city gate captured several Wei spies, and after interrogation, he learned that their purpose of coming to Chengdu was to assassinate Zhuge Zhan.

They came under the orders of Deng Ai, the traitor Cao Cao's General Zhenxi, to get rid of Zhuge Zhan in advance to prevent him from going to Hanzhong and disrupting Deng Ai's plans.

This incident immediately caused a huge sensation.

Liu Chan soon learned about this matter, and then he cursed the insidious Cao thief and sent personal soldiers to Zhuge Zhan to protect his safety again.

When Jiang Wei received the news from Chengdu, he sat calmly at his desk, opened his mouth, but could not say anything.

(End of this chapter)