Zhuge Liang waved his hand gently and signaled Pan Jun that Jiang Wan should not be too polite.

"Chengming, Li and Jiang are the old subordinates of His Majesty, especially Duke Chiang Yi. Like Lu Ziming, they are both His Majesty's servants. Now Lu Ziming has returned to the left lord and Duke Chiang Yi has returned to the right lord, both of His Majesty's love for the two lords. Your Majesty has clearly distinguished rewards and punishments. These two follow Your Majesty and have made many military achievements, especially during the Battle of Guandu, they delayed the attack on Quyi and Xun Yan's attack on Yingchuan had a great impact on the situation, and it was also a blessing for everyone to win the title of Marquis."

Pan Jun felt a little embarrassed. It would be fine with Li Tong. He had long been the governor of Jiangling. He made great contributions during the Battle of Lingling. It was expected that he was named a marquis. Jiang Qinnian was still young and had just arrived under Sun Yi's command, but he also made a marquis, which made him somewhat disagree. Therefore, he did not interact much with them in daily life, and he did not express much opinions during military discussions.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang reminded him that he specifically pointed out Jiang Qin's background and military achievements, so he naturally felt that his attitude was too much and must be corrected. It doesn't matter if he has personal opinions about Jiang Qin, but questioning the uneven rewards and punishments of the emperor is a bit taboo, which will at least leave a bad impression on Sun Yi.

Zhuge Liang talked about Jiang Qin's previous achievements as if he were accustomed to family. It would be fine if Jiang Wan was not allowed. Pan Jun was interested in martial arts and would inevitably cooperate with Jiang Qin in the future. Maybe he would have to obey his command. If his mentality was not correct and angered Jiang Qin, it would be very easy for Jiang Qin to deliberately target him. Speaking of which, Pan Jun has been with him for several years and cooperated very well. He did not want Pan Jun to ruin his future because of this little thing.

When the military discussion was just now, Jiang Qin's face was not very good, and Zhuge Liang could see clearly.

After talking about Jiang Qin's military achievements, Zhuge Liang concluded: "Duke Jiang Yi, Lu Ziming, and Zhou Youping were all young generals around His Majesty back then. They had the deepest experience in using his Majesty's military, and they were almost famous generals who grew up in the same simultaneous manner as our elite Wu. To be honest, if Your Majesty had no intention of going to sea, with them, it would be difficult for others to stand out. But Your Majesty is determined to be in the world. After taking over Yizhou, he will rest for up to three or five years. The two Protectors will definitely take the lead in going to sea to conquer. Chengming, there are many opportunities and work hard."

Pan Jun bows again.

This was the first time Jiang Wan heard about these things. He didn't care about martial arts, had never seen any war rules, and had different civil and military affairs, and was not very familiar with the achievements of the generals, especially with limited understanding of young generals such as Jiang Qin. When he heard Zhuge Liang talk about it, he realized that Jiang Qin had made so many military achievements and deserved his title as a marquis, and he couldn't help but be amazed.

"Military advisor, your Majesty attaches so much importance to the training of young generals. Could it be that he had planned to conquer overseas ten years ago?"

Zhuge Liang nodded. "Your Majesty is determined to be the world, otherwise he would not have been allowed to governor Zhou Tianzhu's campaign."

"Tianzhu?" Jiang Wan and Pan Jun asked in unison.

"The Grand Governor Zhou is the Grand Governor of the Western Regions, but the war zone is in the southwest. Liu Chong, a clan of the previous dynasty, went to Yumen as the governor. Don't you find it strange?" Zhuge Liang smiled slightly. "If it weren't for the aspirations of the Grand Governor Zhou, who had no achievements in fighting for a long time, would he be among the five major governors?"

Pan Jun suddenly realized, and the many mysteries of the past suddenly became clear. "So the goal of General Zhou was never Yizhou, but Tianzhu. Yizhou was just his place to train troops?"

Zhuge Liang laughed. "Chengming, do you understand now?"

"I understand, I understand." Pan Jun nodded repeatedly, and then said: "Since the left and right archers will go overseas in the future, a navy is indispensable. Will Your Majesty take this opportunity to equip the right archers with a navy?"

Zhuge Liang pointed at Pan Jun. "I learned from one example and followed it, and it was said to be clear." He paused and said, "Duke Chiang Yi had the experience of commanding the navy when Hongnong was fighting. His Majesty transferred him to assist the right magistrate. It is not easy to say when to equip the navy. Nowadays, fishing is profitable. People who buy sea boats are like crucian carp across the river, and several ship officials are too busy. This is probably the reason why His Majesty is not in a hurry to fight. But this is not a bad thing. The Wood School of the Imperial Academy is working hard to develop new technologies. There will inevitably be a major breakthrough in three to five years. The later the equipment, the better the ship."

Jiang Wan echoed: "That's right. Now that the maritime trade road is just beginning, it is a time when profits are abundant. Going to Jiaozhou in the south and Youzhou in the north is enough to make a fortune. No many people are willing to go further. Without merchants and the people are walking together, overseas conquests will not go far. In the past ten years, domestic profits have become weaker and profitable to go overseas, so that there will be more followers and a response."

Zhuge Liang looked at Jiang Wan and nodded with a smile. "Pong Yan's eyes are long-term, so why not say it again."

After being encouraged by Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wan said: "I think that Your Majesty is determined to go to sea, which is probably related to household registration. The former Han and Later Han, and the prosperous times were within three generations, and there were many malpractices after three generations. One important reason is that household registration is breeding, and land is not enough to supply. In addition, annexation is due to the unemployment of the people and chaos gradually arise. This dynasty strives to eliminate annexation, but population growth is inevitable. At most a hundred years, there will inevitably be many people and few lands. Going to sea to conquer is almost the only choice."

Jiang Wan sighed softly. "Your Majesty is a brilliant plan for the future and is extremely capable of it."

Zhuge Liang was a little surprised, stared at Jiang Wan for a while, and laughed and said, "I am really surprised by Gong Yan's ability to think of these things." He thought for a while and said, "Gong Yan is not a talent for Baili, but what he sees is limited. This time, the virtuous gathered together in Ruyang to discuss politics is a good opportunity to open your eyes. You should go and see it. If you can listen to Your Majesty's teachings and give some advice, you will definitely become a great person in the future. Gong Yan, prepare and set off immediately."

Jiang Wan bowed to accept the order. "Here."

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He Yong got out of the car, raised his head, looked at the palace gate of the Shu Palace, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

The Shu Palace is very simple.

"Bo Qiu!" As soon as the closed palace gate opened a crack, Cao Cao squeezed out from it, quickly grabbed He Yong, and bowed. "Bo Qiu, it's been a long time since I saw you, I want to die of an orphan. Are you okay?" He looked at He Yong and laughed. "Seeing that Bo Qiu's face was rosy and his eyes were full of spirit, he must have achieved success in cultivating immortals, so he naturally has no harm. Bo Qiu, which Taoist method you are practicing? Maybe you can tell me one or two?"

He Yong couldn't help laughing, stroked his beard and looked at Cao Cao. "It's rare that the king has not seen him for ten years."

Cao Cao laughed to the sky. "I can get this praise from Bo, please, I have not been abandoned for the past ten years. Bo, please, please!" As he said that, he reached out to invite him. He Yong did not move, raised his head and looked at the palace gate with interesting interest. Cao Cao followed his gaze and felt a little proud. "Shu is remote and cannot be compared with the Central Plains. It is very shabby. Bo, please don't make a joke."

He Yong raised the corner of his mouth, withdrew his gaze and looked at Cao Cao. "The king is modest. Your Shu Palace is not shabby, it is much richer than the Taichu Palace."

Cao Cao suspected that he had not heard clearly. "Taichu Palace?"

"Well, when the emperor ascended the throne, Yong was also invited and personally entered the Taichu Palace. Compared to your Shu Palace, Taichu Palace is shabby and cramped."

"really?"

"If the king doesn't believe it, if he has the opportunity to go to Taichu Palace in the future, he might as well take a closer look."

Cao Cao was embarrassed and his old face was a little uneasy. He Yong was praising Sun Ce in front of me. His eyes rolled, and he smiled. "Bo Qiushi is here to be a lobbyist?"

"It's actually no difference whether you say it or not." He Yong stepped forward. "The king is not an idle person, he knows the general trend, so why should I be a traitor? This time I'm just pretending to be public and private, so I'm looking at my old friends to avoid regrets in the future."

Cao Cao laughed without saying a word, and walked side by side with He Yong. The two entered the main entrance of the palace. The halberd-holding doctor on both sides was still motionless, but his eyes were somewhat surprised. He didn't know what the old man in the cloth was, so he actually asked the King of Shu to come out to greet him and open the main entrance. With such a grand etiquette, there were not many people in the world who were qualified to enjoy it.

The two entered the palace and walked forward along the straight bluestone path. There were long corridors and palaces on both sides. The officials along the way stopped to walk and salute. Occasionally, those who knew He Yong were surprised, but more people did not know He Yong, but were even more surprised. They did not dare to neglect and bowed to salute.

He Yong walked along the way and saw that most of the faces were unfamiliar and had no impression at all, so he couldn't help but sigh secretly. Shu was indeed remote, and there were not many famous scholars and elders in the Shu palace. It was too natural for Cao Cao to compete with the Great Wu in this corner.

The two of them came to the hall. Xu You, Xin Ping and others rushed over and came forward to pay their respects, chatting with He Yong. Seeing these old friends, He Yong was also a little excited and his eyes were a little wet.

"Ziyuan, I didn't expect to see you here, it's like a different life."

Xu You was also a rare sadness. Most of the people who followed Yuan Shao back then were gone, and even those who were still alive were in the Central Plains, and he couldn't see him at all. "Bo Qiu, Zhang Mengzhuo (Zhang Miao), Chen Ziyou (Chen Yi) Are you all good?"

"Okay." He Yong said repeatedly, briefly introducing the recent situation of Zhang Miao, Chen Yi and others to Xu You. After Yanzhou was pacified, Zhang Miao went to Jianye to work as the prefect of Chenliu, and his brother Zhang Chao took over as the prefect of Chenliu. There has been no change in recent years. Chen Yi has not been an official, but he lives a very comfortable life. Recently, he started a fishing business and his life is very prosperous.

After hearing this, Xu You was quite dissatisfied with it, feeling that these old friends were no longer as arrogant as before and were actually enjoying wealth.

Xin Ping was a little envious. He was from Yingchuan and knew that the economy in Yuzhou had been peaceful in recent years, and the economy had recovered very quickly, not weaker than when it was at its peak. Going to sea to catch fish was even more profitable. Chen Yi had such a business in hand, so it was natural that he was unwilling to be an official. Everyone knows that the supervision of the Wu Kingdom was very strict and it was not easy to be an official. Instead of doing this, it was better to be a rich man.

Xin Ping looked at He Yong with a rosy face and a bright laugh, and his heart moved slightly. He heard that He Yong had assassinated Sun Ce back then, but after being taken down by Sun Ce, he was imprisoned for a long time. However, Sun Ce did not kill him, and now he still invited him to be a lobbyist. He went to Shu to say that he surrendered to Cao Cao. It can be seen that Sun Ce is broad-minded and can abandon his old evil, which is not a false statement. Although he has attached himself to Cao Cao, he has never done anything to hurt the king and minister of Wu. He also has relatives like his younger brother Xin Pi and Xun You. I think there will be no danger after surrendering to Wu. If he is not good, he can always be a rich man like Chen Yi.
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