Xunyang is a small town on the north bank of the Yangtze River. It is across the river and facing Chaisang. It is only more than 300 miles away from Wuchang. It can be reached day and night.

Originally, this nameless small town has always been unknown, but with Zhuge Ke's move here, Xunyang suddenly became the second only to Jianye and Wuchang in Wu. After all, the Grand Tutor Zhuge Ke was an important official of the Wu Kingdom, and also served as the Prime Minister, the governor of the two prefectures of Jingyang, and the military commander of the Chinese and foreign countries. When Zhuge Ke came there, there was an administrative center. The official documents and memorials of the Wu Kingdom court rushed towards Xunyang like snowflakes, and officials came to visit him in a constant stream.

Since the defeat of Xincheng, Zhuge Ke retreated to Ruxukou and stayed on Jiangzhu for several months to recuperate.

The defeat in Xincheng made Zhuge Ke look disgraceful. The reputation accumulated by the previous Battle of Dongxing has now disappeared. Zhuge Ke was in a terrible mood. He refused to return to Jianye for a long time. The main reason was that he was afraid of being criticized and criticized by others. Even if Zhuge Ke is now in a high position and power, no one dares to blame him in front of him, but being stabbed behind his back is also a relatively uncomfortable thing.

What's more, Zhuge Ke has always been conceited and smart, and regards heroes all over the world as grass. However, this time, Xincheng's defeat was so miserable that six or seven soldiers of the Wu army died. Zhuge Ke couldn't hold on his face, so he simply refused to go back to Jianye and stayed in Jiangzhu to adjust his mood.

But the emperor of Wu, Sun Liang, was just a twelve-year-old child, and it was not time to take power. Therefore, the affairs of the court needed to be handled by the ministers of the regent Zhuge Ke and Teng Yin, and Teng Yin was just a general of General Wei as a part-time minister. The real power of the court was determined by the Grand Tutor and Prime Minister Zhuge Ke.

Zhuge Ke stayed in Jiangzhu for a long time and did not return to Jianye, but the officials were suffering. They could only travel back and forth between Jianye and Jiangzhu again and again. Zhuge Ke had to report all major and minor matters, and he decided to make decisions. The boats and boats were exhausted and miserable, so naturally there were complaints everywhere.

In addition, Zhuge Ke failed to go to Wei State this time, and his life was damaged and his losses were heavy. The Wu State also added a lot of widows, which naturally made the public resentment boil.

Things on the battlefield will always be successful, kings and losers. After the victory of Dongxing, Zhuge Ke became famous and powerful in Jiangdong. All the people in the Wu Kingdom praised him. They all believed that Sun Quan had the wisdom to know others. It was so wise to choose Zhuge Ke as the minister of the regent!

But after the Battle of Xincheng, Zhuge Ke's reputation immediately plummeted. People seemed to have quickly forgotten the victory of the Battle of Dongxing, and only remembered the defeat of Xincheng. Zhuge Ke also fell from the altar in an instant and became the object of complaints from the Wu people.

Some words will naturally reach Zhuge Ke's ears. Zhuge Ke was furious. He worked hard for the court and devoted himself to the government. Even if he had no contribution, he would have worked hard. No one can guarantee that he would be the general who was always victorious. After winning the battle, you praise him and praise him. But everyone resented him when he lost the battle. These people are too unkind.

Therefore, Zhuge Ke was so angry that he sent people to investigate who spread these slanderous words. Then he arrested a group of people, hundreds of people were sentenced to death, beheaded and displayed in public, and thousands of people were mate to the state and barren land.

Zhuge Ke was dealing with this matter with decisive actions. He captured what should be captured, killed what should be killed, and exiled. With Zhuge Ke's current power, no matter who is involved in that level, he will catch and kill. Zhuge Ke must not let his reputation be destroyed in these words of quarrels. Whether it is to kill one to warn a hundred or a hundred to warn a hundred, Zhuge Ke is extremely quick and ruthless in the purpose of eliminating the impact of these rumors on him.

The iron-blooded wrist can make people silent, but the complaints of the people and officials towards Zhuge Ke have increased, but no one dares to arrange them openly. In secret, people have already failed and resentful towards Zhuge Ke.

Zhuge Ke was very satisfied with this iron-blooded suppression method. After the killing, the people who openly dared to stand up and blame Zhuge Ke were extinct. As for whether there are still people behind the scenes, Zhuge Ke was no longer aware of it. But if Zhuge Ke was sent out to investigate, he would be rectified on the spot. Zhuge Ke wanted to see if they were their dirty words or whether the heads were important?

Zhuge Ke cherishes his feathers very much. Reputation is something that is passed down by word of mouth. It is difficult to establish but it is easy to destroy it. Zhuge Ke does not want the reputation he has worked hard to be destroyed, so he would rather use iron-blooded killing methods to restore his reputation.

Zhuge Ke was not worried that it would arouse civil unrest. After all, humans are always forgetful animals. As long as time goes by, people will naturally forget these bloody past events. As long as Zhuge Ke finds an opportunity to win one or two more battles against Wei, he will still be a god-like existence in Eastern Wu.

The imperial edict summoned back to Jianye was one after another, and the name was issued by Emperor Sun Liang. However, Zhuge Ke knew that a teenage kid knew about military and national affairs. Someone must be behind this, so Sun Liang issued an order to summon him.

Zhuge Ke originally ignored these edicts, but the continuous sending of edicts made Zhuge Ke feel upset. He was about to return to Jianye. A strategist named Zhang Yue persuaded him: "There are many people in the court who are dissatisfied with the Taifu. The Taifu will definitely be in danger of returning to Jianye this time. It would be better to go to Xunyang on the grounds of farming and recuperation, and not return to the court for the time being. As long as the Taifu holds heavy troops and the generals are not responsible for the orders of the outside king, the sluts in the court will naturally not be able to do anything to the Taifu."

When Zhuge Ke heard that his words were reasonable, he became the Minister of Responsible for the regent of the Grand Tutor and Prime Minister in recent years. There were many people in the court who were jealous and wanted to take Zhuge Ke and replace him. After Zhuge Ke's defeat this time, these people were ready to move. Although there was no substantial evidence, these rumors that slandered Zhuge Ke would definitely have a close relationship. However, these people came from famous families and had a noble status, so the people sent by Zhuge Ke had to stop checking them in detail.

Zhuge Ke was very clear about the methods and tricks of these people. He was completely a slaughter and did not spit out his bones. The power struggle was always full of intrigue. If he was not careful, he would probably fall into the trap of the enemy and would never be reborn.

Zhuge Ke followed Zhang's plan and did not return to Jianye. Instead, he went to Xunyang to take care of his illness.
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