"What the hell is Fa Zheng doing?" Zhuge Liang frowned and muttered in a low voice. "This is a risk. Once Zhang He seizes the opportunity, he will suffer a big loss."
"Yes, yes." Zhuge Jin wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at Zhuge Liang anxiously. "Can you present Huang Changshi's documents to the emperor as soon as possible, please let the emperor decide."
Zhuge Liang nodded. "I'll ask later. If I remember correctly, Huang Changshi's document hasn't been delivered yet. But..." He hesitated for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed. "Even if the emperor sees the document, he will take the initiative to
The possibility of interference is also low.”
"Why? Are you going to die without saving anything?" Zhuge Jin became a little anxious, and his voice became louder, which attracted people on the side to look over.
Zhuge Liang waved his hand to signal Zhuge Jin not to be nervous. After the two of them finished eating the remaining food, they stood up and left the restaurant. Zhuge Jin was a little anxious and followed Zhuge Liang closely, never missing a step.
"Brother, Commander Liu will go to sea to conquer in the future."
"I know."
"When we go on an overseas expedition, can we still write to the emperor and ask for his decision on everything?"
Zhuge Jin was stunned for a moment. "So, just watching him be defeated by Zhang He?"
"If he can't defeat Zhang He in this situation, how can he take on the important task of overseas expeditions in the future?" Zhuge Liang waved his hand. "Brother, don't worry. In my opinion, even if Liu Shijun makes a mistake, he won't make a mistake.
There is too much danger, and the most dangerous one is Chen Deng."
"Chen Deng?" Zhuge Jin was stunned and looked at Zhuge Liang in confusion.
Although Chen Deng is the weakest, he is the farthest away from Zhang He. Will Zhang He sacrifice the distance and attack Chen Deng when his camp is threatened by Liu Bei and Zhang Fei?
This doesn't sound like common sense in the art of war.
"It is better to cut off one of his ten fingers than to hurt him." Zhuge Liang sighed. "Besides, Chen Deng has the Xuzhou family behind him. If he is defeated, or even captured like last time, can the Chen family in Xiapi remain indifferent? If I can guess
Yes, the Chen family from Xiapi will definitely come forward and ask for peace, and may even offer the land as a condition in exchange for Chen Deng’s immortality.”
Zhuge Jin came to his senses. "If this is the case, the emperor has no choice but to agree."
Zhuge Liang corrected him: "It is not good for the emperor to agree, and it is not good for the emperor not to agree."
Zhuge Jin took a breath of air and said after a while: "So..."
Zhuge Liang did not pick up his topic, and continued: "The emperor wants to let the generals show off their skills, so it is unlikely that he will attack Yecheng on his own initiative. If Chen Deng's army is wiped out like last time, Liu Shijun will not be able to attack because he does not have enough troops.
Yecheng. As a result, the originally planned four-sided siege is missing one side. After careful planning, Tian Feng can concentrate his forces to deal with the others."
"Who will be next?"
"It's hard to say. Logically speaking, Sun Ce is the weakest and lacks cavalry, so he is most likely to be defeated. But the Northern Army is new and there is no tacit understanding between the various departments, so there is a possibility of being defeated."
Zhuge Liang frowned. "The new generals in the Eighth School of the Northern Army are all rare generals, but so many generals gathered together cannot be controlled by anyone. In case of setbacks, Shi Sun Junrong's hope of taking over as Taiwei will be in vain.
, it is inevitable that there will be another disturbance in the DPRK."
Zhuge Jin's eyes showed surprise. He felt that Zhuge Liang was thinking too much.
"Brother, you rest in the camp while I go to the martial arts hall."
"Okay." Zhuge Jin responded, and suddenly remembered something. "By the way, Kong Ming, how do you plan to arrange the third brother's matter?"
Zhuge Liang frowned. "Didn't you let him take the martial arts exam?"
"Do you think he is someone who can lead an army in battle?"
"It's not like the generals in the martial arts hall are all generals who lead troops in battle. They can also be military officials. The emperor intends to conquer, and the one who has the greatest chance of making meritorious deeds is to join the army."
"Why don't you join the army?"
A trace of regret flashed in Zhuge Liang's eyes. "You can't have your cake and eat it too."
Zhuge Liang went to the martial arts hall and found the documents sent by Huang Yi.
As expected, the left-behind staff in the martial arts hall did not realize the importance of this document at all and kept it aside. When Zhuge Liang came to pick it up, they thought it was the emperor's order and broke out in a cold sweat.
Zhuge Liang didn't say much, took the documents and immediately returned to the imperial tent.
After completing the relevant procedures, Zhuge Liang opened the document and read it again. He became more and more uneasy and hurriedly came to Liu Xie.
Liu Xiezheng was talking to Hua Tuo. When Zhuge Liang came in, he stood up and left.
Liu Xie glanced at Zhuge Liang. "What happened?"
Zhuge Liang sat down opposite Liu Xie, handed over the documents in his hand, and immediately explained the situation, not even missing the fact that Zhuge Jin came to see him.
Liu Xie blinked, took the document with a calm face, read it again, and put it down again.
"Even if Chen Deng is attacked, what will happen?"
"Your Majesty, if Chen Deng is captured, and the Chen family in Xiapi accepts the transfer of land as a condition, your Majesty, please negotiate a peace with Shen Pei in exchange for Chen Deng not dying?"
"He just wants to change it if he says so? Can the judge agree?"
"The judge is an old official of Chen Deng's great-uncle Chen Qiu. He has had contact with Chen Deng before."
"Really?" Liu Xie's eyes narrowed.
Chen Deng had private contact with Shen Pei? This was something he didn't know about.
No wonder Chen Deng was captured last time and had the confidence not to surrender. It turned out that he knew that he would not only die.
"Just because the judge agrees, it doesn't mean that I will agree." Liu Xie smiled. "If I don't agree, what can he do? Chen Deng won't die anyway, so why not let him wait in Yecheng for a few months.
"
Zhuge Liang did not persuade him again.
He heard the emperor's displeasure, and it was useless to try to persuade him.
"Your Majesty, if Fa Zheng does this, he may be suspected of killing someone with a borrowed knife, and it may affect the trust between the generals. What if..."
Liu Xie snorted lightly.
He didn't care whether Chen Deng died or not, but Fazheng went too far this time. Liu Bei's soldiers were mainly from Xuzhou. If the Xuzhou people felt that he was borrowing a knife to kill people, mutual trust would be affected.
If generals and counselors don't trust each other, how can they fight? The law is upright and easy to take risks. If the generals thought that he was killing someone with a borrowed knife, they would probably save their strength at the first time.
"Let's wait for the results to come out." Liu Xie said: "It's too early to say this now. Inform former general Duan You and ask him to be careful not to be taken advantage of by Zhang He and Gao Lan, and be ready to reinforce Liu Bei at any time."
"Wei." Zhuge Liang responded, turned around and prepared to leave the tent.
"Your Majesty..." A knight walked in quickly. "Xuzhou Mu Liu Bei urgent military report."
Zhuge Liang subconsciously stopped.
Liu Xie took the military report, glanced at it, and frowned.
There are three lines of cinnabar on the military report, which is the most urgent military report. Liu Bei is afraid of suffering a major setback.
He opened the military newspaper, read it once, then shook his head and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Kong Ming, Chen Deng was killed in battle."
"Killed in battle?" Zhuge Liang was surprised and found it a bit unbelievable. Although it was not uncommon to kill a general before the battle, given Chen Deng's status, killing him before the battle seemed too cruel.