The Prime Minister believed in his oath and said that he would definitely kill Wei Ba, and that he would do it flawlessly and not get burned, so he agreed to the Prime Minister's promise. However, the Prime Minister's flawless plan fell into disarray, he died, and the edict fell into Wei Ba's hands, and he lost**
All gone.
It’s okay to lose. Just when the Prime Minister was asked to clean up the mess, the Prime Minister passed away.
Then who will clean up this mess?
Liu Chan stared at Jiang Wan and others, furious. At this time, he actually dared to ask for a posthumous title. Do you think I am a fool? Asking for a posthumous title is false, and asking him to take responsibility is real.
.If Zhuge Liang was given a bad posthumous title, these people would definitely not agree to it, but if they were to give Zhuge Liang a good posthumous title, it goes without saying that it would be an admission that the assassination of Wei Ba was done by the emperor, and that the prime minister was just an executor.
In this way, he, Liu Chan, became the main responsible person.
What made Liu Chan most angry was the form Zhuge Liang gave before he died.
That table provides a detailed analysis of Wei Ba's reaction methods and strongly proves that Wei Ba was prepared beforehand. And being prepared beforehand shows that he has long been disobedient. Since he has disobedient intentions, of course he should be eliminated.
Get rid of him. Even if you fail this time, you can't back down. You must keep up your efforts, prepare for the worst, and unite the people around you as much as possible to maintain the last bit of firepower for the big man.
The worst plan is to use Guanzhong as the foundation, Longyou as the backup, and Chengdu as the backup to prepare for an all-out war with Wei Ba.
The people around him were naturally Jiang Wan, Zhang Yi, Jiang Wei and other people from the prime minister's palace, and then added to them were the hussar general Wu Yi and the like.
Zhuge Liang finally said that God's will is unpredictable and everything depends on man-made efforts. As for the current plan, only by persisting can we keep a little hope of the man. If he retreats or breaks his arm, it will be irreversible.
As soon as he saw this suicide note, Liu Chan had the urge to kill. He wanted to kill all the people in front of him. But he knew that if he really wanted to do this, he would be the one who would die the fastest.
Even though Zhuge Liang is dead, the people with some strength in Chang'an City were all arranged by Zhuge Liang. When he was leading troops in battles, he never won any battles worth talking about, but his deployment in the court was always flawless.
The main force of Chang'an is in the hands of Jiang Wei, the imperial army is in the hands of Ma Cheng, and another considerable force is in the hands of the hussar general Wu Yi. Liu Chan doesn't know if these people are of the same mind as Zhuge Liang.
, but he knew that he was not familiar with them.
It is almost a dream to encourage them to oppose Zhuge Liang's party, especially when the main military power is in the hands of Jiang Wei.
Liu Chan was very depressed, but he didn't have any tricks.
"Old General Zhao has helped me save my life. He has not yet received a posthumous title. You should discuss it together." Liu Chan looked weak: "As for the matter of King Jin, it is just rumors. Who has evidence now?
Don't be impatient, wait a little longer, wait a little longer, don't make another mistake."
Without waiting for Jiang Wan and others to refute, Liu Chan stood up and ran away quickly.
Jiang Wan and others were dumbfounded, but had nothing to say. Yes, Zhao Yun died in front, and Zhuge Liang died in the back. Zhao Yun has not given him a posthumous title, so it seems inappropriate to talk about Zhuge Liang first. Besides, there is no news about Qingzhou yet.
Come on, whether Wei Ba wants to point his finger at the Prime Minister or the Emperor, it's still unclear. It seems too hasty to rush for the Emperor to issue an edict.
Jiang Wan and others ended up with no results, and everyone went about their own business.
…
Liu Chan ran to Queen Zhang's palace in one breath and said breathlessly: "Queen, Queen, something has happened, something big has happened."
"What's the big deal?" Queen Zhang glanced at him with a smile but not a smile: "Isn't it just Wei Ba's trouble?"
"What about that?" Liu Chan glanced at Queen Zhang: "Queen, do you know something that makes you so sure?"
"How can I be sure?" Empress Zhang laughed: "I am a womanly person. I never left home when I was a child. After marrying you, I never left the palace. My horizons are so wide. Speaking of which, I am not as knowledgeable as my sister Xingcai.
How can you be so sure?"
Liu Chan rolled his eyes and his accent was a bit off. "Yes, Xingcai married Wei Wu, and the Zhang family and the Wei family are also related."
"It's true that my Zhang family and Wei Ba are relatives." Queen Zhang put down what she was holding, took Liu Chan's hand and patted it: "But don't forget it. Now that I'm married to you, it's you Liu Chan.
A member of the Wei family, that is to say, you and the Wei family are also relatives. It’s just that you thought you belonged to the Tian family before and didn’t bother to get married to your ministers, so you didn’t think about it that way.”
Liu Chan shrank his neck and said with a smile: "My heavenly family has now fallen to the mortal world. I wonder if Wei Ba will recognize me as a relative."
"Don't worry. Even if Wei Ba has great ambitions, he won't do anything worse than Cao Pi. The only people who dare to kill the emperor are reckless men like Xiang Yu. Even Xiang Yu doesn't dare to do it himself.
You can send Yingbu to do something secretly."
Liu Chan's eyes lit up: "So, I won't die?"
"If you don't seek death, you won't die."
"What...what do you mean?"
"Xingcai heard what Wei Ba often said." Empress Zhang smiled and said: "You can still live if you do evil by God. As long as your Majesty keeps your integrity, you can at least be a Shanyang Gong. If you do evil on your own, you will not live. If Your Majesty is subjected to those things again,
People can be fooled, but they can’t be sure.”
Liu Chan scratched his head: "Then... what should I do?"
"Be careful with your words and deeds, and let nature take its course." Empress Zhang laughed and said, "Your Majesty, just wait in peace."
Liu Chan nodded as if he understood. After a while, he stood up, turned around twice, and suddenly said: "Queen, I think you are right. It is unlikely that Wei Ba will kill me, but Jiang Wei
...Maybe. I have to transfer you, Yu Linqi, to my side. Dong Yun is the prime minister's man, and I can't let him be in charge of the palace officials."
"Don't touch Dong Yun for the time being." Queen Zhang shook her head: "Let King Anping come to the palace to accompany you. Let him bring the queen, just to be my companion."
Liu Chan nodded repeatedly. Queen Ma Wenshan is Ma Cheng's sister. With her in the palace, Ma Cheng may be able to win her over. And this marriage was arranged by the prime minister, so it should not cause objections from Dong Yun and others.
Liu Chan immediately sent someone to handle it.
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In Linzi, Wei Ba is sitting in the middle, with Fei Yi by his side. Guo Li is sitting on the right, and Guo Xiu is sitting on his right.
The assassination of the envoy failed, but Guo Xiu had merit, and Guo Li's uncle and nephew became the guests of the King of Jin. Guo Xiu was calm and unhurried, but Guo Li was worried and uneasy. Who knows if one day Wei Ba will know the truth, his smiling face will turn into a evil face, and he will cut off their heads with a knife
First level.
"You two, there are a lot of things going on in the house these days, and I really can't spare any time." Wei Ba said with a smile: "I invite you two to come today. First, I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Guo. If you hadn't informed me, I wouldn't have had time today.
I’m afraid I can’t sit here anymore.”
Guo Xiu smiled slightly, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Ji people have their own destiny, how can they be hurt by a little kid?"
"Hahaha, I have a noble person to help me. You, Guo Fengxian, are my noble person." Wei Ba laughed loudly and praised: "Where did you learn the art of painting? I saw the Yang Xiong you painted.
His face is so lifelike that he can be considered a famous person."
"I'm in a hurry to count strokes and I can't do my best." Guo Xiu said with a smile: "One day, I can use the brush calmly and draw a picture with my heart, and let the king appreciate it."
"Okay." Wei Ba said with a smile, stroking his hands: "Then I'll wait to see your wonderful painting. If it's really good, I'll also ask you to paint portraits of my family. My late father died that day, alas..."
Wei Ba sighed: "Now I can't even see his remains, which is really missed."
Guo Xiu was overjoyed. He had deliberately given Wei Ba a portrait of Yang Xiong just to show off his painting skills. If he could give Wei Ba a portrait of his family or even himself, he would have one more excuse to get in touch with Wei Ba.
In this way, there will be more opportunities for assassination.
"Dare to disobey orders."
Guo Li was even more worried. He could guess Guo Xiu's intention, but he couldn't stop it. In name, he was the chief envoy, but when it came to assassinating Wei Ba, he was not even the deputy envoy.
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"However, let's put the portrait aside for now. Let's talk about state affairs first." Wei Ba waved his hand and got back to the topic: "I have asked Wen Wei to tell you two. You must understand what I mean. Since you still want to
If you want to retain Wei County as a fiefdom, then don’t hesitate any longer. We will talk about the disputed areas later. Let’s not talk about Jizhou for now. You should give up Youzhou, Yanzhou and Bingzhou first.”
Wei Ba paused and then said: "Especially Luoyang, you must give it up. You also know that I was named the King of Jin, and Jin is in Bingzhou. If you don't give up Luoyang, how can I go to Bingzhou? Jinyang
This is my fiefdom, and I can't always let Sima Yi occupy it, otherwise I, the King of Jin, will lose face. Do you think this is true?"
Guo Li and Guo Xiu looked at each other. Guo Xiu stood up and said, "Then the king agrees to our request?"
"Basically, I can accept your conditions. It's just that some details still need to be negotiated."
"What kind of details?"
"It's not impossible for you to add a few more counties to the existing Wei Commandery to be on par with King Wu. But we have different opinions on which counties to add." Fei Yi stood up and continued.
After the topic: "What the king means is that since you want to be on par with King Wu, shouldn't you give up the dangerous place? After King Wu became a vassal, he gave up Wuchang. Now you not only want to occupy Yecheng, but also
I'm afraid it's not feasible to occupy the main road leading to Huguan. In order to allow you to go back and do business, the king has decided that several counties in Guangping or Yangping can be exchanged for this place. You see..."
Guo Li was still hesitating, but Guo Xiu had already nodded in agreement: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration. However, this is somewhat inconsistent with the original order. We still need to ask the Emperor and the Queen Mother for instructions."
"Then without further ado, report it to Luoyang as soon as possible." Wei Ba said with a smile, "I'm still waiting to go to Chang'an to report my merits."