Wei Ba was silent for a long time, and then said: "So..." As soon as he opened his mouth, he was startled. At some point, his voice became hoarse, dry, and extremely unpleasant. He swallowed.
, moistened his throat, and then his voice became normal.
"So, it seems that I have no way to prove my innocence?"
"That's true." Ma Di walked out from behind the tent. He glanced at Zhuge Liang, and his eyes fell on Wei Ba's somewhat pale face. "Whether it's the witness or the physical evidence, it is unmistakable that the murderer is you."
Wei Ba's body swayed. He felt that his legs were a little weak. He didn't care about Zhuge Liang in front of him. He sat down on a table next to him, stroking the case with one hand and his forehead with the other. He was sweating. He didn't know that this was the case.
It's not retribution that changed history. He just defeated Sima Yi and prevented history from repeating itself in the original direction. Now he is involved in a murder case. No matter how you look at it, it seems that history doesn't want him to cause trouble again and wants to do everything possible to get rid of him.
This troublemaker is back on track.
I am that mantis who overestimates his own abilities. I am self-righteous and want to defy heaven. Is nature so easy to defy?
Ma Di walked up to Wei Ba, put his hand on his shoulder, lowered his head, approached Wei Ba, and said softly: "However, even if everyone does not believe it, the Prime Minister believes in you."
"Why?" Wei Ba smiled bitterly: "Why should the Prime Minister believe me?"
"Because I can't think of any reason for you to kill Aqiao." Zhuge Liang also walked over, looked at the jade pendant in his hand, took Wei Ba's hand, put the jade pendant in his hand, and slowly rolled it up
Holding the jade pendant with the Prime Minister's body temperature in his fingers, Wei Ba suddenly calmed down and his mind became much clearer.
That's right, I have no motive for killing. How could I forget this problem? Killing Zhuge Qiao will only do harm to me, but no good. Is it just because Zhuge Qiao scolded me that I killed him in anger?
?This reason sounds very reasonable, because according to the temper of his father Wei Yan, he is likely to do this. But people who are familiar with Wei Ba know that this is simply impossible.
His temper seems to be very similar to that of his father, but in fact he is very different. Prime Minister Zhuge knew this very well, otherwise he would not have promoted him and made him the youngest person to join the army in the Prime Minister's Palace.
"This matter seems to be aimed at you, but in fact you are just a tool being used by others. Their real target is me and your father, General Zhenbei." Zhuge Liang let out a long breath, "I am one of the most powerful people in the world."
Your father is the prime minister who has more than ten thousand people. His usage is profound and he has offended countless people. And your father has guarded Hanzhong for many years and has thousands of elite troops under his command. He is currently the strongest among the generals in Hanzhong. If you can do this
If it causes a conflict between me and your father, no matter who wins or loses, some people with ulterior motives will be very satisfied."
Wei Ba nodded. If Zhuge Liang is the comprehensive representative of the Jingxiang people and the roof of a big house, then the Wei family is a pillar supporting the big house, and it is a relatively thick pillar. If the Wei family
Failure is definitely not a good thing for the Jingxiang Clan, at least it will cause internal friction, and those who are not Jingxiang Clan - such as the Dongzhou Clan and Bashu Clan will have more opportunities.
Wei Ba raised his head and looked at Zhuge Liang, full of admiration in his heart. Under the pain of losing his son, he could still maintain such calmness. It must be said that this man is really a bit of a monster, so calm that he is almost cold and cold-blooded.
"If my guess is correct, your maid named Peng must have disappeared." Zhuge Liang seemed to understand Wei Ba's heart, and raised the corner of his mouth with a bitter smile.
Wei Ba nodded: "I just came back from the mountain and didn't see her."
"Do you know who she is?"
"I know, she is Peng Yi's daughter."
"anything else?"
Wei Ba was stunned and asked after a while: "What else?"
"Do you know his relationship with Li Miao?"
Wei Ba suddenly realized: "It seems that Li Miao should be her uncle. But she has never interacted with Li Miao."
"It seems that you know a lot, but unfortunately, you still haven't paid enough attention to it." Ma Di curled his lips: "Three days ago, Li Miao sent someone to look for her at your Wei family camp, and she followed.
Li Miao's camp. This morning, after you left the camp and came to attend the meeting, Peng Xiaoyu went to see Li Miao again. It is said that he was holding a baggage in his hand. If my guess is correct, your piece of jade is in the baggage.
"
Wei Ba was stunned. Peng Xiaoyu had met Li Miao three days ago? Why didn't she mention a word? He had asked Peng Xiaoyu to meet Li Miao before, and he was his relative anyway, but Peng Xiaoyu was never willing to go.
I was afraid that I would get involved with Li Miao and be implicated by Li Miao in the future. Why did I take the initiative to meet him again this time, and went there one after another, even bringing my own jade?
Could it be that Peng Xiaoyu was really the one who framed her? Could it be that she stayed by his side just for this day?
Wei Ba's heart was in a mess, with mixed flavors, and he didn't know what it was like. Although he disliked the blue spot on Peng Xiaoyu's face very much, he often said that he would find a beautiful girl to be his maid, and she could also warm the bed in the future. But he
In fact, he never regarded Peng Xiaoyu as a maid - well, at most, he treated her as a part-time nurse - to a certain extent, he even regarded Peng Xiaoyu as a confidant, and had to discuss everything with her. Unexpectedly, Peng Xiaoyu
Xiaoyu, however, deceived him from beginning to end, and finally tricked him severely.
This feeling is very bad. Is it a good-natured young man who is bullying me?
Wei Ba was so angry that his eyes became sharp, his breathing became a little heavier, and his fists clenched at some point, his joints creaked, and he could almost crush the jade pendant in his hand.
"It's not rude to come back and forth. I will handle Li Miao's matter. However, now I have a more important matter to discuss with you." Zhuge Liang gently patted the back of Wei Ba's hand, making Wei Ba feel disappointed.
and woke up in anger. Wei Ba quickly stood up straight: "Please give me your orders, Prime Minister, Wei Ba will not give up even if I die."
"Although we can't talk about ten thousand deaths, it is still very dangerous." Zhuge Liang walked back to his seat slowly, took out an official document and handed it to Wei Ba: "This is a plan based on your suggestion last time when you were stationed in Hanzhong.
, I have solutions to most of the problems, but there is only one of them that I hope can be completed by you, and probably only you can complete it."
Wei Ba read the document with confusion, and couldn't help being surprised and happy. What surprised him was that the task Zhuge Liang assigned him was to go to Chang'an to fake a surrender, break into the Wei army, and find out more about Cao Wei's arrangements. What he was happy about was that this plan was
It is based on the implementation of the Ziwu Valley Plan. In other words, although the Ziwu Valley Plan has not been finalized, it has already been considered by Zhuge Liang.
He immediately understood what Zhuge Liang meant. Zhuge Liang wanted to take advantage of the Bashu people's frame-up of him and ask him to fake a surrender in Chang'an to prepare for the Ziwu Valley plan. However, it is very dangerous to fake a surrender and become a spy.
When the other party finds out, there is no way to survive. Even if you are extremely skilled in martial arts, if the other party surrounds you with thousands of people and fires random arrows, they can easily kill you. And the other party is not a fool, and will nominally treat those who surrender.
The treatment is very preferential. In fact, the vigilance is very strong, and you will not be given any chance to access secrets. Some people have surrendered for decades and have not been reused, and have always been outside the power level.
Such people are not uncommon, such as Huang Quan. After the defeat of Xiaoting, he had no choice but to surrender to Cao Wei. It has been five or six years now and he is still idle. Before him, there was Zhang Lu who originally occupied Hanzhong. Although he was worshiped as General Zhennan,
He was granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, but was actually placed under house arrest in Luoyang.
Is it easy to be a spy? This is definitely a high-risk, low-reward job. Zhuge Liang wants him to go, and he does trust him and reuse him, but this cannot cover up the dangers involved.
Should I give up my life without hesitation for the Prime Minister's trust? Wei Ba thinks that he is not that noble. In essence, in his previous life, he had a natural distrust of those in power, which has long been exceeded.
At such a passionate age, one word can lead to life and death, but on the contrary, it is often seen that the people of a certain country are so excited that their eyes burst into tears because of a great leader's words, and they express unreserved contempt for them.
"Prime Minister, what if I don't go?" Wei Ba calmed down and slowly put down the official document in his hand.
"Wei Ba, you are brave!" Ma Su's expression changed and he shouted sternly.
Zhuge Liang raised his hand, interrupted Ma Di, and frowned slightly. He pondered for a moment: "You don't want to go?"
Wei Ba said: "This is too dangerous, and the success rate is too low. I can't guarantee the completion of the mission."
Zhuge Liang nodded: "You are right, it is indeed difficult to determine the time. When we arrive in Chang'an, everything has to be done. It is difficult to say whether we can save our lives. Who can guarantee the completion of the task?"
Wei Ba remained silent and stared at Zhuge Liang intently. He had already expressed his refusal, so next, would Zhuge Liang let him go, or would he use this murder case to force him? After all, the initiative was all in Zhuge Liang's hands. If Zhuge Liang
He insists that he killed Zhuge Qiao, and he has no chance to refute. The motive of the murder? Come on, there are so many unjust cases in the 21st century. The son of a dignified prime minister was killed, and there are all witnesses and material evidence. Who will follow?
Talk about the motive for the murder.
Zhuge Liang pondered for a long time, and finally sighed: "If you don't want to go, then you have to give up. I will think about this plan again. Ziyu, you can go back. Be careful about the people around you in the future. Don't be too cautious."
Let it go."
"Prime Minister!" Ma Su said anxiously: "Besides him, who else is qualified for this task? How can we implement the Ziwu Valley Plan if we can't figure out the situation in Chang'an?"
Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly: "Youchang, this kind of thing is too dangerous. You can induce but cannot coerce. Otherwise, if he is unwilling, how can he work hard? If he doesn't, how can he have any chance of completing the task?"————