Chapter 117 Only Hearing His Voice, Not Seeing His Person
"General, why bother?" Wei Ba glanced at the soldiers who rushed up, and the soldiers stopped involuntarily. "Wei betrayed his relatives and left, and the only debt he owes is you. The reason why he is willing to return to Chang'an is just because he wants to
Let’s see if General Anxi treats his soldiers with courtesy. If you want to humiliate me, it’s just a fight to the death, what’s the big deal?”
Xia Houmao was even more angry, especially when he saw the few soldiers who seemed to be stupid and didn't dare to come forward, and felt even more embarrassed. He raised his hand and was slapping the case and cursing when Xia Houhui said softly behind the screen: "Uncle
, it is said that you should be polite when treating soldiers, but you should be more cautious when dealing with surrenders. How do you know that you are not pretending to surrender to assassinate?"
After hearing this, Xia Houmao quickly put down his raised arm and studied it seriously.
Wei Ba shook his head and said with some regret: "General, if I wanted to pretend to surrender and assassinate the general, why would I have to leave Chang'an? I could have revealed my identity to the general more than ten years ago."
Xiahou Mao was speechless and listened attentively.
Xia Houhui reminded: "I don't know if you want to stretch out but give in first and wait for the time to move."
Xia Houmao nodded vigorously: "I don't know if you don't want to stretch first and then move when the time comes."
Wei Ba gave a bitter smile: "General, I am tired and thirsty now, and I really don't have the energy to talk to the general like this. If the general doesn't believe me, you might as well let me kill you. If you believe me, just drive out these idle people.
Bring me some food and drink, and I will definitely give the general a satisfactory explanation." He paused, and then said: "I have a home and a country that I cannot return to. At least there are several people in the Anxi General's Mansion.
Baijia Shi, if I kill the general, can I rush out? General, you are too cautious."
Xia Houmao was a little embarrassed. Wei Ba knew that there was someone behind the screen, especially with his subordinates in front of him. He felt that his face was shameful. However, he had to consider safety issues. If Wei Ba tried to kidnap him, it would be a huge loss.
. He thought for a moment and asked Jin to take Dunwu down first, leaving a few brave trusted guards aside, and drove Tian Fu and other "Xianza Rui and others" out. Tian Fu was very depressed, but he did not dare.
He persisted and had no choice but to give Wei Ba a hard look and strode away.
Xiahou Mao asked him to bring food and wine again, and Wei Ba sat down cross-legged in the hall.
Wait until I finish eating."
Xia Houmao was a little surprised and rarely spoke. He looked at Wei Ba curiously. Xia Houhui, who was behind the screen, couldn't see what was happening in front of him. Seeing Xia Houmao being so abnormal, he couldn't help but become curious.
Wei Ba started to eat slowly. Although he was so hungry that he was worried about his heart, but in order to implement the plan smoothly, he had to pretend to be calm and elegant, as if he was not a prisoner now, but came to General Anxi's mansion.
Attend a banquet.
The food in General Anxi's Mansion was good, and Wei Ba was very hungry now, but he still only ate a very small amount and then stopped. He rinsed his mouth slowly, washed his face and hands, and then turned to Xiahou
Mao bowed and saluted: "General, to be honest, I am Wei Ba, the son of Wei Yan, the general of the Shu Han Dynasty in the north."
Xiahou Mao originally saw Wei Ba sitting cross-legged and being very particular about eating. He only ate a little and then stopped. His behavior was quite like a Taoist man. His interest had greatly increased and he was waiting for Wei Ba to finish his meal. He wanted to ask questions.
Did he enter Taoism to satisfy his interest in cultivating immortality? He never thought that as soon as Wei Ba opened his mouth, he dropped a bombshell and knocked him unconscious.
"Are you Wei Ba, Wei Yan's son?" Xiahou Mao's voice trembled. Not only him, but also Xiahou Hui behind the screen held his breath involuntarily.
Wei Ba nodded ashamedly: "Yes, I am Wei Ba. I had no choice but to flee to Guanzhong. Please ask the general to keep it a secret so as not to harm my family, so as to show my filial piety."
Xia Houmao was so ecstatic that he didn't hear what Wei Ba said clearly. Wei Yan had guarded Guanzhong for more than ten years and had always been the most concerned enemy in Guanzhong. His attention was even higher than that of Zhuge Liang. Wei Yan's son defected and fell into his hands.
In his hands, this was definitely a big deal. Regardless of whether he planned it or not, as long as he sent Wei Ba to Luoyang, he would have done a great job.
Keep it secret? Are you kidding? Such good news must be widely publicized.
Wei Ba remained silent, only sighing occasionally. His sighs were full of helplessness and hesitation, full of the helpless feeling of treason and leaving home, like a helpless wanderer with no future in sight, looking at the eyes.
The beautiful scenery, but what he thought of was that he had nowhere to go next. Xia Houmao in front of the screen was not in the mood to care about these details, but Xia Houhui behind the screen was aroused by his sigh, and suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling.
pity.
After a while, Xiahou Mao recovered from his ecstasy and asked excitedly: "Since you are Wei Yan's son, why did you come to Guanzhong?"
"I...killed him."
"Who to kill?" Xia Houmao asked anxiously.
"Zhuge Qiao." Wei Ba lost consciousness and then continued: "Zhuge Qiao, the son of Zhuge Liang."
Xiahou Mao nodded repeatedly. It was okay to kill Zhuge Liang's son. No wonder he wanted to flee.
Xia Houhui was moved in his heart and asked involuntarily: "Since you saved Jin Dongliu, why didn't you join General Hussar? With Jin Dongliu's recommendation, why don't you worry about being an official under General Hussar?"
Suddenly he heard someone speaking behind the screen, and it was a woman's voice. Wei Ba looked at Xiahou Mao in surprise: "General, this is..."
Xia Houmao chuckled and said, "This is my junior. It's not convenient to meet you, so I sit behind the screen."
Wei Bacheng was frightened and quickly bowed and saluted: "Meet the girl, please forgive me for being abrupt." He said, but he was a little surprised. Xiahou Mao allowed her to sit behind him, which showed that he was very intimate. From his look,
He values this woman very much, but he only refers to her as a junior, which shows that she is not his daughter. Who could she be?
Xia Houhui was anxious for a moment and lost his temper. He was a little embarrassed. But there was no point in hiding it at this time, so he could only say shyly: "I'm curious and want to come and see what's going on with Wei Jun. Wei Jun, why don't you follow Jin?"
Dongliu went to Wancheng, and when he arrived at Chang'an, he refused to come to see General Anxi. Could it be that he wanted to go to Luoyang?"
Wei Ba sighed: "The girl is right, I want to go to Luoyang. As for Wancheng, I don't want to go. Because I didn't kill Zhuge Qiao, I was framed, and the person who framed me was
It was the work of Sima Yi's men. They pretended to be me and killed Zhuge Qiao, but they framed it on me. I couldn't explain it, so I had to take advantage of those opportunities to rescue Jin Dongliu and escape. Now that I have a home, it is difficult to return.
It’s difficult to return to the country, and I just want to find a place to survive. I would like to ask General Anxi to make it happen.”
Xia Houmao nodded repeatedly. Although it is not yet certain whether what Wei Ba said is true, at least this reason is possible and can withstand scrutiny.
"Since you want to find a place to live, why don't you come to my General Anxi Mansion. Do you think you look down on me, Xiahou Mao?"
"How dare you." Wei Ba sighed again: "Although I was forced to escape Hanzhong, I didn't want to be an enemy of my father. The general is guarding Guanzhong, and Zhuge Liang is about to send troops. As the general of Zhenbei, my father will naturally come to Guanzhong.
.If I come to vote for General Anxi, won’t I have to confront my father? Treason is already disloyal. How can I confront my father again and be unfilial? How can I live in this world without being loyal or filial?”
Xiahou Mao agreed.
Wei Ba then said: "Furthermore, if I defect to the general, it will spread to other people's ears in the future, which will be disadvantageous to the general. Taking these aspects into consideration, I decided to go to Luoyang, but I didn't expect that the general would see through it."
, returned to Chang'an, it can be regarded as a premature death."
Xia Houmao was deceived by Wei Ba's subtle flattery and couldn't help stroking his beard and laughing. Xia Houhui behind the screen did not relax her vigilance. She continued to ask: "Then who do you want to join when you go to Luoyang?"
"When I went to Luoyang, I had two ideas. One was to go to the house of Xia Houyuan, the late general who conquered the west. I am familiar with Zhang Shao, the son of Zhanghou, and I once heard him say that his mother was the daughter of the general who conquered the west. Maybe I could get married there.
I’ll find a place to stay there. If that doesn’t work, I want to join General Zhennan and the Marquis of Langzhong, Zhang Yao.”
As soon as he heard the word "Master Zhang Yao", Xia Houmao immediately remembered the question he had just asked, and asked quickly: "You know Master Zhang Yao, right? You are so young, you should not have any contact with Master Zhang Yao?"
Wei Ba smiled and said: "General Mingjian, I really don't know Master Zhang Yao. However, I have some experience in Yao Dao and Taoism. I think it shouldn't be difficult to use this as a step to advance."
Upon hearing this, Xia Houmao became excited and slapped his thigh. "Just now I saw you sitting cross-legged, and I thought you might know Taoism. Unexpectedly, I guessed it right. Say it quickly, you know it after all.
What kind of Taoism?"
Wei Ba asked "surprised": "General...are you also interested in Taoism?"
Xiahou Mao burst out laughing, his pride evident in his words.
Xia Houhui behind the screen frowned, feeling a bit uneasy in his heart. Wei Ba didn't look like he was surrendering from the moment he walked in. In Xia Houhui's view, he was too calm and seemed to have come prepared. Listen.
She became even more suspicious when it came to matters related to Taoism. Wei Yan had been guarding Hanzhong for many years, and Xiahou Mao had been in Guanzhong for only a year or two. How could Wei Yan not know that he liked health-preserving Taoism? From this perspective,
It is said that Wei Ba is well versed in Taoism and is in the mood to join Xiahou Mao. If he comes to join Xiahou Mao, he will definitely be reused. Why go all the way to Chang'an to join Zhang Lu's nominal Zhennan General, Langzhong Marquis?
Is it really because he doesn't want to face his father Wei Yan in the next war? How did he know that Xiahou Mao would let him be a general and lead the army in battle?