Peng Xiaoyu left in a very secretive way. Except for a few people around Wei Ba, almost no one noticed her departure.
Wei Ba was a little lost, so much so that he was a little absent-minded during the dinner. Fortunately, the guests were attracted by the fine wine and food, and no one noticed or dared to mind his gaffe. When the singers sang that song with their graceful voices,
The atmosphere reached a climax when singing songs praising the military soldiers of the Wei family.
News of Wei Yan's surprise attack on Pucheng has come. In order to boost morale, Wei Ba had spread the word about this victory to the entire camp two days ago. The powerful people in Guanzhong also received some news one after another, which provided circumstantial evidence of the authenticity of this incident. That's all.
For some people, Wei Ba's move to officially promote the achievements of the Wei family's soldiers seemed too flamboyant and inappropriate.
However, as Peng Xiaoyu said, the powerful people in Guanzhong reacted very strongly to this. Not to mention whether Wei Ba is a good person to be loyal to, judging from the current battle situation, Wei Yan burned the warships collected by Cao Zhen.
So in a short period of time, Cao Zhen could only look at the river and sigh. Their hope that Cao Zhen could regain Guanzhong as soon as possible was shattered. In the following days, whether to cooperate with Wei Ba first or continue to remain silent became a question.
issues to consider.
Yes, it is true that Wei Ba promotes the achievements of his father Wei Yan and sings the praises of the Wei family's soldiers. This is not a sign of political maturity. But it is precisely because of his immaturity that it is even more terrifying. As the saying goes, don't be afraid of the arrogant, but be afraid of the stupid.
, this ignorant young man is most likely to do something unexpected. For example, what if he wants to send troops to attack a certain Wubao? He has no shortage of people now, scattered all over Guanzhong.
The disciples of Tianshi Taoism are gathering continuously. He now has 50,000 to 60,000 people, and there are more than 10,000 selected recruits alone. They practice by the Kunming Pool every day. It is so noisy that people can't sleep, and even those who sleep have nightmares.
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Compared with the cheerful followers of Tianshi Dao, the meal of the powerful people in Guanzhong was tasteless at all. They all had their own thoughts, some gathered together and chatted, and some sat alone, weighing the pros and cons.
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The kabuki actors finished singing and exited the hall. There were no more musical instruments and kabuki singing, and the hall became quiet. Wei Ba stood sideways, looking at something in a trance, but he didn't stand up to speak anyway. He didn't speak, and the others didn't even speak.
He dared to speak casually, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little strange.
This weirdness has different meanings in the eyes of different people. Wei Ba himself was purely disappointed by Peng Xiaoyu's departure. Not only was he missing someone who could speak, but more importantly, he felt that he was not strong enough and could not
To protect the people he wanted to protect, and in turn rely on the adventures of a poor woman to maintain the current defense line, this gave him a serious sense of frustration and a little less confidence in whether he could defend Guanzhong.
But in the eyes of others, his silence had another meaning. The evil eyes of the followers of Tianshi Tao turned to the powerful people in Guanzhong, and the powerful people in Guanzhong themselves felt on pins and needles. In their view, Wei Ba's silence was obviously waiting.
their statements.
After a moment of silence that was actually short but psychologically long, Ma An was the first to stand up: "Congratulations to General Zhenbei on his great victory. The Ma family is willing to help join the army and send troops... Two hundred, chat."
Show your heart!"
Wei Ba looked at him blankly, but Ma An became nervous and quickly added: "Please don't worry if you join the army. These two hundred people are definitely the elite of my Ma family. I don't dare to have any perfunctory intentions."
Only then did Wei Ba come back to his senses. Knowing that these guys were beginning to relent, he laughed and nodded with satisfaction: "That's very good. Please ask Manager Ma to convey my gratitude to the head of the Ma family for me. I will take good care of these two hundred people."
Yes, if you perform meritorious service in the future, you will also be rewarded."
Ma An wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and secretly felt happy. He thought Wei Ba was dissatisfied with the lack of people. There were people in the Ma family, but judging from the current situation, they did not want to get too close to Wei Ba. Two hundred people were already there.
It's the limit.
With Ma An taking the lead, the rest of the group felt much more relaxed. Jin Xu also stood up and expressed that the Jin family was willing to send three hundred troops to join the army to revive the Han Dynasty. If you don't listen carefully, you won't hear much.
There are many meanings, but if you analyze it carefully, there are slight differences. Reviving the Han Dynasty is enough to show that the Jin family has decided to abandon the Han Dynasty and tie it to the Shu Han Dynasty.
After Jin Xu, people stood up in twos and threes. You have one hundred, I have fifty, and he has two hundred. It didn’t take long, and more than two thousand people were gathered. Wei Ba didn’t care too much, and he wouldn’t count on these people.
To be honest, he doesn't want to hand over military power to these powerful hands. With a hundred thousand Celestial Masters and Taoists to help him, he can gather about 20,000 new troops, but it just takes time to train. As long as
Give him a little more time. With these 40,000 to 50,000 horses and two generals, master Zhao Yun and father Wei Yan, it should be enough to hold Guanzhong.
The powerful men in Guanzhong lowered their heads - whether they were sincere or not, at least on the surface, they lowered their heads - Wei Ba immediately accelerated the pace of attacking Jianzhang Palace. After more than ten days of training, the recruits were already familiar with it.
The operation of thunderbolt chariots and strong crossbows also made them familiar with the bloody atmosphere on the battlefield. Under their attack, Jianzhang Palace, the palace that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty spent a lot of effort and money to build, was in ruins in many places.
A pile of broken bricks and tiles remains.
The newly recruited Tianshi Dao believers have also initially established their worship of the new Zhitou Grand Sacrificial Wine. As soon as Wei Ba gave an order, they rushed towards the gate of Jianzhang Palace. Their bravery and fearless energy could not help but make Wei Ba
Reminds me of the Boxer Rebellion.
Religion is indeed a powerful tool for brainwashing.
Under the cover of crossbows and thunderbolt chariots, the soldiers pushed the heavy ramming carts and pushed towards the gate of Jianzhang Palace step by step. After countless loud noises, the palace gate burst open. Although Yan Fei commanded the soldiers hoarsely,
They fought back, but in front of the onslaught of the Shu Han army, the Wei army officers and soldiers who had been trapped in the palace for more than ten days and lived in fear every day had lost their will to fight. When Xiahou Mao was ordered to appear in the high chao chariot
At that time, all the Wei soldiers did not want to fight anymore. They put down their weapons, lined up, walked out of Jianzhang Palace, and surrendered to Wei Ba.
Yan Fei was the last one who was dragged to Wei Ba by his collar. He obviously hadn't had a good night's sleep in the past ten days. He was skinny, his eyes were dull and bloodshot. When he fell in front of Wei Ba, he just looked like
He said one sentence: "I just want to die." He lay on the ground and never moved again.
Wei Ba frowned: "Since you want to die, why didn't you die in the palace just now and why did you come here to pretend to be a loyal minister?"
Yan Fei sighed, speechless, and had to close his eyes and pretend to be unconscious. To say that he was not afraid of death was definitely a lie. The reason why he refused to surrender was not only the integrity of a scholar, but also the fear of being involved.
His family. Now he is captured by Wei Ba. He has done his best. Even if Wei Ba kills him, the court will treat his family well in the future and at least commend him to show the emperor's great kindness. Logically speaking, Wei Ba wants to win over people's hearts.
, will also treat him with courtesy. Even if he doesn't surrender, he won't abuse him too much, at least he won't kill him.
But he didn't expect that Wei Ba would say such a thing.
"I won't kill you, but I won't let you go either. I will put you in prison." Wei Ba waved his hand and asked people to take Yan Fei down. It is useless to say anything to such a famous person with a big temper.
, will only aggravate their temper, lock him up for a few months first, and then calm down the anger.
Walking into the messy Jianzhang Palace, Wei Ba felt sorry for the buildings that had existed for three hundred years but were finally destroyed in his hands. However, others did not have such sad cultural feelings at all. They were only excited and won the
Jianzhang Palace and the Wei troops in Guanzhong were basically wiped out. As for buildings that were hundreds of years old, just destroy them. It’s not a big deal.
So when they walked to the tall gilded copper plate, Zhao Su was the first to shout out in surprise: "Join the army and you will be rich."
Wei Ba didn't understand what it meant for a moment. "Why are you rich?"
"Joining the army, it's all about money." Zhang Wen pointed at the dew plate, and there was no trace of the immortal spirit that a Taoist should have in his eyes, only the bright yellow gold.
"you mean……"
"Join the army and turn this copper plate into a copper plate. You can make countless money." Zhao Su couldn't wait to walk up and touched the stone base of the copper plate. He raised his face as if he saw a windfall falling from the sky. "I didn't expect this.
Why didn't the Red Eyebrow Army take away the big dew tray? Oh, I understand, it must be too big for them to handle. Look, there are still marks of slashing on it."
Wei Ba was speechless. How come these people don't have any awareness of cultural protection?
In fact, he really misunderstood. People these days have little sense of protection. In Chinese history, after a dynasty changes, it is considered polite not to dig up your ancestral graves. If the buildings of the previous generation cannot be reused, they will usually be destroyed.
It was not uncommon to burn the relics of the previous dynasty to vent their anger or for other reasons. In the eyes of Zhao Su, Zhang Wen and others, these huge copper plates had no other meaning other than a windfall.
"Gong Pu, I have something to discuss with you. You should stop thinking about getting rich." Wei Ba dragged Zhao Su away. Zhao Su was dragged by him so that he stumbled, lost face, and almost became anxious.
But Wei Ba's next words immediately turned his anger into joy. "We have already taken Guanzhong, but you have also seen that those people are unwilling to cooperate with us. Although the Tianshi Taoists are loyal, their
I don’t have enough governance skills. Can you recommend some people who can serve as county magistrate or other official positions?”
"Of course." Zhao Su clapped his hands and laughed, grinning from ear to ear: "To be honest, if you don't mention joining the army, I will take the initiative to mention it. Tell me, how many people are needed?"
"You know this better than me." Wei Ba said with a smile: "We can't replace all of them. We must leave some people to set an example to avoid backlash. Let's do this. Half of the county magistrates in each county will be replaced. Jingzhao Prefect, you can temporarily
How about taking on a part-time role, Feng Yi, Fufeng, you recommend the candidate, and I will send it to the Prime Minister's Mansion and ask Prime Minister Zhuge to make a decision?"
Zhao Su chuckled and nodded repeatedly. He had already occupied one of the three counties in Guanzhong, and he would be able to occupy at least one more of the next two counties if nothing unexpected happened. Of course, if Wei Ba was strong enough, he could take the three counties.
It would be better to give all the prefects to Hanzhong talents. However, Zhao Su also understood that Wei Ba had not yet fallen out with Zhuge Liang, and things had to be done after all. With two prefects in Guanzhong, the people of Hanzhong should be satisfied.
"Okay, I'll send the message back immediately."
"Not only this news." Wei Ba stopped him: "I also need a lot of property..."
"Don't worry about joining the army. You understand these things, and so do I." Zhao Su pressed Wei Ba's hand and winked: "My old man... understands better. Just wait for the good news.
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Wei Ba nodded knowingly, and the three of them stood among the ruins of Jianzhang Palace, laughing loudly.
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