The Prime Minister's tent was noisy and lively like a vegetable market.
Xiang Lang's face was red, and he was already a little angry. They were completely defeated by the sharp words of Lai Min and others, and they had no resistance. Seeing Lai Min waving his big sleeves, quoting scriptures, eloquent, and demonstrating countless reasons why Ma Di must die, Xiang Lang
I wanted to rush over, tear Lai Min's mouth open, and slap him all over his face.
At this moment, he really wished that Wei Yan was here. In this situation, Wei Yan would not argue with the opponent at all and just draw his sword. If you keep talking, I will kill you right now.
Countless times, Xiang Lang had despised Wei Yan because of this, but now, he really wished he could be as unreasonable as Wei Yan.
Because reasoning really can’t explain this to an old guy like allergies.
Xiang Lang looked at Zhuge Liang helplessly. He couldn't reason with the allergy. Wei Ba, who had high hopes, didn't show up at all. He didn't know where he was hiding to watch the joke. Now Ma Di's life and death can only fall on Zhuge Liang. I hope he can still remember Ma Di.
Well, I hope he can still think of the Jingxiang people behind Ma Su. Even if this is a threat and can only save Ma Su's life, he will accept it.
When things got to this point, there was no way out. Xiang Lang also knew that from the moment he decided to launch the Jingxiang people's petition, he had no way out.
The initiative has been transferred to Wei Ba.
But Wei Ba didn't show up.
Xiang Lang didn't expect that Wei Ba would play such a trick and dare to play with him at the risk of offending the entire Jingxiang clan. While gritting his teeth at Wei Ba, he also hoped that Wei Ba would appear in front of Zhuge Liang soon. This was not only related to
The question of whether to go to Ma Di is life or death, and it is also related to where the Jingxiang family will go in the future, especially the fate of his family.
This complicated psychology made him confused and incoherent, and he was rendered speechless by Lai Min's argument.
Looking at Xiang Lang who was in embarrassment, Zhuge Liang sighed softly. He knew that the public discussion had already come to an end. It could also be seen from the scene that Ma Su would definitely die unless he was willing to use his authority and vote.
veto.
But in that case, he will face a major political crisis. His hard work in the past few years will be in vain. In the next few years, he will also spend all his energy on quelling the civil strife. He will not be able to deal with Wei at all.
The crisis of Wu Lianhe's invasion.
If your position is unstable, how can you go all out to the outside world?
On one side is Ma Su, who is as close as brother and sister, and on the other side is a rough and tumble man, how should I choose?
Zhuge Liang's face became paler and paler, and his eyes gradually became uneasy. It's not that he couldn't see Xiang Lang's pleading eyes. It's not that he didn't know that Ma Di was wronged, but now, what can he do?
As for Wei Ba, this guy made the situation so big, confused Xiang Lang, and put me on the fire. Where is he now?
Zhuge Liang's mood was very complicated when he thought of Wei Ba. Wei Ba guarded Guanzhong, saving his last bit of face so that the Northern Expedition would not gain nothing, but Wei Ba's stubbornness also made him very dissatisfied. Now Wei Ba is instigating
The petition to Lang pushed him to the forefront, and he had to leave Ma Di's life and death to the public's approval.
Leaving it to the public for discussion means that it is out of his own control and is a cowardly way of shirking responsibility to a certain extent. Zhuge Liang dislikes this situation very much. But he has to do this. Otherwise, he can only be cruel.
Kill Ma Su. Use Ma Su's head to appease the anger of those people.
He didn't want to, Ma Su was his confidant and his brother, but he had to do this, otherwise he would not be able to face the more dangerous situation next.
After thinking nervously, he took a deep breath and controlled the trembling in his voice.
"Ma Su has defeated the army. He must be killed according to the military order!"
Xiang Lang was so angry that he slapped his palm on the case and looked up to the sky with a sigh.
Everyone in the tent was stunned. Zhuge Liang's face was also very ugly, so gloomy that it could drip with water.
…
When Liao Hua hurried into the baggage camp, Wei Ba was holding his chin in his hand, looking at the sand table where the outcome was decided. There was not much expression on his face. Hearing the footsteps behind him, the corners of his eyes trembled slightly and the corners of his mouth raised.
He stood up and showed a relieved smile.
Ma Su looked at the sand table nervously, peeking at Wei Ba's expression from time to time. At this moment, he was not the superior senior, but a student waiting for the teacher's judgment.
The reason is simple. His life and death are in the hands of Wei Ba. Only Wei Ba can save his life.
In the face of life and death, he can make the choice to die, but when a glimmer of life appears, he will also hold on tightly.
He despised himself very much. He felt that he should sacrifice his life for justice and die righteously. Unfortunately, he found that he could not do it.
Easier said than done. No matter what it is, it is easy to say it, but it is not so simple to actually do it. Whether it is marching, fighting, or sacrificing one's life for righteousness, it is no exception.
Seeing Liao Hua walk in, and then looking at the soldiers behind him who had their heads lowered and did not dare to look at him, hiding the rope behind them as much as possible, Ma Su suddenly understood, and his face suddenly turned pale, without a trace of blood. Liao Hua
She glanced at him and shook her head gently.
Ma Su smiled miserably.
"It's improved compared to last time." Wei Ba dropped the flag, stood up, clapped his hands, and had a faint smile on his lips.
After hearing this, the desperate Ma Di suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. The light of hope lit up in his eyes again, and then he lowered his head in shame. Of course he knew which time Wei Ba was talking about, and he also knew it now.
Why did Wei Ba admit defeat without confronting him? Because at that time, he didn't know what war was at all, and all wars were only in his imagination. He once believed that people's hearts can be used, and as soon as the army comes out, the world will be united.
He once thought that Longyou's military rations could pay for the consumption of the army and feed the enemy. Now he understood that those were very ideal conditions, and a real war could not be so satisfactory.
"Then..." Ma Su raised his face and looked at Wei Ba with uneasy eyes, his lips trembling.
Liao Hua looked at Wei Ba, then at Ma Su, and waved his hand to the soldiers who were about to tie Ma Su, indicating that they should leave first.
Wei Ba looked down at Ma Su and smiled slightly: "I saved you, how will you repay me in the future?"
Ma Su lowered his head, thought carefully, and did not answer.
"I don't dare to hope too much." Wei Ba sighed secretly. Although he knew that Ma Di would not surrender to him, he was still a little disappointed when he saw Ma Di hesitate. However, he gained the respect of Jingxiang people for him.
It’s not too bad to be recognized by him. More importantly, he believed that after Ma Di’s change, he probably wouldn’t trust Zhuge Liang completely and unreservedly. The reason why he waited until Zhuge Liang gave the order to kill Ma Di before relenting
, just let Ma Su see that when necessary, Zhuge Liang will kill you mercilessly, regardless of whether you regard him as a brother or as a father.
"I only hope that if you can return to the Prime Minister, you can tell him that if the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if the man is holy, there will be no disciples. Although our father and son have bad tempers, there is no doubt about our loyalty to the great man. The enemy is facing us.
Since he, the prime minister, has the ambition to conquer the world, he must have the tolerance to tolerate the world."
Ma Su breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and responded: "If you are lucky enough, I will definitely bring you."
"Well, just wait, I'll go see the Prime Minister." Wei Ba turned around and walked out of the tent, leading Wei Xing and others towards the Chinese army camp.
When Wei Ba walked into the Chinese army's camp, there was a dead silence in the tent. No one from Jingxiang or Yizhou spoke. The prime minister had already issued the order to kill. Next, he was waiting for Ma Di's head.
After being held up. After the dust settled, the painful ones naturally looked depressed, while the excited ones did not dare to laugh out loud. After all, this was murder.
Seeing Wei Ba walk in, everyone turned their eyes to look at Wei Ba who had arrived late. Zhuge Liang sat motionless, his eyes cold. But Xiang Lang gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, looking like that
It seemed that he might pounce on Wei Ba at any time, bite a piece of Wei Ba's flesh, or even eat him alive. But when he saw Liao Hua behind Wei Ba winking at him, he stopped abruptly.
Wei Ba was indifferent, walked up to Zhuge Liang calmly, looked at everyone in the tent with curious eyes, and asked in confusion: "Prime Minister, this is..."
Zhuge Liang interrupted him directly: "Where are you from?"
"I just came from the baggage camp."
"The supply camp?" Zhuge Liang was startled and blurted out: "Were you in the supply camp just now? What were you doing in the supply camp?"
"There is a tactical issue that cannot be decided, so I asked Ma to join the army to discuss it." Wei Ba handed the results of the deduction just in front of Zhuge Liang with both hands, and winked at Xiang Lang, who had his eyes wide open.
Xiang Lang was almost stupid. The joy of surviving a desperate situation made him unable to control his emotions. The anger he was filled with just now turned into gratitude. At Wei Ba's gesture, he nodded excitedly and even gave a thumbs up.
The appearance of Wei Ba not only gave Ma Di a new lease of life, but also saved his face. After suffering for such a long time, Wei Ba was like the rain after a long drought, a gift from God.
This is not helping him, but saving him. They are two completely different concepts. The difference between the two comes from whether Wei Ba came before or just now. Only hope after waiting is worth cherishing.
Just like Ma Su, only by seeing the grim smile of death can we truly understand the value of life.
"Tactical deduction?" A huge boulder hanging in his mind fell to the ground, and Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief involuntarily. Although his face was still calm and calm, his eyes were obviously much more relaxed. "Is this the result of your deduction?"
"Well, Prime Minister, my subordinates feel that Ma Canjun has made great progress after this actual battle, which is really impressive."
Lai Min heard what Wei Ba meant, and was very disdainful of the pretense between Zhuge Liang and Wei Ba. He stood up and sneered: "How can a defeated general have any wise ideas? Wei joins the army, since you are from the baggage
When we came to the camp, didn’t we see Liao Yuanjian going to carry out the order, and didn’t we know that the Prime Minister had ordered Ma Su to be executed as punishment for his crime of defeating the army?”