Under the lamp, Xiahou Mao, Princess Qinghe and Xiahou Hui sat together. Xiahou Mao frowned slightly, Princess Qinghe sighed, and Xiahou Hui was thoughtful.
The Battle of Longyou has ended, and it seems that Zhang He has won a complete victory. However, Zhuge Liang's main force left the Longyou battlefield and entered Guanzhong, which was definitely a disaster for the Wei State. In the past few months, although they could not walk around casually, they could
I learned something about the situation from the few words of the guards. In order to recapture Guanzhong, the Wei State attacked fiercely at all costs, while in order to defend Guanzhong, the Shu Han also did not hesitate to send a steady stream of newly trained recruits to the battlefield.
At this time, there is no more ingenuity at all. What everyone is fighting for is strength to see who can't bear it first. In terms of pure strength, Wei is certainly stronger, but Shu has the advantageous location, so it will not be able to withstand it.
It is less cheap, and the consumption of both parties is obviously much greater for Wei.
Now coupled with the arrival of Zhuge Liang's main force, it will undoubtedly make things worse.
Wei Ba confidently said, "General, you can go home for the New Year. This is confidence and proof."
"What do you think we should do?" Princess Qinghe couldn't hold back at first, and glared at Xia Houmao with a shameless look, wishing she could stare him to death with one glance.
Xiahou Mao lowered his head. When he mentioned this matter, he became half shorter, and he was not as energetic as when he was practicing boxing. Seeing Xiahou Mao's weak look, Xiahou Hui felt sympathetic and disgusted at the same time. He felt a little for Princess Qinghe.
not worth.
"Princess, the biggest problem now is how to let Your Majesty know the situation in Guanzhong." Xia Houhui took over the conversation, straightened up, and seemed to wake up from his confusion. "Wei Ba is closely guarded. I, Wei
It is difficult for the country's scouts and agents to get close to Chang'an. Your Majesty may still not know how many methods Wei Ba has. If he wants to regain Guanzhong, the price he will pay will be too heavy, which will be very detrimental to future wars."
Princess Qinghe said dissatisfiedly: "Do you think Guanzhong will definitely not be recovered?"
Xia Houhui shook his head: "I dare not say for sure, but the difficulty will definitely exceed our imagination. Princess, you didn't see the scene when they attacked Zhang Palace, you can't imagine how powerful Wei Ba's improved Thunderbolt Chariot is. If
With such ordnance in Tongguan and Wuguan, our casualties will greatly exceed expectations."
Xia Houmao nodded: "Yuanrong is right. I have seen those workshops with my own eyes. I don't know what method Wei Ba used. The speed of producing stone bullets is so amazing that it cannot be done by manpower. In this regard, our army is definitely
It is absolutely unmatched. Wei Ba is indeed outstanding in this aspect..."
"Do you still remember his kindness?" Princess Qinghe scolded sharply.
, In terms of mechanical talents, Wei Ba is indeed a rare genius in the world."
Seeing Xia Houhui say the same thing, Princess Qinghe didn't say anything more, just snorted, turned sideways, and secretly sulked. She didn't know Wei Ba's ability, but she just thought that the fall of Guanzhong was because of this man, a deceiver in the world.
After seeing Xia Houmao, she became extremely angry.
Xia Houhui crossed her hands and clasped them together. Because of the excessive force, her slender white fingers looked whiter, and her face was also a little unhealthy white. She bit her lip, stared at the shaking shadow on the case, lowered her head, and said quietly:
"However, things are not without improvement."
"What other opportunities can there be?" Xiahou Mao said with a wry smile.
"What other opportunities can there be?" Princess Qinghe said angrily.
"When Zhuge Liang's main force enters Guanzhong, how will the Wei family and his son deal with it?"
Suspicious soldier?"
Xia Houmao blinked his eyes blankly. These things seemed to have happened a long time ago, and he couldn't remember them at the moment. After a long time, he nodded: "He did say so."
"Now that we know that he is a spy, what he said at that time had ulterior motives and was not the original plan."
"It should...yes." Xiahou Mao still didn't quite understand.
"Then what was the original plan?" Xia Houhui followed up and asked.
Xia Houmao looked at Xia Houhui blankly. He suddenly understood something, but it was not very clear. At this moment, his mind was like a cloud hand, going around and around, making him dizzy.
"In the original plan, Zhuge Liang's main force should not be in Longyou." Princess Qinghe suddenly interrupted: "Either in Ziwu Valley or Xie Valley."
"What the princess said is true." Xia Houhui nodded and said: "If this is the case, the original plan was for Zhuge Liang to enter the pass. Later, why did Zhuge Liang appear in Longyou? The only people in the pass were Wei Ba and his son and Zhao Yun. There were only
The main force is 10,000 to 20,000, but we have to guard three passes." Xia Houhui suddenly stopped, and after a moment, he exclaimed in a low voice: "No, it's four passes."
"How can there be four passes?" Xiahou Mao didn't react yet and looked at Xiahou Hui in confusion.
"Tongguan, Pubanjin, Wuguan." Xia Houhui raised his fourth finger: "Longguan, Zhao Yun's son Zhao Guang has been in Longguan."
Xia Houmao suddenly realized this and his expression changed in horror.
"Are they having internal strife?"
"If my guess is correct, it should be like this." Xia Houhui nodded slightly: "So, Wei Ba is coming to ask about Yan Zi's deeds."
"What does Yan Zi's deeds have to do with this?" Xia Houhui asked in confusion.
"Forget it, you're stupid." Princess Qinghe flicked her sleeves and slapped Xiahou Mao: "Yanzi is the prime minister, and Zhuge Liang is also the prime minister. Since Wei Ba wants to compete with Zhuge Liang for power, of course he also wants to be the prime minister. Could he still want to be the emperor?
Can’t make it?”
Xiahou Mao nodded repeatedly and said half-truthfully, "The princess is wiser."
Princess Qinghe smiled proudly: "Yuanrong, who do you think will win?"
Xia Houhui thought for a while: "Zhuge Liang will win."
"That's great. This ungrateful beast would be better off if he died."
Xia Houhui glanced at Princess Qinghe and shook his head. Princess Qinghe smiled in surprise: "Why, you still sympathize with him?"
"No, I don't sympathize with him." Xia Houhui shook his head hurriedly: "I just think that if Wei Ba loses so easily and Zhuge Liang has the power, it will not be a good thing for our country, Wei."
"That's true." Princess Qinghe said in agreement. Although she is a woman and is not very proficient in political matters, she is somewhat knowledgeable about it. You must know that the Han Dynasty has abolished the prime minister for a long time, and recently restored the prime minister system.
Her father, Emperor Wu, started it. The prime minister was in charge of the army, and it was also from Emperor Wu that the prime minister's palace was the overlord and the real court. Zhuge Liang's current approach is simply a replica of Emperor Wu. Emperor Wu worked hard at the beginning, but in the end
He did not dare to ascend the throne, largely because people kept jumping out to challenge him. After all those opponents were eliminated, his energy was exhausted, and in the end he could only wait until Emperor Wen to change the dynasty.
If Zhuge Liang is Emperor Wu, then Wei Ba is the dissidents. But from the perspective of Emperor Wu, Princess Qinghe hopes that those dissidents will die soon. But now she is on Zhuge Liang's hostile side, but she hopes that the more such dissidents the better.
Xia Houmao, who had been silent, still didn't quite understand: "Yuanrong, why do you think Wei Ba is not Zhuge Liang's opponent?"
Xia Houhui lowered his head, a little disappointed. The reason why she felt that Wei Ba was not Zhuge Liang's opponent was mainly because Peng Xiaoyu once said to her: Wei Ba has many means to deal with foreign enemies and does not need her help.
The meaning is very clear, Wei Ba lacks sufficient means in internal fighting and needs help from someone to rival Zhuge Liang. And she, Xia Houhui, is the candidate that Peng Xiaoyu has chosen.
"Zhuge Liang was defeated by Longyou. Guanzhong has been able to hold on until now. It is all the credit of Wei Ba and his son. However, he allowed Zhuge Liang to enter Guanzhong. It is obvious that this merit has been given away. If Wei Ba had not been forced to do so, he would have been like this
Do?"
"What do you mean?"
"We can help Wei Ba and relieve a little pressure so that he can breathe more and fight Zhuge Liang more fiercely."
“How exactly do we do this?”
"My uncle wrote to your majesty and told him about the situation in Guanzhong. I believe your majesty will know how to deal with it."
Xia Houmao was silent for a long time: "Then it's up to you to write. You know better than me how to write."
Xia Houhui nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will write it, uncle will polish it, and the princess will also come up with ideas."
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Wei Ba held a volume of "Yan Zi Chun Qiu" in his hand. He was a little surprised and a little embarrassed when he saw Xia Hou Hui slowly walking in. Yesterday, he and Xia Hou Hui discussed Yan Zi's affairs, but Xia Hou Hui saw through his thoughts.
When he saw Xia Houhui, he felt a little lacking in confidence.
"Miss Xiahou, is something wrong?"
"This is a letter written by my uncle. I came here to ask the army to review it." Xia Houhui handed over the letter that contained the wisdom of three people with both hands. His eyes glanced at the book in Wei Ba's hand and he couldn't help but smile. Wei Ba
Ba is still looking for help from Yanzi's deeds.
"Oh, oh." Wei Ba put down the book, picked up the letter, and read it carefully. He didn't dare to be careless, for fear that Xia Houhui had hidden some hidden information in it, so he had to consider every word.
Xia Houhui sat quietly aside, looking at Wei Ba out of the corner of his eye. Wei Ba was concentrating on analyzing the letter, and did not notice her peeping. He frowned slightly, held his chin with his left hand, and held a
His fingers were placed across his lips, gently stroking the light beard at the corners of his lips. His eyes were focused, and there was no usual faint smile on his face, exuding a kind of quiet beauty.
Xia Houhui suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart and his cheeks suddenly turned red. Then he realized that he had lost his composure and quickly shook his head to get those inappropriate thoughts out of his mind.
"Girl, what's wrong with you?" Wei Ba asked with concern: "Your face is very red, are you sick?"
Xia Houhui shook his head in panic: "No, I'm fine. Is it okay to join the army? If there is something wrong, I will correct it immediately."
"How can there be anything wrong with the girl's handwriting?" Wei Ba smiled slightly, put down the letter, thought about it for a moment, and then nodded: "That's it."
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