Cheng An was busy when he saw Wei Ba coming to see him. He was a little surprised for a moment. After hearing Wei Ba's intention, he put down the pen in his hand, straightened up, made a hollow fist and knocked it gently, pondered for a long time, and said with a smile: "
How dare I, the Cheng family, call me any of the four surnames in Hanzhong? Major General, don’t listen to that little girl’s nonsense.”
"The old gentleman is so humble." Wei Ba said, "I would like to ask the old gentleman for advice."
Cheng An waved his hand and signaled for someone to bring a seat for Wei Ba. He asked Wei Ba to take a seat and gave him water and wine. Wei Ba was not used to drinking wine as water, even if the alcohol content was very low, so he asked for some water. When everything was ready
, the waiter withdrew, and Cheng An spoke slowly.
"Major General, in fact, the strategy sounds very profound, but it is very simple to say. The power person and the balancer are nothing more than comparing the gains and losses, pursuing the advantages and avoiding the disadvantages, and taking precautions before they happen. Of course, the quality of the means here,
It depends on each person's mentality. Let's use the simplest thing as an analogy. Facing a sheep, a wolf can be very ferocious and do whatever he wants. But if a tiger comes at this time, what will the wolf do?"
"Of course I ran away."
"By the way, why are you running away? The reason is very simple. The wolf knows that he is no match for the tiger. If he runs away, he will lose a good meal. If he stays, he will not only not be able to eat the sheep, but may also become the prey of the tiger. Compared with death
, losing one’s life is more terrifying, so the wolf will run away.”
Cheng An looked at Wei Ba calmly: "Actually, the fight did not happen, but the wolf saw the strength of both parties and chose to escape in advance, so it saved its life. This decision was not difficult to make.
But if a baby tiger comes, which is far less powerful than an adult tiger, and the wolf seems to have some hope of winning, what it does at this time will be very knowledgeable."
Wei Ba pondered for a long time, and then slightly nodded: "What the old man said makes sense. Accurately judging the opponent's strength is indeed a science."
"Of course." Cheng An laughed, picked up the pen again, and spread out an account book: "The young general has just begun to get a glimpse of the door. I have nothing to teach you anymore."
Wei Ba didn't say anything. He knew that Cheng An had nothing to teach him. He didn't want to teach him, at least he didn't want to teach him easily. Maybe Cheng An still wanted to see his performance and decide whether he was worth teaching. Maybe it was
I didn't want to get involved too deeply in this whirlpool, so I wisely protected myself. In Hanzhong, the Wei family is a powerful foreign dragon, but the Cheng family is a local snake. The Wei family can leave at any time, but the Cheng family has to survive from generation to generation. They cannot
He would rashly tie himself to his boss, especially his father Wei Yan who still has that kind of virtue.
"Thank you, sir." Wei Ba stood up, bowed again, and then left. After leaving the tent, he took Dunwu and others away. Cheng An picked up his pen and wrote the official document one stroke at a time, picking up documents from time to time.
I fiddled with the abacus a few times. After a while, the scribe Zhao Su came in and said with a smile: "Mr. Cheng, Wei Ba is gone."
Cheng An responded without even raising his head.
Zhao Su and Cheng An were familiar with each other, and he didn't care. He sat in the seat where Wei Ba had just been, picked up the water cup that Wei Ba was drinking from, smelled it, and asked curiously: "This boy is actually drinking water?"
"He doesn't like drinking." Cheng An raised his head and glanced at Zhao Su: "What, can't hold it anymore?"
Zhao Su sighed: "It's not that I can't help myself. Cheng Gong, you also know that I'm not interested in these things at all. But our old man is a little unhappy. The prime minister has been in Hanzhong for so long, and he even sent someone to greet Xu Yi.
Nothing was done, which is really disappointing.”
Cheng An snorted: "It seems that your old man is also very restless."
"It's not like my old man. The other families are just like him. They all sit at home solemnly and refuse to take the initiative to invite them. However, they look forward to the Prime Minister every day to invite them, and the anticipation makes their eyes dim and their eyes become white.
"Zhao Su said, smacking his lips with an exaggerated expression.
Cheng An couldn't help laughing. "You're just talking about your old man like that, aren't you afraid that he'll break your leg with a cane?"
"I didn't say anything wrong, I just told the truth."
Cheng An pondered for a moment, put down the pen in his hand, and clasped his hands together. "In my opinion, you should advise your old man to give up this idea."
"Why?" Zhao Su asked in surprise: "The Prime Minister has made up his mind not to let us Yizhou people come forward? Yizhou is the Yizhou of Yizhou people, not the Yizhou of Jingxiang people."
"Prime Minister, he is not a simple person. His methods... Hehe, he is not only cruel to me, the people of Yizhou, but also refuses to show mercy to the people of Jingxiang. Liao Li has been deposed, and Li Yan has also
After leaving Yong'an, it seems that he was reused, but in fact it was the tiger leaving the mountain, but he didn't know it yet. As for the Yizhou people, look at the people in the court, how many of them have real power? Not even Yang Jixiu.
If so, do you still want to come forward?"
Zhao Su frowned, his playful expression disappeared, and he became serious. He thought for a moment, and suddenly said in shock: "Then Mr. Cheng means... the father and son of the Wei family?"
"Them?" Cheng An shook his head contemptuously: "Don't carve rotten wood, don't tear down the wall of dung. Stay away from them, lest you get burned."
"Then Mr. Cheng, you still have such close contact with Wei Ba?" Zhao Su laughed again.
"I'm not looking for him, he's looking for me." Cheng An frowned, thoughtfully: "He has a maid next to him, and she actually knows our four surnames in Hanzhong, which is quite strange. Zhao Su, go and ask when you have time.
Look, what is this maid’s background?”
Zhao Su nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
…
Wei Ba returned to the tent. Wei Yan was sitting in the tent, his face was sweaty, but he did not remove his armor. He just took off his helmet and wiped it with a cloth. The hard work of being a soldier in his previous life had left his clothes covered with sweat.
To describe it as a base, compared with the soldiers of this life, they pale into insignificance. Ordinary soldiers wear leather armor or Zha armor, which is slightly better. Generals like Wei Yan wear fine-scale iron armor, which looks majestic.
, in fact, it was very painful. Not to mention that the armor weighed nearly 20 kilograms, and in order to prevent the skin from being worn out, a thick jacket had to be worn. It was just winter, but in summer, training in full armor was not easy.
"Where have you gone?"
Wei Ba quickly stepped forward, took the cloth from the guard, washed it in the basin, and helped Wei Yan wipe the sweat from his neck. "I just went back to see Fu Xing, and then went to the supply camp and looked at Cheng
gentlemen."
"Oh." Wei Yan responded, and then said: "You sent Ma Su and Zhuge Qiao off in the morning, and what did you say afterward?"
Wei Ba thought for a while, summarized what they said, and finally said: "Dad, I think Ma Shenjun's status in front of the Prime Minister is unique. In the future, when the Prime Minister sends troops, he may be allowed to lead an army alone."
Wei Yan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "You are only half right. Ma Su's brother Ma Liang and the Prime Minister were sworn friends back then, and they were as close as brothers. Ma Liang died for the country, and the Prime Minister treated Ma Su kindly. That is what he should do, let alone Ma Su
Not only does he come from the Ma family in Xiangyang, he has a high reputation, but he also has real talent and knowledge, which is far beyond the comparison of those petty officials. It is more natural for the prime minister to rely on him. However, it is simply impossible to say that the prime minister will let him lead an army alone.
.Ma Di is very talented, but he has never led an army. It is okay to join the military behind the Prime Minister. How could he suddenly be allowed to lead an army by himself? As you said, the Prime Minister is cautious
Man, he would never do something so reckless."
Wei Ba had nothing to say, and his father was extremely confident. But from another perspective, Zhuge Liang's use of Ma Su was indeed not very reliable. It was quite criticized in history. Anyone with a normal mind would
I don't agree. What my father says now is not ridiculous. At most, it only proves how unwise Zhuge Liang's decision was later.
"Well... I heard from Ma Canjun that he seems to be a little worried about Dad's plan." Wei Ba said carefully, "He is worried that the risk is too great and the Prime Minister may not agree."
Wei Yan snorted and disapproved: "Here we go again, you think so yourself, why bother asking Ma Su's name." As he said, he stood up, put on his helmet again, fastened the laces, and strode towards
He walked out. When he reached the door of the tent, he stopped again, turned around and said to Wei Ba: "The Ziwu Valley plan is a secret and must not be leaked. Otherwise, I only ask you. Do you understand?"
Wei Ba was taken aback and said quickly: "Dad, how could I leak the secret?"
Wei Yan nodded, turned around and was about to leave. Wei Ba suddenly thought of what Fu Xing had said, and hurriedly chased after him and said, "Dad, when will the Prime Minister send troops? It's been delayed for a long time. I'm afraid Cao Wei will be wary.
The risk will be greater then.”
Wei Yan frowned slightly and sighed unnaturally: "Prime Minister... be careful, it will take some time to prepare. In my opinion, it will be after the autumn harvest at the earliest. Cao Wei... well, there is nothing we can do about it.
After all, he is a scholar." He patted Wei Ba on the shoulder: "It doesn't matter if the preparation time is longer, you can prepare more fully. Don't be idle and become more familiar with official documents. The war is coming, and there are many things to prepare for. You are just right.
Some, don’t be too tired.”
Wei Ba's heart warmed up and he nodded in agreement. Wei Yan turned around and strode away. Wei Ba returned to the case and tidied up the cases. At one moment he was worried about his father's character, and at another he was puzzled by Cheng An Yunshan's words. He vaguely
To understand Cheng An's meaning is nothing more than to recognize the opponent clearly and not to be reckless and impulsive. So who is the Wei family's opponent? Yang Yi, or Prime Minister Zhuge? Cheng An specifically mentioned Liao Li last time, what was his purpose?
While Wei Ba complained about Cheng An's unwillingness to speak properly, he recalled the official document about Liao Li's demotion in a new way. He also knew that although this matter was elusive, he still had to figure it out on his own. Others could provide advice, but
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