Wei Ba is very guilty, without any pride and pride of a time traveler, and even feels that he is a shame to the time travel party. In terms of martial arts, he just inherited his father's height, which is fair, but his real strength is probably like bullying Yang Yi.
Scholar - I have to take advantage of him when he is not paying attention. If he really wants to compete with his peers, he will definitely lose ugly. For the essay, he is even more flustered. Maybe he can steal a few Tang poems and write poems for poetry? Oh my god, I
I don't know a word of it. If you discuss the meaning of the scriptures, I'll kill you. I'll just kill myself, so as not to embarrass my father and get a beating when he comes back.
"Well... I've been a little busy recently, and I don't know if I can walk away. Well, I'll ask my father for instructions and see if I can..."
"I have already asked General Wei for instructions." Zhuge Qiao smiled brightly, but also a little wilted, as if he had expected that Wei Ba would shirk. He lowered his voice and leaned close to Wei Ba's ear. "I won't hide it.
You said that the Prime Minister intends to select some young people with potential to join the government. This time it is said to be a gathering, but in fact it is an exam. It is just that it is not announced publicly. I will only tell you about one person."
Wei Ba scratched his head. Shu Han said that there is an emperor, but most people only see the Prime Minister's Mansion. If you can enter the Prime Minister's Mansion, even if you are an ordinary clerk, your future official career will start at a much higher starting point than others. Dad is sure
He was moved after hearing this, so he agreed. But he didn't know that the threshold of the Prime Minister's Mansion was very high. It would be proud to be able to climb in, but it would be very embarrassing if he couldn't climb in. What's more, your son is actually a fake now and is not a real person at all.
Others' opponents.
"Then... I have to ask for permission." Wei Ba said shamelessly, even he felt a little embarrassed on his face. "At least hand over the matter at hand, so as not to delay the official business."
Zhuge Qiao blinked and seemed a little helpless. He exchanged a look with Zhao Guang: "In that case, let's go ahead, Brother Wei. I believe General Wei is a reasonable person and will not stop him."
Wei Ba thought the same thing, but his father was not reasonable, but he was determined to save his life. He didn't care whether his son could afford the face or not. He had to get the face he could, and he had to do whatever he could to get the face he couldn't get. It was really difficult.
A dead person.
After sending Zhuge Qiao and Zhao Guang away, Wei Ba trotted to find his father. Wei Yan was training troops. After hearing Wei Ba's words, he said impatiently: "I know, Zhuge Qiao just told me, no
Is it just young people competing with each other? What's there to worry about? Go on, I still don't believe it, my Wei Yan's son will not be as good as them?"
Wei Ba thought to himself, Dad, if I want to say something to hurt you, your son is really not as good as them. However, he thought about it for a long time, but still did not dare to say it, for fear that his father would fall out on the spot and beat his ass in front of thousands of soldiers.
, then he really can’t live.
On the following day, Wei Ba was a little uneasy when doing things. When he thought about being embarrassed to death tomorrow, he felt flustered. But he had no good solution. It seemed that it was too late to practice martial arts now. Studying? More
Too late.
At night, while he was sighing in the tent with his chin on his head, Peng Xiaoyu came in with the carpenter uncle. The carpenter happily held the newly made footbath in his arms and presented it to Wei Ba like a treasure.
The tiger side showed up in front of Wei Ba. Unfortunately, his charming eyes were all in vain. Wei Ba was annoyed and had no intention of looking at his works. He waved his hand: "Put it there."
The carpenter uncle was very disappointed and depressed. He took a look at the fruits of his day's work and walked out with his head hanging down. When Peng Xiaoyu saw him, he rushed outside the tent, stopped the carpenter uncle, and took out a handful of five baht coins from his arms.
: "Wait a minute, this is a reward from the Major General. Take it to buy some wine."
The carpenter uncle immediately beamed, holding the money, and was about to put it into the account to thank Wei Ba. Peng Xiaoyu stopped him and whispered: "The young general is busy, so don't go in."
"Oh, that's good. If the young general has anything to do from now on, just ask me, Wang Wu." The carpenter uncle put the money in his arms, hummed a little tune, took big steps, and left happily.
Wei Ba heard what they said in the tent, and couldn't help but feel ashamed secretly, but also a little proud. The footbath was a private job, and everyone should be tipped. He had forgotten about it, but thanks to Peng Xiaoyu, he reminded him that he should give a tip.
Otherwise, he will have a bad reputation of being stingy. My father has always been generous to his servants, so he cannot ruin the family tradition.
When Peng Xiaoyu entered the tent, Wei Ba said sincerely: "Xiaoyu, thank you."
Peng Xiaoyu was a little surprised, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face. "Nothing, the Major General has to do big things, and these small things of checking for leaks and repairing them are what the servant should do. Major General, the footbath is ready, and the medicinal materials you mentioned are
, I went to find it too, should I wash it right away, or should I wait a while?"
Wei Ba threw the official document aside and said with some frustration: "I'm not in the mood to read it. You go and prepare water. I'll wash it early and go to bed."
Peng Xiaoyu pursed her lips and smiled, then turned around to get it done. It didn't take long before a steaming bucket of water was ready, and various prepared medicinal materials were put in. A faint medicinal fragrance filled the tent, refreshing the heart.
Peng Xiaoyu rolled up her sleeves, exposing half of her white arms. She tested the water temperature, then picked up Wei Ba's feet and put them on her knees. She took off her socks and put them in the basin. Then she sat down on Wei Ba holding her legs.
Opposite Ba, he rested his chin on his knees, staring intently at the hot steam coming out of the foot bath tub.
Wei Ba was thoughtful and didn't notice anything unusual about Peng Xiaoyu's expression. He picked up the official document on the case and wanted to read it, but after reading two lines, he felt that he couldn't stand it anymore, so he threw it back. After repeating it two or three times, Peng Xiaoyu suddenly said
: "Major General, are you worried about tomorrow's party?"
Wei Ba glanced at him: "How do you know?"
Peng Xiaoyu said slowly: "This matter has spread throughout the camp, of course I know."
"The whole camp has spread?" Wei Ba was shocked. Is this too exaggerated?
Peng Xiaoyu raised her eyelids and glanced at him. Seeing Wei Ba's nervous expression, she couldn't help but chuckle: "Major General, you think too much. This is not specifically aimed at you." She paused and then said:
"Of course, the Major General is definitely a more important candidate."
"More important? Why do you say that?" Wei Ba touched his chin, "I think I am very ordinary."
"The young general may be ordinary, but General Wei is not ordinary." Peng Xiaoyu pulled her straight calves inward and sat up straighter. Her two beautiful phoenix eyes sparkled, which made Wei Ba's heart tremble.
Then she was reminded by her blue spot and sighed again.
"What's so extraordinary about General?" Wei Ba lowered his eyelids and said calmly.
"Before the Prime Minister came to Hanzhong, General Zhenbei was the highest military position in Hanzhong. But after the Prime Minister comes, how to deal with the military power of General Zhenbei is a matter of caution for the Prime Minister." Peng Xiaoyu looked at Wei Ba and paused.
After a moment, he continued: "If General Zhenbei still retains the military power in his hands, then General Zhenbei's Mansion will be another independent force besides the Prime Minister's Mansion. Whatever the Prime Minister does, he must consult with General Zhenbei's Mansion in advance.
I mean, this is obviously inappropriate. But if you rashly deprive General Zhenbei of his military power, who knows that General Zhenbei won’t have any ideas?"
Wei Ba's eyes narrowed slightly.
"The Prime Minister wants to make the Northern Expedition and monopolize power. He must relieve General Zhenbei of his military power and turn General Zhenbei into a subordinate of the Prime Minister's Office. However, considering General Zhenbei's prestige and strength, he is worried about arousing General Zhenbei's resentment.
It cannot be done hastily. Therefore, it is the best choice to use Huairou to eliminate General Zhenbei's defensiveness and at the same time test General Zhenbei's bottom line step by step."
Wei Ba looked at Peng Xiaoyu and was secretly surprised. Did this little girl really grow up in a supply camp? How could she predict people's hearts so accurately? Although his father respected Prime Minister Zhuge very much, if military power was indeed his foundation
Basically, the non-stop military training these days is not so much to prepare for the Northern Expedition, but to show others his control over these troops. Of course, what Zhuge Liang has done these days can also be seen as
To be gentle and win over the father and son of the Wei family. Otherwise, how could it be so easy to solve the problem if General Zhenbei and his subordinates had committed crimes, kidnapped the generals in the rear, and made a big fuss in the transport camp.
Peng Xiaoyu noticed the strange look in Wei Ba's eyes, pursed her lips, and laughed silently, a bit bitterly. "My mother's surname is Li, she is the sister of Sanlong of the Li family in Guanghan. She died of exhaustion in the transport camp last year.
of."
"The Three Dragons of the Li Family in Guanghan?" Wei Ba was confused. He had never heard of this term. He only knew about the Eight Dragons of the Xun Family in Yingchuan and had never heard of the Three Dragons of the Li Family in Guanghan.
"The Li family in Guanghan County has four brothers. Except for Li Hannan (Li Miao), who is arrogant and straightforward and not praised by others, they are also talented and promising. They are also called the three dragons of the Li family. The young dragon Li Jinan died early, and the second dragon Li Weinan became the late emperor of Hanzhong
Wang Shu, followed the late emperor on the eastern expedition and died in Yong'an. The great dragon Li Yongnan..." Peng Xiaoyu was silent for a moment and sniffed, "The year before last, he accompanied the prime minister on the southern expedition and died in the army. Now there is only one left who can speak freely.
Li Hannan, I don’t know what day he will die because of his mouth.”
"Li Hannan...where is he now?"
"I was in the army, joining the army for the Prime Minister. He even came to see me two days ago."
"Then why don't you ask him to save you?"
"I don't want to have anything to do with him." Peng Xiaoyu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes: "My mother said that he is just like my father. Although he is talented, he is too arrogant and will inevitably die in the future. I beg him to be able to leave for a while.
Although he is a slave, there is no guarantee that he will not be implicated again in the future." She said sheepishly: "Some of the things I just said were what he told me."
Wei Ba asked cautiously: "Your father... was convicted because he said the wrong thing?"
Peng Xiaoyu nodded: "Yes, my Peng family suffered such a disaster just because he said that the late emperor Lao Ge was desolate."