Lu Xun looked at Lu Dai's body, his face turned pale, he didn't come back to his senses for a long time, and then he became furious again.
"Is Pan Jun crazy?" Lu Xun shouted angrily: "Does he want to anger the king and make another mistake?"
Lu Lan was silent and felt chills in the back of his head. Lu Dai was one of Sun Quan's most trusted veterans. Ever since Sun Quan established his government, Lu Dai had been Sun Quan's confidant. As Zhou Yu and other Jianghuai people passed away, Lu Dai had already Become one of the representatives of Jianghuai people.
Lu Dai's death in battle could not predict what kind of blow it would have on Sun Quan and what consequences it would have. Generally speaking, Sun Quan was a monarch who had a great perspective on the overall situation. He was very clear about his own strengths and weaknesses, and he could He can listen to the opinions of his subordinates, but those are only when he is sober. People in the Sun family all have a bad habit, that is, being impulsive. Once the blood gets the best of them, they may do any unimaginable stupid thing.
Like this time, the three-pronged army went deep into the mountains because Sun Luban was robbed. This was not the original plan. Sun Quan personally told Lu Xun these things, but he did not say what specific injuries Sun Luban suffered. In short, it was very serious.
The situation is already very bad. Lu Xun still doesn't know if he can turn the tide. Lu Dai is dead again. Will Sun Quan go crazy again and destroy all his efforts?
Lu Xun was so angry that he yelled at Pan Jun for the first time in front of others. After he asked Lu Lan to send a message to Pan Jun, there were far fewer bodies coming down from the upper reaches in the past two days. He thought Pan Jun accepted his suggestion. Well, I didn't expect that this would give him a bolt from the blue. No matter how good he was at cultivating his character, he couldn't help but get angry.
However, getting angry couldn't solve the problem. Lu Xun had Lu Dai's body carried down to calm him down, and then he asked Fei Yi to be brought in. Pan Jun didn't understand his intention, and he couldn't delay it any longer. What happened next, Pan Jun didn't know. What else will he do?
Fei Yi came. He didn't know about Lu Dai yet, but he could see that Lu Xun was a little excited.
"Please Fei Jun go see Wei Ba. Wu and Han are originally an alliance. Stop killing each other." Lu Xun forced himself to calm down and said calmly: "Your enemy should not be us, at least not now."
Fei Yi nodded repeatedly and expressed his deep agreement. He immediately left Lu Xun's camp and came to Longyan Beach.
When he learned that Fei Yi was coming, Wei Ba did not dare to neglect and went to the foot of the mountain to greet him. As soon as Fei Yi saw him, he laughed: "Ziyu, the prime minister really saw you right. This is the first time I have seen someone who can make Lu Xun angry." It’s like this.”
"What's wrong with Lu Xun?" Wei Ba smiled happily and invited him sideways. Fei Yi didn't refuse. As he walked, he told Wei Ba about Lu Xun's performance in the past few days. Lu Xun never talked to him about business, but he himself However, he also paid attention and observed that the number of corpses had decreased a lot in the past two days, so he knew that Lu Xun was probably waiting for a turn of events. Today Lu Xun suddenly called him over and asked to formally start negotiations. He was a little surprised.
However, after Wei Ba told him the news of Lu Dai's death in battle, Fei Yi understood everything.
"Lü Dai is dead?" Fei Yi pondered for a moment: "This matter is really troublesome. If it is not handled properly, it may cause more trouble."
"Fei Jun, what are you worried about?" Lu Dai died. It was normal for Sun Quan to be worried and angry, but why was Fei Yi so worried?
"Ziyu, you should know what the purpose of this war is. Our current enemy is the State of Wei, not the State of Wu. This battle is to let the State of Wu know this, not to officially start a war with the State of Wu.
Of course, we will definitely go to war with Wu in the future, but definitely not now. I
We have received news that after more than half a year of preparation, the Wei State has assembled heavy troops in Bingzhou, east of Hedong, to attack the Huns and Xianbei separately. It won't be long before I think they will march into Liangzhou. The battle for Guanzhong will be quick.
It will start again. This time Wei is well prepared and it will definitely be a fierce battle."
Wei Ba did not say anything and listened quietly to Fei Yi. He took Fei Yi up the mountain and introduced him into a spacious and dry cave. When he heard that Fei Yi was coming, Guan Feng and others also rushed over and stepped forward to salute.
"You have all worked hard. Your Majesty and the Prime Minister will never forget your contribution." Fei Yi said to everyone in a very graceful manner, and finally said to Guan Feng: "Guan Hou has a tiger girl. Under the Nine Springs, it is time to rest in peace. Dingguo
He has performed well in military training, and the prime minister decided to promote him to the rank of Lieutenant General of Yulin, and also increase the number of towns."
Guan Feng smiled and gave a salute and retreated. Wei Ba knew very well that Guan Feng was a woman and could not be rewarded for his military exploits, so Zhuge Liang found a reason to transfer Guan Feng's military exploits to Guan Xing and promoted him to Guan Xing.
The position is Zengyi, so of course Guan Feng will not have any objection.
Fei Yi comforted Zhu Wu, his husband and others again, and Zhu Wu and others also bowed and left. Fei Yi and Wei Ba were alone, and immediately put away their smiles and said seriously: "Ziyu
, accept it as you see fit. The New Year is coming, your brother is going to marry the daughter of the Xi family, your father is going to come back from Guanzhong to see the gift, and you should also go back to Chengdu to reunite with your family."
When Fei Yi was talking to everyone just now, Wei Ba kept smiling. Now, he is also smiling, but there is no smile in his eyes. After hearing Fei Yi's words, he answered slowly
:"Then what?"
Fei Yi was stunned for a moment and asked: "What then?"
"I mean, after attending my brother's wedding and celebrating New Year, what will I do?"
Fei Yi laughed: "Are you afraid that the Prime Minister will forget your merits? Don't worry, the Prime Minister will reward you for your merits and punish you for your mistakes. He will keep all your merits in his heart, and he will naturally not let you suffer.
Wronged."
"Then what will I do?" Wei Ba asked.
The smile on Fei Yi's face was a little stiff. He paused and said slowly: "Although I don't know the specific thoughts of the Prime Minister, I think that since you were a minister before, you can't be worse than a minister, right?
.Perhaps... serve as the governor of one side?"
The title of a lieutenant is two thousand stones, and that of a prefect is two thousand stones, which is two levels higher. Such a reward is indeed very generous, especially when there is only one state in Shu. With Wei Ba's age, serving as a group of prefects is definitely a great reward.
A very good arrangement. Fei Yi can say such things, which shows that Zhuge Liang does have such meaning.
But Wei Ba didn't appreciate it. Being a prefect seemed very majestic, but it was not his ideal.
"Prefect of Wuling?"
A trace of anger flashed in Fei Yi's eyes, but he immediately laughed again and reached out to pat the back of Wei Ba's hand: "Ziyu, are you kidding me? Wuling is from Jingzhou and belongs to the Wu people. The prime minister just wants you to be Wuling."
Grand Administrator, Sun Quan can’t agree to this either.” He paused, then smiled and said, “Could it be that you want to listen to Sun Quan’s orders?”
Wei Ba slowly took out his hand and kept twirling his fingers without looking at Fei Yi. He was still so slow and unhurried. "If I want to be the governor of Wuling, why should I listen to Sun Quan? Most of Wuling
It's all in my hands, I
Is it necessary to listen to him?" He slowly raised his eyelids, looked at Fei Yi's face, and looked at Fei Yi's cold eyes hidden in his smile. "Can't the prime minister see that this is our occupation of Wuling, or even the re-election of Wuling?
Is this a good opportunity to seize Jingzhou?"
"Really? I didn't see it." Fei Yi put away his smile and said seriously: "What I see is that if you persist for ten more days, you, the young man the Prime Minister has placed high hopes on, will have the hope of the Wei family to honor our ancestors.
He will die here due to lack of food. In that case, it will not only be the loss of the Wei family, but also the loss of my great man."
"I'm not short of food." Wei Ba laughed: "My food can last at least two months."
"What about two months later? Where are the barbarians in the Three Valleys?"
Wei Ba's brows furrowed and his eyes became sharper. He heard what Fei Yi meant. If he didn't obey Zhuge Liang's arrangement, Zhuge Liang would cut off support to Sangu. Not only would the Shu Han official not support -
- So far, the official support has only allowed the private support of the Wei and Guan families to pass - and the private support will also be cut off, of course. These barbarians cannot even think of entering the territory of Yizhou for temporary refuge.
In this case, the Wuxi barbarians would be in a desperate situation, and the military base that Wei Ba relied on would immediately collapse.
Wei Ba was silent for a long time and asked three words: "Why?"
Fei Yi remained silent, but the meaning in his eyes was clear.
Wei Ba stared at him for a while, stood up, clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "Fei Jun, come on, the night is nice today. Let's not sit in this cave. It must be very pleasant to go out and enjoy the moon."
"
After hearing this, Fei Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face. He followed Wei Ba and walked out, saying as he walked: "Ziyu, I can't see that you still have such a state of mind during the battle. Really.
This is gratifying and congratulatory.”
Wei Ba smiled but did not answer, and led Fei Yi all the way to the top of the mountain and onto the overpass. Fei Yi looked at the overpass that was swaying in the wind, and his expression suddenly changed. He shook his head: "Ziyu, I can
If you don’t have the guts, I’d better stand here and take a look.”
"Fei Jun, there's nothing to be nervous about. Come on, let me hold you." Wei Ba stepped back, took Fei Yi's hand, and pulled him onto the overpass without any explanation. The overpass was made of thick bamboo and was hollow.
Lowering your head, you can see the river a hundred feet below. The torches on the plank roads on both sides of the river are like stars. Every step you take, the bamboo bridge creaks, as if it will collapse at any time.
Fei Yi was so frightened that his face turned pale, but he did not dare to struggle, for fear that if he exerted force, the bamboo bridge under his feet would suddenly fall. He held Wei Ba's hand tightly and followed Wei Ba to the center of the overpass with cautious steps.
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The night wind howled, blowing across the bamboo bridge, making a whining sound, like weeping or complaining.
"Why?" Wei Ba's voice was as cold as the night wind.
"Why?" Fei Yi was cold all over. The cold sweat had just broken out, but it was dried by the night wind and became even more bone-chilling. He didn't dare to move, and held Wei Ba tightly with both hands.
"Why give up Wuling? Doesn't the Prime Minister want to retake Jingzhou and realize his original plan?" Wei Ba's voice was very calm, so calm that it was almost cold. "For Jingzhou, the Marquis Guan died, and for Jingzhou, the late emperor died with a shake.
Now that we have finally set foot in Jingzhou, why should we give up?" Wei Ba turned his face and looked at Fei Yi: "The Prime Minister is worried that I will support my troops and respect myself, so he would rather give up Jingzhou than give me a chance?"
Fei Yi held his breath and turned pale. (To be continued)