After the Han and Wu sides reached an agreement again, they withdrew their troops. *Literature Museum* Wei Ba re-adjusted his defense. Zhao Tong was still stationed in Linyuan, Jin Dongliu was stationed in Linyan, and confronted the Wu army stationed in Linxiang. According to the contract between the two parties, the Shu Han army can use large rivers such as Xiangshui in the Wu army to transport materials, as long as the Wu side is notified in advance. It is precisely because of this that Xiahou Hui's fleet can go down the river and move into Dongting Lake. , enter the Xiang River, and then go up against the water until Quanling.
At the same time, the rice and various jewelry purchased from Jiaozhou also went north. After arriving in Xiangyang, some went up the Han River and entered Xincheng County, handed it to Mengda and Zongyu, and then they were responsible for transporting it to Guanzhong. .Some entered the territory of Wei to the north. Although the two sides were fighting, the trade between them did not stop, especially those with deep backgrounds like Xiahou Xuan could benefit from it. Xiahou Xuan was both at the end of the trade. Having connections that are difficult for ordinary people to obtain, the profits contained in them are even more considerable. It is precisely for this reason that Xiahou Xuan proudly said that he took all the betrothal gifts from Xiahou Hui.
This is of course a joke, but the situation is actually more optimistic than this.
Wei Ba led Xiahou Hui into the city and arrived in the room. After a while of turmoil, Xiahou Hui sat down, looked at the four walls, and breathed a long sigh. "I finally left Chengdu."
"Isn't it good to succeed?" Wei Ba smiled and said, "My mother likes you so much, is there anyone bullying you?"
"There are no ones who bullied me, but it is a torment to not see the person I want to see the most, especially when I think of you and Sister Guan here." Xiahou Hui glanced at Wei Ba sideways and said with a smile: "You There are so many tricks, but they still have to rely on me, so that I can be laughed at by Sister Guan. How do you think you should compensate me?"
Wei Ba covered his mouth and smirked. Xiahou Hui pushed him coquettishly. He said with a blushing face: "Although Sister Guan is not my idea to stay in Chengdu, it is the result of my hope. I want to make this happen. I made up for more than a year, but I don’t want to suffer any losses. Now, I don’t know which sister will come to grab it in the future. I want to take advantage of it first.”
Wei Ba put away his smile and coughed. "How is the situation in Chengdu?"
"Fortunately, the news of the Linhe victory reached Chengdu, and many people were moved. They were preparing to come to Jingzhou. This time, it was not like last time. You have to be prepared. The people who think of getting a share of the pie here are too many If it is not handled properly, it is likely to backfire."
Wei Ba nodded. "Is there any useful talent among them?"
"Whether there is talent depends on how you use it. Put him in the right place, he is a talent, and put in the wrong place, he is a mediocre." Xiahou Hui stood up, walked behind Wei Ba, and lay down under him On his shoulder, his mouth was put on his ear and said, "My brother has a unique understanding of human ethics. Have you ever thought about keeping him?"
Wei Ba was silent for a moment. "It's not whether I want to stay or not, it's a question of whether he wants to stay or not. If you can't force this kind of thing, I can't snatch him like you, and I can't find my heart if I can't snatch people. It's useless, either."
"If you want to ask, just ask?" Xiahou Hui asked tentatively.
"If you can convince him, that's the best. But..." Wei Ba turned around, pulled Xiahou Hui into his arms, hugged her waist, and put his chin on her shoulders, and there was a little more worry between his eyebrows. . "There are more people nowadays. Things are complicated. I really feel a little difficult. I hope some people come to help me. I can use the people from Chengdu, but I can't trust them completely. At least I can't trust them for the time being. Who knows they are sincere. If you surrender to me, you just want to use me to go against the Prime Minister, or they were arranged by the Prime Minister.”
"The Prime Minister arranged it?" Xiahou Hui's eyes tightened. "Have you discovered such a person?"
"I haven't found it around me yet, but I think there will definitely be one, because I know there are other people around me."
"Who is around?"
"Li Yan. I am 80% sure that he is the Prime Minister, but Li Yan himself may not know that he actually placed that person in such an important position."
Xiahou Hui took a breath and said for a while: "The Prime Minister is really smart. It is not easy to hide Li Yan." She turned her eyes, covered her chest lightly, and said with gratitude: "It's a blessing for my husband to be wise in his eyes."
Ru Ju, I was prepared for it."
Wei Ba smiled and thought to himself that of course you don’t know. If I didn’t know the ending of Li Yan, I wouldn’t be so careful, and of course I wouldn’t recognize that person at a glance from clues.
"So we have to be careful."
"It is not necessary to be too cautious. My thinking is the opposite of that of the Prime Minister. He pursues purity and is partial to the people of Jingxiang, but I am eclectic. No matter what their motives are, as long as they can adapt to their positions, I can use them
The most urgent task is to formulate a system so that everyone can know in advance so that they will not be able to think that I will take revenge on my own. And all this is ready for me."
"You can do something that the Prime Minister himself can't do?"
"It's hard to say about this kind of thing. The perspective of thinking about things may be completely different. The prime minister is a genius and always wants to do everything by himself. I know I'm not a genius and don't have that much ability
, so more people need to help me.”
Xiahou Hui blinked and suddenly laughed. "You are not like this prime minister, you are more like another prime minister."
Wei Ba smiled and said, "Is that true? I don't think so. The prime minister likes to seize his wife and raise his son for others. I can't be so generous."
"Bah!" Xiahou Hui spat at him, blushed, and gently grabbed his ears and said, "You think. If you don't learn so many good things, why do you learn bad things if you don't learn."
Wei Ba laughed.
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Zhou Yin and Zhou Feng had a fierce conflict.
Zhou Yin, under the order of Sun Quan, led 10,000 elite troops into the South China Sea from Luling and met Zhou Feng halfway. Zhou Feng was ordered by Lu Xun to attack Cangwu. The two of them joined together, and a total of 13,000
There were many people. Because there were too many people, they walked very carefully in order to ensure their secrets, which delayed a lot of time. After they arrived in Cangwu, they received news that Lu Xun had been defeated.
Almost everyone was shocked when they received this news. No matter who it was, they couldn't believe that Lu Xun would be defeated by Wei Ba. In their opinion, Wei Ba was the biggest one to be able to remain undefeated and defend Linhe.
It is impossible to defeat Lu Xun for success. When they first received the news, they all doubted the authenticity of the news. However, when more and more barbarians returned with reputations and became heroes of various tribes, they would
The spoils were distributed to neighbors. When the reputation of the gods was circulated everywhere, they had to accept this fact.
After accepting the result of Lu Xun's defeat, they had serious differences on how to act next. Zhou Bing believed that Lu Xun's main force was defeated. The Wu army was unable to fight again, and it would take some time to buffer, and the possibility of peace between the two sides was greater. Although
The two sides will definitely have another dispute in the end and fight to the death, but it is unwise to rashly start a war with Wei Ba before the Wu army is ready. Without stable rear support, just relying on this ten thousand troops, perhaps some achievements can be achieved in Jiaozhou.
But the possibility of defeating Wei Ba completely is slim.
Can this 10,000 army still surpass Lu Xun's 30,000 army?
Zhou Yin disagreed with this. He said to Zhou Feng in a sarcastic tone, you like to keep the people's hearts the most. But in my opinion, Wei Ba's means of winning the people's hearts are far more clever than you. Look at him only a few
Within the month, the barbarians were impartial, and the people of Jiaozhou were clearly visible. If you gave him a while, can you still recover Jiaozhou? Since you are not as good as him in winning the hearts of the people, you should defeat him with a quick knife and defeat him
Exit Jiaozhou.
From another perspective, the reason why Wei Ba wanted to compete for Jiaozhou was because he took a fancy to the rice and wealth of Jiaozhou. The longer Wei Ba controlled Jiaozhou, the more unfavorable it was for us. Therefore, it would rather destroy Jiaozhou than destroy it, than
Waiting for the opportunity to restrain Wei Ba in Jiaozhou is more beneficial to Wu's rest and recuperation. If Wei Ba is allowed to grow, the gap between the strength of the two sides will be even greater and the situation will be even more unfavorable to us.
The two had completely opposite opinions, and no one could convince anyone. Zhou Bing accused Zhou Yin of having selfish intentions and only caring for his own contributions and disregarding the overall situation. Zhou Yin said that Zhou Bing and others only caring about the interests of the people of Jiangdong and the survival of the Wu Kingdom, which is the real thing.
selfishness.
The two sides parted in disagreement. Zhou Bing returned to Luling County with his three thousand troops, and at the same time claimed that he would write to the King of Wu, condemning Zhou Yin for being stubborn, self-righteous, and powerful, and might lose the last base of Nanhai County.
Zhou Yin was very angry with Zhou Feng's actions. He vowed that even if no one supported him, he would take Cangwu and take back Jiaozhou. At least Wei Ba would not sleep and not be able to eat. He discussed with Sun Jun, and Sun Jun also felt that he would win.
The possibility is not high, and it will only provoke the war again, giving Wei Ba the opportunity to start the war again. He did not want to act rashly before getting Sun Quan's consent.
Zhou Yin also wanted to argue and persuade Sun Jun to support his actions. Unexpectedly, an order sent from Wuchang made him completely desperate. Sun Quan issued an edict asking him to hand over the military power to Sun Jun, and Sun Jun guarded Panyu.
He returned to Wuchang by himself. There was no reason for this, and there was no mention of the news of Lu Xun's defeat. Judging from the time of the order, this order was probably issued before Lu Xun's defeat.
Zhou Yin smelled a trace of ominous smell from it, and he had probably guessed the reason. He hesitated for a long time, but still accepted the order and handed over the army to Sun Jun. He took his personal guard camp to leave the South China Sea and returned to Wuchang.
On the way, Zhou Yin became more and more disappointed. When he arrived in Baqiu, he wrote a resignation statement, claiming that he was sick and could not lead troops to fight. He asked someone to give it to Sun Quan, and he returned to Wujun directly, preparing to go home for the New Year.
Before receiving Zhou Yin's resignation, Sun Quan had already received Zhou Feng's report and was not in a good mood. Seeing Zhou Yin expressing his dissatisfaction in this fierce way, he was furious. He caused a delay in the fighter's plane.
On the grounds of He's defeat, he ordered the removal of Zhou Yin's military power, deprived most of his troops, moved to Luling, and could not return to Wu County without an imperial edict.
At the end of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Yin traveled in the mountains for more than half a month and rushed to Wuxian. Finally, he arrived in Wuxian before the New Year, but failed to see his family, so he was stopped by Sun Quan's envoy. The envoy conveyed Sun Quan's order.
Zhou Yin was asked to set off for Luling immediately and not return home. Zhou Yin couldn't go home and looked at his mother, let alone leave after the New Year at home.
Zhou Yin was furious and cursed in front of the messenger: "The saint is right, but women and villains are hard to raise. The king's foundation will one day be destroyed by women."