Xia Houhui wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, read the Di newspaper in detail, and quickly came to a conclusion: "This is not like Li Yan's method."
"Isn't it similar?" Wei Ba was very surprised. In his opinion, this method was simple and insidious, and was similar to Li Yan's style of doing things.
"No, there is an expert guiding Li Yan behind his back." Xia Houhui shook his head and said with certainty: "I have indirectly cooperated with Li Yan once, and I have a certain understanding of his methods. Send the battle report from Guanzhong to
Counties, there's nothing wrong with that, but it's not his habit to make an opinion before others express their opinion."
Wei Ba was slightly startled. Xia Houhui's explanation made some sense, but was a bit arbitrary. Who said habits can't be changed once? Maybe Li Yan changed this time. However, he knew that he was indeed not as good as Xia Houhui in this regard.
Hui is sensitive. He is good at considering problems systematically and minimizing omissions. It is more important to understand people's hearts and intuitively. He cannot clearly explain the truth in the first place.
What's more, he knew that there was indeed an expert beside Li Yan: Yinfan. Peng Heng came to Lingling on a pretense of public service and informed him of the news. Now that he knew Yinfan's identity, of course he would
Yinfan paid attention. Yinfan came to Chengdu from Wei State and intensified the conflict between Li Yan and Zhuge Liang, which was indeed in the interests of Wei State.
He never mentioned this matter to Xia Houhui. It not only involved the state of Wei, but also the safety of Peng Xiaoyu's brother and sister. The fewer people who knew about it, the better. If something went wrong, it would not be between him and Xia Houhui.
Suspicion arises.
He didn't know if Xia Houhui felt something, or if he was just suspicious because of the change in Li Yan's technique.
"Then what should we do?"
"This matter must be handled properly." Xia Houhui got up from Wei Ba's arms and returned to her true nature as a female strategist, calm and thoughtful. "It's not so much that Li Yan is forcing others to express their stance, it's better to say that he is forcing you to express your stance. You are
At present, one of the most important generals among the various parties has been dealing with the Prime Minister and Li Yan. He takes this opportunity to force you to express your attitude. "
"He forced me?" Wei Ba sneered and disagreed: "My father and Awu are in Guanzhong. Can I ignore their life and death and go against the prime minister?"
"But the eldest brother is in Fangling." Xia Houhui replied: "What if he suggests that you lead the troops out of Xiangyang?"
Wei Ba frowned and was speechless for a long time. In order to take advantage of this opportunity to overthrow the Prime Minister, it is not impossible for Li Yan to use this opportunity to seduce him. If he expresses his objection clearly, Li Yan will still insist on sending troops to Xiangyang, but he will not lead the army.
Someone else will be the one to fight, and Wei Feng will most likely be in danger.
Wei Feng's thinking is relatively simple. Although the relationship between the two brothers is as good as ever, Wei Ba knows that Wei Feng is not very satisfied with the current situation. He is holding back his energy and wants to make meritorious deeds. If he is provoked by someone with ulterior motives, Wei Feng will be very upset.
There is a possibility of falling into danger, which Wei Ba cannot accept. Dying on the battlefield and being tricked into dying on the battlefield are completely different concepts.
"But I don't want to be tied to a person who knows he is going to lose." Wei Ba said unconfidently. In fact, until now, he is not sure that Li Yan will definitely lose. History has changed beyond recognition. How can he know that it will not go in another direction?
.Li Yan took control of Chengdu, and Zhuge Liang defeated Guanzhong again. It seems that there are not many chances for a comeback. "It's better for me to stay out of it."
"How can it be so easy for you to stay out of the matter?" Xia Houhui smiled slightly: "In the past, you did everything in the open, and it seemed that neither party would be offended. In fact, it was just that the two parties were not at a life-or-death situation and were unwilling to break with you. Now the situation is
It was different, Li Yan felt that he had caught
I have had a good opportunity to take back the military power from the Prime Minister's hands. How could he allow you to be vague and not express your attitude? The same goes for the Prime Minister. He needs your support to get through this difficulty. You are still like before
Same, he can only think of it as your betrayal."
"I gave all the food I could, and I didn't hide it..."
"No, your so-called bottom line is to ensure your own supply first. Now that the situation in Guanzhong is urgent, can you still prioritize your own supply over the battlefield in Guanzhong? Looking at the Prime Minister, Dad, General Zhao is hungry and full. You
Can you still ensure the supply of food rations for the people with peace of mind, and follow what market rules? At this time, how can you not plunder every grain of food to support Guanzhong?"
Xia Houhui asked a series of questions, which left Wei Ba speechless. Only then did Wei Ba realize that when it came to political struggle, his level was still not good enough. It did not mean that just because he had done what he should do, he could make the leader helpless.
You can say it, but on the contrary, no matter how well you do, if the leader wants to say something, he can still find countless reasons. It is undoubtedly an unrealistic dream to want to have no flaws to avoid criticism.
Wei Ba glanced at Xia Houhui and suddenly smiled. "Then what do you mean, support Li Yan and send troops out of Xiangyang, or support the prime minister, plunder every grain of grain, tighten your belt, and support Guanzhong?"
Xia Houhui also laughed, but he was a little disappointed. "Whether you think about it from the perspective of the Wei State or the Wei family, I don't recommend you do this. Whether it's Xiangyang or Guanzhong, you don't
You should participate.”
"Why?"
"The timing is not right." Xia Houhui picked up a strand of hair and tucked it behind his ear. "Why is Wei so eager to regain Guanzhong? It's because the prime minister is stationed in Guanzhong. Once Guanzhong can be self-sufficient, it will be extremely difficult for Wei to regain Guanzhong.
.Not to mention that the Prime Minister also intends to attack Longyou and seize Wei's horse breeding land. Why did the Prime Minister fall into the current predicament? Is it because the farmland was occupied?
Guanzhong was destroyed, and Guanzhong could not support itself, so he could only ask for help from Li Yan. With the troops in the hands of the prime minister, even if Longyou failed to capture him, he was still sure to hold Guanzhong. He is now placing his hope on you, but it is only your first year of farming.
, and how much harvest can be achieved, it is better to wait two or three years and accumulate enough food to fight again, then naturally there will be no such shortage."
"wait?"
"Yes, wait! I suggest the prime minister temporarily abandon the Longyou plan and focus on defending Guanzhong. In this way, there will be no need to recruit troops for the time being, and the demand for food will be greatly reduced. If Li Yan orders Meng Da to leave Xiangyang, he may even persuade Sun Quan to send troops
Jianghuai, the pressure on Guanzhong will be even less. This is the least costly solution, and it will not interrupt your farmland plan."
Wei Ba pondered for a long time, thought over and over again, and felt that Xia Houhui's plan was sound. His career is like his son, who has just started to walk, and needs time and adequate nutrition. If he puts a lot of manpower now,
If material resources are used to support Guanzhong or Xiangyang, their growth will inevitably be affected. But when they are strong and strong before sending troops, the initiative will be completely in his hands.
The basic strategy has been decided, and the next step is how to formulate the rhetoric. It must not only appear selfless, but not only care about one's own interests and ignore the interests of the country, but also satisfy Li Yan and Zhuge Liang, at least not dissatisfying them. This task Wei Ba
If he couldn't do it himself, Xia Houhui could provide suggestions, but he couldn't handle it directly, so he naturally had to leave it to Yang Xi, Zhang Biao and others.
Wei Ba immediately summoned the generals to discuss matters and made a statement. Jiang Wan and others came from all over the country, and even Zhao Tong, who was temporarily stationed in Chenyang, came in person.
Hearing that the prime minister's main force had suffered heavy losses, everyone looked at each other with different expressions. Zhao Tong and Jiang Wan were worried, Zhang Biao and Yang Xi were expressionless. After reading Li Yan's order again, Jiang Wan was very angry, although he did not curse
, but his words were very rude, thinking that Li Yan was putting the cart before the horse. Xiangyang Gu
Of course it is important, but which one is important? It is right to send troops to Xiangyang to counter Guanzhong, but when Guanzhong is unable to counterattack, it is impossible to attack Wanluo all the way from Xiangyang alone. The results of Guan Yu's Northern Expedition have proven this.
If Li Yan insists on going his own way, it will only bring shame to Meng Da and others.
After careful consideration, Zhang Biao partially agreed with Jiang Wan's opinion, believing that it would be difficult to achieve his goal by placing his hopes on Xiangyang's army. However, unlike Jiang Wan, he did not object to Meng Da and others going out to Xiangyang to share some of the burden.
The pressure in Guanzhong just needs to be controlled well.
Jiang Wan was very dissatisfied. He believed that no matter what the real purpose of Xiangyang's troops was, Li Yan just wanted to find an excuse to intercept food. As long as the war in Xiangyang continued, it would be difficult for Guanzhong to receive sufficient food support. Doing so would undoubtedly
It cuts off the retreat of tens of thousands of troops in Guanzhong. Once Guanzhong is lost, the consequences will be disastrous.
Wei Ba listened quietly and maintained his posture until they were so quarrelsome and indissoluble that he proposed his own compromise plan. Of course, this plan was in Wei Ba's own best interests, but from the perspective of the entire strategy
From a perspective, it is also the safest,
It not only emphasized the importance of Guanzhong and gave sufficient support to Guanzhong, but also partially supported Li Yan's view that it is not suitable to go to war at the moment and should use defense as offense to stabilize the situation. If diplomatic means can be used to prompt Wu to send troops
Jianghuai, to contain the Wei State, would be more effective.
Both Jiang Wan and Zhao Tong accepted this plan. Especially Jiang Wan, as the governor of the Zhennan General Office, he knew very well how much strength Wei Ba had in his hands. Even if he tried his best, he would not be able to meet Guanzhong's requirements.
What's more, it's impossible for Wei Ba to go all out. If he can stabilize Guanzhong and give Wei Ba a few more years to have more children, the help he can provide will be much greater.
After everyone agreed, Yang Xi wrote a letter discussing military matters. This letter was not addressed to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, nor to Hussar General Li Yan, but directly to Emperor Liu Chan. Of course this was
Both big names will be there in the first place
I obtained the transcript in time, but in name, Wei Ba submitted it to His Majesty the Emperor in the form of a formal letter, expressing his views on the current situation in an open and honest manner. As for whether you agree or disagree, of course you must give enough information clearly.
reason.
This corresponds to Li Yan soliciting opinions in the form of a newspaper, which avoids the accusation of collusion in private. Moreover, Wei Ba did not make this opinion alone - although this opinion was decided by him and Xia Houhui in the boudoir.
After setting the tone, others just discussed and approved it - even if anyone wants to accuse in the future, it is hard to accuse Wei Ba of having his own selfish interests and treating the three counties of Jiaozhou and Jingzhou as his own independent kingdom.