The Pan family’s old house was lively for a night. As the last guest left, the door closed and the mansion finally returned to peace...
Zhao Qu was wearing casual clothes, holding his arms, sitting beside the fire wall, shaking his body gently. The winter clothes on him were newly produced cotton clothes in Jiaozhou. Although they looked a little bloated, they could not compare with the warm clothes.
He sat around the fire pit, and he felt a little hot, so he opened his clothes a slit. His hands stretched out from inside, twisted his beard with his fingers, pondering silently.
Wei Ba was also wearing casual clothes, sitting diagonally opposite Zhao Yun, using fire tongs to fiddle with bamboo charcoal in the fire pit. The refined bamboo charcoal had no smoke, and there was a faint fragrance. A copper pot was hung from the fire, and on the small table next to it, shelved
There was a bamboo plate with a clay pot and two clay cups on it. There was a clay pot next to it, containing tea from Shuzhong.
The water was boiling, and it was steaming. Wei Ba wrapped his hands in cloth, lifted the copper pot, rinsed the cup first, and then put the tea smell and injected hot water. His hands were very stable, and the water poured directly into the tea pot.
No drop was splashed out in it.
"Your kung fu has improved again." Zhao Yun suddenly said.
"It's all done fishing in Xianshan." Wei Ba smiled and said, "Master, when will you go fishing by the river together? The fish you just caught are processed and then put them in the pot to make soup. That's so fresh."
Zhao Yun looked at Wei Ba, picked up the corner of his mouth slightly, reached out to pick up a cup of tea, leaned over to his nose, took a breath, closed his eyes, and enjoyed the fragrance of tea. After a while, he opened his eyes and took a sip.
Tea, looking at the green tea soup, said lightly: "Ziyu, you are a little at risk when you do this."
Wei Ba nodded gently, but said nothing. He told Zhao Yun what he did from beginning to end. He is now in a guilty state and cannot stay in Linyuan - of course he is not going to Chengdu to wait for death -
—He was going to Jiaozhou, where he needed a trustworthy person to take charge. Zhao Tong had not come back yet, and Zhao Yun was the most suitable candidate. Of course, he had to give him the bottom first.
"You can succeed this time because the Prime Minister can only temporarily tolerate your presumptuousness from the overall situation. However, he occupied Longyou, Guanzhong and would sooner or later grasp the overall situation. At that time, if you do this, he will no longer tolerate it.
you."
"This kind of thing is the same as the tactic of attacking Wancheng. Of course, it is the best effect when it is used for the first time." Wei Ba picked up the teacup and raised his eyebrows: "No matter how good the plan is, it cannot be used again and again, Master
Do you think this is the reason?”
"Then what other plans do you have in the future?"
"According to the times, there is no certain rule." Wei Ba took a sip of tea, smacked his lips, and said, "But the situation is here, I don't think I need to do anything more. The rest is just waiting."
“What are you waiting for?”
"It's natural to see the waves."
"Are you sure you can sit?"
Wei Ba laughed: "I can sit in Xijiachi for ten days, I can't wait, who else can wait?"
Zhao Yun was stunned, then nodded in self-deprecatingly: "Yes, if you can't wait, no one in the world can wait."
"Then I will entrust this place to my master, and I will set off for a trip south." Wei Ba thought for a while and said, "I guess it won't take too long. In another half a month, at most one month, my senior brother will be able to come back.
, then you can hand over the affairs to him and do whatever you want."
Zhao Yun said nothing, and he knew that between them, Wei Ba trusted Zhao Tong's brothers more, and there was some barrier for him. For him, he was indeed impossible to be like Zhao Tong and Zhao Guang.
Trust Wei Ba like that and follow him to do something bad.
He sighed secretly. Although Wei Ba's power and strategy are still unsightly, it is rare in the world to be able to achieve this at his age.
...
The next day, Wei Ba took the personal guard camp to leave Linyuan and headed south. Along the way, soldiers from the personal guard camp continued to leave the team and return to their hometown to visit relatives. The military system of Shu Han was to take turns to take off every five months, one month at a time.
Last year, in order to prepare for the Nanyang Battle, there was no resumption. Now it has started resumption for two months. In order to get the soldiers home with rewards to make up for the New Year, Wei Ba broke the rules and almost put everyone back home.
When he arrived in Linyuan, there were only more than 500 martial soldiers left by his side. It not only seemed that they were inconsistent with the atmosphere of triumphalism, but they had a little bit of a taste of returning to the field.
Jiang Wan felt this when she received Wei Ba by the Xiangshui River. Looking at the ceremonial guard that was seriously disagreeable with General Zhennan's identity, Jiang Wan's heart skipped a beat.
He had already received news from Fei Yi and knew that Wei Ba had written a form of apology to the emperor and impeached himself. Jiang Wan always thought that Wei Ba was just trying to advance and retreat. Seeing this scene, he suddenly felt that Wei was thinking that Wei was just a move.
It seems that the tyrant is not just about going through the motions.
Jiang Wan smiled bitterly, hoping that Wei Ba could really withdraw from the court, but he also knew that this was impossible. The current situation did not allow Wei Ba to withdraw at all. Wei Ba would withdraw from the court, which would only allow Li Yanlao.
To achieve more benefits, it is even more unfavorable for Zhuge Liang.
"General, congratulations on the victory." Jiang Wan, Yang Xi and others stepped forward to salute.
Wei Ba saw the ceremony one by one, made a few words, and went to Xiangguan with everyone. It was another reception banquet, another lively and restrained celebration, which did not gradually dissipate until midnight.
Jiang Wan stayed until the end, and Wei Ba sent someone to invite him to the study.
"Mr. Gongyan, do you have any good advice to teach me?"
Jiang Wan shook her head, took out a resignation statement from her arms, and handed it to Wei Ba with both hands. Wei Ba took it and glanced at it, surprised. "Why, Mr. Gongyan was unhappy in his hometown, or did I do something wrong
Where? Even though you say it, you must never leave. I am in trouble now, just wanting an elder like Mr. Gong Yan to maintain the situation."
Jiang Wan didn't believe these empty words. From the day he came to Lingling, Wei Ba wanted to drive him away. Wei Ba advised him a few times, but Jiang Wan still insisted on leaving. Wei Ba pondered for a moment: "Then please tell me."
Have you ever been the Prime Minister?"
"I have written to the Prime Minister, I believe the Prime Minister will understand my intentions and will not misunderstand the general."
Wei Ba smiled: "I'm not afraid that the Prime Minister will misunderstand me, but I'm afraid that the Prime Minister will misunderstand you. The Prime Minister will have too many misunderstandings against me, so I won't have more of this."
Jiang Wan was speechless, and Wei Ba's words made him unable to answer. Is Zhuge Liang's guard against Wei Ba a misunderstanding or foresight? Who can tell clearly if he has a personal opinion? He has no mind to talk about Wei Ba now.
In the entanglement, Zhuge Liang was still in Longyou, but Li Yan was already on the way back to Chengdu. He had to rush back to preside over the affairs of the Prime Minister's Office in time, otherwise Zhang Yi alone would not be able to deal with Li Yan who returned after a great victory.
In the past, Wei Ba wanted to drive him away, but he refused to leave. Now, even if Wei Ba keeps him, he can't stay here anymore. Times change, fate is really a mess. But then again, isn't this the same
The result of Wei Ba's plan? He returned to Chengdu from Lingling. In fact, Zhuge Liang and Wei Ba failed in the confrontation and had to take the initiative to retreat.
As soon as he thought of this, Jiang Wan felt a little uneasy. In the past, no matter how hard Wei Ba tried, his initiative was still under Zhuge Liang's control, and Zhuge Liang could take away his rights at any time. The situation is different now, Li Yan went to the north to attack.
, defeated Xiangyang in one battle and then defeated Wancheng, and the achievements far exceeded Zhuge Liang. The situation in the court had reversed. Zhuge Liang was at a disadvantage under the attack of Wei Ba and Li Yan, and he could no longer control Wei Ba.
.Otherwise, he would not have given up the great opportunity to kill Wei Ba.
When Jiang Wan walked out of Xiangguan, she felt an indescribable desolation in her heart, both for herself and for Prime Minister Zhuge.
...
In Ji County, Zhuge Liang sat under the lamp, his eyes were sunken, his cheekbones were protruding, and his face seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, gray.
He held Jiang Wan's letter in his hand. Jiang Wan's handwriting was still so gentle, just like the person, but the news inside was not gentle at all, but on the contrary, it was a bit anxious.
After Wei Ba returned to Linyuan, he went straight to Lingling and said he had to go to Jiaozhou. The statement on the scene was that before the crime of Your descending, he would go through the jurisdiction, clean up the government affairs, and prepare for the successor, but everyone would
I know that he is away from the storm in Chengdu, and he is at the same time respecting his own troops and watching the changes.
Zhuge Liang knew Wei Ba's intentions very clearly, and he also knew that Wei Ba hoped that he would know, otherwise Wei Ba would not ask Fei Yi to help him write a self-impeachment form.
However, this does not mean that Zhuge Liang is not angry.
Wei Ba pushed Li Yan forward, but he hid in Jiaozhou. His intentions were so sinister that it was obvious.
But Zhuge Liang knew better that now is not the time to deal with Wei Ba, and he had a more dangerous enemy to deal with: that is Li Yan, who returned to the court with victory. Li Yan was already a general of the cavalry. This time he made great contributions to Nanyang and made great achievements in the Northern Expedition.
He took a big step forward, set out behind him, but completed it before him, and it was expected to be promoted.
But the question is, what official should Li Yan be? Above the General of the Cavalry is a general. According to the old Han Dynasty, the General was appointed by a relative of the foreign country, and of course there is no exception. Yuan Shao was not a relative of the foreign country, but he was a general.
Will Yan become the second Yuan Shao? Or will he send a daughter to the palace?
No matter what reason is used, Li Yan's general was an immeasurable threat to him. From then on, the Prime Minister's Mansion was no longer a standout and had the power alone. He must be in line with the two heroes of the General Mansion, and may even have to give up.
The General's Mansion was three points. When he was not in Chengdu, Zhang Yi, the chief minister of the mansion, could not have been Li Yan's opponent.
This is why Jiang Wan took the initiative to rush back to Chengdu.
However, what Zhuge Liang was worried about was that even if Jiang Wan went back, it would probably be useless. Apart from himself, there were only two people who could deal with Li Yan, one was Ma Su and the other was Wei Ba. Unfortunately, neither Ma Su nor Wei Ba would help him now.
And he himself was trapped in Longyou and couldn't escape.
Zhuge Liang thought hard, but there was no way to solve it. At this time, a burst of rapid footsteps came from outside the tent, and Jiang Wei's voice sounded outside: "Prime Minister, I'm back."
Zhuge Liang was shocked and then overjoyed: "Is it Boyue? Come in!"