Huang Yueying showed a little regret in her eyes... She thanked Zhuge Dan and asked him to leave a meal, but Zhuge Dan refused and left.
"What a pity." Huang Yueying said regretfully.
"It's indeed a pity." Zhuge Jun also sighed, "I think Gong Xiu is quite insightful, I don't know why my brother doesn't need him."
"Because he has a very strong habit of a famous scholar." Huang Yueying said lightly: "He is insightful, but he is also pedantic and not cautious enough. He can win people's hearts, make famous and set ambitions, but cannot do big things. Such people are not useless, they are just with
Your brother’s surname is not in line with him. I think he will probably have a little brotherly relationship when he comes to Chengdu this time, and then he will choose another high-ranking branch."
"Li Yan?"
"He won't like Li Yan." Huang Yueying sighed again: "I guess he will go to Jiaozhou. Deng Yang started his business for 2,000 stones, so he won't be moved."
Zhuge Jun also shook his head helplessly: "Everyone wants wealth, but no matter whether it is rich or unrighteous, what should we do? Wei Ba is arrogant and domineering, and how can he be stronger than Li Yan? The world is in decline, people's hearts are not old, gentlemen are embarrassed, villains
Be successful.”
"This is also a matter of indifference." Huang Yueying took out the letter from her sleeve and pushed it to Zhuge Jun. "However, his deduction of the situation of the war is the same as your brother's hope. We cannot let Meng Da and others in Nanyang be idle.
Instead of letting them attack Wu and destroying the overall situation, it is better to let them siege Luoyang and establish the victory as soon as possible."
Zhuge Jun looked at Huang Yueying in surprise and hurriedly took out the letter to read it. Zhuge Liang made it very clear in the letter, as Zhuge Dan analyzed. Zhuge Liang is not in a hurry to attack Luoyang now, because he is indeed not sure of winning in one battle.
. The Wu army has not yet entered the combat position. It is very difficult to attack Luoyang with the strength of the Shu Han army alone. Even if there are a large number of fire bombs in hand, it may not be able to go down in one go. The Wei army also has fire bombs, and the number is quite large.
When Luoyang is about to fall, they will not hold back, and the war will definitely be very tragic.
More importantly, Luoyang City is not comparable to ordinary small cities. The power of the fire bomb is not enough to defeat the Wei army in one fell swoop, and it will inevitably fall into a stalemate. Zhuge Liang was unwilling to pay a heavy price, but in the end the Wu army picked up the fruits. He quickly advanced to the army.
Guguan is to create a situation that forces Li Yan not to sit by and watch, and force him to send troops to compete for merit.
How to lead Li Yan to the siege of Luoyang instead of attacking the Wu Kingdom depends on whether Huang Yueying can influence the Wei family. Nanyang has four forces, Meng Da, Wei Feng, Deng Zhi and Zong Yu, and the latter two are the support of Zhuge Liang.
At least not an opponent, he would definitely not oppose helping Luoyang. If Wei Feng could be persuaded, Meng Da would not be able to oppose it alone, and the strategic direction of this army would be determined.
With Wei Feng's help, Wei Ba would be somewhat worried, at least he would not sell grain and fire bombs to the Wei State as unscrupulously as he is now.
In general, Zhuge Dan and Zhuge Liang coincided with each other. Unfortunately, although they are of the same clan, their surnames are not far apart. Zhuge Liang is unwilling to use Zhuge Dan, and Zhuge Dan is not in the mood to wait slowly. He wants to
Walk a more convenient road.
This is a very helpless ending.
Huang Yueying did not hesitate and visited Mrs. Zhang that day. Mrs. Zhang understood what she meant, but did not give a specific reply. After Huang Yueying left, Mrs. Zhang called Mrs. Xi.
"Put it off and get up and go to Xiangyang immediately. Now that Xiangyang has been recovered, it is time for the Xi family to revive it." Mrs. Zhang said lightly: "Ziyu is in Jiaozhou, and the head of the family is in Liangzhou. The business trips between the two places are like
Xiangyang is a must-pass place for the crucian carp crossing the river. It would be a pity that the Xi family would not seize such an opportunity to revitalize the family business."
Mrs. Xi was overjoyed. She had long wanted to leave Chengdu and go to Nanyang. First, she could spend time with Wei Feng, and second, the Xi family could seize the opportunity to rise again. With a big backer like Wei Ba, the Xi family would get it from the business road.
Advantageous status is not a trivial matter. What can you do in Chengdu? The strength of Weijia Manor has been drawn out. Staying in Chengdu has no meaning except being a hostage.
"Ziyu already has two sons and one daughter, so you should work hard and add a child to the Wei family as soon as possible." Mrs. Zhang patted Mrs. Xi's hand earnestly: "Zirou is the eldest son, and you can't just press Ziyu on everything.
”
Mrs. Xi blushed and responded like a mosquito.
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As Huang Yueying expected, Zhuge Dan quickly left Chengdu and headed straight for Jiaozhou. He first walked down the river and turned to Wuling, and visited Deng Fei, the prefect of Wuling. He saw with his own eyes that his friend had now become two thousand stones.
The prefect, Zhuge Dan, was envious. He lingered in Wuling for a few days, then headed south to Jiaozhou.
When he arrived in Jiaozhou, it was the time when the New Year of the 11th year of Jianxing came.
Zhuge Dan is from the north and has never entered the south of the Yangtze River for a long time. This time he entered Jiaozhou on the New Year, and the scene he saw opened his eyes. It was the time when the cold wind whistled and the wind and snow were mixed, Jiaozhou
But it was as warm as spring. No one was wearing cotton coats as seen along the way. Spring came to Jiaozhou early and appeared on everyone's face.
The Central Plains are in war, but Jiaozhou is in peace. There is no war, no death, only business is prosperous, happiness and health. With the arrival of batches of northern business travel, Jiaozhou's food and cotton sales have opened up, and prices have also risen. Growers
With tangible benefits, those textile workshops also made a lot of money.
With money in the purse, there is a smile on the face. Men, women, young and old have worked hard for a year. Not only can they fill their stomachs, but they can also pull up a few beautiful cotton cloths, make two new clothes, and dress themselves up.
A beautiful New Year. For ordinary people, this is the most real happiness, which is enough to make them smile.
Zhuge Dan felt the joy of the people of Jiaozhou and was deeply moved. In Chengdu, there may be many people who would say that Wei Ba is a traitor, but in Jiaozhou, there are probably few people who would oppose Wei Ba. The people can't control so much justice, who can
If they let them live a good life, they will support whom. Moreover, Jiaozhou has always been an uncivilized place. There are not many supporters of Confucian classics here. Except for a limited number of large families, some people have read the scriptures. I am afraid that most people will even be who Confucius is.
Neither knows it.
On such a land, it is perfect for Wei Ba to use the name of a god general to bluff people. How could these people who are almost barbarians care about respecting ghosts and gods and keep them away? The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the gods are far more powerful than the great men in Chengdu
The emperor came more realistically.
Zhuge Dan saw Wei Ba who was listening to Min and Liu Xi’s discussion on learning in Huaiyitang in Yulin.
When he heard that Zhuge Dan was asking for a meeting, Wei Ba was also surprised. He knew that Zhuge Dan had gone to Chang'an and always thought that Zhuge Dan would surrender to Zhuge Liang. He never thought that Zhuge Dan would come to Jiaozhou again after a circle.
"Zhuge Gongxiu, what's the scenery of Chang'an?" Wei Ba smiled and brought Zhuge Dan to the hall, "You can't be the envoy of the prime minister, come and check the chaos in Jiaozhou, right?"
Zhuge Dan was very surprised. If someone hadn't introduced him first, he couldn't believe that the young man with a smile in front of him would be the famous general of Zhennan. To put it nicely, this is approachable, and it is ugly.
He has no gentleman's dignity and is almost frivolous. However, he is very satisfied with Wei Ba's attitude. As a celebrity, he does not pay much attention to the rules of the officialdom.
"I dare not, Jiaozhou is prosperous and prosperous under the rule of the general, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Even in Guanzhong, everyone knows it, so why do you need to send someone to inquire? Besides, I am not the Prime Minister's envoy, I came to Jiaozhou for a trip.
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"Hahaha..." Wei Ba sucked his hands and laughed: "Since I'm not the Prime Minister's envoy, I'm relieved. To be honest, the Prime Minister is also very nervous here in the Central Plains. A hundred thousand army is worth a thousand gold.
As soon as he reached out, my waist bag was almost shriveled, and I was really scared."
Zhuge Dan couldn't help laughing. "The general said that if he was fighting for gold, he could not afford the expenses of a 100,000 army?"
"Oh, you don't know. Although I made a lot of money, I also had a lot of money." Wei Ba sighed deliberately: "The wise men all said that they should enrich the country and strengthen the army, but Jiaozhou is to enrich the people and strengthen the army. I can
The control is very limited. I always feel that I am a donor now, so I can match them and make some money from it. Which business is not worn out? It’s all hard money.”
Zhuge Dan smiled but said nothing. He knew that Wei Ba was so rich that he probably couldn't believe him when he said these words. He was afraid that he was sent by Zhuge Liang to ask for money, so he said ugly words in front so that he could not open his mouth.
He had no intention of reaching out for Zhuge Liang, nor did he plan to take on Wei Ba's words.
"General, what happened to the war in Luoyang?"
"Luoyang? It's so lively." Wei Ba asked back: "Didn't you hear any relevant news when you were on the road?"
"I heard some of them, but they were just hearsays, just a few words, and didn't argue the truth or falsehood."
"Oh, that's true." Wei Ba nodded in understanding and roughly said the war in Luoyang.
Zhuge Liang's troops arrived at Hangu Pass and did not launch an attack. However, the Wu Kingdom had never stopped advancing. After more than a month of fierce battle, Lu Xun commanded the army to capture Yingchuan. Now he has entered Henan County. The troops arrived at Zhuyuan Pass and officially joined Zhuge Liang.
A striking attack on Luoyang was formed, and a tough battle against Luoyang would soon be launched.
Zhuge Dan was surprised: "Didn't send troops in Nanyang?"
"Nanyang? What soldiers are coming out of Nanyang?" Wei Ba asked in surprise: "The general said he wanted to rest with the people at the beginning of last year. When did he change his mind again?"
Zhuge Dan looked at Wei Ba and didn't say anything more, feeling a little uneasy. He couldn't figure out what was going on, was Huang Yueying not listening to his advice, or was Huang Yueying not talking to the Wei family? Nanyang's army did not go out, even if the main force of the Wu army was
If they enter Henan County and surround Luoyang City, they may not have the entire army. They must leave a considerable amount of troops to prevent Meng Da and others from attacking.