After a long time, Zhuge Liang slowly turned around, looked at Jiang Wei's young and tired face, and sighed softly: "Bo Yue, determination is not enough. What you are facing is not an ordinary person.
He is a nearly invulnerable genius, and... and he has already matured..."
"Mencius said: Even if there are thousands of people, I will go, let alone Wei Ba alone."
"But this person is like a thousand troops. It's really difficult to deal with him." Zhuge Liang sighed softly and shook the letter he just received. "Take the matter in front of you as an example. How do you think we should deal with it?"
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Jiang Wei was speechless and agreed, his heroic ambition just now was gone in an instant.
This urgent letter was sent by Zong Yu from Nanyang. He discovered that there was an undercurrent in Nanyang. Someone was investigating the navy, and it seemed to be related to some technical leak. The person investigating was very high-level, and even Meng Da was not spared. Look,
The appearance was ordered by Li Yan, or at least Li Feng had to preside over it, otherwise Meng Da, as the commander-in-chief of Nanyang, would not have any temper at all.
Zong Yu didn't know the whole story. He only felt that the situation was serious because he was also under investigation, and reported the letter to Zhuge Liang as usual. However, the person who received the letter - whether it was Zhuge Liang or Jiang Wei -
Understanding what this meant, Zhuge Liang, who had just had a contest with Fei Yi, felt even more enlightened.
It seemed that the Li family and his son were doing this, but in fact, Wei Ba was behind it, with the obvious purpose of forcing him to submit.
He was even more suspicious of Wei Ba's intentions. It was precisely because of this that he said so harshly to Fei Yi, that is, to Wei Ba. If you can be a pure minister, then of course there is nothing to say. I am very happy, but if you
If you refuse to give up your ambition, then I will fight you to the end at all costs.
Judging from the current situation, can Wei Ba give up his ambition? It is simply impossible. His actions reek of conspiracy from the inside out.
This is a formidable enemy, both civil and military, powerful, greedy and cunning.
Zhuge Liang now regrets it very much. If he had known that such a day would come, he would not have let Wei Ba enter Wuling and trapped him in Chengdu as a sinecure. How could such a situation arise? Now he also understands why Ma Di strongly advocated letting Wei Ba
Wei Ba went to carry out this task because Ma Di had already had different intentions. He wanted to form an alliance with Wei Ba and form his own faction.
Now Ma Su is in Chengdu and Wei Ba is in Jingzhou. They are cooperating inside and outside, and they can control the Li family and his son. They can fly thousands of miles in a day. How to stop them is a very serious problem for Zhuge Liang. He manipulates
They have all kinds of ingenuity, but now they are beyond their reach and powerless. What's more, Wei Ba and Ma Su have an old enemy Li Yan in front of them who cannot be underestimated.
Without the support of Wei Ba and Ma Di, Zhuge Liang would not have taken Li Yan seriously at all. Before that, Li Yan had been suppressed by him in Jiangzhou, unable to move, and had no power to fight back. But now the situation is different, Li Yan
Now that Yan has strong support, he no longer has any advantage.
When he heard the news that Li Feng was taking control of Jiangling, Zhuge Liang smelled the danger, but what could he do? Not only was he unable to stop him, he also racked his brains on how to protect Jiang Wei.
The main culprit that led to Jiang Wei's defeat was Wei Yan. If he wanted to keep Jiang Wei, he had to denounce Wei Yan, but denigrating Wei Yan would directly conflict with Wei Ba. It was when Li Yan saw this that he launched a counterattack unscrupulously.
His only arm, Jiang Wei, must be cut off, leaving him helpless and helpless.
This seems to be a dead end.
Faced with this dead situation, Jiang Wei was willing to die, but his willingness to die could not solve any practical problems.
Jiang Wei is not good at strategizing, which has become his biggest shortcoming. To compete with Wei Ba, he still has a lot to learn. Zhuge Liang was very anxious. He didn't know if Jiang Wei would survive facing Wei Ba once he let go.
A little chance of winning.
Zhuge Liang felt very tired, and his heart and mind were truly exhausted. He looked around, but he couldn't find an assistant who could help him. He checked the people around him, but no one had the strength to confront Wei Ba and Ma Di.
Both of these people were once people around him, but now they have become his enemies.
Zhuge Liang's mouth felt a little bitter. He unexpectedly thought of the snow-white fox fur again.
What does Wei Ba think? Does he really want to join hands with me, or does he just want to use me to defeat Li Yan and move towards the supreme position?
Zhuge Liang looked up at the sky, but he didn't know when it started. The sky was full of dark clouds, and the starlight was obscured by the dark clouds and disappeared without a trace. His eyes were chaotic and nothing could be seen.
Heaven, is this a sign that the big man is going to be abandoned?
Zhuge Liang suddenly felt dizzy and groaned lowly. He raised his hand and wanted to rub his eyes, but found that his arm had no strength at all. Then, his legs went weak and his tall body slowly fell.
Like a mountain suddenly collapsed.
Jiang Wei was shocked, rushed forward, hugged Zhuge Liang in his arms, and screamed: "Prime Minister! Prime Minister!"
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Fei Yi returned to his residence, looked at the fox fur, and sighed secretly. The body temperature on the fox fur had been blown away by the mountain wind, and the white hairs like snow felt soft to the touch, but there was no warmth at all.
Fei Yi knew that his mission had failed. Zhuge Liang refused to cooperate with Wei Ba. He asked Wei Ba to give up everything. How could this be possible? Wei Ba could not give up the rights and status he already had. He would only ask for more. He
Being able to take the initiative to make peace with Zhuge Liang is already very valuable. If Zhuge Liang is willing to give up his prejudices and guide him, maybe Wei Ba will not be desperate in a short time. Zhuge Liang's request is tantamount to actively blocking that road.
Forcing Wei Ba to go further and further.
Fei Yi sat in front of the lamp, stared at the flickering light, and thought for a long time. At this point, he seemed to not have much choice, but when he thought of parting ways with Zhuge Liang from now on, he still hesitated.
He was promoted by Zhuge Liang. He is not from Jingxiang, nor is he from Yuan Cong. On the contrary, he cannot erase the imprint of Liu Zhang's old minister. Without Zhuge Liang, he would not be where he is today. Zhuge Liang knows him well.
Well, but today, he is leaving Zhuge Liang and joining Wei Ba's army.
He felt guilty of betrayal.
How could it become like this?
Fei Yi was a little dazed and at a loss. He didn't know why he had reached this point. Zhuge Liang was so smart and wise, and he had the talented Jingxiang Clan as his backing. Even within the Yizhou Clan, he had many
How could he, with so few close friends, end up in such a dead end, alone?
Fei Yi stroked the fox fur, thoughtfully, and sighed.
When Fei Yi left the next morning, the posthouse was quiet, a little deserted, almost indifferent. In the cool morning breeze, he left Zhongnan Mountain and ran towards Changsha.
He didn't know that on the stargazing tower behind him, Zhuge Liang's face was like gold paper and his energy was like a gossamer.
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When Fei Yi was passing through Nanjun, he was startled by the sights along the way.
More than half a month ago, when he passed through Nanjun on his way north, Nanjun was still deserted. For most of the journey, except for the business travelers who were also passing by, there were not many people at all. But now, busy people can be seen everywhere along the way. The closer he gets to Jiangling
The more people there were, the more we saw many villages being built south of Maicheng.
Fei Yi was very curious, so he stopped and asked for a drink of water from the busy people. A half-grown man wearing an old cotton coat brought him a bowl of water and a warm pancake, and turned around to run away.
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Fei Yi grabbed him, and the young man struggled and shouted: "You drink yours, and just put the bowl on the roadside after you finish it. I'm busy."
Fei Yi said with a smile: "What are you busy with? You look like this, you are not ten years old yet?"
"I'm nine years old, and I'll be ten after the Chinese New Year." The boy subconsciously straightened his waist to make himself look stronger. He wiped his nose with his sleeves, then realized that it was wrong to do so, and quickly removed the clothes on his sleeves.
Carefully wipe the snot on the soles of your shoes.
"That's not like that." Fei Yi deliberately teased him: "I think you are seven or eight years old at most."
"That's not true." The boy wrinkled his nose: "I'm hungry."
"Are you hungry? I think your cake is not bad. How can you still be hungry with a cake like this?"
"That's what I got from hunger before." The kid's eyes widened: "We have General Zhennan helping us now, and we have bread and rice every day, so how can we be hungry? Just watch, in half a year, I will definitely grow taller.
And strong."
Fei Yi thought: "General Zhennan? Do you know General Zhennan?"
"Of course." The boy raised his head proudly: "When we passed Dongting, the general invited us to dinner. I also went and visited the general's warship."
Fei Yi was praised by Wei Ba as a good dancer, and that was not just said casually. He was indeed very good at dealing with people. It didn't take much effort for him to find out the secrets of the young man, and he knew that these things had just appeared in front of him.
The people who came were all people from Wu who came from Yuzhang and even further places, and many of them were even pirates from the East China Sea.
Fei Yi roughly understood Wei Ba's intention. By placing these people in Nanjun, on the one hand, it could reduce the pressure of land redistribution and not have a great impact on the areas under his jurisdiction. On the other hand, these people had just moved here.
, requiring a large amount of supplies, which Li Feng could not solve, so he could only ask Wei Ba for help. Wei Ba's generous help not only solved Li Feng's problems, gained Li Feng's trust, but also planted a seed in the hearts of these people.
If something happens in the future, these people will naturally support him even more.
This is to win people's hearts. From the words of these people, Fei Yi knew that Li Feng probably hadn't thought of that step yet. He didn't even think that he should take the right to benevolent in his own hands. He was simply an ignorant person who was almost stupid.
A newcomer to the officialdom. Anyone else, as long as they had some common sense, would not have given Wei Ba this chance.