Liao Li stood at the door and quietly looked at Zhuge Liang on the hospital bed...
There was a faint smell of medicine in the side hall. The medicine Zhuge Liang did not decoct here. These medicines were because Zhuge Liang had been taking medicine all the time, and every pore was emitting the smell of medicine.
Hearing Liao Li's footsteps, Zhuge Liang, who closed his eyes and rested, opened his eyes, turned his head, looked at Liao Li, and gave a soft command. The two eunuchs serving beside him immediately stepped forward and helped him up.
Two soft pillows were placed on the back, and then bent and retreated.
"Gongyuan, you're rude." Zhuge Liang smiled apologetically, his hand was hidden beside his lips, and coughed twice.
Liao Li walked forward slowly, leaned over and looked at Zhuge Liang's face, and sighed: "Prime Minister, you are really tenacious."
Zhuge Liang raised his eyelids, looked at him weakly, and sighed: "How about you."
Liao Li lifted up his hem, sat down opposite Zhuge Liang, took out a bound account book from his arms, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Zhuge Liang. His fingers were slender and darkened by the sunshine in Jiaozhou.
, but very healthy, thin and powerful.
"Prime Minister, have you had enough rest? Otherwise, I will briefly say, will you take a closer look if you have time?"
When Zhuge Liang heard this, his eyes turned cold. He stared at Liao Li for a while, and then shook his head helplessly: "Gongyuan, it seems that you have been in Jiaozhou for several years, but you have not been able to cultivate yourself and maintain your surname. Your obsession is getting heavier and heavier.
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Liao Li smiled slightly: "Isn't the same with the Prime Minister? He is so sick and refuses to let go. Isn't it an obsession?"
Zhuge Liang's eyelids drooped, as if he was asleep, and he didn't hear Liao Li's words at all. Liao Li disagreed and said to himself: "Prime Minister, you are the smartest person in the world, and no one can hide the thoughts of you,
But you just don't understand yourself. You are only fifty-four years old and are so sick. Whose sin is it? You can't blame anyone, you can only blame yourself. Look, there are so many people who are about your age, which one
Do you have to rely on so many medicines to maintain like you?”
Liao Li sniffed and sighed: "It is easy to know others, but it is difficult to be close to you. Prime Minister, you are smart enough, but not wise enough."
Zhuge Liang smiled silently: "Kongyuan rushed back from Jiaozhou from thousands of miles away to tell me this?"
Liao Li shook his head: "Of course not. Why did I come back? The Prime Minister is naturally aware of it, so why should I cover it up? Do you think I, Liao Li, are stupid and do not deserve to confront the Prime Minister?"
"Looking at the world, who dares to look down on you Liao Gongyuan?" Zhuge Liang said regretfully: "If Pang Shiyuan was still there, with his arrogance, he might have said that, but I dare not. Gongyuan, why didn't Wei Ba come back?"
"Who said he won't come back? He's just a little slower."
"Slow down? Was he coming back when I die?"
"Why didn't the Prime Minister say that he hopes you can live a few more days?"
Zhuge Liang's eyes sterned, and his sharp eyes fell on Liao Li's face. Liao Li was as calm as usual and was unmoved at all. He faced Zhuge Liang's gaze and said slowly: "Prime Minister, Wei Ba is just respecting you, not afraid of it."
If you think he is afraid of you and does not return to Chengdu, then you will be very disappointed."
Zhuge Liang's eyes slowly narrowed, his voice hoarse and low, but he was very determined: "When will he come back?"
Liao Li reached out and patted the account book on the table: "Why don't you read my report first? When you fight with him, you will be very polite?"
Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed and slowly landed on the thick book, with his eyes twitching. After a while, he looked at Liao Li again. There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, a bit mocking smile.
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"Prime Minister, you have no weakness now." Liao Li laughed, but she smiled very desolately and lonely. "Because you are full of weaknesses and are vulnerable. I don't want to confront you, because I don't want to take advantage of others.
Danger.”
Zhuge Liang's eyes showed a thick and undissolvable sadness. He saw the pity in Liao Li's eyes. This was the first time someone looked at him with pity. This condescending mercy has always been the only one who gave to others.
But no one could give it to him. Even Zhou Yu, who was famous all over the world after Chibi, could not look at him with such a look, let alone Liao Li at that time.
However, today Liao Li is pitying him and is so calm.
Zhuge Liang took a deep breath and tried his best to control his uneasiness. "Gongyuan, don't worry about my body. Although I am in poor health, I am not as good as I can't even read official documents."
Liao Li nodded: "When will I come again?"
Zhuge Liang closed his eyes: "Three days, three days later, you will come again."
"Here." Liao Li responded and stood up and left. Before turning around, he looked at Zhuge Liang deeply.
Hearing Liao Li's footsteps disappear outside the hall, Zhuge Liang slowly opened his eyes and his eyes fell on the account book left by Liao Li. He stretched out his hand, and the eunuch next to him immediately stepped forward and picked up the account book.
He handed his hands to him, but he pinched the corners tightly and looked at Zhuge Liang with a pleading look.
Zhuge Liang shook his head: "I sent the imperial physician order to come, and I also asked someone to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to spread Yang Yi into the palace."
The eunuch lowered his head, let go of his hand, and slowly retreated. He went out of the door, raised his sleeves, and wiped the corners of his wet eyes.
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Liu Chan stood on the palace wall and looked at Yang Yi who was hurried to the side hall. A trace of uneasiness flashed across his fat face. Liao Li had just entered the palace to ask for the Prime Minister, but he left without saying a few words. As soon as he left, the Prime Minister
I asked someone to pass on the imperial physician order. The imperial physician order stayed in the side hall for a while and soon came out. He was a little unsteady and almost fell to the ground.
Liu Chan felt something was wrong at that time. He wanted to visit the prime minister, but he gave up. He was really afraid of seeing the prime minister's face and eyes. The prime minister's eyes made him feel that all this was his responsibility, it was
Because of his incompetence, he was so tired that the Prime Minister was so tired. Even if the Prime Minister was dying, he still had to keep sick and work hard on state affairs and try his best to maintain the stability of the court.
Liu Chan didn't like this kind of look, so he tried his best to avoid meeting the Prime Minister. Although they were all in the palace and were only a few steps apart, he did not take the initiative to meet the Prime Minister until he had no choice.
Seeing Yang Yi entering the palace, he estimated that the situation was serious. Liao Li's arrival must have put great pressure on the Prime Minister, otherwise he would not be so cautious and urgently summoned Yang Yi to the palace. Yang Yi had just taken over as Prime Minister and Chief Secretary.
Zhuge Liang was recuperating in the palace, and he was mainly dealt with in the affairs of the Prime Minister's Office, so he was very busy.
Could it be that Liao Li brought the news about Wei Ba? Although Liu Chan was not very responsible, he knew that Liao Li was not the Prime Minister's opponent. When he was demoted to Wenshan by the Prime Minister, he had no temper at all. He was qualified to be the Prime Minister's opponent,
Only Li Yan and Wei Ba, and even Wei Ba. General Li Yan was originally very arrogant, but after the Prime Minister came back, he completely stopped. For more than half a month, Li Yan had been staying in the General's Mansion.
Liu Chan felt that Li Yan was afraid of the prime minister, so he did not dare to confront the prime minister face to face. He might not be willing to give up, but he did not dare to show up and could only wait. Who should he wait? Of course, he was waiting for Wei Ba.
Judging from the Prime Minister's performance these days, he seemed to be waiting for Wei Ba. He handed over the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion to Yang Yi and others. He was recuperating in the palace, just to accumulate energy and wait for Wei Ba to come back.
Liu Chan was a little looking forward to what Wei Ba, who did his homework for him, had become like now, which made the Prime Minister so cautious and the General so relied on him.
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In the side hall, Yang Yi looked through the account books left by Liao Li. He looked very quickly, pinching his fingers while watching, mentally arising at a dazzling speed.
He had just said what happened to Jiang Wan to welcome Liao Lishi. Zhuge Liang listened quietly without expressing any opinions, but he could feel that Zhuge Liang was a little nervous.
As soon as Liao Li returned to Chengdu, he came to the palace to pay homage to the prime minister and handed over such a thick account book. His intention was very obvious. He was to play the striker for Wei Ba. Before Wei Ba came back, he wanted to compete with Zhuge Liang first.
Something.
He was very worried about how poor Zhuge Liang's health was. He knew very well in his heart. If he had been in bed and resting, Zhuge Liang might be able to hold on for a while. If he continued to work hard as hard as before, Zhuge Liang would soon add the physical strength he had accumulated these days.
It is exhausted and may even pass away.
However, he could not persuade Zhuge Liang to let go. He knew very well what Zhuge Liang's temper was. Now he could only hope that he could help Zhuge Liang, if he could defeat Liao Li with his extraordinary computing power.
The provocation may give Zhuge Liang more rest time.
Yang Yi was fully focused and quickly looked through the account book, looking for possible flaws. Suddenly, he stopped, staring at a page of the account book, without moving for a long time.
Zhuge Liang felt Yang Yi's uneasiness, opened his eyes and looked at him.
"Prime Minister, your..." Yang Yi held up the account book, stood up and walked to Zhuge Liang, pointing at a line of words, trembling, his fingertips scratched out on his fingers, making a rustling sound. His voice was dry, like a sharp stone,
Scrolling. "…IOU!"
Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes, glanced at them, saw the numbers clearly, and couldn't help but be stunned.
This account was the money he owed Wei Ba, and the total amount was 43,800 gold.
Zhuge Liang remembered the white stick he had made and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He understood Wei Ba's intention. Wei Ba really refused to let him go. Liao Li returned to Beijing to report his duties, not only to report to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but also to the General's Mansion and
The emperor reported that this debt will soon be known to everyone. And where this huge sum of money is spent, it must be something that many people will be very interested in.
Wei Ba raised this huge sum of money, and it was not the main purpose. It was the key to re-invigorate the court's discussion on the gains and losses of the battle in Luoyang. After spending so much money, there was no visible gain. If the Prime Minister's Office could not give a reasonable reason.
The explanation is to face the question of who will be responsible for the battle in Luoyang.
No one has mentioned this issue, not because this issue is not a problem, but because the emperor is cowardly and dares not raise it on his own initiative. Li Yan temporarily endured it and waited for the opportunity. The ministers did not understand the situation at all and were unwilling to cause trouble on their own initiative.
Waiting for someone to mention it.
Wei Ba had no scruples, and he made this issue clear in absolute way.
Before Wei Ba arrived in Chengdu, the attack had already begun.