Chen Zhen originally thought he was here to negotiate, but now he discovered that he had no capital to negotiate at all.
Only then did he understand Zhuge Liang's helplessness. Apart from Wang Jue, what else could possibly seduce Wei Ba? In fact, he was not sure whether Wang Jue could seduce Wei Ba. It was obvious that Wei Ba only wanted to
After waiting a few more years, when Zhuge Liang dies, the king will naturally be in his possession.
All this is due to Wei Ba's strength. He has soldiers and food, he can conquer the world if he advances, and he can separate his own country if he retreats, so why should he look down on others?
Zhuge Liang knew the consequences of making Wei Ba king. Unlike the King of Wu and the possible King of Wei, taking the initiative to make Wei Ba king would set a bad precedent, like opening a hole in an already dangerous embankment.
, it is likely to cause a chain reaction and collapse thousands of miles.
But he had no choice, because only this condition might be a little tempting to Wei Ba. Yes, with his own strength, Wei Ba would get the prince sooner or later, but this prince was given to him when Zhuge Liang was in power, and in the future.
He himself forced the court to give, and even established himself as king. The difference in orthodoxy is very big.
To a certain extent, Zhuge Liang's agreement to make him king is even more meaningful than Liu Chan's agreement to make him king.
Chen Zhen pondered for a long time. Seeing that Wei Ba was already a little impatient, he had to take the initiative to tell the conditions. Sure enough, Wei Ba's eyebrows were raised and he was a little moved. Although it was just a moment of excitement, Chen Zhen caught it. He screened
He held his breath and looked at Wei Ba intently, suddenly feeling that his back was covered with sweat.
Although Jiaozhou is not cold in winter, it is not so hot yet. Chen Zhen knows that he is facing the most important decision in his life, and the decision-making power has been handed over. Next, he can only resign himself to fate.
"This is a serious matter, can you allow me to think about it?" Wei Ba asked, tilting his head.
"It should be so." Chen Zhen blurted out. He seemed to be under more pressure than Wei Ba, and wanted to leave the room as soon as possible. When he went out, he took a look at the ten thousand enemies on the case, and suddenly felt a little emotional.
I wonder what Guan Yu’s spirit in heaven will think when he hears these words.
After seeing Chen Zhen off, Wei Ba slowly walked back to the small building on the west side with his hands behind his back.
Footsteps sounded on the stairs. Peng Xiaoyu opened the curtain and came out, smiling as she greeted him: "You're finally back."
Wei Ba blinked his eyes and smiled: "Are you waiting for me?"
"I'm not waiting for you, but someone has been waiting for you all afternoon. I heard that you were going to entertain Chen Zhen, so I had to leave in frustration." Peng Xiaoyu took Wei Ba's arm, pulled him into the inner room, and took out a mobile phone
"Historical Records of Tianzhu" was handed to Wei Ba: "Here, this is the book she returned. It is full of hard work."
Wei Ba took the book inexplicably, opened it and looked at it. There were a lot of notes in the book, and the notes were written in fine silk characters. Wei Ba casually read two of them, and they actually said Tianzhu.
The similarities and differences between the Buddha and the Buddha taught in Xuzhou. When Wei Ba was in Xuzhou, he heard some things about the Buddha, which was quite different from the Buddhism in his impression. However, he had not seen the difference between the Buddha taught in Xuzhou and Tianzhu.
What is the difference between Buddhism and Buddhism?
"What would a talented woman in her prime do to study the Buddha Religion?" Wei Ba put the book aside, sat down on the chair, and rubbed his temples: "The Prime Minister has promised to be crowned king."
"It's expected." When it comes to serious matters, Peng Xiaoyu also stopped smiling. She is responsible for internal confidential affairs and has special channels to travel between Chengdu and Jiaozhou. When Chen Zhen just left Beijing, the news
Sent out simultaneously. "The Prime Minister doesn't have many chips anymore."
"But the Prime Minister is not someone who gives up easily." Wei Ba stroked the mustache on his lips and narrowed his eyes: "I always feel that there seems to be some conspiracy here."
"Thousands of clever tricks must be backed up by enough strength." Peng Xiaoyu sneered: "At this point, as long as my husband is careful and doesn't let his life be ruined, what can he do?"
"Yes." Wei Ba responded and looked out the window in concentration. The weather in Jiaozhou was hot and there were many mosquitoes, so he covered the windows with a layer of green gauze. Looking out from the lighted room, there was nothing but the bright moon.
Outside, other scenery was covered with a layer of mist. He looked at it for a moment and then said: "Let Xuanyu check and find out what other methods the Prime Minister has hidden. Based on my understanding of the Prime Minister, he is not that easy."
People who give up easily. This time, I not only have to swallow his bait, but also collect his hook, and it is best to pull him into the water."
"If you don't defeat him, won't you have confidence?" Peng Xiaoyu glanced at him and said angrily: "You can win without fighting, but you have to take risks."
"I don't know." Wei Ba sighed: "Maybe he is just a mountain standing in front of me. If I don't cross it, it will be a knot in my heart after all."
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Chen Zhen stayed in Zhuya for more than half a month. During this more than half a month, Wei Ba had not seen him. Although Chen Zhen was getting angry with anxiety, he could only restrain himself and look at the island scenery in Zhuya.
We also visited several nearby counties.
There are not many aborigines on Zhuya Island, but there are many new immigrants. These people gather around the Wei family manor and naturally form settlements. The larger ones are called counties, and the smaller ones are called counties.
It is called Xiangli. Since they came from thousands of miles away, people with similar local pronunciation naturally gathered together, and their names were replaced by the names of their hometowns.
Chen Zhen saw many place names and surnames from the Central Plains here, many of which came from Qingxu and other places. Since Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, Yuan Shao and others failed to launch an army to attack Dong, and instead fought among themselves. The Qingxu land became the battlefield.
Qingxu, which was originally densely populated, has lost its household registration. Some of them died because of the war, and some of them fled because of the war.
Far more people have fled than died. Farming peoples are unwilling to leave their hometowns unless they have to, and war is the biggest reason for migration. If it weren't for the war in the Central Plains and a large number of people moving south, Jiaozhou would not be able to survive.
Without such a large population, the development of the entire Jiangnan area would be much slower.
Wei Ba occupied Jingnan and Jiaozhou and became the biggest beneficiary of the troubled times. Although the important ministers in the Central Plains knew that many people moved south, in their eyes, Jiaozhou was still a barbaric land and not worthy of attention. Zhuge Liang himself
They probably have this view, which is why they didn't have enough vigilance against Wei Ba, and now Wei Ba is finally allowed to become powerful.
When he thought about this, Chen Zhen felt very sorry.
Zhuya is an island. Although there is a lot of land suitable for farming, it is not as convenient as going out to sea for fishing. This is the simplest principle of relying on the mountains to eat and the sea to eat. Therefore, during Chen Zhen's time in Zhuya, he saw more and more
Most of them are fishing boats going out to sea. Every morning, many fishermen go out to sea, and every night, countless fishing boats come back. Several ports are always full of sails and people.
Chen Zhen noticed that warships would enter the harbor from time to time, lowering some fishermen who had capsized in the wind and waves, and then raising their sails again and sailing into the depths of the sea. When the number of fishermen going out to sea reached a certain scale, there would usually be one or two
A large building boat accompanied them.
After inquiring, Chen Zhen learned that it was a naval warship. Their mission at sea was to escort to prevent pirates from plundering them, and to rescue the fishermen when they encountered unexpected situations. At the same time, they were also responsible for the journey from Zhu Ya to Jiuzhen.
Long-distance escort in the southern part of Japan. Chen Zhen spent some time and found out that this navy has about four or five giant ships, more than 20 large ships, more than 300 large and small warships, and a total strength of 15,000 people.
Left and right. Divided into three groups, one group went to sea, one group returned, and one group stayed at Zhuya to rest.
Chen Zhen was surprised. He had never known that the Jiaozhou Navy had such a large scale. When he met with Yang Xi, Wei Ba's secretary, he cryptically raised this question. Yang Xi said disapprovingly that the navy under the general was not
For regional division, soldiers will not go on expeditions unless it is absolutely necessary. After all, they have been away from home for a long time, and their homesickness will affect their operations. Except for the expedition to Wuchang, the Jiaozhou Navy basically does not go out to perform missions in the Jiaozhou waters.
Of course the court didn't know.
Chen Zhen was surprised, and then asked another question, how many people are there in the navy under Wei Ba's command now?
The reason why Chen Zhen asked this was because the navy was on the sea, and Wei Ba did not ask the Prime Minister's Mansion for money or food, so the Prime Minister's Mansion had no idea how many naval forces Wei Ba had under his command.
Yang Xi blinked his eyes and smiled without saying a word. Chen Zhen made him anxious. He excused himself by saying, "I am just a civilian and don't know about military matters. Anyway, you have seen the size of the Jiaozhou Navy. Generally speaking,
You should be able to deduce the size of the navy in the East China Sea. The East China Sea is the frontline and Jiaozhou is the rear. Theoretically, the navy currently in the East China Sea will only be stronger than the Jiaozhou Navy.
"Did Deng Ai and the others all go to the East China Sea?"
Yang Xi pondered for a long time and nodded.
Chen Zhen took a breath of cold air. There were more than 15,000 people in the Jiaozhou Navy and at least 20,000 in the Donghai Navy. Zhou Yin, Deng Ai and others withdrew from Pengcheng and went to the East China Sea.
It was so easy for Ma Zhong to show off his power. Wei Ba had already planned to abandon Pengcheng. Pengcheng was frustrated and the cavalry suffered serious losses. Confronting the Wei army in the Qingxu area would inevitably bring greater casualties, so Wei Ba simply withdrew the main force from Qingxu.
He tried his best to strengthen the navy and handed over this difficult-to-conquer war zone to Ma Zhong.
In other words, even if Zhuge Liang does not arrange for Ma Zhong to go to the Eastern Front, Wei Ba intends to give up Qingxu. And when he gives up Qingxu, it is probably not just as simple as being unable to compete with the Wei cavalry. He is taking the initiative to retreat and hide his strength and bide his time. So
The purpose may be to make Zhuge Liang feel that the Eastern Front is no longer a threat, so that he can shift the main target to Guanzhong.
In other words, the current situation in which Zhuge Liang threatens the emperor's power and personally conquers Guanzhong in order to seize Li Yan's military power has been anticipated by Wei Ba more than a year ago. He has been consciously or unconsciously promoting the situation in the court.
The situation is moving forward, including the fact that Zhuge Liang was forced to make the king in exchange for his support today, which was actually what Wei Ba expected. It was not because of Zhuge Liang's decision, but because Wei Ba forced him to make such a decision.