What he is enthusiastic about is not negotiation, but not allowing others to negotiate.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to talk, but that he doesn’t want to talk to Zhuge Liang. The reason is very simple. Zhuge Liang’s attitude towards the aristocratic family is not as generous as Wei Ba, so Sima Yi wants to waste Zhuge Liang to death and then talk to Wei Ba. The reason for this choice is not due to the Cao Wei royal family.
Benefits are about considering one's own interests. It is not only the interests of the Sima family, but also the interests of the entire aristocratic family.
This may not only be Sima Yi's meaning, but also the common wish of many aristocratic families. Sima Yi is just a representative. When they form a group, the bargaining chips will be even greater. As for the Cao Wei royal family, they have long been thrown aside.
Xiahou Ba felt that Guo Xiu was right. As for the current situation, Cao Fang definitely did not have the control of Cao Rui. Cao Wei's situation was getting worse day by day. It was impossible to maintain the existing interests. Can you maintain a county?
It’s all a big problem. Instead of Sima Yi treating it as a bargaining chip at the end, it’s better to take the initiative and get in touch with Wei Ba in front of Sima Yi.
Xiahou Ba stood up and bowed to salute: "I just now, Ba is rude, please let Guo Junhai wait."
Guo Xiu returned the favor proudly.
Xiahou Ba immediately sent a cavalry to send Guo Li and Guo Xiu to Donglai, where there was a merchant ship that could reach Xiangping directly, which was quick and convenient, and people were not affected. Half a month later, Guo Li appeared in front of Wei Ba.
Guo Li met Wei Ba. During the Battle of Nanxiang, he was captured by Wei Ba. During the period of being a prisoner, the two got along quite happily, and Wei Ba even asked him for cavalry tactics. When they met again, Wei Ba
He was very enthusiastic and stood up to greet him: "Mr. Guo, are you safe?"
Guo Li was both moved and embarrassed, so he quickly returned the greeting. "Thank you for your concern. Now that the general has not flown for three years, it has soared into the sky; if he has not sounded for three years, it has been soaring. It is not right to express his gratitude, nor is it resentment."
Wei Ba laughed, took Guo Li's arm, went to the hall to sit down, and said proudly: "You should be used to such tables and chairs, right?"
"I'm used to it." Guo Li joked: "I just can't afford it."
"Hahaha..." Wei Ba pointed at Guo Li and said, "Mr. Guo, I came across the sea thousands of miles to cry for poverty? As a relative of the Empress Dowager, you are the general to be granted a title of marquis and rewarded him with a huge amount of 10,000 yuan. How can you set up a table and chair?
In the end, I am a little rich man and I am happy, which makes the Fang family laugh."
Guo Li smiled: "The general is not a small wealth now. Looking at the world, who else can compete with the general for financial resources? To be honest, even the emperor in Guanzhong and Luoyang is probably beyond the reach. General, the world is determined,
I wonder if I can keep a bowl of rice?”
Wei Ba smiled and said, "If it was Guo Jun, then of course there would be no problem."
"Thank you, General." Guo Ligong bowed: "What if it was someone else?"
Wei Ba pondered for a moment: "This matter... should be discussed with the Prime Minister's Mansion, it is not convenient for me to ask about it."
Guo Li didn't say anything. He knew that Wei Ba would not agree to him all at once. There would always be a few rounds and turns for such a big thing. It was a good start to see him so politely.
He didn't talk about this matter anymore, but only talked about some experiences from all over the world, and then Wei Ba handed this matter over to Yu Si.
...
Shortly after Guo Li arrived in Xiangping, the emperor's edict from Chang'an arrived in Liaodong. There were three things in the edict:
The first thing is of course the commendation of Liaodong's military achievements. All the meritorious soldiers were rewarded, with Wei Ba himself being the exception. This is not to say that Wei Ba is not meritorious, but to have a greater reward waiting for him, just to capture Liaodong.
The credit is not enough, so wait a little longer.
The second thing is about the strategic arrangement. After the Liaodong victory, in response to the situation of the two major armies of the Wei army, the Prime Minister's Office and the General's Office jointly studied and decided to change the main attack direction from the east to the west, that is, the general Li Ping led the army.
Go out of Hedong, first capture Bingzhou, and then four large armies of land and water join forces to encircle Luoyang. In order to reduce the resistance of the general's troops and prevent Xiahou Ba from rushing to Bingzhou, General Wei Ba of the chariots and cavalry needed to land in Qingzhou, General Ma Zhong of Zhendong advanced northward to
Xuzhou, General Zhuge Ke, General Pingbei, and General Meng Da of Wei entered Henan County and restrained the Wei army.
The third thing about negotiations is to solicit opinions from general Wei Ba. In the case of a state of mourning in Wei, should we seize the good by force, or save the good if we see it, and agree to the request for negotiations in Wei. If we agree to the negotiations, the conditions will be
What to do?
The first article is nothing to say. This is the tacit understanding between Wei Ba and Zhuge Liang, which is just expressed in the form of the emperor's edict. The third thing is just a form. The negotiations are presided over by the Prime Minister's Office, and the Great Honglu, who tends to be Wei Ba's.
Fei Yi was excluded. What is the meaning of asking Wei Ba’s opinions? It’s just a formality.
The key is the second thing: Zhuge Liang asked Wei Ba to land in Qingzhou, restrain Xiahou Ba's main force, and share the pressure for Li Yan to attack Bingzhou.
Wei Ba and several aides discussed it and understood Zhuge Liang's intention. As soon as this edict was issued, Ma Zhong and Zhuge Liang would certainly not have any objections, and would definitely send troops to restrain the Wei army. If Li Yan came, he would just face Sima Yi.
If you don't send troops, it's unreasonable. As a general and the main general of Your Majesty's personal battle, if other armies have already restrained the Wei army's most powerful Xiahou Ba's troops, if you can't send troops to make achievements,
What kind of face does he have?
However, the pressure Li Yan actually faces is far greater than what he seems. Zhuge Liang would not be so kind-hearted. Ma Zhong and Zhuge Ke were asked to help him. Among these people, the only one who can really do his best is Meng Da.
However, Meng Da's strength was limited, so he probably couldn't attract too many Wei troops. The strongest Wei Ba was far away in Qingzhou and was beyond the reach. Li Yan wanted to capture Bingzhou, but the pressure was still quite high.
Sima Yi's cavalry number is indeed not as large as Xiahou Ba, but he may not be less than Li Yan. Moreover, he is the guard and Li Yan attacks, and the innate ones take advantage. If Li Yan wants to gain an advantage in military strength, he can only increase his troops.
There is a road, and the only troops that Shu Han has not moved is Jiang Wei from Longyou. However, if Jiang Wei is asked to join the war, it may be the same as the Prime Minister's thoughts.
Li Yan couldn't move forward or retreat, and was forced to the death by the Prime Minister.
Once he left Tongguan and led a large army to fight abroad, he probably wouldn't care about Chang'an for a while, which also gave the prime minister a great opportunity to regain Chang'an.
"The Prime Minister is indeed good at dancing with all his sleeves, so he is completely fine." Wei Ba sighed.
Yu Si disagreed: "It's a pity that it's just in the court."
Wei Ba laughed and said nothing. Yu Si was also a little helpless. Yes, the Prime Minister's plan was only in the court. Compared with his achievements in the court, his performance on the battlefield can only be said to be unsatisfactory. But on the battlefield
Everything is only temporary after all, and we will eventually return to the court. There are too many people who are defeated on the battlefield and are invincible, but they lose in the court with blue noses and swollen eyes.
Those who hold a knife can't play with a pen.
"Remind the general, this is all we can do now. I hope he can ask for more blessings." Wei Ba said to Yang Xi: "Reply to Chang'an and say that everything will be done."
"Here." Yang Xi responded and turned to prepare the manuscript.
...
In mid-June, Li Yan led a 30,000 army out of Tongguan. He looked back at the city tower of Tongguan, and felt a strong sense of loss in his heart. He felt that he was not leading his army to fight, but was driven out of Chang'an by Zhuge Liang.
After working hard in Chang'an for several years, it finally improved a little, but when Zhuge Liang arrived, he was empty-handed again.
It's really a failure.
Li Yan thought about it carefully and felt that he was really unfortunate. Being an official in the same court with Zhuge Liang was probably the fate of his fate. Except for Zhuge Liang, he felt that his power and tricks were not bad, even the rising star Wei Ba was in this regard.
He may not be better than him. But once he meets Zhuge Liang, he feels lacking confidence. No matter how hard he tries, he will be in a mess in the end.
Only after joining forces with Wei Ba and Ma Su, he had the opportunity to gain some advantage. Now Wei Ba was sent to Liaodong by Zhuge Liang, Ma Su was left in Chengdu, and his right-hand man and his right-hand man were cut off. He was alone, and he fought no matter how he was.
But Zhuge Liang.
Sending troops to Hedong is the only way to take military power in his own hands, and it is also one of his few choices at present. But he did not feel at ease. He believed that Zhuge Liang had follow-up methods, but he did not know that this follow-up method would
What is it.
Among the few possibilities he could guess, none of them were what he wanted to see.
In the final analysis, in the face of Zhuge Liang's offensive, he no longer has many advantages. His only advantage is that his health is better than Zhuge Liang. If he could delay for a while, maybe Zhuge Liang would suddenly be unable to support him one day and die.
In this case, he still has a glimmer of hope.
Fa Miao went to war with the army. At this moment, he saw Li Yanhui's face and roughly guessed his mood.
"General, why bother so much?"
"Boyuan, how can I not be worried?" Li Yan sighed long: "Now he said he had left Chang'an, how could he know that he still had his life to return to Chang'an?"
"The general holds heavy troops in his hand, and there are chariots and cavalrymen in the distance to support him, and there are generals of guards as their support. Sima Yi is only 30,000 to 40,000 people. Why are you afraid of it?" Fa Miao said slowly:
"Besides, the Lord will not accept anything outside. As long as Your Majesty has not arrived at the front line, will the front line be war or harmony, or isn't it just a word from the general?"
"But Chang'an..."
"What else can I miss Chang'an now?" Fa Miao interrupted Li Yan: "The Prime Minister wants to move the capital to Chang'an, and all the resources he can do have been used up. The general stayed in Chang'an was just a slander for the Prime Minister.
Rather than this, it is better to lead troops outside. Leave those headaches to the Prime Minister to do."
Speaking of this, Fa Miao smiled slightly: "The Prime Minister wants to devote himself to his whole life and dies, and you can't stop him."
Li Yan frowned, his heart beat, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He smiled silently: "Boyuan said so much, then look, where should we take first?"
"Get Huguan first." Fa Miao said without hesitation: "Try Hao Zhao's quality, it is said that he once left the Prime Minister and Jiang Wei helpless."