Wei Ba is already famous all over the world, so of course he doesn't need Fei Yi to help him advocate and make his name famous.
He asked Fei Yi to come forward to contact those old friends in order to prepare for public opinion. This is different from Fei Yi himself and even his family relying on Wei Ba. In the past, everyone knew it and tacitly understood it, but now he has to take practical actions to do so.
Express your attitude and make it public. Once you take this step, there is no turning back. It will be extremely difficult to go back and forth between the two or to clear yourself.
So Fei Yi hesitated, but he finally agreed. Because he understood that Wei Ba was going to have a showdown with the Prime Minister. Before that, of course, he had to have a showdown with him. If he refused, it would be very simple. Wei Ba might not
I will kill him, but I will definitely not treat him as a confidant again.
Wei Ba was very satisfied with his attitude and asked him to continue to deal with Guo Li and Guo Xiu to try to get more information. Diplomatic negotiations are sometimes not just for interests, but also a way of communication. The two sides test each other, and there will always be results.
Show some air.
Fei Yi accepted the order and left. Before leaving, he bowed respectfully to Wei Ba. In the past, in front of others, he and other subordinates of Wei Ba called Wei Ba "general". In private, he usually called Wei Ba "general".
The word "" not only expresses closeness, but also regards Wei Ba as a junior. The situation is different now. He no longer has the capital to bargain with Wei Ba, so he can only treat himself as a subordinate honestly.
Wei Ba looked at Fei Yi who was bowing, his face was gloomy, he didn't say anything, he just waved his hand to signal Fei Yi to do what he wanted. Fei Yi walked about ten steps away, vaguely heard Wei Ba sighing, and looked back
, Wei Ba still stands with his hands behind his back, his posture is majestic and intimidating, but he feels a little more lonely.
Fei Yi secretly sighed. As Wei Ba himself said, it is cold at high places. The higher you climb, the farther you can see, but you also become more lonely.
Fei Yi met Guo Li again and conveyed Wei Ba's message. The war on the Western Front has changed, and your policies may also change. Should we wait and talk again? To Fei Yi's surprise, Guo Li shook his head: "Continue to talk.
Well, an accidental victory on the Western Front won't solve any problems. The Queen Mother will not change things easily."
Fei Yi was puzzled and sensitively realized that there was another mystery. Empress Dowager Guo didn't seem to care about the Cao family. She was a little eager to succeed in the negotiation, so much so that she agreed to Wei Ba's almost greedy request and gave up Qingxu and Qingxu.
Half of Yanzhou just hopes to achieve some results on the scene.
He looked at Guo Li. Guo Li was startled, concealed a smile, looked away from Fei Yi, and spread out the map. Fei Yi glanced at Guo Xiu again. Guo Xiu lowered his head, his eyes a little restless.
Facing Fei Yi's provocation, the corners of his mouth twitched and he hesitated to speak.
The uncle and nephew had an article, and Fei Yi immediately came to a conclusion. He was secretly happy in his heart, but his face remained calm.
"Well, let's discuss it according to the original plan." Fei Yi said: "You ask us to make some concessions to avoid the strong backlash of the Cao clan and to give up the land claim to Yanzhou. We can understand it, but we cannot all follow your requirements.
Come as you say."
Fei Yi pulled out the map and drew a circle on it: "Qiao Pei is the seat of Cao Wei's clan. If you cede it to us, the backlash would be too great. Lu State is a fiefdom of King Lu. Given the current situation, it is not appropriate to do this.
We can give up temporarily. Taishan County must be ceded to us. In addition, this piece of Henan land under the jurisdiction of Jizhou must also be ceded to us."
Fei Yi sat down, calm and composed, as if what he just talked about was not a large piece of land, but just an insignificant little profit.
"One more thing. You must hand over Qingxu Navy and open the river to Luoyang. Don't worry, we will not send warships into the river. It is just for the convenience of merchants."
He smiled: "In this way, there will be fewer people collecting taxes randomly along the way, and you can buy things at cheaper prices. Why not?"
Guo Li and Guo Xiu looked at each other: "We need to discuss it."
"Okay." Fei Yi nodded, "But as soon as possible, I will inform the cavalry general after you have discussed it."
"Yes, I will reply to you within three days."
Fei Yi's heart moved again. If he replied within three days, it would mean that their uncle and nephew would discuss the matter and not reply to Luoyang. In this way, Queen Mother Guo's bottom line must be more than this, otherwise they would not dare to make their own decisions.
Well, we have to take advantage of them. Since we want to take advantage, we must take full advantage of it.
…
Zhao Tong crossed the sea and came to Xiangping, accompanied by Princess Sun Dahu.
Regardless of the objections of Yu Si and others, Wei Ba took Guan Feng, Xia Houhui and others to greet him. Zhao Tong came lightly. Except for a few trusted guards, he did not bring troops, only some of Sun Luban's guards. In order to express his gratitude,
Symmetrically, Guan Feng also brought his own Feifeng Guards, which could not only protect Wei Ba, but also prevent Zhao Tong from thinking that Wei Ba was trying to show off his power or show off.
Having said that, in fact, only she knows what Guan Feng is thinking. When she went to the north with Wei Ba to help Li Yan attack Nanyang, Sun Luban had a hundred female guards, which became a scene in the Dangyang camp.
. Now that she also has Feifeng Guard, it is inevitable that she would like to compare with Sun Luban. In addition, the establishment of Feifeng Guard itself has unusual political significance. As long as possible, Guan Feng does not mind
Show it out and show it to everyone, letting everyone know that she is Wei Ba's official wife, and Wei Ba's love for her is unparalleled.
In the eyes of Xia Houhui and others, this mentality is a bit childish, but in the eyes of Sun Luban, who is equally childish, or even more so, the one hundred flying phoenix guards are truly shocking. Especially each horse
Next to the war horse were two majestic big dogs, which made her so envious that stars appeared in her eyes.
Among the wives and concubines of Wei Ba and Zhao Tong, Guan Feng and Sun Luban are the most talkative. Xia Houhui and Pan Ziyu are both intellectual women. Birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups, which is not bad at all. When they met, the two were known for their fierceness, and they were known for their fierceness.
The proud women found a common language. Sun Luban took Guan Feng and asked around. He wanted to ask two sacred dogs to show his majesty. He also asked Guan Feng to go to the grassland to race horses. If he didn't race horses on the grassland, wouldn't it be in vain?
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Hearing Guan Feng and Sun Luban chatting lively and laughing loudly from time to time, Wei Ba and Zhao Tong looked at each other and laughed.
"Senior brother, what are your plans for coming from afar? Should you take office immediately, or should you take a few days' rest first?"
Zhao Tong asked: "Is the task of supervising the army very heavy?"
Wei Ba smiled and did not answer. The tasks of the supervisor were not heavy, but the supervisor's authority was very great. When the general encountered an accident and was unable to perform his duties, the supervisor could designate a second person in charge, or even take over the command himself.
Zhuge Liang asked Zhao Tong to supervise the army, probably with the latter idea: to take over Wei Ba's military power and control this army when necessary.
"Senior brother should know better than me whether it is important or not." Wei Ba said unhurriedly: "Actually, senior brother came in too hasty and walked a lot of distance in vain. Wait a few more days, and I will lead the army in Qingzhou.
Log in."
"Want to start a war?"
"We can't even talk about starting a war. Negotiations are just nonsense and cannot be taken seriously. In the end, it depends on performance on the battlefield. A month ago, Xiahou Ba defeated Ma Zhong and Bu Zhi and won a small victory on the Eastern Front.
In a few days, Sima Yi defeated the general Li Yan at Shangdang. The Wei army won two victories in succession. It is inevitable that their mentality is not correct. If I don't give them some color, this negotiation will never go on."
Zhao Tong nodded: "So, I was indeed a little faster. If I had known this, I would have gone slower. Wouldn't it be better to wait for you in Qingzhou?"
Wei Ba chuckled: "Yes, sometimes, people are always too impatient, but they don't know how to work slowly and carefully."
Zhao Tong was silent. He clearly felt that the intimacy between him and Wei Ba was far less intimate than that between Sun Luban and Guan Feng. Whether he admitted it or not, his arrival made Wei Ba a little disgusted, a little wary, and naturally a little repelled.
"Also, Ma Zhong and Bu Zhao have been placed under my jurisdiction and have taken a lot of money and food from me, but I haven't seen them yet. This is somewhat inappropriate. A general does not know his soldiers, and a soldier does not know his generals.
, how to direct in the future."
Wei Ba turned his head: "Are you staying in Xiangping, or are you going to Qingzhou with me? I think the princess is very interested in riding horses on the grassland."
"I didn't come here to ride horses." Zhao Tong smiled and said, "Leave her in Xiangping. I will go to Qingzhou with you."
"That's fine." Wei Ba nodded heavily.
Wei Ba prepared a sumptuous reception banquet for Zhao Tong and announced Zhao Tong's identity to everyone. Wei Ba's old troops were the only ones left. The new generals of the Hu tribe, including Gong, heard that Zhao Tong was Wei Ba's senior brother.
, immediately gathered around and got close to each other, which made the atmosphere lively.
…
Guanzhong, Prime Minister's Mansion.
General Li Yan defeated the Shangdang, and everyone pushed down the wall. Everything in the past was revealed, including Zhuge Liang not rescuing him when he was in Guanzhong, but instead launching the Battle of Nanyang in order to gain credit, and even corruption and extravagant living.
After being charged with the crime, after a court discussion, the ministers unanimously agreed to remove him from the post of general, change him to be the general of the auxiliary country, and demote him to the rank of Tinghou, which can be regarded as saving his face.
The General's Office suddenly collapsed, and the military power returned to the Prime Minister's Office again. The first military order from the Prime Minister's Office was sent to Yingchuan to General Meng Da of Wei and General Zhuge Ke of Pingbei, ordering them to divide the five thousand heavy armored cavalry into three groups.
Da kept one thousand for himself and gave one thousand to Zhuge Ke. The other three thousand were transferred to Puban and handed over to Jiang Wei.
After the order was issued, Zhuge Liang was still a little uneasy. He didn't know if Zhuge Ke could restrain Meng Da and get the heavy armored cavalry. Jiang Wei was very confident and felt that Meng Da had no reason to keep these five thousand heavy armored cavalry and give them to him.
Leaving a thousand is already giving him face. If he continues to be ignorant, he will naturally seek death.
"Prime Minister, as long as Meng Da submits, everything will be ready. Can we take action?"
Zhuge Liang was silent in silence, squinting his eyes and looking at the city wall in the distance, but his eyes were blurry. Because of the years of desk work, he was not only burdened, but his eyesight was also blurred. He could not see far away, nor could he see close up.
No, even though he knew it was just a wall, his eyes were just a blur of red, like a ball of dim blood.
"It's better to wait." Zhuge Liang said softly: "When he captures Qingxu and the overall situation is decided, he can be crowned king."