Liu Yao took his guards to follow Jiang Wei to the eastern camp of the Han army, Zhuge Xu greeted him in time, and was slightly stunned after seeing Liu Yao, and immediately bowed to the two and said:

"The last general has seen the general, and he has seen His Highness."

Seeing that Zhuge Xu was so restrained, Liu Yao didn't dare to be too big, so he quickly dismounted and returned the salute, and said politely:

"General Zhuge doesn't need to be polite!"

Jiang Wei and Zhuge Xu are also old acquaintances, usually Zhuge Xu is not so restrained, today's posture, probably because of the anger in his heart, Jiang Wei quickly got off the horse and patted Zhuge Xu's arm, and asked lightly:

"General Zhuge has a complaint against me?"

Liu Yao couldn't help but be a little shocked when he heard Jiang Wei ask like this, only to see Zhuge Xu reply a little dullly:

"The last general doesn't dare, but the last general has something in his heart, and he hopes that the general will show it."

Jiang Wei stroked his beard, already guessing what Zhuge Xu wanted to ask, but he still pretended not to know: "But it's okay to say!" ”

Zhuge Xu raised his head and stared at Jiang Wei's eyes, and asked in a questioning tone:

"The last general was ordered to attack the east gate, and he was about to take the city gate, I don't know why the general ordered the withdrawal of the army, and in the end it fell short, so how did the last general explain to the soldiers in the battalion!"

Jiang Wei sighed slightly, and there was some unwillingness in his eyes: "My West Gate is about to be taken, and when the city gate is about to be broken, Deng Ai actually captured His Majesty to the head of the city, forcing me to withdraw my troops, and forced me to withdraw my troops, forced by Your Majesty's safety, I can only retreat!" ”

Hearing Jiang Wei say this, the unhappiness in Zhuge Xu's heart finally eased a little, but he still said regretfully:

"Because Your Majesty is in danger alone, it makes the whole army fall short, is it worth it? I am a general, thanks to the favor of the general, and I will be outspoken when I speak, now Your Majesty is immoral, favored and rebellious eunuchs, and the general was forced to Tuntian in the middle of the court, I have already heard of it, so even if I save Your Majesty, the restoration of the Han Dynasty is just an empty talk, not to mention that now the Son of Heaven is in the hands of the Wei army, and the two armies are at war with our army. ”

Zhuge Xu was originally from Wei, he had just joined the Han camp, he was not rewarded by the Han Dynasty, and he had no sense of loyalty to the Son of Heaven, and he was more open-minded.

Thinking that Jiang Wei has been loyal to the Han Dynasty for more than 30 years, he did not dare to return to the capital in his later years because he was afraid of being excluded by the people of the DPRK and China, although His Majesty trusted him and could give him everything, but his disgust with himself was also true.

Zhuge Xu's words completely opened Jiang Wei's heart, and scenes of the past came to mind.

His Majesty was playful when he was young, he liked to fight crickets and choose palace maids to dance and drink for fun, just like a mediocre image of dogs and horses, Zhuge Liang every time he talked to His Majesty about the Northern Expedition, His Majesty was impatient, always perfunctory, and the province delayed his time to play, Zhuge Liang hated him for iron and steel.

At that time, Jiang Wei followed Zhuge Liang, and everything was in his eyes, thinking that His Majesty was just young, and it would be good if he would be sensible in the future.

Later, His Majesty finally grew up and no longer had too much fun, but it also wiped out the enterprising spirit of the year, Zhuge Liang was gone, Jiang Wei took Zhuge Liang's place to continue the Northern Expedition, but His Majesty had no interest in the Northern Expedition, and just wanted to stay in Shu safely, the Northern Expedition was just Jiang Wei's wishful thinking, how much he wanted to have a king who could be with him with one heart, so that he could fight outside without worries.

Although His Majesty is mediocre, he has trust and respect for Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei has been favored by the emperor for many years, and when Zhuge Xu said that Liu Chan was immoral, he still scolded:

"Your Majesty's merits and demerits, a historian commented, we wait for the Han Lu to receive the emperor's favor, even if Your Majesty has more, we should also do our best to serve the Han and die!"

Seeing that Jiang Wei was stubborn and Zhuge Xu had no choice, Liu Yao stood next to him and listened to the conversation between the two, and couldn't interject at all, if it weren't for his clan identity, where would anyone be looking at him.

Seeing that Zhuge Xu shifted his gaze to himself, staring at himself, Liu Yao's heart was furious, and he secretly thought, what are you talking about you, staring at me.

Zhuge Xu looked at Liu Yao beside Jiang Wei, this person is the only surviving clan at present, and he is gentle and quiet, and he doesn't have any scheming when he looks at it, and more importantly, the local scholars in Shu Han support the crown prince Liu Rui, and Jiang Wei controls everything in the army, this His Royal Highness the King of Stability has no foundation at all, and suddenly has a plan, turned his head to Jiang Wei and said:

"The general has the heart to restore the Han Dynasty, and we have no two hearts, but the Son of Heaven is in prison, and the Wei army has no way to save the Son of Heaven!"

Jiang Wei pointed to Deng Zhong, who was tied up behind him, and said to Zhuge Xu:

"His Royal Highness captured Deng Ai's son Deng Zhong, we coerced Deng Zhong with Deng Zhong, Deng Ai values his son the most, I don't believe Deng Ai will not make concessions."

Liu Yao couldn't speak for a long time, and at this time she also echoed: "Deng Ai can't be indifferent to his son being chopped alive, right?" ”

Zhuge Xu followed Jiang Wei's hope, and sure enough, he saw a sturdy Wei who was tied up and couldn't move, it was really Deng Zhong, but he still shook his head and said:

"What's the use of capturing him, compared to the weight of the Son of Heaven, Deng Zhong is far from qualified, at most he can only promise our army to release some officials or clans, the Son of Heaven will definitely not exchange it for Deng Zhong, we still have to be subject to the Wei army!"

Jiang Wei nodded, he didn't have much hope for this captive, even if he captured the Son of Heaven of Wei, he would not exchange the Son of Heaven for the captured son, so he said:

"With Deng Zhongxiang's coercion, although it can't be exchanged for the Son of Heaven, it can shake Deng Ai's mind, and our army will look for an opportunity to break through the Wei army and rescue the Son of Heaven. In Shudi, our army can afford it, let him for a year and a half, and see how long Deng Ai can support it. ”

Zhuge Xu didn't think so, and was about to say what he thought, and immediately asked tentatively:

"Eastern Wu attacked me in Badong, is it an enemy or a friend, the attitude is not clear, Wei will not sit idly by and watch Shu alone, late will happen, the country can not be without a king for a day, why not the general support His Royal Highness the King of Anding as the new emperor, do not have to be subject to the Wei army, the Han army can break Chengdu in one go, if Your Majesty survives, you will welcome back Your Majesty, if Your Majesty is unfortunately martyred, then serve the new emperor, so it does not violate the original intention of the general to be loyal to the Han family."

Liu Yao, who was frightened when he said this, was in a cold sweat, Jiang Wei didn't answer, turned his head to stare at Liu Yao, Liu Yao's heart was pounding, and he suddenly said:

"My father and brother are in danger, how can I trespass at this time, General Zhuge said carefully!"

After seeing Liu Yao's attitude, Jiang Wei said slowly: "If this matter is discussed again, it should not be said, don't talk to others, go back to the camp first,"

Zhuge Xu sighed with disappointment on his face and did not speak again.

But Liu Yao breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly scolded Zhuge Xu in his heart for roasting himself on the fire.