The county seat of Nanzheng was ten miles away, and the brigade of men and horses, under the leadership of Wei Yan, had entered the city after a while.

On the way here, Jiang Wei only felt that the territory of Hanzhong was deserted, and he didn't necessarily see a person during the day; However, the popularity of Nanzheng City is quite strong, and people can be seen everywhere, just if you look closely, you can find that the residents here are mainly light men, and there are few women, old people and children.

Wei Chang introduced that the population of Hanzhong was captured and plundered by Cao Cao, and these were all soldiers and prisoners who moved from Shu County later, and Nanzheng was not so much a county town as a large military village.

From time to time, there would be a group of soldiers walking in and out of the city.

Jiang Wei looked at his queue neatly, the soldiers were full of energy, and when he met Wei Yan, he took the initiative to stop and say hello, his words and expressions were full of closeness, and he couldn't help but say: "It is rumored that Wei Yan is good at raising soldiers, and he is not in vain." ”

After some observation, he already had a general impression of Wei Yan, probably a person with strong work ability, but not good at handling interpersonal relationships.

He probably only has military affairs in his heart, and he only has his top boss Liu Bei in his eyes, Zhuge Liang is barely a person who makes him feel respected, and he doesn't care about the rest.

******

Walking in front of the office, it was already dusk, and you could smell the smell of wine and meat from a distance.

After Wei Yan invited everyone into the lobby and sat down, he clapped his hands and signaled that the kitchen could serve food.

In a short time, the sergeants who served came in and out, and brought wine and food to each person's desk like a stream of water.

For this feast, he really put a lot of thought into it, and the preparation was very rich

In addition to the traditional preserved fruits and vegetables, there are also delicacies such as roasted, broiled meat and soup. There are two kinds of deer belly and beef liver; It is a fish belly, crystal clear, revealing a freshness; The soup is a broth made from chicken and served with a variety of vegetables.

Because he is a martial artist, he is not so particular, so he saluted everyone in the field with a glass of water and wine, and said straight:

"You have come from afar, it should have been more grand. It's just that Hanzhong's products are not as rich as Shuzhong's, but this time it's sluggish, no matter what, please use more of your face. ”

After speaking, he raised his hand and motioned for everyone to move and eat.

Everyone was already a little hungry after a day's journey, and at this time, smelling the fragrance of the feast, they didn't feel their index fingers move, said a few words of thanks, and enjoyed them one after another.

Wei Rong was anxious, and before his butt was hot, he pulled his brother Wei Chang to Jiang Wei, Pang Hong, Mi Wei, and Zhao Tong to drink and contact.

Because Wei Chang also grew up in Jingzhou when he was a child, he was familiar with several people except Jiang Wei, and they were less restrained with each other. He has the consciousness of being a master, but he is afraid of neglecting his friends and constantly persuading him to drink.

The rest of the people in the hall also drank to each other, occasionally talked about some interesting things about the journey, and staggered each other, and enjoyed themselves, and the atmosphere was very good for a while.

When the dishes were roughly the same, Wei Yansheng was afraid that he would snub the guests, so he personally held the wine glass and toasted. This first glass of wine should naturally be honored to Zhuge Liang sitting on the guest of honor.

It is a very rare scene for military advisors to drink, and it is not necessarily encountered once a year. I don't know which good thing person has a lot of words, and the guests in the hall all stopped holding their chopsticks in their hands and cast their concerned eyes in the direction of the guest of honor, wanting to see if the military advisor would appreciate Wei Yan's face.

At this time, Zhuge Liang had not yet spoken, but Yang Yi, who was sitting next to him, categorically stopped him and said: "Wen Chang can't, the military advisor doesn't drink at home, so don't embarrass the military advisor." ”

Wei Yan was stunned when he heard this, if this was the case, with Zhuge Liang's respect, it was indeed inconvenient for him to persecute.

He subconsciously looked into the hall again, and saw that all the guests were looking at it, and said in his heart that the host toasted and the guests did not drink, which was a very shameless thing.

At this moment, he only felt that he was not advancing, nor was he retreating, so he had to stay where he was with his wine glass.

I saw Zhuge Liang smile slightly, raise his cup, and make a gesture to drink. In his opinion, Wei Yan was the Taishou of Hanzhong after all, and his face and authority had to be taken care of.

At this moment, Fei Yi, who was sitting at the bottom because of his low official position, immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "Mr. knows the amount of alcohol he drinks. At night, I had to deal with business, so this cup was drunk by Yi. ”

After speaking, he took the wine glass from Zhuge Liang's hand, turned to Wei Yan, hugged his fists and smiled: "General Wei doesn't mind, right?" ”

Wei Yan knew that because of his Meng Lang, he almost broke the rules of the military division, and he was already a little worried, but when he saw someone come forward to break the siege, where was the reason to disagree? Immediately laughed: "That's the best!" ”

After that, the two raised their glasses to each other, said "please", and raised their necks to drink. At this time, Wei Yan's face was already full of appreciation.

Zhuge Liang, who was the party concerned, also took a sip lightly and said with a smile: "I can't drink enough, so I took a sip and thanked Wen Chang for his hospitality." ”

This is enough to save face! Wei Yan's face was full of red light, and he said, "Don't dare." After saying that, he drank another glass as a companion.

After saluting Zhuge Liang, he raised his glass and walked to the next seat of Yang Yi, but when he saw Yang Yi's delicacies in front of the case, he ignored them, and he didn't taste a bite, but just held a bowl of white rice in his hand and ate it with relish.

Seeing this, Wei Yan couldn't help but ask, "Wei Gong, but are these dishes not to your liking?" If this is the case, let the subordinates prepare again. ”

Yang Yi glanced at him and said slowly: "Wen Chang, this table of dishes is so rich, I'm afraid it will take you a lot of thought." ”

Wei Yan was obviously very satisfied with the banquet he had carefully prepared, and laughed out loud when he heard this.

"Don't hide it from Wei Gong, Yan Nian Nian military advisor and you came from afar, but I am afraid that the greeting will not be thoughtful, so I will send people up the mountain and into the forest to search for it in the morning, so I will prepare these ingredients, please use more."

Yang Yi looked left and right, her face was unbearable, and she suddenly raised her voice an octave, and sighed:

"What Yi saw all the way after entering Hanzhong was that the people of Jingzhou had just been settled, and the people's livelihood was still in difficulty, and it was a great fortune to be able to get two meals a day. Those are our fathers and fellow villagers, they live and eat, and as court officials, how dare they brave the world's disapproval and enjoy such gluttonous food? ”

After he said this, the room was silent, and many guests had already put down their chopsticks.

Many people heard that his words had a double meaning, and on the surface, he pointed out that the people's lives were not rich, and those who were officials should also be more difficult and simple.

But the implication is to ridicule Wei Yan, as the Taishou of Hanzhong, not only failed to take care of the thoughtfulness of the people under his rule, but also treated him so pamperedly, which really shouldn't be.

Wei Yan's reaction was sluggish, and after being stunned, he could already hear that Yang Yi was complaining to the military advisor, and he was nakedly accusing him from both ability and virtue.

"This is not to give me Wei someone's face!"

When Wei Yan heard this, his brows furrowed, and his face showed dissatisfaction.

Yang Yi chuckled and said, "What, does Wen Chang think what Yi said is wrong?" ”

In Wei Yan's opinion, his smile was full of disdain and challenge-

If he is right, it means admitting that he has failed to take care of the people under his rule, which is obviously inappropriate; If he doesn't say it right, Yang Yi can accuse him of being so happy and not telling the truth - after all, the people of Jingzhou have just arrived, and it is an indisputable fact that life is hard......

The more he thought about it, the more it was not a taste, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Yang Yi's face was hateful. At this moment, his beard suddenly stood on end, his eyes flashed with essence, and his right hand pinched the cup to "gurgle", like an enraged beast, and his momentum was terrifying.

The atmosphere in the room was very embarrassing for a while.

There is an ancient saying in China, which is called the death of a king if he is humiliated. In fact, not only between kings and ministers, but also between fathers and sons.

Before Wei Yan could attack, the brothers Wei Chang and Wei Rong, who were accompanying him during the banquet, suddenly got up at the same time and glared angrily.

Wei Rong even pointed at Yang Yi and said angrily:

"What do you mean by that? My father is kind and kind to entertain, if you like to eat, you can eat, if you don't like to eat, leave! ”

Yang Yi didn't refute or get angry in the face of such an insult from a junior, she just stared at Wei Yan directly, and a hint of an imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Jiang Wei watched coldly, and said in his heart, the Wei father and son were brave and unscrupulous, and this time they still fell for Yang Yi's plan.

It turned out that although what Yang Yi said to Wei Yan just now was unreasonable, Zhuge Liang was not a partial listener, and when he could understand Wei Yan's hospitality, it would never be wronged casually, and when he mediated two sentences, the matter would be dismissed.

But before Zhuge Liang could speak, Wei Rong, who was a subordinate and a son of man, actually died by himself and jumped out to insult Yang Yi, who was an important minister of the imperial court. If he were to be prosecuted, he would have committed the following crimes.

In this way, the initiative on the field was immediately in the hands of Yang Yi, even if Zhuge Liang had the intention to help Wei Yan exonerate, he had to weigh whether "Shu Ke" was allowed - after all, under the eyes of everyone, the authority of "Shu Ke", the dignity and inferiority of the upper and lower levels, absolutely cannot be abandoned.

The problem was thrown back to Wei Yan, and if he wanted to save his beloved son, he had to ask for it softly.

But is Wei Yan a person who is willing to give in? The answer, of course, is no!

That is when he was too punctual in Hanzhong, he once said: "If Cao Cao comes from the world, please refuse it for the king; Partial to the 100,000 people, please swallow it for the king. "The fierce man!

According to Wei Yan's personality, even if he understands this joint, he will definitely choose to protect his shortcomings; That also means that he will also join the ranks of opposing "Shu Ke".

Yang Yi saw his personality that he had no fear and attacked violently.

Sure enough, Wei Yan was furious, his eyes were fixed on Yang Yi, and he finally cared about Zhuge Liang by his side, and did not dare to attack in public.

But Yang Yi was not afraid and stood up to look at him.

Needle tip to wheat mang! The clash on the field seemed to be on the verge of breaking out, and the atmosphere suddenly dropped to a freezing point.

No one noticed that a trace of dissatisfaction had already flashed on Zhuge Liang's face.

Only Jiang Wei saw it clearly, and said in his heart: "The military advisor is the most powerful person here, and it is impossible to cover up, not to mention that Wei Rong is indeed the first to lose because of his recklessness......

But Wei Rong is a partner of the Heluo Society, and it is impossible for him to watch him suffer malicious punishment, and the top priority is to let Yang Yi take the initiative to withdraw the complaint.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wei shook the hem of his clothes, suddenly rose sideways, pointed at Wei Rong and shouted angrily: "Bold! ”

His sudden voice broke the silence on the field, attracting everyone's eyes to look up.

And Yang Yi saw that someone was standing on his side, and he was also a young hero valued by the king of Hanzhong, and his face showed a look of pride.

Wei Rong was even more angry when he saw this, and was about to refute, but saw Jiang Wei quietly squeezing his eyebrows at him.

He had a relationship with Jiang Wei, and he had a somewhat tacit understanding, and he was stunned and immediately understood. Probably just now, he had a bad breath in his chest, and he couldn't help but stand up for his father, but seeing his father embarrassed to become like this, he still regretted Meng Lang a little in his heart.

He has always been convinced of Jiang Wei, and when he saw Jiang Wei get up to take care of things, he suppressed his anger at the moment, just looked at it, and waited for the following.

But after seeing Jiang Wei throw him an affirmative look, he turned around and pointed at Yang Yi and introduced:

"Mr. Yang is a world-famous Jingzhou celebrity, a senior master, highly respected, and well-known all over the world......"

When he said the words "Jingzhou Famous Scholar", "Senior Master", "Respected Morality" and "World-Famous", he deliberately strengthened his tone, and he could be regarded as throwing out a high hat.

After throwing the high hat, he pointed at Wei Rong and scolded: "In terms of age, Mr. Yang is enough to be your elder; In terms of knowledge, Mr. Yang is beyond your reach...... This hairy boy, illiterate, rude and rude, why did he dare to be so presumptuous? ”

When he scolded Wei Rong, he used the words "illiterate" and "rude", but also to set off Yang Yi's knowledge and reasoning, and put him in a very high position.

Thousands of wears, but sycophants don't wear.

Yang Yi was very embarrassed by such a high hat, and her face showed embarrassment, and she waved her hand again and again to be modest.

Which "respectable" "senior master" will be as knowledgeable as a "vulgar and rude" hairy boy?

Seeing that he was full of smiles, he said: "Boyo, you are serious, children don't know how important they are, so they don't need to be serious." ”

When Jiang Wei heard this, he was amazed and said: "Mr. Yang is lenient and tolerant, and he is carefully taught. ”

In fact, a person as smart as Yang Yi, how can he not detect that Jiang Wei is taking retreat as a strategy?

It's just that he has just had a seizure, and he has already forced Wei Yan into anger, but he is speechless, and he has really suffered a big dark loss, and most of the evil breath in his heart has come out.

He was proud of his identity, and it was really inconvenient for him to be familiar with a junior like Wei Rong, and this time he saw Jiang Wei send a step in time, so he was also interested in taking it.

smiled at the moment: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" ”

With this gag, the situation on the field suddenly eased.

Fei Yi came back to his senses, pressed Yang Yi back to his seat, and comforted: "General Wei has always shared weal and woe with the army and the people, and today it is indeed for the sake of Mr. and his colleagues who came from afar that he prepared a sumptuous banquet. Wei Gong, you are too careful. ”

He poured a glass of wine, and then faced Wei Yan, who was pale, with a clear gaze, and raised his glass as an invitation: "Duke Wei cares about the people, it is inevitable that there will be some collisions, and I also look at General Haihan." ”

Although Fei Yi's performance made Wei Yan feel like a spring breeze, he was still angry, and he only had a tiger face, and he was reluctant to raise a glass.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang suddenly got up.

But seeing that he slowly walked in front of Wei Yan, his face was as calm as water, and he couldn't see his joy and anger clearly, so he raised his glass and said, "Liang will use this glass of wine to thank Wen Chang for his hospitality." ”

After that, without waiting for everyone to react, he drank all the wine in the cup in one go, and his face turned red with excitement for a while.

Seeing this, Wei Yan was moved and said, "The military advisor ......"

His heart was moved, and his anger suddenly dissipated into invisibility, and he hurriedly raised his glass and drank it full, and after drinking, he turned the wine glass upside down to show that there was no trickle left.

Zhuge Liang slowly bowed his head, suddenly faced the lobby, and said loudly: "Everyone, since you are a piece of the chief's mind, just drink it with your heart, you don't have to be polite." ”

With his initiative, everyone in the hall naturally roared better, Jiang Wei and Fei Yi decisively exerted their skills, toasted everywhere to enliven the atmosphere, and the scene suddenly returned to intensity.

******

Yang Yi's face turned pale, and he sat alone in the banquet, looking at Zhuge Liang, who was expressionless above the guest of honor, from time to time, and secretly annoyed:

"Could it be that I provoked Wei Yan and upset the military division? Didn't the military advisor say Wei Yan's rebellious words...... How could it be...... No, I have to find a chance to explain to the good student of the military advisor that ......"

He was worried, but he couldn't swallow the bowl of white rice in his hand.

On the side, Jiang Wei looked at him in his eyes, and said in his heart, the harmony between the military and the people in Hanzhong is related to the great cause of the Northern Expedition, which is what Zhuge Liang is most concerned about, he has always been a person who focuses on the overall situation, and for the overall situation, he can tolerate the defects in the character and ability of his subordinates; But if anyone relies on his cleverness to provoke and destroy the overall situation of harmony, then he has touched his bottom line.

He looked at Fei Yi, who was like a fish in water on the field, and said in his heart:

"Yang Yi's ability, qualifications, and reputation are above Jiang Wan and Fei Yi, but he was excluded from the list of heirs by Zhuge Liang, maybe today's matter is the introduction......"