After the army was properly arranged, Guan Yi welcomed Jiang Wei and others into the marshal's mansion, sat down in parts, and then told Jiang Wei and others in detail about the sneak attack on Yang'an Pass since the original locality, and everyone listened to it with excitement, especially Hu Ji and Liao Hua, at the beginning, the two of them advocated sticking to the Sword Pavilion Heavenly Danger, and then waved the army to cover up the killing after the Wei army changed, but he didn't want Guan Yi to finally make such a great achievement with five hundred strange soldiers, which really made the two of them embarrassed.

Among them, Liao Hua sighed even more, since Guan Yi's grandfather Yun Changgong carelessly lost Jingzhou, time has flickered for more than 40 years, and now he finally sees the Guan family again and has a heroic son, and there are successors to the Han family, remembering the bits and pieces of the past, which really makes him excited and sad at the same time.

Subsequently, Guan Yi talked about the sneak attack on Qipanguan, first glanced at Fu Yan, and then continued: "General, our army attacked Qipanguan by surprise, and General Fu captured Qiu Jian, the general of the Wei army guarding the pass, and is now in prison, please decide!" ”

"There's no rush on this matter!" Jiang Wei waved his hand and shouted coldly, "Where is Fu Yan?" ”

"The last general!" Fu Yan was startled, hurriedly stood up and walked in front of Jiang Wei, and knelt on the ground.

"Are you guilty?"

Fu Yan was panicked in his heart, what should have come will come after all, and the loss of Yang'an Guantian will lead to the Wei army's long drive, which will inevitably be a crime. At the beginning, if it wasn't for the general who returned to the army in time to defend the Sword Pavilion, I was afraid that Zhong Hui would have already arrived at the city of Chengdu at this moment, then he would not be able to escape the blame even if he died, and he would not have the shame to see his ancestors and ancestors. As soon as he thought of this, Fu Yan sweated coldly, lowered his head and said: "The last general is guilty, please send the general!" ”

"As the main general of the guard, whether you are fighting or defending, you should make a decision, but you sit back and watch the traitor Jiang Shu switch to surrender and are not prepared, so that the enemy army is rampant, deep into the hinterland of Shuzhong, and almost becomes a disaster for the destruction of the country. If I don't kill you, how can I face the soldiers of the three armies? How to face the elders in Shuzhong? Why do you want to explain it to Your Majesty? ”

Guan Yi saw that Jiang Wei became more and more angry the more he spoke, and he was thinking about finding a suitable opportunity to say a few good words to Fu Wei, but he heard Jiang Wei break off and shout: "Come on, drag Fu You down, behead the public, and think it is an order!" ”

"No!" Two samurai in front of the tent entered.

Fu Yan's face turned pale, although he knew that his guilt was a mortal sin, but after all, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and before he got a clear fate, his heart was always unsettled. At this time, Jiang Wei gave an order, which undoubtedly cut off his last hope of survival.

However, in this way, it also made Fu Wei let go of a big stone in his heart, since he followed Jiang Wei to fight on the battlefield, all the big and small battles should not be the first, and he was promoted to the governor of Guanzhong after accumulating military merits, in his heart, Jiang Wei has always been the person he respects the most, Jiang Wei's orders, he will never disobey, even if Jiang Wei wants to kill him at this time, he still has no complaints in his heart.

"The last general is ashamed of his love for the general, and it is not a pity to die, and I also ask the general to look at the past and take care of the two children of the last general, and the last general has thanked the general here!"

Jiang Wei was miserable in his heart, Fu He was the most effective general under his command, killing him was tantamount to breaking his own arm, but as the commander of the three armies, he had always governed the army strictly, if he bent the law for personal gain and did not kill Fu Yan, then what should other soldiers think? Ignoring military law for the sake of Fu Yi alone is something he is unwilling to do no matter what. What's more, if the court knew that he was favoritism and did not kill Fu Yan, it would inevitably cause criticism. Others don't say it, if Zhuge Zhan learns about it, he will inevitably impeach himself in front of His Majesty, and once the court blames him, he will not be able to escape the blame.

"You and I are like brothers, there is no need to tell me about this, your son is my son. After you die, you will be provided with food every month, and you will never teach your wife and children to suffer! Jiang Wei turned his back with tears in the corners of his eyes, this situation and this scene seemed to be the reappearance of Zhuge Wuhou when he was in Hanzhong. is the same as being defeated and waiting for the crime, and the same is not wanting to kill but has to kill, isn't it the will of heaven in the dark?

"Thank you, General!" Fu He kowtowed three times, stood up, bowed to Hu Ji, Liao Hua and the others, and said loudly: "Generals, take care!" ”

"Wait!" Guan Yi hurriedly stood up and grabbed Fu Yan, then turned around and saluted Jiang Wei, and said: "General, although General Fu is guilty, when the city of Yang'an was broken, General Fu fought desperately and refused to surrender to the Wei army; When the last general led his troops to attack Yang'an Pass, General Fu also led his troops to help the battle and bravely killed the enemy; When fighting Qipanguan again, General Fu took the lead and captured Qiu Jian, the general of the Wei army. Please look at General Fu's merits in killing the enemy bravely, spare him, and let him make meritorious contributions! ”

"Yes, General, please forgive General Fu this time!" Zhuge Shang saw Guan Yi open his mouth, and hurriedly echoed and pleaded. In the past few days, he and Fu He have been getting along day and night, and he knows that Fu He is not only good at martial arts, but also very kind to the soldiers, and has won the hearts of the soldiers.

Jiang Wei heard the voice and knew that it was Guan Yi who was pleading with Fu Yi, so he didn't look back, and sighed silently: "Although Fu Yi has a small merit, his sin is also big!" If you don't kill him, how will you be able to obey the people? ”

Guan Yi said: "Having said that, but the enemy is currently in power, and the general should be killed first, and I am afraid that the army will be disadvantaged." ”

"General, what you say is reasonable! According to the old man's opinion, it is better to remove Fu Yi from his military post first, and make him wear the guilty army, and after the enemy is broken, then report to the imperial court and be punished with canonical punishment. It was Liao Hua, the general of the right chariot who spoke, his voice was not high, but he was full of energy.

"This ......" Jiang Wei couldn't help but hesitate a little when he saw Liao Hua pleading. Guan Yi and Zhuge Shang is just that, this Liao Hua is not an idle generation, he is a veteran of the two dynasties, since the first lord of Yizhou, he followed Guan Yi's grandfather Yun Changgong to guard Jingzhou, and then Guan Yu's army defeated Maicheng, the three armies were scattered, Liao Hua was captured by Eastern Wu after the festival did not surrender, deceived the trust of the Wu people with a trick of defrauding death, and absconded back to Shu with his mother thousands of miles that night.

Since then, Liao Hua first followed the first lord to attack Wu, and then served as the governor of Guangwu, Yinping Taishou and other important positions in the border areas, and repeatedly followed Zhuge Wuhou and Jiang Wei to raise troops in the Northern Expedition, and now he is more than seventy years old, but he is still in charge of the army, brave and strong, and has a very high prestige in the army. It can be said that Liao Hua is one of the very few people who witnessed the rise and fall of the Han, Wei, and Wu of the Three Kingdoms.

Liao Hua has gone through two dynasties and knows everything about the Han court. I think this Fu Wei was promoted by Jiang Wei back then, and he can be said to be Jiang Wei's henchman, although Jiang Wei wanted to kill him, he had to do it as a last resort, one was to strictly enforce military discipline, and the other was worried that someone in the court would take advantage of the topic and impeach him for favoritism. Liao Hua knew this very well, so it was not difficult to understand Jiang Wei's decision to kill Fu Yan.

As soon as Liao Hua's words fell, Guan Yi couldn't help but secretly praise Jiang in his heart for being old and spicy. Jiang Wei, as a general, has a high position and authority, and the imperial court envoy holds the festival, that is, whether it is wartime or non-wartime, Jiang Wei has the right to kill officials with less than 2,000 stone and any soldiers who violate military orders. In the current situation, if Fu Wei violates the military order, Jiang Wei can behead him in a moderation to show the public, which is completely within the scope of Jiang Wei's controlled authority, and there is no need for the imperial court to decide Fu Wei's life and death.

However, Liao Hua's implication was to suggest that Jiang Wei should not kill Fu He at this time, but reduce him from his position, let him serve in the army, and after repelling the Wei army, he would report to the imperial court and be dealt with by the imperial court. As for the example, it is just a pretext, as long as Jiang Weiken nods, Fu He can use this opportunity to redeem the merits and demerits, and then Jiang Wei, Liao Hua and others will find a way to mediate and intercede with the imperial court, and Fu Wei may have a chance to live.

In this way, it not only temporarily saved Fu Yan's life, but also shocked the morale of the army while maintaining the seriousness of military discipline, and most importantly, people with ulterior motives in the court had nothing to say, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

"This ...... I'm afraid that the soldiers will not be convinced! Jiang Wei understood what Liao Hua meant, turned around and shook his head hesitantly, but his eyes were looking at Hu Ji and Dong Ju. Militarily, although these two people are controlled by themselves, they are both the widows of the prime minister's mansion and important ministers of the court, and they have always disagreed with themselves on the discussion of war and defense. Therefore, if the two of them sit back and don't say a word, they will really be in a dilemma.

Liao Hua, Guan Yi and others all understood Jiang Wei's scruples in their hearts, and speaking of which, the reasons for this have only appeared in recent years. First of all, Hu Ji missed the appointment for no reason, so that Jiang Wei's lone army went deep into the Wei realm, and as a result, he was besieged by the Wei army commanded by Deng Ai on all sides in Duangu, and almost all the troops were annihilated. Dong Ju was even worse, in response to Zhuge Zhan's proposal, he jointly impeached Jiang Wei with the civil and military ministers in the imperial court, wanting to reduce Jiang Wei's military power and let the right (great) general Yan Yu replace Jiang Wei to preside over the northern military.

After Duan Gu's defeat, Jiang Wei followed the example of Zhuge Wuhou and asked himself to be demoted to the rank of general. Although the imperial court allowed it to play, it still ordered Jiang Wei to be a general. As for the joint impeachment, although Liu Chan finally vetoed the proposal of Zhuge Zhan and others, Huan Hai was like a journey, and once this matter was made public, Jiang Wei, Zhuge Zhan and others naturally became political enemies, and they could no longer be honest with each other.

Hu Ji and Dong Ju are both understanding people, how could they not know the meaning of Jiang Wei's words. Fu He is known for his prestige and is good at sympathizing with the soldiers, so he has won the hearts of the soldiers, Jiang Wei is worried that the soldiers will not be convinced, he is obviously taking this opportunity to take his own army, if he does not express his position, Fu Yan's soldiers and the soldiers of the three armies will think that they are the two of them who are unwilling to come forward to protect Fu Yan, and the reputation of the wicked will be decided by the two of them. But if he pleads for Fu Yan, if the court refuses to forgive Fu Yan in the future, the two of them will have to take responsibility.

Right and wrong advance and retreat, in the blink of an eye, it will become a trend of riding a tiger.

Dong Jueren, who was old and refined, glanced at Hu Ji, smiled bitterly in his heart, and said loudly: "General, please allow Fu Xingping to make meritorious contributions!" ”

"Please be extrajudicial to the general!" Since Dong Ju has made a choice, Hu Ji naturally cannot fall behind. In fact, although the two were quite reluctant, they also knew in their hearts that although their political views were different from Jiang Wei's, they were out of public intentions, not personal grievances. Or is it that what Guan Yi said just now is very reasonable, the enemy is currently beheading the generals first, and it is indeed not the work of a wise man.

Jiang Wei is waiting for the words of the two, if you don't borrow the donkey at this time, when will you stay?

"This ...... Since all the generals have interceded for him, I will spare him for the time being! Jiang Wei was overjoyed in his heart, but his face was calm as usual, and he said in a deep voice: "From now on, remove Fu Yi from the post of governor of Guanzhong, demote him to a pawn in front of the army, make him guilty and make meritorious contributions, and hand over the troops and horses to Guan Yi to command, and after repelling the Wei army, he will report to the imperial court for disposal!" ”

"General Xie for not killing!" Fu Yi escaped death, was pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly turned around and fell to the ground.

"General Xie is extrajudicially gracious!"

Everyone glanced at each other, their faces were happy, and they bowed down to thank Jiang Wei. However, everyone's minds are different, Guan Yi is happy that Fu Yi escaped death, Liao Hua is laughing at the tiger general who temporarily saved the big Han, as for Hu Ji and Dong Ju, the two veterans, they are more helpless and bitter smiles, a good Jiang Boyue, dragged the two of them into the water without saying anything, and the punishment of Fu Bai did not even say a word of polite words of "Although the capital crime is exempted, but the living crime cannot be escaped", it was really funny and angry.

Note: Tearfully beheaded Ma Tan, about Ma Tan's death, one said that he was killed by Zhuge Liang because he lost the street pavilion; It is said that Ma Jian died of illness when he was imprisoned in prison, and it is a novel, so the scene of slashing Ma Tan with tears is taken here.