Chengdu City.

The news of the defeat of Pujiaguan has come back, Zhuge Liang can't stop it even if he wants to, and with the help of some well-intentioned people, it has spread all over the city in just a few days.

"I heard that His Royal Highness the King of Xichuan has been defeated, and only tens of thousands of remnants are left of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses!"

"The Xiongguan Pass that is so dangerous has been taken by the Wu army, and it seems that they are going to hit Chengdu soon!"

"Our Shu Kingdom is going to be defeated!"

"The king of Xichuan has been defeated, what else can we fight against the Wu army!"

"The Qi of Shu is exhausted, and the defeat is imminent, let's think about our future, I hope Wu Jun will not open the killing ring!"

“……”

In a short period of time, the Shu army, which occupied the critical pass, was defeated, and the hearts of the people involuntarily derived a pessimistic mood, which was like a virus, spreading throughout the city.

After all, Liu Bei controlled more than 100,000 troops, and the majestic passes such as Pujia Pass were broken, and the people of Shu could not see a glimmer of hope for turning defeat into victory.

Even if Zhuge Liang knows this situation, he is helpless, even if he has superior wisdom, in the face of such a defeat, he can only struggle, he can't do anything to guide the people, but he can still do it to stabilize Chengdu.

The residence of the king of Xichuan.

On the government affairs hall, all the ministers of Shu gathered together, Zhuge Liang wore a brocade robe, held a feather fan, sat on the first place, and his sharp eyes swept over the ministers of Shu.

"Strategist, now everyone is talking about it, they say that the king is about to be defeated, what should we do?" Someone asked.

"The king is not completely defeated yet, wait for me to cheer me up!"

Zhuge Liang's calm voice was loud: "You have to believe that the king will not be defeated, and how many times the dangerous king has come." This time, we can turn defeat into victory! ”

"Military division, now that Pujia Pass has been breached, and the hundreds of thousands of troops under the command of the king have been disabled, he can only take tens of thousands of remnants to guard the Bajun City, it is impossible to stop the Wu army!"

One of the officials said in a sad voice, "What should we do?" ”

"Do you want to make peace?" Someone suggested the way.

"We want to negotiate peace, but Sun Wu may not be willing!"

"Negotiate peace. Sun Wu wants the entire Shu Kingdom, how could they withdraw at this time, it is better to surrender directly! ”

One voice after another.

Zhuge Liang was expressionless, but there was some helplessness in his heart: "After all, the time to control Shu is too short, the cohesion is insufficient, and a defeat is enough to dissipate all trust!" ”

They stayed in Shu for too short a time, and they also experienced Liu Zhang's death, and the people's hearts were not settled. The hearts of the court officials were not put away, they were just an empty shelf.

was pushed and scattered, and now the defeat of Pujiaguan is like a big hammer hitting their empty shelf, and it falls apart directly.

"Zhuge Junshi, when the king was on the expedition, Yier was the minister of the prison state, I don't know if you have any good strategies to deal with such a situation?" Zhao Wei, the prime minister of Shu who was sitting in Zhuge Liang's subordinate position, suddenly asked.

The eyes of all the ministers immediately looked at Zhuge Liang.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although the Wu army has broken through the Pujia Pass. But we haven't lost yet! ”

When Zhuge Liang heard this, his expression was very firm. The words are a little categorical: "The Wei army has already made a move, and the news just came back that the Wu army's granary in Jingzhou was led by the Wei army's general Zhang He with 10,000 cavalry, all the way to the attack, burned up, I believe that the Wu army will not last long to attack!" ”

"What. Wu Jun's granary was actually burned down by the Wei army? ”

"Is this true?"

"The Wei army has made a move, so will our Shu Kingdom be saved?"

"Cao Wei's troops are enough to fight the Wu army!"

When the ministers heard this, they looked surprised, but soon they all showed joy one after another, as today. Cao Wei is the only force that can be compared with Eastern Wu, and Cao Wei's action is very important for Shu.

"Zhuge Junshi, is this matter serious?"

Zhao Yun, the prime minister of Shu State, frowned slightly, and stared at the young man in front of him.

He wasn't sure if Zhuge was true or false?

There are many differences in this, if what Zhuge Liang said is true, then there is still some hope for Shu, but if Zhuge Liang just talks about it, then Shu is really going to lose.

He is not Liu Bei's descendant, and he will not be loyal to Liu Bei to the end, when Huang Quan pressed him, he would unite with Liu Bei to resist Liu Zhang, but it was just a cooperation of interests.

If Shu is still saved, he will naturally stand with Liu Bei, after all, he doesn't really want Wu to enter Shuchuan, once Wu Jun takes Shu, all the rights in his hands will come to naught, and Wu is very harsh on the family.

But when the ship of Shu was destined to sink, he could only find his own way out.

"Prime Minister Zhao, such a major event, how could it be fabricated, it is related to the future of our Shu Kingdom, Kong Ming will never dare to fabricate news!" Zhuge Liang's expression remained unchanged, his eyes were sincere, and he said: "The news was sent by Cao Wei's envoy, Cao Wei has already formed an alliance with our Shu State, and now the king is still fighting with Wu thieves on the front line, as long as we carry this period of time, we can keep Shu State, and please encourage you!" ”

"As long as we can keep the Shu Kingdom, we should do our best to stabilize the government!"

The ministers breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

The meeting continued to discuss, and after Zhuge Liang stabilized their mood, he took the opportunity to start proposing a policy to stabilize the people's hearts.

It was in the evening that the impromptu meeting was dismissed.

When Zhao Wei left the Xichuan Palace, he suddenly turned his head, looked at Zhuge Liang, and asked: "Zhuge Military Division, can we still keep the code in Shu?" ”

"Prime Minister Zhao, you should believe in the king!"

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he narrowed his eyes and said lightly.

"Until now, how do you make me believe that I am not them, I still doubt that the Wei army will send troops, you can stabilize them with an incorruptible tongue, so can you give me a reason to believe you?" Zhao Wei said it very bluntly.

"Prime Minister Zhao, now we are both prosperous and lossy, is this reason enough?" The corners of Zhuge Liang's mouth raised a smile slightly, and said.

"Huh!"

Zhao Wei suddenly smiled, and his smile was very sincere: "Zhuge Military Division." Chengdu City is not broken, I will not betray the king, but when it collapses on the same day, I also have to survive, and Zhao's thousands of sons and daughters can't be buried for Shu! ”

After speaking, he strode out of the Xichuan Palace.

"After all, people's hearts are scattered!"

Zhuge Liang stood under the light of the slanting sun. looked at Zhao Wei's back, speechless, and his expression was a little bitter.

At the beginning, in order to fight against the Wu army's entry into Sichuan, they were reckless, recruited a large number of young and strong, and scraped the entire Shu Kingdom, which had already planted some resentment.

But at that time, Liu Bei had a large army in his hands and controlled the entire Shu Kingdom, and some complaints were nothing to them. He believed that as long as he could block the Wu army, the people's hearts could slowly calm down.

But when the news of Pujia Pass being breached came back, he knew that Shu had been defeated.

Even if the Wu army doesn't come in, they will be overthrown by the people within a year, the people's hearts have been lost, and they can't sit still in Shu.

And now Cao Wei is sending troops, but he is not fighting Jingzhou. The granary was burned, but he did not pay attention to dragging down the logistics of the Wu army. In this battle, he Zhuge Liang couldn't see any way out.

"Someone!"

After half a ring, Zhuge Liang cleaned up his pessimistic mood, cheered up, and called two henchmen and soldiers: "Pass me two orders!" ”

"Please command, sir!" The two pro-soldiers arched their hands and held the token given by Zhuge Liang.

"The first order, the herald of Shu County, is too much to keep Fei Shi. Gather 10,000 young people on the spot and go north to Hanzhong! "It's time for him to prepare a way out, once Bajun and White Emperor City are lost, Tou Cheng Cao Wei is their only option.

"Yes!"

"The second order was to immediately order General Meng Da, who was outside the city, to immediately lead his troops into the city. Martial law in the city! ”

Zhuge Liang said with a murderous awe.

Liu Bei is still in Bajun City, at this time, Chengdu City must be stabilized, and Chengdu City has begun to be chaotic, maybe it really needs to be washed in blood to be stable.

At this time, he will not have a trace of soft-heartedness, and he will not leave any of the people who should be killed.

"Yes!"

The two soldiers quickly went to convey the order.

After giving two orders, Zhuge Liang called a confidant general beside him: "Wu Yi, you send some scouts to keep an eye on the Zhao Mansion, and you must keep an eye on the palace, at this time, someone wants to mess with Chengdu, and the only breakthrough is the King of Shu!" ”

"Strategist, please rest assured, our soldiers and horses will close the palace gate, and will never let anyone contact the King of Shu!"

Wu Yi is one of the fierce generals who stayed behind.

Liu Bei did his best in this battle, and there were less than 10,000 soldiers and horses left in Chengdu, and the defender in the city was Wu Yi, and Meng Da outside the city.

When Zhuge Liang was moving one by one, Zhao Wei also returned to his mansion.

"Sir!"

Butler Zhao Yu greeted him.

"Old Yu, you immediately send someone to find Pang Le and Li Yi, remember to be careful, don't let people find out!" Zhao Wei whispered in the ear of the housekeeper Lao Yu.

"Yes!" Butler Zhao Yu nodded.

An hour later, the sky was dark, and there were two indifferent lanterns hanging on the back door of the Zhao Mansion, and under the faint light, the housekeeper Zhao Yu walked into the Zhao Mansion with two strong men.

"The Prime Minister whom the last general Pang Le (Li Yi) visited!" In an ordinary side room, the two saluted Zhao Wei.

"You don't need to be polite!"

Zhao Wei had already changed out of his court clothes, dressed in an ordinary brocade robe, knelt on the bamboo mat, looked at the two of them, and said: "I'll make a long story short, this time I asked you to come because I need your support!" ”

These two people were the most capable generals under his command when he was the Taishou, although the two of them were only two small captains, with a total of less than 3,000 soldiers and horses, but in today's Chengdu City, it is very important.

"Please give the Prime Minister's order!" The two of them were born in Zhao Wei's personal guards, they were very loyal to him, their attitude was firm, and they bowed down and said: "We will definitely do it!" ”

"I need to take control of the palace!"

Zhao Wei stood up and looked in the direction of the palace: "Shu is about to be defeated, although Zhuge Liang is struggling, but he can't save Shu, the Wu army will come to the city sooner or later, if we want to keep ourselves, we must have something to make Eastern Wu pay attention to things in hand, although Liu Xun, the king of Shu, is imprisoned, but he is the rightful king of Shu!" ”

"What does the prime minister mean, we are going to send troops to attack the palace?" Pang Le asked.

"General Wu Yi is not easy to deal with!" Li Yidao.

"No need to hit hard!"

Zhao Wei looked at Pang Le and said: "As long as you can take down Wu Yi, let him come to see me, I have the ability to convince him, whoever controls Wu Yi now will control the palace, control the King of Shu, and control the last life-saving bargaining chip!" (To be continued.) )

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